Chapter 1

Receiving a text message from the backend, I still can’t believe it—did I really get the featured recommendation?

For a writer, being featured on Qidian is the best proof of recognition from readers, editors, and the website, and it is the highest honor for a writer. Here, I, Xiaomo, sincerely express my deepest gratitude to every reader who has supported me. Without your support, I would never have made it this far.

Next, I want to thank our dear editor, Thirteen, who is straightforward and has a warm personality. She speaks directly but can warm the heart, always encouraging and guiding me. I can say that without Thirteen’s supervision, guidance, and encouragement, this book would not have received such an honor.

Finally, I want to thank Qidian, which is affectionately called "Dian娘" by online writers. It has nurtured one writer after another, allowing many people who once saw no hope to achieve success through online novels and Qidian. I can say that Qidian is the largest cradle of online novels and is still, in my opinion, the most perfect platform.

Now that I have been featured, I have always wanted to say something. Perhaps I am still far from success and far from my dreams, but I still want to talk about the various experiences and feelings since I started writing.

I remember that my first novel last year flopped, and I was very upset. People who knew I wrote novels would always ask me: "Great writer, how much did you earn this month? Have you been published yet?"

Every time, I felt ashamed, because among those mocking me were not only my coworkers but also my relatives. I not only disgraced myself but also my parents...

Life is not a novel, but life is far more dramatic than a novel. The most cliché and tragic thing in novels, being mocked by relatives, happened to me...

As I said above, life is more dramatic than novels. When I was disappointed, this novel, which was comfortingly published, unexpectedly performed very well after being strongly recommended. The subscription numbers were even higher than my income from my regular job...

This unexpected surprise brought me more shock than joy, because my job is very busy. How busy? This job of growing kelp requires at least three months every year, waking up at 3 a.m. every day and working until 6 or 7 p.m., with a workday of 15 to 16 hours...

Was it the job or the novel? Faced with this choice, I decided to take a gamble and chose the novel, which seemed to have both a promising dream and a good income...

However, as I said, life is more dramatic than novels...

Because I was not yet proficient in plot control, my performance plummeted just one week after I started writing professionally... The result was the same as last year, with relatives mocking and teasing me... Ha ha...

This time was even worse than last year, because last year I wrote novels only in my spare time and ignored them when work was busy, but this time it was my full-time job... Ha ha... No one can imagine how a person in their twenties faces such ridicule, especially from relatives...

But I am a person with a strong character and have never been willing to compromise with fate. Faced with failure and hardship, as a man in my twenties, I silently swallowed all the ridicule, white eyes, sarcasm, tears, humiliation, and my parents' embarrassment, letting them ferment in my stomach, using the bloody whip to spur me forward...

Fortunately, through my efforts, the novel’s performance improved and even surpassed the initial level. My income is now much higher than my previous job!

After being featured, I want to talk about the exciting plots to come, like the Green Mountain Academy plot, which makes me tremble with excitement just thinking about it; the sea island aquaculture plot, which is even more exciting because I have a deep understanding of these topics, and I believe it will be even more engaging when written.

Seeing others get featured and make it to the top sales chart, I am now, for the first time, shamelessly asking for support, and it will be the last time. I have always been unwilling to ask for help because it makes me feel undignified and embarrassed, but this time, I have to ask. Please let me make it to the top sales chart, and I will work very hard to write. Let me make it to the chart, and I will make you enjoy it!!!

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