Back to 1997, I became the originator of online literature

Chapter 255: Going to be on the "News Broadcast"?
Chapter 254: Going to be on the "News Broadcast"?
Hong Kong media is very efficient.

That morning, some online media began reporting the news.

In the afternoon, some evening newspapers also published the news that a script by Zhongyuan Yidianhui was sold for 220 million US dollars, some of which were front-page headlines.

For example, Ming Pao Evening News reported this news on its front page.

The title starts off fairly standard: "The new script of A Little Gray in Central Plains costs 220 million US dollars."

But because this newspaper has a large audience, it was seen by many people.

The Ming Pao Evening News reported this incident in a relatively objective manner, with rigorous wording. In the main text, it was specifically noted that this was information revealed by Cheng Long at a certain event.

In comparison, the reporting style in the Sing Tao Daily the next day was much more unrestrained.

The title is: "Zhongyuan Yidianhui becomes the No. 1 Chinese screenwriter!"

The title is quite eye-catching.

The main text is also written in a fanciful way, with quite unconventional thinking.

The opening paragraph reads: "Yesterday, world-famous superstar Cheng Long publicly revealed at an event that the price of a recently sold script of Zhongyuan Yidianhui was US$220 million, and the buyer was the Hollywood giant Paramount. Cheng Long guaranteed this news with his personal reputation, which was absolutely true."

Then he wrote: "Zhongyuan Yidianhui was born in an ordinary peasant family in Huizhou Province. According to the information, his parents were illiterate peasants. He was smart and studious since childhood. Before high school, his academic performance was always excellent. In high school, he had a serious imbalance in subjects. His Chinese grades were excellent, but his English grades were worrying. Therefore, his college entrance examination results were not ideal and he could only go to Huizhou Normal College. However, he did not give up on himself. He began to play to his strengths in his freshman year and began to try to write novels. At the age of 18, he was hailed as the originator of online literature. In the following two years, he successively created "The Days of Living with the Air Hostess", "I Want to Become an Immortal", "The Tomb of the Gods", and "The Mysterious and Yellow Pagoda of Heaven and Earth."

Up to this point, the content of this news article is not considered to be out of line in thinking.

The following content is a bit of a sudden turn.

The author changed his tone and wrote: "Before writing this news, I went to find a master of physiognomy and asked him to look at Zhongyuan Yidianhui's photo to analyze his face.

The master said: This person is like a big tree with deep roots, which cannot be moved. If he does not make a sound, he will surprise everyone. He has a deep intelligence and wisdom, which is different from that of ordinary people.

The master also said: This person will have at least twenty years of good fortune, which is invaluable! "

Many readers who are familiar with Sing Tao Daily were shocked by this passage.

I didn’t expect that the Sing Tao Daily would start talking about physiognomy.

However, Hong Kong people are very superstitious. Many of them believe in Feng Shui and the God of Wealth, and are quite receptive to physiognomy. Therefore, although many people were surprised by the Sing Tao Daily's report on Central Plains Gray, they still read it with great interest.

Wang Zuxian saw this report online and read it with great interest. After reading it, she suddenly had an idea and even took a screenshot of the online article of the news and sent it to Cao Sheng by email.

When Cao Sheng saw this passage, he burst out laughing.

Physiognomy?

Can my face reveal so many things?

He didn't quite believe it, but as a person who had been reborn, he had encountered such incredible things as rebirth, so he could no longer completely disbelieve in things like fate and physiognomy as he did before.

But he still felt that this so-called master probably recognized his face and knew his approximate achievements.

Just like in the original time and space, after some people became famous, some so-called masters would emerge on the Internet to analyze the faces of these celebrities and try to explain from the perspective of physiognomy that this person's face was destined to achieve such success.

……

As various media outlets in Hong Kong rushed to report the news, just as Cao Sheng had expected, the news quickly spread to the mainland.

Many mainland media outlets began to reprint this news.

Soon some reporters came to his villa, and the number of them kept increasing.

In just one day, there were fifty or sixty reporters gathered outside the gate of his villa.

That morning, after he got up and washed up, he was having breakfast in the restaurant on the second floor. While making tea for him, his nanny, Sister Zhang, said with a smile on her face, "Boss! When I went to buy groceries this morning, as soon as I walked out of the courtyard gate, a group of reporters rushed over and surrounded me. They held microphones in front of me and asked me who I was. They asked me if I had gotten up yet. They also asked me if I could help inform them that they really wanted to interview you and hoped that you would accept their interview.

You know what? I have never seen such a big scene in my life. These people suddenly rushed over like dogs seeing bones. I was so scared that I thought I was in trouble! I didn’t expect that they all came to interview you. "

"Did you tell them anything?"

Cao Sheng asked with a smile.

Sister Zhang shook her head, "No! I only said that I was a nanny here and I knew nothing about your affairs. I also said that I was going to buy groceries and asked them to make way and not surround me. Really! Boss! I really didn't tell them anything about you."

She looked very serious and a little nervous as she assured Cao Sheng.

Cao Sheng glanced at her, smiled, and waved his hand, "It's okay! As long as you don't deliberately disclose my privacy, even if you accidentally say something, I can understand."

He really does understand.

It is difficult for ordinary people who have never been surrounded by so many reporters to remain calm and say nothing when faced with a group of reporters' barrage of questions.

But Sister Zhang assured again, "Really! Boss, I really didn't tell them anything, you believe me!"

She was very satisfied with the salary and benefits Cao Sheng gave her. She had food and shelter here, and her salary was much higher than before. Living in this villa every day, her life was much better than before, so she cherished her current job very much.

Cao Sheng noticed her nervousness and nodded with a smile.

Just then, his cell phone suddenly rang.

I took out my cell phone and saw that the caller ID was from CCTV host Xiao Cui.

After Cao Sheng appeared on the "Tell the Truth" program hosted by Cui Yongyuan, they got each other's cell phone numbers.

However, Cao Sheng hasn't received a call from Xiao Cui for some time.

Unexpectedly, the other party called him suddenly early this morning.

"Hello? Brother Cui, why are you calling me so early instead of going to work? What can I do for you?"

The call was connected and Cao Sheng was joking.

Xiao Cui laughed twice. "I'm calling you now because it's my job today! The leader of the station just gave me a task to interview you over the phone. Are you available to accept my interview now?"

Cao Sheng: “???”

Phone interview?

Cao Sheng was a little surprised, mainly because Xiao Cui was a host, not a reporter.

"Okay! I'm free now. What do you want to ask?"

For Xiao Cui's sake, Cao Sheng agreed readily.

Xiao Cui: "Haha, thank you very much! Then, please listen to the questions! The first question is, did you really sell a script for $220 million recently?"

Cao Sheng: "Yes, that's right! That's true."

Xiao Cui: "Then the second question is, was it Cheng Long who translated the script for you and then submitted it to Paramount?"

Cao Sheng hummed again.

At this point, he no longer intends to keep it secret. Xiao Cui: "Hollywood's Paramount?"

Cao Sheng laughed, "Yeah, that's right! Is there any other Paramount somewhere else?"

Xiao Cui laughed twice again.

"Then the third question is, what is the name of the script you sold for such a high price this time? What type of script is it? Martial arts? Cultivation? Or something else?"

Cao Sheng: Is this a question? Is it you who can’t count, or me who can’t count?
He laughed in silence and did not argue with Xiao Cui about the problems.

Instead, he answered along the lines of the other person: "The name of the script is Pacific Rim. The Pacific Rim is the Pacific Ocean among the seven continents and four oceans. It tells a science fiction story about a future world. It can be considered science fiction, right? By the way, Brother Cui, you asked me these questions. Are you also planning to report this news at CCTV?"

Xiao Cui: "Haha, yes! Did you just think of it? I tell you, if you come to Beijing again, you have to treat me to a meal! Can you guess why?"

Cao Sheng didn't want to guess. "Just tell me! Don't keep me in suspense! If I really should treat you to a meal, I will definitely do it."

Xiao Cui: "Haha, okay! Then I'll tell you straight away, just sit tight!"

Cao Sheng rolled his eyes and said, "I'm sitting very steady, just tell me!"

Xiao Cui: "You know the 'News Broadcast', right? Let me tell you, if nothing unexpected happens, your news should be on the 'News Broadcast' tonight. How about that? If I help you get on the 'News Broadcast', shouldn't you treat me to a meal?"

Cao Sheng: ???
News Broadcast?
Do I know the "News Broadcast"?
Is there anyone in the mainland who doesn’t know about the “News Broadcast”?
Although Cao Sheng had already vaguely guessed it was the "News Broadcast" when Xiao Cui was keeping it a secret just now, he was still shocked when he actually heard Xiao Cui say the news.

Although it has been more than two years since he was reborn, his achievements in writing novels have been getting better and better. The reviews and sales of several scripts he wrote have also been excellent.

but……

Time always seems to have passed especially fast when you look back.

Memories from several years ago are still clear in my mind and feel like they happened last month, but the reality is that several years have often passed.

For example, before his rebirth, every time he recalled his childhood memories, he always felt that many things were vivid, as if not a long time had passed. But in fact, more than 30 years had passed.

Just like what many people agree with: you get old before you have time to go crazy.

Many people always think about waiting until they have money before they go out to have fun and have some fun.

However, time flies by, day and night, and many people suddenly find themselves old before they have time to have fun.

Cao Sheng had this illusion at this moment.

He felt as if he had just been reborn. Deep down in his heart, he still considered himself an old loser. It seemed as if not long ago, he was still an old transparent person in the online literature circle with no sense of existence.

I didn't expect that it would be on the "News Broadcast".

Is that news that an old loser like me is qualified to be on?
Has the quality of "News Broadcast" become lower?

"Brother Cui, you didn't fool me? Are you telling the truth?"

Cao Sheng couldn't help but confirm with Xiao Cui.

Xiao Cui: "Haha, anyway, this is what I know so far. If nothing unexpected happens, your story will be on the "News Broadcast". You can watch this show tonight."

"Okay! Next time you come to the capital, I'll treat you!"

Cao Sheng didn't say anything more. It was just a meal. Since Xiao Cui had asked, whether he could appear on the "News Broadcast" tonight or not, he could treat him to a meal next time he went to Beijing.

Xiao Cui: "Okay! Okay! Then I'll be waiting!"

Cao Sheng chuckled, "Okay! I won't let you wait too long."

……

After the call ends.

Cao Sheng found that Sister Zhang, who had already prepared a cup of tea for him, was looking at him in surprise with her hands clasped in front of her belly.

Cao Sheng smiled, "Sister Zhang, why are you looking at me like that?"

Sister Zhang smiled sheepishly and lowered her head to explain: "I just heard that you seem to be on the 'News Broadcast'? Boss! Is this true? You, you are so young, and you can be on the 'News Broadcast'? That's incredible!"

Cao Sheng nodded slightly.

"I'm not sure if I can make it yet, I can only say it's possible."

When Cao Sheng said this, Sister Zhang looked up at him, her eyes still full of surprise, "Boss! Even if it's possible to be on the News Broadcast, that would be incredible! By the way, when will you be on it? When you're on, can I, can I watch TV in the living room?"

She usually lives on the first floor, and she has never turned on the TV on the second floor by herself.

Cao Sheng: "If it can be shown, it should be tonight. If you want to watch it, just watch it! It's no big deal."

Sister Zhang quickly thanked her.

Then I went to the third floor to clean.

Cao Sheng was left alone, continuing to sit at the dining table and eat breakfast.

While eating breakfast, I was thinking about something.

Thinking that since I might be on the "News Broadcast" tonight, I should deal with those reporters outside the hospital gate today.

We can’t let these reporters make their trip in vain.

Otherwise, when these reporters write news about him, they probably won’t say anything good about him.

reporter……

The uncrowned king.

As Cao Sheng dealt with reporters more and more, he felt that they were increasingly difficult to deal with.

Although he could get some peace and quiet by completely ignoring the reporters, he had already offended a group of reporters invisibly. After doing this many times, you can imagine how many reporters disliked him.

These journalists will definitely try to blacken him whenever they can when writing news related to him.

But if he actively cooperates with these reporters' interviews every time, it will affect his life and mood. What if he says something he shouldn't say during the interview, or something that is not a problem in the first place is taken out of context by a reporter and reported out, it will cause another storm.

Fortunately, he has been doing well in the past two years. Apart from some scandals, there is nothing to criticize about him. Therefore, no media has deliberately tarnished him for the time being.

After a while.

After finishing breakfast, Cao Sheng wiped his mouth, picked up the teacup and took two sips of tea. After calming himself down, he got up and went to the bedroom without hesitation to change into a silver-gray slim-fit suit. He didn't wear a tie, but he deliberately applied some hair wax and combed his hair into a side-back hairstyle. He looked in the mirror and felt that he looked ok, so he went downstairs and walked towards the courtyard gate.

Prepare to be interviewed by the reporters outside the hospital gate.

As his figure appeared in the sight of some reporters, the group of reporters gathered outside the courtyard gate immediately swarmed over like sharks smelling blood.

Seeing this, Cao Sheng smiled but continued to walk calmly.

(End of this chapter)