Chapter 621: Borrowing A Car
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Since the editor scheduled the date that Pet King would beco Premium, there was no changing it. Zhang Zian went back to the second floor to tell Pi the news so that it could prepare.
“Eeek!”
Before Zhang Zian could even speak, Pi pulled him over to look at the computer screen.
“What’s the matter, Pi?”
He leaned over and saw a ssage from the Qidian website: “Hello, we’re notifying you that your novel, Pet King, will receive the Sanjiang Recomndation on the hopage today. Please keep uploading new chapters if you haven’t finished your novel.”
Sanjiang Recomndation?
He knew that the Sanjiang Recomndation was one of the most important recomndations for new novels. If a novel got a good ranking in the Sanjiang Recomndation, it ant that the novel would secure the last and best recomndation on the hopage before the novel beca Premium.
Receiving also Sanjiang Recomndation indicated that the novel was unique and had been recognized by the editorial departnt of Qidian website.
“Congratulations, Pi!” Zhang Zian said sincerely.
“Eeek!” Pi’s face lit up with happiness.
Zhang Zian witnessed Pi go through three rounds of recomndations: the Popular Recomndation among Modern Novels, the Strong Recomndation among Modern Novels, and the Recomndation among Six Genres of Novels on the hopage. Pi’s novel always ranked first and entered the next round with undisputed advantages. The upcoming Sanjiang Recomndation would be the fourth round of recomndation for Pi, and if it went well, Pi would enter the fifth round, the Strong Recomndation on the hopage, and beco Premium at the sa ti.
Most novels beca Premium after the Strong Recomndation on the hopage, few novels achieved what Pi’s novel might and do both at the sa ti. Zhang Zian believed that the editor must think very highly of Pi’s novel. If Pi’s novel beca Premium on Chinese New Year’s Eve, it could get a good position on the Monthly Power Ranking List for New Novels.
“Pi, your editor just told that your novel will beco Premium on Chinese New Year’s Eve,” said Zhang Zian.
Pi suddenly beca uneasy. “Eeek?”
Zhang Zian knew what Pi worried about. At present, its novel was available to readers free of charge, so almost 30,000 readers had put Pet King into their libraries, many actively participating in the comnt section and the Book Group. Once it beca Premium, how many people would pay to read a novel by a novice writer?
Only ti could tell.
It was impossible for Qidian website to keep providing novels for free. If the website didn’t make money, it wouldn’t be able to pay its employees, maintain operation of the server, or promote novels. Becoming Premium was inevitable for successful novels.
“Pi, don’t worry. The editor is very optimistic, I am too. Your performance has exceeded a lot of people’s expectations, you have nothing to be afraid of.” Zhang Zian comforted Pi earnestly. “A lot of people—the editors of Qidian, the reading list owners, the ordinary readers—are supporting you.”
He logged into QQ on his computer, opened the Book Group to let Pi look at the readers in the group and said, “Pi, 300 strangers have gathered in a virtual space because of you. That’s a marvelous thing!”
Pi quietly looked at the screen, its glasses reflecting a glare.
After a long ti, it nodded vigorously and typed: I promise I won’t let you guys down.
“I believe you.” Zhang Zian patted Pi’s shoulder gently.
He straightened and looked out the window to see Wang Qian and Li Kun returning with two big plastic bags. He said to Pi, “I’m going downstairs. Take this ti to write.”
When Zhang Zian made it to the first floor, Wang Qian and Li Kun were just entering the shop. Holding the plastic bags, they asked, “Master, we bought the fireworks. Where should we put them?”
“How many did you buy?”
The bags were filled with various kinds of fireworks, many of which Zhang Zian didn’t even know about. Since he didn’t specify which types to buy, Wang Qian and Li Kun bought so of every kind.
“Master, where do you want to set them off? We can help you!” Wang Qian and Li Kun hoped that Zhang Zian would take them with him.
“I can set them off by myself. You guys go clean,” Zhang Zian, waving his hands, asked them to get back to work.
Old Ti Tea stuck its head out from behind the TV and asked, “Zhang Zian, I think I sll sulfur and saltpeter. Am I right?”
Zhang Zian put the fireworks in front of Old Ti Tea. “You were sad to learn that fireworks were prohibited in the city on Chinese New Year’s Eve, right? Don’t worry, we can still set them off, in the suburbs.”
Old Ti Tea looked in the bags. “I just ntioned it casually. You didn’t have to spend your money.”
“It’s not my money.” Zhang Zian picked the bags up and went the storage room on the second floor. He guessed that it was Old Ti Tea who had stopped and punished the robbers that night, so, to fulfill Old Ti Tea’s wish, it wasn’t too much to ask Wang Qian and Li Kun to spend money on fireworks.
After he safely placed the explosives in the storage room, he received a ssage from Lu Yiyun.
“Dr. Sun is looking for you downstairs.”
“I’ll be there right away,” he replied.
He quickly walked to the first floor. Sun Xiaong was standing in the outer room of the pet shop, looking at the several pregnant Abyssinian cats.
“Are they going to give birth soon?” she asked Zhang Zian.
“Probably after the Spring Festival,” he replied.
“Here.”
She threw a gadget, which Zhang Zian caught. It was her car key.
Sun Xiaong was going to her hotown and wouldn’t use her car during the Chinese New Year. Since Zhang Zian wanted to visit the police dog nursing ho, he asked to borrow Sun Xiaong’s car, sparing him from the trouble of finding a taxi.
“Thank you.” Zhang Zian put the key in his pocket.
“You don’t need to thank , you’ve helped too. I didn’t have any place for those abandoned cats and dogs.” She gently shook her head. “One more thing, after you use my car, rember to wash it and fill up the tank, or I won’t let you for borrow it next ti.”
Zhang Zian was embarrassed that Sun Xiaong knew him so well because his original plan was to return her car without washing it or filling it up.
Just when he was about to declare that he wasn’t that kind of person, he saw a police car parked on the side of the road.
Reviews
All reviews (0)