Back to 1997, I became the originator of online literature

Chapter 327 Buying a House? Becoming Lazy? A Huge Uproar
That night.

As Cao Sheng sat in front of his computer, trying to type, he kept thinking about the three storefronts he had visited that day, which annoyed him.

He wasn't bothered by the price of the three storefronts, but rather by how the matter was affecting his writing.

This was also one of the reasons why he didn't want to start a company before.

It will distract him and divert his attention.

However, now that I have more money on hand, I need to find a way to invest it; otherwise, if I just leave it in the bank, it will keep depreciating.

It's such a waste to watch the money you painstakingly earn by writing depreciate.

So the idea of ​​finding another assistant came to his mind again.

Wang Jing is now based in Shenzhen. Although she is still nominally his assistant, she can no longer help him with the trivial matters in his life.

Things like house hunting, renting, and opening a gym can all be left to an assistant.

Cao Sheng thought of Liang Hongfei.

Liang Hongfei is the person in charge of Xitong Internet Cafe. His current focus has shifted to opening branch stores.

But Cao Sheng wanted Liang Hongfei to be his assistant.

The specific work of the internet cafe, including the work of opening branches, was all outsourced to others. After Liang Hongfei became his assistant, he could keep an eye on the operation of the internet cafe and the opening of the gym.

I just don't know if Liang Hongfei would be willing to be his assistant?
Cao Sheng shook his head, banishing these thoughts from his mind, and continued to concentrate on writing.

Just as he expected.

The next morning, on the way to sign the contract with the landlord, he casually asked Liang Hongfei if he would be willing to be his assistant. Liang Hongfei was surprised and seemed a little hesitant and resistant.

Cao Sheng saw his expression and, before Liang Hongfei could say anything, waved his hand and said, "Forget it! I'll find someone else! You can just focus on the internet cafe business."

He didn't want to force Liang Hongfei to be his assistant.

Twisted melons are not sweet.

Since Liang Hongfei is resistant to being an assistant, he won't be motivated to do it even if he's forced to.

Just as Cao Sheng rented a storefront, preparing to open a branch of an internet cafe and a gym.

News of his purchase of two more residential buildings in Shenzhen gradually spread online, attracting the attention of some media outlets.

Gradually, more and more media outlets began reporting on this matter.

Related news continues to appear in the public eye.

The news headlines are varied and diverse.

For example: "Zhongyuan Yidianhui is addicted to buying buildings and has actually bought two more!"

"The richest new generation writer—Zhongyuan Yidianhui!"

"The author with the most houses—he has bought three residential buildings!"

Why is Cao Sheng so fond of houses in Shenzhen?

"Zhongyuan Yidianhui's dream is to become a landlord?"

"Real estate developers should hire Centaline One Gray as their spokesperson!"

"Why not buy a property in Central China, given the grayness in the city center?"

……

These news stories have attracted the attention of countless netizens.

Even in the book review section of "The Legend of the Primordial Era", there have been many related posts.

It’s noon this day.

After a busy morning of work, Jiang Xiaoshuang went to an internet cafe after lunch to relax by surfing the internet.

She still harbored feelings for Cao Sheng, so soon after going online, she came across Cao Sheng's novel, "The Legend of the Primordial Era." She didn't have time to read the latest plot of the book, so she only read the posts in the book review section.

I want to check the book review section to see how his book is being received recently.

However, I saw many posts related to his buying of a property.

For example: "Others buy houses by the unit, but Ah Hui buys them by the whole building! After buying one building, he wasn't satisfied, so he bought two more. I'm truly impressed!"

"I think what's being said online might be the truth. Ah Hui's ultimate dream seems to be to become a landlord. Otherwise, why would he buy three buildings? The news also said that one of the buildings has already been renovated and has many rooms rented out. He really wants to be a landlord!"

"Are houses in Shenzhen really that worth buying? Otherwise, why would the author have bought three of them?"

"Ah Hui, since you like Pengcheng so much, why don't you move there? You buy so many houses, but you don't live in them. You're such a strange person!"

"I suddenly realize that the saying 'Men conquer the world, and women conquer the world by conquering men' is absolutely true! Whoever marries him in the future will instantly become a woman who owns three buildings!"

……

There are quite a few similar posts.

Sitting in front of the computer, Jiang Xiaoshuang became more and more surprised as she read. After reading more than a dozen such posts, she couldn't help but search for "Cao Sheng's Three Buildings" online.

Once this keyword is entered into the browser and the Enter key is pressed, a large number of search results quickly appear.

She randomly clicked on the top two search results, looked at them for a while, and finally understood what "Cao Sheng's Three Buildings" meant.

—This guy actually bought two more residential buildings in Shenzhen.

Abnormal?

Is this guy really addicted to buying houses?

Not knowing how high housing prices would rise in the future, she couldn't understand why Cao Sheng was so interested in buying property.

But she could sense Cao Sheng's wealth and power.

In reality, she had never met anyone her age who was this wealthy.

She frowned.

She suddenly realized that the more money he had, the less likely she was to be with him.

First, she increasingly felt that she was not good enough for him.

Secondly... if she continues to take the initiative with him, he and others might think that she is only pursuing him for his money.

Once he thinks the same way, it will be difficult for her and him to develop genuine feelings for each other.

Thinking of all this, she couldn't help but smile bitterly.

……

That evening.

Lake Nan Peach Blossom Paradise.

Born in 1984, the 17-year-old boy stood on his balcony, gazing blankly at the sunset on the horizon.

He looked somewhat bewildered.

He is a professional Go player who started participating in various Go competitions at the age of 15.

It has been more than two years now.

In the past, he had no worries and his mind was always on Go. He was either competing, studying various game records, or exchanging ideas with others.

Life is simple yet fulfilling.

He also found joy in Go competitions.

But now he's 17, 18 by the traditional Chinese age reckoning, almost an adult, and his mind is gradually losing its former purity.

He began to think about the future.

But it's hard to see any decent future. Can one play Go for a lifetime? How many Go players in the country can make a living playing Go for their entire lives?

At 18 years old (by Chinese reckoning), he was still a child in the eyes of adults.

But in the children's eyes, he is already an adult.

Having studied Go since elementary school, his thinking is far more mature than his peers. Others his age are probably still carefree.

But he is already thinking about the future.

At this moment, he was completely unaware that in his original timeline, he had debuted under the pen name "Meng Ru Shen Ji" and had left a significant mark on the history of online literature by single-handedly creating two popular genres: the Primordial Era genre and the Martial Arts genre.

Right now, he's just a clueless teenager with no idea what the future holds.

He suddenly thought of a speck of dust in the Central Plains.

He had read Zhongyuan Yidianhui's novels and news, and knew that Zhongyuan Yidianhui started writing novels at the age of 18.

I also know that Zhongyuan Yidianhui recently bought two more buildings in Shenzhen.

"Two buildings... now there are three buildings... three buildings..."

He whispered to himself.

There was envy in his eyes.

At that time, however, he had not yet considered trying to write a novel.

They didn't think they were cut out for it.

I simply envy Zhongyuan Yidianhui's achievements and wealth.

……

The news of Cao Sheng buying a property also reached Taiwan.

This surprised many people and made many book fans feel proud.

It wasn't until a few days later, when the new book "The Legend of the Primordial Era" was released, that excited fans flocked to bookstores of all sizes, eager to be the first to grab the latest two or three volumes of "The Legend of the Primordial Era".

Almost all book fans were astonished.

Looking at the only volume of "The Legend of the Primordial Era" on the bookshelf this month, every book fan wondered if they had read it wrong, and whether the other volume or two were placed somewhere else.
"Boss! Did you release 'The Legend of the Primordial Era' separately this month? Are you crazy?"

A teenager pointed at the book "The Legend of the Primordial Era" on the bookshelf, turned around and angrily questioned the shop owner.

The shop owner shook his head with a wry smile, "No! There's only one episode this month. Do you want to buy it or not?"

Before the boy could reply, the other book fans nearby got excited.

"What? Impossible! Zhongyuan Yidianhui writes very quickly, he usually releases two or three episodes a month, how could he only release one this month?"

"Yes! It can't be just one episode!"

"Boss! Did you accidentally order the wrong stock?"

"Boss! Did you offend the publisher? Is that why you're only getting one episode this month?"

"Boss!! You must have made a mistake! You need to call the publisher right now and clarify!"

"Yep!"

"What's the point of watching just one episode? If other novel fans find out, they'll think we're looking down on them!"

"It's not even enough to fill a tooth gap!"

……

Similar scenes played out repeatedly in bookstores of all sizes in Taiwan for several days in a row.

Especially Cao Sheng's longtime fans, who are used to Cao Sheng publishing at least two or three volumes every month, simply cannot believe that there is only one volume this month.

On a forum in Taiwan.

Numerous posts discussing this issue have emerged.

For example: "Why is there only one episode of 'The Legend of the Primordial Era' this month?"

"Xinchang said that because of the Lunar New Year, there will only be one episode of 'The Legend of the Primordial Era' this month. Do you all believe him?"

"Is Zhongyuan Yidianhui running two episodes simultaneously? Otherwise, why is there only one episode of 'The Legend of the Primordial Era' this month?"

"Having made enough money, Zhongyuan has become lazy!"

"We strongly protest Hollywood's excessive payment for Zhongyuan Yidianhui's scripts! They've ruined Zhongyuan Yidianhui!"

……

and many more.

As news of Cao Sheng recently buying two more buildings spread to Taiwan, more and more Taiwanese book fans believe that Zhongyuan Yidianhui has made enough money and therefore lost the motivation to write.

More and more Taiwanese book fans also believe that Hollywood ruined the reputation of the Central Plains.

How could they give Zhongyuan so much script fee?
Isn't this ruining people's lives?

The news quickly reached the mainland.

Because some Taiwanese book fans came to the online book review section of "The Legend of the Primordial Era" to make comments, mainland book fans learned that Cao Sheng only published one new book this month.

As a result, mainland book fans also had a lot to say.

For example: "Having achieved success at a young age! Having earned enough money at a young age to last a lifetime, Ah Hui really couldn't find the motivation to strive anymore!"

"Ah Hui is so lazy, we're going to have a reading drought!"

"Ah Grey! Donate it! Don't buy the building! Donate all your money! Donating it will give you back your motivation to keep going, so donate it!"

"Perhaps Hollywood did it unintentionally, but the fact is that the exorbitant script fees they paid have indeed ruined our best online writers!"

"Ah Hui! Come out and say something! Have you really lost your motivation to write? Are you okay?"

"Ah Hui! You're still young. Listen to me, don't rush to enjoy life. You can eat good food later, do fun things later, and chase after beautiful women later. Take advantage of your youth and work hard! Otherwise, what will happen to us book fans?"

"Some people earn too little and give up writing, but Ah Hui earns too much and might have to give up writing too. Ah Hui! Since we're both compatriots, let me help you spend some money! When it comes to spending money, I'm a master! When it comes to squandering, I'm not afraid of anyone. Let me help you squander all your money!"

……

A struggling writer, looking at these posts in the book review section of "The Legend of the Primordial Era," couldn't be more envious.

He's the kind of person the post described as "some people earning too little".

He has been writing for over a year and hasn't earned a single penny. He's almost at his breaking point and has long had the thought of giving up.

A writer who has achieved both fame and fortune has published two books and earned over 100,000 yuan in royalties in just over two years since entering the industry.

His life improved dramatically because of publishing and earning hundreds of thousands of yuan in royalties.

His parents, relatives, classmates, friends, leaders, and colleagues all looked at him with new respect after his novel was published.

Because he earned money from writing, he kept buying new clothes and shoes, and his confidence made several unmarried women in his workplace look at him differently. They tried all sorts of ways to get close to him and flirt with him.

He chose the one with the biggest breasts to date.

I'm enjoying my life and feeling quite content.

But today, after finishing the latest chapter of "The Legend of the Primordial Era" and coming to the book's review section, he saw these posts and fell silent.

I couldn't help but start to reflect: Am I too easily satisfied? Compared to Zhongyuan Yidianhui, what are my achievements? He's already bought three buildings, while I'm still living in my work unit's dormitory and don't even have a house for our wedding. And Zhongyuan Yidianhui only published one volume this month, yet his fans are already talking about him like this. What about me? I only publish one volume most months!

If a little gray in the Central Plains counts as becoming lazy, then what am I? Have I always been lazy?
……

Huizhou.

Huang Qingya arrived at the teacher's dormitory that Cao Sheng rented.

She was sitting on his lap, facing his computer, listening to music playing on the screen with him, when she quietly asked him, "Is it true that you bought two more buildings in Shenzhen, as the internet says?"

Cao Sheng hummed in agreement.

Huang Qingya: "Are you really that optimistic about future housing prices?"

Cao Sheng hummed in agreement again.

Huang Qingya frowned and remained silent for a moment before asking, "You've bought so many houses, yet you rent this tiny dormitory. Is that really necessary? You're not without houses here; you've even bought two villas. Are you comfortable living in this dormitory?"

Cao Sheng gently inhaled the fragrance of her hair, chuckled softly, and whispered in her ear, "Let's talk later, first let's kiss!"

(End of this chapter)