126: Going live tomorrow, everyone must subscribe to the official version!!_1 126: Going live tomorrow, everyone must subscribe to the official version!!_1 Iāve been waiting for both the stars and the moon, and now itās finally time to be promoted!
Itās been more than two months since this book was published on August 10th, and itās been an exceptionally challenging journey to get here!
To be honest, Iām a bit excited and also a bit nervous about this step.
Up till now, this book has only been recommended on the website three times.
Essentially, it has grown to this point mostly through word-of-mouth among all of you.
Let me be frank with you, Giant Mosquito has only amassed over 5000 collections so far.
Do you know what that means?
Out of the numerous books on Starty, less than one percent with 5000 collections manage to be completed.
The rest are all aborted or left unfinished!
There is a burning fire in my heart!
Itās not anger at the website.
After all, Starty is a commercial company, and they naturally have their ways of determining whether a book has commercial value.
If theyāve determined that Giant Mosquito is not profitable and therefore not worth promoting, then itās understandable.
But I donāt believe it!!
This book has received constant support and encouragement from you all since its conception.
The comment section is always lively.
Compared to other books with tens of thousands or even more collections, our Mosquito brothers and sisters demonstrate even greater unity and enthusiasm!
I will never forget āTiger who eats porkā, who commented and donated the day after the book was published.
Iāll not forget āLaughed, wept, forgotā, who, in his eagerness to promote this book, spread comments all around only to get his account blocked by Starty.
I wonāt forget āBetter than wild,ā who volunteered to set up a reader group.
I also wonāt forget āHeavenly Reward 233ā, āBuried Loveā, āQuietäøØā, āArrakisā, āDo It For Youā, āGraceful Fallā, and others who have donated again and again!!
In fact, Iām someone who tends to give up easily.
At my age, Iāve given up on many things in life.
However, when writing this book, you can all see my persistence.
Persisting in writing more than 6000 words each day.
In these two months, thereās never been a day I havenāt updated!
What is the main reason a person who tends to give up is able to persist until now?
I havenāt changed!
It happens every time typing hurts my tendon.
Or when Iāve spent much of the day chatting with a visiting relative.
Or when Iāve sat in the restroom for too long.
Or when the pet store dogs downstairs are too loud and I canāt sleep at night.
Or when Iāve received criticism from other authors.
Or when Iāve been ignored by the editors.
All these factors and more have disrupted my writing process and made me consider stopping the update.
But every time I open the bookās page and see everyoneās donations and comments, I regain enough strength to grit my teeth and keep writing!
Honestly, two months is not long, but it is not short eitherāit is one-sixth of a year or one-third of an academic term.
Iāve persevered through all this because of your help!
When writing a novel, persistence is actually the most crucial factor.
I understand this, so every time Iām feeling uninspired, I push myself to churn out word after word.
During those times, I browse through the comments, read everyoneās messages, and feel encouraged by their words.
Every donation, every recommendation vote I receive brings me joy.
This joy then counteracts the disappointment of not being recommended by the website, and I continue typing with fingers that ache.
In the beginning, when the book was just starting out, it showed a bit of promise.
I was updating fast, and everyone seemed to enjoy it.
The first problem probably arose when I joined a group of authors.
Some authors in the group criticized Giant Mosquito, saying that my updates were too fast and that I was destined to fail!
Back then, Bu Yue didnāt believe it and even argued with the opposing party.
These authors update a chapter every day, only updating two chapters when they receive a good recommendation, and those are only small chapters of 2000 words each.
Some of them started writing before me, but up to now, they still havenāt hit 300,000 wordsā¦
To be blunt, even if they managed to garner ten or twenty thousand followers, I genuinely look down on such authors!
But they werenāt wrong!
Later on, due to Bu Yue updating at such a swift pace, the comparison was made with other books of the same word count.
The editors donāt care about your speed of updating.
If your book only came out a few days ago, they will still compare it with books of the same word count that have been recommended countless times on the website!
As a result, the performance of āGiant Mosquitoā was not outstanding and naturally, the subsequent recommendations disappearedā¦
Those authors once told me to slow down because it might present more opportunities for recommendations.
But after a long period of reflection, Bu Yue eventually decided against it.
Because Bu Yue didnāt want the brothers and sisters reading this book to feel uncomfortable!
Perhaps slower updates could lead to better recommendations and less exhaustion for myself.
But doing so would only disappoint the brothers and sisters who love this book, and it would disappoint Bu Yue as well!
Therefore, Bu Yue insists on updating 6000+ words every day, even on days without any website recommendations.
Actually, Bu Yue has a hope in his heart that after the book is released, everyone will subscribe to the official version and prove the editor, who didnāt believe in this book, wrong once and for all!
They donāt hold this book in high esteem or recognize its commercial value, but if the subscriptions shoot up, then it would definitely be a phenomenal counterattack!
It would surprise the editor and make their eyes pop!
But Bu Yue is also anxious about the launch; if the subscription rate is too low, then all hope would really be lost.
Bu Yue doesnāt know what else could inspire him to keep going!
Actually, the money from official subscriptions isnāt much.
Even if Bu Yue updates tens of thousands of words every day, it roughly equals to the price of two bottles of water or a pack of cheap cigarettes in a month.
Who canāt afford this small amount of money in todayās society?
The difference comes down to whether you care enough to do itā¦
If everyone could subscribe to the official version and support this book to surprise the editors, Bu Yue could sacrifice some sleep, go out less, eat fewer snacks, and cut down on hanging out with friends, all to keep up the pace with updates!
Really, if you guys like this book, it means you like Bu Yue.
As a person who isnāt good at expressing himself and is a bit introverted, Bu Yue has been called quirky by many relatives and friends.
But now, with so many friends showing their support, Bu Yue is extremely happy.
This book will continue to have rapid updates in the future!
However, the prerequisite is that Bu Yue has a reason to continue the fast updatesāa reason good enough to convince himself, his family, and those who cast shadows on me.
Otherwise, even if Bu Yue is happy to do all this, it is foreseeable that the decrease in income, criticism from family members, and finger-pointing from others will eventually discourage Bu Yue and cause major problems in the writing, making it lose Bu Yueās style.
So, in a sentence, please support Bu Yue!
Bu Yue is unlike other authors who use their family and illnesses as a reason because that is disrespectful towards his family.
If Bu Yue really wanted to use his family situation, itās actually much more bitter and tougher than their so-called sick child, or getting themselves hospitalized.
But because of this, Bu Yue would never mention it because my family isnāt something to be capitalized on!
Asking for subscriptions and the like is merely my personal action.
When you guys support me, itās because you like Bu Yue as a person, you like my works, not out of pity or charity!
Bu Yue dreams more about becoming friends with everyone, on an equal footing, rather than to beg pitifully like a beggar.
If thatās what it requires, Iād rather not write at all!
So, Bu Yue only has one thing to say, for those book lovers who support this book, please subscribe to the official version!
Perhaps, recharging Starty Coins may not be convenient, but Iād suggest you guys figuring it out, whether through online banking or Alipay, or even recharging subscriptions via cellphone, every avenue available can be used to recharge Starty Coins!
Thank you so much!!
Bu Yue makes a promise here, when the average subscription hits the target of 300, Iāll explode with four updates!
Reach 500, and from then on, there will be continuous daily updates of 10,000 words!
For every increase of 100 subscriptions thereafter, Iāll add another update, if it miraculously reaches 1000, Iāll explode with 10 more updates!!
I swear Iāll stick to my words!!
However, to reach such a subscription average, it requires the support of all readers!
This book has a niche audience, every single reader behind the screen is a critical pillar of support, meaning that every single one of you matters!
For those who read on a computer, you can recharge with methods like online banking and Alipay.
For those who read on your cellphones, whether you use the Starty app or QQ Reader, you should be able to conveniently use your mobile balance to support the official version.
It should be very simple.
In conclusion, what I really want to say isā¦This is a book Bu Yue sincerely wishes to write, so could you all please read the official version!
Thank you so much!!!
Also, there will be a five-chapter update explosion on the first day of the launch.
The first dayās subscriptions are essential, so please show your support!!