internal frustration about Indian education system fixed into a romantic story

(Questions at Chp 128)
We will go as per the sequence the things happened.

Renu_Manjari asked:How many years have you two known each other ?! 
Well, we met each other in class 9th, apparently 3 years ago. We were deskmates due to the arrangement by the teacher. We got close due to our similar interests in Kdramas. Before that, I thought that I was the only one who knew Kdramas in my school. Lol! So you can say, that Kdramas played an important role in our friendship. After that she recommended me novels to read, that's how I got to know about Webnovel. We read many novels together. 
Shiny_Star5683 asked: I wanted to ask how did you come up with this idea and plot... 
Well, it started when we were giving our 10th board exams. We have been reading novels for 3 years, so one day I got to know that many Indian authors that write novels too. I told it to Rainbow on the day of our chemistry board exam. LOL!! She said, sure! We decided to discuss to plot after the end of our exams, but due to the pandemic, our exams were paused, and we got the chance to discuss it. For idea, I had decided my characters even before our plot. I wanted to show a strong woman, who despite the tragedies in her life, continues to live and finds her happiness, that's how I came up with Wang Yu Yan. As for Li Wei....we wanted to make the ML different from all novels. And that's how we came up with the idea Playboy, Li Wei. But as everyone has a reason to change, we also gave him a reason to be a playboy. As for Wen Mei, she was a copy of Rainbow, playful and cheerful. Cao Guang's personality, was shy, which was like me, shy, and then when I open up to people, I am no less than a headache. The plot does not have special inspiration behind it. We were just talking and it came into mind out of nowhere. The major contribution is the plot was of rainbow. Later I modified it. We also wanted to add focus to the family love. Not only relationship b/w our Mcs but the families too. All in one our goal is: Unique plot 
Shiny_Star5683 asked: wanted to know if both of you authors write the chapters of the book...
Well, because I have left the work for the plot to Rainbow, She gives me the outline of the chapter and I describe it. She is not good at the dialogues, so I do the dialogues. The medical part and mystery are on me. She writes most of the romance parts and sometimes the dialogues as well. (I won't disclose our business secret....shhhh) 
Renu_Manjari asked: This is a novel written by two best friends so if you had different views of a plot how would you solve them?! Have you guys fought because of it?
Yes, we do have different views regarding things sometimes, but we compromise. Before starting the novel, we knew that we would have to compromise. So yea. We fight sometimes, but when our ideas clash, the product is brilliant. When our ideas mix, it becomes even more amazing. But most of the time, our thoughts are the same. Totally same. It can be because we have read many novels together. 
ihtaws asked:I just want to know how many chapters will it take the main lead to give us dog food... 
Now...this question what I was waiting for but I don't know how to answer it. The book has slow romance, it will take time for Wang Yu Yan to fall in love with Li Wei. According to me, love is not possible so fast. Because we focus on family and friends too, it can take time for them to give you all dog food. But stay put...I will do my best to serve all the readers dog food, as soon as possible!!
P.S. I wanted more questions. It is fun to answer you all, looks like I have to do more effort to let the other readers open up to me. And I will do my best to do it. I will add the questions of the other readers in it, if they ask. 


Shiny_Star5683, Renu_Manjari, ihtawsthank you for all the questions, It was really fun to answer the questions. I hope you all, and the other readers can support us throughout our journey.


Only one word: Heirloom 
Heirloom? Isn't that a valuable object that has belonged to a family for several generations? 
Something that is supposed to bring pride, but not always, at least not in this story. 
Everything started with the mysterious 'Heirloom' and everything will probably end with it. 
Li Wei is our ML and Wang Yu Yan is our FL. The empty blanks I will leave it to you all to fill as you read their story. 
Come, witness their journey full of love, dangers, and some life-threatening secrets.

_____________________
Excerpt
He kissed her softly at first and then with a swift gradation of intensity that made Wang Yu Yan cling to him as the only stable thing in the dizzy swaying world. 
And Wang Yu Yan did not realize when her hands clutched to Li Wei's shirt tightly. Her hands automatically circled Li Wei's neck. 
On realizing this, Li Wei slowly and slowly kept on deepening the kiss. It became more and more passionately by the second. As it did, Wang Yu Yan felt her heartbeat accelerating. 
Li Wei parted his lips from her shaking lips, sending wild tremors along her nerves, evoking her sensations she had never known she was capable of feeling. 
Li Wei looked into her deep eyes. Wang Yu Yan was doing the same. This feeling that she was felt was foreign yet a nice feeling. She wanted to feel more of this, more of this, and before a swimming giddiness spun her round and round, Wang Yu Yan knew that she was kissing him back. 




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The cover is not mine it belongs to its rightful owner.
This is an original story by me and my best friend. So pls give it a try 
Thank You 
Neonlover_1 and Rainbow_Writermark

Translated by: ShawnSuh
Edited by: SootyOwl


"All right! That settles it then. We're doing this!"

"Woo-hoo!" Mideum exclaimed cheerfully at Dae Soo's decision, raising her glass. 

Then, Seo Joong chimed in, "Now, let's set the tone, shall we? Will there be given topics for us to write about, or is it gonna be free-topic?" 

"Yeah! The whole reason behind starting this was to replicate what it was like to be part of a Literature Club, wasn't it?" I think it would be fun if we all write about one shared topic. What do you think, Dae Soo?"

At that, Dae Soo contemplated for a little while, but it wasn't long before she had made up her mind.

"OK. We can only write about one topic at any given time. Let's keep it special. Instead, why don't we each decide on what genre we want to write in? Essays, novels, poems, reviews, translation, anything."

"Sounds great!"

"OK, then. Now, the question is: 'What are we all gonna write about?' Any suggestions? Anything you've been wanting to write about?"

A shared topic. Everyone in the room was immersed in their thoughts, trying to figure out what would be the most appropriate topic for the club. At that moment, Geun Woo, who had eventually joined in on the fun, raised his hand. 

"What about a certain object? Like a violin, for example. We practice writing about objects with Mrs. Baek from time to time."

"That doesn't sound half bad," Dae Soo nodded with a lukewarm expression. Although it wasn't a bad idea, it wasn't very captivating. Then, Joon Soo chimed in, "What about a certain time period?"

"That's not bad, either," she said with a similar expression on her face, and without saying anything, San Jung sipped her wine quietly. 

Then, Sang Choi said, "I guess we have nothing else to write about except love." 

"That gives you way too much advantage! C'mon, now, you hopeless romantic. Get with the program." 

"Yeah! If that were the case, I'd suggest we all write about an unsolved, mysterious case." 

Sang furrowed his forehead at Mideum's adamant opposition. 

"But love is universal and an essential component of art."

"You do have a point there, but as long as you're part of the club, it wouldn't be fair to everyone else to have to write about that topic."

"Yeah! You took the the words right out of my mouth, Dong Gil."

Although Sang still looked displeased, he retracted his suggestion. From then on, a number of other opinions came up, but none of them were convincing enough to move the authors. As everyone listened to each other's opinions while immersed in thought, Dae Soo opened her mouth and said, "Death."

Then, the authors responded keenly to the provocative word. 

"Death."

"Death, huh."

"Also another essential component in art," Sang said, murmuring, "along with love." 

"It won't give anybody an advantage."

"And you can think of all sorts of stories related to it."

"Captivating."

"I think that's the most charming one, so far." 

Everyone nodded. 

"Sounds good," San Jung said her first affirmative answer. Death was, inarguably, one of the most common themes in art, and countless authors had written about it. On top of that, none of the authors in the room were experts on the subject of death, making it the fairest suggestion so far. However...

"Death, huh."

… with the exception of Juho, it was highly unlikely that any of the authors had experienced death themselves. And it wasn't something that he can share openly about, either. 

"I'm on board," he said.

And Dae Soo said, wearing an excited look on her face as if quite satisfied with how things were turning out, "I sense something really special is about to happen." 

"This almost makes me wish that the club was bigger. We're not gonna publish them, are we?"

"Let's play it safe, for now. Once we try to make a profit out of it, that's when we lose our creative control." 

With that, Dae Soo and Dong Gil began to discuss matters that were more realistic, and Juho took a sip of his Coke. Some authors were already starting to think about how to go about writing their segment in the magazine, and just as Juho was about to join them, he locked eyes with San Jung.

"Novel?" 

Juho shrugged. 

"Not sure yet."

"San Jung, remember that he even has translation at his disposal," Seo Joong interjected, holding a beer mug in his hand. 

"He can probably write things like reviews or essays just as well," Dong Gil added, and Juho didn't try to deny it. After all, they were both accurate. Authors tended to be sharp and perceptive. Juho had a number of creative tools at his disposal, from translation to essays and reviews, and he was more than capable of utilizing those tools to his advantage because of his experience at the Literature Club up to that point. 

"And I'm guessing that you're sticking with novels, San Jung?"

"Yep. I like novels the best."

She was someone who went as far as relocating to the mountains for the sake of writing her novel, so her affection and obsession toward novels was only natural.

"I think I'm drawn to novels as well."

From the moment 'death' had been decided as the shared topic, Juho had felt strongly inclined to write a novel. Writing for a magazine with such established authors was a once in a lifetime opportunity, and just like San Jung, Juho was also drawn to writing novels. 

Then, Seo Joong murmured, "Maybe I should go with a novel, too."

"I've been think about the same thing for a while now."

"Me, too."

Juho smiled and chuckled at the competitive remarks from the authors, and of course, he, himself, didn't intend on backing out, either. Then, Joon Soo asked after having been thinking for some time, "Are we limited to writing one piece each?"

"No, not at all."

"Then, I'll write a novel AND a poem." 

"I'm perfectly happy with writing just one novel."

Joon Soo and Geun Woo seemed like they had made up their minds for the most part, and Mideum, too, raised her hand to say, "I'm going with a novel!" 

"I think I'm leaning toward a novel, too."

With that, Juho counted how many authors had chosen novels as their genre. There would be nine novels and a poem, which unintentionally shifted the focus of the magazine to original novels. 

"So, are we all writing novels then?"

"That's not a bad thing though, don't you think?" Dae Soo said, and Juho nodded affirmingly. There was nothing bad about it. Besides, all of the pieces would be on the subject of death, so every single piece would be worth collecting. 

"You seem confident," Joon Soo asked quietly, and just like before, Juho didn't deny it. 

"Yes. You see, I happen to be acquainted with death, myself." 

"What?"

"Aren't you the youngest one here?"

"Choi, there is no particular order in which people go."

"What are you saying? You sounded a little edgy there."

"You're gravely mistaken."

Ignoring the light-hearted bickering between Dong Gil and Sang, Dae Soo looked at Juho. 

"Now that I think about it, you were pretty explicit about the mother's death in 'Sound of Wailing,' right? It was brief, but it had weight."

"Thank you."

"Wait, does that mean this topic gives Yun Woo the upper hand?" Dae Soo asked, narrowing her eyes, and Mideum waved her hand in denial. 

"Nah, that can't be right. You and I have both written a slew of death scenes up to this point, and so has everyone else here."

"I know that. It's just that I don't see Yun Woo as the type to be confident for no apparent reason." 

That was her perception of Yun Woo. As Dae Soo expressed her light-hearted concern, Juho waved his hand in denial, saying, "I'm just showing off, so, please, you don't have to have your guard up."

"OK, then. But keep in mind that I got my eyes on you," she said emphatically. To which, Dong Gil added with a chuckle, "Nobody's stupid enough around here to let their guard down when they're competing against Yun Woo. Except, maybe Choi." 

"I never let my guard down. I'm just confident."

"See?" 

Then, taking a swig off her beer, Mideum said, "Speaking of which, Yun Woo should be on his toes, too. We have San Jung, and then there's me… anyway, there are so many authors here!" 

"That's true. Mr. Bong here is a magician when it comes to figures of speech," Seo Joong took the opportunity to chime in, and Joon Soo returned the compliment, "I'm nowhere near your level, Seo Joong."

"Unlike Joon Soo, my buddy here specializes in writing rigid sentences." 

"You mean clean-cut and calculated?"

"Geun Woo writes stories that are just as depressing as he looks."

"Please don't say that out loud," Geun Woo complained, but it was swiftly ignored. 

"And then there's Choi. Yes, he's not all that pleasant of a person, but his writing is anything but. Gentle, and lovely. And don't even get me started with Dae Soo and her frightening stories. Mideum might not be the best with reasoning, but you are good at keeping your readers on their toes. San Jung. Well, what more can I say? She's the backbone of this country's literature." 

"Yep."

Unlike all the other authors who had looked perplexed by what had sounded like either a compliment or an insult, San Jung acknowledged her place with confidence. When it came to writing, she was a person who was neither yielding, nor modest. Then, lastly, Seo Joong moved on to Yun Woo.

"Last, but not least, our young, genius novelist, himself, who's more than adequate, to say the least." 

Juho felt that the word 'adequate' was far from describing him accurately, thinking that he still had a ways to go as an author. With that, he raised both of his hands and said, "Go easy on me now."

Then, Mideum slammed her beer mug on the table, shouting, "You know, my heart starts beating like crazy when I think about how these authors will portray death." 

"I've been meaning to ask, but is she drunk?"

"No way. A few beers isn't enough to get her drunk." 

"I'm telling you, I can never tell."

Sang and Seo Joon said in turn, and finishing her last bit of beer, Mideum ordered herself another glass. She was quite the drinker and seemed like she was capable of drinking three times as much as everyone else in the room. 

As Juho stared at her intently, Mideum asked as if misinterpreting his gaze, "Would you like some?"

"No, thank you."

"C'mon, now. Teenagers tend to want to try everything at least once out of curiosity, you know?"

At that, he realized that there was no way to talk himself out of the situation.

"So, would you like some?" Mideum said, shaking the new cup that had just arrived at the table with the beer. 

At that moment, Dae Soo gave her a slap on the back, "What do you think you're doing!?"

At the same time, Juho saw Sang lowering his hand, as if he had been just about to offer Juho some alcohol. 

"Yun Woo. You make sure to learn your drinking etiquette from no one other than your parents."

"Of course. I didn't even feel like drinking, anyway."

"Atta boy!" 

With that, Juho took a drink off his Coke as if to prove himself to Dae Soo, and Dong Gil and Joon Soo smiled with satisfaction. The club seemed to be made up of a healthy balance of adults who were both good and bad influences. 

"How should we go about writing our epilogues? Should we write something about the first issue?" 

"We can also publish one piece at a time."

"Hm. What should we do?"

Although the plans of publishing their own magazine were still in their early stages, the faces of the authors discussing them couldn't be happier. Planning for an anticipated future always brought about joy. 

"Oh! We're gonna need a name. What should we name our magazine? Death? Like our topic?"

"That would be the simplest and the most straightforward."

"But isn't that kind of… ominous for the name of our first issue?" 

"Yeah. Something tells me that our first issue will be our last." 

"There have been plenty of famous literary magazines like that, though."

"Well, we're just starting off. We shouldn't be thinking about the end already." 

As Juho listened quietly, he brought up a thought that rushed past his mind, "'The Beginning and the End.'"

"What?"

"'The Beginning and the End.' How's that for a title? After all, there's nothing in this world that says death marks the end of our lives." 

"Not bad…! Not bad at all!" Mideum agreed enthusiastically, and Sang Jung nodded quietly as well, looking like she had lost interest in the matter. 

After contemplating for some time, Dae Soo said, "OK. We'll decide on 'The Beginning and the End' as our working title for now. Once we come up with a better title, we'll change it then."

At that moment, the door opened, and everyone looked toward it. It was Madame Song, who had come by to greet her regulars while things were slowing down in the restaurant. And everyone greeted her welcomingly. 

"Madame Song! The food is amazing as usual!" 

Needless to say, the person who was the most excited to see her was Mideum, and Madame Song expressed her gratitude by smiling like a bear cub.

"You guys are running low on drinks, right? I'll go bring some more."

"You're seriously the best, Madame Song."

She greeted the authors one by one, and when she saw San Jung, a cheerful expression appeared on her face. 

"Oh, my! It's been ages! How's life in the mountains?"

"Good. I love your cooking still."

"While you're all here, eat up. You guys are writers, so you need all the energy you can get."

"Thank you!" 

Then, as San Jung dropped her head slightly, Madame Song turned her attention to Juho. 

"Juho! It's been a while since I've seen you too! I love that you're getting along with all these authors. How are they treating you? If any one of these people pick on you, you let me know."

"C'mon, Madame Song. You don't really think we'll do something like that, do you?" Mideum asked proudly, as if completely forgetting she had been about to offer Juho a drink.

Yum Woo is the youngest author in history to enter the literature world. His debut work was a massive hit but this success was short lived for the unprepared.

A miraculous second chance comes his way one day.

This is the beginning of that journey.

Hugo comes back like she said at 3 and half pm with her computer bag and a plastic sachet. And she finds McCallister still watching the film. She gets very happy and asks him, without even saying "hello":
-Do you like Indian movies?!
-God!! (frightened) Elizabeth, you scared me! Ouf… My heart…
-Sorry… (she puts the plastic sachet and her computer bag on the kitchen table) Do you like Indian movies?
-Actually… it's my first time I watch an Indian movie and… Did the hero just kill a man with a banana?!!
-Ah! Why everybody must insult the Indian Action?! I know it's… out of logics and physics and… Anyway, I prefer romantic movies, more than action ones.
-And so, must the "lover" sing in different countries with his love? You see him in India, then suddenly in China, and then in Egypt!
-Ah… it's an old movie… Can't you see young Amitabh Bachchan there?!
-I'm not a Bollywood fan.
-Ah, forget that. Did you eat something while I wasn't here?
-Yeah, some sandwiches.
-Hungry?
-A bit.
She gets the plastic packet and takes what's inside and shows it to Jack; two boxes of Chinese food.
-Love Chinese food?
-Yeah...
And they sit together, eating and watching another film…
After they finish, Beth tells Jack, while she's washing some dishes in the kitchen:
-I'll sleep in my bedroom, there. And about you, sleep on the sofa.
-It's kind of comfortable…
-…
-By the way, I won't be idly by watching a little girl spending money on me: tomorrow, I'll start looking for a job… again…
-Ok, but don't sing in streets again; they're dangerous. You know how much a guitar costs?
-Yeah… it's expensive.
-Good. Your blanket is on that chair. If you need me for something, just knock my bedroom's door.
She gets in her room, and wishes for McCallister a good night before closing her door…
***
On the next day, about 10 am, Hugo and McCallister are having breakfast in one of restaurants, sitting outside. Jack's reading a newspaper while Elizabeth writes something in a notebook. He asks her:
-What's that?
-A notebook.
-For what?
-I write my ideas for my novels here.
-O… what's your novels' category?
-Mostly romance.
-Like Indian movies?
-Almost.
-I don't want to break your dreams but… Indian romance is despicable, and so your novels will be.
-First, Indian romance is not despicable. Second, my novels won't be despicable: I'm finding a little problem in publishing it, but they won't be.
-Well, good luck in your novels.
-Thanks.
-A… Elizabeth… I want to tell you… Thanks, and I'm sorry to be rude with you: I mean, imagine that a stranger comes to you, insisting on helping you.
-It's ok, Jack. Everybody needs help.
McCallister smiles to Liz and comes back then to the newspaper while Hugo shuts for a while then she starts singing "tee ta ta ta tee" loudly and she gets up and stands in front of Jack, singing about help and kindness. Then she comes to some customers and takes their hands and so they stand up and each one sings about his experience in helping someone or getting helped and it had a good and big effect, like meeting the true love, or achieving the goals, a solving some troubles etc. At final, they all dance in front of McCallister who's not interested completely in them and is reading the newspaper instead. The clients still dance on tables and sing the same song with Elizabeth. Each customer shows his talent; like playing violin, or flipping etc.
Finally, they finish their dance and everybody gets back to its table. While our Eliza looks to Jack who claps and then he stands up with his newspaper and says:
-Can we come back home? Also, you're late: your university.
-Oh… Right… The lesson will begin after an hour. Let's go.
Hugo puts some money on the table. And they walk together toward the little house…
***

Elizabeth Hugo, a dreaming woman in her 20s, started her career as a romantic novelist 8 years ago. She met by accident an old man in a bar, called Jack McCallister, in his 60s. He's guitarist and specifically a "classic, folk, country" composer. But when Liz realized that Jack is a failed musician, she tries every time she re-meets him accidentally to help him.However, he refuses, until he finally accepts after becoming homeless. Once he gets in her life, Liz survives incredible and imaginary moments with Jack, thanks to his music, through his famous secret "Close your eyes..."

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Ruri, who's incapable of doing almost anything, has finally landed a part-time job in a cafe run by Buddhist priests. At "Kissako", find some delicious tea and enlightenment!
*4th place of Tsugi Manga Awards, Category Webmang
A Guide to Webnovels
 
Some of you may have heard of webnovels / webfiction by now. Huge successes like Worm or The Wandering Inn have certainly not gone unnoticed by speculative fiction fans and most of us have heard whispers about that legendary site: Wattpad. Still, webnovels remain a niche product, with its audience being mostly teenagers. People might avoid them because the quality of the novels wildly vary and it takes too long to sift through so many options until you find something decent. But how is that different from looking through self-published books? Another reason is that people might simply not know where to look. Especially with webfiction guide not accepting new users, there's no other sites that list webnovels from various sources for you to look through. Or are there?
Well, buckle up, fellow speculative-ists, I'm about to help you out with finding new, free fiction that releases at a faster rate than that one book if you've waiting for for 5 years!
(Full disclosure: I am a webnovel author. You may find my name / novel pretty quickly on one of the sites I will mention in this guide because I'm on trending and high up on the dark fantasy tag there. I'm not writing all of this for self-promotion purposes, however. It honestly makes me sad to see amazing webnovels doing poorly while average ones do amazingly simply because the audience is severely skewed. This is my attempt to broaden the audience a little bit, while giving other speculative fiction fans the chance to find amazing stories and fellow authors another outlet for their creations.)
Let's get into it:
The cons of webnovels
Quality does vary greatly and you'll have to sift through tags and read synopsis, reviews and first chapters looking for something you like and that is a bit timeconsuming. I still think it's not much different from looking for books you might enjoy, if you search efficiently.
Novels tend to be dropped. A lot. The golden rule that everyone tends to follow is: if it's less than 20~30 chapters or 200 pages, don't touch it. Filter out everything that is on hiatus. Big yes to novels that have at least one arc / volume / book finished.
The pros of webnovels
They're almost all completely free. Authors will have patreons, paypal and ko-fi if you want to tip them or get extra rewards, but that's it. If you don't like something, you've wasted nothing but a bit of time.
Fast releases. To make their novels competitive, authors tend to release new chapters at the very least weekly, with the most common release schedule being 2~3 times a week. Some even release daily. Some, still, release several chapters a day. You can follow the novel, forget about it during the week or for a month and end up with quite a stash of chapters to binge.
Being part of something that is being created "in real time". Webnovel authors will often ask for input from their readers, have fun polls where they ask them to vote on certain things, active discord servers, etc. You can also come up with and discuss theories and character growth as the story advances. It's a livelier community than getting a book that's finished and then you just talk about a full, finished project.
Where to look for webnovels?
With webfiction guide not accepting new members, it becomes a bit harder to find an impartial list of quality webnovels. You can still look at their top webfiction guide, but you're likely to have heard about some, if not all of the authors there. So, what to do when you've read through this list already (or browsed through it and nothing caught your attention)?
Muse's Success - This is a "sister site" to webfiction guide that serves as a directory. Webnovels have to be added manually either by fans or the authors and there is a rating system, but I can't vouch for how reliable it is.
If you want to forego directories and go right to the source, however, I'd say RoyalRoad is the biggest site for speculative webfiction. Yes, Wattpad exists, but it's largely for romance (some with speculative elements, of course), but it's also a bit of a mess to navigate and it's very unkind to new authors and works more like a SNS than an actual writing site. RoyalRoad offers better options in terms of following webnovels, looking through and filtering tags, getting rid of fictions you don't want to see, etc. It's a very good platform, overall, the best of its kind, I would say. It does lack a mobile app, but that's being worked on at the moment.
The Tops and Lists
Of course, the first place most people will look at is the tops and most viewed lists on any site. Don't be surprised if you find yourself disappointed with some of these. It happens. Make sure you don't stick to the first page only.
Best Rated - As the name indicates, this is a list of the best rated novels in the entire website. Some of them are already finished and have been so for years, some are still ongoing and have been so for years. You can select the complete only and active only best rated depending on whether you're looking for completed or on-going novels, too.
Trending - This is a list of 50 fictions that are doing the best at the moment, on the site. They call them the "rising stars" because they tend to be newer fictions, but you might find some older ones there as well.
Popular This Week - Again, as the name suggests, the novels that have been most viewed and rated the past week.
These lists tend to be somewhat repetitive. If you're on the top 7 on trending, you get a lot of exposure and that makes you rise on Popular This Week and Best Rated. It's kind of a cycle. So, what to do if you're done reading everything that interested you on these?
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Becoming a Starter Level Author 

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Synopsis
If you're confused about how to write a popular webnovel, perhaps this book will be able to help you out.

This book contains articles written by the best editors in the Chinese webnovel industry. There are introductory guides, intermediate guides, and assorted topics, with different numbers of guides in each type. Each week, we'll be publishing three guides. If you believe that these guides are useful, please let us know by leaving your reviews. We can adjust the update rate based on your feedback.

Author introduction:

314 (Yang Chen): He is China Literature's general manager, Xiaoxiang Academy's general manager, Qidian's head editor, China Webnovel Literature Committee member, Jiangsu Province Webnovel Author Committee vice-chairman, and a qualified expert on all internet literature. He has discovered many popular topics and greatly helped the industry to expand, along with having personally advised many top-tier authors. He is from the first generation of webnovel researchers. Yang Chen started working in the webnovel editing industry in 2005, and is highly skilled at summarizing and analyzing the business theories behind webnovel literature and is famed for his outstanding creativity in the industry.

Small Team Leader（Zhou Binglin）:Small Team Leader is a high-ranked general manager for China Literature, as well as the head editor for chuangshi.qq.com. He is originally from Guilin, Guangxi.

Small Team Leader is a top-ranked editor for original novels as well as a veteran web novel expert. He has helped to discover countless popular topics as well as frameworks and has advised numerous platinum-ranked authors. He's also one of the first generation of web novel reviewers as well as authors.

Chapter 1
Becoming a Starter Level Author
by : 314 (Yang Chen)

Previously, in the general article on "Webnovel author levels' standards", I separated webnovel authors into five different levels. But actually, there's a hidden sixth level – total beginners that aren't even at starter level. This refers to complete newcomer authors that have zero experience and have never written a single word for a webnovel.

Still, not everyone needs beginner level guides, even if they're a pure newcomer. Of course, if you're an established author who has experience writing long novels, feel free to ignore this article and move on to the next one, regardless of whether or not your story was successful. Or, perhaps you've never written long novels, but have the natural talent to write as easily as you drink water. In that case, there's no need for you to read this beginner level article anymore.

In fact, there's even plenty of newcomer authors that feel like it's incredibly difficult for them to write a short, several hundred word long essay, or to write an end-of-year reflection. But, when such newcomer authors try writing webnovels for the first time, they find their minds clearing up, with the ability to write like they are possessed, with storyline flowing out from under their proverbial pens just like a stream of water. Newcomers like these naturally don't need to read a beginner level guide like this one, either.

Those who truly need to read this article are those who put their hands at writing webnovels, but find that their minds are empty or filled with mud the moment they open up their computer documents. Perhaps you're a newcomer author who tried thinking for an entire day but only managed to write a few hundred words that even you think is garbage.

In such a case, for newcomers like you, how should you improve your writing, and write your first thousand, ten thousand, or hundred thousand words? How do you take the first step in becoming a god of writing?

I personally believe that you can try the several following tips.

1: Adjust your mentality and create a precise writing goal for yourself.

Unlike most other jobs, success as a webnovel author doesn't always come step by step. Some sufficiently talented newcomer authors are completely capable of earning hundreds of thousands, or even millions, on their very first novel. A single novel can make an author into a master, or even a grandmaster. There are also veteran authors who have been stuck at a certain level for a long time who might one day have an epiphany and find a new writing style more suitable for him or herself, turning them into a master overnight.

However, the cruel reality is, no matter if it's a newcomer becoming a master overnight, or a veteran suddenly improving, there's one condition that's an absolutely necessary prerequisite—

The author needs to already have strong writing skills. This means that such a wonderful thing is unlikely to have anything to do with you who's reading this article, as you're not even at the beginner level.

For authors who aren't even at the starter level, there's only one goal that you should be setting for yourselves. That goal is to be able to naturally write a long novel. To be more specific, there's two major goals within this goal.

The first goal is to be able to imagine and finish a story that's approximately 500,000 words. Simply speaking, you have to be able to write long novels.

This is because the natural way how webnovels work makes it so that only a longer novel can bring greater benefits for the author. The novel's ranking, influence, and author's fame are all affected by the novel's length. To achieve a respectable degree in these areas, the novel will typically need to be at least 1.5 million words or longer.

Of course, from a professional standpoint, a story written for the sake of practice doesn't really need to have that many words in it. That's because in theory, an author who's capable of finishing a 500,000-word long novel has already learned the foundational writing skills necessary. As long as such an author has a complete outline for their story, writing two or three million words will no longer be so difficult.

The second goal is to be able to write approximately five thousand words every day. Simply speaking, you must be able to write quickly.

This is because there's a huge number of webnovels out there, giving you immense competition. Based on webnovel readers' typical reading habits, only stories that have consistent updates will be able to obtain and maintain popularity. For a super consistent release, the lowest requirement is to update at least two chapters per day.

One chapter might have an average of around 2500 words. At the very minimum, they should at least be longer than 1500 words. This is why, for a webnovel author to become successful, their writing speed must be at minimum three to five thousand words per day. When calculating this by months, this means that you need to write at least 45,000 to 75,000 words per month. This is the most basic requirement.

Those are all the prerequisite conditions for newcomer authors to develop into starter level webnovel authors. At this level, the quality of your writing isn't that important. Nor is the popularity of your novel important, either. Being able to write a long novel and write quickly are the two main goals that you as a newcomer author should strive for.

Something that should be noted is that at this level, you should pay more attention to improving your own ability, rather than worrying about your story. There are no tests for you, nor are there any grades. By the time you're in the middle of the story, if you notice that you're having an easy time writing and can easily write five thousand words per day, in addition to having a clear outline for your entire novel, then congratulations. This means that you're now a starter level webnovel author.

2: Choose an appropriate genre and topic.

With the development of webnovels, there's so many genres out there already – eastern fantasy, high fantasy, martial arts, xianxia, modern, mystical, historical, military, gaming, competitions, science fiction, fan fiction…

All these genres have their own specialties, and have different popularity factors and important things to keep in mind when writing. Also, they all have different degrees of difficulty when writing them. Still, what needs to be noted is that these different genres will have varying degrees of difficulty for different authors.

Perhaps one author will find it incredibly painful to write historical fiction, while writing a mystical story is fun and relaxing for him. Meanwhile, another author might find it incredibly easy to write historical fiction, while writing a modern day novel feels all sorts of awkward for her.

Obviously, for authors that are total beginners, you should choose the easiest type of story to write for you. But, what if you don't even know what genre you should be starting out in?

Allow me to recommend a few easy genres for newcomer authors.

1: Fan fiction

Fan fiction refers to using an already existing story's characters and setting as the basis to create new stories. This is a type of story modification.

For example, you could write a story and call it "Harry Potter and His Adventures". This story could be about how Harry Potter ended up with Hermione, or how he has multiple girlfriends. This is an example of a fan fiction about Harry Potter.

What needs to be noted is that in the large majority of situations, fan fiction authors don't actually have the copyright to their own stories. Even if you wrote every single word of your fan fiction novel by yourself, you still have zero right to use your novel for any commercial purposes.

But, even so, fan fiction is still one of the best choices for total beginner authors. The reason is that they are quite simple to write.

When writing fan fiction, you don't need to think about a complicated world background or any detailed settings. Nor do you need to create a large amount of characters. Even the fan fiction's story can be inspired from the original novel. All these things, especially creating the setting and characters, are what newcomers typically have the most trouble with.

Basically, writing fan fiction will greatly simplify the writing process, directly avoiding the most difficult part of all. Without a doubt, this is the easiest way for newcomer authors to get started.

As for what story to base your fan fiction on, it first needs to be a story that you as an author have already read and are familiar with. Also, it's best if it's a story you truly love, perhaps even reading it several times over. This is the basic requirement for writing fan fiction.

On top of all that, I would recommend choosing to write fan fiction about a story whose copyright has already expired, such as "Romeo and Juliet" or "Don Quixote" and so on. Or, it would be best if you could somehow obtain permission directly from the author of the work that you intend to write fan fiction about.

Of course, even if you have no way to contact the author or obtain their permission, it's still fine to write fan fiction. This just means that you can only write for free, without earning any profits, and also respect the original author of the work. After all, for newcomer level authors like you, learning and improving your writing is the most important part. Since your novels are unlikely to be commercially viable at this stage, it's not all that important even if you write a fan fiction novel that you're not allowed to profit from.

2. Modern novels

This genre refers to novels that take place in a modern day urban setting. The city background is typically where the author has lived and is familiar with.

Compared with fan fiction, modern novels have the added difficulty of having to create your own characters. Still, it does decrease the amount of trouble you have to go to in creating a setting. Not only that, when writing character introductions, you can save a lot of effort in having to explain a lot of common knowledge, such as what a character's job entails, or their social status. Saving all this effort is quite precious for newcomers.

And compared to fan fiction, modern novels have their own advantages as well. That is to say, the author can more easily write themselves into the main character, making the storyline easier to think about. Normally speaking, all you need to do is to give the main character a special cheat, or a unique advantage, and the rest will flow as naturally as water.

For example, there's a very popular modern novel with a reincarnated main character. The protagonist has only a very simple cheat—being reincarnated to several years in the past. This is quite an easy scenario for newcomer authors to insert themselves into. Just think about it, if you can reincarnate back to the past with all your memories intact, what will you do?

Most authors can probably imagine it. If you return to several years in the past with knowledge of the future, there's just far too many ways of earning money. Even if you have zero business skills, can't remember a single stock market pick, and don't remember who won the World Cup of Soccer, at the very absolute minimum, shouldn't you know something like what company you should invest in?

Apart from earning money, don't you, the author, have any other regrets as well? For example, do you regret not treating your parents better while they were still alive? Do you regret choosing the wrong major in college? Are you embarrassed at your awkward attempts to get a boyfriend/girlfriend?

And so on, and so forth. Why are you afraid of not being able to think of plots for your storyline and making it longer?

As for the specific details, those are quite easy as well. For example, if you intended to sell off everything you owned back in the day and take out a huge loan to invest in one specific company, what would your parents say, and how would they react? How would all your other friends and relatives react as well? Who would you try to borrow money from, and how would they respond? What's the specific process of investing in a company, and what procedures are necessary? What if the company you invest in temporarily loses value after you invest in it? Would your parents complain at you and tell you to retract your investment? And how will people react after the company you invested in suddenly does super well and you make a huge profit? And, what will you do with the money…

Just this one storyline arc about investing in a company has plenty of content to write about even simply by following the natural process of how people would act. And if you use that as the foundation and intentionally write some conflicts, such as how the protagonist discovered that his friend who he wanted to borrow money from is actually investing in a different company, how he pretended to have a casual attitude when opening up an investment account made the investment company female employee misunderstand him to be someone really rich, or how people scoffed at him after investing in a company and he made a bet…

Wouldn't you agree that all these related events can add plenty of content to your story? Not only that, it shouldn't be all that difficult even for a newcomer author to write such a story arc.

Even if you're one of the few who feel like you lack imaginative prowess, and you don't have the confidence to create interesting scenarios and conflicts, well, there's still one more advantage of writing a modern story—you can borrow ideas from plenty of sources.

The most direct sources of all would be television dramas, especially those set in the current day. This should be easy to understand.

Apart from television shows and movies, there's also hot topics in society, the news, or local gossip and family conflicts… These are sources that are easy to overlook or maybe often considered boring. But actually, it's quite common to make some modifications and write them into your own novel and borrow from such sources.

This is why, from a certain standpoint, modern novels are the easiest novels for newcomers to begin with and to write a long story about.

3. Imitations

Imitation type novels aren't a particular genre, but they can belong to any genre. While this may seem rather contradictory, it actually means that a newcomer author could try selecting one of his or her own favorite and most familiar novels and imitate it. This isn't limited by genre.

Imitation could be shallow, or it could be a close imitation as well.

To give a theoretical example, perhaps the original story has a main character named Zhang San, who's the son of the sect leader of Green Castle. Your imitation novel could try having a main character named Li Si, who's the son of the sect leader of the Wudang Sect. The original story had Zhang San falling off a cliff and miraculously surviving while also obtaining a book containing a miraculous cultivation technique. After he successfully powered up, Zhang San was sent by his father to go undercover in the Demon Sect, where he fell in love with the Demon Sect leader's daughter. Your story could try having Li Si being ambushed while cultivating and becoming seriously injured, but miraculously having a great breakthrough in cultivation due to overlapping coincidences. Afterwards, Li Si went undercover in the Demon Sect in an effort to investigate who ambushed him, and fell in love with the Demon Sect leader's granddaughter…

This type of imitation requires even less creative effort from the author compared to fan fiction. From a certain standpoint, this is really cutting it close to becoming plagiarism. Yet, it's still undeniable that this is a usable method for newcomer authors to improve their own skills.

But, please note that this type of writing style is only suitable for practicing your writing. If your story is too much of an imitation, it'll be impossible to even make it public. That's because unlike fan fiction, even if you don't use it for commercial purposes, you've still plagiarized and violated the original author's copyright. It might even spoil certain plots from the original story and affect its sales and popularity.

That's why this type of learning via imitation, in principle, isn't really one of the better ways to learn. More accurately speaking, this is the final way to learn available to total beginner authors that have failed at attempting all other self-training methods.

In normal circumstances, after half a month to a month of imitation practice, the author should have some more insight into writing. The author can learn how to design storylines and write descriptions. At such a time, the author can stop trying to imitate and begin developing a completely original novel on their own.

!! Thankyou !!

"It's a trap!"
…Nobody said such a thing.
Everyone found it difficult to come to any immediate conclusions about what the blonde curly-haired prince told them.
"We should ask about that sword," Natsuya spoke up.
Seiji nodded and showed Prince Adnan the golden sword that they retrieved from the restaurant owner's body.
"Do you recognize this sword?"
Adnan glanced over at the sword.
"This is a sword from the armory in the palace… why is it in your hands?"
Seiji explained the situation to Adnan.
"I wasn't the one who did it. I wanted all of you to come as quickly as possible rather than prevent your arrival. I would never do such a thing." Adnan furrowed his eyebrows. "Someone must have stolen this sword and used it to attack your companion. Earlier, I had a faint feeling that someone was spying on me. However, I was unable to find anyone, nor did I find any traces of anyone. But now, I'm certain that I wasn't merely hallucinating. There really was a concealed individual around here spying on me! However, I no longer sense that feeling of being spied upon. My guess is that this unknown individual must have been injured by your companion's counterattack. The unknown individual most likely left this world already. Still, it's also possible that they're still around. We must remain vigilant." A powerfully sharp glint appeared in the blonde curly-haired prince's eyes. "This unknown individual is most likely the cause behind everything that happened here! I don't know what their goal is, or what else they intend to do… But I swear in the name of the Arlosis Family that if this person who dared to make such a fool out of me ever appears before me, I shall exert my full power in killing them!!"
He spoke in an incredibly vicious tone that caused everyone present to feel a tangible chill run down their spines.
Right after this, Adnan seemed to suddenly detect something as he looked towards the black mist off in the distance.
"They're coming."
Seiji and the others also looked in the same direction, only to see some white skeletons!
The skeletons continuously walked out of the black mist. There were soon too many to even count.
"This world is almost about to collapse, so the creatures of chaos are appearing… Come! Into the palace!" Adnan indicated for everyone to follow him into the palace.
Editor Yoshizawa and the other award ceremony attendees followed after him.
Everyone looked at Seiji. Seiji nodded and took the lead in following after Adnan.
A large number of skeletons chased after them!
Everyone speedily ran into the palace. The blonde curly-haired prince then waved his hand, causing the heavy palace door to automatically close and lock itself.
"The closer this world gets to completely collapsing, the smaller the radius of the circle of order that I'll be able to maintain. Currently, I can still block them from entering the palace, but that won't last much longer." Adnan faced everyone. "As you can see for yourselves, this is how the situation is… Please believe in me! I need all of you to assist me."
Once again, everyone looked towards Seiji.
Seiji noticed this and knew that he had to make a choice here.
Seiji could either agree and promise to help Adnan, which meant braving danger to protect him.
Or, Seiji could choose not to believe Adnan… which probably meant fighting Adnan immediately right now.
After he carefully considered the two options, Seiji slowly spoke, "Alright."
Seiji decided to believe in Adnan.
Inside the palace's banquet hall.
This was an extravagant, golden, and opulent location decorated with exquisite artwork. The paintings and sculptures hanging on the walls and ceiling were wonderful. It was a pity that nobody currently had the time to enjoy the breathtaking sight.
Editor Yoshizawa, Head Editor Hattori, and all the other award ceremony attendees were gathered here.
Seiji had Nomura and the others, as well as Adnan (who represented Shoutarou Rinura) place their hands on himself before Seiji picked up the golden longsword and concentrated.
The seal on Seiji's right hand began to glow white. The longsword started glowing as well, growing brighter and brighter.
Approximately ten seconds later, the longsword was now so blinding that it appeared to be a sword completely made out of light. A faintly visible mystical spell formation appeared around the sword.
"Open!" Seiji shouted loudly as he forcefully swung the sword, leaving behind a pure white trail in midair!
This white trail gradually expanded and formed a large white void hole.
The blonde curly-haired prince commanded the award ceremony attendees to enter this hole which led them back to the real world.
Adnan then cast a spell that erected several solid walls which completely encased the portal back to Seiji's world.
After Adnan was able to leave this world safely, the magic spell creating these walls would automatically be canceled, allowing Seiji and the rest to return to their world.
Until then, they had to do a good job protecting the prince from coming to any harm.
The first layer of defense consisted of Nomura, Miyabi, Yuuko, Maishi, and Yoshida.
According to Adnan's explanation, the authors had all acted as support in constructing this world of illusions, which was why they all had the power of order which could defend against the chaos.
After this world began collapsing, Adnan gave over all his remaining power over order to Nomura and the other authors, telling them all that they needed to maintain the stability of the banquet hall.
Any creatures of chaos that forced themselves into the banquet hall would be dealt with by the second layer of defense, which consisted of Seiji, Natsuya, Shika, Hitaka, Rana, and Matsutani.
If everything went smoothly, nobody would be injured. But if things didn't go so smoothly…
Until the very last moment before the world started completely collapsing, Adnan did his best to teach Nomura and the other authors how to use the power of order in this world.
Seiji, Natsuya, and the others quietly observed them.
"Do you really believe that he's a human from another world?" Natsuya whispered to Seiji.
"I believe him, even though I don't have any concrete evidence," Seiji replied. "How about you?"
"It's quite difficult for me to believe. But, it doesn't seem to me that he's lying…"
"It's still very hard for you to accept, right?"
"Indeed." Natsuya nodded ever so slightly.
Seiji chuckled.
"It is indeed inconceivable for there to really be people from another world. It's only normal for it to be difficult to accept. As for me, perhaps I'm the highly open-minded type since I'm an otaku. After all, I've already seen so many other worlds!" Seiji flashed a shiny expression.
Natsuya didn't know how to respond to this for several seconds.
"If he truly is a person from another world, then the spell that managed to summon him to this realm… is incredibly frightening." Natsuya sighed.
A spell that was capable of summoning someone from another world meant that it was capable of affecting multiple dimensions!
While the ability to move between dimensions was an incredibly common and cliché event in light novels as well as anime and manga, it was actually quite a serious topic if one seriously thought about it in a real-world situation, just like revival of the dead.
"It does have its scary factors," Seiji agreed. "But, if you don't think about the negatives and focus on the positives…" Seiji paused for a moment. "I think that this dimensional summoning spell is actually quite romantic."
"Romantic?"
"Yep. Being able to meet with someone from another world is quite romantic, isn't it?"
Natsuya tilted her head slightly as something flashed in her eyes.
"For example, I… if I used such a spell to summon the male or female lead of 'Brother Monogatari' so that I was able to actually meet them and talk to them, I think that would be amazing," Seiji stated.
He then turned to look at Shika who was next to him. "What do you think, Shika-chan?"
"I think that would be wonderful as well." Shika nodded in agreement.
Seiji smiled.
Actually, he really wanted to say something else instead. But, the truth in his heart was just too awkward for him to say—'I think that it was quite romantic how I'm actually a person from another world who traveled across dimensions to meet all of you…' That was just too difficult for him to say out loud.
Natsuya blinked at this.
"If I only think of the positives… I suppose you're right…"
"If I have the ability to summon someone from another world, I'd summon a female elven beauty who'd fall in love with me at first sight!" a serious-sounding voice spoke up behind them.
This voice belonged to Matsutani.
"I don't believe that there's any elven beauties out there that will fall in love with you at first sight, Senpai," Seiji retorted.
"Shush! That's my romantic dream." The pudgy middle-aged man waved his hand. "Even if it's not an elven beauty, any beautiful woman from any species will do as well. My only requirement is that she falls in love with me at first sight."
"I think that being able to summon with such strangely specific requirements will be incredibly difficult… Besides, if falling in love with you at first sight is the only requirement, won't beautiful women from our world work for you as well?" Seiji continued commenting about Matsutani's statements.
"There's no such thing as a beautiful woman in our world who will fall in love with someone like me at first sight. I've long since realized this." The pudgy middle-aged man averted his gaze.
Seiji fell silent for a moment.
"Senpai… I apologize." He sincerely expressed his apology.
"Why are you apologizing!? Can't you comment on this sentence of mine somehow, you bastard!?"


Translator note: Apologies to the readers. This series is currently on hiatus. We ask for your understanding!
A 30-year-old Chinese NEET is reincarnated into the body of an otaku that choked to death on instant noodles. As he comes to grips with his new life, he realizes that this world is subtly different from Earth. The denizens of this world are far better looking, and this new world also possesses futuristic technology as well as mysterious Yin Yang masters! 
After reincarnating, he realized that he was endowed with a miraculous game-like system, which enables him to increase his own stats and transcend the limits of the human body. This system even has a game-breaking ability to save and load in real life!
In this new world that’s akin to a 2-D game, he just wants to enjoy life and head for a glorious future... However, he is quickly embroiled in a complex plot. Can he unlock his true potential and utilize his system to break the shackles that confine him and discover the truth about his previous body’s circumstances? 

China.
On Weibo.
"Fuck this!"
"We've lost the Nobel Prize!"
"It's gone, everything is gone!"
"It's been won by that Indian writer!"
"Hai, it's over for us!"
"I've been anticipating it for a long time. The media also reported that this was the closest that China was to winning a Nobel Prize. In the end, we still couldn't get it!"
"Face-smacking Zhang has failed this time!"
"It's not like he could help it. That's the Nobel Prize we're talking about. Zhang Ye has never lost when it comes to domestic awards, but the Nobel Prize is the world's most prestigious award. Perhaps it was still a step too far for us."
… 
At Zhang Ye's maternal grandma's house.
His three sisters roared with rage.
"Dammit!"
"Do they not have eyes!"
"It obviously should have been awarded to our brother!"
"The Indian has cheated his way to a win again!"
… 
At home.
His father looked on in regret.
His mother pointed at the television and started scolding.
"What the heck!
"Hai.
"There must be some kind of conspiracy!"
… 
At the studio.
Sighs sounded from all over the room.
Some of the female employees were even trying to hide tears.
"It still couldn't be done?"
"Is it so much to ask to win the Nobel Prize?"
"I can't accept this!"
"Me neither!"
"Gone With the Wind isn't any worse than those other books!"
… 
At the Chinese Writers' Association.
"We couldn't win it after all!"
"What a pity!"
"Yeah, we were so close! We only missed out by a little bit!"
"Never mind, Zhang Ye has done quite well already."
… 
London.
Lillian's house.
"What a pity!"
"Sis, is he your Chinese friend?"
"Yes, I was even the one who suggested that he try for the Nobel Prize."
… 
India.
The people were all cheering.
"Oh my God!"
"It's ours! We've won it!"
"Long live Bangalore!"
"Long live India!"
"Unbelievable! India has finally gotten a Nobel Prize laureate!"
"Hahahahaha!"
I knew it, I knew that the Chinese and Japanese authors would not get the Nobel Prize!"
"I really wish I could see the face of that Chinese author right now!"
… 
In Germany.
"The Indian writer has gotten the last laugh!"
"This is a very important award!"
"It was unexpected, but still within reason!"
"This year's winner of the Literature Prize has finally been unveiled!"
… 
Japan.
"I figured it would be him!"
"It's such a pity that we didn't manage to win it!"
"It's good as long as it's not Zhang Ye who gets the Nobel Prize!"
"That's true!"
"Congratulations to the Indian author."
… 
China.
The UK.
Korea.
Greece.
Finland.
Canada.
When the Nobel Prize in Literature was announced, every country in the world blew up!
The netizens discussed it like crazy!
The media reports were numerous as well!
… 
At the award ceremony.
The director smiled and said, "Would Mr. Bangalore please come onstage to collect his medal."
Bangalore smoothed his clothes and rose from his seat, all smiles. Then he strode up to the stage in high spirits. At this moment, it could be said that Bangalore was the person with the most attention on him in the entire world. The Literature Prize had such great influence.
He went up on stage.
He received his medal.
They took a picture together.
On the big screen behind the stage, Bangalore's works over the years were listed.
The dense list of novels dumbfounded everyone.
Little Wang said, "He has written so many books?"
Ha Qiqi said, "It's just that we have too few works."
"It's only because Director Zhang doesn't have the time to write them." Little Wang had absolute confidence in Zhang Ye's writing ability and speed. "If we had another half a year, Director Zhang could surely 20 novels for them!"
Felicia consoled, "Zhang, come back again next year."
Zhang Ye smiled. "Alright."
Anthony also comforted the Japanese author.
The Japanese author said, "I was already prepared for this."
This event gave Zhang Ye a better understanding of the Nobel Prizes. While he had intended to use one novel to win the Nobel Prize, he realized now that he had thought too simply. In his previous world, a lot of people still missed out on winning the Nobel Prize even after writing for an entire lifetime, finishing 10 books, 20 books, or even 30 books. This included many of the famous literary giants, so for him to win a Nobel Prize with just one work, that really did seem to be quite impossible.
Hai, I should have competed for some other prize.
The Mathematics Prize?
The Physics Prize?
Perhaps I'd have stood a better chance for those.
However, it was too late. Besides, there wasn't enough time for him to do anything.
Under the attention of countless people, Bangalore picked up the microphone.
Everyone in the audience was looking at him.
The viewers around the world watching the live broadcast were also looking at him.
However, the moment the Indian author opened his mouth, many people were flabbergasted.
Bangalore cleared his throat and said proudly with a laugh, "First of all, I would like to thank the Nobel Prize Committee. After ten years, they've finally made one correct decision."
The people in the audience burst into an uproar!
People all over the world were speechless!
Made just one correct decision in ten years?
So the previous winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature were blindly selected then?
They only got it right when they chose you this time?
Anthony was speechless.
As was Felicia.
And so was the director of the Nobel Foundation.
Everyone around the world rolled their eyes.
They'd long heard of Bangalore being the biggest hooligan in the global literary field, and it was indeed true!
Zhang Ye was bemused. He looked at the stage and listened to him speak.
Then Bangalore raised his medal and continued, "This medal should have been mine ten years ago. As such, I won't be giving any further thanks to anyone. This is because this medal is what the Nobel Foundation owes me. It's what the entire world owes me. I will forgo the interest owed to me in the last ten years."
… 
India.
"Hahaha!"
"That arrogance!"
"This should be how it is!"
"Good one, Bangalore!"
"Right, this is what the world owes us!"
… 
China.
"This idiot must be crazy!"
"I'm gonna faint. Where did this dumbass come from!"
"He can even win the Nobel Prize like this?"
"He's not afraid that the Nobel Prize Committee will take the prize away from him?!"
… 
America.
"What kind of person is this?"
"The Nobel Prize Committee owes him the award?"
"He's too arrogant!"
"Ugh, this guy is so obnoxious!"
… 
Korea.
"I wanna beat him up!"
"Me too!"
"This Indian is asking for a beating!"
"Where does he get his confidence!"
…
The entire world was scolding!
There were voices of doubt all across the venue!
After Bangalore's acceptance speech, there was not a single clap for him. Most foreigners were very graceful, especially on an occasion like the Nobel Prize. No matter how much they disliked someone, they would still applaud them if they won. This was the minimum respect and decorum they could show. But Bangalore's speech was so outrageous that no one wanted to applaud him.
Everyone present was muttering something.
"This is so exasperating."
"The world owes you the prize?"
"Hmph!"
The situation was very awkward!
There was no applause!
There was no movement!
But Bangalore was indifferent to it all. He swaggered off the stage with the medal in hand.
The reporters from the international media outlets were all looking at him with their mouths agape. The cameras in their hands were not flashing either. The live broadcast camera kept its focus on him with a close-up the entire time.
The Nobel Prize Committee members in the audience looked like they were already regretting their decision.
Some people facepalmed.
Some looked furious.
Walking back towards his seat, Bangalore even gave Zhang Ye a smile. No one knew if it was intentional, but he also raised the medal slightly at him as if making a statement.
Little Wang glared at him.
Ha Qiqi curled her lips.
Only Zhang Ye was smiling.
The foundation's director went up on stage again.
Bangalore walked past Zhang Ye as he returned to his seat.
But right at this moment, just as the live broadcast camera was about to cut back to the main stage, an unbelievable scene that no one in the world could have expected happened!
Anthony saw a leg!
Something blurred across Felicia's vision!
The Japanese author stared wide-eyed in shock!
The entire world's people also saw a leather shoe on the television screen as it smugly materialized in the picture. The leg appeared right in front of Bangalore's feet!
No one could react to it!
The people at the venue could not!
The people watching TV could not!
Bangalore was even more unprepared for it!
"Ahhhhhhhhh!"
Bangalore shrieked!
The next moment, the Indian author's entire body was thrown off balance. With a loud bang, he slammed into the ground!
The medal broke!
Bangalore took a hard fall!
Psst. Blood was spurting from a cut above his eyebrow!
At this moment!
It was as though time had stopped!
It was as though the entire world had frozen!


Zhang Ye was originally a mundane college graduate with aspiring dreams to become a star, but unfortunately has below average looks and height. However one day, he woke up and suddenly found himself in a parallel world! 
It’s like the same world, but wait a minute…many brands, celebrities and even famous works from his world changed and are gone in this new world! Armed with the profound literary knowledge of his previous world and a heaven-defying Game Ring that gives him magical items, stats and skills, Zhang Ye embarks on a journey to pursue his life-long dream of becoming famous!
Follow Zhang Ye as he takes the new world by storm, one plagiarized piece at a time, to hilarious reactions!

Romance is a very popular genre in Webnovels. The first thing that come to mind when we talk about romance are the CEO novels. Even though we don't want to admit it, they are the mainstream romance stories in the Webnovel website. 

So why do people love romance stories? I hope you find the answer while reading this chapter.

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FattyBai: No worries, was just a bit curious. It's always amazing seeing how the Romance genre basically dominates the site.

Parasection: and CEO stories.

FattyBai: So I was sort of curious what the demographics on the reader's sex were. But yeah, it's a fair assumption to say that the ladies rule the site, lol

WWFire: Readers gender stats r ambiguous, it is manipulatable after all.

FattyBai: Unless there's this hidden group of guys who have been starving for CEO romance novels (which would actually be funny).

Parasection: But the sacred texts.

WWFire: All I see are genderless alien. *derp emoticon*

reinesse ♥: kek.

FattyBai: How do we pull in the female readers in if we can't write a romance story? *cry emoticon*

Parasection: No choice but to write yaoi then.

WWFire: We who read these kind of fantasy novels don't live our lives correctly pal.

CailinMatthews: *ghost hug emoticon*

Parasection: Give in to the demons.

WWFire: That's why we escape reality sometimes. 

FattyBai: It's like being offered a big cake and unable to take a slice.

Zehell2218: I think male reader have their own chance and market.

FattyBai: For sure, but it'd be nice to tap into both sides.

Zehell2218: @FattyBai I think I'll make fantasy romance so I can attract both.

FattyBai: I mean, it's not a bad idea, but how do you split it up? 50% romance/50% dragon ball z?


Parasection: The fuq that sounds like an abomination.

FattyBai: It does.

Zehell2218: @FattyBai No it's 80% romance 20% action. *joy emoticon*

Noveljunky: Besides Romance, what else do females like to read?

Parasection: BL, yaoi, drama.

Zehell2218: Still BL is romance.

Anjeeriku: horror lol.

reinesse ♥: @Noveljunky xianxia I think.

Noveljunky: Mmm.

Zenith: Well, need too write romance...kek

Zehell2218: Do female reader like to read apocalypse novel? Quick question since I will make fantasy romance in apocalypse.

[A/N: Sis, did you forget that you're a girl too?]

Totally Not Nano: nah oof.

FattyBai: @Zehell2218 Aww, man. But then you have to develop characters and write meaningful dialogue.

Zenith: I am probably gonna f*ck up my time trying to make a romance story.

FattyBai: We like blowing stuff up and fighting baddies.

Zehell2218: cmon it will be comedy. *laugh emoticon*

Parasection: The best thing in a novel is character development humor and action romance can be on the side.

Anjeeriku: Romance can be a great sub genre.

Parasection: how does one even write romance? I don't know where to begin with that genre.

FattyBai: I'm a simple guy, I see plot and I drown it in martial arts and manly stuff. Of course, I don't know what feelings are. Can you eat them to increase your cultivation base? *think smart emoticon*

Parasection: I've never experienced romance so i'd fail the moment i'd attempt a story like that.

Zehell2218: Actually, I like to write fighting scene but without romance my reader will kill me. So...yeah I tag it as romance! *joy emoticon*

Parasection: Fight scenes are fun to write.

FattyBai: I'm trying to break through into the "Immortal lonely sperg" phase~

Zehell2218: Very sloooooowww romance.

Anjeeriku: Please no abusive ML @Zehell2218 They're disgusting. idk why women like to read them.

Zehell2218: @Anjeeriku I don't know if girls who read xianxia will read apocalypse novel too.

reinesse ♥: I wanna write a novel like it's not easy to be a man after traveling to the future.

Zehell2218: @Anjeeriku No I won't make abusive ML. @reinesse ♥ same *joy emoticon*

Totally Not Nano: @Anjeeriku *cough* TBWWM *cough*

reinesse ♥: And an actual xianxia novel with reasonable characters.

Zehell2218: But without the romance it's bland.

reinesse ♥: Like characters, especially main character who knows how to adjust because extreme pride is not good.

FattyBai: @Zehell2218 Baby Dragon Truer words have not been spoken, and that scares me.

reinesse ♥: Some villains are really brainless. they can scheme, but they don't have a reasonable reason to do so

Zenith: Kek.

Zehell2218: @Zenith gramps I have idea for fantasy romance lemme tell you after I finish writing and see if it's interesting or not.

Zenith: Get the MC u desire! Yeah @Zehell2218 

FattyBai: I fear becoming a more wholesome and fleshed out human being. Please no development.

Zehell2218: @Zenith It's ok. Just want to see if people will find this good or not. *joy emoticon*

Totally Not Nano: I think there's a formula in getting famous as a writer.

[A/N: Oh? Such formula exist? Teach me Senpai!]

Totally Not Nano: Let's debate about it. *thinking emoticon*

Parasection: The formula is write romance and you're set.

Totally Not Nano: Any genre + xxxxxxx = top 1.

[A/N: Today… I lost faith in humanity.]

Noveljunky: If you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back.

Moonbirth: Write a lot. Write everyday. Post a lot everyday... write about what readers want to read about.

Anjeeriku: Write a lot. be a slave. Lol


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Elyon knew that "Romance" is not his strong point. He writes a fantasy story with romance, but he can't tell if the romance will be able to attract female readers. Out of curiosity, he asked some of his fellow authors the question "Why do you read romance stories?"

Here are their answers…

Kyosei: Because I am single. 

Reili: To fill my empty void of a love life.

Minrei: Because romance let you feel what is to be loved, plus it is universal you dont need to learn magic or cultivation in order to read.

Bajj: Due to lack of romance irl.

Murakami: I read because I enjoy the friction and conflict between the FL and ML. The insistence vs resistance is naisu.

Qin: I reads romance only for ideas and info.

VlassisBehrakis: I don't read romance novels.

[A/N: Oof I asked the wrong person.]

Elyon then  ̶a̶m̶b̶u̶s̶h̶e̶d̶ asked some readers about their opinion about romance novels.

Yin: I read romance novels because I want that kind of drama to happen to me in real life. But I know it will never happen haha.

A Certain Irresistible Meowlin: I wonder why? And I do read romance novels. Though the chance of me dropping them is also the highest out of all the genres. Every so often I come across a scene that makes me just want to squeal and fangirl. 

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Elyon decided to dig deeper and asked a few of his senior "romance authors" some questions about their reason for writing romance stories.

The first question is… Why did you choose to write Romance Stories?

Anjeeriku: I'm comfortable writing romance stories compared to other genres. I'm a helpless romantic person and I like novels that can invoke other people's feelings.

Bajj: First of all, I like reading romance story. It was the reason why I read books before and reading other genres comes after. All in all, due to these romance fiction books, I got the opportunity to read more great books with different genre.

MishaK: That's what I read, so write that too.

Zehell2218: Because as reader, I want to read romance novel so when I write, I write romance since my motto is I write what I want to read.

Ikazainudin: The easiest genre. Everyone can relate.

End_of_Era: It wasn't a full on Romance, it was slice of life with romance which I feel was necessary with progression of the characters.

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The second question… When you were making your ML and FL, did you imagine yourself as the lead of your story at any given point in time?

Anjeeriku: I would be a liar if I said no. There were instances that I'd put myself in my FL's shoes. Whenever that happens, my writing feels more passionate and truthful that sometimes it was hard to know where my fl starts and where I end. 

Shen Yi, LMD's ML was based on a person I've lost, The One That Got Away so it was sometimes hard not to self-insert whenever there were scenes that need to invoke feelings from readers. 

Bajj: I believe that every character the author was making and breathing life into it, a part of him/her is added to its character. But me imagining of being the ML/FL, never. I'm too pure for that. Kek

MishaK: Yes I did but sometimes. Otherwise you can't infuse emotions in your characters. It is important to understand your characters.

Zehell2218: Yes, I imagine myself as the lead. Of course, I tweak it a bit, such as in age and appearance. But mostly, the characteristics is similar to me.

Ikazainudin: FL and ML character based on what I want to be irl. Yup. I imagine that will be my love story.

End_of_Era: Yes, my leads had some ocassional self insertion.

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The third question… If you were to choose some other genre aside from romance, what would you pick?

Anjeeriku: Fantasy. I always look up to those authors who can write fantasy stories/novels well. I believe writing a fantasy novel is harder than writing romance. 

[A/N: Ahem! 10 points to Griffindor!]

Bajj: Horror/thriller/Action. Read GGGB godamnit! [Good Girl Gone Bad]

MishaK: I am writing a Fantasy romance aside from regular vanilla romance *smile emoticon*

Zehell2218: Fantasy, magical realism, fan fiction.

Ikazainudin: Psychological/horror and maybe children story.

End_of_Era: The new genre I'm writing is fantasy/violent .

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The fourth and final question… If you were to give a message to your beloved readers, what would it be?

Anjeeriku: I'm sorry for not being inconsistent with updates. Y'all know I love you, but a little consideration and patience as I face this rough patch in my life would be very much appreciated.

Bajj: Vote me please :* mass release comes after, deal?

[A/N: Oof!]

MishaK: Be responsible in reviewing the book you are reading. Authors love to listen from their readers. So talk to them.

Zehell2218: Beloved reader, your author here is working hard to provide your daily dose so pliz pretty pliz, read my chapter using paid SS since I don't get even a penny for free SS. 

Tips: use free SS on translation novel. The translator still get money and use paid SS on original novel so we can get a bit money to continue living *wink*

Ikazainudin: I want readers to know, that love, hope and miracles exist. Be open and value each moment of your life like the MC's did.


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Author's Thoughts

Hello Guys! I hope you enjoyed this chapter of WWCG. Personally, I've read a few CEO novels myself. I also read some FL stories like A Slight Smile Is Devastating (Love O2O), Hidden Marriage, Doomed to be Cannon Fodder, Transmigrator meets Reincarnator, A Mistaken Marriage Match: A Generation of Military Counselor, There Is an Angel in That Church (short story), Eight Treasures Trousseau, Grabbing Your Hand, Dragging you Away, A Mistaken Marriage Match: Record of Washed Grievances…

Ai~ there's a few more that I won't add to the list because it will create a wall of text. Well anyways, the reason why I read these stories is to get an idea on "WHY" the ladies love to read them.

Let's just say that it's a unique way to see a world in the eye of a lady (if you are a man of course). When done properly, the execution of the story can capture the hearts of anyone, even male readers. I believe that no matter what gender you are, as long as you find the story interesting then it doesn't matter whether you are a guy or a gal no?

Perhaps, when I'm not too busy to write my stories, I'll once again pick a romance novel to read. Hopefully, I will find another hidden gem that will bring unexpected surprises to anyone who are lucky enough to find them.

P.S I would like to thank my fellow authors, especially my senior romance authors who answered some of my questions regarding romance novels. 

To my senior authors, May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the Power Stones shine warm upon your face, and Spirit Stones fall soft upon your fields. (￣▽￣)ノ

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P.S The Cover Drawing is not mine. I just find it nice so I used it. Full credits go to the owner.

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