CHAPTER 241: CHAPTER 11: THE GOOD BROTHER WHO BORROWS MONEY_2

Zhu Yuwen felt suffocated thinking about it, and couldn’t help but coldly throw out a remark:

"I really don’t have money, not lying to you. No more to say, I am truly helpless, the boss is here, off to work."

He turned his head, put the phone aside, and began noting customer information.

...

Su Tiankuo never thought he would face a hurdle borrowing money from Zhu Yuwen.

Back in university, they often borrowed money from each other, using next month’s allowance to pay off this month’s dues.

It’s only been a year now.

In the span of just one year, the friendship has changed.

Besides, he wasn’t borrowing a lot, with a job it’s easy to get a credit card, Zhu Yuwen could easily swipe a few times to gather 3000 bucks, right?

This was obviously an excuse, their brotherly bond was different after all.

Su Tiankuo sighed:

"If you won’t be considerate now, then when I make it big in the future, don’t expect any benefits from me."

As for the previous plans of buying a car for his brother, consider that just nonsense.

...

Editorial department.

The editor [Hu Zai] saw the newcomer’s 30,000-word novel and started to read it.

They review numerous submissions daily and have developed a quick reading habit. The title and description of this book were quite decent, already passing the first impression test.

Why say decent and not outstanding — well, at Bai Lu’s level, the title or description doesn’t matter much anymore.

Just his name alone would entice readers to click in.

So he’s always been rather casual in this aspect.

Upon entering the main text, the setting is a fantasy cultivation world, the protagonist is the Crown Prince of Great Zhou, starting with a downfall in the Forbidden Palace, soon showing his golden finger... The 30,000-word text maintains a steady pace, even introducing a considerate maidservant—

Editor Hu Zai furrowed his brows.

Alright, just look at this description.

Such as the slender waist not enough to encircle with one hand...

Undoubtedly, a harem novel set in a fantasy cultivation world.

He frowned, not because he disliked this type of writing, but the more excellent the front part was, the duller the subsequent borderline descriptions seemed.

But overall, the merits outweighed the flaws.

Although the first 30,000 words already hinted at borderline content, which belongs to a risky type not endorsed by the site, the pacing in the beginning is still quite well-handled, and the joy of levelling up is apparent. After consideration, the editor still sent out a contract offer.

Meanwhile, Su Tiankuo, suppressing his hunger, was pondering who to borrow money from when he received a notification of the contract offer from the backend.

He relaxed his brows, feeling it was only natural.

A platinum author’s new work, of course, it must be contracted at first sight to have that stature.

Slowly adding the editor’s info, Editor [Hu Zai] also offered suggestions—

[Your book’s pacing is quite mature, the storyline is clichéd yet not in a hackneyed way, creating an engaging feel, it’s a work of great potential.]

He had high hopes for this author, hence he took the time to kindly remind them before entering the contract phase—

If there wasn’t genuine potential seen, and high expectations for the work, with the volume of new books reviewed daily, there would be no spare time for individual guidance.

But Su Tiankuo considered it expected.

And since it was guidance, naturally there were some flaws to point out too.

[Moreover, about the harem theme, it’s okay to write it, but I advise not to be too explicit. On one hand, the size of female fans of the male-oriented section is significant, and on the other, being too explicit might lower the book’s class, adding more review processes for publication or film adaptation— your strengths lie in pacing and plot progression, while the harem is rather a weak point, consider making adjustments.]

Not all harems are the same.

Some authors depict it with tenderness, making one blush; others simply force their way, akin to an average guy, making it just greasy with no hint of romance.

This book was the latter.

But Su Tiankuo scoffed — he thought he understood web novels very well, and the types he loved reading were just like this, don’t they all depict such themes?

Besides, this was the work of a platinum author, why didn’t the master have to revise?

As a new author, these pointers were downright picky.

These editors probably don’t understand novels at all.

He didn’t reply to the editor, and Hu Zai didn’t need a reply, he was very busy and squeezing time to give some pointers was already a lot.

[Additionally, one more thing, before publishing, you might want to make some suitable edits, too many typos can affect the reader’s experience.]