Guide to Becoming a Tyrant in Online Novels

In the CEO's office at Baiwang, the CEO placed the compiled dialogue records and the Yiji Yaoguang portrait analysis on the table, crossed his arms, looked at the ceiling, and tapped his fingers on his arms.

The editor-in-chief asked, "Boss, shouldn't we reconsider the contract?"

The CEO, ignoring him, said: "Tell me your thoughts."

The editor-in-chief shared his insights: "Po Ji is indeed exceptional, and Yao Guang's abilities are also at a high level. However, Po Ji is, after all, just a new book that hasn't even reached a million copies sold, and Yao Guang is just a newcomer. Even if we lose them, Baiwang will still be Baiwang. On the contrary, if we compromise our bottom line, the consequences will be severe once the breach is opened."

The CEO said, "You're right, but you need to think about it from a different perspective. His most valuable asset isn't his work, but its inherent significance. Whitenet can lose an author, but it can't lose the credibility that allows it to 'accommodate talented newcomers' and 'incubate phenomenal new works,' which can't be measured in money."

The editor-in-chief was silent for a moment: "You are right, I was just narrow-minded."

"It's just a matter of perspective," the CEO said, walking over and pressing his shoulder to make him sit down. He then crossed his arms and sat on the table, smiling. "Besides, aren't you just overcomplicating things?"

The editor-in-chief adjusted his glasses, looking puzzled: "You mean...?"

The CEO picked up Yaoguang's portrait for analysis and said, "From the initial chaotic rankings and the simultaneous appearance on five lists to the current contract revisions, this person hasn't uttered a single word. It's all been our own doing, imposing everything on him, isn't it?"

The editor-in-chief thought about it carefully and realized that it was indeed the case. They had been in a chaotic mess for a long time, but Yao Guang had been completely invisible the whole time. He didn't even know that his book had turned into a monster, let alone participate in it.

But could this be a trap deliberately set by Yao Guang, or even revenge?

"You've spent too much time in the elite circles, and to some extent you've become out of touch with society." The CEO then pointed to the portrait and analyzed, "You've demonized him, but what he says to you and what he wants to express is all true."

Based on the taboo-breaking, dialogue records, and portrait, he thoroughly deduced Yao Guang's true thoughts and concluded: "This person's superficial needs are to write books to prove himself and earn some royalties. His deeper needs are to be respected and to be unrestricted. He is impatient, suspicious, and vengeful, but in essence, he values ​​dignity, is empathetic, not greedy, does not take advantage of others, values ​​integrity, and has a bottom line."

The editor-in-chief adjusted his glasses: "So, he has no intention of leaving?"

"That's how it is for now, but it's true that you say he harbors resentment." The CEO continued, "He confessed that on the surface, he was showing loyalty to Lin Ke and indirectly binding himself to Baiwang, but deep down, he also harbored revenge and a warning. But it wasn't to gain any benefits; it was to slap us in the face. If his emotions aren't vented and satisfied, he will leave, and he will do so even more decisively than when he rejected Miaowang."

The editor-in-chief was stunned for a long time before finally uttering, "This person... is he sick...?"

"As long as you don't provoke him or touch his core interests, he'll be very well-behaved. But he's also the most difficult to manage because you can't control him, just like Squidward." The CEO smiled: "Dealing with someone like that is actually quite interesting."

The editor-in-chief inwardly grumbled that the boss was so lenient and appreciative of the monster; he really was a monster.

He quickly asked, "What about the contract...?"

The CEO said, "Since he feels offended, then don't offend him. We are cooperating, not confronting each other. We will still give him what he deserves; that's our sincerity. But our principles cannot be shaken, and we will correspondingly reduce the concessions. From now on, let Lin Ke handle matters concerning him. Unless absolutely necessary, you should not interfere. We cannot allow the platform to develop a situation where it cannot function without him."

The editor-in-chief then asked, "Will he refuse again?"

The CEO laughed and said, "He needs fame and fortune, but he doesn't value them. With someone like that, you need to find another way to cooperate. I think my guess is accurate."

In the factory dormitory, Yao Guang cooked the prepared fish, and Datang and two colleagues from other departments returned after work with wine. The group began to enjoy their simple, happy time in the dormitory.

The conversation started with a beautiful woman, then moved on to factories, then to everyday trivialities, then to national affairs, and finally circled back to the beautiful woman. The topics cycled endlessly, never repeating themselves.

Yao Guang didn't participate much because his phone kept ringing.

People from vertical websites are asking to add him as a friend, people from fruit websites are sending him messages and making phone calls, and Miao websites are secretly contacting him. Fei websites are also getting involved, and even He websites want to join in the fun.

Even the most obtuse man would realize that his breaking of the taboo must have involved some extraordinary move that elevated his status to a height he could never have imagined.

Besides, he's not stupid.

However, these platforms either rejected his manuscripts or followed the same mistakes that Baiwang had made before. He was so annoyed that he simply stopped accepting friend requests and set his contacts to only be whitelisted.

You all treated me like trash back then, but now that you see I'm up, you come running to pick the fruit. I'm not going to put up with that!

Just as he was about to put down his phone, Lin Ke's message suddenly popped up. This time it contained only one sentence and an attachment: "The boss personally finalized the contract and told you that the reason why the pearl is covered in dust is because it hasn't met the person who can discover it. Whether the pearl can continue to shine depends on whose hands it is placed in. There are many paths; it's not about which one you take, but about choosing your starting point."

He stared at that sentence for a long time, then opened the attachment. It was a brand new contract, and he could no longer find that thorny clause.

Suddenly, Da Tang shouted, "Old Yang! Are you raising whales? Hurry up and drink!"

He laughed and downed the wine in his glass in one gulp.

Yiji Yaoguang: Hmm.

In the CEO's office at Baiwang, looking at the signed contract, the CEO walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, crossed his arms, and gazed at the city's night view.

The door opened, and the president and operations director entered. The door closed, and a document was placed on the table.

The above are promotions and memes about breaking taboos on various social media platforms.

"Look at this treasure book! You'll find everything you want to see in it! After reading this, you won't be able to read anything else!"

"Really? You're making it sound so amazing. If it doesn't turn out well, just wait and see how I scold you when I get back."

"Ha, that's it? A lousy book made it onto five charts at once. It seems Whitenet is really in decline."

"Expert analysis: The destructive power of 'breaking taboos' lies not in its plague-like infiltration caused by breaking down barriers, but in its forceful elevation of readers' aesthetic standards with extremely high content quality, forcing online novel creators to abandon pure fast-paced entertainment and improve the quality of the core content. This is a kind of destruction, but also a kind of rebirth."

"Breaking Taboos Analysis Videos," "Five Lists Appearing Simultaneously Videos," "Defining New Discourse on Suspense Videos,"...

"The 'taboo-breaking' effect ranked fifteenth on the entertainment trending topics list."

"From this day forward, the online literature world will be divided into the pre-taboo era and the post-taboo era! Who agrees? Who disagrees? (doge)"

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The operations director said, "We've already had online trolls impersonate various groups to fuel the fire and create momentum online."

The president said, "The public relations department has already released the prepared smokescreen, and the legal department has also obtained evidence of the competitor poaching our staff. We are ready to launch a legitimate attack."

The CEO turned around, tapped his fingers on his arm, and smiled calmly.