After a full night of practice, Tao Rui felt much better, his body returning to a more normal state. Of course, one night wouldn't change much; after all, spiritual energy was scarce in this world, so he needed to persevere.
A day's plan begins in the morning. Tao Rui found some clean workout clothes and jogged around a nearby park, passing men practicing Tai Chi and women stretching. The original owner's house had a fantastic location, with excellent surroundings. Prices had more than doubled in recent years.
Tao Rui ran for nearly an hour before slowly walking home. He bought rice, noodles, vegetables, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, etc. at the community supermarket and prepared all the ingredients needed for cooking.
I don't have any savings right now, so if I want nutritious, delicious, and affordable meals, I have to cook them myself. Fortunately, he's a seasoned cook, so that's not a problem.
After breakfast, Tao Rui went to the forum to check the post he had posted about power leveling, and unexpectedly found that someone happened to watch his live broadcast.
[Your ID is Mr. Wisdom. Is that the Mr. Wisdom from Fighter Live? The one from last night's live stream. If so, reply.]
My account isn't bad, but I just can't defeat a boss. It's been stuck for days. If you can help me defeat it, the price is negotiable.
[I'm playing with my girlfriend. If you answer, can you bring her along?]
Tao Rui received several messages and private comments from this person. He figured this would save him some trouble; he'd already proven his ability, making it easier to negotiate. Plus, this guy seemed quite anxious and wanted to bring his girlfriend, so it would be easier to close the deal than with others. Just defeating bosses was easier than leveling up an account.
So he sent a private message to the person called "Badao Qin Shao": [I am Mr. Wise from the live broadcast. I can coach people, but I require live broadcasting when I power-play. The price is slightly higher. If you agree, add me on WeChat.]
Just two minutes after Tao Rui sent the private message, he received a friend request on WeChat, and it was from that Mr. Qin.
Mr. Qin: Mr. Wise?
Tao Rui: Yes.
Tao Rui sent a screenshot of the live broadcast background to prove it.
Qin Shao: Hey buddy, that move you used yesterday was really cool, but it looks pretty hard to me. It's probably hard to learn. How about you just help me fight it? And take my wife with you. She can protect herself, so don't worry too much. It's just for the equipment and experience.
Tao Rui didn't care; the game wasn't difficult for him. He looked up the typical price for power leveling and simply sent a higher price.
Tao Rui: 300, no equipment required. Pay a deposit of 100 first, and the balance will be paid after success. If you fail, the deposit will be refunded.
Nowadays, many boosters make around a hundred bucks a day, leveling up their sub-accounts and potentially getting one or two good items. Tao Rui was helping Qin Shao defeat bosses, so the equipment he'd drop was bound to be pretty good, and he was also bringing his girlfriend along, so the price wasn't bad either.
Tao Rui deliberately left some room for bargaining, but Qin Shao was very decisive and immediately sent a red envelope of 100 yuan and a game number.
Qin Shao: Bro, I'm leaving it all up to you. I trust your skills. By the way, what time is your live broadcast? I'll go check it out.
Tao Rui: Is your girlfriend free now? Play now.
Mr. Qin: I’m free!
Seeing this, Tao Rui logged into Qin Shao's game account and started a live stream, with the title being straightforward: "Helping People Defeat XX BOSS + Teaching Coquettish Movement." Soon, Qin Shao's girlfriend, "Badao Loli," came online, and Tao Rui formed a group with her and took her on quests.
Qin Shao was obviously with his girlfriend. During the live broadcast, he would talk to Tao Rui from time to time, asking how this person played and what other people had some tricks. His girlfriend would occasionally interject, which made the live broadcast room quite lively. Tao Rui was also happy to interact with them, explaining his own techniques while playing.
After all, he didn't plan to rely on games to develop, so he didn't hide anything and said whatever he knew, all based on his experience. The number of people in the live broadcast room quickly increased.
By the time Tao Rui started beating the boss, the number of people in the live broadcast room had already reached over 10,000, a significant increase from the day before. Seeing this, Tao Rui deliberately said a lot, making funny comments while beating the boss, and even threw a few feints, making the boss miss several times.
After all, he was a second-generation rich kid in his previous life, and his commentary style this time was a bit annoying and funny, which made him unexpectedly popular, and the number of gifts he received increased significantly.
Because Tao Rui said "Brother Rui will take you..." several times during his commentary, everyone started calling him Brother Rui in the comments.
When he showed off his skills and knocked down the BOSS, Qin Shao on the other end of the live broadcast whistled!
"Brother Rui is awesome! I've been stuck here for seven or eight days. How come I haven't met you before? You're so cool!"
Tao Rui laughed and said, "It's no use knowing each other earlier. I only started live streaming yesterday. Before that, I was just playing around on my own."
"Brother Rui, you should have entered this industry a long time ago. You can definitely become a big anchor."
"That won't work. This is a side job. I'm short on money lately to make some pocket money."
"Ah? Then what's your main job? Brother Rui, are you kidding me? It's weekday working hours, and you're still playing games. What's your main job?"
The comments started popping up: [I know, I know! Brother Rui is a writer by trade, writing online novels. He spent three hours studying writing last night! He's so serious!]
Tao Rui said modestly, "I'm really not a writer. All my novels failed, so I have to study hard. But my girlfriend writes very well. Once she registers an author account, I'll ask her if she can tell everyone so that anyone who likes to read novels can go and read it."
Qin Shao smiled and said, "Brother Rui, you are also a man who loves his wife, just like us."
His girlfriend immediately laughed beside him: "Stop flattering yourself and help me choose which equipment is suitable for me. I like this one, take a look."
Tao Rui chatted with them for a while, answered some game questions on the barrage, and then turned off the live broadcast.
Playing games is quite tiring, mainly because he is weak now. He runs in the morning and sits here playing games in the morning. Now he feels very tired and has a backache.
But the profits were substantial. Between the two hundred yuan balance sent by Young Master Qin and the share of gifts from a livestream of a game, he'd already earned over six hundred yuan in just that morning. He hadn't expected a past life's entertainment to be so helpful in this one. It truly lived up to that old saying: Every step you take is worthwhile.
Tao Rui made himself a nutritious meal at noon, practiced for two hours, and then continued his livestream in the afternoon. He entered the arena, constantly competing with others, and then explained his moves and techniques to the audience.
This method is very good and it attracts a lot of viewers. It is much more effective than him playing games aimlessly.
When the update time was approaching, he exited the arena, switched to the live broadcast screen, and asked everyone to wait for him for a while.
When a newcomer asked him what he was doing, someone who had watched his livestream the day before replied: "He's sending a novel to his girlfriend. He updates regularly, what a conscientious person."
【Isn't this an advertisement for the novel? 】
[No, Brother Rui didn't mention his pen name or literary title. Why is he advertising? Besides, games and novels aren't interoperable, so advertising here wouldn't be effective.]
Seeing that someone remembered what he had said earlier, Tao Rui felt that this method was right. He logged into the backend of the novel website, published the latest chapter, and mentioned his girlfriend for the first time in the "Author's Note" section.
[Author's note: The free chapters for this story are almost finished. Originally, I just wanted to try it out and see if everyone liked it, but it turned out surprisingly well. As you can probably tell, this isn't my style, haha. My girlfriend wrote it. If everyone likes it, I'll have her register an author account and officially release it. Thank you so much for your support; it should give my girlfriend the confidence to publish more. I'll send a notification once she opens an account, so stay tuned!]
[??? Girlfriend? I've been watching it for almost a month, and you're telling me to change my account and re-upload it? Doesn't that mean I have to wait another month before I can watch the rest?]
[What's going on? It wasn't written by you? I was wondering why this article suddenly disappeared, it turns out it was written by someone else?]
Why is the author's girlfriend also an author? Since they both write novels, wouldn't it be possible for them to contribute to each other's writing career and never run out of ideas? So envious!
I don't understand this operation. Can't I just open an account to test the waters? Why use this account to post? Are you trying to gain popularity?
[Did your girlfriend ask you to post it for her? Taking advantage of your popularity?]
Knowing some people would be upset, Tao Rui singled out one comment as a representative and offered a sincere apology: "I'm sorry. I didn't think much of it at first. My girlfriend wrote it and didn't want to share it, so I posted it on my own account to let everyone see how it went. I hadn't told her yet. I was inconsiderate and caused everyone trouble. I'll write a 500,000-word free article later to make amends. I'm sorry."
There are a lot of argumentative people on the Internet, but most people are still rational.
Tao Rui pinned this comment, and everyone saw it, so they easily forgave him. After all, he didn't charge anyone, so he didn't cheat anyone. At most, those who were eager to read the rest of the article would have to wait a while. But Tao Rui also said he would give everyone 500,000 words for free, so there was nothing to blame.
Of course, there were people who mocked that the 500,000 words Tao Rui sent were definitely not good, but they were very few, and those few comments were quickly drowned out by other comments. Everyone was supporting Tao Rui’s girlfriend to write the article, saying that her writing was really beautiful.
The data of this new article is very good. The original owner's editor Jiuyue noticed it a long time ago and sent a message to encourage him to write well. He even follows his articles every day.
As soon as there was any news on his side, September would know immediately. The income of her authors was linked to her salary, so she hurriedly contacted Tao Rui's Penguin account.
Editor September: What's going on, Mr. He? How come your girlfriend wrote the new article? You didn't mention that before.
[Core Duo: My girlfriend wrote this. I just tried it out and didn't mention this before.]
Editor Jiuyue: So what's going on now? Has your girlfriend registered an author account? Has she signed a contract? Does she have an editor? Should you both use one account? I've seen others do this, posting two articles simultaneously, one for each of you. It works well and helps build popularity.
Core Duo: No, this account is signed with my ID card, and since we're sharing it, there's no legal protection for the profits. It's better to keep these things separate. I haven't mentioned this to her yet. I'll ask her what she thinks, and then I'll recommend you to her first.
[Editor Jiuyue: OK! She came to me and got signed immediately. It's best to do it as soon as possible. While this wave of popularity is still there, most of them can be transferred to the new account.]
[Core Duo: Don't worry, I understand.]
Tao Rui's delay meant the livestream had to wait a bit longer, with many people sending comments urging him to finish. He switched to the livestream and said with a smile, "Sorry, I was just chatting with the editor about my girlfriend becoming an author, so I got delayed. Come on, let's continue into the arena."
There were comments teasing him and gossiping in the comments, but he didn't respond. Instead, he explained the game with jokes.
When he gets tired of playing, he turns off the live broadcast to practice, and in the evening he goes live to learn from experience posts and watch movies to analyze the highlights.
Writing online articles is completely different from writing scripts. Although Tao Rui did not delve into writing scripts in his previous life, his writing skills were very high and he was confident about the story structure.
However, when writing online articles, you need to describe everything in detail, even the appearance and psychology of many characters. It is not as concise as a script, so it is very difficult to grasp the rhythm.
Rhythm is not something that can be learned from online experience posts or movie analysis. Tao Rui's live broadcast learning is more of a process for himself to improve, but what he actually needs is practice, a lot of writing practice, to find the rhythm and expression of online novels.
However, in reality, there is not much time and he has a lot to do, which makes him think of a golden finger he has always wanted.
He inquired about his current points, and the system opened a virtual panel, displaying his points and the prices of several gold fingers he wanted to buy. In his previous life, he hesitated between the spiritual space and the spiritual spring water and didn't buy them. In this life, he had a lot more points, but both were very expensive, so he still couldn't buy both.
But he needed the spiritual space more now, so he bought it directly. He would continue to save the remaining points and buy the spiritual spring water when he had enough.
In his previous life, his mission was related to Fang Shitong's dream realization. Not only did he help Fang Shitong realize his dream, he also opened an entertainment company to help many artists realize their dreams. He also did a lot of charity to help children in mountainous areas get opportunities to study and realize their dreams.
This was a bit of a loophole, since everything he did was related to the mission, so he was given a lot more points. Otherwise, if he wanted to buy more spiritual spring water, he wouldn't know how many lifetimes he would need to accumulate points. At the moment, he could probably buy it when the world ended, so there was no rush.
With the spiritual space, Tao Rui could enter it as a soul or spiritual force. Time did not pass in the spiritual space, and the size and layout of the space changed according to the owner's thoughts. For example, after Tao Rui entered, he could directly conjure up a computer desk and chair, and then practice writing novels. And no matter how long he practiced, when he came out, the time in reality would not change, which greatly saved him time.
Of course, mental power cannot be used infinitely, just like ordinary people will feel dizzy if they overuse their brains. Tao Rui has practiced in every life, so his mental power is many times stronger than that of ordinary people. It doesn't matter if he can study in the mental space for three to five days in a row. It depends on the intensity and concentration of his mind. But if he feels tired, he has to come out to rest and cannot keep studying.
Fortunately, he can practice and relax after coming out, and then go back to practice after practicing. The two skills complement each other and are very convenient.
In the next few days, Tao Rui repeated this life: exercising, playing as a substitute, live streaming, practicing, and cultivating, in a very regular manner.
Qin Shao asked him to help fight twice more and introduced him to a few "clients". Together with the income from live streaming, he earned more than 6,000 yuan in a few days, which was enough to pay off this month's loan.
His mental state has also improved a lot. The effects of practicing for several hours every day, adjusting his daily routine, and exercising have become apparent. At least on the surface, he looks like a very healthy and handsome man with a good complexion.
He still updated a chapter every day, and then asked readers what they thought of the article, what plot points they liked most, etc. He also gave out red envelopes with every chapter, so although everyone was waiting for his girlfriend to start writing, they were not in a hurry. The comments section was mostly positive, so he called Ke Bailing.
"Hello, Tao Rui? Why are you calling?"
Ke Bailing's surprised voice came from the phone. Tao Rui said, "I've been thinking about writing for the past few days and have found some tricks. It's a little easier now. We haven't been in touch for about ten days. What are you doing? I want to go to you for dinner."
Ke Bailing was about to go to eat. She glanced at the cafeteria not far away, stopped and gestured to her classmates to go eat. She smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll wait for you. You drive slowly."
"Okay, I'll call you when we get there." Tao Rui packed up and drove off.
He had a haircut and bought some new clothes these days. He looked very clean and fresh, and it was not noticeable among the college students. Ke Bailing calculated the time and came out early to wait for someone at the school gate. She didn't even notice Tao Rui walking up behind her.
"Lingling, what are you daydreaming about?"
Ke Bailing was stunned for a moment, then turned around and smiled when she saw him, "Tao Rui, when did you come? I didn't even see you!"
Tao Rui pointed and said, "I came from that side. Parking is not allowed here. Let's go, get in the car and discuss what to eat tonight."
"Yeah." Ke Bailing walked beside him, holding a small schoolbag. Tao Rui took the schoolbag naturally and asked in surprise, "What's in it? It's quite heavy."
"It's my computer. There's something wrong with it. I'm going to get it fixed."
"I'll take a look at it for you later. If it can be fixed, I'll fix it for you." Tao Rui put his schoolbag on the back seat.
Ke Bailing asked in surprise, "You can repair computers? I've never heard you say that before."
"I know a little bit. I stay at home and know a little bit about everything. I can figure it out on my own." Tao Rui felt that the girl might not have contacted her boyfriend for so many days, so she felt a little unfamiliar. After all, they had only been dating for a short time.
He opened the passenger door, took Ke Bailing's hand and led her over to get in the car. He leaned against the door and asked softly, "What do you want to eat? We haven't seen each other for so long. Let's go have a big meal today."
Ke Bailing clutched the seatbelt shyly and said with his head down, "Eating Sichuan food? Do you like it?"
"I like it. I happen to know a delicious restaurant. The private room is quiet and we can chat." Tao Rui immediately booked a table and took Ke Bailing to the restaurant. He also played music and talked to Ke Bailing about her school life. Ke Bailing soon relaxed.
Ke Bailing loves Sichuan cuisine. During the meal, Tao Rui told her a lot of interesting stories about the authors, as well as why some novels were written or discontinued. Ke Bailing likes novels and is particularly interested in these gossips that she doesn't usually have the chance to know. She was in a good mood during the meal and laughed many times.
Seeing that the atmosphere had relaxed, Tao Rui smiled and said to her, "I'm going to show you a surprise, but it might also be a shock. Just a word, don't get angry."
Ke Bailing asked with a smile: "What? It's so mysterious."
Tao Rui took out his phone and logged into the online novel backend. "I sent your novel out."
Ke Bailing's face was immediately filled with questions, and he didn't react at all. "What? My novel?"
Tao Rui nodded and showed her his phone. "Don't you always say your writing is bad? I used my account to post a few chapters for you to test the waters. Look, everyone says it's great, and my editor also said he wants to sign you. How about you officially become an author with me?"
Ke Bailing grabbed her phone and opened it. Sure enough, it was her novel, just a few minor revisions, a little different from the original. She immediately went to the comments section.
[Boss He, your girlfriend writes beautifully. When will she open an account?]
[I don't care about changing my account number or anything like that, I just want to write longer. Ten million words deal! ]
[Where's that 500,000-word free article you owe us? When will it be posted? How about finding an auspicious day and posting it with your girlfriend?]
She also saw the pinned comment of Tao Rui's apology. She was completely shocked by it all. All the question marks turned into exclamation marks. She didn't even know how to react and couldn't help but look at Tao Rui.
Tao Rui stepped back and said, "Let me make it clear first, don't hit people in the face."
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