In the following time, Xiang Nan helped his family sell fish as usual, while doing homework and writing.
By September 1st, before school started, Xiang Nan had finished writing the first part of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", "Jingjue Ancient City", and sent it to Jingu Legend Magazine.
Two hundred and fifty thousand words also brought him an income of 20,000 yuan. In 2004, the monthly salary of ordinary people was only about 1,000 yuan, so 20,000 yuan was considered a lot of money.
According to Xiang Nan's estimation, it would be enough for him to use for two years.
After "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp: The Wonderful Ancient City" was written, Jin Gu Legend Magazine called again, asking if there was a continuation of the story "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp".
Because when this film was serialized in the magazine, it received a lot of praise. Many readers have written, called, and emailed, praising the novel's novel subject matter, bizarre stories, and vivid characters, and they all hope that more serials will be published in each issue.
Seeing that the book received such a good response, the magazine naturally hoped that Xiang Nan could continue writing. After all, the stories of Hu Bayi and Shirley Yang are not over yet, and there are still many stories to be written about Captain Mo Jin.
…
"Editor Feng, I originally only thought of this one for the story of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp"." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I am not a professional writer, writing is just my hobby.
As you know, I don’t make money writing now, I just use it as a drama. I still have my own work to do, so I won’t continue writing. "
"Mr. Chu, don't think that. I think you have great creative talent. It would be a pity if it was just wasted like this.
Let's do this, I will increase your remuneration to 120 yuan per 1,000 words. When Feng Yunlong heard this, he immediately advised, "Do you think it's appropriate?" "
"If it's one hundred and fifty words, I think you can give it a try." Xiang Nan hesitated and said.
"One hundred and five thousand words?!" Feng Yunlong couldn't help being surprised. Xiang Nan's appetite is really big.
In 2004, one thousand words and one hundred and fifty, that is the kind of treatment only a well-known writer can get.
However, having said that, Xiang Nan wrote "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" really well. Even he had seen it so much that he was fascinated by it now. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a wonderful and ups and downs popular drama.
Therefore, one hundred and fifty words per thousand is not too outrageous.
"Okay, I'll fight for you." Feng Yunlong nodded.
Later, after discussions with Jingu Legend Magazine, Xiang Nan's request of 150 words per thousand words was agreed to. But he is also required to ensure the quality. Otherwise, the magazine has the right to delete the article and deduct the royalties.
Xiang Nan agreed.
…
In addition to selling fish, doing homework, and writing, Xiang Nan goes on dates with Ling Xiangqian in the library every weekend, eating and watching movies.
Although the vacation lasted only a month, the relationship between the two heated up rapidly and developed by leaps and bounds.
Xiang Nan is not like Chu Tiankuo.
He is too preoccupied, has too low self-esteem, and is always worried that love will affect his grades and future. Therefore, he is always timid in the face of Ling Xiangqian's affection, and is not magnanimous or proactive enough.
Therefore, although they have been in love for nearly a year, let alone hugging or kissing, they have not even held hands.
This is very similar to Chen Xiaozheng. It is also because of his low self-esteem that he has been in love with Zheng Wei for three years and has never dared to push her down. Instead, he has taken advantage of Lin Jing.
In comparison, Xiang Nan doesn't have that much psychological burden.
He has always adhered to the concept of "If you have flowers that can be broken, you must break them, but don't wait until there are no flowers and break branches." If you don't have sex with your own girlfriend, why would you keep it for someone else?
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On September 1st, the school officially opened.
On the first day of school, the school organized an exam, saying it was to test the students' learning achievements during the holidays.
After hearing this, many students wailed.
They were busy playing games, sleeping in, and traveling during the summer vacation... and they didn't do much to review their homework. Taking exams as soon as school starts would kill them.
But for Xiang Nan, the exam is no big deal.
Just take the test, he doesn't care at all.
The first subject is mathematics.
The math paper was easy to answer. Xiang Nan had finished all the questions in less than half an hour, and even checked it over and over several times to make sure everything was perfect.
In comparison, most of the other students frowned after seeing this paper.
"Did you make a mistake? There is a test on the first day of school. Just take the test. The difficulty is so high. You are simply not human!"
"How should I answer the last question? I was confused. Have we learned that knowledge before? Why don't I remember it?"
"On the first day of school, the school gave us a warning. It was really well-intentioned! It was afraid that we would not be able to study hard."
The classmates all commented with sad faces, all feeling that their exam results were not ideal.
"Tiankuo, how did you solve the last big question? Do you think my answer is correct?" Yu Sisi asked Xiang Nan for advice.
"Hey, you don't need to think about this now. I suggest you take one subject and fail the other." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled, "Instead of being obsessed with the last paper, it is better to think about the next paper."
"Well, you have a point." Yu Sisi nodded.
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At noon, Xiang Nan went to the cafeteria to eat with his classmates.
As soon as the students saw him, they couldn't help but pay attention.
Especially the freshman in high school wearing military training uniforms, their eyes were filled with tears when they saw Xiang Nan.
"Wow, that senior is so handsome~"
"He is Chu Tiankuo, the great sophomore in high school. He ranked first in the city in the high school entrance examination. He got perfect scores in seven subjects in the final exam last semester. He is a true academic master!"
"Wow, he is really the top student in the school. He is so handsome."
"He is the school's beauty benchmark. There are only two types of boys in our school. One is not as handsome as him, and the other is a god!"
Xiang Nan has long been accustomed to this kind of gaze, and he queues up, buys food, and finds a seat without any trouble.
"The sky is vast, this way~", "The sky is vast, here~"
Chu Tiankuo is approachable, friendly, and well-rounded, so he is very popular in school.
Xiang Nan immediately found a seat and sat down to have lunch with everyone.
During this period, he noticed that Ling Xiangqian was also planning to come over to eat with him after buying some more food. But seeing that there were people sitting around him, and they were all boys, she quickly shrank back.
Xiang Nan smiled slightly when he saw this.
"Tiankuo, have you heard that Lin Yang has also transferred to study literature?" Weekend said with a smile.
"Yeah, he hid it deep enough. I met him several times during the summer, but he never said anything." Xiang Nan smiled when he heard it.
He knew that Lin Yang turned to study literature just for Yu Zhouzhou.
For this reason, he even sneaked into Director Pan's office in the middle of the night and tampered with the list of arts and sciences. Later, when the matter was found out, he was punished and almost expelled from school.
"I don't know what's going on with this kid. How can he learn so well?" Weekend complained.
"Don't make blind guesses if you don't know." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Everyone has his own choice, as long as you don't regret it."
"It makes sense." Weekend nodded, "It seems that Geng Geng, Jian Jian, and Jiang Niannian from Class 5 originally said they would transfer their papers. But when the new semester started, they returned to Class 5."
Xiang Nan nodded, knowing that Geng Geng was for Yu Huai, simply for Han Xu, and Jiang Niannian for Zhang Ping.
By the way, Director Pan once said, "No one in Zhenhua falls in love prematurely." In fact, there are quite a few people in Zhenhua who fall in love prematurely.
After all, these are the years when hormones are raging, and you can’t control them even if you want to.
