Back to 1997: I Became the Progenitor of Web Novels

Do you genuinely not know what readers want to see, or are you pretending not to know? With your clumsy romantic scenes, just like S's self-created ones, how many people would like to watch them? I believe that most people read this book to see the protagonist showing off and getting slapped in the face by using a popular online novel from his past life.

Did Shennong test poisons? Finding metal in excrement is no easy feat.

The original idea was that he had had enough fun in his past life, so this story was about finding someone to take care of the family. He ended up with Huang, and then he went around having affairs with various women outside, sleeping with Wang, and then flirting with several other girls at school. He even said that flirting doesn't require taking responsibility.

It's getting less and less interesting. It's one thing to write original content, but why are you even writing screenplays and trying to get into the film and television industry? Original content just feels a bit illogical. Why not just copy those novels that have been popular since their inception?

You're in your forties and you're still so fussy. You just came back and you said you wanted to date and make money, but what are you doing? You keep saying you don't want to be a kept man, but then you keep wondering whether you should be a kept man or not.

The protagonist's wishful thinking is rampant. The key issue is that the author plagiarized, only copying the names. The content is completely different. "Tomb of the Gods" was so brilliantly written. After the author changed the content, it's a complete mess.

Back in the 90s, nobody read web novels. I ran an internet cafe from 2001 to 2006 with over a hundred computers, all used by gamers. Back then, games were all about monthly subscriptions, and people made money by farming equipment and selling it. This didn't apply to private servers, MU Online, or later, Fantasy Westward Journey with its point-based subscription system.

The main character is completely unlikable; he's pretentious, awkward, and hypocritical.

Did anyone read online novels in 1997? Back then, internet cafes cost 8 yuan an hour, and my salary was only 500 yuan. There wasn't a single internet cafe in my county. Didn't the author do any research before writing?

Who told you that *Yang Shen* became popular because of the patricide? Back then, I watched *Yang Shen* entirely because of Meng Ru Shenji's excellent action scenes and writing style. We didn't care that the villain was the protagonist's father! We didn't think patricide was a big deal. We didn't think patricide was anything special or a particularly exciting aspect. Changing the villain's identity wouldn't have affected *Yang Shen*'s popularity at all.