Chapter 28: The Manuscript Fee Arrives

  Next, Lu Li also began to form a regular life at school. He got up early in the morning for morning exercises, and after finishing his morning exercises, Lu Li added another project, which was vocal training.

  There are many people in school who get up early and shout loudly, so Lu Li doesn't have to be embarrassed.

  Then comes the military training. After the military training in the morning, Lu Li will take a short rest in the dormitory, after all, Lu Li is busy but also needs to rest, otherwise Lu Li can't guarantee that he won't fall asleep during the music training class at night. At night, Lu Li goes to the "Degenerate Street" music training class for basic training.

  After the training session ended, I went back to the dormitory, took a bath and then fell asleep.

  Busy days are always fleeting, and half a month of military training has passed in the blink of an eye.

  Ludi still remembers that the day when the military training performance ended, many girls couldn't bear to part with their instructors and cried loudly. The boys were a bit better, but some of them who were more emotional also shed tears. Ludi had some feelings too, but he was no longer like these people who couldn't control his emotions.

  People have joys and sorrows, partings and reunions, the moon has its phases of darkness and light, fullness and emptiness. This principle was understood by the great poet Su Dongpo long ago, who wrote this famous phrase: "It's hard for things to be perfect." So Lu Li viewed separation with a lighter heart than ordinary people.

  Moreover, he will definitely encounter more partings in the future. If he becomes sorrowful every time like this, Lu Li is not sure how much time he has to be sorrowful. This isn't because Lu Li's heart is hardened, but rather because Lu Li prefers the idea that temporary parting is for a better reunion.

  The day military training ended, Lu Li didn't go to the training class as usual in the evening, but instead returned to the dormitory and gathered everyone together.

  "Brothers, I have something to tell you all." Lu said after everyone in the dormitory had gathered.

  "A Li, what's wrong?" asked Lao Da Gao Mu, looking at Lu Li who had changed a lot before and after military training.

  Lu Lei has been exercising every morning, and during military training, Lu Lei always demands the highest from himself, so there are still some results. Not only has his body become much stronger, but his skin has also become darker in the half month of military training, no longer looking like a small white face as before.

  "It's like this, I wrote a book online and the results are pretty good. The manuscript fee was sent out two days ago. What I mean is that we should go out and celebrate tonight." Lu Li said in response to Gao Mu's question.

  His manuscript fee had been sent on the 15th, but he was busy with military training and attending a training class for those days, so he didn't mention it. Now that the military training is over, Lu Li thinks it's time to tell them about this matter, after all, he will be buying a computer soon and starting to release new books, and it will definitely not be hidden at that time.

  "A Li, you're still writing online?" Wu Chuan, the second brother, exclaimed loudly after hearing Lu Li's words. Gao Mu and Cao Junpeng also looked at Lu Li with surprise on their faces.

  "Uh, it's nothing, I didn't mention it to you guys before because there was no payment for the article, and I'm also planning to buy a computer, so I'll have to write in my dorm room anyway." Lu Li scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed under the gaze of the three people.

  "Uh, and there's still money to buy a computer, how much is your manuscript fee?" Lao Da Gao Mu's economic situation was not very good among the few people, and he could only barely afford to provide Gao Mu with musical instruments for learning, and it was a guitar, not a piano. The price of a guitar is much cheaper than that of a piano.

  So Takagi still attaches great importance to money, while the homes of Wu Chuan and Cao Jinping are much better than those of Takagi and Lu Li. Especially Cao Jinping, a local, although Lu Li has not deeply understood him, but it doesn't seem that simple.

  "Uh, it seems like around 800,000 yuan." Lu Li said somewhat uncertainly.

  He also didn't expect his manuscript fee to be so high, this 80,000 yuan is the net income after deducting the website's share and taxes.

  "My god, 800,000! Alai, you're too awesome! What kind of book did you write?" Cao Jinping was also shocked by the number Lü Li mentioned.

  Although the online writers on the rich list of authors are earning an unknown number of streets more than Lu Li, that is too far away for them. Now there is a well-paid online author living next to them and even staying with them, so several people have lost their usual heart.

  Actually, Lu Li was also a little skeptical when he first saw the transfer information on his phone, and he repeatedly counted the number of zeros after 8 several times, fearing that he had misread it. Lu Li knew that many book friends were rewarding him, often with red envelopes, but he estimated that the manuscript fee share plus taxes should only be around 10,000 yuan, and didn't expect it to be 80,000 now.

  And this is just a 120,000-word book that hasn't even been signed yet. Of course, Lu Li still doesn't know that after the grand finale of his book, someone directly rewarded him with a million alliance, which adds up to exactly 100,000 yuan. Even if you split it and deduct taxes, Lu Li can probably get more than 40,000 yuan. Plus some other rewards, Lu Li's manuscript fee next month will be even higher.

  It wasn't until Lu Li bought a computer and went online again that he found out about all this.

  "Uh, I wrote 'Fantasy City', I guess you guys don't know about it." Lu Li said in response to Cao Jinping's question.

  Although Lu Li's "Fantasy City" seems to be quite famous, with a high number of collections, the last time Lu Li saw it, the collection count was almost 500,000. Perhaps such an achievement would have been considered very good on Earth in his previous life. However, here it is only average because there is only one website and no pirated websites, so the number of readers has reached a staggering level, which is why Lu Li said this when he returned to this issue.

  "So 'Fantasy City' was written by you." Cao Jinping said with some surprise, "I didn't know that Lu Li had said this."

  "What? Third Brother, have you read this book?" Lu Li also found Cao Junpeng's words somewhat strange, could it really be such a coincidence?

  Takaaki and Wu Chuan also looked at Cao Jinping.

  "Hmm, I haven't seen it myself, but my younger sister is a huge fan. She's in her first year of high school and cries buckets over 'Fantasy City' every day. She keeps asking me to watch it too. I was busy at the time so I didn't get around to it, but when I have some free time, I'll definitely take a look." Cao Jinping responded to Lu Li's question with a smug expression, as if he were the author of 'Fantasy City' himself.

  "Ah, what a coincidence! I didn't expect your sister to be reading my book too." Lu Li said with a smile.

  "If she finds out that the author of 'Fantasy City' is your roommate, I'm sure she'll come to you and demand a signature." Cao Jinping looked at Lu Li with an ambiguous expression.

  Lu Li felt a chill from being stared at with such eyes, and changed the subject: "Alright, let's think about how to celebrate tonight instead. I'll treat."

  "That's right, beating up the local tyrant. I didn't think Ah Li was so capable. It seems we won't have to worry about food in the future." Wu Chuan chimed in after hearing Lu Li's words.

  Cao Jinping saw Lu Li deliberately changing the subject, and Wu Chuan's teasing made Lu Li even more evasive about the topic she had just mentioned. She said irritably: "You only know how to eat, do you want to gain weight to increase your sense of presence?"

  "I'm going to get you, Lao San," Wu Chuan said, pretending to be angry after hearing Cao Jinping's words. The two then started wrestling with each other, and for a moment, their bromance was limitless.

  Lu Li and Gao Mu exchanged a glance, unable to look directly at each other, and walked out of the dormitory.

  "Come, this is my first bucket of gold in life, I'm very happy today, let's drink a toast with soda instead of wine to brothers, also please don't spread the things I write for now, I want to spend a few years of university life quietly." Lu Li stood up and said to several people beside a barbecue stall, holding up a cup of soda in front of him. What Lu Li is preparing next will definitely cause a huge stir, so Lu Li gave everyone a preventive shot in advance.

  "Cheers!" The other three also put down the barbecue in their hands, picked up the beer in front of them, and clinked glasses with Lu Li.

  After some discussion, they decided to just have a barbecue. Although Lu Li could earn so much money, they weren't foolish enough to go out and waste it all. Besides, having a barbecue and drinking some beer was especially atmospheric.

  Of course, knowing that Lu Li's capacity for liquor was really not good, the few people did not force Lu Li to drink again, which led to the scene of three people drinking beer and Lu Li drinking a beverage earlier.

  "A Li, I have a question that I particularly want to ask you." Putting down his cup, Lao Da Gao Mu looked at Lu Li and asked.

  "Hey big brother, what's up? You're still being so formal with me, your own brother?" Lu Li said directly in response to Gao Mu's words.

  The two people beside him also echoed Lu Li's words, and for a while, the emotions of several people deepened.

  "You must have written it before, so why did you choose music as your major? With your current income from writing, you can already live a very good life." Takagi asked.

  "Well, to put it this way, writing online is just accumulating some original capital for my career. I'm thinking of opening an entertainment company in the future, starting with music and then moving on to film. My ultimate goal is to take a shot at Hollywood." Lu Li carefully chose his words, revealing his thoughts to someone else for the first time.

  "A Li, having ideas is good, but I think we should still be down-to-earth about it. Music and movies aren't that easy to do, let alone impact Hollywood. Many famous Chinese directors have spent their entire lives trying and still haven't succeeded." Cao Jinping said with a frown, being more familiar with the entertainment industry.

  He's afraid that with a little success, Lu Li will become arrogant and self-satisfied, unable to see the situation clearly, and will suffer greatly as a result.

  Lu Li certainly knew that Cao Jinpeng said so for his own good, and he didn't get angry when he heard it. Instead, he explained: "I know music and movies are tough to deal with, but you guys are my brothers, I only say this in front of you, I definitely won't say this in front of others. I am a versatile person, I want to create miracles."

  The sentence behind, Lu Li said word by word, with an inexplicable light in his eyes, and the strong self-confidence made Lu Li seem to have changed into another person.