I will never give in to Miss Death

He said before that he was a veteran author, making an average of two to three thousand yuan a month, and could earn around four thousand yuan with recommendations. An author of this level wouldn’t even know the editor’s name, right?

I was an author for Yaedo before, and I have only been at Miguabao for less than a month. Logically speaking, the traffic of Miguabao is much larger than that of Yaedo, and the signing and listing procedures are relatively stricter. Although two to three thousand yuan a month makes me a lower-level author, it is enough to leave more than 80% of the people behind.

The minimum monthly manuscript fee is two to three thousand yuan, and with recommendations it is four thousand yuan. Miguabao's current recommendation system is a big recommendation every three months and a small recommendation every two months. The combined monthly income of this person is just over three thousand yuan. If his girlfriend has another two to three thousand yuan in salary, the two of them can live together in a small apartment, and the rent, utilities and electricity bills are about one thousand yuan per month. It is not a problem to eat and save some money.

Nowadays...there are not many girls who are willing to follow a boy who only pays about 3,000 yuan for his articles, so I think this couple is quite rare.

"I'm the author of Honeydew Melon Bag, but I've never heard of catnip... Wait a minute."

As he spoke, the boy took out his cell phone and seemed to type a few lines on it, as if he was asking someone a few questions. After a while, he raised his head and said, "Oh, I see, Catnip, the new editor who took over the editorial work of Rabbit?"

“Is it the new editor?”

I asked curiously, “This is my first time writing a book in Honeydew Bag, so I’m not sure.”

"You got signed for your first time writing. Not bad. I can see you have a lot of talent. Is it a yuri novel? Or a yuri-adjacent one?"

"The male protagonist."

"A girl actually writes a novel with a male protagonist?"

The boy became even more curious: "So this means that you are... a newcomer who wrote a book for the first time and was lucky enough to be seen by a new editor and signed an internal contract?"

"Ah... I'm not."

I waved my hands quickly: "Before..."

"It's okay, I understand. I'm a newbie, and I'm the manager of the new author group. The group leader is a great writer with an average subscription of over 2000. You can ask him to give you some pointers when the time comes."

The boy gestured to my phone and said, "How about adding QQ? I'll invite you to join the group. Except for me and the group owner, all the other authors are new authors. Most of them are unsigned. If you have any questions, you can discuss them with each other."

"I...I don't need it."

Thinking about how I had already written millions of words at Yaedo and had met so many editors, and how Pipi and Jiang Wei were great authors with an average of tens of thousands of subscriptions on the website and millions of dollars in revenue in the few months when they were at their best, I felt that it was not a good idea for me to join this "new author group": "My book..."

"Don't be embarrassed. It doesn't matter if the data is poor. Just go to the recommendation and you'll take off."

The boy seemed to have misunderstood what I meant, and continued to "encourage" me, "There was an author in our group before, who was also signed internally like you. He originally had only 10 collections for 2000 words, but after the recommendation, his work took off. After three days of recommendation, it had more than collections, and he was ready to be listed."

Uh……

I carefully took out my phone, opened the Miguabao app, and took a look at my book——

Currently there are nearly 3 words and more than 3000 collections.

“I’d rather not join that group.”

Putting away my phone, I tried to speak in a polite tone: "I write books as a part-time job, just casually."

"Are you looking down on us, a bunch of failed authors?"

Even though I was speaking in a joking tone, I could still see a hint of displeasure in the expression of the guy in front of me.

"That's fine."

Seeing that the other party had said so much, I had no choice but to tell him my QQ number, and then I was pulled into the [Mi Gua Bao Pu Jie Communication Group] with nearly a thousand people.

In fact, there are many such groups on the website. I have joined some of them before, but later most of them were blocked because of busy lives. Gradually, the administrators kicked me out when they saw that I didn’t speak.

【It's a newcomer! 】

[Another big guy comes, group status -1]

[Another cute avatar and a cute ID. It seems that this newcomer is also a 2D otaku uncle]

As soon as I clicked to join this new group, I was confused by the various welcome messages in the group.

[You're talking nonsense! How can a 2D otaku use this kind of avatar? Look, I'm using Billy King.]

【Why don’t you ask strawberry jam? 】

[Meow? Please add my book to your collection. It's 150 now, and I only need 50 to apply for a contract.]

This...how should I answer this?

After thinking for a while by the window, I randomly found an emoticon pack of Timon's "I'm lying down, do whatever you want" in the coffee shop on my new phone and sent it out.

[The newcomer doesn't look very smart]

[Okay, a cute avatar, a cute ID, and cute pictures, this is definitely an uncle]

[The administrator called another uncle in]

"Xiao Xia Nuo doesn't hide in the cardboard box? Your nickname is very interesting. Is this also the author's name?"

At this time, the boy in front of me asked curiously: "Which book is yours? Can you tell me?"

"I……"

I didn’t want to cause any trouble, so I just responded with, “I just wrote less than 30,000 words, and the content is… er, well, I won’t talk about it.”

"The male protagonist has a harem, chasing after the husband in the crematorium, or a yandere who pays for him, right? I understand."

The boy seemed to understand: "My editor is October, the most handsome female editor in Honeydew Bag. You should have heard of her, right?"

"October?"

I shook my head: "I haven't heard of it."

When MiGuaBao came to the Kamihama City Comic Convention to set up a stall, I observed their editorial team and came to a conclusion - MiGuaBao's editors are almost all women.

Of course, in addition to the editor-in-chief Big G, his image is too classic: a bald muscular man, giving people the feeling of a amiable and bodybuilding man.

Then there is Lu Xinjian, who should now be the deputy editor-in-chief of Miguabao, responsible for the operation of the website's novel authors, such as fine-tuning the website's mainstream themes, arranging recommended positions, etc.

The rest of the editors... At that time, I only had some impression of Elodie, who was sleeping in the tent and eating spicy strips the whole time, and the big rabbit queen Lan Jiajia, who had the attributes of "wife" and "mother".

As for the other editors, I might not be able to recognize them even if they walked directly to their faces. At that time, it seemed that only Lan Jiajia had a sign hanging on her chest near the stall.

"What October likes most is to act like a macho man in the group. Many authors who have just joined the group thought she was a man. But last year, when Miguabao held an event, October, wearing a handsome suit, went on stage to speak. As soon as she opened her mouth, she spoke in a cute girl's voice, which shocked all of us authors."

The boy in front of him was a little excited: "At the beginning, I was a small author who didn't even have the qualifications to be published. When I saw October, my first reaction was... Wow, so handsome. When she opened her mouth, my mouth opened wide instantly, Wow, a girl?"

An editor with short hair, a suit, and a cute voice?

I began to recall every detail of the previous Melon Bag Comic Exhibition in my mind.

Still can't remember.

I guess the editor named October didn’t come to the booth at that time, but even if he did, I don’t think I would remember him, after all, my attention was all on Elodie and the booth at that time.

Later, on the bus on the way to the exhibition, the boy in front of me began to chat with me about his "past" and the "development history" of melon buns.

He said that he was not an author before, but he started writing novels at the suggestion of his girlfriend when his work was not going well. He originally wrote on the "Yuandian" website. In the first three or four months, he wrote five or six books, but none of them qualified for a contract. He had to switch to Miguabao, which was said to have a more lenient contract. The first book did not get a contract, but the second book did. However, the data after it was put on the shelves was not very good. He gritted his teeth and wrote for several months and finished it in a hurry. He only made less than 2000 yuan, and basically relied on his girlfriend's salary to make ends meet.

"Later, I read the novels on the list carefully according to the editor's requirements. With experience, the performance of my next book was much better, with an average of more than 500 orders. I could support myself by writing more every day."

I saw a little bit of my past self in this author, the difference was that at that time I didn’t have a girlfriend who was willing to accompany me through the difficult times in my life.

By the way, if the boss of the place where I worked ran away, and I was penniless and had to rely on the royalties from Weibo to support myself during that period...what would have happened if Xiaomo came?

I don't know.

But at least based on the current results, I don’t think that Miss Death is as “cute and stupid” as she looks.

"The vehicle is entering the station. Please hold on to your seats. Passengers who need to get off please move to the back door..."

After taking the bus for about twenty minutes, the couple and I got off at the bus stop where the "Culture and Art Exchange Conference" was held in Kamihama City.

The destination is right in front of the station. You can see it without a map, and you don’t even have to look for it.

This is a building that looks particularly magnificent from the outside. It feels a bit like a place used to promote official programs. The building is square, with a large square in front. In the center of the square is a very beautiful fountain. In the center of the fountain is a metal statue - an open book with a magic ball in the middle. It gives people a full artistic feeling and has the flavor of "traditional magic and ancient books" in "Harry Potter".

"Little sister, this should be your first time here, right? Come with us, I've been here several times."

The boy who walked to the front first took his girlfriend's hand and acted like a tour guide: "I heard that the competition among several big websites in this art festival is very fierce. Many big-name authors will come, such as the big brother Yuandian.com. The big authors there will be crowded with fans at any venue. I really hope that I can reach that level one day."

"Unfortunately, I can't even get into Honeydew Bao's author conference, alas..."

As he spoke, the boy sighed again: "Especially this time... Yaedo merged with us, and a super famous author named Shen Chong Pi Pi came over there. Do you know Pi Pi?"

"what?"

I pretended to be confused as I carried the little rabbit backpack on my back: “I know.”

"He used to be the leader of Yaedo and a big brother. I heard that he will come this time and attend the author conference. I really want to ask him for an autograph then."

The boy showed an expression of longing: "The book 'Asking the Way to Seal the Heavens' written by him is really good. In my mind, it is the number one traditional passionate novel. It's a pity that I am just an insignificant author, and others may not pay attention to me when the time comes."

Is Pippi so famous?

I was a little dumbfounded as I followed them obediently with my bag on my back.

I only remember that Pipi was a popular author in Yaedo before, but I didn't expect that he still has fans here at Miguabao...

“Actually, I’ve always wanted to complain about this sign at the art exhibition.”

When passing by the metal statue of the central fountain, the boy in front said to his girlfriend beside him: "Look at it, a book with a ball on top. Doesn't it mean 'reading with a ball on top'? Use this thing to represent art?"

Now that you put it that way, it seems to be true?

I followed the boy's gaze and observed the statue in the middle of the fountain.

"Cuckoo-"

When I walked to the entrance of the huge building where the art exhibition was to be held today, I found that there were a lot of pigeons gathered there.

Maybe they were all trying to avoid the sun. The pigeons were all standing in front of the building with their backs to the sun. None of them looked afraid of people. When the couple in front of me and I walked through the pigeons, the flock simply made way for us and were too lazy to even fly.

"Cuckoo."

"Well, add a ball to a book and a flock of pigeons, and we have all the elements of an author."

Leading me through the main entrance of the building, the boy in front of me turned around and said, "Little sister, are you here alone today? Don't you have any friends?"

"Yes, but we are in different cities, and I don't know if he has come."

“Is he also the author?”

"Ah."

"Just signed? How about I add him to the newbie communication group?"

"No, he... uh, his words are really unnecessary."

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. We've all been new here before."

The boy was still very enthusiastic: "Our group leader now has an average subscription of 2000. If you have recommendations, you can update more and earn more than yuan a month. Since you are good friends, let him join us."

"Uh... him, how should I put it."

I took out my phone and called Pipi: "Wait a minute, I'll ask him directly, you two can talk later."

"beep--"

The phone rang once before it was connected, and Pipi's fatherly voice came out: "Nuo'er, are you here?"

"I'm downstairs, there are a lot of pigeons at the door."

I glanced at the flock of pigeons behind me: "Have you arrived yet?"

"I just arrived not long ago. I'm in the Honeydew Bag Exhibition Hall on the second floor talking to your editor Catmint and another editor named October."

It was a bit noisy over there, and there seemed to be a lot of people. "If you came in from the door with the pigeons, it should be the main entrance. Just go up the stairs on the left."

"After you come up, turn right and walk about 50 meters. There is a big Honeydew Girl sign hanging at the Honeydew Bun stall. It is very obvious. You will see me when you arrive."

"..."

……

No. 178 Weird Children's Day Gifts

This special exhibition of literature and art gave me the feeling that it was much more high-end than the comic exhibitions previously held at the convention and exhibition center.

The comic convention I went to before didn't charge admission, so a lot of strange people were able to enter. Some tourists came in to buy strange things, some to buy erotic novels and books, and some to buy those kind of indecent pillows. The merchants were also varied, there were serious and official merchants, such as Honeydew Bag, and there were also some indecent merchants, such as the special sale of the Succubus pillow next to Honeydew Bag.

At that time, my biggest impression of the comic exhibition was that it was a super large flea market interspersed with stage activities held by some merchants. There were many Cosplayers wearing strange clothes under the stage, and some girls' skirts were so short that you could directly see their panties. The overall situation was a mixed bag, and the management was very chaotic.

In comparison, this "Literature and Art" exhibition is much better.

The management of the entire venue is very standardized. You need to swipe your ID card and scan a QR code to register when entering. The only businesses inside are various novel websites and some personal novel and comic vendors. There are also obvious space aisles and billboards between stores. After entering, you can basically see the websites promoted by these stores at a glance.

For example, the "Yae Melon Bun" booth is on my right hand side.