Back to 1997, I became the originator of online literature

Chapter 373 Senior! Can you give me an internship certificate?
On the second floor of Xitong Internet Cafe, diagonally opposite the new gate of Huizhou Teachers College, Cao Sheng sat in a corner, using the internet cafe's computer to revise the manuscript of "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts".

This internet cafe belongs to him.

Business is doing quite well right now, and because of this, the second floor has also been renovated and dozens of computers have been installed.

His dorm computer crashed twice tonight, which annoyed him. Several chapters of his manuscript that he had revised were restored to their original state after the sudden crash.

He didn't want to gamble on whether he would get a third blue screen tonight, so he saved the manuscript of his new book via email, then went to his internet cafe, logged into his email on the internet cafe computer, retrieved the manuscript, and made revisions.

Unaware that Evergreen was searching everywhere for him but couldn't find him.

Revising a manuscript is much easier than writing it.

Because most of the content doesn't need to be changed, very little manual work is required.

Therefore, Cao Sheng, sitting in front of the computer, was very relaxed, casually leaning back in his chair, squinting as he browsed the manuscript in the document.

I only correct typos occasionally.

Sometimes, when I see a scene that's a bit drawn out, I'll cut some parts out.

Time passed little by little.

The seats around him remained empty; the internet cafe manager intentionally avoided arranging for other guests to sit next to him, fearing it would disturb him.

The main customers who come to the internet cafe mostly use the internet on the first floor. Only those who can't fit on the first floor are moved to the second floor.

But as the first floor became full, the internet cafe manager had to move the guests to the second floor.

Around 8 p.m., the internet cafe business reached its peak.

The seats next to Cao Sheng were gradually filled with guests.

At first, no one paid any attention to Cao Sheng.

Until a girl was assigned to the seat next to Cao Sheng.

When the girl sat down, she subconsciously glanced at Cao Sheng next to her, her eyes showing a bit of surprise. She hadn't expected the guy next to her to be so handsome.
She couldn't help but take a second look, and suddenly felt that he had a certain look in his eyes. She stared at him carefully and then recognized him as Cao Sheng.

For many students at Huizhou Teachers College, Cao Sheng is a legend on campus.

After all, out of the thousands of students in the school, only a minority had actually seen Cao Sheng Zhenren.

This girl happened to have seen Cao Sheng twice in the school cafeteria.

At this moment, after realizing that the guy next to her was Cao Sheng, she lost interest in going online. The cost of 2.5 yuan per hour for internet access couldn't stop her from frequently glancing at Cao Sheng next to her.

And what about Cao Sheng?

His attention was focused on revising the manuscript, and although he caught a glimpse of someone sitting down next to him out of the corner of his eye, he had no interest in looking at the person.

Seeing that Cao Sheng wouldn't even glance in her direction, the girl next to him grew bolder, glancing not only at Cao Sheng's face but also at the content on the computer in front of him.

She saw the documents on Cao Sheng's computer, and also saw the paragraphs of text on those documents.

She guessed that this was Cao Sheng's novel.

What opened her eyes was that Cao Sheng's document looked quite professional; not only was the background color not the common pure white, but it was also light gray.

In addition, there is a table of contents on the left side of the document.

The table of contents contains chapter names.

This surprised her.

Because she had never seen such a document before.

In an era when most people don't even have internet access, Cao Sheng's document, which comes with a table of contents and even changes the paper background color, seems very sophisticated to her, making her feel that he's writing a novel with a strong sense of professionalism.

As she looked at it, she noticed that the spacing between each line of text in Cao Sheng's document seemed to be larger than the spacing in typical documents, making it more comfortable to read and less tiring on the eyes.

Is he also a computer expert?

The thought flashed through her mind.

Yes!

In her eyes, Cao Sheng, who could set up a document like this, was a computer expert.

This is the limitation of our times.

Even 20 years from now, such a simple setup would be easy to operate; almost every novelist would know how to do it, and many non-novelists would also know how.

But in this day and age, most young people don't know how to use documents and spreadsheets. Cao Sheng's ability to make documents so special makes him a computer expert in many people's eyes.

Just then, the network administrator arrived and brought Cao Sheng another bottle of mineral water.

When the manager placed the bottled water next to Cao Sheng's computer, he said quietly, "Boss! Would you like anything else?"

Cao Sheng glanced at him and waved his hand, "No need."

The network administrator responded and left.

Perhaps because Cao Sheng had just spoken, the girl sitting next to him mustered her courage, leaned slightly towards him, and whispered with a blush, "Hey! Senior, how did you create this document? Could you teach me?"

Cao Sheng turned to look at her, but didn't say anything for a moment.

Because he was a little speechless.

When this girl saw the novel on his computer, instead of asking him about writing, she asked him how he created the document.

What surprised him was the girl's appearance; she was quite attractive and should be considered a beauty by most people. However, having seen many beautiful women, he didn't find her particularly stunning, only somewhat attractive.

She has fair skin, big eyes, a nice face shape, and good facial features.

Cao Sheng had no interest in teaching her how to handle documents.

So I said, "Sorry! My assistant set up this document for me, I don't know how to do it."

The girl smiled a little awkwardly and asked, "Is this your new book? The male protagonist is named Wang Chao? That's a pretty common name!"

Cao Sheng smiled faintly and hummed in agreement.

The girl asked again, "What's the name of your new book? I didn't see the title earlier."

Cao Sheng frowned slightly, his gaze skipping over her and looking at the customers in the other seats next to them. He noticed that two people were already looking in their direction.

Cao Sheng doesn't like being watched when he's writing, and he doesn't like being watched when he's revising his draft either. Plus, the girl next to him was already flirting with him, which was seriously affecting his revisions. So he smiled at her, saved the revised draft to his email, and said, "Sorry! I have to go."

After saving the manuscript, he shut down his computer, grabbed a bottle of mineral water, got up, and left, leaving the girl watching him go downstairs with a complicated expression.

After going downstairs, Cao Sheng didn't rush to leave.

The computer in his dorm room wasn't working properly, but it was still early, so he planned to go back to his parents' villa, where he could also find his computer.

He arrived outside the internet cafe, took out his phone, dialed Sun Liang's number, and asked Sun Liang to drive over.

Less than half an hour later, Sun Liang drove Cao Sheng's BMW to the roadside in front of Xitong Internet Cafe.

Cao Sheng opened the back door and got into the car.

"Take me to my parents' place."

After getting into the car, Cao Sheng gave instructions.

Sun Liang responded and drove towards his destination.

only……

When the car was halfway there, Sun Liang suddenly coughed lightly, which caught Cao Sheng's attention. He forced a smile and asked, "Senior! I have a question I'd like to ask you, is that alright?" Cao Sheng was a little surprised.

Because Sun Liang never initiates conversations with him when he drives, this is unusual for him tonight.

"you say!"

"Hey senior! It's already November, and lately, more and more companies and organizations are coming to our school to recruit. Almost every few days, a company comes to hire. I'm a senior now, and according to school regulations, I need to do an internship next semester. I... I wanted to ask... senior! Do I need to find an internship? Can I... can I intern with you? At the end of next semester, can you give me an internship certificate?"

Cao Sheng: "???"

Cao Sheng, who is also a senior this year, is encountering someone asking him for the first time if he can provide an internship certificate.

His first instinct was to say no.

Then, he suddenly remembered that he also owned a company.

In addition to Xitong Internet Cafe, which already has five branches, there are also three residential buildings in Pengcheng, as well as a team specifically responsible for the decoration and leasing of those three buildings.

If you include his shares in Rongshu and Qidian, it seems he could issue several internship certificates from different companies.

Sun Liang, who was driving, nervously glanced at Cao Sheng in the rearview mirror.

Actually, what he really wanted to ask wasn't about the internship, but whether he could become Cao Sheng's full-time bodyguard or assistant after graduation.

He was a sports student, and his best future seemed to be going to some primary or secondary school to become a physical education teacher, whom other teachers would say was often sick and absent.

He himself had been a student, so he naturally knew the status of a physical education teacher in a school.

Despite being the teacher with the best physical condition, he was often told by other teachers that he was sick and on leave when they tried to take his classes.

In addition, physical education teachers generally cannot become homeroom teachers or get promoted.

Occasionally, I would be insulted by others: "Did your Chinese (mathematics) teacher teach you PE?"

Therefore, after being temporarily hired by Cao Sheng for a few days, he wanted to cling to Cao Sheng's coattails, feeling that being Cao Sheng's bodyguard would be more promising.

The main reason is that Cao Sheng is too rich.

But he wasn't sure if Cao Sheng would be willing to hire him long-term.

So, he used the pretext of inquiring about the internship to test Cao Sheng's thoughts.

If Cao Shenglian isn't even willing to give him an internship, then a long-term employment opportunity is probably even less likely.

"You want to do an internship with me?"

Cao Sheng countered with a question.

Sun Liang nodded quickly, "Yes, that's right! Senior, is that alright?"

Cao Sheng smiled slightly. "What kind of position do you want? How about an intern coach at Tiantian Fitness Center?"

Tian Tian Fitness Center is also under his name.

Sun Liang, Lei Zhen, and others have been working part-time there this semester, and they also take turns driving and training with Cao Sheng.

Cao Sheng usually prefers to ask Sun Liang to drive because Sun Liang is a more stable driver and talks less.

Sun Liang: "That's fine too! Or I can drive for you, be your bodyguard, or your assistant, anything is fine, as long as I can work for you."

Cao Sheng looked at him and understood what he meant.

Nodding, Cao Sheng said, "Okay! Then it'll be the same as before! Next semester, you can work part-time at the gym, occasionally drive me around, accompany me when I go out, and temporarily act as my assistant. I'll double your salary, okay?"

Sun Liang's face lit up with joy, and he nodded repeatedly, "Great! Great, senior!"

Although his part-time job at Tiantian Fitness Center this semester wasn't high, he still earned 800 yuan a month because he also drove and trained with Cao Sheng.

In Huizhou at this time, the salary was already high, after all, he was only working part-time at the moment.

Cao Sheng just said that his internship salary has doubled, which is 1600.

It's comparable to the income of some well-off white-collar workers.

At the thought of such a high salary, he even considered taking a knife for Cao Sheng if necessary.

Of course, if Cao Sheng still only paid him 1600 yuan a month after 08, he would probably have considered killing Cao Sheng.

Because a monthly salary of 1600 after 08 basically means losing the right to choose a spouse.

He also lost the dignity of a young man.

But in 2001, a monthly salary of 1600 would make many people around him envious and jealous.

It can also attract many young women to pursue it.

It's worth noting that in 2001, the price of renting a single room in many places was only around 50 yuan, and for less desirable conditions, you could rent one for as little as 20 yuan a month.

Most students spend only 50 to 100 yuan a month on food.

The purchasing power of 1600 is self-evident.

……

Cao Sheng didn't take Sun Liang's matter to heart.

Arriving at his parents' villa, he greeted them, made himself a cup of tea, and then went upstairs to his study.

It's a bit far from the school here, and he hadn't planned to come back tonight.

However, the environment of the internet cafe was not suitable for him to calm down and revise the manuscript, so he had to make a last-minute decision to come here.

The next morning.

Cao Sheng arrived at school and, having already eaten breakfast, went straight to his classroom.

But downstairs in the teaching building, I saw the evergreen tree that had been waiting there all along.

"Ah Hui!"

When Chang Qingshu saw Cao Sheng, his eyes lit up, and he called out, quickly running over. Cao Sheng stopped in surprise, then went to greet him, "You were waiting for me here? So early?"

Evergreen's shout had already attracted the attention of many students nearby.

"Yes, that's right! I was worried I wouldn't be able to wait for you! Luckily, you did."

Evergreen Tree had a smile on his face, but he was very depressed inside.

He clearly had a cell phone, and Cao Sheng also had a cell phone. In fact, Cao Sheng's cell phone was bought by him for his boss, Lan Tianhu, and given to Cao Sheng as a gift.

However, from afternoon until midnight yesterday, he called Cao Sheng countless times, but Cao Sheng didn't answer a single one.

We tried to find his assistant, Cui Xinyu, but couldn't reach him.

"Is something wrong?"

Cao Sheng was a little curious.

He revised the manuscript until midnight last night, then washed up and went to bed. When he got up this morning, he glanced at the time on his phone and noticed a lot of missed calls and unread text messages. But his phone has been like this every day lately, and he's gotten used to it. So even though he saw a lot of missed calls and text messages, he didn't look at them closely.

Chang Qingshu smiled wryly, "Ah Hui! I've already reported your new book to President Lan by phone yesterday afternoon. President Lan is eager to see your manuscript as soon as possible, but I couldn't reach you from yesterday afternoon to evening. You see, there should still be some time before class starts, right? Could you please go to your dorm and use your computer to send me a copy of the manuscript? Please! Please! President Lan is still waiting!"

Cao Sheng frowned. "Is it in such a hurry? I told you yesterday that my manuscript hasn't been finalized yet, right? Can't I wait a couple more days until I've revised it and then send it to you?"

Chang Qingshu's wry smile became even more pronounced. "Sigh! That's what I told President Lan too, but President Lan said it doesn't matter if it's not been meticulously revised. When it's published, we'll use your meticulously revised manuscript, so... what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)