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

Chapter 141, Earning Millions Annually by Writing Online Novels! (Please Subscribe)

Although Shen Qiushan was unsure whether his son and Luo Yao's long-distance relationship would soon run into problems.

However, judging from various cases online, the probability of problems arising in long-distance relationships is extremely high.

Therefore, avoiding unexpected surprises is often better for all four of you!
Of course, Shen Qiushan knows his own brat well. Right now, Shen Yixiao has no other thoughts, but no one can guarantee what the situation is like with Luo Yao.

If my brat goes to deliver the surprise and sees something he shouldn't, not only will he be upset, but it could also easily lead to unnecessary conflict.

Breakups aren't scary.

But Shen Qiushan hopes that if his son really breaks up with Luo Yao, it will be in a dignified way.

At least it wasn't because of some dramatic incident like "being caught cheating".

However, after hearing his father's words, Shen Yixiao's eyes lit up.

Surprise attack!

That's a great idea!

Yao Yao will be so touched!

Sure enough, experience counts. I bet Dad used the surprise tactic quite a few times when he was chasing after Mom!

Shen Yixiao thought to himself silently.

Originally, when his father agreed to let him go to Beijing during the National Day holiday, he had already opened the chat box with Luo Yao, ready to tell her the good news.

But then he changed his mind.

A surprise that falls from the sky is much more romantic than a planned date.

"Shen Yanran, don't tell Luo Yao about this yet."

Worried that the news would reach Luo Yao's ears through Shen Yanran, Shen Yixiao leaned close to her ear and whispered some instructions.

"I don't care about your business!"

Shen Yanran didn't even look up, continuing to climb the stairs to check the messages in the class group chat.

In stark contrast to her father Shen Qiushan's Class 1 of Electrical Engineering, the male-to-female ratio was exactly the opposite. Shen Yanran's "Class 2 of Journalism" had a total of 36 students, of whom 26 were girls and only 10 were boys.

As the saying goes, "three women make a drama," and where there are many women, there are also many disputes. On the second day of school, two girls in Shen Yanran's class started arguing in the class group.

With such juicy gossip to sway her, Shen Yanran couldn't be bothered to pay attention to her younger brother Shen Yixiao's dating life.

Shen Qiushan drove the car to the girls' dormitory area with ease.

Lin Jiayu and Xu Pipa, who had been notified in advance, were already waiting downstairs.

"Brother-in-law, what are we celebrating with this meal today?"

After getting on the bus, Lin Jiayu asked with a grin.

"Celebrating the sale of the novel's film and television rights."

Shen Qiushan replied casually.

"what?"

"Really!!"

Lin Jiayu was shocked, her beautiful eyes widening in surprise.

Not only her, but everyone else in the car was also astonished.

The film and television rights have been sold!
It sounds so high-class!
And it reeks of money!
Shen Yanran simply stopped eating melons for the time being. What difference did it make if her father became rich or she became rich?
This is a major issue concerning our own interests!
"Dad, which book?"

Shen Yanran leaned her head against the back of the passenger seat, looking at her father's profile as she pressed for an answer.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Lin Xiamo was also very curious. She was a loyal reader of "I Really Didn't Want to Be Reborn".

If the book sells its film and television rights, she's actually quite looking forward to its adaptation.

"It's the one that was serialized on Penguin Novels."

"The contract was just signed this afternoon."

Shen Qiushan replied while turning the steering wheel.

"How much did you get for it?"

"Does that mean our family is now completely rich?!"

Shen Yanran continued to press for answers.

The eyes of everyone in the car also fell on Shen Qiushan, clearly showing that they were all very interested in this topic.

Shen Qiushan did not give a direct answer, but instead held up one finger.

"One million?!"

Shen Yanran exclaimed in surprise, her beautiful eyes instantly curving into crescent moons: "Dad, you're amazing!"

"That's another million earned!"

Lin Jiayu pouted and said, "If I had known I would have earned a million, I shouldn't have eaten crayfish!"

"We should go to the city for a big meal!"

Shen Yixiao chuckled: "Dad, you're so rich now, can you give me extra money when I go to Beijing during the National Day holiday?"

After listening to the two children and Lin Jiayu's words, Shen Qiushan gently shook his head, then said casually, "Not one million."

what?
"It can't be just 100,000, that's way too cheap!"

The imaginations of Shen Yanran, Shen Yixiao, and Lin Jiayu, these three "kids," are still too limited; they don't even dare to guess in the direction of ten million.

In their view, it was simply outrageous for a web novel to sell its copyright for tens of millions of yuan.

Lin Xiamo, sitting in the passenger seat, chimed in, "It sold for ten million?"

Because she had been following Shen Qiushan's novel, Lin Xiamo also looked into the market for online novels. She found that the copyrights of some popular fantasy and martial arts novels could even sell for tens of millions of yuan.

Due to factors such as adaptation restrictions, the copyright value of urban novels is relatively low. However, the popularity of Shen Qiushan's novel means it can easily sell for hundreds of millions or even tens of millions of yuan.

After all, the royalties for a month can be hundreds of thousands of yuan. If the film and television rights are only sold for one million yuan, it is indeed too low!
"Yes, ten million."

Shen Qiushan nodded slightly, confirming Lin Xiamo's guess.

"Wow!"

"Ten million!!"

"Brother-in-law, wouldn't that make you a multi-millionaire?!"

Lin Jiayu couldn't help but sigh.

"Ten million?"

"Then wouldn't I become a rich kid?!"

Shen Yanran's eyes, now curved into crescent moons, seemed to hold a brilliance of starlight.

"Dad, it's not too much for me to ask for 10,000 yuan to go to Beijing during the holidays, is it?"

Shen Yixiao kept thinking about going to the capital to meet Luo Yao.

Almost at the same time.

The editorial department of Jiangcheng Evening News.

Wang Zhixin is still sitting at his workstation working overtime.

Ever since Shen Qiushan became the top liberal arts student in Sanjiang Province and was thoroughly humiliated, Wang Zhixin's life has become increasingly difficult. He used to reap the benefits of criticizing Shen Qiushan, but after Shen Qiushan's successful comeback, criticizing him no longer generates any traffic, and he has instead suffered a backlash from the negative attention he received.

During the period when he was humiliated, his arch-rival seized the opportunity to take over the vacant deputy director position in the department, becoming his immediate superior.

Wang Zhixin's days naturally became even more difficult, and today's overtime work was the result of his boss's difficult position.

After finishing his work, Wang Zhixin habitually browsed the latest news on various social media platforms to see if there was any news worth digging into.

Suddenly, an article published by Penguin Novels caught his attention.

[The man who became a legend with one book was actually a top scorer in the college entrance examination]

Since the Shen Qiushan incident, Wang Zhixin has become extremely sensitive to the phrase "top scorer in the college entrance examination".

He quickly clicked on the article.

Today, the film and television rights to "I Really Didn't Want to Be Reborn," a work by our contracted author "Shen Buke," were sold for ten million yuan!
At the signing ceremony, I finally met this mysterious new writer!

And I received some shocking news: the new writer who used the pen name "Shen Buke" was actually Shen Qiushan, the top liberal arts student in the college entrance examination in Sanjiang Province!

Most people are familiar with the name Shen Qiushan. In this year's college entrance examination, he achieved a score of 709, becoming the top liberal arts student in Sanjiang Province.

At 38 years old, he also set a record as the oldest top scorer in the national college entrance examination.

I never dreamed that the new writer who had been communicating with me online under the pen name "Shen Buke" was actually the nationally renowned top scorer in the college entrance examination!
What I want to say is that outstanding people will indeed achieve excellent results in any field.

For example, the novel by Shen Qiushan that was serialized on our site immediately topped the bestseller lists upon its release!
The novel has already achieved an outstanding average subscription count of 100,000 even before it is finished.

Today, the film and television rights to the novel have sold for tens of millions of dollars.
This article is quite long, about three thousand words long, and the author is "Wutong," an editor at Penguin Novels.

In his article, he detailed the story of how "Shen Buke" went from a "new writer" to selling the copyrights of his works for millions.

Wang Zhixin, sitting in front of the computer, felt a chill run down his spine!
Shen Qiushan wrote a web novel, and the film and television rights sold for ten million!

Hearing this news suddenly was more painful than killing him.

Not only did my "enemy" become the top scorer in the college entrance examination and successfully enter his ideal university, but he has now become a multi-millionaire by writing online novels!
This is no longer as simple as rubbing salt into his wounds.

Instead, they sprinkled salt on it and then sprayed chili water on it!
After reading the article published by Penguin Novels, he quickly followed the link to open the book written by Shen Qiushan. He rarely reads online novels and even looks down on them to the core.

Therefore, he had no idea about the profit model of online novels, nor did he know how to judge the success of a book.

Even so, he could still tell that Shen Qiushan's book was doing quite well.

With over 50 collectors, it ranks seventh on the monthly ticket list.

Wang Zhixin clicked on the first chapter and began reading.
About half an hour later, he stopped.

As a journalist, his writing skills are undoubtedly excellent, and the quality of Shen Qiushan's novel has exceeded his expectations. In his mind, online novels were synonymous with "shoddy work" and "vulgarity".

While Shen Qiushan's novel may not be considered particularly outstanding, it is well-written and the story is vivid and interesting.

However, the film and television rights to such a web novel actually sold for ten million.

Wang Zhixin still felt it was a bit too far-fetched!

If writing a web novel of this quality could earn ten million, then why would he be a journalist?

Why not just write web novels?
After staring at the computer screen for a while, Wang Zhixin suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Data traffic!
This is all traffic!
He opened Shen Qiushan's novel again, but this time he did more than just read it; he also took careful notes.

Of course, the places he recorded were all "flaws" in the novel.

Two hours later.

Wang Zhixin once again faced the camera and spoke passionately.

"When I was watching the news today, I saw an article that said someone made ten million yuan by writing online novels!"

Upon closer inspection, wow, the one who made a fortune was actually an old acquaintance!

"That's right, it's Shen Qiushan!"

"One of his novels sold for a staggering ten million yuan. With a learning attitude, I carefully read Professor Shen's masterpiece."

"This is truly an eye-opener!"

"It could even be said that my worldview has been completely shattered!"

"The male protagonist in Teacher Shen's novel is a complete scumbag who plays with and deceives the feelings of kind and innocent girls, and even shows a tendency to keep a mistress."

"I don't know where Teacher Shen got the inspiration to create such a scumbag character!"

"Furthermore, I'd like to ask which film and television company spent tens of millions to purchase the film and television rights to such a morally reprehensible online novel?"

"Is this kind of film intended to promote the idea that men should be scumbags?"

"I don't think any film and television company would do that!"

"Therefore, I seriously suspect that this is a malicious hype?"

"Of course, it's also possible that some film and television companies genuinely like this kind of work."

"But I want to say, if you're really willing to spend ten million to buy the film and television rights to a novel like this, then I can actually write it too!"

"I don't need ten million, eight million will do, or if that's not enough, five million will do."

Wang Zhixin found that he became exceptionally enthusiastic when criticizing Shen Qiushan, and he didn't need to do any retakes when recording videos; he could finish them in one go.

The video has been released.

Wang Zhixin stretched and then left the office humming a little tune.

His Kuaishou account has been experiencing a significant drop in traffic recently, and no matter what content he posts, netizens always bring up the fact that he should change his name to "Shen Zhixin".

After all, he lost a bet with Shen Qiushan!
After Shen Qiushan became the top scorer in the college entrance examination, he actually released an apology video in order to continue making a living in the internet industry.

But netizens didn't buy it and continued to criticize him harshly.

Seeing that neither apologizing nor not apologizing would make a difference, Wang Zhixin simply deleted the apology video!
A month and a half later, Wang Zhixin mentioned Shen Qiushan again in his video, and the previously sluggish traffic really did pick up again.

On his way home, Wang Zhixin glanced at the video data while waiting at a red light, and the number of comments had already exceeded one thousand.

As expected, it has to be Shen Qiushan!

This is practically my secret to getting data!
Wang Zhixin felt a sense of satisfaction and pride.

In fact, before Wang Zhixin released the video, Penguin Novels' Kuaiyin account had also posted related news.

However, Penguin Novels promotes this in a positive light.

The oldest top scorer in the national college entrance examination in history earned ten million yuan by writing online novels!

Such news naturally attracts a lot of attention.

Therefore, after Penguin Novels released the video, some media outlets began to reprint or report the news.

As attention grew and more media outlets reported on the story, Shen Qiushan's name once again became a trending topic!
In the WeChat group of Class 1, Electrical Engineering.

Sun Peng, who enjoys chatting in online groups, directly posted a video of the media reporting on this matter.

Sun Peng: @Shen Qiushan Lao Shen, is this news true??

Sun Peng: If it's true, shouldn't we send a red envelope?

Zhou Jianyu: Waiting for Lao Shen's big red envelope!

Feng Sicong: Holy crap! Ten million! My roommate is a multi-millionaire!!

Bao Beibei: It's equivalent to one of our houses in Shanghai, hehe, luckily we have three.

(End of this chapter)