Chapter 60: The Enviable Zhuo Jiu
Being able to listen to the elderly people in the group telling stories about Internet writers at such a close distance is a magical experience for most street fans.
The giant panda couldn't wait to ask: "What happened next? Since the starting point of the first book was so high, then his subsequent books must have swept the major lists in the Internet literary circle, and it is logical to achieve the status of god, right?"
There is no writer who does not yearn to become a god with one book.
Especially people like Zhuo Jiu, who can even make the master give in on his own initiative, is simply the ultimate ideal of all street writers!
"Yes!" The foreign spicy guy also appeared again at this time.
"I've been reading books for quite some time, but why haven't I heard of the character Maojiu?"
"This person from Dojiu is... very strange."
Ye Zhi's words were full of caution, "Logically speaking, if a book has achieved a good result, most writers will continue to write it down, even adding water..."
"But Zhuojiu... only wrote 400,000 words and finished the book hastily.
Although it is finished, many people think that his book is already suspected of being a eunuch!"
Eunuch!
This unconventional conclusion instantly stunned everyone.
——The new master in the group turned out to be a great eunuch, instantly causing the entire group to fall into silence again.
"There is indeed such a saying."
After a long time, Weird Guy spoke in the group again: "At that time, I was also new to the Internet literature world. I still clearly remember that the most popular genre in the Internet literature circle at that time was the culinary cultivation style..."
"I have read that book several times. It is indeed good. But the ending is too hasty. It is indeed suspected of being a eunuch."
Watching several people in the group chatting about their past, Zhuo Jiu couldn't help but have a strange feeling in his heart.
In the past, he had always only communicated directly with editors, and most of the information and comments he obtained came from the editor's level.
When he was at his peak, everyone was surrounding him, giving him all kinds of extraordinary conditions, wishing to lift him to the sky; but when he was in decline, some people even wanted to trample him to death completely, and even more
Not to mention offering help in times of need.
Therefore, the online literary world can be quite cruel sometimes.
But having said that, this was also the first time that he heard a real evaluation of him from someone other than the editor.
Maybe it would be nice to be in this group, right?
"In this way, Maojiu succeeded in proving himself with his first book. So when he said he was going to prepare a new book, major websites immediately started competing for it!"
Seeing that everyone was listening with interest, Ye Zhi continued to educate the group about turbid wine.
"The name of the second book is "Cooking Violence", and it is still the same flow of cooking skills. But for some unknown reason, it was still unfinished... It only wrote less than 400,000 words."
"This also caused heavy losses to the Chinese website that signed him, and they almost issued a banning order on him!"
"But this time, he is really a eunuch. What's more, the excuse he made is so blinding. He actually said that he is a national scientific researcher and the eunuch is just for better research work."
Everyone was silent, including Zhuo Jiu.
He also couldn't figure out why he wanted to find such an excuse at that time. Maybe it was just a hothead, and the result...
A wry smile appeared on Zhuo Jiu's face: Sometimes eunuchs can become addicted. It was from this book that he officially embarked on the road of eunuch until now.
"I'll tell you what happens next!" August Qiu then said in the group.
"Although he is an eunuch, Zhuo Jiu's strength is still fully demonstrated in this book. Although the number of words is not many, all the data are still quite good."
"Therefore, although the Chinese website Zidian angrily announced that it would no longer cooperate with him, some other websites still extended an olive branch to him."
"However, at this time, they are more cautious and have adopted the form of guarantee to cooperate with him."
"Under such circumstances, his third book was finally published on the Tomato Chinese website. The number of words in this book was a bit too much, estimated to be about 1 million words. As a result, one day he suddenly said that he was going to go out to collect materials. Update frequency
It also got slower and slower, and finally, I was still a eunuch!"
Everyone was stunned, and no one spoke for a long time.
It's really a bit abnormal to be such a habitual eunuch! What's more, he didn't say goodbye to the Internet literary circle after he became a eunuch, but he started writing books again soon after he became an eunuch... I don't know his temper, really
People will just think that he is making fun of people for no reason.
"What happened next?" Seeing that no one responded, the giant panda took the initiative and asked.
"Later... The God of Cooking ushered in a new climax in his book-writing career, which was "The Best Master Chef in the City"!"
Ye Zhi replied: "Because his previous book had written more than 1 million words, and at that time Zongheng was short of a master who could take on the responsibility of urban writing, so he competed with many websites for 50 yuan for 1,000 words.
At the guaranteed price, we successfully signed the contract for the turbid wine."
"Zongheng naturally had very high expectations for him... As a result, before the 500,000-word mark was reached, he became an eunuch again! And this time, the reason was more simple and crude, and he just said that he didn't want to write anymore."
To be tolerated by major websites many times is a reminder of Zhuojiu's strength, but not everyone can tolerate such a habitual eunuch.
It's just once or twice, maybe there's no problem, but... it's almost like a eunuch's addiction to turbid wine.
All the group friends were silent, and everyone's mood was a little subtle... No matter what the situation was, almost no one could guarantee that they would not end up bad or become eunuchs.
The only difference is that the eunuch in Zhuojiu is a little more confident.
In fact, the Internet literary world is far less prosperous than imagined, and more cruel like the law of the jungle.
Just like Fries said when he was in the group some time ago: He became an online article editor only about three years ago, but he has already handled 1,000 eunuchs, or books that have been discontinued for more than a month.
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This is an extremely terrifying fact.
He is also one of countless online article editors, and he has delivered a less than stellar result.
And how many writers are there who have not signed a contract, or who dream that they can sign a contract and become a god with one book?
Signing a contract is already a threshold, enough to screen out a large number of writers. Each of them may feel that they are a lost gem, but if they are not discovered, they are not discovered. Just generating electricity with love can maintain this enthusiasm.
how long?
How many people can be as strong as Da Zhuang, endure loneliness, and watch six thousand times a day?
Okay, you said you successfully signed the contract. Between the signing and the release of the game, there is such a long unknown period. How many people can endure this loneliness similar to that of a stand-alone game?
At least 50% of people will fail during this period, because it is too easy to get tired of playing alone.
Especially, the heart-wrenching feeling of not being able to see any improvement in my grades.
That’s why some people say that signing a contract is the beginning of the showdown. If you don’t sign a contract, you’re not even qualified to show up.
However, when you successfully get through this period of burnout and finally wait until it is officially launched... you will realize what true despair is!
Looking at a few insignificant subscriptions every day, how many of the remaining writers can withstand the impact of this cruel reality on the Taoist heart?
At the very least, a large number of writers may only be able to maintain their passion for coding with meager hard work.
But how long can such enthusiasm last?
——So, sometimes Zhuo Jiu is really hated by others.
Although he has achieved such good results, he insists on failing himself... He never knew that the achievements he had achieved were beyond the reach of many people.
"Why……"
Ye Zhi then said in the group: "So, gradually, almost no one is looking forward to Maojiu anymore. Therefore, his later book "This Cook is a Little Greasy", although he still succeeded in getting a guarantee from Zongheng, but
Compared with the previous one, the price can be said to have dropped off a cliff.”
"How much is the cliff drop?" Panda asked curiously.
To him, anyone who can sign a guarantee is considered a great person.
"These prices are basically a secret within the industry, so I don't know much about them."
Ye Zhi replied: "These prices are basically secrets within the industry, so I don't know them very well."
"But I asked a good editor in Zongheng, and it should be less than twenty yuan per thousand words."
Zhuo Jiu's face showed a bit of bleakness: only he knew that the guarantee Zongheng gave him at that time was fifteen yuan per thousand words, or that the editor who was close to him tried his best to fight for him...
And that book...he is still a eunuch.
This also directly caused the editor, who was only one step away from being promoted to editor-in-chief, to be completely relegated to the sidelines by Zongheng, and has been unable to recover since then.
Although Zhuo Jiu understands that the relationship between the two is cooperation...you use me, I use you.
However, he still felt an indescribable sense of shame.
"Of course, what's even more terrifying is the loss of fans."
The weird guy added: "Those fans of great gods have gone through one book after another to become a fan base, and Zhuo Jiu is undoubtedly playing with fire."
“No matter how long-lasting a fan is, they cannot withstand his endless consumption, so what was originally an author who had the potential to become a god slowly became a writer who was despised by everyone, and was eventually wiped out in the online literary world.
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"It's so sad!"
Don't encourage others to do good unless they have suffered.
No one knows how to evaluate such a writer, let alone what impact he will have on everyone after joining the group...
Chapter completed!