Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 14 Report
When Chen Linfeng and his son returned home, Dad Zhao was sitting cross-legged and reading a newspaper in the yard.

When he saw the Chen family father and son coming back, he pointed at the newspaper and praised, "Brother Chen, your family's ancestral graves are smoking. Xiaofeng has become a famous writer. The newspapers are praising him."

Father Chen waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "The child's small achievement is not worth mentioning," with a calm expression on his face.

"It's no small achievement. I've seen several reports that specifically mentioned Xiaofeng."

This is the benefit of having a certain degree of fame.

Chen Linfeng was a child star and also the first prize winner. Every newspaper would mention Chen Linfeng's award when reporting on the New Concept Competition.

Since there are examples of first prize winners of the New Concept Competition being admitted to key universities, the news value is huge and the public is particularly concerned about such information.

A large number of newspapers across the country reprinted the report, and most of them mentioned Chen Linfeng's name. His popularity increased significantly with the reports.

Knowing that the father and son would be back today, Chen's mother took Shi Xiaolong to the street to buy food.

The two people who had just returned didn't bring their keys, so Father Chen started chatting with Father Zhao in the yard.

After a while, other neighbors heard the noise and realized that the Chen father and son had returned, so they hurried out to watch the fun.

Chen Shantong took the opportunity to show everyone the award certificate his son had won from Shenhai. When he heard the neighbors' exclamations, he could hardly suppress his smile.

Chen Linfeng ignored the adults' conversation and picked up the newspaper that Zhao's father had thrown on the stool and started reading.

This is the Henan Daily, a local newspaper in the Central Plains Province, which reprinted news related to the New Concept Competition.

The title is "Eleven-year-old boy wins first prize in New Concept Writing Competition."

The newspapers in his hometown are still simple. The headlines in Shenhai newspaper almost made him think that he had already achieved success.

Chen Linfeng flipped the page and saw a reprint of a report from Wenhui Daily, which included an interview with him by reporter Xu.

Kelly Chen: [First of all, should I call you Chen Linfeng? Or Qilin teacher? Or Little Monk Happy? ]

Chen Linfeng: [Happy is me at a certain period of time in the past, Qilin is the pen name I use for my submissions, I am a student, and Chen Linfeng is my main identity now. All three are me.

Let's be casual, you can just call me classmate Chen. 】

Xu Huilin: [Okay, Mr. Chen.

To be honest, I was very surprised when I first learned that the winner of the first prize in the essay competition was the young actor who has been active on TV in the past two years.

However, you are not only an actor, but also published articles in magazines many times in the past two years. How do you do all these things at the same time? Are you a genius? 】

Chen Linfeng: [If we talk about it in a general sense, I might really be a genius. ]

Xu Huilin: [Your answer surprised me. Shouldn't you be modest? Doesn't it seem a bit arrogant to say this?]

Chen Linfeng: [Perhaps in my case, not admitting that I am a genius would make others look arrogant.]

Xu Huilin: [How do you say that? ]

Chen Linfeng: [I have a huge advantage in memory compared to most people - I can remember everything I see!
Ever since I had an illness when I was a child, my memory has improved significantly, and I began to realize that I am different from ordinary people in this regard.

Editor's note: The interview here was interrupted for a while in order to verify what Chen said.

The author found a copy of the Wenhui Daily of that day and randomly picked a report and asked him to read it only once. Then Student Chen repeated the content of the report without error.

Xu Huilin: [I see. So this is why you were able to maintain top academic performance in your grade while balancing acting and writing?

Do you feel that your current studies are too easy for you? 】

Chen Linfeng: [This overestimates the role of memory. Memory can only help me deepen my knowledge in the humanities, but it is not very useful for subjects like mathematics.

The same goes for writing. Good writing skills are not just about having a good memory. In fact, any hands-on project requires a process of practice.

Having a good memory is only the entry level to being a genius. There are too many such people in history, and there is no shortage of geniuses in scientific research.

It is precisely because I realized that I am not one of the top geniuses that I work hard on writing.】 Seeing this, Chen Linfeng laughed at himself. Even though he had a cheat in this life, he could only plagiarize, which could be considered the lowest level among geniuses.

He continued to read.

Xu Huilin: [Okay, I don’t know much about the world of geniuses, let’s get back to the topic.

How do you view the differences between acting and writing? Which direction will you work towards in the future? 】

Chen Linfeng: [Acting allows me to touch different worlds, while writing creates different worlds. I don’t think there is a conflict between the two. I look forward to playing a role that I created myself one day in the future.]

What followed was a discussion about the impact of the New Concept Competition on Chinese language education and opinions on the provision of admission recommendations by universities. Chen Linfeng did not read any further.

The report written by reporter Xu is quite objective (meaning he was praised a lot), and we can continue to cooperate if there is a chance in the future.

Mother Chen just came back. Seeing her youngest son coming back, she stroked his head with a smile and said, "You must be tired after running so far. I'll make you some potatoes and chicken tonight to replenish your body."

On Monday morning, because he had to attend the flag-raising ceremony, Chen Linfeng finished his morning exercise earlier than usual and went to school.

As we were almost at school, we saw a banner hung above the school gate from afar: Congratulations to our student Chen Linfeng for winning the first prize in the New Concept Writing Competition.

Chen Linfeng truly felt the weight of a first prize in the New Concept Writing Competition in this era. This was something he had never experienced in his previous two lifetimes.

At the flag-raising ceremony, the principal emphasized the significance of the New Concept Competition, stressed the school's emphasis on student writing, and announced a series of measures aimed at enhancing students' writing skills.

It seems that the principal has tasted the sweetness and doesn't want it to end there.

Now Zhao Yuming behind Chen Linfeng whispered, "Xiaofeng, if you win an award, the students in our school will start to suffer in the future."

"Your crime is grave!"

Chen Linfeng turned around and whispered, "I am doing this to accumulate virtue and do good deeds. You will all have to thank me in the future."

Zhao Yuming gave him the middle finger.

Back in the classroom, Chen Linfeng spread out his draft book and continued to conceive the plot of the Death Note.

He focused on referring to the plots of movies from his previous life.

In the movie, there is a scene where the police set up cameras in Light Yagami's house to monitor him.

In order to avoid being discovered, Light Yagami hid his electronic device in a snack bag and watched the news to get information about the murderer.

If you want to write a plot like this, contemporary transplantation won’t work.

During the turn of the century, it was difficult for ordinary people in China, even college students, to have access to such small electronic devices. Even if it was written, it would be difficult for ordinary readers to imagine it in their minds.

Chen Linfeng simply moved the novel's historical background back to 2020 and added science fiction elements.

In the near future world, such devices will be easy to write.

Not only for the sake of the smooth flow of the plot, but Chen Linfeng is more familiar with the world in 2020 than the present era.

QR codes, smart phones, live streaming, and wifi, things that will be commonplace in the future, are pure science fiction settings in this era.

The original plot is not very long, and the description of the near future setting is used to fill the gap and enrich the content of the novel.

Therefore, the novel has major changes compared to the original plot. In addition, due to the differences in national conditions between Xiao Ri Zi and China, many plots have to be redesigned.

Fortunately, the overall outline remains unchanged, only the details are changed, and he can still handle it with his current level.

At the same time, in order to make it more authentic, Chen Linfeng went to the legal section of the Xinhua Bookstore in the county to check China's police system and relevant laws.

Time passed in Chen Linfeng's writing.

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(End of this chapter)