Chapter 97: Did you think it was an update? It was actually a post about the release of the book!
Tomorrow at noon, it will be released for the first time in my life.
This is my first time writing a comment on the release of the book, and I plan to write more. If you are too lazy to read it, you can just wait until the end to see the update schedule.
At first I was a little nervous, after all I had never written this before. Then I heard that the posting remarks were meant to be pitiful.
I laughed.
It's terrible. If I could sell it for ten yuan per pound, I would be a millionaire tomorrow.
(Who can be more miserable than me.jpg)
The worst thing about me right now is a very realistic problem.
First, I don’t like to ask for money. Second, I really need money right now…
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The opportunity to write this book came two months ago when I had a quarrel with the stupid manager of my department and asked to resign on the spot. My boss and colleagues advised me that she was about to retire and I should just bear with it.
But I did nothing wrong. I don't think it's necessary for me to stay with this idiot for a few more months.
After that, I didn’t rush to find a job. I started writing a novel out of boredom.
At that time, I was reading "I'm a Monk in Tokyo" and "The Great Doctor Ling Ran". In addition, I have always liked "Legend of Sword and Fairy" and thought the plot of the Sword God of Shilipo was very interesting, but it seemed that no novel had ever written about this plot well.
So, after some stitching, an invincible, handsome, and a little confused protagonist was born in Shilipu.
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I have written several beginnings before, but they were all cut after about 30,000 to 50,000 words.
Because there is a serious contradiction in me.
As a reader, I am experienced and picky. At present, for most online articles, I cannot even read to the second page and will just abandon the book.
But as an author, I am immature and inexperienced...
This leads to the situation that every time I look at what I have written, I feel that it is quite rubbish.
This serious discrepancy between aesthetic ability and creative ability has always troubled me.
Why didn't this book make the cut?
I really want to thank my editor, Fuchen, who started recommending my work from 20,000 words up to over 200,000 words without stopping.
Thank you very much.
If there was a break in the recommendation, I would go straight to find a class to attend.
Of course, I am most grateful to all the readers who have been following, voting, commenting and supporting me. You are the reason why I can persevere.
You gave me a lot of confidence.
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【Key paragraph】
During this period, it may be due to irregular work and rest and diet.
I have pharyngitis and gastritis.
I kept coughing, and every time I coughed, my stomach hurt and I was in great pain.
I went to the hospital several times, but they were all chronic illnesses and there was no quick improvement.
In addition, I had no income, so I felt a little anxious and my insomnia became more serious.
I often have to wait until dawn to fall asleep.
In order to maintain stable updates during the recommendation period, I am in Shanghai and have not moved. The minimum monthly consumption for rent, water, electricity, food, clothing, etc. is scary...
My hands are shaking as I type this because it suddenly occurred to me that I can no longer afford the rent for next month.
but.
In this state, I have been insisting on using my full energy to spread joy and love between the lines.
The brothers who were so moved typed their feelings on the public screen.
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Two months, two whole months. Don’t you know how I survived these two months?!
Finally, the wait has come to this day.
It will be on the shelves at 12 noon tomorrow. It is possible that five chapters will be updated directly, or three chapters may be released first and then two chapters. It depends on the situation.
Then there is the question of adding more chapters, which I thought about carefully.
The book now has more than 30,000 collections. According to the underworld rule of 20:1, it’s not too much for me to ask for a first order of 600,000, right?
(Just kidding, crossed out)
I'll set two lines, which is also my real psychological expectation.
One is the bottom line.
Let's set the first order at 1,000. As long as it's higher than this number, I can steadily update three times a day with 6,000-8,000 words for a while.
To be honest, this is already a love thing. If it’s any lower, I’ll really have to find a job… I’ll continue to collect a hundred kinds of stupid ways of leaders…
One is the additional update line.
Let's set the first order at 3,000. Since the follow-up reading data given by the editor is not bad, I dare to set a higher price.
I will add one chapter when the number reaches 3,000, and I will add another chapter for every 100 chapters above that number.
It may be a bit difficult for a newbie to order a high-quality product for the first time, but...at my speed, it is also difficult to add more chapters...
If you think about it this way, it's fair, right?
(Yes!) Yes, there are also rewards.
Alliance leader or something... I don't think there will be one, but if there is, I'll add an update.
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Let’s talk about the issue of piracy.
In fact, I don’t have that much contempt for piracy.
Because my generation grew up reading pirated books. I have been hanging out in those rental bookstores since I was in elementary school.
I started out by reading Jin Gu Liang Wen, and then I saw those 800-page online novels, and I suddenly felt so magical.
I still remember that I could rent it for five dollars a week and pay a ten-dollar deposit. At that time, I didn’t even know it was called online literature, it was just called “Big Book”.
Later, I got a mobile phone and started downloading txt "e-books". Until high school, I didn't know what Qidian Chinese website was.
I remember that the time when I was most obsessed with it was when I was in junior high school, and I watched "Zhu Xian" at that time.
I not only review before the exam, but I also start reading it in the middle of the exam, after I finish answering the paper.
Although the invigilator didn't notice it, my neighbor told the class teacher after I left the exam room...
The head teacher took me to the classroom door and scolded me for a long time like I was a fool.
As a result, when the test results came out, I ranked first in the class.
It was also the first time for me, at such a young age, to experience the joy of "pretending to be cool and then getting slapped in the face" in real life.
I'm off topic. (I mean that)
Anyway, I actually know that the habits of piracy and genuine products are deeply rooted and will not change because of what I say.
but.
Back to the opening sentence...
I really need support right now...
Brothers...
My book is indeed more interesting when read in the main chapters. Until now, the jokes I buried in the previous chapters are still being discovered by readers.
If you can, at least make a first order. Or if you enjoy reading pirated copies, come to the book review section and write a heartfelt praise, or give a five or ten yuan reward.
If we put it together, I can have one more meal of instant noodles and sausage.
Only when your stomach is full can your brain be active.
It may sound a bit exaggerated, but it is true.
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Tomorrow’s results are really, very, important.
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Finally, let’s talk about ideals.
In fact, attentive readers should have discovered that I have never liked to use a routine or rhythm to write. Starting from the 30th chapter of this book, I have been trying a new way of writing, attempting to use several lines to intersect to write a climax... but I failed.
One is that I am not capable enough to come up with a complete plot in such a short time, and the other is the drawback of the invincible flow itself.
Around chapter 60 or 70, I changed my mind and thought that perhaps the most suitable format for this book would be simple, short, flat and fast.
With a shorter plot and a faster pace, it tells some clever and interesting stories, making it look like a sitcom. The rhythm is relaxed and pleasant, with a touch of positive energy.
This is what I want now.
Of course, at the end of each volume, these story lines still need to converge and end together to be perfect. I didn’t do a good job in the first volume, but I promise to do better in the new chapters that follow.
The plot will also be more carefully crafted (after all, they were paid).
Before, my strengths might have been in the use of memes, driving stories, and punchlines between the lines, but I know very well that these are just condiments.
The real key ingredient, after all, is the story.
High-end cooking can often be done with the most common ingredients... (crossed out!) I will work harder, scan the charts, read other people's stories, learn the rhythm and structure... and keep improving.
As someone who always despises his own writing, you really don't have to worry about me using old routines or playing with old memes...
Because I myself can’t accept it.
To be honest, I haven’t finished reading an online novel in several years because I couldn’t find one that I really liked.
Because I think a good author must have both excellent writing skills and a spiritual story, such as Butterfly Blue, Three Days and Two Sleeps, Mao Ni, Angry Banana...
I also want to list my favorite Gangnam separately...
But the authors I like often face a strange problem...
So I can only hope that one day I can become one of them, a writer that I can recognize. (But I won’t give up) …
To sum up, the latter part of this book is definitely more exciting than the former.
As long as you like this book, you are my good friend.
As long as you spend money on this book, you are my good brother.
If you have ever gotten a little bit of happiness from this book, you also want to give a little bit of happiness back to the poor author.
Tomorrow at noon, it's time!
Oh. Oh. Oh.
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(I accidentally wrote more words about the release than the main text, so should this be considered an update?) (End of this chapter)
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