Single Unlimited Wonderful Life

If you can learn new writing skills from Levi and make up for your own shortcomings, you will still make money even if you don't need any income. In addition, Li Wei will pay a fixed salary every month, so she will naturally not refuse such an errand.

Kasumigaoka Shiyu gently smoothed her long hair back with her fingers: "Li Weijun, your proposal is hard to refuse. I can work part-time as a script writer, but I hope to learn new writing skills from you."

Kasumigaoka Shiyu didn't beat around the bush like she did with An Yilun, and stated her needs from the beginning, because she felt that when dealing with a willful person like Li Wei, sometimes you can't beat around the bush, otherwise Li Wei would pretend to be stupid.

Li Wei smiled and said: "If we just exchange writing skills, senior sister, you can come to me whenever I have free time. But I feel that my writing skills are just like that, and I may not have much to offer senior sister. you."

"Excessive humility is pride, Li Weijun." Kasumigaoka Shiyu sighed.

Some top academics always like to be overly modest and say that they are lucky. People like this are generally called academic bitches.

Levi continued: "I'm just telling the truth. Hard work is important for things like writing, but without talent, it's difficult to climb to the top. I only climbed halfway up the mountain, and I'm still quite far away from the top. A certain distance, and senior sister, you have climbed to a higher place than me, but the climbing path you are looking for, the stones under your feet are not so stable and need to be reinforced."

Kasumigaoka Shiyu sighed inwardly, Li Wei was a very good at flattering people, at least the other party's words made her feel very comfortable. No one hates hearing compliments, but ordinary people's compliments don't have much gold content and will make the listener feel "no more than that". But for a writer like Levi, his compliments have a different meaning. .

Kasumigaoka Shiyu looked at Li Wei's computer screen and said, "Li Weijun, when will your work be submitted?"

Levi didn't even raise his head: "I'll submit it after I finish writing it, but I'm not sure what I wrote will pass the review. If this version is rejected, then I'll start a new one with a different subject."

It is quite normal for a veteran like Li Wei to cut off the work if the beginning is not ideal. It should be said that many writers have this habit. Once the first 30,000 words are not satisfactory, they will cut off the work.

There are even more extreme ones. If the collection does not reach a certain number on the first day, it will be cut off directly.

In comparison, Levi, who only decides whether or not to write a book after 150,000 words, is a rare conscience among writers. Nowadays, the pace of novels is getting faster and faster, and there are always stories about the universe and fast travel. Levi, who has a slow-burning style, is actually quite disadvantaged. However, slow-burning also has the advantage of being slow-burning, that is, it is not easy to write hundreds of thousands of words. The plot is ruined.

Levi's previous writing about anime fandom was a waste. The entire website was very fast-paced. Many writers had the idea of ​​​​getting one vote and leaving. The first 300,000 words were often exciting, and the plot peaks came one after another. , but once the 300,000 words passed, it was immediately overturned. Some writers even handed over their works to ghostwriters to write them, and they just lay back and made money.

Once someone finds out that he is a ghostwriter and his reputation is bad, he will immediately change his account and start a new business to make money again.

Li Wei, who has been writing honestly, is already one of the few consciences on the website. Although his conscience is a rash, his results are not very good.

Kasumigaoka Shiyu looked at the characters that were constantly beating on the screen and said: "Wouldn't it be a pity to do this? Li Weijun, the quality of the work you are writing now is absolutely beyond words, even if you are participating in the Newcomer Award There is a chance to win an award. If it fails to pass the review, you can modify it. There is no need to give up the entire work, right?"

Li Wei said: "Because I don't know where the bottom line of light novel review is in Neon, this work is my test of the bottom line of the industry. If allowed, then this work can naturally continue to be written. If it hits the bottom line, then It has to be cut.”

In the real world, even works such as "Tanya War" and "OVERLORD" can pass the review. The review bottom line is relatively loose, but where is the bottom line in this world? Li Wei, who comes from the real world, does not know, so He was going to test it out first.

If the censorship bottom line in this world is relatively loose, then the villain-protagonist "His Majesty the Demon King Also Speaks Rakugo Today" can continue to be written. If it doesn't pass the review, he will decisively switch his style and write pure and relaxed works.

After all, times have changed now. As the age of the light novel audience declines and the requirements for literary literacy decrease, those classic works of the last century that require a certain reading threshold, such as "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes", "Twelve Kingdoms", "The Magician" may not be able to stand out in today's era. After all, every era has its own aesthetics. Even in the light novel world, there is a saying that the times create heroes. Follow the times. , to survive.

After all, Levi is very serious about becoming a light novel writer. He does not expect his works to reach the terrifying sales volume of more than 30 million copies like "A Certain Magical Index", or to have a sales volume of one million copies. He was already satisfied. But every writer hopes that his works can be seen by more people. Levi also has this mentality, so he is very serious about writing.

Chapter 23. Current status of the industry

Although Kasumigaoka Shiyu didn't say it herself, Li Wei could feel that she wanted to seek changes and develop into new fields.

The difference between light novels and light novels is also huge, and the ceilings between different types of works are also different.

Just like Kasumigaoka Shiu's "Love Metronome", with a total sales volume of 500,000 copies and a single volume of 100,000 copies, it is already considered a good achievement among daily romance novels.

But other types of light novels have a higher ceiling. Pure daily romance novels can be considered a "big brother" if they can sell 200,000 copies in a single volume. Kasumigaoka Shiu's starting point is indeed high enough.

However, the ceiling for daily love novels in this world is too low. Levi checked and found that the historical sales champion of this genre is a work called "Koga-kun and Them", with a single volume sales of 350,000 copies. , seven volumes with a total sales volume of 2.45 million copies.

The fantasy adventure work "The Legend of Nioh" has sold 2.1 million copies in a single volume. This unfinished work has sold a total of 25 million copies in twelve volumes so far.

The gap between light novels and light novels is wider than the gap between humans and dogs. It is precisely because of this that Kasumigaoka Shiyu seeks transformation, wanting to break free from the shackles and enter a higher field.

Li Wei can understand this idea. After all, he is a light novel author who makes a living through writing, so he naturally hopes that his works will sell well. But ironically, sometimes the sales of light novels do not depend on the author's writing, but are caused by a variety of factors.

It's like the "Wall of Masterpieces" in the real world. The original work "Infinite Stratos" was criticized by readers and other light novel writers for being written like shit. However, there is no hero who made Zhuzi famous, and it was not sold. It has sold more than two million copies, and it has also opened the door for the entire industry to use bad money to drive out good money, so that all subsequent light novels are like works of matryoshka dolls, and have become representatives of buying illustrations and getting toilet paper. The decline of light novels is not unrelated to this wave of reverse operations in the industry.

This is not to say that there are no works that are eye-catching after the "big writer", but in a harsh environment, you want to find truly good works among the piles of "junk" that buy illustrations and give away toilet paper. , the difficulty suddenly increased so much that many readers were forced to escape from the trap. They only pursued the works they were chasing before. After the works they were chasing were completed, they completely escaped from the trap.

Light novel authors like Kasumigaoka Shiha are often extremely tragic. Although the quality of their works is obviously very good, they just cannot become popular. And even if he writes good works, it can only serve as a stepping stone for the existence of "great literary giants". To be honest, Li Wei feels distressed when he sees this situation. If Kasumigaoka Shiyu writes traditional literature, he can completely avoid it. This is a weird current situation in the industry.

With her talent, not to mention Murakami who has become a runner-up for the 10,000-year Nobel Prize in Literature, it is still very easy to live a life of food and clothing. To plunge into the quagmire of light novels is simply a waste of her talent. .

After achieving his goal, Levi said: "Senior sister, please leave a contact information so that we can easily contact you when the production team is established later."

Kasumigaoka Shiyu nodded and said a number. Li Wei dialed it again, and the two parties stored each other's numbers.

Seeing Li Wei start to shut down and pack up the computer, Kasumigaoka Shiyu knew that the other party was about to leave, and said: "Li Weijun, have you decided which library to submit your manuscript to?"

Levi shook his head and said: "Not yet, I haven't finished the first volume yet. I haven't considered this kind of thing yet."

Li Wei is not worried about Wenku. Anyway, gold will shine wherever it is.

Although the light novel industry in the real world is in ruins, there is still something in the light novel industry in this world. The fierce competition does not give bad money a chance to drive out good money.

Picky readers simply do not give bad money a chance to come forward. Although this is more unfriendly to less talented authors, it also prevents the birth of negative examples like the "great writer" of "Infinite Stolats" .

But problems are coming one after another. The fierce competition in the light novel industry is no worse than that in the traditional literature area. Even for a talented newcomer like Kasumigaoka Shiu, it is not easy for him to stand out. , because the old authors competing with her are all "old men" who have eliminated a large number of authors of the same period, and everyone has two brushes.

It is precisely because of this that Li Wei has a very correct attitude. He is not confident that he can become a god in one book, and his first work sold tens of millions. For his first work, he would be satisfied if the single-volume sales reached 100,000 copies.

Kasumigaoka Shiyu said: "If you can't find a place, I can help Li Weijun ask the Fusigawa Bunko. The development of the Fusukawa Bunko has not been so smooth in the past two years. In the competition with other libraries, it has been repeatedly Suppression, so there is an urgent need for high-quality works as the backbone. I think your work, Li Weijun, is great and you can give it a try."

Li Wei nodded: "Thank you for your suggestion, senior sister. It's better to provide help in a timely manner than to add icing on the cake. I will give priority to Immortal Sichuan Library."

Kasumigaoka Shiu has no selfish intentions, he is just stating a fact. Because Fusukawa Bunko has been suppressed in the past two years, it has become more difficult to receive good works. If this continues, he will be squeezed out of the stage. Sooner or later.

At this time of need, Levi and Immortal River Library can each get what they need. Immortal River Library needs works that can support the table. As long as Levi's new work can pass the review, it will be vigorously promoted.

In Kasumigaoka Shiyu's view, Li Wei is much more powerful than her. As long as the announcement is in place, he might be able to become this year's "Newcomer King".

Chapter 24. Low profile version of Gang Ma

Levi's goal has been achieved. In the next period of time, he will not come to the Literature Department frequently. The next thing to do is to contact Eiri Sawamura and prepare the card of Eiri Sawamura. complete.

After saying goodbye to Kasumigaoka Shiu, Levi left the activity room of the Literature Club and returned to the high-end apartment he rented. On the way home, he passed by a relatively large local bookstore and found Kasumigaoka Shiu there. "Love Metronome", I bought a set and took it back with me.

The popularity of "Metronome of Love" has passed, and it has long been removed from the most conspicuous recommended bookshelf at the door. It is placed on a relatively large bookshelf on the inside, placed together with other light novels, which is quite inconspicuous.

Levi sighed. If the quality of "Love Metronome" were to be put into the real world, the sales volume would definitely exceed 500,000. But in this world, the entire light novel industry is in the Warring States Period, and all the heroes are coming together. Kasumigaoka Shiu's debut work, At most, he is just an ordinary samurai, not even a minor daimyo. This shows how fierce the competition in the world industry here is.

Back in the apartment, Levi continued to download anime on his laptop and put the computer aside. He took out the novel he just bought today, sat down on the massage sofa, opened the seal of the second volume, and read it with gusto. stand up.

Then as he looked at it, Levi noticed something was wrong. No wonder the second volume had a bad reputation. Although Shiyu Kasumigaoka handled the details very well, the dog-food interaction between the male protagonist and the heroine was too... The second female lead was added unexpectedly, so not only did this not form the party struggle she hoped for, it actually made most readers hate the second female lead.

In fact, the second female lead didn't do anything wrong, but because she joined the story at the wrong time and was too hasty, the rhythm of the second volume almost collapsed.

Li Wei is a relatively sensible reader. After all, he has read online articles for so many years and has not read any messy content. He has already developed his poison resistance, but ordinary readers will not care so much, especially Kasumi. Qiu had a perfect start, but in the second volume he pulled his hips like this. It's normal for someone with a bad temper to start squirting.

"Metronome of Love" gives him a feeling like "The White Album". Kasumigaoka Shiu herself is a character written by the old thief Maruto. As a result, the works she created are very similar to the style of her "creator", but He was not mature enough, so a car accident scene like this appeared.

Levi rubbed his chin. He was an old manga fan after all. In addition, he had been writing anime fans for a long time, so he had watched quite a lot of anime. He found that Kasumigaoka Shiyu's style was very similar to that of a person. Mari Okada, nicknamed "Oka Mom".

Although Oka Ma has pulled her hips in two works, "Mystery" and "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans", this does not mean that Oka Ma does not have two brushes. This kind of multi-character stomach Gang Ma handled the drug plot quite well.

However, Kasumigaoka Shiha is too immature and cannot grasp the rhythm of the characters' entrance. In addition, her writing style is to give the initiative to the characters instead of firmly controlling the rhythm of the story. Therefore, in the second volume In the second half of the series, the appearance of the second female lead directly gave the readers a big mouthful of shit. For those who can continue reading the third volume, that is really true love.

Li Wei did not stop and read the third volume. Because of An Yilunye's suggestions, there were compromises in many places in the third volume. Overall, although it could not reach the height of the first volume, it was still Much better than the second volume.

An Yilun is a person. Although he has almost no creative ability, his appreciation ability is really strong. The mistakes Kasumigaoka Shiyu made in the second volume are completely invisible in the third volume. If it were not for the second volume The reputation of the entire series has been ruined, and the sales volume of the third volume will definitely not be what it is now.

Relying on his far superior reading efficiency, Levi spent more than two hours reading "Metronome of Love". The entire series, except for the second volume, the subsequent three volumes were all It is a work above the standard. Without the "Car Accident" in the second volume, this series may have sold millions of copies. This is really a pity.

Levi put all the books on the bookshelf, sat in front of the computer, checked the efficiency of the downloading software, and at the same time transferred the downloaded content to the mobile hard drive.

This old guy is limited by its own performance. The upload and download speeds are not very fast. When downloading things and cutting and transferring them at the same time, the whole computer will be stuck. For the sake of the old guy’s service life, Levi doesn’t have this. Instead of squeezing it as usual, after a piece of content is downloaded, take advantage of the free time in the middle to transfer the downloaded content to the mobile hard drive.

After reading Kasumigaoka Shiyu's debut work, Li Wei closed the download software and started coding. As an online writer, he has relatively rich experience, although most of this experience is from the street. But as a light novel writer, this was the first time for him to see a big girl get into a sedan chair. Therefore, when it comes to his debut works, Li Wei writes with a very serious attitude, just to ensure the quality and pass the review at the same time.

As the development of his brain becomes deeper and deeper, Levi feels that his abilities have also increased to the extreme. Now he is like the top adjuster in Gundam Seed. His personal abilities have far exceeded the limits of ordinary people. And his coding speed is getting faster and faster. The first volume of his debut work can be completely written in one night, and then there is the post-process work of checking and revising, and he can also breathe a sigh of relief and take a break.

When the first volume was finished, Levi looked at the time at the bottom of the computer screen. It was already half past ten at night. Levi put his hands behind his head, leaned back on the ergonomic chair, and straightened his legs, like a cat stretching.

A message prompt suddenly popped up when logging into the LINE client on the computer. Li Wei clicked on it and saw that it was a message from Shiyu Kasumigaoka.

(Li Weijun, are you there?┴┤?ω?)?)

(Here, what can I do for you, senior?)

(I have a little question. I want to disturb you. I wonder if you are free)

(I have just finished writing the first volume here, and now I am preparing to take a break. I have a lot of free time)

Kasumigaoka Shiyu sent a writing-related question. Li Wei looked at it and then gave the answer he thought was appropriate.

(Sister, you write light novels, so read less traditional literature. The receptive ability of light novel readers is not as strong as that of traditional literature readers. Don’t challenge the bottom line of readers’ patience.)

(Thanks for the reminder, Li Weijun?(??)?)

Li Wei smiled. Kasumigaoka Shiyu looked very cold when facing others, but on the Internet, her personality was a bit like a little girl, slightly lively.

Chapter 25. The Dilemma of Immortal River Library

At this time, Kasumigaoka Shiyu had a faint blush on her face. The problem that had been bothering her for a long time was easily overcome under Li Wei's guidance. This feeling relaxed her long-depressed mood. The previous failure of "Metronome of Love" cast a shadow over her career, and Levi was like the sunshine piercing the gloomy sky, bringing the Her career, which was in jeopardy, was pulled back forcefully.

It is said that it is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish. In the previous "Metronome of Love", from the third to the fifth volume, he was able to hand in a barely acceptable answer sheet because of Aki Rinya's advice, but Aki Lun Ye's suggestion was to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause, and Li Wei directly handed over the core solution to her, which allowed her to independently create her own works in the future without worrying about the quality of the works declining.

In her mind, Levi can be regarded as the "master" who saved her career.

Kasumigaoka Shiyu's hands were tapping quickly on the keyboard.

(Li Weijun, you have finished writing the first volume. When are you going to submit it for submission? (?′ω`?))

(It’s just these few days, I’m going to take a day off and then go to the library to submit articles)

(If you submit your article to Immortal Sichuan Library, I can help Li Weijun contact the editor and go through the internal review channel (?\u003e??))

(Thank you very much)

(I can help Li Weijun call the editor out. You don’t need to make a trip alone. If you are sure you want to submit the article, I can help you make an appointment now)

(Thank you very much. It’s already past ten o’clock now. Senior sister, you’d better go to bed early.)