I guess you were surprised to see "finale" in the title of today's chapter. Is it hard for you to adjust to the fact that the end of each section has suddenly become really "The End"? Do you feel a little bit attached to the story, the characters and the author? (#^. ^#)
In fact, you probably can't imagine the mixed emotions an author feels whenever he or she types the words "The End". It may be mixed with the joy of finally delivering the book, but also with the anxiety - has the book lived up to the author's expectations? Does it live up to his or her hard work? Does it meet the expectations of the reader? This is the unique experience of writing a long novel. After all, with the length and structure of a long novel, it is not easy to finish a book with the same design and structure as the beginning and allow the characters to grow freely without violating the original wishes of the 'parents'.
From June 22nd, 2021, when I started serialising this work on Webnovel, to today, a couple of days before the Chinese New Year, I have been with you all for 7 months, written 162 chapters and nearly 170,000 words. I hope that through the power of this novel, we can still transcend time and space and get to know each other in such a small and hidden corner of the Internet, dream the dream and share the love together.
The story is, of course, far from over here, but as far as my draft is concerned, this is just the right stopping point to tell the story of Rong Qiuchen, a famous actor from a previous life, who is reborn in modern era by mistake, meets our protagonist Yuan Ge and together they search for the secrets of the passing years. It is, so to speak, the beginning of a larger story, the completion of characterisation and the careful laying out of each emotional thread. You can expect more intense career conflicts and emotional conflicts in the second and third volumes of the book.
I'll be taking a break from writing during the Chinese New Year to properly conceptualise the next part of the story. Let's say goodbye to Yuan Ge, Rong Qiuchen, Arthur Guan, Amélie Jiang and the others for a while, and say hello to them again in the Year of Tiger.
So, with the conclusion of Volume 1, here's wishing you all a happy and prosperous Year of the Tiger!
Lord Yuan Ge
29/01/2022