Divine Lucky Star-Chapter 40 - : Boss, I’m back again!

Chapter 40: Chapter 40: Boss, I’m back again!

Editor: Henyee Translations

After bidding farewell to Ren Xing and leaving the trade building, Wang Hao’s stomach suddenly growled, and he finally felt a bit hungry.

Hunger was a strange thing. Sometimes, if you didn’t think about it, you wouldn’t feel it at all. But once you did, it felt like your stomach would stick to your back, and you couldn’t even walk.

“Better eat something first,” he thought.

After looking around, he casually chose a restaurant named “Yi Xiang Nong” and walked in.

The restaurant wasn’t large, but it felt very clean. It was lunchtime, and a few couples were eating, chatting, and laughing quietly.

“Boss, give me a bowl of rice noodles with shredded pork and green peppers. Add more green peppers, more shredded pork, and more noodles,” Wang Hao called out.

The boss was speechless: “You might as well ask for two bowls…”

The rice noodles came soon. Wang Hao ate while looking at his phone, logging into Fengyun Chinese Network to check the statistics for Break the Heavens.

Break the Heavens: Collection count: 12, Recommended votes: 16, Member clicks: 21.

Looking at these dismal numbers, Wang Hao knew he wasn’t wrong.

Even for a phenomenal book, a complete nobody like him posting it wouldn’t get many clicks. After all, there were only so many readers, and how many would click on a short new work of less than ten thousand words?

“Looks like I’ll need to promote it,” Wang Hao thought. “If I don’t get more collections this week, how can I climb the charts next Monday? If I don’t make it to the charts, the book’s exposure period will be very long, which is obviously not worth it.”

Wang Hao knew a bit about the signing and recommendation process for a novel.

After releasing a book, it needed to reach a certain word count to enter the back end for signing editors. Several editors would cross-review the book, and if more than half believed it had commercial value, they would notify for signing.

After signing and mailing the contract, once the contract was processed, the editor would arrange recommendations based on the quality of the book. Once on the recommendation list, the book could officially enter readers’ sights.

Obviously, from releasing the book to reaching the required word count for signing—at least twenty thousand words—would take three to four days. Then you’d get the signing notification, mail out the contract, and by the end of the second week, the timing for arranging recommendations would be too late. You’d have to wait until the third week to schedule recommendations, meaning the book would be recommended in the fourth week.

Four weeks was too long of a cycle; Wang Hao couldn’t wait that long.

Especially since it would already be August, if everything went well, it should be released in September. However, only one month of recommendation period, which was four weeks, was still too short.

So now, the importance of the charts was evident!

Before signing, Wang Hao aimed for the [New Author New Book List] chart. Getting on this chart would be like a small recommendation, and with a collection base after signing, he could aim for the [New Author Signed New Book List], which had a better effect than the previous one.

And by this time, recommendations would be arranged; one month on the [New Author Signed New Book List] plus the editor’s arranged recommendations could hit the [Member Clicks List]!

Compared to the first two charts, the power of the Member Clicks List was a qualitative leap!

Once on this list, a book would truly become a hit!

“Time waits for no one,” Wang Hao quickly finished his lunch. After paying the bill and leaving, he planned to go home and use the internet. But then he had a second thought…

“Today is a lucky day!” Wang Hao rubbed his chin. “Using the internet at home on a lucky day would be a waste; let’s go to an internet cafe!” Good luck at home had its limits; going to an internet cafe might bring even better fortune!

Resolutely, he took a taxi to an internet cafe near his home. “Hehehe, boss, I’m back! Let’s see who dares to stop me today! Anyone who dares ruin my good luck, I’ll battle to the end!” As soon as he walked in, the computer repair guy knelt down: “Big brother, big brother, why are you here again?”

“What, your place doesn’t allow customers?”

Wang Hao went straight to the counter: “You don’t let people play here? What do you mean by ‘why are you here again,’ not welcoming?”

“No, it’s…” The repair guy was sweating all over. He couldn’t afford to provoke this jinx. If he ran into computer problems again, today’s business would be ruined. He hurriedly calmed Wang Hao down: “It’s like this, our boss explained, if you come, you must wait for him for a while. Sir, please have a seat here and smoke a cigarette!” He handed Wang Hao a cigarette, frantically giving the counter staff a look: What are you dawdling for? The jinx from yesterday is back; hurry and call the boss!

The counter staff instantly understood and disappeared in a flash.

Wang Hao took out a zippo lighter given to him by a Japanese friend. As soon as he took it out, the repair guy’s eyes lit up: “Big brother, your lighter is cool, where did you get it?”

At this time, Wang Hao had to decisively enter show-off mode. He lit the cigarette, took a satisfying puff, and while exhaling smoke, said, “A Japanese friend gave it to me as an apology gift; you probably can’t buy it.”

“Wow! Big brother, you’re pretty impressive!” The repair guy exclaimed, “Making a Japanese friend apologize and give a gift, that’s awesome!”

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Wang Hao had only smoked half a cigarette when the boss rushed over, sweating: “Big brother, big brother, why are you here?” The car accident scene from yesterday was still fresh in his mind. The internet cafe boss was truly afraid Wang Hao would wreck his place.

Really, a guy in his mid-thirties calling me big brother, is that appropriate?

Wang Hao thought it was very appropriate! Today, he was lucky, invincible!

“Yes, you’re right,” Wang Hao said with a cigarette in his mouth. “Why are you still standing there? Hurry and prepare a computer!”

The boss, originally quite plump, started sweating even more at Wang Hao’s words: “Big brother, if you say so, what else can I say,” he directly told the repair guy, “Set up a computer for him, free of charge!”

This jinx! Set up a free one and send him off quickly!

“Alright!” With the boss’s approval, the repair guy sighed with relief, quickly set up a machine in the VIP area for Wang Hao.

Normally, it cost ten bucks an hour!

“Big brother, this way, please!” The internet cafe boss led the way like he was serving a king: “This computer is guaranteed to satisfy you!” Before leaving, the boss didn’t forget to give the repair guy a look—What are you standing here for? Go check the fuses!

“Ah, sorry to trouble you!” Wang Hao smiled and turned on the computer, “Boss, yesterday you said you’d set up a board to worship Guan Yu for me…”

“Got it! Definitely got it!” The internet cafe boss, sweating, pointed to a statue of Guan Yu by the counter: “Look, it’s right there!”

Wang Hao turned to look—Guan Yu’s face actually had his own photo stuck on it!