This was the first time that Zhu Hui changed her impression of novelists who wrote youth fantasy literature. Before this, she thought Chu Kuang was also the kind of kitsch author who wrote about mindless harems.
That doesn't seem to be the case now.
This book "Artificial Beauty" is so well written. In just two or three thousand words, it can make you stunned. Judging from this situation—
Chu Kuang obviously has a very high level of writing skills!
After opening the comments section, Zhu Hui discovered that she was not the only one surprised. Many comments also expressed similar feelings to hers:
“What an interesting story!”
"Did Chu Kuang really write this?"
"Isn't Chu Kuang a youth fantasy writer?"
"I originally wanted to come here to urge the update of "Prince of Tennis", but I didn't expect to be attracted by a short story by Chu Kuang. This short story is really not a youth fantasy at all, but it is very exciting."
“I love this style!”
"There isn't much of the author's personal emotion in the text, it's just a simple narrative, but the ending doesn't need any emotion, but it shocked me to my core."
"A great twist at the end."
"Am I over-interpreting this? I feel like this article satirizes a lot of social phenomena. Didn't the news say a while ago that there are already lifelike robots that look exactly like humans? This article is really terrifying when you think about it."
"I was disappointed to see it wasn't a spin-off of The Prince of Tennis, but after reading the short story, I felt like I was good enough again, hahaha."
"You're not alone upstairs."
"Go away, you are not alone."
"… "
In addition to comments, many people also reposted, shared and appreciated the article.
The tribe has the function of appreciation.
When readers see text they like in the novel section of the tribe, they can like the article and the author will get half of the money in the end.
As many people shared it, some passers-by who didn’t even know Chu Kuang also noticed the article “Artificial Beauty”.
I have to say, the four-character title "Artificial Beauty" is quite eye-catching.
When readers hear this, they may initially think that the author is satirizing the plastic surgery faces in society
Especially the word "beauty", which is naturally attractive, especially to male netizens!
So more people took the opportunity to finish reading this novel—
That’s the benefit of being short!
All right.
Although it is not quite the same as imagined, this does not seem to affect many people's judgment of the novel. Even some bloggers who specialize in recommending books in some tribes have noticed the short story "Artificial Beauty" and forwarded it.
"shock!"
One of the bloggers had obviously figured out how to trick visitors: "Who would believe that this is a short story written by Chu Kuang, the author of Prince of Tennis?"
The method is shameful but effective.
Chu Kuang already has the popularity bonus of being the author of "The Prince of Tennis".
With the help of readers, this short article "Artificial Beauty" has become quite popular.
Finally, even the person in charge of the tribal novel section noticed it.
"Boss, this short story is gaining popularity very quickly."
Listening to the report from his staff, the person in charge of the novel section of the tribe raised his eyebrows slightly: "Chu Kuang seems to be the young fantasy novel writer who has been popular recently, the author of "Prince of Tennis"? "
"Yes."
The person in charge nodded, spent some time reading "Artificial Beauty", and then smiled: "The story is really well written, put it in the popular category of the novel section and promote it."
…
After Lin Yuan finished his meal, he took a walk downstairs with his family. When he boarded his tribe account again, it was already the next day.
This day is the Spring Festival.
Every household is bustling with activity.
Lin Yuan's home was also very lively, but Lin Yuan didn't stay outside for long before returning to his room to turn on the computer.
"Huh?"
Lin Yuan was surprised to find that in just one night, there were thousands of messages posted in the background of his tribe.
Almost all of these comments are related to "Artificial Beauty".
The "Artificial Beauty" that I posted yesterday already has more than 4,000 comments and more than 1,000 reposts!
besides.
The number of followers of Chu Kuang's account also successfully increased from 10,000 to 22,000.
At this time.
Lin Yuan's cell phone rang.
Lin Yuan took a look and saw that it was an unfamiliar number, so he hung up.
After a while, the phone rang again.
Lin Yuan hung up again.
The phone rang for the third time, and it was still the same number. Lin Yuan had no choice but to pick it up and answer it.
The other side smiled and said, "Happy New Year."
Lin Yuan said: "I am not New Year."
The person on the other end of the phone was stunned for a long time before changing the subject: "Hello, Teacher Chu Kuang."
It turned out that he was looking for Chu Kuang.
If this kind of unfamiliar phone call is not an advertisement, Lin Yuan must first confirm whether the other party is looking for Xianyu, Chu Kuang, or Lin Yuan. This process is very necessary.
Lin Yuan asked: "What's the matter?"
The man on the other end of the phone smiled and said, "Let me introduce myself. I'm You Rong, the editor-in-chief of the Yinlan Library's "Fun Reading" magazine. I'm here to talk to you about cooperation today."
Lin Yuan asked: "What kind of cooperation?"
The other party said seriously: "I saw the novel you posted on the tribe yesterday, and I felt it was a pity. You could have serialized such a great novel in our "Fun Reading" magazine. Because our magazine mainly publishes short stories and pursues fun, there is no limit on the type of novels, and the sales are very objective. Besides, the tribe will not pay you for your manuscripts, but we at Silver Blue Library are willing to pay you!"
"How much?"
These words touched Lin Yuan's heart. He was a man short of money. Although this month's salary had been paid, it was not enough for him to buy a house for his family.
"Three thousand words!"
The other party quoted: "One thousand words is three thousand yuan. We can cooperate based on this price. Of course, the premise is that your work must pass our review."
Lin Yuan frowned: "Too little."
He roughly calculated that the total amount of rewards for serializing "Artificial Beauty" on the tribe was several thousand, and it was time-sensitive. Readers could give feedback at the first time, and the reputation points would naturally be credited to the account at the first time.
"How much do you want?"
The ball was kicked over there.
Lin Yuan was most afraid of this kind of question, but he could continue to play Tai Chi: "I'll send you a novel first, and then you can quote the price. If I think the price is not suitable, forget it."
“Okay, my email address is…”
“I’ve already sent it.”
"Ah? You don't know my email address yet..."
"Aren't you from the Silver Blue Library? I sent it directly to Yang Feng's email address. You are colleagues, so just go and ask him for the manuscript."
"But... I haven't met with their department yet..."
The other party was a little dumbfounded.
Lin Yuan said: "I'm going to hang up first. Goodbye."
Lin Yuan did hang up the phone.
The main thing is that the Spring Festival is really here, and today’s meal is more sumptuous than the previous few days. What if I don’t go out to eat and my sister finishes it
at the same time.
Editor Yang Feng received a manuscript, which was a short story sent by Chu Kuang, titled "The Gift of the Magi".
What's going on
Yang Feng was full of questions.