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Chapter 118 Please Don't End It, Opponents Set Off

Hearing this, Cao Sheng braked his bicycle, supported himself with his feet, and turned to look at the middle-aged man.

"Are you an evergreen?"

Cao Sheng couldn't believe it.

Because Chang Qingshu just sent an email yesterday saying that he wanted to come to Huangshan for a trip and meet him for a drink. He just replied to the email last night and said that he was welcome to come.

But didn’t this evergreen tree come too quickly?

He just said welcome last night, but this guy was waiting for him at the gate of his school early this morning?
What speed is this?

Eight hundred miles express?

The middle-aged man came over with a briefcase under his arm, smiling, and stretched out his right hand. "Yes! I am the Evergreen Tree, absolutely. Nice to meet you, nice to meet you!"

Cao Sheng still found it hard to believe that this guy came so quickly. He got off his bicycle with a surprised expression and stretched out his hand to shake hands with the other party.

"How did you recognize me? We have never met before!"

This time, Cao Sheng used "you".

Because he was not as surprised as before, and this evergreen tree was much older than him.

Chang Qingshu: "Although this is the first time we meet today, you have been in the news so many times recently. I often see you in newspapers and on the Internet, so I recognized you at a glance."

At this point, he looked around and saw that many people were already paying attention to him and Cao Sheng. He then looked inside the campus, pointed at the school gate, and asked with a smile, "Your school is full of lush vegetation. It looks so beautiful. Could you please take me inside for a tour?"

Cao Sheng laughed.

He nodded and extended his hand to invite, "Please!"

So, they walked into the campus side by side, Cao Sheng pushed his bicycle and chatted with Chang Qingshu as they walked.

Talk about the flowers, plants and trees on campus; talk about the location of the teaching building; talk about the vigorous energy of the students coming and going; talk about the history of this school... and so on.

We just didn't talk about business.

Chang Qingshu was not in a hurry to explain his purpose, and Cao Sheng was naturally even less anxious.

This school, which was nothing special in Cao Sheng's eyes, was praised in many ways by Chang Qingshu.

For example, the gray and unimpressive school gate is praised for its historical atmosphere.

The big trees on both sides of the main road in the campus are praised as proof of the school's long history.

The teaching building is only four stories high, but its architectural style is praised for embodying the concept of the earth being round and the sky being square.

Even a spotted dog chewing a bone on the side of the road was praised by Evergreen: "What a beautiful dog!"

Cao Sheng wanted to laugh when he heard this.

However, the current campus of Huizhou Teachers College is not very big, and the new campus has not yet started construction, so there are really not many places to visit.

On the way, Cao Sheng met a classmate and asked him to ask for leave for him, and then he took Chang Qingshu away from the campus.

Prepare to take Changqingshu to visit the old street.

There are quaint street buildings, shops selling all kinds of tourist souvenirs, antiques, and cultural relics, a wide variety of goods, and some popular restaurants.

Next to the old street is the Xin'an River, and the scenery along the river is also very beautiful.

All in all, it's definitely more interesting than being in school.

Cao Sheng left his bicycle in the school parking shed and took a taxi with Chang Qingshu.

In the car, he asked Chang Qingshu why he came so quickly? Didn't he say he was going to Huangshan for a trip? Had he been there before? Or did he come here first?
Chang Qingshu smiled and said, "I was originally planning to climb Mount Huangshan first, but I received a temporary mission from the headquarters, so I came to your place first."

Cao Sheng followed up his words and asked, "Oh? Is the mission given to you by the headquarters related to me?"

Chang Qingshu nodded, "Yes! We have been working together for such a long time, I will speak directly to you, please don't mind!"

Cao Sheng smiled, "You tell me! Just speak frankly."

Chang Qingshu: "The headquarters wants me to know from you how long the sequel to the book "I Want to Become an Immortal" will be? How long will it take to finish it?"

When asking this, he paid close attention to Cao Sheng's expression, as if he was worried that Cao Sheng was lying to him.

Cao Sheng did not lie, nor did he feel the need to lie.

"Well, I should be able to finish it this month. I will limit the word count to two episodes."

Chang Qingshu's expression changed slightly and his heart sank.

Because the completion time mentioned by Cao Sheng was earlier than what he and the headquarters had expected, he and some people in the headquarters also liked to watch "I Want to Become an Immortal" and had been following the series.

They can feel from the recent plot that the book is almost finished, and some plots are obviously coming to an end.

But neither of them expected the book to be finished within this month.

This is definitely not good news for their publishing house.

Perhaps for Cao Sheng, this book is so long that he has become a little tired of writing it and no longer has the same creative passion as he did at the beginning.

But for their publishing house, such a best-selling work should of course be completed as late as possible, and it would be best if it could be written until the end of time.

Because until now, every episode of this book has quickly topped the bestseller list in Taiwan as soon as it is released.

Let me ask: Which publishing house is willing to let such a work end? What if Cao Sheng's new book sales are far from reaching this height after the end? Will there be any regret medicine to take by then?
For Chang Qingshu personally, if "I Want to Become an Immortal" was completed so quickly, and if he failed to help the company sign Cao Sheng's new book, his situation would be even worse.

So, after Cao Sheng gave this answer, Chang Qingshu frowned and persuaded him, "Don't do that! This book is still our best-selling work. It would be a pity to end it now! Otherwise, why don't you continue writing for a while? At least wait until this book is no longer ranked first on the best-selling list before considering ending it?"

Cao Sheng laughed.

If he was still the same loser as before his rebirth, and he had a work with good sales, he would definitely not finish it easily without anyone's persuasion.

I have to write until I can no longer continue and I have completely run out of inspiration.

Having failed for so long, he has long realized a reality: failure is the norm, and success is an accident.

It is very difficult to write a work that will achieve success.

Every time a new book is published, it is like starting over as a businessman and opening a new store. Whether it can be popular or not is not determined by one's own efforts.

For a frequent failure like him, the probability of a new book failing is always higher than the probability of success.

But he is now the originator of online literature and a celebrity in the Central Plains with countless fans. The sales of his physical books in mainland China and Taiwan have repeatedly broken records.

The most important thing is - as a reborn person, he has too many creative online articles in his mind that have not appeared in this time and space.

In addition, the outline and detailed outline of his next work, "God's Tomb", have been prepared for several months and have been polished by him repeatedly.

He is very confident about this new book.

Therefore, Chang Qingshu's words of advice could not make him change his mind at all.

What's more, he had already thought about compressing the plot of "I Want to Become an Immortal" and finishing it early. The plot in the outline has now been written to the end.

At this time, if you suddenly change your mind and continue writing for a few months or even longer, how will the subsequent plot continue?
It is likely to end up being a poor imitation and ruin the book's current good reputation.

That's not what he wants to see.

So, he shook his head and refused: "Forget it! The plot of this book outline is almost finished. If I continue writing, the quality will only get worse and worse. There is no point."

He doesn't care about the extra royalties he can earn from writing more words.

Because he is not short of money now, the amount in his bank card has already exceeded one million. And, as I said before, he has confidence in "God's Tomb".

Only an author who has no confidence in his next book will keep writing a successful work.

But the evergreen tree refused to give up.

After persuading him for a while, seeing that Cao Sheng was completely unmoved, Chang Qingshu could not help asking: "Are you dissatisfied with the current royalties? If so, don't worry! I can help you apply to the headquarters today and try to increase the royalties for this book. Or you can tell me a number you want and I will help you apply to the headquarters, how about that?"

Cao Sheng smiled.

Before, he wanted to increase his remuneration, and he had to use tricks and make a bold move. He marked the manuscript of the tenth episode of "I Want to Become a Fairy" as "The First Episode of "I Want to Become a Fairy 2"". This forced the other party to increase his remuneration from yuan per episode to yuan per episode.

And now?
He didn't need to do anything fancy. He just said that he would finish the book this month, and Chang Qingshu took the initiative to offer him royalties.

This made him feel a little emotional.

But he still shook his head, "It's not about the royalties, it's about the plot of the book outline. I'm almost done writing it, I hope you can understand."

Chang Qingshu still didn't give up. "Is it really impossible to discuss? Or if you have any other conditions, you can propose them. I will try my best to meet them. Even if I don't have enough authority, I will help you apply to the headquarters. I think the headquarters definitely doesn't want your work to be finished so quickly. Otherwise, you can reconsider it?"

As the words fell, the taxi slowly stopped.

The driver turned around and said, "You two! We're here."

"So fast?"

Chang Qingshu was very surprised. He thought he could settle the matter on the way to the old street!

I didn't expect it to arrive so soon.

The driver nodded and said with a smile: "It's not far from Huizhou Teachers College to the old street! Do you want me to take a longer detour for you? If you don't mind, I'm definitely willing to do so. Otherwise, how about we take a few more detours?"

As the driver spoke, he became more and more eager to try it.

Chang Qingshu was tempted, but Cao Sheng had already taken out his wallet to pay. He laughed and said, "Master! Don't be ridiculous. Let's get off the bus!"

Changqingshu had no choice but to get off the bus.

After getting off the car, Cao Sheng took him into the crowded old street, and he had no chance to talk about work with Cao Sheng.

……

Just when Cao Sheng was taking Chang Qingshu to visit the old street.

Taipei.

Zhao Guobin and Lin Baohui have already boarded the plane.

On the plane, Zhao Guobin whispered to Lin Baohui beside him: "Baohui! There are so many people in the company. I specifically asked you to go to the mainland this time. You must cherish this opportunity! You know our main task this time. When necessary, I hope you can show courage and have a spirit of risking everything. Play to your strengths, take the initiative, and do your best to sign the next book of Zhongyuan Yidianhui! Do you understand what I mean?"

Lin Baohui blinked her beautiful almond eyes, nodded with a smile on her face, and said simply: "I understand, don't worry, I will work hard."

She agreed so readily, but Zhao Guobin frowned.

Because he suspected that she didn't understand what he meant.

(End of this chapter)