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

Chapter 170, Campus Star Old Shen! (Please Subscribe)
A Xinhua Bookstore in Beijing.

An elderly man with thinning hair, wearing a gray plaid shirt, paused for a moment at the top of the new books section, then picked up a copy of "The Three-Body Problem".

After payment.

He took a picture of the book in his hand.

Then he posted a Weibo post: Lao Yang never talks big. I've already bought the book and will post my thoughts on it later!
This old man was Yang Xijin, and he was not in the same league as Wang Zhixin at all.

Wang Zhixin only embarked on the path of "Shenyang haters" in order to gain some traffic.

But Yang Xijin is different. He's a sycophant, a typical weak-knee type. Under the guise of thinking about the people and criticizing the dark side of society, he makes some remarks that seem to be in defense of the masses, but in reality, they are full of his own agenda.

He's the kind of person who can't stand seeing anything good happen in China.

Any breakthrough he achieves is more painful than killing him.

Therefore, Shen Qiushan winning the Nebula Award was a huge blow to him, and he really wanted to ruin Shen Qiushan's reputation immediately.

This is why he immediately jumped out to condemn Shen Qiushan after seeing the video of Shen Qiushan's performance at the bar.

Unfortunately, his video denunciation did not yield the desired results. Netizens seemed to buy into Shen Qiushan's rhetoric and were actually praising him.

Seeing that singing in bars didn't have much of an impact on him, Yang Xijin was naturally very frustrated, but now a new opportunity has come.

With the official release of "The Three-Body Problem," Yang Xijin could certainly start by examining the work itself.

If you want to criticize a writer, attacking his works is undoubtedly the most effective way!
In terms of analyzing the content of works, Yang Xijin is an expert, after all, he has spent his whole life working with words.

Yang Xijin found a corner to sit down in the Xinhua Bookstore and began to read Shen Qiushan's works seriously.

He went through almost the same emotional journey as Wang Zhixin.

at the very beginning.

That's it? ?
Could they have bribed the Nebula Awards organizing committee?
But as he looked at it, he discovered that the book actually had some merit.

By the time he finished reading the first volume, his brows were furrowed into a tight knot.

By now, Yang Xijin probably understood why Shen Qiushan, a Chinese writer, was able to beat so many foreign writers to win the Nebula Award!
Because if he doesn't receive this award, it would be a huge blow to the authority and fairness of the award.

Although it is said that there is no first place in literature, there is no second place in martial arts!
However, if the gap is too significant and the award is insisted on to the weaker party, then the authority and fairness of the award will be completely lost.

It's like in a singing competition, Han Hong and Meng Ziyi each sang a song.

Then, the organizing committee awarded the championship to Meng Ziyi!
Is there any point in continuing this singing competition?
As everyone already knows, this competition isn't about singing ability at all.

Shen Qiushan's ability to win the Nebula Award is probably based on the same principle.

He's so demanding that you can't refuse him!
Otherwise, given the standards of those foreign awards, if the level is roughly the same, this award would not be given to a Chinese person.

Unless you can cater to foreign values ​​and vilify Chinese people like "Mozambique".

That way, you can go to your hometown to see the cherry blossoms with Mosang!

Yang Xijin tapped his fingers on the table; things were getting complicated, exceeding his expectations.

I thought I could start by looking at the artwork!
In retrospect, starting with the artwork itself was not a wise choice.

Almost at the same time.

Inside a tea room.

A middle-aged man wearing black glasses and a slightly overweight middle-aged man sat facing each other.

Both are well-known writers in China; one uses the pen name Liu Zhuangzhu, and the other is named Wang Hai.

They had arranged to meet yesterday to disassemble and study Shen Qiushan's new book together today.

Because they both criticized Shen Qiushan online, the two, who were already friends, were now on the same side.

"That guy surnamed Shen is something else. Looks like I underestimated him before."

Master Liu put down his teacup and said with a frown.

"Yes, the world-building and setting of this book are indeed amazing."

Wang Hai nodded in agreement. He was also a science fiction writer, but his science fiction works hadn't been very successful in recent years, so he had switched to the suspense market in the last two years.

"It's hard to imagine that he actually started out writing online novels."

“I’ve read his online novel before; it was pure sensationalism.”

"I never expected that I would be able to write something like this after switching to the science fiction genre."

Master Liu shook his head and sighed.

"Looks like we're going to be proven wrong."

"With 11 copies pre-sold, judging from the quality of this book, it's quite possible that it could sell hundreds of thousands of copies!"

Wang Hai sighed. He had always been very dissatisfied with Shen Qiushan.

As a fellow science fiction author, having been in the industry for over 20 years, he has never won any top-tier science fiction awards, let alone the Nebula Award, or even some minor international awards.

However, Shen Qiushan, a writer of online novels, sold the film and television rights for his first book for tens of millions of yuan, and his second book won the Nebula Award, along with a $150 million reward.

It's impossible not to be envious!
He had originally planned to hurl a few insults, at least to vent his frustration.

Now we don't even know where to begin. They let their work speak for itself, so it's really hard to criticize them.

If you insist on making blatant accusations, then you're really shameless.

"Forget it, we've never even met, let's not get involved!"

Master Liu shook his head and silently sipped his tea.

"If I have the chance, I'd really like to meet him!"

Wang Hai stroked his chubby chin: "To be able to write a book like this, and also a song like 'Red Rose,' is truly amazing!"

The book was released in the morning.

By the afternoon, word-of-mouth for "The Three-Body Problem" had begun to spread online.

As it is the first book in China to win the Nebula Award, literature lovers are naturally very curious.

Secondly, the author Shen Qiushan is currently very popular and generates a lot of buzz.

While busking in bars has caused considerable controversy, it has had a predominantly positive impact.

This is easy to understand: Daniel Wu wrote "The Three-Body Problem," and Eason Chan has great singing skills.

Then he actually went to a bar to sing.

This is definitely a fan-favorite move!

Especially young girls who like older men are all completely captivated by them.

They even spontaneously formed a fan group called "Uncle Shen's Guard Team"!
Currently, the "Uncle Shen's Guard Team" has reached 21 groups!
Each group has 2000 people, and the guard team alone has 4 members.

Horror!
And today, almost all the fans in the group are doing the same thing.

Show off your book purchase receipt!

"I've already bought two sets."

"I bought three sets to support Uncle Shen."

Five sets have been purchased!

"Twenty sets! Go Uncle Shen!"

Wow, a rich lady!

"I'm bowing down to the sister who bought twenty sets!"

"..."

With the support of fans and the spread of positive word-of-mouth, "The Three-Body Problem" sold out on its first day of release.

School auditorium.

The welcome party is today.

After the welcome party, it's time for the National Day holiday.

Therefore, today is a day of double happiness for the new students.

The welcome party starts at 6:30.

They are currently doing the final rehearsal.

Shen Qiushan sat in the first row of the audience, next to Lin Xiamo, the deputy secretary of the Youth League Committee who was in charge of the welcome party.

For this gala, Lin Xiamo was essentially the director.

Beside the two were young teachers from the Youth League Committee and the school, as well as student union cadres.

Right now, several girls are dancing on the stage. They are from the school's dance club and have specially choreographed a girl group dance for this welcome party. The girls are all quite good-looking, and the overall feel of the performance is pleasing to the eye, full of youthful vigor and energy.

Logically, the audience's attention should have been on the girls on stage, but at this moment, many people's eyes were intentionally or unintentionally drifting towards Shen Qiushan.

Today is the official release date of "The Three-Body Problem," and there are already news reports online saying that the book has sold out.

The fact that the author, Shen Qiushan, still had the mind to participate in the welcome party surprised everyone.

"Old Shen, could you sign your name for me?"

After the dance on stage ended, Lin Xiamo stood up, waved to the girl in the center position, and then whispered to her.

Just then, Liu Qingwu approached Shen Qiushan with a copy of "The Three-Body Problem".

She chose a very interesting time.

It gives the impression that while the wife is away from home, the mistress secretly comes knocking.

Recently, Shen Qiushan hasn't had much contact with this Teacher Liu. After all, she's not a lecturer, and as a counselor, she doesn't go to the classroom unless there's something important to do.

"Does Teacher Liu also read science fiction?"

Shen Qiushan took the book, signed his name on the title page, and asked with a smile.

I don't usually watch it.

"But of course I'll read your book."

Liu Qingwu secretly winked at Shen Qiushan. This beautiful intern counselor had been regretting something for the past few days.

That was when she had the chance to push Shen Qiushan down before, she thought she would pull him back a little more to establish the image that she was not a promiscuous girl.

As a result, they accidentally missed the best "buying" opportunity!
In Liu Qingwu's view, finding a man is similar to buying stocks.

Most men are like worthless stocks, not worth buying.

A small number of men are high-quality stocks, very worth buying, but the problem is that all women know these men are high-quality stocks, and everyone is scrambling to buy them, so the probability of a successful purchase is very low.

There is another group of men who are potential stocks, and many women are eyeing these potential stocks. However, since they have not yet become high-quality stocks, most women are in a wait-and-see state.

Previously, in Liu Qingwu's eyes, Shen Qiushan was a potential stock that could be promoted to a high-quality stock.

She originally intended to observe and wait for the right opportunity, but she never expected that Shen Qiushan, this potential stock, would "rise" so quickly.

In less than a month, he had already transformed from a potential stock into a high-quality stock.

Whenever she thinks about this, Liu Qingwu feels full of regret. In the first few days after Shen Qiushan enrolled, the two of them had frequent contact, and there was a great opportunity for them to get together.

At that time, Shen Qiushan had not yet won the Nebula Award and was not yet a famous writer.

If we compare it with the stock curve, it was still a low point to buy at that time, and the probability of a successful purchase was relatively high.

It's too late now.

Shen Qiushan has become a high-quality stock.

Not only have they reached a high level, but the chances of successfully buying in at this point are also very low.

But Liu Qingwu certainly didn't want to miss out on such a high-quality opportunity as Shen Qiushan, even though his relationship with Lin Xiamo was ambiguous.

But as long as the two are not married, she still has a chance.

Even if the two of them got married, it's not entirely impossible for them to have a chance.

In fact, the chances might be even greater after marriage.

People tend to get tired of the old and love the new.

Especially men.

Even if you marry a goddess, you'll get tired of her after a while.

This is why in many of the exposed illicit relationships, the mistresses are actually less attractive than the wives.

For married men, wildflowers always smell sweeter than garden flowers!
Therefore, Liu Qingwu felt that as long as she didn't give up, there would still be opportunities later.

"Old Shen, could you sign one for me too?"

Led by Liu Qingwu, a young female teacher from the Youth League Committee also joined in, carrying a copy of "The Three-Body Problem".

Although Sanjiang University is a top-tier university in China, its best programs are in science and engineering, and it rarely sends talent to the literary or entertainment circles.

Since its founding, Sanjiang University has produced only a handful of renowned writers like Shen Qiushan, and none of the previous ones have reached his level.

After all, Shen Qiushan was the first writer in China to win the Nebula Award, and that alone puts him far ahead of other writers.

It was against this backdrop that the great writer Shen Qiushan was still very popular at the school.

Of course, fame is only one aspect.

Shen Qiushan's good looks and physique are also a plus, especially his bar performance incident a while ago, which gained him a lot of fans at school.

"Old Shen, can we take a picture together?"

"Old Shen, I really love your book, 'I Really Didn't Want to Be Reborn,' I've read it three times already."

"Teacher Shen, I also want an autograph, just on my clothes..."

Just now, Lin Xiamo, the deputy secretary of the Youth League Committee, was sitting next to Shen Qiushan, and no one dared to make a move.

Lin Xiamo went to the front to talk about work, and everyone started their idol-chasing mode, quickly surrounding Shen Qiushan.

When Lin Xiamo finished her conversation with the girl and was about to return to her seat, she discovered that Shen Qiushan was surrounded by a group of female students and teachers.

Lin Xiamo frowned slightly. Of course, she was also paying attention to the online opinions. Shen Qiushan had been incredibly popular lately.

Countless young girls were attracted to him, which made Lin Xiamo feel a sense of crisis.

Lin Xiamo is very confident in her looks and figure, but the disadvantage of her age cannot be changed.

No matter how beautiful she is, she is already 31 years old this year, and among the young girls who like Shen Qiushan, there are even many who are eighteen or nineteen years old!

As the poignant saying goes: No woman can stay eighteen forever, but there will always be eighteen-year-old girls!

"Old Shen, it's our turn to rehearse."

Lin Xiamo adjusted her state slightly and spoke to Shen Qiushan, who was surrounded in the middle.

To show their support for Shen Qiushan and Lin Xiamo, the school specifically informed Lin Xiamo that it would be best if the two of them also performed on stage at this year's welcome party.

This is the most powerful rebuttal to those critical voices online!
You can keep barking like dogs!

At Sanjiang University, not only will Shen Qiushan and Lin Xiamo not be punished, but they will even be encouraged to perform at the welcome party.

Therefore, Shen Qiushan and Lin Xiamo's performance became the most anticipated program among the students at the welcome party!
(End of this chapter)