Chapter 456: Year-end summary and a request for the guaranteed monthly ticket for January next year

Year-end summary and a request for the guaranteed monthly ticket for January next year.

Year-end summary and a request for the guaranteed monthly ticket for January next year.

Before the summary, I wish everyone a happy New Year's Day and a happy new year!

Looking back on this year, it could be described as tumultuous; we started the book in January, and then we were still struggling all the way through May.

The editor who had been following Lao Li since his foodie days could barely stand it anymore, and had Lao Li try switching to urban fiction to see if he could make a comeback; to be honest, Lao Li's heart was truly moved at that time……

But he was still unwilling to give up, wanting to write another fantasy novel, and thus this book came into being.

The book's launch performance was mediocre, and even after going live it only got two thousand initial subscriptions—far worse than his previous foodie and crafting works—but under Qidian's new rules, Lao Li already feels satisfied to achieve that level of initial subscriptions.

After all, he could still feel that his style, themes, and pacing were somewhat out of sync with Qidian's overall trends; two thousand initial subscriptions were already enough, so he switched to a burst-update mode. Overall, the first half of the year he was lost and floundering, while the second half… he spent it roaring through burst updates.

He even contracted mycoplasma pneumonia in the middle but didn't rest…… Lao Li also felt invincible, of course the main reason being that he needed to earn money for formula……

Qidian now has fewer and fewer completed works that can make ends meet, and Lao Li's manuscript fees can no longer support his family; after all, he bears the two great mountains that crush middle-aged people—mortgage and car loan—and the feeling of earning money but not being able to support his family is truly anxiety-inducing; anyone who has experienced it knows.

So Lao Li could only risk his life and keep bursting out updates.

He pushed himself hard, never expecting that after nearly ten years of writing he could still keep up the burst……

Seven months, three million words—he had even become a Qidian-certified "king of the roll"—he didn't know how he managed to persevere; sometimes he'd finish typing at three or four a. m., staring at the computer with a blank stare because his brain was completely empty…… 2024 has passed, 2025 has begun.

In the new year he must continue to encourage himself, work hard, after all he is the one who must support his family—he cannot let up.

Last month he had originally said he would rest and slack off, but in the end he still updated 484,717 characters, about sixteen thousand per day, which is still quite formidable on today's Qidian.

The guaranteed monthly update target of 450,000 characters set last month was also considered completed.

In the new year he must not slack off, adjust his condition, and keep moving forward; next month he will still set a goal, but since writing gets harder later in the book, he'll set a target of 400,000 characters.

So, with Lao Li working this hard, can everyone cast their guaranteed monthly ticket for him in the new year, giving him more motivation to keep charging forward!

Happy New Year!

Keep striving!

Stay healthy!

Please vote for recommendation tickets, please ask everyone to support with their guaranteed monthly tickets!

Lao Li, thank you!!!

Finally.

Happy New Year's Day, heroes!

(End of chapter)