"What's wrong? Little Su?" Wang Shu asked directly after answering the phone.
"I've been fired by the station..." Little Su said aggrievedly on the phone.
"What happened?" Wang Shu was also very surprised. Why was Little Su suddenly fired? Did Xiangnan Station not dare to manage its personnel?
"When I got off work today, Wu Yifan wanted me to spend the night with him. I refused, and then... my boss told me to leave." Little Su started crying as she spoke.
"This kid is indeed a beast, not even letting interns go!" Wang Shu thought to himself. He had already found this guy unpleasant yesterday. He didn't expect him to be so audacious so quickly, laying hands on the station staff. It was clear this guy had some backing at Xiangnan Station.
"Alright, it's fine. Come work for me. I happen to need an agent!" Wang Shu comforted her on the phone. His company had just been established and was short-handed. Wang Baobao and Zhang Yimou were both focused on the film crew. They needed someone to handle the company's daily business activities. Little Su had followed him at Xiangnan TV for so long, and he was very satisfied with the girl's work attitude.
"Really? Thank you, Teacher Wang Shu!" Little Su was overjoyed after hearing Wang Shu's words. Since she started interning at Xiangnan Satellite TV, her main job had been to be Wang Shu's temporary agent. She was very willing to continue following Wang Shu.
"Let me know when you've decided, and I'll book your ticket!" After saying that, Wang Shu hung up. The three of them then returned to the company together. As all three were tired from the day's work, they went straight to bed without even washing up upon returning.
The next morning, Wang Shu was woken up by the actors.
"Yimou, you take them to practice today. I won't go!" Wang Shu said to Zhang Yimou. Zhang Yimou wanted to say something but then closed his mouth and left with the others. After getting a bit more sleep, Wang Shu got up and started writing the chapters for an update. Because he had trained all day yesterday, his book was once again put on hold. So, when he opened the backend, he was prepared to be flamed to death.
When he opened the backend, although there were quite a few people flaming him, more were urging him to update. There were even a few generous patrons who had gifted him tens of thousands of yuan to urge him on.
...
"Great God Mo Huang, did you see the full-site announcement from 'Douluo World' yesterday?" In the author group, an author tagged Mo Huang Taiyi. Mo Huang Taiyi was also lurking and seeing someone tag him, he clicked on it. The more he read, the angrier he got. The so-called full-site announcement was a reward mechanism on Zhongdian Novel Network. As long as the reward gift was valued at over ten thousand yuan, it would trigger a text announcement across the entire site. The name of the rewarded book would be sent to all users on the site in the form of an announcement. These full-site announcements triggered by rewards had considerable exposure. Many authors had used this method to boost their book's data.
However, this was not the reason for Mo Huang Taiyi's anger. The user who had given Wang Shu the full-site announcement yesterday was his loyal fan! And a member of his alliance group. Yet, why did they know he and that book, 'Douluo World,' were on bad terms, and still give such a valuable gift? More importantly, that book had not expressed any gratitude yesterday even after receiving the reward, and had even stopped updating. He now suspected whether this guy named Gou Lan Ting Qu was a real author. He had searched through various great author groups and author groups, but he couldn't find any trace of this guy. Moreover, yesterday a wealthy user had continuously gifted him tens of thousands of yuan, and he had shown no reaction at all. If he was a real author, wasn't he putting on too much of a show?
So, he directly posted in the group: "Some authors put on a really big show. Readers gifted them tens of thousands, and they didn't even update!" However, as soon as he posted this, 'Douluo World' had updated two chapters consecutively and specifically thanked the wealthy patron who had gifted tens of thousands of yuan at the end of the chapters. Wang Shu, being a seasoned author, naturally understood the need to cater to such patrons. After all, in his previous life, on a certain novel website, there was a group of wealthy users who were very generous. They would often spend hundreds of thousands or millions of yuan to compete for rankings for their favorite authors. At that time, Wang Shu was stunned. Therefore, since he could bring over the works of those great authors in this life, he naturally wanted to attract a group of quality readers for himself.
And Mo Huang Taiyi, who had just finished dissing Wang Shu in the group, was about to chuckle to himself when someone in the group directly screenshotted Wang Shu's thank you and posted it in the group. This made Mo Huang Taiyi freeze. This slap in the face came too quickly!
"To be honest, 'Douluo World' is really well-written. I was influenced by others before who said this book wasn't good, but yesterday I clicked on it and chased it all in one go!" In Mo Huang Taiyi's wealthy patron group, the reader who had gifted 'Douluo' yesterday said.
"I can vouch for it, 'Douluo World' is the best book I've ever read!"
"Really? I always thought this book was just hype, so I didn't dare to read it. Since Ji said so, I'll go take a look too!"
"Same here, thanks for testing the waters, brother. I'm in a reading slump, so I'll go check it out!" In Mo Huang Taiyi's wealthy patron group, thanks to that wealthy user's words, the discussion became very lively. Many wealthy readers started opening Zhongdian Novel Network and clicked on 'Douluo World.' They had previously filtered out this book because they had heard Mo Huang Taiyi say it was hyped and its data was all fabricated. But when they actually opened the book and read a chapter seriously, they were immediately hooked by the book's concept.
Mo Huang Taiyi was stunned. This was clearly his wealthy patron group, so why were they now discussing his arch-rival's book, 'Douluo World'? Thinking of this, Mo Huang Taiyi became even angrier. That book 'Douluo World' had already risen by stepping on him. Now, it was even trying to snatch his wealthy patrons. How could he possibly allow that? So, he directly kicked out those few patrons who were discussing 'Douluo' from the group.
"Don't discuss other works in the group from now on. This is my wealthy patron group!" After kicking them out, Mo Huang Taiyi specifically stated in the group.
......
Wang Shu, who had just finished updating 'Douluo World,' was about to write for another website. Suddenly, Xiao Chui sent him a message. She said he could try asking readers for monthly votes to aim for the top spot on the monthly vote chart. So, Wang Shu reluctantly updated another chapter, stating that he would strive for the top spot on the monthly vote chart!
When Wang Shu's chapter was updated, the great author groups on Qidian immediately exploded. Ever since Wang Shu's book was put on the shelves, many big shots on Zhongdian Novel Network had been watching this book. Because the subscription numbers for 'Douluo World' upon release were too impressive, these great authors felt some pressure. After all, the web novel circle was a highly competitive one, especially for these great authors. Once they didn't have good works, they would be trampled underfoot by newcomers.
"@Mo Huang Taiyi, Old Mo, this guy is even competing for the monthly vote chart. Aren't you going to join the fun?" At this time, in a certain great author group on Zhongdian Novel Network, someone tagged Mo Huang Taiyi and said. These great authors knew very well that Mo Huang Taiyi had been unhappy with this book for a long time, so they specifically tagged him.
"I'll definitely compete. I might not be able to beat him in terms of subscriptions, but I don't believe I can't beat him in monthly votes!" Mo Huang Taiyi replied directly. He naturally knew these guys were waiting to watch a good show, but if Wang Shu took the number one spot on the monthly vote chart, the faces of these old guys wouldn't look good either.
"Then this month is going to be lively. Great God Cunzi is also competing for the monthly vote chart, Pig God is also competing, and now you and Douluo are also competing." At this time, a veteran great author reminded him leisurely.
"Old Mo, you're in grave danger. Cunzi and Pig God have even higher status than you. They say those are top-tier authors, and that 'Douluo World' is also a fierce contender." Several people in the group began to analyze.
"Don't worry, I can't compete with Cunzi and Pig God, but I can definitely crush this Gou Lan Ting Qu guy!" Mo Huang Taiyi refused to back down and made a harsh declaration in the group. He understood very well that Great God Cunzi and Pig God were pillars of the website, and he still had some gap compared to those two. However, he was still confident he could crush a complete newcomer. After all, competing for the monthly vote chart sometimes relied not just on how great the work was, but also on how deep the author's foundation was. He had been in the web novel circle for so many years and was considered a top-tier writer on Zhongdian Novel Network. Even if his influence wasn't as great as super popular authors like Pig God and Cunzi, he still had some foundation.
Thus, Mo Huang Taiyi also updated a chapter, announcing that he would compete for the monthly vote chart this month. He even specifically stated that this time he wasn't competing for the first place on the monthly vote chart, but only that his monthly votes should be higher than 'Douluo World.'
And after Mo Huang Taiyi's chapter was published, 'Douluo World' had gained nearly five thousand monthly votes in just a few minutes. It directly climbed into the top ten of the monthly vote chart. After Mo Huang Taiyi updated his chapter, although there was an increase, it was pitifully small compared to Wang Shu's. He then mentioned it in his wealthy patron group. However, there was no response from the wealthy patron group; no one even bothered to reply. As he was feeling puzzled, the pages of Zhongdian Novel Network on his computer kept displaying reward announcements.