My Website Is About to Go Bankrupt

Fang Yang, a struggling bar singer, soul-transferred into a parallel universe where he inherited a dying website and a music academy, graduating from a student who lost both parents. He revived th...

Chapter 189, /.

"In three days, Fang Yang stayed at home copying books. Even though he worked overtime at midnight from time to time, he only managed to copy ten chapters and more than 50,000 words. After sending the book to Yang Huajin, Fang Yang stopped going to the website to cause trouble. The six elders were all veterans in the industry. Although they were limited in their vision, that was also due to the limitations of the times. They had been in this circle for so many years and still had the ability. They were much more proficient than Fang Yang, who was only half-baked."

At noon, the revamped Yuewen Reading website made its dazzling debut. Chen Chen's abilities are evident; the page was designed entirely according to Fang Yang's requirements, with a fresh and natural overall look and well-organized categorization. After removing the ads, the reading experience was exceptionally smooth.

Fang Yang logged into the author section and registered his author information. After thinking for a while, Fang Yang chose the pen name "Weak Water Three Thousand" because in his previous life, Fang Yang's family lived on the banks of the Weak Water River, which is described in the Classic of Mountains and Seas as "north of Kunlun there is a water whose strength cannot even lift a mustard seed, hence the name Weak Water". It can also be considered a way of remembering his hometown and parents in his previous life.

After waiting for the backend to approve the submission, Fang Yang first uploaded four chapters totaling more than 20,000 words. He really didn't dare to upload too many. His damned typing speed forced him to keep some drafts in case of unforeseen circumstances.

After Zhou Kai received the book, he immediately gave it a massive promotion across the entire website. Nowadays, there aren't many authors left on the website, so naturally, the boss's book, regardless of its quality, gets a huge promotion first. The website's homepage immediately displayed a large banner that read, "Ruoshui Sanqian's latest masterpiece, the groundbreaking new martial arts novel 'The Legend of the Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty,' is now available! A brand new layout and a smooth reading experience—you can't miss it!!" It was quite eye-catching.

The website's few thousand followers flocked to it after receiving notification of the successful redesign, eager to see what the new site looked like. The first thing they saw was the clean and natural page, which gave them a sense of comfort. Then, they were drawn in by the large number of promotional posts.

"What? Three Thousand Rivers of Weak Water? A new author, and a revolutionary new martial arts novel at that. We'll have to see what kind of new method this is that has prompted the website to promote it so much!"

"Yuewen website hasn't released any good new books in a long time! This redesign looks alright, but I wonder what the books are like?"

"Is this 'Weak Water Three Thousand' a newcomer? I've never heard of him before. The Yuewen website is giving him so much attention; it seems like they're going all in!"

Fang Yang watched as the number of subscribers rapidly increased in the backend, but unfortunately it stopped after reaching six thousand. After all, the website's base was limited, with a total of no more than ten thousand subscribers. This was during lunchtime; at other times, the number of subscribers would probably be even lower. It seemed he still needed to think of a way to attract a wave of traffic.

Fang Yang decided to get something to eat, as he was a bit hungry. He got up and went to the kitchen to cook some noodles, which he ate as he was. He had been too busy copying books these past few days and had forgotten to replenish his supplies, so the refrigerator was empty.

After taking a nap in the afternoon, Fang Yang lazily got up around 3 p.m. and threw himself onto the hanging chair on the rooftop platform. He cleared his mind and thought about how to attract some traffic. With the current amount of traffic, the website was barely surviving. Although Yang Huajin had asked his friend to help attract traffic, the principle of not putting all your eggs in one basket still made finding a way to attract traffic the most important thing.

Huang Xiaoming's previous fame stemmed from his experience in book rental stores, just like Jin Yong and Gu Long. However, this method won't work now, as book rental stores are a thing of the past. To become famous today, one must go online, such as through Weibo, live streaming, funny short videos, or Bilibili.

Fang Yang recalled that the theme song of the TV series "Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" from his previous life was very beautiful. It seemed to be sung by a female singer from Taiwan. Later, it was also the ending theme song of "The Turbulent Times of the Jiangshan" on Star Chinese Channel. The whole song was soothing and melodious, and the lyrics were very fitting to "Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty". It became popular all over the country. Fang Yang used to like it very much and learned most of it by watching TV every day.

He got up and went to the music room to get a wooden guitar. His parents doted on him and specially built a music room for him to practice singing. The soundproofing inside was professional-grade, and the room was fully equipped with instruments such as piano, wooden guitar, electronic keyboard, and guzheng. He spent four years studying at the Central Conservatory of Music, and he basically immersed himself in these instruments. Otherwise, no one would believe that a heartthrob from the Central Conservatory of Music would still be single.

Fang Yang grabbed a microphone and clipped it to his chest. He went up to the top floor, found a high stool, fixed his phone, and chose the Bund as the background. The beautiful scenery would at least give the video a good start. With everything ready, he turned on the phone's recording function, faced the phone sideways, and began to play the acoustic guitar.

A melodious guitar tune began, and after the intro, Fang Yang's slightly magnetic voice started singing:

At least I've been with you for so long.

You didn't even say goodbye.

Love has finally set me free.

But loneliness is more prevalent.

Thinking about it again is useless.

They held hands until the very last moment.

This proves that we originally wanted to go all the way.

She laughed while I cried.

You don't care

A bet among three people

I can only lose all happiness.

Can't find anyone forever

Fang Yang's vocal range is still very wide, and singing this soothing song is a piece of cake for him. However, perhaps because it had been too long, he couldn't remember the rest of the song after singing half of it. He picked up his phone to watch the video, and his profile was still very stunning. With the beautiful Bund background, he sang the song perfectly.

Fang Yang hadn't expected his predecessor's singing skills to be so solid. He recalled that his predecessor had spent four years at the Central Conservatory of Music burying himself in his studies, oblivious to everything else, focusing solely on learning. With such skill, it was clear that hard work had paid off.

Back in his study, Fang Yang uploaded the video to his computer. He discarded the unnecessary edits before and after the song ended, selected a black screen afterward, and then added a few words in a jumpy manner: "I can't find anyone, even if it's the end of time. I'll only look for people in 'Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty'," linking to the Yuewen Reading website for "Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty."

After checking several times and finding no problems, Fang Yang uploaded the video to his funny short video account and waited for the video to be approved and released.

After finishing all this, Fang Yang didn't look at it anymore. He changed his clothes and went out to the supermarket for a big shopping trip. The vegetables, meat, and ingredients at home were all gone. If he didn't replenish them, he wouldn't have anything to eat for dinner. In his previous life, Fang Yang was a miserable person. He got used to cooking for himself at a young age, and his cooking skills were comparable to those of a hotel chef. How could he get used to the mediocre stir-fries in small shops? Besides, Fang Yang couldn't get used to the food in Shanghai. It didn't suit his taste at all.

The prices of vegetables on the Bund are 10-20% higher than in other places due to its geographical location. Fang Yang is currently short of money and dares not buy too much. He can only choose some common vegetables and some ingredients. Seeing that the sun is not so hot, he slowly makes his way back to the villa.

Although he walked slowly, he was still drenched in sweat when he got home. It was the hottest time of July, so as soon as Fang Yang got home, he turned on the air conditioner, changed into his home clothes, and waited until he felt cool before starting to prepare dinner, putting away the ingredients and extra vegetables.