Guide to Becoming a Tyrant in Online Novels

On the first day of the launch of the "Breaking the Taboo" campaign across all channels, it attracted everyone's attention, and major platforms were on high alert. However, the result surprised everyone.

This monster did not cause any data surge; it only ranked around 80th on the suspense lists of various channels, and its book review section was far less extensive and of higher quality than the one on Baiwang.

"This is the book that's been hyped up online? Is this all? It's so slow, I couldn't even finish reading it."

"It has no exciting moments, no perks, and any random book is better than this thing."

"The tastes of those people on Whitenet are truly bizarre."

"I think it's alright, watchable, but to call it a phenomenal masterpiece is a huge exaggeration."

"Oh no! Whitenet's atomic bomb failed to fire."

"It seems that even the old-fashioned model needs suitable conditions. In the lower-tier market, this model can't compete with the extreme pace that comes with the times."

"Why are the White Net Breakers so quiet? Have they all become mute, or have they completely lost face?"

……

The authors on the white-net platform were also discussing it extensively.

"Wait, why did Po Ji wilted as soon as he stepped outside? Poke yourself up, hey!"

"Sigh, I thought I was going to see a big battle, but I didn't expect this guy to be a coward who only bullies his own kind. It seems he really did benefit from the system upgrade."

Author groups on other platforms.

"This is the trump card of the white tennis court? Hahaha, that's hilarious!"

"I thought it would be something amazing, but this is all? I could make it have two arms! And it's even taboo-breaking? It should be renamed 'Trash'!"

"This is enough to show how far those guys on Whitenet have gone. Brothers, let's form a group, go to Whitenet and open a book, and bring down all those old gods."

White web editing group.

"Why can't Squidward go outside?"

"Is Xiao Ke a little sad?"

"Isn't this normal? There's no such thing as a perfect book. Let's move on."

Editing groups for other platforms.

"Damn, what a waste of time."

"That author was incredibly arrogant. I genuinely thought this book was amazing, but despite having so much built-in popularity, it only reached this position. I should have never even sent a rejection notice!"

"The group chat history on Miaowang has been leaked. Has he gone mad? Even if the data on the breach of taboo is bad, he shouldn't say things like that!"

"I won't comment. Just wait and see, the real show hasn't even started yet."

Senior executives from major platforms.

Vertical Network CEO: "Hmm? Breaking the taboo isn't that amazing. These data aren't even that good, they barely cover the channel costs."

Vertical Network CEO: "Don't let your guard down, continue to be vigilant. You can laugh at WhiteNet for being old, but you can't question WhiteNet's incompetence."

Apple.com CEO: "I thought I'd at least get to eat some cake, but now it doesn't even look sweet or crunchy."

Apple.com CEO: "It may be related to our brand image, but we shouldn't underestimate it; this is only the first day."

The CEO of Miaowang: "With this performance, it's probably already sunk, and there's no chance of a rebound. Perhaps rejecting the manuscript before was the right decision. Did we really overreact?"

Miaowang CEO: "I don't think it's that simple. I feel like something's not right, so it's best to keep monitoring it."

One day, two days, three days passed, and Po Ji climbed the charts, but it fell far short of expectations. All attention gradually shifted away, Po Ji's fans fell silent, and Po Ji became a "failed" work.

At 22 PM on the third night, a message popped up in the private email of the CEO of Baiwang. Yiji Yaoguang sent a large attachment.

He smiled, clicked to accept, glanced at the list, and called the senior executives who were still working overtime into his office.

The attachments have been scanned by everyone, and the editor-in-chief thinks there are no problems. The president nodded, and the legal department reviewed the channel contracts and indicated that the adjustments made by Baiwang would not cause any disputes.

After everyone agreed, the CEO called the operations director up, handed him the computer, and instructed him: "Complete the main text of the taboo document according to the contents of this attachment."

He gave the editor-in-chief a look, who then took out his phone and sent Lin Ke a picture, before nodding to the CEO.

The CEO stood up: "Let's go grab some late-night snacks, it's on me."

Lin Ke, wearing a face mask, was browsing various book review sections on her computer. She was furious and hugged her teddy bear, giving it a loving punch every time she got angry.

Especially after seeing a screenshot from a colleague in a peer group chat, the usually mild-mannered woman suddenly cursed and went online to tag and confront the colleague: "It's not that you look down on Po Ji, it's that you're not good enough for it. Understand clearly, you're NOT good enough!"

The group chat immediately erupted in chaos.

"Oh dear, the monster's master is stepping in to protect his own! Ke Shen is going all out, and I've got my little stool ready!"

"Is this a full-scale war between WhiteNet and MeowNet? How exciting! But I'd better stay out of the way to avoid getting caught in the crossfire. (Emoji: scared)"

"Alright, alright, we're all in the same industry, there's no need for that, Ms. Lin, calm down."

(Emoji: staring)

……

At this moment, the opponent didn't dare to say a word. Lin Ke muttered "clown" and was about to continue browsing book reviews when a message suddenly popped up. When she picked it up, she saw that it was from the editor-in-chief and it was a flash photo.

She clicked on it curiously, and there was only one sentence inside: "Ask in the Breaking Taboo reader group how people feel about the latest adjustments and revisions to Breaking Taboo."

The flash photo automatically disappears after a few seconds.

She was completely baffled, having no idea why the editor-in-chief would assign such a strange task in the middle of the night, and wondering when the content of the taboo-breaking was modified. She had been watching it every day since Yao Guang proposed it, but it hadn't been touched at all.

But she wouldn't ask too many questions about her superiors' affairs; she would simply follow their instructions.

After the administrator tagged everyone and added that sentence, the group chat exploded instantly!

"They broke the taboo and changed the content? No way! Even if the results aren't good, there's no need to pander to the market!"

"No, Sister Lin! Talk to Yaoguang and make him change it back! This is courting disaster!"

"No, I need to go see what the changes are!"

……

At midnight, some authors in the suspense section of various platforms were up all night writing, and after posting several thousand words, they stretched and opened the app as usual to check if the rankings had improved.

Clicking in, I found that the ranking not only didn't improve, but actually dropped from 68 to 69, and Po Ji, who was ranked 70th today, was nowhere to be found.

He looked puzzled: "Which book pushed me out of the top?"

As you swipe up, your finger suddenly stops.

He brought his phone closer, and his drowsiness vanished instantly!

Number 10 on the Suspense List: Breaking the Taboo!

He blinked quickly to make sure he wasn't mistaken, then pulled down to refresh the page.

Breaking the taboo, ranked 9th on the suspense list!

Refresh again.

Breaking the taboo, ranked 8th on the suspense list.

An overwhelming sense of terror washed over me!

He clicked on the page of Breaking Taboo, in the book review section.

"Wow! I thought it had been changed to something serious, but it's just a minor adjustment! That scared me to death!"

"The style hasn't changed, but the pace has been accelerated! The suspense is speeding up, the emotions are deepening, and the action scenes are explosive! It's so exciting to watch!"

"Holy crap! I thought it was scrolling by so slowly, but just adding two or three paragraphs made the pace fly! It's truly a masterpiece! I have to keep reading!"

"Damn... this is so realistic, I'm even afraid to go to the bathroom now! Author, come out and take your punishment!"

"It's so sweet and angsty, it's really adorable!"

"Ahhh, this is the final, complete version of Breaking the Taboo! I love it so much!"

"These past few days we've finally weeded out those who wanted to read trivial or suggestive content! What do they know about taboos! They don't deserve it!"

"If the alliance leader hadn't explicitly forbidden us from arguing on the new platform, I would have already riddled those trolls with bullets! I've been holding back for the past three days! Haters, bring it on! I'm going to spray ten at a time!"

……

His fingers froze in mid-air, his eyes glazed over...

"Wake up, everyone! Wake up! A monster is eating people!"