Chapter 53: Running Away with the Pot Lid On
“Must be close to a million yuan now, right? Your commission this month is probably the highest in our entire editorial office.” Xūnyīcǎo deliberately glanced at Lābāhuā.
Lābāhuā’s face showed surprise.
Is Gǒu Wěibācǎo’s novel under subscription ranking number one?
When did Gǒu Wěibācǎo sign such an amazing author?
Lābāhuā opened the rankings to check. The title of the novel and its synopsis seemed oddly familiar…
Furrowing her brows, she clicked to open the main text of the novel.
Upon seeing the first page, Lābāhuā’s pupils suddenly shrank. Wasn’t this the single-female protagonist novel she rejected, which was later picked up by Gǒu Wěibācǎo?
She continued flipping through the pages.
It really was his novel!
Lābāhuā turned on her computer to start checking the data for this novel. She thought it was just because of excessive updates that the novel topped the sales chart, but after seeing the average subscriptions, Lābāhuā was completely stunned.
350,000 average subscriptions! Every chapter had 350,000 subscribers!
And this was only three days after going online; the hundreds of new chapters that followed would have dragged down the average subscription count, otherwise, the numbers would’ve been even higher!
Lābāhuā bit her lower lip tightly. This novel didn’t flop as she expected; instead, it became a massive hit!
Isn’t this like slapping her face hard?
Her face turned an ugly liver color.
Other editors noticed Lābāhuā’s expression and felt secretly pleased. With the boss always backing her, allowing her to act recklessly, she finally got what she deserved.
Gǒu Wěibācǎo also finished reading the novel that had been driving him crazy and put down his phone.
“Lābāhuā, I was too absorbed in reading the novel earlier and didn’t have time to answer you. Now I’ll tell you – Ah Xuan’s novel didn’t flop; instead, it exploded in popularity. I’m here to thank you. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have signed such an awesome author!” Gǒu Wěibācǎo said with a smirk, clearly being sarcastic.
“Gǒu Wěibācǎo, don’t get too cocky too soon!” Lābāhuā abruptly stood up and went to the restroom.
She clenched her teeth and proactively contacted Brother Lin Xuan.
Luckily, she hadn’t deleted Brother Lin Xuan’s QQ yet.
[Lābāhuā: I am Editor Lābāhuā from Feiyue Station. If you transfer to my team, I will give your novel a full platform promotion.]
[Lābāhuā: Under my arranged recommendations, your novel will definitely become much more popular than it is now! You’ll earn several times more money, and I will promote you to a Platinum Author position!]
After receiving the QQ message, Brother Lin Xuan emerged from his space.
Seeing these words sent by Lābāhuā, Brother Lin Xuan snorted coldly and replied: [You looked down on me before, and now you want me to come work under you? Where’s your face? Big Editor, your skin must be thicker than city walls.]
Lābāhuā trembled with anger all over her body.
She had already reached out to him, so why was he acting like this?
Suppressing her anger, Lābāhuā continued contacting Brother Lin Xuan, [Ah Xuan, think carefully. Coming to me has far better prospects than staying under Gǒu Wěibācǎo!]
Brother Lin Xuan: [Not needed!]
With Brother Lin Xuan repeatedly rejecting her, Lābāhuā lost her temper entirely!
[You have no choice. You can only come under me, or you won’t survive on the Feiyue website!]
Brother Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes.
Oh, so now we’re threatening? But he wasn’t affected by this threat!
If he couldn’t survive, then fine, he’d just leave anyway since he planned to make some quick cash and run.
Brother Lin Xuan: [Whatever.]
He still had novels to write and didn’t have time to deal with this so-called editor, so Brother Lin Xuan blocked Lābāhuā and returned to the space to continue writing.
Whenever Lābāhuā tried to send another message, a red exclamation mark appeared.
He…he actually blocked her!
This was the first time Lābāhuā had ever been treated this way by an author, and she laughed bitterly in anger.
“Fine, fine, fine! I want to see how long you can keep up this attitude!”
Lābāhuā put away her phone and strode towards the president’s office in high heels, wearing revealing clothes.
After making up his mind, Brother Lin Xuan dived back into the space.
Su Hua, this strong woman, should separate work from feelings. To get her investment for the studio, it seemed like business matters had to be handled formally.
Brother Lin Xuan planned to create an investment proposal to convince Su Hua.
Since it was his first time doing this, he had to learn from scratch, but with the space, time wasn’t an issue for him.
In just a few minutes of real-world time, Brother Lin Xuan completed the investment proposal.
Then he started writing again, focusing mainly on novels set in alternate worlds that were highly successful for film adaptation.
Besides the slow time flow, various learning devices, there was another benefit of this space – his body never felt tired.
Inside the space, Brother Lin Xuan furiously typed away on the keyboard, writing book after book.
His rapid update speed on the Feiyue site brought in waves of tips.
[Author is so sickeningly cool! From publishing to finishing the book took only four days. Other authors would drag such profitable novels for centuries! Emperor rewards heavily! Three rounds of “power of love” coming up!]
[The author should be a role model for other writers!]
[New book, new book! We want more! Author, go code some words!]
Some readers even went to other authors’ comment sections, whipping them with little whips to demand faster updates.
[As fellow authors of psychotic novels, learn from this guy! Updating hundreds of thousands of words daily and finishing in four days. What about you? Only four thousand words a day, dragging it out unnecessarily!]
Other authors: Escaping with the pot lid on, can’t compete, can’t compete.
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Lābāhuā ended her honeymoon early due to conflicts with her husband and returned to work with a sour face.
Sitting at her desk during the break, she saw Gǒu Wěibācǎo happily reading Brother Lin Xuan’s novel.
Lābāhuā couldn’t stand Gǒu Wěibācǎo. Normally, these editors would flatter her, except for Gǒu Wěibācǎo!
Especially after Gǒu Wěibācǎo signed Brother Lin Xuan, who she dismissed, she disliked Gǒu Wěibācǎo even more.
“Gǒu Wěibācǎo, if you value that novel so much, you must have given it quite a lot of recommendations, right?” Lābāhuā mocked coldly. “How’s it performing now?”
Gǒu Wěibācǎo was engrossed in reading the novel and didn’t bother responding.
Lābāhuā was even more certain that the novel’s data must be poor, and Gǒu Wěibācǎo was too embarrassed to reply.
“I told you from the start that a novel with only one female lead wouldn’t be popular. Some people just don’t listen, thinking they can find a hidden gem. Now look, wasted the limited recommendations you had.” Lābāhuā declared loudly.
Other editors in the office eagerly awaited the upcoming drama.
What would Lābāhuā’s expression be if she knew the novel she dismissed and rejected turned out to be a huge success?
Xūnyīcǎo pretended not to know Lābāhuā had returned to work. After entering the office, she walked straight to Gǒu Wěibācǎo’s back.
“Gǒu Wěibācǎo, how are the subscription numbers for Ah Xuan’s psychotic novel?” Xūnyīcǎo asked curiously.
“Pretty good, pretty good,” Gǒu Wěibācǎo responded absently while reading the novel.
“Pretty good? Gǒu Wěibācǎo, you’re too modest. Since this novel went online, it’s been consistently ranked first in subscriptions. Its heat and subscription values are several times higher than the second place. Ah Xuan makes more money in a day than…”
