Chapter 33: Great Harvest

At that moment, the business department of Akatsuki Cultural Company also received an invitation for collaboration.

"Dinglingling..."

Suddenly, the phone in front of Takashi, chief editor of Akatsuki Magazine's editorial department, rang.

"Hello." Takashi answered and asked, "What's wrong with your business department?"

"Oh, Takashi-san, it's like this. A video game company sent an invitation for collaboration and said they want to buy the copyright for one of our works," said the head of the business department.

It was evident that he knew Takashi very well.

"Which work? Just follow the process. When the time comes, I'll make an appointment with the mangaka and find a time to talk directly with the other party," Takashi said.

As a leader in the manga industry, Akatsuki's process is very standardized and professional.

When the mangaka signed a contract with Akatsuki, the contract also stipulated relevant aspects such as "copyright belongs to the author, and exploitation rights belong to the platform."

What does that mean?

In short, the title belongs to you, but the right to sell and distribute the money belongs to the platform.

However, as a leading company, Akatsuki will also fulfill the mangaka's wishes to a certain extent.

So, at that moment, the three parties will meet to talk: mangakas, manga companies, and copyright buyers.

"You'll never guess which work it is."

However, the head of the Business Department laughed and joked.

"You won't guess? Then it must not be the most popular works right now, right?"

Takashi replied indifferently: "But it doesn't matter, just follow the company procedures. I don't want to guess, just tell me directly."

This is his job. He doesn't care which work's copyright is acquired, as long as it's completed.

"It's a new work."

The head of the Business Department heard this and knew it was time to talk business. He said: "It's called "Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners"".

"Edgerunners?"

Upon hearing the name, Takashi's eyes widened.

"Heh..."

Ren yawned, as he had been playing games all night.

It must have been a first-person shooter game. This type of shooter game has a unique charm, so much so that he couldn't help but play all night for the past few nights.

But it would be better if there were MOBA games; after all, it would be a bit boring to just shoot guns all the time.

However, the MOBA games that were popular in his previous life have not yet appeared in this world, so Ren can only wait patiently.

But if he really waits and nothing happens, he'll just spend money to find someone to make one.

By then, fame, money, and games would all be possible, wouldn't that be wonderful?

But Ren just thought... So, in essence, he's a lazy person.

Such an ordinary, yet free and easy life suits him.

A life of fame and attention is torture.

What? Are you asking Ren if, by becoming a mangaka, he's already famous and well-known?

Please, can the popularity of mangakas be compared to that of celebrities or wealthy people? Especially a small-time mangaka like Ren, no one will recognize him on the street.

He had nothing to worry about.

"Ha..."

Ren was so tired he was about to cry.

At that moment, he really wanted to sleep. After staying up all night, he could lie in bed and sleep directly. It was simply comfortable.

Any damage from staying up late would completely disappear with enough sleep.

However...

he couldn't sleep today...

"I have to go to dinner with Sakura later, so I still can't sleep."

Ren patted his face and said: "Do something to keep me energized... Do something..."

"That's right!"

Suddenly, he slapped his thigh enthusiastically.

Then Ren directly shouted: "System!"

Suddenly, in front of him, a high-tech virtual interface that only he could see suddenly appeared.

[Host: Ren Amamiya]

[Skills: Hard Drive Memory (Diamond), Cinematic Storyboarding (Platinum), Kaleidoscope Painting (Master), 100% Luck (Silver), Cleaning Tiger (Silver), Color Atlas (Gold), Game Lord (Platinum)]

[Points: 9000]

[Current Task: Become Famous: Create a work of any type and have it praised by 100 people. Current progress is 100/100 (completed)

Genius: Create a work of any type and have it praised by 500 people. Current progress is 500/500 (completed)

First Time on Stage: Create a work of any type and have it praised by 1000 people. Current progress is 1000/1000 (completed)

Fame: Create a work of any type and have it praised by 2000 people. Current progress is 2000/2000 (completed)

Enter the Hall: Create a work of any type and receive praise from 5000 people. Current progress is 2987/5000 (10,000 points)

Show Your Brilliance: Let 100 people know your name and have a deep impression of you. Current progress is 14/100 (200 points)

Born with Talent: Show your talent and change the world! Based on different degrees of change, different stages of rewards will be given! (Phase 1: Additional skill 100% Luck has been granted, Phase 2: Additional skill Color Atlas has been granted, Phase 3: Game Lord has been granted, Phase 4 in progress)]

"Damn it!"

As expected, when Ren saw the long-lost System,

he was instantly energized. After all... he hadn't seen it in a few months and had almost 10,000 points!

Nine thousand points, you can buy another platinum skill.

Ren, who has experienced platinum skills, knows very well how powerful they are.

Furthermore, his natural talent mission completed the second and third phases, directly granting him two new skills.

Upon seeing the two newly emerged skills [Color Atlas (Gold)] and [Game Lord (Platinum)], Ren couldn't help but think.

"Color Atlas... Does it mean it familiarizes me with various colors? No, the gold skill shouldn't be that bad, could it be that it allows me to mix various colors myself?"

Ren shook his head and then observed the details of the skill [Color Atlas (Gold)] with great anticipation.

"Of course!" he smiled with satisfaction. [Color Atlas (Gold)] is the pigment that allows him to familiarize himself with all colors in his mind.

As long as he has enough basic pigments, Ren can mix any color in the world!

This helps him a lot!

You know, although Ren already had the kaleidoscope painting skill, he has always lacked a bit of color.

Others may not know it, but he, a plagiarist, knows very well that the color composition of "Edgerunners" is still flawed.

At least, there are many points that are not the same as the "Edgerunners" animation in Ren's mind.