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Chapter 311: Chapter 290: Detective Novel_1

If given the choice, Shen Jiarui absolutely would not want to cross paths with Chu Kuang, a formidable opponent who could even match Feng Hua!

Chu Kuang ranked fourteenth?

If it were not for Chu Kuang’s lack of experience, he would have been able to break into the top ten!

One look at the leaderboard would make it clear.

Among the short story writers ranked ahead of Chu Kuang, who hasn’t been writing for many years?

The only disadvantage for Chu Kuang is his short entry period into the industry, leading to a lesser volume of work.

As one of the authors on the leaderboard, Shen Jiarui understood this very clearly.

That’s why he felt frustrated.

Because if it weren’t for Chu Kuang, he could have been the first in March.

“Don’t panic… there’s still hope…”

Taking a deep breath, Shen Jiarui began to comfort himself.

Yes, firstly his work this time is of top quality, and secondly, what if Chu Kuang does not perform well this time?

Thinking about this, Shen Jiarui felt he could do it.

And the more he thought about it, the more it made sense!

Take a leap, turn a bicycle into a motorcycle!

Just like what they discussed in the group.

If he, a writer ranked in his twenties, knocked out Chu Kuang ranked fourteenth, wouldn’t his ranking climb?

Ranking equates to worth!

If the ranking goes up, the fee he could negotiate with the platform will also rise!

That’s a bigger earning than merely winning the first place of a platform in a month!

“Need to polish it more…”

After having this idea, Shen Jiarui began to work on his new short story, which he had already revised many times, looking for broader room for adjustment.

While Shen Jiarui started working, Lin Yuan was also busy writing his new short story.

The title of the new short story is “A Bowl of Clear Soup and Buckwheat Noodles”.

With a quick writing speed, Lin Yuan started articulating: “For a noodle restaurant, the busiest period has to be the New Year’s Eve. The same goes for Beihai Noodle Restaurant…”

Unlike the previous novels.

The author of this novel is from Neon.

Neon has numerous classic literary works, which have caused great repercussions worldwide, including this story about a bowl of clear soup and buckwheat noodles—

Follows the same tear-jerker route as “Necklace”.

This is the route many short story writers choose.

However owing to the large number of short stories along these lines, readers have begun to push back.

Just like the trend of chicken soup literature a few years ago, after everyone had had enough of it, the trend of anti-chicken soup literature began.

The current market is heading in this direction.

But this is only because many authors tell heartwarming stories purely for the sake of being heartwarming, leading to reader fatigue.

Real chicken soup, everyone still loves to drink.

Especially this “A Bowl of Clear Soup and Buckwheat Noodles”, which also contains a touch of business wisdom, many companies will promote such short stories.

In terms of its influence on the business world, this bowl of clear soup and buckwheat noodles is formidable.

Lin Yuan wrote leisurely…

Because this novel doesn’t require much background tweak, unlike the western backdrop in “Necklace” where many elements can’t be used directly.

As a work from Neon, which also features oriental culture, Lin Yuan could nearly finish this piece without much adjustment.

Of course, there must be necessary modifications.

After all, this is Blue Star, there’s no Neon here.

Even if the culture in Chu Province is similar to Neon on Earth, Lin Yuan knew clearly, it’s not Neon.

Only certain things are similar.

…

In no time, Lin Yuan finished “A Bowl of Clear Soup and Buckwheat Noodles” and handed it over to Jin Mu.

Jin Mu is his spokesperson now who will pass his novels to the tribe.

Having dealt with this matter, Lin Yuan started considering the next long novel to write.

Although he is not in a hurry to publish a new novel, he plans to set up the story now.

And before customizing it with the System.

Lin Yuan had a chat with Jin Mu: “Which type of novel makes more money now?”

“Make money?”

Jin Mu took it as casual conversation: “If it’s well written, any of them can make money…”

Lin Yuan said, “I’m talking about a novel.”

Jin Mu realized something: “Are you deciding on the type for your new novel?”

Lin Yuan said: “More or less.”

This is now work-related communication.

The pen name Chu Kuang is managed by Jin Mu.

He pondered: “The trend has changed quite a lot. The hottest novels from the past were mostly adventurous ones, but now they have become richer. The market category is not as distinct as before due to the merger, it’s basically in a state of blossoming, as long as you don’t choose something extremely niche…”

Speaking of this.

Jin Mu changed his tone: “Niche is also fine, if you want to write it.”

Jin Mu’s shift in tone was for a reason.

Who doesn’t know that Chu Kuang is a lover of niche genres?

He just loves to write rare works in the market, be a pioneer, from sports and competitive novels to cultivation novels and to the tomb raiding genre.

As for genres, they seem to hold no significance for Chu Kuang.

Lin Yuan paused, considering the System’s nature, he felt he should not pay too much attention to the genre.

After all, the works the System provides could become popular, even if they are niche.

“Actually I think…”

Jin Mu suggested: “If it’s something like ‘Ghost Blowing Lamp’ which can be divided into eight parts and each part can be published independently, then there’s no need for us to have a serialized novel every month; we can publish one every few months instead”

“Publish one every few months…”

Lin Yuan thought about this for a while and felt that it was indeed a good idea.

With more and more things on his plate, a serial that could last for a year would indeed be draining. It would be more convenient to publish one novel at a time.

Like the eight stories in “Ghost Blowing Lamp”.

Each story can be regarded as a medium-length novel.

Lin Yuan asked: “If that’s the case, what genre do you think suits best?”

“Definitely mystery!”

Jin Mu answered without a moment’s hesitation: “Sure, the atmosphere for mystery novels in Great Qin is a bit off, but with the consolidation of Qi and Chu, detective novels now account for the biggest trend in the market!”

“Mystery…”

Lin Yuan raised his eyebrows.

Even if he didn’t pay much attention to the novel market, he could still sense the growing popularity of mystery novels, it seemed more and more people were starting to read them.

“I was just talking about the market.”

Jin Mu subconsciously thought that Lin Yuan wouldn’t write detective novels, as all of Chu Kuang’s works hardly contained any detective elements.

Besides, detective novels are renowned for their technical requirements.

If the detective case is not designed cleverly, readers are not likely to buy into it.

You could say this…

Detective fiction readers are the most critical group of readers on Blue Star, they nitpick, and any minor flaws would be magnified by them.

Writing such a novel requires meticulous logic, strong reasoning ability, and perfectly arranged crimes.

This is a theme that can’t be handled merely with strange and unpredictable imagination.

However, Jin Mu didn’t know that Lin Yuan had quietly thought about writing detective novels—

After writing in the niche genre for so long, shouldn’t it be time to try a mainstream genre?

Looking at the popularity of mystery novels on Blue Star, such novels truly fall into the mainstream genre, which is no less popular than adventure novels!