After being expelled from the mansion, I changed the dynasty by writing novels.

Two other artists also painted this time, just like him.

Once everyone was present, Manager Ye led them to the second floor and gave them a brief introduction to the book repair department.

Then they were led to a room next to the book repair department. A wooden board was hung outside the door, with the words "Painting Department" written in ink on it.

"From now on, this will be where you paint and paint."

The room was very tidy, with the tables arranged neatly. On the other side, the bookshelf was filled with brushes, ink, paper, inkstones, and various pigments used in painting. Some people who got close to the bookshelf even saw that there were mineral pigments that were relatively difficult to obtain, and they became excited instantly.

Ye Yuwu noticed their gazes and explained, "The brushes and ink here are at your disposal."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up instantly. Ye Yuwu pretended not to see it and told them to find their seats one by one.

Someone had barely sat down when they eagerly asked Ye Yuwu, "Manager Ye, what are we going to paint today?"

Before coming here, I only knew that I was here to create a sketchbook, but I didn't know what I was supposed to draw.

Before Ye Yuwu approached them, as soon as they heard that Zhiyu Bookstore was hiring painters, they came without hesitation and without asking any questions, knowing that the wages would be substantial.

It's likely that only Hao Yili knew they were there to paint "Starfall Rain".

"Please be patient, everyone. Let me explain first. Currently, the editors in our bookstore's repair department are paid two taels of silver per month. The illustrators earn their living through their skills, which is quite hard work. So, I will give each of you three taels of silver per month. Do you have any questions?"

Three ounces! Everyone was shocked, and they could hardly sit still.

He thought to himself, "What could be wrong with that? Ordinary people only earn 500 coins a month. This is half a year's wages for an ordinary family. How could they be dissatisfied? No wonder people are so eager to come to Zhiyu Bookstore."

They had no problems, and Ye Yuwu breathed a sigh of relief. On the first day, she didn't make them draw, but instead gave them a storybook and told them to focus on reading it. After that, she left and didn't pay any attention to them.

The three people in the room looked at each other awkwardly and could only bury their heads in their books. Most of them had already read the stories that Manager Ye had asked them to read, but seeing that Ye Yuwu really didn't care about them, and not knowing what to do, they could only bury their heads in the stories again.

Some of them went out for a while and came back looking listless.

"What do you think Manager Ye means by this? I just passed by the book repair department, and they were so busy that they didn't even have time to drink water. I heard that they have started repairing books, and the bookstore will have many new books on display soon."

"I saw it too. Seeing how busy they are, and that we're getting paid more than them, I feel a bit guilty and really uneasy!"

Everyone sighed. Actually, this wasn't enough to make them feel guilty. People upstairs would bring them snacks and sweet soup from time to time, and they ate their fill without doing anything.

And so, filled with anxiety and unease, I sat there until it was time to finish work.

When they got home, Wang asked Hao Yili what he had done at the bookstore that day, and Hao Yili replied that he hadn't done anything.

The next day, they sat anxiously in the same seats they had been in the day before. As the morning was about to pass, they were still ignored.

The members of the painting department couldn't resist any longer and sent Hao Yili, the most "shy" one, to ask Manager Ye.

Hao Yili had only gone downstairs for a short while when she brought Manager Ye upstairs.

Everyone was both nervous and excited. Finally! Was the work finally about to begin?!

Ye Yuwu only wanted them to spend a day getting to know and adjust to themselves, but she didn't expect them to be so anxious and uneasy.

"Did you read the storybook I showed you yesterday carefully?"

Everyone nodded. They had read the storybook three times at home before, let alone once!

Ye Yuwu said, "That's good. Next, it's up to you to use your imagination to create the main characters for this story."

"Manager Ye, you want us to illustrate 'Starfall Rain'!" A man suddenly became excited. The reason was simple: he loved reading this storybook so much that he would die happy if he could actually illustrate it!

"You can have the rest of the time."

Ye Yuwu didn't intend to interfere too much with them, after all, she didn't know much about comics.

These ancient people usually only painted albums. Ye Yuwu thought that he would combine ink and wash painting to tell the story. As for the storyboard, he would leave it to them to study.

After leaving the difficult problem behind, Ye Yuwu left without looking back, indicating that she could come to her again if she encountered any problems.

This really worried everyone. They each drew a picture, but no one could decide on the perfect image.

At this point, Hao Yili suggested combining the character descriptions and personalities from the storybooks to draw the characters, and his suggestion was met with approval from everyone else.

Before long, the figures drawn by Hao Yili were unanimously approved by everyone else.

After determining the background art style, the three of them each took on the task of drawing different scenes and stories.

They were so busy all afternoon that they didn't even look up, completely absorbed in their paintings. It wasn't until Zhang Rouyan from the book repair department called them back to work in the evening, otherwise they would have continued painting.

The illustrator worked day and night for several days, but only one-fifth of the story was completed. Because the story was long, it required several pages to tell a scene. Even with only one-fifth completed, the album was already very thick.

Ye Yuwu immediately decided to draw a serialized picture book.

The picture book is finished, but how to reproduce and mass-produce it has become a problem. Do they have to draw each one individually? That would be a huge undertaking, and it would take forever.

Ye Yuwu used the search system to find a method: using woodblock printing. This was the simplest and quickest way to replicate the design, but it required finding a skilled engraver.

Finding sculptors was not difficult. Ye Yuwu found five sculptors and asked them to copy the original picture album, stacking and printing the hundreds of sculpted rubbings onto rice paper. In this way, the portraits were reproduced one by one.

Ye Yuwu also added anti-counterfeiting features, interspersing the paintings with the seal of Zhiyu Bookstore. As for the album, she plans to sell it for 8 guan per copy.

Keep in mind that her novel "Starfall Rain" only sold for 3500 coins, which is equivalent to three and a half strings of cash.

The catalogue required a significant time investment, and after careful research, she found that other catalogues were priced similarly, suggesting that only people with a little money would buy them.

But her catalog was originally intended for the high-end market, and wealthy people wouldn't mind the price.

As for how to let others know, the best and fastest way is to add news about the publication of the "Starfall Rain" picture book to the cover of the latest issue of "Between Square Inches".

After all, only those who can afford to buy "Between Square Inches" can afford to buy art books.

As expected, as soon as the latest issue of "Between Square Inches" was released, news of the publication of the picture book "Starfall Rain" spread like wildfire, and a large number of women instantly flocked to Zhiyu Bookstore.

Ye Yuwu never expected there to be so many "rich people"!