At this moment, Tang Tangtang was gazing at the beautiful sunset with a look of bliss on his face.
Ah…
This is why being a freelancer is the best!
Wherever the climate is good, wherever the scenery is beautiful, you can just take your iPad and live there.
Once you've drawn enough, move to another place~
"I wonder how the recent comments are going…"
"The rich kid's character is gentle and passionate with a touch of clumsiness, surely he'll get a lot of support!"
"If the number of people who like the rich kid is high, I'll give him more storylines!"
"Hmm… it's not impossible for him to accidentally become best buddies with the male lead!"
Tang Tangtang was already rapidly planning the next part of the story in his head.
"The highlight of this island vacation is the upcoming bed slam scene!"
"I'll check the comments first to see who's more popular: the senior, the junior, or the ojou-sama… then I'll decide~ Hehehe."
Tang Tangtang smiled mischievously.
He was an expert at understanding his readers' psychology.
Do you think creating manga is just about drawing characters falling in love and hurting each other?
Shallow!
The real love and pain are between the readers and the author!
Every frame, every drawing, every scene is an interaction, a subtle battle between the readers and the author.
Grasping the readers' emotions is always more important than satisfying their tastes!
If they are being overwhelmed by sweetness, then the next chapter should ruthlessly stab them in the heart, and sprinkle a handful of salt on the wound.
When they are gasping for breath from the pain, bombard them with sweetness until they can't recognize themselves.
Both sides get tangled in a cycle of sweet and bitter,
loving and hating,
making the readers want to strangle you,
yet eagerly waiting for the next update,
that's what makes reading a manga interesting!
However, this balance needs to be carefully managed,
otherwise, if you go too far, it won't be the author stabbing, but the readers coming to stab you themselves.
But he was still relatively good.
From what he heard from outsiders,
some novel writers, those dogs, copy book reviews every day!
They rely on the previous day's reviews to decide what to write in the next chapter, copying and taunting:
"You lazy little brats!"
"If you gave more reviews, wouldn't I have to think less about what to write today?"
"None of you are worth anything!"
"Pfft!"
Look at that, is that even human speech!
Tang Tangtang shook his head in disbelief, no wonder people say novel writers are shady.
Tang Tangtang despised such behavior.
Hah.
You have no backlog, but I do!
Tang Tangtang happily took out his phone, opened the author backend, comments, and refreshed!
The moment he saw the top comment, Tang Tangtang was stunned.
"Life is hard enough, I just wanted to relax with a sweet love story, and you give me this?!"
"I stayed up all night reading this, couldn't sleep at all, feeling terrible. Why does the tsundere ojou-sama have to go through this?!"
"Someone give me the artist's address! I want to deal with him!"
What is happening?!
Tang Tangtang was bewildered.
He flipped through the comments, his expression growing more complex.
In stark contrast to the furious male readers, the female readers were full of praise.
"Love the rich kid's character, let the ojou-sama end up with him!"
"Yeah, they're a perfect match, and he's willing to silently give everything for her, he's simply a white moonlight!!"
"Eight phones… haha, where did this adorable fool come from, so cute it's exploding!"
"Please, give the rich kid a happy ending!"
The comment section was completely polarized!
Tang Tangtang stiffly opened the character affection value,
in the value curve, the rich kid's affection value had been fluctuating like an ECG before.
But after tonight's update,
the rich kid's affection value shot straight up!
Tang Tangtang's bewildered expression turned to joy as he saw the skyrocketing affection value.
This...
This character is a success!
If the rich kid's storyline and character become more developed, and the character gains popularity, his manga would become a huge hit!
Tang Tangtang was dreaming of his manga's future success,
but the next moment,
a golden balloon exploded on his screen.
Following that, a large floating text appeared on the screen.
"Congratulations to user He Hehe for becoming the golden patron of 'Even Clumsy Teenagers Want Sweet Love: The Devotion of a Fallen Object'."
Tang Tangtang couldn't believe his eyes.
I have a golden patron?!
I, Tang Tangtang, finally made it today!!!!
The next moment, the comments section exploded.
"He Hehe, are you schizophrenic? You were just criticizing harshly, and now you've become a golden patron?!"
"Are you the author's alt account?!"
One furious comment after another filled the screen.
Tang Tangtang curiously scrolled through the comments,
sure enough, the one who criticized him the harshest was this He Hehe.
He even suggested that Tang Tangtang should quit and stop drawing, yet now he turned around and became a golden patron?
Tang Tangtang was stunned.
Isn't this just stabbing the wound, sprinkling a ton of salt on it, and then showering me with sugar?!
Are readers this clever now?!!
They're starting to use reverse psychology on me!?
But the next moment, a scene that made Tang Tangtang break out in a cold sweat appeared.
He Hehe: "Criticizing is criticizing, rewarding is rewarding!"
"I became a golden patron because the author drew exactly what I had imagined in my mind!"
"To the guy who wanted to harm the author, I'll tell you where he is!"
Tang Tangtang was stunned.
What does this patron mean?
Is he an ally or an enemy?
"You still say you're not the author's alt account?!"
"The author never revealed his address, how do you know it?!"
"Why should we believe you!"
One reply after another furiously appeared under the golden patron's comment, making Tang Tangtang very nervous.
But the next moment,
Tang Tangtang relaxed, comforting himself:
"I don't even have a QQ group, and I've never added any readers as friends, he'll never find out where I live."
"Besides, even if he somehow finds my address,"
"I'm currently on vacation at Xiaomajia Island in Nanjing City, doing location scouting, he won't find me!"
Thinking this,
Tang Tangtang finally let out a sigh of relief.
But the next moment,
a photo sent by He Hehe struck him like a bolt of lightning, shaking his world.
In the photo,
a round open-air bar stood on a huge rock in the deep blue sea,
golden lights illuminated the bar's top,
behind the red bar counter,
a young man was clumsily throwing ice cubes into a glass, seemingly making a cocktail.
And next to the bar counter, there were exactly eight phones stacked.
"Holy crap!"
"Isn't this bar the one from tonight's manga update!!"
"That bartender, is that the rich kid?!?!"
"Is everything in the manga actually real????"