New editors, programmers, and customer service representatives had already been hired.
To prevent them from being poached again, more clauses were added to the contract this time.
The cost of breach had been increased.
The Nuomimi Novel site was unblocked the day after the inspection, and the site could be logged into again.
This had only been an attempt by the competition to cause trouble.
The site had not violated any rules at all.
Although the topics of military and pornography could be found on many websites, Jiang Xu had not touched it at all.
Then… Jiang Xu promptly reported dozens of novel websites in the market.
Collecting evidence was actually quite simple.
When you opened each website, 70 to 80 percent of the top ten best-sellers were problematic.
A great deal of the content was very explicit.
Aside from pornography, there were also some very negatively oriented materials.
Jiang Xu directly took photos, screenshots, and preserved the evidence.
After having compiled all of it, he emailed the relevant authorities.
By Friday, when Jiang Xu checked those novel websites, they were all unreachable.
Jiang Xu chuckled.
The market was so huge, wouldn't it be better for everyone to make money together?
They insisted on doing things that harmed others without benefiting themselves, and now, they were suffering the consequences.
Afterward, he opened the forum and posted a thread.
Shock: A large number of novel websites suspected of violations are shut down for reform. Only one website is the exception...
After arriving at school as usual, Jiang Xu's phone rang again.
It was an unfamiliar number.
He chose to answer it.
"Jiang Xu, you did this, didn't you? Have you thought about the consequences!"
The voice belonged to Chen Tian.
There was a sound of teeth-gritting fury.
Currently, the Tomato Novels Website had the largest scale in the entire internet literature market.
It also had the highest number of rule-breaking novels.
Due to Jiang Xu's report, inspection alone would take more than a week.
A large number of users would surely be lost.
And at present, the only unaffected site was Nuomimi Novel, hence, 80 to 90 percent of the users would be drawn over there.
For Tomato, this was undoubtedly a huge blow.
Jiang Xu said lightly, "Don't accuse me without evidence. I could sue you for defamation."
Chen Tian burst out, "You are evading your guilt. So you thought denial would be enough, huh?
Let me tell you, all the major websites already know that you are responsible for this.
I advise you to be careful when you go home after school, you might just have an accident one day."
While such threats might have worked on others, they were of no use on Jiang Xu.
He smiled dryly.
In a still calm tone, he said, "You probably haven't researched me quite well.
Did you know that from the first to the third grade of senior high, I have ranked first in all subjects?
Did you know that I get all sorts of awards every year?
Did you know that I am recognized by the school, with more than an 80 percent chance of getting into the First Academy?
Don't just threaten me, I am currently at No.1 High School in Jiang City.
If you send someone over to deal with me, I will stand there, unmoved. If I resist, I am your son."
Chen Tian was stunned.
Due to the rush of time, he admitted that his investigation had indeed been incomplete.
He had no idea that Jiang Xu was so extraordinary.
Despite some things he was unwilling to admit,
it was true that you must look before you leap in this society.
If a student with average grades gets beaten up or bullied, the school would at most report to the police.
But if a student who has a great chance of getting into the best domestic school encounters a problem.
Then the school would exhaust all means and energy to intervene.
Chen Tian clearly understood this aspect, but now he seemed to be in quite a pickle.
He had made some harsh remarks earlier, but currently, he doesn't dare to do anything to Jiang Xu.
In the end, he left a message 'we'll see' and hung up.
Jiang Xu chuckled.
Taking advantage of the time when more than 90% of the novel websites in the market were closed for reform.
Jiang Xu had Lin Nan publish those ten novels today.
Each of them was not very long, ranging from 30,000 to 50,000 words.
According to Jiang Xu's usual practice, they wouldn't be published until they had several hundred thousand words.
But releasing these captivating works at this time could draw more readers.
When he got to the classroom, An Nuonuo was bowing her head, writing something.
After Jiang Xu had put away his backpack, he leaned over to take a look: "Did you not do your homework?"
"No." An Nuonuo glanced around.
She moved closer to Jiang Xu and whispered: "I finished my homework in advance because I found a pattern to the teacher's homework assignments."
The girl's breath was sweet.
Her warm breath spraying onto Jiang Xu's face accelerated his heart rate and his breathing became slightly rushed.
In his mind, images of various teachers teaching... Oh no, imparting knowledge appeared.
What a sin...
"Ah, what did you say? I didn't hear it clearly."
An Nuonuo: "???"
After she said it again, Jiang Xu understood.
He gently pinched her cheek: "You're really smart."
The girl blushed and smiled shyly.
"By the way, how much of your novel have you prepared?" Jiang Xu asked.
"Hmm, I've written 260,000 characters."
Jiang Xu was somewhat surprised.
It seemed that An Nuonuo's fingers had become much more flexible lately, and her typing speed had increased.
"Okay, then after you go home tonight, you can post it. First update 50,000 words, then keep up with a daily update of 10,000 words."
An Nuonuo looked a bit apprehensive: "Will it be ignored or criticized after I post it?"
It was understandable to have such a thought for her first time writing a novel.
"No, don't worry." Jiang Xu said: "Female readers are not as volatile as male ones; they're more tolerant.
Plus, your writing is not bad."
"I hope so..." An Nuonuo was still unsure.
After school in the afternoon, the two of them returned to their secret base together.
Li Yuanjuan was basically not at home now, as she was busy with her beauty salon.
It was unclear whether she didn't want to return home because it reminded her of painful memories,
or because she wanted to start her own business to make An Feng regret it.
So now, An Nuonuo basically stayed at the secret base.
After school, they usually stopped by the vegetable market to buy groceries.
She had been working hard lately.
In addition to studying, she needed to help Jiang Xu with his homework and write her novel, cook, and do housework.
So when they got home, Jiang Xu intended to help with washing the vegetables and such.
But An Nuonuo pushed him away: "No need, I can handle it. You go busy yourself."
Jiang Xu: "Are you sure? Won't you get tired from doing so much every day?"
"No way." The girl smiled, her smile as beautiful as all the blossoming flowers: "I feel very fulfilled.
You go and work quickly, men should focus on their careers, leave these little things to me."
A wave of emotion rushed through Jiang Xu's heart.
What a lovely girl, a hidden gem.
There probably wasn't a second girl like her in the entire world.
Moved, Jiang Xu grabbed An Nuonuo's hands: "Nuonuo, thank you for everything you have done for me.
To repay you, I will be sure to take you home as my wife in the future."
An Nuonuo uttered timidly: "So...you're proposing payback with ingratitude?"