In vernacular novels, the calculation method of popularity value is not open and transparent, and there is no clear official explanation from the platform. But generally speaking, the popularity of stories can be calculated by the following methods:

1. traffic: the traffic of each chapter, as well as the traffic of stories, authors and other pages.

2. Number of likes: The number of readers' likes on stories, chapters and authors.

3. Number of comments: The number of comments left by readers on the story or author page.

4. Number of shares: the number of stories or author pages shared to other social platforms.

5. Collection quantity: the number of stories or author pages that readers have added to their favorites.

If you want to improve the popularity of your novel, you can consider optimizing it from the above aspects, such as updating more chapters, improving the quality of the story to attract more readers, and increasing interactive links to encourage readers to like and comment. At the same time, you can also improve the exposure and popularity of your novels through publicity and promotion.