It was just a love letter; I'm really no great writer!

The online literature community.

Seafood Merchant: White Night Walk is a huge hit! Over 60,000 subscribers on the first day! That's terrifying!

Big Eyeball: Wow! This has broken the record for the highest first-day subscription for a web novel, right?

The octopus who loves diving: The highest first-day subscription was for "Battle Soul Hall" by platinum author Dongtu Dadou, which had 33,000 subscriptions. It has been serialized for almost ten years and has tens of millions of words, and it is still not finished...

I can fix water pipes: Rainy Night Giant seems to be a tentacle monster too, and he released 100,000 words of drafts as soon as it was published!

How can I bear this: But "Journey Under the Midnight Sun" doesn't seem like the kind of story that can be written at length...

Add three spoonfuls of sugar: Do you think "Rainy Night Giant" might be a pseudonym used by some traditional writer?

Sanshao's words prompted everyone to think deeply, and after some discussion, they dismissed them, saying that serious literature would not be written in such a popular and easy-to-understand way.

Lu Ran looked at the group messages and was secretly alarmed.

As expected of fellow online novelists, their imaginations are truly rich. They actually guessed the truth: I am indeed an alternate account of Keigo Higashino.

In this world, there is no Agatha Christie, no Sherlock Holmes, no Edogawa...

By bringing out "Journey Under the Midnight Sun" himself, he can be considered a pioneer in the field.

Currently, a large number of mystery, suspense, and puzzle-solving web novels have emerged on the top new book charts of Endpoint Novels...

……

On the same day, serious literary circles also took notice of this suddenly emerging online novel.

Writers are mostly divided into two factions.

A group of old-fashioned people scoffed at "White Night," arguing that its use of a murder case as a plot device was a cheap trick and unworthy of serious consideration.

Another group of more enlightened writers saw the vitality emerging in popular literature and pondered the future path of pure literature.

Finally, Jia Tu, one of the few remaining literary giants in the Chinese literary world, said in a private gathering with friends: Pure literature must maintain its literary quality.

A literary heavyweight has spoken out, bringing this debate to a definitive conclusion.

Although "White Night Walk" is classified as an online novel, it does not prevent it from becoming a favorite of various publishers.

Sharp-eyed booksellers had already seen the potential for "White Night Walking" to become a bestseller—these days, which author is willing to lower their standards and make reading more accessible to readers?

Its words are precious and concise, unlike online novels which are long and rambling. It is a hot commodity in the eyes of publishers!

"Novels can be written like this?"

"Carrying a knife but no umbrella on a rainy night, he ushered in a new era!"

"The founding father of detective fiction—Journey Under the Midnight Sun!"

"One book made him a legend!"

Lu Ran paid little attention to the commotion outside.

After seeing the first subscription reach 61,000, his eyes lit up, and he wished he could stuff "The School Beauty's Personal Bodyguard" into it.

But it was still brought under control...

Although they were terrified of poverty, they didn't lose their minds.

Maintain your high-end image, and you'll have no trouble making money.

Taking advantage of the weekend, Lu Ran finished writing the remaining ending of "White Night Walk" and set a timer for its release.

He felt incredibly pleased as he watched the number of subscribers surge in the backend.

After receiving extensive promotion and widespread coverage, "White Night Walk" quickly became the first book on the platform to reach 100,000 views per page. It not only went viral but also caught the attention of literary leader Jia Tu.

However, the full text is over 300,000 words, but only 150,000 words are available for the paid version!

...I made nothing.

After tax, it's about 180,000 yuan, which is less than the amount of tips. The tips in the past two days have totaled more than 300,000 yuan. Well, I'm content with what I have.

Lu Ran did the calculations, his heart filled with emotion.

In other words, he earned a full 500,000 yuan by using the White Night Walk!

Calm down, calm down. This is just subscriptions and tips, a tiny fraction of the total.

The real bulk of the revenue comes from royalties after publication, as well as adaptations and IP licensing.

Of course, Lu Ran won't receive this royalties for the time being.

The money won't be deposited into Tian Luojiao's account until next month when the manuscript fee is paid.

After learning that Lu Ran had earned 500,000 yuan in royalties in his first month, Tian Luojiao remained silent for a long time, her eyes fixed on him intently. It took her a while to restrain herself from pushing the young man down on the spot.

"What a prodigy!"

……

Monday morning.

As usual, Lu Ran arrived at the classroom late.

In the classroom, students recited English texts with swaying heads, and only those who could recite them to their group leaders were considered to have passed.

Those who haven't memorized the material will be called to Tian Luojiao's office for extra tutoring after school.

"Brother Ran, this is a poem I wrote. Can you give me some pointers?" Zheng Yue secretly pulled out the love letter she had been holding back for two days when she saw Lu Ran arrive.

Lu Ran glanced at it:

"Lying awake at night, I listen to the wind and rain; the iron horse is you, the icy river is you too." I fell silent.

"I followed your method strictly, and it took me a lot of effort to come up with this. Do you think it has a chance of being published?" Zheng Yue asked expectantly.

"Hmm...that's good, that's good. I can't give you any more guidance, you should take it to Lao Huang..."

Zheng Yue said dejectedly, "Ran-ge, tell me the truth, am I really not cut out for it? Sigh, I know I'm not cut out for poetry, but I just can't accept it, I'm so unwilling to give up!"

"Don't be discouraged, actually..." Lu Ran didn't know how to comfort her, "It has nothing to do with writing poetry, Li Xingping just simply doesn't like you."

Zheng Yue: ? ? ?

Lu Ran shrugged; he could understand.

When Lu Ran was pursuing Zhao Yishuang, he felt that she was his destined woman, and the whole world had meaning because of her.

But the reality is, no matter how much you like her, she doesn't like you.

Unable to withstand Zheng Yue's persistent entanglement.

Lu Ran softened, after all, he only had this one good brother. "Alright, I'll write a poem for you. Whether it works or not is up to you."

"Godfather!" Zheng Yue respectfully presented the pen.

The morning light bathed the desk, and the blank letter paper resembled a young girl's fair skin.

Lu Ran hesitated for a moment, then picked up his pen.

Swish swish.

"Dragon and Phoenix Dance" is another masterpiece.

"That's all I can do for you," Lu Ran said calmly, putting down his pen. "Be careful not to get caught by the teacher again."

"No, no, I absolutely won't sell to you this time!"

Zheng Yue spoke with righteous indignation, saying that he had regretted it so much last week.

If I had known that Brother Ran was so indifferent to fame and fortune, I would have taken the blame myself. The name that was being hyped up in World Poetry and the literary world would have been mine, Zheng Yue!

"Hmm?" Lu Ran frowned.

"No, no, no, don't worry, Ran-ge, I promise I won't let the teacher find out this time..." Zheng Yue said with an embarrassed smile.

Lu Ran withdrew his gaze and began to peruse the novel "Starting Point".

The momentum of "Journey Under the Midnight Sun" is very strong.

But it was still too short, not long enough.

Even after you've made a name for yourself, you still need to write longer pieces to make money.

Coincidentally, online novels in this world are either fantasy or urban fiction, leaving a huge unexplored void in the low-level martial arts genre.

Lu Ran murmured to himself, "It's time to bring out the martial arts section."

When discussing martial arts fiction, one cannot avoid mentioning Jin Yong and Gu Long.

As for word count, Lu Ran thought, why not just combine the entire Condor Trilogy?

In any case, they are all from the same lineage, and together they amount to three million words, making them a monumental work!

After detective novels, I'm going to dominate martial arts novels!

……

"Please send this to... Li Xingping."

Zheng Yue hesitantly handed over a letter, asking the student in front of her to pass it to Li Xingping.

Gazing at that graceful figure from behind, Zheng Yue's legs trembled with nervousness.

Last week he kept saying he wouldn't lick her anymore, but how easy is it to let go of your white moonlight?

This time, he asked Lu Ran to write the love letter for him. It's not a sure thing, but it's practically a done deal.

The love letter was sent out.

The love letter had already been passed to He Tingting in the fifth row.

Thump! Thump! Thump! Zheng Yue's heart was pounding in her throat—

unexpectedly!

He Tingting actually threw the crumpled paper directly onto Li Xingping's desk.

call out--!

The crumpled paper followed a perfect parabola, passing Li Xingping and Xia Liang, and bounced precisely onto another desk!

That is……

Zuo Hanzhi is engrossed in memorizing English!

thump~

Zuo Hanzhi's gaze froze as the letter landed right in front of her.

She paused slightly, looking around in confusion.

"!!!"

Zheng Yue and He Tingting were both startled and quickly ducked their heads to hide.

Zuo Hanzhi glanced around, her timid eyes meeting Lu Ran's innocent face. She gasped inwardly and hurriedly turned her head away.

Lu Ran: ...

Lu Ran's lips twitched slightly.

Lu Ran looked at Zheng Yue, who had a embarrassed expression, and asked in a deep voice, "Did you sign your name?"

"I signed it, I wrote my own name," Zheng Yue said repeatedly.

He's been wronged!

Who knew He Tingting would be so reckless, she just dumped it with Zuo Hanzhi...