Honkai Impact 3rd: Join Anti-Entropy at the start and dominate the entertainment industry.

He couldn't remember many of the children who left the orphanage back then; he could only say that time flies and the years wait for no one.

He has no parents, and in his eyes, everyone in the orphanage is his family. Bai Qianqu is never stingy when it comes to his family.

He planned to buy some things and go back with Ellie once he received the proceeds from the song.

And next month is October, which means there will be a long holiday and I'll have plenty of time.

Having made up her mind, Bai Qianqu opened the system store and began looking for the next song.

He wouldn't let temporary victory go to his head. He also remembered that to become a B-level composer, one must have three songs with over a million downloads. He already had one song that met the requirement, and that song had already reached over 20 million downloads, which was considered exceeding the target.

But there's no way around it; the rule is that you only need three songs to surpass one million downloads. Even if you have one song with over 100 million downloads, it won't count.

This rule is mainly to prevent some people from getting lucky and accidentally writing a good song and then seizing a high position. Three songs, no more and no less, are just enough to prove that the person truly has talent and learning.

Bai Qianqu naturally had no objections. Although the custom song he wrote for Tianming had not yet been released, he was very confident in it and thought that breaking a million copies would be no problem.

So he only has one song left. Since he only needs to break one million, he doesn't plan to spend too much money on customizing it. Anyway, breaking ten million and breaking one million are the same. He just wants to focus on cost-effectiveness.

After browsing through the vast selection of songs, Bai Qianqu felt dizzy and couldn't make up her mind for a moment.

It's not hard to pick out a good song; the hard part is picking out a mediocre one from among the good ones.

However, Bai Qianqu was not in a hurry. Anyway, there were still several months left in the year, so he had plenty of time to choose.

Just as he was about to shut down the system, it suddenly beeped.

[Ding, host currently has nothing to do. New task issued—Novelist!]

[Novelist: As an artist, how can you forget literary works? Please commission a novel and publish it! The in-game store has opened a novel section for you!]

[Mission Completed: Reward: One 10-pull lottery draw!]

[Mission Failed: Host's hand speed has been reduced to a snail's pace; say goodbye to the five-finger magic!]

Bai Qianqu's forehead was covered in black lines. This system is really cunning. If a man's hand speed is not fast, wouldn't he be useless?

He looked at the mall and, sure enough, found a new "Novels" section.

Upon opening the link, Bai Qianqu's eyes lit up.

All the famous literary works from the original world are collected here, and not only novels, but also many literary masterpieces, such as "Journey to the West", "Dream Pool Essays", "Jin Xi Mei" and so on.

Wait, what's that last book?

Bai Qianqu glanced at the price and gasped.

Good grief, this system is really a rip-off; the price is set so high.

However, upon further reflection, Bai Qianqu felt somewhat relieved. Although the book was considered a banned book, it depicted the lives of ordinary people at the time through its descriptions of Ximen Qing and his family's sinful lifestyle. Featuring common people as the main characters, the book exposed the darkness and corruption of feudal society in a vivid and multifaceted way through its multi-layered portrayal.

In this respect, even "Water Margin" is somewhat inferior. Many people regard it as an obscene book, which can only be described as a very one-sided view.

Of course, after thinking all this, Bai Qianqu did not intend to commission this book. After all, the main purpose of writing a book is to reach the general public. Only books that the general public can understand can be popularized and more people will be willing to buy them.

To put it bluntly, it means it can be sold for more money.

Therefore, for her first book, Bai Qianqu decided to write a popular novel.

He looked around and finally his gaze settled on a book.

"The King's Avatar is the one."

As an online game novel that has been permanently collected by the National Library of China, this book has received countless honors. The fact that it is the first book in the history of online literature to have a thousand alliances is enough to make it stand out from the crowd.

Moreover, this book not only has a large following of readers, but also has extremely high IP value. It has been adapted into anime and movies, and related music, figurines, and merchandise have emerged one after another.

This book even ranked fourth on the IP value list, which speaks volumes.

Although the customized version of this book wasn't cheap, Bai Qianqu gritted her teeth and decided to buy it.

On the one hand, they saw the commercial value of the book; on the other hand, Bai Qianqu herself was one of the book's loyal fans. When she was in school, she put in a lot of effort to follow the book, such as secretly reading it under the covers with a small flashlight.

The custom price for this book is a full two million, which is naturally beyond Bai Qianqu's current financial resources. Fortunately, the system also noticed this and then said:

[This is the host's first time creating a novel, therefore the price of the first book is 75% off for a limited time! Only 5 minutes left!]

Bai Qianqu counted on her fingers.

The price is 200 million, but with a 75% discount, it's 150 million.

Chapter 51 Customized Novel

Upon hearing this, Bai Qianqu almost cursed out loud.

The system is afraid that people can't afford it, but it's also afraid that they'll have too much money left over!

I spent 50 yuan to customize "The Year in a Hurry" last time, and now I only have 150 million yuan left in my pocket. Now the system is planning to take it all away at once. It's simply inhuman!

However, Bai Qianqu ultimately still ordered "The King's Avatar" from the system. There was no other way; if she didn't buy it during this limited-time offer, the next order would cost two million.

He simply couldn't afford it.

[Customization complete! "The King's Avatar" has been sent, please check for receipt!]

Just as Bai Qianqu was waiting hopefully for the complete novel to appear, she found that apart from having all the chapters of the novel in her mind, there was nothing else.

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Wait, System, you don't mean you want me to type out the whole book with my own hands, do you?"

Yes, this system is only responsible for teaching the host the entire book's memorization. If a finished product is required, the host must write it personally.

A big question mark appeared above Bai Qianqu's head.

The complete novel "The King's Avatar" has 53498 million words!

Write it out word by word? That would take forever!

Isn't this going to kill me?

At first, I thought I was getting a great deal with a 75% discount, but I never expected it to be such a huge trap!

Creating a song is much simpler than this. Others can write lyrics and music in minutes, but your five million words...

Bai Qianqu immediately wanted to return the goods.

However, it's clear that the system won't let him have his way.

Sorry, all items sold through this system are non-refundable and non-exchangeable!

"You swindler! Don't you understand the seven-day no-questions-asked return policy?"

【don't know. 】

Bai Qianqu was speechless. The thought of writing more than five million words suddenly diminished her motivation.

Perhaps sensing that Bai Qianqu lacked motivation, the system's voice rang out again.

[No need to worry, just pay 100,000 to permanently unlock the "Tentacle Monster" mode, and writing 100,000 words a day will be a piece of cake!]

"Tentacle monster state?" Bai Qianqu's expression was somewhat strange. "There's such a buff?"

"Wait a minute! System, are you trying to scam me out of my money again?"

This system operates with integrity, and all transactions are based on voluntary participation.

Bai Qianqu gritted his teeth, but he also knew that if he wanted to finish a five-million-word novel without the system's buff, relying solely on his clumsy writing skills, who knew how long it would take.

Moreover, 100,000 isn't too expensive. Once my dividends come in, I'll definitely give myself a boost as soon as possible.

With that in mind, Bai Qianqu turned on his computer, but instead of writing a novel, he began searching for novel platforms in this world.

In the original world, online novels are uploaded and published on various platforms. As long as you register an author account, create a novel, upload chapters and pass the review, you can apply for a contract after reaching a certain word count. After the contract is approved, you can earn money from readers' subscriptions once the novel is published.

Of course, there is another model, which is the so-called free novels. As long as readers occasionally watch the ads or buy VIP, they can read novels for free.

Most novels are published online, and very few are published as physical books, because online novels are indeed more convenient to read than physical books, and the cost is also lower.

Bai Qianqu initially thought the world was like this, but he soon realized he was wrong.

In this world, physical books and online novels are developing in tandem! Their market share is almost identical!

This surprised Bai Qianqu, but he soon discovered the reason.

People in this world place a very high value on art, and their artistic literacy is also very strong. Coupled with a strong awareness of copyright and a monitoring system, piracy is difficult to survive.

The prices of physical books and online novels are almost the same. People are happy to buy a physical book to read and keep as a collectible after they finish reading it.

Furthermore, online novel authors often hold book signing events, which further enhances the perceived value of physical books in the minds of readers.

Of course, you can also choose to publish your novel in the form of online articles, which has obvious advantages.

It has low trial-and-error costs, is suitable for large-scale promotion, and has a lower barrier to entry.

Many new authors prefer to publish their online novels first, and then switch to publishing physical books after they have achieved some success.

After thinking about it, Bai Qianqu decided to release the physical book directly.

"The King's Avatar" has already been tested countless times by the market, and this time it has been shown to be an excellent novel that can withstand the test of readers.

Bai Qianqu became too lazy to publish web novels anymore. He was slowly writing four thousand words a day, which wasn't annoying for him, but his readers were probably getting impatient.

Why not just publish physical books, releasing a hundred or so chapters at a time? He'd enjoy writing them, and the readers would enjoy reading them too.

After making up her mind, Bai Qianqu created a new folder and typed four words on the keyboard—

The King's Avatar.

At the end of the workday, when Bai Qianqu was leaving get off work, she realized that she had only written four thousand words.

This made him incredibly ashamed; it had taken him a full four hours to write only four thousand words.

Moreover, this is a direct copy.

Calling him clumsy is an understatement.

It seems I'll have to spend that 100,000 even if I don't want to.

Just as Bai Qianqu was getting ready to apply the ointment, Bronya called.

"Chiku, are you free tonight? Let's go out for dinner together."

Bai Qianqu was overjoyed to hear that she could get a free meal and immediately agreed.

He was just thinking about what flavor of instant noodles he should eat when he got home tonight.

Bai Qianqu quickly went downstairs and found Xi'er, who was carrying a guitar, standing at the door waiting for her. She waved excitedly at her when she saw her.