Chapter 100: Professor Wang Fainted from Anger

Huacheng Publishing House.

Old Wang, in charge of publicity, rushed excitedly into the general manager's office and said to Xu Zhiwen, the general manager who frowned and looked up, "General Manager Xu! Something's happened, something big!"

Xu Zhiwen raised an eyebrow. "What big thing? Has the sky fallen?"

Old Wang shook his head. "No! But it's almost that bad. Zhongyuan Yidianhui said many shocking things during a reporter interview today. I heard the reporters on the scene were so excited they were nearly going crazy. Now some quick-handed media outlets have already posted the news online. Shouldn't you take a look right away?"

Xu Zhiwen frowned. "What did he say?"

At this critical moment, if Cao Sheng were to get involved in some scandal, it would not be good for the sales of "Living with the Flight Attendant." Recently, their publishing house had spent money stirring up news for over half a month to boost sales, all hoping to make another profit!

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

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

Very quickly, he pointed to a news article he had found and signaled Xu Zhiwen to look.

Xu Zhiwen saw that the headline of this news article read: "Zhongyuan Yidianhui Furiously Condemns Gongyang Buyu, Huang Shuren, Li Mubai, Wang Gongjue, and Others!"

The main text of the news article read: "Recently, the debut work of Zhongyuan Yidianhui's first foray into the literary world, 'Living with the Flight Attendant,' has surpassed one million copies in total sales, with media outlets of all sizes reporting on it. While this has drawn a wave of astonishment, it has also attracted criticism from a group of veteran writers and professors.

For instance, the famous writer Gongyang Buyu, when interviewed by the media, openly criticized Zhongyuan Yidianhui's work, stating the writing was too plain and lacked aesthetic beauty, and also criticized the life attitude reflected in the work as very unpositive and unhealthy.

In response, Zhongyuan Yidianhui, when interviewed by our newspaper's reporter, bluntly stated he had never heard of Gongyang Buyu and said that true famous writers are very well-mannered and care deeply for young writers. He reminded us not to casually bestow the title of 'famous writer' on anyone, worrying it might negatively affect everyone's perception of famous writers. Our newspaper's reporter deeply agrees and will pay strict attention to this in the future.

Additionally, the famous writer Huang Shuren had also openly criticized Zhongyuan Yidianhui's work.

In response, Zhongyuan Yidianhui very seriously told us: In his mind, there is only one famous writer named 'Shuren,' and that is Zhou Shuren; he has never heard of any other 'Shuren' and hopes we guard against counterfeits and shoddy goods..."

Xu Zhiwen squinted as he read this news article. When he saw the sentence: "Zhongyuan Yidianhui frowned, pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked: 'Is this Professor Wang trying to say that becoming famous, making money, and living with a flight attendant are things he should do? Can he handle it?'" even Xu Zhiwen, with his steady temperament, couldn't help but let out a snort of laughter.

Such a leg-breaking 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 be the reaction of that Professor Wang Gongjue when he saw this news article?

What kind of looks would the colleagues and students of this Professor Wang have when they saw this news article?

Would he still have the face to show his face to people in the future?

After Xu Zhiwen finished reading this news article, Old Wang, in charge of publicity, asked, "General Manager Xu, how should we handle this storm? Should we support Zhongyuan Yidianhui, or take a cold approach and try to prevent the media from reporting these words of his?"

Xu Zhiwen frowned and thought for a moment, his right middle finger unconsciously tapping lightly on the desk. When he stopped tapping, he smiled and said, "Young people are indeed fierce! Since he dares to declare war on the older generation of writers and professors like this, what is there for us to fear? Regardless of whether he wins or loses in the end, we will suffer no losses. On the contrary, as long as this verbal battle heats up, the fame of 'Living with the Flight Attendant' will grow, and there is no reason for sales not to rise. For us, this is the best publicity!"

Saying this, Xu Zhiwen chuckled lightly, stood up, patted Old Wang on the shoulder, and encouraged him, "Old Wang! Go for it! Fan this fire until it burns brighter, even brighter! Best if the whole country knows about this verbal battle. Don't be afraid to make a big scene; the only fear is not making it big enough. Stirring up trouble, you know how to do that, right?"

Old Wang smiled. "General Manager Xu, if you say that, then just wait and see the good show!"

Thus, under Old Wang's stirring, the number of domestic media outlets reporting on this verbal battle suddenly increased several times over.

That afternoon.

On the BBS.

A group of netizens were discussing the matter.

Evil Child Liu Yidao: "Damn! I didn't expect Zhongyuan Yidianhui to be so diao! He actually dared to openly bombard famous writers and professors, taking on four at once! So heroic! He simply doesn't know what it means to respect the old and care for the young, but I like it! Haha, so cool!"

Taipei Reader: "Is this Professor Wang trying to say: 'Becoming famous, making money, and living with a flight attendant are things he should do?' That sentence made me laugh to death! I suddenly realized Zhongyuan Yidianhui not only writes novels brilliantly but is also equally brilliant at scolding people! I really want to see him scold more!"

Overlord Has Passed: "That Gongyang Buyu, Huang Shuren, Li Mubai, Wang Gongjue, I haven't heard of any of them either, so I fully agree with Zhongyuan Yidianhui that we shouldn't casually bestow the title of 'famous writer' on anyone. Not knowing what those people have written, they dare to call themselves famous writers!"

Ink Hair Dyes White Shirt: "If I were that Professor Wang Gongjue, seeing these words said by Zhongyuan Yidianhui, I'd probably have the heart to die."

Lu Wenming: "Completely agree with the person above! This Wang Gongjue is a professor, after all. Will he still have the face to show his face to people in the future? If I were his student, every time I saw him in the future, I would definitely think of that sentence: Is Professor Wang trying to say that becoming famous, making money, and living with a flight attendant are things he should do? Haha..."

Still that afternoon.

A well-known university.

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

But...

Ever since he entered the campus, he noticed students occasionally looking at him with strange glances, and sometimes he could even see a few students pointing at him and discussing something in low voices.

He faintly heard words like "flight attendant," "living together," and "he should do it."

Professor Wang Gongjue thought these students were discussing the news about his criticism of Zhongyuan Yidianhui, so he smiled and nodded with great grace, as if thanking the students for their support.

He felt a little proud in his heart.

He felt his fame was actually quite good! So quickly, students from his own school had seen the news about his criticism of Zhongyuan Yidianhui.

It seems I need to criticize those new writers more often. Those media outlets usually aren't willing to promote me and my new books, but as soon as they heard I was going to criticize Zhongyuan Yidianhui, they got very enthusiastic.

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

Professor Wang, feeling he had already found a shortcut to fame, walked into his office and found all his colleagues in the office looking at him.

Everyone's eyes were quite strange.

One young female teacher who had joined last year suddenly let out a snort of laughter.

Then everyone in the office, like balloons suddenly pricked by a needle, let out leaky laughter one after another.

"Pfft..."

"Pfft..."

"Pfft..."

Some tried to hold back their laughter but couldn't.

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

When he repeatedly asked and finally figured out what had happened, Cao Sheng's sentence: "Is this Professor Wang trying to say that becoming famous, making money, and living with a flight attendant are things he should do?" echoed constantly in his mind like a spell.

Professor Wang's face immediately turned green then white. Seeing the strange looks of his colleagues and their lips pressed tight as they struggled to hold back laughter, he felt darkness swirling before his eyes, and suddenly with a thud, he fell straight to the ground.

Before losing consciousness, the only thought in his mind was: This kid's mouth is too sharp...