When the July monthly ticket Prize Spin took place, I wasn't in Northern Xinjiang and didn't have a computer with me, so I only mentioned it at the end of a chapter instead of making a separate post. The community manager told me that very few people had contacted him with their winning numbers. I figured a lot of people probably didn't know, so I'll mention it again.
July's winning numbers:
117,385,1021,1289,3639,
3817,4629,5397,6518,7493,
7769,10755,12104,12388,
15918,16025,16141
Check the serial numbers of the monthly tickets you cast, and contact the community manager if you won. If you don't know how to get in touch, look at the synopsis on the book's page. There's a group number underneath it; join the group, and the community manager will contact you.
Over the past few days, I went to Qidian for an awards ceremony and training sessions. I learned a lot, and I also saw where I fell short. Honestly, seeing those writers who were younger than me, wrote better than me, and were so humble, I could only borrow a line from Yu Hua: holy shit, that's fucking incredible!
Another thing that struck me was how much women outnumbered men in this field. Of the dozen or so people attending the awards ceremony, only four were male authors. But what Ye Liang said really resonated with me. It was like stand-up comedy, making me want to laugh while also moving me.
Today I drove from Manas to Ili. I'd originally planned to post three chapters to make up the chapter I owed for the League Leader donation, but... I was so tired I couldn't keep my eyes open. This will have to do for now; I'll deal with the rest later. Crocodile, hang on a little longer.
I'll do my best to keep the