After the college entrance examination, life began to follow one's heart

Chapter 190 Praise from the Future Mother-in-Law
About ten minutes later, Yu Jianhua finally saw his daughter return.

Seeing that his daughter was alright, Yu Jianhua breathed a sigh of relief.

Heaven knows what Xu Lin, this old father, thought when he heard him breathing heavily on the phone just now.

Putting aside the fact that Xu Lin has a girlfriend, even if Xu Lin didn't have a girlfriend, his father still couldn't stand that his precious daughter was being ruined by that blond-haired guy across the street.

At least you came secretly.

Hearing someone breathing heavily on the phone? That would be terrible!
"Hey kid, what are you doing working out so late at night?"

"You know a thing!"

Xu Lin: "I have to go now, I need to work out."

After saying that, Xu Lin hung up the phone, tossed it aside, and then worked out for another hour.

Xu Lin didn't do much tonight, except for playing a couple of games before going to bed.

Time quickly came to the next day.

In the morning, Xu Lin asked Aunt Lin to come over and clean the whole house, and gave her 500 yuan.

Actually, two hundred yuan would be enough, but money makes the world go round.

So Aunt Lin worked especially hard to keep Xu Lin's room spotless, which made Xu Lin feel happy.

noon.

Xu Lin returned to his computer and continued working.

Xu Lin had a fulfilling four days ahead of him.

Back in Jiangdu, he didn't work out every day, but when he got home, Xu Lin worked out every single day.

Basically, no one was bothering him, and Rong Xiyan, that clingy little devil, wasn't around, so Xu Lin was able to calm down and do this properly.

I always work out before going to bed at night.

During the day, Xu Lin teaches his apprentices and writes songs.

While in the provincial capital, Xu Lin had already written sixteen songs, and after returning home for four days, he wrote eight more.

There are a total of 24 songs, including 10 love songs, 6 folk songs, and 8 songs with ancient Chinese themes, such as "Blue and White Porcelain" and "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion".

In the realm of traditional Chinese style, Xu Lin didn't create love songs, but instead focused more on traditional culture.

He already wrote all sorts of love songs, and Xu Lin also had to whine about it. It's really hard for someone who has never been heartbroken to write a song about heartbreak. Xu Lin also had to empathize with the characters. Sometimes Xu Lin himself felt so embarrassed that he could dig his toes out of his head.

On that same day, Xu Lin received a phone call from an unknown number in Jiangdu.

Xu Lin answered the call.

"Who?"

"Mr. Xu?"

"Oh, it's President Lin! It's a pleasure to meet you!"

The person on the other end of the phone was Lin Yu, who had previously bought the film and television rights to Xu Lin's novel. Xu Lin recognized her voice.

"Haha, Mr. Xu, you've been all the rage lately! Everyone online knows who you are!"

"That's just the hype online; in reality, I'm just an ordinary person."

"Mr. Xu is so handsome and dashing, how could he possibly be just an ordinary passerby in real life? I'm probably not even as good as an ordinary passerby, am I?"

"Mr. Lin is calling, there must be something wrong, right?"

Xu Lin stopped wasting words with her.

"Something has indeed happened!"

Lin Yu said, "We're preparing to assemble the production team. Mr. Xu, as the screenwriter, I presume you've already started working on the script?"

"It's almost finished." Xu Lin boasted directly, but in fact, he could write a script very quickly. As a prodigy, cramming at the last minute didn't affect the quality of Xu Lin's work.

Xu Lin: "When do we need the script?"

Lin Yu: "Actually, there's no rush. Filming is expected to start in mid-March this year. We're currently assembling the crew!"

Xu Lin asked curiously, "Who are the two celebrities who play the male and female leads?"

Lin Yu: "The female lead is Dilraba Dilmurat, and the male lead is Zhang Linghe? What do you think, Mr. Xu?"

Xu Lin is just a screenwriter, so he certainly has no right to say anything about casting.

Xu Lin felt that as long as the male and female leads weren't too outrageous, it would be fine. For example, if the male lead was from Bureau 749, then it would be better not to film it at all, because even with makeup, he wouldn't be a tenth as handsome as him.

At this moment, Xu Lin looked at the names of the male and female leads. He knew Dilraba, but who was Zhang Linghe?
Xu Lin searched for him, but he didn't recognize him either, though he looked quite handsome and young.

Xu Lin: "I feel pretty good."

Lin Yu laughed and said, "Actually, there aren't any guys in the entertainment industry more handsome than Mr. Xu. I was thinking, why don't we go for Mr. Xu?"

Xu Lin: "Then forget it. I'm too handsome to show my face in public."

"Ha ha……"

Xu Lin ended the call after talking to the other party for more than ten minutes.

Lin Yu wanted to invite him to dinner, but Xu Lin felt uncomfortable being targeted by an older woman.

"Next, I need to write the script."

"Wait, let's get the song sorted out first."

Xu Lin opened his work account and clicked on the small group chat for his disciples.

Including Xie Ting, there are a total of six people, who are currently Xu Lin's six most talented people.

In the short term, Xu Lin will rely on these few people to make money in the music industry.

After joining the group, Xu Lin tagged all members.

"Six love songs, everyone draw one, one song each, let's test the waters."

The crowd immediately came out.

Xie Ting: "Master, shall we start working?"

Xu Lin: "Hmm, let's do another round before the New Year and see how it goes."

Yun Hehe: "Master, what songs are there? (Curious.jpg)"

Xu Lin: "They are all love songs, without any specific style, and they are not difficult to sing, so anyone can sing them. Just pick one from the song titles."

Then Xu Lin played the song title.

"The Other Side of the Sea", "Instant", "The Wind Leaves No Shadow", "My Only One", "Tears of the White Moonlight", "Less Innocence".

Xu Lin didn't release the lyrics; he just let them look at the song titles and pick one at random. Finally, Xu Lin sent them the whole song separately, including the lyrics, melody, and sheet music.

Finally, Xie Ting, Yun Hehe, Li Xiaoxiao, Ying Xiao, Jin Zheng, and Jiang Chengzi each chose a song in turn.

Xu Lin then sent the lyrics and other materials to them separately.

Finally, Xu Lin gave a unified announcement in the group: "From now on, everyone should practice the songs they have received. You can discuss them in the group, and if you really don't understand something, just ask me."

Everyone replied with the word "Received".

Xu Lin logged out of his work account.

It was already afternoon.

The songwriting project has temporarily come to an end. Xu Lin still has sixteen songs in hand, which is enough for him to rest for a while. At least until March, Xu Lin will not have to worry about songwriting anymore.

"Start writing the script!"

Xu Lin has overcome his procrastination and now has exceptionally strong execution skills.

So after deciding to finish the script, Xu Lin closed all the web pages on his computer and only opened Word to start working.

The novel has a full million words. If it's adapted into a screenplay, a lot of unnecessary content will have to be cut out. The screenplay will only need some key content.

Xu Lin thought for a moment and then started writing. He was very familiar with his own work, so adapting the script was quite easy for him.

Episode 1, The Encounter.

At the hotel entrance, the teacher appreciation banquet ended, and a torrential downpour began.

This pertains to space and time.

Characters: Xu Lin, Chi Linyue, passerby A, etc.

The first episode actually only features the male and female leads.

What follows is the content of this episode: what happened between the characters, what actions they took, what dialogues they had, and so on.

Xu Lin started writing the script at 2 PM and continued until 9 PM, a full seven hours, and finally finished the entire script, which, excluding punctuation, had a total of 56,000 words.

However, this is only a preliminary script draft. Xu Lin will need to polish, revise, and add to it to ensure that the script is of high quality.

Xu Lin discovered he had obsessive-compulsive disorder; the things he produced could not be garbage, they had to be top-notch.

After finishing the script, Xu Lin ordered takeout.

After a satisfying meal, I exercised for an hour.

And so, a fulfilling day came to an end.

The next day, Xu Lin continued to refine his script.

It took six hours to polish and revise the entire script. The final product had 63,000 words.

There are 36 episodes.

Generally speaking, a TV series consists of between twenty and forty episodes.

Xu Lin has thirty-six episodes, no more, no less, with just the right pace, neither too fast nor too slow.

After finishing the script, Xu Lin sent a photo to Chi Linyue.

"what is this?"

Half a minute later, Chi Linyue's message arrived.

"The screenplay adapted from the novel is said to start filming this March."

Who are the actors?

"The male and female leads are these two people."

Xu Lin searched for Dilraba and Zhang Linghe's Baidu Baike pages online.

"Oh."

It dawned on her.

Chi Linyue said, "I feel the male lead is a bit lacking; he's not even as handsome as you."

"Actually, it's already pretty good. At least the production company didn't put on some trashy, popular celebrity."

As for the young male celebrities in the entertainment industry today, since their target audience is domestic female viewers, each one is more indescribable than the last.

Chi Linyue: "Haha, smirking.jpg"

Xu Lin: "I don't think Dilraba's figure is very good. In my novel, the female lead is the same age as you."

"Want to touch it?" Chi Linyue asked.

"I want to, but I can't reach it. I really want to rush back to Jiangdu."

"smirk.jpg"

Half a minute later, Chi Linyue sent a selfie, the kind of selfie in front of a full-length mirror.

It turns out she was exercising at home.

She's been practicing yoga at home lately, and she's been thinking about yoga a lot.

In the photo, Chi Linyue is wearing a yoga bodysuit on her upper body and yoga pants on her lower body. She also struck a pose that made her buttocks more prominent, creating a strong visual impact.

When Xu Lin saw the photo, his heart warmed, and he felt a surge of excitement.

Yoga clothes and yoga pants are strange, but they can really attract men because they flatter the figure so much, showing off important areas like the chest and hips that represent a woman's body.

Xu Lin's sharp eyes even noticed that Chi Linyue seemed to be wearing no underwear; her upper body was exposed, not to mention her crotch...

This seems too obvious.

Upon closer inspection, Xu Lin concluded that Chi Linyue was not wearing underwear!
“Go ahead and use your hands to take care of it! *smirks*” Chi Linyue added a message.

Xu Lin: "You're naughty! You know how to use your hands, did you secretly try it yourself?"

On the other side, Chi Linyue blushed. Because Xu Lin had been playing tricks on her before, Chi Linyue, who was usually calm, couldn't take it anymore after Xu Lin's provocation. So in the past ten days or so, Chi Linyue had secretly used her hands several times and fantasized about Xu Lin ravaging her.

Chi Linyue: "How could I possibly do such a thing?"

Xu Lin: "We're so close, just admit it. I won't laugh at you."

How could Chi Linyue possibly admit it? "No, I didn't."

"Really not?"

No! What are you thinking about?

Xu Lin had a premonition that his older sister was definitely up to no good.

After getting to know Chi Linyue, Xu Lin discovered that Chi Linyue was also a bit reserved and somewhat repressed. However, he didn't continue the conversation on that topic.

Moreover, the older sister proactively changed the subject: "What do you do at home?"

"It's nothing, I've been busy with the script these past few days."

Is anyone home?

No, I'm at home by myself right now.

"Shall we start a video call?"

"Ok."

So Xu Lin and she turned on the video call, and soon they saw Chi Linyue wearing an alluring yoga outfit.

Chi Linyue asked curiously, "Let me see what your house is like?"

"Ok."

Xu Lin turned on the rear camera. They were still in the room. He showed Chi Linyue around the room through the lens.

"I thought your room was messy, but it's so clean and tidy. The items are also arranged very well. My brother's room used to be a mess, but it only got better after he got together with my sister-in-law."

"That's a bit of a stereotype. Some guys are really clean and tidy, while I'm particular about hygiene and the comfort of the environment."

"That's great, let's look at other places."

"Is this a gym?"

"Yes, I work out regularly."

"No wonder, she has such a great figure."

Chi Linyue noticed a barbell with a rope attached: "What's this?"

"This is for training my brother, it weighs twenty kilograms!"

"Nonsence!"

Chi Linyue suddenly realized what Xu Lin meant, and her pretty face flushed red. "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"You haven't experienced how strong I am, otherwise I guarantee you'll never forget it."

"Then come here, I'll give it a try!"

Chi Linyue covered her mouth and laughed.

"really?"

"real!"

"Forget it, it's not worth the long journey just to sleep with you. How about you parachute in?"

"Think beautifully!"

The older sister was joking, and Xu Lin knew she was joking, so he simply continued talking.

If a girl tells you dirty jokes, it proves that she has feelings for you or even likes you.

The concept of "ladylike" is often superficial. Men are attracted to beauty, but aren't women just as lustful? We shouldn't have too many filters when it comes to women.

Xu Lin and Chi Linyue had a video call for over half an hour, after which she went to attend to other matters.

Xu Lin finished the script and didn't know what to do next.

Playing games doesn't seem very interesting.

He seems to have given up gaming now.

"Life is as lonely as snow!"

Xu Lin couldn't help but sigh, feeling utterly bored, he could only go for a drive.

Around 5 p.m., Xu Lin went to the vegetable market near his home, planning to buy groceries and cook himself a meal that evening.

But it was at this very moment that Xu Lin ran into Lin Yajing and Yu Xinyan at the vegetable market.

"Xu Lin!"

Yu Xinyan saw Xu Lin immediately and greeted him.

Xu Lin walked over, full of interest, "Auntie, what delicious food are you making tonight?"

"Xu Lin, are you coming to my house for dinner?" Yu Xinyan asked.

"If Auntie agrees, I'll go up."

"Mom, please add an extra pair of chopsticks tonight!"

Yu Xinyan shook Lin Yajing's left hand.

"Xu Lin, come to our house for dinner tonight!"

Lin Yajing had no choice but to add another pair of chopsticks.

"Thank you, aunt!"

A little after six o'clock, Xu Lin went back with Yu Xinyan and the others, and saw Yu Jianhua again.

"Why are you here again?"

Yu Jianhua noticed Xu Lin following behind the mother and daughter.

"Uncle, I just missed you."

"Go away, I'm annoyed just looking at you!"

Yu Jianhua looked disgusted.

Xu Lin sat down; today's seat was exactly the same as the last one.

Xu Lin, having already established a friendly relationship with the group, took out a disposable cup from under the coffee table and poured a cup of Tieguanyin tea from the teapot.

"Uncle, is this a rather expensive Tieguanyin tea?"

Xu Lin savored it carefully.

"I bought it from the supermarket. Do you think I accepted a bribe? And it's an expensive Tieguanyin tea."

"It's a good thing I'm not an official, otherwise I would most likely be a big corrupt official, and I would be involved in large-scale power-for-money and power-for-sex transactions!"

"If you were an official, I'd be keeping an eye on you first, and if I spot anything amiss, I'll get rid of you!"

"Uncle, have some tea."

"Humph."

Yu Jianhua took a sip of tea. "Yan Yan said she's going back to her alma mater to give a speech tomorrow, did you know that?"

“Dad, it’s the day after tomorrow!” Yu Xinyan corrected.

"Ahem, the day after tomorrow, Dad forgot."

Yu Jianhua blushed.

"What speech?"

"It's about outstanding graduates returning to their alma mater to give speeches to high school seniors who are about to take the college entrance exam. Specifically, they might talk about study methods and the wonderful life in college, to inspire the seniors?" Yu Jianhua looked at his daughter, unsure if that was the case.

Xu Lin said, "It's just to motivate the seniors, I understand."

Why are you being so blunt?

Yu Jianhua felt that Xu Lin was a bit of a disappointment.

Yu Xinyan asked, "Xu Lin, are you going back to high school the day after tomorrow?"

"I'll drive you there."

"Okay! Then you take me there!"

Yu Xinyan immediately became happy.

Yu Jianhua saw this but didn't know what to say. His daughter was staring at Xu Lin, and there was nothing he could do.

However, this guy now has a girlfriend.

The elderly father was also helpless.

"Haven't seen you for the past few days, what have you been up to at home?"

Yu Jianhua decided to change the subject.

"I'm currently writing a script."

"A screenplay? Didn't you used to write novels?"

"I've already made a career change. The TV series adapted from my novel will be released this March, and a big star will be my leading lady."

Which big star?

Do you know Dilraba?

"I think I've heard of her." Yu Jianhua thought for a moment. Actually, he didn't watch entertainment dramas, didn't pay attention to entertainment, and didn't know who Dilraba was at all. The TV at home that Yu Jianhua watched the most was the news, such as the evening news.

"Dilraba is a big star from Xinjiang. She is very beautiful, and the beauties from Xinjiang have very distinctive features."

Lin Yajing, unusually, chimed in, "Xu Lin, your novel has been adapted into a TV series?"

"Yes, I sold the film and television rights to my novel."

"Mom, Xu Lin's novel sold for a record-breaking 100 million yuan in copyright last year!"

Yu Xinyan raised one index finger.

"Cough cough!"

Yu Jianhua, who was drinking tea, was caught off guard and almost spat it out, but he did choke.

"A copyright price of 100 million?"

Lin Yajing was quite shocked, thinking that her daughter was lying, but then she thought that her daughter would not lie.

Xu Lin calmly replied, "Actually, it's not a hundred million. Because a hundred million has to be split 50/50 with the website, I only have fifty million left. But because I have to pay 20% tax, I only have forty million left."

"Wasn't it trending on social media before? I heard my colleagues discussing it; it cost 100 million for the copyright."

Lin Yajing was curious.

"It's here, it should be the one you're talking about."

"Mom, this one!"

Yu Xinyan opened her phone and showed Lin Yajing Xu Lin's novel.

Lin Yajing ultimately prefers physical books, and mostly reads literary works. Xu Lin's strange title didn't attract her at first glance.

"This book makes so much money?" Lin Yajing was still surprised.

Xu Lin: "It was quite popular before because the market response was good, so the copyright sold for a high price."

"It's awesome!"

Xu Lin received high praise from his future mother-in-law.

But Lin Yajing remained calm because she had a high-ranking official husband.

If it were an ordinary woman, and Xu Lin were to pull a cigarette out from under the coffee table now, she would probably come up and offer to light it for him.

Moreover, Lin Yajing reads a lot. Women who read a lot are generally more peaceful and less easily disturbed by the outside world.

Soon, the mother and daughter went into the kitchen and started working.

Xu Lin looked at Yu Jianhua and saw that he had opened his novel.

"Stop reading. This kind of online novel is not suitable for middle-aged men like you."

"Go! Go! Go!"

Yu Jianhua skimmed through three chapters, but ultimately couldn't continue reading.

The writing is very good, but people's thinking is limited by age. When they reach a certain age, it is difficult for them to accept new things.

Middle-aged and elderly people generally have rigid thinking.

For a middle-aged man like Yu Jianhua to read Xu Lin's novels is almost like asking him to play anime or watch 2D games.

"I feel like I can't bear to watch it."

Yu Jianhua turned off his phone and shook his head.

"That's because you're getting old, it's normal."

Xu Lin joked.

"Hey, maybe I'm really getting old."

Unexpectedly, Yu Jianhua sighed and lamented that time waits for no one.

As people reach middle age, their urinary tract splits.

Yu Jianhua feels he is getting old.

(End of this chapter)