I'm a sophomore in college, what the heck is this "male god cultivation system"?

Chapter 142 Your Goddess is Awesome (8k)

After some playful banter and laughter, the two quickly got into the swing of things.

"Fortress Besieged" was one of the recommended classics in Chen Yan's high school, and Chen Yan liked the book quite a bit. He even watched the TV series about it.

Of course, he only watched the TV series once, and after so long, his only impression of it was that the actress who played Su Wenwan was very beautiful.

Of course, since entering university, he has left the study-focused environment of high school and, with no one monitoring his use of electronic devices, Chen Yan's "brain database" has been filled with all sorts of fast-food content.

Let's put aside depth and meaning for now, just enjoy the show.

Of course, another reason is that the character flaws of Fang Hongjian, the protagonist of "Fortress Besieged," are too obvious. Undoubtedly, he is a good person, but…

Kind and upright but weak-willed, self-righteous yet drifting with the tide, indecisive in matters of the heart, and passively compromising in one's career.

Of course, the ability to portray the character's contradictions so vividly is one of the reasons why "Fortress Besieged" became a classic.

If Lin Zhixi hadn't been reading next to him, Chen Yan probably wouldn't have opened the book at all. But once he started reading, he quickly became engrossed in it.

Time passed by, and the room was enveloped in tranquility, accompanied by the faint scent of rue. Only the occasional sound of turning pages would briefly break the atmosphere.

……

"sand……"

The sound of turning pages pulled Chen Yan out of his immersive state. It wasn't that Lin Zhixi's turning pages was too loud, but rather that his concentration was almost over.

I checked my phone and it was already six o'clock. I had been reading for a full hour and a half.

For Chen Yan, who couldn't maintain full focus even for 40 minutes in class, 90 minutes of immersive reading was undoubtedly a remarkable breakthrough.

"Do you have classes tonight? If so, I need to take you back to school now," Chen Yan asked softly, looking at Lin Zhixi sitting across from him.

"No." Lin Zhixi looked up as if waking from a dream, and subconsciously asked, "What time is it?"

"Six o'clock."

"It's evening now," Lin Zhixi said, touching her stomach. "Are you hungry?"

"A little bit, how about we go out and get something to eat first?" Chen Yan looked out the window, his tone tinged with a hint of helplessness. "Why did it suddenly start raining so hard?"

When Mingming picked up Lin Zhixi, the sky was clear and sunny, but it suddenly started raining when the calligraphy practice was almost over, and now it can be described as a downpour.

While it's enjoyable to sit at home and listen to the rain on a rainy day, going out to eat on a rainy day is torture. Even if you can drive there, you'll inevitably get soaked after getting out of the car.

"It's raining so hard, I don't want to go out." Lin Zhixi shook her head.

"How about ordering takeout?"

"Takeout is too dirty." Lin Zhixi shook her head and rejected Chen Yan's second suggestion, then stood up and asked, "Do you have any vegetables at home?"

"Yes, although not much, it should be enough for the two of us to have a few meals."

"Then I'll cook." Lin Zhixi put down her book and asked, "Where are your kitchen and refrigerator?"

"Come with me."

……

Lin Zhixi was in charge of cooking dinner, while Chen Yan assisted her. In the end, it took about twenty minutes to successfully prepare three dishes.

To be precise, it was two dishes and one soup – garlic cabbage, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and a seaweed soup.

Lin Zhixi's cooking skills are quite good. Although she can't compare to those master chefs, she is definitely among the best of the average person, and much better than Chen Yan's cooking skills, which are only good enough to "fill one's stomach".

The atmosphere during the meal was quite pleasant, and they chatted casually about things happening around them.

Chen Yan tells the story of "the love and hate between Pan Yang and Qi Li", while Lin Zhixi tells the story of her roommate whose heart was broken.

After dinner, Chen Yan took on the responsibility of washing the dishes, while Lin Zhixi returned to her study to resume reading.

Around 8 p.m., Chen Yan drove her back to school, while he headed towards Jianghai University of Electronic Science and Technology.

He didn't have class tonight, and even if he did, he wouldn't have come specifically for that purpose. The reason he came to this place is...

At a convenience store about 400-500 meters from Jianghai University, Chen Yan slowly parked his car and then sent a message.

About ten seconds after the message was sent, Shu He came out of the unmanned convenience store and walked quickly over, holding an umbrella.

Now this convenience store has almost become his and Shuhe's private meeting place... After all, picking someone up directly at the school gate is just too ostentatious.

As Shu He got into the passenger seat, Chen Yan first took a look at her outfit.

A grey off-shoulder sweatshirt paired with shorts, and her legs tightly wrapped in black over-the-knee socks, perfectly showcasing her straight and slender legs.

Now Chen Yan is increasingly finding over-the-knee stockings to be a good thing. Although they don't have the allure of black stockings or the purity of white stockings, they sit in that subtle, absolute area above the knee, preserving the innocence of a young girl while subtly adding a touch of desire.

Shu He clearly has no sense of style, so this outfit was naturally chosen for him by Chen Yan.

After changing her hairstyle and glasses, Chen Yan decided to help Shu He change her clothes as well... Of course, this change would be gradual.

Under his tutelage, Shu He's artificiality has diminished considerably. Although she still gives off a somewhat dull vibe in everyday interactions, she occasionally reveals a charming and alluring side.

"You skipped class tonight because you didn't have any." Chen Yan didn't rush to drive, but instead put his hand on Shu He's thigh.

The combination of softness and firmness, along with the texture of over-the-knee socks, creates a wonderful feel.

"I skipped class to come here. I asked my roommate to sign me in," Shu He answered honestly.

At the same time, she felt that Chen Yan's large hand seemed to have some special magic, and there was a comfortable stimulation where it touched her thigh. After this feeling was generated, it surged to all parts of her body, making her feel that her body was eagerly anticipating something.

Feeling Shu He's body tremble slightly, Chen Yan turned his head to look at her and said teasingly, "Hmm?"

Shu He naturally understood what Chen Yan meant. After a moment of silence, she pursed her thin lips, nodded, and said softly, "Mm."

Did you wear what I told you to wear?

"I'm wearing it."

……

afterwards.

Chen Yan held Shu He in his arms while watching her phone as she opened a game.

"How about we play a few rounds of duo queue, being old farmers?" Chen Yan casually picked up his phone, which was lying to the side.

"You play too?" Shu He asked with a hint of surprise. Although she knew Chen Yan occasionally played games, he played very infrequently, sometimes not even once a week.

"Haven't played in a while, just using this as a way to get back into the swing of things," Chen Yan replied casually, watching his phone load.

At this point, Shuhe had finished loading and officially entered the game.

Then, as soon as she entered the game, she saw Wu You, who was in an idle state, in her friends list.

next second...

[Player "Carefree (Wu You)" invites you to the room]

Shu He frowned slightly, then pressed the "reject" button.

A few seconds later, Chen Yan also successfully entered the game and received an invitation from Wu You.

Chen Yan did not refuse and entered the room after pressing the "agree" button.

There were only him and Wu You in the room.

"Hey hey, Yan-ge, let's duo queue, I'll start." Wu You's voice came from the chat channel, but Chen Yan pressed cancel after only two seconds of matchmaking.

"What's wrong, Brother Yan? Is something the matter?"

“I’m fine, but I saw that Shu He is online too. Why don’t you invite her?”

“I just invited her once,” Wu You said, sounding somewhat dejected. “But she refused. I guess she doesn’t want to fight me.”

“Girls care about their pride. Maybe she rejected you the first time because she was shy. You can’t be shy when pursuing a girl.” Chen Yan first comforted her, then advised, “Invite her again. Maybe she’ll agree this time.”

Wu You had also had this idea, and after Chen Yan said that, he reluctantly invited him again.

This time, Shu He agreed...

……

"It has to be Brother Yan, he understands girls' feelings so well."

Watching Shu He enter the room, Wu You couldn't help but sigh softly, while also feeling somewhat annoyed.

He had always understood that you can't be too shy when pursuing a girl, but in his previous interactions with Shu He, he could never bring himself to do it.

Looking back now, if he had been bolder and more proactive in their relationship, would things have turned out differently for him and Shu He?

……

After entering the matchmaking interface, Wu You was in the fifth position. After the first four players had all selected their roles, he naturally filled in as a support.

He also had his own little ideas about choosing a support... Since Shu He chose a mid-lane mage, he could choose a support so that he could protect the mid-lane and express his feelings to Shu He in this way.

The game has officially begun...

As soon as he came out, Wu You headed to the middle lane, choosing to leave his marksman to his own devices.

Winning or losing doesn't matter, as long as Shuhe can feel my sincerity.

Then, less than four minutes later, their own marksman gave up the first blood.

Then the chat interface...

[Marksman: ?]

[Marksman: There have been two enemies in the bottom lane the whole time. Has our support even come over? How am I supposed to win?]

[Marksman: It's one thing to protect an assassin mage, but what's the point of protecting a utility mage?]

[Marksman: Support, what are you doing? You're just protecting the mid laner like crazy because they're a noob?]

[Shooter: With such sexual repression, what the hell are you playing games for?]

In response to the marksman's angry rebuke, Wu You chose to simply block the opponent and continue protecting the mid lane.

But for some reason, Wu You felt that Shu He's performance today was a bit strange.

While Shu He's skills weren't exactly top-notch in the past, they were decent enough. But today, very few of her skills hit the opponent.

Even her movements gave Wu You a strong sense of human-machine interaction.

'Is it a network card issue?' Wu You wondered to himself, then opened the team voice channel and asked, 'Shu He, is your network card malfunctioning? Why don't you adjust it first? I'll help you with the connection issue.'

However, no one replied. Even Chen Yan, who had been trying to liven up the atmosphere, chose to remain silent at this moment.

However, Wu You wasn't too confused about Chen Yan's muted microphone... After all, they were already at a disadvantage in all three lanes, and Chen Yan, as the jungler, was under immense pressure. He had to farm gold and gank, keeping him busy throughout the entire game.

……

Twenty minutes later.

Wu You's team suffered a complete defeat in the team fight. Fortunately, Chen Yan knew from the beginning that this team fight was unwinnable, so at the last moment he chose to cosplay as "Teacher Meng" and went straight to steal the tower.

Finally, just as the opposing team breached the high ground tower, Chen Yan destroyed the enemy's crystal.

"Nice!" Seeing the opposing crystal shattered by a single shot and Victory rapidly appear on the screen, Wu You couldn't help but cheer. ...

the next morning.

When Chen Yan woke up in the morning, he first broke free from Shu He's embrace, then picked up his phone from the side, opened the music app, and started watching the hand gesture dance he had filmed the day before.

The hand gesture dance has received over 500 million likes and has successfully topped the trending search list.

Chen Yan was generally satisfied with the results, and then did a quick calculation of his income.

In just one night, he earned over 2.5 million yuan in filming fees, and he also took 60% of the 500,000 yuan appearance fee from internet celebrities.

Moreover, judging from the current rate of increase, the amount of the performance-based contracts is still rising.

The gentle sunlight woke Shu He from her drowsy state.

……

On the other side, Jinxiu Clothing.

meeting room.

"...The video has received over five million likes, the Taobao store has received nearly four million views, and a total of 220,000 items have been sold... The conversion rate exceeds 5%, which is extremely high, and the results are still rising."

"Meanwhile, as of 8:30 a.m., 22 suppliers had contacted us, and the transaction volume had exceeded one million."

A young man was standing up to report on the results, while the senior leaders sitting on either side of the long table looked more or less surprised and bewildered.

Shen Shulan, who was sitting in the main seat, was also surprised by the result, but when she noticed the bewilderment and shock on the faces of the senior executives on both sides, she felt secretly pleased.

After all, when the idea of ​​collaborating with internet celebrities was first proposed, nearly 70% of the senior management objected, feeling that it would be safer and more secure to collaborate with a celebrity for promotion.

The remaining 30% who supported her weren't entirely supportive; they believed that since they were already a step behind their opponents, the situation couldn't get any worse no matter what they did. With this "nothing to lose" mentality, they chose to support her proposal.

It's no exaggeration to say that the decision to hire internet celebrities for promotion was entirely the result of Shen Shulan's insistence on going against the grain and against all advice.

Shen Shulan could foresee what kind of rumors would arise if the publicity results were even slightly poor. Originally, she planned to endure it for a while and see if things could take a turn for the better.

Unexpectedly, Chen Yan was so ambitious that she didn't have to be patient. The promotional video they filmed on the second day had already gone viral.

Shen Shulan herself watched the video several times and really couldn't understand why it had become so popular, but she didn't dwell on it...

After all, if ordinary people could understand the thoughts of geniuses, would that genius still be considered a genius?

Since the result is already pleasing enough, why bother about how the other party did it?

Of course, this incident also served as a reminder to Shen Shulan that she must find a way to maintain a good relationship with [Hengxing Media]... A clothing company like hers is definitely one of the examples of "even good wine needs advertising".

'He's so young, yet he already has this kind of talent?' Shen Shulan scrolled through the video again, and seeing the number of likes rise by tens of thousands, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart, which also refreshed her impression of Chen Yan.

At their first meeting, which was at that lecture, her impression of Chen Yan was that he was a handsome young man with a humble yet assertive personality.

During their second meeting, which was the time of the staged accident, she gained another impression of Chen Yan: "warm-hearted".

As for the third time, in that Western restaurant, she added three more labels to Chen Yan: "confident," "ambitious," and "daring to seize opportunities."

In Shen Shulan's view, having ambition is never a flaw. It was because of her ambition that she gave up her stable teaching job and entered the business world.

Having ambition without the corresponding ability, being overconfident and doing things that are clearly hopeless... these are the shortcomings.

Nowadays, Chen Yan is also described in her mind as "talented" and "keen intuition".

In fact, many people have noticed the opportunities brought about by the rise of the music note software and the new wave of internet celebrity development, but so far not many people have dared to venture into this field.

Shen Shulan looked at the company executives on both sides. Many of these people were graduates of prestigious universities, and some of them had been working hard for many years, with a solid theoretical foundation and ample practical experience.

However, none of these people raised this idea, or rather, some of them thought of it but ultimately abandoned the idea to be on the safe side.

'Is this what genius is?' Shen Shulan murmured silently as she sat in her chair.

……

If Shen Shulan's shock was within Chen Yan's understanding, then there was another person who was affected by it that Chen Yan had not expected.

Looking at the "hand gesture dance" that was about to surpass seven million likes, Chocolate gripped her hair tightly, her eyes filled with confusion.

This morning it only had a little over five million likes, but now it's almost seven million. That's an incredible increase!

Chocolate has no doubt that if this video continues to grow at this rate, it will eventually get more than ten million likes, becoming a true phenomenon of the year.

Her most popular video, the "twerking dance," only has a little over nine million likes... The biggest question now is whose video will break ten million likes first.

Although confident in himself, Chocolate knew very well that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the "gesture dance" would definitely win this duel.

What made Chocolate even more desperate was that Qingqing's video had commercial deals, meaning that the video's popularity could be directly converted into real money.

Her "hip-shaking dance" and "duro dance" are just videos, although she can use the popularity accumulated from these videos to take on additional commercial orders, indirectly converting traffic into income.

But this indirect transformation is nowhere near as powerful as Qingqing's direct transformation...

Chocolate doubted whether the total earnings from all her videos amounted to even one-fifth of Qingqing's earnings from yesterday alone.

Her performance was completely outclassed, and her income was also completely outclassed... Just two days ago, the confident idea of ​​"Star Queen" was shattered at this moment.

What made Chocolate even more desperate was that she feared that after seeing Qingqing's earning power, Chen Yan would invest more resources in her and gradually abandon her.

Even if Chen Yan still harbors the idea of ​​nurturing her, wouldn't Qingqing launch a heavy attack on her to solidify her position as the "Number One Star"?

The more Chocolate thought about it, the more likely this guess seemed... If it were her, she would definitely take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate her biggest competitor and thus completely solidify her position.

Chocolate became increasingly frightened as she thought about it. After hesitating for a moment, she finally decided to take out her phone and call Chen Yan.

But the moment the call was made, the "weak side" of Chocolate's personality began to take over. Just as she was wondering whether to hang up now, the call was answered...

"Hey, Chocolate, what's up?" Chen Yan's clear voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Boss." The words that Chocolate had prepared in her mind were completely forgotten at this moment, and she could only subconsciously say, "Well, without your help and guidance, I wouldn't be who I am today, so Song Yang and I would like to invite you to dinner."

"Shall we eat?" Chen Yan hesitated for a moment. "What time?"

'Time...time...' Chocolate didn't have a schedule, so she could only casually suggest a time, 'How about 6:30 tomorrow evening?'

"Tomorrow night won't work," Chen Yan refused decisively. "I have to attend a victory celebration banquet..."

The words "victory celebration banquet..." made Chocolate even more flustered.

A victory celebration banquet? What victory are we celebrating?

Aside from Qingqing's business collaboration, Chocolate really can't think of any other success that warrants a special celebration banquet.

In her panic, she lost all reason, like a drowning person desperately clinging to the last piece of driftwood...

"Boss, are you free the night after tomorrow?"

"The night after tomorrow? Okay."

Seeing that Chen Yan had agreed, Chocolate breathed a sigh of relief, collapsed onto the sofa, and took several deep breaths.

……

in the afternoon.

"Regarding the appreciation of literature..." The teacher on the stage was speaking eloquently, while a third of the students below the stage were playing on their phones with their heads down, a fifth of them had already fallen asleep on their desks, and many of the remaining students were doing their own things.

Only about a third of the students actually listened attentively in class.

Tian Jingyi was playing Candy Crush out of boredom when she suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure standing next to her.

The next second, she heard that familiar voice.

"Miss, is this seat taken?"

Tian Jingyi turned her head and saw Chen Yan standing beside her, looking at her with a smile on his face.

"Why are you here?" Tian Jingyi quickly asked Chen Yan to sit down, and whispered, "Why didn't you tell me you were coming?"

Since it was during class time, even if the teacher turned a blind eye, Tian Jingyi didn't dare to be too blatant.

"I happened to have some free time today, so I came to see you." Chen Yan smiled, then handed over a bag of milk tea and said with a smile, "Here, have one for you, Han Su, and Shu He each."

"Okay." Tian Jingyi took out her own cup and then passed the remaining two cups inside.

Han Su, who had been feeling drowsy, suddenly noticed a cup of milk tea in front of her. This woke her up, and realizing where the milk tea came from, she quickly gave a thumbs-up and whispered:

"Thank you, Mr. Chen, for the milk tea. You're so generous."

For some reason, Han Su's tone suddenly reminded Chen Yan of the streamers in [Dream Inspiration].

"Thanks to the top donor for the big rocket..."

"Thank you for your support, family..."

Chen Yan couldn't help but chuckle, then dismissed these random thoughts.

"What have you been busy with lately?" Tian Jingyi gently poked Chen Yan's arm and said with a hint of resentment, "We haven't played badminton together in a long time."

Chen Yan hasn't spent much time with Tian Jingyi lately. He's busy selecting and training internet celebrities, practicing calligraphy with Lin Zhixi, and playing tennis with her after dropping her off at night.

Later that night, I would randomly team up with either Wenya or Shuhe for a duo queue.

With this arrangement, there really isn't enough time...

Chen Yan suddenly felt a pang of envy for those time management gurus. How did they manage to organize everything so efficiently in such a short time...?

"My career has been on track lately, so I've had more social engagements and I've been quite busy." Although Chen Yan is not good at time management, he is quite skilled at making up excuses.

"With too many social engagements, I've become quite restless. I need to practice calligraphy to calm myself down."

As Chen Yan spoke, he flipped through his phone's photo album, tapped on a picture of his calligraphy, and asked, "How do you think my calligraphy is?"

"You write so well!" Tian Jingyi exclaimed softly, flipping through the photos one by one. "It seems like you can do everything!"

Tian Jingyi felt that Chen Yan was really too self-disciplined. He was busy building his career every day, and he still managed to practice piano and calligraphy...

She attended classes at school every day, sometimes paying attention and sometimes not, feeling like she was just wasting her days.

As Tian Jingyi was flipping through the photo album and feeling sentimental, she suddenly came across a video. When she clicked on it, she saw that it was a video of Chen Yan practicing calligraphy.

He sat upright in the sandalwood chair, his focused expression giving him an air of "a gentleman as handsome as jade, unparalleled in the world."

Tian Jingyi felt that if this video were posted on Yinpu (a music platform) and accompanied by a background music similar to "Blue and White Porcelain," it would easily garner at least 500,000 likes.

But Tian Jingyi noticed another problem.

"Who filmed this video for you?" Tian Jingyi asked Chen Yan with a face full of curiosity.

"Yes, my sister took the picture for me," Chen Yan said frankly.

"You have a younger sister? I didn't even know that."

"Yes, my parents are divorced, and I don't keep in touch with this younger sister much. We only started to keep in touch more after she came here to study." Chen Yan swore that every word he said was the truth, but it was these truths combined that unconsciously led people in another direction.

'Divorce...We haven't seen each other much...We just got in touch recently...' As soon as these words reached Tian Jingyi's ears, she instantly imagined a story of parents divorcing early in life and siblings being forced to separate.

(8,000 words, complete.)
(After watching the game today, I immediately started writing with all my might, and finally finished before lights out.)

(Super Power, you really need to get back to your World Super form as soon as possible!)
(End of this chapter)