Chapter 95: For instance, like this

On the way home from school, a coin in Zhai Da's hand moved continuously as if it had a life of its own.

The rhythm of its leaps formed a precise beat with the music in his earphones.

His footsteps did too.

The effect of the 【Dynamic MP3】 was still potent, and those being influenced by it would not feel the slightest bit of embarrassment.

How could one possibly hold back? Regret only came in the moment of walking downstairs; when walking upstairs, there was only excitement.

His rhythmic pace attracted the attention of many people; of course, it hadn't reached the level of social death, as there were many students on this road.

Being a little strange was normal.

When passing a certain bus stop, a little girl who was waiting for the bus with her father stared at the coin, which was like a spirit snake, and was stunned. She stretched her neck and suddenly clapped her delicate little palms.

The little palms made a soft 'pop-pop' sound, and her fingers curled up like a flower.

Zhai Da smiled, stopped his footsteps, and stood opposite the little girl. With a flick of his finger, a playing card spun out, flew a circle around the girl's head, and finally returned to Zhai Da's hand.

The little girl's gaze followed the playing card, and by the time she turned her head back, Zhai Da was already right before her eyes, holding a large, thick glasses cloth in his hand.

"Pull it open."

The little girl subconsciously tugged at the glasses cloth.

A tiny morning glory was held up before her eyes.

The little girl opened her mouth wide and blankly accepted this little flower, which had just been plucked from the green belt nearby.

Zhai Da gave the glasses cloth a shake, performed a curtain call, and walked away dashingly.

Only then did the girl's father turn back to see what had happened, looking vigilantly at Zhai Da's retreating back.

"Daddy, the big brother gave me a flower!"

The man hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he did not perform the scene-spoiling act of throwing the flower away.

"Daddy, I'll give it to you!"

The girl stood on tiptoe, and the man also subconsciously crouched down. Finally, this morning glory was tucked behind the father's ear.

The man instinctively wanted to take it off, but seeing his daughter's smiling face, he finally held back.

After all, for most men, the first time they receive flowers in their lives is at their own funeral.

Only a small portion of lucky ones get to receive flowers while they are still alive~

By this time, Zhai Da had already walked far away. When passing that pedestrian bridge, he subconsciously looked at the railing on the side.

Actually, one couldn't run into Lu Siwen after school because she didn't attend evening self-study, but it seemed like it had been a while since he had met that girl on the way to school... Now, it was all contact by phone, and it was all about serious business.

Just at this moment, his phone rang, with two messages in a row.

He took it out and looked:

"Your bank card 482*****9623, real-time deposit of 73,826.15 yuan..."

This should be the blog reading share from Star Wave; it was even more than he had previously expected... The odd numbers should be after tax.

Over seventy thousand a month, even more than he had imagined before.

It also meant that his savings had officially broken through the one-hundred-thousand mark.

He didn't know that the class was discussing his "income." Those high school students were clearly still conservative; for a "contracted blogger" like Zhai Da, the earnings weren't just about sneakily taking some advertising fees.

Tens of thousands a year? He was making tens of thousands a month!

The other message was: "Little Zhai, regarding the publicity for 'The Long Journey of Lu', please call me back when it's convenient after school..."

This was Editor-in-Chief Lou En from Phoenix Media. It seemed the other party had already reached a conclusion regarding the "new publicity method" discussed last time.

Zhai Da smiled, put his phone back in his pocket, and continued to fiddle with the coin as he moved forward.

Gradually, under the influence of the music in his earphones, Zhai Da's footsteps regained their rhythm.

Only when walking down the stairs of the pedestrian bridge did he decisively restrain himself.

If he were to jump down while dancing... that would be a bit "clownish"...

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At home in the Sanmao Residential Quarter, Yu Xiaoli and Lu Wei were already cooking.

Returning to his room, taking advantage of the time before eating, Zhai Da took out his phone and called Editor-in-Chief Lou En of the Phoenix Group back.

"Little Zhai, school's out? I had a few young people in the company read your work yesterday and also discussed the distribution. We feel that the method you mentioned might be worth a try."

Zhai Da said while tidying up his schoolbag: "That's great."

"However, there are a few details that need to be discussed. Little Zhai, you are a third-year high school student, right? May I ask how your grades are?"

"Not bad, over four hundred points. By the way, this year is the '08 new regulation, with a full score of 480. You can understand it as... around 620 points under the 750-point rule."

To prevent the other party from thinking he couldn't even get into college, Zhai Da took the initiative to explain.

"That's good... that's good... To be honest, there are young people in the company who suggest that the publicity for this book should focus on 'high school genius.' So, if the release time could be set after the college entrance exam, preferably right when the exam just ends, it should have a very strong effect."

"Of course, this must definitely take into account the balance between your writing and studies. I heard from Siwen that you haven't finished writing the second half yet."

Zhai Da nodded honestly: "Not a single word written."

Although releasing it during the summer vacation after the college entrance exam was indeed a good marketing node, at the current stage, the college entrance exam was always Zhai Da's most important matter; he could not make a promise.

However, with the help of the 【Literary Girl's Pen】, the efficiency of writing original works was actually very high because the emotions were fluent and immersive, and the structure and plot direction had samples.

During the first half, he had once written seven or eight thousand words in a state of extreme focus, and it was handwritten.

Now that he also had the 【Dynamic MP3】, after finding suitable songs, the efficiency should be able to improve by another level.

Thus, Zhai Da said: "I cannot guarantee that I can finish it before the college entrance exam, but I can guarantee that as soon as the college entrance exam ends, I will be able to complete it very quickly, at most no more than a week. In this way, it can still catch the heat of the summer vacation and the college entrance exam."

After all, it would take half a month to get the results after the college entrance exam, and then there would be steps like applying for colleges and waiting for admission... For a specific group of people, the "heat" of the college entrance exam would last for the entire summer vacation.

"Yes, yes, yes, studies are the most important. By the way, do you have an outline for the second half? Can I take a look?"

Zhai Da nodded honestly: "Not a single word written."

On the other end of the phone, Lou En looked at his phone in confusion.

Did the signal lag? Why did he repeat himself?

However, because Zhai Da was young, a college entrance exam candidate, and also a well-connected person, this editor-in-chief, whose words carried weight, was also particularly easy to talk to:

"Follow your own steps; studies are urgent."

"By the way, regarding what you said last time about releasing a portion of the content on the blog, we feel it is also feasible, but the word count should not be too much. I think one to two thousand words is a good choice, stuck at a subtle turning point."

Leaving a hook, a cliffhanger!

Although Zhai Da hadn't done this kind of thing before, he was very familiar with it from reading web novels in his past life.

It mainly emphasizes a sense of suddenness and room for imagination, creating a feeling of coming to an abrupt end and leaving one unsatisfied.

For example, the previous sentence was still advancing the plot normally. ===== CHAPTER 96 =====