Love Apartment: The All-Around Comedian

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"Oh my god, is this the end of a terrible story?!"

"Author, will you write a second book? Will you be able to bring Biyao back to life in the second book?"

"Author, give me back Biyao! Wouldn't it be so much better to resurrect her and let her live in seclusion with Zhang Xiaofan?!"

"Exactly... author, what were you thinking? You've disappointed me so much!"

"It's always about Biyao! It's so annoying! Xueqi is the main female lead in this book, Biyao is just a supporting character!"

"You're talking nonsense! Biyao is the female lead!"

"The one who said Xueqi was the female lead... just wait, I'll give you a piece of my mind!"

Looking at these comments, Su Mingyang smiled slightly.

The novel "Zhu Xian Sword" has ended.

In the four months that followed, he earned more than three million yuan in royalties.

This is just the money earned during the serialization period.

Even after the work is completed, as long as there are subscribers, you will continue to receive royalties.

Moreover, the profits are far greater than during the serialization period.

In his past life, as far as he knew.

Ten years after one of the works by a top online novelist was completed, he still receives more than 300,000 yuan in subscription royalties every month.

That's absolutely terrifying! However, Su Mingyang believes that once the copyrights for "Zhu Xian Sword" are developed, including physical copies, film and television adaptations, games, etc.

His earnings would not be less than those of one of that author's works.

After replying to the congratulatory message from the little crawler, Su Mingyang rubbed his temples, got up, and went out of the room to get a drink of water.

In the living room.

Lin Wanyu, Chen Meijia, and Hu Yifei sat on the sofa, staring blankly at their phones, looking lost and forlorn.

Upon seeing Su Mingyang, Lin Wanyu asked, "Mingyang, have you read the ending of 'The Immortal Executioner'?"

"You've finished watching it?"

Su Mingyang took a sip of water as he spoke.

"I feel so awful, like there's a stone stuck in my chest."

Lin Wanyu's face was droopy.

"That's normal. That's how I feel after watching a work I like."

Su Mingyang sat down next to her and offered a word of comfort.

Lin Wanyu leaned against his shoulder and sighed.

At this moment, Guan Gu Shenqi walked in, looking grief-stricken, and said, "I didn't expect 'The Immortal Sword' to end so quickly. I haven't had enough yet! My poor Biyao, God is so unfair! He didn't even let Zhang Xiaofan successfully revive her!"

"Guan Gu, you can't blame God for this, you can blame the author."

Chen Meijia said.

"that is...!"

Hu Yifei echoed.

Why blame me?

Su Mingyang smiled leisurely.

"Um"

Upon hearing this, Lin Wanyu, Hu Yifei, Chen Meijia, and Guan Gu Shenqi all looked at him.

Chapter 183 I'm coming clean!

"Mingyang, what do you mean by that?"

Lin Wanyu asked in confusion.

Su Mingyang smiled slightly: "Alright, I'll lay my cards on the table. I am Shi Nian Meng, and I wrote 'The Immortal Executioner'."

""

As soon as he said that...

Everyone was shocked and stared at him with wide eyes.

Lin Wanyu's eyes lit up with excitement.

The author of "The Immortal Sword" is actually Su Mingyang! This surprise is too big! They don't care how popular "The Immortal Sword" is, the main thing is that the novel is really good! Recently, every weekend, they all stay at home and just sit in front of their phones or computers to read it.

On the way home, I didn't want to waste a single minute, glued to my phone like a screen addict.

As a result, Hu Yifei almost fell into a sewer once.

She didn't even look up when a man approached her in the elevator, gave him a few perfunctory replies, and then ignored him.

Chen Meijia was so preoccupied with the plot of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" that she was distracted at work, sometimes squeezing paint onto Guan Gu Shenqi's hair, or... sticking a paintbrush into his mouth.

Guan Gu Shenqi was in a terrible predicament and repeatedly considered firing her! But to be honest, he wasn't much better off.

I stayed up all night reading novels, and my nearsightedness worsened by several tens of degrees.

I won't go into detail about Lin Wanyu; she's a long-time fan of "The Immortal Sword".

All of this is enough to prove the charm of "Zhu Xian Sword".

They never imagined the author was hiding right beside them; it was too surreal! Chen Meijia was stunned for a moment, then asked with a hint of disbelief, "Really? You're not kidding, are you?"

Hu Yifei and the others shared the same thought, looking at Su Mingyang expectantly.

"Okay, I was just kidding."

Hearing Su Mingyang's words, everyone felt a mix of disappointment and relief, but his next sentence made them roll their eyes: "Do you think I'm that bored to make this kind of joke?"

"!!!"

Although Su Mingyang was usually unreliable, he didn't need to exaggerate like this, so everyone chose to believe him, completely bewildered, "Mingyang, why didn't you tell me sooner?"

Lin Wanyu was the first to come to her senses and said, her joy tinged with a hint of resentment. Thinking back to her conversation with Su Mingyang about the author of "The Immortal Sword," she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"I wanted to surprise you; I never expected you'd read this novel."

Su Mingyang smiled.

He would never admit that he was afraid of being coerced.

"Hmph! I think you're just trying to tease me!"

"Nothing."

Su Mingyang: No.

"All right."

Lin Wanyu asked, "Why did you suddenly write such a novel?"

"Write whenever you want."

Su Mingyang nitpicked.

"Well written."

Lin Wanyu nodded, then suddenly remembered something and asked expectantly, "Mingyang, are Biyao and Xueqi based on real people?"

Su Mingyang understood her subtext and didn't know how to answer for a moment, so he simply threw the question back at her: "Wanyu, what do you think? It's time to test your intelligence."

“I’ll have to think about it.”

Lin Wanyu frowned.

"Hmm, think about it slowly."

Su Mingyang's lips curled into a smile.

"You damn dog! Mingyang-jun, I never expected you to be a writer! This is quite a surprise!"

Guan Gu Shenqi realized what was happening and praised him.

"Guan Gu, don't flatter me like that. I don't deserve the title of 'writer.' In industry terms, I'm just a struggling writer."

Su Mingyang said casually.

Don't get me wrong, he hasn't changed his ways, and he wasn't being modest when he said that.

He joined a group for contracted authors, where many big-name authors liked to call themselves "failures" (or "poor guys"), and then watch the real failures' expressions of vomiting blood—a unique way of showing off.

Guan Gu Shenqi, unaware of the intricacies, laughed and said, "Mingyang Jun, don't say that. I really like your 'Zhu Xian Sword,' and I think you are... a great writer."

"All right."

Su Mingyang smiled and shook his head.

Lin Wanyu felt a surge of joy upon hearing Guan Gushen's praise of Su Mingyang.

Seeing that Hu Yifei and Chen Meijia were still in a daze, he sat down next to them and reminded them, "Feifei and Meijia, aren't you surprised that Mingyang wrote 'The Immortal Sword'?"

Her words carried a hint of boasting; all women have vanity, and she was no exception.