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Chapter 487 New Book Start

Second floor living room.

Cao Sheng opened his sleepy eyes. He was woken up by the sound of Huang Qingya's car engine. He had drunk a bottle of wine with her last night and fell asleep on the sofa in a semi-drunk state. He fell asleep an hour or two earlier than usual, so even though it was only around 4 a.m., he was already quite asleep and was easily awakened.

The sound of an engine coming from downstairs woke him up.

Looking at the dark night outside the balcony, Cao Sheng frowned. He then looked around at his surroundings and realized he was on the sofa in the living room. He thought for a moment and remembered that he had been lying on the sofa watching TV last night, thinking about his new book. He must have fallen asleep without realizing it.

television?

He looked at the television and found that it had been turned off by someone.

What was that engine noise downstairs just now? Was it Wang Jing driving back? Or driving out? Or did Huang Qingya just drive away?
With these thoughts swirling in his mind, Cao Sheng sat up, slipped on his slippers, and went to the balcony to look down. He didn't see Huang Qingya's car, but he did see his own car parked in the yard. So... it was Huang Qingya who left just now?
They left before dawn?
It must be early morning now, right?

He patted his pockets but couldn't find his phone. He turned back to the sofa, looked for it, found it, turned on the screen, and saw that it was indeed 3:55 a.m.
Was Huang Qingya leaving at this time to avoid anyone finding out that she had spent the night at my place?
Or do you want to get home before her parents and family wake up? To pretend she didn't stay out all night?
After thinking for a moment, Cao Sheng sent her a message: "Why did you leave before dawn?"

After waiting a while without receiving a reply from her, Cao Sheng put down his phone.

Thinking that there were still an hour or two until dawn, I went to the bathroom, then turned off the living room light and went back to the bedroom for a nap.

He didn't think much about it.

Sleep until dawn.

Cao Shengcai woke up again when he heard the sounds of Sun Liang and others practicing martial arts downstairs.

Perhaps because he slept an extra hour or two last night, he felt full of energy when he woke up. He got up, put on his training clothes, washed his face, put on his cloth shoes, and went downstairs to practice his boxing.

Previously, he had some resistance to practicing boxing routines.

I always felt that routine martial arts are just for performance and have no real combat effect.

He never intended to perform martial arts for anyone, so when he practiced routines in the past, he always thought about which move was the most practical in real combat and wanted to spend more time and energy practicing that move.

At that time, he believed that it was better to master one move than to know a thousand moves.

This idea was influenced by the works of Shenji from the original timeline.

Shenji mentioned this martial arts philosophy in several of his novels.

Recently, while writing "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts", Cao Sheng developed a new understanding of routine martial arts.

He began to believe that routine martial arts were not without practical application; for those whose skills had not reached a high level, routine martial arts were actually quite effective in combat.

Because of the martial arts routines practiced day after day and year after year, they become so familiar that they become second nature. When facing an enemy, a very coherent martial arts routine, when executed, will allow for a speed of attack and change of moves that far exceeds one's own ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

The highest level of the Dugu Nine Swords in "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" is to defeat opponents with moves without using any moves.

But how did Linghu Chong learn the Dugu Nine Swords?

First, practice sword moves. Only after you have fully grasped all the sword moves can you start to forget all the sword moves you have learned, and finally reach the state of "no moves are better than moves".

What does this mean?
To reach the level of "no moves are better than moves," one must first learn sword techniques.

After obtaining the sword, forget the sword.

This is an essential process that cannot be omitted.

A similar theory is also reflected in "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

For example, Dugu Qiubai's journey in learning swordsmanship: before the age of twenty, he used a sharp sword; at the age of thirty, he abandoned the Ziwei Soft Sword; before the age of forty, he wielded the Xuan Tie Heavy Sword and swept across the martial arts world; after the age of forty, he was no longer bound by material things, and grass, trees, bamboo and stones could all be used as swords, gradually entering the realm where having no sword is better than having a sword.

In "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer," both Linghu Chong and Feng Qingyang, who taught him the Dugu Nine Swords, achieved the state of "no moves are better than moves" when they reached the pinnacle of martial arts.

In "The Return of the Condor Heroes", Dugu Qiubai, who left behind his experience of learning swordsmanship, achieved the state of "no sword is better than having a sword". It was not just about "no moves are better than having moves", but that he could even do without a sword.

Cao Sheng thus gained a new understanding of martial arts routines.

He still believes that the highest level of skill lies in adapting to changing circumstances in actual combat and constantly adjusting one's own moves according to the opponent's tactics.

But he already believes that mastering martial arts routines is an essential step before reaching that level.

Reason told him that he was probably not a martial arts prodigy and would likely never reach the highest level of martial arts in his lifetime.

Therefore, mastering standardized martial arts routines should be a long-term pursuit.

yard.

Sun Liang, Lei Zhen, Qu Hai, and Huang Lijun practiced their own exercises around the perimeter of the courtyard, as usual, while Cao Sheng practiced his skills in the middle of the courtyard.

The four of them practiced their skills while secretly keeping an eye on Cao Sheng in the middle of the courtyard.

They have recently noticed that Cao Sheng's kung fu style seems to have changed a lot. In the past, whether Cao Sheng practiced Tai Chi, Baguazhang, Xingyiquan, or Tongbeiquan, every move was very standard and every move was very clear and distinct.

They practiced each move very diligently.

But recently... no matter what kind of kung fu Cao Sheng practices, the transitions between moves are becoming more and more fluid, and the speed of his moves and changes is also getting faster and faster.

He no longer seems to pursue the standardization of moves.

They then began to pursue speed and fluidity in their attacks.

Watching him practice recently, his movements are becoming increasingly fluid and graceful.

The five men practiced their own techniques in the courtyard without saying a word. They practiced from the first light of dawn until the sun rose in the east and the sky was filled with rosy clouds. Then, as the sun's red color faded, Cao Sheng stopped practicing and stood up, slowly exhaling a breath of stale air.

Practicing martial arts is certainly effective.

He has been practicing martial arts for two years, and he can feel that his physique is getting better and better and his energy is getting more and more vigorous.

The breath grew longer and longer.

Or, to put it another way, lung capacity is increasing.

The greater the lung capacity, the more oxygen can be provided to the heart, which should also have considerable benefits for other internal organs.

Compared to the strength of muscles and bones developed through martial arts training, he actually cares more about the training of internal organs.

He believes that the key to health and longevity has little to do with muscles and bones, but rather with the health of the internal organs.

After all, muscles and bones are nourished by the internal organs.

At this moment, seeing Cao Sheng put down his fist and stand up, Qu Hai smiled and quickly ran over to ask, "Boss! Are you going out today? If you are, we'll prepare in advance."

Every morning after his morning exercise, Qu Hai would ask this question.

Cao Sheng smiled and shook his head. "I probably won't be going out today. You guys go about your business."

Qu Hai: "Oh, okay! I understand."

Cao Sheng stepped back to the second floor.

Breakfast was already set on the dining table, and Qin Xiyue was wiping the coffee table in the living room.

Cao Sheng went to his bedroom to get a change of clothes, took a shower, and then went to the dining room for a meal.

A moment later, Wang Jing finished washing up and walked over with light steps, sitting down next to him to eat together. "Boss! I almost finished talking with that rich kid last night. I'll go talk to him again today to discuss some details. We should be able to sign the share transfer agreement soon. How about that? Isn't that good news? Hehe."

Wang Jing was referring to the acquisition of the Oriental Sunrise Hotel.

She previously said that after the hotel's major shareholder suffered a stroke and became paralyzed on one side, the hotel's management rights fell into the hands of his eldest son.

This rich kid had no business acumen. In just over a year, all the businesses he took over from his father experienced a significant decline in performance.

They had to start selling off some assets to save others.

Shares of Oriental Sunrise Hotel are among those to be sold.

However, while this rich second-generation lacked business acumen, he was incredibly greedy and unrealistic, hoping to recoup the losses incurred in the hotel's operation by selling his shares.

Therefore, Wang Jing turned to contact the other shareholders of the hotel in order to put pressure on the rich second-generation.

Her tactic worked well. A few days ago, Cao Sheng heard from her that the rich second-generation couldn't hold back anymore and took the initiative to ask her to discuss the share transfer again. This time, he even offered to lower the price.

"How much does he want?"

Cao Sheng asked casually.

Wang Jing chuckled, "It's gone from 280 million to 160 million. If you're still not satisfied, I'll go and haggle with him again today. Hehe, I believe that if his bottom line can be broken once, it can be broken again."

Cao Sheng glanced at her and smiled, "No need! We've already driven the price down to this level, there's not much room for further reduction. Don't waste time, hurry up and buy the shares! Summer is almost here, the peak tourist season is coming soon, if you get this hotel sooner, you'll still have some time to reorganize the hotel's management and prepare for the peak tourist season."

Huizhou is a famous tourist city in China, and every summer vacation is the peak tourist season, with hotels and restaurants doing very well.

It is common to see hotels fully booked.

Therefore, Cao Sheng wanted to acquire controlling and operational rights of the hotel as soon as possible.

There's no need to waste time trying to negotiate a price reduction of another 100,000 or 200,000.

Wang Jing nodded, "Okay! I understand. I'll try my best to get it done as soon as possible. I'll need your help to sign the share agreement then! Hehe."

Cao Sheng smiled.

……

After breakfast.

Cao Sheng brewed a pot of tea as usual and carried it up to his study on the third floor.

This morning, he plans to officially begin writing the main text of his new book.

The outline is almost ready.

The detailed outline for Volume One is also finished.

The outline is not perfect yet, but it can be adjusted gradually in the future. The detailed outlines for the subsequent volumes can also be written while the main text is being written, in the spare time.

The main reason was that Tencent was pressuring him, so he didn't have much time to slowly adjust the outline and details.

Outside the window, the sun rose higher and higher.

By the window, in front of the computer.

Cao Sheng squinted and frowned at the document on the computer screen, his ten fingers tapping the keyboard at varying speeds, lines of text appearing on the blank document.

On the morning of the same day.

In the chairman's office of the Oriental Sunrise Hotel.

Wang Jing, with short hair, sat smiling in front of the chairman's office, looking at Rong Jieming, the rich second-generation, sitting in the chairman's seat.

Rong Jieming has a very good appearance. He is over 1.8 meters tall, with a well-proportioned figure, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and two deep dimples when he smiles.

It can charm many naive young girls.

But in Wang Jing's eyes, this rich second-generation was a good-for-nothing.

He appears shrewd and capable, but in reality, he is ambitious yet lacks talent.

After inheriting all of his father's businesses, Rong Jieming acted swiftly and decisively, dismissing a number of company veterans who disagreed with him at work as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.

Every company has laid off a group of veteran employees like this.

He successfully turned every company into his personal fiefdom.

Seemingly in order to prove his abilities as soon as possible, or perhaps because he felt that his father was getting old and his business ideas were outdated, Rong Jieming made many adjustments to his father's previous business direction and also made significant changes to the rules and regulations of each company.

So impressive!
He established an unquestionable personal authority within each company.

then……

Over the course of more than a year, all the businesses he took over suffered losses, and each one was more disastrous than the last.

But he still doesn't seem to have reflected on his actions.

While investigating this person, Wang Jing heard that at the recent group meeting, he said: "I know some people question my ability, saying that since I took over the group, the profits have been declining again and again. To this, I want to say: these are all inevitable growing pains in the process of group transformation! They are unavoidable, but the growing pains will eventually pass. After we divest the group of its non-performing assets, I believe our group will usher in a new leap forward!"

"Come on, Mr. Wang! Have some tea!"

Rong Jieming, who was behind the desk, handed Wang Jing a cup of tea with a smile.

He just brewed this himself.

Not far away, the lawyers for both parties were quietly discussing the specific terms of the share transfer agreement.

Both sides' lawyers handled the matter.

Rong Jieming and Wang Jing had nothing to do, so they had plenty of time to drink tea.

"Thank you, General Manager Rong."

Wang Jing accepted the teacup and thanked him with a smile.

Rong Jieming looked at her with admiration. "President Wang! I heard you're still single, is that right?"

Wang Jing raised her eyelids and looked at him with a smile. "President Rong is very well-informed! Yes, I'm single. What's up? Does President Rong want to introduce me to someone?"

Rong Jieming chuckled and pointed to himself with his right middle finger. "Mr. Wang, how about you consider me? What do you think of me?"

How are you?
You're a complete idiot!
Wang Jing thought to herself, but said aloud, "Oh, Mr. Rong is joking. With your wealth, how could I, a mere employee, be worthy of you? You flatter me too much!"

Unaware of her true thoughts, Rong Jieming chuckled and said, "President Wang, you're too modest. Although you're just an employee, I still admire your abilities. I think you could be my capable assistant. Why don't you consider it?"

Wang Jing resisted the urge to roll her eyes and smiled, nodding, "Okay! I will consider it seriously, and I will tell you my thoughts when I have made up my mind."

Rong Jieming chuckled lightly, his expression quite satisfied.

(End of this chapter)