Chapter 78

Hong Ruide poked his head out of the window, and Old Liu's heart almost leaped out of his throat.

In the end, Hong Ruide took a deep breath, "The night air is really nice!"

Then he closed the window, "Old Liu, help me find the key quickly!"

"Oh, okay, okay."

When Tong Yan climbed into his dormitory with his laptop bag, Zheng Jing and Wang Ping were woken up by the noise.

"Who is it?"

"There's a thief!"

Just as they were about to shout, Tong Yan immediately said, "Keep it down, it's me!"

Tong Yan didn't know when Hong Ruide had left or why he had come, so he didn't dare to make a commotion and kept his voice low. However, with all the noise, Luo Xiaoxu also woke up, while only the wild and handsome Qi Delong and Dong Qiang were still snoring.

Wang Ping was surprised, "How did you jump in from outside?"

"I thought you were in the building all along!" Zheng Jing was also a bit surprised.

Tong Yan sighed and sat on the bed, "I was indeed in the building, but I went out for a bit just now."

Luo Xiaoxu glanced at Tong Yan, "What's in your hand?"

Wang Ping and Zheng Jing also noticed the bag in Tong Yan's hand and stretched their necks to look.

In this situation, Tong Yan knew he couldn't dispel their doubts. It would be better to be straightforward. He could only hope that Zheng Jing's unreliable character would hold up, "Forget it, I'll tell you everything today, but you must, absolutely must, not tell anyone, or I'm done!"

Zheng Jing nudged Qi Delong, "Old Qi, wake up, Tong Yan has something to say!"

"What is it?"

Tong Yan opened the laptop bag, "This is a laptop. I used all my manuscript fees to buy it."

"Laptop!"

"Computer!"

"Damn!"

"Wow!"

The four reacted differently. Tong Yan continued, "To be honest, I'm writing a long novel that's being serialized online. I've been busy with this for over a month. I go out every night to Old Liu's room because there's electricity there for me to use."

"Now that I've confessed everything, there are no more secrets between us. If you don't want me to die a miserable death, you must keep this secret, Zheng Jing, can you do that?"

"Damn, why are you only asking me?"

"Because you talk too much! Didn't you spread the news about Gao Qi and me? The class teacher even talked to me the other day!" Qi Delong retorted.

Zheng Jing countered, "You two were so high-profile, it was bound to be known sooner or later. I just gave it a little push. I have principles. I never said anything about Tong Yan and Song Rao, even though it was hard to keep it in, but I never said a word!"

Tong Yan immediately said, "Keep it up, don't say anything, no matter about me and Song Rao or about me writing the novel. If Lao Song finds out about either, he won't let me off!"

Then Tong Yan explained the severity of the situation. If he was discovered, he might not be expelled, but he would definitely be reprimanded. Even if the school showed leniency, his writing career would be interrupted, which he couldn't bear. He had worked hard to create this stable writing environment and didn't want it to be disrupted.

Zheng Jing patted his chest, "Tong Yan, don't worry. I know my limits. I'll keep this to myself. By the way, what's your novel called? What genre is it?"

"Raging Thunder. It's about a violent detective and a cute panda who travel to another world." Tong Yan gave a brief summary.

In comparison, Wang Ping was more concerned, "You're writing a novel, so why did you jump in from outside?"

Tong Yan sighed, "Don't mention it. Hong Ruide suddenly came to find Old Liu, so I had to escape through the window."

Luo Xiaoxu was relieved, "Good thing it's the first floor."

It had been ten minutes, and Tong Yan thought Hong Ruide should have left. He was about to check, but Wang Ping was surprised, "Aren't you going to sleep?"

"Today's inspiration is good, I want to write a bit more!"

Wang Ping looked at his watch; it was almost two o'clock. He couldn't help but think that if Tong Yan couldn't succeed, it would be a travesty of justice!

Tong Yan was indeed moving step by step toward success. Before he got his first recommendation, "Raging Thunder" had only 40,000 words, and the number of favorites had just broken 100. After a week of recommendations, the number of favorites had surged to over 1,500, making it the best-performing recommendation of the week. At the same time, "The Little Soldier's Wild History" had only just signed a contract with the same number of words and had only about 700 favorites, thanks to the fame of "The Little Soldier's Legend."

This was the benefit of an internal contract, allowing earlier recommendations and a higher starting point, which was advantageous for ranking. Watermelon, whether out of concern for his younger brother or his performance, gave Tong Yan another recommendation. In the new week, "Raging Thunder" directly climbed to the tenth place on the homepage's new book potential weekly chart.

At this point, "Raging Thunder" had only 80,000 words, showing great potential. "Beast Blood Boiling," which had dominated the top of the chart for almost the entire month, had already been taken off due to rapid updates. There were no strong books on the chart, and even a few veteran authors couldn't match Jingguan's popularity.

This situation could be described by the saying, "When there are no tigers in the mountains, the monkeys become kings." Tong Yan didn't want to be a monkey; he wanted to become the new tiger!

The new book chart index is linked to recommendations, clicks, and favorites. The formula is: weekly clicks + weekly recommendations × 20 + favorites / 5. To gain reader support and increase clicks and recommendations, the best way, besides writing quality content, is to increase the update frequency.

Previously, Tong Yan had been updating once a day, finding various reasons to burst. Readers' attitudes were very different from those of "The Little Soldier's Wild History." There were still complaints about not having enough to read, but almost no one was cursing. To secure a good position on the new book chart, Tong Yan burst with three updates on Monday.

After readers sifted through the popular novels on Qidian, many would turn their attention to the new book chart. The top ten would appear on the homepage, and the higher the rank, the more attention it would receive. If it could top the chart, many people would likely click to see what the book was all about.

Tong Yan directly posted three updates and expressed his ambition to climb the chart. Although his updates weren't too frequent, each chapter was of high quality, and readers were satisfied with one or two chapters a day. Seeing three chapters at once, they were excited and expressed their support in the book review section. Those with recommendation tickets all voted immediately.

That year, Nianhuan was one of the earliest readers to discover "Raging Thunder." When Tong Yan posted the third chapter, he found this novel with a title full of gunpowder in the update list.

Clicking in, the synopsis read:

"Can cuteness conquer another world?"

After crossing over, violent detective Han Ting looked at the panda Qiu Dan beside him and felt depressed...

That year, Nianhuan wasn't particularly interested in this style of synopsis because it didn't reveal the background of the world after the crossover or the style of the novel. However, for the sake of the panda, he decided to give it a try.

Unexpectedly, once he started, he couldn't stop. The first chapter, where violent detective Han Ting chased a criminal to the zoo, and the criminal, unable to find a hostage, reluctantly grabbed a passing panda, was written brilliantly. The confrontation between the police, the criminal, and the panda was both tense and hilarious, showcasing the author's skill.

In the end, Han Ting shot the criminal, saving the panda Qiu Dan. However, the zoo's tigers, lions, and elephants were all frightened, and the roar of the beasts attracted a ball of lightning, which struck Han Ting and Qiu Dan, sending them to another world.

Of course, the ball of lightning wasn't attracted by the animal calls. It came from another world by accident and brought the two back to that world, marking the beginning of Han Ting and Qiu Dan's legendary journey!

That year, Nianhuan was a reader with high standards for novel quality. After falling in love with "Raging Thunder," he almost posted a long review every day. When he saw Tong Yan's declaration to climb the chart, to help his favorite novel, he went to the original review section of the Dragon's Sky forum...

[PS: Thanks to Lonely Wildman, Xiao Xiao Jiduochou, Book Friend 150211231504957, Xiao Xiao Shu Tong, Lu Han Tianhe, and Xianjia for their support! Don't forget to vote after reading!]

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