I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

"The first anniversary of the release of 'Dearest Forever' will be in two days. If all goes well, we plan to announce the film and television adaptation at that time."

At this point, Zhu Wenyun shook her head, looking somewhat troubled.

"Although it sounds a bit awkward, I wish I had exposed Nianqiu's family situation at the end of last year. The main reason is that Sister Lulu always thought that I, Zhu Nianxia, ​​and Zhu Wenyun were the female lead in the show. She also knew a little about my family situation, which is why she strongly recommended that I play the role myself."

"Does Wen Yun want to act?"

"Of course I don't want to. I'm a writer, not an actor. Besides, this is my own work. I would definitely prefer to have a professional director and actors adapt it into a film or television series. Moreover, Zhu Nianxia is not me at all. It should be Nianqiu. I still have to go to school."

As she said this, she leaned against Chen Junqian's shoulder, her tone somewhat ethereal, as if she had finally reached the end:

"I'm really looking forward to high school, very, very much."

"I don't want to miss a single second."

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Chapter 85: I Won't Believe Girls (Part 2)

As we all know, the world of romantic comedies is never short of genius middle school writers, and their ages are constantly trending downwards. Kasumigaoka Utaha from the recently concluded January anime "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend" debuted as a light novel writer when she was at least a first-year high school student. Chen Junqian recently read Fushimi Tsukasa's new work after the completion of "Oreimo," which he tentatively translated as "Eromanga Sensei." In this novel, the heroines all debuted at the age of first or second year of middle school and gained super popularity, making him feel a little ashamed.

However, such things are quite rare in reality. So much so that when Zhu Wenyun, the original author, met the investor who wanted to acquire the copyright for the first time, she was also very surprised to learn that Zhu Wenyun was actually just a high school student. After praising her as a genius several times, she understood why the editorial department had strongly recommended that the author herself play the role.

Although Zhu Wenyun's photo is still published in every book, it is now 2015, not 2005 ten years ago. Even the filters in TV dramas have started to go all out towards beautification. It is really something that can be done by simply editing a few personal photos.

After personally verifying Zhu Wenyun's physical appearance, the other party naturally extended an olive branch to her. However, just as she had agreed with Chen Junqian on the plane, Zhu Wenyun had absolutely no interest in acting or entering the entertainment industry at this stage. She politely declined the offer and then got straight to the point, discussing and negotiating the copyright adaptation for film and television.

To be honest, when the investors first learned that Zhu Wenyun was just a minor and that her parents hadn't come along, they inevitably had some ulterior motives. However, Chen Junqian was quite adept at these kinds of business matters and, adhering to the principle of letting professionals handle professional matters, he directly brought in two veterans from his own company. It's just unknown whether they will add another item to the various mysterious rumors circulating within the company after they return.

After handing over this business, it was time for the two of them to enjoy their vacation. It can only be said that the most convenient thing about going out with Zhu Wenyun is the versatility of excuses. Just like a child will back down when they hear that their parents are going to work, the excuse of work feels like it has already left the realm of students. It always makes it hard to find a reason to call someone back early.

But in reality, of their week-long itinerary, the only time they actually needed to work was at one of the book signing events.

Almost a year later, Chen Junqian returned to Changsha and, together with Zhu Wenyun, visited several attractions they hadn't been to last year. They rested in the hotel until the day before the sales event, intending to recharge.

"I think we have another school trip later this year, right?"

"Study trip? Oh, Junqian means study tour, right?"

"Ah, yes."

Just like college students ten years from now who would say "how many required courses this semester" instead of "how many classes this season," Chen Junqian's vocabulary has become ingrained after being influenced by various romantic comedies for so many years. He could only pause awkwardly for a moment before continuing:

"I remember that Ningzhong High School has a study tour every year in the second half of the first year, around October. It's essentially the same as military training, to help classmates get to know each other as soon as possible and deepen their interpersonal relationships."

"Yeah, I know that. Although I don't think it's necessary. After all, in the second year of high school, students will be divided into classes based on their arts or science backgrounds. Friends who were good friends in the first year might not be in the same class next year."

"It seems that Wen Yun doesn't spend much time on interpersonal relationships, but she has a very good reputation."

“I’m not you. Actually, it’s fine as it is now. People know that I exist, but they won’t bother me.”

"As long as Yun herself feels there's no problem, that's fine."

Where did the Ningzhong study tours go before?

"Generally speaking, it's either in or near Anhui, such as Hefei, Nanjing, or Wuhan. The activities usually involve visiting museums and other tourist attractions together, staying at training bases, cooking our own meals, doing team building activities, and hiking trips in between."

After hearing Chen Junqian's explanation, Zhu Wenyun was also a little surprised:

"Junqian seems to know a lot about this?"

After all, it was something he had personally experienced. If he didn't still not know whether the butterfly effect of his rebirth would have any impact, Chen Junqian would have been able to directly announce that the destination of this year's study tour was Nanjing.

"Because I've always been looking forward to it, I took the initiative to find out more about it."

"Study tours... study trips, is that something for you anime fans?"

Zhu Wenyun can now easily categorize words that she doesn't know but that Chen Junqian would be interested in into the realm of anime and manga. Although she can't be completely in sync with Chen Junqian in this regard, she will try her best to show goodwill and try to understand from her own perspective.

Incidentally, the above action mainly stemmed from her previous interview with Gu Linguo, based on the theories she derived from Gu's statements, such as "those otaku are actually the easiest to pursue," "as long as you show a little willingness to listen and understand, and take the initiative to contact them, they will treat you as a soulmate and greatly increase their affection for you," and "finally, just add that you've been watching something recently or do a cosplay, and you can win them over directly."

Of course, when asked why she herself hadn't yet accomplished what she described as a simple matter, Gu Linguo had to dodge the question by using obscure terms like "wall of the heart," "soulmate," and "chuunibyou"—words that Zhu Wenyun couldn't understand at all, like slang from a small circle.

"Junqian, can you tell me what your expectations are for this study tour? Or what are you looking forward to?"

As Gu Linguo said, Chen Junqian was indeed very eager to share when Zhu Wenyun adopted this "I'm very curious" attitude.

"It's hard to summarize in a single sentence, since all sorts of things can happen. Take sleeping at night, for example. There could be ghost story sessions, pillow fights, board games, or even accidentally wandering into the girls' dorm and being forced to hide under the female protagonist's blanket while watching her deal with her roommates during the teacher's inspection. The place might also have hot springs or bathhouses... If I were to go on and on, it would be endless."

After all, it is one of the scenes that can be listed alongside the sports festival, cultural festival and fireworks festival as a large-scale romantic comedy DLC. Chen Junqian only thought about it for a moment and quickly came up with such a long list of dishes or achievements that can be triggered. Although many of them had already been achieved before, they are indeed always shown in the school trip episode.

As I said before, there are usually only one or two childhood friends in romantic comedies. Most of the time, the only apparent relationship between the female lead and the male lead is that they are classmates. School trips are a legitimate way to bring the main characters together for a group activity and overnight stay.

Theoretically speaking, five of Chen Junqian's six female protagonists are childhood sweethearts, so the status of the school trip is immediately reduced. After all, four of them have even slept in the same bed, and the remaining one happens to be a junior.

Since things had come to this, Chen Junqian could only tell Gu Linguo that he would make it up to her next time, since they could still arrange a study trip together.

"I see..."

Whether or not she fully understood what Chen Junqian had just said, Zhu Wenyun simply nodded thoughtfully, and then changed the subject again:

"By the way, Junqian will probably choose humanities in the future, right?"

"Hmm, humanities, I feel like I've mentioned that before."

"Let's confirm this again, since if you choose science, I can switch with you."

"No need for that. I've always planned to study humanities since I was a child. Although the downside is that it's not easy to choose a major and find a job, we two shouldn't have to worry about that."

"...Actually, there is another drawback."

"what?"

"There are too many girls in the liberal arts class."

Hearing the hint of helplessness and resentment in Zhu Wenyun's tone, Chen Junqian couldn't help but chuckle, but still agreed in the same way:

"I heard that there were only six boys in the last liberal arts special admission class, and they couldn't even get enough events for the sports meet."

"Shouldn't the top student in the grade have the right to choose who they sit next to?"

"Ahem, currently it's only available during the first period of evening self-study."

"Adding the second-place finisher in the grade should be enough. Junqian will have to go with me to discuss it then."

It's clear that he's really looking forward to high school life in a few months, and he's already started making plans. Facing Zhu Wenyun, whom he's waited for throughout elementary and middle school to finally be in the same class with in high school, Chen Junqian is still willing to agree to the request. Anyway, the rumors about the two of them are already flying everywhere. As long as their grades don't fall behind, there's no such thing as puppy love. This is definitely a case of studying and making progress together.

However, what Chen Junqian found a little regrettable was that since he had already secured a place in the special admission class, he would not be able to meet his former homeroom teacher, Teacher Hu, again. He had always felt that the fact that he was able to grow up smoothly without any psychological problems after experiencing a dramatic family change in his previous life during elementary school was inseparable from the fact that all three of his homeroom teachers from childhood to adulthood were very responsible.

"Okay, I agree."

After discussing their hopes and dreams for high school life, which was just around the corner, Zhu Wenyun then turned the conversation to her best friend, Shen Nianqiu:

"By the way, how's Nianqiu doing lately? I mean, about the song you wrote for her."

"Well, I'm almost done on my end, but my sister doesn't have much time. After all, she's almost a senior in high school. Right now, it's mostly just the groundwork and preparation. We'll have to wait until summer vacation to push everything through. She's doing really well. I can see it clearly from the backend of my account. Some companies have contacted me, but I've turned them all down for now."

"That's good."

As someone who has a deep understanding of Shen Nianqiu's inner thoughts and underlying logic, Zhu Wenyun is well aware of how important this kind of success in her 'career' is to her.

Unfortunately, although academic performance is what students consider their "career," recognition in this regard can only come from family and school. However, Shen Nianqiu no longer needs the former, and the latter is something Chen Junqian simply cannot see. Therefore, she can only go straight into the social sphere, just as she skipped childhood and adolescence when she was a child.

This misalignment in the timing of their growth is indeed something that cannot be resolved in the past few years. However, unlike many romantic comedies, their story will not end after high school. There will be a long college year and the following decades of life for Chen Junqian to gradually readjust this trajectory.

"In that case, I feel much more relaxed, and the style of the new book might even go back to what it was before."

"I think it's great. After all, the last two books have been in that gloomy style. Wen Yun's early style was all sweet romance novels like 'Fireworks.' This new book can definitely go back to that time, making people roll around in bed with a maternal smile and suddenly want to fall in love. That's what many fans have said about Wen Yun before."

“Indeed, but I talked with a few colleagues this time, and they actually think that writers who have never been in a relationship are more likely to write in this style. On the contrary, those who have been in a relationship only feel all sorts of trivialities and lose all their longing and fantasy about love. Junqian, do you think this statement makes sense?”

"I think everyone's situation is different, but if Wenjun agrees with this view, she wouldn't have been talking about our relationship these past two days."

Zhu Wenyun nodded in agreement with Chen Junqian's answer, then stepped forward, took his hand, and pressed it against her face.

"Yes, I just feel that there aren't enough of the little things between us. We need more, much more... and then I'll be satisfied."

Chen Junqian felt that these words sounded very familiar, so he didn't believe them at all.

"Let's go somewhere else to have fun after the book signing tomorrow."

If he ever has the chance to write his own rebirth diary in the future, he will definitely include the following:

First, girls' possessiveness is always unavoidable, even if they say they don't care.

Second, do more new things with old friends and less old things with new friends.

The former is an ascending mountain path, the latter is a swampy loop.

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Chapter 86: Don't Play Romantic Comedy Games with a Carnivorous Literature Girl (4k5)

In the time since his rebirth, Chen Junqian has achieved hundreds of different romantic comedy achievements in his mind. However, if we were to examine the number of these achievements, or the achievement rate of each female lead, then among the three Guo Ning members who were first included as female leads, Zhu Wenyun's number of achievements is obviously the lowest. Not to mention compared with Lin Mu and Xu Youwei, even the three who came after her have all surpassed her.

However, Chen Junqian did not think this was Zhu Wenyun's problem.

In fact, at his current stage, these so-called romantic comedy achievements have become readily available. After all, his relationships with many people have developed to the point of "I don't know what Qianqian is going to do, but if you want to do it, I'll accompany you." So, apart from those achievements that are particularly embarrassing and would make people shout "It's because of people like you that we otaku are misunderstood," many of them can actually be easily obtained manually.

After all, his system's judgment mechanism in this regard has always been very weak.

So, what can a literary girl do?

Just like the childhood sweethearts of sisters, the achievement system also has a special area for literary girls, which is an indispensable classic character setting in romantic comedies. This explains why Zhu Wenyun hasn't achieved much in this area over the years.

As an atypical literary girl, Zhu Wenyun possesses many qualities, including exceptional physical abilities, amazing mobility, being neither sickly nor shy, and even cooking. More importantly, she doesn't have braids or wear glasses, but the system in Chen Junqian's mind prefers this kind of model opera character.

That's why, after Zhu Wenyun came out and said, "The interaction between the male and female protagonists should be mutual. I have done what I wanted to do for you. Is there anything you want to do for me?" Chen Junqian then took her directly to the shop that he had visited many times in his previous life, but was stepping into for the first time in this life.

"Optical store...Are you nearsighted?"

"No, it's for Wenjun."

"Me? I'm not nearsighted either. I'm very careful to protect my eyes. My vision was perfectly fine during my last physical exam."

"Then let's just say I wanted you to wear glasses, or rather... to be more precise, I wanted to dress you up."

"Oh, I see. I understand."

Feeling that she had heard similar rumors about Chen Junqian from Gu Lingguo, Zhu Wenyun nodded thoughtfully and followed her into the shop.

The optician quickly approached them, and seeing that the two customers, though not wearing school uniforms, were clearly students, the optician gave them a professional smile and greeting.