Gu Sisi made up an excuse and sent the person away.
After the person left, she quickly logged onto the comic website on her computer. This shock was even greater than the previous one. She had simply registered an account and posted the comic. But when thousands of sudden messages popped up in her inbox, she was stunned.
She wasn't sure if she should reply to each message one by one or leave a single thank - you message for all of them.
She even considered whether she should continue drawing the comic.
So, had the comic she drew on a whim become the biggest obstacle to the comics produced by her own department?
She made a quick decision and decided to put the comic on hiatus.
She hadn't thought this much before publishing it. She never imagined that so many people would read the story in the comic.
Mostly, she just wanted to record it because the story in the comic was about her and Huo Cheng.
Gu Sisi closed the webpage and stopped paying attention. She could completely let go of the comic serialization. She could take on new tasks again because her inspiration had returned.
"Sister Sisi, we're still in second place."
"We're still in second place."
Finally, on the third day.
"Sister Sisi, we're in first place now."
"That's great." Gu Sisi replied with a smile while busy with her work.
After the little girl calmed down from her excitement, she gradually became puzzled.
"I don't know what's wrong with the author of 'Yi Lian'. It's been on hiatus for several days. A lot of people are leaving messages scolding the author!"
"Ah?" Gu Sisi said awkwardly. She never thought that people would scold her for putting the comic on hiatus.
The little girl was also a bit helpless. "I saw a lot of messages asking for an update. But there's nothing we can do. Since the author isn't updating, it's just lucky for us."
It seemed that the girl opposite wasn't particularly overjoyed either.
Gu Sisi said seriously, "Alright, don't get complacent just because we're at the top. Don't slack off. Keep working hard!"
"Yes, sister." The little girl also became serious, full of motivation, and pushed the door out.
Gu Sisi sat there holding her pen for a long time. She still couldn't calm down, so she opened the website that she hadn't visited for a long time and took a deep breath.
She stared intently at the computer. It seemed that only the number of messages had increased, and there was no other change.
The little girl's words were still ringing in her ears. She murmured blankly, "Are they scolding me?"
She carefully flipped through the messages. The earlier ones remained the same, so she went straight to the latest ones.
Sure enough, one message read, "It's been three days on hiatus. Has the author been abducted by aliens???"
"Did the author forget their password???"
"Hiatus again. Why does every comic I read go on hiatus? Am I cursed?!"
"Hey, the one above, please leave on your own..."
... Gu Sisi rolled her eyes. Most of the messages were in a ranting tone.
She flipped through a few pages. Just as she was about to close the webpage, she suddenly stopped.
"I think this story must mean a lot to the author. A lot of people in the comments say it's exaggerated. Don't you know that stories come from life? How can you expect the author to continue with comments like this! I think if the author doesn't want to continue updating, they can still write the story down. It seems like a really beautiful memory!"
Gu Sisi read this message several times. Although the number of likes for this message was not many, and the reason she stopped updating wasn't because of the comments, it was true that she just wanted to draw her memories.
Should she continue drawing? Gu Sisi asked herself, feeling conflicted. She couldn't give an answer immediately.
However, that day, she couldn't focus. The name "Yi Lian" didn't come from the female protagonist's name Zhang Yiyi in the comic. It was a homophone for "memory", meaning recollection.
She didn't know what the future held for her and Huo Cheng, but thinking of the past memories, she smiled. She decided to just follow her heart and continue.
"Director Dai, this is the situation."
Gu Sisi updated the comic every day. Suddenly, something unexpected happened. It was a contract link sent by the website. But should she sign the contract in her personal name?
Director Dai adjusted his glasses. "So you're going to sign the contract?"
Gu Sisi thought for a while and shook her head. "No, I don't necessarily have to sign it."
"Forget it." Director Dai stood up. "Since it's your individual work, you can sign it in your personal name. But considering that you used work time to draw it, the income from the contract has to be split between you and the company."
Gu Sisi scratched her head. It was true that although she had tried to avoid drawing at the company later, this was like a part - time job. Once the company found out, she had no grounds to argue.
"Nine - one split. You get 90%, and the company gets 10%. How about that?"
Gu Sisi couldn't believe her ears. She stared with wide eyes.
"Of course, there are conditions. You can draw during work hours, and you can also find someone to help." Director Dai added.
"No, no, no." Gu Sisi quickly refused. Even though she hadn't earned any income from this yet, this split was clearly in her favor. She kept thanking him. "Thank you."
"Come on!" Director Dai shouted behind her.
Gu Sisi suppressed her excitement. She was almost jumping in circles.
When she walked into her office, she saw that everyone in the department looked gloomy.
"What's wrong with you guys?"
Gu Sisi stopped in her tracks.
"Sister Sisi." It was still the little girl who spoke first. She said pitifully, "Our work may never catch up."
"Are you talking about that comic serialization?" Gu Sisi raised her eyebrows.
The little girl nodded vigorously and said dejectedly, "I don't know what's going on. It was on hiatus a few days ago, but these days it's been updated like crazy. All the readers have gone to read that one."
The person who had been "updated like crazy" coughed a few times, snapped her fingers, and said to everyone, "Your work is already great. Don't be so down."
"Sigh!" There were intermittent sighs. "Okay~"
Gu Sisi shook her head. These young people were just like they had been pumped up before. They had worked hard every day, but maybe because they were young, they couldn't bear such a big blow.
Gu Sisi smiled. "Do you guys want to draw 'Yi Lian'?"
After a few seconds of silence, someone jumped out.
"Sister Sisi, it's not good to just copy like this, right?"
"..." When did she mean that? Seeing everyone's looks, she knew that they probably thought so.
Gu Sisi rubbed her forehead. "No, I want you guys to participate in the creation of that comic."
This statement had an even greater impact. It took everyone a long time to react.
"Sister Sisi, do you know the author of that comic?" the little girl stammered, her eyes full of disbelief.
"Yeah, kind of." Gu Sisi said slowly. "I'm the author."
"Ah! Ahhhh!"
There was a scream on the eighth floor, which startled people from other departments. They rushed over to watch.
After everyone in the department calmed down, they closed the door of their department, blocking the onlookers outside.
Then, as soon as they turned around, there was another wave of excitement.