Great country technology, I have a system where hard work pays off!

Gao Nian couldn't help but stare blankly at the girl with her naturally red lips and the faint dimples on her cheeks.

However, Gao Nian quickly regained his senses, subtly retracted his hand, and then said solemnly:

"Ling'er, you've drawn 12 chapters of content, which is enough to publish a standalone volume.

Why don't we take advantage of this time to contact publishing houses in Japan and start planning the release of a standalone volume?"

"Okay, I'll leave it up to Gao Nian to decide."

The girl still pinched the corner of her clothes, not daring to look up, and agreed in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum.

"Then leave it to me."

Having obtained Bai Ling'er's permission, Gao Nian then took Bai Ling'er to consult Professor Bai Ze and Madam Bai Ze for their opinions.

Soon after, the standalone volume release plan for this manga, "Your Lie in April," was officially confirmed.

Since they weren't particularly tight on funds, they naturally didn't need to follow the traditional path of ordinary manga artists and could directly take the affluent route of self-publishing.

To maintain the best reading experience, they also decided to use color printing, and the most expensive and exquisite high-definition color printing at that.

This naturally destined the manga to take a mid-to-high-end route, unlike ordinary manga.

Frankly speaking, it was a bit unconventional for a newcomer's manga to go so big.

But Gao Nian, confident in Bai Ling'er's artistic skills, decided to take the risk!

......

One week later, in a bookstore near Musashino Art University in Kyoto, Japan.

"'The Gao-Bai Duo,' China's genius manga artists, debut with the sensational 'Your Lie in April,' bringing you the feeling of first love."

Shinkai Makoto shook his head dismissively as he looked at the title on the bookstore.

"What good manga can come from China, that anime wasteland?"

Although Shinkai Makoto had to admit that Japanese manga once rose by learning from Chinese manga,

after so many years of development, Japanese manga had surpassed its predecessor and developed its own unique style and foundation!

On the other hand, while Japanese anime was rapidly rising, Chinese painting techniques and styles remained stuck decades in the past, reminiscing and boasting about the glory of decades ago.

This naturally made Shinkai Makoto look down on Chinese manga and not think it was worth a look.

Of course, Shinkai Makoto wasn't the only one who looked down on Chinese manga; in fact, the entire Japanese manga and animation industry held similar views.

After all, if you want people to respect you, you must first show outstanding results, and China simply didn't have those.

So, it's no wonder that the professionals in the Japanese anime industry look down on the Chinese anime industry and despise Chinese manga and animation.

"Hello, are you Mr. Shinkai Makoto?"

A young college student saw Shinkai Makoto and excitedly came over to inquire.

"Yes, hello."

Shinkai Makoto greeted him with a smile.

"Oh my gosh, I actually saw Mr. Shinkai Makoto; I'm so lucky.

I absolutely love '5 Centimeters Per Second,' which you supervised and produced this year..."

The student surrounded Shinkai Makoto, incessantly expressing his feelings and opinions.

His words and actions quickly attracted the attention of nearby students, who also gathered around.

Musashino Art University may not be famous in the eyes of Chinese people, not as good as the University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, or Tokyo Institute of Technology.

But Musashino Art University's position in the field of art is equivalent to the Central Academy of Drama in China.

Therefore, the students of this university generally play with art and like art.

Among these arts, anime is obviously a huge category, so hearing that the person who came was Shinkai Makoto, they all excitedly gathered around to watch.

"Mr. Shinkai Makoto, have you seen 'Your Lie in April'?"

A female student suddenly asked Shinkai Makoto.

"No."

Shinkai Makoto honestly replied.

What's so good about Chinese manga? The art style and plot haven't changed in decades; he's not interested in watching it.

"That's a pity; I think 'Your Lie in April' is better and more excellent than '5 Centimeters Per Second.'

If you could animate this manga, that would be great."

The female student said with a regretful expression, but her words made Shinkai Makoto's face look not very good.

After all, who would look good if someone said to your face that another work is better than yours?

Although the other party's main purpose was to get him to animate that "Your Lie in April."

But the other party's view that "Your Lie in April" is more excellent than "5 Centimeters Per Second" is not wrong.

"I'll try to find some time to take a look."

Shinkai Makoto gritted his teeth and said each word.

After dealing with the students, he immediately bought a copy of "Your Lie in April" and headed towards the faculty building.

The reason he came here this time was to give a lecture to the animation students at the invitation of Musashino Art University.

Arriving at the faculty building and meeting the school's teachers, Shinkai Makoto was led to the waiting room to wait.

During this time, taking advantage of the free time, Shinkai Makoto also took the opportunity to read the manga in his hand.

"Your Lie in April... The author is called The Gao-Bai Duo? Gao Nian and Bai Ling'er, a Chinese couple?"

He whispered, and Shinkai Makoto lowered his head and began to read the manga in his hand.

"Two art students? The male and female leads play music? Terrible subject matter."

Shinkai Makoto instinctively frowned when he saw that the theme was about music.

After all, how the music of the characters in the manga is, the manga can't show it, you can only feel whether the music in the manga is good or not through people's expressions and actions.

Therefore, using manga to draw a love story with a musical theme is simply a hell-level difficulty.

However, despite the constant complaints, Shinkai Makoto still slowly got into it.

Because Shinkai Makoto had to admit that the manga artist's drawing skills were very strong.

Especially when combined with high-definition color printing and hardcover, the smooth experience it brings is even stronger.

The time node of the entire manga is set in Shanghai in 2018, ten years later, so in some ways, this is also a prediction.

Those magnificent skyscrapers, green-plated Geek electric cars, Geek smart phones, Geek ultra-thin laptops in the manga...

Various curious technologies and shocking big city scenes silently appeared in the manga, giving people of this era a sense of novelty.

However, Shinkai Makoto was not very concerned about the spectacular cities and many novel technologies of future China; he was immersed in the manga plot.

"The last snow of spring, our last gathering, meeting you was the happiest thing.

Let's part here, please continue to move forward and welcome April full of cherry blossoms, but please don't forget me, Friend A."

"Spring is coming soon, the spring that allowed me to meet you is coming soon, the spring without you is coming soon."

"I have liked you for ten years, but I used the entire April to weave a lie that I don't love you."

"Mr. Shinkai Makoto, it's almost time for class."

A middle-aged teacher with a plump figure slowly walked over from afar.

"Mr. Shinkai Makoto?"

The teacher, not getting a response, asked again, and then saw Shinkai Makoto, whose eyes had turned red and whose eyes were accumulating tears.

"This?"

Looking at Shinkai Makoto's appearance, the middle-aged teacher with a plump figure showed a dumbfounded expression.

"What's going on? Why did Mr. Shinkai Makoto become like this?!"

However, despite being very surprised, the teacher still dutifully stated the purpose of his coming to find Shinkai Makoto.

"Mr. Shinkai Makoto, it's almost time for class."

"No, let me finish reading the manga first!"

Shinkai Makoto let out a wail.

The plot of the manga was entering the most critical moment, why not give him a little more time to read the manga.

He only wanted to finish reading the manga now, wanting to know what the ending was like!

At the same time, many people in various parts of Japan were also caught in the same predicament as Shinkai Makoto.

At this time, they really wished they could turn one minute into two minutes and then slowly appreciate this masterpiece that was destined to go down in history!