A perfect life starting from a light novel writer

"So, Lao Zei will really become the No. 1 in the history of novels, animation, and comics?"

"It's just a possibility, not an absolute. But the first two volumes of Hunter's single volume have already sold more than 20 million units per volume, and it's only the second volume. Sword Art Online is very stable, after all, the average volume has exceeded 24 million, and the gap to the first place is not too big. If Lao Zei's GGO chapter is well written, it feels like it's just about this GGO chapter. As for the animation field, regardless of whether Lelouch can break the record of Madoka Magica, Lao Zei will be the No. 1 in history anyway."

"This is crazy. I only know that Lao Zei is strong, but it's true that he is so strong. Without these people to count these data, it's completely unrealistic."

"To be honest, I'm looking forward to it. I want to see Lao Zei reach the top of the three industries. I'm excited just thinking about it."

"But in that case, will Lao Zei retire with success! Think about it, he has become the No. 1 in this industry, and he still has the motivation to go Is he making progress in his studies? "

"Earning more than 1 billion a year, I think he is still motivated."

"For him, making money should not be very tempting, he is so rich."

"Who would complain about having too much money? I won't anyway."

"Don't think about Lao Zei with your mortal mindset. He is only 21 years old, still a child, and he still has at least 50 years of golden creation period. According to his creation speed of three works in two years, he can create at least dozens or hundreds of works in his life."

"If that's the case, I won't have any novels, comics, or animations in my life."

"Alas, it's boring. Lao Zei is getting better and better. I don't see the haters coming out to embarrass me recently. I have lost a great pleasure in life."

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"The above, don't go too far. There are many people in this forum. If you say these gloating words, those lurking haters will be furious.

"Oh, so I'll say more. ”

“Haha.”

The summer vacation in July should have been the peak season for the two-dimensional industry. Works in the fields of animation, comics, and novels would be welcomed by students.

In previous years, it was a scene of blooming flowers.

But this year, in most animation, comics, and novel groups in Dragon Country, the discussions you can basically see are about Xia Yan’s works.

Under such circumstances, the fifteenth and sixteenth episodes of Code Geass were broadcast one after another.

As a small boss in the middle of the work, Mao, another geass power owner, only has these three episodes.

In fact, from an objective point of view, the plot of Mao, the mid-term boss, is a little out of the main plot.

The struggle between Code Geass and him is almost of no help to him in overthrowing the Bunitanian Empire.

But the focus of this chapter is still It is portraying CC's inner world, so although some fans think Mao's plot is a bit dragged, more people also find it very interesting.

However, it is reflected in the ratings of the animation.

The ratings of the two episodes are 5.86% and 5.98% respectively, which is very subtle.

It is still hovering around the 6% ratings mark.

The ratings of a work can well reflect the market's recognition of the work.

Even with Xia Yan's current popularity, if the broadcast of the series cannot satisfy the audience, it will be difficult to break the 6% ratings mark.

Xia Yan himself has no idea about this.

It's just that everyone in the company is a little depressed.

After all, Xia Yan's works have always been better and better every week after they are broadcast. For example, the ratings of the fourteenth episode were 5.96%, and the fifteenth episode was only 5.86, which did not increase, but also dropped. This is the first time that the ratings of the show have exceeded 60,000 points.

Many media outlets have reported on this this week, but most of them are sensational articles, and Xia Yan's fans will not be misled by these.

But after the ratings soared to 5.98% in episode 16, the entire industry is full of expectations.

Episode 17.

Will the 17th episode of Code Geass break the 6% ratings?

In late July, after the 17th episode of Code Geass was broadcast, the plot smoothly entered a new chapter.

The Black Knights led by Lelouch and the Imperial Army of Bnitania were in a tense battle. With the addition of Prince Schneizel, Lelouch fell into crisis.

But at the critical moment, Lelouch gave Suzaku a geass order to survive, which made his idea of ​​dying with him go down the drain, and borrowed The opportunity allowed him to escape the enemy's encirclement with himself, and he and Euphemia, Kallen, and Suzaku scattered around the isolated island.

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The plot of this chapter focuses on the brother-sister relationship between Euphemia and Lelouch, as well as the faint acquaintance and love between Euphemia and Suzaku.

After all, before the plot is about to attack Euphemia, she must be given a role so that the knife can be fierce and accurate.

In this work of Lelouch, since the Black Knights led by him integrated almost half of the rebel organizations in the island country, after two months of silence, the Black Knights finally grew to an organization that can confront the Brunitania Empire Army in the island country.

Moreover, in the 18th episode, the Black Knights also officially began to prepare to launch a general attack on the Brunitania Army in the island country.

July passed, and time came to August. The animation plot of Lelouch also entered the late first quarter.

But in the end, this animation did not go as expected by the outside world, like Madoka Magica and Rimwalker, which easily broke through the 6% mark in terms of ratings. Instead, after the ratings increased to 5.9%, it fluctuated around this level.

The 18th episode, which had the highest ratings, had a rating of 5.99%, but after the 19th episode was broadcast, it fell to 5.92%.

For a month, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion has not been able to break through this final ratings barrier for four or five episodes in a row, which has also made many people in the industry feel excited.

Xia Yan's previous two popular animations, Madoka Magica and Edgewalker, were both short winter animations. When they were serialized to about ten episodes, the basic ratings broke 6%. Code Geass: Lelouch is now in the 20th episode and is still hovering at 5.9%.

Although this result is already very impressive, given the outside world's expectations of Xia Yan, this result is definitely not enough.

"That's it? It's been a month, and the ratings haven't broken that point. Has the popularity of this animation reached its limit?"

"It may also be that the fans are aesthetically fatigued. The plot of the animation Code Geass has always revolved around Code Geass's command and operations, and the plot of Madoka alternates with the daily plot. To be honest, after Shirley forgot about Code Geass, I really felt that this animation lacked some flavor. Maybe it's because I am a fan of Shirley."

"But for a month in a row, the ratings have been around 5.9%. To be honest, Xia Yan may be under a lot of pressure. Now there are tens of millions of animation industry practitioners and Anime fans are watching this work, wanting to see when it will break 6% in ratings. Don't let it end up being ridiculous if it doesn't break 6% by then. "

"For a long-running work, it always takes time to accumulate popularity."

"In fact, it's very simple that the ratings haven't broken 6%. It's just that the quality of the work is not that high. I admit that this animation is really good. But the problem is that there is a clear gap between it and Madoka Magica and Edgewalker. Not to mention Madoka Magica's subversion of the existence of magical girls since the third episode, the portrayal of major and minor characters such as Madoka Magica is the main reason for its deification. The same is true for Cyberpunk. The world It's like old wine in a new bottle, but the character design is fine. As for Lelouch, I feel that the characterization is also very interesting, but the plot is too frivolous and not eye-catching enough. "

"Isn't this eye-catching enough?"

"Of course. Although Lelouch's revolutionary career is in full swing, all his partners are alive and well, and they are still classmates in the same school. They go to class during the day, and Suzaku drives several mechas to fight against Lelouch's army at night. Is this a war?"

"Actually, these are not the problem. The point is aesthetic fatigue. The popularity of the early episodes of Lelouch grew rapidly because of the cool drama of Lelouch. The male lead is indeed very charming. But later on, this kind of plot is used too much, and people have become resistant to watching Lelouch's plots of strategizing, and they won't be so excited, so the ratings have not risen. "

"I feel that the plot can't be so bland anymore. The main plot of this work is to overthrow the Bnitanian Empire. In the middle, he fought against the ability user named Mao for three episodes. Now it's finally back to the main plot, and Xia Yan, the old thief, must make a concerted effort!"

In August, after the ratings of Lelouch remained flat for a month, the market's expectations for the ratings of this animation declined, and some random voices emerged like mushrooms after rain.

However

Xia Yan put down the performance report in his hand.

Took a long breath.

It's over.

In the first season of Lelouch, the early foreshadowing plots were basically all passed.

The remaining episodes of the first season are the reason why this animation is enshrined in the parallel world.

The Lelouch animation is completely two levels of works before and after her death in the Euphie arc.

Before Euphie's death, it was a pure and cool animation.

After Yuffie's death, the tragedy of the whole work was fully manifested.

In a week or two, anime fans in Dragon Country will be able to experience this animation, the beginning of the journey to a masterpiece.