Chapter 388: Lost Character Design Manuscript
After getting into the state, Yu Linna worked hard to write and save her manuscript, striving to publish her novel next month. Time would soon enter December. At this time, it was a brand new beginning. New books were on the market, Ye Zhiyun’s new movie was released, and Tang Yumeng’s new movie was also released. It could be said to be a brand new month.
Ye Zhiyun was about to return to the country. Before that, she had to finish a part of her work so that she would have time to come out and accompany her.
Most of the character design for Dawn Assassin was already completed. The character designs for the female lead, Jing Xiaoye, both before and after her amnesia, were also completed. All that was left was the illustrations and the manuscript. She was currently working hard on typing.
“Is this your character design manuscript? It’s quite your style.”
Lan Ranyan flipped through the notebook that Yu Linna had placed on the table. On it were the character design manuscripts that Yu Linna had drawn for Dawn Assassin. When she opened it, there were more than a hundred pages. One could imagine how much effort Yu Linna had put into this work. Even for a very ordinary character, she had drawn it no less than ten times.
“It will look even better after my illustrations are finished.”
Yu Linna didn’t even raise her head, her eyes on the computer screen, her fingers dancing on the keyboard, and the words on the screen were gradually increasing.
Lan Ranyan put down the notebook and continued to review. She was also a person with things to do. For her competition, she couldn’t admit defeat either.
Originally, Yu Linna had planned to work hard on her manuscript these few days, to save some drafts before Ye Zhiyun came back. But accidents always happen, and this time, the accident happened very suddenly.
“Where did my notebook go? It has my character design manuscript in it.”
This day, Yu Linna was rummaging through her dorm for her notebook. She had unfortunately lost her notebook. On it were the character design manuscripts for Dawn Assassin, as well as a large amount of worldview settings and combat power settings. For her, it was very important.
She remembered that the night before, Bai Ya had come over to borrow her character design manuscript to look at. Although she had returned it to her after she was done, it couldn’t have just disappeared today. She scratched her scalp and had no choice but to go to the dorm next door to find Bai Ya.
“A notebook? I didn’t see it. I gave it back to you? You should think carefully about where you might have taken it.”
“I didn’t go anywhere. Besides buying instant noodles downstairs last night, I didn’t go anywhere else.”
“Maybe you lost it at the convenience store. Weren’t you carrying it with you? Sisters, let’s help Shion-sensei find her notebook. Everyone, let’s get moving!”
Bai Ya later even had all her dorm sisters go downstairs to help Yu Linna find her lost notebook. Everyone knew Yu Linna’s identity and also liked Yu Linna. Hearing that her notebook was lost, without a second word, they quickly went downstairs to help find it. But a lost notebook was not that easy to find. They couldn’t find it at the convenience store downstairs either. Everyone thought that it must have been picked up by someone.
Yu Linna was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. If these character design manuscripts were lost, it would be very troublesome. She would have to redraw them, not to mention that it would take a lot of time, which might affect the progress of the novel. This was a real headache. Seeing that she was also anxious, everyone searched even more diligently, and even posted on their Moments, asking if anyone had picked up a notebook.
Lan Ranyan also used her own connections, calling the butler for help, but she really couldn’t find it in a short time.
Until Chen Xi called Yu Linna…
“Sister Chen, what is it?”
“Shion-sensei, did you lose your character design manuscript?”
“How did you know?”
“I just guessed. Look at Weibo. Someone picked up your notebook.”
Yu Linna had a bad feeling. She opened Weibo and went to check the hot search. A topic called “A notebook with exquisite character designs” was on the hot search, ranking 50th.
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Lin Ge was a freshman at Guangnan University. She had done well on the gaokao and had gotten into her first choice, Guangnan University. She thought this was a wonderful beginning. Because Guangnan University had many celebrities, there was Air-sensei, and Little Angel, and now there was also Yan Yu-sensei. With so many celebrities at this school, she thought her university life would not be boring.
Lin Ge liked to read novels and also liked to chase stars. Her favorite idol was Shion-sensei, followed by Air-sensei. When she was in high school, she had read Shion-sensei’s Ballad of the Enchantress and had cried her heart out, moved by the love between the male and female protagonists. From then on, she had become a die-hard fan of Shion-sensei. It was just a pity that Shion-sensei’s subsequent works no longer had their former rendering power, and the quality was also constantly declining. But she still insisted on reading Shion-sensei’s novels. She thought that there would be a day when Shion-sensei would return. She had always believed so.
One night, Lin Ge had gone to a convenience store to buy snacks to eat. Coincidentally, her roommates didn’t go with her, so she had to go alone. On the grass at the entrance of the convenience store, she had unexpectedly seen an exquisite notebook, a retro style at that. Lin Ge had picked it up, wondering if she should post on her Moments to ask who had lost the notebook.
She had opened it and casually looked at it, and had unexpectedly found that it was a character design. The characters drawn on it were too beautiful. Each character seemed to have come to life, and for some reason, it felt very infectious. She had flipped through it again and found that it was more than a hundred pages long. She had taken it back to her dorm and had been slowly looking at it in her bed. The more she looked at it, the more she liked it. These character drawings were so beautiful. She didn’t know who had lost it. This drawing was too amazing.
It was very similar to Shion-sensei’s style. But it was also a little not like it.
Lin Ge liked it very much. She had taken many photos with her phone. She had posted the photos on her Moments to ask who had lost the notebook. Later, she had also thought that such beautiful illustrations shouldn’t be enjoyed by herself alone. She had used her own Weibo account to post more than ten pictures, sharing them on Weibo.
Lin Ge QAQ: I picked up a notebook last night. It’s full of exquisite character drawings. I like it a lot! I hope the owner can contact me soon. [Picture] [Picture]
When this Weibo was first posted, not many people browsed it. Gradually, some people were attracted by the art style, by the exquisite character drawings, and all clicked in to look. They also left comments under the Weibo post and even helped her ask if anyone knew about this notebook.
“The art style is so beautiful, so pretty.”
“Both moe and cute, and the key is that the face shape is still a refined and beautiful style. So beautiful.”
“I wonder if it’s a notebook lost by a certain master from P-station. I feel it’s very possible. I hope the owner can contact the blogger soon.”
“It has to be said that this art style is really beautiful, and it’s hand-drawn! This character, what’s her name, Xiaoye? So beautiful!”
And so, before Dawn Assassin was officially finished and published, the character designs had been tragically leaked and had been seen by the vast number of netizens in advance. Originally, Yu Linna’s art style was very good. Although she had transformed, there were still traces of the past. Some of Shion-sensei’s die-hard fans had even said that this art style was very similar to Shion-sensei’s. But now that Shion-sensei’s heat was no longer there, not many people paid attention to the comments of these few die-hard fans.
On the contrary, Yu Linna collapsed when she saw these pictures.
“This, what do I do…”
Damn it, the novel hasn’t even been published yet, and the character designs have been leaked. And this was completely Yu Linna’s own fault. What on earth should she do? The only thing to be thankful for was that she hadn’t signed her name on the notebook. If she had, everyone would probably have dug her up. To gain heat before the novel was even published, she absolutely didn’t want to do that kind of thing!
“Shion-sensei, you’d better get the notebook back as soon as possible. If someone digs up that this is your new book, it will probably be a big headache.”
“Mmm, I know.”
Yu Linna herself also felt a headache. Now it was good. The book wasn’t even finished, and the character designs had been exposed first. When it was officially published, everyone would surely discover this problem. At that time, her secret as Shion-sensei would probably also be known.
Although she had long thought of showing her true self, she had never thought it would be in this form. Yu Linna was not happy at all.
But no matter how helpless she was, she still had to find Lin Ge and ask for the notebook.
When Lin Ge first saw Yu Linna, she had thought she was an international student. After talking for a while, she learned that Yu Linna was a sophomore.
“Um, tong… senior sister, is this yours?”
Lin Ge always felt that calling this loli-faced girl “senior sister” was very awkward. Her appearance was clearly so young. How could she be a senior sister? This wasn’t scientific.
Yu Linna took the notebook, flipped through it, and confirmed that it was the notebook she had lost last night.
“Yes, it’s mine.”
“These drawings are so beautiful. I like them very much. Did you draw them all?”
“I drew them.”
“Um, I’m sorry. I took pictures and posted them on Weibo without your permission. Do you want me to delete the Weibo post? But I really like your drawings!”
“There’s no need to delete it. It’s already out there anyway.”
That’s right, the character design manuscript had already been leaked. It was useless to delete it. Unless she revised the character designs before publication, but time would not allow her to do so, so it was completely unnecessary.
And Lin Ge was clinging to Yu Linna, chatting with her about the characters in this notebook, and also asking her about her original intention for drawing these pictures.
“This girl named Jing Xiaoye, looking at her dress, she’s an assassin. Is she a villain?”
“This… she’s the protagonist.”
“The protagonist? So amazing. Are you drawing a manga? These character drawings are so beautiful!”
“No, I’m writing a novel. These character designs are for my illustrations later.”
“Writing a novel? You can also write novels? I really can’t tell.”
“I can also draw illustrations.”
Yu Linna said with a sarcastic smile, although she looked very cute when she did this.
This Lin Ge was really like a curious baby, always clinging to her, asking her questions. Did she like these drawings that much?
“By the way, senior sister, have you studied drawing? Can you teach me?”
“Let’s talk about it when I’m free. I’m very busy.”
“Senior sister, if you’re writing a novel, what genre do you write?”
“I’ve been trying to write a story about an assassin recently.”
“Is it the characters you drew? So amazing. What’s the name?”
“Dawn Assassin.”
“It sounds quite nice. Do you have a pen name when you write novels?”
“I do.”
“What’s the name? If you’re a writer who serializes online, I’ll follow and reward you.”
“My pen name is Shion.”
“…Senior sister, you’re really good at joking.”
Yu Linna had no intention of wasting her breath on her. She took the notebook and left. It was up to her whether she believed it or not.
“Wait, wait, senior sister, don’t go! You were just joking, right?”
“Do you want me to sign for you?”
A minute later.
Lin Ge knelt on the ground, hugging a certain blonde girl’s thigh, her face a mess of snot and tears.
“Ahhhhh, Great God! You’re actually my Great God! I’ve finally found you! You’ve hidden yourself so well!”
Yu Linna looked at the sky. She thought she must have done something wrong somewhere. Was there a problem with the way the script was unfolding?
