Chapter 5

Just after getting home, Luoyang installed the keyboard and started updating.

Tap tap...

The familiar feel of the keyboard made Luoyang enjoy the symphony it produced.

Three hours later, Luoyang had already written two chapters, leaving the last one for the evening.

After uploading the chapters, a ding sounded, and a message popped up in the backend.

"Hello, I am Editor Xiaoyuan from Starlight Novel Network. Your work has been submitted for a contract. Please add my PP number 12345***. When adding, please note your author ID and work title. Thank you! ^-^"

"Contract?" Luoyang smiled; this was naturally expected.

PP is the most widely used chat software in Longguo, and Luoyang also had a PP account. After logging in, he immediately added the editor as a friend.

"Request accepted." Soon, Luoyang's friend request was approved.

Before Luoyang could speak, the other side quickly typed: "Hello, I am Editor Xiaoyuan from Starlight Novel Network. I have read your novel, and I personally think very highly of it. So, I would like to ask if you are willing to sign a contract with our website?"

Luoyang was slightly taken aback.

Doesn't the website have a dedicated editor for contracts?

Why would an editor personally contact him? Does the editor also handle contracts in addition to reviewing manuscripts?

Luoyang didn't know that Xiaoyuan took him so seriously, considering his work so important that she decided to personally sign the contract with him.

"Sure, send me the contract first for a look."

He was just a newcomer, but he was impressed by the editor's humility, so Luoyang was very polite.

Soon, Luoyang received a contract and spent half an hour reading through the important parts.

"Can this contract be slightly modified?" After reading the contract, Luoyang sent a message.

"Is there any problem?" Xiaoyuan's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly asked.

"The subscription split, the website takes too much." In the contract, the website took a full 60% of the electronic subscription revenue, which Luoyang found unacceptable.

"About this... if your book performs well, I can help you get a Platinum Contract! If you sign the Platinum Contract, your electronic split will be 80%, and the website will only take 20%! The publishing rights will also be split 55-45!"

"Platinum Contract?" Luoyang typed, hoping for an explanation.

"Uh... so far, our Starlight Novel Network has only issued two Platinum Contracts! Only when a book reaches a certain standard will the website loosen the contract terms... but I must say in advance, the performance requirements for a Platinum Contract are very strict. If your book doesn't meet the standards, I won't be able to help..."

Luoyang smiled.

It's all about performance, right?

Then there's no problem. If others can get the contract, he can too.

Moreover, once the performance of his first book is out, Luoyang will have more leverage to negotiate with the website.

"Alright, I'll sign it. I'll print the contract and send it over later." As a veteran from his previous life, Luoyang was familiar with the signing process.

"Really?!" Xiaoyuan on the other end was extremely excited: "That's great!"

Seeing Xiaoyuan's message, Luoyang was slightly surprised and then typed: "You're a new editor, right?"

Xiaoyuan panicked and, in her excitement, revealed her true thoughts!

Would he think a new editor is unreliable and ask for a different one? Xiaoyuan was extremely nervous and hesitated for a long time before slowly typing.

"I... have been an editor for two months... not a new one..."

Just two months, not a new one? This editor is quite interesting. Her profile picture shows a cute anime girl, and she probably looks similar in real life.

Fortunately, Luoyang had no intention of teasing her further and typed: "Relax, I'll keep writing. I'll handle the contract tonight."

"Okay!" Xiaoyuan breathed a heavy sigh of relief, glad that he didn't ask for a different editor... If such a promising newcomer left, she would regret it deeply!

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After writing the third chapter of the day, Luoyang didn't stop and continued writing.

He wanted to stockpile chapters.

As a web novelist, it's natural to have some stockpiled chapters. Otherwise, if something comes up and he can't update, it would lead to a hiatus.

A hiatus would upset readers, and when readers are upset, the author suffers. So, Luoyang kept his habit from his previous life of stockpiling chapters for emergencies.

After writing another ten thousand words, Luoyang finally stopped, even his beloved twitchy hand felt numb.

"Luoyang, come down for dinner!" Liu Qin called out.

"Coming." Luoyang got up and stretched his sore muscles, then went downstairs with Liu Qin to the restaurant.

After dinner, Luoyang printed out the contract and mailed it to the address Xiaoyuan provided.

"Congratulations on signing the contract." Liu Qin smiled.

Luoyang felt something was off: "I've signed contracts many times before, and you never congratulated me. What's up?"

"Oh, it's like this... I..." Liu Qin hesitated halfway through her sentence.

"You, just spit it out, don't act like a girl!" Luoyang called out, not noticing that his voice had risen in excitement.

Swish!

Numerous eyes turned to look at him. When they saw Liu Qin across from him, they all looked at Luoyang as if he were an idiot.

She's a girl, and a very pretty one at that. Do you really want her to act like a tough guy? What a weird taste.

Luoyang was on the verge of tears. Brothers and sisters, this person is a guy, a guy, a guy!

No one heard Luoyang's inner cry, and Liu Qin pulled him to a secluded spot.

"Hey, what's the matter, being so secretive?" Luoyang said helplessly.

"I..." Liu Qin found it hard to say, feeling too embarrassed.

"If you don't say, I'm leaving." Luoyang felt that after becoming a girl, this person was always acting strangely.

"Wait... that... " Liu Qin took a deep breath, then looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, her face full of bright sorrow: "Bro, my period has come."

"Your period... ah?" Luoyang's eyes suddenly widened.

Then, his facial muscles quickly tensed, and the smile spreading from the corners of his mouth instantly covered his entire face, looking extremely distorted.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA..." Luoyang laughed so hard that his stomach hurt, and tears streamed down his face.

Liu Qin was furious and swung her fist at Luoyang.

Luoyang dodged, and Liu Qin didn't let up, causing a commotion that made the place chaotic.

"Stop it!" Finally, Liu Qin was exhausted.

Regardless of whether she admitted it or not, as a girl, she was no match for Luoyang in strength and stamina, so she soon became breathless and drenched in sweat.

Luoyang stopped laughing and tried to look serious: "Miss, if you have your period, use a sanitary pad. Seven Degrees, a wise choice."

Pfft—

Well, the word "sanitary pad" somehow hit Luoyang's funny bone and also struck a nerve with Liu Qin. In their previous life, the guys in their dorm had a competition to see who could remember the most sanitary pad brands, and the most perverted Luoyang won first place.

But probably no one would know as much as Liu Qin now, since she had used them herself.

"If you dare to laugh at me again, I'll throw you into the river to feed the fish." Liu Qin was not joking.

"I'm not laughing... pfft..."

"Pfft, you think it's a joke? Go buy sanitary pads!" Liu Qin glared at Luoyang.

Luoyang couldn't laugh anymore.

"How can I, you go yourself!" Luoyang shook his head like a rattle.

"I've never bought sanitary pads in my life, how can I do it now!" Liu Qin said confidently.

"Like I've bought them before!" Luoyang said angrily: "And you, in your current state, it's normal for you to buy them. For me, a guy, it would be weird."

"If you don't go, do you think I won't make your life miserable?" Liu Qin suddenly smiled and lightly pulled her collar, revealing her white shoulder.

"What are you planning?" Luoyang was very nervous.

"I'm thinking, if I shout 'sexual harassment' right now, what would happen to you?" Liu Qin smiled evilly, and Luoyang felt a chill down his spine.

Threat!

It was a blatant threat! How could a man be threatened by a "woman"?

Luoyang's face turned cold, and he said sternly: "I won't go!"

"Sex... umm..." Liu Qin started to shout but was quickly muffled by Luoyang.

"Don't shout, don't shout, I'll go, okay..." Someone said in a flustered manner.

In the end, the incident ended with a big man buying two large packs of sanitary pads and fleeing the supermarket in embarrassment...

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