Finally, at dawn, this book is about to be released.

At this moment, I want to emphasize again, and also say to myself:

I want to write a good story with a beginning and an end.

I've talked to everyone before, I'm actually very good at writing爽文 (shuangwen, lit. "refreshing novels"), and I've been writing them for many years.

(Of course, I'm not saying this book isn't a爽文 (shuangwen). I don't want to, and don't need to, label myself like that. There's nothing wrong with爽文 (shuangwen), it's not inferior. But,爽文 (shuangwen) are not all the same, and this book has some things that are different from the stories I used to write.)

Here, I can introduce to you my top-secret method for making money by writing爽文 (shuangwen) in the past. Anyone can do it.

***Top Secret! Do Not Share!***

Step 1: Select a topic.

Open a blank Word document, then open all the major online novel websites, and scan the charts ten lines at a time—

Just look at the titles. You don't even need to click in to see the content.

Shock, information gap, Dihua (过度脑补, overthinking), brain supplementation, exposure, entertainment plagiarism, unparalleled national scholar…

I can conjure up all these routines with ease.

Just pick a subject that feels right and combine it with a good worldview.

Then,

Step 2: Start writing 20,000 words a day.

And then,

That's it.

It's that simple.

And the money comes rolling in.

I think I was probably an emotionless printing machine in my past life. I can have absolutely no feeling for what I write, but that doesn't stop me from making money.

When I wrote these books, I never thought about having a beginning and an end. Outline? Doesn't exist.

All it takes is a gimmick, then an explosive beginning to create a sense of anticipation, and then constantly cycle through fast and爽 (shuang, refreshing) routines.

Constant cycle.

Constant cycle.

Constant cycle.

Keep cycling until the readers are tired of it, there are no more subscriptions, no more royalties, and then it ends.

Next book, do the same thing.

Every day when I wake up, I only know the plot 30 minutes earlier than the readers, because 30 minutes is how long it takes me to write a chapter.

And that's how I've been muddling through for many years.

I can always make the readers feel爽 (shuang, refreshed). So爽 (shuang, refreshed) that their scalps tingle, staying up all night to read the few thousand words I wrote in 30 minutes.

The money pouring into my pockets is proof.

But, I didn't feel爽 (shuang, refreshed) myself.

I only treated writing as a way to make money. I rarely felt joy from it, and I never felt that what I wrote could be forwarded to my WeChat Moments, student groups, or colleague groups.

I, as an author, and me in reality.

Living in completely different worlds.

In fact, in life, many people ask me, what's the name of the novel you write?

I always brush it off.

Especially when facing questions from my family, my parents.

Let me have a cigarette first…

My parents were among the first generation of college students in the 1980s. They married after a campus romance, became professors at a local university very early on, and then had me, and so on until today.

It can be said that I was born into a scholarly family. I was influenced by it since I was a child.

It's a pity that I'm not successful and didn't inherit much of the learning gene.

However, under the influence of my parents, I have loved reading since I was a child, all kinds of books.

Especially science fiction novels.

The Foundation series, Hyperion, etc. from abroad, and He Ci Kang Song from China.

And many works that you may not have heard of.

I've read them all.

So, when my parents ask me, what kind of book are you writing that makes so much money?

I can only stammer and skip it.

I can't say, "Mom, Dad."

"What I'm currently serializing is:《死后直播火葬，我烧出的舍利子震惊全球》(Dying and Broadcasting Cremation Live, the Sharira I Burned Shocked the World)."

"And the books I just finished, one is 《重生为鸡：多子多福，强迫下蛋狂魔》(Reborn as a Chicken: More Children, More Happiness, Forcing Egg-Laying Maniac), and the other is 《我的老婆在勾栏听曲》(My Wife Listens to Music in the Brothel)."

(The book titles are just examples, I didn't really write these books.)

"I write so爽 (shuang, refreshingly), it's guaranteed to be爽歪歪 (shuangwaiwai, extremely refreshing), come, come, I'll share it with you."

"You have to download a xx Reading first, don't mind the revealing covers on it, that's how it is now, ah, just trying to make a living."

I guess even if my parents don't beat me to death, they probably won't be able to sleep in the middle of the night, wondering if there was a deviation in the educational direction of the two university professors.

So I can only try to earn more money, show filial piety to them, buy them food, drinks, clothes, health products, and take them out to travel. Let them know that I'm doing well, that I have achievements, and that they can rest assured.

Everything has been running smoothly like this, working and writing at the same time. It can't be said to be muddleheaded, but it is indeed boring and unremarkable, until this year.

My anxiety about creation is growing stronger and stronger. I feel that I can't go on like this anymore.

This may be a bit of an exaggeration, but it's true. Every word I wrote at that time was an unspeakable torment to me. I really didn't want to write anymore.

As I have repeatedly expressed:

I want to write a real story.

A good story.

So I came.

What I'm betting on is not the results, what I'm gambling on is not the ranking, but facing my own heart.

I don't just want to make money.

I also want to satisfy my dignity.

I want to stand up and make money.

If my self-identity is a writer, I should write a book that I can say the name of with dignity.

Show it to my parents, show it to my children. In the future, my children's children can also say to his children, our grandpa used to write a book called "Genius Club," use it as extracurricular reading, and read it carefully.

Even if I don't write it today, I will write it in the future. That day will always come.

I have been preparing this book for a long, long time.

I never worry about writing it crookedly, and I never worry about it being unfinished, and I don't worry about any plot holes that can't be filled.

Because I wrote this novel after I had already finalized the ending, finalized the framework, made all the settings self-consistent, and filled all the plot holes.

If you temporarily feel that something is unreasonable, the answer and the truth may be hidden here.

Of course, my storytelling skills are not that mature. The really good way to write is to have foreshadowing and hints, but not affect the current reading experience.

I have read all the replies in the last single chapter. I know my shortcomings and I will continue to improve.

At the same time, I also think I am very lucky.

I didn't expect that before even the tip of the iceberg of this story has been revealed, I would meet so many friends who are willing to read this story.

I have read every comment, every chapter comment, and I still remember countless familiar names in my heart.

In fact, this is the happiest thing for me.

There are a group of friends who are willing to listen to me tell stories.

In addition to joy, there is also shame.

Because I am very clear that many of the problems in the early stage of this book have not been handled well, which will inevitably affect everyone's reading experience.

Especially with such a slow update during the new book period, many problems cannot be skipped at all.

I feel very sorry.

But I will be responsible for this story.

The update will be faster after it is released.

I will also be responsible for those readers who are willing to read this story.

Please trust me, this story will definitely have a beginning and an end, and it will not be unfinished.

I have said a lot of nonsense.

Here is the main topic:

In order to repay everyone's support, the author will do his best to code words after the book is released, so that this story can be presented to everyone at a faster speed.

[After the release on the 1st at midnight]:

I will immediately update 5 large chapters, with a total of nearly 20,000 words, so that everyone can have a爽 (shuang, refreshing) read.

Then, at 12:00 noon on the 1st, I will also pay back the two additional chapters that I owed the盟主 (mengzhu, alliance leader) before, which are also 2 large chapters.

[After that, daily updates]:

At 6:00 pm every day, I will release 3 chapters of updates in one go, each chapter is a 3500+ large chapter, with more than 10,000 words updated daily.

[Additional updates]:

One additional chapter for each盟主 (mengzhu, alliance leader) (fulfilled within 1 hour)

One additional chapter for every 5000 monthly votes (fulfilled within 1 hour)

I also hope that everyone will vote for this book more next month. For every additional 5000 monthly votes, I will immediately add another chapter, which will be fulfilled within one hour, without delay.

The v group and the盟主 (mengzhu, alliance leader) group will be established at the end of the first volume.

Because some of the things that everyone thinks are unreasonable now will instantly clear the clouds and see the light at the end of the first volume, so there is no need to establish a group to discuss them now.

In fact, saying more is not as good as updating a few more chapters, thinking more about the plot, and trying to tell this story well.

It's time.

Finally, I would like to end with a poem by Feng Zhi:

We are preparing to deeply receive

Those unexpected miracles,

Suddenly in the long years

The appearance of a comet, a sudden storm!

The miracle comet will surely appear!

See you at dawn!