Chapter 602 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

In an era where the feedback of readers was blindingly fast, creators did not need to communicate with the readers by letter. They could directly create a group chat or interact with their fans through Weibo.

Naturally, Chen Daxiu had a Weibo account, but he seldom posted there. If anything, he sporadically uploaded pictures of various sports cars that were taken by him. Of course, he would also reply to private messages.

When he decided to draw the character ‘Zhao Xiaomei’ as a cameo, his readers had reacted like so –

“Woah, this forever alone car guy has finally found himself a girlfriend?”

“This Zhao Xiaomei quite virtuous. She is clearly a rich lady, but she does not have the aura of one. Too bad she’s so ugly, hahaha!”

“Beauty is relative. To be honest, once you’ve gotten used to Master Chen Daxiu’s drawing style, Zhao Xiaomei is probably the most beautiful character he’s ever done. Nonetheless, we’re all here for the cars. He could draw up blueprints for them! Who cares about the characters, just improvise.”

“No matter what, it is fascinating to see a female character appear in this manga for once. Even a single dog would raise a commotion once he gets a look at Master Chen Daxiu’s female character style!”

“She’s still better than that prostitute. I don’t know how you guys felt, but when I first saw the scene, I was disgusted to my core. Sure, you could gloss it over and say, “Meh, she’s ugly anyway, who cares if he was cheated on…”Anyway, I am hoping that Master Chen Daxiu would not change his drawing style again and blast us in the face with Zhao Xiaomei’s supposed dark history. Don’t give us shit like her being a rich whore who would bed any man she finds.”

At first, Chen Daxiu replied to his fans, saying that ‘Zhao Xiaomei’ would not play any significant role. She would just be a bystander, cheering the main character on.

As he drew, his inspiration just kept coming. He could not help but add more scenes for ‘Zhao Xiaomei.’ Then, Zhao Xiaomei’s car appeared, and she became a full-time racer. The readers went wild! As one would expect, she quickly became one of the most popular characters in the series.

An already popular work could gain a popular character fairly easily. As long as the character was not a complete passerby or a cameo, anyone could be popular.

Undoubtedly, Zhao Youyue had made Zhao Xiaomei as prominent and outstanding as she could possibly be. The series had started off with little to no humor, but she had brought a fresh lease of laughter to the readers. There was a realistic chance that this character would become highly popular. On the other hand, attaining iconic status would be rather unlikely.

Zhao Youyue was not a fan of how she had been depicted in the manga. At least, her car was badass. It moved just as recklessly as she had imagined. This reckless, wild female racer would soon pierce through the fabric of fiction…

The manga’s Tieba and manga forums had new threads dedicated solely to this character. Fans felt that this was the most refreshing turn of events the manga had ever seen.

“Zhao Xiaomei is most definitely not a cameo character! I actually think she’s super cute. I have never imagined that Master Chen Daxiu could ever produce any intriguing female character!”

“That car is as crazy as its owner. Only she would take it down the mountain. It’s so f*cking fierce!”