The Only Seedling in the Village, Needs Everyone's Support!

Finally on the recommendation list; the performance of every recommendation affects the next one.

This book is sixty thousand words in, and I've only just finished writing the background. Currently, I have 1,700 collections, which is to say the performance is quite average, but seeing many familiar faces in the review section still makes me very happy.

I'll just open a single chapter and ramble a bit.

Actually, uh, it can't really be considered the only seedling in the village; there are a few decent sci-fi novels lately, but overall, their performance is all just so-so.

Die on Mars currently has 25,000 collections, and while it might still be a distance away from the "bestseller" line, it is probably the most promising book out there right now.

Metal Crack's new book isn't seeing great growth in collections, only reaching five thousand so far. Looking at the data, it's likely going to flop...

No one wants the book they worked so hard on to flop, wasting months or even a year of effort. Those interested can go and support it. (Friendly recommendation, no back-scratching involved.)

As for other sci-fi seedlings, I don't know; perhaps they died of thirst before anyone even discovered them...

Up to this point, hard-core interstellar sci-fi remains a "rare species."

I suggest that when promoting various "hard sci-fi" works, don't be too pedantic about distinguishing between hard and soft. Because as soon as you promote something as "hard sci-fi" or "hard-core," people will look at you with disdain and dismiss you by saying, "Qidian's hard sci-fi is only called sci-fi by force."

There's no point in arguing with people who are already biased.

Alright, back to the main topic: when I first submitted this book via email, it actually failed to get signed!

It was simply unbelievable!

Later, I found the editor directly on QQ, and he said in surprise, "Oh, so you were the one who wrote it!"

And then it was signed.

Essentially, they only signed it because of my author name.

This also shows that this genre is truly a bit niche; the reality of the environment won't change just because of the popularity of The Wandering Earth movie.

Those destined to flop will still flop.

Some say my last book flopped, but it wasn't particularly bad—600,000 words with an average subscription of 2,200, which is decent, right?

I don't think it falls into the category of a flop.

The main reason was the issue of censorship; the outline kept changing, the plot fell apart a bit, and the performance after going live wasn't great.

Therefore, this book started as a scholar-style story, and it won't involve politics. I won't write about politics on Earth in detail, so please forgive me.

But it will definitely involve politics in the mid-to-late stages. However, by then, it will be behind a paywall, and the haters will have long since run off.

Right, the first recommendation is just [New Sci-Fi Book], not even an app recommendation. The start is a bit explosive.

I hope the brothers and sisters who like this book can add it to their reading lists, or help me recommend it to others. Thank you all!