I Am a Light Novel Master in Japan Chapter 316
"What's so serious about this? Why do you like to praise others so much lately? Today is the school's achievement test, and there will be another test tomorrow." Gabriel asked slightly curiously, and then she took a can of coffee drink After taking a sip, he told me about the school test with a troubled expression.
"..."
After being reminded like this, Li Yan felt a little self-conscious. He thought for a moment and felt that he had recently started to like the idiom "terrible". This was probably related to a certain elementary school girl next door who always shouted "terrible". .
"Hey, Li, wasn't yesterday your last deadline? Did you finish the novel on time?" Gabriel thought for a moment and asked.
"As for the novel, I finished it last night and it has been printed by the editor. It will be published probably on Friday." Li Yan replied.
"Yeah……"
Gabriel looked at him quietly. After being silent for a while, he suddenly asked: "Then what are you doing here in a daze? Don't you have confidence in the rewritten seventh volume of the novel?"
"Um, wait a minute...how did you see that?!" Li Yan was startled and looked at Gabriel in astonishment and asked.
Gabriel narrowed his eyes and looked at his frightened face, and said: "If I knew that you had just finished writing the novel, anyone could tell by your current expression what you are thinking about now. So, since you have written It’s over, why are you still thinking about it?”
When Li Yan was said this, he was stunned for a moment. After hesitating for a while, his haggard face looked slightly embarrassed. Then he looked at the gray sky again and said with an embarrassed smile: "After all... that volume , and that novel, they are all works that I put a lot of effort into writing."
"I don't know if readers are willing to see my style change and introduce more elements that I think are interesting into the plot. Although the editor told me that there is no problem, but... I am still a little worried."
Li Yan spoke to Gabriel silently. In fact, this kind of emotion of his has rarely appeared before. After all, relying on the ability of the [editing system], he can know the market's reaction in advance, which is like giving him a spoiler of sales and results in advance. This time, until the end, he insisted on judging based on his professional standards since he had been in the industry for more than a year.
However, once he no longer relied on the system's ability, no matter how confident he was, he became a little panicked. The system had been taking care of him. All along, he had been constantly honing in the evaluation of the editing system, and finally mastered A-level writing. level, now I feel that I should try my best to become a master, but I am like an ignorant student who leaves home for the first time, and my heart is not at ease.
At the door of the apartment, the two were preparing to go back inside.
Gabriel was silent for a while, and then suddenly asked: "Li, what if, if what you rewrite actually causes the sales of your novel to drop, how will you deal with it?"
"..."
Li Yan was slightly stunned. He looked at Gabriel with a complicated expression. This topic was a bit sensitive, but after thinking about it for a while, Li Yan smiled.
"Then I will continue writing. This is all I can do with all my strength. From now on, success or failure will be left to God. But no matter what, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, even if my achievements and reputation are really damaged, I will I also hope to be able to truly complete this novel in the "Super Academy" series... After all, I really hope to give that novel a good ending."
As he spoke quietly, the dark clouds in the distant sky were getting thicker and thicker. Tomorrow, when the seventh volume, written with the intention of making a breakthrough, would be released, the final results of his efforts would be announced.
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As June approaches, Japan's light novel market has been calm. There was no new dark horse in the light novel market in May, and a series of famous works have fallen into a "silent period." This only gives some comfort and comfort to fans who like to read light novels. The only thing to look forward to was the "Super Academy" series, which was originally planned to be suspended for a year, but suddenly it was announced that the latest volume would be published in early June.
After school in the evening, students from the junior high school, high school, and even the university, after finishing a boring day of study, all used this moment to talk about the upcoming seventh volume.
Wandering in Tokyo's dark market, after dozens of police officers finally destroyed a smuggling case after many days of investigation and joint efforts, the director of the National Police Agency and several male and female police officers occasionally talked about it when they closed the team. The release date of everyone's favorite novel has brought a bit of relaxation and joy to the tense atmosphere.
The monsters in Hitoyoshi City are holding banquets day after day with nothing to do. While drinking and talking about the depravity of human beings, they will occasionally treat the release date as a banquet gossip. They are drunkenly looking forward to the next volume. What weird story are you talking about?
Under the pouring rain, in a place called Dusk Mountain, on the side of the wet road, the black-haired girl wearing a bamboo hat walking on the road occasionally encountered resentment that had not appeared for a while, quietly. As I flipped through the pages, I was suddenly startled when I saw the sign of [Volume 6.fin], and I actually finished reading it completely for the first time.
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Human beings, monsters, even angels and demons all have a certain curiosity about the world they live in, and novels are carrier products based on the curiosity of intelligent life towards the world. They meet the needs of life. After that, they seem to be expecting that there is a story in the world that attracts them to fantasize and make up for their inner desire for knowledge about the world.
Everything is a little calm and a little boring, as if someone needs to use a hammer to smash this too quiet world into pieces...
Finally, the time people have been waiting for has finally arrived.
It happened on June 3rd. For the first time, the novelist Uesugi En, who often postpones the release date, did not break the appointment, but fulfilled his promise to readers that it would be released on time. Tokyo received the first batch of novels from the printing factory late Thursday night. The seventh volume of the novel was officially released as scheduled on the 3rd.
On the first day, the readers who bought the book were quite orderly. The most loyal fans were waiting at the door and lined up to go to the bookstore to buy the hard-earned seventh volume. The release date of the first few volumes of "Super Academy" was not the same as the previous ones. There is no difference in the flow of people, and the sales volume has not deviated from the normal results.
But the next day, things were a little different...
In the early morning of the next day, there was a light rain. The bookstore staff originally thought that such weather would have a serious impact on today's sales. However, when they opened the door in front, it was still dark. Under the sky, I saw a dense crowd at the door. There were more than three times the number of book fans gathered yesterday. There was an exaggerated long queue to buy. I don’t know how long I have been waiting. The scene was like a carnival. The crowd suddenly started to boil, like boiling. Like boiling water, they held umbrellas one after another and started to commotion. It was this scene that suddenly walked into the eyes of the people who opened the business...
Contrary to the expectations of the editors of Sanhe Bunko, as well as the expectations of the bookstore managers who had no idea about the development trend of the book's plot, among the thousands of books sold on the first day, it was like opening Pandora's box. In general, it directly set off major light novel forums. The seventh volume of "Super Power Academy" is almost an unexpected gift to light novel readers.
"Super Academy" breaks the story in the academy and directly begins to comprehensively redefine the story and world view. It cleverly reveals and enriches many inadvertent foreshadowings and power systems in the first six volumes, and there are also many excellently designed... Characters both good and evil appear in the story one after another. The popular character Xin Heng Ning Ning's charming performance is even more eye-catching. The world outside the academy that readers have always guessed is vividly displayed in front of everyone. Suddenly, the seventh volume Just like a stunning turning point, it pushes the battle story and plot to a higher level of appreciation, laying the foundation for a more exciting story follow-up.
Within a week of sales, the seventh volume of "Super Power Academy" was close to the best single-week sales of Senjumura Sei's "Fantasy Demon Swordsman". Soon, good news about "Super Power Academy" followed. Now, the third season of anime has been decided to be produced, and based on the sales performance and future potential of the seven volumes, Sanwa Bunko finally decided to award the semi-annual "Sanwa Novel Bunko Novel Award" to Uesugi En. Perhaps even the original author did not expect it. However, the twists and improvements that he had accumulated for a long time and boldly tried to write not only allowed him to receive the "Sanwa Novel Library Novel Award" certificate and a 2 million yen reward, but also was published in magazines. And because of the more exciting settings and combat performance, as well as the previous good reviews, the industry generally began to use "ghost talent" to describe this rising writer. There are even rumors that it has the potential to hit the "This light novel is really awesome" option in November.
In June, only ten days had passed, and it was like being favored by the goddess of luck. Li Yan was a little dizzy with this sudden honor and success. A week ago, he was relieved that sales were normal. , but who knew that a week later, he would not only hold on to the previous sales, but also further enhance his status in the industry.
As a result, the novel agency that cooperated with Sanwa Bunko gave such an acceptance speech when interviewing Uesugi Yan.
——[Magazine reporter: Mr. Uesugi, we all know that you have recently won the "Sanwa Novel Library Novel Grand Prize" from Sanwa Novel Library Company, and a 2 million bonus. The seventh volume, which was released on June 3, is generally rated very well. Gao, it is also confirmed that "Super Academy War - Stormy Continent" will continue to be serialized for seven volumes. Now that you have completed your latest work, do you have any plans to use the 2 million bonus? 】
——[Uesugi Yan: I plan to use the money to learn to drive. 】
As a result, no one could have expected that the author of the light novel, which has been animated for two seasons, still has no money to learn to drive. Unfortunately, this sentence has inexplicably been made into a popular driving meme on the Internet.
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In mid-June, after their efforts were recognized, although readers on the forum and Twitter were still not satisfied with the surprise of the seventh volume, and continued to leave messages for Uesugi Entu’s reminder, for the author, or for the readers, after the surprise, It is to return to peace.
Li Yan, who had taken a good rest for half a month, finally recovered completely after a long rest. He was studying quietly at the University of Tokyo. In his own life, he still lived a simple and indifferent daily life with his juniors and friends.
During this period of time, many friends have sent congratulatory messages. Needless to say, Eiriri and Kasumigaoka Shiu, including Sei Senjumura, Shido Kunimitsu and others also congratulated Li Yan on the results of his hard work during this period. Li Yan understands very well that the honor is achieved through the efforts of him and his partners. Every time he thinks about it, he gets goosebumps. After all, the risk factor is too great. All he can do now is to continue to write the new seven volumes that he has rethought in his creation. Write it out well.
However, Li Yan, who originally planned to take the opportunity to have a good rest, suddenly received a call from Eri Sawamura in his leisurely life.
[Cough cough cough...]
As soon as Li Yan received the call, he heard Ying Lili coughing.
"...Have you caught a cold, Yinglili?" Li Yan asked curiously.
[Ah...you heard it. I caught a cold the day before yesterday for some reason, and now I feel dizzy. 】
Ying Lili coughed a few times and said to Li Yan. Her voice sounded a little vague as she was still wearing a mask.
Since Li Yan met Yinglili, he knew that Yinglili had caught colds at least five times in the past year and a half. It should be said that Yinglili's immunity was a bit worrying.
"Why do you always catch a cold, so don't always drink carbonated drinks..." Li Yan said while sitting on the desk.
[Cough cough cough, who wants you to take care of it? Well, you should have nothing else to do except class now, right? 】
Yinglili's voice suddenly became angry. When she was painting, she always drank cold or hot drinks such as coffee and cola. However, drinking too many cold drinks in summer could easily cause a cold. Li Yan had always advised her. Then, her voice became calmer and she asked.
"That's true. What's wrong?" Li Yan had an ominous premonition in his heart and asked warily.
[The reason for my cold, I always think it was caused by a certain author suddenly having a fever and rewriting after I spent a month drawing illustrations, and made me stay up late for three days in a row. You understand, Otaku Li , you are responsible for my cold, you know? 】
Sure enough, the tone on the other end of the phone turned cold, and he spoke to Li Yan in a threatening tone.
"..."
Li Yan narrowed his eyes. He knew that his hard-earned holiday would definitely be ruined. However, Ying Lili's words made some sense. He sighed helplessly and asked, "So, what do you want me to do for you?"