Chapter 96 Remarks on the launch
Thank you all for your support. After many twists and turns, this book is finally going to be on the shelves.

It will be available on the shelves after 4 noon on Monday, April 15th, and there will be 12 updates by then.

Strictly speaking, I am not a complete newcomer, but I am considered a new author on Qidian. This is the first time I have signed a contract on Qidian, and the first time my work has been put on the shelves on Qidian.

Let me tell you a little story.

When I was in elementary and junior high school, there was a newspaper called "Xiao Cao" in our city, which was a composition newspaper for students.

I published several essays and earned some pocket money, so I have a foundation in writing. I also know that words can be exchanged for money.

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In 2010, not long after I entered college, because I loved reading novels, I came up with the idea of ​​writing one myself to earn some living expenses.

It's a fantasy novel, posted on Qidian, hundreds of thousands, no contract...

Then an editor from a certain blog contacted me in the comment section and poached me and my book.

Because university life was better, I was so immersed in it that I didn't finish the book. I only finished it after a few hundred thousand words. In the end, I earned a little over a thousand yuan. This was the first time I made money from online writing.

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In the next few years, I went to school, worked, got married, and had children...

If nothing unexpected happened, I would never have entered the online writing industry again.

In 2017, when my son was one year old, I wanted to commemorate him. After thinking about it for a long time, I decided to write a book.

So I started writing and posted it on Qidian. It's a historical article, and the prototypes of the main characters in it are me and my son. It tells the story of a father and son growing up together and plotting to rule the world in troubled times.

10 words, no contract.

20 words, no contract.

30 words, no contract.

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During this period, I submitted at least eighty manuscripts to editors, but they either fell into oblivion or received a reply that they "did not meet the contract standards."

You may say that my novel is not good, but it has received a lot of support in the form of collections, recommendations, comments, etc.

My novel is very good, but why can’t I get a contract?

I also talked about this in Longkong and it caused a lot of discussion.

At that time, many people gave me advice on how to revise the three golden chapters, how to make it feel satisfying, etc. They also encouraged me with the experience of the great writer Wang Yu.

But it doesn’t matter, I still can’t sign it.

I gave up the idea of ​​signing a contract and continued writing. It was originally written for my son and I didn't expect to make money from it.

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In this way, in nearly half a year, I wrote 80 words.

Didn't wait for the signing.

But a "screenwriter" from Longkong came and bought the adaptation rights of the novel.

The reason why the word "screenwriter" is in quotation marks is because until now I am not sure whether he is the screenwriter or not, because I have never heard any news about that novel again.

I used the money from selling the copyright to buy milk powder, diapers and other things for my son, which is pretty good.

In addition, I spent money to print this book and plan to let my son read it when he grows up.

Actually, I haven’t finished writing this book yet.

Because the son in the book is about to become an adult, I don’t know how to write it.

In addition to the request of that "screenwriter", I deleted the book from Qidian.

There is also pressure in reality that does not allow me to continue spending my time on this.

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In 2018, I got divorced and my son was mine.

I am raising a child alone and want to earn extra income, but I cannot go out to work part-time if I have to take care of my son.

The idea of ​​writing a novel came to my mind again, so I worked during the day and wrote at night after my son fell asleep.

I’m still writing fantasy, and I have some experience this time.

I won’t publish the book yet, I’ll submit it internally first. After all, I’m doing this to make money. If I can’t sign a contract and put it on the shelves, it will be meaningless to me.

I applied many times, but was rejected by Qidian again.

What else can I say? I changed the battlefield and went to a certain place. I passed the internal vote once.

After this book was put on the shelves, the average subscription was about 2000, but its popularity collapsed.

I struggled and convinced myself to make the protagonist of my novel say the same thing to everyone he met: "Kill!"

By the end, there was almost no one left, and I finished the book when it reached 100 million words.

In fact, if you continue to change maps, continue to water and kill, the average subscription is estimated to be able to reach 3000.

Because of my indiscriminate killing spree, some readers were actually very happy and they gave me more rewards, which was quite magical.

But I don’t want to make this kind of money, it’s too unscrupulous!

Because of the impression I had since childhood, in my heart, making money with words is still somewhat sacred.

I still have many regrets and unwillingness in my heart. I regret that I don’t have a complete work, and I am unwilling to accept that I have been defeated repeatedly at the starting point.

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So this year, I, who am no longer the young boy I once was, have come to the starting point again.

The times are changing too fast. For example, for a middle-aged person like me, many concepts about the latest hot topics in online literature are so unfamiliar and seem like a lifetime ago.

At the beginning, I didn’t even understand how to use a writer’s assistant.

After the book was initially sent out, it was almost ready for cross-examination and did not wait for the signing.

Having been tortured by Qidian so many times, I have really learned my lesson.

Delete the book, change the title, cover, introduction, and beginning, change the editorial team, and then publish the book again, and it will be the book you are reading now.

I was holding my breath, thinking that if it didn’t pass the first 5-day review, I would revise it again, change it again, and submit it again!

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Fortunately, on the fourth day, my editor Penglai spotted me, his favorite old friend, in the vast crowd.

The way I felt at that time was that if he were in front of me, I would have wanted to kowtow to him!
This is my first successful signing!

This is the first Qidian editor who recognizes me!

It’s been fourteen years. Do you know how I got through these fourteen years?

I wanted to run out and yell to everyone

"I'm not trying to prove how great I am, nor do I want to take back what I lost! I just want to tell you that I finally signed with Qidian!"

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So excited, I wrote 10,000 updates in seven days, which resulted in the update speed exceeding the recommended progress. Up to now, there are only three rounds, and I can't catch up with the fourth round.

Three rounds is three rounds. Since the data is good, let’s put it on the shelves.

I won't play the victim here and say how hard my life is.

We won’t calculate the cost for you how much it costs to subscribe to one chapter.

I will just tell you, don't worry, trust me.

I am a person who still has some tenacity.

No matter what, for this book, I will give an explanation to myself, to Penglai, and to you!
Because I had to review it before and revised a lot of my drafts, I don’t have much left. I’ve been working on it these past two days.

Try to update 10,000 times a month and get a badge.

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I am a full-time coder.

I hope you will be generous enough to subscribe and give me some support.

I also try my best to make your points worthwhile.

What Lin Yicheng said in Chapter 12 just now is actually what I really think.

If you think my writing is good and your subscription fee is not wasted, it will be the greatest recognition for me.

If you think it's not good, you can criticize me or scold me, as long as it is not a personal attack or malicious slander, I will accept it humbly.

You are my parents who provide me with food and clothing. Whether I can have enough food and clothing depends entirely on whether my cooking skills can satisfy you.

I have written a lot, so I will stop here.

Just watch and see if I rub the screen of my phone until sparks come out.

(End of this chapter)