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Chapter 1308: Chapter 1092: Chase, Shadow

Of course, the outside world will not know these things, but some smart netizens have already roughly guessed Shadow’s future ideas through the work of Doraemon.

“Eh?”

“After reading Shadow’s new work, I feel like he’s going to try his hand at animation in the future, isn’t he?”

“I think so too.”

“This ‘Doraemon’ claims to be a comic, but actually, it’s more like a cartoon created for children. Before this, we all subconsciously thought that Shadow would continue to draw King’s Path comics like Dead Sea of Fire.”

“Definitely!”

“After all, Shadow is now the God of Comics, and if he wants to continue breaking through, animation is a very suitable choice.”

“But Shadow’s starting too high with animation!”

“Starting with a world-class work like ‘Doraemon,’ how is he going to do animations to surpass it?”

“It doesn’t have to surpass it necessarily.”

“He probably wants to gradually break into the Blue Star children’s market with more cartoons, given how massive that market is, yet it’s something he’s never dabbled in before.”

“Makes sense!”

“The saying ‘Xian Yu in the south, Chu Kuang in the north, with Shadow at the center’ has sunk deeply into people’s hearts. However, we all understand that, as a comic artist, Shadow still falls short compared to these two. For this saying to stand, Shadow needs to make breakthroughs outside of comics.”

“He’s starting to break through now.”

“Only with greater achievements in animation can Shadow truly stand on equal footing with Chu Kuang and Xian Yu.”

The analysis is quite on point.

But these people have overlooked animated films.

And what animated films test the most is the screenplay and camera work.

And these are precisely what Shadow excels at; whether it’s drawing techniques or composition, they are core technologies for animated films.

Of course.

He can definitely continue working on cartoons.

Who said that cartoons are limited to ‘Doraemon’?

Even if it’s not Tom and Jerry, Shadow still has those classic IPs from Disney.

And after such statements were made.

More and more people joined the discussion.

Everyone feels that this argument is very persuasive.

Some even start from the aspect of Shadow’s personality: “People of Wei Continent think that Shadow, as a comic artist, doesn’t deserve to be named alongside Chu Kuang and Xian Yu, and then Shadow brought out ‘Doraemon’ to show that he is very proud and cannot accept the doubts of others. Throughout history, all the geniuses have been like this, so Shadow will most likely find every way to make everyone acknowledge that he is not inferior to Xian Yu and Chu Kuang.”

Netizens have even visualized the scene:

Xian Yu and Chu Kuang enjoy countless flowers and glory.

Shadow clenches his fists in silence behind them, secretly swearing to keep up with the pace of his two friends.

Being the God of Comics is not enough?

Then he’ll venture into animation and captivate all the children in one swoop!

Yes.

The appearance of Doraemon signifies that Shadow has officially made a move toward animation!

At this point, some couldn’t help but worry if Shadow would stop drawing comics in the future?

Actually, there’s no need to worry about that.

For Lin Yuan, drawing comics is an easy task.

After releasing a comic, he only needs to finish the initial content, then find a suitable comic artist for the rest.

No suitable comic artists?

Then Lin Yuan can totally cultivate the right person himself.

For example, Lin Yuan has already started looking for someone in his studio to continue drawing ‘Doraemon.’

Besides.

Lin Yuan still has Bomb-Level comics that he hasn’t taken out.

…

After the netizens began to guess Shadow’s thoughts one after another, the media also joined in the hype.

“Shadow Enters the Animation Industry!”

“The Birth of Doraemon; Does it Signal that Shadow will Shift His Focus to the Animation Field?”

“Shadow Has Always Been Pursuing Xian Yu and Chu Kuang!”

“God of Comics Plays with Animation: One Skill Transcends, All Skills Follow?”

“Compared to Xian Yu and Chu Kuang’s Achievements, Is Shadow Still Falling Short?”

“Shadow’s Comic Career Facing Transformation?”

“Xian Yu in the South, Chu Kuang in the North, Is Shadow Really in the Center?”

After the news came out.

The next day, at the company.

Chairman Li Songhua couldn’t help but seek out Lin Yuan, clearly influenced by public opinion: “Do you really plan to enter the animation market in the future?”

“Yeah.”

“Bypassing comics?”

“We can bypass comics and directly make animated films. In the future, Starlight’s animation department will serve Shadow exclusively.”

“Huh?”

Li Songhua felt something odd.

Lin Yuan mentioned that Shadow wouldn’t refer to himself as “I”.

Previously, Lin Yuan mentioned that neither Chu Kuang nor Xian Yu would often refer to themselves as “I”.

Is this being cautious?

Or is this schizophrenia?

Fortunately, Lin Yuan’s mental state seemed to be fine.

Li Songhua chuckled: “Then let’s hand the animation department over to Shadow. After all, it was established for Shadow in the first place. I’ll have someone contact you later. You can do whatever you want with it, but let’s take it easy as the department’s funds are limited.”

“Yeah.”

Shadow was indeed behind.

Chu Kuang and Xian Yu had gone too far ahead.

But Shadow could catch up with these two.

Lin Yuan was making plans, roughly divided into two steps:

The first step is to rely on animated films, as well as those classic animated movies on Earth, to make Shadow’s reputation and influence comparable to the other two.

The second step is to elevate the level of sophistication.

Shadow must rely on the skill of Painting Soul and Master Level drawing techniques to create some world-class art masterpieces.

As for the financial issues of the animation department?

Won’t dare to boast about other things, but at least in terms of pulling in investments, maybe not even Chu Kuang and Xian Yu could outdo Shadow!

“Ding dong!”

While Lin Yuan was contemplating this, the System suddenly popped up:

[“Xian Yu in the South, Chu Kuang in the North, Shadow in the Center,” this saying is leading more and more people to feel that Shadow does not deserve to be named alongside these two as they become increasingly outstanding. Lin Yuan can endure, but Shadow cannot. Even the System can’t stand it anymore. The host should not be too partial; all three personas need to develop evenly. Let people truly recognize the saying that Shadow is in the center. Please consider accepting the following task.]

[Task Name: Chase, Shadow]

[Task Content: The host needs to make Shadow’s renown catch up with that of Chu Kuang or Xian Yu.]

[Task Reward: Master Level Sculpting Skill]

[Task Remark: For the next hour, all painting-related custom orders will be sold at a 30% discount.]

What a deal.

The task reward is not a treasure chest, but a Master Level Sculpting Skill that is closely related to painting and fine arts?

The System is really in a hurry!

It looks like the System cares a lot for Shadow. Once Shadow acquires the Sculpting Skill, its business empire will only grow larger!

Furthermore.

To encourage the development of Shadow, the System even generously allows for a 30% discount on fine art commissions!

“Accept!”

Only a fool would refuse.

Lin Yuan decisively accepted the task and immediately dived into the System’s treasury, ready to take advantage of the rare discount on painting-related works and go on a spending spree!

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ps: Relying on animated films and the like may not be enough, but Shadow also has traditional painting and sculpture, doesn’t it?