At the age of 38, he went to college and his children were classmates.

Chapter 139, Don't flaunt your wealth! But Old Shen is an exception! (Please subscribe)
"Brother Shu?"

"What the hell is 'Brother Tree'?"

Ma Zhuang looked at Shen Qiushan with suspicion, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

At this moment, Tao Meng, who was standing to the side, waved awkwardly at Shen Qiushan and said, "Um, I'm Wutong!"

"Uh?"

Shen Qiushan was shocked and looked at Tao Meng with disbelief: "You are Wutong??"

"Uh-huh."

Tao Meng nodded repeatedly, then pointed to Ma Zhuang and introduced, "This is Chief Editor Ma from our content department."

Hello, Ma Zhuang!

Ma Zhuang extended his hand and said with a smile, "Just now, Xiao Tao said you were a high school student!"
"Before June, I could barely be considered a high school student."

Shen Qiushan shook hands with Ma Zhuang and replied casually.

"You are Shen Qiushan!"

"Old Shen??"

Yao Xiaochuan, who was standing to the side, suddenly exclaimed. When Shen Qiushan walked into the private room, he felt that this man looked very familiar. He had just heard Shen Qiushan say that he could barely be considered a high school student before June, and he immediately remembered the news that had gone viral on the Internet.

Sanjiang City has produced a 38-year-old top scorer in the college entrance examination!
Yao Xiaochuan had paid special attention to this news at the time, but he never expected to meet the person in person today.

Upon hearing his words, Ma Zhuang and Tao Meng both realized what he meant.

"You're that 38-year-old top scorer in the college entrance exam?"

Ma Zhuang's face showed shock.

Tao Meng, the big-eyed cutie standing to the side, blinked her big eyes. With the revelation of Shen Qiushan's identity, it became clear why this "high school student" had such amazing writing skills and seemed to have a wealth of social experience.

He is indeed a "high school student," but he is also a seasoned veteran who has been navigating the complexities of society for many years.

It's much more reasonable that someone like that could write a great rebirth novel.

"Top scorers in the college entrance exam are a thing of the past!"

Shen Qiushan smiled and waved his hand: "As a writer once said, we can't rest on our laurels and stop moving forward!"

"Starting yesterday, I am now a freshman at Sanjiang University!"

"ox!!"

"Old Shen, I really admire you!"

Yao Xiaochuan gave a thumbs up. He was 39 years old this year, one year older than Shen Qiushan. When he was watching the news, he wondered how many points he could get on the college entrance exam if he went back to high school to study for a while.

His conclusion was that, let alone becoming a top scorer in the college entrance examination, even getting into a regular university would be difficult.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Shen Qiushan sat down next to Ma Zhuang.

"Old Shen, take a look at this contract before the people from Chenghua Film and Television Company arrive."

As he spoke, Ma Zhuang took a contract out of his briefcase and handed it to Shen Qiushan.

Actually, Ma Zhuang and Tao Meng didn't have to come to this signing ceremony, but they had a different mission than Yao Xiaochuan: to sign Shen Qiushan, a gifted new author.

There are roughly three types of author contracts for Penguin Novels. The first type is the ordinary contract that Shen Qiushan has signed, which is signed for each book and has no binding force on either party.

The second type is the "Master Contract," which can only be signed if the author's performance reaches a certain level. Penguin Novels offers authors more generous treatment, and the most direct result is that the revenue sharing ratio for paid novels will be adjusted from 50/50 in ordinary contracts to 70/30.

At the same time, authors will also be subject to certain restrictions. For example, if Shen Qiushan signs the contract, the pen name "Shen Tuoke" can only be used to publish works on Penguin Novels. The contract term is five years or eight million words.

Of course, the contract period and word count can be negotiated and adjusted.

The third type is the "Platinum Contract," which is a level higher than the "Great God Contract" that Ma Zhuang gave to Shen Qiushan. The author enjoys better treatment, but the required achievements are higher.

Shen Qiushan carefully examined the "Great God Contract" that Ma Zhuang handed him. In fact, it was equivalent to binding the pen name "Shen Tuoke" with Penguin Novels, but the percentage of royalties he could receive was higher than before, along with various benefits and the honorary title of "Great God Writer".

"There's no problem with this contract."

"However, I probably don't have any plans to release a new book anytime soon."

"Since you've just started university, you still need to adjust to university life."

Putting down the contract, Shen Qiushan said, seemingly sincerely.

In reality, whether or not he can publish a new book depends entirely on his luck. If he happens to draw another online novel, then of course he can publish a new book.

"Don't rush into a new book; you can take your time to develop the ideas."

Ma Zhuang chuckled. His mission this time was to sign "Shen Tuoke" and bind this talented new writer to Tencent Novels to prevent other websites from poaching him.

"By the way, this contract won't affect my ability to sign publishing agreements with publishers using my real name or other pseudonyms, will it?"

Based on Shen Qiushan's understanding of the contract, it shouldn't have any impact, but he still checked it again to make sure.

"It has absolutely no impact!"

Ma Zhuang gave an affirmative answer, then asked curiously, "What, do you have plans to write short stories for publication?"

"Well, it's possible."

Shen Qiushan gave an ambiguous answer, as he naturally didn't need to discuss the matter of "The Three-Body Problem" with Ma Zhuang, the deputy editor-in-chief of Penguin Novels.

Subsequently, Shen Qiushan signed the "Great God Contract" and officially became one of the great god authors on Tencent Novels!
After the signing of this prestigious contract, Liang Renchao, the vice president of Chenghua Film and Television Company, also arrived.

Since an agreement has been reached on the copyright price, the two parties are simply going through a signing process.

Of the ten million yuan in copyright revenue, Shen Qiushan will split it 50/50 with the platform, which is five million yuan. After taxes, he will receive more than four million yuan!

If it were before the settlement of the novice tasks, more than four million would still be a huge sum of money that Shen Qiushan would be excited about for a long time.

But the situation is different now; Shen Qiushan has over 100 million yuan in his bank account!

In comparison, the greater significance of this than copyright revenue lies in the fact that he can further "launder" the money he receives from the system.

Many people probably wouldn't believe that someone could make tens of millions from electronic royalties, but now that copyrights have been sold for tens of millions, the credibility of the claim is naturally higher.

"Old Shen, we at Penguin Novels might promote the fact that your book has sold its film and television rights."

"After all, this is part of our work achievement. Would you mind disclosing the specific transaction amount?"

"If you mind, we won't mention the final price in our advertising."

As they walked out of the private room after the dinner, Ma Zhuang grabbed Shen Qiushan's arm and said...

"Nothing inconvenient!"

"You can promote it however you want."

"Anyway, I didn't steal or rob this money!"

Shen Qiushan was eager for Penguin Novels to give them a good promotion.

In that case, he could legitimately buy a luxury house to live in.

Having money but not being able to enjoy it without restraint is actually quite a painful thing.

Their current house is barely big enough, but it's also quite cramped.

My daughter, Shen Yanran, is a bit better off in the master bedroom, where she has her own bathroom.

But it's uncomfortable for him to share a bathroom with his father and son. Besides, his small room is too cramped and feels very oppressive!

So he had been planning to move to a bigger house for a long time, and now that the copyright has been sold for ten million, buying a luxury house is not excessive, right?
"Old Shen, you really understand life."

"Once we make money, we'll spend it openly and honestly!"

Ma Zhuang's face was flushed after drinking a few glasses of wine. He liked authors like Shen Qiushan who didn't hide their earnings.

This will help them promote their work and attract more authors to write books for Penguin Novels!
A new author sold his copyright for ten million!

This is more appealing than any advertisement.

However, most authors adhere to the philosophy of "making a fortune in silence," and even if they make a lot of money, they are unwilling to make a fuss about it.

In real life, this approach is actually correct.

It has always been the case that wealth should not be flaunted.

Especially when your friends and family are on a completely different level of wealth than you, if they find out that you have suddenly become rich, people will come knocking on your door to borrow money in droves!

If you lend it out, there's a high probability you won't get the money back.

If you ask for it, they might just say with a perfectly justified attitude: "You're so rich, why would you need this little bit?"

If you don't lend it to me, we'll become enemies, and they might stab me in the back sometime!

So, when you suddenly become rich, the moment someone comes to your door to borrow money...

Your relationship has most likely ended.

The reason Shen Qiushan didn't care about these things was because his situation was different from that of ordinary people.

As a man with special abilities, this kind of thing can't restrain him!
Half past three in the afternoon.

Classroom 109, First Teaching Building.

The first class meeting of the Electrical Engineering Class 1 was held here.

When Shen Qiushan arrived at the classroom, he was the only student who hadn't arrived yet.

His arrival immediately drew everyone's attention.

In fact, the students in the class already knew that Shen Qiushan, the nationally renowned 38-year-old top scorer in the college entrance examination, was their classmate.

However, apart from Bao Beibei, Feng Sicong, and Zhao Hongyu, who shared a dormitory with Shen Qiushan, the other students in the class had never seen Shen Qiushan before, and were naturally full of curiosity about this older top scorer.

"Uncle Shen!"

"Here it is!"

"We've saved a seat for you!"

Just as dozens of eyes in the class were fixed on him, Bao Beibei, the young master from Shanghai, waved vigorously at Shen Qiushan.

This chubby boy was determined to become Shen Qiushan's son-in-law, so naturally he didn't want to miss any opportunity to please Shen Qiushan.

However, when he stood up and greeted Shen Qiushan loudly, it was not only to curry favor with Shen Qiushan, but also to attract the attention of the other students in the class.

After all, everyone's attention was on Shen Qiushan, and when Bao Beibei spoke like that, many people would pay attention to him.

Shen Qiushan was not averse to Bao Beibei, the spoiled young master from Shanghai.

The child is still young.

You'll get used to it after being toughened up by society a few times!

Under the watchful eyes of dozens of students, Shen Qiushan slowly walked to the last row of the classroom and sat down next to Bao Beibei.

"Uncle Shen, are you a day student?"

"Do you all go home tonight?"

After Shen Qiushan sat down, Bao Beibei asked curiously.

"I snore when I sleep, and I was worried about disturbing you, so I slept in the faculty dormitory apartment last night."

Shen Qiushan replied casually.

This remark perfectly demonstrates the older man's high emotional intelligence (or cunning)!
He clearly felt uncomfortable sleeping in the dormitory, but he portrayed it as a noble act of worrying about affecting others.

"Old Shen, you've gone to unnecessary trouble."

"Beibei's snoring was so loud that I was woken up and thought it was thunder!"

Feng Sicong, who was standing nearby, chimed in.

"Don't talk nonsense, that's not true!"

Bao Beibei quickly denied it, and then explained to Shen Qiushan with a serious expression: "Uncle Shen, don't listen to his nonsense. I was just too tired yesterday, so I snored a little. I don't usually snore like this."

This young master from Shanghai is hilarious; he practically said to Shen Qiushan, "Father-in-law, don't worry, I won't disturb Shen Yanran's sleep with my snoring!"

"Xiao Bao, we're roommates and classmates, so don't call me Uncle Shen anymore, just call me Lao Shen!"

Shen Qiushan didn't care whether Bao Beibei snored or not, but the way she addressed him had to be changed.

The chubby boy calls himself "Uncle Shen," which means he's trying to be on the right track in terms of seniority, and it shows that he still has designs on his daughter!
"Uncle Shen, isn't this unnecessary?"

Bao Beibei naturally didn't want to change his form of address. If he were to treat Shen Qiushan as an equal, wouldn't that make him a generation older than Shen Yanran?

What kind of thing is it for an "elder" to fall in love with a younger person?
"necessary!"

Shen Qiushan said with a serious face: "If you all call me Uncle, what's the point of going to school!"

"Beibei, just listen to Lao Shen."

"Although Lao Shen is a bit older than us, we're still classmates!"

Feng Sicong chimed in from the side.

Just as the three were talking, counselor Liu Guangming and the class's deputy counselor Liu Qingwu walked into the classroom one after the other.

Upon seeing the two, the previously noisy classroom instantly fell silent.

Feng Sicong and Bao Beibei also shut up.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Liu Guangming, and I am the counselor of Class 1, Electrical Engineering."

"Please write down my phone number. You can call me anytime if you have any questions."

As he spoke, Liu Guangming picked up a piece of chalk and wrote his name and phone number on the blackboard.

Then he pointed to Liu Qingwu and introduced her: "This is Ms. Liu, our class's assistant counselor. She is responsible for most of the daily work in the class. Ms. Liu, would you like to say a few words?"

After saying that, Liu Guangming gave up the middle position on the podium.

"Hello everyone, my name is Liu Qingwu."

Liu Qingwu stepped forward and announced her name.

Then, she wrote her name and contact information on the blackboard.

Seeing this, the boys in the class quickly took out their phones and eagerly recorded the beautiful counselor's contact information, much more so than they had recorded Liu Guangming's.

(End of this chapter)