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Chapter 426 A Glorious Era
Black Shark is a new author.

He was lucky. His first book, "Together with Wolves," happened to coincide with Qidian's trial of paid reading. His book was quite popular, so he was signed by Qidian and became one of the first works to be published.

His book is quite creative.

It follows the supernatural ability genre.

The male protagonist accidentally absorbs a special energy and awakens a special superpower, which manifests as a wolf by his side.

But it's not a real wolf.

Rather, it is a form of energy.

It looks a lot like a mythical beast from a fantasy monster genre.

The difference is that the male protagonist lives in a modern city and doesn't encounter any other superhumans.

Thus, the male protagonist's life took off like a rocket, and with the help of this unseen wolf, he gradually climbed to the pinnacle of success.

This is a pretty cool story.

He enjoyed writing it, and the readers enjoyed reading it too.

but……

Upon release, it garnered 12,000 favorites, but in return, it achieved a peak subscription rate of 124 for a single chapter within 24 hours.
Such data completely devastated him.

Before it was published, he thought he had written it quite well, otherwise how could it have 12,000 favorites?
Dozens of posts praising him appear in the book review section every day.

There are quite a few readers who said they would definitely subscribe and support him; he roughly estimated that there were definitely more than 124.

But once it was actually published, the cold number 124 made him lose all motivation to write. He felt listless and just wanted to give up.

He doesn't type very fast.

As a new author, I often encounter writer's block during the writing process.

Sometimes they can block him for two or three days.

It is because of the support and collection of so many readers that he has been able to overcome writer's block time and time again and persevere in writing until now.

But now?

He couldn't find the motivation to keep going.

Five days have passed since it was published, and he has no motivation to write another word.

In other words, he stopped updating his book as soon as it was released, and he had even decided to abandon it altogether.

124 subscribers is really discouraging for him.

But every day he couldn't help but go online to check the data of his work, and also take a look at the data of other works that were released at the same time.

result?

This afternoon, when he logged into Qidian and opened the book page of "With Wolves", he was surprised to find that Qidian had added monthly ticket and reward functions.

Moreover, one reader tipped him 100000 Qidian coins.

Furthermore, this reader commented in the book review section: "Black Shark! Why haven't you updated these past few days? I really like your book, and I just gave you a patron saint reward. I hope you can resume updating as soon as possible."

Black Shark was stunned after reading this book review.

He knew the value of 100000 Qidian coins.

Because Qidian had enabled membership top-ups before the app was officially launched, he knew that one yuan could be exchanged for 100 Qidian coins.

Today, someone tipped him 100000 Qidian coins.

That's 1000 yuan!

Even if the website takes half, he'll still get 500.
It's more than his dad's monthly salary.

After thinking for a while, he pursed his lips, created a new document, and started writing a new chapter. He had regained his motivation to write.

He believed that the reader who tipped him 1000 yuan genuinely liked his book; otherwise, they certainly wouldn't have tipped him that much money.

What does this mean?
He felt that this at least proved that his book was really popular with some people.

Although he was a little sad that only 124 people had subscribed, he thought that some of them were willing to donate 1000 yuan because they liked his book, so he wanted to continue writing, at least to give such readers an explanation.

……

Watching Fish Under the Moon was also one of the first authors to have his works published.

He's not a new author; he'd written two online novels before, but they weren't very popular. It wasn't until his recent novel, "I Am Kunpeng in the Primordial Era," that he gained considerable popularity, probably because he capitalized on the popularity of "The Legend of the Primordial Era." His ranking on Qidian's new book chart was quite high, and he even made it into the top five several times.

His book was also signed with Qidian.com and became one of the first works to be published.

When it was released, his book had over 9800 favorites.

However, after being released, the highest number of subscriptions for a single chapter within 24 hours was only 105.
He was so frustrated that he became withdrawn.

What can 105 do?

He would be very excited if there were 105 beautiful women.

105 subscribers? Only 2 cents per thousand words? How the hell can I earn a few dollars per chapter? Is that even enough to cover internet fees?
Even so, the website still wants to take half of it.

So, after the book was published, he lost the motivation to write. Although he hasn't stopped updating, he has gone from updating one chapter a day to updating only two chapters every five days.

Thinking that he had only earned a few dollars in five days, he became even less inclined to write.

Until today, he saw that Qidian had added monthly tickets and reward functions, and he also saw that Zhongyuan Yidianhui's "The Romance of Martial Arts" had two alliance leaders in succession, and that Lao Zhu's "Nine Sons" and Luo Sen's "Wind and Moon" had also had alliance leaders one after another. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration and thought of a good way to make his book noticeable to countless readers.

—Rewarding oneself as the leader of the alliance.

He's different from some poor writers; he's not short of money.

Although his family wasn't exactly wealthy.

However, his family owns a KTV. Although there aren't 105 beautiful women in the KTV, there are still 20 or 30, so he can easily give himself a "VIP" reward.

The works that received the donation from the top donor today are now attracting attention from countless people.

So, without much hesitation, he secretly recharged 1000 yuan and gave it all as a reward to his book, "The Primordial Era: I Am Kunpeng".

Thinking that he could get 500 back after giving away 1000 yuan in tips, he felt that this deal was very worthwhile.

Then, he had another brilliant idea.

I thought to myself: My budget was 1000, and since I managed to get 500 back, could I give another "Alliance Master" as a reward? If I get another Alliance Master, shouldn't everyone on the site notice my book? After all, only Zhongyuan Yidianhui's *The Romance of Martial Arts* currently has two Alliance Masters. If my book could also get two Alliance Masters…

Thinking of this, his heart skipped a beat.

I promptly registered a new account, recharged it with 1000 yuan, and tipped my own work again.

He smiled as he saw the two "Alliance Leaders" appearing on the fan rankings for his work.

At this moment, his book seemed to be on par with Zhongyuan Yidianhui's "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts".

Sure enough, after he tipped two patrons, his book review section quickly became lively, attracting many readers.

"Huh? This book has two alliance leaders? That's unbelievable! Is this book really good?"

"Damn! I didn't expect there to be two rich people reading this book!"

"How many subscriptions did this book get in 24 hours? How come it has so many patrons?"

"Damn! I didn't expect there to be so many wealthy readers on Qidian?"

Looking at these fresh book reviews, Yuexia Guanyu felt a little smug. He believed that many readers would definitely try out his book out of curiosity.

And now, he has found the motivation to write.

I immediately pulled up my saved drafts and prepared to start writing.

……

Xiao Ke is the son of a simple and unpretentious landlord in Shenzhen.

He is 22 years old.

After graduating from high school, because of his terrible grades and lack of interest in studying, he stopped studying with his parents' support.

In his father's words, it was like this: "Son! I couldn't study well when I was young, so I don't blame you for your bad grades. It's just a family trait. So, if you don't want to study, then don't. Anyway, we have a building that we can rent out. You can help Dad collect the rent from now on!"

His mother also said, "Studying is too tiring! As long as you don't think it's shameful to collect rent for the rest of your life, then come back and collect rent!"

Then he came back to collect the rent.

But collecting rent is indeed a bit too boring and doesn't require much skill.

There is too much free time.

As a result, over time, he actually developed a love for reading novels.

What puzzled him was that when he was in school, he would get a headache just looking at the textbooks, but he found himself increasingly engrossed in reading the online novels that had become popular in recent years, and he never tired of them.

He became a typical bookworm.

He especially enjoyed reading the works of Zhongyuan Yidianhui.

He considers himself a fan of Zhongyuan Yidianhui's books.

Today, when he checked on Qidian to see if "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts" had been updated, he was surprised to find that Qidian had added monthly tickets and rewards.

Furthermore, two leaders have already emerged in the "Romance of Chinese Martial Arts".

In the book review section, I saw someone mention a book called "The Primordial Era: I Am Kunpeng" that already has two alliance leaders.

He glanced at the pages of "I Am Kunpeng in the Primordial World".

Sure enough, there are two patrons on the book's fan ranking list.

He couldn't help but curl his lip and mutter to himself, "What kind of level is this? It doesn't even deserve to be treated the same as Ah Hui's 'The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts'? Pshaw!"

With a cold laugh, he started topping up his reader account without saying a word.

After topping up one account, I registered a new one; after topping up the new account, I registered another new one.

Perhaps he spent too much time to recharge and register a new account, because when he returned to the "Chinese Martial Arts Chronicles" page, he was surprised to find that there were two more alliance leaders on the "Chinese Martial Arts Chronicles" fan leaderboard.

He was startled.

He chuckled, and then donated 100000 Qidian coins from each of his eight newly recharged accounts to "The Legend of Chinese Martial Arts" in eight separate donations.

The names of his eight accounts are quite eye-catching.

Because his original reader account name was: I am the landlord.

He had just registered seven new accounts, and too lazy to think of any other names, he simply added a number after the words "I am the landlord".

For example: 1. I am a landlord. 2. I am a landlord. 3. ... 7. I am a landlord.
In a short time, his eight accounts filled the top 10 spots on the "National Martial Arts Romance" fan ranking. Clicking on the full fan ranking, you can also see the 11th and 12th positions, which are "I am the landlord 6" and "I am the landlord 7".
After giving the reward, he looked at the fan leaderboard of "The Legend of Chinese Martial Arts" and saw that 8 of the 12 patrons were his own accounts. He couldn't help but laugh.

They had a lot of fun.

There's an old saying: Money that comes easily goes easily.

This statement is almost a truism.

Because money is earned too easily, people don't appreciate its value.

That was the case for Shaw.

His money came too easily. The building where his family collected rent was earned by his grandfather and parents; Xiao Ke didn't have to put in a single effort.

He usually uses the money he collects from rent.

Every time he went to collect rent, most of the tenants were very polite to him. Some flattered him; some offered him cigarettes; some rubbed their hands on his arm with apples and begged him to reduce the rent, and so on.

In short, others not only gave him money, but also tried every means to please him.

So, money doesn't matter to him, since he can collect rent every month, just like crops in the field, which will always grow in batches.

Therefore, donating 8000 yuan to Zhongyuan Yidianhui's new book is a small matter for him.

His actions naturally astonished countless friends.

He tipped the book 8 times, and each time a red announcement appeared in the book review section.

During this period, anyone who was following the book review section of "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts" noticed "I am the landlord", "I am the landlord 1"... "I am the landlord 7".

Stunned netizens couldn't help but post their shock online.

"Holy crap! Another rich guy has appeared?"

"Where did this landlord come from? He's so rich!"

"Holy crap! Are there eight landlords? Or just one landlord? Could all eight accounts belong to the same person?"

"Could this landlord be Ah Hui's alternate account? I remember the news said he bought three buildings in Shenzhen, right? So, he should be able to call himself a landlord, right?"

"Twelve alliance leaders already! That's a total of 12 in rewards! Is everyone this rich? Ah Hui is going to strike it rich!"

"I suddenly feel that Qidian doesn't need paid reading at all. Wouldn't it be enough to just have a tipping function? With so many wealthy readers tipping authors, why would we poor folks need to subscribe and support them?"

Are all of Zhongyuan Yidianhui's fans this rich?

"If these landlord accounts all belong to the same person, then this tycoon is a bit scary! 8000 yuan in one go? My whole family doesn't even have 8000 yuan in savings."

"My brother and sister-in-law got married, and it seems they only gave 5000 yuan as a bride price. This 8000 yuan could have married one and a half of my sisters-in-law! Damn!"

……

evening.

Banyan tree.

The secretary knocked on Zhu William's office door, walked to Zhu William's desk, and reported with a complicated expression: "Boss, the reward function that Qidian launched today seems to be quite powerful! There are already 16 Alliance Masters on President Cao's new book. Including the rewards from other readers, his book has received at least 20,000 yuan in rewards today."

She's finished speaking.

Zhu Weilian didn't reply immediately. He slowly looked up, his expression one of surprise, and his brows furrowed. "What did you say? 'The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts' received over 20,000 in tips today?"

The secretary nodded.

William Zhu: "???"

After a moment of surprise, he pressed on, "What about the other works on Qidian? Were there many people giving tips today? On average, how much did each book receive in tips?"

The secretary frowned and said self-deprecatingly, "Boss, I haven't kept statistics, but the top-ranked works on Qidian's new book monthly ticket chart have received quite a few reader rewards today. Although none of them are as extravagant as the reward amount for President Cao's new book, the top-ranked works have received at least a dozen rewards today. For example, Lao Zhu's 'Nine Sons' has three Alliance Masters today, and Luo Sen's 'Wind and Cloud' seems to have two Alliance Masters as well. There are also a few other books that have one or two Alliance Masters. Why don't you go and take a look yourself?"

(End of this chapter)