Starting as a Manga Editor-Chapter 120: Yes, Ma’am

Cai Quan had seen a thing or two in life.
Or at least, he thought he had.
But now, faced with this girl who looked even younger than him, he realized just how laughably shallow his experience really was.
He finally understood why Avalon Studio had acquired the ANF platform.
Tang Yao wasn’t just buying the site—she was pushing it to its absolute limit.
The entire promotion plan was insanely detailed—covering content integration, IP collaborations, user conversion, technical implementation, and performance evaluation.
It wasn’t just strategy; it had execution details.
There were even phased rollout plans.
From pre-heating to peak periods…
They’d first roll out a site redesign, launch a dedicated "Fate Universe Zone," and use manga, the game, and even official novels to drive traffic and encourage downloads.
Then came the burst period, with precise funneling strategies:
A FGO countdown event
Sharing event pages on social platforms to enter lotteries for in-game prizes
Inviting FGO voice actors to post videos on ANF
Long-term homepage feature spots
UGC incentives like a “FGO × ANF Doujin Creation Contest”
Tang Yao even proposed introducing an official site mascot. The proposal included a short story where ANF’s virtual admin discovered strange server data—revealed to be records from Chaldea.
Cai Quan hadn’t even gotten around to reading the short story yet—but just from the two attached mascot illustrations, he could tell this idea was solid.
He was completely floored.
Seriously—
What kind of god-tier operations were these?!
Content funneling, game conversion, ecosystem feedback—three layers of synergy.
You could say it was the perfect blueprint for syncing a video platform with the FGO mobile game.
“You should go over it in detail,” Tang Yao said seriously. “Try to get familiar with the whole plan as soon as you can. Avalon’s been prepping for this for a while—it’s going to require cross-department collaboration. Tech, content, and operations will all need to coordinate. It’ll be tough.”
She paused. “But if it all goes smoothly… you can already see it: this will benefit not just the game, but the platform. FGO's traffic will massively feed back into the site. This is a golden opportunity.”
“…Understood.”
Cai Quan took a deep breath, cradled the proposal in both hands, and gave a solemn nod.
Yes!
Selling the site was the right call!
What could he have achieved running it himself? Nothing!
But Avalon Studio—a company already gaining traction among the core anime crowd—they could give the site a bright future!
Some people are just built different.
What did it mean to be a genius?
The person in front of him was one.
…Then he thought about the equity promise in the performance clause he signed.
And imagined what the site might become if this plan succeeded…
Cai Quan couldn’t help getting emotional.
But he didn’t regret selling.
He was very self-aware.
This only worked because it was paired with a game, and someone had the vision and skill to integrate those resources.
He couldn’t have done this.
Not even close.
Even the mascot girl idea was miles ahead of anything he’d thought of—much less making her a spokesperson who’d become beloved through FGO collaborations.
Yes!
Why hadn’t he thought to create a mascot!?
All he could do now was admire it.
Right now, he was just grateful.
Grateful he’d sold the site.
Because at this rate, once the performance clause ended, the shares he’d earn might end up being more valuable than the whole site had been when he ran it solo!
“You should get going—Kang Ming’s waiting for you.”
Tang Yao saw his flushed, visibly excited face and could pretty much guess what he was thinking. But she didn’t let him get carried away and pointed behind him.
Cai Quan turned—and sure enough, there was a man with a receding hairline waiting nearby. When he noticed Cai looking over, he flashed a grin.
Cai jumped to his feet and went over to talk with him.
The two quickly began discussing the new site structure.
Tang Yao turned her gaze back to the screen.
This collaboration campaign had been in the works ever since she confirmed the acquisition. Most of it had already been reviewed internally by the Avalon team. No major issues.
The only real issue was… the voice actor segment.
Back when Fate/Grand Order was first being developed, money was tight—so Tang Yao cut costs wherever she could.
Even the audio effects had been outsourced.
Many of the female character’s interjections?
She’d voiced them herself.
What could she do?
Voice actors were insanely expensive—upwards of ¥10,000 an hour. Just recording a character’s card lines was already pushing the budget. If she wanted full voicing for all characters? No way.
And those weren’t even top-tier seiyuu.
The A-listers? Minimum ¥30,000 per hour…
And how much can one record in an hour?
At best—100 full lines, assuming everything goes smoothly.
Realistically?
60 lines was already amazing.
The cheaper voice actors she hired weren’t very famous—but they were solid, and matched the characters well.
Now, even if she asked them to record a promo video or participate in a commercial collab with ANF—it probably wouldn’t make waves.
But fortunately, Tang Yao had saved her trump cards—
For all the popular characters, she had hired big-name seiyuu.
Back when she’d reached out to them?
She’d been humble as h*ll—agonizing over every yen spent.
But those days were over.
Now Avalon Studio had money.
She could finally hire boldly!
Their turn to be humble now!
And as for the lesser-known voice actors—though they weren’t famous, Tang Yao had been selective. They all had solid fundamentals and fit the roles well.
So maybe instead of relying on the A-listers again…
She could push one of the lesser-known talents?
Big-name seiyuu were everywhere in anime collabs—core fans had seen it all.
But if an underground voice actor got famous thanks to FGO, even went viral…
That could be a win for both the actor and the game.
So now the question was—
Who to pick?
Tang Yao furrowed her brow, mentally running through the VAs she’d worked with.
Aside from herself, most of them were great—each one trying to act like someone’s “cool older sister”…
But the most important thing was still the character.
This was a character-driven game. She couldn’t choose based purely on skill or fame.
Plus, the videos they’d record might include spoiler content.
So…
“……”
Tang Yao stared at the screen, thinking hard.
She opened the FGO Servant List and scrolled through it.
But none of the Servants felt right.
Then her eyes drifted toward one specific entry.
A Master, not a Servant.
Wait.
In Fate/stay night, the Masters pretty much only had interjections—no full voice acting.
What if…
They used skeletal animation to create a virtual idol Rin Tohsaka, playing FGO?
Would that work?
It just might!
And it wouldn’t even be that complicated!
The idea hit her all at once.
Tang Yao’s eyes lit up immediately.