The fairy tale author group.
It was also in an uproar.
The competition for "Fairy Tale King" this time was indeed highly anticipated by people in the industry.
The Great God Xigua was also a strong contender for the championship. While everyone was still speculating who would win, no one expected Jiangnan from the web novel circle to jump in.
Xigua: "Heh, why not write web novels properly and come to write fairy tales."
Donggua: "He wants to succeed in both web novels and fairy tales."
Nangua: "Fairy tales aren't something just anyone can write; they need to be interesting and educational."
These three were the most formidable fairy tale writers. Every time they released a fairy tale, they started with sales of five million copies.
Xigua, in particular, had his own "Xigua Fairy Tales" column, which broke the highest record in the fairy tale circle and achieved a brilliant sales figure of twenty million copies for the physical book!
Because of this achievement, Xigua also smoothly became the top author in the fairy tale circle.
As for Donggua and Nangua, although their achievements couldn't compare to Xigua's, they were still considered top-tier in the circle.
The three authors were known as the Three Great God Xigua by people in the industry.
The three of them had originally vowed to snatch the championship of "Fairy Tale King."
Unexpectedly, Jiangnan appeared halfway.
Seeing the three great gods make an appearance, the people in the group immediately started discussing.
"Isn't Jiangnan afraid of stretching himself too thin?"
"You can't say that; Jiangnan is currently the hottest figure in the literary world; even overseas he's known."
"What good is popularity if the fairy tales aren't written well? Even if he wins first place, if the stories are bad, it's all for nothing. After all, children nowadays are precious, and adults won't let them read inappropriate stories."
"I think Jiangnan should be fine writing fairy tales. His 'Journey to the West' is suitable for all ages."
"I believe he can write fairy tales, but he definitely won't be as good as the Great God Xigua."
"This time, Teacher Mailin is here to review. Xigua's fairy tales have even received high praise from Teacher Mailin. Teacher Mailin doesn't know any Jiangnan, so even if Jiangnan ranks high due to his fame, when Teacher Mailin praises Xigua, he'll be embarrassed."
The group was in an uproar.
Those in the literary circle naturally knew Jiangnan.
Therefore, many people were Jiangnan's fans.
However, there were also some who admired Xigua and the others. After all, every industry leader has a group of admirers. Jiangnan's sudden intrusion naturally displeased Xigua's admirers.
Why are you dabbling in our fairy tale circle instead of writing web novels properly?
Furthermore, with the British fairy tale master Mailin coming to review the submitted works, and Xigua having previously received Mailin's praise, Mailin would surely side with Xigua.
"If I can get Teacher Mailin's praise this time, I should be able to invite him for a meal and get some autographs for everyone." Xigua sent a message in the group and went offline.
As a world-class fairy tale master, Mailin was the common idol of all fairy tale writers.
Getting to know Mailin could definitely open up the global market.
This wasn't an exaggeration.
Because Mailin was not only a fairy tale master but also a very accomplished writer in Britain, whose novels were popular worldwide.
Even more impressive was his father, Doyle. Although he had passed away, his father held a very high status in the literary world in Britain and even globally.
His work, "Sherlock," which was called the pinnacle of world detective fiction, made significant contributions to the entire genre of detective novels.
With the guidance and foundation of such a formidable father, Mailin achieved his current status in the literary world.
"Xigua is awesome!"
"Being able to dine with Teacher Mailin, Xigua is the god of China's fairy tale circle!"
"Jiangnan writing fairy tales is just for fun; if you really want to read fairy tales, it has to be Xigua!"
"Waiting for Jiangnan to fail and for the Great God Xigua to succeed."
"Why did he have to get involved with the fairy tale circle? Isn't it better to write web novels?"
"Heh, a bunch of armchair theorists, developing a sense of superiority from writing fairy tales?"
"Everyone, don't get upset; every circle has such people..."
Then.
The once peaceful group descended into another flame war.
...
The voting period for "Fairy Tale King" lasted for three days.
Voting would close after three days, and the winner would be the one with the most votes.
Then, the fairy tale master Mailin would personally review the winning work.
Before Jiangnan's appearance, many believed that Xigua would definitely win first place this time.
Because in terms of both popularity and skill, Xigua was the most powerful writer of fairy tales.
However, Jiangnan's entry made the outcome uncertain.
In terms of popularity, Jiangnan far surpassed Xigua. Of course, this wasn't popularity in the fairy tale genre. In terms of skill, Jiangnan was also stronger than Xigua in web novels, but for fairy tales, it was hard to say.
After all, these were for children, and it was different from for adults.
...
Xigua's real name was Li Xinmin, and he was thirty-five years old.
Because he loved reading overseas fairy tales since childhood and studied literature in college, he naturally started writing fairy tales.
More than a decade ago, Chinese fairy tales were still largely imported foreign classics. Xigua's emergence allowed the country to have its own fairy tales. Although the style of these fairy tales still followed the overseas prince and princess themes, they were stories written by Chinese authors, naturally gaining widespread popularity.
Having entered the industry early, Xigua, in his thirties, had already become a senior figure in the fairy tale circle.
He had created over a thousand fairy tales, many of which were familiar to children.
Therefore, his reputation in the circle was undoubtedly number one.
The voting for "Fairy Tale King" began.
Xigua did not consider Donggua and Nangua as rivals.
They chatted happily on normal days, but Xigua had always viewed them as escorts on his path to success; no matter how fast they ran, he was the protagonist.
However, Jiangnan's appearance had made Xigua a little uneasy.
"Fairy tales have such a small market. Don't you have enough in the web novel and film industries..."
Indeed, compared to web novels and film, fairy tales were an extremely niche circle in China.
Xigua felt that Jiangnan had too large an appetite.
This time, he had finally waited for his idol, Mailin, to come to China. If Jiangnan snatched the first prize, his wish to meet his idol would be dashed.
"Fairy Tale Collection, what an arrogant title!" Xigua opened the website and sneered when he saw Jiangnan's fairy tale.
Because fairy tales were generally short, book titles usually took a general name, with one book compiling twenty to thirty stories.
Xigua's own books were naturally titled "Xigua Fairy Tales," which not only helped the author become known through the series of stories but also allowed readers to remember his style.
But this Jiangnan had actually titled his work "Fairy Tale Collection."
To those in the industry, it was undoubtedly an extremely arrogant book title!