Start as a top student after transmigrating.

Time flies, and it's already past midnight.

Chen Dong reopened the author's backend, and the first thing that caught his eye was the red message notification, the most eye-catching of which was undoubtedly the reward notification.

"So many tips?"

Chen Dong slightly opened his eyes. The number of people who had given him tips was in the hundreds, including many alliance leaders and even silver-level alliance leaders, with the total amount being at least tens of thousands.

Even after splitting the profits with the website, he still received a five-figure sum.

This money does seem quite easy to earn.

Of course, saying that is a bit pretentious. If you don't have enough quality to attract readers, who will give you tips? You'll be lucky if they don't make you shut down.

Ultimately, this was earned through merit.

I checked the fan rankings.

With one Silver Grand Alliance and over thirty Alliance Leaders, this is an absolutely phenomenal number for a new book that hasn't been released yet, especially for a new author and a new book.

It's past midnight, the VIP chapter feature is now available, and Chen Dong will begin updating.

He would copy a new Alliance Master ID for each chapter update and add a note after the chapter title saying "xxx" to show his gratitude for the Alliance Master's donation.

After updating fifteen chapters in a row, Chen Dong did not stop. He added three more chapters to the three and a half chapters he had written that night. He deserved to be rewarded for the readers' support.

This action immediately garnered unanimous praise from readers.

"Holy crap, you promised fifteen chapters, but you ended up haggling over the price."

"Have you guys noticed that the author thanks a 'patron' (or 'alliance leader') after each chapter update? Does that count as an extra chapter for 'patrons'?"

"We benefited from the alliance leader's influence."

"Thank you, Alliance Leader."

Eighteen chapters were released in a row, totaling nearly 60,000 words, which was an absolute surprise.

"Hi author, can I add you on QQ?"

After Chen Dong finished updating, he was about to shut down his computer and go to sleep when he suddenly noticed a private message. When he opened it, he found that it was from the top-ranked fan.

The author's contact information certainly cannot be given out casually, but the top donor has the right to do so, after all, this is a Silver Alliance, and he has genuinely rewarded 10,000 RMB.

You can't even meet this small request, yet you expect a generous tip?

He immediately sent over his contact information.

Soon QQ sent a friend request message. I added a note, accepted, and quickly edited the message.

"Thank you so much to the top donor for the generous donation."

Chasing through the waves: "Top rank? Haha, that's a good title. I saw in your acceptance speech that you're still a student?"

Chen Dong: "Yeah, I'm a senior in high school, graduating in June."

Chasing through the storm: "Are you still a senior in high school? With the college entrance exam just around the corner, do you even have time to write?"

Chen Dong: "It's alright. The learning wasn't too difficult. I also made an outline and a detailed outline for this book. The small plot segments were detailed down to the content of each chapter. I hardly had any writer's block. It was quite smooth to write, and it didn't have much of an impact."

Chasing each other through the wind and waves, they sent a series of thumbs-up emojis.

"sharp."

"This book is very powerful. I see the potential to become a god, and it has a good chance of reaching platinum status."

Chen Dong: "I am deeply grateful for your high regard. I hope to achieve legendary status through your auspicious words, Brother Bangyi."

This top-ranked author seems to have some talent; he recognized the potential of a masterpiece during the initial release period and even dared to call it platinum. He must be a seasoned veteran of the book world.

Chasing through the storm: "I have high hopes for this book, but its potential needs to be unleashed. I suggest you create more book clubs to accumulate original and even loyal fans. The book community also needs management to enhance interaction and influence."

Simply put, it's about building a fan base, increasing fan loyalty, promoting the book extensively, enhancing its influence to attract more readers, and ultimately increasing the book's value.

This top-ranked guy really knows his stuff.

Chen Dong: "Thanks for the suggestion, Brother Hao. I think it's good, but I don't have time right now. I guess I'll have time after I graduate from high school."

Chasing through the storm: "Half a year is too long. If I want to become a top-tier author and reach the platinum level, I should take advantage of the new book's success and keep pushing forward."

Chen Dong did not reply because the page showed that the other party was typing.

One minute later.

"You can create three groups first: a full subscription group, a regular subscription group, and a general group. If you don't have time, I can help you maintain them in the groups."

"I can help you manage your book circle."

"You can try it first. If it doesn't work well, or if I don't do it properly, it won't make a difference if you wait until you graduate from high school to do it."

Chen Dong looked at the message from the top-ranked person on the leaderboard.

To be honest, it is indeed feasible. He tried replying to comments or book reviews, but the number of reviews for a best-selling book is unimaginable, and he simply cannot reply to them all.

The main problem is that he has limited time and it's difficult for him to manage it. If someone were to manage the book review section and interact with readers, it would definitely greatly enhance reader engagement.

A book is a product, and operations are like product managers. Adding this step can improve both the number of loyal users and the product's influence.

"Thanks to the top contributor for helping with the operation. I'll set up the operations for you now, create a few new book club groups, and assign you administrators. You can discuss any good operational activities with me later."

After thinking for a moment, Chen Dong replied.

Thank you for your trust.

"I suggest the first event be the new book ranking competition. We must take the top spot on the monthly new book ticket ranking, as this will greatly benefit our future value."

He chased after the waves, offering his advice.

"Okay, you think about the activity details and rewards, and I'll cooperate." Chen Dong affirmed.

The New Book Monthly Ticket Ranking is worth striving for; it's one of the most prestigious rankings on the platform.

After communicating with the top fan, Chen Dong set permissions to add the book club to the homepage profile page, allowing readers to choose to join different groups based on their fan count.

After finishing all that, he turned off the computer and went to sleep.

……

Let's talk about both sides.

Chen Yuan waited until dawn and couldn't wait to open the Doupo novel. He read all eighteen chapters in one sitting, not even wanting to skip ahead, and enjoyed every word.

"That feels great, that's the feeling."

"If only dog ​​authors could be this productive every day."

He finished reading Chen Yuan's novel in one go and was still not satisfied. He fantasized about having such a burst of updates every day, but he knew that was unrealistic. He was content with just being able to eat a full meal.

Ok?

Suddenly, he noticed several new messages from book club groups on his profile page.

"Is this a base being built?"

Without hesitation, he directly applied for the full subscription group, attaching screenshots of the full subscription and fan value.

He's going to urge them to update the chapter!

With donations and full subscriptions, these should be considered loyal readers, right? A group of loyal readers are urging for updates; I don't believe the author is ignoring them.

Can you hack into everything by following the network cable?

"Holy crap, is this my bro?"

The application was quickly approved, and the first thing Chen Yuan did after joining the group was to find the group owner and administrators. He was stunned when he saw the group owner's nickname and profile picture.

After careful verification, it was confirmed that it was indeed my younger brother.

I immediately sent a message to inquire.

"What's going on? How come you're the group owner of the Doupo Book Club?"

"You're not the author, are you?"

"Where have you been? Reply now!"

Chen Yuan bombarded him with questions in quick succession.

He had never joined such a book club, but even if he hadn't eaten pork, he had seen pigs run. The group owners of book clubs were basically the authors themselves, so his suspicions were reasonable.

However, Chen Dong had already gone to sleep and didn't have time to reply to him.

New members kept joining the group, and messages were flying everywhere, making it extremely lively. The one who welcomed people and answered questions was an administrator named Chasing in the Waves.

Chen Yuan tagged him in the group chat and asked, "Is the group owner the author?"

With so many messages, Chasing in the Wind and Waves seemed not to notice or reply. Undeterred, Chen Yuan tried adding more friends, but at this hour, many people were joining the group, and Chasing in the Wind and Waves really didn't have time to deal with private messages.

Moreover, he also needs to prepare for the monthly ticket ranking event.

……

The next day, Chen Dong got up early and checked his QQ messages while eating.

There were quite a few added messages.

There were also messages from friends, including one from Chen Yuan.

"Brother, are you trying to expose my true identity?" Chen Dong shook his head and smiled.

Last night I vaguely saw a donation from Chen Yuanfang's relative, and now that I've joined the full subscription group, I've discovered he's the group owner. I want to expose his author persona.

Chen Dong did not reply to Chen Yuan's message.

He exited the page to read the messages sent by Chasing in the Storm.

"I have designed two activities. The first is a thread-building and posting activity with prizes. All readers who participate in the activity can receive book coins as a reward to increase interaction value and topic volume, thereby enhancing the book's influence."

"The second activity is a monthly pass lottery, with the monthly pass number serving as the lottery entry. Currently, book coins are used as the activity fund, but the reward method may be changed later."

"What do you think?"

The seemingly simple operating method was actually used by many authors in the original world, showing that the top author really knows how to operate a novel.

"Okay, we can increase the number of book coins as a way of giving back to readers. I will write a separate chapter to explain the event details and rewards."

Chen Dong responded.

He paused for a moment and then reminded everyone, "If anyone asks if the group owner is the author, deny it and just say we are the operations officers for Battle Through the Heavens."

The top donor wasn't online, and Chen Dong didn't wait for a reply.

Returning to the page, I replied to Chen Yuan, stating that, based on the previous reason, he was merely an operations officer, not an author.

"It really isn't you?"

Unexpectedly, Chen Yuan, who was previously offline, instantly became online.

"Getting up so early?" Chen Dong asked in surprise. Don't college students sleep in on vacation?

"Still not asleep~"

I was overthinking it. I thought I was just getting up early, but it turns out I was playing games all night.

"I thought about it for a long time last night. You must be the author of Battle Through the Heavens. Last time you replied to me in the book review section, you were talking about how profound I am as a hacker. You clearly know me, right?"

Last night, when I saw that Chen Dong was the group leader of the book club, I immediately became suspicious. Then, when I thought about the joke about Chen being a distant relative, I realized that there was no such thing as a sophisticated hacker. This guy already knew him.

Very reasonable!

Moreover, in the author's author statement, he mentioned that he was a student, and all of this information matches up with my brother's.

It's definitely him!

"I'm just the operations officer, helping to promote the book 'Battle Through the Heavens'."

"Keep pretending."

"I'm not pretending at all. If you don't believe me, ask the manager. He's an operations officer too."

"It really isn't you?"

"No, it's not."

Chen Dong couldn't help but laugh as he replied, feeling that it was a bit wrong to deceive his older brother like this, but he also found it quite amusing.

"You must have the author's contact information, right? Give me one."

"That won't do. The author wants us to be the ones running the operation because they don't want to expose ourselves."

"Brother, don't force me to come looking for you."

Chen Yuan was getting anxious. He was now very suspicious that Chen Dong was the author of Battle Through the Heavens, almost certain, but Chen Dong just wouldn't admit it. He wished he could rush over and confront him immediately.

Chen Dong naturally denied it; he didn't want to be pressured to update his work to his face.

While eating breakfast, he and Chen Yuan engaged in a tense struggle. Afterward, he went upstairs to post the event announcement before leisurely heading out to ride his beloved electric scooter to study.