After that, I will continue to update the basic two chapters of 6,000 words every day, and add one chapter every Thursday and Sunday. If nothing goes wrong, I should be able to maintain this rhythm until the book is completed.
This is already the highest speed I have achieved under my current efforts. A book of more than 4 million words is basically equivalent to an old man in his 70s or 80s. It is no longer appropriate to use the standards of young people... I understand many readers very well.
I urge you to update, and I feel like I can’t get enough, but I really feel powerless. My first goal now is to maintain my level, finish the book stably, and write an ending that satisfies myself and everyone. So, please be considerate, if it really doesn’t work, just
Take care of yourself a little and give me some time to think it over.
As for the ending, I actually had it in mind when I started the book. I had no intention of revising it at all. It is a semi-open ending. I am personally very satisfied with this ending. As for why I wrote it this way, there are actually some.
Readers have already roughly guessed that this is the only solution. I won’t spoil it for now and will explain it after I finish the book.
As for the number of words, the current estimate is between over 500,000 and less than 1 million, which is my initial promise of a completed book of over five million words.
According to the plot of the book, there will be another 1 to 2 big cycles to wrap up all the parts that need to be finished. In terms of time, it will probably be within one year after Mr. Pei graduates, and the book will basically be officially completed.
Some readers may hope that this book can be 8 million or 10 million words long. I fully understand how everyone likes Mr. Pei and Tengda and doesn’t want to see the end of the story. In fact, I personally feel reluctant to give up, and judging from the current data
, the recent data has actually increased compared to before, and is better than I expected. From a purely data point of view, it is reasonable to write another four to five million words.
However, it is precisely because of the increase in data that I feel that it should be collected in the most appropriate place, starting from the beginning and finishing well, and cannot write it down indefinitely.
Why such an arrangement was made is mainly due to two reasons.
First of all, every book has an exhaustive set of routines. Some people say that "if you write too many counter-routines, they become a routine." How do you say this? Indeed, it is quite right, but it is a very correct but...
If it doesn't make sense...
There is no book without routines. In other novels, there is such a cycle of killing monsters, upgrading and making money, and there are so many things going back and forth. This is not surprising, right? Why would anyone expect something that goes against the routine?
You always bring the first surprise, which is impossible in itself.
If a book can be written without limit but can always bring surprises to people, then that would be damned.
In the past, some readers have said that they are tired of watching counter-routines and want me to change the routines, but I have ignored them because they can't. I have explained why I can't change many times, so I won't go into details again. The only solution is to use big routines.
No change, change the routines and details, and create a little more tricks. This is the optimal solution I found. At present, it may also be the optimal solution for this subject. After all, I have never seen anyone else write counter-routines.
Stable to 5 million words.
The reason why many people say that counter-routines will collapse after 500,000 words, but I can write 5 million words is because I understand this truth better than they do, and I have a clear mind and know what should be retained and what should be discarded.
But no matter how you fine-tune it, there is a limit after all. This is the lifespan of a book.
I said before that the book is almost finished, which actually means that I have almost written all the wonderful plots that I can think of, and I have made all the thoughts I want to express clear, and there is nothing left that I must write.
It’s not that we have to finish the book because the word count is up, but that we have to finish it because the content is gone. This content is not about the plot, but about the wonderful plot. The plot can be extended infinitely, but the wonderful plot is very limited.
I can write until Mr. Pei is 80 years old, but if he spends the next fifty years doing the same thing, what's the point?
Just like mining, the further you go, the harder it becomes to dig out high-quality ore. When you have almost dug, it’s time to stop. It doesn’t mean you have to dig deep before you stop, nor does it mean you have to dig out the last piece of ore.
It's not over until you come out.
Of course, if you ask me, have I finished digging out the anti-routine stuff? Have I finished digging out the game stuff? I can say with certainty, no.
But I have dug out everything that can be written in this book, and the rest cannot be written in this book.
This leads to the second question: the subject matter has reached its peak.
Some people may ridicule and say, "Oh, your book is good at the beginning, but it gets higher and lower later on. From this point of view, you are not able to write the 100,000 average, or you wrote it wrong. I have to think about this."
Say, how many urban-themed books are there that don’t start high and end low?
Let alone urban immortality and spiritual energy recovery, they are not considered urban themes at all. The urban themes I am talking about are purely urban, similar to entertainment, without any combat system.
Because the urban theme itself is a theme that is strong in the early stage but weak in the later stage. The sense of urban substitution is strong, and the early excitement comes quickly, but the protagonist can easily lose goals and motivation. Take entertainment as an example, the protagonist makes money, makes movies and wins awards.
This is all too simple. It feels great at the beginning, but after a few times it doesn’t work anymore. It doesn’t feel good anymore, and it doesn’t feel good anymore.
However, under this background, it is impossible to continue to dig deeper and enjoy the fun, so the city is destined to be a subject that is difficult to take off later.
In fact, if I have to write 10 million words, can I write it? If I can write it, I first left this interface because of the sudden change in technology and surpassed reality. This content is enough for me to write a long paragraph. But after careful consideration, I still choose
gave up.
I laid the groundwork at the beginning before, saying that the technological development of this world is different from our real world, and will mutate and accelerate. I have also made some breakthroughs in content such as AI and autonomous driving in the game.
A realistic attempt. In fact, the initial consideration was to use this setting to expand the plot when the plot is still there but the plot is exhausted.
But after trying it, I felt that the effect was not very good. Some readers did not agree with it, saying that this technology was too outrageous and unreal at all. In fact, this is far from what I imagined. There is no such thing as the intubation in the back of the head.
Touch it...
But this is normal. It may be because the entire worldview is relatively close to reality. The more technology is pushed upward, the more the worldview will feel torn to readers, which may cause a deviation.
Therefore, the technology line of this book will stop here and will not go any further.
If I write it forcefully, I estimate that I can retain more than 60% to 70% of the current readers. However, I have no confidence in the excitement of these plots. I feel that they may not be very interesting and these ideas will be wasted. And as technology advances, companies will
The larger the scale, the more fun points produced will not increase accordingly, but will decrease. Or it is due to the limitations of the urban theme itself. Some things cannot be written due to well-known reasons, and the further it goes, the harder it becomes.
Avoid it, the more you can't avoid it, the more embarrassing it will be.
If someone says, ah, I don’t accept it, there is no such thing as a city going high and going low, that’s your cup of tea! I can only say that this is the consensus after discussing with a group of writers who have written best about cities in the past two years.
, in the future you may see many successful urban authors give up urban themes and switch to other themes, just because everyone feels that the ceiling of pure cities is not high enough. Of course, when I say giving up urban themes, I don’t mean giving up urban backgrounds, but giving up pure cities.
content and writing style.
If you put the unfinished things into the next book, you will find a more suitable subject matter and background. These things make me reluctant to give up, so I will save them for the next book. In fact, as early as three or four years ago
I already had a rough idea a few months ago, but I won’t reveal it yet.
Of course, you can rest assured that I will definitely finish the book to a level that satisfies me, and will not forcefully push forward. If it really exceeds 1 million words and still cannot reach the ending, then I will continue writing.
, keep writing until the natural transition. After all, although this book
It has entered the final stage, but the data is obviously better than my expectations, better than the data of many books in their peak period, and it is often in the top ten bestsellers, so I have no urgent intention to start a new book or finish it.
What I need is a satisfying ending.
This is to synchronize the current status and plans with everyone. Thank you for your understanding and support. Thank you!