I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 350 "Shadow Empire"

"Chirp..."

The air conditioner is on and the windows are closed.

There was a slight cool breeze blowing in the study room, and through the window, the soft chirping of birds could be faintly heard under the shade of the community.

After getting ready, Ji Zhuo sat in front of the computer in the study.

"The Ordinary and the Great" has been finished,
Now Ji Zhuo is naturally ready to start the creation of a new book under the name of ABC.

For the next new book under the name of ABC, Ji Zhuo already has some ideas these days.

The new book is naturally still a serious work, but it may need to bring some horror elements.

Thinking of the horror elements, Ji Zhuo couldn't help but see that little chubby man's expression of being afraid and wanting to see,
Then turning back to his thoughts, Ji Zhuo's eyes fell on the computer screen again.

Code word software has been opened.

Create a new book.

First, of course, is the title of the new book,

As for the title of the new book, Ji Zhuo already has a draft.

"Empire of Shadows"

There were a few clattering keyboard knocks,

Ji Zhuo typed the title of this new book,

For the time being, the title of this new book has been decided.
If necessary, Ji Zhuo will change it later.

Then the introduction,
The introduction basically sets the tone for the entire book.
Ji Zhuo opened the newly created book, facing the blank pages,
He paused, considered his sentence, and began to revise and rewrite the introduction of this new book.

"Introduction: The shadow on the ground stood up, and the shadow on the wall left the wall. Dirty and bitter words were easily blurted out, and vicious deeds were carried out so easily."

"Crackling..."

The keyboard sounded, and Ji Zhuo typed out these words.

Then it was deleted, paused, and then typed out a new introduction, but it also retyped the original introduction.

Sometimes it is like this, I am not satisfied with the original content, and after deleting it, I just type it again.

"Looking back, where's your shadow?"

Ji Zhuo added another sentence,

Then he paused, and deleted the extra sentence,
The profile of the version that was first typed out was still left.

"So be it."

Looking at the content of this introduction, Ji Zhuo is quite satisfied.
nodded.

Then there is the text.

A new chapter begins.

The title of the chapter has not been written yet.
Facing the blank page again, Ji Zhuo sorted out the thoughts in his mind, and then considered the next sentence,

Put your hands on the keyboard again.

"Crackling..."

The keyboard sound is struck,

A new work begins on the computer,
As the words on the computer screen emerged, this story belonging to "Empire of Shadows" also began to appear.

"...a heavy rain fell outside the window, which made the night sky extremely dark. The thick rain curtain blocked the light of the city in the distance, and the lights in nearby houses seemed to be extinguished by the heavy rain and night.

Chang Mo in the house could only hear the sound of the rain hitting the green branches and leaves of the community, and the sound of the collision of the branches and leaves of those trees.

Chang Mo, who was lying on the bed alone, didn't fall asleep, but tensed up, panting heavily, his face looked hideous..."

This is the beginning of "Empire of Shadows",
In a dark story environment, it unfolds in a somewhat depressing atmosphere.

The protagonist Chang Mo in the current story is an ordinary person who just graduated from university and has not yet found a job.

A few days ago, he was scrambling to find future work while filling his readers' quarterly rent bills.

At this moment, he seemed a little restless, even fearful.

Because after an interview, when he was walking under the sun, he found that his shadow was gone.

And the people around them don't know anything about it.

For he found, at this very moment,

At this moment, when he was lying on the bed alone in fear,
The gasping of another person can also be heard, and that person seems to be afraid too, and the gasping sound is gradually becoming agitated and restless.

he can hear

That person was under his bed.

"Boom..."

The thunder outside the window is accompanied by lightning,

The shining thunder light illuminated the room, and behind Chang Mo who turned sideways, there was no shadow of him.

"Huh...huh..."

Chang Mo sat up from the bed,

He stood up a little angrily, squatted down beside the bed,

Look under the bed.

It's just that I didn't see anything.

But this time,
Just when Chang Mo lowered his head to look under the bed,

There was another sound on the bed, it was heavy breathing, and it was a restless movement of fear.

……

The story of "Shadow Empire",

Under such circumstances, it gradually unfolded downwards.

in front of the computer,

Facing the lit computer screen, Ji Zhuo typed with his hand,
Almost without stopping, words describing the story of "Shadow Empire" appeared on the computer screen.

The story of "Empire of Shadows" also progresses in these sentences.

in the study,
The crackling keyboard sounds continuously,

Outside the study, the birdsong that could be faintly heard before gradually disappeared.

I don't know if it's because I flew far away or I'm tired.

Only the whirring sound of the air conditioner was left.

Ji Zhuo was immersed in the story, sitting in front of the computer, writing the beginning of "Shadow Empire".

Then it was another afternoon.

Waiting for the sunlight coming in through the window to gradually become less hot,
From being reflected under the window to becoming the afterglow swaying on the wall of the study, it also elongated the shadows of the desk, computer, and Ji Zhuo in the study.

Until it's dark again outside the house,
Ji Zhucai was getting darker in the study,

Just stopped today's codeword.

"hiss……"

Non-stop typing all afternoon, Ji Zhuo hardly moved in front of the computer,

Now that he finished typing and stretched his back, Ji Zhuo felt extremely sore.

But looking at the content written on the computer screen this afternoon,

Still quite a sense of accomplishment.

There is about [-] words in content, which can be regarded as the beginning of the new book "Shadow Empire" under the name of ABC.

Then I took a rough look at the content of "Shadow Empire" written today,
Ji Zhuo couldn't help turning his head again, and looked at the ground next to him.

Okay,

Although the study is dark, there are city lights coming in from the window,

I can still see Ji Zhuo's own shadow,
Otherwise, Ji Zhuo would be frightened fiercely.

"call……"

Take a long breath,
Ji Zhuo got up from the computer, and as soon as the computer was turned off, he left the study.

……

"Ding dong... ding dong..."

As if making an appointment, it wasn't long before Ji Zhuo touched the phone,

Just before I left the house, I received greetings from several editors.

Maybe it's also because Ji Zhuo knows about this point and Ji Zhuo doesn't have a code word... Or maybe it's because Ji Zhuo usually replies to messages at this point or in the morning.

"Al: Mr. I, the English edition of your The Ordinary and the Great is already in print.

al: Of course, we are proceeding according to the predetermined plan, not because of the influence of other writers to disrupt our plan.

al: It will take some time for other language versions of your work to start printing.

al: Look, do you want to send you an English version of the sample book first, or send it to you together with other versions? "

At the top is a message from Editor-in-Chief Al,
Probably just told him about the progress of the publication and distribution of "The Ordinary and the Great".

But then, the editor-in-chief Al sent another message, which made Ji Zhuo a little silent.

So much so that Ji Zhuo didn't dare to click on the messages sent by the other two editors for a while.

"al: Mr. I, there is one more thing I need your help with.

al: I know Mr. I that you may not like to participate in some publicity activities, so can you please Mr. I to sign some of the autographed books of "The Ordinary and the Great" after the book is published or printed.

Clumsy and uncommon: ...

Clumsy and uncommon: No readers should have known me before.Does my signature have a publicity effect?

al: But I believe that when they read your work, they will understand the value of your autographed book, in fact, as your reader, I would also like a copy of your autographed book. "

(End of this chapter)