After the college entrance exam, he began to become a male god of extraction.

Chapter 102 The New Grand Library, and the First Meeting with Chi Danqing

After submitting the application, Xu Qin tagged Zheng Fanghong again.

The book is now complete, and we can start discussing its publication.

"Young Master Xu, it's finished so quickly?"

"I expect it to be around 300,000 words long, and I'll be preparing to write for the essay contest in the next few days."

"Haha, I forgot."

Zheng Fanghong asked, "When will Young Master Xu consider writing a novel of over 500,000 words, or even a million words?"

"I might consider it if I have the chance in the future."

Xu Qin thought about it and realized that writing novels was indeed a bit tiring.

The third book was started on the 12th and is now on the 26th. Although there were three days when I didn't write, if you include the five days of drafts I prepared before starting the book, it was a total of 16 days, or half a month.

If it's a novel of a million words, assuming you write 15,000 words a day, it would take about 67 days of work.

Since he started writing the book, and with his regular reading and studying, he has played fewer games, which is unimaginable for an eighteen-year-old boy; he's not yet at the age where electronic impotence is a problem.

Therefore, Xu Qin doesn't really consider long novels of hundreds of thousands or even millions of words. Shorter ones of a few hundred thousand words are his comfort zone, the kind where he can rest after writing for ten days or half a month.

Once he's more established and has more capital, Xu Qin might not continue in this line of work.

After all, it would be a real waste to have such a handsome man as a pen holder.

It's not that Xu Qin is narcissistic or vain.

Within the literary circle, there are no truly good-looking people. The notions of handsome male writers and beautiful female writers are just nonsense made up by people who have never seen any handsome men or beautiful women, or by news media trying to grab attention.

The most beautiful and the most handsome people both flow into the upper echelons of society; this has been the case throughout history.

Furthermore, many people tend to think that these ancient literati were just a group of poor and pedantic scholars, but in fact, being a scholar was only one of their identities.

If you observe carefully when studying poetry and classical Chinese literature in middle school, you will find that these literati often complain, and they are all frustrated and unfulfilled, feeling that their ambitions are not being realized and that there is darkness and injustice in society.

Then when you look at their resumes, eight out of ten are officials or have been officials. Some of them are literati, like Wang Anshi, one of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, who was the prime minister and held the highest position in the court.

Therefore, in Xu Qin's view, I can be a scholar, but I cannot be just a scholar.

Just like beauty, beauty alone cannot stand on its own; it must be combined with other identities or skills to become a winning combination.

"By the way, Mr. Xu, it's September now, and there's a science fiction literature award that will be given out in mid-November. You could try applying; I think you might even get the 'Emerging Science Fiction Writer' award."

Zheng Fanghong sent a link that explained in detail what the award was and how to apply.

Zheng Fanghong: "This science fiction literature award is very prestigious. It has multiple categories and is an honor that almost all science fiction writers pursue."

I'll try applying for one.

Xu Qin took a look and got a general understanding of it, and felt that he could apply.

Awards and honors are nothing special; it's the same principle as movies and TV series. When you win Best Actor or your starring film wins a major award, your industry status rises, and your net worth naturally increases accordingly.

Why do some novels sell for astronomical sums so easily? Even worse, some books have their copyrights sold out in advance just because the author's name is mentioned, simply because the author's industry status is there, and his name equals market appeal.

Awards and honors are one of the important indicators of your personal industry status and influence.

Xu Qin, being a woman of action, sat down at her computer and promptly began submitting the application materials, a process that took only a few minutes.

At the same time, Xu Qin was also discussing the publication of this book with Zheng Fanghong.

Now that "New City Year One II" is finished, it's time for it to be published.

The two had a brief chat and decided to print 300,000 copies, priced at 60 yuan per copy.

However, it should be noted that the royalty for this book is 16%, not 15% of the previous book.

Although it's only one percent higher than the previous book, with the same 300,000 copies sold, Xu Qin can earn an extra 180,000 yuan. If it's 3 million copies sold, he can earn an extra 1.8 million yuan.

Who knows if Xu Qin's net worth will rise in the future? Maybe he'll become like those big writers, selling millions of copies a year and earning tens of millions just from publishing.

"Young Master Xu, the printing and submission for approval should be completed within twenty days. If all goes well, we will release it on November 1st."

"Can."

"Then I won't bother you any longer, Young Master Xu. I wish you success in the essay contest and hope you win first place!"

"Mr. Zheng, we're already so familiar with each other, let's skip the formalities."

"Hahaha----"

The two chatted for a few more minutes before ending the conversation.

"Now that the completion application has been submitted, how long will it take to get the rating?"

After completion, each book will be rated. Xu Qin's previous book received a score of 8.6, which is considered an excellent work.

What about this time?

This book is clearly better than the last one.

"8.8？"

"No, it seems too low."

"Is it possible to get 9 points? Even just a minimum score?"

It starts at 9 points, it's a masterpiece.

A book's rating on a forum is not just limited to the forum's scope; it is actually a very authoritative score applicable to the entire literary world.

This score is not given by readers, but by a panel of judges, and the process is very rigorous, comparable to college entrance exam scoring, with multiple reviews.

So here on the forum, a score of 8.6 or higher is already considered an excellent work; they won't let you get away with anything less.

After finishing these tasks, Xu Qin checked the time; it was already four o'clock.

Because Xia Qingyun said she was going out to dinner with him before the class meeting tonight.

So the internet cafe where Xu Qin is now is near Xinda University, only a five-minute walk away.

After leaving the internet cafe, Xu Qin sent Xia Qingyun a message: "What time is dinner?"

"After six o'clock!"

"I just finished my work, I'm heading to your school now."

"But I'm listening to a lecture right now and can't leave for the time being."

Xia Qingyun took a picture of the large screen in the conference room. It turned out to be an artificial intelligence lecture, and there were quite a few people in the conference room.

"Don't worry, I'll go to your school first and look at some books in the library."

"Okay, but the lecture ends at six o'clock, so you'll have to wait for me."

"It's not a big problem."

A few minutes later, Xu Qin drove into the new building.

As a student from Chizhou University, if he wanted to enter Xinda University, he could simply show his electronic student ID. The two schools are close to each other, and students can visit each other's campuses.

A few minutes later, Xu Qin finally arrived outside the university library, found a place to park, and then went inside.

On the other hand, the administration building is not far from the library.

Chi Danqing emerged from the administration building surrounded by a group of people.

"Representative Chi, this way please."

The leader was very polite.

However, after walking for a while, Chi Danqing noticed a boy with a strong presence entering the library.

She remembered that the boy she saw while driving home last time was the same one she was seeing now.

She won't admit her mistake.

This boy's name seems to be Xu Qin?

"Representative Chi, what is this?"

When Chi Danqing suddenly stopped walking and stood there, looking in the direction of the library, everyone couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"I'm going to the library—no need to come with me, I can go by myself—"

Afterwards, Chi Danqing left the group and went to the library alone.

Actually, she was quite curious about that boy.

I saw him once before and felt that he had a very strong aura, but it was just a fleeting glimpse and I didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that I was seeing things.

And now I see him again, and I just stared at him for a full seven seconds. I realized that his aura is really strong. It turns out that I wasn't wrong about him last time.

Chi Danqing couldn't help but feel curious. This boy seemed very special, but because he was so young, she couldn't help but feel puzzled and surprised.

The university's library has eight floors, and each floor is quite large.

After Chi Danqing came in, she started searching from the first floor, floor by floor.

She believed that Xu Qin would be easy to find because he had a strong presence and outstanding looks, so he would definitely stand out from the crowd.

Finally, on the fourth floor, Chi Danqing saw Xu Qin standing in front of a bookshelf looking for books. At this time, he already had four books tucked under his other arm.

This layer contains a significant portion of books and documents related to the history of Longhan.

Chi Danqing quickly came to a conclusion: he was reading the history of Long Han.

She watched Xu Qin from afar for a long time, scrutinizing him. She found that his aura was really strong, and there was a special feeling that was hard to describe. She felt that he shouldn't be like this at his age, but he really was, and his aura was so powerful.

Chi Danqing became even more curious.

[Heroic and Spirited Aura: When you are facing certain people or in certain special situations, this aura will automatically amplify. The higher the status of the person or the greater the occasion, the stronger this characteristic will be. At that time, you will give people a sense of heroic and spirited aura, like a dragon or phoenix.]

This is why Chi Danqing felt that Xu Qin was special.

Because this characteristic is very strong, it is a residual characteristic of gold, and it is not an ordinary product.

But Xu Qin himself didn't feel anything; only those who were doing well would feel it, and the better they did, the stronger their feelings would be.

Before long, Chi Danqing saw Xu Qin take five books. He found a place to sit down and began to read.

Chi Danqing wanted to go over, but suddenly realized that he was empty-handed, which seemed inappropriate, so he simply picked up a book called "The Twenty-First Year of the Shengqi Era" from the bookshelf.

This is one of her favorite books.

The twenty-first year of the Shengqi era was a year in which many things happened.

Her ancestor, Chi Yu, died young at the age of thirty-three, but not because his achievements threatened the emperor.

The ambitious and talented Emperor Xuanwu was able to tolerate ministers who had made great contributions.

However, Chi Yu's long-term high-intensity self-exertion for the sake of the country and the nation took a toll on his health. In that era, Chi Yu was the most capable fighter.

His mastery of land warfare, naval warfare, and blitzkrieg was unparalleled. Therefore, the Longhan court at the time needed his help, and he seemed unable to stop, nor did he allow himself to stop.

Of course, there is also a folk saying that God sent him down to complete his mission and then took him away.

Chi Yu's death triggered a series of upheavals in the imperial court.

Thus, that year, the twenty-first year of the Shengqi era, became very special.

After receiving the book, Chi Danqing went over.

Because he was walking from the front, Chi Danqing could see Xu Qin reading intently. When he was reading, he gave people a very special feeling: he seemed oblivious to everything around him, very focused, and nothing or no one could affect him.

Even though Chi Danqing was sitting opposite him, with only 1.3 meters between them, Xu Qin didn't look up at her once.

Because when Xu Qin is studying, he enters a state of "undistracted concentration". At this time, even if the system detects a special item, it will not give a prompt immediately, but will wait until Xu Qin comes out of the studying state before giving a prompt.

Therefore, although Xu Qin knew that there was someone sitting opposite him, he did not look over.

This is a library, and it's perfectly normal for people to be sitting in these seats. He won't be distracted by someone sitting across from him.

Chi Danqing, sitting opposite Xu Qin, observed him and noticed that he was very focused. He was reading a book, and reading it very quickly, while occasionally taking notes.

"His handwriting is so beautiful—no, it shouldn't be called beautiful; to say it's beautiful would be a bit too common."

"It should be said that he has the spirit of a great calligrapher. Ah Xuan said that this boy is still a student, just a freshman in college, but a freshman should only be eighteen or nineteen years old, right? His calligraphy skills are so high?"

"That's really strange."

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Xu Qin is naturally a fast reader and knows how to grasp the key points; moreover, he has special abilities that enhance his reading speed.

So, after more than an hour, Xu Qin had finished reading five books and made a lot of notes along the way.

At this moment, Xu Qin finally emerged from his state of "being single-minded".

This is also the first time to break free from this learning state.

The system's special item detection alert has arrived; these are the three special items we discovered before leaving the Chi family mansion last time:

Chi Danqing's hairpin, Chi Danqing's amulet, and Chi Danqing herself.

Xu Qin looked up and realized that the woman named Chi Danqing was sitting opposite him.

She was very beautiful, with her hair styled in an updo, and her features exuded an air of peace and prosperity. She was very elegant and her beauty was indescribable, possessing a unique charm.

Xu Qin has seen countless women since he was a child, both beautiful and ugly, including all kinds of women he has seen online.

But this is the first time he has ever seen a face that looks like "peace and prosperity for the country," and he may never see another one like it in the future, because this kind of face is very rare.

A woman whose appearance signifies peace and prosperity is not an ordinary woman, just as a man with large ears and a square face is considered to have the appearance of a high-ranking official; both are very rare.

Face reading is something that's neither entirely mysterious nor entirely mystical, but if you call it mystical, there are many interpretations. For example, promotions within the system often depend on your appearance.

Chi Danqing is not only dignified in appearance and associated with a prosperous and peaceful country, but she is also very beautiful.

Xu Qin was surprised to find her there, not knowing how she ended up there.

She was from the Chi family. Xu Qin caught a glimpse of her outside the Chi family mansion that day, but couldn't see her face clearly, so he didn't pay any attention to her.

Now that I've seen her in person up close, I never imagined she would be so beautiful.

But "good-looking" is too general to describe this woman. What's more important is her dignified and auspicious appearance, which gives Xu Qin the feeling that if he marries her, she will be a guardian of the home, a source of good fortune for her husband, and a boost to his career.

"Hello, my name is Xu Qin, what's your name?"

Seeing that the other person was also looking at him, Xu Qin took the initiative to greet them, breaking the silence.

"My name is Chi Danqing, and I'm a lecturer on the history of Longhan here. You can call me Teacher Chi—"

Chi Danqing gave a brief self-introduction. She is a lecturer in Longhan History at National Taiwan University. At the age of 25, she has been a PhD graduate for three years. She studied Artificial Intelligence for her undergraduate degree. Later, in order to pursue a career in politics, she switched her major to Law and Political Science for her master's degree. She continued her studies for her PhD and also studied Longhan History.

The Chi family doesn't support idlers. Chi Danqing was already very intelligent, having skipped grades four times from childhood to adulthood.

As for Chi Danqing, the lecturer of Longhan History at Xinda University, it was actually only a part-time job. She only came here to teach once a week. The Chi family has a strong historical background. In fact, if she didn't want to be a teacher and talk about Longhan History for fun, Chi Danqing would not have majored in Longhan History.

Her actual identity is one of the political representatives of the new city.

"Oh, it's a teacher! I thought you were a senior student here!"

Xu Qin almost lost his composure; he had genuinely thought the other person was a senior student.

As for becoming a teacher, he never even considered it, because to become a university teacher, one generally needs to be at least thirty years old. After all, the hard requirement for a university teacher is a doctoral degree, and most people are already over thirty when they graduate with a doctorate.

No matter how you look at it, Chi Danqing in front of me doesn't look thirty years old.

"You can think of me as an older student; I also graduated from National Taiwan University, from my undergraduate to my doctoral studies."

"But I'm from Chih-Da University. I'm just here at Shin-Da University to look at some books. I'm not a student here."

"Chida University is about the same; Chida University and Chida University are essentially one family."

Chi Danqing thought to himself that Chi University used to be the family business of the Chi family, but it was later converted into a public university in order to comply with the national requirements for running schools. However, the Chi family still allocates a lot of money to Chi University every year.

"I noticed that the books you were reading just now were all related to the history of the Long Han Dynasty. You seem to really like the history of the Long Han Dynasty, especially the period of Emperor Xuanwu."

Chi Danqing pointed to the books on Xu Qin's desk. Among them were "The Comprehensive Mirror of the Long Han Dynasty", "Chronicle of the Xuanwu Emperor", and "Collected Statutes of the Long Han Dynasty". She had just noticed that Xu Qin was not reading all the books, but rather he had specifically chosen to read about the Xuanwu Emperor's reign.

"Yes, I'm quite curious about the history of this period."

"May I see your notebook?"

"Can."

There's nothing secret about this notebook; Xu Qin made it for an essay contest, and it's been there for quite some time.

Chi Danqing took the notebook and began to flip through it.

Now, looking at it up close, she thinks Xu Qin's calligraphy is truly excellent, displaying the style of a great calligrapher, which is quite rare.

"Your notes record many events concerning Emperor Xuanwu and Chi Yu. Are you very interested in them?"

"I am indeed quite interested in the two pillars of the Longhan Empire."

"If you had to choose between the two, which one would you prefer?"

"Chiyu."

Why?

"It's mostly about idolizing heroes. Chi Yu is undoubtedly a hero, and he certainly fulfills all my fantasies about heroes."

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"Can you tell me why? Actually, I also admire Chi Yu very much." Chi Danqing looked at the other person.

"There are too many reasons to give, such as his military achievements and the vast territory he conquered. I think that as Chinese men, how many men have not dreamed of making achievements and establishing their own careers?"

But for me, the core point is that I admire heroes not just because of their great achievements, but because they possess qualities I can learn from. Therefore, I admire them and aspire to be like them.

"I'm similar to you. I also hope to be like him and achieve something great."

Chi Danqing is a woman of exceptional talent, and her family has a rich history of outstanding men, including her grandfather Chi Guanyun. The same is true for the women in her family; there have been many remarkable women throughout history.

Otherwise, the Chi family could not have survived for three hundred years. The reason why a family can last for so long is that it needs a group of truly wise people to manage it. Otherwise, their family would have been wiped out long ago. The emperors of the Longhan period would not joke with you. Of the eighteen emperors, sixteen were definitely political creatures.

Chi Danqing flipped through her notes again, asking curiously, "You seem to be focusing on the twenty-first year of the Shengqi era?"

"Yes, the twenty-first year of the Shengqi era."

Why?

Xu Qin thought to himself, why is this woman asking him so many questions?

However, it's okay to ask such a question.

"In the twenty-first year of the Shengqi era, Chi Yu died of illness. The passing of the God of War triggered a series of major events, making this year very special. I even think that if Emperor Xuanwu had not turned the tide, the Longhan Dynasty might have collapsed."

"Hey classmate, what are your thoughts? Tell us about it."

Chi Danqing was very curious.

"Politics is the result of multi-party games. Every dynasty has a group of interest groups that are active. For example, the powerful families that started in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Although Liu Yu completely slaughtered the gentry class that were similar to powerful families before he established the country, these people rose up again. By the time of Emperor Xuanwu, they had become powerful and had considerable influence."

Chi Yu's presence kept them in check, but Chi Yu's sudden death made political turmoil inevitable. Demons and monsters, both inside and outside the court, began to stir. At this time, in order to stabilize the political situation, Emperor Xuanwu had to suppress these people. Therefore, the twenty-first year of the Shengqi era was the year that Emperor Xuanwu fought against them and emerged victorious.

Xu Qin spoke for several minutes straight, eloquently and without question. Regardless of whether what he said was right or wrong, Xu Qin had been reading a lot recently, so he must have accumulated some knowledge.

"I think what you said is quite good." Chi Danqing's beautiful eyes sparkled.

She wanted to ask more questions, but just as she was about to speak, her phone vibrated in her bag.

Chi Danqing glanced at the caller ID and saw it was a friend's call. She declined the call and sent a message to let the friend know.

"Xu, I have something to attend to. Let's talk another time."

"understand."

The other party called himself a teacher, which made Xu Qin feel a little uncomfortable. Xu Qin thought to himself, "You must be only a few years older than me."

At this moment, Chi Danqing stood up and asked Xu Qin to give her a pen.

Xu Qin then saw that the other party had written down a phone number in his notebook.

"This is my number, and it's also my Feiliao ID. You can add me if you need to. If you have any questions about Longhan history, you can ask me. Maybe I know a little about it. If there's anything else, you can also give me a call."

In fact, Xu Qin had three opportunities to trouble their family.

However, of Chi Guanyun's family, only Chi Danqing lives in Xincheng.