March is the season when everything revives and spring is warm and flowers bloom.

After a short Spring Festival holiday, the imperial capital of the Celestial Dynasty also ushered in a surging wave of rework, and once again fell into extreme prosperity and noise.

Cao Lingxuan is one of them.

As a Beijing drifter who had graduated from university for three years, after spending a short vacation in her hometown, she embarked on a journey of chasing her dreams again.

There is no way. Her major is art. As a girl who loves painting and comics, she hopes to become a cartoonist one day, there is no way for her to show off her skills in the small places in her hometown that even the virtual network is not fully covered by the virtual network.

Only a metropolis like the imperial capital can help her find a job that suits her.

Walking on the endless stream of roads, thinking about the future development, Cao Lingxuan sighed slightly.

She has a very complicated relationship with the virtual network that has developed rapidly in recent years.

On the one hand, with the development of virtual networks, many freelancers in the entertainment industry have greater space for free to work, and the cartoonist industry has greatly improved its work efficiency due to the further optimization of various drawing software, which is far less than the one that needs to sit for a whole day in the early 21st century.

On the other hand, the rapidly expanding virtual entertainment is also compressing the living space of traditional entertainment, such as comics, etc. If you are not a real master, it would be difficult to get enough income by comics alone.

If you want to attract readers from the dazzling variety of entertainment activities, even for those top comic artists in the industry, you must rack your brains to create better works.

Freeing your hands, but making the brain work more.

Many times, the time of conception is far more than the time of creation.

No wonder teachers in the industry complain that although this era is becoming more and more convenient, the pressure is getting greater and greater.

Take materials, concepts, creations...

Time seems to be abundant, but in fact... it feels less and less than enough.

Shaking his head, Cao Lingxuan walked into a somewhat old-fashioned apartment.

He went straight to the 307th household on the third floor of the apartment. The girl politely knocked on the door, but there was no movement inside.

Cao Lingxuan frowned, lay on the door and listened, and heard noisy music coming from the room.

Well...it's noisy, but in fact it's just a big deal. To be honest, it's quite nice.

It is not a popular electronic music on the Internet, but a pure music with a unique style, with a little classical flavor, and it seems to have an indescribable exotic style, which can easily make people sink into it.

Cao Lingxuan has not heard of similar music. It was a niche music that gradually began to spread in a small range last year and has become more and more popular as time goes by. It is called "Elf Wind".

Cao Lingxuan didn't know which genius was founded by the "Elf Wind" music, but due to someone's influence, she also saved one or two songs on her phone. Whenever it was late at night, she would bring her headphones and fall asleep with the music.

Not to mention, sleeping is quite effective.

Just don't look at the comment section.

Because this music seems to have a different kind of empathy, it will always attract a group of "depressed" patients to sell miserably...

Therefore, girls always block the comment area.

After sorting out the image, Cao Lingxuan skillfully took out a key from under the flower bed beside her and opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, a strong smell of alcohol and sour smell came to her face, making her frown.

The room was very dark, the curtains were not opened, and there were cloth bags and cloth bags of garbage piled at the door.

It can be said...it's a mess.

Cao Lingxuan looked dark.

"Oh, it's like this every time..."

She sighed helplessly and entered the house. She opened the curtains and turned off the music. Then she kicked a humanoid object sleeping heavily in the stealth cabin and shouted:

"Teacher Black Cat! Stop sleeping! Get up!"

I was startled by the girl's shouting, and the humanoid object on the ground almost jumped up, while the slightly vicissitudes of life sounded at the same time:

"You're going to submit the manuscript? It's soon! It's almost over! Give me another day, and it's all good!"

This is an uncle who looks in his thirties. Although he looks good, he has a shaved beard, unkempt and a pair of deep dark circles...

His eyes were still a little confused.

Until... he looked at Cao Lingxuan.

Uncle:...

Cao Lingxuan:...

"Ahem, it's Xiao Cao... I thought it was an editor."

The man coughed twice and said embarrassedly.

Cao Lingxuan:...

Black Cat, male, real name Mao Mo, 33 years old, single.

He is a well-known cartoonist in the comics industry in the Celestial Dynasty. He debuted for creating comics with fantasy themes in another world. Although the theme is old-fashioned, he always has wild ideas and can often create exciting and exciting stories, so he also has a group of quite fanatical fans.

Cao Lingxuan is his assistant. While she helped the other party as an assistant, she learned some comic skills from the other party.

However, when it was said to be an assistant, the girl felt like a nanny.

Looking around the terrible room, she sighed:

"Teacher Black Cat, you should find a girlfriend."

"Ahem... Girlfriends, no virtual games are fun. It's good to be alone, so comfortable."

Mao Mo laughed dryly.

Cao Lingxuan:...

"You should wash up quickly! I heard your tone just now, I'm afraid the manuscript has not been finished yet? Before the New Year, you promised the editor that you submitted the manuscript three months ago. It's almost half of these three months. It's time to reach the website deadline right away?"

"Ahem... Isn't this the game I like in the past two days suddenly open to beta again! Hey, it's very important to use materials! Besides, if you are not here, I'm a little too busy to draw alone."

"It's all excuses. How old is it that I'm still so playful."

The girl rolled her eyes and then began to help the other party clean.

After all, the virtual world is a virtual world. In Cao Lingxuan's opinion, those who are addicted to the virtual world are just losers who are satisfied with their self-control and escape from reality.

However, as a tycoon in the comics industry, he always has "privileges", and Cao Lingxuan doesn't have much to say.

After hearing the girl's words, Mao Mo scratched his head and dragged his big slippers toward the bathroom.

Half an hour later...

Mao Mo, who had already washed up again, sat at the dining table, eating takeout with relish, and the whole room was also wiped out by the girl's cleaning and returned to tidyness.

However, seeing the new sneak cabin in the room, Cao Lingxuan raised her eyebrows:

"Teacher Black Cat, didn't you buy a sneak cabin just two years ago? Why did you buy another one?"

Hearing the girl's questions, Mao Mo was shocked. He wiped the oil from his mouth with a tissue, and then said enthusiastically:

"Hey, Xiao Cao! I haven't told you yet! This sneak cabin is prepared for you. In the future, our office location will be completely moved to the tour... Cough cough, no, it's on the virtual network, and you can still play... Well... No, you can still get materials!"

Cao Lingxuan:...

"You just wanted to play games!? You must be talking about playing games?! If you spend all your time playing games on creation, your works will not always be so difficult!"

"But the material is real. You know, it's not good to be self-satisfied in this industry."

Mao Mo scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly.

Cao Lingxuan:...

Listening to the other party's quibbling, she looked dark.

However, in a sense, there is some understanding.

It is quite important for creators to draw materials.

Inspiration often comes from life, but also comes from the collision of thinking with other works. The other party can be a game, a movie, etc.

But... this well-known cartoonist teacher seems to have been playing games for a while.

Cao Lingxuan still remembers when he met him two years ago, he spent almost two-thirds of his day in virtual games.

Since last year, I have been much more restrained. It seems that Teacher Heimao has lost interest in most virtual online games overnight, and most of the time it has been changed to watching game videos.

I have been talking about some magical works, and other online games are rubbish, when will I get a quota...

As a result...is he itchy again?

“So…what the hell happened?”

Cao Lingxuan asked while pouring water for the other party.

When Mao Mo heard the assistant's inquiry, he was excited.

He said excitedly:

"Hey, Xiao Cao, tell you! I got the quota for "Elf Kingdom"!"

“The Elf Kingdom…”

When Cao Lingxuan heard this familiar name in the strange world, his eyes were slightly confused.
To be continued...