All-rounder Artist-Chapter 917 - 855: GOAT Platinum

Lin Yuan hadn't given his disciples a lesson in a long time.

Not just the disciples studying manga, but also those learning composition from him.

Because Lin Yuan had realized:

After the disciples reached a certain level of learning from him, it became extremely difficult for them to improve further.

This indicated that the Teacher's Halo effect had reached its limit.

However, today the Teacher's Halo unexpectedly upgraded again!

Does this also mean that the disciples have a certain space for improvement after learning from him?

If that's the case, it would be wonderful.

Because this means that Lin Yuan's work will be much easier in the future.

If the disciples are impressive enough, they can save him a lot of worries, like Luo Wei, the most talented disciple, who can do a great job with her comics just by following rough outlines given by him.

"I'll go first!"

"Don't fight me for it!"

"Teacher hasn't trained me in a long time!"

"The water here is too deep for you to grasp; let your brother handle it for you."

"Shut up, it has to be me first!"

The disciples clamored, vying to be the first to receive training from Lin Yuan.

Everyone initially joined Shadow Studio as apprentices and assistants, and it was Lin Yuan's lesson-by-lesson instruction that brought them to their current level, so they were all very clear about what learning from the teacher meant!

Quite different from those painting coaching classes outside that bluster and bluff.

When the teacher teaches them, they really learn something, even making their skills leap forward!

Who wouldn't yearn for such an opportunity?

Although everyone had been learning from the teacher for a long time, they could all distinctly feel that the effect of improvement was getting smaller and smaller, but it was still an improvement after all.

This is normal.

From one to sixty, improvement is definitely fast;

from sixty to eighty, the effect decreases;

from eighty to one hundred, every single point of improvement becomes very difficult.

"Let's start with Luo Wei."

Lin Yuan decided to give the lesson to Luo Wei first.

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Luo Wei nodded excitedly, shooing the others away: "Get in line!"

The others left reluctantly, but their eyes were filled with anticipation. It would be their turn later.

Entering the office.

Lin Yuan began teaching Luo Wei how to draw.

Lin Yuan's method of teaching drawing was quite simple: he had Luo Wei draw first while he watched from the side.

After Luo Wei finished drawing, he would demonstrate and point out where Luo Wei's drawing process was lacking.

That was how he had taught before.

And he was still teaching that way now.

Except, different from before, this time Luo Wei's ability to absorb seemed to have improved a lot.

Some things that used to take Lin Yuan an hour or two to explain to Luo Wei, now he could make her understand in about half an hour.

Teacher's Halo!

It really did upgrade!

Lin Yuan became happy, it seems he could make use of the Teacher's Halo effect once more and teach his disciples to be even more skillful!

Lin Yuan was happy.

But Luo Wei was excited, ecstatic!

The teacher's drawing guidance seemed more effective than before!

Many of the things that she used to take a long time to understand, today the teacher just briefly pointed them out, and she would get it!

What a marvelous feeling!

This experience of truly feeling oneself improve is more delightful than any joy!

Luo Wei was completely immersed in it!

When Lin Yuan finished the lesson, she didn't even realize that three hours had passed!

"Teacher, I..."

"Hmm?"

Lin Yuan looked at Luo Wei with a smile, probably understanding her emotions at the moment, but what he didn't expect was that Luo Wei didn't thank him or express any gratitude or emotion, but instead blurted out five words:

"I need to use the restroom!"

Lost in her study for three hours, Luo Wei had completely forgotten her physiological needs, and only after the lesson did she realize her bladder was about to burst.

Lin Yuan: "..."

Luo Wei rushed to the restroom: "The lesson was too good, learning from you is more useful than ten years of studying!"

Lin Yuan felt somewhat comforted.

A sense of achievement comes with feeling progress after attending a class.

And a similar sense of achievement is felt by the teacher when seeing their disciples improve.

In the days that followed.

Lin Yuan mostly did nothing else but teach and train the disciples in the studio.

Very soon.

Everyone experienced what Luo Wei felt!

"The teacher's lessons are getting better and better!"

"I feel like my skills have improved again!"

"Before when the teacher didn't give me stick figures, I couldn't draw well, now even without stick figures, I can grasp the essence of the comics just by using the outlines."

"This feeling is much better than the thrill I had last night!"

"I feel invincible, as if no one in the world can draw comics better than me, except for the teacher!"

On the side.

Jin Mu shook his head upon hearing this.

The bunch from Shadow Studio seemed to be getting more and more inflated, always bragging about being the best in the world.

Are all comic artists this chuunibyou?

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...

What a relief!

Once the apprentices are trained, the master won't starve!

With the launch of the eleventh comic, Lin Yuan had quite a few things to worry about.

Now that everyone's skills have improved again, Lin Yuan really has a lot less to worry about—just give them a rough outline and they can complete the comics on their own.

There are several levels of skill among manga artists.

The first tier includes top-tier manga artists like Tang Yi, who are truly top of the line. Luo Wei used to be in this tier as well.

The second tier is the level of Lin Yuan's other manga apprentices. These people are close to the top tier but haven't had a major breakthrough. They are slightly inferior to Luo Wei, but with a good story, their performance might not be worse than the first tier, so they're considered quasi-top tier.

The third tier is comprised of mid-tier manga artists, who form the backbone of the websites.

The fourth tier belongs to those who can barely make a living full-time but are quite ordinary within the industry.

The fifth tier is primarily made up of part-timers...

Now.

All of Lin Yuan's apprentices have been elevated to the first tier, completely on par with Tang Yi and the like!

And Luo Wei, Lin Yuan's chief drawing apprentice, has now surpassed the likes of Tang Yi!

Shadow Studio is filled with GOATs and Diamonds.

Hm?

The concept of GOAT and Diamond seems quite interesting—maybe the Alliance could play along with these standards.

After this thought crossed Lin Yuan's mind, he immediately shared it with Jin Mu.

Jin Mu found it amusing, "It seems like it could be used as a standard for contracts. GOAT-level manga artists can have a higher-grade contract than average artists, and when it comes to Diamond level, they can directly negotiate terms with the website. We could craft a unique contract for them based on their individual circumstances."

Lin Yuan nodded.

He just suggested it, and after that, he didn't concern himself with it any further.

But Jin Mu was quite interested in this idea and quickly worked out a plan with Han Jimei.

Soon enough.

The Alliance officially introduced the concept of GOAT and Diamond, offering different contracts to different manga artists.

Of course, the Diamond contract was the most formidable.

Shadow Studio, Lin Yuan's five manga apprentices, all got the Diamond contract—they had reached that level.

Besides.

People like Tang Yi were also Diamonds.

The Alliance's initial batch of Diamond manga artists totaled twenty!

Following them were the GOAT manga artists. There were more GOATs than Diamonds, with the Alliance granting thirty spots.

This development hugely motivated the manga artists!

It's unknown how many mid-tier artists started yearning for the status of GOAT or even Diamond!

Those who received Diamond and GOAT status found it very beneficial!

A title like GOAT was just an empty name.

Now the website gave it an actual designation, so how could they not like it?

To the rest of the industry, however, this plan took on a different flavor.

"Is the Alliance creating its own hierarchy within the manga world?"

Only a monopolistic website has the authority to dictate such a hierarchy, otherwise it's just a joke.

And the Alliance has that authority!

This made even more manga artists yearn to join the Alliance!

Who wouldn't want to become a GOAT overnight, or even a Diamond-level manga artist?

Other manga websites could do the same, but it just wouldn't feel the same— the prestige level is different.

Now, the Alliance almost entirely represents the entire manga industry!

It feels like if you don't prove yourself with your work on the Alliance, you just can't call yourself a GOAT?

It's worth mentioning that...

Shadow didn't seek any special treatment and also signed a Diamond contract.

Han Jimei actually wanted to create a separate level just for Lin Yuan, like Diamond or King or something.

Lin Yuan declined.

Jin Mu also thought it was unnecessary.

Aside from sounding a bit too adolescent, it would only leave the Diamond artists feeling regretful.

After all, the standard for Shadow was too high, a target they could never achieve in their lifetimes.

Something unattainable isn't even worth designing; it would only increase a sense of hopelessness.

"Being a Diamond is quite good enough," Lin Yuan said.

Jin Mu had his own rationale, "When Diamond artists see that even the mighty Shadow is at their level, it boosts their pride substantially. It also makes the other GOAT artists yearn to become Diamonds even more because reaching that level means having the same rating as you."

Speaking of which.

Jin Mu shook his head, "The only pity is that your identity as Shadow can't be revealed to attend the annual meeting."

This year the Alliance monopolized the industry!

The Alliance planned to hold an annual meeting.

Diamonds and GOATs were sure to be invited, and top-performing mid-tier authors would also attend.

It was the Alliance's way of declaring their dominance!

For instance, the annual meeting of China Literature on Earth, where stocks soar as soon as it opens.

Capitalists value this sort of thing highly.

Starlight had decided to place some high-profile stars at the Alliance's annual meeting to boost the site's prestige.

...

The comic issues were put to rest.

The new year grew ever closer.

That day.

The music festival finally stirred.

The new King of Singing... the new Queen of Singing... the new Maestro...

All would be born here.

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