They don't actually think I like them, do they?

As they argued, the male editors became dizzy.

Damn it, I was just reading a novel! It's like I committed some heinous crime!

They've accused us of destroying everyone's faith, blaspheming Chinese light novels, and causing all the young people in the world to lose their dreams—they've all been slapped with some truly earth-shattering, atrocious accusation!

Such a sinner, I'm afraid he's involved in everything from Blitzkrieg and Fascist surrender to World War III, and even instigated Xiao Zhan to incite the Mongolian top laner to ambush Bilibili!

Oh no, I watched "A Passerby" and suddenly became a Class A war criminal!

In fact, not all female editors are of one mind.

For example, Zhu Yeqing, the editor in charge of "Passerby", did not say anything.

The female editor, Huomao, was completely baffled. She knew Zhu Yeqing's personality; she was a rather shy girl, and she also disliked these kinds of borderline novels. Why would she sign such a book?

While the group chat was in an uproar, Huomao privately messaged Zhuyeqing to ask her why she had accepted the book.

Zhu Ye Qing had no choice but to reply,

"Teacher Hu Yi arranged it for me."

Upon seeing this message, Huomao fell silent instantly.

Was it actually the editor-in-chief who made the decision?!

Suddenly, they seemed to run out of things to say.

Of course, the editor-in-chief, Hu Yi, is also a male editor, and he can use terms like "male scoundrel," "vulgar," and "blasphemous towards light novels" to attack him in return.

The premise is that Huomao still wants this job.

However, there was still one thing Huomao couldn't figure out.

"Even if a contract had already been signed, if you had just asked the author to revise the manuscript before publication, things wouldn't have turned out like this!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yeqing felt even more ashamed.

"Could it be that that perverted author threatened you?! He even dared to disobey your request to revise the manuscript?!" Fire Cat exclaimed in shock.

Feeling deeply ashamed, Zhu Ye Qing didn't know how to describe it, and could only say,

"You'll know the moment you see him."

"What?! Is he really that scary-looking?!" Fire Cat exclaimed in surprise.

"Doesn't he look like he weighs 200 pounds, has tattoos on his arms, a big beard, and looks like a gangster boss?"

Zhu Yeqing fell silent. She couldn't very well tell Huo Mao that the other person actually looked like a prince charming and had captivated her with just one glance! She'd probably get a good scolding from Huo Mao if she did!

Seeing that Bamboo Leaf Green remained silent, Fire Cat immediately became certain of his idea.

"Outrageous! How could such a thing happen in broad daylight!"

"If he comes to the editorial department again next time, call me, and I'll stand up for you!" Fire Cat said angrily.

Having learned the truth from Zhu Ye Qing, Huomao quickly fell silent in the group chat.

After all, every time the female editors cursed "Passerby" in the group chat, it was like slapping the editor-in-chief in the face.

Huomao has that much sense of self-awareness.

After the most powerful Ember Spirit fell silent, the arguments in the group quickly subsided.

Just when everyone thought that "Passerby" was a sure thing to advance.

Editor Baihua raised another question:

"This book has only been on the market for a week, and only the first volume has been published so far, so the sample size is really limited. For example, Miyazaki-sensei's 'The Tragedy of War' has already been published up to the third volume and has been on the bestseller list for more than half a year."

"Although it seems to be getting a lot of positive reviews right now, nobody knows whether the public opinion surrounding this book, 'The Passerby,' will reverse in the future."

Upon hearing this, many people immediately fell silent.

This sentence points out the book's fatal flaw.

too little!

This is only the first volume, and it's been less than a week since it was released.

Putting aside whether this is unfair to those novels that have already been published in their third or fourth volume.

If the essay advances to the next round like this, and then falls apart later, wouldn't the editorial department look like clowns?

There have been books that started strong but then collapsed later on.

After all, this is such an important award as the Bull Award, so we must be careful in selecting the nominees!

Now, many editors who had just been praising "The Passerby" fell silent. Because this was indeed the most fatal problem, one that seemed unsolvable.

Before we knew it, it was time to leave work.

Because a lot of time was wasted due to the argument, the selection could not be completed and had to be postponed to the next day.

That evening, feeling depressed, Zhu Yeqing sent a message to Coffee Sauce, telling him about the incident.

Lin Han pondered for a long time before asking,

"What if, I mean, what if, I could finish writing it within a week?"

036. Expand the market for light novels!

Upon seeing the message, Zhu Yeqing was taken aback, then exclaimed with delight,

"Coffee Teacher, have you finished writing your drafts?! Why didn't you ever mention this before?"

Amidst the excitement, Zhu Ye Qing was also somewhat confused.

When Lin Han wrote the first volume, he made Zhu Yeqing wait for almost a month. How could he suddenly produce a complete manuscript?

"Ah, I don't have any drafts saved up. What I mean is, if I start writing now, I can finish it in a few days at the earliest," Lin Han said.

"Wait, wait a minute! Coffee teacher." Zhu Yeqing felt her head buzzing, as if the other person had said something extraordinary in the most casual tone.

"I'd like to ask, how many volumes are there in your work?"

"There are 13 volumes in total."

Lin Han pondered for a moment. If the side stories and commemorative volumes were not counted, the main text of "Passerby" would consist of 13 volumes, which would be considered a short novel.

"13 volumes! You're going to finish them in a week?!" Zhu Yeqing exclaimed in shock. "Coffee teacher, are you kidding me?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Han immediately realized that for ordinary people, this was indeed a little illogical.

However, if he really pushes himself, it won't be a big problem for Lin Han. With the "Writer Skill Card" and the "Fatigue Elimination" skill, writing 10 to 15 words a day is not an issue.

If I grit my teeth, I can finish the main text of "Passerby" within a week.

It will be a bit tiring.

The reason Lin Han went to such lengths to advance in this "Awesome Reward" competition was naturally because of its generous rewards!

When Zhu Yeqing told Lin Han that she had signed him up for this year's "This Light Novel is Awesome" writing contest, Lin Han immediately went to look up the relevant information about the contest.

As one of the most prestigious light novel competitions in China, its rewards are enough to make any author drool.

First of all, simply being one of the twenty books to advance to the final round of the "Awesome Light Novels of 2022" already earns you a "nomination" for that year's award. From then on, when you search for your novel online, it will be marked with the title "Made in the Top 20 of the 2022 Awesome Light Novels!"

This is what you call prestige! Someone who can't even get a nomination for the Best Novel Award has the nerve to call themselves a respectable light novel author?

In this world, due to the post-war era and the fact that online fast-food literature had not yet fully emerged, writers held a very high status.

As a writer, this title, which may seem to have no real practical use, is actually something many people pursue, and it comes with many hidden benefits.

For example, in areas like animation adaptations and copyright collaborations, having a title doesn't guarantee you'll get the job, but without it, they definitely won't consider you.

Of course, Lin Han wanted more than just this title.

Those who make it into the top 3 in this selection will receive real cash rewards, divided into three major prizes: gold, silver, and bronze!

Gold Award: 50 RMB prize money, the title of "2022 Light Bull TOP1", and a copyright buyout agreement worth millions.

Silver Award: 20 RMB prize money, and the title of "2022 Light Bull TOP2".

Bronze Award: 10 RMB prize money, and the title of "2022 Light Bull TOP3".

Even the Gold Award only offers a prize of 500,000 yen. Considering that the work that wins this award is almost equivalent to one of the strongest light novels of the year, the prize money is really quite small.

For Lin Han, there were even fewer.

Lin Han's latest work, "Hair Like Snow," which aired last week, has already earned over 800,000 yuan.

This only represents the sales figures for the single over the past few days, and doesn't include copyright fees, distribution fees, and other expenses.

Even if you write a million-word book and become the number one in the country, you might not earn as much as a single song.

Therefore, there is more than one reason why Lin Han is hiding his identity.

If people found out that a top star in the Chinese music scene had gone on to write light novels, what would be the reaction from netizens?

Please, if you really have nothing better to do, you can go hook up with a few fans, but please don't do something this outrageous!

The smaller the prize money, the less Lin Han invested.

First of all, if you're aiming to earn Honkai Index points, you're guaranteed to succeed.

Moreover, when a novel becomes a phenomenon, the value of its subsequent IP adaptations is immeasurable.

However, light novels in this world are still too niche!

Therefore, the cake was too small.

Lin Han has great ambitions. His goal is not just to write a novel that becomes a nationwide hit and make some money.

He wants to expand the light novel market in the world so that every light novel author can benefit from it.

When the pie gets bigger, you'll have a bigger platform to expand your influence.

Therefore, Lin Han must write a groundbreaking, phenomenal work that will make the whole world aware of the existence of Chinese light novels!

Therefore, Lin Han cannot let any opportunity slip by.

Lin Han said to Zhu Yeqing, "Although it's a bit difficult, I will do my best to complete it."

"No, no, no!" Zhu Yeqing cried out anxiously, she could tell that Lin Han was not joking.

12 volumes a week?! How is that possible?!

Even without brainstorming, it's impossible to finish writing this even if you don't eat, drink, or sleep every day!

Is the coffee shop teacher crazy, or am I crazy?!

Lin Han said emotionally,

"It was Teacher Zhu Yeqing who gave me the opportunity to write this book, allowing more people to see my novel. I am extremely grateful."

"I'll do anything to live up to Teacher Zhu Yeqing's expectations, as long as I can advance!"

After Lin Han finished speaking, Zhu Yeqing, who was sitting in front of the computer, blushed instantly.

It turns out that the coffee teacher went against all odds all for his own sake!

Zhu Ye Qing was so moved that he could hardly contain himself.

With trembling hands, she sent the message.

"Coffee teacher, how about this? It doesn't have to be finished. Just release one more volume! Just one more volume! I will do my best to make the work advance!"

"Okay!" Lin Han said.

After receiving Zhu Yeqing's promise, Lin Han knew that this round was in the bag!

One volume? Lin Han will write three volumes!

A single volume of a light novel is only about 80,000 words. Compared to the millions of words that domestic online novels used to be, it's like kindergarten meeting the king of intense college entrance exams.

For Lin Han, it would only take two days to finish writing.

This is the confidence that the [Writer Skill Card] has given him!

After ending the chat, Lin Han immediately went to write.

the next day.

Surprisingly smoothly, in the afternoon, Zhu Yeqing told Lin Han that "The Passerby" had been nominated and advanced!

Next, as long as Lin Han doesn't skip out on the editorial department and releases the second volume within a week, that's fine.