Chapter 28 - Chapter 28: Chapter 28: This time, shouldn’t be going in again, right? (2/2)

Lin Chuan felt a surge of joy and replied, “Does that mean I could possibly be first?”

Youyou was very certain, “It’s not a possibility, it’s a certainty!”

Both of the ‘The Two Heroes’ are new books, serialized, with fewer words, while Lin Chuan’s ‘Swindler’, with a million-word length, many chapters, and high popularity, basically has no chance of being overtaken.

A hint of joy surfaced on Lin Chuan’s face.

This is the correct way to exploit a loophole!

Immediately afterward.

Lin Chuan opened the event details page for ‘Heroes Compete’ to check the first-place reward:

‘50,000 yuan in cash rewards, exclusive site recommendations, IP rights development, video platform promotion to attract readers…’

“Really nice!”

Lin Chuan nodded sincerely, much impressed.

Aside from the ‘rights development’ being a bit of a grandiose nothing, Lin Chuan approved of the other rewards.

Especially the ‘promotion to attract readers’.

If his next new book could get that kind of promotion, it would undoubtedly be winning right from the starting line.

So.

Lin Chuan tentatively asked, “Youyou, I’ve been thinking about releasing a new book recently.”

“A new book? You just dumped a million words at once, and now you have a new book?”

Youyou was slightly surprised.

Lin Chuan found an excuse, “These are all manuscripts I wrote before, which I dug up the other day. I might as well polish them a bit and publish them to give it a try.”

Youyou was half-believing, half-doubting, “Oh, that so? About the new book, I do have a suggestion.”

Lin Chuan sent a ‘I’m all ears.jpg’ emoji.

“Your ‘Swindler’ has been a huge success. I suggest you strike while the iron’s hot and write another swindler-themed novel: ‘Swindler II’. You have a very good chance of reaching ten thousand subscriptions,” Youyou recommended.

Lin Chuan frowned.

In the worlds of TV shows, movies, animations, games, and the like, making a sequel after the first one became a hit was a basic move.

They call it: building an XX universe.

In reality: it’s all about milking money.

The novel circle is no exception.

Apart from a few ‘trilogy series’ which are conscientious works, the rest are… well, let’s just say complicated.

Making money is not embarrassing, of course.

Unfortunately, the life Lin Chuan experienced last night wasn’t ‘Swindler II’, but ‘Assassin’!

Lin Chuan had no choice but to reply, “Youyou, I don’t want to write about swindlers anymore. I want to write about a different profession.”

Youyou asked, “What profession?”

Lin Chuan typed two characters, “Assassin.”

Youyou: “???”

A smile spread across Lin Chuan’s face, “Youyou, trust me!”

Youyou asked doubtfully, “Did your family’s second uncle also work as an assassin when he was young?”

Uh…

The corner of Lin Chuan’s mouth twitched as he replied, “No, that hasn’t happened.”

Being an assassin, you get caught and it’s a straight shot to execution, can’t let that happen to second uncle.

“Then has anyone in your family ever been an assassin?” Youyou continued to inquire.

“No.”

Lin Chuan’s face darkened.

That definitely couldn’t be the case.

“Assassin is a completely new theme for you, nowhere near as much a guaranteed success as ‘Swindler II’,” Youyou suggested.

Lin Chuan checked the information.

Indeed, no one could guarantee that every single book would be a hit.

‘Swindler II’ was the safest bet.

It’s just that the system didn’t allow it!

“Youyou, I want to give it a try, trust me!” Lin Chuan was adamant.

Youyou: “You’re mad! If you write yourself into a corner, I won’t be able to pull you out.”

The corner of Lin Chuan’s mouth twitched.

Hearing this, he couldn’t help but think of the ‘cold and aloof’ Shen Qianqian, and his face immediately sprouted several black lines.

This time, he shouldn’t end up inside again, right?