Xiao He unexpectedly gained a criminal cheat skill that allows him to learn all kinds of crime-related abilities.
—But the catch is, he has to keep “stabbing people” to stay alive.
<...Damn it, never read the original novel.
[Ughhhh, this is so painful! Kakudai, how can you sleep? Get up and update now, I'm begging you!]
[Who was so excited about the TV drama that they couldn't sleep, so they went to read the original manga? Okay, so it was me! Now I'm up until dawn, you old bastard Kakudai, when are you going to pay us back?!]
【Hey, what are you sleeping for? Get up and update!】
[I've fallen from one pit to another. I was just waiting for the web series adaptation of "Sumiya" to update, but now I have to wait for the manga to update too. I'm so desperate!]
Many people had predicted that the release of the manga adaptation would likely bring huge traffic and popularity to the original manga. Many fans of the IP would likely be switching between the two platforms simultaneously, with the newly produced manga adaptation and the original work mutually driving traffic to each other, thus generating greater profits.
No one expected the effect to be so good!
The exclusive comic serialization platform for "Yuya" saw a surge of nearly one million downloads in a single day, jumping to second place on the APP entertainment chart. The platform's daily active users climbed to 20 million, setting a new single-day record. Among them, users' "viewing Yuya comics" related behaviors accounted for as high as 41%, directly driving the platform's overall user retention rate to 46%, far exceeding the industry average.
Meanwhile, the comic "Yuya" has also surpassed 1 billion total views and 30 million total collections in a short period of time. It was already the number one on the platform's overall chart, and now it is dominating the charts, taking the top spot in total views, total collections, total rankings, and other categories, breaking the platform's historical records.
In addition, the derivative paid IPs related to "Sumiya" have also seen a surge in popularity, with physical books and merchandise selling like hotcakes. This has directly turned "Sumiya" into one of the most commercially valuable super IPs this year. Many industry insiders have also asserted that although "Sumiya" appeared at the beginning of the year, it is already a blockbuster IP that no one else can surpass this year.
It is undoubtedly number one!
Seeing such data, those who benefited from "Yuya" were all smiles.
Who could resist such a golden bowl?
Almost immediately, the platform and the production team began urging Yan Shaohan to work overtime to update the episodes.
Even in related groups, Yan Shaohan was bombarded with requests for more updates.
There's no way around it, the "Sumiya" IP is really profitable!
However, the current storyline has basically been filmed, and the remaining storyline is all in Yan Shaohan's mind and has not been drawn at all.
The final outcome, whether it's a matter of a single thought leading to godhood or death, depends entirely on Yan Shaohan.
As soon as the ending comes out, they'll start filming immediately; they're definitely going to make a living off this!
The platform even contacted Yan Shaohan privately, hoping that while he continued to update, he could extend the series, draw more content, and not end it so that their platform could maintain its popularity.
In other words, they want Yan Shaohan to play more games; they want to make money.
Yan Shaohan: ?
No, I just want to relax and do whatever I want! Why is everyone putting pressure on me?
Even Zhuang Hongyi, who has always respected Yan Shaohan's creative freedom, couldn't help but send a message urging him to update.
Yan Shaohan: ...Help! Don't rush me!
That evening, unable to bear the constant pressure, Yan Shaohan posted a message on his WeChat Moments.
[Yan Shaohan: Don't rush me! I'm really drawing, I'm drawing!]
His comment section quickly attracted a large number of comments.
Zhuang Hongyi: Stare—
[Yuan Sitong: Director Yan, keep it up! I've even asked the fans to urge you to update! (No offense intended, just trying to put pressure on you)]
[Xiao He: Director Yan, keep going! I'm with you in spirit.]
[Fan Congwen: Junior brother, we're waiting for your next script, hurry up!]
[Guo Xinya: Go, Xiao Yan! I'm really looking forward to the rest of the story!]
The comments section was filled with jeering, onlookers, and congratulatory messages, but in the end, Yan Shaohan only replied to Guo Xinya.
[Yan Shaohan replied: Thank you for your encouragement, goddess! I'm now full of motivation, I'll go into the "little black room" right away and furiously draw three chapters to update! [dog head holding a rose]]
[Guo Xinya replied: Okay! Keep it up!]