Chapter 122: Chapter 119 Lin Yuan’s Request_i
Translator: 549690339
More and more people are purchasing “Zhu Xian”.
More and more people are reading “Zhu Xian”.
And as time moved two days forward, when the first volume of “Zhu Xian” with its 200,000 words was gradually finished by batches of readers, everyone turned out spontaneously into identical installment junkies:
“What the hell, is that all?”
As the saying goes:
With a blade in hand one day, slaughtering all the cliffhangers till doomsday.
Right now, these readers really wanted to send Chu Kuang some gifts.
Maybe…
Blades?
Of course, this is just a joke…
Right?
In the novel forum, the discussion over “Zhu Xian” had long exceeded that of its release day. Anyone who read slower and entered the forum was bombarded with huge amounts of spoiler-filled posts:
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“When will Zhang Xiaofan stand up, you’re the unprecedented dual-cultivation of Buddhism and Daoism!”
“When will the Burning Stick shock the Qingyun Sect?”
“Mark my words, in this round, Xiaofan is sure to win the Seven-Sect Martial Arts Contest championship, shocking Qingyun and winning the heart of Senior Sister Tian Ling’er.”
“What a wonderful XianXia World, how unrestrained it must be to fly through the sky on a sword!”
“No wonder they say it redefines XianXia, if Chu Kuang’s previous book intrigued me with sports competition, then this book ‘Zhu Xian’ has made me fall in love with XianXia novels!”
“Heaven and Earth do not discriminate, all things are straw dogs, this is XianXia!”
Not just the readers reading “Zhu Xian”, but editors and other writers within the industry had also read through the novel.
Upon reading it…
Everyone was rendered speechless.
After a long while, an experienced chief editor sighed and said, “Chu Kuang isn’t redefining XianXia novels, he’s clearly laying down the foundation and establishing his own school of thought!”
Set in stone!
Establishing his own school of thought!
No one questioned whether XianXia could become popular anymore, what really mattered was how to write XianXia, Chu Kuang distinctly demonstrated this with “Zhu Xian”.
“He’s a pioneer.”
“Two consecutive books, creating two different genres, Chu Kuang is becoming the trendsetter of the industry, in future XianXia might also become a popular new category for many authors.”
“I actually think that in future the XianXia category might be even hotter than the sports competition category!”
“The greatest significance of Chu Kuang’s two books is actually injecting new vitality into our industry. Previously, everyone rushed to write stories about adventures in different worlds, but now Chu Kuang has given everyone two new alternatives.”
“The potential of XianXia novels is limitless.”
“I’m not upset that Chu Kuang’s books are getting more and more popular with each one, Chu Kuang establishing his own school of thought is a good thing for the industry, we people in the industry should feel thankful for him. What I’m upset about is why such an author who could develop his own school of thought belongs to Silver Blue Books!”
In the past, adventures in different worlds was the most popular genre, while the other genres were stagnant.
But now, Chu Kuang has popularized sports competitions.
In the future, XianXia would most likely become extremely popular too!
People might not be able to imitate the story of “Zhu Xian,” but when Chu Kuang establishes a new writing style for XianXia, there are many who can write similar stories based on this.
It’s the same as the Celestial Dynasty.
When one sows another reaps, the foundation of “Zhu Xian” is also another XianXia novel.
That book is called “Misty Journey”.
Even if more popular XianXia works appear in the future, based on the success of “Zhu Xian,” Chu Kuang was destined to become the most representative figure of this genre, just like how he is now regarded as the leading figure in the sports competition genre.
Lin Yuan received the physical copy of the first volume of “Zhu Xian,” which was sent free of charge by Silver Blue Books.
“YangFeng” requested Lin Yuan to mail back a copy to him and to make sure to sign it before mailing.
This was an autographed book wanted by the editor-in-chief.
Lin Yuan agreed.
He signed it with his pen name “Chu Kuang”.
This was the first time he signed a book for someone, and his first thought
was:
Can I sell my autographed books?
Of course, this thought passed quickly. The value of a signature is minimal compared to what he earned from teaching painting.
However, Lin Yuan was naturally aware of the popularity of “Zhu Xian”.
On the day the book became a big hit, “YangFeng” called Lin Yuan, sounding as excited as if he was going to share the money with Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan was also really happy.
Although he predicted that “Zhu Xian” would possibly be a hit when he was writing it, after all, it was leading the trend of XianXia.
In fact, “Zhu Xian” is not strictly XianXia.
It is more like a romance story disguised as a XianXia novel.
The fact that everyone is focusing on the XianXia aspect is a testament to how well the content of the novel is arranged, allowing the essence of this XianXia world to be fully displayed.
If possible, he could consider working with the System to craft a true XianXia cultivation novel in the future.
But for now, Lin Yuan doesn’t need to consider this too far in advance.
After mailing the signed book, Lin Yuan made a phone call to his sister.
“What’s up?”
Lin Xuan sounded somewhat listless.
Lin Yuan thought for a moment and asked: “Are you short on money?”
Lin Xuan said, “Can you remove the question mark?”
Lin Yuan:”…”
Lin Xuan cleared her throat: “So you’re going to give me some pocket money? Nice, seems like your sister didn’t adore you for nothing.”
“Are you feeling down?”
Lin Xuan suspiciously said: “Are you trying to change the subject?”
As soon as she finished speaking, she noticed that Lin Yuan had transferred fifty thousand to her, her tone immediately became excited: “I’m in a great mood!”
“What about before?”
Lin Yuan asked with concern.
Lin Xuan pouted, “Recently, there really were some annoying things. One of my authors was starting a new book, which originally received a lot of promotions, and the press was quite optimistic, but then he encountered a monster…
“Monster?”
“That Chu Kuang I mentioned during the Lunar New Year celebrations. He wrote an amazing new book, in Qin Continent almost all the bookstores are vigorously promoting his book. My author’s new book can’t even get a marginal recommendation, which can greatly affect the sales.”
Lin Yuan:”…”
How should he respond to this?
Should he say, it’s my fault?
Lin Xuan sighed: “But it doesn’t matter anymore, I might be out of a job soon.”
Lin Yuan worriedly asked: “The company is firing you?”
“No, it’s not just me leaving if I have to. Our publishing house is being acquired by Silver Blue Books, the same company that Chu Kuang signed with. After they acquire us, we, as little editors, will probably have to leave. Even our leaders might not be spared.”
“Silver Blue Books?”
“Yes, that annoying company, they are the main reason I might lose my job. At most, Chu Kuang is an accomplice…”
Lin Xuan made this as a joke, she had a pretty good attitude.
The main reason was she received Lin Yuan’s money transfer. Even if she was temporarily unemployed, it didn’t matter. She could take her time to look for work.
Worst case, she would live off her little brother.
The happiness of having a wealthy younger brother was a joy that ordinary people could never quite grasp.
“Okay.”
Lin Yuan didn’t ask further.
After hanging up the phone, in order to fulfill his sister’s request, Lin Yuan contacted “YangFeng”.
He was mainly trying to help his sister by asking Silver Blue Books if they could offer her a position.
But would Silver Blue Books be reasonable about this?