Having a car makes things fast; it only took half an hour to get home. On the way, Fang Yang bought some fresh and vibrant vegetables and fish at a suburban farmers' market. It must be said that freshly picked vegetables are much fresher and more tender. Fang Yang planned to treat himself to a delicious boiled fish for lunch.
After cleaning and cutting the fish, Fang Yang soaked it in cooking wine. Seeing that he still had some time, he remembered that he hadn't done the lottery draw today, so he decided to do another ten draws and see if he could have a big breakthrough and draw two skills or something!
Ten minutes later, Fang Yang began to check his haul for the day: Hmm, not bad. A bottle of chili sauce, perfect for a spicy fish head lunch. A master-level skill—master-level painting. This is the pace for him to develop in all aspects of chess, music, calligraphy, and painting. Oh, and a comic book called "Gourd"!
It seems the system is moving towards developing the children's market. Fang Yang checked the situation in the fairy tale field online and found the screen full of foreign products. It looks like the system wants domestic products to take the lead, and Fang Yang strongly agrees. He grew up surrounded by foreign products when he was young. When "Calabash" was released, his friends were incredibly excited. Why? Because everything in it was something they could see right outside their homes and use for role-playing with their friends!
Fang Yang pondered. From calligraphy to the pipa, and now to "Gourd," given the nature of this system, it really does have a sense of "domestic products should strive for excellence." Domestic products are fine, they're no worse than foreign ones, and they can even resonate with the audience, making them more effective.
After dinner, Fang Yang enjoyed a cool breeze on the rooftop before returning to his study. He picked up the drawing tools he had just bought that afternoon and began to draw. The "Gourd" comic strip, totaling 183 pages and using a multi-panel format, was intended to be copied to give children around the world a wonderful childhood. It could also be used to develop related merchandise, making it a great opportunity for open source.
Legend has it that a scorpion demon and a snake demon were imprisoned in Calabash Mountain. A pangolin accidentally broke through the cave, and the two demons escaped with their son, the little white snake demon. From then on, the people suffered, and one by one, they were forced to leave their homes. The pangolin was rescued by an old man, who told him that only by growing a seven-colored gourd could the two demons be destroyed. The old man and the pangolin used green leaves and soil to obtain the male gourd seed. At that moment, Calabash Mountain exploded, and the female gourd seed was thrown to the shore of the East Sea.
Fang Yang drew and added text simultaneously, slowly sketching out the adventures at the sacred peak, the critical moment, falling into the cave, the strange cave and evil wind, escaping death, rescuing the pangolin, the treasure suppressing the two evil spirits, and obtaining the gourd seeds in one night. He also added the text, and just waited to color the picture the next day before uploading and publishing it.
Actually, both drawing and adding text are very simple. The illustrations for "Gourd" are not very complicated. The only slightly troublesome part is color matching, which takes some time. However, for Fang Yang, who now possesses master-level drawing skills, these are as simple as eating and drinking. The only thing that takes time is time. What is truly difficult is the work of those predecessors who created these works. It is their painstaking and tireless creation that resulted in comics that can be called national treasures. Fang Yang is simply bringing them to life with his heart.
The next day, Fang Yang went to draw a prize as soon as he woke up, then washed up and made breakfast. When Fang Yang looked at the prize with anticipation after he finished everything, his face darkened. He had drawn nothing but five packs of tissues. Did they really think Fang Yang owned a supermarket and could just draw tissues as he pleased?
Forget it, there's always tomorrow! Fang Yang could only console himself by finishing the comic book as soon as possible, making it available for paid download on the website, and then finding a studio to fund the production of the animated series. He could then stream it on the website, and with that, he would have popularity, money, and everything else. If it could even be broadcast on television, that would be the best. So, if done well, even an animated series could turn the tables and make a fortune!
At noon, Fang Yang uploaded the first eight drawings to the children's comics section of the literature forum. Yuewen Entertainment website also featured "Gourd" on its homepage, with the headline: "Fang Yang's first children's comic lands on Yuewen Entertainment website. Suitable for both adults and children. Chinese comics, you can't miss it!"
Meanwhile, fans who follow Fang Yang received notifications and logged onto the website to see what kind of feeling Fang Yang's new work would bring to everyone!
In an ordinary house in Shanghai, Luo Jingyi had just picked up her son Liu Hu from school. As soon as Liu Hu got home, he immediately turned on the TV. Today was the finale of "Sakura no Koi" (Sakura Love). Liu Hu had been following it all summer, but his mother forced him to attend extracurricular classes, so he only watched "Sakura no Koi" intermittently, which infuriated him. But there was nothing he could do; he couldn't afford to offend his mother. He could only watch it for a short while before dinner. He wondered if Takumi-kun had finally won over Miyako, and whether the two of them would end up together.
Luo Jingyi watched her son watching TV again in the kitchen and couldn't help but sigh. Her son was only five years old, and he was watching these Japanese romance cartoons all day long. What would become of him in the future? American cartoons were all about fighting and killing, so she definitely couldn't let her son watch those. When would China be able to produce cartoons suitable for children? Her child was so young, and watching these every day, where was his childlike innocence?
After washing the vegetables, Luo Jingyi took out her phone to call her husband and see if he wanted to come home for lunch. Otherwise, if she cooked too much rice, they would have to eat leftovers for dinner.
As soon as she took out her phone, she saw a notification on the screen. Fang Yang, whom she had been following, had a new message. Luo Jingyi clicked on it casually and saw that Yuewen Entertainment website was giving it a big thumbs up, announcing the release of his new children's comic, "Calabash"! Hmm, isn't this like a pillow being delivered to someone who's sleepy?
Following the prompts, Luo Jingyi entered the children's comics section and saw that eight-stroke comics had already been uploaded. She clicked on the first stroke and thought, "Hmm, downloading one stroke costs only one cent, which is very cheap!" Luo Jingyi had recharged five yuan when she downloaded songs last time, and now she had three yuan left. She decided to download eight strokes to try it out, since it was only eight cents, not much.
After lunch, her son wanted to take a nap, so Luo Jingyi stayed with him. However, after watching "Cherry Blossom Love," her son was a bit excited and couldn't fall asleep. He kept pestering Luo Jingyi to tell him a story. Luo Jingyi was at a loss; this little rascal was too restless and couldn't fall asleep without a story every day. Luo Jingyi remembered that she was still downloading "Calabash Brothers," so she opened the website and saw that it was already downloaded. The comic book and text were complete. She picked up the tablet and logged into the website. Immediately, the colorful pictures attracted her son's attention.
Following the text in the picture, Luo Jingyi began telling her son a story. The vivid and interesting story aroused Liu Hu's great interest. He even asked his mother how to pronounce the word he didn't recognize. This made Luo Jingyi almost unable to believe that her usually mischievous son would take the initiative to learn the words. This was simply the most absurd thing in the world!
In the afternoon, Luo Jingyi mentioned this in the mothers' group, which caused a great stir among the group. Every family has a little darling, and this issue of education is a great concern for mothers. After hearing what Luo Jingyi said, they all downloaded the Yuewen Entertainment website to see if the comic was really as magical as Luo Jingyi said. If it was, their friends' troubles could be solved!
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