CHAPTER 168: CHAPTER 37: RONG XIYI AND XIA XIYAO’S NIGHT CHAT_3

Zhao Liangchen gave Xu Lin a thumbs up.

Zhao Liangchen recently joined the student council as well, in the organizational department.

During the department’s meeting, the dashing Ning Yuhuan came in and absolutely stole the show, making all the other girls seem dull in comparison.

In Zhao Liangchen’s view, Ning Yuhuan seemed like the type of cool, heroic girl he never expected Xu Lin could win over.

As a rapper, Zhao Liangchen naturally didn’t lack girlfriends. He’s already on his fourth, but he felt he could only fool little girls, and higher-level girls wouldn’t even care about him.

Because of this, Zhao Liangchen admired Xu Lin even more.

Liu Longsheng was relieved to hear Xu Lin wasn’t attending.

As long as Xu Lin wasn’t there, he was the most dazzling guy in the room!

Shortly after, Zhao Liangchen left.

Liu Longsheng, on a whim, picked up his guitar and started playing "Elimination," singing along.

When he got to "All I can say is I..."

Before he reached the "lost," Zhao Liangchen’s singing came from outside the hallway.

"...got slimmer, all I can say is you got fatter, our memories have no wrinkles..."

Zhao Liangchen’s rapping was decent, but when it came to serious singing, he went off-key easily.

Liu Longsheng was speechless. He thought if there was an apocalypse, like a zombie apocalypse, he’d be sure to chop Zhao Liangchen first.

What a mess!

Xu Lin didn’t know about the conflict between Liu Longsheng and Zhao Liangchen.

As someone who exists outside the realms, not bound by the five elements, Xu Lin opened his computer and logged into a small account.

Just after midnight last night, Toutuo’s book, Xu Lin’s first co-authored book with someone, was launched.

He wondered how it was doing.

As soon as he logged into the small account, Xu Lin saw Toutuo reporting the good news to him.

It turned out that Toutuo’s book had 372,586 collections upon release.

Over 370,000.

As a result, it grabbed the site’s launch event.

Up until this moment, at ten in the evening, there were over 48,000 subscriptions.

All Xu Lin could say was: "48,000, do we have a chance to win the Great God title this year?"

Xu Lin just wanted to complete the task quickly and push the progress further.

The site’s Great God selection is held from the end of December to early January this year.

It’s mid-October now, leaving two months.

If things go smoothly, maybe Shifang and Asura could make it to the Great God selection.

Their books were released a few days ago, and they’re doing well. If it goes fast, they might be on shelves early next month.

So Xu Lin decided to oversee it, and if he could, he’d make both of them Great Gods.

Then Xu Lin would have four Great Gods under him.

By then, "The Man Behind the Gods" could push forward and earn a reward.

This task was up since June, and now it’s already October; soon it’ll be November.

It’s mid-October now.

Toutuo replied: "48,000, solid for this year’s Great God, unless I screw it up!"

Toutuo: "Just a little short; it’s a shame not to hit 50,000 tonight!"

At the current site situation, data around 48,000 can grind to 100,000 in a month, or maybe 80,000 to 90,000, which is enough for a Great God title.

This year, there are no particularly strong books in the same category, and several with potential are just bots.

But even if they cheat, they can’t compare to Xu Lin’s team.

All Xu Lin could say was: "Then let’s hope you smoothly get the Great God title when the time comes!"

Toutuo: "Master, I’m grateful beyond words, I’ll do my best!"

When Toutuo sets out on his own after graduating from Xu Lin, he can solo it, and his future in this industry won’t be bad.

Internet literature is a technical job. With the skills, one can keep thriving.

And becoming a top-tier Great God means they’re industry leaders, granting more autonomy even if the industry changes dramatically in the future.

All Xu Lin could say was: "If you have questions later, just message me, I’ll check in every two or three days."

Toutuo: "Thank you, Master."

Time quickly moved to the next day.

Monday.

A full morning schedule again.

But the first class in the morning was rather dull.

"College Student Psychology and Health"?

What kind of class is this?

Xu Lin asked Ning Yuhuan, and Ning Yuhuan said it’s a class on mental health.

Asked if she planned to attend the lecture.

Ning Yuhuan said she would.

Then Xu Lin asked the class assistant Gu Yan.

Gu Yan’s answer was straightforward: "This is a filler class, just muddle through it! Just don’t skip, and watch your phone use!"

So Xu Lin played on his phone.

He actually flipped through that book, finding it to lack any substance.

For instance, it said, "What to do if you have a breakup?" The book’s advice was not to keep it inside, talk to someone like a friend, parent, or teacher.

Are we in elementary school?

Sitting next to Xu Lin, Rong Xiyi also started playing on her phone out of boredom.

Xu Lin glanced over and found she was chatting with Xia Xiyao.

The contact’s nickname: Yaoyao.

Isn’t it Xia Xiyao?

However, Xu Lin didn’t know Xia Xiyao, and they basically hadn’t interacted.

Xu Lin scrolled through short videos, watching all kinds of stuff. With the recent intense international situation, Xu Lin kept an eye on that.

At 9:30, Xu Lin’s phone suddenly showed a transaction notification.

[Ending 1*** October 13 9:31 ICBC credit (other bank transfer) 634,569.33 yuan, balance 634,585.46 yuan.]"

Xu Lin’s card only had about ten bucks left; even ordering takeout might not have covered it. You know, Mi Snow City only delivers for orders over 16 yuan here.

Now, over 630,000 was suddenly transferred in.

Obviously, Xu Lin’s royalties had been credited.