Back at home, the internet connection was already set up today, so I could go online.
"Where should I publish my novel?" Su Shichen looked up some information online, then fell into contemplation.
On Earth, there were no less than thirty large and small novel websites in his previous life. In this world, where online novel literature was even more developed, there were naturally many novel websites. Su Shichen roughly filtered out a few; the largest was naturally Qidian, an old-brand novel website. It was established in 2004 when online novel literature first started, and it had been eight years until 2012. It had many loyal users, nurtured many Great Gods, and many authors earned over 100,000 yuan per month.
It had the largest traffic and was the oldest and most established novel website. Second was Tianzong Novel; this website had emerged in recent years, was ambitious, and actively recruited Great Gods. It was a rising star, and naturally, its traffic and user base were not inferior to Qidian's.
Third was another rising star novel website, IQ Bookstore. However, the owner of this novel website was IQ. IQ is no different from QQ on Earth; both are instant messaging tools. However, IQ's market share is even larger, almost reaching over ninety percent. Considering such a massive user base as a shield, IQ's popularity was only a matter of time.
Fourth was Digital Novel. This website was the only one that could be compared with Qidian, the overlord of online literature, and it had even almost brought Qidian down at one point. Qidian, Tianzong Novel, IQ Bookstore, Digital Novel— which one should I choose?
First, Qidian and Digital Novel were both old-brand novel websites. Digital Novel's traffic was far less than Qidian's, so if I were to choose an old-brand website, I should choose Qidian.
However, there was also the point that Qidian had many users, and naturally, many authors. To describe it in one sentence, the water was very deep. But he had full confidence in "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality." It became extremely popular on Earth, ranking among the top search terms on Baidu, so it definitely had substance.
IQ Bookstore and Tianzong Novel were representatives of rising star novel websites. Currently, Tianzong Novel was indeed more powerful than IQ Bookstore, but IQ Bookstore had unlimited potential. If I were to choose a rising star novel website, IQ Bookstore would be the best choice. Next was the most crucial decision: which to choose between IQ Bookstore and Qidian, a rising star website or an old-brand website. If judged by traffic and users, IQ Bookstore simply could not compare with Qidian. However, IQ Bookstore did not have many Great Gods, making it easier to get recommendations.
Su Shichen was caught in a dilemma, but in the end, he chose Qidian. He clicked to enter Qidian, created an account, clicked [Become an Author], and filled in his information.
"What pen name should I choose?"
"I have this opportunity to transmigrate and be reborn, which is naturally a gift from Heaven, so I'll choose Tian En."
Tian En, who would later be hailed as the greatest online novelist in history, officially registered his pen name today, September 3rd.
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Work Type: Xianxia Fantasy Cultivation
Author Book Title: A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality
Work Initial: f
Work Tags: Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger, Magic Treasure, Leveling Up and Cultivation
Authorization Level: Resident Work
Work Status: New Book Upload
First Release Status: Qidian First Release
Work Introduction: An ordinary village boy accidentally enters a local small Jianghu sect and becomes a registered disciple. With this identity, how will he establish himself in the sect, and how will he, with his mediocre aptitude, enter the ranks of cultivators and thus reign supreme in the Three Realms?
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Chapter One —
Volume One: Seven Mysteries Sect's Storms, Chapter One: Small Village by the Mountain
Er Lengzi stared with wide eyes, looking straight at the black roof made of thatch and mud. The old cotton quilt covering him was a deep yellow, unrecognizable from its original appearance, and faintly emitted a slight musty smell.
Next to him was his second brother, Han Zhu, who was sleeping soundly, with intermittent snores of varying intensity coming from him...
Over three thousand words.
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After finishing his homework, he began his grand task of writing. Since he had the entire text in his mind, there was no problem with unclear plots. Today, his typing was exceptionally skilled, even exceeding his usual level, producing four chapters, over twelve thousand words. He stood up to stretch; maintaining that posture for a long time made his back feel a bit stiff.
Going to school, leaving school, going home, writing—for two consecutive days, Su Shichen maintained this routine. He clicked on the novel's homepage.
Total Clicks: 25
Member Weekly Clicks: 3
Total Recommendations: 0
Total Word Count: 25,630
Maintaining a speed of over ten thousand words a day, this was the data after two days, and the reader impressions were empty.
There wasn't even a single recommendation. He looked down at the book review section—
"Great work, thumbs up!!"
He read carefully and found that it was a good book… three comments, two of which were ads, and one was a book review from an editor.
"How could 'A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality,' known as the progenitor of the Mortal Cultivation genre and the pinnacle of the Spiritual Root genre, fall to such a state?!!!"
Su Shichen patted his head and suddenly remembered something. He almost forgot. Although "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality" was called the progenitor of the Mortal Cultivation genre and the pinnacle of the Spiritual Root genre, it was a typical slow-burn book. While most novels get contracts after tens of thousands of words, this book only got its contract at six hundred thousand words, and it went on sale at the same time.
One must know how many people thought this book was doomed at the time, but the author stubbornly wrote it to six hundred thousand words. After it went on sale, the plot gradually improved, and its popularity suddenly exploded.
People only saw the popularity of "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality" but forgot the author's efforts.
This meant that the book's performance was not good at the beginning. Thinking of this, Su Shichen's heart calmed down a lot, and he continued to send out three more chapters, over ten thousand words.
Thursday, in the classroom.
"Xiao Si, good news, good news, great news!" Ma Jun ran over in a flurry.
"What good news?"
"Xiao Si, you're in the newspaper!" Ma Jun waved the newspaper in his hand.
In the newspaper? Could it be about "Journey to the West"? No, that's impossible. Aunt Wang said the book promotion wouldn't start until this Sunday. Today is only Thursday, there are still a few days left.
Su Shichen was surprised and snatched the newspaper from Ma Jun's hand.
"Where?"
"Here, here!" Following Ma Jun's pointing finger, he looked down: "A Junior High School Student's Cry: Environmental Protection!"
Today, I read an article in my daughter's school magazine. It was an article by a young friend named Su Shichen about environmental issues. Environmental issues are a perennial topic, and it's hard to write anything new about them. However, this young student managed to write something new. It's a sci-fi micro-novel that uses a fictional hole to write, and the title is also very clever.
"Feed - Come Out." As the saying goes, sow melons, reap melons; sow beans, reap beans. Cause and effect cycle, and the result will naturally come out. The factors of environmental pollution continuously accumulate, and when the time comes, they will cause serious public hazards. Everything in the world is like this: constant accumulation, quantitative change leading to qualitative change, and the result "comes out."
Human pollution and destruction of nature will naturally be returned in full when the time comes. This is the meaning that this simple title wants to express. The ending of the article is very open-ended and has a satirical meaning.
Finally, the worker looked at the sky and said, "Ah, our city is becoming more and more beautiful." What is this beauty built upon? It is built upon throwing all the city's garbage into this hole. Built on such a premise, this beauty is superficial and harbors huge hidden dangers.
And at the end, the small stone in the sky that the worker didn't notice—the article used the word "insignificant." Short-term gains blinded people's eyes, making them completely forget the terrifying future…
—Written by Zhao Dandan, Deputy Editor of Yangcheng Daily.
This Deputy Editor is truly amazing; she completely explained every point of this article. She truly lives up to being a Deputy Editor. However, this Deputy Editor said she found this article in her daughter's school magazine, which means her daughter is from our school. I wonder who it is, and if I know her.
"Xiao Si, you've become really famous now! This is the Yangcheng Daily, one of the largest newspaper offices in our Yang City." Indeed, just as Ma Jun said, because of the Yangcheng Daily's report, the school's magazine sold twice as many copies, and this number is still rising. The school's magazine department should really thank it.
"Woo woo woo~~" A phone call. During class, even if you don't put your phone on silent, you should at least put it on vibrate. This is basic respect for the teacher.
Seeing "Aunt" on the caller ID, Su Shichen was stunned. He didn't remember ever saving that name. Which aunt? But the phone number looked a bit familiar. Suddenly, his mind turned— isn't this Aunt Wang's phone number? It must have been saved when she used his phone to make a call before.
"Hello, Aunt Wang, what's up?"
"Have you read today's Yangcheng Daily?"
"Aunt Wang, are you talking about that article? Yes, that's what I wrote. It was homework assigned by the teacher, and I just wrote it casually."
"You can get into the newspaper just by writing casually, and even receive praise from the Deputy Editor of the Yangcheng Daily? I didn't realize Xiao Chen, you're also a talented person. Color psychology, and even micro-novels. However, excessive modesty is pride."
Su Shichen didn't know how to answer and just chuckled foolishly.
"Aunt, why did you call me?"
"Can't Aunt call you even if there's nothing wrong?"
"No, that's not what I meant. I meant that Aunt, you're so busy, if there wasn't…"
"Alright, let's get serious. Aunt told you before that your age, Xiao Chen, would be a point of promotion."
"Mm, I remember."
"But there's one thing Aunt didn't say. Although doing so can promote Xiao Chen as a genius writer and stimulate sales, many people will have the mentality that something written by a fourteen-year-old child isn't worth reading. This would lead to a significant loss in sales. However, Xiao Chen, the Deputy Editor's article in today's Yangcheng Daily is a miracle. We originally planned to release the book this Sunday, but Aunt has decided to move it up. We'll release the book tomorrow to build momentum."
"Okay, that's great."
"Mm," Wang Ni hummed with a nasal sound, then fell silent. Su Shichen listened carefully, but only breathing sounds came from the phone; she wasn't speaking anymore.
"Um, Aunt, is there anything else?" He broke the silence.
"No, cough, cough, cough!"
"Aunt, what's wrong? Do you have a cold?" Just at this critical moment, Tang Lingyu's voice came, "Su Xiao Si, my mom invited you to play at my house."
"Aunt's fine, just a little cold. Alright, Aunt still has manuscripts to review, so that's it."
"Beep beep beep"—The call ended…