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Chapter 980: Chapter 1000 Remember to take a bulletproof car when you go out Chapter 980: Chapter 1000 Remember to take a bulletproof car when you go out No one could have expected Chu Kuang’s “The Return of the Condor Heroes” to have such a sick and twisted plot!

And with public outrage reaching boiling point, every major field was shocked!

The entire publishing world caused a great uproar!

“What on Earth is Chu Kuang doing, anyway? If he had just honestly written this sequel, even if the plot wasn’t as good as ‘The Legend of the Condor Heroes,’ the readers would have been completely willing to go along with it. So why did he have to come up with such an absurd plotline?”

“Is he having a spat with money?”

“Is he not on speaking terms with sales?”

“This is clearly saying he doesn’t give a damn about his readers!”

“In the past, when you mentioned Chu Kuang, people in the industry would joke that he always went against the readers, but I always thought it was just a joke. It’s only today I’ve realized he really does oppose the readers on purpose. This ‘The Return of the Condor Heroes’ is simply written to disgust readers!”

“Even I’m repulsed!”

“Although this plot is indeed unacceptable, as a competitor, I still want to pay my respects to Silver Blue Books in silence. Entrusted with such a capricious supreme god, the editors can’t hold Chu Kuang back at all.”

…

Meanwhile,

the television industry is full of mixed emotions and even a sense of relief!

“What the hell is this? Would it kill him to write a decent book? Why go for this kind of storyline? Does Chu Kuang have some artsy-fartsy disorder, thinking that this is more profound?”

“Profound my ass!”

“What era are we in that someone would still write such degrading plots for female characters? Should I be glad that Chu Kuang didn’t sell the rights of ‘The Return of the Condor Heroes’ to our company?”

“Thank God we didn’t buy it!”

“How would we even film it?”

“Just this in the novel, even a mere passage of text, is enough to nauseate readers. If we actually filmed it, wouldn’t the audience come throw rotten eggs at our company’s front doorstep?”

“If we had actually bought it, we would be crying. Who would watch this crap?”

…

In the martial arts fiction circle,

writers of the wuxia genre were dumbfounded!

“Is there some special reason behind this? How could Chu Kuang write such a plot? Even a novice writer knows that cuckolding is an absolute taboo!”

“What exactly is he trying to do?”

“Has he become arrogant, thinking that with his current strength, no matter how cruel the writing, the readers will accept it?”

“There were readers who asked for more cruelty before.”

“Those readers asked for it, but who is Chu Kuang? They’re not the ones to provoke him. If he really started being cruel, who could stand it?”

“I’m so angry I could spit blood!”

“Martial arts fiction was finally looking up, so why did he have to do this? If he doesn’t change the plot, he might actually face a boycott from readers for many years or even his own reputation as the old rascal could be completely destroyed!”

…

At this time, the media had already dropped their jaws, and the news directly referred to Chu Kuang as “old rascal”!

Headlines were flying everywhere!

“Has Chu Kuang, the old rascal, lost his mind?”

“The Most Resentful Author in History Is Born!”

“What exactly did the old rascal write that got readers across six continents cursing?”

“Universal Derision!”

“The Return of the Condor Heroes’ new villain Little Dragon Maiden humiliated; readers claim they’ll crowdfund to find Chu Kuang’s address!”

“Old rascal sparks fury; how will he clean up this mess?”

“Huang Rong ruined, Little Dragon Maiden insulted, Yang Guo crippled, the old rascal’s most unacceptable book to readers since his debut is born!”

…

And amidst the continuous curses,

readers started to take to the streets in protests!

A large group of readers demanded refunds for “The Return of the Condor Heroes” outside bookstores!

The doors of Silver Blue Books were also besieged by a large number of readers!

Banners demanding “Change the Plot, Chu Kuang!” were raised one after another!

Silver Blue Books’ PR department had already sprung into action!

Various prepared press releases were desperately pushed out!

Things like, “The reason everyone is so angry is ultimately because of the so-called virginity complex,”

and “Love is pure.”

They also stated “To love someone is to love their soul.”

Some press releases even tried to play the role of sensible netizens, suggesting “Love can transcend material and physical entities.”

Unfortunately.

Such press releases simply couldn’t offer any consolation to readers!

Countless people angrily stated, “We won’t accept any form of whitewashing,” “Internet trolls, go wash up and sleep,” “I don’t believe there are still true fans out there protecting this old rascal.”

Clearly, the public relations strategy to whitewash had failed.

Online cursing didn’t decrease at all, but rather intensified as more people saw the plot of “The Return of the Condor Heroes” and made an uproar!

…

Jin Mu’s phone was blowing up!

Under tremendous pressure, Silver Blue Books proactively discussed the possibility of Chu Kuang changing the storyline.

Even though Chu Kuang had already taken precautionary measures.

In the end,

The unsuspecting Jin Mu sighed, “I also hope he changes the plot, but the problem is I can’t even contact him now.”

“What a sin!”

The person on the other end hung up the phone in anger and grief.

He put down the phone.

Jin Mu looked at Lin Yuan with fiery eyes: “Boss, we can’t suppress it anymore, this time it’s different, the readers really can’t accept it.”

Yes.

At that time, Lin Yuan was at the studio.

He couldn’t possibly stay away from the studio for days, leaving Jin Mu to face all this alone.

Though when he arrived at the studio today, he was almost beaten up by an unrestrained Jin Mu.

Even then, there was still some small revenge.

For example, Jin Mu had added a bit of sugar to the tea he made for Lin Yuan today, which tasted really strange.

In fact, Lin Yuan himself was somewhat helpless.

The plot of the Little Dragon Maiden being humiliated was written very subtly, Jin Yong was very restrained.

In his narrative, he deliberately chose a plain and brief approach, attempting to minimize the readers’ backlash.

Clearly, he also knew:

Readers inherently reject such storylines.

And Lin Yuan knew how big the commotion online and in real life was; he had no choice but to respond.

The first one to respond was Jin Mu.

“Three days.”

Lin Yuan estimated the time it would take for the first batch of readers to finish “The Return of the Condor Heroes,” then spoke to Jin Mu:

“In three days, perhaps there will be a turn in public opinion.”

Jin Mu was stunned, unsure where Lin Yuan’s confidence came from: “Will it be like with Poirot before, where the readers figure it out on their own?”

Lin Yuan said, “There will always be some who figure it out, you can continue reading as well, and we’ll talk after you’ve finished.”

Jin Mu: “…”

So you’re also watching to see how it goes, huh?

The problem is, reader riots aren’t always resolved by just letting things take their course!

As the saying goes:

Nothing should be done to excess.

Starting with the Biyao incident, to the death of Poirot, to the readers’ riot over Sherlock Holmes.

Chu Kuang had done this three times already!

Who would have thought Chu Kuang would do it a fourth time, and the situation seemed even worse than the previous three.

Alright.

Actually, it’s not to say that this time the situation is definitely worse than before.

Mainly because Chu Kuang’s influence was growing, the readership was larger, so this riot looked crazier than before—

If a little-known author wrote this, readers would at most curse a bit and then abandon the book.

“Fine then.”

Jin Mu sighed: “I’ll continue reading in a bit, and in three days, if there is no change for the better, then you seriously consider revising the text.”

Lin Yuan didn’t reply.

And that evening, the Chairman also gave Lin Yuan a call: “Don’t go out these days.”

Lin Yuan: “…”

The Chairman added, “If you really need to go out, remember to take the car I gave you, it can actually stop bullets.”

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PS: I was held up by something today, so the update is late, but I’ll keep writing.