Hello everyone, I am Gu Zhenren.

Today I bring you a new book "The Exploitation of Immortal Crafts".

I have thought clearly that there are at least three challenges in writing this book!

The first challenge is to go out and write.

I wrote online articles because of my interest and hobby from the beginning. I have written so many books, and the main purpose is interest. So when I wrote "Gu Zhenren", even if the subscription was miserable, I persisted for at least seven years. At that time, I was still young and my parents were not old, so there was no need to worry. If one person is full, the whole family will not be hungry.

So, when I was writing "Infinite Blood Core", I would rather revise the outline, even if there was no subscription income during this period, and it didn't matter if it lasted for several months.

Not afraid of being laughed at by others——

Clumsy. When I was in the mountains, I couldn't pick the moon and fell down with blood on my head. This time I came out of the mountains, mainly to fill my worldly stomach.

Reflecting on myself, the state of "Yamanechi" may be my personal comfort zone, where I can grow up in my own circle. Perhaps my previous artistic pursuits and so-called dreams were just a kind of self-entertainment and wishful thinking.

"Outside the mountain" are heroes fighting for supremacy and hundreds of boats competing for the current!

My new book, "The Exploitation of Immortal Works", is my first work "out of the mountains". For the first time in history, I began to consider charts, reader activities, updates, writing rhythm, and conforming to the public's reading habits.

I hope to write articles that conform to the public's reading habits and that everyone likes to read.

I am a very clumsy person. It is my first time to do something, so I may not do it well. But I will learn with an open mind and work hard to improve! Please give me more criticism and corrections. If you can give me some encouragement, it will be better!

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The second challenge is socializing.

I am a otaku. Besides writing and reading books, my biggest hobby is playing games.

I have social phobia, although it has eased as I get older. But I am still not good at socializing with people and interacting with book friends.

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The third challenge is the inner self.

This is the biggest challenge.

Everyone has two lives. One is called worldly life, and the other is called ideal life. For artists, the second life is called artistic life.

I wrote Gu for about 10 years, on and off, with low income for most of the time, but I was happy with it. I revised and rewrote Blood Core for several months, locked myself in my room, not talking to the outside world, but I was full of interest and did not lose any of it.

I like writing books, and writing books itself is the source of my motivation. These processes are all nourishing my artistic life.

Coming out to write may be different. For me, it may be a waste of my artistic life.

How long can my second life last? I don't know.

Since this is my first attempt, I don’t know whether I am suitable for this writing style.

There are so many ways to kill the second life. It is extremely powerful, yet extremely fragile.

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I can only tell myself: I leave the mountains in order to go back into the mountains to chase the moon.

I will try my best to adjust my mindset, find the balance, and work hard to transform. Who knows, maybe I can nourish my artistic life with this kind of writing style.

I implore you all to bear witness.

Thank you!

2024.4.20 (End of this chapter)