Chapter Three Hundred and Eighty Six: The Novel Is On The Shelves
Three o'clock in the morning.
There was a gust of wind outside the window, and the shadows of the trees could be seen faintly through the window under the moonlight. Frogs could also be heard croaking in the pond in the dormitory area, and even the temperature began to drop.
Summer night is silent.
Especially in teachers’ dormitory parks where there are mostly middle-aged and elderly people.
Lao Wu hasn't slept yet.
My wife got up to drink a glass of water at night, but saw that the light in the study was still on, and she couldn't help but feel a little puzzled:
"Why are you so upset in the middle of the night?"
Don’t you know how old you are? You still stay up late.
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Lao Wu quickly smiled and said: "It's okay, isn't my book going to be on the shelves today? I have to check the situation. You go to bed first!"
"It depends on the situation! You don't rely on this to make a living."
The old wife muttered dissatisfiedly.
"If the data is on the shelves, you can go to bed tomorrow and look at it again. It won't drop two pieces. Why do you have to stay up late? You can handle this!"
"That won't work." Old Wu was quite determined.
"Lao Wang just told me yesterday that he had put the data on the shelves within four hours. I have to keep an eye on it no matter what, to see if I can suppress it."
"If I lose, won't I be shorter than him when I meet him in the future?"
This is the dignity of a man!
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wife:……
She stared at the old man in front of her and said speechlessly:
"How old is your grandson? How can he still strive for such a small amount of energy?"
After saying that, he turned around and went back to the room.
What a damn old man.
When I was young, I loved fishing, and I was so good at it. Even when it snowed heavily, I still dared to run out at three o'clock in the morning. I didn't expect that I would still be angry when I got older.
Since he has the energy, let him do whatever he wants.
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After she left, Lao Wu stared at the computer and muttered dissatisfiedly:
"If it weren't for the failure of the children, as for the grandson, would he still be in elementary school this year? Lao Wang's grandson will graduate soon..."
After thinking about it, I always feel that I am not willing to be one step behind.
After waiting, Lao Wu decided to read other books on the same list.
You can always gain something by learning from each other's strengths.
So I scrolled down the list and found that among the top ten novels released today, I was ranked second.
When an old expert who has studied history all his life saw this list, the first thing he saw was not surprise, but surprise.
He was even a little unconvinced:
"I'll see if this is a good idea..."
How can I get better grades than myself?
Look at this category, it must be a novel written by a female channel!
"Refuse to Marry a Rich Family: Ye Shao's 99th Proposal"
This name...
Lao Wu feels like he has a heart attack.
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However, if someone can be number one, there must be something special about him.
He clicked in and started looking at the votes and comment area.
I found that the comments section was discussing the role of the best sister-in-law and the vicious parents. I don’t know what age the readers were. The words they said were vicious and cruel, and they told her to die when they opened their mouths...
Old Wu was a little uncomfortable with being so direct.
However, he has not read this book. There is a saying called "Don't persuade others to do good unless they have suffered." He will not comment on this yet.
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Let’s look at the votes again——
Huh! It’s only been on the shelves for more than half a month, and it’s so much higher than me!
Lao Wu felt aggrieved and couldn't say anything.
He tried to calm down and clicked on the text to read.
Three minutes later.
Lao Wu clicked to exit.
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How should I put it? This plot is very magical.
In the first chapter of this chapter, a little girl scratched a luxury car while riding a bicycle. When the driver asked her to pay for it, she said she bullied the poor and looked down on her.
Then, a rich man got out of the car, the kind of billionaire. It took a lot of writing just to describe his handsomeness and wealth.
The rich man didn't feel sorry for his car at all, and he didn't feel sorry for his driver even less. Instead, he lightly accused the driver and said:
"Our Ye family won't want someone like you who has no kindness and looks down on the poor."
"You are fired."
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Old Wu couldn't hold on anymore when he saw this.
If he knew there was an emoticon in the future, he would definitely put it on it without hesitation.
excuse me?
Or: subway, grandpa, mobile phone
But I haven't finished reading the plot of the first three chapters, and drawing conclusions on this is sometimes biased, so Lao Wu bit the bullet and read on.
I watched and watched, and after watching it I felt like I was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Because the plot develops like this:
The little girl scratched someone's car without feeling the slightest bit of guilt or even remotely apologizing.
She just watched this wealthy man dismiss the driver who had made no mistakes. Instead, he raised his chin and looked like he was reluctantly admitting to the other party:
"You still have some conscience, you are not the kind of person who is unkind just to get rich."
Then she got on her bicycle and left.
But the wealthy young master stared at her back closely, his eyes full of interest:
"Woman, I remember you."
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This, this, this!
Lao Wu breathed a sigh of relief and almost didn't come up.
Isn’t this being unkind for the sake of wealth? Why is it so weird when this idiom is used here?
This plot is really too much for Lao Wu!
He thought about it again carefully, was it because his thoughts couldn't keep up with the trend, or was it something else?
It doesn’t matter what kind of car you ride, even if you damage or scratch someone else’s car while walking, isn’t it right to pay for it?
If a driver cannot bear this responsibility, so he should pay for it. There is nothing wrong with the logic!
The driver in the article didn't have anything wrong with what he said, and he didn't look down on anyone! At most, he was asking for compensation. When the girl ignored him and wanted to leave, she grabbed the other person's bicycle...
Is this also called not having a kind heart?
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Let’s think about this rich and noble man again.
If you want to say that the driver didn't take good care of the car and found an excuse to fire the person, he will accept this reason.
But the reason I found was that the driver didn't have a kind heart...
Lao Wu took a few breaths late at night and felt that he was right to write novels online, otherwise he would not understand what young people are thinking nowadays...
Isn’t there a generation gap?
The little girl scratched someone's car. Not only did she not pay for it, but she also didn't apologize. In the end, she walked away like a triumphant hero.
oops.
This society is different.
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Scroll down and read the comments.
Everyone in the comment section said that the driver looks down on people, that he deserves it, that the male protagonist is domineering, and that the female protagonist has a lot of backbone...
After thinking about it for a long time, Lao Wu couldn't see any strong and domineering character from the first three chapters.
Will there be any reversal next?
I wandered around the comment area twice more and came across two comments with similar opinions to my own. Soon I was scolded by a group of people and disappeared.
He immediately gave up the idea of commenting.
Old Wu thought to himself: He can't just back down, he has to deeply feel the thoughts of today's young people.
He stretched out his hand, ready to click on the next chapter.
However, for a long time, I struggled in my heart and couldn't press it down. In the end, I could only sigh helplessly:
Forget it.
It cannot be in line with the thinking of young people, and I don’t know what readers like to read now. It is natural that it cannot be ranked first on this month’s list.
When you get older, you have to admit defeat.
He sighed and readjusted his mood.
I scanned the list again and found that I was the only one who was put on the shelves today and quickly broke into the top ten.
I couldn't help but feel happy in my heart.
——With my results, I don’t believe you, Lao Wang, could be better than me at that time!
He wrote down the data——
It all depends on whether this month’s income can beat Lao Wang!
Old Wu secretly clicked into "Poetry, Wen Dao" and took a closer look——
Oops! What a shameless person, you actually added an extra update!
Old Wu was so angry that he clicked on the latest chapter without hesitation——
He hasn’t read this new chapter yet.
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Outside the old city, the street trees are tall and big.
Under the shade of the trees, old men were playing chess with their horses and folding tables. A group of people were walking around the cart, which was very lively.
In the dense space of the Internet cafe, a group of children playing games next to them were banging their keyboards. A few non-mainstream people opposite were smoking, and Lu Li stared at the data with red eyes, as if she had not slept all night.
.
There's still half a month until school starts.
Her eyes were staring at the data, and she was so red at the moment that she couldn't bear to look away.
Her book "Refuse to Marry a Rich Man: Mr. Ye's 99th Proposal" was released on the 1st, and immediately occupied the first place on the new book bestseller list on the day it was released, and the number of votes also skyrocketed.
After all, the louder the comment section is, the more popular her novel is.
According to the backend data, if she updated 30,000 words on the day it was put on the shelves, she would get 900 yuan.
In today's online literary world, this is a pretty scary number.
Lu Li finally saw the light.
900 a day, even if there is no such exposure in the future and the results fall behind, there is always 500!
After counting bonuses, perfect attendance, etc., she can get at least 30,000 yuan a month.
30,000 yuan!
Sure enough, I didn’t go the wrong way when writing novels.
as expected.
In the past half month, the background shows that his royalties have reached 10,000 yuan.
She makes more money than she does as a tutor.
The hardships during this period were all worth it, and she finally proved her strength!
From now on, who in the entire school would dare to look down on her?
Can they make so much?
She is full of ambition and she is full of pride.
but……
The details of the manuscript fee will not be released until September 5th, and will not be distributed until the 10th.
She had already started school for more than a week at that time. What about the tuition fees?
Is it possible to discuss with the school to delay the payment of tuition fees?
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How can that be done?
Let’s not say whether this method will work, but just saying this is already very embarrassing.
But if I don’t apply in this way, will I have to rely on student loans?
no.
Look at what kind of life their family has been living after borrowing money. No matter what, she is still young and cannot afford to be in debt!
But now, I only have a total of 200 yuan left in my pocket. How do I live with this?
The more pleasing the data in the background is, the bigger the gap in Lu Li's mood becomes when she returns to reality.
Looking at my novels again, I see that they are indeed quite outstanding. Otherwise, how could they attract so many readers?
Although there are a lot of readers who speak harshly in the comment area, it is because they have no discernment and you don’t need to pay much attention to it.
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With such results...
As long as Lu Li thinks about her future, she feels bright.
So what if his brother has a house?
With this kind of income, I can directly buy a house in three years!
It's definitely better than Ding Wei's house.
If you work hard for a few more years, you might be able to buy a villa!
Bai Shanshan's brand-name computers, brand-name mobile phones, all kinds of clothes and shoes...she can have whatever she wants!
And everything depends on her own efforts, unlike her, who only relies on her family.
As for Ding Wei’s novel…
Ah.
Can she have an income of 30,000 yuan a month?
There is no need to mention this kind of person again.
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Lu Li's face was haggard, but there was a longing smile on her lips. She had already made plans.
When I get the 30,000 yuan in manuscript fees, the first thing I have to do is buy myself a new computer. It needs to be an expensive one so that I can feel comfortable typing.
Then there are clothes.
She didn't buy new clothes all summer, they were all old ones from last year. Now that school has started, she must face everyone with a new look.
There are also mobile phones, which have been used for almost a year. The owner of the Internet cafe seems to be using a Motorola...
The manuscript fee can be close to 20,000 yuan, plus bonuses, perfect attendance, and readers’ rewards... 30,000 yuan...
Oh my god!
Even though she had calculated it many times, as soon as she calculated her income like this again, she felt as if she was falling into the clouds.
But then, the cruel reality continued to stay in front of us——
tuition fee.
Lu Li gritted her teeth and contacted her editor:
"Excuse me, can I advance my royalties in advance?"
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Headquarters of Dreamweaver Literature Network.
Today is a working day, everyone is at work, and editor Lingjiao is busy dealing with the issues of newly signed authors. When I received this message, I couldn't help but be a little surprised.
She replied:
"There is no such precedent. Are there any difficulties? I can help you ask."
This is an author with great potential!
He is young and hard-working.
The number of words in the manuscript box is heart-warming just by looking at it.
I heard he is a college student from a famous university?
The editor will inevitably look at her differently.
The editor-in-chief in charge of the internal works of the novel website was still at his post. Lingjiao hurriedly went over and asked:
"Editor-in-Chief, one of my authors wants to advance the manuscript fee in advance. Is this possible?"
Advance royalties?
The editor was silent for a while:
"There is no precedent for this. But the company is also very humane. Ask her what is the specific reason? When does it need it? How much does it cost? I will go and communicate with Mr. Wang."
"Listen to Mr. Wang's opinion."
Advance payment of manuscript fees is actually just a small matter for the website as a whole, and the editor-in-chief has this right.
But after all, this is the first time, so I have to inform Mr. Wang.
Otherwise, the financial side of the job will be difficult to do, as it will involve recalculating several times and suddenly increase the workload, which no one wants.
Wang Qinghe took a look at the application:
"Ming Da?"
The reason for the advance is to pay tuition?
"Okay!"
He signed readily: "If a college student from a prestigious school has this ability, of course he should make it as convenient as possible."
Anyway, the background information is all here, it’s just an advance and not a loan, so of course it’s not that difficult.
I looked at the other party’s chat information carefully:
"Majoring in Chinese...just wait a minute and I'll make a call."
When the editor-in-chief left the office, Wang Qinghe's call hit Ding Wei's cell phone.
"Do you have a person named Lu Li in your Chinese department?"
