My System Forces Me to Live off Women

Chapter 605: Chapter 367: Release and Impact (2)

[We planned to sit with him for a chat and arrange a meal afterwards. His new book was already showing signs of becoming a hit; we all had read it and wanted to exchange thoughts with him. No chance to talk during the meeting, but luckily, we arranged to meet him after... Yes, I managed to join this dinner!]

[We had hotpot for dinner and went to a quiet bar to continue drinking afterwards. Peifeng paid for the hotpot, Red Mao picked up the tab at the bar. Between the four of us, we downed three bottles of baijiu and countless beers and foreign liquor... This guy drinks like hell; we were all puking but he was perfectly fine and even went on stage to show his singing talents, attracting several girls who approached him...]

[Going off topic, let’s talk about his book "Sword and Magic". I heard the manuscript was reviewed by both the female channel editor and the male channel editor. Just the outline was seven to eight hundred thousand words, causing quite a stir in the Endpoint editorial department, but since the book hadn’t been released yet, they kept everything under wraps. It was only after the book was published that I got to see the work, and after reading the first forty Chapters, I posted on Weibo; this is probably the strongest book of 2122.]

[As it turns out, I was too conservative. "Sword and Magic" isn’t just the strongest book this year, but the strongest online novel in the history of Endpoint. If you ask me why "Sword and Magic" is so popular, saying anything now would be hindsight, and previous predictions were just instinctive for veteran authors.]

[Back in the day, Wang Jing watched a rough cut of "The Wandering Earth" and predicted the box office would fluctuate no more than 20%; Gregory Peck saw Hepburn and knew "Roman Holiday" could win an Oscar. I’ve worked as an electrician for so many years, just a touch and I know if there’s power...]

[Back to the topic, the most controversial point within the circle for "Sword and Magic" right now is whether the book has been marketed. It surely has, but unlike the crude and often criticized ’cheating-style data brushing’, they used external traffic methods, which I think are quite good. They don’t harm other authors and can bring a new readership to online literature. Unfortunately, most can’t learn this; Li Peifeng personally drew his character illustrations, composed several theme songs, and participated in filming trailers, directing and starring himself... Among the writers I know, none is as multi-talented as him. Oh right, he also opened a short video studio; how can anyone learn to funnel traffic from short videos like him? Without the skills!]

[But no matter how much exposure and traffic it drew, even if it were advertised on the news broadcast, when it comes down to it, the work still has to stand the test. "Sword and Magic" can achieve its current reputation and success because of this.]

[I’m following this book; anyway, I think it’s incredibly impressive. Whether it’s in writing, creativity, power system, world-building... I can’t write in any aspect; the feeling it gives me is similar to Huanzhu Master’s "Shushan", with only amazement upon finishing. To quote Yu Hua; Damn, how can it be written so brilliantly, damn!]

[Let me make another prediction, "Sword and Magic" will make literary history in online literature, and might even change the current literary evaluation system... Alright, enough boasting, Peifeng if you see this, next time I’m in the Capital, remember to treat me to a nice meal, something expensive, at least worthy of my over a thousand-word PR article!!]

"Certainly~"

Seeing the senior help him hit back, Li Peifeng felt a lot less angry and smiled, leaving a comment on Frog’s response.

Below Frog, there was another veteran online literature figure: Old Wu.

This one is even more heavyweight, a platinum author at Endpoint, specializing in urban themes, and like Frog, besides being a writer he’s also a big name on Zhihu, with a similar number of followers; both have dined and drunk with Li Peifeng at the annual meeting. He also came to lend support on this topic...

[Old Wu: Whether "Sword and Magic" is marketed or not is irrelevant, if you think it’s not worth all the attention that’s your own problem, this world doesn’t operate based on your individual will! Understand?]

[The quality of the work speaks for itself, everything else is just noise. If you act shady in my book reviews, you don’t have to wait for other readers to comment; my operations officer will send you a package of post-deletion and banishment straight away.]

["Sword and Magic" is definitely a pioneering work, departing from traditional Western fantasy DND rules, yet showing traces of it; it seems to have a shadow of sci-fi but missing predecessors’ norms; its power system is as idealistic as that of Xianxia, yet neither entirely here nor there. Hearing this, you might think it’s a nonsensical hodgepodge, but in fact, the book cleverly and rigorously integrates these elements, making people exclaim in amazement. This is brilliant; a fantasy world doesn’t mean pure nonsense, "Sword and Magic" is crazy creative yet offers a logic you can’t refuse and must accept.]

[To be honest, I always thought Peifeng was on drugs to write such a novel, but after seeing him in person, watching the young man look more spirited than I did at eighteen, my doubts were dispelled...]

[Frog said "Sword and Magic" will change the current literary evaluation system, which seems exaggerated, but I rather agree. Not just because of the extraordinary influence of this work, but also because Peifeng is currently a part of this system; he conducts literary research, and I’ve interacted with his mentor Zhao Qingge several times. Moreover, traditional literature figures gather at the North China Normal University, if Peifeng continues to write online literature while furthering his studies and entering academia, it’s sure to bring about some changes, which I look forward to!]