I found a cell phone from ten years ago.

Chapter 30 On the Eve of Release
After finishing their meal, they walked out of the cafeteria together. Li Xu said to Zhao Jiazi, "Jiazi, can you lend me your laptop tonight?"

"Don't be polite to me, just use it directly."

Zhao Jiazi paused for a moment and then said, "Actually, you don't have to go to the Internet cafe all the time to write books. You can just use my computer. I don't use it that often anyway."

Li Xu shook his head and said, "No, the atmosphere in the Internet cafe is pretty good, I'm used to it."

It's not like he can't afford a computer. A relatively cheap netbook can be bought for two or three thousand yuan.

But it’s inconvenient to type in the dormitory.

When he goes to the Internet cafe to write, he always books a private room.

It was just when the school started, and not many people knew him. Bai Nian Impression was relatively private, and there were partitions between the computers, so he typed a few times in the hall.

Cao Jianfei seemed to remember something and asked, "Brother Xu, will 'Strange Mystery' be released tomorrow?"

Li Xu glanced at him and said, "Yes, it will be on the shelves tomorrow at midnight."

Tomorrow is November 11st, and "Mystery" will be officially on the shelves at 1 noon tonight, which is midnight tomorrow.

The reason why Li Xu wanted to borrow Zhao Jiazi's laptop was to be able to update the VIP chapters in time after the midnight novel was put on the shelves.

Tomorrow is Monday and he has to go to class early in the morning, so he doesn't want to go to the Internet cafe to spend the night.

Li Xu did not go back to the dormitory with Xu Haoyang and the others, but went to the playground alone.

This week, he was a bit too lazy. Not only did he not write much, he also did not exercise much.

After running a few laps on the playground, playing on the parallel bars, and playing ball with others for a while, it was already 9 o'clock when Li Xu returned to the dormitory.

Seeing him come back, He Weichen greeted him with a warm smile, "You're back!"

Li Guanfu, who was sitting in front of Zhao Jiazi's laptop, immediately stood up and said, "Brother Xu, you can use it."

"No rush, you play first, I'll use it later." Li Xu waved his hand.

He opened the cupboard, found some clean underwear, and went to the bathroom.

After taking a shower, Li Xu exercised for a while, doing 50 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, and plank support for 5 minutes.

After finishing his exercise and taking a short break, he came and sat down in front of Zhao Jiazi's laptop.

After opening the browser and logging into the starting point, Li Xu first took a look at the data of "Mysterious".

The total number of clicks is over 480 million, the total number of recommendations is over 60, and the number of collections is close to 7.

There is one more leader, and now there are 7 leaders.

The closer a novel on Qidian is to being put on the shelves, the faster the data grows.

A new book like "The Mysterious" that is extremely popular and dominates the charts can gain hundreds of thousands of clicks and tens of thousands of recommendation votes in a week.

Especially in the last week before it was put on the shelves, "Mystery" soared by more than one million clicks, hundreds of thousands of recommendation votes, and nearly 20,000 collections.

However, once the product is put on the shelves, the data will drop sharply.

After all, only a few readers are willing to pay for subscriptions. Most people will go and read pirated copies when they see that the novel is on the shelves and is charged.

"What are you all doing standing here?" Li Xu turned around and saw Xu Haoyang, Shen Qiang, and Li Guanfu, all standing behind him and looking around.

"Brother Xu, aren't you going to pass on the book?" Xu Haoyang said as he leaned over to look at the computer screen.

"Didn't I tell you to upload it after 12 o'clock at night?"

After Li Xu finished speaking, he no longer paid attention to the three boys. If they were willing to stand behind and watch, then let them stand there.

He minimized the browser, opened QQ, and logged into his QQ account.

As soon as I got on, a lot of information came pouring in.

"Mysterious" VIP group, messages 99+.

"Mysterious" fan group 1, messages 99+.

"Mysterious" fan group 2, messages 99+.

……

Among these fan groups, only the "Mysterious" VIP group was created by Li Xu himself, and he just created it a few days ago.

The other groups were all created spontaneously by fans, and then he was pulled in.

The earliest "Mysterious" group 1 was created by a leader, and now this group of people is already full.

"Mysterious" will be on the shelves at 12 o'clock tonight. Fans are looking forward to it and several groups are very lively.

Li Xu first clicked on the "Mysterious" 1 group and took a look. He found that many people @ him, all asking whether there would be more chapters after the game was released tonight, and how many chapters would be released?
The group leader Death Tyrant also @ed him: "Lao Li, it's about to be released, why don't you write a thank you note?"

Death Tyrant is not only the group leader, but also Li Xu's first leader.

This was Li Xu's first time writing a book and also his first time putting it on the shelves. He had no experience and actually forgot to write a thank-you note for the book's release.

"I'll write one later." He @ed the Death Tyrant.

Seeing Li Xu appear, the group suddenly became more lively.

"Old Li is finally online!"

"Don't 'college students' have to study tonight?"

"Today is Sunday, and the 'college students' have the day off."

"I'm new to the group and would like to ask if the author is actually a college student?"

"If Lao Li were a college student, I would eat the keyboard."

……

Why do these fans in the group call Li Xu Lao Li?

Because they all thought that Li Xu must be in his thirties or forties, and they didn't believe that he was still in college.

After all, without sufficient experience and knowledge, it is difficult to write a work as personal and mature as "Mystery".

Li Xu explained it twice in the group, but when no one believed him, he started to make fun of it in the book.

He often writes about his daily life at school at the end of each chapter.

For example, I skipped class today and went to the Internet cafe to write, and was criticized by the teacher again; I met a girl while writing in the Internet cafe, and she was quite cute; I went to the skating rink with my classmates and met that girl again... and so on.

Li Xu learned this from an author who wrote more than ten years later. The author always liked to write a short essay in the author's words at the end of the chapter.

Li Xu believed it at first, but later found that the content of the essay was getting more and more outrageous, and then he realized that the other party was making it up.

Doing so can strengthen interaction with readers, attract fan comments, and help increase the popularity of the novel.

Looking at the messages in the group, Li Xu found it quite interesting. He wondered what their reaction would be when they found out that he was really a college student, and a freshman at that.
He found a picture of a university dormitory online and sent it to the group.

"My novel is about to be published, but I'm a poor college student stuck in my dorm room. What should I do? I'm waiting online. It's urgent."

"Old Li is using online pictures to deceive people again!"

"Lao Li, if you look for pictures online, find a more authentic one. This one has a watermark on it."

……

At this time, a fan named Wang Shengfang @Li Xu.

This Wang Shengfang is also an alliance leader of Li Xu.

"Lao Li, the great writer who is in the same period as you has said in the group that he wants to compete with you for the ranking (the new book monthly ticket ranking)."

"The Mystery" is so popular that it can be said to be the most popular new book on Qidian this year, even comparable to last year's "Fights Break Sphere".

You should know that when Tu Dou wrote "Fights Break Sphere", he was already the Rookie King of 08, and was only one step away from becoming a god.

But Li Xu is just a pure newcomer.

Many people are optimistic about Li Xu and think that he is very likely to become a god with just one book, just like Shen Ji did back then.

However, there are also many people who dislike him.

The rise of a new great author is bound to affect the interests of some old great authors.

Cutting off someone's financial path is tantamount to killing their parents.

The great god who was launched at the same time as Li Xu was undoubtedly the most affected.

Once he is suppressed by the newcomer Li Xu, his divine nature will definitely be damaged.

If you can't even beat a newbie, how can you be considered a great player?
The other party publicly announced in the group that he wanted to compete for the monthly ticket list, obviously wanting to suppress Li Xu's popularity.

Compete with him for the monthly ticket ranking?

Li Xu is not afraid of anyone competing with him, because he has more than 300 chapters in reserve.

So what if he's a master?

He is determined to win the 10,000 yuan reward for being the first on the new book monthly ticket list.

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(End of this chapter)