Is not being able to do as you please also called rebirth?

What will the new book in Chapter 130 be about? (LOL open beta)
Yes, Jiang Xun finished writing "The Great Qin Night Watchman" a month ago.

He wrote this massive novel of over three million words in just one year, averaging more than 300,000 words per month.

When it was finished, the average subscription was close to 70,000, the high subscription was over 90,000, and the number of collections exceeded one million, breaking various records on Qidian!
On the day it concluded, "The Night Watchman" surpassed "Battle Through the Heavens" in viewership, reaching an astonishing 1.5 million views!
Regardless of online reviews, the book's popularity has indeed reached its peak in this era, thanks to various factors, and has even surpassed "Battle Through the Heavens".

There's no way around it; a work written by the top-scoring student in the nation, and by an eighteen-year-old platinum author at that, is bound to attract attention. The promotional effect is truly exaggerated.

Not long ago, the film and television rights to "The Night Watchman" were sold for a price of 1200 million yuan, making it one of the most expensive IPs sold by Qidian.com.

However, Jiang Xun could only get 80%, and even less after tax, which gradually gave him an idea.

Perhaps I could start my own novel website, since I have plenty of material for male-oriented novels that I can list out and find people to write them.

Moreover, once ByteDance invests in Douyin and it takes off, there will be no shortage of traffic, and a Tomato (a popular Chinese video-sharing platform) can be created in advance.

Of course, that's all for the future; it's impossible in the short term, since ByteDance hasn't even been established yet.

Now Jiang Xun is thinking about what to write for his next book, as that is his main source of cash.

Actually, he currently has two options, one of which is "The Sword and the Snow".

This book draws on the spirit of the Wei and Jin dynasties and integrates the traditional chivalrous spirit, creating vivid characters such as Xu Fengnian and Li Chungang. It has been called a milestone by some readers, saying that "after Snowy Mountain, there is no more Jianghu".

The novel is written in elegant and delicate language, and its characters are vividly and profoundly portrayed. It closely combines the remoteness of the martial world with the height of the imperial court, exploring the conflict between the individual and the country, and between selfishness and morality.

However, this book also has many flaws, such as its overly ornate language, which has been criticized by some netizens as being flashy but impractical and tedious.

Furthermore, the recurring plot of characters pretending to be weak while actually being strong has led to a certain degree of aesthetic fatigue.

Of course, these are not problems for Jiang Xun. With his current literary writing ability, he can completely avoid these criticisms.

However, the biggest problem is that the book was originally published in mid-2012, and the outline is probably already being developed. Jiang Xun doesn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble.

That leaves only the second option – Lord of Mysteries!
This book is also a true phenomenon, innovatively blending the Cthulhu Mythos, steampunk, and the Victorian era.
The creation of unique power systems such as sequence advancement and role-playing, the need for advancement through 'digesting magic potions' and role-playing, and the existence of subversive reversals between sequences, all offer a refreshing experience for all readers.

Since its release in 18, "Mystery" has consistently topped the bestseller list and monthly ticket rankings on Qidian.com.

During its serialization, it broke the average subscription record on Qidian, becoming the most popular novel at the time, without exception.

Moreover, this book has a huge influence overseas, with the English version having over 1.34 million reads on the WebNovel platform and over 1500 million fans worldwide. It also became the first Chinese web novel to be collected by the British Library.

Of course, this book still has its share of criticisms from netizens. One of them is the Western background and character names, which makes it difficult for many readers to get into the book, and they give up after just starting out.

In addition, the writing style is considered a major weakness of this book. The original author seems to have left many readers dissatisfied with the character development and emotional delivery.

The last one is the setting of no female lead. In the minds of most readers, if they put themselves in the shoes of the protagonist of the novel, after gaining great strength and fame, they should at least have a beautiful wife, even if they don't have a harem.

However, the novel "Mystery" has no female protagonist, and the character "Miss Justice," who is featured prominently, does not have a romantic storyline. This may be one of the reasons why it deters many male readers.

If Jiang Xun were to write this book, he would definitely adhere strictly to the original work in terms of setting, including the main plot, without making significant changes.

However, he will use his writing skills to create a more engaging opening and make the characters more three-dimensional. He even plans to make Audrey Hall, the Lady of Justice, the female lead.

Of course, there won't be too many romantic storylines, but at least the protagonist should have an emotional connection, so it doesn't feel so vague and unrealistic.

After careful consideration, Jiang Xun decided to first outline the main points of "Mystery". These points were all in his mind, so writing them down would be very easy.

Some might say that since he possesses such high literary skills, why doesn't he write his own novel instead of copying later works?

This is equivalent to knowing full well that the price of certain things will skyrocket in the future, but choosing not to sell those things and instead making a similar product yourself.

Why bother? Jiang Xun didn't want to waste his energy.

However, before the book could be published, Jiang Xun had to discuss terms with Hai Feng, the chief editor of Qidian.

It was one thing for Qidian to hold the copyright to the previous book, but for this book, he had to keep 100% of the copyright in his own hands.

He now has enough leverage to negotiate with Qidian. His previous book has fully demonstrated his strength, and its extended value far exceeds the IP value of a single book. Qidian itself is well aware of this.

Jiang Xun and Hai Feng talked until late at night. After much bargaining, Hai Feng finally agreed to Jiang Xun's terms, but the subscription revenue sharing changed from 80/20 to 60/40.

To be honest, for a phenomenal novel, 40% of the royalties is already a considerable sum, no wonder Haifeng agreed to Jiang Xun's terms.

However, Haifeng ultimately underestimated the IP value of Jiang Xun's new book. If he had foreseen this in advance, he probably would never have agreed to Jiang Xun's offer.

Of course, if they didn't want Jiang Xun to fall out with Qidian, they would still have to agree, but there might be more conditions. After settling the copyright issue, Jiang Xun just waited for the contract from Qidian to arrive so he could publish the book, and Qidian also began its pre-launch promotional activities for his new book.

……

The next morning, after Jiang Xun had a good sleep, she immediately messaged her older sister, inviting her to lunch together, but her older sister ruthlessly refused.

Clearly, Yang Huimin wanted him to spend more time with his family first. After all, in Yang Huimin's eyes, this was the first time he had been away from home for so long, and to such a far place. He should spend more time with his family when he came back.

Jiang Xun was touched by the older sister's understanding. He then messaged Chen Shixuan, wanting to go to her house to feed the kittens, but Chen Shixuan refused.

Good heavens, these two, master and disciple, must have planned this beforehand? Jiang Xun gritted his teeth inwardly.

Now, things have turned out badly. He returned from Hangzhou early and reluctantly gave up spending the night with Sister Ling'er, only to end up alone in his empty room. Jiang Xun is speechless.

However, he wasn't really that hungry; he just missed his older sister and his concubine a little. Since they could both resist, he decided to stay home for the day.

Of course, he wouldn't stay home obediently. Right after lunch, he went to an internet cafe.

It is now October 2, 2011. Ten days earlier, on September 22, League of Legends had already officially launched its open beta in China.

However, at this time, many players were still deeply engrossed in the charm of games such as CF and DNF, and did not pay much attention to the newly launched MOBA game "League of Legends".

After Jiang Xun entered the internet cafe, he hardly saw anyone playing League of Legends.

Jiang Xun randomly found a spot, turned on a computer, and after booting it up, he found the League of Legends icon, which was old but familiar, and clicked to start it.

Jiang Xun was still a little excited. In his previous life, he had stopped playing this game long ago, but fate had played a trick on him, and now he had stepped into this river again.

In the early stages of the public beta, League of Legends only had two servers: one for China Telecom and one for China Unicom. The China Telecom server only had three servers: 1, 2, and 3.

He registered a game account in Telecom Zone 1, which is Ionia, named it 'Great Demon King', and clicked to log in.

He could have registered all sorts of names like 'Faker' and 'Uzi' at once, but it would be ridiculous if that changed the fate of these professional players.

So after thinking about it, he decided not to do it.

At this time, there is also a rune talent system. Apart from the runes given by the system, you need to buy the others yourself.

The game was quite rough in its early stages of development, with simple 2D graphics and various toolbars and information bars that now look rather old-fashioned.

But for Jiang Xun, it felt exceptionally familiar and dear.

After entering the game, Jiang Xun quickly familiarized himself with it, then started the tutorial and played two matches against bots, choosing the Sword Saint and the Barbarian King respectively.

He then played another match, still choosing the Sword Saint. Using his understanding of the game from his later life, he simply dominated, killing forty or fifty people in one match.

However, his level is too low right now to play ranked matches, and there are very few people in the game, so it would be difficult to find a match for ranked matches.

Just as he was preparing to play a few more matches to level up, a pair of small hands covered his eyes from behind, accompanied by a faint fragrance of violets.

"Guess who I am." A sweet, coquettish voice sounded from behind, though it was deliberately hushed, it still had a touch of playfulness and liveliness.

"Cuihua?" Jiang Xun asked with a smile.

"wrong."

"Er Ya?"

"wrong!"

"Dog Egg?"

"You're the one who's a scoundrel, you stinky Jiang Xun!"

Chen Shixuan's embarrassed and annoyed voice rang out, and she bared her teeth and bit Jiang Xun's ear.

Jiang Xun turned his head and saw that it was indeed his playful, cute, and beautiful little wife.

The two locked eyes and couldn't help but kiss in the corner of the internet cafe. Chen Shixuan wrapped her arms around Jiang Xun's neck, her small breasts pressing against him, her long hair falling on his cheeks and neck, its fragrance intoxicating.

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