Chapter 277

As the composition, characters, storyboards, and line drafts were completed one by one, this hot-blooded basketball manga, which had never appeared in this world, began to unfold slowly under Ye Xuan's hand.

The story of the basketball idiot Sakuragi Hanamichi joining the Shohoku High School basketball team due to a crush also leaped onto the paper.

Spreading out the manuscript paper and picking up the ink brush, Ye Xuan's hand never stopped.

Volume 1, Chapter 1: Sakuragi Hanamichi, completed.

Volume 1, Chapter 2: Rukawa Kaede, completed.

Volume 1, Chapter 3: Acquaintance through conflict, completed.

Not until he felt his arm going numb did Ye Xuan poke his head to look out the window, only then noticing that the sky outside had turned dark.

Without realizing it, he had drawn from the afternoon straight into the night.

Decisively throwing down his brush, Ye Xuan planned to continue tomorrow.

After all, he had a golden rule.

If you aren't proactive about sleeping, there's something wrong with your thinking!

For several days in a row, Ye Xuan was busy replicating *Slam Dunk* from his mind.

He was incredibly focused!

The black ink brush outlined the final arc, and seeing the last chapter of the first volume completed, Ye Xuan subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

The storyboard content for the first volume was basically finished.

As for the remaining inking and coloring, Ye Xuan had already made marks and could hand them over to the publisher's editorial team.

Packing up the series of drawings, Ye Xuan handed them to the courier who came every day to convey the love of book fans—that is, to "send blades."

The recipient was naturally Boss Wang of Manyou publisher.

No, he had to change his address to Editor-in-Chief Wang.

The next day, when the notification that the other party had received the goods appeared, there was still no movement from Editor-in-Chief Wang, and Ye Xuan felt a bit of doubt.

Could something have gone wrong?!

Just as Ye Xuan felt it was strange, his phone rang before long.

The three big characters "Editor-in-Chief Wang" on the caller ID were very conspicuous.

As soon as he picked up, Editor-in-Chief Wang's incredibly loud voice came from the other side, shaking Ye Xuan's eardrums until they hurt.

"Mr. Ye, is this *Slam Dunk*... drawn by you yourself?! Ah no, that's not what I meant, I'm just too excited..."

Moving the phone slightly away, Ye Xuan could already hear Editor-in-Chief Wang's incoherence, clearly still in a state of extreme shock.

Ye Xuan could also understand Editor-in-Chief Wang's mood at this moment.

This was *Slam Dunk*, hailed as the pinnacle of sports manga!

Once *Slam Dunk* came out, it climbed straight to the top of the manga charts at the time, leaving the second place far behind.

The number of publications for the collected volumes even achieved the record of breaking 100 million for the first time!

In that era, that was a one-of-a-kind treatment!

However, Ye Xuan still underestimated Editor-in-Chief Wang's mood at this time.

Ever since the publisher was acquired by Ye Xuan, Editor-in-Chief Wang had initially thought Ye Xuan had other plans for the publisher.

After all, Ye Xuan's reputation was well-known; he was a national-level great writer!

After communicating later, Editor-in-Chief Wang learned that Ye Xuan intended to draw manga himself.

To be honest, when he received Ye Xuan's manuscript, Editor-in-Chief Wang had more or less felt a bit dismissive.

Who among those who made it in manga hadn't spent years of time and effort?!

Ye Xuan became famous young and had already achieved such great success in literature.

Behind great success, it was often exchanged for countless time and energy.

On this basis, where would Ye Xuan have the time to draw manga?!

Because of this, Editor-in-Chief Wang felt that Ye Xuan was probably just looking to pass the time as a diversion.

He hadn't expected that this look would give him such a great surprise!

Editor-in-Chief Wang had been deeply involved in the manga industry for over twenty years; what kind of manga with different styles hadn't he seen?!

But he had never seen a manga like *Slam Dunk*!

Flipping through the manuscript page by page, Editor-in-Chief Wang's hands trembled more and more; he felt his breathing quicken and his whole heart thumping.

Even all his emotions rose and fell with the character Sakuragi Hanamichi in the book.

It was incredibly stirring!

Based on his many years of manga experience, this *Slam Dunk* was definitely the cream of the crop.

If one had to use a word to describe it, it could only be "shocking"!

Or even, a masterpiece!

"Editor-in-Chief Wang?!"

Not until Ye Xuan's voice sounded again did Editor-in-Chief Wang snap out of his excitement.

At this moment, his eyes were shining, and his face still carried the flush caused by his excitement just now.

"Mr. Ye, don't worry. I will immediately arrange for the manga editorial team to complete the remaining series of steps."

"This manga of yours, if placed in our most glorious times, could completely represent our China to win the gold medal at the World Manga Competition!"

"Even that *Soccer Fire* from Japan can't compare to it..."

As waves of flattery reached Ye Xuan's ears, he noticed a few unfamiliar terms and asked subconsciously.

"World Manga Competition?"

As the voice came out, Editor-in-Chief Wang on the other side paused, sighed slightly, and explained slowly.

"That's a long story..."

It turned out that the previously flourishing Manyou publisher had once, as an industry pioneer, represented China in the World Manga Competition ten years ago.

Taking works that had won various domestic manga awards at the time, they had thought they could represent Chinese manga and gain a foothold in the World Manga Competition.

Unexpectedly, they were miserably defeated by *Soccer Fire* from Japan's Baishui publisher.

All the judges voted for Japan, and China miserably received zero votes.

It was precisely because of this incident that the Chinese manga people came with high spirits but returned in disappointment.

Since then, everyone's expectations for Chinese manga had become lower and lower.

Among them, Manyou publisher, which was miserably defeated by Japan's Baishui publisher, bore even more infamy.

Now, watching the appearance of *Slam Dunk*, a work far exceeding the Japanese manga of that year, Editor-in-Chief Wang felt all the blood in his body boiling.

Chinese manga had hope!

This was simply a god-tier work in the manga world!

Once it came out, it would definitely cause a shock in the Chinese manga world!

"Mr. Ye, I guarantee, in two weeks, ah no! In one week, this *Slam Dunk* will be in your hands!"

After hanging up the phone, Editor-in-Chief Wang led the entire publisher to work overtime.

One week later, the first printed volume of *Slam Dunk* was delivered to Ye Xuan.

On the cover, a basketball was being heavily dunked into the hoop by Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was wearing a bright red basketball jersey, carrying an excellent visual impact.

Nodding with satisfaction, Ye Xuan sent a message to Editor-in-Chief Wang.

"No problem."

Which meant, the sales of the manga *Slam Dunk* had begun.