A bookstore.
Lu Yang covertly observed the sales situation of two novels.
What frustrated Lu Yang was:
His own "The Thousand-Mile Journey" was selling well, but compared to Chu Kuang's wuxia novel, it was clearly lacking some appeal.
What nearly made Lu Yang cough up blood was:
He also encountered fans of Chu Kuang shouting "Support Lu Yang" while purchasing "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".
Crazy people!
You said you were supporting me?
Feels like you're only supporting me with words?
Shouting so fiercely, yet all they bought was "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils"!
The fiercer the shouting, the more they bought!
Such a trap!
Such a total trap!
Taking a deep breath, Lu Yang calmed himself: "Chu Kuang's sales are indeed impressive, but the Blue Star author rankings take sales as just one reference point. What I need to compete on is reputation, and once my reputation rises, who says sales can't overtake his?"
That's right!
Reputation!