Back to 1997, I became the originator of online literature

Chapter 503 Double Amazement
Online media reacted particularly quickly.

Cao Sheng gave an interview to reporters at the entrance of the courtyard this morning, and what he said was quickly reported by some online media.

"Zhongyuan Yidianhui admits to breaking up during the Spring Festival!"

"Zhongyuan Yidianhui said the breakup has nothing to do with Jiang Xiaoshuang!"

"This is what Zhongyuan Yidianhui said about breaking up!"

"Zhongyuan Yidianhui's breakup and new love!"

"Zhongyuan Yidianhui denies having a relationship with Qian Zhenyu!"

……

News headlines like these attract the attention of countless netizens, who are thoroughly enjoying the gossip. Naturally, the comment sections of these news articles are also filled with netizens' comments.

These days, almost every online news article has a comment section, and they don't close the comments or select specific comments.

Many netizens who have only recently learned to use the internet want to express their opinions as soon as they see the comment input box.

The real reason is that before they learned to use the internet, they severely lacked channels to express their personal opinions.

They were all incredibly frustrated.

"He and Qian Zhenyu weren't dating? I just can't believe it."

"They broke up during the Spring Festival? That must be because of his rumored relationship with Jiang Xiaoshuang, right? And he denied it?"

"This guy is so lucky with women! Huang Qingya, Jiang Xiaoshuang, Qian Zhenyu... each one is more beautiful than the last!"

……

The comments from netizens also attracted the attention of other netizens.

Qian Sheng is currently a review editor at Qidian.com.

That morning, he couldn't resist and, during a break from work, secretly went online to read a few scandalous reports about Cao Sheng.

He felt particularly excited when he saw this kind of news.

He was paid by Cao Sheng, and during work hours he would slack off, pretending to be a netizen to read Cao Sheng's scandals. He could even anonymously express his opinions under those news articles. That feeling made the corners of his mouth harder to suppress than the magazine of an AK, and they kept turning up.

Of course, he didn't dare to look any longer.

It's during working hours, after all.

After looking at them for a while, he closed those web pages, focused his attention, and began to review the newly added books.

"Dream Rebirth"?
What is this? The first chapter is already so long-winded and rambling. Is this some kind of memoir?
Qian Sheng inwardly grumbled about the new book, but still approved it for inclusion in the database. Although he wasn't optimistic about its prospects, he was only responsible for the inclusion review, and as long as there was no obviously prohibited content in the book, it could pass the review.

Modern Shura?
Where are there any Asuras now?
The male protagonist who appears in the first chapter doesn't resemble Shura at all. Not only does he not look like him, but his temperament is also different. He probably won't have a chance to achieve anything.

Despite his internal grumbling, Qian Sheng still approved the new book for inclusion in the database.

The Legend of Drifting Leaves?
What the hell?
You could even call it "The Legend of the Prostitute"! "The Legend of Ye Piao" would be better than this lousy name! "The Legend of Piao Ye"? What does the male protagonist who appears in the first chapter have to do with Piao Ye?
Qian Sheng glanced through the first chapter, pursed his lips, and still approved the book for inclusion in the database.

If it were really called "The Legend of the Prostitute," he probably wouldn't dare to approve the new book's censorship.

Humans are strange like that; on the one hand, they want to see a certain kind of book, but on the other hand, they can be ruthless towards that kind of book.

Time passes little by little.

Qian Sheng occasionally comes across a book or two whose title, synopsis, and opening plot catch his eye.

Of course, he would occasionally approve the entry of a few books into the database.

Although the censorship of online novels is very lenient these days, some new authors still go too far when writing their books.

The website requires that no content be written about reproductive organs, but some new authors insist on including such things in the first few thousand words.

When faced with such a work, Qian Sheng would naturally cut it without hesitation.

As he continued his investigation, he came across "Cultivation Chat Group".

When Qian Sheng first saw the title, he curled his lip, thinking: What a terrible title! Combining cultivation and chatting, how strange! What's a chat group anyway? A bunch of people talking about cultivation? Can't they just write a proper cultivation story? Why do they have to write about a bunch of people chatting about the cultivation world? Just chatting, huh?

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of the author's name on the book—Zhongyuan Yidianhui (中原一点灰).

Qian Sheng was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously closed his eyes tightly, opened them again, and confirmed that he had not seen wrong. It really was the five characters "Zhongyuan Yidian Hui".

He then began to reflect in his mind: It seems that I still don't know enough about online novels. This book title must be good. There must be something wrong with my comprehension!

Then, the more he looked at the book, the more interesting he found the title, which piqued his curiosity and completely aroused his desire to read it.

What exactly is a cultivation chat group? Is it some kind of powerful magic weapon? Like the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda?

What is the function of this chat group?
Is it a burst of golden light? Whoever it touches dies?
Or is it a group of powerful cultivators' primordial spirits gathered together, buzzing and chatting? Is it some kind of sonic artifact? Whoever hears this buzzing chatter will die.
His curiosity was piqued, so he quickly opened the book and subconsciously slowed down his reading speed, reading the first two chapters bit by bit.

He was quickly stunned.

The cultivation chat group isn't a magical artifact, but rather a chat group feature launched by QQ? When did QQ release such a feature?

In a group chat, can people be online? Can they be invisible? Can they lurk? But they won't automatically leave the group?
Qian Sheng was amazed by this concept.

I think Zhongyuan Yidianhui truly deserves to be called the originator of online novels; his imagination is too rich to have come up with such a chat function.

If someone from QQ reads this book, will they actually create such a chat group?

If such a feature were actually developed, would it be possible for us at Qidian.com to create a chat group like that?

Are there cultivators hiding in modern society? An ordinary college student is mistakenly invited into a cultivation chat group by the group owner?

This idea is brilliant!
Qian Sheng was filled with anticipation for the rest of the book's plot, hoping that the male protagonist would gain some benefits from this chat group.

Surely I'll be able to obtain the legendary cultivation techniques?
Where is the magic weapon?
What about elixirs?
What about the fairies of the cultivation world?
I should be able to get these too, right?

Unfortunately, only two chapters of the book have been uploaded so far. His curiosity had just been piqued when he finished reading both chapters.

Gone?

Qian Sheng looked helpless, casually approved the book's entry into the database, then thought for a moment, and suddenly shouted, "Colleagues! President Cao's new book has been released! Everyone go check it out! It's very original! I guarantee it with my integrity!!"

He wanted his colleagues to experience the agony of following the updates.

As he expected, as soon as he finished speaking, all his colleagues in the office area looked over.

Curious questions were thrown at them one after another.

"Asheng! Are you talking about Zhongyuan Yidianhui's new book?"

"Has Mr. Cao started a new book again?"

"The novel 'The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts' was just getting into its best form, and now a new book is being published?"

"Is this a custom article written for Tencent?"

"Customized writing is like writing an essay on a given topic; how can it be good?"

"I'll go check it out! By the way, Asheng! What's the title of President Cao's new book?"

"Qian Sheng just saw President Cao's new book. It must be pitifully short in word count. I'll jump in later! I'm not reading it now!"

...Qian Sheng answered everyone's questions with a smile.

Not long after, news that "Cultivation Chat Group" had been added to the database reached the ears of Bao Jianfeng, the person in charge at Qidian.

Even Baojianfeng has curiosity.

Before today, he had never seen a customized online novel.

He also knew that Cao Sheng's new book was commissioned by Tencent.

This was one of the conditions under which Tencent agreed to Cao Sheng's investment.

How should a customized article be written? He had no reference in mind.

He had no doubt about Cao Sheng's ability to write novels, so he was very curious about how Cao Sheng had written this custom-made novel.
Did you write a romance novel? Using QQ as the medium for the male and female protagonists' romance?
Or did it describe the process of Ma Huateng founding Tencent? Did it portray Ma Huateng as the male protagonist of the book?
Filled with curiosity and speculation, Bao Jianfeng finished reading the first two chapters of "Cultivation Chat Group".

Before he even finished reading it, his eyes were opened wide.

Unexpectedly, in order to write this book, Cao Sheng came up with a completely new chat function for Tencent—QQ chat groups.

This is a step ahead of QQ!
wrong!

This book is meant to promote QQ, so how can it promote features that QQ doesn't have?

Could it be...

Is QQ preparing to launch a QQ chat group feature? So, they informed Cao Sheng in advance? And asked Cao Sheng to help promote QQ chat groups?
Bao Jianfeng believed he had guessed the truth.

But they were still wrong.

He never dreamed that Cao Sheng would first suggest the chat group feature to QQ, and then decide to write the book "Cultivation Chat Group".

……

When the book "Cultivation Chat Group" first came out in the original timeline, it pioneered the niche category of "chat group".

Following this book, many works featuring "chat groups" as protagonists with cheat codes emerged in the industry.

Examples include: "Chat Group of All Gods", "Chat Group of Martial Arts", "Chat Group of Emperors", etc.

When "Cultivation Chat Group" was first released, it truly amazed many people.

But what amazed everyone at that time was the idea of ​​combining "chat groups" with cultivation.

Rather than the chat group feature itself.

Because QQ's group chat function had already been available by then.

Who among those who use the internet doesn't have several chat groups on QQ?
But now?

Before QQ launched its chat group feature, Cao Sheng published "Cultivation Chat Group," which amazed every reader not only with its combination of chat groups and traditional cultivation themes.

We also need to add the "chat group" itself.

This is like giving readers a double whammy.

The concept of "chat groups" is like a novice reader seeing science fiction for the first time, encountering imagined weapons such as particle cannons and lightsabers in science fiction works.

Imagination begins to run wild with this premise.

In the Qidian headquarters office area, the editors, having finished reading the first two chapters of "Cultivation Chat Group," began whispering and discussing the book's concept.

Everyone is praising the book's creativity.

For example: "When it comes to creativity, it has to be our CEO Cao! He's been writing books for so many years, and every time he releases a new book, he still manages to amaze me. He's amazing!"

"Although President Cao is a bit of a womanizer and is always having affairs with beautiful women, his ability to write novels is truly amazing!"

"A touch of ash in the Central Plains... Tsk tsk, the shock brought by 'The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts' hasn't ended yet, and now they've released 'Cultivation Chat Group.' I really don't know what's going on in his head. Why can't I come up with such an idea?"

"Sigh! Every time I see Mr. Cao's new book, I am glad that I gave up writing and came to Qidian to be an editor. Mr. Cao's new book always makes me realize that I am not suitable for writing."

"This is going to be another bestseller, right? This idea is brilliant!"

"I never imagined that even though cultivation novels have been around for several years, he could still write them with such originality..."

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Cao Sheng was, of course, unaware of the heated discussions among the editors at Qidian headquarters about his new book.

He's been dealing with a lot of trivial matters lately, and he doesn't have many drafts left for his new book, "Cultivation Chat Group." So, after uploading the first two chapters to the Qidian author backend, he adjusted his mindset, gathered his emotions, and hurried to write the latest plot of the new book.

Try to accumulate more drafts.

Writing two books at the same time put a lot of pressure on him.

I worry that I won't have enough time and energy, which could lead to me ruining one or even two books.

The only way to relieve this pressure is to have a stockpile of drafts!
The more drafts I have saved up, the more relaxed I feel.

Running two projects simultaneously has always been a significant challenge for him; he had never successfully done so before.

I always feel that I don't even have enough time and energy to write one book every day, let alone two.
And now?
In order to invest in Tencent, he agreed to write a book to help promote QQ. The key point is that Tencent is also urging him to write this book.

He didn't want to break his promise.

The only option is to try running two instances.

Fortunately, as a reborn person, he had read the original works of both "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts" and "Cultivation Chat Group" before his rebirth.

Therefore, it is much easier for him to write these two books now than for the original author.

This is also a major reason why he dared to try running two accounts simultaneously.

He finished writing a chapter around 11 a.m.

After saving the chapter, he relaxed, picked up the teapot on the table, took a couple of sips, squinted and thought for a moment, then picked up his phone and dialed the number of Dong Qianyu from the Tencent Publicity Department.

Dong Qianyu urged Ma Huateng twice to publish his new book as soon as possible.

Cao Sheng guessed that Dong Qianyu would be the one to handle this matter with him.

So, at that moment, he called her directly.

Soon, the call was connected.

Dong Qianyu's voice came from the phone, "Chairman Cao? Hello! How can I help you?"

Cao Sheng: "I sent out the new book that Boss Ma wanted today. The publishing platform is Qidian.com. Please tell Boss Ma that I have fulfilled the contract. By the way, your QQ chat group function can be launched now!"

Previously, Dong Qianyu had suggested on the phone that QQ's recently developed chat group function could be launched simultaneously to promote his new book.

Cao Shenggang remembered this matter, so he mentioned it to Dong Qianyu.

Dong Qianyu's voice was filled with surprise, "Really? That's wonderful! Chairman Cao! Thank you! Thank you so much! You've worked so hard! Don't worry, I'll report to President Ma right away! I'll also suggest that President Ma launch the chat group function as soon as possible! Thank you! Thank you! You've worked so hard!"

Cao Sheng smiled with mixed feelings. Dong Qianyu was very excited, but he couldn't feel excited at all.

The thought of having to serialize two books simultaneously starting today puts me under immense pressure, making it impossible to feel any excitement.

(End of this chapter)