60: Cao Lang's novel was taken down.

"Brother Liang, tonight really won't work. I've already made plans with Duo Duo."

Wang Tangtang saw that Zhang Liang was completely unmoved, and she started to feel anxious. The car was driving further and further away from her place; at this rate, she wouldn't be able to get home before 8 o'clock.

"Tangtang! Don't you want to play the female lead? I'm precisely trying to discuss this with you tonight!"

"If you miss out on tonight, there won't be another chance."

Zhang Liang deliberately put on a stern face and replied in a serious tone.

"This..."

Wang Tangtang hesitated.

She had always wanted to play the female lead in a short drama. If it did well, she might even have the chance to appear on the big screen in movies in the future!

"Tangtang, just tell your daughter that Mommy is busy with work."

Zhang Liang turned the steering wheel, keeping an eye on the road while glancing sideways at Wang Tangtang's figure.

Her wide pelvis paired with her two fleshy legs was exceptionally sexy. Most lethal of all was that right-angled waist, which formed an unscientifically deadly ratio with her lower body—it was quite literally the physical embodiment of desire!

Zhang Liang was full of confidence, believing that as long as he dangled this bait, Wang Tangtang would definitely agree to have dinner with him!

Sure enough, Wang Tangtang fell silent and didn't voice any further refusal.

Seeing this, the corners of Zhang Liang's mouth couldn't help but curl up. He floored the accelerator, wishing he could be seated in the restaurant drinking red wine the very next second! Then, he'd book a room to get to the main event of the day!

...Sivir Presidential Suite.

After Cao Lang finished chatting with Wang Tangtang, he felt bored.

This [Eighty Years of Writing Skills] certainly lived up to its name.

A few days ago, his desire to create wasn't very strong, but as he slowly digested the insights over the past few days, he suddenly felt an unprecedented urge to write today!

In the past, writing an eight-hundred-word essay was like squeezing toothpaste—if you didn't squeeze, nothing would come out!

But writing a novel now was like a turtle checking out of a room—he just couldn't hold it in!

He had to create; if he didn't, Cao Lang would feel miserable!

He decided to write an urban tycoon story.

Using himself as the prototype!

Cao Lang went to the e-sports room, turned on the computer, and logged into the Xigua Novel author backend.

At a speed of one chapter every ten minutes, he published them immediately after finishing!

His typing speed was faster than most people could read!

After all, Cao Lang was a veteran with his hands for many years; his hand speed had never been an issue.

The title of the novel was "urban tycoon."

At first glance, this looked like the title of a total flop!

But Cao Lang didn't care at all. He just kept his head down and wrote, the words flowing like water; he didn't change a single word after finishing!

He also threw together a cover, finding a picture of a beauty online and photoshopping a few words onto it.

In one hour, six chapters were already out.

He was still unsatisfied with this speed!

Cao Lang directly opened the voice assistant and dictated the novel!

His speed doubled! Two thousand words in five minutes! He was creating like a typewriter come to life!

Generally speaking, it was impossible for readers to click on a novel that only had a few chapters published. Even if they did, it was usually an accidental click, and they'd leave after a few glances.

While Cao Lang was writing to his heart's content, a reader accidentally clicked on this novel.

["urban tycoon"? This name is so cringe!]

This reader was a bit of a troll; he liked to bash things before even looking at the content.

[Let me see what's going on here. I usually don't read trashy prose, but I'll at least check out how cringe this is.]

The troll read the first three sentences. "This is actually a bit interesting, let me savor it more..." He kept reading. "Not bad, there's something to this."

After finishing the first chapter: "Holy crap! This is a divine book!"

After updating 25 chapters, Cao Lang felt a bit tired and decided to write more later.

The troll finished reading every word and sentence, still wanting more. He immediately recommended it to the "Book Famine" community; he was a minor influencer there, and his recommendation blurbs were very persuasive.

[Strongly recommend this one! urban tycoon! A divine book held back by its name. The author just posted fifty thousand words, so there should be a backlog. Everyone, come check it out!]

That's how Xigua Novel worked; as long as people were reading, the popularity would rise! Correspondingly, it would get recommendations.

Some readers who had nothing else to read also happened to click in.

They were deeply attracted at first sight. The relaxed style and captivating plot made it a gold-in-the-trash kind of book!

Gradually, the comments began to pile up.

["Reading a good book is like making a helpful friend."]

["This opening beats 99.9% of the stories on Watermelon."]

["Five-star review, 666!"]

["The 'driving' speed is fast, but there's a lot of logic in it too."]

However, Cao Lang's writing was a bit too blunt.

Physical contact between characters in the book was inevitable.

As the popularity grew higher and higher, it accidentally triggered the mysterious censorship power of Watermelon.

Watermelon's censorship didn't allow writing about anything below the neck, so the book was taken down before it even got a contract!

Cao Lang rested for a moment and opened the Author Assistant to continue writing, only to see a notification: "Work status: Deleted."

Cao Lang was dumbfounded.

"It's only been out for how long and it's already taken down?"

"This is way too fast."

"Didn't I just write about one big bombshell, one medium bombshell, and one small bombshell?"

"Just the love-hate entanglement between three bombshells and a Thunder God?"

"This counts as a violation?"

Cao Lang was a bit speechless.

"The officials don't understand art!"

"Since you won't let me write it, I'll just film it as a short drama!"

Cao Lang's competitive streak was ignited.

"I've already stopped eating beef, and you want me to pick it back up?"

He dialed Li Na's number.

"Good brother, are you missing your sister again?"

As soon as the call connected, Li Na's gentle voice came through the receiver.

"Of course I am. How about coming to keep me company tonight?"

"You devil, we just finished this afternoon, and you're already thinking about it again?"

Li Na's personality contrast was huge; it was as if her body's switch had been completely flipped on.

"Alright, alright. I'm calling to ask how your media company is coming along."

"I'm currently reviewing the materials. I plan to take a flight to Guangyue tomorrow for an inspection."

After Cao Lang left, Li Na had been looking at company data; after all, being a media boss was her dream.

"Forget the inspection. Let's settle on Xingyao Media. Prepare yourself tonight, and call Robin tomorrow. Form a professional legal team and go acquire it together."

"Xingyao Media? That's a big company; the acquisition capital would be at least 4 billion!"

Even Li Na, who was usually known for her composure, cried out in shock.

"Just go and do it, don't ask about anything else," Cao Lang instructed before hanging up.

He never explained his actions.

His novel had been taken down, so he had to reclaim his dignity.

And a large-scale media company like Xingyao Media had the qualifications for publishing films, songs, and novels.

They had a dedicated editorial team to ensure novels met readability and publishing standards.

After the call was cut, Li Na couldn't calm down for a long time.

The media company she was looking at before was a small one with a valuation of about 20 million, which would have been fine for filming a few small movies.

But Cao Lang wanted her to acquire Xingyao Media!

This media company had the capability to produce New Year's blockbusters!

They currently had many artists, including Chen Duling, Dilraba, Yang Ying, and so on, as well as a large number of high-following female Streamers!

She indeed didn't have the ability to acquire such a large company on her own.

Cao Lang's instruction to call Robin was a wise choice.

Robin had experience in providing legal protection for large-scale acquisitions, and he also had the connections to assemble professional appraisers, financial advisors, and so on.

To acquire a large company worth over 4 billion, money alone wasn't enough; one also needed corresponding experience.

Suppressing her excitement, Li Na immediately called Robin to discuss the acquisition of Xingyao Media.

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