Senior Sister, Shut Up!

September 6th, Saturday.

In the dorm room, three roommates went out for military training early in the morning, leaving only Jiang Miao here to enjoy exclusive use of the room.

Only at this time could he log into the author’s dashboard and the Xidian data network openly and check the specific data on his recommendation spot.

However, since the recommendation for the following week had already been settled, this week’s ranking was no longer that important.

Currently, the total reading lists for My Girlfriend Is a Content Creator had reached 3,605. Before moving on to the new recommendation spot at two o’clock on Sunday afternoon, it shouldn’t be a problem to surpass 4,000.

Previously, when he asked the editor for the follow-up reads data, the answer he obtained was 500. If he counted the subsequent reading list adds, the current follow-up reads might be between 600 to 700.

Follow-up reads, as the name suggested, was the number of people who had read up to the latest chapter of a novel, typically within 48 hours of a new chapter release.

Additionally, there were restrictions on the types of readers included in follow-up reads. They had to be paid readers who had made purchases on the Xidian website.

Those freeloaders who purely treated Xidian as a novel-hunting website and then turned to piracy sites after finding good novels were not counted in the follow-up reads data.

But even so, it couldn’t be said that Jiang Miao had a stable base of several hundred subscribers yet.

This was because, among these paying readers, the largest number was not purely paying readers but those who engaged in a mix of free and paid reading.

These readers had the characteristic of consuming a large amount of content but were unwilling to pay the corresponding amount of money for the extensive word count.

They were generally students or those with relatively leisurely work, allowing them to spend a lot of free time reading each day.

In a month, if they were to rely purely on legitimate purchases, their expenditures could reach hundreds of RMB.

This was already a considerable expense for daily entertainment.

Therefore, this group of readers tended to purchase legitimate content selectively, choosing to pay only for works or authors they particularly liked.

Novels with word count padding, slow progress on the main storyline, and extensive subplots might be thrown into the cold palace of free reading.

As a result, the number of readers who truly supported and subscribed to a novel would often be fewer than the number of follow-up reads during the novel’s free period.

Of course, there were godly novels with higher subscription numbers than the follow-up reads data, but that was not something the current Jiang Miao could realistically expect.

So, if he wanted to reach the 3,000 subscription line upon going premium, he would have to accumulate at least 4,000 to 5,000 follow-up reads during the new novel period.

Thus, for now, everything was just starting.

Even though it was only the new novel period, Jiang Miao still had a long, long way to go.

Taking a deep breath, he closed the data site and the author’s dashboard, went to the bathroom to wash his face, sat back on his chair, touched the smooth texture of his keyboard, and began to write.

…

At 4:30 p.m., Jiang Miao was in the multipurpose building. After handing in today’s work, he leisurely walked out of the office and prepared to wait for his roommates on the sports field.

But as soon as he stepped out, he was caught by Senior Sister.

“Junior Brother, where are you going?” Su Huaizhou asked with a smile. She happened to walk out from next door and saw Jiang Miao at a glance.

“I’m going to the sports field to wait for my roommates so we can eat together.” He decided to say he had dinner plans with his roommates first so that Senior Sister wouldn’t drag him to dinner with her.

“I see. It just so happens that the publicity department is over there doing some promotions. I’ll go with you.”

Jiang Miao: “…”

Okay, since I can’t avoid it, I might as well get used to it.

Putting everything else aside, just talking about Senior Sister personally. Jiang Miao found it hard to refuse such a beautiful and charming senior sister as a friend.

Moreover, excluding the risk of his Peach Jam identity being exposed, he actually always felt very comfortable chatting with Senior Sister.

Especially when Senior Sister praised My Girlfriend Is a Content Creator, it always stirred up a peculiar mix of pride and shyness within him, a feeling that seemed to grow and spread.

It was getting to his head.

“Are you really not joining the Youth Association?” Su Huaizhou invited him again before the association recruitment event in the evening.

“Senior Sister, please don’t make it difficult for me.”

“What a pity,” Su Huaizhou said with a tinge of regret. Then she smiled brightly. “I could have opened the back door for you. It’s a special treatment no one else can enjoy.”

It’s even more impossible to get in through the back door. Am I that kind of person? Jiang Miao thought, then responded with a stern face and righteous tone, “Senior Sister, I’m not that kind of person. How could I accept getting in through the back door?”

“Okay, okay.” Su Huaizhou feigned a helpless expression. “Good luck with the debate team then.”

Jiang Miao, unaware that Su Huaizhou was also a vice-captain of the debate team, breathed a sigh of relief and nodded confidently. “I’ll do my best.”

I’ll do my best to get eliminated.

In any case, if he just coasted through the interview, there was no way he would make the cut. He wasn’t worried at all.

As they walked, the two chatted about web novels and soon arrived at the western sports field.

Since it was still early for the military training to end, they simply found seats in the spectator stands.

This afternoon was different from usual. In addition to the first-years undergoing military training and their instructors, there were many second-year students walking around the field.

These students were sent by the various associations and clubs to promote themselves and strive to leave a deep impression on the new students before the evening recruitment event.

So there were many people from clubs and associations wandering around in front of each formation. As soon as the instructors announced a break, they would rush forward to give their presentations, showcasing the benefits of joining their associations and offering all kinds of perks to tempt the first-years.

Jiang Miao wasn’t interested in joining any associations or clubs, so he didn’t pay much attention to the promotions and chatted with Senior Sister in the stands.

“Senior Sister, how did you end up joining the Youth Association?” Jiang Miao asked curiously. “Were you also fooled by seniors?”

“Don’t make it sound like the people doing promotions are bad.” Su Huaizhou covered her mouth and giggled. She tilted her head and recalled. “I wasn’t interested in joining any associations back then. It was because of your Senior Sister Qi. Wherever she went, I just followed.”

Seemingly realizing that she might have let something slip, she quickly got up, dusted herself off, and walked towards the team from the Youth Association’s publicity department below the stands. “Okay, it’s almost time for dismissal. I’ll go see how they’re doing.”

With a quick goodbye to Jiang Miao, Su Huaizhou dashed off, leaving him alone in the stands.

At this moment, his gaze returned to the sports field and found his class’s section.

Then he spotted Xun Liang secretly flipping him off.

Right afterward, the instructor caught him.

As a result, the other students got to take a break early, leaving Xun Liang standing at attention alone. He bared his teeth and glared at Jiang Miao from afar to vent his frustration.

Not long after, the chief instructor blew his whistle and announced that the afternoon’s training was over. As soon as they were dismissed, Xun Liang ran to the stands.

“Eat my Dog Food Meteor Hammer! Ada-da-da-da-da-da!”

“Stop messing around,” Jiang Miao said helplessly. “Fighting isn’t good. Let’s keep things civil.”

“You dog thief, you still have the nerve to say that?!” Xun Liang stopped his mock attack but didn’t let him off and strongly condemned, “It’s fine if you avoided the military training, but you actually dared to bring Senior Sister to the stands to show off!”

“Get out of here!!!!”