"Thank you all for your concern."
Huang Yifan remained calm.
In fact, the moment Lingdian said they wanted to conduct a written interview with him, he had already anticipated that something like this would happen.
On one hand, Lingdian wanted to promote him; on the other, they also wanted to boost their platform.
Of course, there was also a bit of hype involved.
But whether it was hype or simply packaging and promoting himself, Huang Yifan felt it was all perfectly normal.
"I know quite a few authors might feel unconvinced after seeing my interview or reading my poems. Some may even come out to challenge me. But since I've already written the poems and done the interview, I can only face it head-on. As for what Thirty-Two said about Lingdian setting me up, I don't see it that way. Lingdian has given me fame and status. Whether I can live up to it depends on me."
Huang Yifan had always been composed, with a steady mindset. As he calmly explained, the people in the group couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
"Mindset determines destiny. Looks like Thirty-Two was right before. How far we can go in the future depends on how strong our mindset is. White Boss, I admire your mentality."
"My bad, White Boss. I shouldn't have said what I said earlier."
Thirty-Two came to his senses and quickly apologized.
"Damn, White Boss, how did you cultivate such an unshakable mindset? That's insane."
"Yeah, White Boss, teach us how to improve our mindset."
When it came to mindset, everyone in the group became very interested and started asking Huang Yifan.
Most of the people in the group were professional writers. Some were quite successful, while others barely made a living through writing. In the past, they hadn't paid much attention to things like mindset. But ever since The Number One White Under Heaven joined the group, they had begun to take it more and more seriously. Especially seeing him as a shining example, they constantly reminded themselves to control their emotions.
But saying it was one thing; actually doing it was another.
Not to mention the arguments on Feilong, even a few harsh comments from readers in the review section could heavily affect their mood. At best, they'd feel a bit down; at worst, they'd lose all motivation to keep writing.
Now that the topic of mindset had come up, everyone kept asking Huang Yifan.
"This…"
Huang Yifan felt a headache.
His mindset had changed a lot since coming to this world.
In his previous life, he had just been a struggling nobody of an author.
So how had he suddenly developed such a near-perfect, boss-level mentality after arriving here?
He couldn't quite figure it out, and in the end, he could only attribute it to the five thousand years of Chinese culture stored in his mind.
Of course, that wasn't something he could say out loud.
After thinking for a moment, Huang Yifan said, "Alright, I'll teach everyone a method to cultivate your mindset."
"What method?"
"White Boss, hurry up and tell us. We're all ears!"
Hearing that The Number One White Under Heaven was about to reveal a secret, everyone stared at their screens without blinking, afraid of missing anything.
"Actually, it's very simple. Repeat after me: The world is so beautiful, yet I am so irritable. This is not good, not good…"
This was a classic line from his previous life, from 'My Own Swordsman', where Lü Xiucai taught Guo Furong to repeat it whenever she felt like losing her temper. As for the effect… well…
But before Huang Yifan could even finish, the entire group burst into laughter.
"Pfft."
"White Boss, don't mess with us like that, okay?"
"White Boss, I hate you."
...
Meanwhile, after Lingdian heavily promoted the 1-star author The Number One White Under Heaven, it sparked widespread dissatisfaction among Lingdian's authors.
Feilong was flooded with criticism and insults.
Some criticized The Number One White Under Heaven.
Others claimed Lingdian was finished.
But just as people were waiting for someone to step forward and challenge him, the result was rather tragic: a whole day passed, and not a single author appeared.
In an instant, all the earlier insults seemed completely lacking in confidence.
No matter how much you disliked The Number One White Under Heaven, at this point, you didn't even feel justified in continuing to insult him.
Yes, he might not have deserved the homepage interview, but tell me, what gives you the right to criticize him?
If you say you have the right, then do you dare challenge him?
You don't.
Of course you don't.
This was made clear in a conversation within a Lingdian author group.
"Xiao Qiang, didn't you curse The Number One White Under Heaven like crazy on Feilong before? What happened? No follow-up?"
"What follow-up?"
"Aren't you going to PK him? Challenge him?"
"Are you trying to get me killed? I'm only 4-star, how would I dare?"
"What a coward. He's only 1-star, and you're 4-star, and you still don't dare?"
"Brother, it's not that I'm a coward. It's that I can't afford to be. Look at what happened to Paradise Bird. The Number One White Under Heaven didn't even make a move himself. He just casually guided a newbie author, and that newbie crushed Paradise Bird. Now, if he personally steps in, forget that he's 1-star, even if he were 0-star, I still wouldn't dare."
"Damn, then why were you trash-talking him on Feilong?"
"Because it feels good. Besides, I wasn't using my main account. If you're so brave, you go. Aren't you 5-star now?"
"Get lost, don't drag me into this."
This conversation between a 4-star and a 5-star author perfectly explained why no one dared to challenge The Number One White Under Heaven. They might be unhappy, they might be unconvinced, but dissatisfaction is one thing, lack of strength is another. Without the ability, how could they make a move? Even if he was only a 1-star author, the many 4-star and 5-star authors could only watch helplessly.
"Sigh, so does that mean no one can deal with this guy?"
"I think it'll be difficult."
"My guess is, maybe a 6-star author could do it."
"Not even 6-star. Even a dominant 7-star got taken down by him. Who among the 6-stars would dare? Even 7-star elite-level authors wouldn't risk it. Besides, why provoke him for no reason? If you ask me, only an 8-star author might be able to match him."
"8-star? That's overestimating him, isn't it? Lingdian has a total of 13 star levels, and the strongest right now, Wuhen, is only a 10-star. An 8-star author has an annual income of over 2 million yuan. That's a true elite author, with countless loyal fans. If an 8-star really showed up, I think they'd completely crush The Number One White Under Heaven."
"Not necessarily. From the way Lingdian is promoting him, his strength is probably already comparable to an 8-star. But I'm just saying, I doubt any 8-star author would be foolish enough to come out and fight him."
"True."
The group continued discussing, completely unaware…
That at this very moment, an 8-star author had already set their sights on The Number One White Under Heaven.
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