Chapter Ten: Uploading "Battle Steeds Over the Vast Sky"!

Jiang Yun began to create a book, titled "Battle Horses Across the Firmament." The synopsis: Here, there are no dazzling spells... Tags: passion, leveling up... In his previous life, this book was wildly popular. In this world, where culture and entertainment lag behind, it would surely be a sensation as well.

He first set up the book, then uploaded a chapter, waiting for it to pass review. Jiang Yun started writing in the document mode, pounding out thirty thousand words in two hours. He began uploading by chapters, each containing three thousand words, totaling ten chapters. He happened to reach the classic breakup scene. In his past life, this very plot had launched a whole new genre—the breakup genre!

Once everything was uploaded, it was almost lunchtime. "Knock knock knock!" Without even thinking, Jiang Yun knew Li Lulu had arrived. He opened the door, and Li Lulu walked in.

"You don't need to clean my room today. Just wash my clothes," he said.

"Huh?" Li Lulu looked aggrieved.

"Playing cute won’t work. You come here to mooch meals every single day. I’m nearly broke because of you," Jiang Yun said.

"Fine, I’ll do it," Li Lulu agreed reluctantly.

Jiang Yun looked at the remaining ingredients and decided to cook something simple. He chopped the pork belly, made caramelized sugar, added soy sauce, light soy sauce, sugar, chicken essence, and MSG for flavoring. Soon, a plate of braised pork was ready. Then cumin beef, tiger-skin peppers, each dish prepared in turn. He also made a cold black fungus salad and mung bean soup.

With S-class culinary mastery, these dishes were effortless. Once the meal was ready, Li Lulu had finished washing the clothes. The two began to eat, and today Li Lulu was particularly refined in her manner.

"Something’s off with you! Very off!" Jiang Yun stared at Li Lulu.

"Huh? Really?" Li Lulu looked flustered.

"Yes! Absolutely yes, definitely yes, no doubt about it!" Jiang Yun insisted.

Li Lulu’s cheeks flushed.

"Tell me, what’s going on? Or I’ll fire you!" Jiang Yun threatened.

"No, boss, I’ll tell you," Li Lulu was genuinely frightened.

"It’s like this—I gave away your coat," she confessed.

Jiang Yun burst out laughing, "I thought it was something serious. It’s just a coat!"

"There’s more..."

"What else?"

"I also gave away your used water cup."

Jiang Yun felt dizzy, then calmed down, his expression darkening. "Who did you give it to? Is this person some kind of collector?"

"A classmate of mine—a fan of yours."

Jiang Yun rubbed his temples. "If I hadn’t asked today, you’d clean out everything in my house and I’d still be none the wiser."

He sighed internally, feeling he simply couldn’t handle this generation of employees.

Zhang Yi was the editor at Vertical Horizons Web Novel. At this moment, a book called "Battle Horses Across the Firmament" entered his backend. Zhang Yi began the review process as usual. The first chapter seemed ordinary, and so did the second. Aside from excellent prose and tight plot, nothing stood out.

But upon reaching the seventh chapter, Zhang Yi felt a surge of excitement. The breakup scene in this chapter propelled the new book to a dramatic peak!

After reading three more chapters, he found there was no continuation. Zhang Yi was left wanting more.

He began to message the author, but received no reply all afternoon. Growing anxious, he finally found a phone number through the author’s profile.

Zhang Yi impatiently dialed.

"Beep, beep..."

"Hello? Who is this?" The voice on the other end made Zhang Yi’s heart race. "Is this Liu Sanyu, the author?"

"I am. Who’s calling?"

"Hello, I’m an editor at Vertical Horizons Web Novel. Based on our review, your work published on our platform meets the contract criteria. May I ask if you’re interested in signing?"

"Signing is fine. What level?" Jiang Yun asked.

"The highest I can offer is an A-contract," Zhang Yi replied.

"An A-contract?" Jiang Yun frowned. "Is platinum contract possible?"

"I..." Zhang Yi nearly cursed. Who was this, asking for platinum right away?

It wasn’t that Jiang Yun was ignorant of the market, but "Battle Horses Across the Firmament" had been so wildly popular in his previous life; its author was a platinum-level writer. So his request wasn’t unreasonable.

"Never mind, A-contract it is," Jiang Yun said.

"Phew..." Zhang Yi exhaled in relief, afraid Jiang Yun would keep making things difficult.

Jiang Yun, meanwhile, was convinced that quality would prevail, and with this book, becoming a platinum-level author was only a matter of time.

He tossed the contract matter aside.

Jiang Yun picked up his phone, created a Weibo account, and began browsing trending topics.

He looked at the clickbait headlines and smiled wryly.

Shocking! A newcomer’s two songs top the Hot Songs Chart!

Shocking! A grassroots journey of reversal!

Shocking! Has King Zhou lost his touch? Witness the three-day, two-night saga between King Zhou and the mysterious singer!

Of the three trending topics, only one had nothing to do with him, and even that was riding his popularity.

"Ding ding! Ding ding!"

Jiang Yun glanced at the notification—it was his Weibo verification.

"What the—?"

Within less than an hour after verification, his followers shot past five million.

After some thought, Jiang Yun posted a selfie and a status update.

Fans immediately flooded in with comments, demanding new music.

"Jiang Yun, you’re so handsome! I’ve looped your two songs over a hundred times. I’m just overjoyed!"

"That’s nothing—I’ve listened at least two hundred times."

"Haha, same here. Nowadays, if someone says they haven’t heard Jiang Yun’s songs, they’re too embarrassed to greet anyone."

The online discussion was fervent.

Then, a discordant voice appeared.

"Don’t let Jiang Yun fool you. He has violent tendencies, often abuses his girlfriend, and even cheats."

"Yeah, we can attest to that," a few sock-puppet accounts chimed in.

"Jiang Yun cheats, Jiang Yun’s a freak, Jiang Yun is scum."

Their shouts instantly silenced the comment section.

After a while, a user named "I Am Zichuan" commented: "You can eat whatever you want, but you can’t say whatever you want. Do you have any evidence?"

Others agreed, "Yeah, where’s your proof?"

The accusers fell quiet. Then, a user named "Cheaters Die Miserably" spoke up: "You want proof? I’m the best proof. I’m Jiang Yun’s ex-girlfriend, see!"

She posted a picture—a large bruise on her arm.

"Wow!"

The crowd erupted. Bystanders and fans switched sides, attacking Jiang Yun instead.

The comments split into two camps: those defending Jiang Yun, and those attacking him.

"Jiang Yun, you’re scum! You sadist, get out of the entertainment industry!"

"Do you have proof?"

"What more proof do you want? The photo says it all!"

"You’re spouting nonsense!"

"No, you are!"

The insults on Jiang Yun’s Weibo page flew unchecked, chaos reigning in the comment section.

"Enough is enough! Keyboard warriors, come on! Let’s see who lasts three hundred rounds with me!"