@xoxofawn024 You should really think of a different approach to promoting your friends story. First of all, no publisher would stipulate that you must reach a certain number of reads. Second of all, you come off as desperate, so no one would want to read it after that comment anyway. And thirdly, people get excited when there is a comment on their story. When it is a spam message (because yes, that was spam), it is disappointing.
Good luck to your friend, but try to be a little more mature about the ways your promote, and a little more respectful of the authors on this site.