Lin Que's gaze lingered on the link for three seconds.
He clicked the link.
The page redirects to a website with an all-green color scheme.
At the top of the website, posters for "Baidu Convenience Store" are scrolling.
The poster has a gloomy style.
A man in a black trench coat stood in front of a convenience store with a pale green light.
The copywriting was extremely emotional:
Following "The Ferryman",
Bige's contracted author, Xunwen Riyue, has released a powerful new work!
"When the ferry no longer needs a cold vehicle, but transforms into a convenience store that never closes, every lost soul can find its way home here..."
Lin Que didn't even need to read the main text; the strong smell of Kangshifu instant noodles was enough for him to guess what was inside.
It's simply a rebranding of the "444 Convenience Store" concept.
Replace Zhao Li's cold-blooded domineering nature with tenderness, and place Xia Dongqing's ability to see ghosts on a pitiful female protagonist.
Then they take each deeply obsessive ghost story and turn it into a feel-good, forced reconciliation.
This isn't plagiarism; it's "pixel-level homage."
[Red Fox]: Big brother, did you see that?
This website is called "Bige Chinese Website", and it's our arch-rival.
They really went all out this time.
They directly placed the pop-up ads for "Baidu Convenience Store" on the homepages of major browsers!
They're determined to ride our coattails!
[Red Fox]: What's most infuriating is that they also hired a bunch of online trolls to flood various platforms with posts about the term "Ferry Universe".
They forcibly linked their lousy book with our "Soul Ferry."
They say it's "two sides of the same coin," one that heals, the other that causes depression.
Bah! They don't even deserve it!
[Red Fox]: Boss, I've already instructed the company to activate the highest-level public relations plan.
If I don't bring them down from the shelves, I'll change my name to something else!
Looking at Red Fox's string of words filled with irritability and anger,
Instead of showing anger, Lin Que's face revealed a complex smile.
[Hell Dream Weaver]: Never mind.
The two words were sent, and the other end of the message came to an abrupt halt, as if someone had been choked.
A full half minute passed before Red Fox sent a question mark emoji.
[Red Fox]: ? ? ? Sir, what... what do you mean by this?
Are we just going to let them leech off us like this?
This isn't just about money; it's an insult to your work!
Lin Que's fingers tapped lightly on the keyboard.
【Dream Weaver of Hell】: Why stop them? If they want to promote it, let them promote it.
Let them tie themselves up if they want to.
Bige Chinese Website is a large and powerful company, and they are willing to spend money to advertise for us for free. Where else can you find such a good deal?
Red Fox was completely dumbfounded; she felt her brain couldn't keep up with this genius's train of thought.
[Red Fox]: But... but if this continues, the readers will be scattered!
They might assume that the book "Ferry Convenience Store" is also part of the "Ferry" series.
That would dilute the value of our exclusive IP!
Lin Que smiled.
【The Dream Weaver of Hell】: Readers are not fools.
[The Dream Weaver of Hell]: You have to believe that no matter how delicious a dish smells, it's all for naught.
Whether it's served pre-made vegetable packets heated up or freshly cooked by the chef, you can tell from one bite.
The higher they jump, the more aggressively their online trolls flood the chat.
The higher the reader's expectations are raised, the more likely they are to succeed when they actually click to read.
The drop from Mount Everest to the Mali Trench would be much more intense.
[Dream Weaver of Hell]: When the time comes, who do you think the readers who have been deceived will vent their anger on?
Looking at those few lines of text on the screen, so calm it was almost cold,
Red Fox felt a chill run from its tailbone straight to the top of its head.
She could almost foresee the countless eager readers flocking to "Ferry Convenience Store".
But all we see are soulless imitations and affected sentimentality.
How will that overwhelming barrage of criticism and anger completely drown out that book and that website?
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