Cang's Ramblings

Chapter 459 455. Comments on "The Art of Managing a House"

Today I recommend to you the cover work in the suspense category.

"The Art of House Management", Tiesuo, a great writer.

Category: Suspense-Ancient and Modern Legends.

【Introduction】

When a young aunt who had made a living in the city returned home with a fortune, Zhang Yu's mother was moved and decided to let her son live with her. Unexpectedly, the so-called luxury house turned out to be a 30-square-meter rental house. Even worse, the real estate agency run by the young aunt could barely pay the rent.

Feng Shui house selling, Feng Shui renovation... Zhang Yu's mysterious skills learned from Old Man Wang, a coffin shop owner in the countryside, actually came in handy, transforming him into an ace agent...

Brothers, ladies, are you looking for a house? We have both Yin and Yang houses, and we offer renovations!

[Urban Feng Shui Secrets! A new genre in supernatural fiction, non-horror, suitable for all tastes!]

【Golden Five Chapters】

Chapter One: Entering the City. The protagonist, Zhang Yu, can't stand his mother's nagging and jealousy, insists he go to live with his so-called aunt, Yang Ying. As he leaves the station, he encounters a bag snatcher. Seeing injustice and speaking out, the protagonist fights off the thief and retrieves the bag, which happens to be Yang Ying's. However, the woman doesn't seem to want to take him in.

Chapter 2, Silver Bells. The protagonist carries Angelababy to her place, which turns out to be a rental apartment, not a mansion. Angelababy isn't rich; she married an old man, and after his death, she didn't make any money. She did, however, find a real estate agent. The protagonist applies a remedy called "Tie-Shua" (a traditional Chinese medicine formula) to Angelababy, which brings back sweet memories.

Chapter 3: Dwelling in a Small House. The protagonist massaged Angelababy's sprained foot, cooked for her, and slept on the floor in her living room that night. The next day, the protagonist followed Angelababy to the agency, which was quite large. Angelababy told the protagonist to work there first and deal with other matters later.

Chapter 4, Brother Lin. The protagonist is mocked by the store employees for his unfashionable attire, and no one wants to be with him. Only the silly Su Hong is willing. Meanwhile, the store's top salesperson, Lin Hai, in front of everyone, asks Angelababy again how she's thinking about remarriage.

Chapter 5: Rebellion. The boss of the agency across the street comes to poach them, offering a generous bonus of 100,000 yuan. Lin Hai is poached, and his right-hand man follows suit. The others also resign. Only the foolish Su Hong stays. Of the huge agency, only three people remain.

【Brief Comment】

Tiesuo, a great writer, has written three works: "The Dream Mirror of Flower City", "The Personal Judge of the Beautiful Director" and "The Art of House Management".

There is also a book called "Beauty is Like a Jade Arrow", which seems to have been deleted and I can't even find the number of words.

This great writer's books always give people the illusion that they are female-oriented.

His masterpiece is "The Art of House Management", which has 12 collections on Qidian.com, 222 million collections on Bookstore, 32 fans, and 6 alliance leaders.

This book has consistently ranked number one on the Duokan Reading app. Duokan Reading is a Xiaomi brand, and surprisingly, it's also affiliated with Yuewen, presumably through distribution channels. While its performance on Qidian wasn't particularly impressive, it achieved unexpected success on Chuangshi. Its rise to fame is likely due to its exceptional sales performance on Chuangshi.

The book is now complete, at 1130 million words. In terms of word count, it's quite substantial. And judging by the content, I can confidently say that if it were released on Qidian, it would absolutely flop.

As an old author, his writing style is as immature as that of a junior high school student, the plot is as clichéd as "The House Master" from ten years ago, typos are basically not corrected, and the awkward dialogues are a headache.

What's even more surprising is that the author manages to create an urban romance within the suspense genre. The so-called ancient and modern legends and feng shui secrets are so crude they're frustrating.

So, how this book ended up on the cover of the suspense category on the client is completely bewildering to me. Wouldn't "Midnight Bookstore" be a beautiful cover? "Demons of the Fallen" would also be fine. At worst, wouldn't "Ghost Blows Out the Light" or "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" be fine?
There are several great writers in the suspense category, so why use this book as the cover?
If anyone knows about this, please explain.

【to sum up】

Writing is not easy, so cherish every moment!

I’m Cang Yiwei, and I’m here to promote “Cang’s Ramblings”!
Welcome to the paradise of book reviews.

【Cang's Ramblings】

If you see the title of the book and some strange thoughts pop up in your head, don't be nervous or shy.

This is normal. If you want to blame someone, blame the author of this book, Tiesuo.

Everything is his fault.

Although the style of this book is not the cup of tea for readers of Qidian.com, it is indeed the cup of tea for readers of many other platforms.

A reader told me that the book above has long been at the top of the list.

Explain what?
Multi-channel selling really works!

Sometimes you can really catch fish by hitting the fish with a hammer here and a stick there.

So, I hope everyone can be brave enough to release the strange ideas in their heads. Maybe the next one...

(End of this chapter)