ROSGT ### Chapter 103: I Give This Magazine Thirty-Two Likes!
### Volume 1
### Chapter 103: I Give This Magazine Thirty-Two Likes!
Ye Chui's first injection was quickly completed. Qian Xiaomai reminded Ye Chui of some precautions, mainly not to put pressure on the thigh nerves. The muscle vitality potion's effect would gradually spread to the sensory nerves of his legs over the next half month, fully reviving them. Interrupting the potion's spread could be counterproductive and might even further damage the nerves.
After talking for a while, Qian Xiaomai suddenly looked at Ye Chui and then at Fang Nan. A mischievous smile appeared on her chubby, baby-faced cheeks, and she whispered, "There's one more important thing you need to remember: you must abstain from any activities that might stimulate your nerves and cause emotional excitement—it’s bad for your recovery."
Fang Nan blushed and asked, "What do you mean by activities that might stimulate the nerves and cause emotional excitement?"
Qian Xiaomai chuckled, "I mean activities that might lead to physiological reactions, which could potentially cause blood vessel blockage in your legs, so you must strictly avoid them… You understand what I mean, right?"
"No, I don't!" Fang Nan said, somewhat panicked, her eyes unconsciously glancing at Ye Chui's lower body. When she straddled him and kissed him passionately before, she had indeed felt some changes there. Though she didn’t know much about such things, she guessed those changes were physiological reactions.
Does this mean she couldn't kiss Ye Chui passionately for a while?
Ye Chui also recalled the restless reaction of his lower body when kissing Fang Nan wildly, so he made a silent vow: "When kissing Nan Nan next time, I must control my little buddy to avoid such reactions!"
Meanwhile, Fang Nan was thinking, "For the sake of Chui Chui’s legs, I guess I’ll have to hold off on kissing him for a while!"
(PS: This isn’t considered abuse of the protagonist, right? Not really… right?)
Ye Chui then used his portable optical brain to pay Qian Xiaomai the first installment of four million as her fee. Watching the string of numbers on her optical brain screen, Qian Xiaomai giggled non-stop, her face practically screaming "I'm a little money-grubber."
"What do you need so much money for?" Ye Chui asked out of curiosity as he and Fang Nan prepared to leave.
"To spend, of course," Qian Xiaomai answered simply, "I'm really good at spending money."
"Really?"
Ye Chui was skeptical. Despite her annoying demeanor, the young girl seemed somewhat naive and not particularly interested in luxury goods. He couldn't imagine what she would do with all that money. Treating his legs was costing him ten million, and it seemed like this girl often used the lab equipment for her own gain. Her wealth was probably astronomical by now.
"You doubt my spending abilities?" Qian Xiaomai was offended. She logged into an online store on her optical brain and, right in front of Ye Chui, bought ten thousand yuan worth of… candy! The little girl looked very pleased with herself, pointing at her optical brain screen, "See? I just spent ten thousand in an instant!"
"…"
Ye Chui and Fang Nan were speechless.
On the way home, Ye Chui called Fang Xi to inquire about the Street Fighter tournament.
"Hehe," Fang Xi chuckled smugly, "Guess who won the first place in the Street Fighter tournament?"
"Who?" Ye Chui asked, thinking there were so many participants that he couldn't possibly know.
"It was Carrot Tea!" Fang Xi laughed.
"What?" Ye Chui was taken aback, "Robert won?"
Before he could recover, Fang Xi continued, "And guess who got second place?"
Ye Chui rolled his eyes, "Don't tell me it was you."
"Of course not!" Fang Xi laughed, "I got third place."
"…"
"You still haven't guessed who got second place… Oh, you probably won't guess because you don't know him. It's a student named Huang Xiaoming." Fang Xi kept laughing.
Ye Chui's forehead veins bulged. Why was Fang Xi so annoying?
And... if people found out that both Fang Xi and Robert were members of the King Kong Wolf game studio, wouldn't they accuse them of rigging the tournament?
Ye Chui was about to scold Fang Xi, but what Fang Xi said next made him pause.
"By the way, our Comic King has caused a sensation!" Fang Xi suddenly said.
"What?" Ye Chui was surprised.
Fang Xi continued, "After the Street Fighter tournament ended, countless people contacted us, wanting to buy the first issue of Comic King. They're also asking when the second issue will be available."
Ye Chui's face lit up with joy. He had been so busy with his leg treatment and his relationship with Fang Nan that he had forgotten about the comic. But now, according to Fang Xi, the Street Fighter tournament had indeed served as the perfect advertisement for the comic as Ye Chui had anticipated!
In his excitement, Ye Chui forgot to scold Fang Xi. He hurriedly ended the call and logged onto the internet to check the news.
The Street Fighter tournament had already been a big hit online. Ye Chui saw that several reputable media sites had reported on the event. In these reports, a significant portion was devoted not to the tournament itself but to the sensation caused by Comic King.
"This magazine is completely different from the popular comic magazines on the market. Its innovative panel design makes this genre more expressive!" — Said the main news on Old Wave News Network.
"Comic King has started a new trend!" — Top comment on the network client of Tianyu Media Agency.
"Dragon Ball, Slam Dunk, Yu Yu Hakusho, Storm Riders, Batman, and the Street Fighter novel. The six stories serialized in Comic King each have their unique aspects. I have a feeling this magazine will be a huge hit!" — This was the evaluation of Comic King on the authoritative magazine review site "One Hundred Years of Solitude."
"Thirty-two likes! I give this magazine thirty-two likes!" — A fan raved on the reader comment website, with countless others liking the comment.
In short, Comic King became an instant hit in just a few hours.
This was within Ye Chui's expectations, yet it was still a pleasant surprise. He knew the comic would be popular but hadn't anticipated it would happen so quickly.
Suddenly, Ye Chui remembered the most famous line from "Storm Riders": "Golden scales are not ordinary things; they turn into dragons when they encounter the wind and clouds."
Wasn't Comic King the perfect embodiment of this line?
Ye Chui had only printed ten thousand copies of the first issue of Comic King because he was unsure of its reception, considering it a trial run. But now, it was clear that ten thousand copies were too conservative.
Ye Chui browsed some forums dedicated to discussing the Street Fighter tournament, where countless people were clamoring to get their hands on Comic King:
"I heard this magazine is really good. Does anyone have a copy I can borrow, or maybe upload it online?"
"Are you stupid? The magazine has copyrights. Uploading it online is illegal."
"Looking for Comic King!"
"Apparently, only ten thousand copies of the first issue were printed. I strongly urge a reprint; I'll definitely buy it!"
"Someone is selling the first issue of Comic King on the xxx website’s black market for a thousand yuan!"
"Give me the address; I want it!"
…
Reading these comments, Ye Chui was naturally overjoyed: "The response… is unexpectedly good."
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