These manga works, after such a long period of refinement, had long established a solid base of readers.
So achieving the results they did today was, in a sense, a natural progression.
But Lin Feng was different.
As a newcomer to the world of manga, he had, in just one week, surpassed all the works previously topping the charts, rocketing straight to first place.
This astonishing upward trend truly shocked many.
It wasn't an exaggeration to say that in this Doraemon world, where manga and anime leaned towards a younger audience, the novel settings and the dramatic plot twists of Demon Slayer could be considered to have pioneered a new genre.
And people often enthusiastically embraced such novel things.
After all, new and fresh things are more likely to catch people's attention.
"It's more than just impressive. Actually, before I came to see you, I just attended an internal discussion at the publishing house. Even the president himself praised you."
"And because of you, the sales growth rate of Weekly Shonen has reached a terrifying speed."
Seeing Lin Feng's seemingly belated reaction, Mitsugetsu Miyako sighed slightly.
She had originally thought Lin Feng would be as excited as she was upon hearing the news, but she didn't expect him to seem indifferent.
This made Mitsugetsu Miyako feel like she was wasting her energy…
In reality, nothing was more important to a publishing house than sales, because sales represented revenue.
Especially in this era of the economic bubble, the physical sales of other publishing houses were also steadily declining year by year.
Now, with Demon Slayer, there was a slight rebound, which truly injected the dormant publishing house with a shot of adrenaline, reviving it with vigor.
"Also, the reason I came to see you this time is to discuss something else on behalf of the publishing house."
Mitsugetsu Miyako became serious when she got to the main topic.
"What is it?"
Lin Feng looked at her with a hint of confusion, seeing how serious she had become.
"After internal discussions, it's been decided that starting next week, Demon Slayer, which is serialized in Weekly Shonen, will change from one chapter a week to two chapters a week."
"This means that instead of submitting your artwork once a week, you'll now need to submit it twice."
"Of course, this is just a temporary proposal. If you, as the author, disagree, we can discuss it further."
The reason Mitsugetsu Miyako came to see Lin Feng at this time was not only to share the good news that his work topped the charts.
Another reason was that the publisher had recently received far too many survey suggestions requesting faster updates for Demon Slayer.
On top of that, there were the previous anonymous letters and the messages from online fans on the official website, all suggesting more frequent releases.
Although some works had been asked to release more chapters due to their popularity, the number of people making the suggestion was nowhere near as high as it was now.
As the saying goes, even ants can kill an elephant if there are enough of them.
When the base number becomes extremely large, it gains the ability to change certain things.
Therefore, the publisher assigned Mitsugetsu Miyako, the editor in charge, the task of persuading Lin Feng, the original author, to speed up his writing.
Only by doing so could they satisfy the eager expectations of those enthusiastic readers.
Of course, if Lin Feng couldn't keep up with the serialization's pace, they'd have to abandon the idea of releasing two chapters a week.
Mitsugetsu Miyako was actually a bit helpless when she received this task.
Because others might not be aware, but she knew very well that Lin Feng was still a student.
He wasn't like other professional manga artists who could stay home and create every day.
Lin Feng had to go to school during the day and probably only had time to draw at night.
He probably didn't have much of a problem with submitting one manuscript a week before.
But now, if he needed to submit two manuscripts a week, it would probably be a bit difficult for Lin Feng as a student.
So, Mitsugetsu Miyako was just approaching this as a discussion and a trial when she conveyed the publisher's intentions to Lin Feng.
Anyway, Lin Feng could still retain the initiative. If he didn't have much time to draw the manuscripts now...
Then he could only give up the decision to update two chapters per week.
"Two chapters per week?"
"Sure, I'm fine with it."
After hearing Mitsugetsu Miyako's words, Lin Feng nodded directly, indicating that he could accept this update speed.
"Huh...?"
"He agreed just like that?"
Mitsugetsu Miyako had originally thought that Lin Feng would consider it for a while and then find some excuse to refuse.
He didn't hesitate at all. How decisive.
He's still just a fifth-grader, after all. He has to finish his schoolwork every day, and then he has to draw manga after school. Wouldn't that be too much?
"Don't worry, I've already planned the next part of the story, so I won't fall behind on the deadlines."
Lin Feng smiled slightly, his tone relaxed.
"Alright... In that case, I'll give the publisher the feedback."
Since Lin Feng himself said so, Mitsugetsu Miyako didn't press the matter further.
Mitsugetsu Miyako had already heard from Shizuka that Lin Feng's grades were excellent. Whether it was his homework or the in-class tests, he always got full marks.
If it were just good grades, it would be one thing, but he also draws manga in his free time, and the manga he draws is so popular with readers.
Saying he was an all-around genius didn't seem to be a problem at all.
"Well, anyway, thank you, Miyako, for coming all the way here to tell me this good news so late."
Lin Feng could understand Mitsugetsu Miyako's thoughts to some extent.
After all, as the editor in charge of communicating with Lin Feng, she was essentially tied to him, sharing both success and failure.
Now that Lin Feng's work was doing so well, Mitsugetsu Miyako's face was also glowing with pride.
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