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

Chapter 51 Art Student

I don’t know if it’s the aftermath of last year’s “Destiny” controversy, but this time when “The Convenience Store for Sorrow” was released, the voices of literary critics in newspapers became much more harmonious.

[In fact, all those who are struggling to make a choice already have the answer in their hearts. Consulting is just to get the choice that they prefer in their hearts. The ultimate so-called destiny is still determined by one's own steps.

Chen Linfeng has written a heartwarming story this time, with many elements of reasoning in the text, but more importantly, those consultations reflect the real problems in life. 】

[A talented writer has finally returned to the path he should take. Chen Linfeng's new book announces his growth, not only the maturity of his writing style, but also the progress of his ideological connotation and humanistic care.

I look forward to the day when he finally turns to pure literature, which will be a blessing for the Chinese literary world. 】

[The work goes beyond the scope of mystery novels, but is more gripping than mystery novels. ]

【"The Worry-Solving Shop" is a book that expresses warmth just right. This book describes the trust that can be found between people. You trust me, so you write to me. I trust you, so I write back to you. No one takes this as a joke.】

There were a lot of praises in the newspapers, but there were some different voices on the Internet. Some of Chen Linfeng's fans still expected him to write novels with exciting plots.

He did not disparage the book, but simply expressed his disappointment, and then was criticized by fans who loved the novel very much.

Who is afraid of whom on the Internet? The party being attacked quickly launched a counterattack, and the two sides fought a fierce battle on various forums.

Chen Linfeng was at school during the day, and after practicing martial arts at night, he quickly took a shower and went to bed, so he didn't know about the reviews of his new book.

It was not until the weekend when he saw the comments online that he felt something was wrong. At this time, more people on the Internet were drawn in, forming two major camps, and third-party neutral forces were not allowed to speak at all.

Chen Linfeng quickly posted a message to appease others, saying that they were all his books and there was no need to argue about who was better.

[Bubble-like Dream]: Who are you? What capital do you have... Uh, it's the author himself. Sorry, I was too arrogant.

[Online Trend Chasing]: What’s wrong with the author? The author can’t... Oh, it’s the author. I spoke too loudly. It’s my fault.

Except for a few weird ones at the beginning, the comments afterwards were much more normal.

Some netizens began to talk about the whole story and denounced the fans of the book "Shop".

[Broken-Winged Angel]: They were the first to start belittling other book fans.

Then some fans of the book "Shop" started to complain.
[Lost Butterfly]: As soon as I came online, I was scolded by the other side, and I was just talking back.

It seems that he joined the battlefield later.

When it seemed that they couldn't make it clear and were about to start a fight again, someone suddenly said, "I think Han Han's "Minus One Degree" this year is also very good. I feel that it is not much worse than "The Shop."

Well, the forum exploded instantly. Not only the fans of the book "The Shop", but even the Broken Winged Angel who made the initial accusation was following him and denouncing him.

Chen Linfeng finally understood that internal strife would not affect the external war, right? He should not have stepped in to mediate.

After driving away the foreign enemies, the two sides began to argue about whose fault it was. Finally, they found Chen Linfeng to be the referee and asked him to say whose fault it was and which book he liked better.

When Chen Linfeng saw that the criticism was directed at him, he decisively pretended to be dead and left the game in disgrace.

In the evening, Zheng Yuling called as usual to report the first week's sales.

"Xiaofeng, I'm here to tell you good news again."

“Have the first week sales come out? What is it this time?”

Zheng Yuling's tone was nonchalant, but one could still hear her delight. "We sold 40 copies in the first week, breaking the first-week sales record in the past decade." "So amazing?" Chen Linfeng didn't expect it to be so popular. "Thanks to your good publicity."

He was not being falsely polite. The high sales volume in the first week was indeed closely related to publicity.

In recent years, Mengya has made great progress in both media resources and channels thanks to its two generals, Chen Linfeng and Han Han.

However, this is also the last ray of hope for the book publishing industry. People will have more and more means of entertainment, which will continue to compress the time for reading.

A few years later, paper book reading will be replaced by online literature. Only a few bestsellers and classics can still rely on steady growth to slowly accumulate sales, but they will no longer have such high short-term sales.

Just recently on September 9st, Shanda Company launched a new online game called "Legend", which will absorb the time of most young people.

2001's "Legend" was just the beginning.

Later, there were a series of games such as "Fantasy Westward Journey", "MapleStory" and "World of Warcraft" to kill time. The scene of nationwide love for literature around the 90s is gone forever.

"Without your novel's high quality, it will be useless no matter how much we promote it." Zheng Yuling didn't dare to take credit for it.

Then she talked about the media. "Many newspapers and TV stations called us and said that Xiaomei had rejected all their interview requests, so they finally came to us."

"I really can't help it. I still have to go to school. Sister Xiaoling, please help me explain more. I don't mind media interviews, but I really don't have time now. Let's wait until the winter vacation."

"Okay, I'll help explain."

In fact, Chen Linfeng has been very busy during the holidays in the past two years. Apart from being busy with his own affairs, the rest of the time is spent dealing with the media.

When he said he didn't have time, it was not an exaggeration.

Chen Linfeng had made plans since he was young and had decided to pursue a career in film and television.

Therefore, he will take the art exam in his senior year of high school. This fall, he will be promoted to the second year of high school. The school usually asks students about their future plans at this time.

Chen Linfeng naturally told the truth, and this really stirred up a hornet's nest.

Not only the head teacher and subject teachers, but even the grade director came to talk to him, determined to change his mind.

A child who studies so well can definitely go to Yanda University or Shuimu University. How could he choose to apply to an inferior art school?

However, Chen Linfeng had set his ambition since he was a child, and no one else could change it.

Even his parents, after years of his emphasis on this issue, no longer tried to change his mind.

In the end, the head teacher watched him become an art student with great disappointment.

Art students need to take part in art unified examinations or school examinations, so starting from the second year of high school, they don’t have to participate in some morning and evening self-study classes, leaving them time to strengthen their professional knowledge.

Chen Linfeng wanted to take the directing department exam, which is the major of drama and film directing. According to the information he had obtained, students taking the directing department exam would have to face very complicated exams.

The first test examines comprehensive general knowledge, the second test is a free statement (in the form of an interview), the third test is an analysis of art (photography) works, music works, and story conception (in the form of an interview), and the fourth test is a written test on propositional creation, as well as a discussion on the propositional creation and a performance interview.

He may not be sure of success and needs to supplement his professional knowledge. Fortunately, he has a good memory and has a lot of knowledge, so he can master the new content quickly.

(End of this chapter)