Chapter 57 - Chapter 57: Chapter 57 The Theme of Grass Growing on a Grave? (1/2)

Chapter 57: Chapter 57 The Theme of Grass Growing on a Grave?

Lin Chuan smiled and pondered for a moment.

Hacker, network security engineer, Red Hacker… it should be considered a normal profession, right?

So, Lin Chuan replied, “It’s a normal profession.”

When Youyou saw the words ‘normal profession,’ she breathed a sigh of relief and asked, “What profession?”

Lin Chuan typed two characters.

“Hacker.”

Youyou’s willow-leaf eyebrows immediately knitted together, and she replied, “Lin Chuan, I didn’t expect you to have been a hacker. Don’t get involved in technical crimes, okay!”

“Youyou, when have I ever been a hacker?” Lin Chuan said in surprise.

“It’s good that you haven’t, but this theme is quite unpopular in the web novel circle. Are you sure you want to write about it?” Youyou was a bit worried.

The hacker theme was indeed unpopular in the web novel circle.

Hacker culture was not particularly prevalent in the country, and while it had an audience, it wasn’t large, which is why many authors were reluctant to touch it.

Those who wrote about hacker themes generally had deep expertise in computer technology.

There was an influential author in the circle who, with hacker-themed content, led many readers to mine cryptocurrency, and when a certain coin surged in value years later, both the author and the readers made a fortune.

But this author was only playing around.

Ordinary authors stayed clear of the hacker theme.

Three words: Can’t write it!

“Sure.”

Lin Chuan replied.

No matter how unpopular the theme was, the system had already auto-generated the novel, and had updated the system panel. There was no choice but to bite the bullet and go ahead.

[Work: “Hacker Kingdom”.]

[Current Status: Unpublished.]

[Popularity Value (Average Subscription): 0/6000.]

An average subscription requirement of 6000 was incredibly high for a hacker-themed novel, equivalent to a hot theme reaching ten thousand subscriptions.

After some thought, Youyou sent Lin Chuan a message, “Lin Chuan, when are you planning to release your new book?”

“Next month, I’ll pick an auspicious day,” Lin Chuan replied.

“Okay, but I have to remind you that the hacker theme is really niche, you have to be mentally prepared,” Youyou typed with a wry smile.

To be honest, she couldn’t help but worry.

As Lin Chuan’s responsible editor, she had explosively succeeded with two novels in a short period, achieving great recognition.

If Lin Chuan’s new book were to flop, it would undoubtedly be a big blow to him.

Most authors, especially those who had been unsuccessful for too long, shared a common problem: as their performance soared, they would start fantasizing non-stop—boutique hits, blockbusters, ten thousand subscriptions, becoming one of the Twelve Heavenly Kings this year, an Influent Author the next, and reaching the pinnacle the year after.

But when the next book flopped, they would fall into a state of self-doubt.

Repeatedly denying their own creativity, sinking into a mire.

Even big-name authors could find themselves in such a situation.

This was something Youyou had seen plenty of.

“Don’t worry, my will is strong; I won’t easily succumb to delusion,” Lin Chuan said with a grin in his rented room.

He was somewhat confident in this novel.

After all, it was generated based on his ‘personal experience.’

A thrilling life as a professional hacker.

It should have a chance to succeed, but whether it could reach the threshold of six thousand average subscriptions for a blockbuster was still uncertain.

…

At that moment.

Inside the Sailing Novel office building.

Ming Yue brought over two cups of coffee and handed one to Youyou, “What theme did he say he’s going to write about?”