The target is light novel master

I have to go to school tomorrow.

It's a bit too much to stay up late.

Realizing this, she quickly put the novel aside, then covered the quilt, and closed her eyes...

The next day, morning.

Ying Lili came to the classroom with a tired body.

"Sawamura-san, you look very tired. Could it be that you stayed up late reading novels?"

Takasago Chie on the left noticed this, so he took the initiative to chat.

"Um...don't talk to me."

Ying Lili shook her head, then put her hands on her sides, trying to keep her eyelids from drooping.

"Tsk tsk..."

With a smile on her face, Takasago Zhihui turned her head away, then took out a small mirror, and focused on the position of her eye bags.

Because I watched part of it in the afternoon, the dark circles under the eyes that are a sign of staying up late are not obvious.

When get out of class was over, Izumi Chiha was about to walk to the bathroom from the side, when she suddenly found Ying Lili lying on the table.

"How is this going?"

He looked puzzled.

"It's Izumi-san..."

Takasago Chie cast his gaze.

"It's probably because Sawamura-san was reading novels all night yesterday."

she said firmly.

"Oh?"

He raised an eyebrow.

"After you left yesterday, Sawamura-san came over and offered to sell three copies."

She continued jokingly.

"Yingli, thank you."

Izumi Chiha smiled, and whispered next to her.

After he left the classroom, Takasago Chie suddenly felt a pressure falling on his toes.

She looked down and found a round-toed shoe on her right foot.

"Takasago-san, don't talk too much!"

Ying Lili tilted her head to the side, revealing her profile, and her little Huya who was flaunting her might.

"Shy?"

Takasago Chie asked back as if indifferent.

hard.

Ying Lili felt her fist harden.

"Find a fight!"

She swung her little fist.

The 14-year-old's debut performance is not ideal

In a blink of an eye, it was a week later.

[What year is it, you still write such light novels, old fashioned! 】

[Killing ghosts, a boring story, my evaluation is not as good as... The Legend of Yuanshen. 】

[I want to see the harem!Harem!Don't recommend such a work to me! 】

[It's okay, I bought a copy a few days ago and read it at home. The author's level is not bad, it doesn't look like a work written by a middle school student, he can be regarded as a genius novelist. 】

[It is refreshing for me to see such a serious work emerge from a bunch of rough paintings, please support me a little bit. 】

[Hope the second volume will be released as soon as possible, I can't wait for the duel between Kanzhu and Twelve Ghost Moon. 】

Izumi Chiha was flipping through the evaluations of her works on the official website of Immortal River Bunko.

There are good and bad, and there are quite a lot of bad ones.

But this is also normal, because people who have opinions are generally good at expressing their opinions, and those who think it is okay are usually the silent majority.

For example, some other world harem light novels have caused a backlash in public opinion because of the large number of works, and many people have scolded them.

But judging from the sales volume, most of the different world harem works have a good sales volume, but the proportion of people cursing below is much higher than that of ordinary works.

But making money is not shabby.

Since it is a commercial light novel, it is naturally a market for readers. If there are many readers, as an author, you will naturally obey them.

This is the law of heaven.

It's just that, for him, making money is one thing, but what is more important is what he wants to write.

It's the so-called - you have to stand up and make money.

It's a pity that he originally wanted to find some evaluations as a reference to consider the direction of progress in the second volume, but it seems that there is nothing to refer to, so he had to close the webpage in the comment area.

At this time, Machida Sonoko sent a new message, of course to tell the sales data collected this week.

Leaving aside the sales of electronic editions, the key factor for current sales is the sales of library books.

Among them, the circulation and digestibility are the key data, and the circulation is the number of printed copies, but it does not mean that you can sell as many copies as you print.

If the digestibility is too poor, it means that most of the books you publish cannot be sold, and the potential of the manual is not good.

Of course, the industry is not what everyone imagines. As long as there are profitable works, all other works will be cut in half. In fact, there will be some deficit works.

According to the editorial department's judgment on the potential of the work, it is possible to observe whether the sales of the work will improve in the future.

There is also an O list in this world as statistics.

Generally speaking, the lower limit of the list is generally around [-], and light novels with sales higher than this number in the first week usually do not have the risk of being cut in half.

"The sales volume in the first week was 4300, which is very average. Well... To be honest, this is expected. After all, there is no such conspicuous place for publicity."

Machida Sonoko's voice came from the phone, and there was no emotion.

"In other words, isn't the gimmick enough?"

After learning this data, his heart sank.

After the first volume of the light novel was released, it was unknown, and the example of being cut in half is not uncommon in the industry.

He's naturally nervous.

Because if there is no follow-up, then his efforts during this period will be in vain.

The chat partner suddenly fell silent, and Machida Sonoko understood his feelings, so she changed her tone:

"Don't worry, Mr. Izumi, although there are some objections from the editorial department, I tried to fight for it. The teacher has at least three volumes. As long as the follow-up sales keep up, there should be a chance. I believe the teacher can do it."

"call……"

Izumi Chiha took a deep breath and withdrew from the state of holding her breath.

At that moment just now, his heartbeat accelerated.

"I see, Editor Machida, I'll do it...thank you."

He made a promise and said thanks.

"No need to thank you, Izumi-sensei, this is what I should do as an editor. I do see some kind of potential in your work, so I recommend it like this... People in the editorial department also have the same opinion as me. "

"If your own writing is a mess, even if the sales volume is higher, there is actually a possibility that you will be cut in half... The first volume leads the way, and the second volume plummets. There are actually countless works. Teacher Izumi, I hope you can grasp it... "

Machida Sonoko said earnestly.

There is a sense of anticipation in the words.

After hanging up the phone, Izumi Chiha walked out of the room, ready to pour himself a glass of water to calm down his heart first.

From the moment he embarked on this path, he realized that he was different from before, and that he still shouldered the expectations of many people.

This is different from the feeling of eating and waiting to die before. While there is a huge pressure in my heart, I also have more motivation to climb online.

"Nissan, how's the first week's sales...?"

In the living room, Sagiri got up from the sofa.

Her expression was equally tense.

"Not very optimistic, only 4300 sales."

He chose to tell the truth.

"Will it be cut in half?"

Sagiri clenched her little powder fist, and she still had a sad face.

"Don't worry, not yet."

Izumi Chiha explained the reason.

"Is that so..."

Sagiri also breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank you, Miss Machida!

"Does Nissan have any ideas for the next step? Do you not do something to increase sales?"

she asked again.

"What can I do? I'm just a light novelist who has just debuted. I don't have that much publicity ability. I just need to write my own novel."

He spread his hands.

If the praise rate is high enough, some readers will naturally recommend it to others.

If the follow-up sales can be unswervingly increased, and the average volume reaches a certain level, the risk of being cut in half can also be avoided.

In the industry, although there are many works that are instant hits, there are also works that change fate in the end.

After hearing what he said, Sagiri's eyes flickered again and again.

No, I have to find a way to change, I can't sit still!

But, what can I... what can I do?

She looked down again.

15 Eri Kashiwagi's Seductive Condition

Also concerned about this matter, of course, is his childhood sweetheart.

"Qianyu, how is the sales in the first week?"

During the lunch break, Ying Lili called him to the back door of the gymnasium.

He truthfully reported the result.

"This... isn't it optimistic? Although I don't know much about sales, I've seen some promotional slogans. Sales of more than [-] a week can be considered a small fire. You haven't even reached half of it!"

Ying Lili naturally showed a worried look.

"Yinglili, are you caring about me?"

Izumi Chiha's face was still calm.

"That's right! What time is it? You're still joking. If you continue like this, you will definitely be cut in half, right? If you can't even make this achievement, are you worthy of your previous rhetoric!"