On the official website of Qing Kong Literature, the most prominent poster position on the homepage.
Suddenly, it was replaced by a silhouette holding a staff and wearing a feather.
In front of it were layered mountains, and the overall atmosphere was minimalist, yet it possessed a certain ink-wash painting quality.
No one understood the meaning of this poster.
However, a site-wide broadcast completely stunned everyone.
"Jiangnan's new book is available in full! Limited-time offer: 50% off!"
Generally, books that are released in their entirety are rare. This is typically done in traditional literature. In the online literature circle, if you finish an entire book before releasing it, and if the results are poor, you might waste several months or even a year.
Market preferences are constantly changing. It's possible that a genre you're writing now might become cliché a year later. This is common for many novels, especially those that have been written for nearly a year. They might have been popular genres at the time, but new readers, seeing that the plot has already been written by many others, would simply abandon the book. Some might even leave a negative review, calling it a cliché.
Therefore, most authors cannot finish a whole book before updating.
However, as a top author on the website, Jiangnan's decision to release his entire book was seen as very confident.
And it was at this point of public opinion.
"Has the old thief Jiangnan gone mad?"
"How dare he! We could have just endured it for a while; there was no need to directly confront Bai Ye."
"Sigh... the old thief is as stubborn as ever!"
"What else can we do? Since it's the old thief's new book, of course, we'll support it fully."
"Although we fans have been frustrated during this time, we didn't want the old thief Jiangnan to release a book, because Bai Ye is too formidable. After so many days of fermentation, his book has almost been praised as a masterpiece..."
"Sigh... I feel sorry for the old thief for getting entangled in such a matter for no reason."
"Haha, I had a premonition. When Ting Yu reformed the Chinese music scene, wasn't he also subjected to a nationwide backlash? The old thief's current approach is clearly to learn from Ting Yu, to reform the traffic market of the film and television industry, and to move the cakes of those capital and traffic. How could they let him go?"
Although Jiangnan's fans were frustrated, they also understood Jiangnan's current predicament.
Because they knew that this matter had nothing to do with Jiangnan at all; it was entirely orchestrated by capital. Although Jiangnan was popular, he was still relatively new in the industry. With so much capital and traffic wanting to tarnish his reputation, it was already difficult for him to persevere.
Therefore, when Jiangnan released his new book, they spontaneously went to support him, hoping to contribute to Jiangnan.
...
This matter was already causing a stir.
When everyone thought Jiangnan would lie low, he directly released a new book.
Moreover, Qing Kong Literature was incredibly high-profile.
Not only was there a poster promotion on the website's homepage, but the official Weibo was also promoting it.
With the overwhelming news, the matter finally trended on hot search.
#Jiangnan's New Book 'Journey to the West' Released! This is Jiangnan's Response!#
Muyu Literature.
Long Xing was still monitoring the data of 'Chronicles of Gods and Demons'. As the popularity grew, this book had also broken through, with many people in the literary circle regarding it as a masterpiece.
"Has it reached this level?"
Long Xing smiled. His author had written a masterpiece, which was simply the pinnacle of his editorial career.
Just then, an editor named Hao Xingyun under him walked over.
"Editor-in-chief, the Editor-in-chief wants you to go to the conference room for a meeting."
Picking up his phone, he saw that it was a call from the Editor-in-chief.
Could it be that the Editor-in-chief was personally coming to praise him?
"Editor-in-chief, what do you need me for?" Long Xing frowned.
"I don't know." Hao Xingyun spread his hands and shook his head.
Hearing this, Long Xing gave a soft "hmm" and nodded as he walked out, his gaze carrying a sense of arrogance.
Hao Xingyun looked at him and pursed his lips.
He knew what Long Xing was proud of, but others were lucky, and he was the editor-in-chief, so he couldn't envy him.
...
Conference room.
Several editors-in-chief from Muyu Literature had already arrived.
When Long Xing entered and saw so many people, he couldn't help but be surprised.
"Everyone's here?" he greeted them.
However, no one responded to him. Everyone had a furrowed brow.
"What's wrong?" Long Xing was somewhat confused and went to his seat.
"Jiangnan has released a new book." At this moment, the chief editor suddenly spoke.
"Jiangnan released a new book!" Long Xing was startled in his heart, then a surge of ecstasy rose, "Isn't he asking for trouble?"
"Don't get happy just yet. I've sent the original text to your computers, so everyone can study it." The Editor-in-chief leaned back in his chair and said nothing more. The editors below opened their laptops, and indeed, there was a link.
Then, the office fell silent.
Only the sound of keyboards occasionally tapping and pages turning could be heard.
...
Shen Lingyun, the president of the Calligraphy Association, was coincidentally having tea with a few old friends.
These were all big shots in the literary world.
"Heh heh, this Jiangnan has actually released a new book. Is 'Journey to the West' a travelogue?" Wu Tian, the president of the Poetry Association, took out his phone. Seeing that everyone in the group chat was discussing Jiangnan's new book, he couldn't help but smile.
"It takes some courage to release a book at this time..." Shen Lingyun raised an eyebrow.
"We've been discussing 'Chronicles of Gods and Demons' for so long, why don't we take a look at this 'Journey to the West' together?" someone suggested.
"What's there to look at? 'Chronicles of Gods and Demons' is a masterpiece written by Bai Ye imitating ancient texts. Jiangnan's writing style is just ordinary online literature, and it's not comparable at all," said Wu Tian, the president of the Poetry Association, disdainfully.
"Let's take a look. Since we're bored and everyone has the inclination, let's appreciate this 'Journey to the West' together today," Shen Lingyun took out his phone and opened the group chat. There was indeed a link in the group, but it was very quiet, with no one discussing it. Everyone should still be reading.
Since Shen Lingyun said so.
Those literary big shots also became interested.
They all took out their phones and opened the link to 'Journey to the West'.
However, the smiles on their faces gradually disappeared.
Because they discovered that this book did not seem as simple as they had imagined.
Even Wu Tian, the president of the Poetry Association, suddenly stood up.
"Hiss..."
He gasped and then paced back and forth while reading.
He exclaimed continuously.
"Journey to the West to Dispel Tribulations?"
"Tsk tsk tsk... Pine and bamboo are beautiful year after year, strange flowers are new daily."
"Autumn harvest of taro and chestnuts extends the season, winter search for yellow geese to mark the passing year... Good poetry, good poetry!"
The others, influenced by Wu Tian, immediately became displeased.
"Old Wu, can you change this bad habit of yours? Just read your book, why are you reading it aloud?" Shen Lingyun said with a dark expression.
"Cough cough... I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself. I'll be careful," Wu Tian said, scratching his head.
In his early years, to highlight his culture, he would unconsciously recite good poems and praise them. He felt that this gave him the demeanor of an ancient poet from television.
Over time, this habit became difficult to break.
After Wu Tian fell silent.
A group of cultural bigwigs continued to read 'Journey to the West'.