Chapter 100: Professor Wang, Felled by Anger

Huacheng Publishing House.

Old Wang, who was in charge of publicity, rushed into the office of General Manager Xu Zhiwen with an excited expression and said to the general manager, who was looking up with a frown, "Manager Xu! Something happened, something big happened!"

Xu Zhiwen raised an eyebrow, "What big thing? Did the sky fall?"

Old Wang shook his head, "No! But it's about the same. Zhongyuan Yidianhui said a lot of shocking things while facing reporters' questions today. I heard that the reporters on the scene were so excited they were almost going crazy. Some quick-handed media outlets have already posted the news online. Don't you want to take a look?"

Xu Zhiwen frowned, "What did he say?"

At this critical juncture, if Cao Sheng were to have any scandal, it wouldn't be good for the sales of *Living with a Flight Attendant*. Recently, in order to boost sales, their publishing house had already spent money to hype up the news for over half a month, and they were counting on making another profit!

Old Wang: "Hey! I can't explain it in a few words. Why don't I help you find a few news articles on the computer for you to see!"

As he spoke, he walked around the desk, came to Xu Zhiwen's side, and used Xu Zhiwen's office computer to search for news online.

Soon, he pointed to a news article he had found and signaled for Xu Zhiwen to look.

Xu Zhiwen saw that the headline of the news was: "Zhongyuan Yidianhui angrily denounces Gongyang Buyu, Huang Shuren, Li Mubai, Wang Gongjue, and others!"

The text of the news read: "Recently, the debut work of Zhongyuan Yidianhui, *Living with a Flight Attendant*, has reached a total sales volume of over one million copies, and various media outlets have reported on it one after another. While it has attracted much admiration, it has also drawn criticism from a group of veteran writers and professors.

For example, the famous writer Gongyang Buyu, when interviewed by the media, openly criticized Zhongyuan Yidianhui's work, saying the writing was too plain and lacked the beauty of literature, and also criticized the attitude toward life reflected in the work as not being very positive or healthy.

In response to this, when facing our reporter's interview, Zhongyuan Yidianhui bluntly stated that he had never heard of Gongyang Buyu, and said that true famous writers are all very cultured and very caring toward young writers. He reminded us not to casually label people as 'famous writers,' fearing it would affect everyone's perception of famous writers. Our reporter deeply agreed and will pay close attention to this in the future.

In addition, the famous writer Huang Shuren has also openly criticized Zhongyuan Yidianhui's work.

Regarding this, Zhongyuan Yidianhui told us very seriously: In his mind, there is and only is one famous writer named 'Shuren,' and that is Zhou Shuren. He has never heard of any other Shuren, and he hopes we will be wary of counterfeits..."

Xu Zhiwen squinted at the news. When he saw the news say: "Zhongyuan Yidianhui frowned and pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked: 'Is this Professor Wang trying to say that things like becoming famous, making money, and living with a flight attendant should be left to him? That he can handle it?'" even with Xu Zhiwen's composure, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

This kind of outrageous question caught him off guard; he never expected Cao Sheng to ask from this angle.

Xu Zhiwen couldn't help but think for a moment—what would Professor Wang Gongjue's reaction be when he saw this news?

When this Professor Wang's colleagues and students saw this news, what kind of looks would they give him?

Would he have the face to see anyone in the future?

After Xu Zhiwen finished reading the news, Old Wang, who was in charge of publicity, asked: "Manager Xu, what do you think we should do about this turmoil? Should we support Zhongyuan Yidianhui? Or should we handle it coldly and try to keep the media from reporting these words of his?"

Xu Zhiwen frowned and thought for a moment, his right middle finger unconsciously tapping on the desk. When he stopped tapping, he smiled and said: "Young people are fierce! Since he dares to go to war with the older generation of writers and professors, what do we have to fear? Anyway, regardless of whether he wins or loses in the end, we won't suffer any losses. On the contrary, as long as this war of words can be heated up, the popularity of *Living with a Flight Attendant* will only grow, and there's no reason for sales not to rise. For us, this is the best publicity!"

Having said this, Xu Zhiwen chuckled, stood up, patted Old Wang on the shoulder, and encouraged him: "Old Wang! Keep it up! Make this fire burn brighter, even brighter! It would be best if the whole country knew about this war of words. Don't be afraid of making a scene; the only fear is that it won't be big enough. You know how to fan the flames, right?"

Old Wang laughed, "Manager Xu, if you put it that way, then just wait and watch the show!"

Thus, under Old Wang's fanning of the flames, the number of domestic media outlets reporting on this war of words suddenly multiplied several times over.

That afternoon.

On the BBS.

A group of netizens were discussing this matter.

Xie Tong Liu Yidao: "Damn! Didn't expect Zhongyuan Yidianhui to be so badass! Daring to openly bombard famous writers and professors, one against four! So heroic! He doesn't know what 'respecting the old and loving the young' means at all, but I like it! Haha, too cool!"

Taibei Yueduren: "Is this Professor Wang trying to say: 'Things like becoming famous, making money, and living with a flight attendant should be left to him?' This line cracked me up! I suddenly realized that Zhongyuan Yidianhui not only writes novels brilliantly, but his insults are also equally brilliant! I really want to see him insult more people!"

Bawang Yishi: "That Gongyang Buyu, Huang Shuren, Li Mubai, Wang Gongjue, I haven't heard of any of them either, so I strongly agree with Zhongyuan Yidianhui that we shouldn't casually label people as 'famous writers.' I don't even know what those people have written, yet they dare to call themselves famous writers!"

Mofa Ranbaishan: "If I were that Professor Wang Gongjue, seeing these things Zhongyuan Yidianhui said, I'd probably want to die."

Lü Wenming: "Totally agree with the person above! This Wang Gongjue is a professor, after all. Will he have the face to see anyone in the future? If I were his student, every time I saw him, I'd definitely think of that line: Is Professor Wang trying to say that things like becoming famous, making money, and living with a flight attendant should be left to him? Haha..."

Still that afternoon.

A certain famous university.

Professor Wang Gongjue walked into the school as usual; he had a class this afternoon.

But...

Ever since he walked onto campus, he noticed students looking at him with strange gazes from time to time, and occasionally he could see a few students pointing at him and whispering something.

He faintly heard words like "flight attendant," "living together," and "let him handle it."

Wang Gongjue thought these students were discussing the news of him criticizing Zhongyuan Yidianhui, so he smiled and nodded with great grace, considering it a thank you for the students' support.

He even felt a little proud inside.

Thinking that his fame was quite good! So soon, students from his own school had seen the news of him criticizing Zhongyuan Yidianhui.

It seems he should criticize those up-and-coming writers more in the future. Those media outlets usually aren't willing to promote him and his new books, but once they heard he was going to criticize Zhongyuan Yidianhui, they were quite enthusiastic.

It seems that if you want to get on the news and expand your fame, you have to do it this way.

Feeling that he had found a shortcut to fame, Professor Wang walked into the office and found that all his colleagues' eyes were looking over.

Everyone's expression was quite strange.

One of the young female teachers who had arrived last year suddenly burst into laughter.

Then, everyone in the office, as if they were balloons suddenly pricked by a needle, let out leaking-like laughter one after another.

"Pfft..."

"Pffft..."

"Pfft..."

Some people wanted to hold back their laughter, but they couldn't help it no matter what.

Professor Wang looked at the scene before him, feeling a head full of question marks.

When he repeatedly asked and finally figured out what had happened, Cao Sheng's line: "Is that Professor Wang trying to say that things like becoming famous, making money, and living with a flight attendant should be left to him?" echoed in his mind like a curse.

Professor Wang's face turned blue and then white, and looking at his colleagues' strange gazes and the way they were pursing their lips to hold back laughter, he felt the world go black before his eyes, and suddenly, with a thud, he fell straight to the ground.

Before losing consciousness, he had only one thought in his mind: This kid has such a sharp tongue...