Chapter 90 of 100
Chapter 90
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Everyone was speculating about what the great god's reply really meant.
Even Donggua was curious and asked in private, "San Pang, what do you really mean by your answer? Are you just being mysterious?"
San Pang only replied with two words, which made Donggua jump with anger, "You guess!"
The book fans brainstormed, and some with a taste for the heavy stuff guessed that maybe San Pang liked to go on wild adventures in the morning, speaking so subtly.
This immediately drew criticism from the pure-hearted female book fans. San Pang quickly became a pure and affectionate uncle in their hearts, and they all interpreted that San Pang must like girls with a fresh and clean style.
"Damn, I finally understand the great god's meaning. Remember that line, 'I won't give up the whole forest for a single tree'? What San Pang means is, 'I have a bunch of women, and a big quilt. Every morning when I wake up, I breathe in the scent of the morning and listen to their satisfied moans!'"
This comment from a book fan drew a flood of replies.
"Amazing reply!"
"Amazing interpretation!"
"Indeed, it does seem to mean that."
"Wow, Great God San Pang, do you have to be so subtle?"
San Pang almost spat blood when he saw these replies. He couldn't help but admire the book fans' imagination, it was incredible!
Jiang Yuehan also giggled, finding it too amusing. San Pang's reply was so absurd, and the book fans' interpretations were so brilliant!
Jiang Daqiao, seeing his daughter laughing uncontrollably, still couldn't understand what these young people were so happy about. He sighed, "Sigh, it seems I'm really old and can't keep up with the times. I need to understand young people's thoughts better to develop the games they like."
The interview continued until ten o'clock, but the enthusiasm of the book fans was unstoppable, with all sorts of amazing replies. It was more like a grand storm of imagination, mainly because San Pang liked to say things that seemed unrelated at first but were actually closely related when interpreted.
This had already exceeded the scheduled time, so the host Donggua had to say, "Thank you all for your love for San Pang. Your enthusiasm is overwhelming, but the interview has to end here. Next is the most exciting part. We've added a new reward system. The rules have been explained. Book fans can support San Pang by giving rewards, which will automatically upgrade your membership. Every support from the book fans will be a motivation for San Pang's creation!"
The book fans only then noticed the new reward button. Since the interview had just ended and they were still excited, they all clicked to give rewards, supporting San Pang, and getting an upgrade as a bonus. Why not?
Most chose the 5 yuan reward to upgrade to a basic VIP membership, and a considerable number of basic VIP members upgraded to advanced VIP members.
Before the interview, Dian Niang Chinese Network's VIP membership had increased from over 50,000 to nearly 90,000, and regular members from 500,000 to 900,000. After the reward system was introduced, 110,000 out of the 250,000 members who participated in the interview chose to upgrade to VIP, increasing the VIP membership to 200,000, and the advanced VIP to over 10,000.
The total reward amount reached 700,000, a terrifying amount.
This far exceeded Yan Hui and Donggua's expectations. Because of San Pang, the VIP membership had increased from over 50,000 to 200,000 in just a few days, far surpassing their competitors and leaving the once evenly matched Huandao Book Alliance far behind, establishing a leading advantage.
Jiang Yuehan looked and smiled, "Hey, there's a new reward system this time. Dad, do you want to give a reward and upgrade to an advanced VIP membership?"
Jiang Daqiao immediately asked, "How much does it cost?"
"Not much, just 100,000 yuan," Jiang Yuehan said casually.
Jiang Daqiao, hearing this, immediately waved his hands, "No, no, just reading a novel, how can I be so extravagant?"
Hahaha, Jiang Yuehan couldn't help but laugh at her father's miserly look, tears almost streaming down her face, "I was just kidding, 30 yuan is enough. Do you want to?"
Jiang Daqiao, being laughed at for 100,000 yuan, glared at his daughter and defended himself, "100,000 yuan, I don't care, but every penny I earn is hard-earned and shouldn't be wasted. It should be worth its value!"
Thus, the "Big Boss" account was finally upgraded to an advanced VIP.
Jiang Yuehan immediately tempted her father, saying, "Donggua said that San Pang might finish 'Hui Ming' within two weeks. Once I start working at Dian Niang Chinese Network, if I can become San Pang's editor, I can get the full manuscript early and enjoy it first!"
Jiang Daqiao, who knew his daughter well, immediately sensed a trap and said, "I'm not in a hurry to finish. It's nice to have something to look forward to every day!"
Jiang Yuehan huffed, thinking, "It seems Donggua is San Pang's editor. I was just afraid of not being able to compete, so I wanted Dad to put some pressure on Yan Hui. I didn't expect Dad to see through it."
However, she had already emphasized to her father not to interfere with Dian Niang Chinese Network's normal operations. Since her father had seen through it, she couldn't say anything more. She would have to rely on her own abilities.
She sighed, just wanting to turn "Hui Ming" into a comic. She would try her best and didn't believe she couldn't outdo Donggua!
For the many "Hui Ming" book fans, this night was destined to be crazy. Donggua finally announced a 300,000-word update.
Many book fans stayed up all night reading, and the subscriptions kept climbing, reaching a height that the editors could hardly imagine. They thought Yan Hui's prediction of 20,000 was already scary, but it kept climbing and broke 50,000!
Yan Hui excitedly announced that everyone, except those in the technical department, would celebrate together. Of course, he didn't forget to have Donggua call the strange person who had helped out that night. Donggua rolled her eyes and said, "He left early. He's like that, once the job is done, he leaves without saying goodbye."
"Can we keep him in our technical department to support us? With the surge in members, I'm worried about the website's performance," Yan Hui pondered.
"Forget it, he doesn't like any constraints and never accepts a position in any company. But you can pay him directly and tell him what to do. He only accepts this kind of work," Donggua replied.
"Really a strange person, what's his name?" Yan Hui, now interested in this strange person, asked.
"Um, seems to be called Yang Cong, but I'm not sure! They rarely use their real names in their circle," Donggua said helplessly.
She had met this strange person by chance and had been in contact with him, asking him for help many times. They always communicated by email, and he left as soon as the job was done, with almost no interaction.
The Dian Niang Chinese Network editors went off to a grand celebration, but at the same time, another group of people gathered online, their eyes fixed on a chat group. This was the most mysterious group in the Dian Niang Chinese Network author circle, called the Seven Gods Alliance.
There were only seven members: Xue Hua, Yan Yu, Xiao Da, A Chao, Tang Seng, Shuo Bu De, and Zhu Shen, hence the name.
The joining conditions were very strict, only gods could join.
With San Pang becoming a new god, they also started chatting.
Yan Yu said, "It looks like our Seven Gods Alliance will soon become the Eight Gods Alliance. San Pang's popularity is really explosive. My book fan group is all excited about this interview. I heard that the new reward system alone brought in 700,000 yuan. Envious! More than we earn in a year of hard work."
A Chao immediately replied, "This San Pang is too overbearing, not even respecting us seniors. It's hard to say if he'll even join our group."
A Chao had already jumped to Dian Niang, but he still needed to complete his current work at Huandao Book Alliance. He was still bitter about Huandao Book Alliance temporarily replacing his big push with the new San Pang.
Shuo Bu De said, "A Chao has a point. San Pang's rise is too fast, and he might be too arrogant to join our group and stand with us. I don't recommend admitting him."
Zhu Shen said, "Dian Niang is too biased towards San Pang. When we had our Sanjiang interview, there was no such reward system. The 700,000 yuan from this reward system shouldn't go to San Pang. It's unfair to us."
Xiao Da also sighed, "It's said that San Pang's subscriptions have already broken 50,000, almost surpassing the total of our seven. The current reading and payment capacity of book fans is limited. This分流 has affected my latest subscriptions a lot. If he updates so fast and opens a second book, we'll all be out of a job."
Tang Seng also replied, "There's nothing we can do. 'Hui Ming' is indeed good and innovative, a rare masterpiece. The updates are also much faster, leaving us far behind."
Xue Hua also said, "The quality of the book is one part, but the promotion is more important. When have we ever enjoyed such cost-free promotion from Dian Niang? The whole homepage is almost all about San Pang and 'Hui Ming'. It seems Dian Niang, with San Pang, no longer cares about our feelings."
The others all agreed. The new talent was too favored, affecting the established authors' interests.
Moreover, Dian Niang Chinese Network even set up a special reward system for him. How could this be?
Not fearing scarcity but fearing inequality! This cannot be tolerated!
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