I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 23 Heroes See the Same Thing

On both sides of a table, two people are thinking about each other.

"...Why don't you let me read Ji Zhuo's novels too. I don't read novels and I don't pick them."

Yun Qingmu became more interested, leaned forward and said.

Ji Zhuo raised his head and glanced at Yun Qingmu.

You don't pick?If you don't choose me, open a trumpet, and you can find it with thousands of choices.

If you don’t choose, why are you always grabbing my books to read?

Obviously some readers are praising their own books to themselves, but they don't know that they are the author of that book.
Such a dark thing,
Why do I still feel like my heart is congested.

really!

Still have to blame the system.

Hey, blame the system for taking my happiness away.

You don't have to give me more compensation and make it up for me.

"...Hmph, let's forget about it. I read the novels of this dog author in the same way. They are also very good-looking."

Yun Qingmu snorted, then sat back.

It can be seen that the dog author has finally released a new book, which made her feel much happier.

Seeing Yun Qingmu getting happier, Ji Zhuo felt more blocked.

Uninterestedly, he picked up the skewer and bit down viciously.

……

"That's Ji Zhuo, let's meet again some other day."

"……Um."

Two people with different sorrows and joys, separated after eating a meal of skewers.

A new book by the author of the dog was released, and everyone was still a little excited to go home.

The other one felt uncomfortable and flustered because the new book was released, which was not as fast as expected.

nothing
The data will definitely not rise later,

Can such a niche subject matter still be popularized by me?

After blowing the cool night wind, Ji Zhuo cheered up a bit,

I called Didi and went back to my residence.

……

"... Boss, come for a bowl of noodles and add two fried eggs."

"Okay, wait a moment."

Fancheng.

Ye Linhan, who once left a comment under "Mortal Cultivation of Immortals", once again wanted to wear fresh clothes and anger horses, and hold a sword to the end of the world, once again walked into the noodle restaurant he often goes to,

The owner of the noodle shop is as usual, wearing an apron, clearing the table, greeting the guests, and busy in the back kitchen.

Next to him was the noodle shop owner's wife, who also helped out. The noodle shop owner's son was sitting at the dining table in the farthest corner, quietly doing his homework.

Ye Linghan sat down by the window.

At this time, he changed into loose clothes, his face was no longer so tired and dark circles, and his arms were slightly muscular.

There was still a layer of sweat on his forehead, as if he had just exercised.

He resigned and left the company of the [-] Fubao.

It is different from every resignation since he started working. There is no impulsiveness, nor is he thoughtful.
But there was no hesitation.

This time, he clearly realized that he was an ordinary person, but he still didn't want to be mediocre and muddle through his life.

Even if he is an 'ordinary person', he still wants to struggle, at worst he will fall on the way of struggling,

People are born to die, but can they walk away alive?
Maybe it was the novel "A Mortal's Cultivation of Immortals" that stimulated him at the end.

Looking around the noodle shop,

Ye Linhan lowered his head again, and took out his cell phone from his pocket.

"Grass in the Canyon: What do you think of the new book by the dog author?"

"Honestly: To be honest, I feel that the writing is pretty good, and the author should have written it seriously. But I feel a little uncomfortable...well, it's just hard work."

"The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea: It should be because of the background. I don't like this kind of western fantasy very much. It's still a medieval, steam-age western fantasy. The protagonist is still a foreigner or an aborigine..."

Ye Linhan had tipped the leader of "The Ordinary's Cultivation of Immortals" before, so he was naturally also in this Yun Qingmujian's group.

Ye Linhan had received news from the group about the release of the new book 'Era Coincidence'.

But he didn't hastily put down what he was doing to watch like other people in the group.

He just finished his own things as usual, and now he has free time, so he took out his phone.

After glancing at the news in the group, Ye Linhan didn't pay much attention.
The novel still has to suit your own taste,

After opening the app, he found the book "Resuscitating Cthulhu", and Ye Linhan read it carefully.

"... Fog City, it has been raining continuously for a month..."

From the beginning, a foreign world is oncoming.

Ye Linhan's mood is still calm now, and he can see more carefully.

Watching the story unfold gradually with an archaeologist Howard,

The night watchman organization, the church, the evil god, the chaotic and indescribable gods in the Cthulhu mythology.

All this has already begun to take shape in the first five chapters.

"……call……"

After reading it carefully, I even paused when I saw the details,
After reading the five chapters published by the author, Ye Linhan heaved a sigh of relief.
How should I put it, he is very interested in this book,
For the setting that is completely different from other novels, and the power system that breaks away from the tradition.

It can even be felt that this novel hides a richer and larger world view.

I feel that the author has written this book seriously, and the development of the story is also quite good.

It just does look exhausting.

And this book reveals a "niche" from the classification, subject matter, title, introduction, and even the opening chapter and character setting.

To be honest, if he hadn’t read the author’s previous book, he would probably have skipped this book and wouldn’t have clicked on it at all.

And most of the readers who click in may see the name of the protagonist, or even leave after the introduction.

Readers don't read it, so naturally they can't ask whether they like it or not, and whether they are interested or not.

Therefore, he will continue to follow up on this book, but he feels that the results of this book will probably not be good.

"……elder brother,"

Just when Ye Linhan finished thinking and raised his head again, he found that
The student who was still doing homework at the dining table in the back was standing beside him at this time, looking at him with burning eyes,
The student looked at him, hesitated for a moment, decided on a title, and then looked at the mobile phone in his hand,
"What novel are you reading?"

Ah?
It seems that I was so fascinated by watching it that I attracted all the students who were doing homework next to me?

Ye Linghan couldn't help laughing,

"It's called "Resuscitating Cthulhu""

"Oh."

Looking at the student's appearance and the child's pensive look,

Ye Linhan couldn't help smiling from the bottom of his heart,

Dog author, I helped you get a reader.

……

"You have been reported, and 3 credit points will be deducted..."

"Gan!"

The new book was released, and I had supper,
Back at the residence, Ji Zhuo played games to relieve the nervousness of the new book release and the depression of the new book's current performance that made him panic.

Then Wu Lian kneeling as a matter of course was reported and sent to the head.

Throwing the phone that was about to run out of battery, Ji Zhuo lost his dream.

Feeling even more depressed, the whole person lay paralyzed on the bed motionless.

After a while, he moved again and picked up the phone.

He still couldn't hold back,

Opened the writer background.

……

Squid opened the coding software.

Facing some of the materials that have been collected, I pondered and sorted out the outline.

Ever since I saw Ji Zhuo's 'Cthulhu Mythos' posted in the group,
After thinking about it for a while, he decided that the theme of the new book would be Cthulhu mythology plus steampunk and other styles.

However, when he writes a new book, he still likes to sort out at least half of the outline in advance.
It's much easier to write this way.

I am still in the stage of writing the outline and detailed outline. I haven't written a single chapter of the main article, and I haven't even decided on the title of the novel.

"Ding dong."

At this time, a message came up on Penguin Chat.

The squid temporarily stopped typing on the keyboard, and turned his gaze.

……

"...Boss, you're still working overtime."

In the headquarter building of Shiyue Novel,

In the editorial department, the lights are still on.

The editor in charge finished overtime work, yawned, while packing his things,

Turn off the computer and get up.

Turning his head, he saw not far away, the editor-in-chief of the editing team was still facing the computer, typing on the keyboard from time to time.

"Talking about his new book with the boss under him."

The editor-in-chief turned his head, replied with a smile, and then paused,
"The editor-in-chief had a meeting a few days ago, and he made bloody remarks to several editorial teams. During this period of time, there have been no popular novels on the website. Several other websites have also gone crazy, robbing people like crazy.

This quarter's site figures were down again. "

While talking, the editor-in-chief turned his head again,
"It just so happens that a platinum author under my hand has finished an old book. I'll ask him when the new book will be released. Let's see how the new book is doing. Can there be some breakthroughs."

"squid?"

Brush and ink naturally also knew about the situation of the authors under his editorial team, so he asked a question.

"Correct."

The editor-in-chief nodded, and then replied to the computer.

"You're done, go back first."

"Row."

The pen and ink nodded, and didn't ask the editor-in-chief why he had to work overtime here, and didn't go back to contact the author again.

After all, not everyone likes to take work home.

"...Eh, that's right."

"Has the author of "Mortal Cultivation of Immortals" under your hand released a new book?"

Just as the pen and ink was about to turn around and leave, the editor-in-chief suddenly remembered something and turned around to ask a question.

"Yes, the new book has just been released. Boss, do you know him?"

"I also read his "Mortal Cultivation of Immortals". Although the results are not very outstanding, it is unique in the current trend of online literature. It is difficult for an author who writes such a counter-trend book and can achieve certain results Very impressive."

"Boss, you think highly of him."

"Well, although the writing style of that book is a little lacking, it is well written. By the way, how about his new book?"

The editor-in-chief was replying to the news of the author under his hand, while talking with the pen and ink.

"...Well, it's hard to say. I feel that the writing style has improved a bit. So far, the development and development of the plot are not bad. But the subject matter and classification are too niche."

"...Well... You'll be back in a while, send me the title of his new book, and I'll take a look too."

"Row."

Pen and ink left.

In the editorial department, the editor-in-chief is still sitting in front of the computer with the screen on,
On the computer screen, the penguin chat interface between the editor-in-chief and squid was displayed.

"Editor-in-Chief: The theme of Cthulhu? I know this, but will it be too niche, and with the overhead background of the Western Fantasy steam era, is it even more niche?"

"Squid: I feel okay. The subject itself is not a niche, but readers lack awareness and understanding of it, and the type of mythology like Cthulhu naturally gives readers a sense of unknown mystery.

Squid: Moreover, precisely because the Cthulhu Mythos itself is not well understood by readers, it may be a bit novel to readers.

Editor-in-Chief: Hmm... Is there a chapter now, can you show me?
Squid: It is still in the stage of writing the outline and detailed outline, and it may take more than half a month to start writing chapters. "

Looking at the chat records, the editor-in-chief hesitated for a while, but didn't say much.

For this kind of master, it is enough to mention one thing. Their own grasp of the market's response is not necessarily weaker than that of editors.

Although the editor has certain expectations for the market reaction under normal circumstances,
But he has read too many books, and sometimes he is a little dull, and it is difficult to grasp the weak signs of changes in the market.

Most of the time, it is the data after reading the book and sending it out.

"Editor-in-chief: Have you thought about the title of the book?"

After asking another question casually, the editor-in-chief was about to end the chat.

Everything still has to wait until the writing is written.

"Squid: A few ideas. Not sure yet.

Squid: "The Fool", "The Mysterious Fool", "The Lord of the Mysteries", "The Yellow and Black King"

Editor-in-Chief: Well, it’s all pretty good, you can see.Keep busy, I won't bother you. "

The editor-in-chief said something more, ending the chat with the author under him.

After a pause, he was about to pack his things and get up to get off work.

But I saw another red dot on the Penguin chat interface,

The editor in charge sent a message.

"Brush: Boss, the title of the author's new book is "Resuscitating Cthulhu""

"Cthulhu?"

I checked, no reply.

The editor-in-chief repeated in a low voice,

Is it also a Cthulhu theme?
This is what heroes see and agree with?
Maybe this type of book is really popular?
He couldn't help thinking this way.

……

"……call."

Opened the writer background.

After watching the refresh in circles,

Ji Zhuo heaved a sigh of relief when the data of the new book came out.

"Resuscitating Cthulhu"

Favorites 122, recommendations 175, comments 28, rewards 10 times, investment 25.

Compared with the previous time when he was still in the barbecue restaurant, this data has increased significantly.

At the same time, however, the growth rate has slowed down significantly.
Ji Zhuo refreshed again, but the data did not change.

really!

His judgment is still correct, waiting for the wave of old readers to pass,
This book is sure to hit the street immediately!
The subject matter is really too small. With his current attributes, even if he can write this book barely,
But there is definitely no way to bring this type to life!
This is not stable!
Put a smile on your face,

Ji Zhuo opened the comment section, and when he saw the comments, the smile on his face became even bigger.

The previous group of reminders, punched in the past,
As he expected, the influence of the fictional medieval background of this book, which affects the sense of substitution, and the choice of niche themes, gradually emerged.

Not all bad reviews, but...

"I feel that the author's writing is quite good, but I don't have the patience to read it. Maybe it's not the author's problem, it's my problem."

"If it wasn't written by this author, I wouldn't click in to read it at all. It is recommended that the author modify the title and introduction of the book."

"After reading it carefully, there are only two feelings. It looks a little tired in the early stage, and the setting is quite interesting."

"Everyone has commented, so let me comment too. Just say 'a niche product'"

"...I really like to read it! I think the author's writing is very interesting! It's still the same as the previous book, it's really refreshing! It's very different from other books in style and type! It's so interesting to read!"

Well, the last comment is automatically ignored, it must be those niche readers, or book fans who followed the previous book with a fan filter.

Read other book reviews, this is not stable!
I wrote this book seriously, without perfunctory at all, I wrote it so stumblingly and so persistently.

It can be regarded as worthy of the readers, but why don't you like to read it.

Haha ...

Ji Zhuo looked at the comments and thought,

The smile on the face can't help but grow more and more,

The mouth grows wider and wider, and the smile gradually changes.

Ah!
Dog system!
Your 100 million master is determined!

...Hey, by the way, I don't know that places like small counties have restrictions on purchases.

If unlimited purchases,
In the future, Ji Zhuo will live in another city and buy a house in the county seat of the city.
100 million a month, two months to buy a house in the county is not easy.

Haha!

Just highlight one rampant.

……

The next day.

As soon as Ji Zhuo got up from the bed, he didn't do anything else.
Just touched the phone, and then glanced at the data of the new book,

Look at the collection,
132.

Ji Zhuo nodded in satisfaction.

"Stable."

This is not more stable!

"get up!"

"Go!"

The wonderful new book data gave Ji Zhuo a good start to his new day,

This is a good sign!

Ji Zhuo got up from the bed with great fighting spirit, washed up, sat in front of the computer, and started to type.

　I haven't asked for a ticket for a long time... Cough,

　　It seems like two days.

　　No matter what you say, ask for a ticket, collect it, invest it or something.

　　Readers, if you see a typo, please mark it, and I will correct it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)