Li Xue had always been fully aware.
Tang Yao was impressive...she'd known that since their first eting.
Yet this young, beautiful girl still managed to astonish her ti and again.
Like right now.
No way.
How did she connect all these? Just by collaborating on a manga adaptation and launching an event, she's managed to involve ANF's joint operations, the manga division, and even their second ga?
Is this even possible?
Wait...
The manga division.
Li Xue suddenly thought of sothing.
But before she could speak.
Tang Yao asked first: "Has the manga division welcod many newcors too?"
Li Xue froze montarily before replying: "Yes."
"Just as I thought."
Tang Yao smiled brilliantly again: "For manga artists, the most effective attraction is showing them the substantial earnings from collaboration events...though most won't benefit directly, every artist has dreams, and every artist has a heart that chases those dreams.
Even with the lowest revenue share, just from the collaboration card pool's direct inco, the copyright holder earned millions in a single day.
Millions.
Miss Li, do you recall the licensing fees for top-tier manga IP collaborations?"
"Well..."
Li Xue answered instinctively: "Whether for adaptations or collaborations, it's usually an advance paynt plus revenue share. Wenxin Press's most prestigious IP licensed to a PC ga had an advance of seven million...with a 15% share of related revenue during the event period."
"Exactly."
Tang Yao smiled confidently: "Fifteen percent share...our collaboration with 'Dark Night' uses the sa ratio, so the copyright holder earned nearly six million on the first day. What manga artist wouldn't be tempted by such numbers? And rember, for web serializations, they don't need to split this with publishers.
ANF's manga division also has very fair copyright terms. Combined with 'Chainsaw Man's' rising popularity bringing in paying readers, this collaboration's massive revenue is enough to convince any hesitant manga artists."
"But..."
Here, Tang Yao seed to recall sothing and added: "Since we're earning so much from this 'Dark Night' collaboration, licensing fees will probably increase, especially for mobile gas. Publishers are shrewd, so Miss Li, please pay extra attention to the manga division...
We need to raise entry standards to ensure quality while implenting tiered exposure support to prevent top works monopolizing visibility. If the editorial team gets overwheld, expand boldly—establish an editorial committee. The key is balancing comrcialization with creative freedom, avoiding backlash from overemphasis on traffic.
Once ANF's manga division takes off, we'll have our own copyright library. No matter how external licensing fees rise, we'll remain unfazed.
Once stabilized...it might even synergize with our gas."
Hearing Tang Yao's words, Li Xue gazed at her fair, captivating face, montarily spellbound.
Manga collaborations, ANF joint operations, new ga promotions, even anticipating licensing fee hikes and preparing a proprietary copyright library...
This resource integration ability and psychological insight...
"Hmm?"
Noticing Li Xue staring blankly, Tang Yao looked puzzled.
"Nothing..."
Li Xue snapped back to reality, cheeks flushing as she averted her gaze.
Seeing this reaction, Tang Yao leaned forward slightly, eyes brightening: "...Am I impressive?"
Li Xue watched Tang Yao seamlessly switch to a 'praise ' expression and pursed her lips.
How...how did this person combine seemingly contradictory traits of cuteness and maturity so perfectly?
Usually steady, mature, intellectual, and thodical.
Yet occasionally bursting with youthful charm.
Really...
Li Xue turned her head away.
"......"
Seeing Li Xue's profile, Tang Yao paused.
Then after hesitating, she whispered: "Miss Li."
Li Xue snapped back to awareness, realizing her behavior was odd, and quickly turned back: "...Yes?"
After a silent mont, thinking about their recent awkward interactions, Tang Yao decided to address it: "About last ti..."
"......"
Hearing this, Li Xue froze slightly and bit her lip lightly.
...Is she going to be disliked now?
Truthfully, since childhood.
Li Xue had always been lonely.
She had few friends, and those few remained at an arm's length.
Youthful naivety, teenage academic focus, college manga obsession, then career dedication.
At every stage, she was composed, doing the right things...
Until she realized...she was already in her late twenties.
Without ever eting soone special or making close friends.
Then Tang Yao appeared.
Li Xue still rembered their first eting vividly.
How to describe it...
...She seed like an awkward girl.
But through deeper interactions, Li Xue gradually discovered Tang Yao's 'awkwardness' was just surface-level.
She said strange yet reasonable things, bore responsibility with capability, and behind that clumsy exterior hid an astonishing soul.
Li Xue practically witnessed Tang Yao's entire transformation from editor to company leader.
Along the way.
Tang Yao's firmness facing Ou Congquan and editors-in-chief, her pride presenting "The Human Balloons," her dejection when Lin Shuang rejected her investnt pitch, her anxiety during ga developnt, her joy upon success...
At every pivotal mont.
Li Xue stood by her side, watching more and more brilliance erge.
Then.
Sowhere along the way—perhaps when FGO launched successfully and Tang Yao hugged her...or maybe earlier.
Li Xue's eyes seed to hold only her...and her feelings grew peculiar.
The night after FGO's launch, returning ho separately.
Li Xue didn't sleep at all, convinced she'd gone mad.
Because this wasn't normal!
Even if she could accept it, Tang Yao might not.
Yet despite knowing it was wrong, she couldn't convince herself otherwise.
Then.
She seed to step on a landmine.
And Tang Yao...must have taken offense...
"About last ti."
Unnoticing Li Xue's suddenly pale face, Tang Yao whispered: "I want to apologize—I misunderstood..."
"I understand, I'm sorry, I'll be more careful...wait, what did you say?"
Li Xue automatically apologized before realizing sothing was off. Her head jerked up, eyes flashing with disbelief.
Tang Yao blinked: "Huh? I'm apologizing. What did you think I ant?"
"I thought you were bothered by what happened."
"I'm not. Weren't you the one bothered?"
"I wasn't..."
"......"
The air between them froze solid.
Three seconds, five, ten.
Watching Li Xue's trembling lashes, Tang Yao suddenly understood: "Wait...you're not bothered?"
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