Dear friends, the third book of the Taishi series, Heaven's Grace VI Xiao Ting Lan, is finally on the market. You can pre-order it by searching Dangdang or following the instructions in the comments section. This time, it's still a famous cover with exquisite binding. The book comes with a hand-drawn poster and bookmark. These are all old tunes, so I'll emphasize the benefits this time:
This time, Dangdang is providing autographed copies, please note! It's not the printed autograph of the past, it's a real autograph, it's a gift of love that I almost broke my claws.
To give everyone a surprise, Yue Yueji sent us the inner pages before binding it. I signed them one by one, and it took me a whole day and night to complete the task. In order to get it on the market as soon as possible, I hurriedly sent SF Express to pre-order it in the middle of the month. Normal autographed copies usually only have a few hundred, but I feel that if I want to give it, I have to show some sincerity and give everyone some hope. Therefore, 2000 autographed copies will be randomly distributed by Dangdang. Those who want autographed copies will have hope. But according to my analysis, from a convenience point of view, there will be more autographed copies in the early stages. The earlier you buy it, the higher the chance of getting an autographed copy. Also, to give appropriate feedback to the readers, I specially signed some "blessed edition" autographed copies. Other than autographs, there will also be blessings. Readers who buy this special edition will receive a gift from me personally. Everyone can look at my Weibo for the specific instructions and gifts.
Oh, it's time to test your luck. Those who want autographed copies, I wish you luck!
Oh right, I almost forgot to remind you, the complete Feng Qing series will be published in four books. Smart people should know from the word count. Smiling Daughter has a total word count of 1.8 million, and three books have been published. Feng Qing has 360,000 more words than Smiling Daughter, which is close to the word count of one book. Therefore, there will be a fourth book later.
Here's the reason why there will be four books. I once thought that Feng Qing would only be published in three books. From my point of view, I really didn't want the readers to spend an extra forty kuai. Because of this, I and the publishing company initially decided to publish three books. But in the end, Feng Qing's full text reached 2.16 million, and the extra words had to be deleted to be able to publish three books. Also, because Feng Qing wanted to publish the book in its original form, the first two books were not edited at all. This caused the pressure to be shifted to the last book. Can you imagine, how many words were deleted? In the second half of a million words, if five or six hundred thousand words were deleted, what would the book look like?
Needless to say, it was top-heavy, fragmented, and unwritten. With the story destroyed, the collection value of the book was gone, and the collection of the previous books became meaningless. The reader will understand the gains and losses.
So I hesitated for a long time between saving the reader forty dollars and ruining the collection. Publishing three books would ruin the book, and publishing four books would be too risky, putting the publishing house in a difficult position. The current publishing situation is not good, and everyone is under a lot of pressure. I really have no reason to ask others to bear the risk for me.
In the end, I chose to give up a portion of my own profits in exchange for the publisher's agreement to publish four novels. There's no need to talk about the specifics. No matter how much I bear, it's what I should do. There's no need to flaunt it. It's my fault to let the readers spend an extra forty dollars. It's the author's duty to save money for the readers. I'm sorry that I didn't do it well this time. I'm sorry that I love Tai Shi too much, and she is a special existence in my heart. So, I can't bear to see the set that belongs to her become fragmented and messy. I'm sorry that I want to maintain the feeling of collecting the book for my readers, and I don't want the previous books to lose their meaning. When a story is chosen as a collection, the expectation is for perfection. That's what I think, and I greedily hope for your approval.
All these words are for the readers who are willing to collect Tai Shi, and are willing to record the unique beauty of a woman in black and white. I know that I need support. Today, the publishing market is bleak, and everyone is under a lot of pressure. I should try my best to appeal and plead. I should do all I can to kneel down and beg. I should try my best to pull on your sleeves and beg. I should not let go of any opportunity to sell my books. But I still think that you have given me enough. Everything else is up to fate. What I can give is my greatest sincerity, my most sincere heart, and my most grateful gratitude. It doesn't matter if we stand together in the future, it doesn't matter if these books end up in your hands. As long as you have come, read, and listened to me seriously, I can't ignore you.
Thank you, everyone, for your patience. Thank you, everyone, for every bit of support you've given me. You've given me a wider and wider path to be able to walk to where I am today and to continue on my path. Blessings may seem vague, but they can't express it: I only hope that each and every one of you will be better than me on the road ahead.
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