Ngl, the first one is appealing, purely because of the money and the base you could grow from that kind of exposure and popularity, in turn being beneficial for the next story to come.
But I’m a “quality” writer, I take a lot of time to write and code, I write down directing ideas that come to mind, I like creating custom poses, I have a gazillion overlays for most scenes and I render my own backgrounds and overlays from 3D models when I need to and even go as far as “animating” wheels and helicopter rotors etc, but I get envious when I see stories with very basic directing, repeated(/overused?) storylines with many, many reads resulting in payments but I cannot force myself to write any other way than I do now. My brain just won’t let me but I guess to a degree it makes me feel like all of the effort I put into my work may be pointless. 
With that being said, the best stories I’ve ever read have been ones that are not well-known and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated the amount of effort those authors have put in, so none of their added details go to waste because I can relate.
So, I’m encouraging you to stay to true to yourself because you will write best if you like what you’re writing and there will be people who will appreciate every single line of code you’ve put into your story.
As for your style, I’d stay on the safe side and avoid any heavy or in-depth political conflicts.