Chapter 273 The trough after the scenery (thanks to the leader, Mr. Cucumber)
In the days that followed, the reality did not surprise Sun Quan.
The ranking of "Immortal Dragon Ring" on the monthly ticket list is indeed continuing to decline, just like a person trapped in quicksand. You can see this person sinking bit by bit, unable to extricate himself, until his entire head is submerged under the quicksand.
Without a trace.
It’s true that “Ring of the Immortal Dragon” disappeared without a trace, but by the middle of December, it was no longer in the top ten of the monthly ticket sales list.
You know, in the past November, it won the crown of the monthly vote list under the siege of many powerful enemies.
Last month's champion couldn't even stay in the top ten of the overall list this month. No matter how you look at it, this is a sign of a huge plot collapse.
Furthermore, the book review area for "The Ring of the Immortal Dragon" is not as lively as before, and the number of people posting book reviews has significantly decreased.
When Sun Quan occasionally logs into QQ, he can see some people in several author groups saying that his book collapsed. Some people say that it must be because he exploded too much and had too little time to think about the plot, so the collapse is inevitable.
of.
Occasionally, he would go to the Internet Literature Forum to check out the latest news in the Internet literature circle.
Then I found several posts on the forum talking about him and his "Immortal Dragon Ring".
One of the posts was very popular, and Sun Quan was curious and clicked on that post.
One of the passages impressed him deeply.
That paragraph reads like this: "How about it? Let me just say that "The Ring of the Immortal Dragon" received a lot of votes last month, right? The Silver League seems to be free of charge, and even the Gold League dares to play, what about now?
When the manuscript fee came out at the beginning of this month, did you suddenly feel that you were at a loss when you looked at the amount of the manuscript fee and then calculated the cost of the Golden Alliance? So you are being honest this month and don’t dare to pay anymore?
Hehe, if you don’t brush it, your true colors will show up! You can’t even stay in the top ten of the overall list. If you have the ability, brush another Golden League to see! Hehe..."
It sounds like it's easy to stay in the top ten of the overall list.
After Sun Quan read it, he felt a little uncomfortable, but because he had expected such remarks, he did not feel angry. He had long known that such people would always be indispensable in this world, and they were always willing to use the greatest malice to deal with them.
Make assumptions about others.
If he and Sun Quan were to care about such people, then he would lose!
And there is no need to do anything else. That kind of right and wrong will form a whirlpool, trap him in it, and he will never be able to get out.
Adjusting the mentality is very important for an online writer.
He had already understood this during those years when he was on the street.
People with a bad mentality cannot do this job.
Because there are so many things in this industry that can drive someone crazy.
For example, when readers criticize you, it is impossible for any author to write a work that satisfies everyone, so no matter how well your work is written, someone will definitely criticize you, and most of them will not criticize you at all. Let me ask you, if
If you don’t have a good attitude and are sprayed in different ways every day, how can you persist?
For example, when you first entered the industry, you were in a stand-alone state for a long time. Most authors who just started writing online articles must have struggled. Maybe they wrote tens of thousands of words and posted them online, with no more than 100 clicks and only a few recommendation votes.
, or even not. The number of collectors may increase by two today, but not only will it not increase tomorrow, but it will drop by one, and it may drop by one the day after tomorrow. The book review area is full of advertising posts. Posting a book online is like playing a stand-alone game.
If there is no one to play with you, if you don’t have a good attitude, can you persevere?
For example, there is no recommended position for several months in a row, or there is no big difference between being in the recommended position and not being in the recommended position, and the various data rarely increase...
Another example is that you code thousands or even tens of thousands of words in the same day. Others pay tens of thousands or even tens of thousands a month for manuscripts, but you have obviously written so many words, but you only have eight or nine hundred manuscript fees. For this fee, you still have to pay
Tax……
Those with a slightly worse mentality are not yet eunuchs, when will they be able to wait?
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It doesn’t matter whether you have a good mentality or Ah Q’s spirit. In short, if you want to make a living in Internet writing, you must have a big heart and learn to comfort yourself and adjust your mentality.
Readers don’t like to hear your explanation.
If you don't update today, someone will definitely scold you.
You explained that I had a fever today and asked for a day off.
There will definitely be people who question you for lying.
You said that your home had a power outage today, but some people still expressed disbelief.
If you say that your computer is broken, some people will still scold you and say that they will never read your book from now on. For similar reasons, many authors have already used it, and no one believes it, just like students.
Times, if you say you have a stomachache and need to take leave, the teacher will look at you with suspicion, and other students will also suspect that you are faking it.
There has long been a lack of basic trust between people.
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Therefore, in the face of recent criticism from the outside world, Sun Quan still did not say a word in defense.
All he did was write Xia Changle's plot more carefully.
He believes that his efforts and intentions can be conveyed between the lines to book fans.
He understood a long time ago that book lovers are very picky, but also very tolerant.
When you are picky, you can abandon the book just because there is something in the book that does not suit their liking. When you are tolerant, as long as they can feel that you, the author, put your heart into writing, even if you temporarily fail to impress them with some chapters.
If you are satisfied, they will continue to support you.
Because he understands this truth, Sun Quan does not brute, but concentrates on coding, and then presents Xia Changle's story bit by bit to the fans who are still chasing his book.
The original version of "Ring of the Immortal Dragon" contained so many poisonous points that would test book fans. Even when the book was criticized by many readers, there were still a group of fans who insisted on saying they liked the story.
And now this version of "The Ring of the Immortal Dragon" has tried its best to avoid those poisonous points, and Sun Quan is naturally more confident that the subsequent plot will be well received by everyone.
He needs time!
You also need to keep your mentality steady.
During this period, if his mentality collapses, Xia Changle's story will collapse. Once such a situation occurs, the criticism of him from the outside world will become a reality.
Those who laugh at him will say: "Look! I already said that his book collapsed! Haha."
Stabilizing your mentality is easier said than done.
The average subscription for chapters of "The Ring of the Immortal Dragon" is still falling. It had previously reached more than 11,000 average subscriptions, but recently it has dropped below 10,000.
The popularity of the book review area is still tepid, and the Xianyu group seems to be less lively than before. When Sun Quan occasionally looks at the chat records in the group, he always sees someone saying that they have stopped reading the book recently and will wait for a while.
, if you can still remember it in the future, just read a little more, if you can’t remember it, forget it...
These remarks are all destroying his fighting spirit.
Fortunately, there are people and things that comfort him.
Some book fans in the group also sent him private messages to comfort him.
For example, in Pudong Taotao, Sun Quan received a private message from him. In the private message, he said: "Xianyu, you have to work hard! I think your recent plot writing is quite good. Don't be affected by those voices."
, I’m also looking forward to more exciting plots in the future!”
For example, I always liked to send him private messages before, and Lianxue zq Suifeng, who also rewarded him from the Silver Alliance, also sent him a private message.
"How have you been recently? The popularity of the book seems to have declined a bit, but you have always been the best in my heart. Come on! I will always support you! Don't let those of us who support you down!"
There are also old fans of the previous book who sent him private messages.
So handsome Wen Hao: "Old Sun, I just finished reading your new book recently, and I also saw a lot of bad comments in the book review section. I don't know how to comfort you. I just want to say: Believe in yourself! This story is
What you write is the most exciting only if you know how the plot will go. So, don’t change the plot because of those bad reviews, otherwise the book will become nondescript. Moreover, Lin Erdan is dead, and your plot will be the best.
No matter how you change it, you can't bring him back to life, right?"
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In addition to the comfort from these book fans, Sun Quan also felt the comfort from the editor-hairtail.
The comfort the female editor gave him was very editor-like - when the monthly ranking and popularity of "The Ring of the Immortal Dragon" continued to decline, she arranged two good recommendation positions for this book in two consecutive weeks.
One is the six-channel cover recommendation on the homepage, and the other is the bookshelf recommendation.
Not only did she arrange high-quality recommendation seats, she also sent a private message to Sun Quan.
The contents of the private messages were not editor-like at all. At least when Sun Quan was on the streets before, he had never experienced this from an editor.
Hairtail: "Xianyu, you have to keep fighting! Otherwise, I will be sorry for your pen name. Recently, someone in the editorial department started to laugh at me, saying that I finally picked up a great man, but he turned out to be a fast man, and it only takes a month to be impressive.
But I believe in your strength, and I will continue to help you fight for the recommendation position, but you have to work hard yourself!"
What a considerate girl... what a warm editor...
If there was no word "fast man" in her words, Sun Quan would definitely be more moved.
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What touched him most was the comfort from Yuan Shuiqing.
Her comfort was as gentle as water, and she would cook him midnight snacks in different ways every night. Maybe she would cook glutinous rice balls tonight, noodles tomorrow night, and millet porridge the day after tomorrow. Although her skills were limited, the late night snacks were not that big.
Delicious, but Sun Quan was still very happy.
The happiest thing is that when they are living together as husband and wife, she is willing to please him.
Well?
They are not a couple yet?
This is not the point! Please ignore it!
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The peaceful days are slipping away day by day, and this year’s Christmas Eve and Christmas will soon come.
On Christmas Eve night, Sun Quan rarely did anything. Instead, he drove Yuan Shuiqing out for a Western meal, and then went to see a movie with her. After watching the movie, he drove back and took her under the night.
Take a drive around the city and visit the night view of M City on Christmas Eve.
The night view tonight is beautiful. Many businesses have decorated their stores with Christmas trees, balloons, lanterns...
Sun Quan deliberately slowed down the car, and Yuan Shuiqing in the passenger seat looked very quiet, quietly looking at the beautiful lights under the night outside the car window with a smile on his face.