Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

Three months passed quickly.

Xia Yuan successfully entered the Hanxia Writers Association, which initially caused some conflicts and arguments, but quickly returned to calm.

The association's group chat has returned to its previous state.

The bigwigs rarely speak; instead, some traditional writers spend their days debating poetry and prose.

Then online writers have their own small circles, and the two sides do not interact with each other.

However, there has also been a lot of other content, and more and more people who were previously silent are now coming out to talk about these topics.

For example, people often talk about Harry Potter in the group.

In reality, the reputation is quite polarized.

Some writers believe that this work deserved the award.

And they really began to analyze the core of it.

Others scoffed at the idea.

This naturally includes Liu Changbing.

At the beginning, Liu Changbing might have pretended to be reserved and not expressed his malice too obviously.

Otherwise, wouldn't that be telling others that he's furious, angry, and bothered that Xia Yuan stole his award?
Later on, he stopped pretending.

He got angrier and angrier as he watched these people bragging in the group every day.

This kind of trash book, a pure stain on literature, pure internet garbage, what's so great about it?
Why do you keep talking about it every day?
And think about it carefully, this is a prize of 500,000!

Half a million!
He's been writing books for so many years, it's hard to say whether his royalties have totaled at least 500,000.

It might even be less.

If he could actually get such a large sum of money, it would truly change his life to a great extent.

Then his wife, who had always looked down on him, stopped saying anything, and he was able to stand up straight in front of her.

Then he will be able to prove that the path he has taken all these years was the right one!
In the future, I should say less things like: "The biggest mistake I ever made was marrying you. I've never enjoyed any happiness in my life and have suffered most of my life."

Could you say less of that?

He can also openly and honestly say: I am also a great writer, a great literary figure.

The most important thing is if he wins the award.

Then he could finally hold his head high in front of those lousy online novelists.

A bunch of unworthy people, receiving so much in royalties, yet unable to produce anything of value.

He felt ashamed of this, believing it to be cultural garbage from Hanxia. He thought it would be incredibly embarrassing and a disgrace to Hanxia if it got out.

So, after thinking about it day and night and becoming increasingly unable to understand it, he turned to the dark side and began openly expressing his dissatisfaction in the group chat every day.

Xia Yuan did not speak again.

This made him increasingly disdainful.

In his view, Xia Yuan was simply being cowardly and didn't dare to confront him.

What truly good works can someone like that produce in his lifetime? He'll only rely on the resources he has at his disposal.

Then those people in the group like to fawn over others.

Disgusting! Utterly disgusting!!
However, it was at this moment that Xia Yuan, whom he had been thinking about day and night, spoke up.

Xia Yuan: "Everyone, my new book will be released tomorrow. Please check it out!"

This immediately drew the attention of many people.

After all, Xia Yuan's fame and status are undeniable, so his appearance naturally attracts the attention of most people.

It's fair to say that in terms of fame, he's at least on par with the truly top masters in the association.

It's just that they're in different fields.

"Wow! It's Xia Yuan! Capture him!"

"Xia Yuan, do you recognize me? I'm your fan. I love watching your movies, and I've been doing it for years." "I've read Harry Potter many times, and each time I have new feelings and experiences."

"I wonder if there's any chance of getting Professor Xia Yuan's autograph personally."

"Hmph!" Liu Changbing looked at the contents of her phone and snorted coldly.

But if Xia Yuan appears, he won't appear.

To this day, he still adheres to his original advice to "never associate with each other until death" and "never compromise his principles."

And they expressed disdain for the behavior of these people.

They're a bunch of bootlickers.

A new book, right?

To be honest, he really didn't think Xia Yuan could write any good new books.

He's nothing but a fraud and a charlatan.

In their small group, a group of like-minded association members who shared his thoughts were also comforting him.

"Teacher Liu Changbing, don't be angry or care. Time will prove everything and prove the saying that lies can't become truth and truth can't become lies."

"We are all on the same side."

"What good stuff can this guy possibly write?"

"If you ask me, we should kick out all those online writers from the association."

"It's best to be careful what you say. Don't forget that many of the council's leaders are online writers. If there's a mole in the group, it won't be good if it gets out."

"Heh, I'm afraid of these things? So what if it's the council? If it's no good, it's no good."

However, this is the case outside of the Hanxia Writers Association.

News about Xia Yuanyao's new book has been widely circulated online.

This has also sparked widespread discussion.

However, contrary to the situation within the Writers' Association, Xia Yuan's overall reputation online is extremely positive!
After all, objective factors are there; in the world today, there is no book that is more popular than Harry Potter.

To date, this book series has sold 3700 million copies worldwide.

"This book is so popular now, it must have made Xia Yuan a lot of money, right? I really envy Xia Yuan."

"People like Xia Yuan are truly monsters. No matter what he does, he always succeeds. It's unbelievable."

"How long has it been, and there's already a new book? Is he really going to become a great writer? Is he no longer making movies??"

"Stop neglecting your duties!! But I'll read whatever you write. To be honest, Xia Yuan's novels are comparable to his movies."

"I wonder what kind of new book it will be about. It'll probably be another wildly imaginative fantasy like the previous one, right?"

"It should be very interesting, and the kind of show that will make people very happy."

"It means I've been looking forward to it for a whole time."

So, the next day, when the sales channels were opened up, Xia Yuan's new book went on sale.
"Huh?? 'To Live'?? What the heck?"

"This book title... something seems off. Is this really a book that can make you happy?"

"I don't know, but I've already bought it and now I'm just waiting for it to arrive."

"I've already got it."

"I've already bought it from the physical bookstore, and I'll start reading it right away."

And the other side.

Although Liu Changbing said he was very disdainful, he couldn't suppress his curiosity.

Of course, I also wanted to critique it up close so that I could then escalate the issue further. I bought a copy of Xia Yuan's new book.

Then, the moment he opened it, his pupils contracted. (End of Chapter)