The Power of Rankings Chapter 9

  The next morning, after getting up, according to the old routine, porridge was cooked, and then, taking advantage of the brain power being fully replenished, the creative software was launched. Li Minghui transformed into a super genius again, typing away frantically for two hours. After counting the words, Li Minghui nodded in satisfaction, his speed had increased a bit, and he had even exceeded 5,200 words without making any mistakes. At this time, Li Minghui's stomach was growling with hunger, so he immediately put down his work and devoured a large bowl of porridge with bread and a small package of pickled vegetables. Only after eating did he feel satisfied, and then he leisurely walked back to the computer, thought for a moment, but couldn't resist lighting up a cigarette, and happily started puffing away.

  A cigarette after a meal is like heavenly bliss. Although the economy is tight now and we need to be frugal, this one cigarette after dinner still has to come.

  After finishing the cigarette, Li Minghui stretched his waist and slowly revised the manuscript with a relaxed attitude before closing Word and logging onto QQ.

  "Drip, drip, drip!"

  As soon as he went online, Li Minghui's QQ prompt sound rang out. He opened it and found that Xiaodou had already added him. He looked at the time and saw that it was 10 o'clock. Li Minghui quickly opened Qidian again, logged into the author's exclusive area, and entered the background. After scanning, he found that after a night, the number of collections had reached forty-one.

  "Not bad!"

  Li Minghui quickly copied and uploaded a chapter of 3,000 words, without continuing to read the page of his own book. Li Minghui hastily opened QQ, found the editor column, where there was only Xiaodou alone. Li Minghui opened Xiaodou's dialogue box, thought for a moment, and then spoke: "Hello, I am the author of 'Zhuxian', Ming Guang Huiyao."

  After sending the message, Li Minghui waited anxiously, but didn't have to wait long before Xiaodou's avatar flashed and he quickly opened it to enter the chat window, only to find that Xiaodou had already left a message.

  Xiaodou: Hello, I'm a contracted editor. The question is: the e-book rights of this book are still in your hands, right?

  Li Minghui looked and quickly replied: "Yes, I'm here."

  Xiao Dou: So are you willing to sign with Qidian then?

  Li Minghui: Okay, I'm willing to sign a contract.

  After a while, Xiaodou quickly sent over two files, one was the author information form and the other was the notes for filling out the form. Looking at these two files, Li Minghui's heart skipped a beat with joy: "This is it! I've signed!"

  Li Minghui quickly opened the two forms and began filling them out. The documents looked complicated, but Li didn't have much to write, so he finished quickly.

  Then, Li Minghui returned the two documents to Xiaodou and began to wait anxiously. However, as a professional, Xiaodou quickly sent back another document: "If there's no problem, fill in the blank spaces and open with password 321!"

  After checking everything out, Editor Xiao Dou told him that once the contract was mailed over, it would be fine, and also included a money-saving strategy of some sort.

  However, saving money is not a problem for Li Minghui, this old bird in the industry. He knows which express company is cheaper and more reliable. Later, Li Minghui felt dizzy and realized that he hadn't read the contract carefully. But thinking about it, it didn't matter, as most authors' contracts are standard contracts with no major issues.

  Afterwards, Li Minghui didn't care about the computer anymore and saved the contract to his phone. He immediately rushed out to find a cheap store, printed and photocopied a copy of the contract, checked if there were any problems, signed both places where the contract needed to be signed, and only then was he satisfied. He went to a nearby express delivery company and mailed the contract out.

  Li Minghui finally relaxed, just like when he received his first paycheck: "Brother has finally signed a contract!"

  Back in the basement, the computer was still on. Li Minghui was so excited that he quickly opened the Qidian author backend and refreshed his collection again. Suddenly, his collection reached 41, making Li Minghui feel very relieved.

  After thinking for a while, he still had nothing to do, so he opened the page of "Jade Dynasty" again, and the data was printed in front of his eyes.

  Total clicks: 829

  Member weekly clicks: 258

  Total recommendations: 56

  Total words: 19876

  But the collection ratio and push ratio are not bad, it seems that "Zhēn Xiān" has finally welcomed its first batch of readers, and its charm is finally beginning to show.

  To be honest, the previous plot of killing immortals was not that good, but after Li Minghui's processing, it has a more intense rhythm and a stronger sense of substitution.

  After re-reading the book reviews, Li Minghui's eyes were narrowed with a smile. Apart from some Wanjinyou's recovery, the review area was full of praise, occasionally there were a few troublemakers, but Li Minghui ignored them all. Newbies love everyone's praise the most, and those troublemakers looked like they were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred no matter how you looked at it.

  Li Minghui's mood is extremely pleasant at this moment, having just signed a contract, and the data on his book sales are also not bad, readers are buying them enthusiastically, he really has some expectations for a beautiful future.

  Then Li Minghui opened the book review one by one and replied, but when he saw a certain book review, Li Minghui hesitated again.

  "Hmm, the book is pretty good, creative and plot are excellent, the text feels good too, but it's just a bit too thin, if you're willing, we can exchange ideas!" - Da Mo Fei Yan

  Li Minghui's first reaction was that this person was a web author, and for someone who had been in the online literature circle for many years, these web authors were generally ignored. However, after taking a look, Li Minghui opened Dahuang Feiyan's space and saw that this person had collected and recommended many books, intuitively feeling that this person was not just any web author. After thinking about it, Li Minghui left a message for Dahuang Feiyan: "Author of Newbie Asura, QQxxxx please give me some guidance!"

  After sending the message, Li Minghui didn't think much about it and started browsing through Qidian's various rankings to see if there were any books that interested him. He had also come to a realization - he needed to learn, but he didn't need to force himself; reading books he liked could also improve his skills, so why not enjoy the process?

  However, when Li Minghui clicked on the Xianxia category page, he was surprised to find that his book had actually reached the 13th place in the new author list of the Xianxia category. This means that with just one more vote, he would be able to get on the charts, without any recommendation or ranking. For Li Minghui, this was absolutely a good publicity.

  His eyes lit up as Li Minghui discovered that the gap between him and 12th place wasn't insurmountable, but only a mere five points on the scoreboard!

  The five-point list value, this is just a member click or a recommendation can be settled, so Li Minghui was overjoyed, and directly opened his own book. He only then remembered that he still had a recommendation ticket, and he hadn't even added the book to his shelf, let alone his old account which still had several recommendation tickets!

  After some thought, Li Minghui hesitated again and again, not knowing if he was suspected of vote-buying, but thinking that this was a good opportunity to show his face in the immortal category, although Xian Xia would definitely become popular, it just needed time, and what Li Minghui needed most was time!

  Gritting his teeth, Li Minghui thought that casting some votes for himself wouldn't be considered vote-buying.

  To be on the safe side, Li Minghui also opened his own book from the first chapter. The new "Exterminating Immortals" not only has the classic plot of the original work but also has the assistance of Li Minghui's creative talent. Now this book is too immersive, and even Li Minghui himself, who knows the storyline and direction, was brought into the new "Exterminating Immortals". Less than 20,000 words, a total of six chapters, and it's still his own book, but Li Minghui read it very carefully. He now hopes to find the shortcomings of this book as a reader.

  However, after quickly finishing the six chapters, Li Minghui found that this book, except for the slightly more straightforward writing style than the original work, had a great reading experience, with well-organized sections and no loopholes at all. It's even more suitable for small white readers, it can be said that both old and new whites are completely killed!

  Li Minghui thought for a moment and closed the book with satisfaction, continuing to read the draft he had stored because he was actually captivated by the plot he wrote himself and eagerly wanted to watch it again.

  Li Minghui forgot about being on the list and everything else, soon he sank into his own fabricated world.

  Fifty chapters of inventory, Li Minghui spent an hour, his posture unchanged, looking at it for an hour, and only then did he say with some regret and strong joy: "Creation software is indeed awesome, and the Immortal Slaying is indeed a classic. I myself know the development of the plot and story, and it's something I wrote that left a deep impression on me. But watching it now, it has actually mesmerized even myself! If this gets ranked and discovered by readers, then the results will surely skyrocket!"

  At this time, Li Minghui suddenly thought of the ranking list, and he hastily opened Qidian. First, he naturally logged into the author's backend to check the collections. As soon as he took a look, Li Minghui was stunned. In just over an hour, the number of collections had already reached eighty, which made him extremely happy.

  Then opened several pages and found the following data.

  Total clicks: 2898

  Member weekly clicks: 556

  Total recommendations: 156

  Total words: 19876

  "So powerful!"

  Li Minghui's heart skipped a beat as he thought to himself that he must have made it onto the list, although it was only the new book popularity chart for the xianxia category, but still, it was an opportunity to show his face in the xianxia category, which led to a surge in collection volume.

  In just three days, Li Minghui actually rushed onto the Xian Xia New Book Chart for new authors, although when he opened it to take a look, he had only reached a humble 11th place. However, this was enough to make his book suddenly leap into the eyes of many readers.

  "The power of the list is indeed great!"

  Later, Li Minghui was really excited because he found that almost every time he refreshed his collection, it would increase by one, and sometimes even two or three collections would be added at once. From time to time, he would also go to the book page and the fantasy rankings to refresh and take a look. The mentality of a newcomer was revealed without a doubt, always yearning for his data to continue rising, and his ranking was also rapidly increasing.

  He refreshed the background like this, excitedly checking the growing collection volume, and then continued to the book page, category page to check his own work data, ranking. Li Minghui was so engrossed that he persisted for more than two hours, and the time had passed twelve o'clock!

  At this time, he reluctantly left the computer desk, but these two hours made him very excited in his heart, because within two hours, his collection had already exceeded 200!