Chapter 69 - Manga Artist (1/2)

“Ding! You’ve unlocked the task [Manga Artist].”

“Task requires publishing an installment of a series of manga novels and publish a single volume.”

“Upon completion, you will receive the title [Manga Artist] (Drawing skills +3, design +3, scriptwriting +3.)”

There was only one phase for this task and finishing it would reward him 100 points.

Possessing a manga novel series and publishing one volume was enough to retain the title of a manga artist.

The title also came with three additional attributes.

Drawing skills, including the basic foundations and techniques, had been learned by Meng Fan after receiving the drawing skill attributes. Moreover, this drawing technique bonus didn’t just include animation techniques, but other types as well. Only Meng Fan’s current jobs were all related to manga.

Drawing skills would give him the abilities of a well-rounded artist.

The design included character design, environment design, stylizing, and more.

Screenwriting included dramas, adaptations, plot designs, segmentations and so on.

From the description, it was the full set of skills needed to produce a series of manga novels.

Meng Fan understood that the success of a manga would be inseparable from these three attributes. If he could attain these add-ons, it would be incredible. These attributes were also what every animation and manga student dreamed of.

If there was another related attribute that was more refined that came later, then it would be even more perfect.

Meng Fan had chosen to study drawing, specifically animation as his major. Obviously, he didn’t want to just be an illustrator to get by. His ultimate goal was to become an anime practitioner.

He wanted to partake in the production of animations, as well as creating his own manga. These were all within Meng Fan’s scope of pursuit.

He began to design his first manga early on already. In high school, the results had come to an eventual end. Meng Fan became in awe of manga creating.

Since he began college, Meng Fan did not give up his dream of creating a manga, only he never thought about it or tried to start one. He needed more power to prepare for the day his drawing abilities and his scriptwriting skills were at a satisfactory level. His specific field-based research had been enough to support at least half of the manga… So once he felt that everything was up to par and the timing was right, he would then begin the process of creating a manga.

After being reincarnated, because of the rewards the task [Illustrator] had netted, Meng Fan was very clear as to where his current drawing skills stood. Presently, Meng Fan’s skills could certainly support the production of a manga, his drawing techniques, in particular, were enough to exceed half of the professional manga artists out there.

As for design, he was always been a leader in this aspect.

Those things, coupled with his hand speed, could mostly solve the two important factors of efficiency and perseverance.

Although [Illustrator] had awarded him with imagination, Meng Fan felt that what he lacked most was scriptwriting. This was the most important ability, far more important than drawing skills.

Now that there was an achievement task that could increase his scriptwriting skills, he was not prepared to begin a manga. Should he still go for it?

Of course!

To Meng Fan, it was a simple task.

One, it wasn’t hard to create a series. Nowadays, Hua Xia’s manga network was vast and made it easy for anyone who wanted to upload their manga series. Even if the system didn’t recognize an online series, Meng Fan had a way of finding a manga network to officiate his series. The System couldn’t have requirements for manga publishing studios right.

Two, it was also not difficult to issue a single volume. Finding a serialized website or a publishing house to help Meng Fan with the publication would be quite difficult, but worst case Meng Fan could pay to publish it himself. The system probably didn’t require someone else to pay right? And he couldn’t be too picky when it came to publishing platforms… right?

After publishing, he could probably kiss the idea of selling it goodbye. He could just give it out.

In the end, it was not difficult to produce a manga with his current drawing skills and imagination. It wasn’t hard to create one, but its quality was a different topic.

The only thing that Meng Fan did not understand was how he had triggered the task. What was the trigger mechanism of the System?

If Meng Fan or Qin Jiao suggested the idea of creating a manga could trigger the task, then that would be understandable. But this was somebody else’s business.

Was it because they mentioned creating a manga? But that doesn’t make sense. Mr. Ma’s professional class mentioned manga creation at least five times in each lecture, yet it did not trigger a task.

Or was it because the system heard that someone else wanted to create a manga and decided it was time Meng Fan made one too and tossed him a mission?

“What’s wrong with you?” Qin Jiao noticed Meng Fan’s sour look after agreeing.

“I’m not happy. What else could be wrong?”