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Chapter 64: The principal's attention, another banner under the banyan tree
Then I heard her say, "Senior, I am a fan of your book. Can you sign it for me?"

After saying that, she let go of Cao Sheng's hand, quickly took off her backpack, put it on the table, and lowered her head to look for paper and pen in the bag.

Cao Sheng: “…”

What made Cao Sheng even more speechless was that the other freshmen nearby, as if awakened from a dream, also hurriedly searched for paper and pens in their bags and suitcases.

Cao Sheng thought: There are only a few of them anyway, so it won’t be a big deal to sign them.

He smiled and sat down. When Chen Shuyun handed him the notebook and ballpoint pen, he said nothing. He took the paper and pen and signed "A Little Gray in Central Plains" in the place she designated.

Having held five book signing events, he has become very familiar with signing these five words.

The calligraphy is done in one stroke with great vigor and vitality.

"Senior! Senior, I am also a fan of your books, what do you think?"

Another freshman handed over a stack of draft paper.

Cao Sheng smiled and signed one for him as well.

"Senior! Senior! I want one too!"

"Senior! I'm also a fan of your books, really. Can you sign one for me too?"

"Senior!"

One by one, the freshmen lined up and asked Cao Sheng for his autograph, but it was unclear whether they were real fans of the book.

But their act of queuing up for autographs attracted the attention of other people nearby.

Today is the day to welcome new students. There are many tables on both sides of the main road in the campus. Old students from various majors in the school are here to welcome the new students.

Soon, Cao Sheng noticed that more and more people were queuing up for autographs.

At first, only freshmen lined up, but gradually, some old students began to join the line, and even some of his classmates.

How to do?
Cold!

He pursed his lips and continued signing patiently, just like he was holding another book signing event.

As time passed, more and more people lined up. Before we knew it, there were hundreds of people, and more people kept joining.

No one came to stop it.

Just watching Cao Sheng sitting here and receiving guests like he was doing it, serving one after another.

More than half an hour later.

It was the turn of a big-eyed girl wearing a white dress. Not only was her dress very white, her skin was also dazzlingly white.

Her big eyes looked a bit like a cartoon character. Cao Sheng looked up at her with some confusion.

Because she didn't have a notebook in her hand, not even a piece of white paper.

"Hello, where do you want to sign?"

he asks.

The girl with big eyes smiled, stretched out her white right arm in front of him, raised her eyebrows at him, and said with a smile: "Just sign on my arm! Make the signature bigger, and I promise not to wash this arm this month."

Cao Sheng: “???”

There was laughter and sporadic cursing coming from the team behind her.

"shameless!"

“Slut!”

"Bitch!"

"The school spirit is ruined by people like this!"

……

Both Cao Sheng and she heard it, but she pretended not to hear it and continued to look at Cao Sheng with a smile. Cao Sheng was too lazy to argue with her. She asked her to sign her arm, so he signed "A Dot of Gray in the Central Plains" on her white arm with an expressionless face. He just wanted to get rid of her as soon as possible.

As soon as he finished signing, she leaned forward and whispered, "Great talent! I like you, I will come to see you again. By the way, my name is Ren Xueyi, remember! Ren as in Ren Woxing, Xue as in Fenghuaxueyue, and Yi as in Xinyuanyima! Don't forget it!"

After saying that, she raised her eyebrows at Cao Sheng again, then chuckled, turned around, and walked away with a brisk pace, humming a little tune.

So bold?

Cao Sheng glanced at her back and guessed that she was either a sophomore or a junior. Freshmen should not be so fashionable and lively.

She dresses very fashionably, like a little princess.

Cao Sheng withdrew his gaze and continued signing.

In an office building not far away.

At the reminder of his assistant, the gray-haired Zhang Xiaoguo was led to the office window by his assistant. The young female assistant pointed at the long line on the main road not far away and said with a smile: "Principal, look! Do you see those people queuing over there?"

Zhang Xiaoguo put his hands behind his waist, squinted his eyes for a while, and asked suspiciously: "Isn't today the day to welcome the new students? What are so many people queuing up over there for?"

The female assistant chuckled, "Principal, I just asked around, and those people are lining up to get Zhongyuan Yidianhui's autograph! You know Zhongyuan Yidianhui, right? I mentioned to you before, a young writer in our school's accounting class, who has become very famous recently. I don't know why so many people are lining up to get his autograph today."

Zhang Xiaoguo said "oh".

He nodded slightly, smiling, "Not bad! A student from the accounting class can actually become a writer. The Chinese department must be feeling some pressure, right?"

The female assistant laughed, "That can't be helped! This Zhongyuan Yidianhui is so popular right now. Judging from the trend on the Internet, he has become a leader among young writers in our country. Not to mention that the students in the Chinese Department of our school can't compare to him, even if we look at all the universities in the country, I'm afraid no one will be able to compare to him in a short period of time!"

"Oh? Is it so powerful?"

Zhang Xiaoguo was surprised.

The female assistant nodded with a smile, "Principal, our school has really produced a talent this time. It's a pity that this student is not from our Chinese Department. Otherwise, our school can focus on promoting him and the Chinese Department in next year's enrollment promotion. If that were the case, our school's Chinese Department would have a chance to become our signature major."

Zhang Xiaoguo narrowed his eyes again, and after a moment's silence, he smiled and said, "Don't be so petty! Since you said that he is already the leader among our young writers, then we will invite him to be the spokesperson for next year's recruitment promotion. We can print his portrait on our recruitment brochure. It just so happens that our school has been working hard to apply for and actively upgrade in the past two years. We will increase investment in hardware, and we must continue to work hard on software. If we can use him to recruit more good students, it will also enhance the strength of our school, and it will also help us upgrade from a teachers' college to a college."

The female assistant nodded repeatedly, "Principal! You are right. I will definitely convey your meaning to the Propaganda Department later."

Zhang Xiaoguo nodded with a smile.

……

That afternoon.

A big red banner was hung above the homepage of the Under the Banyan Tree website.

Attracted countless eyes.

The banner read: "Congratulations to Zhongyuan Yidianhui for publishing "I Want to Become an Immortal" in simplified Chinese soon!!!"

There is also a small button in the lower right corner of this banner, with a few small words below the button - "Click here to book at 20% off"

That night.

Cao Sheng logged into the author backstage of Under the Banyan Tree. After updating a chapter, he habitually went to the book review area to see the latest reader feedback.

But I found that the trend in the book review section has changed drastically today, and there are few serious book reviews left.

Looking around, almost everything you see is improper.

"Fuck! You update too slowly, I deliberately provoked you and said that if you have the ability, you can publish the simplified version. I didn't expect that you would really publish the simplified version? And the speed is so fast? I was just talking! Are you serious?"

"Ahhh!! I have a bad feeling right now! The online serialization of "Living with a Stewardess" has been suspended due to publication. Will our book also be suspended? No! Author, you can't be obsessed with money!"

"Awesome! You write a book and publish it, not only in traditional Chinese, but also in simplified Chinese? Zhongyuan is a little gray, you should change your name to Zhongyuan is particularly red!"

"Haha, is the simplified version really going to be published? Will I finally not have to wait for updates every day? Will I finally be able to read it all at once? I have pre-ordered it. When can I get the book?"

"In just half a year, I have witnessed the rise of Zhongyuan Yidianhui from obscurity to its current heyday. What kind of monster did I witness? Is there any other young writer in China who can be more popular than him?"

"The Central Plains is a little gray, you should change your name to Dugu Qiubai! You have no rivals now, you can't become gray even if you want to!"

(End of this chapter)