Chapter 304: A Few Words, I Must Get Them Off My Chest

A few words, I must get them off my chest.

There are a few things I have actually wanted to say since I started writing this entertainment novel, but I have held back until now, purely because I have written an entertainment novel before, and I am very clear about the thoughts and habits of entertainment novel readers.

——No entertainment content can satisfy everyone!

First of all, not everyone will like the works you choose to copy; even for Zhou Jielun's songs, there are plenty of people who call them trash.

There are also many people who have works in their hearts that they think are better, saying things like "It's not as good as XXX," for example, if I write 【Song A】, someone will say why not write 【Song B】, I prefer Blue and White Porcelain... feeling that it should be written exactly to their liking.

But how is it possible to satisfy everyone?

And sometimes, how do you know that the work you like won't be written by me later? It just needs to appear in a more suitable place.

Secondly, everyone's "thrill point" for entertainment is different, and this often brings great trouble to authors.

Still taking songwriting as an example, some people like to listen to the song while watching the protagonist sing, feeling it is very thrilling and immersive.

But some people feel that describing the stage is fucking filler, writing what the hell, and even fucking copy-pasting lyrics, relying on lyrics to cheat us out of money? The lyrics are only a few words, and they will leave comments saying: Half of it is just lyrics!

A portion of these readers might love to see the repercussions after the song is sung by the protagonist, which is—the shock of the crowd.

They don't want to see the stage because they feel it isn't thrilling.

Some readers' thrill points lie in the subsequent content.

But some people will think the shock is too much filler, what the hell are you writing!

There are also some readers who like to listen to the song while reading the song analysis, looking at some of the tricks inside, looking at the brilliant parts, looking at the artistic processing. But then some people won't like it, and again feel it is filler...

Simply put, readers all have their own preferences, and they all like to watch the content they like!

This makes it very difficult for the author, who has to rely on themselves to control it.

Some places are written briefly, and those readers who want to see it will scold, saying it is too disappointing, that it was actually glossed over, that I love to see this, why don't you write more?

But clearly the previous chapter was writing in detail, and then a group of people scolded it as filler, and no one stood up to say: I like it!

I know many entertainment novel authors fail because their rhythm control collapses. It is because many people only know how to say: I don't like it.

This is normal; everyone grabs time to read the parts they like, reading through it smoothly, and unless they feel it is written amazingly, they will leave a comment to cheer.

But when they see something they don't like, most of them can't help but complain a few times.

The most terrifying thing is that many people, once they see it, will think: "Eh! So everyone doesn't like it! Hahaha! Then I'll spray a bit too."

Yes, I have tried it; five minutes after posting a chapter, I started deleting negative reviews, and basically no one scolded this chapter. If I leave the negative reviews, a bunch of people will follow along and spray. Setting the rhythm is actually a very easy thing.

This kind of thing will cause many entertainment novel authors' mentalities to collapse directly, and then be influenced by the readers' comments, making the work deviate more and more as they write.

I dare not say that I am a very mature author, but for the sake of the big picture, I can say very directly—I will not disrupt my rhythm because of book reviews.

At the same time, I can also say that I have never thought about writing filler; there is not a single chapter written for the sake of filler or to slack off.

In the entire Qidian, there are very, very few books with over ten thousand follow-up subscriptions; you can count them on your fingers. This book has had over ten thousand follow-up subscriptions since it went online, which of course comes from writing well.

My current thought is, I used to always tell everyone not to skip chapters. But I am gradually tired of it.

It is better to skip the parts you don't like, the parts you think are filler. Just read what you like.

Anyway, now I will point out the content in many titles, because if the title doesn't point out the content, many people will skip, and then come to the back to scold, saying that my logic is incoherent...

The most speechless thing is that now many people scold the title for being exaggerated, hahahaha, writing everything out clearly.

The book is aimed at the majority of the group, and it is a certain degree of balance and reconciliation based on the tastes of the masses. It is like a dish; some people like it salty and some like it bland. I am a cook, and I control the taste that I think the most people can accept.

Those who love to watch the stage, love to watch the descriptions of TV series and movie content, just watch. If you don't like to watch this part, then don't watch.

Those who love to watch the shock, love to watch the subsequent showing off, just watch. If you don't like to watch, then don't watch.

I write every chapter seriously. I am famous for writing slowly, so don't act like I'm writing to cheat money. How many people in the country are qualified to cheat money to the point of ten thousand follow-up subscriptions? Relying on an unserious attitude to write a book with ten thousand follow-up subscriptions?

Writing this single chapter is actually mainly to let everyone understand what an entertainment novel is, what it means that it is hard to please everyone, and for everyone to understand each other a little more.

I know that there are also a great many entertainment novel writers reading this book, and I hope it can also help everyone's mentality when writing, which can be considered telling peers a little bit of experience, so that everyone does not worry about personal gains and losses.

I will continue to write seriously. If everyone feels that a certain part of the content is not to their taste, then it is just a problem of my level, not a problem of attitude. Moreover, maybe there is a group of people applauding the parts you don't like?

Let's just say this much.