Li Luo only felt relieved for one night.
When he got up the next morning, he glanced at the update list of "Literary Age" and was surprised to find that Xu Youyu had updated four chapters in one night!
Waiting until another night, Xu Youyu updated three chapters in a row again, suppressing the rising trend of Junding.
On the morning of June 8th, Li Luo got up early in the morning. After looking at the chapter table of contents of "The Age of Literature and Art", the corner of his mouth suddenly twitched.
Seven updates in two days!
Is this still the senior sister he knew?
You really do whatever it takes to win!
After washing up and waking up Ying Chanxi, Li Luo went to Xu Youyu's bedroom. Looking at the face of the sleeping middle school girl, he sighed helplessly and poked her cheek.
"Senior, wake up and go for a morning run?"
"Well..." Xu Youyu was woken up by him. He opened his eyes and looked around, then immediately closed them again. He lightly slapped Li Luo on the face and muttered, "Don't bother me, I'm so sleepy... you guys"
Go run, I won’t run.”
"What time did you go to bed last night?"
"Um...two o'clock? Or three o'clock? I don't remember..."
"Is it necessary to fight so hard..." Li Luo looked helpless, "It's just a small bet, what happens if you lose?"
"Yeah, so what if we lose." Xu Youyu reluctantly opened his eyes and rolled his eyes at him, "I'll give this sentence to someone first."
"Ahem...my Silver Alliance is mainly to celebrate my senior sister's happy birthday."
"Then I really want to thank you." Xu Youyu chuckled twice, "Isn't it natural for the Silver Alliance to be added? I am also thanking you for your birthday gift."
Li Luo: "..."
What Xu Youyu said made sense, and Li Luo couldn't refute it for a moment.
"Then how much have you ordered now?" Li Luo asked.
"Hehe." Speaking of this, Xu Youyu suddenly smiled proudly, "It barely stayed at 9850."
"However, the Silver Alliance has added tens of thousands to my collection...Although most of them are water collections, and many people just grab a treasure chest, there are still many people who have actually read my books."
"In the past two days, it is estimated that many people have finished reading the free chapters, especially today is Monday..."
"What happened on Monday?" Li Luo asked in confusion.
"There are more people reading on Monday."
"Oh, that's true."
This is also a very counter-intuitive thing.
Unlike some other entertainment projects, more people will read online articles during working and school days.
Probably because on weekends, when everyone has a relatively large amount of free time, they may not necessarily devote their leisure time to writing online.
As a result, as soon as I go to school or go to work, I am happy to take a break from my busy schedule and take advantage of some short gaps to secretly read online articles for a while.
This trend was not obvious before, or even reversed, but since Qidian Reading on the mobile app became popular last year, and the proportion of reading novels on mobile phones gradually surpassed that on PCs, this trend has become more and more significant.
"Then do I still have a chance to win?" Li Luo raised his eyebrows.
From the time it was launched in August last year to now, it has taken more than nine months in total, plus two months during the new book period.
It has been almost a year since Xu Youyu wrote this book.
The total number of words in "The Age of Literature and Art" has reached just over 1.4 million words.
Although it is not as much as Li Luo's current number of 2.2 million, it is not particularly small.
With a larger number of words and chapters, the growth rate of uniform subscription will only become slower and slower.
Unless there is some big hit plot that suddenly attracts a lot of new readers, or there is some strong recommendation to attract traffic.
Otherwise, the further you get to the back of a book, the more difficult it will be to evenly order it.
For example, the reason why Xu Youyu's "Literary Age" can continue to grow is, on the one hand, the editor's recommendation position, and the blessing of Li Luo's Zhang recommendation and Baiyinmeng.
But after her word count reached this stage, her reputation began to ferment, and she gradually became a favorite among readers, with many positive reviews.
According to this attitude, coupled with the traffic brought by the Silver Alliance, if Xu Youyu did not update today, Li Luo estimated that by the evening, "Literary Age" should be able to have 10,000 orders.
In fact, if Xu Youyu hadn't worked so hard in the past two days, he would have already placed 10,000 orders yesterday.
However, after hearing what Li Luo said, Xu Youyu got up from the bed a little worried, sat in front of the computer, opened the Writer's Backstage, took a look, and his expression immediately changed.
Because the average booking has increased from 9850 in the early morning to 9900!
It’s only been a few hours!
Seeing this scene, Xu Youyu was so frightened that he quickly opened the draft box in the backend, sent two more chapters to save, and suddenly pulled down the order, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"No..." After watching her post two more new chapters, Li Luo was a little dumbfounded, "How did you get so many manuscripts?"
"Ha." Xu Youyu smiled coldly, "Don't underestimate people's potential when facing desperate situations, okay?"
"This is no longer a desperate situation... I won't do anything to you if I win."
"But if I lose, I can't do this to my junior and then do that." Xu Youyu sighed.
Li Luo: "...?"
"You said first this and then that. What do you really want?"
"That will have to wait until I win."
"Hehe, hehe..." Li Luo thought for a moment and took out his cell phone, "It seems that one silver alliance is not enough."
"Stop!" Xu Youyu jumped up from the chair and threw Li Luo onto the bed. He snatched his cell phone away and threw it aside. Then he grabbed his collar fiercely:
"I'm giving you a serious warning now, kid, if you dare to reward me with Silver Alliance again, don't blame me for being rude!"
"Stop, stop, stop, that's what I'm saying." Li Luo quickly raised his hands in surrender, "Anyway, you're awake now, let's go for a morning jog?"
Seeing that he might lose the bet, Li Luo decided to work harder and use his morning run to burn off some energy from Xu Youyu.
If she doesn't write two more chapters, it will really be enough to reach 10,000 orders before early tonight.
However, Xu Youyu obviously didn't want to run in the morning. After letting go of Li Luo, he lay down directly on the bed.
But she was afraid that Li Luo would bother her again, so she took Li Luo's hand and touched her body, and then shouted: "It's indecent, it's indecent! Xixi, come and save me! Li Luo bullied me! He
You want to touch my breasts!"
"Fuck!"
Li Luo's hand was pressed towards Xu Youyu's chest.
Fortunately, he resisted for a while, and after dislocating his position, he pressed on Xu Youyu's shoulder.
But when he heard a rush of footsteps coming from the corridor outside, Li Luo suddenly panicked, hurriedly shook off Xu Youyu's hand, and took several steps back.
At this time, Ying Chanxi had already run to the door of the study, opened the door suddenly and rushed in. Then he was stunned on the spot: "You..."
"Xixi!" Xu Youyu squeezed his eyes hard, but unfortunately his acting still needs to be improved and he couldn't squeeze out a few tears. He complained with a sad face, "Li Luo..."
"Don't talk nonsense!" Li Luo immediately interrupted her with a dark face, "I just came to wake you up, but you didn't think of it yourself, so you had to pour dirty water on me."
Ying Chanxi glanced at Li Luo suspiciously, but she didn't believe he was that kind of person.
In particular, the senior sister usually likes to joke. Now when she saw the senior sister trying to pretend to be pitiful but with a smile that she couldn't hold back, Ying Chanxi said helplessly: "Senior sister, you are scaring me to death.
Already."
"Ahem..." After realizing that he seemed to have been exposed, Xu Youyu immediately lifted the quilt over his head and said dullly, "Anyway, you go for a morning jog, don't drag me along, I still have to sleep."
"Okay, okay." Ying Chanxi hurriedly pulled Li Luo out of the study, "Senior, please continue to sleep, I won't let him disturb you."
With that said, Ying Chanxi thoughtfully helped Xu Youyu close the door.
"You said you were serious." Ying Chanxi pulled Li Luo to the living room and rolled her eyes at him, "If senior sister wants to sleep, just let her sleep."
"Then next time if you want to continue sleeping, I won't call you?"
"This is different!" Ying Chanxi glared at him, "I want to go for a morning jog, but senior sister really doesn't want to."
"Okay."
At least I didn't take the blame for being a gangster.
If this is misunderstood, even if I jump into the Yin River, I won't be able to clean it up.
…
After packing up their schoolbags, the two of them headed to the No. 1 Middle School. They met Yan Zhusheng on the playground, and the three of them started running.
These two days, the 7th and the 8th, are the days for the national college entrance examination.
The Affiliated No. 1 Middle School did not close the school, nor did it give holidays to the first and second graders. Instead, they specially planned two routes.
Houde Road, which is usually crowded, is used as a dining route exclusively for the first and second grade students, and the teaching building for the third grade students is completely isolated.
The Boxue Road on the other side is designated as a special passage for senior high school candidates. During this period, only senior high school candidates are allowed to pass.
Ordinary first- and second-year high school students are not allowed to leave the classroom starting from morning self-study, except to go to the toilet.
During lunch time, each class also had to line up and travel quietly, and they could only stay on the first floor of the cafeteria to eat.
The second floor is reserved for senior high school students in need.
After finishing their run, Li Luo and the other three walked to the cafeteria. When passing by the teaching building for the senior year students, Li Luo glanced at the yellow ban strips circled around him and said with a click of his tongue: "It will be our turn in two years."
"It will be Senior Sister's turn in one year." Ying Chanxi added.
"Why do you feel a little impatient from what you said?"
"No way!" Ying Chanxi glared at him.
After breakfast, the three of them returned to the teaching building of the first grade of high school and separated at the entrance of the corridor on the third floor.
Li Luo and Yan Zhusheng walked into the classroom, sat down in their seats and stretched out. Then they asked Yan Zhusheng to take out her history textbook and strengthen her knowledge points that needed to be memorized in this course during morning self-study.
Wait until the first class starts.
Because Li Luo had already taught the courses for this semester in advance and there was no homework to do in the first class, Yan Zhusheng secretly passed a small note to Li Luo.
[Yan Zhusheng]: Next time on my birthday, would you like to play my senior’s Monopoly again?
Li Luo glanced at Teacher Ding on the podium, then glanced at the contents of the draft book, and was speechless.
[Li Luo]: You are still addicted to playing, right?
[Yan Zhusheng]: It’s fun, don’t you think?
[Li Luo]: Playing it once is enough. Playing it again will make you a little tired.
[Yan Zhusheng]: Don’t you like the feeling of having three girlfriends at the same time?
【Li Luo】:......
[Yan Zhusheng]: If you don’t deny it, then you just like it?
[Li Luo]: Stop talking nonsense!
[Yan Zhusheng]: Then how should I celebrate my birthday?
[Li Luo]: How did you live before?
[Yan Zhusheng]: When my mother is free, she will spend time with me. We will play the piano and sing together.
[Yan Zhusheng]: If my mother is not free, she will buy me a cake, and I will eat the cake by myself and watch TV at the same time.
[Li Luo]: We will celebrate your birthday with you this year.
[Yan Zhusheng]: Okay.
[Yan Zhusheng]: But before my birthday, there will be a group tour.
【Li Luo】:What?
[Yan Zhusheng]: Huanhuan and the others said it in private.
[Li Luo]: What do you mean, travel in separate classes?
[Yan Zhusheng]: Huanhuan and the others said that they will be divided into classes in their second year of high school, and many students may not be able to be assigned to the same class, so they were thinking about organizing a trip during the summer vacation.
[Yan Zhusheng]: They had a heated discussion in the dormitory yesterday. The deputy monitor said she would find time to ask for your opinion today.
[Li Luo]: Oh, that’s it.
Li Luo nodded clearly, probably understanding what the girls meant.
In fact, it is similar to a graduation tour, except that they are far from graduation yet, but the group of Class 18 of Senior High School is indeed about to "graduate".
In the past year or so, their classmates in Class 8 have gotten along fairly well with each other.
Although when Yan Zhusheng first started school, due to some actions of the female sports committee member, she did not get along well with her classmates in the same dormitory.
But with Li Luo's guidance and help later, we get along pretty well now.
After that, we experienced group activities such as sports games, New Year's Day party, and three major football matches, and everyone became completely familiar with each other.
It's a pity that at this juncture, the second year of high school has to be divided into classes.
Many people have already decided on their three elective subjects, and some people are already destined not to be assigned to the same class. Facing the ending of the upcoming separation, emotional girls will naturally feel more emotionally.
Although they will still be in the same school in the future, after they are divided into classes, it is estimated that most people will not say another word to each other.
At first, you may even nod and say hello when you meet.
Over time, as time passes and we become estranged, we may no longer even nod.
In this way, it is not impossible to plan a travel activity before the division.
In Li Luo's impression, when he was in elementary school, the school would organize a spring outing.
After I entered junior high school and then high school, there were no similar school activities.
But traveling with classmates is indeed a wonderful experience.
[Li Luo]: Wait until Hua Xiuxiu comes to discuss it with me. There’s no need to rush this matter. It’s not too late to think about it after the final exam is over.
[Li Luo]: Moreover, if we organize it ourselves, how to reassure parents is also a difficult problem. We need to think carefully about it.
【Yan Zhusheng】: Oh.
Yan Zhusheng didn't think too much about it.
She just thought that if the trip was divided into classes, only the classmates from Class 8 would travel together, and Xixi and her senior sister would be gone.
Li Luo didn't guess what Yan Zhusheng was thinking. He just thought that this group tour was quite meaningful, so he made a mental note and added it to the memory palace's task list for later processing.
…
During the lunch break, Hua Xiuxiu came over as expected.
After Li Luo listened, he asked, "So what are your current plans?"
"My plan..." Hua Xiuxiu frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "First collect opinions from the classmates and see where everyone wants to go. Find a place with the most people, and then contact the relevant people.
travel agency.”
"Just listen to me." Li Luo sighed, took out a pen and paper, and wrote a few points on it, "First, don't discuss the travel location with all the classmates. We can decide it ourselves in private, and try our best to choose a place in Yu."
A place closer to the aviation city.”
"Second, we don't need to find a travel agency. We can rent a bus ourselves, and at most we can have a private tour guide."
"Third, ask Teacher Kong in advance to see if he is willing to be an adult guarantee. If the teacher endorses it, it will be easier to convince the parents of the students."
"Fourth, if it really doesn't work, I'll ask my parents. Anyway, when we students go on a trip, we must be accompanied by our parents."
"Fifth, after deciding on the travel location, how to arrange the time? Is it just a day trip, or is it an overnight stay?"
"Sixth, after determining the time and place, how to demarcate the relevant expenses, arrange the actions and related consumption after arriving at the tourist attractions."
"Seventh, how to ensure the safety of students during travel so that parents can rest assured."
"That's all for now."
After Li Luo finished writing, he handed the paper to Hua Xiuxiu, and then said with a smile: "Are you going to try to solve it yourself first, or do you want me to handle it?"
Hearing what Li Luo said, Hua Xiuxiu raised her eyebrows, snorted and took the piece of paper: "I'll do it myself."
"Don't tell your classmates yet." Li Luo reminded, "Draw up a framework first and work on the details slowly."
The most taboo thing about this kind of collective activity is absolute democracy.
Everyone is talking about it, you have an opinion, I have an idea, and in the end you don’t know who to listen to.
So the best way is to centralize the right to speak. After two or three people have determined the specific itinerary plan, the others can just implement it.
But after all, they are still high school students, and Li Luo estimates that not many people can participate in the class tour.
Many parents would not trust their children to participate in such private travel activities.
There are forty people in the class, and twenty of them are considered too many in the end.
With this in mind, Li Luo also waved his hand to Hua Xiuxiu and asked her to think about countermeasures first.
Anyway, it’s still early, and specific actions can wait until after the final exam.
…
Hua Xiuxiu was sent away at noon, and in the evening, Li Luo received the first planning plan.
After picking a few thorns, Li Luo dismissed the plan and asked Hua Xiuxiu to continue thinking.
After the evening self-study, Li Luo followed Ying Chanxi and Xu Youyu back home. While Ying Chanxi was taking a bath, he secretly asked Xu Youyu: "How much did you order?"
"9967." Xu Youyu replied, and immediately walked into his bedroom, apparently intending to continue working hard.
Li Luo looked at the time, it was still nine o'clock in the evening.
If there are three hours left and Xu Youyu doesn't update, then with the growth rate of the Silver Alliance, it will be very easy to place 10,000 orders before midnight.
But if Xu Youyu updates another two chapters...
Thinking of this, Li Luo also sighed, thinking that he had to come up with his trump card.
but……
After Ying Chanxi finished taking a bath, she pulled Li Luo into the room and asked him to help dry her hair.
After blow drying my hair, I had to sit next to him and watch him code.
It wasn't until about 11 o'clock in the evening that Li Luo coaxed her back to her room to go to sleep.
After Li Luo confirmed that Ying Chanxi had returned to the room, he quietly slipped out of his room, came to Xu Youyu's door, and knocked lightly.
No one responded.
Li Luo knocked again and asked softly: "Senior sister, senior sister?"
Still no one paid attention to him.
So Li Luo had no choice but to open the door slightly. Before he could look inside, a snapping sound came from the house.
Xu Youyu was sitting attentively in front of the computer. Next to her was the speaker given to her by Ying Chanxi, which was playing soothing light music.
And her hands danced like butterflies on the keyboard, as fast as thunderbolts.
Li Luo looked at the phone again.
"Literary Age" has not been updated yet!
"What are you doing?" When Xu Youyu heard the sound of the door opening, he immediately turned his head and said dissatisfied, "Don't bother me, or I will beat you up."
"Ahem... I have something serious to ask you." Li Luo said quickly, "Senior, have you forgotten? Today is your birthday, and I still haven't given you a gift."
"Then hurry up, I still need to code."
"What are you still typing?" Li Luo walked to Xu Youyu, rubbed her shoulders, and pulled her hand away from the keyboard, "My gift is quite special, you have to savor it carefully, and it will take a lot of time to brew.
.”
Xu Youyu: "...?"
"Are you sure your gift is serious?"
Xu Youyu, who was used to driving while reading, was still coding at high speed. After hearing what Li Luo said, his thoughts suddenly changed.
After being reminded by her, Li Luo finally came to his senses. Then his face turned dark and he immediately denied it: "Don't talk nonsense, this is a serious gift from me!"
"It's not something to drink, is it?" Xu Youyu chuckled, with a profound look on his face.
"...It's true that I drank it." Li Luo twitched the corner of his mouth, "But it's not what you think."
"What have I been thinking about? I haven't thought about anything." Xu Youyu chuckled, "Then take it out and show it to me. What do you want to give me to drink?"
"Ahem, wait a moment." After saying that, Li Luo turned around and walked out of the study. After a while, he walked in with two boxes and put them on the ground.
"What are these?" Xu Youyu drove home and was a little surprised to see such two boxes of things.
Squatting down and watching Li Luo open the box, Xu Youyu realized that the box was full of all kinds of wine!
"I see that you usually only drink beer." Li Luo tapped the bottle of one of the wine bottles with his fingers, making a crisp sound, "I just bought you a wine glass, didn't I? Give it to you tonight, right?
Make some cocktails and taste them."
"Can you also make cocktails?" Xu Youyu asked in surprise, and was a little surprised when Li Luo nodded.
"Then are you still coding?"
"Do it quickly! I can't wait!"
Chapter completed!