Rekindling the Youthful Era

Chapter 855 After having afternoon tea, how about some dessert?

When Li Luo saw Ying Chanxi off, it was already 5:30 in the evening.

There was no one else in the elevator. Ying Chanxi secretly poked Li Luo's waist a few times and complained irritably, "My mouth is so sore."

"How about a few more kisses?" Li Luo leaned closer. "One kiss will make it sweeter."

"Hmph, no way." Ying Chanxi pushed his face away, and after the elevator arrived at the first floor, she waved goodbye to Li Luo, "Then I'll go find Aunt Lin and the others first, bye-bye."

"Okay, go ahead." After seeing Ying Chanxi off, Li Luo glanced at his phone, followed her out of the hotel, watched her get into a taxi, and then waited for a few more minutes.

A short while later, a car stopped in front of the hotel, and Xu Youyu got out of the car.

"Did you have fun today?" Li Luo asked with a smile, taking Xu Youyu's hand.

"It's alright," Xu Youyu yawned, leaning against Li Luo as she replied, "It would be even more perfect if my mom weren't here."

"what happened?"

"It's all because she's such a spoilsport," Xu Youyu pouted. "She has to nag me about everything, it's so annoying. Aunt Lin is much better."

"What's so great about my mom?" Li Luo chuckled. "She nags me all the time, too."

"Then let's switch," Xu Youyu said with a grin.

“It’ll be the same no matter what we do.” Li Luo led Xu Youyu back to the hotel and headed towards the restaurant on the second floor. “Mom only nags her own child.”

"You're quite philosophical when you talk," Xu Youyu chuckled.

The two chatted as they walked and soon arrived at a private room in the restaurant on the second floor.

At this time, the editor-in-chief, Hongdou, was already waiting inside, along with several other employees of Qidian.

Li Luo greeted Xu Youyu and took his seat. Then Hongdou said, "The editor-in-chief will be here in a little while. Let's wait a bit."

"You may not recognize these people; they are colleagues from the operations and technology departments."

"They were also involved in the planning of this event, so we invited them all to come and exchange ideas."

"Oh, hello everyone." Li Luo greeted them one by one, and after they got to know each other, the editor-in-chief Nan Feng arrived just in time.

This is supposed to be a private dining room, but it's actually more like a conference room, with a screen and projector already installed on the wall.

During the meal, they just chatted casually. After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the operations staff took out their PPTs, displayed them on the screen, and showed them to Li Luo and the two editors.

"This is roughly how we plan our event."

An operations staff member said, "This is the event page, and there are several ways to access it."

"This includes a week-long splash screen, a month-long internal promotion on the bookshelf, top placement on the event page, a three-day homepage promotion, a week-long promotion on the second page, and a month-long display on the last page."

"Of course, at the end of each chapter of 'The Great Qian Night Patrol Division,' on the book's synopsis page, and at the top of the comments section, there will also be corresponding entry points for the event."

"The activity is relatively simple, mainly involving voting for monthly tickets and giving tips, as well as new readers adding the bookmark and subscribing."

"After completing the tasks above, you will receive some chances to win prizes and merchandise."

Li Luo listened very attentively, and after listening, she had a general understanding of the event.

To put it bluntly, any college student could come up with a similar event plan; it's really not very high-quality.

After all, the more you do, the more mistakes you make. Like this, you take an old event plan, modify it a bit, and make do with what you have.

But for Li Luo, this was clearly not satisfactory.

However, Li Luo was not in a hurry to deny the contributions of these employees.

After all, they were just laborers, and Li Luo's 100,000 yuan per subscription fee wouldn't be shared with them by a single penny, so he didn't expect them to do very well.

So after listening, Li Luo glanced at the editor-in-chief, who nodded to him indicating that he could say whatever he wanted. So he got up, took out a USB drive, and opened a PowerPoint presentation.

"What's this?" the editor-in-chief asked, somewhat surprised. "You've prepared quite thoroughly."

"I just quickly put this together last night when I had some free time, so it'll do." Li Luo smiled and then showed his ideas to everyone present.

"I don't think there's anything particularly wrong with the activity arrangements he just mentioned. I just have a few personal thoughts, and I don't know if the company can accommodate them."

"Go ahead," Editor-in-Chief Nanfeng said, raising his chin, curious about what Li Luo wanted to do.

He had also heard about Li Luo's style. Although the quality of "I'm Really Not a Star" was indeed top-notch in the entertainment industry, the subject matter itself was difficult to break through the ceiling.

Generally speaking, an average subscription of 20,000 to 30,000 is the current upper limit for this genre. The reason why it cannot continue to grow is not because the quality of the books is not good enough, but simply because the audience is limited.

However, Li Luo managed to attract a large number of new readers by leveraging his marketing efforts, linking himself with Yuan Wanqing and his new song, thus paving his way to becoming a legend.

So when Li Luo said he had a little idea, the editor-in-chief Nanfeng showed an interested expression, very curious about his insights.

"This is what I'm thinking," Li Luo coughed, "Didn't I show the editor-in-chief and you guys the beginning of my new book before?"

"So I was thinking, could I also promote my new book while congratulating 'The Great Qian Night Patrol' on its 100,000 average daily subscriptions?"

"After all, I plan to start a new book before finishing this one, so that I can more easily attract my old readers to the new book."

Editor-in-Chief Nanfeng nodded slightly and looked at the members of the Operations Department and the Technology Department next to him.

The operations staff member who had previously presented the PPT nodded in agreement: "That's fine, but when does Ran Shen plan to release his new book? Isn't it a bit early to start promoting it now?"

"It will probably be after the Lunar New Year in mid-February," Li Luo estimated, stroking his chin. "That's less than a month away."

"We've never done this before," an operations staff member said somewhat awkwardly. "In the past, we never promoted new books a month in advance. After all, if readers know in advance but can't see the main text for a long time, it's easy to lose a lot of readers."

"I would still recommend arriving about three days in advance, that would be about right."

"Presenting it too early can easily dampen the readers' enthusiasm."

The operations department staff had some merit to their argument, but Li Luo clearly had his own plans.

"That's fine. After all, my old book isn't finished yet, so it's okay to start a month early," Li Luo said. "Besides, I also have an event that matches it."

"Go on," Editor-in-Chief Nanfeng said, raising his chin. "Just finish in one go, so they can make an assessment."

"It would be a bit troublesome to say it all in one go." Li Luo chuckled, then continued to move on to the rest of the PPT. "Take a look."

"When I was finishing up the content of 'The Great Qian Night Patrol Division,' I deliberately added some more settings and foreshadowing."

"According to my vision, the story of the Great Qian Night Patrol Division takes place in a place that can be collectively referred to as the Eastern Continent."

"And on the other side of the endless sea, there is a landmass that can be called the Western Continent." "Between the two continents, it is very difficult for anyone other than the most powerful experts to cross."

"The story of my new book takes place on this western continent. Its upgrade framework will be somewhat similar to that of 'The Great Qian Night Patrol Division,' but it will be packaged with a different outer layer."

"Just like this."

After saying that, Li Luo turned to another slide of the PPT, which had two tables on it. The left side showed the upgrade system of "The Great Qian Night Patrol Division", and the right side showed the new book.

It's fair to say that if Li Luo hadn't simply placed the two forms in front of everyone, no one would have ever imagined that these two upgrade frameworks were actually from the same source.

"This is interesting." Nanfeng suddenly realized something after seeing the table. "I was wondering why you suddenly decided to write about a Western fantasy background. The core is still pretty much the same."

"But... I remember the beginning of the new book you gave me, wasn't the protagonist a modern person who traveled through time?"

"So, is the protagonist an Earthling or a native of the Eastern Continent?"

“This should be considered part of the worldview,” Li Luo smiled. “You can simply understand it as Earth being the ancient era of the world in the book, um… similar to the design of ‘Joy of Life’.”

"Oh, I understand." Editor-in-Chief Nanfeng had naturally watched "Joy of Life," so he instantly understood and nodded, saying, "Go on."

“My idea is very simple,” Li Luo said. “The event page for the new book can be designed with a limit on the number of participants.”

"For example, once a certain number of people have pre-ordered a new book, I will unlock a portion of the information first."

"When the number of people reaches a certain final number, my new book will be unlocked, and you will be taken to the book details page."

After listening to Li Luo's words, Nan Feng stroked his chin and pondered for a moment before turning to the members of the technical department: "Can this be done?"

"There are definitely no technical problems." The technical staff nodded.

“But then…” the operations staff member added, “won’t there be a conflict between putting the pre-release promotion for the new book and the promotion for the old book’s 100,000 average subscriptions together?”

"Then let's separate them," Nanfeng chuckled. "Let's hold the celebration of 100,000 average subscriptions for three days first, and then bring out the pre-book promotion activities."

“That works too.” Li Luo nodded. “But I haven’t finished speaking yet.”

"In addition to the activity planning I mentioned above, I have another request, which I wonder if the technology department can fulfill."

“Go ahead,” Nanfeng said immediately.

After all, he is the first author on Qidian's main site to reach 100,000 average daily subscriptions. If Qidian can satisfy Li Luo's desires, that would be the best outcome.

So Li Luo didn't stand on ceremony with them and continued, "I want to revise my comment section and chapter notes to incorporate my cultivation system."

"What does this mean?" Nanfeng asked, puzzled.

“It’s very simple,” Li Luo said with a smile. “I remember Qidian launched a title system before, right? Readers could get some interesting titles by participating in activities, completing tasks, or buying them with money.”

"My idea is to design a series of titles in my comment section, each corresponding to the name of a cultivator at each level of my cultivation path."

"After entering the comments section, readers can choose one of the cultivation paths according to their own preferences and obtain the corresponding lowest-level title."

"After this, if readers want to cultivate to a higher level, they can either subscribe more, give more rewards, and cast more monthly tickets, or read more and increase their reading time, or post more comments and chapter notes."

"Only through these methods can one obtain the resources for cultivation and improve one's cultivation level."

Nanfeng was stunned; he never expected Li Luo to come up with such a trick for him.

But after thinking about it for a bit, he felt that this matter seemed to have some potential, so he turned his attention back to the employees in the technical department.

“This…” The member of the technical department frowned slightly, then said, “Technically, it’s possible to do it, but…”

"Isn't this a bit too unconventional?" an operations staff member chimed in. "What if other authors want to do the same thing..."

"Then let them write a book with 100,000 average subscriptions first," Nanfeng waved his hand. "As long as there are no technical problems, you can discuss it again when you get back and come up with an implementation plan."

“I haven’t finished yet.” Li Luo blinked. “What I mean is, we can try this approach on ‘The Great Qian Night Patrol’ first, and then implement it in my new book.”

“Okay.” Nanfeng nodded in agreement. “I’ll go back and have a meeting with them to discuss the best course of action.”

"But let's not rush into the comments section issue you mentioned. Let's prioritize the arrangements for the celebration of 100,000 average subscriptions."

"Then comes the pre-release promotion for your new book."

"After that comes the idea you just mentioned."

Li Luo nodded: "Of course, no problem. Thank you all for your hard work."

The communication process went very smoothly. After the employees from the operations department and the technology department finished their meal and exchange, they were the first to say goodbye and leave.

Li Luo then pulled Xu Youyu aside to continue chatting with the editor-in-chief and chief editor. After discussing his own new book for a while, he brought up Xu Youyu's ideas for his new book and discussed them in detail.

After receiving affirmation from these two editors, Xu Youyu became even more confident in his new book.

"How did you even come up with that?"

After saying goodbye to the two editors, Xu Youyu took Li Luo's arm and returned to the room, saying with a smile, "How come you have so many strange and wonderful ideas in your head? Are you really going to let the readers cultivate together in the comment section?"

"It's about increasing the reader's sense of immersion," Li Luo said with a smile. "Imagine that when my new book is released, all the readers are at the same lowest level as the protagonist."

"Then, as the story progresses, the reader's level also gradually increases along with the protagonist."

What do you think of the effect?

Upon hearing this, Xu Youyu immediately thought it had great potential: "You've almost turned it into a game!"

"As long as it's useful, that's fine." Li Luo said this, and then shared with Xu Youyu, "The copyright of your 'Gu Dao Chang Qing' is now showing some promise. The rest depends on Tencent's intentions."

"Should I thank you?" Xu Youyu asked with a grin as she helped Li Luo lie down on the bed.

"Cough...not really..."

"Hmph~" Xu Youyu pouted when she saw his expression. "Did you give it to Xixi?"

Li Luo: "...I guess you could call it afternoon tea."

"How about we order some dessert?"

"I'm a little full. How about we have a late-night snack tonight?"

"Your appetite is a bit small~ ah~" Xu Youyu provocatively said, and the next second, she exclaimed in surprise as Li Luo pressed her down hard.

(End of this chapter)