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Chapter 537 Breaking the Record
That night, when Cao Sheng went to bed, it was already past 2 a.m.

Because "Cultivation Chat Group" is going to be available tonight, even though he was physically tired and wanted to sleep, his mind was still active.

Various thoughts churned uncontrollably in my mind.

Finally, I don't know when, I drifted off to sleep.

I slept until almost 10 a.m. the next morning before waking up.

He got up and sat on the edge of the bed, reached for his phone, and saw the time on the screen. He gave a self-deprecating smile, because he rarely slept until this time.

I missed today's morning exercise.

My phone, which was on silent mode, had a few more missed calls and a dozen unread messages.

Cao Sheng glanced at the missed call log and saw the names Qian Zhenyu and Jiang Xiaoshuang.

But he doesn't want to return the call for the time being.

Then open your text message inbox.

I saw different messages from different people.

Qian Zhenyu: "Congratulations on the new book's release! How are the sales figures? They must be pretty good, right? Congratulations!"

Qian Zhenyu: "Summer vacation is almost here. Do you have any travel plans? How about coming to Shanghai for a trip? I can be your tour guide, okay?"

Jiang Xiaoshuang: "I've placed an order for your new book. I hope this helps you out, haha. How are the initial order results going?"

Jiang Xiaoshuang: "After get off work today, I'll come with you to celebrate the launch of your new book. Is there anything you'd like to eat? I'll bring it to you."

Jiang Xiaoshuang: "Why haven't you replied to my text message yet? Are you typing again?"

Song Chao: "Your new book went on sale last night? How many subscriptions did you get on the first day?"

Song Chao: "Damn it, why aren't you replying to my messages? I used to be your buddy who slept in the bunk below you. Don't you even recognize your brother anymore?"

Lu Xiangwei: "Cao Sheng, congratulations on another new book being released! There must be quite a few readers who paid to read it, right? Congratulations!"

Shi Mengping: "Ah Hui! Congratulations on the release of 'Cultivation Chat Group'! Your fans all like to call you 'Ah Hui,' right? I'm a fan too, so can I call you that as well? Are you free today? Let's go out for coffee together! My treat!"

Shi Mengping is Cao Sheng's most recent blind date.

He was introduced to her by his former counselor Lu Xiangwei's girlfriend.

Cao Sheng never expected to receive a message from her this morning, congratulating him on the release of his new book.

She actually knew that my book was released last night?
There were also some other messages in the inbox.

Cao Sheng quickly glanced through the messages but didn't reply immediately because he was hungry. He had slept until this time and was extremely hungry.

I put down my phone, put on my clothes, slipped on my slippers, and left the bedroom.

After washing up, I went to the restaurant.

The dining table was empty.

Cao Sheng frowned slightly. Just then, Qin Xiyue's voice came from the kitchen, "Boss, you got up a little late today. You must be hungry, right? I've kept breakfast warm in the pot! Please wait a moment, I'll bring it to the table for you..."

Cao Sheng looked in the direction of the sound and saw Qin Xiyue's smiling face.

He smiled faintly, and as he walked towards the dining table, he casually replied, "Oh, thank you! Something came up last night, so I went to bed late and got up late today. Have you eaten yet?"

Qin Xiyue came out of the kitchen carrying a plate of steamed dumplings. Upon hearing this, she smiled and said, "Oh, I've already eaten. Boss, you can't eat too much for breakfast at this time, or you won't be able to eat lunch. Should I make lunch later?"

As they were talking, the steamed dumplings were placed on the table.

But the bowls and chopsticks haven't been brought over yet.

Cao Sheng, who was already very hungry, picked up a steamed dumpling and put it in his mouth.

He mumbled, "Don't bother cooking lunch for me. Just make me some work meals. I won't eat lunch."

Qin Xiyue was startled to see him picking up dumplings with his hands and eating them. She quickly ran into the kitchen and brought back a set of bowls and chopsticks.

He said, "Oh, boss, you're not going to have lunch? This...this isn't a good idea, is it?"

Cao Sheng: "It's okay! I'll eat a little more now so I won't be hungry at noon. If I get hungry in the afternoon, I can eat something else."

Qin Xiyue hesitated for a moment, then nodded and went to the kitchen to bring out several other breakfast items.

There was porridge, steamed buns, fried eggs, and steamed cakes and meat buns that she had bought that morning.

After that, a few more side dishes were brought out.

Some of these side dishes were homemade, while others were brought from the Oriental Sunrise Hotel. In her mind, Cao Sheng was the owner of that hotel, so she could bring anything from there here.

She had absolutely no idea about the other shareholders of the hotel.

Cao Sheng never mentioned these side dishes to her.

Because he had no idea that she had taken these side dishes from the Oriental Sunrise Hotel, he subconsciously assumed that she had bought them when she went grocery shopping.

At this moment, Cao Sheng was eating his breakfast at a leisurely pace, feeling very relaxed.

Firstly, because his new book was released last night, and he finally relaxed after being on edge for the entire new book season.

Secondly, it's already past 10 o'clock, and by the time he finishes breakfast, he definitely won't have time to finish writing the article for this morning.

If he doesn't plan to write in the morning, he has plenty of time to eat breakfast.

I felt very relaxed.

That's why he was in the mood to chat with Qin Xiyue just now.

……

After breakfast, he made himself a cup of tea, as usual, and took it to his study on the third floor.

turn on computer.

Log in to the Qidian author backend and you'll soon see the subscription data for "Cultivation Chat Group".

The number of subscribers for the first VIP chapter has reached 5944.
"Approaching 6000?"

Cao Sheng was a little surprised.

This increase was much greater than he had anticipated.

He estimated last night that the book's first 24-hour order volume should be around 7000.

It's not even 11 a.m. yet, and the first VIP chapter has already nearly 6000 subscribers. There are still more than 13 hours until midnight tonight.

How high will the number of first-time orders for this book rise in 24 hours?
Why is the increase so much larger than I expected?
Cao Sheng frowned, pondering the reason.

Is it because computer penetration in China is too low? Many readers simply don't have the means to stay up until midnight waiting for my book to be released?
But when my previous book, "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts," was released, the number of subscribers within 24 hours was not as far off as I had predicted.

—Or is it for some other reason? For example, did someone suddenly give my book a huge promotion last night?

unknown!

Cao Sheng couldn't figure out the reason for a moment.

However, the number of subscribers far exceeded his expectations, which was ultimately a good thing, and a smile appeared on his face.

After a short break, he opened the document and began typing.

He didn't write anything this morning, but he wanted to use his lunch break to write one or two chapters.

Normally, his lunch and subsequent nap take at least an hour. Today, by skipping lunch, he has saved that time.

It can be used for typing.

Unbeknownst to him, while he was still asleep this morning, someone at the Qidian headquarters in Shanghai suddenly shouted excitedly, "Broken! Broken! Record broken!!"

The one who made the call was the chief editor of the third editorial group at Qidian.com.

As he shouted, some people in the office area looked up blankly, looking at him with confusion; others waved their arms vigorously with smiles on their faces; still others were stunned for a moment, then hurriedly checked the number of subscribers to "Cultivation Chat Group". When they found the data, their expressions changed immediately, and surprise appeared. They then joined the cheering crowd.

The entire office area quickly transformed into a sea of ​​joy, brimming with a cheerful atmosphere.

This is because Cao Sheng's "Cultivation Chat Group" has just broken the first-day subscription record of "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts".

After confirming that "Cultivation Chat Group" would be available for purchase at midnight last night, the editors at Qidian headquarters were all looking forward to seeing if the book's first-day subscription record could be broken by "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts".

The record of over 5200 initial subscriptions for "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts" remains unbroken to this day.

Even works that come close to this level of data have not yet appeared.

Therefore, many people placed their hopes of breaking that record on "Cultivation Chat Group".

After all, both books were written by Cao Sheng.

If others can't break Cao Sheng's record, Cao Sheng himself should have a chance to break it, right?
In addition, the number of people who added "Cultivation Chat Group" to their favorites increased even faster than when "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts" was first published. The number of people who added it to their favorites before it was released reached more than 130,000, which was more than 20,000 more than when "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts" was released.

A larger number of people collecting it naturally gives everyone a lot of hope.

However, many editors were still a little apprehensive.

I'm afraid this book's subscription rate will be much lower than that of "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts".

Because the two books have completely different themes.

During its initial release period, "Cultivation Chat Group" didn't seem to receive the same positive reviews as "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts".

Many readers complained that the plot of "Cultivation Chat Group" was written in too much detail, and it seemed like filler, almost describing the male protagonist's daily urination posture.

In contrast, what about "The Legend of Chinese Martial Arts"? The pacing is full of ups and downs, and all the plots are interconnected. As long as the male protagonist masters a new killing move, there will inevitably be villains who come to their deaths, thus boosting the protagonist's battle record.

The male protagonist of "The Legend of Chinese Martial Arts" is also particularly ruthless.

As the male protagonist, his methods of killing are more cruel than those of many villains.

The crocodile's tail-cutting technique actually tore its opponent in half in front of everyone, leaving the opponent's blood and internal organs spilling all over the ground.

Almost all readers were shocked when they saw this part of the story.

It's not just because the male protagonist is so ruthless.

More importantly, it seems that no one in the online literature circle, traditional novels, traditional martial arts circles has ever written such a ruthless protagonist before.

What protagonist is this ruthless?
How can you create a positive image for the protagonist if you write like this?

Therefore, when the male protagonist of "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts" used this move to kill someone, it absolutely exceeded all readers' expectations.

While watching that scene, everyone was hoping that the male protagonist would quickly kill the villain.

but……

Who told you to hit like that?
Did you get the wrong script, protagonist?
but……

Although this plot exceeded all readers' expectations, it shocked everyone and made them extremely happy.

But what about "Cultivation Chat Group"?

This new book is a complete joke!
It seems that all the plot points are designed to create a comedic effect.

Not vicious at all.

The male protagonist uses an induction cooker and a hot pot to refine elixirs.

After sticking various talismans on the tractor, it raced against a Porsche.

After the helicopter was covered with various talismans, it carried the male protagonist out of the atmosphere and crashed into the US space station...

The two books, with such drastically different styles, evoke very different feelings in many readers.

The vast majority of readers believe that "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts" not only pioneered the genre of Chinese martial arts, but its plot and training system are also considered classics.

It is considered a masterpiece by many readers.

And what about "Cultivation Chat Group"? Even though most readers laughed out loud more than once while reading this book and found it very enjoyable.

But this does not diminish the book's high regard in their minds; it is still considered slightly inferior to "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts".

Just like many people who clearly enjoy watching Stephen Chow's movies and laugh so hard their mouths almost reach their ears, it doesn't change the fact that they think Stephen Chow's movies are all scatological nonsense, lacking depth, substance, and artistic value, and are not worthy of serious consideration.

Therefore, many editors at Qidian headquarters were quite worried that the subscription rate of "Cultivation Chat Group" would be much lower than that of "National Martial Arts Romance".

It wasn't until almost 9 a.m. this morning, when the number of subscribers for the first chapter of "Cultivation Chat Group" exceeded 5200, breaking the first-day subscription record of "National Martial Arts Romance", that the editors at Qidian headquarters became truly excited.

Laughter and cheerful voices filled the office area.

The sounds entered Bao Jianfeng's office. Bao Jianfeng, who was listening to his secretary's report, frowned upon hearing the chaotic laughter and voices outside. He turned to his secretary and said, "Go out and see what's going on. What happened?"

The secretary responded and turned to open the office door. The noise outside immediately flooded into Baojianfeng's office, becoming several times clearer.

The secretary heard the voices clearly and turned around in surprise to look at Baojian Peak.

Bao Jianfeng also heard those sounds, raised his eyebrows in surprise, and subconsciously looked down at his computer to do some work. He quickly saw the subscription data for "Cultivation Chat Group".

When the editors in the office area saw Bao Jianfeng's office door open, many of them instinctively fell silent, exchanging glances with each other.

The editor-in-chief of the first editorial team suddenly laughed, actually waving to everyone and shouting, "Come on, everyone! We've broken records, shouldn't we go and get Boss Bao to treat us to a celebration? What are we waiting for?"

This statement caught everyone's attention.

Activists immediately stood up in response, and soon all the editors flocked to Baojianfeng's office.

"Mr. Bao! Mr. Bao! It's a treat! It's a treat!"

"Boss Bao!! Shouldn't we have a celebration banquet? We've broken records!"

"Congratulations! Mr. Bao! Wishing you prosperity! Give me a red envelope!!"

……

Huizhou.

Cao Sheng, sitting in front of his computer, felt no joy at the Qidian headquarters, nor did he have any intention of celebrating. It was already lunchtime, but he was still immersed in writing.

After finishing a chapter of "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts", I took a short break and then continued writing "Cultivation Chat Group".

When he was coding "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts", he frowned and his nerves were on edge; when he was coding "Cultivation Chat Group", a smile would occasionally appear on his lips.

These two completely different feelings are entirely determined by the completely different styles of the two books.

evening.

After finishing writing the second chapter of today's book, "Cultivation Chat Group," Cao Sheng saved the manuscript and logged back into the Qidian author backend to check the number of subscribers for the first chapter.

To my surprise, the number of subscribers for the first chapter has already exceeded 8000, reaching 8169.
The number of people was so large that he could hardly believe his eyes.

(End of this chapter)