Chapter 716 Sixth Young Master, The Bet Meanwhile, in a luxurious private room at the hotel, sat what could be considered the top ten authors on the Endpoint Novel platform.
These ten people have been working on the platform for many years and have known each other for a long time. They are old friends in the industry and are sitting around an antique tea table, sipping tea and exchanging pleasantries. However, the atmosphere is not entirely harmonious.
Of the ten people, nine were men and one was a woman. The youngest was over thirty years old, and most of them were overweight with prominent beer bellies and bloated figures.
After all, online writers often sit at their desks for long periods of time, work irregular hours, and prefer to stay at home, resulting in a lack of exercise and an easy accumulation of fat. In addition, as they get older, their metabolism slows down, making this plumpness even more obvious.
Only the female author stood out among the group of pot-bellied male authors, with her well-proportioned figure and capable demeanor.
Among them, Tang Jia Liu Shao, with his pointed mouth, monkey-like face, and prominent cheekbones, ranks among the top three and is a senior in the industry.
He leaned back in his large chair, a cup of hot tea in his hand. He slowly took a sip, then put down the cup, and spoke with a hint of condescending arrogance:
"In my opinion, the platform needs to continue to increase its efforts to clean up the internet, otherwise some people will dare to write any kind of content, which is just poisoning the readers."
After he finished speaking, the others exchanged glances, forced perfunctory smiles, and remained silent.
In my heart, I already despised Tang Jia Liu Shao to the core—who doesn't know that in recent years, several books with distinctive styles and outstanding achievements have failed because of his reports and behind-the-scenes manipulations?
Now that he has achieved success and fame, he starts to stand on the moral high ground and demand a clean internet, which is typical of someone who overturns the table after being full, and his behavior is extremely ugly.
The only female author present, whose pen name is Jade Rabbit, made no attempt to hide her disdain, secretly pursing her lips with a mocking glint in her eyes.
She had once casually flipped through the ending of one of Tang Jia Liu Shao's books, and the plot was so outrageous it was outrageous.
The imposing big boss was ultimately killed by the protagonist with a "biu," which is completely illogical and even toxic in its style.
Is this the content he claims will "not poison the readers"?
What made everyone secretly resentful was that everyone else had come to the meeting alone and had properly arranged for their families to stay in the hotel's rest area, but Tang Jia Liu Shao made an exception and brought his college student wife with him to the private room.
At that moment, his young wife was sitting obediently beside him, head down, carefully peeling grapes. She would peel one and then put it to his lips, remaining silent the whole time, like an inconspicuous ornament.
Tang Jia Liu Shao opened his mouth, took a grape in his mouth, chewed it twice and swallowed it, then continued speaking:
"Speaking of which, which of your alternate accounts wrote the recently viral 'Lord of Mysteries'? You deliberately pretended to be a new author, what a pretentious act. If this really was written by a newbie, I'll eat ten pounds of rice on my head right now!"
He spoke with absolute certainty. As a seasoned author who has worked in the industry for many years, Tang Jia Liu Shao is 100% certain that the author of "Lord of Mysteries" is definitely a seasoned author with profound experience and skillful writing.
The intricate world-building, the nuanced character portrayals, and the insightful understanding of human nature are simply beyond the capabilities of a newcomer.
The other authors shared the same sentiment, exchanging glances with expressions of agreement.
Clearly, in their view, this must be the case of an old author who, after years of silence, started afresh with a new account and became an instant sensation.
Just then, Jade Rabbit put down her teacup and spoke in a calm tone, breaking the unspoken understanding in the private room:
"Maybe he really is a gifted newcomer? Let's not jump to conclusions too soon."
These words were partly a deliberate jab at Tang Jia Liu Shao, and partly a way of watching the drama unfold.
Tang Jia Liu Shao's brows furrowed instantly, the smile on his face faded, and a hint of displeasure at being refuted flashed in his eyes. His tone also deepened, carrying obvious dissatisfaction:
"Impossible, it must be an older author, maybe someone who retired before and has finally made it big, but it's definitely not a newcomer!"
In his view, the Jade Rabbit was deliberately going against him and disrespecting him.
The Jade Rabbit shrugged indifferently, its tone casual:
"Perhaps, we'll know when we see the person."
Seeing the tense atmosphere between the two, the slightly chubby, smooth-talking author quickly smiled and tried to smooth things over:
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