The Shocking Eunuch, Reborn as a Literary Girl

Chapter 49 The Real Reversal! (Please continue reading!)
Time passed by in the blink of an eye, and another month went by.

Before the release of her new book, Chiya Umehara originally wanted to maintain as much mystery as possible and didn't want too much exposure.

She knew that releasing too much information before the release of a new book could sometimes have the opposite effect of publicity.

Only an explosion of suppressed emotions can ignite passion.

However, since the rice we had previously collected is almost used up, therefore...
In order to make ends meet, Chiya Umehara immediately resumed broadcasting after submitting the paperback version of the content and officially signing a contract with Kakuyama Shoten.

The broadcast format will be the same as before: live writing, 6,000 words per day, with an additional 3000 words for every 20,000 yen spent.

She was actually somewhat reluctant to start updating the web version again.

After all, the web version that has already been released is too different from the paperback version that she is currently focusing on creating; in fact, they can be said to be two completely different works.

Writing these two versions together severely disrupted her train of thought.

But there's no way around it; money is hard to earn and life is tough.

The paperback version needs to wait until the illustrations, publishing process, and other aspects are all ready before it can officially start generating revenue.

Far water cannot quench near thirst.

Regardless, she needs to start broadcasting to earn some money and maintain cash flow.

However, even though she decided to resume broadcasting, she still deliberately kept quiet about the paperback adaptation of her new book. No matter how many questions came up in the comments, she would just laugh it off and pretend she didn't know.

They simply continued to update the existing content on the web version via live streaming, and continued to earn money by adding more content through donations.

In short, they were determined to maintain the mystery.

She was determined to keep the buzz going until the very end.

However, this action sparked some speculation online, leading to much discussion among viewers.

"I said, she made such a high-profile announcement before that she would prepare well for the paperback version, but now a month later she's back and hasn't said a word. What does that mean?"

"Could it be that no publishing house is willing to help her publish it?"

"That shouldn't be the case."

A whole host of new authors whose writing is far worse than hers have managed to get published. Given her immense popularity and the fact that her writing isn't bad, there's no reason she wouldn't find a publisher to sign her.

"I guess they were making grand promises before, saying they would polish the paperback version, but then they found that no matter how much they polished it, the difference wasn't that big, so now they're trying to lower everyone's expectations by staying silent, right?"

"This is the most likely."

Ultimately, she's just a light novel author whose skill is barely passable; her writing is only good for mindless reading and enjoyment.

I don't understand why she keeps hyping things up and raising everyone's expectations so high.

They're probably trying to downplay the situation because they're afraid of a backlash from public opinion.

"If that's the case, it's absolutely hilarious www"

"When the paperback version comes out, I'm definitely going to go and give it a good laugh."

Currently, the prevailing opinion online is that Chiya Umehara returned dejectedly after failing to produce anything worthwhile during his month-long hiatus, and he no longer mentions his previous statement about "retreating to polish the light novel version."

Such negative public opinion has led to a decline in her reputation.

The popularity of the live stream also declined somewhat as a result.

Ultimately, the reason so many people watched her live streams was because she was perceived as a "suddenly emerging genius and beautiful young writer."

Now that the filter has faded, she's gone from being seen as a "suddenly emerging genius and beautiful young writer" to a "mediocre but constantly hyping-up woman." Naturally, some people will lose interest in her and become less interested. It's normal for her livestream viewership to decline.

Fortunately, she still has the ability to write formulas.

Although some people left the live stream, there is still a core group of die-hard fans who wait for her updates every day, and occasionally they will receive some "popcorn" (a virtual gift).

On average, the daily revenue is tens of thousands of yen.

For Chiya Umehara, this was already very satisfying.

But her efforts to earn money through live streaming only confirmed the suspicions of some people.

"Sure enough, she's still writing this kind of stuff."

"As of now, her latest updates are stylistically identical to the first volume she wrote. I can already see the end of that so-called ambitious paperback edition."

"Writing skills are something that can't be changed overnight. Since she's written it like this now, the paperback version will most likely not be much different."

"It's more accurate to say that novels with a significant difference in quality between the paperback and web versions are actually in the minority."

The younger sister, Umehara Amane, was somewhat anxious about her older sister's declining online reputation.

She knew very well that her sister was only using live streaming as a transition to earn some living expenses because the preparations for the paperback edition's publication were not yet fully complete.

These malicious speculations online are not true at all.

Therefore, she didn't understand.
"Sister, why don't you explain this to everyone? Why don't you say anything? Doesn't it feel terrible to be misunderstood like this?"

However, to her sister's question, Chiya Umehara simply chuckled and shook her head.

"So, I'm telling you, my dear sister, you don't know how to write novels."

"Writing novels?" Umehara Amane didn't quite understand her sister's meaning. "What does this have to do with writing novels?"

“Of course there’s a connection,” Chiya Umehara explained. “It’s like in a novel, there always needs to be a villain who comes out to say tough things to the protagonist.”
From the perspective of creative purpose, such a character is meant to first calm the reader's emotions.

This way, when the protagonist proves himself and defeats the villain, the reader will experience a much stronger sense of satisfaction.

"Reality is not a novel. Such formulaic villains do not always appear. Most of the time, life is mundane. Whether good or bad, everyone is just an ordinary person, and their actions follow general logic."

"But do you know what? Right now, those who are questioning me have unintentionally taken on the role of the 'villain'."

"The louder their doubts are now, the stronger the backlash will be when I finally produce something that can be considered a good work."
In other words, these people are resources to me.

So why should I interrupt them? Why should I step in to explain before actually presenting the work?

"I wish the voices of dissent would be louder and clearer!"

"You need to understand, this isn't a storm. This is a spotlight, the prelude to my dazzling debut!"

Seeing her sister say these words with a wicked smile, Umehara Amane was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to respond.

Meanwhile, Chiya Umehara remained immersed in his own art.

She glanced down at her phone and muttered to herself, "But... it seems like it's almost time."

"The groundwork is almost done."

"Then, the reversal begins."

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