I don't understand why the author stresses bad numbers and data so much. I know it's probably the most complete form of feedback they got, but they seem to forget how original this work is, storywise, worldwise, and artwise.
It's as clear as day for me.
You can't create art without money, how do you buy your basic necessities whithout it ?
The platform is allowing author to get sponsored while publishing their work. If it doesn't bring enough money, the platform will stop giving author a spot to publish. They can try publishing elsewhere if they wanted, but if people aren't paying enough, the problem will stay the same.
If they had a sponsor who could keep giving, then author could create more, it's as simple as that.
Since the platform whishes to cancel author's spot for publications because of bad numbers, obviously author is going to say why they have to stop creating their story, because the numbers are not good enough !