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Chapter 510 Image Theft! Large Banner Advertisement
Looking at the various data of "Cultivation Chat Group" on Qidian.com, as well as the newly released cover of the work, Zhu Weilian's heart sank.

I feel that my website's promotion of this new book is far behind.

Many readers probably now believe that Zhongyuan Yidianhui's book was first published on Qidian, rather than on both Qidian and Rongshu platforms.

He saw that the total number of clicks here had already exceeded 52,000.

There are already more than 13,000 recommendation votes.

While only two chapters of this new book have been published, what about Rongshuxia's side?
He silently opened his website, found "Cultivation Chat Group," and saw that the book on his website only had a total of six thousand clicks.

Actually, this data isn't bad.

It's worth noting that this book was published on Rongshuxiao half a day later than on Qidian. Moreover, Rongshuxiao hasn't done any promotion for the book yet. The six thousand-plus clicks are all thanks to Cao Sheng's fans on Rongshuxiao.

How's the book review section doing?

William Zhu scrolled down the webpage to the book review section.

I saw a series of book reviews.

"Thank goodness! Ah Hui, you've finally written a new book! After finishing 'The Legend of the Primordial Era,' why are you only releasing a new book now? You're so lazy!"

This comment made Zhu Weilian laugh. He guessed that the reader who posted this thread probably didn't know that after Cao Sheng finished writing "The Legend of the Primordial Era," he went to Qidian to publish "The Legend of Martial Arts."

"Huh? Ah Hui released a new book again? Weren't you serializing 'The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts' on Qidian? Why are you back here releasing a new book? Can you manage to write two different works on two websites at the same time?"

These are readers who are unaware that this new book is also published on Qidian.

"Cultivation Chat Group? This book seems completely different from 'I Want to Become an Immortal.' Is this a cultivation novel set in a modern city? Ah Hui, why are you writing this kind of cultivation novel too?"

"No cover yet? Seriously? How do you think you're doing, Zhongyuan Yidianhui? A writer of your caliber doesn't even have a cover for your new book?"

Upon seeing this, Zhu Weilian was startled, thinking, "That's right! This book doesn't even have a cover on my website yet! Should I urge Cao Sheng to upload the cover quickly?"

He quickly took out his phone and dialed Cao Sheng's number.

Huizhou.

In a room at the Shangri-La Hotel, Cao Sheng was pulled by the hand by Wang Zuxian to sit on the edge of the bed. Suddenly, the phone in Cao Sheng's pocket rang, startling them both.

Cao Sheng instinctively reached for his phone to see who had called.

Wang Zuxian relaxed, smiled, pressed down on his hand, hooked her other arm around his neck, and then fell onto the bed. Her arm around Cao Sheng's neck naturally pulled Cao Sheng down as well.

"You still have the mind to answer the phone at a time like this? Am I not tempting enough?"

She asked softly, and before Cao Sheng could answer, she kissed him on the lips.

"Damn it! Why aren't you answering my calls?"

Magic City.

Zhu Weilian put down his phone in frustration.

After frowning and thinking for a while, he suddenly gritted his teeth and made a bold decision—to steal images from Qidian.com.

Since I can't contact Cao Sheng now, I'll just steal the cover from Qidian. Anyway, even if I do contact Cao Sheng, the cover he uploads will most likely be the same one.

Since Cao Sheng isn't answering the phone, let's skip him and I'll do it for him!

He quickly returned to the page of the book "Cultivation Chat Group" on the Qidian website, and swiftly stole the cover image, quickly uploading it to his own website.

Huizhou.

On the king-size bed in a room at the Shangri-La Hotel.

Cao Sheng's belt was pulled off by Wang Zuxian.

In Cao Sheng's own villa.

The bathroom next to the master bedroom on the second floor.

Tan Yu was taking a shower. She was washing herself very carefully, making sure to clean every nook and cranny, trying to make herself as clean as possible.

Bed in a room at the Oriental Sunrise Hotel.

Qian Zhenyu sat on the edge of the bed, wrapped in the quilt, reminiscing about the romantic moments she had shared with Cao Sheng that evening, a smile unconsciously appearing on her lips.

At this moment, she was filled with joy and a great sense of accomplishment. She was more confident in her charm than ever before, thinking: "I took a special day off to come to Huizhou, and it was definitely worth it. He likes me! He still likes me after all these years! It just so happens that he has already broken up with Huang Qingya and is now single. Given his feelings for me, he should bring a bouquet of red roses to confess his love to me tomorrow."

From this, she gained some insight.

It means that if you want to be with someone or accomplish something, you must take action as soon as possible and not procrastinate! If I hadn't acted immediately this time, taken leave to come to Huizhou to find him, would I have achieved what I have now? I would definitely still be going to work and coming home from work in Shanghai, all alone every day, and I would never have had the happiness I have tonight.

It hurt a little at first.

But compared to the breakthrough in their relationship, that little bit of pain was nothing.

A woman!
Everyone has to go through this eventually.

I'm not a teenage girl anymore, and it's already too late for me to give myself to him now.

It's just a pity that he has a habit of not being able to sleep in a particular bed; otherwise, it would have been so sweet if he had held me in his arms tonight.

Lost in thought for a moment, she looked around, found her phone, and sent Cao Sheng a message with a smile: "Are you home yet? Why didn't you let me know you got home safely? Did you forget?"

Here in Shangri-La.

The fierce battle has been ignited by Wang Zuxian.

……

time flies.

The second floor of Cao Sheng's villa.

Tan Yu, who had already finished showering, was wearing Cao Sheng's white shirt, a "no pants" outfit that made it seem like she was only wearing this white shirt. She was standing by the sink, applying powder and drawing her eyebrows in front of the mirror using a makeup box from her bag.

Actually, she has very good skin.

At only 18 years old, she is in the prime of her youth.

Her hair was jet black and shiny, her skin was so white it had a luminous glow, and there wasn't a single freckle on her face. Her eyebrows were also quite beautiful.

But ever since she got together with Cao Sheng, she has consciously started learning makeup, wanting to make herself more beautiful.

As she was drawing, she suddenly stopped using her eyebrow pencil, staring blankly at herself in the mirror, her brows furrowing slightly. She felt that she lacked the mature charm of Qian Zhenyu in the news.

Does he prefer younger women or more mature women?

Tan Yu muttered to himself.

……

Magic City.

Zhu Weilian went to the backstage of Rongshuxia and personally released an announcement about the "Cultivation Chat Group".

He cannot let the starting point monopolize the spotlight.

The goal is to let the outside world know that this new book is not exclusively released on Qidian, but will be simultaneously released on two platforms.

Since Qidian implemented paid reading, its popularity has soared to the top of the industry in just six months, pushing Rongshuxiao from the leader to the second position.

He had long regarded Qidian as his biggest competitor.

Now that he has finally obtained the authorization for Cao Sheng's new book, how could he be willing to give up all the limelight to Qidian?

In front of the computer.

William Zhu personally drafted the announcement.

About half an hour later, Wang Zuxian collapsed from exhaustion, and Cao Sheng took over, reigniting the flames of battle that had not yet been extinguished.

A newly released announcement also appeared at the top of the Rongshu website's homepage, presented as a large red banner to tens of thousands of readers.

The title is: "Zhongyuan Yidianhui's brand new masterpiece, 'Cultivation Chat Group,' is here!"

William Zhu actually used banners to promote his new book.

The results were indeed remarkable.

It has to be said that many readers in this era have only recently learned to use the internet, and many people don't even know how to use the browser's search function. If they want to find a certain website, they will write down the website's URL on paper. After going online, they will type the URL written on paper into the browser's search box letter by letter. After typing it, they will even check and confirm again whether they have typed any letters incorrectly.

Note! This is not an isolated case in this era!

This is almost a universal phenomenon. When introducing a website to others, many people will mention the website name, but they will focus on the website's URL.

Therefore, many of the large number of fans Cao Sheng had accumulated on Rongshu in previous years were unaware that he had started publishing his works on Qidian.

These readers were both surprised and delighted to see the big red banner on the homepage of Rongshu tonight, learning that Zhongyuan Yidianhui had published a new book.

They excitedly found the book and tried it out.

"Wow, that's amazing! As expected of you, Ah Hui! This new book has an incredible concept!"

"Zhongyuan Yidian Hui, I've finally been waiting for your new book again, awesome!"

"Cultivation Chat Group? A cultivation story set in modern society, the immersion is too strong!"

"Ah Grey! You've finally released a new book!"

"Go! Go! Push harder!"

……

The last sentence was spoken by Wang Zuxian.

Her whole body was tense like a bow, and she gritted her teeth and shouted encouragement.

……

When the moon is high in the sky.

Cao Sheng stepped out of the hotel elevator, his steps still steady and unsteady, which was related to his youth and strength, as well as his daily martial arts practice over the past few years.

As they passed through the hotel lobby, Huang Lijun and Qu Hai, who were sitting on the sofa in the lobby lounge area, quickly got up, jogged over, and followed Cao Sheng out of the hotel.

There's also Tan Yu waiting at home...

Sitting in the car on the way back, Cao Sheng squinted at the deep night outside the window, a helpless smile on his face.

He didn't like being so indulgent.

I'm afraid of damaging my body's foundation.

Before and after his rebirth, he had always been restrained in this regard.

Although he also enjoys that kind of thing and has dated several pretty girlfriends, he has always been quite rational and restrained in this regard.

It is usually done only once a day.

He feared that if he indulged himself too much when he was young, he would develop various health problems when he was in his fifties or sixties.

He has always been accustomed to considering issues from a long-term perspective.

I chose to study accounting back then because I had long-term considerations in mind. I felt that accountants become more valuable as they get older, and it's not a job that relies on youth.

When I learned to write online novels back then, it was out of long-term considerations. I thought this was a profession I could do for a lifetime, and many writers could write until they were old and gray.

Regarding health, he always takes a long-term view.

In fact, he was in excellent physical condition when he was young.

As a child, he was chubby and strong. When it came to strength and running speed, few of his peers could beat him. In the fifth grade of elementary school, he participated in the township sports meet and won third place in the long jump. The top two were both tall people who were one or two years older than him.

During the busy farming season in his second year of junior high school, his father suffered heatstroke and fell ill in bed, so he carried most of the grain from the fields home.

In his second year of high school, he participated in the school sports meet and once again won third place in the long jump competition. The top two were both students with athletic talents.

He has rarely been sick since childhood.

I've only been to the small clinic in the village.

At most, it's just a cold or fever.

Before his rebirth, he lived to be 40 years old and never had any illness other than a cold or fever.

But he's used to conserving his strength.

Even the most beautiful woman can hardly make him want to do it again.

Reason often tells him: life is not just about competing for glory in youth, but also about competing for health in old age.

He didn't want to be old and take his wife to dance in the square while other men his age were too old to walk.

He just wanted to be healthy when he got old, so that he could eat well, sleep soundly, and be free from illness and pain.

They have a better quality of life.

That's it.

But tonight...

They forced him to fight three against one.

Although he had enough energy, he instinctively resisted overworking his body like that.

So, as they passed a late-night snack shop, Cao Sheng suddenly shouted, "Stop the car! Stop the car!"

With a slight braking sound, the car came to a stop on the side of the road.

Qu Hai, who was driving, turned around and asked, "Boss! What can I do for you?"

Cao Sheng: "Buy some things!"

As he spoke, he opened the car door, got out, and walked towards the late-night snack shop on the side of the road.

This is a late-night snack shop that specializes in barbecue and spicy crayfish.

Accompanied by Qu Hai and Huang Lijun, Cao Sheng entered the store, asked the receptionist for a menu, and quickly marked the items he wanted with a pencil.

Lamb skewers, lamb kidneys, chives, oysters... and other things that are good for men were mixed in with a bunch of other late-night snacks and selected by Cao Sheng.

In an era when lamb skewers only cost 50 cents each, he ordered over 150 yuan worth of food.

"Pack it into two portions!"

When handing the menu back to the receptionist, Cao Sheng gave her some instructions.

"Okay, boss!"

The receptionist was looking down at her calculator, doing the math.

……

Back in the car with the two packed late-night snacks, Cao Sheng said, "Take one of these two snacks with you later. Thank you for your hard work tonight."

Huang Lijun and Qu Hai quickly expressed their gratitude, saying it was no trouble at all.

It's really not hard work.

They were simply waiting in the car or in the hotel lobby when Cao Sheng was handling business.

But Cao Sheng felt that they had worked hard.

Back at my villa.

Cao Sheng brought a late-night snack to the second-floor restaurant and placed it on the table. Several small spotlights were on in the living room, but Tan Yu was nowhere to be seen.

"Did she go back to school?"

Cao Sheng felt a slight sense of relief, hoping that he had guessed correctly.

To make sure she had left, he went to the master bedroom, opened the door, and his heart skipped a beat because the light was still on.

Tan Yu, wearing a white shirt, sat on the edge of the bed, reading a book.

Hearing the door open, she looked up and saw Cao Sheng. Tan Yu's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed happily, "You're back? Why are you back so late? Come on, go to sleep! It's getting late, come on!"

As she spoke, she patted the bed sheet next to her.

Cao Sheng was speechless.

I thought to myself: Do I really have to get through another hurdle today?

He smiled and pointed to the restaurant behind him, "I bought some barbecue and crayfish. It's so late, you must be hungry too. Come and have some with me! Eat something before you go to sleep!"

(End of this chapter)