Thoughts on Going Premium

Let me first share two sets of data with you.

Fifty days.

300,000 words.

The first one refers to the public release period, and the second one refers to the word count of the public release period.

Compared to other books that performed very well around the same time, their public period was 21 days, with 120,000 to 150,000 words, and then they were released to the public.

Actually, I can do it too.

In early April, I had over 50,000 favorites, which was better than theirs. With over 100,000 words, it was the perfect time to write the story and release it, but I still wrote for an extra month.

Because I want to tell everyone what kind of story I want to write.

I recently saw comments saying that the protagonist has psychological issues and that I don't know what he's going to do. Yes, that's all true, because that's exactly how I wrote it, and that was my intention.

When I decided to start this book, I had already made up my mind.

Discard all the opportunistic techniques from the previous book.

They completely disregarded concepts like the so-called "Golden Three Chapters."

Tell the story earnestly according to your own ideas.

The entire first volume is used to lay the groundwork for a major plot.

Write a 300,000-word story about a protagonist whose mental state is unstable due to loneliness.

It portrays the changes in his personality, will, and emotions.

Let him experience sadness.

Let him grow overnight, let him be tempered overnight, let him uphold his will and beliefs and fight with his sword, let his soul bear the weight of a hero.

This plot should shock the reader, make the reader feel heartache, make the reader empathize, and allow the reader to get close to the protagonist's heart and taste his loneliness, pain and anger.

And after the final chapter of this volume, it brings a relieved smile to the readers' faces.

It allows readers to see a ray of sunlight breaking through the clouds in the darkness, to see hope after despair, and to see the vast and expansive world that Kang De faced after taking this step.

We see the epic tale of heroes slowly unfolding.

Let them see the purpose of this first volume.

It describes the step a mortal protagonist takes to become a hero.

It's not Sun Lang, nor Sigma. In the first two books, the protagonists only showed their heroic figures at the beginning, while their past and growth could only be imagined. In this book, I want everyone to accompany Kang De's growth and see the most shining first step of his transformation from an ordinary person to a hero.

This is my ambition, this is my purpose.

I guess I got carried away, inflated my ego, and became arrogant.

I even laugh at myself, wondering if I'm complaining about how much money I made from my last book.

This is HARD mode.

There is a simpler, more relaxed, and more appealing theme.

Replicate the success of the previous book and make even more money.

You could have chosen that path.

But I still want to write stories like this.

When I was comparing the two stories, I thought of the plot of this book, and I couldn't help but tremble when I thought of this exciting, passionate and fervent story.

When a creator conceives a story that stirs his soul and evokes profound emotions, not writing it down is tantamount to betraying his own soul.

So I made that decision.

I want to write.

You absolutely must write it.

Even if your grades aren't good, you still have to write.

That's the kind of story I want to write.

Of course I know that the invincible protagonist genre is profitable and easy to achieve results, but I'm tired of writing invincible protagonist stories. I've already reached number one on Shuke and various overall rankings, with an overwhelming advantage over the second-place author. What's the point of writing another invincible protagonist story? I haven't reached the point of resting on my laurels, have I?

So I decided to write this book.

And it took almost a month longer to write.

That's very interesting.

Almost every Friday, I see screenshots from friends, and every Friday, colleagues exclaim, "Ah, why isn't 'Top Student' available yet?" Then some people laugh, "He's probably not confident and doesn't dare to put it on the shelves."

I watched this kind of dialogue for about four or five weeks.

Of course I'm angry.

But some people were dismissive.

Because I know what kind of story I'm writing.

Because I know what I will present to my readers when it is released.

You! Dare! To! Laugh! At! Me!?

I have indeed shared the story in my heart with you.

As Kang De opened the tombstone of human Civilization and headed towards another world, I felt a great sense of relief.

I have done my best and tried my best.

Regardless of how this book performs, I will accept it calmly.

And I feel proud that I was able to write such a story without compromise.

So, let's continue.

Let's continue Kang De's story.

And, in consideration of this effort of writing 300,000 words, please allow me to make a small request—please read until the end of this volume before commenting or expressing your opinions.

I won't let you down, believe me.

Then, the book was put on the shelves.

The next chapter will be updated before 10 PM, or maybe a little earlier.

In the very end.

I offered a reward of 1,000 razor blades for 2,000 words, and some people thought it was too expensive. Now tell me loudly—is it worth it!?