Chapter 149: Notes on Going Premium

Notes on Going Premium

First sentence, get to the point—going premium with explosive updates, dumping the stockpile, let the slaughter begin!

Going premium at midnight on February 1st, starting with 4 chapters and 17,000 words.

In addition to the normal updates, one chapter is to thank everyone for their monthly tickets, one chapter is to thank the 10 alliance leaders and the crowd of masters who tipped, and one chapter is to thank everyone for their encouragement in the comments.

Afterward, it will return to the normal level of 4,000 to 5,000 words per day, with extra updates for special circumstances.

I also want to write 10,000 words a day, but as a noob, I can't do it.

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Then, let’s talk about why I’m writing an entertainment novel.

The most fundamental reason is that I have no accumulation in other areas; in the urban category, only entertainment novels can still output something.

Actually, I don't really read Chinese entertainment novels myself, because in the early years, the entertainment industry was completely subordinate to capital, and later it leaned more and more toward the financial circle. Many things are quite boring when you look at them closely.

But after I truly studied the entertainment industry in detail, I discovered that our Chinese entertainment industry is unique in the world. Personal freedom, status, market, north-south conflicts, and the replacement of the old by the new are all very different.

I’m not saying the domestic entertainment industry is great, but it really has more to write about than Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Europe, and America.

From my personal perspective, except for those idiots with problematic stances, I almost don't dislike any domestic entertainment artists. Minor flaws are just something I laugh off. How bad can the entertainment industry be? It’s just basic human nature.

On the contrary, I hold a certain appreciation for all the stars who manage to make it, trying to understand the logic of how they succeeded and what they have that is worth learning.

I learned from Hong Kong stars all the way to the post-00s new generation, basically ensuring I kept up with the times while roughly sorting out a timeline.

This eventually collided into the inspiration to play with traffic around the year 2000.

So this book is destined to have some personal opinions, some logical-level things. It will definitely increase the difficulty of reading and lower the perception of some readers, but I believe this is a necessary paving for reaching a higher level of spiritual touch.

Stated in advance, please understand.

Then I also discovered a special feature of Qidian’s entertainment novels—I haven't even written to the female lead yet, and some readers have already started fighting.

Some demand I don't write a female lead, some demand I be a "bulldozer," and others demand I can't write about Fei Xian, can't write about Yang Mi, can't write about Mao Xiaotong...

I’m writing about this era, and I’m not allowed to write about them? Excuse me?

From the perspective of Mianbao himself, the old brothers who know me know that I don't fan anyone. I’m purely a long-time physical fan of Nazha, and recently I’ve added a new favorite, Xiao Tian, Tian Xiwei.

Why have I always been unable to forget Zhazha... I’ll be honest today: she is the most beautiful female star I have ever seen in person. In a state of light makeup, small frame, thin but not skinny, tall, beautiful, and fair, with exquisite bone structure and perfect skin.

So, from my own preferences, I actually have a stronger desire to write about the 2010 to 2020 period; that is also the time period I pay the most attention to in the entertainment industry.

The reason I ultimately started from 1998 is entirely because that era was the wildest.

I am me, Little Fang is Little Fang, and the story is just a story.

I hold appreciation for all stars who work hard and don't cause trouble, but Little Fang might not look favorably upon anyone. He is not my projection; he represents the general values of Gen Z.

I don't know if the crazy fans and haters of certain stars can understand, but every star who appears in the book has two sides. I won't write baseless gossip, but it’s impossible to praise or lick them mindlessly. This is a story that belongs only to Little Fang; everyone else has to be a supporting character for him.

If the result of doing this is pleasing no one, then so be it.

Finally, I want to introduce myself to all the new readers.

I was born in 2005 and have lived a mediocre life for 20 years.

In my youth, I was quick and loved to learn; in middle school, I was addicted to the internet; in high school, I started creating, often turning day into night, and in the end, I am sick and have no regrets.

To this day, Mianbao no longer hopes to be crispy; as long as I can hold on for a while longer, healthily finishing this Gen Z book is the greatest fulfillment.

I don't force votes or tips; I’ll occasionally ask for them with a thick face. Whether you give them or not doesn't hinder the fact that I am 21 years old, young and handsome.

But I do need subscriptions. The most important reason is that the higher the follow-up subscription rate, the more space I have to write.

Everyone saw the public version before; it was modified from time to time, or locked in the "little black room," and I had to trouble the editor to communicate.

But the premise for this communication to be effective is that the performance must be good. This is very realistic, and I have nothing to complain about; I can only hope for everyone’s support.

That is all. May we have a good beginning and a good end, and not let our meeting go to waste.