Riding the Wave of Popularity

Time quietly passed.

The poster for "Cooking Master Boy" officially appeared on various media platforms' promotional pages, and along with it, the release date for the single volume of "Your Name" was also announced.

The poster for "Cooking Master Boy" was prominently featured in the center of several media platforms, rotating with other comic posters, and accompanied by a few lines of text, the most noticeable of which read, "The latest masterpiece from the author of 'Your Name'!"

At this moment, not much time had passed since the conclusion of "Your Name," and the fervor for that work hadn't yet faded.

Many readers of "Your Name" discovered this news and clicked through.

"Super fiery, super blood-pumping mainstream culinary manga!"

"What exactly is the sixth flavor of Mapo Tofu?"

"Men silent, women in tears, someone has actually eaten the protagonist's tofu."

Seeing these comments, many readers of "Your Name" became excited.

"First to comment, excited for the new manga!"

"Marking this spot~"

"Is this the new work by the author of 'Your Name'? Why not continue with the romance genre? My youth is over!"

"A manga about Chinese cuisine? I don't want to say it, but I'm not very hopeful, food manga are all the same routine and not very interesting."

"'Your Name' was amazing, looking forward to the author's new work~~"

"Hey, nice! A new manga following the single volume release, double the joy, delightful~~"

Slowly, many people learned about the new manga by the author of "Your Name," and the comments section grew increasingly lively.

As a critic who watched "Your Name" rise to fame, Daniel also noticed Ren's new manga launch right away.

Although he wasn't very enthusiastic about food manga, this was still a new work by the author known as the "Porter."

Just based on his previous works and his old classmate Xena's drawings, Daniel decided to promote it.

"But why does the launch date of this new manga seem so familiar?"

Daniel found the release date on the cover a bit odd.

He felt he had seen this date somewhere before.

Could it be his wife's birthday? Or some kind of holiday or anniversary?

Suddenly, a light bulb went off in his mind, and a mischievous smile appeared on his lips: "Could it be..."

He quickly typed away at his keyboard and indeed, he discovered something interesting.

"The same day as Warren's new work? Picca Comics sure has guts."

In his view, with Jia Rong Real Estate's backing, Jia Rong Manga had a lot more promotional power compared to Picca Comics. Plus, with Warren's popularity, aside from a few top manga artists, most would not dare to clash with him.

Yet, Picca Comics had indeed set their new star to compete directly with him.

"Is it because they are very confident in the new work?"

This move made Daniel even more interested in Ren's new work.

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Somewhere in a hotel,

Due to the deep pockets of Jia Rong Real Estate, even though Warren was just one of their recently acquired pillar manga artists, he still received a lot of promotional resources.

Various interviews were continuously scheduled.

At this moment, some reporters were asking Warren about his new work.

But as he picked a reporter, the reporter unexpectedly asked a question he hadn't anticipated.

"Hello Mr. Warren, I'm a reporter from SoLang Entertainment." The reporter suppressed his excitement and asked, "Your former employer, Picca Comics's new work will be released at the same time as yours. What do you think?"

"What?"

Warren was momentarily taken aback.

He had been busy with the promotion of his own work and hadn't paid attention to other news.

"Picca Comics's Porter's new work 'Cooking Master Boy' will be released at the same time as your new work. Do you feel confident about leading in sales and popularity over 'Cooking Master Boy' on that day?"

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't know about this. This session is supposed to be about my work, I don't want to discuss others."

Though his response was quite standard, the media often lacked scruples, and soon Warren's comments were twisted into another version.

"Warren dismisses Porter's new work."

"'Cooking Master Boy' is out of its league and not even considered by Mr. Warren!"

Between a newcomer and an established manga artist.

This news quickly became a headline in the manga entertainment section.

Even "Your Name" and "Cooking Master Boy" were mentioned.

Warren's works were indeed famous in the manga industry.

This news also attracted a lot of readers' attention.

"Who is this big shot behind 'Cooking Master Boy'? When does it serialize?"

"A new manga artist daring to release the same day as Mr. Warren?"

"You say that, but I just checked out this author's 'Your Name' and it has a lot of good reviews."

"Just buy both, no problem."

"A culinary manga? A passionate one at that? I'm somewhat excited. I'm tired of those bland types."

"+1, and based on the name, it should promote our country's cuisine, right? So many mangas are about foreign foods these days, it's annoying. Doesn't our great nation have anyone who can create a dedicated manga about our cuisine?"

"Seriously, daring to release on the same day as Mr. Warren? That's seeking death."

"Exactly, too audacious!"

Riding on Warren's coattails, coupled with the many positive online reviews of "Your Name," this news quickly drew much curiosity.

However, with the good came the bad. Some of Warren's fans started to harshly criticize.

But this did not dampen the enthusiasm. If anything, it only heightened it.

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Meanwhile, Jada sat in her office, looking at all the news, and dialed a number: "Thanks, old classmate~"

"Don't mention it, I just rode the wave too," a cheerful voice came from the other side of the phone.

After chatting for a while, they hung up.

Jada hummed a tune happily.

Indeed, the reporter was one of Jada's classmates.

She knew her own company couldn't compete with Jia Rong Real Estate in terms of promotional strength.

Plus, with Warren's skills and popularity, even if Ren's work was excellent, directly beating the competition was highly unlikely.

After all, this era still valued packaging.

So, knowing her friend might interview Warren, she made a call to ride the wave a bit, never expecting Warren to actually pick her friend.

Imagining Warren's possible frustration made Jada's long black legs quiver with delight.