I'm playing Yuanshin in Tivat!

It's war in publishing!

Chapter 36: The Light Novel War

A real chivalrous man, walking between mountains and rivers, carrying a long sword upside down, is a chic and graceful young man.

These are all appearances.

Xingqiu has always felt that a chivalrous man should conquer mountains, build bridges when encountering waters, and cut injustices when encountering injustices. This is not for performance, but to follow the heart and pursue pure morality.

"Miss Ji Fang's letter..."

He was a little nervous, with a slanted blue hair and a youthful voice.

Xing Qiu looked up at the high wall, the high sky was divided into squares by the porch, and there was a sense of boredom from the root.

There are also mountains and rivers in the courtyard, but how can they compare with the real majestic mountains and rivers?

Xing Qiu opened the letter and started to read it.

He frowned slightly at first, and then quickly relaxed it. It was not because he wanted to intervene in the struggle between the two publishing houses, but because his own writing was finally appreciated.

He is very happy.

It's not that the manuscript fee is high, in fact, he doesn't care about Mo La at all, and the second son of Feiyun Chamber of Commerce doesn't pay much attention to money.

Xing Qiu raised his head.

A wall of this height couldn't stop him at all.

He lifted the long sword upside down, the sacrificial sword glowed faintly, and the cloud boots stepped forward lightly, stepping on the wall, making the sound of fallen leaves falling into the water, his body fluttered up like a willow leaf, the young hero's movement was so graceful, he stood firmly on the wall with one jump.

To discuss specific matters?

Xing Qiu's unrestrained figure disappeared in an instant, so light that he didn't even break a tile.

At the same time, Lu Kong also came to Wuwangpo.

Passing through a gloomy forest covered with faint blue will-o'-the-wisps, it seems that there is no sunshine all year round, and even the branches seem to emit bursts of yin.

Lu Kong murmured in his heart.

How does a normal person put up with such a haunted area around their home?Even if it was Lu Kong, he would have already run away cowardly.

Probably because it is the ancestral home.

And Chang Jiuye often has the ambition to revive the family.

To be honest, normal people put their hope of rejuvenating the family on writing novels, which is really illusory. Even Lu Kong feels a little unreliable. Chang Jiuye is like the kind of person who lives on trees in philosophical stories.

Living in a tree, suffering all kinds of inconveniences, but never setting foot on the ground.

Because once he stepped on the ground, he was no different from all the other beings in his heart.

Intellectuals, heh.

bang bang bang~

"I'm the editor-in-chief of Steambird News, and I want to talk to you about creation." She made her voice as professional as possible, as if she had handled a large number of authors.

The door opened in response, and Lu Kong was a little surprised that it was so fast.

"Master Chang Jiu."

She smiles like a horned angel bringing good news.

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"Sinking the market, the objects of book sales have changed from scholars to labor dock workers, accountants who work every day, and children who play..."

Xingqiu lowered his head and said in thought.

As for how Miss Ji Fang knew his pen name was "Zhenyu", he decided to pretend not to know, anyway, it's not something to brag about, the young ranger's Jianghu Ruyi doesn't need it.

"It's a new direction that I never thought about."

"How about it?"

Ji Fang asked timidly, she was very afraid that Mr. Xingqiu would get angry and feel that "the article was desecrated".

Aren't all scholars like that?

"No, I'm just thinking about related issues. "Shen Qiu Picking up Swords" doesn't seem to have any market in Liyue. Why did it find me? As for the content, no matter who is reading it, I am very happy."

"..."

"To be honest, "Shen Qiu Picking up Swords" was taken to Daozuma by foreigners, and sent to Yazhongtang by Wen Chaogong without authorization, but it turned out to be very popular. You and Chang Jiuye are now Daozu's most popular foreign lands. Light novel writer."

"Oh?"

Xingqiu was a little suspicious.

He believed that Ji Fang would not mention Chang Jiuye for no reason, and since she started to introduce the situation after she came, without waiting for anyone else, it meant that Chang Jiuye was not invited to this meeting, only Xingqiu was invited.

The only reason why Wanshu Jishe, which has never undergone any major changes, suddenly wants to pursue such a big innovation can only be a sense of crisis.

compete?

Master Chang Jiu was poached, so Miss Ji Fang invited me?

Who is the opponent?

As expected of the second son of Feiyun Chamber of Commerce, whether he is willing or not, he has one of the best business acumen in Liyue, so he made a quick guess.

Xingqiu took the opportunity to ask about the information of the Steambird newspaper, and the process of formulating the words was not sloppy at all.

Mostly wild guesses...

In other words, Miss Ji Fang didn't have a complete business plan, and she wanted him to do it.

"Xingqiu... Don't worry, Mr. Zhenyu, Wanwen Jishe has the most exquisite printing technology. Your words, coupled with high-level paintings, coupled with Wanwen Jishe's exquisite printing skills, coupled with local trade protection, will definitely beat the Steambird Newspaper to nowhere."

Ji Fang said in disbelief.

"No."

Xingqiu stopped him, as if he became the owner of Wanwen Jishe in an instant: "Considering the purchasing power of the target customers, the first priority is to be cheap. Those illustrations can be printed in black and white, and only the cover can be printed with beautiful color pages, so the price can be reduced to an acceptable level..."

Ji Fang has been said to be unable to find the north.

"Okay...Okay, just do as the teacher said, and I will contact the printing bureau."

"In the early days, let's republish "Shen Qiu Picking up Swords"."

Xingqiu said with some excitement.

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the other side.

In Chang Jiuye's eyes, Lu Kong seemed to be a savior from the sky, the Wenqu star that fell from the sky, and existed only to appreciate his articles.

"Good, really good."

Lu Kong glanced at Chang Jiuye's manuscript and thought it was really good.

Maybe it’s because the revival of the family has been suppressed for too long. There is a lot of “desire” hidden in his articles. There are already some prototypes of modern cool articles, but they are more advanced. , but learned to drop the book bag.

Dropping book bags is also a way to cater to readers, the function is to make readers mistakenly think that they are very educated.

"really not bad."

"Can the publication requirements be met?"

Chang Jiuye asked a little nervously.

Lu Kong frowned.

To be honest, these are all prepared for the next Thunder General. If you want to publish, you have to contact the Printing Bureau.

Just treat it as a rehearsal in advance, let's take Liyue's ordinary people as an experiment, whether there is a market for Chang Jiuye's light novels, and whether they are popular or not.

The taste of a house goddess should be similar to that of an ordinary house girl.

Lu Kong frowned.

"The size of light novels should be as big as the palm of your hand. It is easy to carry, and it is also convenient to take it out of your pocket to read at any time. Change your layout again, try to use short sentences, divide frequently, and drop book bags. Find a balance between creating a sense of superiority and legibility."

"..."

"Change the title to a longer book and hire an illustrator with better black and white shadow dynamics. In theory, in order to save costs, only the cover can be printed in color, but the title page should be printed in color, so that when readers see the black and white illustration in the middle, they can automatically fill in the color illustrations in the front, and the quality of the paper in the middle doesn't have to be so good..."

Chang Jiuye became more and more excited the more he listened, this is a professional editor!

Chapter 37: All-out Defeat

Xingqiu didn't pay much attention to it, he just came to the bookstore every day after discussing with Wanwen Jishe how to sell the books.

Every time someone buys a book, Mr. Xingqiu will make a mark.

Really didn't care!

As the days went by, Xingqiu closed the record book with great satisfaction: "Today's business day, a total of 37 copies were sold, which is not bad. My "Shen Qiu Picking up Swords" really hasn't been buried, and gold always shines."

However, Ji Fang was not happy at all, facing Xing Qiu, she really didn't know how to speak.

Facing the steam bird newspaper, Wanwen Jishe was completely defeated.

The amount sold was less than a fraction of the other party's, and a large amount of inventory was backlogged and completely hung up.

As a literary girl, Ji Fang has also collected the recommended series of books "No matter how strong the enemy is, I only need one knife", but every time I open the title page, I can't read it anymore. The illustrations are too lewd, making people blush.

It is completely different from Mr. Xingqiu’s exquisite illustrations. If Mr. Xingqiu’s illustrator is a master of aesthetics and architecture, then the steam bird newspaper is a violent stack of sensory stimulation, and the beautiful girl will directly slap your face.

She struggled to read a few pages.

It is probably an invincible Liyue swordsman who meets a samurai living abroad due to the eye hunting order, and sets foot on the land of Daoqiu in order to fulfill his friend's wish. He is despised and then killed all the way.

The whole article is pretending!

"Does anyone really read this kind of shallow, emotionally stimulating story?"

Ji Fang complained while flipping through:

"How could the strategist leading the rebel army be a flower vase? The general in charge of Dao's wife is an old house girl? The majestic witch is a bad woman who is full of lust and doesn't wear pants... How did Chang Jiuye come up with such rubbish?"

However, watching and reading, a light novel turned from the beginning to the end, and after realizing that she was completely attracted, frustration immediately filled Ji Fang's heart.

"How can such a sentence as "the sky does not give birth to xx, and the ages are like a long night" be used in fighting? "

She watched and scolded, unable to stop.

But Ji Fang was a little worried at the same time, she had promised Teacher Xingqiu, but the sales volume was so bleak, what was going on?

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"The one fighting us is Xingqiu Hero..."

If he hadn't read the book often, Lu Kong wouldn't even have noticed this so-called opponent. He really didn't make a splash. Liyueren's reaction was very real. This book will definitely win the favor of General Lei Dian.

Now, Lu Kong is in a predicament.

Mainly because of the evaluation of Yan Wangdijun, regarding the image design of the new god, Chang Jiuye hired an artist who was too stretched, and could only draw sexually provocative beautiful girls.

On the contrary, this book "Shen Qiu Picking up Swords" is exquisitely drawn and skillfully crafted, every stroke and every painting has a spirit of skillful craftsmanship, which reminds Lu Kong of Xingqiu's imperial painter.

Alchemist of the chalk, Abedo.

He should belong to Mond, but he has been conducting research in the snow-capped mountains all year round. Lu Kong has never met him face-to-face, and he didn't remember it until this moment.

[It's all because Mr. Abedo's low presence, but my plan is still on the agenda. 】

Lu Kong recorded it, and by the way pushed the responsibility to others.

[Mr. Xingqiu was walking on the street, and saw that the traffickers and pawns were reading Chang Jiuye's "No matter how strong the enemy is, I only need one sword" instead of his "Shen Qiu's Record of Picking up Swords", and became curious, but I don't want to touch a book with such a plain title...until...]

This is not a prediction, but a long-lost achievement.

She will silently get online with Mr. Abedo in a natural way without human intervention, and then draw a majestic image for the new god, pull them out and ask Liyue people one by one, if no one accepts this Theoretically, the new god born out of the rock king emperor himself, this so-called idol destruction movement will be successful.

simple and clear.

Xingqiu walked down the street with his long sword upside down, his brows gradually wrinkled.

He found that many people passing by were reading the same book, which was very different from other books Liyue circulated.