How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 84

Opening a Ride-Hailing Service Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Rich—Why Can’t a Ride-Hailing Driver Have Some Money? (1)

Minghai Hotel, author conference.

This author conference wasn’t officially organized by Qidian [a popular online literature platform], but spontaneously arranged by some local authors in Haicheng.

The initiator is Gongzi Juan, who recently secured a Great God contract from Qidian, her real name is Li Xiujuan.

At this moment, Li Xiujuan is giving a presentation, sharing her journey from an unknown writer to a female-focused [female 频] Great God on Qidian.

In the audience, Yuan Xiaozhao received a notification from a fan. She opened the Qidian app and saw that she had received a Gold Alliance Master [a very large monetary gift on the platform].

Instantly, Yuan Xiaozhao almost jumped for joy.

For an LV2 level author [referring to the author’s level on the platform, indicating experience and readership], receiving 100,000 in tips is like finding a winning lottery ticket on the street. How could she not be ecstatic?

Yuan Xiaozhao doesn’t watch live streams, so she’s unaware of Immortal Star’s generous actions on Douyu [a popular live streaming platform].

However, “辰” (Chen) is part of Immortal Star’s name, and “辰” (Chen) is also part of Yang Chen’s name. She immediately connected Immortal Star to Yang Chen, especially since Yang Chen had mentioned in the car that he would give her a tip.

“Could this be a tip from Brother Yang? He’s just a ride-hailing driver, how could he be so generous? Could it be that he’s taken an interest in me and wants to pursue me?” Yuan Xiaozhao wondered, feeling a thrill of excitement.

As expected of an author who writes CEO romance novels, her ability to jump to conclusions is unmatched.

Yuan Xiaozhao quickly sent a WeChat message to Yang Chen to confirm.

“Brother Yang, are you the Immortal Star who gave me the Gold Alliance Master tip?”

Yang Chen felt there was no point in hiding it, so he replied honestly.

“I just read your work, it’s quite good. I couldn’t resist giving you a tip. Keep up the good work. I’m optimistic about your book; it might even be adapted into an idol drama.”

Yuan Xiaozhao couldn’t help but giggle.

Just then, the other authors, who had been listening attentively, turned to look at her.

Gongzi Juan, the Great God who was giving the speech, also paused.

The other authors started teasing her.

“Xiaozhao, what’s got you so happy? Did someone give you a Silver Alliance Master tip?”

“Judging by how happy she is, it must be at least a Silver Alliance.”

“If you land a sugar daddy fan like that, you’ll be set. Even if your writing isn’t amazing, you can live off his tips.”

…

The Great God Gongzi Juan also said with a smile, “I’ve been writing for ten years, and I only got the Great God contract recently. I’ve only received a total of five Silver Alliance Masters. Xiaozhao, for you to get a Silver Alliance Master at LV2 level, you’re definitely going to hit it big.”

Yuan Xiaozhao quickly waved her hand and denied it. “No, no. There’s no Silver Alliance, don’t spread rumors.”

At that moment, Yuan Xiaozhao’s author friend Li Youlan suddenly stood up excitedly and shouted, “Wow! Xiaozhao, you’ve got a Gold Alliance Master!”

Everyone was shocked!

They had underestimated her when they guessed it was a Silver Alliance Master!

Everyone quickly opened the Qidian app and immediately received a platform-wide notification from Qidian that Immortal Star had tipped “You and the Spring Breeze Are Both Passersby” 10,000,000 Qidian coins [the platform’s virtual currency].

“Wow! It’s really a Gold Alliance!”

“Oh my god, Xiaozhao, you’re so lucky. It’s unbelievable to receive a Gold Alliance at LV2 level.”

“Hey, you’re being too modest. You just nervously said there was no Silver Alliance, okay, there really is no Silver Alliance, it’s a Gold Alliance, right? So modest.”

…

The other authors cast envious and jealous glances at Yuan Xiaozhao.

Gongzi Juan, who was in the middle of her presentation, felt very awkward. Everyone’s attention was on Yuan Xiaozhao, and no one was listening to her anymore.

After ten years of obscurity, she had finally obtained the Great God contract, and Gongzi Juan valued this status highly.

However, Yuan Xiaozhao’s Gold Alliance Master had completely stolen her thunder, making her very uncomfortable.

Gongzi Juan said with a forced smile, “Yuan Xiaozhao, why don’t you share your writing experience with everyone, as well as the highlights of the book you’re currently updating? To get a generous [土豪] fan to tip a Gold Alliance Master, your work must be exceptional. Come on, share it with everyone.”

Other authors also encouraged Yuan Xiaozhao to give a speech.

Yuan Xiaozhao quickly waved her hand and said, “No, no, I’m just a nobody. How could I be qualified to share my writing experience with everyone?”

Gongzi Juan chuckled and said, “You can’t say that. None of us have a Gold Alliance Master, only you do. You’re better than all of us. We’re here to network [交流] today, don’t be so secretive.”

“Yes! Zao God [a playful nickname based on her name], share it with us.”

“Zao God, please teach us.”

“Zao God, share your secrets.”

…

Yuan Xiaozhao quickly said, “Actually, this Gold Alliance Master was tipped by the ride-hailing driver who brought me here. He probably felt a connection [缘] with me, so he tipped it. It’s really not because my book is so well-written, please don’t say that.”

A ride-hailing driver?

What a joke. How could someone who can casually tip 100,000 yuan be driving a ride-hailing car?

It’s not that a ride-hailing driver couldn’t have 100,000 yuan, but it’s highly unlikely that a ride-hailing driver would be willing to tip so much money.

“Zao God, you can’t be making this up! How could a ride-hailing driver be willing to tip you so much money?”

“Excuse me, I’ve read your work. It’s really not good enough to move readers to tip 100,000 yuan. Did you buy the tip [刷] yourself?”

“Xiaozhao, there’s no need for this! There’s no need for an LV2 author like you to spend so much money on fake tips [刷] . Even if it brings you a lot of attention [流量], you won’t be able to keep those readers. Then, your 100,000 yuan will be like buying a fleeting spectacle [热闹], and it won’t have any lasting effect.”

…

The Great God Gongzi Juan also said, “Writing is something that relies on accumulation, not something that can be achieved overnight. I spent a full ten years to get the Great God contract, and you’ve only been writing for two years. It’s normal if you don’t have any results, don’t worry. What’s the point of wasting this 100,000 yuan on fake data [刷]? If the quality of your work isn’t good enough, even if you attract attention [流量], you won’t be able to keep readers.”

Yuan Xiaozhao was starting to panic and quickly explained, “I didn’t buy the tip [刷]. It was really the ride-hailing driver who sent me here who gave me the tip. If you don’t believe me, look, this is his WeChat. I just verified it with him.”

To prove her innocence, Yuan Xiaozhao was going all out [拼了].

There’s a saying that “writers look down on each other [writers轻视each other].” If everyone unanimously believes that she bought fake data [刷ed data], she definitely won’t be able to fit in [混] with the local author community in the future.

After reading the chat history, everyone still didn’t believe it.

It’s still the same point: it’s completely unbelievable [根本就unexplainable] for a ride-hailing driver to tip 100,000 yuan at once.

How many rides does he have to give to earn 100,000 yuan?

Yuan Xiaozhao had no choice but to send a voice message to Yang Chen, asking him to help explain.

If she can’t prove that she didn’t buy fake data [刷data] today, she won’t be able to attend this kind of conference in the future.

“Brother Yang, can you help me explain to everyone? Everyone thinks that it’s impossible for you, as a ride-hailing driver, to tip so much money for me, and that I must have bought fake data [刷ed data]. I haven’t done anything like that, and I don’t want to be misunderstood by everyone. Thank you, Brother Yang, please help me explain.”

After a few seconds, Yang Chen replied.

“Why do I have to explain to them? I can tip if I want to, is it their business? What’s wrong with driving a ride-hailing car? Can’t I have savings if I drive a ride-hailing car? I’ll tip you ten more Gold Alliances!”

Everyone was stunned when they saw the message Yang Chen replied.

Wow, are ride-hailing drivers so arrogant [豪横] now?

At that moment, Yuan Xiaozhao’s author friend Li Youlan shouted loudly, “Look! The platform is notifying again that Immortal Star tipped Xiaozhao’s ‘You and the Spring Breeze Are Both Passersby’ 10 million Qidian coins.”

Everyone quickly took out their phones and opened the Qidian app to take a look.

“Immortal Star tipped ‘You and the Spring Breeze Are Both Passersby’ 10,000,000 Qidian coins.”

“Immortal Star tipped ‘You and the Spring Breeze Are Both Passersby’ 10,000,000 Qidian coins.”

“Immortal Star tipped ‘You and the Spring Breeze Are Both Passersby’ 10,000,000 Qidian coins…”

The ten push notifications completely stunned [镇住] all the authors present.

This arrogant [豪横] ride-hailing driver really did what he said he would do when he said he would tip ten more Gold Alliances.

The atmosphere at the scene gradually froze [凝固], and the authors looked at each other, unsure how to face Yuan Xiaozhao.

And Yuan Xiaozhao herself was dumbfounded [呆住]. If she hadn’t actually taken Yang Chen’s car to the hotel, she would have really suspected that Yang Chen wasn’t a ride-hailing driver.

On the other side, Yang Chen was very helpless. It’s really difficult to find a reason to tip [刷] gifts.

Just tipping so little money has already made those authors suspicious.

Sigh…

When will those 80 million be fully realized?