Anyway, I'm Not Interested in Money

After handling the matters here, Li Zhongshu returned home to rest.

Today, his novel had officially gone online. Ah, he had almost forgotten. There had been too many things happening lately. Not only the team's affairs, but even Huoshen Dawo had returned.

"Did he come for a vacation, or was he affected by our situation?"

It was hard to say. Li Zhongshu didn't know the exact reason, but they probably wouldn't meet again anytime soon. Therefore, Li Zhongshu put the matter out of his mind, deciding not to dwell on it.

Meanwhile, Li Zhongshu opened his computer. Even though the first chapter of the manga hadn't gone online yet, the comment section below was already bustling like a boiling cauldron! Countless fans of the novel were eagerly anticipating the manga adaptation.

It was scheduled to launch at 8:00 PM. The current time was 7:55 PM... Well, only five minutes left. So he decided to wait and see if this first work differed greatly from his previous impressions.

The moment the server updated, Li Zhongshu clicked on it. To his surprise, the server was completely overloaded! This was enough to show just how incredibly popular this manga was.

Although generally speaking, the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment. For instance, he had once read an exceptionally brilliant novel called *The Three-Body Problem*, but when it was adapted into an animation... Great! Incredibly time-saving! After watching three episodes, he didn't want to watch any more, which saved him a lot of time.

However, he wasn't worried at all about his own manga. After all, the original creator of this manga was the one drawing it. The artistic ability was naturally top-notch. Moreover, the artist could now put more effort into refining the layouts and paneling. Thus, the quality of the artwork might even be significantly improved.

A moment later, as the server traffic gradually eased, Li Zhongshu took a look. It was indeed not bad... It was actually even more exquisite than his impression of the original work. Whether it was because the artist wanted to prove himself with this serialization or for some other reason, the current quality was outstanding.

The comment section was flooded with praise! After reading it, everyone expressed unanimous love for it. This was completely within Li Zhongshu's expectations, so there wasn't much to think about. Still, seeing this result made him very happy.

"It seems I won't have to worry about my future finances. Not bad, this is indeed good news."

On the other side, editor Jiang Dai, who had been anxiously waiting for the manga's debut, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the final performance metrics.

"Phew... It actually succeeded. Thank goodness!"

Jiang Dai felt his entire body go limp with relief. Incredibly, it seemed he had made the right gamble this time. Otherwise... his wife would probably have divorced him. If that had happened, it would have been miserable...

At the time, in a moment of hot-headedness, he had joined Li Zhongshu's plan, feeling like a pyramid scheme leader. Honestly, he had felt regret back then. But now, his feelings were like someone who had once invested in a company with a fairy-tale name that sounded like a shady, unlicensed workshop, regretted it deeply, only to discover that the company later became an internet giant...

Incredible. What could he say? Thank you!

With these thoughts, editor Jiang Dai called Li Zhongshu.

"Hello? Is this Teacher Li Zhongshu?

I'm Jiang Dai, your editor from Jump.

Your adapted work has achieved massive success! Volume 1 is now online, and the reception is phenomenal!"

Li Zhongshu didn't think too much of this result. Hearing Jiang Dai's voice on the other end, he knew the man must be incredibly excited. After all, this was not only a massive boost to Jump magazine's sales, but more importantly, it was highly beneficial to Jiang Dai's personal career. How could he not be excited?

"Thank you. Your close supervision also played a big part in this," Li Zhongshu said modestly.

Hearing this, editor Jiang Dai felt that all his past efforts had finally paid off.

"You flatter me, Teacher Li Zhongshu! If possible, I hope to treat you to dinner tomorrow.

We can have a drink... wait, no, you're not of age yet. Then we can go to a club... wait, no, well, basically, wherever you want to go, we'll go!"

Editor Jiang Dai suddenly realized his usual tricks for wining and dining clients didn't work here... He was getting ahead of himself. Ah, what a headache.

Fortunately, Li Zhongshu merely smiled and declined:

"I'm sorry, I have quite a lot of things to handle lately.

Let's push the dinner to a later date."

Editor Jiang Dai didn't pry into what those matters were, only saying slowly:

"Understood... Thank you for your hard work, Teacher!

Regarding your royalty earnings, I will send them to you after the monthly financial closing!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me anytime!"

Li Zhongshu smiled and said slowly:

"It's fine. I trust your competence and character, Editor Jiang Dai. You can handle it.

There's no need to report too many details to me.

After all, I'm not interested in money."

...

Hearing this, Jiang Dai was stunned for three seconds. His mind was a tangled mess, unsure of where to even begin. *Uh... Should I be touched by his trust, or should I complain about his "not interested in money" comment? Then who was the one who went to such lengths to demand an extra ten million in signing fees back then?*

But these were minor details. As long as they were making money, everyone was happy!

Editor Jiang Dai simply nodded and said:

"Then thank you, Teacher! Feel free to contact me anytime if anything comes up!"

"Alright."

...

After hanging up, Li Zhongshu was quite satisfied. The success of this book would undoubtedly bring him a lot of money in the future. Not bad. With his living expenses secured, he felt much less stressed when facing his other matters.

Just then, Li Zhongshu received a phone call. It was from Qingfeng Dahui.

The moment he picked up, he heard Qingfeng shouting excitedly:

"Hey, hey! Do you remember the novel I recommended to you? It got a manga adaptation! It's seriously so good, I'm so hyped!"

Hearing his casual tone, Li Zhongshu smiled faintly and said:

"I know. By the way, since you called, tell everyone on the team to gather at my place tomorrow evening.

Xiao Huang will lead the way for you guys."