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Chapter 45 Interview and Book Signing
On the way to the dormitory to get the sample book, Lu Xiangwei told Cao Sheng what had happened.

Cao Sheng was quite surprised and wanted to laugh.

I thought: He may really have good intentions, but do I need this opportunity to stay in school? In the original time and space, I was able to write full-time for more than ten years, and I didn't starve to death. I also bought a house and a car with my royalties. Could it be that now that I have been reborn, I can't support myself by writing?

However, although he has no interest in staying on at the school in the future, he still thanks counselor Lu Xiangwei for his kindness.

Therefore, Lu Xiangwei asked him to show the second episode of "I Want to Become an Immortal" to the department head for a few days, and he did not refuse.

Lu Xiangwei asked him to meet with the department head, and he agreed.

I took the sample book and went to the department's office building with Lu Xiangwei and met the department director Wu Chengping.

In the original time and space, he went to school here, and until graduation, he had only seen Wu Chengping from a distance a few times.

There has never been face-to-face communication like today.

Most students would be very nervous when they see the serious Wu Chengping. Even dogs would tuck their tails between their legs when they see him.

But Cao Sheng didn't care.

He had no desire to become the department head, nor did he care about the opportunity to stay in school.

What's more, he had lived to be 40 years old before his rebirth, and his mental age was not much younger than Wu Chengping in front of him.

Therefore, Cao Sheng was very calm when talking to Wu Chengping.

Wu Chengping asked him when he started writing?

He said just this semester.

Wu Chengping asked him why he wanted to write a novel?
He said he was bored and wrote it for fun.

Wu Chengping asked him how he came up with the idea of ​​publishing his works directly on the website instead of submitting them to a publishing house?

He said that he didn't think about publishing it at first, he just wanted to post it online to see if anyone liked it.

……

The two chatted for more than half an hour, and Cao Sheng took the initiative to say goodbye and leave.

Because Wu Chengping's wife brought chicken soup.

Lu Xiangwei and Cao Sheng left the director's office together.

When they walked out of the office building, Lu Xiangwei stopped and said to Cao Sheng, "Cao Sheng! The director likes your "I Want to Become a Fairy" very much. He has a good impression of you! You will be a sophomore next semester, and your sophomore year will pass in a flash. When you are a junior, you will have to go for an internship. Time flies, so don't think that graduation and work are far away from you. As your counselor, I still suggest that you strive to stay in school. University work is very easy, and many teachers have side jobs. If you stay in school, it will not affect your writing. In case your writing is not going well in the future, staying in school to work can at least allow you to have a bowl of rice to eat. Think about it carefully?"

Cao Sheng smiled and did not refute, "Okay, thank you teacher, I will think about it carefully."

……

In the department head's office.

While serving soup, Wu Chengping's wife asked, "Was the novel you read last night written by that student?"

Wu Chengping nodded.

The woman chuckled. "What do you think Lu Xiangwei is thinking? His student is only a freshman, but he is eager to ask you for the opportunity for that child to stay in school and work? That student is not his relative, why is he so concerned? Is there something wrong with his brain?"

Wu Chengping glanced at her, "Do you think Xiao Lu has a problem with his brain?"

The woman asked back, “Isn’t it?”

As she spoke, she placed the bowl of chicken soup she had just prepared in front of Wu Chengping.

Wu Chengping picked up the spoon and took a sip, then said calmly: “Little Ruby is much smarter than you think!”

The woman was surprised. "What do you mean?"

Wu Chengping: "What do you think?"

Woman: "If I knew, would I ask you?"

Wu Chengping: "Think about it, he has been coming to see me frequently recently under the pretext of keeping his student at school. Doesn't that mean he has more opportunities to meet and talk with me privately?"

The woman's eyebrows moved slightly. "You mean he is using this as an excuse to deliberately show off in front of you?" Wu Chengping: "Think about it again, will his student be grateful to him now?"

The woman nodded.

Wu Chengping smiled, "He is a counselor. He is so concerned about his students' affairs and keeps running back and forth. No matter what the final result is, he can win a good reputation. His leaders will think he is good and responsible; his colleagues will respect him; his student will be grateful to him, and other students will respect him for this. In the future, if this student really stays in school, he will become his helper. But in your eyes, he is mentally ill? If you were Xiao Lu's colleague, and he became your leader in the future, you would not know how he was promoted. Do you still think he is mentally ill now?"

The woman was speechless.

……

a few days later.

It's December.

The final exam arrived as scheduled.

Cao Sheng completed all the exams step by step.

On the afternoon after his last exam, he went to the Internet cafe to update a chapter of "Living with a Flight Attendant". He would then take the train home the next day to bring back the clothes and shoes he had bought for his parents a few days ago, and also give his family the funds for rebuilding their old house.

only……

When he logged into his email inbox and was about to retrieve a chapter from his mailbox, he saw an unread email in his mailbox.

I clicked on it and saw it was sent by Wang Jing.

The content is as follows: "Cao Sheng, I just received a call from the publishing house. Your book is already being printed overtime, and the date of release has been set, which is July 7. The first print run has been increased to 12 copies, because we have already pre-sold more than 10 copies under the Banyan Tree.

In addition, the publishing house has upgraded its publicity plan and needs your cooperation.

Currently, signing plans have been tentatively scheduled for five cities, namely BJ, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhou and Chongqing.

Our website is already preparing to announce the signing plan on the homepage, hoping to attract a group of book fans to the signing event.

The current publicity plan requires you to arrive in Shanghai on the 10th of this month. The media will be arranged to interview you there. Before the book is officially sold, the media will be needed to help you expand your fame. I hope you can cooperate.

By the way, can you arrive in Shanghai on the 10th? If your schedule is OK, we can arrange it this way.

Finally, as a friend, I have a personal message for you. In view of the outstanding pre-sale figures of your book on our website, Huacheng Publishing House has high hopes for the final sales of your book. We hope to make your book a bestseller this year and are also preparing to make you a representative figure of emerging domestic writers. Therefore, I personally suggest that you try to work harder during the promotion and signing event this time, and strive to use this opportunity to make a name for yourself.

——Wang Jing under the banyan tree"

After reading this email, Cao Sheng couldn't describe how he felt.

Happy?

Have.

But there is more pressure.

Before his rebirth, he was a nerd writer.

I have never been interviewed by the media or had my works signed.

Thinking that in two days, he would have to accept media interviews and appear at a book signing event to face all kinds of book fans, he felt the pressure overwhelming.

He wasn't sure if he could handle the situation.

A sentence flashed through his mind: If you haven't put on your sword yet, you'll be in the world of martial arts once you go out.

He is not mentally prepared yet!

But can he back down now?

Are you willing to back down?

Isn't it what I have always desired to become famous through my works?
Now that you are about to become famous, how can you be afraid to face the media and book fans?

What’s the difference between this and wanting to be in a relationship but being afraid of being fucked?
He closed his eyes for a long time before slowly opening them. When he opened them again, his eyes had calmed down and he replied to Wang Jing with a "OK" with a smile.

(End of this chapter)