Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 142: The new book is a bestseller!

Perhaps not so perceptive.

The fact that Dongyang County produced a top scorer in the college entrance examination is something that ordinary people cannot know so quickly. The top fifty scores in the score checking system are all hidden information, and no one knows that two true geniuses have emerged.

In the various groups of Maofang Middle School, people kept asking about the "captain's" situation, but the thread would quickly veer off-topic and people would start talking about their own scores.

Until one person received confirmation.

Li Dongdong.

Li Dongdong was feeling down after being placed in a job with a score of 340, which was neither high nor low. Then her father, the county magistrate, called: "I remember you said you were doing some kind of educational startup with someone? Your name is Zhai Da?"

"Yes, our boss."

"It's amazing! Our county has suddenly produced two top scholars, one named Zhai Da and the other a young girl named Lu Wei."

"Lu Wei is our boss's wife. Wait, you said top scholar? Two top scholars?"

Soon, this "source" spread to the No. 1 Middle School group, then to the wool textile group, and finally to the entire county's student population.

Inside the high-rise apartment complex, Chu Xiang sat up in shock during his tutoring session: "Holy crap! A real top scorer!"

That's right! Flyers! Print more! It's a tutoring institution run by a top student! Won't they be recruiting like crazy?

Inside the "Wu Family Old Brand Local Cuisine Restaurant," Wu Yue, who was helping to greet customers, stared blankly at his phone for a moment, then turned to his father and said, "Zhai Da has become the top scholar in the imperial examination."

Wu Yue's father couldn't quite grasp the connection between the boy who used to run into internet cafes with Wu Yue and get caught, and the top scorer.

Before his father could react, Wu Yue turned to all the customers in the store and shouted, "My brother is the top scorer in the college entrance examination! Today, every table gets a free large bottle of Coke!"

"what?"

"real or fake?"

"From our county?"

In the villa complex, the door to Lu Siwen's bedroom was pushed open with a bang, and she ran downstairs barefoot.

"Mom! Dad! The top scholar! He's the top scholar!"

The competition-grade Ragdoll followed behind, meowing all the way.

The tea room door was suddenly pushed open, and Qian Yarong and Lu Zetao sat there, one reading a book and the other drinking tea, neither moving an inch.

The two of them had slightly flushed faces, and their pajamas were a bit disheveled.

"...What collision? Mom and Dad didn't collide, they just stretched a bit."

Lu Siwen: ? ? ?
Lu Zetao realized what was happening: "You mean... the top scorer?"

Inside an old building, Mr. Shen Rui, who was quietly reading under a desk lamp, picked up his phone to check the text messages from his colleague.

He was in a daze for a moment.
He finished with a nonchalant laugh: "Although the scoring system is different, my record has probably been broken."

Before Zhai Da, Shen Rui held the record for the highest score in the college entrance examination in Dongyang County.
He did not choose Tsinghua or Peking University at that time.
"It took more than a decade for this record to be broken. Dongyang's development is still too slow."

I wonder where Zhai Da will choose.
However, he had a premonition that Zhai Da would return, rather than completely leaving his hometown like a kite set free.
In Jinling, Lou En, editor-in-chief of Phoenix Media, is on the phone.

"I just wanted to ask for some information, why am I being assigned so much work now?"

"You overestimate me. How could I possibly influence which university Professor Zhai chooses?"

"Okay, okay, I'll talk to you later, I need to go arrange my work."

Even after hanging up the phone, Lou En couldn't stop smiling. Dongyang had produced two top scholars, and he had also won two lottery prizes.

One is about the high quality of the work created out of personal favor, and the other is about the incredible achievements the author has made.
He immediately made a phone call to make arrangements.

The book jacket was printed immediately and then delivered to various bookstores overnight.

Tomorrow morning, hundreds of bookstores in Zhejiang and Shanghai will display "The Love Song of the Top Scorer in the College Entrance Examination" in the most prominent positions!
In the headquarters of Xinglang in northern Beijing, Li Tiantian, who had recently been thriving due to the high regard and in-depth cultivation of the top leader, belatedly glanced at her phone.

This is a summary report by Xinglang News on the top scorers in each province.

As the largest online news platform at present, their power should not be underestimated. Although it was impossible to know in advance, they successfully completed the statistics seven or eight hours after the scores were released and published them online as soon as possible.

Li Tiantian hesitated for a moment when she saw the name of the provincial science champion.
The surname Zhai Da is not very common, especially since it comes from Dongyang County.

Isn't this her lucky star incarnate?

My God! This is huge news!
A brilliant idea immediately popped into her head.
As a member of the Star Wave Star Project and a mainstream blogger
As the platform, isn't it reasonable for us to officially congratulate our own bloggers?

The traffic surged immediately! The advertising effect couldn't be better!
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Zhai Da originally thought that this turmoil would only last for one day, and then he would be able to return to normal.

Utopia will continue to recruit students and teach, and he will also have to learn a trade from old man Xu Xuejun. At the very least, he will have to go for a morning run every day, right?

When I woke up the next day, my phone and email were both malfunctioning.

Even excluding those who didn't need his attention, there were still quite a few important matters to attend to. Zhai Da dealt with matters with Phoenix Media, Xinglang, and Lu Siwen in turn, and it was already past eight o'clock, much later than his usual morning run.

By the way, Dongyang County attaches great importance to the fact that two top scorers have emerged from the imperial examinations. They were going to come to our home to offer their congratulations last night, but Zhai Da declined because it was too late. At that time, the door was full of admissions teachers.

I called again today to ask, and Zhai Da said he wanted some peace and quiet for two days.

The so-called "visit" usually involves the leader bringing gifts to the door, taking a picture, and then saying "we'll talk about it later."

As for how much the county will award, it's estimated that it will be discussed in a meeting today.

Zhai Da and Lu Wei were about to go for a run as usual when they ran into Liu Tiejun, an admissions officer from Tsinghua University, as soon as they left their residential compound.

He is currently engaged in a heated debate with Yu Jinghui from Harbin Institute of Technology.

"Teacher Liu, didn't the results come out yesterday? Why bother them again?" "Then why don't you go back to Harbin?"

"Me? I'm just afraid someone might do something bad."

Seeing Zhai Da come out, Liu Tiejun immediately came over: "Good morning, Zhai! Are you going for a run?"

Last night, Yu Jinghui called the police and drove away most of the admissions officers. Those from universities like Nanjing University and Fudan University, who had little hope of admission, left Dongyang County without further delay.

Even the students from Peking University, having already produced a top scorer in the humanities, at least managed to get some meat (a metaphor for success), so they left.

Only Tsinghua University was unwilling to give up, and Liu Tiejun also received instructions from above to try harder.

Knowing he wouldn't have many opportunities to speak, Liu Tiejun went straight to the point: "Student Zhai, are you familiar with Tsinghua University's international training program? It's a 3+1 or even 2+2 program, both domestic and international, and it's fully funded."

Zhai Da paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "I've heard of it."

“We have talent export partners with many Ivy League schools in the United States, and our international resources are much stronger than those of Harbin Institute of Technology. I suggest you consider us more.”

These days, a major performance indicator for universities is the number of students they can send abroad, which is an absolute reflection of their hard power.

Many students also consider it as the most important factor when planning their lives.

Yu Jinghui, who was standing to the side, immediately objected: "Who said that? We also have overseas study tour resources!"

"A university affiliated with the Goose University? Is that considered a resource? Professor Yu, you're joking."

The two were pulling and tugging at each other, so Zhai Da simply walked around them and said, "Gentlemen, you two continue your debate. I have other things to do."

With that, he took Lu Wei and started running.

Only Liu Tiejun and Yu Jinghui remained there, arguing amongst themselves.

This morning's run wasn't just around the neighborhood; it had a different destination.

The two headed towards Jianshe Road.

The total distance was a little over four kilometers, which was lower than Zhai Da's level but higher than Lu Wei's. They took a break once in the middle. Lu Wei was panting, while Zhai Da was jumping rope by the roadside.

The special effect of the [Extreme Bracers] has been unlocked. It has been added to the items that promote height, and it is now a high priority item.

Many projects that would otherwise be useless at his age were the cornerstones for him to enter the 180 club.

After Lu Wei had rested, she set off again, jogging slowly to the Xinhua Bookstore on Jianshe Road.

Upon entering, I saw the destination of my trip.

In the most prominent position, on the table surrounded by several best-selling books, there was "The Long Road to Lu".

Zhai Da found it quite novel; seeing his own work displayed in a bookstore was a very interesting experience.

I picked up a book. The cover was a warm green, which was quite refreshing. It featured silhouettes of a man and a woman walking on a path shaped like an electrocardiogram.

The four characters “漫漫旅途” were specially designed with a different font and arranged vertically.

The book title, author, and recommendations are arranged according to the layout rules, with the blurb reading: "This summer, we'll take you into the love story of a top-scoring student in the college entrance examination."

Well, aside from the somewhat difficult-to-judge recommendation on the waistband, which is only to the extent that it makes me feel awkward, from a sales perspective, it's still very appealing.

I'm afraid some people might think it's his own love story.
The finished product is very professional in every aspect. He used to work in advertising, and you can tell he put a lot of effort into the layout and design.

Turning to the back reveals recommendations from several established authors.

Liu Zhengyun: Love and life are the two most beautiful parts of all human topics.

Guo Jinming: Like a song, like tears; like a poem, like a dream.

Mai Jia: We always look forward to dawn, but we must first endure the darkness.
The most prominent position belongs to Han Han, the current king of literary traffic.

"I've forgotten when was the last time I cried while reading a book."

Zhai Da smacked his lips.

Very good, it seems Phoenix Media still has some sense of self-awareness. He was worried that they would use the phrase "the person's character may not be very good, but their works are excellent."

That would cause an uproar.
Seeing Zhai Da standing there, the shop assistant quickly came over: "Young man, I highly recommend this book!"

Zhai Da asked curiously, "You've seen it?"

Wasn't it just released today?

The shop assistant chuckled, covering her mouth: "I haven't read it yet, but I have a copy in stock. It was written by the top scholar of Dongyang County! It's in high demand! We had a few dozen copies in stock when we first opened, but these are all left now. You probably won't be able to buy one if you come this afternoon!"

Zhai Da looked towards the cashier and saw that quite a few people were holding "The Long Road of Lü", and most of them were young people.

The target audience for physical book consumption is mainly young people, and most young people in Dongyang already know that their family has produced a top scholar, so this wave of popularity has only just begun.

It is foreseeable that this book will sell extremely well.

I wonder how many liters of tears it can evoke.

The blog serialization can be paused now; we'll just have to wait and see if a second ending will be released.
Zhai Da had an unfinished copy at home, but it would be good to boost his sales, so he picked it up casually and said, "I'll buy one and give it a try."

Turning around, I saw Lu Wei carrying more than ten books, holding them like she was carrying bricks.

Zhai Da: "What are you doing?"

Lu Wei: "Buy it."

"Giving it away?"

"They're all mine."

Zhai Da:
(End of this chapter)