Chapter 6: One Thousand Crowns!
Chapter 6: One Thousand Crowns!
After leaving Junyue, Tang Chen went directly back to his Rental Apartment. The fat lady had already left, and the five hundred thousand used to hit her had all been taken away by her. It seemed this woman would not bother Tang Chen again for a while.
Tang Chen actually felt quite peaceful. Looking at the furnishings in the room, he honestly thought living in such a place was really beneath his status as Young Master. He decided to buy a house to live in when he had time tomorrow.
It was still early in the afternoon, and Tang Chen felt a bit bored. So he turned on the computer, logged into a website, and started reading a novel. He had recently become obsessed with an ongoing urban novel titled “My Uncle Bodyguard.” The author, with a rich imagination, described a different kind of passionate life. Back when Tang Chen was still a loser, he often used the content of this novel to fantasize, giving himself some psychological comfort.
“Huh, why isn’t it updated?” Tang Chen noticed that “My Uncle Bodyguard” had not been updated. He clicked on the latest chapter and found it was actually an announcement. The author, Zhao Xiaoxiao, said the book’s performance was really terrible, and he truly couldn’t keep going anymore, so he decided to give up. He hoped everyone wouldn’t mind.
“This won’t do. If you give up, what am I going to read?” Tang Chen was immediately displeased. He had finally found a book he liked, and if the author gave up, what was the point of reading? After a moment’s thought, he said to the System, “System, reward this book with one thousand Crowns.”
The System hesitated for a moment but then said, “Respected Host, are you sure you really want to spend money to reward such a hopeless novel? This is just too pointless.”
Tang Chen said impatiently, “None of your business. This Young Master is just bored. Hurry up and reward him. I want to keep reading the updates.”
“Since you insist on doing this, this System has no choice but to comply.” The System truly couldn’t understand why its Host was so foolish as to spend money rewarding a failed book.
A short while later, the novel’s reward section showed a notification that one thousand Crowns had been rewarded. Tang Chen typed a message to the author Zhao Xiaoxiao, saying, “I really like your book. Keep writing for me. Don’t you dare end it. Consider this money your allowance for this month.” After clicking “post,” Tang Chen closed the webpage.
“Respected Host, this System didn’t realize you had such a charitable heart.” The System was clearly mocking Tang Chen.
Tang Chen curled his lips and didn’t answer that question. Instead, he asked, “System, are you really not going to give me the random item you owe me now? You can’t be this shameless.”
System: “This System has explained: random items only appear randomly. There is no set time. Besides, this System is not human. The concept of ‘shameless’ you mentioned does not apply to this System.”
“Forget it, I can’t be bothered with you. If it’s random, then it’s random.” Tang Chen said casually. He had had enough fun slapping faces today and just wanted to sleep and rest for a while. With that thought, Tang Chen took off his shoes and went to bed.
But Tang Chen didn’t know that at this moment, things had already exploded because of the one thousand Crowns he casually rewarded.
In a studio in Jingdu, Guo Yongjia, an editor from Heiyan website, rushed hurriedly to the chief editor’s office and shouted, “Chief Editor, something big has happened! Someone just rewarded a book with one thousand Crowns!”
Pfft!
The chief editor, who was drinking authentic Longjing tea, spurted out his tea upon hearing this. Not caring about his image, he asked, “What did you say? One thousand Crowns? Are you sure there’s no mistake?”
Guo Yongjia also had a stunned expression and said, “Chief Editor, absolutely no mistake. It’s one thousand Crowns, and it was rewarded by just one person.”
Guo Yongjia was speechless. Damn, there are many rich people on Heiyan, but he had never seen anyone this extravagant. One thousand Crowns! One Crown is one thousand RMB. One thousand Crowns is one million RMB! Just think, who would be willing to spend one million on a virtual platform!
The chief editor’s face showed a hint of seriousness. He asked, “Have you checked? Is it fake?”
Guo Yongjia shook his head and said, “It’s not fake. The money came through the proper channels.”
The chief editor breathed a sigh of relief and continued asking, “Then which book is it? When did our website get such an amazing book?”
Guo Yongjia said somewhat awkwardly, “Chief Editor, as soon as I got the news, I came to report to you, so I didn’t have time to check which book it was.”
The chief editor’s mouth twitched. With some anger, he said, “Then go check quickly! No, I’ll come with you to see.” With that, the two of them went to the technical department. Guo Yongjia skillfully logged into the backend account. Looking at the content displayed on the screen, his expression became strange. He said, “Chief Editor, um, it seems to be a book by an author under me.”
The chief editor looked stunned and said, “Since when do you have such an awesome author?”
Guo Yongjia also looked puzzled and said, “I don’t know. The author of this book, Zhao Xiaoxiao, is a complete failure. I haven’t even given him any recommendation spots. I really don’t know how he managed to attract such a rich fan.” After a pause, he cautiously added, “Chief Editor, do you think maybe Zhao Xiaoxiao used some method to fake this? Otherwise, it’s just too unbelievable. Should we ban this reader’s ID?”
Smack!
The chief editor slapped Guo Yongjia on the head and scolded him angrily, “Are you stupid? We have a wild big spender on our platform, and we should be cherishing him, yet you want to ban him? Do you believe I’ll ban you instead? Didn’t we confirm the money came through proper channels? Then don’t bother about it. Follow the standard procedure: put it on the homepage banner, arrange an interview.”
“Yes, yes.” Guo Yongjia nodded obediently, clenched his fist, and felt extremely excited inside. Finally, an amazing author and an amazing book appeared under me! Let those other editors show off their authors receiving a few Crowns every day. Can they compare to my author? My author doesn’t show off often, but when he does, it’s one thousand Crowns!
“No, I have to notify Zhao Xiaoxiao. He needs to take good care of this supporter.” Thinking this, Guo Yongjia logged into QQ and sent a message to Zhao Xiaoxiao.
The failing author Zhao Xiaoxiao was currently in a group complaining to his readers and begging for subscriptions. When he saw the pop-up message, he quickly clicked on it and found it was a message from his editor. It only had two words: “Are you there?”
Zhao Xiaoxiao quickly replied: “I’m here, General.”
Guo Yongjia: “You failure, what are you doing? Quickly go check the website. Someone rewarded you with one thousand Crowns.”
Zhao Xiaoxiao sent two crying emojis and replied: “General, please stop teasing me. I’m about to end the book. This joke isn’t funny at all.”
Guo Yongjia: “Funny my ass! Why would I tease you? It’s real. Go check quickly. Also, tell that rich fan to add your contact. You better take good care of him.”
Zhao Xiaoxiao, half-believing and half-doubting, logged into Heiyan. Sure enough, there was a backend notification clearly stating: “My Dick Is Bigger Than Yours has rewarded your work ‘My Uncle Bodyguard’ with one thousand Crowns.”
Zhao Xiaoxiao immediately fell to his knees. He quickly pinched himself to make sure he wasn’t dreaming. Damn, happiness came so suddenly! One thousand Crowns meant one million RMB! Even after taxes and the platform’s share, he would still get several hundred thousand!
Zhao Xiaoxiao remembered this ID. This reader was one of his loyal fans who usually left comments encouraging him. Even when giving rewards, it was usually just ten or five yuan. This time, he casually threw out one million! Damn, he had misjudged this person all along. This was a hidden tycoon!
He then went to check the reader’s comment. Zhao Xiaoxiao cried on the spot. He was truly moved. He had been about to give up because the book was failing, but now he received such huge encouragement. You really do see everything if you live long enough! So someone had been supporting him all along!
At the same time, he thought of a serious problem. He quickly went on QQ and sent a message to Guo Yongjia: “General, I thought of a serious problem. I once said one Crown equals ten extra chapters. Now I suddenly received one thousand Crowns. How many extra chapters do I have to write? Can I take fewer?”
After a long silence, Guo Yongjia on the other side only replied with three words: “Get lost, you brat!”