Reporting on achievements! Also, a 2.5 million word summary.
41220.
As of now, the average subscription count for Junzi is 41,220.
Yes, we have reached 40,000 per day.
As we all know, the more words a book has, the harder it is to increase its average daily subscriptions, which is a huge disadvantage compared to new books with fewer words.
Our growth rate is almost as good as the big players!
Please listen to me.
On February 1, 2023, Junzi was released and received 7,800 orders on its first day, ranking among the top three in that period.
Within three days, it will exceed 10,000 orders; within three months, it will exceed 20,000 orders.
The highest peak was in July 2023, when the average number of orders placed by the gentleman was nearly 24,000.
After that, with the loss of exposure during the new book release period and almost zero exposure on the monthly ticket charts, Junzi's average subscriptions slowly declined.
As of May 7th of this year, the month before last, before posting individual chapters to ask for votes and expressing determination to compete for the top spots, Junzi's average subscriptions had dropped to 20,300, about to fall below the 20,000 average subscription threshold!
My friends often joke that this is not the monthly vote ranking that a book with 20,000 average views should have. It's barely surviving on AI recommendations.
If the story ended here, Xiao Rong would be very familiar with it.
This situation seems familiar.
Because the first book, "I Have a Sword Fairy Wife," was the same!
Because Xiao Rong had long been accustomed to the low period when she buried herself in writing for a long time and her grades naturally declined.
Due to the new author's scumbag status, in August 2020, Sword Girl's first subscription was 280. After it was released, its performance skyrocketed, reaching a peak of 8,000 average subscriptions by November of that year. This was 8,000 average subscriptions before the anti-piracy era on Qidian, and it was also 8,000 average subscriptions after missing the new book launch period.
After that, the familiar data continued to decline, and by the time the series ended in September 2022, the average number of subscriptions for Sword Girl was just over 6,000.
A decline that has lasted for nearly two years.
Xiao Rong had long been accustomed to the low point of declining popularity and having only a few true fans to accompany her. She had even learned to find joy in hardship, telling herself that she should just bury herself in writing the stories she loved.
However, after a long slump lasting more than two years, watching helplessly as "Sword Girl" slowly died due to factors such as performance, state, and reality.
When I saw with my own eyes again that Junzi's average score had plummeted from 24,000 to 20,300, the two and a half years that Jianniang had gone through flashed before my eyes once more.
A surge of anger inexplicably rose within me.
In the four years of writing this book, the most painful time for me has never been when I was subjected to harsh words, bad reviews, or insults. Instead, it was when many of my old readers, who had read "Sword Girl" before, contacted me through various channels and sent me private messages saying that they really liked "Sword Girl" and were very sorry that it ended so suddenly.
I couldn't help but wonder, if the Sword Maiden hadn't been defeated, if we had continued to persevere with her and tried again, would her ending have been very different?
I know that people subconsciously romanticize the paths they haven't taken, but that's better than laughing at their own cowardice and timidity ten years later.
I suddenly understood what that feeling in my chest was.
The month before last, on May 7th, my brothers and I stood at this crossroads again, this time with the book "The Gentleman".
This time, we went for it.
As of today, July 31, 2024, Junzi's average subscriptions are 41,220.
From 20300 on May 7th to 41220 on July 31st.
More than two months.
Our old book, which has nearly 2.5 million words, has seen its average order volume more than double!
We surpassed Honor and Samsung, and achieved the milestones of 100 Alliances and four other achievements.
We charged straight through the 30,000 level without looking back, crashed into the 40,000 level, and then surged towards the 50,000 level.
Especially in July, we have consistently ranked among the top three on the Qidian bestseller list, and even topped the bestseller list several times. Among our peers, the bestseller list is the most prestigious list.
As it turns out, we did not romanticize the paths we did not take.
As it turns out, as long as a virtuous person is given enough exposure, they can stand up and see a height that many people dare not even imagine.
As it turns out, what has dragged down a gentleman's achievements has always been the author's own inaction and cowardice, not the poor, pedantic writers' tendency to shirk responsibility and the readers' lack of discernment.
As it turns out, a virtuous person should never be in the same position as before; he should belong to a better position and should never stop moving forward.
As it turns out, Junzi actually has a group of the best readers! And in the future, he will continue to welcome a new group of the best readers.
Here's a summary of July: 168,000 words were updated in July, averaging 5,420 words per day, with 0 days of leave taken, as shown in the image below.
168,000 words is nothing compared to those who update their writing speed, but for Xiao Rong, who has obsessive-compulsive disorder and writes at a speed of 500 words per hour, it represents his all-out effort to lock himself in a dark room every day, sit in front of the computer, and frantically write.
Long-time readers who followed the updates before should know that in the past, Xiao Rong could only write 120,000 words a month, averaging 4,000 words a day. In July, he wrote 48,000 more words than usual.
Moreover, I haven't taken a single day off for three consecutive months since May! And I definitely won't take a single day off in August either!
Let me talk about the problem of slow typing speed.
Often, for the sake of a small part of the plot, Xiao Rong has to think carefully about the plot that follows, and figure out the logic and development of the events.
This results in me typing even a short segment of the story at a snail's pace.
Xiao Rong wanted to treat everyone like good friends, bringing out the best of what she could write to serve them.
This "good stuff" may not suit everyone's taste, or they may even find it unpalatable.
But I always manage to find a few that I can actually taste, and I quite like them.
That's enough.
Xiao Rong tries her best to bring it to more people so that those who like it can find it.
But it's not about being self-absorbed or arrogant. I genuinely believe that Qidian's readership is amazing, with many outstanding readers.
For example, many readers can clearly sense whether the author is just going through the motions or is working seriously when they follow the story. They can also keenly detect when the quality of your updates is off, that you are obviously not putting in the effort, or that you are in a slump.
What you write can be easily recognized by many readers, who may even offer insights for further exploration.
So sometimes, when Xiao Rong gets criticized for her short and lackluster updates, she really doesn't dare to talk back...
Unfortunately, my writing ability cannot meet the needs of most readers, and even if I improve it gradually, people may not have the patience.
So all I can do is bury myself in writing, keep writing, and not lose my composure.
Because I've always believed that as long as an author still has a spark of inspiration, as long as they don't lose it, and as long as they feel there's nothing wrong with the story, then it won't fall apart.
Only when he himself becomes discouraged and doubts himself does a book begin to collapse.
Therefore, one must not let any thoughts disturb one's mind, and one's will must be firm and unyielding.
To this day, "Junzi" has reached 2.5 million words, exceeding the word count when "Jianniang" stopped writing. Its achievement is probably more than five times that of "Jianniang." And its initial purpose was just to practice writing. Writing to this point, I am truly moved.
There are actually many more stories about this gentleman, which I would like to tell you all slowly.
Due to limited space today, I'll stop here for now.
at last.
Now it's time for the part everyone loves: asking for monthly votes and extra chapters.
I updated 7 chapters last month, and as of now, I still owe 14 chapters.
Each update is based on 3,000 words. If two chapters are combined into one, each chapter will be 7,000 words. If a chapter is less than 7,000 words, it is not considered an update. This was the algorithm used last month.
I'll continue making up for the 14 chapters I owe this month and finish them first.
I won't be taking any days off this month either, and I'll keep updating every day! I'm aiming to surpass last month's 168,000 updates.
Next, we need to break through the 50,000 moving average!
Go see the scenery that you used to think only big shots could see.
By the way, the Alliance Leader cashback event is still ongoing this month. If you're interested, you can check the previous chapters or join the book club for more information.
Last but not least, please vote for me! Please vote for me! Please vote for me!
Don't save your tickets for the end of the month, everyone. There won't be any double rewards at the end of the month. I really need my monthly tickets right now!
Every monthly pass you give is a great help to our Junzi team, and Xiao Rong sincerely thanks you all.
Xiao Rong knows that his updates can't compare to those big shots who post 10,000 words a day. His posts are short and watered down, and he's always asking for votes. He's too shameless.
However, for the sake of Junzi's achievements and to allow more people to see our book, Xiao Rong must do everything in her power to ask for votes, regardless of her pride.
As long as it makes Junzi better and more people can see it, Xiao Rong will do anything... What, then let's lock him in a room 24 hours a day to update more?
Waaah! Time to get back to writing in my little black room!
I'm begging for freshly cast monthly votes!
I'm begging for freshly cast monthly votes!
I'm begging for freshly cast monthly votes!
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(End of this chapter)
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