QT: The Rescue Of The Miserable Bigshots-Chapter 334 - 11.7

Jiang Jiamian shook his head. "What’s so bad about going barefoot? You haven’t even seen what real no-good looks like."

Zhou Mushen’s eyes flickered in confusion. "What? What counts as no good?"

Wearing his slippers, Jiang Jiamian shuffled out from the balcony and dropped onto the already-clean sofa, his waist sinking deeply into it. "Do you know what I do for a living?" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Zhou Mushen shook his head. "No. However, our company’s employees are required to maintain excellent professional ethics. One of the most important rules is that we do not pry into our employers’ private affairs. We simply do our jobs."

"Your job?" Jiang Jiamian scoffed. "I’d believe that coming from anyone else, but from you? Not a chance. Let me ask you something. Is it your job to force me to go for a walk after eating, even when I don’t want to? Is it your job to demand I put on the slippers when I don’t want to wear them?"

Zhou Mushen: "..."

He was rendered completely speechless by the barrage. He stood there for a long moment, unable to respond, until Jiang Jiamian crossed his legs and casually swung his feet for a while.

Only then did Zhou Mushen finally manage to say, "It’s not that I think you’re doing something wrong. I’m just worried you’ll catch a cold and harm your health. After all, you’re not in good condition to begin with, and you haven’t eaten properly for three days. You’re very weak."

"I’m an author. A full-time author."

Jiang Jiamian didn’t pursue the argument further. He was already close to the answer he wanted and had no intention of beating around the bush.

"Do you know what an author’s main source of income is?"

Zhou Mushen bent down, made him a cup of tea, and handed it over without delaying his reply. "Reader subscriptions and gifts?"

Jiang Jiamian nodded. "Right. Subscriptions are normal, I write, readers consume. But gifts are extra encouragement and recognition."

Zhou Mushen nodded as well. "So a reader sending a gift means they like both the book and the author enough to pay extra?"

"Probably."

Suddenly, Jiang Jiamian leaned forward, staring straight into Zhou Mushen’s eyes. "But if someone suddenly showered me with too much money, I’d be overwhelmed with gratitude! That’s exactly why I say it’s no good."

Zhou Mushen frowned slightly.

"It’s simple." Jiang Jiamian continued. "I have to split donations with the platform. If that person likes my book so much, why not just give me the money directly? That way I wouldn’t only get half. Half! It hurts just thinking about it."

Zhou Mushen’s facial muscles tightened slightly, his eyes darkening. "Maybe he just doesn’t know how else to express his support. Or maybe he hopes his donations will help push your book higher in the rankings. Giving money directly might not achieve that effect."

Jiang Jiamian raised an eyebrow. "No. I just like money."

Zhou Mushen’s eyelashes fluttered rapidly as he lowered his gaze. "I’ll go make dinner now. What would you like to eat?"

Jiang Jiamian watched him closely. "I really hope that person would just shower me with money instead of gifting through the platform."

Zhou Mushen: "..."

After a brief pause, he composed himself. "When I have money, I’ll definitely shower you with it."

Jiang Jiamian was satisfied. He leaned back lazily against the sofa, his posture relaxing completely. "Great. Until then, we can only hope the top fan keeps sending gifts."

Zhou Mushen: "..."

"Holy crap! The new Chapter is amazing!"

"Author, you haven’t updated for three days, were you saving up for something big?! We thought you’d gone on hiatus!"

"Please update!!!"

"This completely broke the mold! I thought MC would definitely fall from grace, but the author defied expectations entirely!"

"I was thinking of dropping the novel after so many Chapters, but now I’m hooked again, please update!"

"Is this because of the top reader’s gift? I’m poor, otherwise I’d definitely send one too!"

"Not enough! The author should update seven or eight Chapters a day!"

"That’s too narrow-minded, just finish the whole book in one day!"

Jiang Jiamian silently scrolled through the comments. Just as expected, the moment the new Chapter went up, the comment section exploded.

Soon, one of the protagonists would hear about this and start feeling uneasy.

But before that...

Shouldn’t he, the victim of plagiarism, take the initiative?

Jiang Jiamian curled his lips and scrolled through the bestseller list until he found Li Zhe’s novel, no, the one stolen from the original owner: Legacy of the Fallen Gods.

He didn’t bother reading the text. Instead, he went straight to the comments section and posted: "The story of this book is almost identical to the outline of my upcoming novel. May I ask where you saw my outline?"

After posting, Jiang Jiamian didn’t wait for a reply. He closed his laptop and stood up.

The original owner lacked confidence.

But he didn’t.

Or rather, he had the means not to.

Even if Li Zhe were stopped from plagiarizing this book, he would simply move on and steal another.

The most direct solution was to frighten him, to make him doubt his rebirth, panic, collapse, and erase his desire to plagiarize at the root.

Jiang Jiamian said casually, "System, I’m planning to start a new book."

The system was startled. "But hasn’t the new book already been copied by the protagonist?"

"That was the original owner’s plan." Jiang Jiamian replied flatly. "Who said I have to follow it? I’ve already revised the ongoing one. Why can’t the new book be different?"

The system asked weakly, "Then when do you plan to start? And what kind of book?"

Jiang Jiamian smiled. "I’ve experienced countless worlds. Any single one would be enough for a novel. But writing just one would be a waste. How about a quick transmigration novel?"

The system blinked. "Quick transmigration? Like QT: The Road to Counterattack? That does sound exciting... but wouldn’t it be very long? I remember you’ve experienced over a hundred worlds."

Jiang Jiamian waved a finger. "No, no. What I’m writing is QT: The Rescue of Miserable Bigshots. I’ve already decided on the title."

The system froze. "T-This doesn’t sound good... Host, you’re currently in the miserable bigshots rescue team. If the content accidentally exposes transmigrator secrets, won’t you be punished?"

It hesitated, then added, "And this title doesn’t sound very male-oriented... You’re not planning to write about your real missions, are you?"

Wouldn’t that just be a BL novel?

The original owner was a male-oriented author!

Jiang Jiamian chuckled. "What’s wrong with that? According to this world’s background, BL novels have been extremely popular in recent years. Why can’t I write one for fun?"

The system fell silent for a moment. "But wouldn’t that be too conspicuous? The original owner was already popular on this platform, and BL novels aren’t the site’s main focus. If you switch platforms..."

Jiang Jiamian twitched his lips. "Idiot. Who said I’d use my main account? Can’t I just change my pen name?"

The system paused. "Oh... right."

"The pen name will be Lone Commander."

System: "..."

Are you trying not to hide?

Is this really okay?

Will this really not expose the host as a transmigrator?