I am a Big Player-Chapter 54 - Jacking up the price while sitting on the
Chapter 54: 54, Jacking up the price while sitting on the ground_1
Chapter 54: 54, Jacking up the price while sitting on the ground_1
Ren He left for school at 7 in the morning, feeling only partly satisfied with his breakfast, then began to tackle the tasks of the day!
When the breakfast store owner saw Ren He, he noticed that the boy seemed a bit tougher, his whole being radiated vitality—an aura seldom seen on others. But just as the owner was about to compliment Ren He’s robust constitution, he suddenly closed his mouth…
There was a shadow…
Upon arriving at school, Ren He was surprised to see Li Luobo crossing the sports field on his way to the school building. He wondered whether Liu Yinghai’s lecture had knocked any sense into him…?
“Good morning, Mr. Li,” Ren He greeted Li Luobo while doing his warm-up exercises beside the sports field.
When Li Luobo heard Ren He’s greeting, his sparse eyebrows twitched, and the age spots on his face appeared particularly unsightly. He replied indifferently, “You skipped class the afternoon before yesterday, didn’t you? Skipping lessons after all the tuition paid by your parents, did they send you here just for that? Well, it might be for the better, you won’t disturb the other students. Maybe you should just…”
But Ren He, who couldn’t care less about listening to Li Luobo’s guff, had already started his task just as Li Luobo was only halfway through his words, turning Li Luobo green with anger: “I’m talking to you, stand right there!”
As Ren He sprinted further away, Li Luobo was livid: “You stop right there!”
However, Ren He had no intention of heeding him, continuing his run, and, after all, his task was timed and couldn’t wait. It was early in the morning and this annoyance was interrupting him; just so irritating. He could talk to whomever he liked, Ren He wasn’t buying into it. If he was brave enough, he could just expel him.
Li Luobo was at a loss, a half-finished sentence still stuck in his throat, completely intolerable. He’d never encountered such a problem student in forty years of teaching—complete disregard for authority! And there was something even more outrageous – openly assaulting a teacher, was there no rule of law left!
He started jogging after Ren He, planning to talk while running, but Ren He, after warming up, began to pick up the pace. Li Luobo, panting heavily, watched as Ren He’s speed steadily increased… and he gave up running!
Li Luobo felt he had never endured this much frustration in his lifetime, not like these past few days… It was just too humiliating!
As Ren He completed his sixteenth lap, he glanced at his watch. His energy expenditure was still manageable, with just 3 minutes to go, and he had to sprint with all his might to finish the task—sprinting was a must! Glancing over at the sports field’s edge, he saw Li Luobo pale with frustration, still waiting for Ren He to stop for a further lecture. Li Luobo’s tolerance for pressure was indeed impressive…
In the final three minutes, Ren He sped up again!
The task given by the Divine Punishment System was to push him to his limits; anything less than giving it his all was not an option. Li Luobo had intended to lecture the problematic student once he finished running, but as Ren He began his final sprint, Li Luobo suddenly felt as if Ren He was flying!
In so many years of teaching, had he ever seen a student run this fast? Perhaps not; as the class teacher, he had always disregarded athletics.
What future is there in sports? How many could become national athletes? Relying on physical labor when they grow up?
Li Luobo, who had personally implemented rote education for forty years within the system, only believed in traditional study as a way out. He had no faith in anything else.
By this time, students had started to trickle into the school, just as Ren He finished running. Not many people saw him since he had been keeping a low profile lately, after all, he was just aiming to complete his task and not intending to become famous.
Suddenly someone not far from the sports field shouted, “Ren He! Ren He!”
Ren He turned around and was stunned—Elder Zhou? What was he doing in Luo City so early in the morning?
Oh, right, he mentioned yesterday about signing a contract for the Kunlun copyright. Ren He had thought they’d just send some random editor to sign, but it turned out Elder Zhou had come in person.
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By this time, Ren He had completed his task and, while walking towards Zhou Wumeng, heard the Divine Punishment System’s prompt: “Host has completed the timed task, reward: Combat Technique Expertise.”
Huh, why this reward again? He didn’t plan on fighting anyone. Could it be the Divine Punishment System was worried about him getting into trouble, so it equipped him with these skills for self-defense? To prevent him from succumbing too early and leaving no one for the creative work in culture and entertainment?
It’s not an unlikely possibility… Knowing the nature of the Divine Punishment System, the first principle is probably not to allow Ren He to gain something for nothing, and the second would be to ensure that Ren He can continue to create… what exactly it is thinking, who knows.
Does this system have its own thinking? Ren He didn’t know, and for the time being, he wasn’t interested in finding out. All he knew was that this thing had screwed him over several times…
He walked over to Zhou Wumeng: “Yo, what brings you here? Quite the rare visitor.”
“Cut the crap, I just want to know if Kunlun has any manuscripts left!” Zhou Wumeng asked seriously.
“So, phone calls urging for updates weren’t enough, you had to come in person to rush me?!,” Ren He was baffled. Was this literary giant really like this?
“Hurry up, do you have any manuscripts or not?” Zhou Wumeng was getting impatient.
“There are some…”
“How many?”
“Over 9000 words?”
“Where are they?”
“In my phone…”
“Take out your phone, quick,” Zhou Wumeng urged. “I need to check the quality of your follow-up chapters to determine if your novel is worth such a high royalty.”
Did you have to urge for updates with such a righteous tone? Ren He reluctantly handed over his phone: “Let’s go, you probably haven’t eaten yet. I’ll treat you to soy milk and fried dough sticks.”
“You’re making so much money and you’re treating me to soy milk and fried dough sticks?” Zhou Wumeng said disdainfully.
“At this early hour, even if you wanted lobster, you’d need to find a place that sells it. Come on, no more dawdling,” Ren He dragged Elder Zhou away.
“Don’t you have classes to attend?” Zhou Wumeng suddenly remembered Ren He still had school.
“Give it a rest, it’s all the same whether I attend school or not. My homeroom teacher would rather I didn’t go. He spoke to me this morning, saying me skipping classes was a good thing for the other students,” Ren He said cheerfully.
“What kind of teacher is that? That’s outrageous. It has always been about saving students, not pushing them out. What about professional ethics?” Zhou Wumeng got upset when he heard this. He immediately felt that the teacher was terrible!
“Alright, I’m not even upset, why are you getting worked up? I’m hungry after my run anyway, let’s get going,” Ren He urged. He didn’t expect Elder Zhou to have such a sense of justice. It looked like he was about to go back to school to fight for Ren He’s rights, so he quickly held onto the old man and led him away.
“Do you have any idea how popular your Kunlun is in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei?” Zhou Wumeng said with a smile as he told Ren He about the scene of people in the Capital queuing up to grab copies of the Capital Daily. That was the kind of sales figure he had dreamed of as an editor for so long.
After pondering for 5 seconds, Ren He said: “No, that won’t do, the royalty has to increase…”
“Get lost, get lost, get lost, I told you this to make you proud, not for you to start jacking up your price!” Zhou Wumeng was about to roll his eyes. Despite his age, he didn’t know why he liked to bicker with such a bratty kid. To tell the truth, it was quite entertaining.
“Oh… if it can’t be increased, then so be it…”
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