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Chapter 180 Cao Sheng's advice to all book fans on the show
That night, Cao Sheng did see the email from Qian Zhenyu in his inbox.

The title is: "I am Qian Zhenyu"

He looked at the title for a while but didn't open the email.

Although Huang Qingya has rarely come to his place since the beginning of this semester, perhaps not even twice a month, he feels more and more lonely and sometimes wants to find another woman.

But Qian Zhenyu was not within his consideration.

To him, Qian Zhenyu has become a woman deep in his memory.

He hadn't seen it in more than twenty years.

Even though I liked it very much back then, more than 20 years is too long.

Besides, she is in Shanghai and he is in Huizhou, how can they be together? What's the point of a long-distance relationship?
Besides, his main focus was on the novel and he wasn't that interested in finding a woman.

……

Two days later.

He asked for leave and went to the capital.

As promised, I participated in the "Tell the Truth" program hosted by Cui Yongyuan.

When he came out of the Beijing airport, CCTV staff greeted him at the exit and took him to the hotel.

After a night's rest, a car came to pick him up to CCTV the next afternoon.

When he arrived, not only the director, planner, host and others of the "Tell the Truth" program greeted him, but also staff from other program teams came to join in the fun.

Many people came with their notebooks or his works and asked him for autographs. Many photos were also taken. There were plenty of photographic equipment and very professional photographers here.

After a while of excitement, the crowd of onlookers dispersed after being scolded by a leader.

Led by the director and Xiao Cui, Cao Sheng came to the dressing room.

While the makeup artist was putting makeup on him, she was communicating with him about the program process.

The director also handed him a piece of printed paper.

There are questions listed on the paper.

The director said, "Look at these questions. Are there any that cannot be asked? If so, we will cross them out and Xiao Cui will not mention them during the official recording of the program, okay?"

Cao Sheng glanced at the various questions listed on the paper.

For example: “When did you discover that you had a talent for writing?”

"Did you like reading myths and legends when you were young? Is that why you were able to create works like "I Want to Become an Immortal" and "God's Tomb"? "

How much do you earn in a year? How do you spend the money?

and many more.

Cao Sheng just glanced at it and handed the paper back.

"There's nothing you can't ask."

Then, he looked at Xiao Cui and said with a smile: "Teacher Cui! I have something to say to my book fans, so can you give me a few minutes at the end of the show? Let me say a few words from my heart to the book fans in front of the TV?"

Xiao Cui was a little surprised, but also became interested. He looked at the surprised director and agreed immediately, "Sure! I think many people want to hear your true feelings. Since you are willing to speak, we will definitely give you the time. We couldn't ask for more!"

The director nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes! We couldn't ask for more!"

……

After a simple makeup application, the program recording officially began.

Cao Sheng did not go on stage immediately. He stood at the entrance of the recording studio, watching Xiao Cui on the stage warming up the audience and telling not very funny jokes to the audience.

Many people cannot react to Cui Yongyuan's humor at first.

But his friendliness is very popular with some audiences.

After a while, Xiao Cui started to invite him to come on stage.

"Welcome our guest today... a new and cutting-edge writer who has become popular across the Taiwan Straits and Hong Kong in recent years - Zhongyuan Yidianhui! Please welcome him with applause!!"

Many of the audience here today were young students. When they heard the words "Zhongyuan Yidianhui", they all stood up in surprise and applauded enthusiastically.

Amidst warm applause, Cao Sheng walked onto the stage with a smile on his face.

As I walked, I put my hands together to express my gratitude to everyone.

Although he is a homebody and doesn't like appearing on TV.

But after going through book signings, press conferences, media interviews, etc. over the past two years, I have been able to handle things calmly in front of the public.

Xiao Cui came over with a big smile on his face and stretched out his right hand from a distance, "Welcome Zhongyuan Yidianhui! It's nice to meet you. Come! Let me shake your hand on behalf of all the viewers in front of the TV!"

As he spoke, he turned and looked towards the camera with a smile on his face, as if he was trying to show off to the audience in front of the camera.

Cao Sheng smiled and shook hands with him.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two sat down on the chairs one after another.

There were about dozens of spectators at the scene.

Xiao Cui asked: "Zhongyuan Yidianhui, your real name is Cao Sheng, right? With your surname, if you lived in the Cao Wei regime during the Three Kingdoms period, it would be incredible! Maybe you could be appointed as a general! Well, did you ever fantasize about this possibility when you were young?"

Some people in the audience laughed softly.

Cao Sheng didn't expect that Xiao Cui would not play by the rules from the beginning. This question was not among the ones the director had shown him before.

He felt that Xiao Cui wanted to use this seemingly joking question to get him to talk about some of his thoughts and experiences when he was young.

He also cooperated. He nodded with a smile, "Of course I have thought about it. I have also thought about how I would kill Cao Pi and take his place as the emperor if I were one of Cao Cao's sons!"

"Ha ha……"

The audience laughed.

Xiao Cui also had a big smile on his face, and then asked, "Have you thought of a way to get rid of Cao Pi? How about writing a novel to ruin Cao Pi's reputation?"

There was laughter again.

Cao Sheng laughed and shook his head, "That's not the case! At that time, I didn't have the idea of ​​writing a novel, and my idea was very simple and crude!"

Xiao Cui was very interested, "How simple and crude is it?"

Cao Sheng: "When Cao Pi wasn't paying attention, I stabbed him in the back!"

There was a burst of laughter at the scene.

Xiao Cui's shoulders were shaking with laughter.

While laughing, he gave Cao Sheng a thumbs up. When the laughter died down, he commented, "It's really simple and crude! Didn't you think about how to explain to Cao Cao after killing Cao Pi?"

Cao Sheng shook his head, "I never thought about it! At that time, I only thought about how to kill him, and didn't think about anything else."

……

Cao Sheng's down-to-earth answer made the audience laugh continuously.

Xiao Cui gradually led the topic to what books Cao Sheng had read when he was a student? And when did he start to have an interest and hobby in writing?

and many more.

Cao Sheng treated everyone in front of him as his book fan and brought out the humorous side of his character, just like he was writing a novel, using language as humorously as possible.

Make a harmless joke or two from time to time.

The atmosphere in the recording studio has always been cheerful.

From time to time, audience members raised their hands to ask questions.

Someone asked him what is the most important talent for writing novels?
Someone asked him how to improve his writing skills?
Someone asked him how he got his first work published and how he submitted it to a publishing house.

and many more.

Cao Sheng answered every question, but he never went into detail and always spoke in a joking tone.

When the program was about to end, Xiao Cui's smile faded slightly, and he asked curiously, "Cao Sheng! I just received a reminder from the director that our program is about to end here. I want to ask, do you have anything you want to say to the audience in front of the TV? Is there anything?"

Cao Sheng, who had been smiling since he stepped onto the stage, smiled slightly when he heard this and nodded, "Yes!"

Xiao Cui gestured to him with his hand.

Seeing that Cao Sheng seemed to be serious, the audience gradually quieted down and looked at him curiously.

The photographer subconsciously pushed the camera forward and gave Cao Sheng a close-up shot.

Cao Sheng bowed his head and pondered for a moment, then looked up at the camera and said sincerely, "Dear audience! The following paragraph is mainly for my book fans, which is also the main reason why I came to this show."

After a pause, he continued, "I know that some of my fans are trying to imitate me and want to write novels, make money, and become famous like me. I think it's great to have such an idea! It shows that you are very motivated and unwilling to be a mediocre person. You are trying to find ways to fight for your own life, which is worthy of recognition!
But I hope you will be cautious when entering this industry, and think clearly whether you have a better way to go. If there is a better way, I don’t recommend you to learn from me and write novels.

Because writing novels is not a very good career. There is no guaranteed salary, nor any protection like medical insurance or pension.

It may even deprive you of the right to choose a partner. "

Xiao Cui and the audience, who were originally listening to him carefully, were all stunned when they heard this, and then burst into laughter again.

But this time Cao Sheng didn't laugh.

Because he wasn't kidding this time.

He frowned and looked at everyone quietly. When everyone stopped laughing, Xiao Cui beside him interrupted: "Cao Sheng, are you serious about what you just said? Will writing novels make you lose the right to choose a spouse? You can't find a girlfriend now? That's impossible, right?"

Cao Sheng looked at Xiao Cui and saw curiosity on Xiao Cui's face.

Looking at the audience, I found that everyone's eyes were full of curiosity.

He nodded and looked at the camera again. "I know that when I say this, everyone will think I'm joking and won't believe that I can't find a girlfriend. It's true! It's easy for me to find a girlfriend. There are many girls chasing after me, but I don't think it's just because I write novels that they chase me."

At this point, he pointed to his face seriously and said, "I have to thank my parents for giving me this face!"

"Pfft..."

"Pfft..."

"Ha ha……"

There was laughter at the scene again, and Xiao Cui couldn't help biting his lips while laughing.

As the host, he tried hard to hold back his laughter, walked over and took a closer look at Cao Sheng's face, and said with a smile: "You are telling the truth! This face is indeed handsome. It seems that among the writers I know, there is really no one who looks like you."

Cao Sheng smiled and nodded to Xiao Cui.

He looked at the camera again and continued, "I wasn't kidding just now. Just imagine, even if I look like this, if I never make any money from the beginning of my novel writing, and when I graduate from college and enter the society, I still write full-time, will my social circle become smaller and smaller? Will my chances of meeting girls also become smaller and smaller?
Think about it again, when I finally get to know a girl, and she finds out that my annual income is probably less than the salary of a normal office worker for one or two months, will she be willing to marry me? Will she live a hard life with me, with nine meals a day and three days of hunger? Even if she is willing, will her parents agree? Will her relatives and friends persuade her not to marry me?

Following Cao Sheng's words, Xiao Cui and the audience gradually stopped laughing.

Even though Cao Sheng just said "three days of hunger and nine meals", it didn't make them laugh.

Because the kind of life that Cao Sheng hypothesized is really creepy.

This is more than just a loss of the normal right to choose a spouse?

(End of this chapter)