Chapter 22

The next day, a special feature on the record-breaking monthly votes for *Wushuang* came out, and the entire page of Xingchen Novel Network turned into a celebratory deep red.

At the same time, the record-breaking monthly votes for *Wushuang* once again caused a sensation in the entire web literature world—

Because the value of this million monthly votes was too high!

The previous record was a bizarre phenomenon that occurred due to the inflated monthly votes several years ago. It was supposed to be an extremely difficult record to break, and only a phenomenon-level work like *Wushuang* could break it.

Forums, book review sections, reader groups...

Every place related to web literature was discussing this matter.

"Instantly deified! And right from the start, it's the Supreme God!"

"Stepping on the shoulders of two other Supreme Gods to reach the heavens in one step!"

"Although we knew this was inevitable, no one expected it to happen so soon!"

"An unprecedented speed, I doubt any author will ever rise as rapidly as Baiyi Qincheng!"

"You guys don't know, Baiyi Qincheng even has a few female readers. These female readers often inquire about Baiyi Qincheng's information, and they are incredibly enthusiastic."

"His popularity is so high that even stone people and mice eating cats can't do anything about it. Having a few female readers is quite normal."

It could be said that since the release of *Wushuang*, the web literature world has hardly been calm. Countless discussions have revolved around this book.

Various unbelievable and heaven-defying performances have made *Wushuang* soar, and now more authors can only look up to the great god called Baiyi Qincheng.

Oh, now he should be called the Supreme God.

Baiyi Qincheng was thoroughly crowned as the Supreme God in the honor of breaking the monthly vote record, with a revered status!

The grudge between Stone Man and Baiyi Qincheng on the monthly vote list has been settled. As expected, Stone Man was harshly criticized by many authors on Longkong.

Because of the monthly vote battle, regardless of whether Stone Man admitted it or not, he was the one who started it and set the pace. He just ended up digging his own grave...

After a long period of criticism, everyone finally let Stone Man off.

And Rat Eating Cat was also predictably criticized by many people for favoring one side...

However, because Stone Man and Rat Eating Cat helped *Wushuang* gain votes in the end, they earned countless emotional points and impressions. After all, they stood on the side of righteousness, claiming it was for the development of the web literature world.

So, despite the two veteran Supreme Gods being harshly criticized, no one said anything too extreme, just a few sarcastic remarks.

To this, Stone Man and Rat Eating Cat both accepted it, updating their novels normally and not expressing any dissatisfaction. The matter passed with a lot of thunder and little rain...

The next day.

Luo Yang, who had just woken up, helplessly discovered that his backlog of chapters was once again depleted.

The arduous days of accumulating a backlog of chapters began again. For this monthly vote battle, Luo Yang burst out with a total of eighty chapters!

Not only did he use up the sixty-plus chapters he had saved, but his hands also ached from the intense updates to keep up with the readers' monthly vote progress.

Fortunately, things have now settled down. Luo Yang dared not use this "big update" method again—it was simply too much for him to handle.

The fans of *Wushuang* were like sharks smelling blood when they saw the 5,000 monthly vote update. Luo Yang, with his small arms and legs, really didn't dare to play such games with these crazy fans anymore.

However, the "big update" method Luo Yang created was destined to be emulated by countless fellow writers. Only those who used it would know what it felt like.

After brushing his teeth in the bathroom, Luo Yang saw Zhu Changhong walk in with dark circles under his eyes.

"What happened? Didn't sleep well last night?" Luo Yang asked curiously, as a roommate, he should show some concern.

Zhu Changhong rubbed his eyes and smiled, "I got too excited reading a novel last night. I hadn't read for three days, and the great god actually updated over a hundred chapters! I ended up reading until the early morning... It was really well-written! Do you read novels? If you do, I recommend this one. It's called *Wushuang*, absolutely a god-level book! It's really exciting!"

"*Wushuang*?"

Luo Yang's expression was strange.

So, Zhu Changhong's dark circles were his fault?

Actually, it's no wonder. With so many readers of *Wushuang*, it's quite normal to encounter them in real life.

If Zhu Changhong knew that Luo Yang was the author of *Wushuang*, he wouldn't know what to think. To prevent his fans from relentlessly demanding updates, Luo Yang didn't reveal his identity and vaguely said, "I don't like reading novels..."

"That's a shame. You should give it a try. This book is different; many people who don't usually read web literature are obsessed with it..." Zhu Changhong tried to persuade Luo Yang.

Luo Yang quickly washed his face, said he was going to class, and fled.

Zhu Changhong shook his head as he watched Luo Yang's back, "Such a good novel, it's your loss not to read it."

——

In the following days, Luo Yang went to class when he had classes and wrote novels when he didn't.

His typing speed seemed to have improved, and his backlog of chapters gradually increased.

On Wednesday, Luo Yang received a call from Xingchen Novel Network, discussing the new novel contract. Luo Yang agreed.

On Friday, the people from Xingchen Novel Network arrived.

Luo Yang deliberately skipped class and met them at a nearby café for lunch.

"Xiao Yuan, what's Baiyi Qincheng's temperament like?" Xiang Tao, dressed in a suit, asked at the café entrance.

Beside Xiang Tao was a girl in her early twenties, with fair skin, large, bright eyes, and a cute baby face. She was Xiao Yuan, the editor Luo Yang had never met.

"Um, Chief Editor, how to put it... very calm, nothing seems to move him," Xiao Yuan thought for a moment and said.

"Calm?"

Xiang Tao frowned slightly, "But looking at the website profile, he's only eighteen. How calm can an eighteen-year-old boy be?"

"I don't know..."

"Or maybe he just filled it out randomly?" Xiang Tao muttered to himself.

"No, he's genuinely eighteen," a young voice said in Xiang Tao's ear.

Xiang Tao looked up and immediately met a pair of bright eyes. His face showed a hint of surprise, "You are... Baiyi Qincheng?"

"That's right, or you can call me... Luo Yang."

Hearing the young man's confirmation, Xiao Yuan and the other staff members who came with Xiang Tao looked at Luo Yang, who was smiling, with disbelief.

A newly crowned Supreme God, with such mature writing, but so young in person!?

And he's so handsome?—Well, the handsomeness was Xiao Yuan's comment.

Xiang Tao quickly recovered and shook hands with Luo Yang, "I'm Xiang Tao, the chief editor of Xingchen Novel Network."

"Hello, thank you for your hard work," Luo Yang looked at the girl who seemed to be shy behind Xiang Tao and smiled, "You must be Xiao Yuan, right? Just as beautiful as I imagined, Editor."

"Th... Thank you, Bai..." Xiao Yuan's face turned red.

Xiang Tao took the opportunity to observe Luo Yang. He understood why Xiao Yuan said Luo Yang was very calm.

Because Luo Yang was indeed very calm, or rather... this calmness was a kind of maturity. Xiang Tao was curious why this young man could have a maturity that didn't match his age.

After the greetings, Luo Yang said, "Let's discuss the contract inside."

Xiang Tao was surprised, only then realizing that the other party had taken the initiative from the start.

This wouldn't do. Today, he was here to discuss the contract... This contract could offer significant benefits, but it also needed to ensure sufficient profit for the website.

The formal negotiation began quickly.

"Mr. Luo, I'll call you that. Please take a look at this new contract first, and if you have any issues, we can discuss them."

Luo Yang looked at the contract Xiang Tao handed over.

"Seventy-three percent revenue share for subscriptions, but eighty percent of the copyright benefits, I'm afraid I can't accept that." Luo Yang took a sip of coffee and said calmly.

What was the greatest value of his book?

Or rather, what was the greatest value of a fantasy novel? If someone said subscriptions, they weren't very smart.

The greater value lay in the copyright, game adaptation rights, and even film adaptation rights. Just from the popularity of *Wushuang*, it was clear that this was a big cake, a major IP in today's web literature world...

"Alright, let's discuss it."

Xiang Tao was well-prepared and took out another contract.

Luo Yang didn't even look at it, pushing it back and smiling, "Let's not waste time on contracts that are bound to be rejected. Let's be straightforward. First, I can make concessions on subscriptions, and even hand over the copyright to you for operation, but... I must have ninety percent of the copyright benefits. This is my work..."

"That's not possible."

"Then it's settled..."

This was bound to be a fierce debate.

In the end, Luo Yang finally secured a perfect contract, holding eighty percent of the copyright benefits, making appropriate concessions on subscriptions, and sharing profits with the website in a 60-40 split across various channels.

The web literature market in this world was different from Earth, so the profit-sharing in the contract was also quite different. Luo Yang had studied the profit model of web literature in this world, which is why he was so adept at negotiating the contract.

In the evening, both parties reached an agreement, and the contract was signed and officially took effect.

"Mr. Luo, I hope you can keep this contract confidential from the outside world." After signing the contract, Xiang Tao looked at Luo Yang.

Luo Yang could guess the other party's concerns and nodded, "I understand."

When saying goodbye, Xiao Yuan quietly gave Luo Yang a thumbs up.

To be able to debate with a chief editor like Xiang Tao, who had weathered many storms, and not be at a disadvantage, was truly impressive in Xiao Yuan's eyes.

But in fact, Luo Yang knew his own strengths and weaknesses.

If it weren't for the uniqueness of his work, he might have been completely outmaneuvered.

Luo Yang himself wasn't overly concerned with money, but he didn't like being taken for a fool, which is why he fought for a better contract.