Guide to Becoming a Tyrant in Online Novels

Baiwang has issued a statement: A brief bug occurred during the replacement of the old system with the new one, but it has now been fixed. The new system is now functioning normally! Baiwang is always committed to building…

This statement attracted the attention of various websites, and executives from all of them were present at a high-level industry summit, a rare occurrence.

The CEO of Miaowang raised his glass with a smile: "Mr. Bai, I heard that a dark horse has recently emerged from your site, making quite a stir, which has startled us all."

The CEO of Baiwang clinked glasses with him and replied with a smile, "It's alright. It's like a horse that ran away from someone else's farm. It probably felt that the original farm was too small and couldn't stay there, so it came when it saw that our farm was expanding."

The CEO of Miaowang maintained his smile, but subtly increased the pressure on his fingers as he drank.

The CEO of Feiwang, standing nearby, glanced at the two men and chuckled, "Even the best horses have tempers. If you can't tame them, you'll not only cause trouble for yourself, but you'll also let them run away. What do you think, Mr. Bai?"

"Haha, what Fei said makes sense." The CEO of Baiwang clinked glasses with him: "But that horse is quite honest. It was just that the expansion of the venue caused some noise when it arrived, and it just happened to take the blame."

The CEOs of Miao.com and Fei.com slowed their swirling of wine glasses, while the CEO of Guo.com glanced around and said, "Mr. Bai, which of your group of geniuses is the dark horse? I'd really like to see him shine."

The CEO of Miaowang also glanced over and said, "It seems like everyone here is a familiar face; there aren't any new faces. Didn't CEO Bai bring his horse out?"

"Mr. Miao, that's a very unsophisticated question," the CEO of VerticalNet chuckled, "He's just a newcomer. According to WhiteNet's rules, he hasn't even won the title of Author of the Year yet. To participate in this kind of summit, he'll have to wait until at least next year, right?"

"Right, right! See? I gave myself away the moment I opened my mouth." The CEO of Miaowang slapped his forehead, looking troubled. "Come on, let's drink."

The CEO of Baiwang clinked glasses with them, his smile still lingering: "Mr. Shu is joking. If a horse doesn't want to come out and graze at home, there's nothing I can do. Besides, it's safer to keep the baby at home, to avoid being targeted, right? But since you all want to see it, I can't hide it away. According to the channel contract, it will soon be visiting your homes. You'd better treat it well then, hahaha."

The CEO of Feiwang smiled broadly: "Then Mr. Bai will have to tame it first. I'm quite afraid it will kick up my yard, haha."

"No, I told you it's very honest," said the CEO of Baiwang. "Look at you, you don't believe me. You'll have to drink three cups as punishment later."

The CEOs raised their glasses and clinked them together, laughing heartily.

While the platform CEOs were toasting and drinking at the industry summit, the scene inside their respective senior management offices was quite different.

The CEO of Miaowang asked, "The value that Poji is creating online is increasing, and now the entire online literature industry knows about this opportunity. Have you contacted Yaoguang yet?"

The PR director said, "We can't get in touch with him. He's completely isolated himself. I've heard that other platforms are experiencing the same thing."

The CEO of Miaowang was puzzled: "What exactly is going on with Yaoguang? We wanted to apologize but had no chance to seek cooperation again. What benefits did Baiwang give him to make him so devoted... Editorial department, how's the research on the Broken Taboo replica going?"

The editor-in-chief of Miaowang wiped away non-existent sweat from his forehead: "We are trying our best. Breaking taboos is not a formulaic template. The effect of our authors imitating it is neither fish nor fowl, and the readers are cursing us filthily in the comments section."

The CEO of Miaowang was very dissatisfied: "Isn't it just the framework from the Xuanqi era? Is it really that hard to replicate?"

The editor-in-chief of Miaowang said, "It's not just a simple Xuanqi framework, but a unique upgrade and transformation. Even the early masters found it difficult to replicate this type."

The CEO of Miaowang slammed the documents on the table and remained silent.

The CEO of Vertical Network was also studying the online popularity of Breaking Taboo when his assistant came in: "Boss, we still can't get in touch with Yao Guang."

The CEO of VerticalNet had a deep look in his eyes: "We can't get in touch with them, and we can't replicate their work. It seems like WhiteNet is definitely going to get this piece of cake. I really don't know what kind of luck WhiteNet has had."

The assistant hesitated for a moment, then said, "Boss, there's something else. We found a rejection record for Po Ji in the submission history."

The CEO of VerticalNet suddenly looked up: "What did you say?!"

The top management of Guowang were also discussing the taboo. The director of the strategy department said, "Boss, I think there's something strange about this. No matter how popular a new author's book is, it shouldn't become popular outside the industry before it's been adapted into an IP."

The CEO of Guowang asked, "Are you saying this was a setup by Baiwang? What is their purpose?"

The strategy director said, "It's very likely an attempt to unleash the monster and replicate the white web's situation across the entire industry. This kind of hype is strategic fraud."

The president of Guowang pondered for a moment: "It's possible, but the probability is probably not high. Investing such a large amount in a new book that's less than 500,000 words isn't like Baiwang's style; their goal seems more like maximizing the value of the work."

The strategy director was also undecided and asked, "So, what's our decision...?"

The president of Guowang said, "Breaking the Taboo is a big cake, and no one will refuse it. If Baiwang really wants to make a move, then we'll take advantage of it and have a good bite. That book is unconventional and slow-paced, which is very different from our platform's reader profile. If it comes in, let alone replicate the feat of breaking the taboo, I'm afraid it won't even be able to make it into the top suspense genre."

At the same time, the chaos caused by breaking taboos is growing.

The white network's operation and management department used technology to secretly isolate the culprit, so it no longer absorbs traffic from various channels, but still maintains its natural growth rate.

But it has already offended most people, and the authors are discussing in their small group how to deal with it.

"Everyone, let's report it! Then the platform won't be able to protect it even if it wants to!"

"It hasn't broken any rules, so how can I report it?"

"Isn't it supposed to be a suspenseful and supernatural story? Then report it for spreading feudal superstition, damaging the region's image, and inciting the revival of old ideas!"

"They're from the same industry and haven't intentionally attacked anyone. Isn't it a bit much for us to target them like this?"

"This is society, not an ivory tower. His work has cost us our livelihoods; that's the original sin!"

The haters meticulously nitpicked every word related to the taboo, launching indiscriminate attacks on both the work and Yao Guang herself. However, this behavior led to the emergence of a large group.

Originally, the fans of "Breaking Taboo" were arguing and attacking each other over the attributes of the work. After witnessing the overwhelming number of anti-fans, the core fans raised the slogan "Reject the fast-food market and preserve the quality of the masterpiece" in their exclusive reader group. Several groups of fans formed the "Breaking Taboo Alliance" and recruited bystanders who couldn't stand the anti-fans and those who changed their stance to form a fan army to launch a comprehensive counterattack against the anti-fans.

This battle, comparable to those in the entertainment fan community, shocked the entire platform.

Lin Ke, who was at the epicenter of the earthquake, could certainly feel the terrifying power of this great battle. This was the first time she had witnessed the horror of cyber warfare firsthand. Ironically, this war originated from the monster under her command.

She wanted to ask Yaoguang for her opinion several times, but Yaoguang hadn't told her anything and was still completely in the same state of being misled as before, so she didn't bring it up and continued to communicate normally as always.

Another week passed, and as Yao Guang stared blankly at the amount of royalties that had been deposited into her account, Lin Ke sent her a message: "Big Brother, our work is about to be published on all major platforms. The boss wants you to do a final check and optimization to maintain the current quality."

Yao Guang's brows furrowed immediately.

He had been interested in history during his school years and had a rudimentary understanding of historical battles, and he also enjoyed watching war dramas. In the year or so he'd been here, he'd witnessed firsthand the factional infighting within the company, gathered relevant information, and been forcefully lectured on workplace wisdom by his supervisor. Therefore, this seemingly ordinary remark made him instinctively sense something was amiss.

If Lin Ke said it, then no interpretation is needed. But if the CEO said it, the situation is completely different.

He thought for a moment, then quickly uninstalled the game, glanced at the comments section online, and was startled by the "upgraded version of World War II." But he didn't pay much attention, and quickly checked the latest announcements from the white-net website and recent industry activities. As he checked, he drew a trajectory line on a piece of paper.

Upgrade and break taboos → Revise new contract → Public relations → Participate in industry summit → Notify of listing across all channels.

He put down his pen, stared at the trajectory bar, and felt a heavy weight in his heart.

It's clear now, everything is clear now.

Strategic analysis → Foundation building → Strategic deception → Information probing → Strategic preparation...

This is a strategic plan personally designed by the CEO, with only one purpose.

Use his taboos as weapons to indiscriminately attack the entire industry!