I asked you to write a light novel, but you wrote about living?

Yu Wen raised his hand, his fingertips hovering above the shut-off button on the holographic collector.

May you all find your own blazing sunrise in the unseen world.

Just a second before Yu Wen's fingertip was about to press down.

The barrage of comments, which had briefly become empty due to the shock, suddenly started refreshing like a supernova explosion at a speed that nearly crashed the server.

The emotions of more than two million people were transformed into fervent words at this moment, completely engulfing the entire holographic field of vision.

After the initial wave of emotion, the tone of the comments section quickly shifted to another point:

[Wait! "To Live" is finished, the plagiarism controversy has been cleared up, and the official media even published "The Little Prince" today... Professor Yu, what's your next book?!]

[Yeah!! What should I write about next?!]

[Two books, one that tears your heart apart, the other that heals you... What's wrong with your brain? What will you write next?!]

[You've fooled us all into crying, and now you want to end the broadcast and run away?!]

[I just cancelled my prosthetic body recycling order and decided to live a normal life. If you don't give me some spiritual nourishment, what am I supposed to use to sort through the black market tomorrow?!]

What will the next book be called?! Tell us the title now!

The screen was filled with "Live well" messages, which in just a few seconds transformed into deafening calls for more updates.

Seeing the barrage of comments flooding the internet, Yu Wen's finger, which had been hovering over the close button, stopped.

Next book...

Yu Wen glanced at the data in the backend of the quantum computer.

The exorbitant three million yuan penalty for breach of contract for Xinghui was paid by Chang Liren under immense pressure from the board of directors of Weiguang, who forcibly used company funds to cover it.

Even with the million-dollar prize money for first place in the Spark Cup, he still owes Weiguang a huge sum of money.

This favor and debt must be repaid as soon as possible.

He had promised Chang Liren that he would write an afterword for "To Live" to capitalize on its popularity.

But tonight's incident, in his live broadcast, he used "Autumn Memories" and "Me and the Temple of Earth" to clearly analyze Fugui's life and death, suffering and redemption.

This live broadcast is the perfect epilogue.

Forcing any further additions or supplements would only ruin the established artistic conception of "To Live".

There's no need to write an epilogue; he must immediately take out another new book to replace it.

What can I write?

Yu Wen suddenly fell into deep thought.

"To Live" is powerful enough to have gained the recognition of so many people.

But this also makes choosing the next book even more difficult.

It not only needs to fit the framework of the cyber world he inhabits, but also needs to have this kind of heart-touching tone.

More importantly, "To Live" has raised the bar and expectations of readers around the world by a significant margin.

What kind of book should I write next so that readers around the world can still feel that profound shock to their souls?

The history of human literature is filled with countless masterpieces, as brilliant as the stars in the sky.

Whether it's the magical realism of a century of solitude or the stream-of-consciousness reminiscence of bygone days.

But to be honest, there aren't many books like "To Live" that are so unadorned and use the simplest language to directly touch people's hearts.

Yu Wen stared at the flashing characters on the screen, his brain working at lightning speed.

"To Live" has already raised the reader's threshold to an extremely high level. If a new book lacks a strong theme or the gap is too large, it simply cannot withstand the pressure.

Since I'm going to continue writing in this city full of class divisions, the tone of the new book can't be soft.

The core of "To Live" is how people endure the suffering brought by fate and grit their teeth to survive in the mire.

So, in order to overcome this hurdle and bring readers the same or even stronger impact, our thinking must turn to the other side of fate:

Go against fate!

Thinking of this, a story about an old man, a marlin, and the boundless sea clearly emerged in Yu Wen's mind.

That was Ernest Hemingway's masterpiece.

As Mr. Yu Hua mentioned in the live broadcast, after Hemingway published this book, he corresponded with American art historian Berenson, who was living in Italy at the time. Their correspondence influenced his writing throughout his life.

If Yu Hua's novel "To Live" is about "how people bear their fate".

So Hemingway's book is about "how people fight against fate".

The core of these two books, one defensive and one offensive, is like a pair of natural twin stars.

Yu Wen gathered his thoughts, raised his eyes, and looked at the camera again:

"Don't worry, everyone. I've already thought about my next book."

The moment these words were spoken, the live stream chat exploded.

"but,"

Yu Wen tilted his head slightly, his tone becoming more relaxed:

"I'm moving these next couple of days, and I have a lot to do. I'll start writing once I'm settled."

Upon hearing that he needed to ask for leave, the comments section immediately changed its tone:

Moving?! Where to live? It's definitely time to move; is that dilapidated basement even fit for a human to live in?!

Send me the address, guys, we'll come help you move it in our hover truck!

Moving is no excuse! I can write about it later! Just leave the title for now!

[Yes! Nobody's sleeping tonight without leaving a book title! What will the next book be called?!]

Yu Wen looked at the camera, meeting the gazes of two million people, and slowly said:

"The Old Man and the Sea".