There were even people protesting on the official website!
This was a reserved project after the Supernova results were announced every year. There would always be some pretentious authors who failed to get selected and felt that the Supernova award was unfair.
Especially the selection of Sherlock Holmes this year, it stimulated the nerves of many of the losers.
"Why?"
"For a genre that doesn't even have an independent category, in order to have a different theme, Wonderful Brush and Flowers forced such an unpopular work to be ranked fifth. It's really disappointing.”
The top four were all popular topics.
The fifth naturally became a target.
However, in the opinion of the editorial department, this protest was ignored.
Even if Sherlock Holmes 'theme was a little niche, the quality of the novel itself could not be slandered.
"It's a pity, Old Chu."
An editor suddenly shook his head.
Old Chu's real name was Chu Xuan 'ang. He was a novelist who had already debuted. This time, he had submitted a manuscript to Supernova under an alias, and his work had received good reviews.
After many editors saw his work, they suggested that his work be ranked fifth in the Supernova Essay Competition.
Unfortunately, he encountered Sherlock Holmes.
The editor-in-chief's reason convinced everyone.
" Firstly, the market needs to be more diverse. Secondly, Old Chu is an old man after all, so he should give more opportunities to newcomers. Thirdly, in terms of the quality of the work, Sherlock Holmes is indeed much better.”
Chu Xuan 'ang was therefore not elected.
The editor, who was directly connected to Chu Xuanang, even comforted him."
"If it wasn't for the rich market theme, you should be able to rank fifth this time. Therefore, it's not that you're not strong enough, but that your luck is a little bad.”
Of course, this was just a consolation. The editor had read Sherlock Holmes and knew how powerful this novel was. It was just that the subject matter was too unpopular.
……
Although Chu Xuanang was the so-called sixth supernova, he did not participate in the protests against Sherlock Holmes.
This was because when he first debuted, there were similar protests against his works.
Therefore, he knew very well what it felt like to be protested by someone who was not selected. He did not want to become the kind of person he used to hate the most.
"Maybe I'm not suitable for writing."
Chu Xuan 'ang was a little self-doubting. He had debuted as a novelist five years ago, and his novel sales had even won the first place in the season.
However, after that book was completed, he wrote several books in a row that failed. As a result, few publishing firms were willing to publish his books.
This made Chu Xuan 'ang feel very painful.
If it wasn't for this reason, he wouldn't have been so thick-skinned as to participate in the Supernova Newcomer Awards.
For every novelist, fighting for opportunities with newcomers was proof of their failure.
That night, Chu Xuanang tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
The next morning, Chu Xuanang walked into the bookstore closest to his home in a daze and subconsciously looked at the first row of bookshelves.
This bookshelf used to be filled with his works.
But today, the top five supernovas 'works were displayed.
He didn't have a medal for being ranked sixth.
There were many people reading in the bookstore, most of whom were young readers. Moreover, everyone was rushing to this bookshelf.
As usual, the readers were looking forward to Supernova's award-winning work.
However, it was not easy to get them to pay for the books.
Very few people would buy a book directly. Most of them would pick up the book and flip through it first. Then, they would find a quiet corner and read a few tens of thousands of words first.
After all, the novels that were published were all long novels. Tens of thousands of words could only be considered the beginning. The bookstore owner would not say anything.
Only after confirming that it was a story that they liked would the readers honestly pay for it.
Chu Xuanang had once done something that was very silly in retrospect.
He sat in the corner of the bookstore for the whole day. He did nothing but observe the readers who bought the books.
Every time someone bought his book, he would be secretly excited and ecstatic.
Today.
They entered the bookstore.
Chu Xuanang also observed it subconsciously.
As expected, the first things that everyone picked up were the heavy recommendations of the bookstore, which were the works that had won the top three supernovas.
However, to Chu Xuanang's surprise, everyone's bill rate today was not high. Many people picked up their books and read them for a while before putting them back.
However, there was one book that exceeded Chu Xuanang's expectations.
This book was Sherlock Holmes, the one that had made Chu Xuanang rank sixth.
In fact, there were very few readers who picked up Sherlock Holmes.
Compared to the top four, the number of people interested in Sherlock Holmes was pitifully small.
And in stark contrast to this pitiful state was-
Most of the readers who picked up Sherlock Holmes bought the book in the end!
For this reason, Chu Xuanang had even specially counted it.
From the moment they entered the bookstore, there were only 18 readers who were willing to pick up Sherlock Holmes.
However!
There were a total of 17 people who had finished reading Sherlock Holmes and were willing to buy it!
"This…"
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