Seeing that Kashinoku Shiyu was actually crying, Ying Lili immediately regretted her words. She hurriedly waved her hands and said somewhat incoherently, "Don't … don't cry, I'm just saying. The book's first sales are so bad, we can slowly revise the plot and work harder on the next volume …"
"Working hard is useless, because I can't find a suitable way to write for the readers."
Kashinoku Shiyu raised her head and looked at Ying Lili, and said in a low voice, "I clearly wrote this light novel in a normal way, and there were no mistakes at all, but the sales proved that everything I wrote was rejected by the readers. This is not as easy as you think …"
At this point, Kashinoku Shiyu's tears had already wet the table in front of her. She picked up her bag on the table and left the cafe with her head lowered.
Watching Kashinoku Shiyu leave, Mu Fan and Ying Lili fell into silence. They sat in their seats, and no one said a word.
At this time, Kashinoku Shiyu would not listen to anyone's advice. At this time, it was better to leave her alone.
The dishes that Kashinoku Shiyu, Mu Fan, and Ying Lili ordered were all served by the maids. However, after Kashinoku Shiyu's tantrum, even the originally hungry Ying Lili lost her appetite. She only drank a few mouthfuls of ice water, and looked at Mu Fan with self-blame and said, "Kashinoku Shiyu, did I go a little overboard just now …"
Mu Fan shook his head and squeezed out a smile on his face. He comforted her and said, "Senior Sister is not such a petty person. This is not your fault, and of course, it's not Senior Sister's fault either. The problem lies in the book's sales. Senior Sister is different from the author who surpassed her, your Silver-sama. Your Silver-sama is a god who found his own weaknesses and made up for them through the accumulation of books one by one. He can withstand setbacks, and he can temper himself through setbacks to become an extraordinary person.
"Theoretically speaking, a god who can write a book and sell millions of copies will have a much firmer understanding of light novels than a god who only writes a single book, no matter if it's in terms of their heart or understanding of light novels. However, Senior Sister is different. She only managed to spread the name 'Kashiko' in her last book. No matter how you look at it, she became famous with one book. However, it was precisely because she became famous with one book that the pressure on her new book increased. Her heart was not firm, and she didn't understand how to present her new book to everyone. She also didn't know what to do if her second book was a flop.
"She finally came up with a new theme after much difficulty, tidied up the mistakes of her previous book, and presented it to everyone. In the end, the readers didn't understand. The reviews in the book review section were not bad, but after the book was published, no one bought it. The sales volume dropped drastically, and her efforts were negated by the readers. This made her feel even worse than if her new book was a flop.
Mu Fan knew that Ying Lili was a good girl. Although she often bickered with Kashinoku Shiyu, it was precisely because of their quarrels that their relationship was very good. Kashinoku Shiyu was not a petty person. Just like Ying Lili, she would not leave in anger because of a few words from the other party.
Therefore, from Mu Fan's point of view, Senior Sister had always been concerned about her new book.
At the end of the day, it was Kashinoku Shiyu who cared too much about the readers' opinions and her new book.
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Hearing Mu Fan's words, Ying Lili did not show any surprise on her face. Instead, she said in disappointment, "This is the first time I've seen Kashiko like that. I hope she can pull herself together soon."
"Don't worry, Senior Sister isn't someone who gives up on herself. Let's eat first."
Mu Fan smiled faintly and motioned for Ying Lili to eat. After all, Ying Lili's arrival at the coffee shop proved that she was hungry. Thinking back to the line of people who had bought the game, Mu Fan understood that Ying Lili probably did not eat breakfast.
Senior Sister was sad and did not eat or drink. However, he could not bring Ying Lili with him.
Of course, although Mu Fan comforted Ying Lili, Mu Fan knew that Kashinoku Shiyu had always been much stronger than others. However, this time, Senior Sister was really sad. Moreover, she was so sad that her heart had given up. This matter would not be over so easily.
However, Mu Fan forgot one thing. Even he knew that Kashinoku Shiyu would not recover so easily. How could Ying Lili, who had been dealing with Kashinoku Shiyu for a long time, not understand Kashinoku Shiyu's character?
In the coffee shop, the two of them were not in a good mood. They only ate a little and left more than half of the food before paying the bill. Because Mu Fan and Ying Lili's houses were on the way, Mu Fan proposed to temporarily help Ying Lili carry the game equipment home.
On the way, Ying Lili's phone suddenly rang.
Ying Lili took out her phone and looked at it. Then, she quickly typed a few words on the screen and put her phone away.
"What's the matter?"
They were silent all the way back from Akihabara. Mu Fan could not help but feel a little embarrassed. Coincidentally, Ying Lili took out her phone this time, so he took the initiative to find a topic to talk about with Ying Lili.
Ying Lili put her phone back into the pocket of her clothes and said softly, "It's nothing important. In half a month, a manga festival will be held in Japan. They hope that all the well-known manga artists in the industry will create a short manga and be judged at the festival. The first place will be given a trophy by the manga industry. Although I have been drawing manga, I am a little famous in the manga industry. So, the person in charge of the manga industry has been hoping that I can participate. However, the festival requires original short manga. You also know that I don't understand the original story, so I plan to participate after familiarizing myself with the original story. There's no hurry for now."
"I see."
Mu Fan nodded. As a doujinshi artist, Ying Lili was not familiar with the original story. Even "A Father's Love Is Like a Mountain" had asked for his help. It was a good thing that she could understand her own shortcomings and find ways to make up for them.
However, his senior was not the same …
Because of the incident at the coffee shop, Mu Fan's heart was constantly thinking about Kashinoku Shiyu. He went to bed after writing his story on the first night. The next day, he logged onto the official website of Dengeki Bunko and looked at the online version of Kashinoku Shiyu's "Magic Academy's Love Guide." In the end, he was shocked to find that Kashinoku Shiyu did not update last night.
From "Love Metronome" to "Magic Academy's Love Guide," Kashiko did not update for the first time.
Of course, many people did not seem to care when they saw that some authors had stopped updating in the book review section. Authors also needed to take a break. They would not mind if they took a break occasionally.
Mu Fan also felt that his senior might have been in a bad mood yesterday and did not update for a day.
She should update the next day, right?
However, the next day, when Mu Fan opened Dengeki Bunko and clicked on "Magic Academy's Love Guide," he found that his senior did not update again.
He waited for another day. On the third day, his senior finally updated. However, when Mu Fan clicked on it and saw the story, he was stunned.
The senior seemed to have suffered a huge blow in her heart. Not only were there typos in the new chapter, but the plot was even more heart-wrenching. It actually wrote that the female lead left because she didn't trust the male lead, and the male lead got drunk and slept with the third female lead in a low-level plot.
After all, Mu Fan had read "Magic Academy's Love Guide," and Kashinoku Shiyu's female lead was smart and farsighted even if she joined the white school. It was impossible for the female lead to have such a low IQ problem. The male lead was not stupid, how could he become the third female lead?
However, it was true that such a heart-wrenching story was written. It attracted countless complaints from readers, and the book review section was filled with scolding.
There were also a few authors in the author's group who did not like Kashinoku Shiyu, who had become great authors at such a young age. They even took the opportunity to remove Kashinoku Shiyu's divinity and deliberately hired the Internet Water Army to flood the comments.
The most frightening thing about online comments was that someone took the lead. Once someone took the lead, others would follow suit and scold. Due to the appearance of the Internet Water Army, the scolding in the book review section could not be controlled. There were hundreds of comments every time it was refreshed.
As the matter with Kashinoku Shiyu became more and more serious, in the end, Mu Fan accidentally saw some comments on C Site. When he clicked on it, he found that this book was even being reviewed by the UP Masters on C Site and other websites. The titles were "The Most Retarded Light Novel Female Lead in History," "The Magic Academy's Love Guide Breaks the Lower Limit of IQ Again," and "The Most Dumbfounded Light Novel in History."
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In short, a series of titles appeared one after another. Within a single day, Senpai became known as the most retarded god-level author in Dengeki Bunko. There were even authors who claimed that Kashiko, who casually wrote light novels, was not qualified to sign the god-level agreement.
"Senpai is not qualified, but an author like you who is jealous of others is. Instead of criticizing others, why don't you use that time to develop yourself?"
After Mu Fan appeared in the author's group and replied to this author, he then angrily turned off his computer.
When he thought about how Senpai cried that day, he lay on his bed tiredly and sighed as he looked at the white ceiling. Although this was the era where ACG culture was the most popular in this world.
However, it was precisely because ACG culture was so popular that Kashiko, a well-known author in Dengeki Bunko, who had even written the anime "Love Metronome," would instantly become a hot topic for comments from readers, UP Masters, and jealous authors whenever she wrote a retarded novel.
In this era, cyber-violence did exist, and it was even scarier than in his previous era. He did not know if Senpai would be able to withstand this blow.
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Time passed quickly. On the fourth day, Mu Fan opened the online version of "The Magic Academy's Love Guide."
Mu Fan was not the only one. At the same time, many readers, UP Masters, and authors who were eagerly preparing new chapters or author explanations discovered that "The Magic Academy's Love Guide" was not updated today.
On the fifth day, "The Magic Academy's Love Guide" was not updated.
On the sixth day, "The Magic Academy's Love Guide" was not updated.
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