My Life Reset Simulator - Chapter 14

Chapter 14: The Jealousy from the Publisher

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Uncle Bai caught a glimpse of Wan Tingfu’s silk nightdress. Its soft fabric outlined her curvy body. Each of her movements was full of charm. On top of that, she had a cheerful face, and her little pouty mouth made her particularly cute when she was angry.

Most importantly, Wan Tingfu wore very few clothes at home, which made uncle Bai embarrassed. He did not dare to raise his head and look at her every time.

But in reality, he also became interested in the “Straight guy” that Wan Tingfu mentioned. After all, Wan Tingfu used to be the one who made a fool and made fun of others. It was always others who were angry at her, and no one could make her mad.

Uncle Bai did not dare to ask Wan Tingfu about this matter unless she took the initiative to tell him. He could only stand at the door quietly with his head lowered, hoping that Wan Tingfu would not vent her anger on others.

“Uncle Bai, you don’t have to stand here. I’ll call you if there’s anything!” Wan Tingfu waved her hand and told uncle Bai to walk out.

“Yes. But Miss Tingfu, pay attention to your manners.”

After saying that, Uncle Bai closed the door and quickly left this place where he might get in trouble.

Only Wan Tingfu was left in the room. The quietness did not calm her down. On the contrary, the more she thought about it, the more displeased she felt.

“Sh*t!” She picked up her phone again. “I wouldn’t have spent my money if the character called Xiao Yan in your fiction was not like my Prince Charming!”

Wan Tingfu tried to open the friend circle of Xu Yuan’s WeChat and found that it was completely empty. It was not because he had blocked her, but because this boring straight guy had never sent a single friend circle.

Compared to her remarkable life, his was simply dull!

Being bored was the feeling that Wan Tingfu could not stand the most. Since she could not continue chatting on WeChat, she quickly went to Netland, thinking of rewarding another newbie.

To her surprise, Mr. Shu specially wrote a chapter of testimonials about hitting the shelf. He sincerely thanked the readers for their support.

“… Dear readers, I’m very grateful to you for your support for ‘Battle Through the Heavens.’ The success of this new fiction can not be achieved without your support. I especially want to thank Freya for giving me confidence and enough motivation to persevere. I’m grateful to you, and I will definitely pay more effort in the future to bring more exciting stories to you!”

Wan Tingfu stared at the last paragraph for a long time, and most anger in her heart seemed to have subsided.

She covered her mouth and laughed. And she suddenly felt that Mr. Shu was not so dull as he appeared. He had her contact information, and he could say as many pleasant words as he wanted. Yet, he chose to add such a paragraph at the end of his testimonials of hitting the shelf. Was it because he was shy? Or was he just doing his routine job?

What Mr. Shu had done successfully attracted Wan Tingfu’s interest. Because of his last paragraph, Freya’s Crown of Silver Leader was more well-known. Freya finally enjoyed the admiration of everyone.

“Looks like it’s not so boring.” Wan Tingfu hugged her pillow and thought happily, “Sure enough, I can only see one side of him through the internet. If there’s a chance, I’d better meet him offline.”

She looked at the image of the withered tree and happily hummed a song. “I’ll let you stay on my friend list for a longer time.”

…

On the other side, the good results of “Battle Through the Heavens” became famous in the online literature circle. It had almost become a legend on Netland.

It had been a trending topic since the fiction was serialized. It was warmly discussed on the online literary forum about the author on top of the work itself.

For example, “Divination of the release date of Battle Through the Heavens” or “Ten secrets you have to know about the new legendary Mr. Shu.”

The online marketing accounts were like the flies smelling the food, wishing to dig out everything about the author. Unfortunately, the information Xu Yuan left on the internet was pitifully so little that there was nothing much for them to dig.

But now, the discussion had escalated to the point of occupying the front page. No matter how many times it was refreshed, there were only discussions about “Battle Through the Heavens” on the front page, which was unprecedented!

However, this legendary achievement not only shocked the online literature circle but also irritated the nemesis of the online novel, traditional literature.

In the office of Changing Publisher in Yanlos.

Lei Yong looked at the increasing number of views of “Battle Through the Heavens” with disdain, and his heart was filled with jealousy and hatred.

The more he looked at it, the angrier he got. He slapped his phone aside and growled, “How can someone read such a childish thing? They’re just a bunch of ignorant people!”

No wonder Lei Yong would be jealous. With 100,000 hits, it meant that 100,000 people were reading this novel. If it was published in a physical book, 100,000 people would buy it.

If someone could achieve such a result, he would be able to do whatever he wanted in the publishing circle. The entire publishing house would treat him as a superstar.

Thinking of this, Lei Yong was so irritated that he gritted his teeth. Why wasn’t there such a talent under him? They were all useless idiots!

“Hey! I’m talking to you. I told you to search for some information a long time ago. Can you do it or not? If you can’t, get lost!” Lei Yong angrily shouted at his assistant beside him.

His assistant, Zhong Jie, instinctively trembled and turned his head, saying fawningly, “He’s a newcomer. There’s too little information about him. I just found something about ‘Mr. Shu’. Please take a look.”

He handed the tablet to Lei Yong with both hands, not daring to breathe loudly.

Zhong Jie could not remember how many times he had helped Lei Yong search for online information about the authors. His boss did not support the authors to finish their work every day. Instead, he had an eye on the online literature circle and searched for whoever was popular. Then, he contacted them and bought the copyright from them.

Logically speaking, such successful authors should be trained well after being signed. But Lei Yong did not do it. He looked down on online writers from the bottom of his heart. He felt that what they wrote was just not presentable and that it was a waste of paper and ink to print it out.

He held their copyrights in his hand and made full use of whoever he had signed. In the end, he threw them into the corner like trash, leaving them alive or dead.

Anyway, Lei Yong had the contract in his hands, so he was not afraid of being sued by the other party.

Most online writers would be happy to see their work published in a book. Many of them fell for Lei Yong’s scheme in a muddle-headed way. There were often desperate writers who came to protest with banners at the entrance of Changing Publisher.

But this was nothing to Lei Yong.

“Even a dog will find it sooner than you if I give it a piece of meat!” Lei Yong glared at Zhong Jie with disdain and slowly took the tablet.

As soon as he saw the name, Lei Yong’s small eyes suddenly widened. Zhong Jie raised his eyes and peeked, wondering if Lei Yong had undergone surgery to open the corners of his eyes.

Then, Lei Yong jumped up from the chair excitedly and walked around the room with his big belly.

“How can it be him? How can it be him?” Lei Yong held the tablet with disbelief on his face. “He actually has the ability to write web novels?!”

Lei Yong looked at the familiar face on the ID photo, then looked at the actual name following it.

It really was Xu Yuan, who carried a cake for him like a lapdog just a few days ago!