America 1919

Another book launch, another test.

Speaking of which, Huang Shan could be considered a seasoned author by now, and should theoretically be able to maintain emotional equilibrium during such times, but in reality, Huang Shan is still extremely nervous!

So nervous that he didn't sleep a wink last night after receiving the notification from the editor!

The book's pre-launch performance couldn't even match that of the last book, "Rebirth in Fragrant Harbor: The Strongest Tycoon." Huang Shan still remembers the 420 followers "The Strongest Tycoon" had when it launched, but this time, the count hasn't even reached 300....

That's quite embarrassing. Assuming the number of initial orders is half that of the followers, it's estimated to be around 150!

It's a flop that couldn't be more of a flop, which is about the same as the initial order performance of Huang Shan's very first novel.

But what's interesting is that although the first book's initial orders were the worst, its average orders were the best.

So, everyone doesn't need to worry about Huang Shan abandoning the novel or leaving it unfinished—I've been through all of this before. It's just retreading the old path for Huang Shan.

But this time, what really vexes Huang Shan is that he's getting older by the day, and in the blink of an eye, he's already reached the blooming age of 18.

At this age, it's inevitable that one will experience some health issues. For Huang Shan, the biggest problem lies in his fingers, wrists, elbows, and shoulders, perhaps due to pushing too hard on the past few books, which has caused significant pain while typing.

This led to the current situation, where the book is about to launch, and Huang Shan has shockingly found that he has no backlog of chapters!

Having a backlog of 100,000 words at the time of previous book launches didn't even give Huang Shan a sense of security; now with no backlog, Huang Shan's internal anxiety is off the charts!

If Huang Shan were to still claim he could maintain updates of 20,000+ words per day, then he'd be lying to both himself and everyone else.

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So, the preliminary plan is to recover by updating 14,000 words daily. If later on he gets into the groove and returns to daily updates of 20,000+ words, it's not out of the realm of possibility.

Each launch in the past came with promises of added updates, but none were ever successful, so Huang Shan has abandoned such unrealistic notions.

Tonight, Huang Shan will be writing overnight, hoping to produce five chapters, or 15,000 words. If he really... reaches the threshold in his mind for initial orders and rewards, Huang Shan will sneakily update another chapter!

Let's talk about the content of this book. After reading it, the first impression that pops into many friends' minds is undoubtedly the TV series "Atlantic Empire."

Huang Shan has nothing to hide from everyone; he's seen this TV show too, and indeed, many of the plot points borrow from its content.

However, after Huang Shan decided to write on this theme, he also purchased some historical books of that era, including the novel "Atlantic Empire," which the TV show was adapted from... that's right, both are titled the same.

So many of the prices mentioned in the book are set according to the content in these resources, one of the most controversial is the cost necessary to build a top-tier hotel in Atlantic City, which was also mentioned in the novel "Atlantic Empire."

Of course, Huang Shan can't claim that the book's prices are definitely accurate, so he still hopes his friends who are more knowledgeable about that era can offer more feedback!

Additionally, there are other reference books, such as "The Great Prosperity Era," "The Last Cup," "The Great Gatsby," and the histories of the rise of several major American families, and so on.

Still, an individual's capabilities are limited. The resources Huang Shan managed to gather are mainly the books mentioned above, and if anyone has recommendations for good reference books, please suggest them to Huang Shan. Here, Huang Shan would like to thank everyone in advance!

Finally, as the launch approaches, thanks to the editors Shan Hai and Wu Tong for their support and help—without them, this book wouldn't have been possible to present to everyone!

Then, thank you to every follower. Huang Shan has always said that you folks are like my patrons. Now, Huang Shan bows deeply to all his patrons!

Thank you, everyone!

At last, once again, a heads-up to everyone: Today, at noon, 12 PM... there might be a slight delay in the launch!

Huang Shan earnestly requests all patrons to contribute an initial order at 12 PM noon... He is profoundly grateful to you all!

Friday, noon at 12 PM, we go live!!!!!!!

Friday, noon at 12 PM, we go live!!!!!!!

Friday, noon at 12 PM, we go live!!!!!!!

Important things must be said three times!!!!!!!