Rekindling the Youthful Era

Chapter 801 You Yu: I Can Reach Platinum Today

At the dinner table, as Xu Youyu talked about his new book, Li Luo slowed down his eating pace slightly, chewing slowly and thinking for a moment.

"I have a lot of interesting topics in my mind, but I don't know which one to write about first."

Li Luo pondered for a moment, then looked at Xu Youyu and said, "How about this, whichever topic you're interested in, I'll write about it?"

"You can let me choose whichever I want?" Xu Youyu raised his eyebrows, finding it very interesting, and asked with great interest, "My book is about the revival of spiritual energy, which is more of a fantasy genre. Do you have any ideas about the fantasy genre?"

“Well… I think I mentioned this to you before,” Li Luo said, stroking his chin. “Actually, we could try using ancient mythology as a background, but we should be careful with the protagonist’s design, starting from the character design perspective.”

"I think I've heard you mention it before." Xu Youyu frowned. "Would this subject matter be interesting? It sounds rather ordinary."

Li Luo glanced at her, chuckled, and said, "It might actually be true, so we need to think about it more carefully."

To be honest, the subject matter and the "golden finger" (a special ability or advantage) are essentially worthless.

Even with the same subject matter, cheat codes, or gimmicks, the effect will be completely different if written by different authors.

Even for someone like Li Luo, who used the convenience of his memories from his previous life to create, the actual works he wrote, such as "I'm Really Not a Star" and "The Great Qian Night Patrol Division," were quite different from his previous books in terms of content and details.

It's not that Li Luo didn't want to write the book from his previous life; it's purely because the authors are different.

Unless he's really willing to risk having a mental breakdown every day to use his memory palace to copy the content one-to-one, what he writes will at most have similarities in framework and structure, but it's impossible to make them exactly the same.

After all, when using a memory palace to recall memories of a past life, the more vague the content of the past life, the more mentally taxing it is to recall.

Back then, I would skim through online novels, how could I possibly withstand the mental strain of reading thousands of words every day?
If he were to do that, Li Luo would go crazy and become an idiot before even finishing updating a web novel of several million words.

"The protagonists of online novels nowadays tend to face danger head-on. They rely on their cheat codes to take risks and ultimately gain unexpected benefits."

Li Luo simply said, "Writing it this way is certainly fine, but readers will get tired of it. After seeing too many protagonists of this type, they will naturally want to see other types of protagonists."

"At this point, you should do the opposite of them and depict a protagonist who is cautious and diligent in his cultivation in the context of ancient mythology."

"Even if one is already very strong, one will be careful and calculating in every way. One will not make a move at all, but when one does, one will use all one's strength instantly to defeat the enemy in one blow and leave no future troubles."

Upon hearing Li Luo's words, Xu Youyu's eyes lit up, and she became interested in the idea.

However, she quickly added, "This fantasy theme is quite original, but I'm getting a bit tired of writing about the revival of spiritual energy. Let's switch to something else."

"So what kind of subject matter would you like to see?" Li Luo asked with a smile.

"Let me think about it." Xu Youyu pondered for a moment, then said, "Your current book, 'The Great Qian Night Patrol Division,' leans towards low-level martial arts fantasy and an alternate history setting."

"Let's put fantasy and history aside for now, and I'm not interested in military or sports either, so..."

"What about the suspense and supernatural genre? You probably haven't thought about that much, have you?"

Li Luo knew that Xu Youyu was putting a difficult problem on her, so she smiled slightly and continued, "Well, I do have some ideas about that."

"According to the upgraded writing style of online novels, there is some conflict with the suspense and supernatural thrills in nature."

"Simply put, what readers want to see most is the protagonist being chased by suspense and supernatural monsters when he is still weak."

"Once the protagonist becomes stronger, the sense of oppression brought by these things will decrease. The protagonist himself is safe, but the suspense and supernatural appeal will also weaken."

Xu Youyu listened to his eloquent explanation and couldn't help but ask curiously, "So how do you think we should solve this problem?"

"Let the ghosts deal with the ghosts," Li Luo said with a smile.

"Huh?" Xu Youyu was stunned for a moment, a little confused. "Let ghosts fight ghosts? What kind of idea is that? Does it mean the protagonist will also become a ghost?"

“Of course not.” Li Luo shook his head. “The protagonist himself should not have any extra, particularly strong abilities, but he can subdue ghosts and monsters.”

"Humans cannot kill ghosts, but ghosts can kill ghosts."

"Therefore, if humans want to deal with demons, they can only coexist with demons and obtain their power in order to fight against wild demons."

When Xu Youyu heard this, his eyes lit up again, and he found it very interesting: "This topic is also good!"

However, she suddenly realized the problem: "You, you come from an urban fiction background. Although you haven't written any suspense or supernatural stories, they are all set in urban settings, so you must have some skills."

"Let me think about it some more..."

"What if it were a Western fantasy theme? You're not really good at that, are you?"

“Western fantasy…” Li Luo’s expression turned strange upon hearing this. “If you’re talking about this genre, I might actually be quite confident.”

"Huh?" Xu Youyu was stunned. "Are you sure?"

“Hmm…” Li Luo hesitated for a moment, then said, “You’ve also read my book, ‘The Great Qian Night Patrol Division.’ It contains several cultivation paths, from the ninth rank to the first rank, which is quite different from the usual fantasy cultivation novels.”

"If we change it to a Western fantasy theme, we can take this cultivation system, modify it a bit, and implant it into a suitable Western fantasy background."

"Based on this, and combined with a worldview, designing a more complete system would be very interesting."

Seeing his confident demeanor, Xu Youyu became curious: "So, if you were to actually write about any of these topics, which one do you think would be the easiest to achieve success?"

"They should all be good," Li Luo said. "But in terms of potential, I feel the last one has more."

"Really?" Xu Youyu raised an eyebrow. "I feel like fantasy novels still have a larger audience? Western fantasy is a bit niche now, isn't it?"

"That's not necessarily true." Li Luo smiled. "Now that you've reminded me, I might have to write about this in my new book."

"Really?" Xu Youyu was somewhat surprised, not expecting Li Luo to have a choice so soon.

However, she was quite interested in the cultivation system that Li Luo designed in "The Great Qian Night Patrol Division", so she asked Li Luo many questions about his thoughts and found it increasingly interesting.

"Twenty-two sequences... That must take a lot of brain cells, right? Only someone with your memory could possibly understand that..." Xu Youyu couldn't help but gasp in amazement after hearing this; just thinking about it made her head feel like it was going to explode.

"And what about you?" After Li Luo finished expressing his thoughts, he asked Xu Youyu, "What are you thinking about for your new book?"

"I was thinking of writing a period drama/entertainment book before," Xu Youyu said, stroking his chin thoughtfully. "But after hearing you mention so many different topics, I'm actually quite interested."

"How about trying a fantasy novel?" Li Luo said with a smile. "You just wrote a novel about the revival of spiritual energy, so you've gotten a little involved. You should have some confidence now."

"That's possible," Xu Youyu considered for a moment, "but do you have any urban-themed recommendations?"

"In the city..." Li Luo thought for a moment, then said, "How about trying out the money-losing system I mentioned to you before?"

"oh?" ……

During lunch, Li Luo and Xu Youyu chatted for a long time, while Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng, who were sitting next to them, couldn't get a word in edgewise and could only eat and listen quietly.

Li Luo and Xu Youyu continued chatting even after they finished eating, all the way to Xu Youyu's room.

Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng got up to clear the dishes, and then the former went out to the company, taking the little sister with him to prepare for the evening's live broadcast.

In Xu Youyu's room, after listening to Li Luo's analysis, Xu Youyu showed a look of sudden realization, and his face became even more interested.

"I see. I thought it was just a simple system story, and I was even a little reluctant to write it. I didn't expect it to be like this..."

Xu Youyu sat on Li Luo and nodded vigorously: "This topic seems pretty good. After I finish this book, I can try to prepare for it."

"I'm glad you're interested." Li Luo smiled and patted her shapely buttocks. His thoughts were actually very simple: he just hoped that Xu Youyu's new book wouldn't flop and that he could earn as much royalties as possible.

If we're talking about lacking money, they certainly don't lack it now.

However, if Xu Youyu wanted to buy a villa in Tianlu Yaju, given the current housing prices, an investment of tens of millions of yuan would be a considerable burden even for Xu Youyu.

If we follow the script from the previous life, Xu Youyu's new book, which focuses on period entertainment, would actually achieve decent results, but it would be neither particularly good nor bad. In reality, it would fall slightly short.

While it's possible to take on a mortgage, any better way to resolve this issue would be ideal.

Li Luo could, of course, simply pay for it himself, easily covering this expense.

But he knew very well that this was definitely not what Xu Youyu wanted.

The Xu Youyu he admired possessed a unique sense of pride in certain aspects.

If Li Luo actually did that, and Xu Youyu accepted it readily, that wouldn't be the outcome Li Luo wanted.

If there are other ways to help her, that would be best.

So whether it's helping her manage film and television rights or recommending new book themes, it's all for the same purpose.

"Hey, if we follow your approach, how many average subscriptions will my new book get?"

Xu Youyu leaned down, kissed Li Luo, and asked with a grin, "The urban stories I wrote before were all entertainment-related; I've never seriously written business war stories before, so I don't know if they'll be any good."

"This shouldn't be too difficult for you," Li Luo said with a chuckle. "I reckon we can get around 50,000 average subscriptions?"

"That high?!" Xu Youyu exclaimed in surprise. "You think too highly of me. I would be satisfied if I could reach 30,000 average daily subscriptions. I never dared to dream of 50,000 average daily subscriptions."

"Let's give it a try," Li Luo chuckled. "Maybe we'll get 100,000 average subscriptions?"

"You must be joking," Xu Youyu rolled her eyes at him. "Where on Qidian can you find a book with 100,000 average subscriptions these days? By the way, how many average subscriptions does your 'The Great Qian Night Patrol' have?"

"Ninety-two thousand, I guess," Li Luo replied casually.

"Holy crap?!" Xu Youyu jumped up from Li Luo in shock, only to be pulled back into Li Luo's arms, her hands still braced against his chest. "Ninety-two thousand?!"

To be honest, Xu Youyu was quite surprised when he saw that Li Luo's new book had already reached 80,000 average subscriptions during the summer vacation.

But that was only achieved by leveraging a summer campaign to forcibly absorb a huge wave of traffic.

As a result, only three short months have passed since the end of summer vacation, yet the average subscription rate of "The Great Qian Night Patrol Division" has increased so much again.

It's already surpassed 90,000!
Is it possible...

"That's 92,000, doesn't that mean..." Xu Youyu murmured absentmindedly.

"Hmm," Li Luo nodded and said, "There should be a chance to break through 100,000."

"If it's just growing naturally like this, it might not happen until after the book is finished."

"But Qidian is also quite keen to create a record. The editor has also hinted to me that they will likely coordinate a series of events or similar plans to help push the average daily subscription to 100,000."

"This is too amazing..." Xu Youyu couldn't help but exclaim, "Writing one book is equivalent to five of mine, and the copyright fees must be very high as well."

"So, you should work hard too," Li Luo said with a smile. "If you become a top-tier author this year, try to write your next book with 50,000 average daily subscriptions. Maybe you'll even reach platinum status."

"You really know how to think," Xu Youyu rolled her eyes at him, then her eyes lit up and she chuckled, "Actually, I could reach Platinum rank right now~"

"Huh?" Li Luo was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant and was speechless.

But Xu Youyu had already leaned down and kissed her forcefully.

……

Another fierce battle ensued in the afternoon. Xu Youyu reached Platinum rank, absorbing a wave of good fortune, before collapsing from exhaustion on his bed.

After taking a bath with her, Li Luo followed her back to bed to sleep. He changed into clean clothes and then headed out to the company.

At this time, Yan Zhusheng had already posted a short video as a live broadcast preview, which was very popular and quickly surpassed one million views.

The live stream was scheduled for 7 PM, lasting one hour, just like Yuan Wanqing's previous live stream.

Li Luo glanced at the video content and then opened the comments section.

[Yay! The live stream is finally here!]

[I thought you were going to stand us up! It's been over a week since we surpassed the number of followers for "Reignite"!]

[So you'll be doing a live stream every week from now on, right?]

Is your mom coming today? Qingjie has 20 million followers now! But she hasn't streamed since that day.

[Where is the rekindling? Where is the rekindling? Where is the rekindling!?]

Will the rekindling happen again?

Looking at the comments in the comment section, Li Luo's eyes lit up and an idea formed in her mind.

After driving to the underground parking lot of Times Square, he quickly headed up to the tenth floor.

(End of this chapter)