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Chapter 1480: Chapter 1214 Stirring Up Trouble

Thinking about this issue, Lin Yuan instinctively logged into Chu Kuang’s blog account.

Beep beep beep.

The blog’s backend messages kept buzzing non-stop.

Lin Yuan was already used to it; he received countless private messages daily on his various accounts.

Not just private messages.

Every day, many people mentioned him.

And look.

Someone just mentioned him now:

[I’ve long admired @Chu Kuang’s sci-fi work “The Wandering Earth,” and today I spent a few hours reading it all in one go. I deeply respect Chu Kuang’s sci-fi level and can’t help but want to befriend him through writing. I hereby invite Chu Kuang to a Literary Duel based on my new sci-fi book.]

This is a sci-fi writer from Qi Continent.

His name is Duanwu Ming, and he seems to have many fans.

Usually, when Lin Yuan sees such mentions, he just glances over them because too many people mention him in similar formats.

However, today, seeing such a message made Lin Yuan ponder.

Huh?

Sci-fi?

This person reminded Lin Yuan.

Chu Kuang’s new book could be in the sci-fi genre.

In comparison.

There’s not much choice left in the fairy tale genre;

The choice space for the fantasy genre is also limited;

As for martial arts, Lin Yuan has almost exhausted Jin Yong’s works;

And in terms of mystery, Chu Kuang is almost invincible in that realm;

There’s no such issue with sci-fi.

Firstly, the foundation for sci-fi is big enough, being one of the most popular novel types on Blue Star.

Secondly, Chu Kuang has written few sci-fi novels, so there’s broader space to choose and play with than other genres.

Alright!

This is it!

With the genre type determined, the remaining tasks become much easier, simply a matter of selecting a specific work: “Why not just bring out Big Liu’s The Three-Body Problem series?”

Okay.

That’s not quite appropriate.

The Three-Body Problem series is the pinnacle of Liu Cixin’s sci-fi works.

Not to mention that it’s too lengthy to be suitable for online serialization.

Even if it’s forcibly done, once this work comes out, the impact of Big Liu’s other works would be diminished.

Moreover.

Actually, the characters and logic in “The Three-Body Problem” were already foreshadowed in Big Liu’s earlier works.

To truly understand the story and ideas of The Three-Body Problem series, readers should actually read Big Liu’s previous works as well.

Thinking this way.

Lin Yuan found his direction.

Let’s start with Big Liu’s other works; this sci-fi master has quite a number of excellent medium and short stories.

For example, “The Wandering Earth,” which Lin Yuan previously released, is one of Big Liu’s works.

This time, let’s start with “The Village Teacher”!

This is one of Big Liu’s more entry-level sci-fi works, with a very low reading threshold, yet the quality is exceptionally good.

Thinking like this.

Lin Yuan’s phone suddenly rang, it was Jin Mu calling.

“Uncle Jin.”

“Now that so many celebrities in Qin Continent have been roped in, it’s about time for Chu Kuang or Shadow to make a move, right?”

“Chu Kuang is preparing a new book.”

“So quickly? Then I have a suggestion. If it’s inconvenient to implement, just forget it.”

“What’s the suggestion?”

“For example, since Chu Kuang is writing a new book, you could create some buzz for it, that’ll attract more people.”

“Buzz?”

“I don’t know what specific buzz could be in the new book; you’ll have to figure that out yourself.”

“Got it!”

“You really got it?”

“You mean to create news, preferably big news!”

“Create big news? Well, you’re not wrong to say it that way…”

“Then that’s it.”

Jin Mu seemingly wanted to say something more, but Lin Yuan, who indicated he already understood, directly hung up.

It’s just buzz.

Very easy to understand.

Social platforms value a buzzworthy topic the most.

As long as Chu Kuang’s new book turns the blog into such a topic, that will suffice.

As for how to create this buzzworthy topic?

Lin Yuan smiled, looking at the sci-fi writer who made a grand mention of him on the blog, wanting to have a Literary Duel with Chu Kuang.

Literary Duel!

This Duanwu Ming reminded him.

Literary Duels were a fine tradition that grew in the literature scene in Yan Continent.

Since Yan Continent joined the grand merger on Blue Star, this tradition of Literary Duels has spread globally!

It’s not just the literature scene.

Various major art fields also enjoy using such Literary Duels to decide winners and losers.

Especially after Blue Star’s various fields released their rankings, these fields became even more enthusiastic about Literary Duels.

Because it’s the easiest way to boost personal rankings, not to mention the promotional qualities inherently present in Literary Duels.

As long as the dueling parties are famous enough.

The news frenzy from both sides will definitely explode!

After all.

Who doesn’t love a good fight?

Lin Yuan, who was quite familiar with Literary Duels, had previously engaged in more than one with other writers, and the publicity effect was truly outstanding.

That being the case.

For the sake of Jin Mu’s so-called buzz, to make the blog Blue Star’s main topic, why not launch another wave of Literary Duels?

I really am a clever little rascal.

Lin Yuan smiled at the corner of his mouth as he opened the comment section of Duanwu Ming’s activity, the sci-fi writer who mentioned him.

…

Duanwu Ming’s account comments section.

“Another writer actively seeking a Literary Duel with the old rascal.”

“Teacher Duanwu, give it up.”

“The old rascal won’t respond to this kind of Literary Duel invitation.”

“There’s always someone on Blue Star looking for a Literary Duel with Chu Kuang, and I’ve never seen him respond. Although Teacher Duanwu is a big name in Qi Continent’s sci-fi, the old rascal probably won’t respond either.”

“Is the old rascal afraid of losing?”

“It’s definitely not that the old rascal fears losing a Literary Duel, mainly because too many people across Blue Star’s continents invite him to duel. If he agreed to all, even writing a book a day wouldn’t suffice, just the exhaustion would wear him out.”

“Didn’t someone do the stats before.”

“Chu Kuang the old rascal is the writer on Blue Star who receives the most literary duel invitations!”

“Hahaha, mainly because the old rascal is so disliked. Everyone knows that if you can beat the old rascal even once, even if it’s just good luck, you’ll get global attention, essentially a ticket to the top, and your writer ranking will definitely soar!”

“Even if you lose, it’s not a loss.”

“Dueling with the old rascal, whether you win or lose, will significantly boost your fame, and your work will get massive attention!”

“Some writers even pin their literary duel invitations to the old rascal at the top for a long time, among them are top-tier authors in various fields. However, it’s mostly useless, but they do get quite a bit of attention, so they manage to leech some buzz?”

“But most of the writers who invite Lin Yuan to a literary duel are sci-fi authors.”

“Why?”

“Because the old rascal’s talent in detective, martial arts, and fairy tale novels is unbeatable, and dueling is tantamount to seeking trouble. Only in sci-fi does the old rascal’s strength, though strong, not reach a crushing level.”

“No wonder most of them are sci-fi writers challenging him!”

“In other fields, there’s no hope of winning, but in sci-fi, there’s a chance to beat the old rascal. If you do, it’ll be explosive news, especially considering the old rascal’s past duels have a 100% win rate!”

…

Lin Yuan looked at these comments, his expression somewhat peculiar.

Heh.

Am I really that popular among literature duel enthusiasts?

Although he gets tagged for a duel every now and then, Lin Yuan never really paid much attention.

So Chu Kuang is quite desirable, huh.

Lin Yuan felt delighted.

Isn’t this the big news I’ve been looking for?

Alright!

Then I’ll indulge you all!

By the way, this Duanwu Ming seems pretty well-known, a big shot in the Qi Continent’s sci-fi world?

Clatter clatter.

Typing swiftly on the keyboard.

Lin Yuan directly responded in Duanwu’s comment section:

“Sure.”

The comment section was instantly abuzz!

Chu Kuang’s name is just too eye-catching!

All bystanders recognized it immediately!

Duanwu Ming’s fans were instantly as if they’d been injected with adrenaline:

“What the heck?”

“This is actually the real deal!?”

“I almost thought it was a fake until I clicked into his homepage!”

“It’s really the old rascal!”

“The old rascal accepted Mr. Duanwu’s duel invitation!?”

“Awooo!”

“Congratulations to Duanwu Ming for hitting the trending list!”

“Congratulations, Mr. Duanwu!”

“Go for it, Mr. Duanwu, the old rascal hasn’t dueled anyone in years, you’ve got to seize the opportunity. Once it’s over, it’s gone!”

“Big news!”

“Chu Kuang the old rascal is going to duel with Duanwu Ming!”

Excitement all around.

Some netizens took screenshots.

The news quickly spread across the entire internet.

Meanwhile.

Duanwu Ming was partying with several friends, a group of people carousing with girls.

Suddenly.

One of the friends holding a phone suddenly jumped up: “Duanwu, you’ve been acknowledged by the old rascal!”

“What?”

Duanwu Ming, who was a bit tipsy, was exchanging life stories with the girl in his arms. Hearing this, he sobered up completely!

The other friends also looked at their phones in surprise:

“Damn!”

“It’s true!”

“He responded in your comment section!”

“Congratulations!”

“You’re damn lucky!”

“If you win this round, you’ll soar!”

“Chu Kuang the old rascal is impressive, whatever he writes is great, but in sci-fi, he doesn’t have crushing strength!”

“That’s right, Chu Kuang’s most impressive work is ‘The Martian Rescue’. ”

“That novel is excellent, but compared to top sci-fi authors, it’s just okay.”

He accepted!?

Duanwu Ming pushed the girl in his arms aside.

The girl who was pushed away looked bewildered.

So these people are writers, huh? Turns out writers are no good, his hands were all over just now.

But they were just talking about Chu Kuang the old rascal?

Duanwu Ming may not be familiar to her, but Chu Kuang the old rascal is a household name!

At this moment.

Duanwu Ming turned around and left.

His friends were in a hurry: “Where are you going?”

Duanwu Ming was anxious too: “I’m going to write a new book!”

His friends were dumbfounded: “You challenged Chu Kuang, and your new book isn’t finished?”

Duanwu Ming cried: “How was I supposed to know he would accept my duel invitation? There are so many people inviting him for a duel on the internet, I was just joining the fun, never thought he would actually accept. Luckily, I’ve got a new book halfway done, I should have enough time.”

His friends looked at each other.

Until Duanwu Ming walked far away, his friends suddenly snapped back to reality!

Damn!

This guy was supposed to treat us today, but he just left, so who’s paying the bill now?

The girl who was just pushed aside by Duanwu Ming suddenly said:

“Are you guys writers? Was he dueling with Chu Kuang? Could you tell him something for me, he has to give it his all and take down Chu Kuang, I’m a huge fan of Chu Kuang…”

Hmm.

Die-hard fan.

Of course, Lin Yuan didn’t know that his one reply directly ruined Duanwu Ming’s rosy night.

He had other things to do.

Back then, Chu Kuang took on nine opponents in the fairy tale realm in one go.

This time, he has to gather at least nine opponents for the duel. Just facing off against Duanwu Ming alone wouldn’t be interesting, right?

Uncle Jin already said so!

The new book needs to have a hook!

Duanwu Ming’s hook isn’t big enough; this time I have to create big news, otherwise, wouldn’t Xian Yu steal all the spotlight?

Stir things up, stir things up, stir things up!

But really, the number of writers wanting to duel with Chu Kuang the old rascal is ridiculously high. Lin Yuan just casually searched on the blog.

What the hell.

A whole list of big-name authors appeared, from all continents, and the majority were sci-fi writers!

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