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Chapter 276 "The Great God's New Work"

Chapter 275

a few days later.

A university dormitory.

Everyone else went home for the summer vacation, but Lao Zhu stayed.

He was the only one left in the dormitory and looked a little lonely, but this was the environment he wanted because his first novel, "Legend of Sword and Fairy", was already completed.

He plans to start a new book during this summer vacation.

"The Legend of Sword and Fairy" can be regarded as his practice work. Although it was published and he could earn royalties every month, it was his first attempt at writing a novel, and writing such a long novel became increasingly painful for him.

The more I write, the more I want to give up.

The frequency of card words is getting higher and higher.

So he finished the book before going on vacation.

He has been alone in the dormitory these days, concentrating on writing his new book, "Nine Sons".

Because of his experience in writing "Legend of Sword and Fairy", he prepared a more complete outline for the new book. For this outline, he created a plot arrangement that he named "Thousand Layer Pancake".

What is "Thousand Layer Cake"?
It's very simple - the place where the story takes place remains unchanged, just like a piece of cake. After the first plot ends, this story is uncovered and another story continues. After the other story ends, a new story continues in this place.

In this way, the location of the story is familiar to readers, and many of the characters and deeds in this place are also familiar to readers, which can give readers an increasingly better sense of immersion. Moreover, as the stories unfold, the images of some main characters will become more and more vivid through repeated shaping of each story, just like real people.

In the original time and space, he entered the industry with a book called "Zichuan".

In this time and space, influenced by the works of Zhongyuan Yidianhui, he tried writing in advance and wrote "The Legend of Sword and Fairy". Now he has started writing a new book "Nine Sons".

I don’t know if he can still write "Zichuan" in this time and space?
Anyway, the word Zichuan is completely out of his mind right now.

I just want to continue the style of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" and write another fantasy work.

He recently bought a laptop with the money he earned from writing articles.

At this time, he was typing on his notebook.

As he was writing, he stopped.

He looked a little hesitant.

Because he thought of a recent invitation to him from a new website.

This new website called Qidian Chinese Network recently had an editor-in-chief personally invite him to Qidian to publish his works.

Promise to give his work more recommended resources.

The most important thing is that the editor said that he likes his "Legend of Sword and Fairy" very much and is a fan of his books.

He was not sure whether what the editor said was true or false? Did he say the same thing to every author?
But this is the first time a website editor has said this to him.

In his heart, he was willing to believe that what the other party said was true.

So, what he was thinking at this moment was: Should "Nine Sons" be published on Qidian?
He had high hopes for "Nine Sons".

Before "Legend of Sword and Fairy" was finished, he had already written the outline of "Nine Sons". He believed that as long as he could write the story according to the outline, the quality and popularity of the book would not be bad.

only……

Is it a good choice to start from a website that has just been established for a short time?
Reason told him - No!
But other websites did not say that they would give him more recommendations, nor did they show any sign of promoting him. Only the editor of Qidian promised to give him more recommendations.

So, he was a little hesitant. He wanted to try Qidian.com, but he was also afraid that this new website would not live up to expectations and would remain lukewarm.

But the fact that he hesitated already shows his psychological inclination.

……

That afternoon.

Magic City.

At the starting point, Zhang Yonglong received a QQ message from Lao Zhu.

——"Brother Long, my new book has been uploaded to your website and I am waiting for your review result. The title of the book is "Nine Sons". I hope you can take care of it in the future. Thank you!"

"Nine sons?"

Zhang Yonglong frowned slightly.

Because of the title, he had no idea what kind of book it was, or even what type of work it was.

But he did not conclude that the book would be a flop.

Because there are not many novelists in this era, and even fewer who can write good novels, most readers often fall into a state of book famine.

Once they are in a book frenzy, they will do anything to find a book. They will open the libraries of various novel websites and try out each book one by one.

In such an environment, the title of a book does not determine the life or death of a book.

Zhang Yonglong looked at the list of works that had been reviewed.

Sure enough, I found a work called "Nine Sons", and only two chapters have been uploaded so far.

He clicked it and took a look.

After reading it, he nodded slightly and smiled with satisfaction.

It’s not that he is very satisfied with the quality of the book, but he thinks the quality of the first two chapters of the book is not bad and the author’s writing style is also okay.

This is an above average work.

Qidian.com was established not long ago, so he would naturally feel satisfied that such a work could be included.

I just don't think much about the future of this book.

……

Dazzling rain.

Yuan Shikong left a great name in the history of online literature development with a book "Legend of the Little Soldier".

He is the same age as Cao Sheng.

Also born in 1980.

In the original time and space, he began to publish "Legend of the Little Soldier" in the summer of 02.

In this time and space, he, like Lao Zhu, also entered the industry early under the influence of Cao Sheng's works.
At the beginning of this year, he started writing for the first time and tried to write a book called "Star Wanderer". He worked on it for half a year but failed to publish it, so he chose to finish it recently.

Recently, he also received an invitation from someone who claimed to be the editor-in-chief of Qidian.

The editor-in-chief claimed to be a fan of his books and liked his "Star Wanderer" very much.

Then I asked him if he had any plans to publish a new book recently?
He said yes.

The other party invited him to publish his works on Qidian.com and promised to recommend resources to him. He agreed without much thought.

He was not optimistic about the newly established Qidian.

But it doesn't matter.

Anyway, he didn't plan to publish new books only on Qidian. He also planned to publish on Longkong and Rongshuwei.

That's totally fine!
You can publish on the website! You don't need to sign a contract with the website, and there are no restrictions on rights and obligations.

Publishing on several websites can also increase the exposure of your work, and it may be noticed by a publishing house and published.

What a coincidence: on the same afternoon that Lao Zhu published "Nine Sons" on Qidian, Xuan Yu published his new book "Starry Sky" on Qidian.

Like his previous work "Star Wanderer", it is still a type of wandering in the starry sky.

He didn't like writing about modern times or ancient times, and was only interested in the future science fiction world. Although "Star Wanderer" was not published, it did not make him any money.

But it allowed him to accumulate a lot of writing experience.

For the book "Starry Sky", he plans to give "Starry Sky" a new look and rewrite it.

The writing is more understandable and the story flows better.

This is a bit like copying yourself.

But he felt no pressure.

Why should I feel psychological pressure to copy myself?
Didn't I write the book "Star Wanderer"? Don't I own the copyright?

When he was writing "Starry Sky", he had already thought that if it still couldn't be published this time and the popularity was still not high enough, he would use "Starry Sky" as the framework for his next book and rewrite the story. Of course, he didn't plan to copy the plot.

The story must be changed beyond recognition so that ordinary people cannot tell the difference.

……

Qidian has recently invited many authors to come to Qidian to publish their works.

In addition to Lao Zhu and Xuan Yu, Xue Ping, a teacher who has already written a book "The Reincarnation of the Emperor of Heaven", was also invited to publish his works on Qidian.

After the publication of "The Reincarnation of the Emperor of Heaven", Xue Ping earned tens of thousands of yuan in royalties.

I have tasted the sweetness.

Recently, the editor-in-chief of Qidian said that he was a fan of his books and liked his "The Reincarnation of the Emperor of Heaven" very much. He said that if he came to Qidian to publish his works, he would definitely recommend resources to him.

It is also said that it is better to be the head of a chicken than to be the tail of a phoenix.

Instead of being unknown in Rongshu, it is better to come to the newly established starting point and experience the feeling of being promoted by the website.

He was moved.

His new book has passed the publishing review in Taiwan and will be available for sale next month.

For him, it doesn’t make much difference which novel website his new book is published on.

Because there are very few Taiwanese readers who read books on mainland novel websites.

But book lovers in mainland China...cannot buy works published in Taiwan.

He also doesn't think there is any hope for his new book to be published in simplified Chinese in mainland China.

Therefore, he doesn’t really care how many book fans there are on the Internet.

Therefore, without much hesitation, he published his new book on Qidian.

The title of the book is "Seventy-two Transformations".

His previous book, "The Reincarnation of the Emperor of Heaven," tells the story of the Emperor of Heaven's many reincarnations into various "creatures."

Therefore, he feels that what he is best at at the moment is writing about the protagonist transforming into various creatures.

When he started writing a new book recently, he thought of Sun Wukong's seventy-two transformations.

Coincidentally, he noticed that Jin Hezai's new book "The Legend of Sun Wukong" is currently very popular and has a good reputation online. He analyzed the reasons why "The Legend of Sun Wukong" became popular.

I feel that "The Legend of Sun Wukong" has piggybacked on the fame of "Journey to the West".

People who have read "Journey to the West" will feel familiar with the title "The Legend of Sun Wukong" and will be interested in trying it.

He also noticed that the "Seven Treasures Linglong Tower" written by San Shao is currently very popular on the Internet.

He was surprised when he noticed the title of the book "Seven Treasures Exquisite Tower" before.

Because he is a fan of Cao Sheng's books.

So we know this book title because it was the name Cao Sheng used when he announced his new book, but it was later renamed "The Linglong Tower of the Mysterious Heaven and Earth".

"The Exquisite Tower of Heaven and Earth" has been very popular recently.

Especially after several scripts adapted from the book into movie worlds were sold at high prices, the book became even more famous.

The quality of the book is also excellent.

Novel content and original mysterious movie worlds always bring surprises to readers.

So, when he noticed that the book "Seven Treasures Linglong Tower" was quite popular recently, he thought of Cao Sheng's "Heaven and Earth Mysterious Linglong Tower".

It is believed that "Seven Treasures Linglong Tower" has taken advantage of the popularity of "The Mysterious Heaven and Earth Linglong Tower".

Popularity...

The success of "The Legend of Sun Wukong" and "The Seven Treasures Tower" made him realize that if a book wants to become popular, riding on its popularity is a magic weapon.

Then, he had an idea: "The Legend of Wukong" can take advantage of the popularity of "Journey to the West", so why can he take advantage of it now? Why can't I, Xue Ping, take advantage of it? If he can write "The Legend of Wukong", why can't I write "Seventy-two Transformations"?
Driven by this idea, he carefully prepared the outline and detailed outline.

He really wrote "Seventy-two Transformations".

Moreover, it passed the publishing review in Taiwan very smoothly and I have already received the first payment for my manuscript.

After "Seventy-two Transformations" was published on Qidian, it performed very well on the new book list.

In just 7 days, it topped the entire new book list.

Topped the new book list.

It was so easy that Xue Ping found it hard to believe.

He couldn't help but suspect that there were no decent works on the new book list of Qidian, which had just been established, so his new book could easily top the new book list.

And that seems to be the case.

He read a few chapters of the other nine books in the top ten of the new book list and found that the quality of these nine books was indeed not very good.

So, his mentality returned to normal.

Concentrate on writing articles, and pay main attention to the sales of works in Taiwan.

I don't take the situation on the new book list on Qidian seriously.

N days later, when he saw that "Seventy-two Transformations" still topped the Qidian new book list, and its clicks, recommendations and other data were far ahead of other works on the list.

He still didn't take it seriously.

I feel that everyone here is a joker, and there is nothing to be proud of if you beat them.

Because of this mentality of underestimating the enemy, he did not notice that the two new books following "Seventy-two Transformations" have also been growing rapidly recently.

One of them is "Nine Sons" by Lao Zhu.

Another book is "Starry Sky" by Xuan Yu.

These two books were published on Qidian more than a week later than "Seventy-two Transformations". Naturally, they cannot compare with "Seventy-two Transformations" in terms of various data.

However, as Qidian.com has given these two new books prominent recommendation positions, the daily data growth of these two books has recently far exceeded that of other works in the same period, including Xue Ping's "Seventy-two Transformations".

Another week has passed.

When Xue Ping was bored again and checked the new book list on Qidian.

I was surprised to find that my book "Seventy-two Transformations" has dropped to third place on the new book list.

The first one was a book he had no impression of called "Nine Sons".

The second one was "Starry Sky", which he had no impression of.

"This? This... there are experts?"

He said to himself in surprise.

He looked very surprised.

He subconsciously clicked on "Nine Sons" for a trial reading.

After reading just a few hundred words, he felt that the book was well written.

After finishing one chapter, he found that the pace of the book was very steady, the plot was neither fast nor slow, and it felt like the book was being told in a leisurely manner.

He could feel that the author's writing skills were not as good as his.

But in terms of plot rhythm and the feeling of telling a story in a leisurely manner, it is better than Xue Ping's.

With mixed feelings, he went to watch Xuan Yu's "Starry Sky" again.

Soon, surprise appeared in his eyes.

Because of imagination!
The first chapter of "Starry Sky" describes a soldier training ground in the future world. All the descriptions are very serious, especially those technological products, firearms, etc., which are full of imagination.

In Xue Ping's opinion, the writing style of this book is just average.

But the plot rhythm is also good.

The key point was that the imagination revealed between the lines shocked him.

He didn't expect that novels could be written like this?
He asked himself if he could write such a work.

(End of this chapter)