Chapter 54 (2/2)

All Su Li wanted was to dig a hole and crawled into it right now, or just leave the group. Unfortunately, she was the group master, and all her loyal fans and Sect Masters were in the group, so it was impossible for her to leave everything behind. After all, her new work still needed the continuous support from her fans!

Actually she was more inclined to publish her new work through Qidian manga site, as she was a hit sensation on the internet right now. Some of her characters from the comics were even changed into emojis, and became very popular on the internet. Her instinct was telling her that webcomic was the path of success in future. What was more, Qidian manga site had Tencent as its backbone, thus providing a lot of pathways to choose from and the manga could be easily animated. The most important part was that the tip would be split in half, instead of a quarter.

That was also why she never renewed her contract with “Wind Manga”. In any case, she had contributed to “Wind manga”. “Pure romance” had increased the sales of “Wind Manga” by a few percent at the very least. The ending which brought up an overwhelming response from the readers had also caused the sale of “Wind manga” for this quarter to increase drastically. Thus, she felt that she had done more than enough to repay the gratitude.

If the person who uploaded the black history of Su Li was not Youyue but other unfamiliar member from the group, then she would definitely hold a grudge against that person. She would record it in a small notebook, and removed that person from the group if she ever had a chance. But since it was Youyue, then of course she would have to … forgive him!

She actually felt very honoured as this person was actually a huge fan of her. If not, why would he save all the flags she made, even videos of her attending shows?

He could not have known that the ending for this story was going to be a pit hole right?

Of course it was impossible!

This was because, even Su Li herself could not have predicted that she would draw such an ending and lost herself in the process!

At this moment, Su Li suddenly recalled an explanation she used to ridicule at. Some authors explained that it was never their intention to create such a sad ending, but they just could not control the plot’s development. The characters from their work had their own will, and they chose to face their own stories, which inevitably led to a tragic end…

This explanation can never be wrong!

Those authors were not blaming others after all, such situation was indeed possible!

Therefore, she decided to reply all her fans in the group and stated that she did not draw such an ending out of her own will. The truth was that she respected her character’s will from her manga, and let “Xu Jing” acted on her own, which eventually led to that tragic ending. Thus, this was all Xu Jing’s fault!

She even found a few similar examples and had successfully joined with the authors who claimed that they had no control over the ending. She supported their explanation greatly that they were helpless against the tragic ending. It was all because of the characters in the story. The free wills of theirs were the root of all problems!

After explaining in the group and Weibo, she continued to put the blame on other’s shoulder. This in turn triggered a new round of criticism from the readers. Most of the readers could not accept her explanation since it was too mystical. There were some authors who retweeted Su Li’s Weibo and supported her theory. There were times when the ideas just flooded in and you just lost yourself in the process. All you wanted to draw was a happy reunion ending, but you realised it did not fit into a character’s personality. Hence, you could only deduce how it should be based on the character’s personality. Consequently, all you had was a tragic ending…

Time will heal all wounds. In any case, the ending of “Pure Romance” had earned Su Li a great reputation. No matter good or bad, it was still a reflection of how popular she was. Deep down in Su Li’s heart, she was truly satisfied with the twisted ending.

Practising the words “Readers, I am your dad” was awesome!

As for Su Li, she kept blaming Xu Jing for everything. She even made the line “It was all Xu Jing’s fault!” to become a famous punchline in the world of Otaku. Surprisingly, this had even made Xu Jing more iconic than ever.

Lastly, Su Li private messaged Youyue who was already a friend, and found out both of them lived in the same city. She decided to ask him out and thanked him face-to-face, while trying to improve their relationship.

It was Zhao Youyue who manipulated the others and they had to thank her in return. She really was one of a kind.