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Since the restructuring of Yuehaiting was completed, the efficiency of the Yuehaiting Office has at least doubled.

Gan Yu eliminated nearly a third of the redundant and idle positions and promoted a large number of talented and capable junior staff, which greatly enhanced the cohesion of the Yuehaiting staff and boosted their enthusiasm for work.

Staff reductions naturally shortened procedures. Many tasks that previously required five or six steps can now be completed with just one. For example, when confidential documents were leaked, the transfer of a single document required at least front desk registration, followed by filing and organization by two deputy secretaries-general before it could reach Gan Yu's office.

The reason for so many procedures is to prepare positions for the scions of wealthy and powerful families who are internally recommended—the more complicated and troublesome the process, the more positions are needed.

Now, however, the secretaries and assistants responsible for delivering documents only need to keep a "work log" record to send the documents directly to Gan Yu's office, where they will be received by Executive Vice Minister Han Fulai or Yun Huixin, Han Fulai's direct deputy secretary-general assistant.

Yes, the "work logbook" was invented by Han Fulai.

Han Fulai introduced Yue Haiting to a "work log" system that Yue Haiting's secretaries privately called "inhumane".

From now on, each of Yuehaiting's secretaries will need to keep a work log. Whether it's compiled documents, work plans, work reports, work summaries, or related materials, everything needs to be categorized and organized into a logbook. This logbook can be consulted at any time if superiors are checking or need information.

The advantage of this system is that it clarifies responsibilities, ensures that all work matters are traceable, eliminates ambiguity and passing the buck, and further reduces the risk of leaks. On the other hand, the ledger directly reflects the workload of Yuehaiting's employees. If others have a thick ledger while you only have a thin one, your superiors will immediately notice that you are slacking off.

The downside, of course, is that the workload of all the secretaries in the Yuehaiting office has increased several times over. They not only have to go to work, but also have to write ledgers! Now the ever-burning lights of Yuehaiting have become a beautiful sight on the Yujing Terrace, and many people accompany Gan Yu and Han Fulai to work overtime every day.

Han Fulai expressed great satisfaction with this – since he was going to have to work overtime anyway, he figured it was better to share the joy than to enjoy it alone.

Because of the introduction of work ledgers during the restructuring of Yuehaiting, the problem of overstaffing has been greatly improved, and many tasks can be directly assigned to subordinates.

With the good intention of training his subordinates' work abilities, Han Fulai has given them a lot of responsibilities, assigning them many documents—for example, Xiao Huixin, Yun Huixin, and Miss Huixin. So Han Fulai now has some time to slack off… no, to go out on fieldwork.

On Han Fulai's work log, it now reads "Accompanying representatives of the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce, a distributor of Shipo products, to Qingcezhuang to inspect sources of goods".

Xingqiu came to Qingce Manor with two purposes. One was to buy the batch of amber from Master Chang.

Secondly, he had to return the book. He had borrowed the sixth volume of "The Record of the Broken Halberd of Shenxiao" from Master Chang, and after reading it, he naturally had to return it.

On their way to Qingce Village, Han Fulai and Xingqiu argued endlessly about their opinion on the book.

Xingqiu insists that the sixth volume represents a breakthrough from the first five volumes, a bold self-challenge by the author. While the first five volumes of *The Broken Halberd of Shenxiao* depict the male and female protagonists' quest to collect the broken halberd of the God King, the sixth volume directly introduces the God King, a character already deceased in the previous stories, as the final boss, revealing the true ending of the story. Xingqiu says this is absolutely a remarkable innovation!

Han Fulai was absolutely certain that the sixth volume was a complete departure from the author's original vision, essentially a completely different novel. The first five volumes revolved around the male and female protagonists collecting five evil swords to revive the Divine King's Halberd, "Irming," but in the sixth volume, the halberd is littered with replicas. Furthermore, a previously unmentioned ultimate divine halberd, "The Judgment Princess," suddenly appears as the female protagonist's weapon—this was utterly a writing disaster!

Of course, as readers, they cannot convince each other. As for who is right and who is wrong, only Yae Shinko, the editor-in-chief of "Yaedo" who published the sixth volume of "The Record of the Broken Halberd of Shenxiao", can give the answer.

Much later, when Han Fulai told Yae Shinji about this matter in Inazuma, Editor-in-Chief Yae replied as follows:

"Although the finale seems to be from another novel, it's definitely not because we pressured the author, Teacher Jiu, to plan a new serialization, resulting in him writing in the wrong style due to the rush. It's simply because Teacher Jiu wanted to challenge himself!"

When the two arrived at Master Chang's courtyard, they found him busy organizing his collection of books.

Upon seeing the two, Master Chang could not hide his joy.

"You've finally arrived! This morning, the pawnshop staff returned all my books to me!"

Master Chang bowed and clasped his hands in greeting to the two men.

"You must have helped with all of this! Thank you so much, thank you so much!"

"No need to thank me. It is our duty to help those in need and to repay kindness." Xingqiu coughed and said the line he had been wanting to say all along.

"Oh dear, please don't say that. This matter is truly of great importance to me." Master Chang thanked him repeatedly. "Our Chang family was originally a prominent family in Liyue, but unfortunately, when I was the young head of the family, I suffered many setbacks in business, squandering the family fortune..."

“I have accumulated wealth over the years, hoping to revive my family’s glory… This amber business is my only hope, betting everything I have. If it weren’t for you, I probably would be buried in this desolate wilderness.”

Han Fulai strongly agreed in his heart, thinking to himself that Chang Jiuye's phrase "buried in the wilderness" was really not an adjective. If it weren't for us, you would have been forced into bankruptcy and suicide by Maocai Gong by now.

Of course, there was no need to go into the details of these twists and turns with Master Chang. Han Fulai glanced meaningfully at Xingqiu beside him, who couldn't hide his smug expression, and deliberately smiled, "I didn't expect you to be a 'young master' too."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Master Chang asked, puzzled.

"It's nothing, it's nothing. By the way, we're here to return the book." Xingqiu said, and hurriedly took out the book "The Record of the Broken Halberd of Shenxiao" and returned it to Master Chang.

According to Xingqiu's martial arts aesthetics, "to accomplish one's task and then depart, concealing one's identity and name" is the proper conduct for a chivalrous person. Naturally, he didn't want to reveal his identity as the second young master of the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce. If it weren't for the acquisition of Shi Po, he had originally planned to entrust Han Fu to return the books on his behalf.

Han Fulai smiled and said, "Besides returning the books, we've come today to discuss a business deal with you, Master Chang."

After the two men, acting on behalf of the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce, reached an agreement with Master Chang on the acquisition of the stone amber, Master Chang expressed his deepest gratitude to them.

"I never imagined that you two are not only heroes of the Guhua Sect, but also have close ties with the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce. I actually looked down on the Guhua Sect before... I was truly blind! I really don't know how to thank you two." Master Chang said while apologizing.

Xingqiu was about to exchange a few polite words when Han Fulai suddenly said, "Why doesn't Master Chang write a book for our Guhua School? For example, 'The Senior Brother of the Guhua School'."

Chapter Two: I'm the Protagonist Now?

As a Genshin Impact player, Han Fulai knew that Chang Jiuye was not only a book collector but also a famous writer—after he wrote his acclaimed work, "The Senior Brother of the Ancient Hua School."

And now that an opportunity has presented itself to help Master Chang write his masterpiece, Han Fulai naturally wouldn't let it pass.

"Write a book for the Ancient Chinese School...?" Master Chang scratched his head in confusion, not understanding why Han Fulai suddenly made this request.

"As you know, Master Chang, the Guhua Sect has been in decline for a long time. Although we, the successors of the Guhua Sect, want to revive it, the sect is desolate and the disciples have scattered, making it difficult to gather together."

Han Fulai deliberately sighed with worry, seemingly saddened by the decline of the Guhua faction.

“If things continue like this, even if we are willing to revive the Guhua Sect and re-establish our sect, without the addition of fresh blood, the Guhua Sect will only weaken again.”

"Yes, it's a vicious cycle." Master Chang nodded in agreement with deep feeling. "It's just like my business. Doing business requires capital investment, and to do big business, you need a lot of capital. If you have little capital, the business is small, and you can't make money. If you can't make money, you have less capital, and the business is not good. This vicious cycle will inevitably lead to the business failing."

No, no, no, it's not because you don't have capital, it's because you lost all your capital in business, okay? Han Fulai thought to himself.

"For example, if I hadn't pawned my collection of books to get the capital for this batch of amber when I was buying the goods, how would I have had the opportunity to do this big deal with the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce? Hmm, in that case, I should invest all my money next time and do an even bigger deal..." As Master Chang spoke, he began to imagine the future.

Old Chang, you're not doing business, you're gambling... You're lucky you met us this time, otherwise you'd be dead. Han Fulai realized he had found the reason for Chang Jiuye's business failure—he was simply not suited for business; he had absolutely no risk management awareness.

He coughed, interrupting Master Chang's business talk.

"Just as you said, Master Chang, if this vicious cycle continues, we will never be able to revitalize the Guhua School. Therefore, we must inject fresh blood into the Guhua School. To attract new members to join the Guhua School, we need to promote it!"

"Everyone here loves books. Which book lover hasn't dreamed of writing a book and becoming famous overnight? Alas, it's a pity that my writing skills are lacking; even if I did write something, it would flop."

As Han Fulai spoke, he glanced furtively at the two relatively unknown, struggling writers from Liyue beside him. Chang Jiuye looked up at the sky, studying the shapes of the clouds, while Xingqiu stared down at the patterns on his shoes. Talking about this topic was bound to embarrass whoever was struggling.

"And Master Chang, you are well-read and have unique insights into novels. If you could write a novel for our Guhua Sect, it would surely spread the reputation of the Guhua Sect throughout Liyue! At that time, people would naturally be drawn to join the Guhua Sect!" Han Fulai deliberately flattered Master Chang.

Master Chang looked slightly embarrassed. As an amateur writer, he had tried submitting his work to places like Wanwen Collection, but he was rejected every time. However, he had just said that he wanted to repay the two heroes of the Ancient Hua Sect for their help, so he couldn't go back on his word on the spot.

"This... I will try my best, but whether it can promote the Guhua School is still unknown." Master Chang Jiu subtly expressed that he was not sure if anyone would read his book.

“I have an idea,” Han Fulai said confidently. “Although Inazuma is a closed country, it does not prohibit the circulation of cultural products. I heard that Inazuma has a publishing house called ‘Yaedo’ that is holding a ‘This Light Novel is Amazing!’ writing contest, accepting submissions from the entire Teyvat continent.”

"If you, Master Chang, were to write a novel about our Guhua School and win a major prize in the writing competition, our Guhua School would surely become famous both at home and abroad."

"That's right! If my novel wins an award, why would Wanwen Collection be afraid to sell my award-winning work?"

Master Chang slammed his fist down, looking annoyed that he hadn't thought of it sooner.

"By then... no matter where Xiao Jiu Jiu and the others live, they'll know that I, Lao Chang, have made it big and am no longer the person I used to be! Okay, I'm going to participate!"

Thinking of his childhood sweetheart whom he had lost since childhood, Master Chang was already full of ambition.

"Then let's title the book 'The Senior Brother of the Ancient Hua Sect.' Brother Han, Brother Xingqiu, since you are disciples of the Ancient Hua Sect, could you provide me with some material?"

“Materials… Hmm, it’s really hard to choose right now.” Xingqiu tilted his head and began to reminisce about his days in the Ancient Hua Sect.

"I do have some ideas." Han Fu glanced at Xing Qiu, thinking to himself, "You are the best material."

"For example, there was a boy with poor innate aptitude who was adopted by a certain sect leader of the Guhua Sect. Although he could not cultivate, he lived in the Guhua Sect. Later, the Guhua Sect declined and the sect leader passed away..." What Han Fulai was talking about was actually the experience of the Guhua Sect's senior sister, Zhiruo, although he made some minor adjustments.

"In the end, only he and an old sweeper remained among the disciples. However, out of gratitude to the previous sect leader, he guarded the mountain gate alone, mastering all the sect's secret techniques and reading all the books hidden in the mountain." Here, Han Fulai combined Xingqiu's experiences with the setting of the sweeping monk.

"Although he lacked the Eye of God and divine weapons, he still defeated countless challengers." This is a setting borrowed by Han Fulai from Liu Su's famous essay "The Sound of Rain" in Liyue.

"By the way, why don't we have him take on another junior sister from Inazuma Country? After all, she's going to participate in the Inazuma essay contest, and adding some Inazuma elements will make the judges feel more connected to her," Han Fulai added after thinking for a moment.

"...After that, the whole world began to be in turmoil. His junior sister, whose hometown was Inazuma, suddenly left without saying goodbye. The young man finally decided to go down the mountain and go out to see the world. His first stop was Inazuma, which was far away overseas..." Master Chang thought of his childhood sweetheart, Xiao Jiu Jiu, and suddenly his inspiration was bursting. He wished he could transform into the senior brother of the Gu Hua Sect in the story to find his junior sister.

"I'll start writing right now! Just wait for my good news!"

After saying this with a face full of excitement, Master Chang turned around and went into the house to start creating.

Han Fulai smiled upon seeing that his goal had been achieved. He had given the Gu Hua faction a free advertisement that could be marketed throughout the entire Teyvat continent, greatly increasing the chances of the Gu Hua faction's revival.

After finishing his business, Han Fulai was about to call Xingqiu to head home when he saw Xingqiu looking at him with a serious expression.

"I have a secret I want to tell Brother Han," Xingqiu said.

"Brother Xingqiu, please speak." Han Fulai also put on a serious expression upon seeing this.

"I'm only telling you this, Brother Han... Actually, I'm also writing a novel." Xingqiu's voice was a little shy.

"This..." Han Fulai was about to say that he already knew this, but he changed his mind and said, "This is very good."

"So... um... I also want to participate in the essay contest, and I would appreciate your help, Brother Han," Xingqiu said.

"Brother Xingqiu, do you want me to offer suggestions on your work like I did with Master Chang just now? No problem, leave it to me."

Han Fulai was even a little excited at this moment. In the game, Xingqiu's novel "Chenqiu's Sword-Picking Record," based on his own experiences, was Daoqi's most popular novel. However, the text in the game was incomplete and could not be read in its entirety. Han Fulai had long wanted to read Xingqiu's masterpiece.

But Xingqiu shook his head.

"I don't want Brother Han to give me suggestions on my work."

"Huh? What do you want me to do for you?"

"I hope you can be the protagonist of my novel, Brother Han."

Chapter Three: The Case Files of Wanwenji

If Han Fulai could type with his eyes, his eyes would be full of question marks right now.

Han Fulai knew that Xingqiu could write martial arts novels.

According to his memory of the game's storyline, the novel written by Xing Qiu, namely "The Record of Shen Qiu Picking Up the Sword," was a martial arts novel based on Xing Qiu's own experiences. In other words, the protagonist of the novel should be Xing Qiu himself!

According to the plot that Han Fulai knew, Xingqiu originally hoped that the book would be published in Liyue Harbor, but the Liyue publishing house rejected Xingqiu's manuscript on the grounds that "the setting is too outrageous and the plot is unexpectedly clichéd, and no one will like it".

Judging from Xingqiu's uncomfortable reaction when he asked Master Chang to write a book, Xingqiu has probably already been rejected by publishing houses.

According to the game's plot, the unconvinced Xingqiu will print several copies of "Chenqiu's Sword Collection" and secretly place them in his favorite bookstore, "Wanwen Collection House." Then Xingqiu will discover that no one likes to read his novels at all, and he will be deeply discouraged and accept the fact that he is a failed writer.

Of course, Xingqiu was unaware that a passing Inazuma merchant would later see the book, buy a copy, and take it back to Inazuma, where it became incredibly popular. Inazuma writers vied to imitate it, but none could surpass "The Record of Shenqiu Picking Up the Sword," and from then on, the book remained a staple on the Inazuma literary bestseller list.

Xingqiu's experience can be described as a classic example of something that is more appreciated abroad than at home.

A few days ago, when Han Fulai was waiting for Xingqiu at Wanwen Collection House, he had already searched the entire place but did not find Xingqiu's secretly printed copy of "Chenqiu's Sword Collection". This shows that Xingqiu is currently only at the stage where his manuscript has been rejected by Liyue Publishing House.

He was quite delighted when he heard Xingqiu say that he wanted to participate in the "Yachongtang" essay contest, thinking that he would have the opportunity to read this extraordinary book. However, he did not expect Xingqiu to say something like, "I hope you can be the protagonist of my novel, Brother Han."

Could it be that Xingqiu was too discouraged by being rejected by Liyue's publishers so many times that he decided to cancel the book and change the protagonist? That won't do!

Even if Han Fulai knew that Xingqiu would one day become a literary giant in the Daozhi literary world, and that "Chen Qiu's Sword Collection" had a bright future, cutting the book now would be a real waste. Even if Han Fulai didn't know this part of the plot, he couldn't possibly be the male protagonist of a martial arts novel—after all, he doesn't know any martial arts at all!

When Xingqiu asks him to demonstrate a few moves, provide some material, or even spar with him to gather material, this self-proclaimed "successor of the Guhua School" will definitely be exposed on the spot.

He recruited Xingqiu to revitalize the Guhua School, but this was all a pretense, using the camaraderie of being a Guhua School successor to ask Xingqiu for help. During the battle with Maocai Gong's servants, Han Fulai deliberately used a bunch of Guhua School "secret techniques" to gain Xingqiu's trust even more.

If Xingqiu were to discover that he had been lying to him from the very beginning, he would probably storm off on the spot. Without Xingqiu, even if the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce were willing to continue investing in the Guhua Sect, Han Fulai alone could not have accomplished it.

Thinking of this, Han Fulai waved his hand repeatedly at Xingqiu.

"Well... Brother Xingqiu, I'm not being modest. How can a civil servant like me be the male protagonist of a martial arts novel? You should find someone more suitable!"

If Xingqiu's eyes could type, they would surely be filled with question marks right now.

"Brother Han... I never said I was submitting a martial arts novel, did I?"

"Ah...isn't it a martial arts novel?" Han Fulai asked in surprise.

"Of course not." Xingqiu shook his head. "You just asked Master Chang to write a novel for our Guhua School, which is a wuxia novel. If I submit another wuxia novel, and it's too good, it might overshadow Master Chang and prevent him from winning an award. Wouldn't that ruin our Guhua School's publicity?"

Xingqiu, you're quite confident... Han Fulai's lips twitched.

"I'd like to submit a new topic that I just came up with!" Xingqiu's amber eyes sparkled. "Using what we did before as a prototype, I'll write a detective story! Of course, it should include some chivalrous elements. Brother Han, you see, we met at Wanwenji Studio, how about we call this novel 'The Wanwenji Case Files'?"

"Oh? I think that's a good idea, we can adopt it. I wonder how Brother Xingqiu plans to write this 'Ten Thousand Writings Casebook'?" Han Fulai was also quite interested in this.

"Let's make you the protagonist, Brother Han, and write a story about a scholar-detective named Han Fei. His assistant, named Zhenyu, is the author of this book, 'The Case Files of Wanwenji'," Xingqiu said with a smile.

"They met at the Manbun Collection in Liyue and, in their quest to find a mysterious book, became embroiled in a murder case. After working together to solve a murder case disguised as a mineral acquisition, they were shocked to discover that a massive conspiracy lay behind it all..."

"If Brother Xingqiu's masterpiece is ever published, please let me have a sneak peek."

Han Fulai was also quite excited; he really wanted to be the male lead in that role.

He was not a chivalrous knight-errant after all, and he would not have the kind of persistence of "leaving without a trace after accomplishing his task, hiding his identity and fame". If the detective series with himself as the protagonist were published, wouldn't he, Han Fulai... no, Han Fei, become famous all over the world?

"Of course, of course." Xingqiu cupped his hands in greeting. "Then I would like to ask Brother Han Fei for guidance. Zhenyu is very grateful."

"Not at all, I still need Teacher Zhenyu's guidance." Han Fulai smiled and returned the greeting with a cupped hand.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Xingqiu's face once again adopted a serious expression.

"Brother Han, do you know why I want you to be my leading man?" Xingqiu asked.