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Chapter 23 Shop Update
Hoshino, curious and excited, clicked on the [Shop].
The system store has been launched.
[Updated monthly:]
Basic Skill - Fishing (100 Emotion Points), Basic Skill - Painting (100 Emotion Points).
Intermediate skill - Neptune (1000 emotion points), Intermediate skill - Clean (1000 emotion points).
Advanced Skill - Painting (10000 Emotion Points)
Makoto Hoshino: (⊙_⊙)
"System, are you sure you upgraded?"
[Of course, host, didn't you see the advanced skills refreshed at the bottom of the shop?]
"Are you kidding me? This counts as an upgrade?"
[Of course, that's not all. After the system upgrade, the host can use emotion points to refresh individual skills in the shop.]
The system explained to Hoshino Makoto.
One hundred emotion points can refresh a basic skill, one thousand emotion points can refresh an intermediate skill, and so on.
"That sounds good."
【but. . . .】
"I knew it."
When the host refreshes a skill using emotion points, for example, after refreshing to beginner fishing, the refreshed skill can only be a beginner skill.
The system gave Hoshino Makoto an example.
[Unless the system refreshes and adjusts the settings monthly, such as changing an existing beginner skill to an intermediate skill.]
The system continued.
"It doesn't sound like much."
Hoshino realized that after this system upgrade, he could use emotion points to refresh his skills.
However, just like you reap what you sow, if you refresh a basic skill, then you will only refresh a basic skill.
But this is good enough.
He can now refresh his skills using his emotional value.
If he's lucky enough to get a beginner or intermediate fighting skill, his strength will also improve.
"System, don't worry, I won't forget your contributions, and I won't keep all the evil points on Shimizu Rin to myself."
【loyalty!】
"Good, very energetic."
The exchange between Hoshino Makoto and the system in his mind lasted only a few breaths.
He also had to face Shimizu Rin in the room.
. . . . . .
the other side.
Bunkyo Ward, a bustling street.
A skyscraper reaching 100 meters in height stands tall, with several large characters engraved on its top.
Star Moon Comics Company.
The boss's office is on the eighteenth floor of the building.
Shimizu Satsuki sat on a swivel leather chair, her ample thighs crossed.
In front of her, her secretary, Haruko Sato, stood in front of a heavy wooden table, reporting on the company's departmental reports.
"Boss, according to the publicity department's investigation, the main group of comic book readers are junior high school students and high school students."
"Today is March 10th. The spring break for junior high and high school students is from March 20th to April 8th."
"According to data, online comic book sales tend to rise during holidays."
Haruko Sato respectfully placed the prepared meeting report in front of Setsukyo Shimizu.
She continued, "So the publicity department felt they should increase the promotion of the company's published comics to obtain greater profits."
"Hehe." Shimizu Setsukatsu chuckled upon hearing this. "Whether it's junior high school students or high school students, they are the main consumer group for published comics."
"Everyone knows we should have publicized this extensively before their holidays."
Shimizu Setsukatsu frowned slightly: "Does our Star Moon Comics company currently have any flagship works?"
Haruko Sato remained silent.
Within the entire Tokyo manga industry, Hoshizuki Manga was just a new company.
It was founded by Shimizu Setsugeki and has been less than eight years.
In the early stages of the company's development, it was Shimizu Setsukatsu that used Setsukatsu Entertainment, which she owned, for promotion.
It has attracted many cartoonists and signed contracts to publish many comics.
However, to this day, no comic book has yet emerged that can be considered a masterpiece.
Therefore, Xingyue Comics Company has never gained widespread recognition, and is now experiencing a slight decline.
This is also why many new comic book companies cannot survive and go bankrupt.
Shimizu Setsukatsu sighed softly; truly good comics are rare and hard to come by.
She instructed Haruko Sato, "After you go downstairs, tell the editor-in-chief to pay more attention to signing contracts with new manga artists."
Most of those famous comic artists already have companies or partners, so there's no reason for them to come to Shimizu Setsugeki's company.
Shimizu Setsukyo could only hope that a genius would emerge from her family among the new comic artists signed by the company.
Haruko Sato understood what Setsukyo Shimizu meant, and she quickly nodded, "Okay, boss."
Shimizu Setsukatsu picked up the meeting report that Sato Haruko had just placed on the table in front of her, and suddenly seemed to remember something.
She asked Haruko Sato, "Which department is Yuzuki in at the company lately?"
Yuzuki Shimizu is a senior at the University of Tokyo, and she still has six months before her internship at a university company.
However, in order to adapt to and improve her abilities in advance, Shimizu Yuzuki took the initiative to ask Shimizu Setsukatsuki to work and intern at the company.
After considering it, Shimizu Setsukatsuki asked Shimizu Yuzuki to work in each department and position of the company for a period of time.
Let's see which department and position she's better suited for.
"The editorial department, huh?" Shimizu Setsukyo muttered to herself, hoping that her niece could achieve something.
Sato Haruko glanced respectfully at Shimizu Setsukatsu, then checked the time; it was already noon.
She reminded him, "Boss, are you having lunch in the office again today? I'll bring you some from the cafeteria later."
Shimizu Setsukatsu snapped out of her reverie and glanced at the sunlight outside the window.
It's already noon! I can't believe how fast time flies.
Lunch? A thought popped into Shimizu Setsukatsu's mind as she remembered the breakfast she had this morning.
Thinking of the food in the cafeteria, she suddenly lost her appetite.
It's not that the chefs hired by the company cafeteria are bad, it's just that without comparison, there's no harm done.
Hoshino Makoto's breakfast was so delicious.
However, Shimizu Setsukatsu is a normal person, and although Hoshino Makoto's breakfast was so delicious that she still misses it.
But this little bit of gluttony won't affect her thinking.
She has a meeting later, and she definitely can't skip lunch.
"Then bring me a serving when you go to the cafeteria later."
"Okay, boss."
Haruko Sato left, leaving only Setsukyo Shimizu sitting in a chair in the office.
"I wonder what Xiao Zhen is doing at home right now."
"Send Xiaozhen a message first, and tell her that she doesn't need to prepare lunch for me."
Shimizu Setsukatsu took out her phone: "I forgot to add Shin's LINE."
"I remember that before coming to the company, Xiaozhen and Xiaolin were together."
"Then send a message to Xiaolin and ask her to tell Xiaozhen."
. . . . . .
at the same time.
Villa, second-floor living room.
Hoshino Makoto was sitting on the sofa, with an anime playing on the TV screen.
He watched with great interest.
"Da da da".
Just then, the sound of shoes being taken off came from behind.
Hoshino Makoto turned around and saw that it was his second older sister, Shimizu Rin.
"Sister, what's wrong?"
[Shimizu Rin's affection level increases by 8 when she hears you call her "older sister" in a sweet, soft voice.]
[Shimizu Rin thinks your face is very pretty, likes +9]
[Shimizu Rin looked at you and remembered how she had subconsciously imagined the opposite sex protagonist in the erotic novel to look like you while reading it. Excitement level +18]
Three system notifications about Shimizu Rin popped up, and Hoshino Makoto sighed slightly when she saw the last one.
My dear sister, you're such a lazy bum who only knows how to overspend rice.