Performance Report and Upcoming Update Plan

As of yesterday, I've achieved the milestone of updating 10,000 words per day for 30 consecutive days, and I'll be slowing down the update speed a bit from now on. Originally, the goal of updating 10,000 words per day was to encourage readers to continue reading and avoid having to wait for the book to finish, as it's quite tiring for me to write. However, I've found that even with 10,000 words per day, people still have to wait for their books to finish, so I might as well make things a little easier for myself.

But don't worry, it's really just a change from updating 10,000 words a day to 8,000 words a day. But by updating 8,000 words a day, I can occasionally save up a chapter and use it to add extra chapters when I get a patron or recommendation.

Regarding sales figures, a month has passed since the book was released, and the average number of subscriptions has been hovering around 700+, with a slight downward trend recently.

I could have implemented anti-piracy measures (which involved updating with a bunch of gibberish first, then updating the normal content after the pirate website crawled it), but I didn't want to negatively impact the experience of legitimate readers, because people who don't want to read the legitimate content still won't subscribe no matter how I implement anti-piracy measures.

In terms of the result, I'm actually quite satisfied (thank you to every reader who reads the official version for your support). But I still want to say to those readers who read pirated versions, please support the official version.

This statement was not only made for the author, but also for the readers.

Actually, I often see this sentence in many author and reader forums and chat groups. "Why are all the websites I open now <The Beginning>, <The Heavens>, <Eavesdropping>, is there not a single normal book?"

So what causes this phenomenon? First, we need to understand who the authors on Qidian literature platform) are writing for. The answer is "for paying readers."

Before a book is released for sale, its success is determined by the number of "paying readers" who see the latest chapter; after it's released, its success is determined by the number of subscriptions.

In other words, if you watch pirated content, you're not even considered data at that point; people won't even consider your preferences.

So why are these kinds of books so popular now? Because "paying readers" like to read them.

In fact, this is what is commonly known in the online literature world as "studio literature," because they all follow the same formula. They are translated from Chinese, given a different cover, and it becomes a new book, which is very suitable for studios.

My book was rejected twice at first. The editor told me directly to look at the new works on the Lu Tian Bang and Dianping lists, which basically meant that I should write a studio article for China Translation & Publishing Corporation.

But I feel there are already enough formulaic articles, so why not write something less common, so everyone can have a change of pace?

It turns out I should have stuck with writing studio-related stories, because while this book had decent subscriptions, the subscription rate was very low, far lower than those studio-related stories.

That's why I encourage everyone to read the official version. Reading the official version is not just about supporting an author; more importantly, it's about supporting the type of books you enjoy. It's about telling websites that this type of book has value, which will make editors more willing to sign these kinds of books. This is the only way to change the situation where the bestseller lists are always filled with studio-produced books.

The preferences of paying readers determine the direction of online novels. If you are not a paying reader, then one day when you complain, "Why can't I find any books I like to read on this platform?", you should understand that this is the consequence of reading pirated content; you can only read books that others like to read.