I was a god in the 18th century

Chapter 483 The Gods Are Right Around
Owen returned to the cabin and brought out the book he had recently received, "Sancai Tuhui", which consisted of pictures and Chinese characters.

This book was collected and written by Wang Qi and his son Wang Siyi during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. The so-called "three talents" are heaven, earth, and man.

Xia Qingdai quickly flipped through the book and found that the content was extremely rich, divided into astronomy, geography, people, flowers, plants, trees, etc.

"It turns out that at this time, such a good book from China has been introduced to Britain. Even if you don't understand Chinese characters, you can learn a lot about China's humanities and geography just by looking at the pictures." After reading for a long time, Xia Qingdai sighed.

The Qing Dynasty, which was closed to the outside world, had no idea what changes had taken place in the outside world, but Britain, which was at the forefront of science and technology, was desperately exploring the mysterious ancient civilization of the East.

Who would believe that they are just for learning and communication?

"Cousin, is your hometown there?"

"Well, but I'm just as unfamiliar with the Qing Dynasty as you are."

The two of them were flipping through books and talking under the street light, completely unaware that amid the noisy singing and dancing behind them, there was a pair of silent eyes silently watching them.

The person standing by the glass window was none other than Si Dangdong, one of the deputy envoys of the diplomatic corps to the Qing Dynasty. He stopped there when he saw the electric lights and other extraterrestrial objects falling from the sky.

There has always been a legend about the patron saint of the Owen family in London. The hurricane and rainstorm not long ago made people see a temple rising from the ground overnight, and then an entire street falling out of thin air.

With divine power that was impossible with human power, he transformed a slum area into the most legendary commercial street in London in a short period of time.

No one doubted the strength of the Owen family's patron saint anymore, and government officials remained tacitly silent on the matter.

Fortunately, Owen accepted the king's knighthood and became the Earl of Fucui. As long as he completed the knighthood ceremony, he would be loyal to the king. If he was not the opposite of the royal family, everyone could cooperate and win together.

If you can't beat them, join them. This is the basic thinking of capitalists.

Although Staunton had been mentally prepared for this and had heard many stories about gods, he was still deeply shocked tonight when he saw Owen talking to the air and seeing tea cups, silk blankets and other objects appear out of thin air.

He had always believed that God was in heaven, looking down on the world, but tonight he discovered that God was right beside Owen, even drinking with him.

Staunton immediately decided that from now on he would be more respectful to Isaac Owen, Earl of Fucui, and never act rashly.

Although he is also a deputy envoy, perhaps he should be more humble.

On this side, Si Dangdong saw Owen interacting with the void, and his psychological activities were very rich; on the other side, Xia Qingdai and Owen under the starry sky, their minds were empty and they didn't think about anything.

After studying the "Three Talents Illustrated Collection", the two of them lay back on the beach chairs leisurely, counting the stars in the sky with their eyes.

I don’t know how long it took, but Xia Qingdai gradually felt her eyelids heavy and she fell asleep unknowingly.

Owen listened to the even breathing sound coming from his ear, tilted his head slightly, saw Xia Qingdai's sleeping face, and simply turned over and lay on his side, staring at her without blinking.

After a long time, Owen suddenly sighed softly, turned around and looked at the vast starry sky.

Xia Qingdai was awakened by a knock on the door. When she opened her eyes, she found herself back in the modern era, sleeping on the edge of a glass tank. If she moved a little, she would ache all over.

Outside the door was Xia Shanglu's voice calling her to have lunch. It was the first day of the National Day holiday, and Xia Shanglu was lucky enough to have a day off. It was impossible for a police officer to expect to take a full 7-day holiday, so it was good enough to get a few days of full leave.

When the brother and sister were sitting at the dining table eating, Xia Shanglu told Xia Qingdai an exciting news - that is, the film and television rights of his criminal investigation novels had been sold.

Zhima Film and Television has obtained the rights to adapt and produce the novel into online dramas, online series, TV series, and movies for five million yuan through a non-exclusive licensing agreement. The licensing period is five years, and can be extended for another five years if the terms of the contract are met.

In fact, Xia Shanglu's online novel is not even considered a top work in the website's monthly ticket rankings, because he is reluctant to spend money to get on the list. Apart from focusing on writing, he doesn't think about anything else.

However, the film and television rights of this book were sold earlier and more smoothly than the books ahead of it on the monthly ticket list.

The reason for this is inseparable from the famous saying "There are good horses only when there are good Bole."

Yan Shaohua, an executive at OpenSesame, was the mentor behind this book. It was he who made the purchase recommendation at an internal meeting.

Of course, Yan Shaohua didn't do this for charity.

At first, he did go out of his way to read this book after learning that Xia Shanglu had written one. At that time, he thought that he could just make a silver alliance or something as a show of support.

But after actually reading the book, he keenly discovered its commercial prospects, so he made a purchase recommendation.

This was not an impulsive decision he made, but a win-win situation for both parties.

First of all, the quality of this criminal investigation novel is indeed excellent, with a gripping plot, witty humor and infinite twists and turns, sophisticated writing style, and supplemented by professional criminal investigation knowledge. Its entertainment and professionalism are unquestionable.

In addition, criminal investigation works are also very popular in the current TV drama market, and Zhima Film and Television has been looking for good works in this area, so the two parties can be said to have hit it off.

Yan Shaohua himself did not participate in the subsequent transaction communications, and Xia Shanglu handed it over to the novel website to handle. The final result was very satisfactory, at least for Xia Shanglu.

Xia Qingdai was naturally very happy for her brother's book being adapted into a TV series. How much money he made was secondary, the key was the sense of accomplishment that he could brag about.

The piano music that made her famous in the music world was based on the music of Mozart, one of the top music masters of the 18th century.

Selling Irving's songs later would be easier since he already has a certain degree of fame and attention.

The first pot of gold is the hardest to earn, and it can be said that she succeeded by standing on the shoulders of giants.

Maybe it can't be said that she is successful, because she relies on cheating in music. But her brother really relies on his real strength, so how can she not be proud of him!
Because of this incident, the Xia brother and sister were very happy throughout the National Day holiday.

Xia Shanglu plans to read this book until he grows old, and he is delving deeply into it every day.

With the support of film and television copyrights, the novel website has also tilted its recommended resources towards this book, obviously aiming to build an IP.

As a result, the book's royalties are getting better and better, and it seems that Xia Shanglu's wish of living off others is impossible to realize.

If things continue like this, it won't be long before he can buy a fully paid house for his sister.