I started to become more self-disciplined at the age of 30

Chapter 214 213. Life is boring without Jiang Chen’s live broadcast! Calling you Professor Jiang?

This was the first time Jiang Chen had a break in the past month. He hadn’t done a single live broadcast the entire day.

Many viewers who are used to watching Jiang Chen’s live broadcast and listening to Jiang Chen’s singing every day are very uncomfortable, as if something important is missing in their lives, and they all complain.

"Suddenly there is no more Jiang's live broadcasts to watch. Life feels boring."

"Yesterday I listened to Lao Jiang singing four songs and writing three works, which enriched my life a lot. Today, I suddenly couldn't watch it, and I felt very sad."

"When will Lao Jiang go live?"

"I saw Xiao Qingzi said on Weibo that Lao Jiang signed back to Douyin Live and changed the platform, so he took a break."

"Is he back on DouYue? That's great. I went to Penguin Live to register and recharge my account just to watch Lao Jiang's live broadcast. It's very inconvenient because I still have to go to DouYue to watch videos. If Lao Jiang goes back to DouYue, I won't have to go to Penguin Live anymore."

"Xiao Qingzi didn't say how many days to rest?"

"The official DouYue Live broadcast also said that Lao Jiang has returned to DouYue Live and has signed a contract for 100 shows. The specific live broadcast time is subject to Lao Jiang himself. Lao Jiang still has enough cards."

"Lao Jiang earns hundreds of millions of yuan from a live broadcast. He must be a very famous person. There are tens of millions of people online. He is the only one on the Internet."

"Oh, I want to watch the song of water tune by Lao Jiang. I wish you a long life, and we can share the beauty of the moon even though we are thousands of miles apart. The more I watch, the more fascinated I will be."

“I like the saying that it’s lonely at the top!”

"People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, the moon waxes and wanes, it is impossible to have everything in life!"

"Lao Jiang has written so many famous quotes that have been passed down through the ages!"

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After Li Yumin finalized the contract with Jiang Chen, he excitedly returned to the Shanghai headquarters.

As for Jiang Chen's rest, he also asked his subordinates to issue an announcement. This is Jiang Chen's freedom. The platform has no say. Jiang Chen can broadcast whenever he wants.

After returning to Shanghai, Li Yumin immediately went to see Mr. Zhang and said excitedly, "Finally, Jiang Chen was signed."

Mr. Zhang sat on a chair, poured a glass of water for Li Yumin himself, and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work."

In fact, Mr. Zhang was not that excited.

Because he knew in his heart how huge the price would be to sign Jiang Chen for a hundred live broadcasts.

Not to mention the tips, they are all topped up by the audience, not given by them.

The average per-person fee for a live broadcast with 10 million people online is 100 million yuan, and 100 live broadcasts would be 10 billion yuan.

but……

It can increase the valuation of DouYue Live and allow it to go public as soon as possible, while at the same time suppressing the momentum of Penguin Live, so it is not a loss!

Li Yumin took a sip of water and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhang. This is what I should do. I went to Rongcheng this time to watch Jiang Chen's live broadcasts several times, as well as yesterday's school anniversary."

Mr. Zhang nodded and said admiringly, "I've seen it too. That Water Melody is truly incomparable. I had the urge to buy it at all costs. Unfortunately, Jiang Chen probably won't sell it."

Li Yumin nodded: "Yes, I definitely won't sell it."

Mr. Zhang asked, "Is Jiang Chen taking a break today?"

Li Yumin: "Well, Jiang Chen has been traveling and live-streaming, and he returned to Chengdu to attend the school celebration. He is a little tired and wants to take a break."

Mr. Zhang nodded. "As long as you think it's okay, DouYue Live will soon start its final round of financing and plan to go public. Don't let anything go wrong on your side. The news that you signed Jiang Chen just got out, and a capital company called me just now, wanting to raise funds. The initial valuation is 37 billion, which is a bit higher than the previous 35 billion."

"But I'm holding off for now. I'll wait for Jiang Chen to start broadcasting a few shows and see how popular he is."

Li Yumin: "Yes, wait until Jiang Chen has a few live shows before approaching investors. I think there should be changes."

There was some anticipation in Mr. Zhang's eyes. He wondered how much profit Jiang Chen could bring to him. How much return could he get from this expenditure of at least 10 billion?

……

Jiang Chen spent the whole afternoon at home watching a few episodes of cool dramas, feeling very relaxed.

Yan Ruyu, Han Qing, Pu Yuexi and others were also beside Jiang Chen, watching together, and everyone was watching very seriously.

They had never watched this type of TV series carefully before, but now they calmed down and watched it with Jiang Chen. They all felt that it seemed to have some highlights and could bring them some joy.

At least, I have more common topics to talk about with Jiang Chen.

In the evening, Jiang Chen took Yan Ruyu, Han Qing, Pu Yuexi and others out to help Pu Yuexi and others move their things from the hotel to the newly bought house. After moving the things, they went to the new house where his parents lived to eat.

This can also be considered a happy occasion of moving to a new house!

Jiang Chen's father called his uncle over, after all, he was his father's biological brother and his only brother.

The uncle brought gifts and came to the large flat of more than 200 square meters. A trace of envy flashed in his eyes, but then he congratulated with a smile on his face: "Congratulations, you have worked hard all your life, and now you can enjoy your life. You have raised a good son."

The uncle looked at Jiang Chen, who was sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV, and Yan Ruyu and the others who were accompanying Jiang Chen, and his envy was almost overflowing.

Father Jiang smiled and said, "What luck! We didn't expect that we could still enjoy happiness at this age."

Jiang's mother also nodded: "Yes, Jiang Chen worked in Shanghai before, but he didn't make much money and never had a girlfriend. I was so anxious that I couldn't sleep all day."

The uncle nodded. He also knew about Jiang Chen's past, but who would have thought that Jiang Chen had been hiding his true colors for the past thirty years? After his 30th birthday, he suddenly put down his disguise and exploded?
This boy is really good at hiding!

The uncle smiled and said, "This is also because you taught me well since I was young."

He has talked with his superiors these past two days, and his position may be adjusted soon, from the principal of a key middle school to the Education Bureau, at least to the position of deputy director.

This was something he had never dared to imagine in the past. He would be satisfied if he could be the principal of a key middle school until retirement.

I didn’t expect that I could go one step further before retirement.

He knew that this was all caused by Jiang Chen.

Even though Jiang Chen had not specifically helped him to establish connections, Jiang Chen was so famous and had brought such huge benefits and reputation to Rongcheng that Jiang Chen's connections would naturally be studied by others, and his uncle would definitely be taken care of as a way of showing goodwill to Jiang Chen.

As the three of them chatted, the food was prepared and served on the table.

Yan Ruyu, Pu Yuexi and others quickly ran over to help, only Jiang Chen continued to watch TV for a while before sitting down at the table to eat.

The uncle smiled and asked, "Jiang Chen, I heard that Sichuan University wants to invite you to take up a position. What do you think?"

Yan Ruyu nodded and said, "Yes, my father told me that if Jiang Chen goes there, he will be given the title of full professor, but he will not have any teaching tasks. He can go to class if he wants to, and not go if he doesn't want to. He will receive all the benefits he deserves, and he will just have his name on the list."

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "I haven't thought about it yet."

The uncle nodded and said, "You have your own ideas, so I won't say anything more. But I personally suggest that it would be good to have a professional title."

Father Jiang also said: "Yes, it's good to be a professor. Sichuan University is also a national key university."

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "I know. I'll consider it."

The few people stopped trying to persuade him and ate their meal.

Jiang Chen asked Han Qing to take out a scroll from her backpack, and then handed it to her parents, saying, "Mom and Dad, I gave you one last time, so keep this one this time too. I personally think these two are the best."

Jiang's father and mother took it together and knew that it was an authentic work written by Jiang Chen, but they didn't know which one it was.

When the uncle heard Jiang Chen say it was the best, he asked in a trembling voice, "Is it the authentic version of Water Melody?"

A complicated look flashed across the eyes of Han Qing, Yan Ruyu, Pu Yuexi and the others. They all liked this authentic work very much.

They knew that once Jiang Chen was handed over to his parents, there would never be a chance for him to be given back again.

Just like the original copy of Song of Everlasting Sorrow I gave you last time.

These two works are indeed the most valuable ones in Jiang Chen's hands now, and they are equally recognized by both the academic and collecting circles.

Jiang Chen nodded: "Yes, this is Water Melody, Mom, you keep it."

Mother Jiang quickly put it away and nodded, "Okay, okay, I'll put it away!"

The uncle's eyes were flashing with a burning light, and he wanted to snatch it away to take a better look, but he couldn't move and watched Jiang Ma take it to the study and put it away.

But my uncle knew clearly that the entire literary field was now crazy about this work.

If this original painting were to be sold, it would definitely fetch an astronomical figure, definitely exceeding the sky-high price of 2.5 billion that the wine was sold for last time.

This work is really great.

My uncle, who was a teacher by profession, had a high level of appreciation for art. He knew very well that this piece of work would definitely be included in textbooks in the future and would be passed down through the ages.

Every sentence of this work will become a famous saying that everyone will remember.

He can now recite the entire piece by heart.

Jiang Chen handed the Water Melody to his parents and stopped asking questions. Even if his parents gave it to someone else, he would not care. He smiled and said, "Uncle, Mom and Dad, we'll leave first."

The uncle said hurriedly: "Okay, then you should go back and rest early."

The parents also nodded to Jiang Chen, and then walked into the study together. The uncle thought about it and hurried into the study, wanting to take a look.

Jiang Chen took Yan Ruyu, Pu Yuexi and others away, sent Pu Yuexi and Chen Xiaojia to another house, and left with Yan Ruyu.

At this time, the uncle followed Jiang Chen's parents to the study and saw the long work hanging on the wall at a glance!

Song of Everlasting Sorrow!
The uncle walked up quickly and asked excitedly with a trembling voice, "Is this the Song of Everlasting Regret written by Jiang Chen?"

Father Jiang nodded: "Yes, he gave it to us for safekeeping yesterday."

The uncle couldn't take his eyes off the poem. He looked at every word written on it with amazement and exclaimed: "It's really well written. The literary achievement of this poem is so high."

Jiang's father and mother carefully hung up the "Song of Water Melody" that Jiang Chen had just given them, next to "Song of Everlasting Regret".

The uncle's eyes were instantly attracted by the Water Melody. Looking at the ethereal calligraphy and the still stunning sentences on it, he felt an infinite spiritual enjoyment: "This Water Melody is also written so well. My brother and sister-in-law, you are so blessed."

If Jiang Chen was his own son, he would really be willing to die right there and then.

A painting of Song of Everlasting Sorrow and a painting of Water Melody, two authentic works of Jiang Chen were placed together.

If I tell others about it, it will probably cause a lot of people to be envious, jealous and hate me, and they might frantically ask for help from their connections to come and take a look.

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Jiang Chen and Yan Ruyu went downstairs and walked towards the old house.

Yan Ruyu skipped beside Jiang Chen, her ponytail swinging back and forth. She tilted her head and looked at Jiang Chen, smiling, "Will you be bored living alone? Do you want me to accompany you?"

Jiang Chen shook his head: "That's the home I've lived in for more than ten years, how can it be boring? Besides, I'm going to sleep when I get home. You should go back and rest early. I've troubled you recently and you've been running around for me."

Yan Ruyu smiled and said, "I'm not tired. Nothing I do for you is hard. I'm so happy."

Jiang Chen was speechless.

Yan Ruyu said with a smile: "Well, I will send you to your doorstep and then go back. I won't go in. I will pick you up tomorrow morning and go to the suburbs to look at houses."

Jiang Chen nodded: "Okay, thank you for your help."

Yan Ruyu shook her head: "Stop talking about trouble. By the way, what do you think of the school's invitation? It's just a name, you don't have any work or obligations, and the school won't make it difficult for you to do anything. You are still absolutely free and can do whatever you want."

Jiang Chen laughed at himself: "I just don't dare to accept it. If someone calls me professor, I may not dare to agree. I feel that I am not qualified enough."

Yan Ruyu widened her watery eyes and said, "Jiang Chen, please stop joking like that. If you are not qualified, who in China is qualified? Let alone other things, your calligraphy skills are more than enough for you to be an honorary professor in any school."

"Shuimu and Jingda and Zhejiang University will both be vying for you."

"Not to mention, the works you wrote are good enough to be included in textbooks."

"It is an honor for Sichuan University that you can come to work here. Other famous universities such as Peking University, Shuimu University, Zhejiang University, Shuangxing University, and Chang'an Jiaotong University have all come to Sichuan University. Do you think they are all here for learning and exchange? They all come here for you and want to poach you."

"So, don't belittle yourself anymore. You are now the number one in the entire Chinese literary world. If anyone dares to refute me, I will help you criticize him!"

Yan Ruyu's pretty face was full of excitement, and she stared at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen smiled: "Thank you!"

Yan Ruyu: "You're welcome. This is what I should do."

Jiang Chen: "Well, you help me answer Director Yan. I agree and I can be an honorary professor."

Yan Ruyu: "Hehe, that's great, I'll call you Professor Jiang from now on. Of course, you can also call me Professor Yan, I'll also start working next year..."

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "Thank you, Professor Yan!"

Yan Ruyu: "You're welcome, Professor Jiang!"

They both laughed and walked together to the downstairs of Jiang Chen's old house. Jiang Chen waved goodbye to Yan Ruyu and turned to go upstairs.

Yan Ruyu stood at the door of the apartment building, waved to Jiang Chen, watched Jiang Chen go upstairs, and turned to leave when she saw the lights in Jiang Chen's living room light up. She smiled and immediately took out her phone to call her father: "Dad, Jiang Chen agreed!"

Yan Shouzhong is still in school, and he and his father Yan Yiqing are still studying and observing Jiang Chen's two works. When he received a call from Yan Ruyu, he asked in confusion, "What did you promise?"

Yan Ruyu: "Jiang Chen agreed to be an honorary professor at the school."

Yan Shouzhong immediately came to his senses: "Really? He agreed?"

Yan Shouzhong wanted to meet with Jiang Chen again today, just to persuade Jiang Chen to get a position in Sichuan University to avoid being snatched away by other famous universities.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Chen suddenly agreed.

(End of this chapter)