Chapter 7

The night before, Zhou Xing had been busy until very late, and he slept soundly, still in bed when the sun was high in the sky.

Bang, bang, bang...

"Xing Xing." Zhou Hong called out from outside the door. Seeing no response, he knocked again, "Bang, bang, bang..."

After a long while with no response, Zhou Hong turned the doorknob and entered the room. Seeing Zhou Xing sleeping soundly and snoring, he didn't wake him up. Compared to causing trouble all day, Zhou Hong would rather his younger son sleep at home every day. However, Zhou Xing had changed a lot recently, which made Zhou Hong feel much more at ease, no longer worrying about Zhou Xing causing trouble for the family.

"Huh."

Zhou Hong noticed a thick notebook on the table, filled with writing, which made him curious.

This notebook was one he had bought for Zhou Xing before, but for years it had lain untouched in a cold cabinet, ignored by Zhou Xing. He never thought it would finally fulfill its purpose last night.

Out of curiosity, Zhou Hong picked it up and started reading, wondering what his younger son had written.

"Father?" Zhou Hong became even more curious.

From the format, Zhou Hong, with his professional sensitivity, determined it was a script. When did his younger son start writing scripts? He sat down in a chair and read through it carefully, eager to see how his younger son's script turned out.

The more he read, the more amazed Zhou Hong became!

By the end, a look of surprise and excitement appeared on Zhou Hong's face!

"Great script!" Zhou Hong couldn't help but exclaim loudly, "Brilliant!"

Although he had never directed a movie, he had read many scripts and had a lot of experience. The format of this script was very standard, and more importantly, the topic was novel and the content was outstanding, making him want to film it immediately. His hands were itching.

Could such a good script really have been written by his son in one night?

Zhou Hong felt increasingly comforted, no, he should say proud. The once mischievous and troublemaking younger son who had caused him so much worry had suddenly matured overnight, thinking about his parents and helping to ease the family's burden.

After some thought, Zhou Hong put the script back in the wooden cabinet, glanced at his sleeping younger son, and quietly left the room.

At noon.

Zhou Xing handed the script to Zhou Hong and then returned to his own room.

Calculating the time, he realized that school would start in a week. As a senior high school student, the winter break was very short, only about ten days. After these ten days, he would have to go back to school early for extra classes, which of course required paying extra fees. Although the fees weren't much, the total amount for so many students was considerable, benefiting both students and the school. After all, private tutoring, though more effective, was too expensive for ordinary families.

Time was short, so he had to cherish it even more.

While logging into the Yuandian Chinese website, Zhou Xing asked, "System, how many collections does my brother's book have now?"

"The actual number of collections has reached 6,850."

In just three days, over 6,000 collections, this was already an incredible achievement. It seemed that the 10 million red envelope from last night wasn't entirely useless.

Although the collection rate was already very fast, Zhou Xing still thought it was too slow.

He had an idea and logged into his QQ account. Zhou Xing contacted the authors of the ten red books he had tipped, asking them to give his brother a chapter recommendation. As the name suggests, a chapter recommendation means recommending another book at the end of a chapter. Generally, the more readers a book has, the better the effect of the recommendation. The readers of these ten red books combined covered 60% to 80% of the Yuandian Chinese website's readers. With such a broad audience, the recommendation effect would definitely be good!

These big names were very accommodating and agreed to Zhou Xing's request without hesitation.

Among them, Hong Meng and Chen Nan were the most generous, not only agreeing readily but also promising to recommend the book for three consecutive chapters and promote it in their QQ book fan groups.

"No wonder they are big names; their demeanor is indeed not something ordinary people can match," Zhou Xing remarked.

Only those with broad minds can accommodate more, and only those who can accommodate more can write.

These big names weren't afraid of Zhou Xing or trying to curry favor with him. They were just giving him a face. After all, their monthly income was not low, and they didn't care much about the 100,000 RMB tip. Since Zhou Xing had asked for their help, they were happy to oblige, as it was a small favor.

With this matter settled, Zhou Xing finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, he had only lain down for a few minutes when his phone buzzed with a QQ message.

Opening it, he saw it was from Zhusen.

Zhou Xing sent a shy emoji and said, "Sister Zhusen, I miss you so much."

Zhusen, of course, replied with a disgusted emoji and said, "Get lost, I don't need you to miss me. I just have a question for you, and you better answer honestly, or I'll make you understand why the flowers are so red!" She added a threatening emoji at the end.

"Okay, go ahead," Zhou Xing sent a scared emoji.

Zhusen: "Have you ever practiced ancient martial arts?"

Zhou Xing was drenched in sweat, never expecting Zhusen to take his bluff seriously. But he couldn't deny it now, or it would mean he had lied to them before, which would have more serious consequences. So he decided to bluff all the way: "I don't know if it's ancient martial arts, but it's similar to what I see on TV, just not as exaggerated." Amitabha, he hoped this girl wouldn't expose his lie.

"Is that so?"

Zhusen said, "Better be, or if I find out you lied to me, hmm..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but it made Zhou Xing's imagination run wild, and cold sweat started to flow.

Zhusen came in a hurry but left quietly. Zhou Xing sent several messages, but received no reply.

Bored, Zhou Xing decided to browse the new author and new book rankings on the Yuandian Chinese website.

"Fatal? This book is pretty good, violent, I like it! Time to tip!"

"Mech Storm? Very exciting, awesome! Time to tip!"

"Tiger Gate Flying Armor: Return to the World? Nice idea, wow, it even involves so much knowledge about the I Ching and the Art of War, this author is amazing! Time to tip!"

"Dan Wang? Although it's not as good as the one with the same name from my previous life, it's still pretty good, tip!"

Before he knew it, it was already dark. Zhou Xing didn't know how many books he had read, but he had gone through the new book rankings for signed authors, public authors, and new authors. He tipped all the good ones with Silver Alliances, totaling 30 Silver Alliances, or 30 million Yuandian coins.

When Zhou the Rich tipped, he was never stingy!

This round of tipping immediately caused a chain reaction, and hundreds of authors' QQ groups exploded again. Zhou Xing's name spread far and wide, and even authors and readers from other literary websites began to know about him. Such a stunning move was indeed eye-catching!

In Xin Du, the headquarters of Chuangzao Chinese website.

Dozens of editors were sitting in a meeting room.

Chairman Cao Dechun scanned the room and said, "Recently, the traffic on Yuandian Chinese website has slowly increased, and the authors we have attracted are also getting restless, preparing to return to Yuandian Chinese website to make a big move. I want to know why such a big change has occurred in just a few days?"

Editor-in-Chief Meng Qingyang pondered and said, "We started investigating this matter yesterday, and so far, all the evidence points to one person."

Cao Dechun immediately asked, "Who?"

"A reader named Zhou Xing who recently appeared on Yuandian Chinese website. It's said that this person is very generous, tipping no less than 100,000 Yuandian coins each time. He is currently the master of over 400 books on Yuandian Chinese website, including 40 Silver Alliances and one Gold Alliance for a new book. Although that new book has only been released for three days, his fan value has already reached 30 million!"

30 million fan value in 3 days! And that's just for one book!

This shows how big Zhou Xing is playing!

"But one person's power is limited. How could he alone cause such a result?" Cao Dechun found a flaw.

However, Meng Qingyang calmly explained, "That's true, he alone couldn't do it. But his repeated generous tips have inspired many readers on Yuandian Chinese website to tip as well, even famous rich readers like Zhusen have followed his lead. Now, Yuandian Chinese website is in a state of chaos, but this chaos has not had a negative impact; instead, everything is developing in a positive direction."

Cao Dechun took a deep breath and asked, "Do you know this person's background?"

"Unclear," Meng Qingyang shook his head. "We have asked IT for help, but so far, we have found nothing. It's speculated that this person's identity is not ordinary, otherwise, his network system would have been breached by now."

What is this Zhou Xing's background?

It's really a headache!

Cao Dechun rubbed his temples and finally gave the order, "Contact him as soon as possible. Use any means necessary to try to bring him to our side. This will not only curb Yuandian Chinese website's upward trend but also attract the attention of authors and readers to us. Most importantly, such a good card, whoever gets it, will have a better chance of winning!"

After dinner, Zhou Xing heard another piece of good news!

The collections for "Battle Through the Heavens" finally exploded!

What was the reason?

Ten big names all updated at this time, not simultaneously, but within a few hours of each other. This chapter recommendation was undoubtedly a great promotion for "Battle Through the Heavens." Such an advertisement is not something just anyone can enjoy. After years of development in online literature, this was the first time ten big names had recommended the same book!

This unprecedented advertisement was like a bomb, causing a big explosion on the new book rankings, leaving all the books on the list battered. "Battle Through the Heavens," which had been in second place on the signed author new book rankings, achieved a remarkable feat in just half an hour!

Author Zhang San, who had just been overtaken, was in tears in the QQ group when he learned the truth: "Damn, you can even advertise like this!"

Ingenious, I'm impressed.

PS: Thanks to 'Xiaopao Bing 085' for the 300 Yuandian coins tip, and thanks to 'Wangshi Canyang' for the 1 evaluation vote!