But what's the use of just having knowledge? I can read novels but can't write them, after all, I haven't reached the level of photographic memory—at most, I just remember the general plot and setting of some hugely popular books.

As for music, it's passable—I can remember lyrics and melodies, but if I had to sing myself, as a KTV wild wolf howler, I wouldn't do something that embarrassing. As for movies... David Clark knows very well he's not cut out to be a director, and besides, he doesn't have that much money to get into it right now.

So, in this case, this novelist who came to me on his own initiative, especially with such good writing skills...

Bro is truly invincible today!

David Clark instantly got excited: "I know the plots of hit books but can't write them myself, my writing isn't good enough. This guy's plot isn't great, but his writing is! I can tell him the plot, and then have him write it!"

Decisively entering full-on BS mode!

John Clark: "Your plot is totally unreadable, you gotta go for it! There needs to be action! The whole thing should be fight, fight, fight, kill, kill, kill! If the other guy asks, 'What are you looking at?' you reply, 'Looking at you, so what?' and then the fight breaks out!"

David Clark's words clearly stunned the other person!

Grace Foster: "Really?"

John Clark: "Of course! Bro, let me ask you first, why do you write books? Is it purely for fun, just a hobby, write when you feel like it and stop when you don't, or do you want to make a career out of it, earn money to support your family?"

This is important, it has to be clarified.

In his previous life, he'd seen too many authors drop their works—either they lost interest or thought the money wasn't worth it. So even if he wanted to work with Grace Foster, he had to first figure out his motivation for writing.

If it's just for fun, then forget it—don't want him to quit after two days and ruin the relationship.

Grace Foster: "My family's in a tough spot, so I want to earn some money to ease the burden, even if it's just a thousand yuan a month. But it seems like no one likes what I write, and my mom's afraid it'll affect my studies. I'm really conflicted right now, I don't know what to do..."

John Clark: "That's easy! I actually have a pretty good idea, but I don't have time to write it myself. I'll pay you to write it for me, how about that?"

Grace Foster: "Huh? Really? How much are you thinking? Is it five yuan per thousand words?"

Reading this, David Clark was almost moved to tears!

What a good kid—trying to support his family, and the price he asks is just five yuan per thousand words!

You know, the book David Clark just read by him, plot aside, just in terms of writing, could absolutely crush most authors! And that's compared to those top authors from the previous life's web novel scene!

John Clark: "Ten yuan per thousand words, paid daily. If your writing is good, we can raise the price later!"

Grace Foster: "Ten yuan per thousand words! Really, bro?! If I write ten thousand words a day, that's a hundred yuan a day! That's three thousand a month!"

John Clark: "Of course it's real. So, what do you think? If you're willing, I'll tell you my idea right now!"

Grace Foster: "I'm willing! I am!"

Seeing Grace Foster agree, David Clark immediately started carefully sifting through suitable novels in his mind.

He had at least a dozen phenomenon-level web novels in his head, but which one to use as the first test run still needed careful consideration.

"If we're talking about hit books, then the best are the five supreme authors from my previous life," David Clark thought to himself. "But which one should I use?" He thought it over, then reread the book Grace Foster had written. After finishing it this time, David Clark finally made up his mind.

He chose the most impactful, most representative book.

"Battle Through the Heavens"!

Chapter 4: Good Luck with the Door Opening!

"Battle Through the Heavens" is a fantasy novel serialized on the original world's Qidian Chinese web, with over 130 million total clicks. It's considered the pinnacle of fantasy novels and can be called a phenomenon-level web novel. The overall structure is grand, the plot is tight, and from the protagonist's appearance to his rise to become the world's strongest, it can truly be called a textbook for fantasy novels.

And as it happens, Grace Foster's writing style is just right for this book!

"This is the one!" Now that he'd decided which book to tell, David Clark immediately began explaining the opening plot of "Battle Through the Heavens" to Grace Foster, even quoting the classic first line of the book: "Dou Qi, third stage."

Especially when Grace Foster heard the line "Never bully a poor youth," he was so moved he practically knelt!

Grace Foster: "Johnny, how did you come up with such an awesome plot?! If this book gets written, it's bound to be a hit!"

Isn't that obvious? This is "Battle Through the Heavens," a peak web novel that broke countless records in the previous life—how could it not be a hit?

"Write it well. Once the book gets popular, I'll raise your pay," David Clark decisively switched to show-off mode. "Remember, today will be very cruel, tomorrow will be very cruel, but the day after tomorrow will be very beautiful. However, most people will die tomorrow night."

Brother Ma Yun, this world hasn't discovered you yet, so I'm not holding back on your classic quotes!

Wahahahaha!

Grace Foster: "Johnny, I'll definitely do my best!"