Chapter 55: What Kind of Hellish Plot Is This?

"I haven't read much, but I think your genre should focus more on the development of emotional relationships. Generally, only love that cannot be attained, or love that is lost after being attained, makes readers feel the relationship is truly important. So, I have a pretty good suggestion!" Jiang Yun analyzed, looking quite serious.

Upon hearing Jiang Yun's words, the female fan on the call agreed, "That's true. In women's fiction, books with tragic endings will do well as long as the writing isn't terrible. If you're lucky, you can even sell the adaptation rights."

"Exactly!" Jiang Yun slapped his palm on the table, a mischievous smile appearing on his face that only veteran fans would recognize.

The moment this smile appeared, many longtime viewers in the livestream started to feel uneasy for no reason.

"This is bad, that damned smile!"

"Quick, tear that mouth apart, don't let him smile!"

"Brother Yun, when you smile, fate hangs in the balance!"

"Seeing that smile, I have a bad feeling."

"..."

The female fan also noticed these comments scrolling across the screen.

But before she could ask Jiang Yun why people were saying this about him, his voice rang out again.

"Since we're focusing on the development of the relationship, the male and female leads are crucial. We could set it up like this:"

"Two people who have never gotten along since childhood—one becomes a police officer, the other a forensic pathologist."

"An accident during a case causes them to swap identities. The pathologist teaches the officer how to examine bodies, the officer teaches the pathologist how to handle firearms and investigate. Through their long-term interaction, they discover that they've already fallen in love with each other."

"On their first holiday after confirming their relationship, the police officer and the pathologist plan to go out for a meal. The officer waits at the restaurant door, but the pathologist never shows up. Eventually, it's revealed that a criminal who escaped from one of the officer's earlier cases returned for revenge, stabbing the pathologist dead less than two hundred meters from their meeting place."

"The pathologist dies in the officer's body, still holding the flowers she meant to give him."

"As the pathologist, the officer's first independent autopsy is performed not only on himself, but also on the one he loves."

"You died, yet they weep for me."

"And I became the only person in this world who mourns you!"

After hearing Jiang Yun's story, the female fan fell silent.

What?! Is it really this explosive?

The livestream was filled with question marks.

"????"

"What kind of hell-level tragic ending is this?"

"Is this the kind of plot a normal person could come up with?"

"Alright, alright, Brother Yun, where do you live? I'll send you some local specialties!"

"No bookstore... this one can be skipped!"

"If I ever see a book like this on the site, don't blame me for coming after you!"

"You're truly wicked!"

"..."

As the viewers in the livestream complained, Jiang Yun continued, "And you can add more settings. For example, during their soul swap, you can insert some super sweet interactions so that when one dies, the impact is maximized. Maybe after one dies, their mutual friends comment that the survivor is becoming more and more like the departed."

"Or you could describe in detail the survivor's feelings every morning as he washes up, seeing the face of his deceased lover in the mirror..."

"He loves her deeply, but can't follow her, because he's the last person in the world who remembers her. He has to support her parents as well as his own, and this torment eventually causes him to break down."

"In the end, the survivor sits in a mental hospital, holding a mirror, repeatedly saying 'I love you.'"

"Perfect!"

At the conclusion, Jiang Yun slapped the table with excitement, clearly satisfied with his story.

"What do you think?" Jiang Yun asked the female fan as if seeking praise.

"Uh... this... hmm... isn't it a bit much?" The fan tried to be gentle.

Even as an author, she felt Jiang Yun's plot was too torturous. She only had to imagine herself in the story to feel the pain.

Her beloved died because of her, but no one knows she's dead. She has to live every day with her face, living in her stead.

He will never escape it, because everything around him holds traces of her life.

He will forever live in pain and despair.

"Too much? Didn't you say books with tragic endings do well? Is mine not tragic enough? No worries, I can add more elements, for example..."

"No, no, no!!" The female fan hurriedly stopped Jiang Yun.

She couldn't handle the current level, let alone additional elements. That would be driving the readers to ruin!

Though cases of readers taking their own lives due to unbearable depression are rare, they do happen!

If she wrote something really hellish, she might even make the news!

That's not a good thing!

"So what do you think of my idea?" Jiang Yun asked expectantly.

Seeing his eager expression, the viewers couldn't hold back any longer.

"What do you think? Don't you know yourself?"

"Brother Yun, your mind is so dirty, dirtier than your pet swallow!"

"That hellish plot, normal people couldn't even imagine it!"

"To be honest, Brother Yun, do you have a side job?"

"Brother Yun, if you ever run out of money, just tell us. Please don't write, I don't want to see your book!"

"Brother Yun, please never set foot in the industry. I truly don't want to see your writing."

"..."

"Brother Yun, your idea... hmm... it's pretty good." The female fan praised Jiang Yun, against her better judgment.

She was genuinely afraid Jiang Yun might think it wasn't enough and add even more elements.

Writers are usually quite imaginative, and just from Jiang Yun's brief plot, she already had vivid scenes in her mind, as if she had actually watched it unfold.

She was already feeling miserable and simply couldn't accept Jiang Yun adding any more.

"Let's go with this, then. I hope your new book becomes a big hit!"

"Uh... I'll think about it, but thanks for your blessing, Brother Yun."

"Alright, goodbye."

After saying farewell, Jiang Yun ended the call with the female fan.

Just as he was preparing to connect with the next viewer, he suddenly noticed a comment.

"Brother Yun, that female scammer is back on Chunxi Road! I saw lots of elderly men and women giving her money!"

Jiang Yun's gaze sharpened, a look of battle lighting up his eyes.

Yesterday, he didn't buy enough bread. This time, he wouldn't fall for the same trick!

He was determined to let that female scammer know who was the most stubborn in Chengdu!

Without any explanation, Jiang Yun grabbed his phone, switched the livestream from his computer to his phone, and dashed out.

"Brothers, we're switching to an outdoor stream, and this time, I'm going to redeem myself!"

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