For readers, the ending of "Prince of Tennis" was not sudden, because at the end of the fourth volume released in April, the editorial department had already announced the fact that the novel would end, although readers were extremely reluctant in their hearts -
Everybody is enjoying the show.
You told me the book was going to end
This type of best-selling novel usually has more than two to three million words, so although readers don’t feel it’s sudden, they are still somewhat uncomfortable with it. This discomfort directly magnifies everyone’s reluctance.
But it's normal to be reluctant.
Because the plot of "The Prince of Tennis" is very compact without a trace of water, each volume can be said to be full of climaxes, and the last volume is an exciting national competition. The members of the Seigaku Tennis Club in the book have reached their peak moment in the book!
The story does not have any literary tendencies.
The readers got a perfect ending.
Since Chu Kuang won the first prize in the tribal literature competition and sparked widespread discussion among short story lovers, he also sparked widespread discussion among fantasy literature lovers with "Prince of Tennis", and the two happened only one day apart.
“I finished reading the last volume in one go!”
“Although the ending is very satisfactory, I still feel a little disappointed when I see the final chapter of The Prince of Tennis. It may be because the characters in the book have been with me for nearly half a year, and it seems that they are suddenly leaving me.”
“The book I was most reluctant to finish has finally been finished.”
"I borrowed the first few volumes from a classmate, but today when I saw the novel was finished, I bought the previous volumes as well, because I plan to treasure this novel on my bookshelf, and maybe I will come back to read it in the future."
"The founder of competitive literature!"
"I never thought that I would be so obsessed with a novel about sports. Although I still can't play tennis after reading the novel, it doesn't affect the place of this novel in my heart."
"… "
Readers' messages appear on the message board of the Silver Blue Library, in posts on many novel forums, in the latest updates of many tribal users, and even in the friend circles of many people.
The novel was a success.
It not only influenced readers, but also many authors. Before Chu Kuang published "The Prince of Tennis", sports competition was an unpopular subject that no one cared about. But after the publication of this novel, many sports competition novels appeared on the market.
There are some about basketball.
There are some that write about football.
There are even some written about athletics.
The most popular book is called "Slam Dunk", and the author is He Mingxuan, a novelist who was squeezed out of the supernova position by Chu Kuang. After reading Chu Kuang's novels, He Mingxuan found a theme that suits him. He also made a statement on his tribe and declared: "It was Chu Kuang who led me to the path of sports and competitive novels. He is the pioneer of this unpopular theme of ours!"
Sports competition is still unpopular.
But Chu Kuang proved that this subject matter is not completely without a market. Even if an excellent novel uses sports competition as a medium, it can also make readers spend money obediently. That is why some later successes have been achieved. Those later successes who succeeded by imitating Chu Kuang naturally regard Chu Kuang as the banner of sports competition!
Within the industry.
Many people are discussing the ending of this novel. Everyone’s mentality is somewhat similar to that of the editors of Silver Blue Book Library. They all think that Lin Yuan is a very willful newcomer who was so decisive in ending a best-seller like "The Prince of Tennis"!
"Wouldn't it be nice to pour water on it?"
“It’s finished in just one million words.”
"Silver Blue Bookstore must be a little confused. How could there be such a willful author who would not make millions of dollars in royalties every month and just finish the book? If it were me, I would at least write until Silver Blue Bookstore went bankrupt."
"Isn't Chu Kuang writing a short story?"
"I have been following the short stories written by Chu Kuang. I feel that this person is really terrifying. He can easily handle two completely different themes. He can be said to be the strongest newcomer in recent years."
“It’s hard to say about the next book.”
"When Chu Kuang finds out that his new book is not as successful as The Prince of Tennis, maybe he will regret finishing it too early. After all, sports competition is not a topic that can become popular just by writing about it casually."
"… "
Some people felt regretful, some sighed with emotion, and some were even secretly happy. Especially the competitors of Silver Blue Bookstore were extremely happy. For example, the editor-in-chief of Dingsheng Publishing House was leisurely drinking a sip of wine at this moment.
"What a miserable Silver and Blue Library."
Just thinking of this, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth in joy. Of course, this kind of gloating was definitely not directed at Chu Kuang. He had never even seen Chu Kuang, so where did the nameless hatred come from
Let alone hatred.
The editor-in-chief of Dingsheng even wanted to poach Chu Kuang. Having been in the industry for many years, he had a keen enough sense of smell and naturally knew that Chu Kuang's ability to write novels was unquestionable. Even if he could not write a best-seller like "The Prince of Tennis" in the future, his short story ability would definitely be valued by all publishing houses.
Dingsheng also wants this kind of person!
The reason why he was in such a good mood at the moment was simply because the Silver Blue Book Library was the arch enemy of Dingsheng Publishing House. Now that a best-selling book had been completed under the banner of this arch enemy, his old rival must be very depressed, after all, they had lost a very profitable work.
Bestsellers are hard to come by.
Any work that can be called a bestseller is the favorite of the publishing house. From the editor-in-chief to the ordinary editors, everyone will take great care of it, for fear that the novel will contain mistakes.
What went wrong
For example, the plot starts to fall apart.
What is more terrifying than a plot collapse is that there is absolutely no problem with the plot of the novel, and the sales have not fluctuated much, but the author chooses to finish the novel. This situation is actually not uncommon, because the author will inevitably get bored if he spends too much time writing a book.
In other words, the author is tired of writing.
However, this situation usually only occurs after the novel has reached two or three million words. It is almost impossible for a good bestseller to become exhausted after only one million words, because this is the time when the author makes the most money.
“It’s comfortable.”
The editor-in-chief of Dingsheng drank a little wine and felt his stomach warm. At this moment, Yang Feng contacted Chu Kuang and asked with some trepidation: "When will you start writing the next novel?"
“No hurry.”
Chu Kuang replied.
Yang Feng was not disappointed by this sentence. Instead, he was a little happy. Not being in a hurry meant that he would continue to write. He was afraid that Chu Kuang would focus on writing short stories in the future and no longer write long serials which were relatively energy-consuming.
The joy lasted only for a moment.
Yang Feng couldn't help but become worried again. It was a good thing that Chu Kuang continued to write fantasy novels, but could he still write a bestseller of the level of "Prince of Tennis"
at the same time.
Lin Yuan was also considering what kind of novel would be more appropriate to customize with the system. "The Prince of Tennis" ended too quickly. The dog system didn't know how expensive food and daily necessities were before it could run the household!