Chapter 195 - 144: Since She Won’t Acknowledge Me, Then I Won’t Acknowledge Her

Chapter 195: Chapter 144: Since She Won’t Acknowledge Me, Then I Won’t Acknowledge Her

The university was no exception. In this age of the internet, young people were the driving force.

After brewing all afternoon, a crowd of students with no classes had flocked to the library, especially the third floor.

Some were dragged there by their girlfriends, others came in pairs or small groups of best friends, and even the male students were brimming with curiosity about the matter.

The usually quiet library seemed exceptionally bustling today.

However, everyone was just looking; no one did anything out of line. They were university students, after all, and had some decorum.

He finally made it to the end of his shift when the phone on his desk suddenly rang.

He picked it up and saw it was a message from his editor, Shi Guang.

Xiao Ran frowned, his gut reaction telling him there was a problem with his new book.

To be honest, the word count from his recent Chapter dumps had long since exceeded the free limit for a new book.

This would be a fatal blow when the book went premium.

A romance novel’s only selling point is the romance itself. Yet, he had kept the entire courtship phase of his story completely free. He had already released 400,000 characters, 200,000 more free characters than other authors.

Once many readers see the main couple get together, their interest in continuing the story plummets.

When the story then switches to paid Chapters, they simply drop it altogether.

Shi Guang was most likely contacting him about this very issue.

A knot of anxiety formed in his stomach at the thought. He quickly tapped open the message.

Shi Guang: Bro, someone’s asking about the rights to your new book. 3.5 million.

?

’What’s going on?’

Staring at the message from Shi Guang, Xiao Ran was completely floored.

He even wondered if he was dreaming.

If selling the rights to his last book was a stroke of good luck, then this was just ridiculous. Utterly, absurdly ridiculous.

’The book hadn’t even gone premium yet!’

’And there was a huge chance it would flop once it did!’

’But now, someone actually wanted to buy the rights????’

’This has to be a joke, right?’

Xiao Ran felt like this couldn’t be real.

He typed uncertainly: Brother Shi, are you serious?

Sitting at his computer, Shi Guang couldn’t help but chuckle when he saw Xiao Ran’s message.

Shi Guang: Of course. But they have a condition. After the deal is finalized, you have to finish writing the rest of the story within one month, guaranteeing both quality and quantity.

Shi Guang: At least a million characters. And you have to submit the general and detailed outlines beforehand.

After all, the production team isn’t stupid. They need to know the plot first.

What if the plot falls apart? Their money would go right down the drain.

Xiao Ran was completely stunned.

He pursed his lips and continued typing.

Xiao Ran: So which company wants to buy the rights?

Honestly, he was starting to wonder if Yan Li was pulling some strings behind the scenes again.

After all, she had a history of doing things like this.

However, Shi Guang’s reply quickly dispelled his suspicions.

Shi Guang: Jiaxing. I didn’t see that one coming, either. And the price is high—half a million more than your last book.

To tell the truth, Shi Guang was even more flabbergasted by this than Xiao Ran was.

’Seriously, what kind of dumb luck did this kid have?’

’He just sold the rights to one book, and now, not even a month later, he’s turned around and sold another.’

’And for an opening offer of 3.5 million... that price is fantastic.’

’An offer like that is practically unheard of.’

Shi Guang: So, what do you say? If you agree, I’ll send them your general and detailed outlines right now for them to review.

Xiao Ran stared at the message on his phone. He was thrilled, of course, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off.

He narrowed his eyes.

’Jiaxing is buying my rights... Jiaxing... Isn’t that Sister Mi’s company?’

’Little Fox? Sister Mi?’

’Sister Mi! Little Fox!’

Startled by his own realization, Xiao Ran’s eyes went wide.

’Holy crap. So the person hounding me for updates every day was actually Sister Mi?’

When Xiao Ran didn’t reply right away, Shi Guang couldn’t resist sending another message.

Shi Guang: Bro, what do you think?

Shi Guang: This is great news!

Looking at Shi Guang’s messages, Xiao Ran licked his lips.

He replied decisively with a single word: Deal!

The more Shi Guang thought about it, the more excited he became. After all, when one of his authors succeeded, it reflected well on him too.

Shi Guang: Keep it up! Try to sell the rights to your next book too. You’ve already surpassed ninety percent of authors.

Shi Guang: I’m happy for you!

He was genuinely happy for Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran saw his message and chuckled.

Xiao Ran: Thanks, Brother Shi!

After a brief exchange, Shi Guang quickly pulled up all the material for Xiao Ran’s new book and forwarded it to the contact person at Jiaxing.

’To be honest, Xiao Ran really was talented. I had a feeling back then that his next book might get adapted too.’

’I just never expected it to be snapped up before it even went premium.’

’And for such a high price, too. His luck was just unbeatable.’

Xiao Ran, meanwhile, was feeling a complex mix of emotions.

Along with the excitement, there was also a feeling of having been toyed with.

’What is with this woman?’

He clicked on her profile picture and, with a nervous heart, sent her a message.

Xiao Ran: Sister Mi, sorry to bother you, but are you... Little Fox?

Honestly, for a complete nobody to suddenly get to know a top-tier celebrity—a celebrity who then bought the rights to his book—it was all a little overwhelming.

Xiao Ran felt like he was in a dream.

By now, the film crew had already wrapped for the day. Yang Mi was in her room, legs crossed, leisurely eating a diet meal when her phone rang.