She Only Cares About Cultivation-Chapter 973 - 845: Super Star 19 (First Update)

With Hua Yan’s two books published simultaneously, her Weibo followers successfully surpassed one hundred and fifty thousand.

The blog era is gradually being replaced by Weibo, and naturally, Hua Yan’s focus has shifted to updating her Weibo, especially since her followers include not only book fans but also those interested in food and travel.

Her first two novels, regardless of the writing quality or historical research, are impeccable, as she comes from that era, and her writing on ancient customs and etiquette is flawless. Such literary works are more suited for collection, so whether it is "Heiress Strategy" or "Worthy Empress Yun Rong," after being published, they have been reprinted multiple times, with each batch fetching thirty thousand yuan, and she has already earned one hundred and fifty thousand yuan in publication fees.

Her ultimate goal is to become an IP in the future, but she hasn’t reached that stage yet. However, she has confidence, and she wants to act herself, so she will absolutely not sell the rights before becoming famous.

The third book follows a sweet, romantic, and revenge theme, simply titled "Holding Your Hand, A Lifetime With You." It doesn’t sound like an online novel title, but the editorial team has seen her overall outline and contacted the publisher to proceed with simultaneous online and offline publication, hence deciding on this as the final publication name.

She plans to start updating after May Day, after proofreading the publication manuscript of "Worthy Empress," and the renovation will be almost complete. By mid-March, she had paid the third sum, leaving only the final payment. Although the overall effect hasn’t yet emerged, judging by the outline, it looks feasible.

In March, she also followed the teacher to two concert performances. The biggest gain from these trips with the teacher was earning some extra cash, with owners of private clubs inviting her to play piano to enliven the weekends, Friday and Saturday from seven to nine pm, two hours each time, earning five hundred yuan each time.

In this way, she earns one thousand yuan in two days; such benefits are so desired by Music College students, yet they easily fell into her lap.

She doesn’t lack this bit of money, but the teacher gave her these opportunities both to train and earn money, saying he would be there every night to take care of her transport, leaving Hua Yan hard to refuse, obliging her without much fuss.

After agreeing, she wondered what to do about her tasks.

But she didn’t have time to think about it, as she realized that in the second term of grade one, various subject teachers paid more attention to her than to the top students!

The English teacher signed her up for the city-wide high school student English competition.

The Chinese teacher thought her writing was good and wanted her to compete in the national high school student Chinese proficiency contest.

The math teacher said she was the only girl in the class who was well-rounded, maintaining all grades at an equal level, and wanted her to try the national high school student math league.

Three main subject teachers were vying for her; the physics and chemistry teachers also couldn’t hold back and said:

"See if you have time to prepare for a physics and chemistry competition. If you win a place, it will be beneficial for your future recommendation."

Hua Yan was stunned, "What’s going on? When did I become a prized steamed bun?"

"Don’t look at me, you don’t know, how could I know?"

Li Ya was equally surprised because honestly, while Hua Yan learned well, she wasn’t prominent enough among the academic gods in a sky full of prodigies and all-round development for all the teachers to fawn over her.

Not until the big recess, when the principal read a congratulatory announcement publicly, did she learn that the Chinese calligraphy work she was selected to compete with last term won First Prize in the national high school student painting and calligraphy contest. Since she won First Prize, she could attend the art journey summer camp hosted by the organizers, and this competition’s prestige is national-level, implying she could earn a full score of ten extra points for the art section in college entrance exams.

Of course, besides her skill in brush calligraphy, her penmanship was also excellent, otherwise, the teachers wouldn’t say that looking at her homework is like appreciating art. However, the reason the teachers approached her wasn’t only because of the award in the talent competition; this mystery was solved only when she went to the principal’s office.

"Hello, Hua Yan, please have a seat. I brought you here to confirm something. Did you lead a foreigner on a tour of our campus before last semester ended?"

Hua Yan was initially bewildered but then recalled the incident upon careful recollection, realizing it seemed to have happened.

"He said the person he was waiting for hadn’t arrived yet and didn’t want to wait idly in the office, asking me to show him around the campus. It was Sunday afternoon, I arrived quite early, and happened to meet him."

"Yes, that day he was waiting for me. The traffic jam delayed my arrival. This guest is a professor from our exchange student school. You not only conversed with him in English but also introduced our school’s development history and academic achievements thoroughly. Unfortunately, you didn’t leave a name; it took me quite some time to find you, until she came over two days ago and recognized your award-winning calligraphy competition photo on my desk that I finally identified you!"

Hua Yan blushed, "Principal, you’re too kind. Isn’t it what every student in our school ought to do? Besides, I’m not that superior in English grades."

"No, no, no, you mustn’t be too modest. Your spoken English is excellent, have you taken any relevant professional courses?"

It was probably related to her past life studying abroad in Zhou Yiyi’s era, but she couldn’t say that aloud, so she just smiled and nodded, "Sort of!"

"So I specifically mentioned you for this national English competition, also during the holidays, seemingly my wife and I saw you on TV at home, initially I thought it was my eyesight playing tricks, yet when I saw the name of a child actor on the credit list, Hua Yan, it surely couldn’t just be coincidentally identical, right?"

Heavens, someone actually recognized her? She hadn’t watched it after acting, never imagined the principal of the Four Middle School to be the first to mention it, leaving her unsure how to respond, so she awkwardly scratched her head.

"Principal, I was just a tourist at Hengdian, and partook in a cameo, haha, yes, a cameo!"

"Performed pretty well; I genuinely couldn’t tell. This young girl even has talent in this area. Can you explain what situation this is?"

Hua Yan took a look and discovered it was a math history story she submitted to the "Middle School Student Mathematics Junior Edition" magazine. This story originated from her business encounter during Xiao Yu’s era, where she got deceived once, a humiliating experience leaving a permanent mark.

When drafting the story, her mathematical thinking from that era naturally seeped through, forming an engaging math knowledge mini-story. She submitted as a Beijing Fourth Middle School grade one student, unexpectedly received manuscript fees of five hundred yuan, and since she hadn’t left contact information, they were sent straight to the principal’s office.

Well, it explained why both the Chinese and math teachers approached her. The logical thinking and writing style in this little story bought the favors of both the math and Chinese teachers, naturally clarifying why the three main subject teachers invited her to compete.

Hua Yan grinned sheepishly, "Well, when I read it, I thought the historical story was quite interesting, so I casually penned one and sent it over. Never thought they’d select it, nor expected compensation, so, hehe,"

The Principal looked at her deeply, "You’re rather low-key, young lady. Here’s the postal withdrawal slip, bring your valid identification documents to withdraw it directly. I believe you should attempt more submissions in this area, with such neat handwriting and fluent speaking ability, your mom raised you excellently, Hua Yan, work hard; strive to earn several awards in junior high. Overall, you might secure a recommendation for a first-rate university’s junior class. I have high hopes for you; keep it up!"

Exiting the principal’s office, Hua Yan still felt dizzy, never having imagined she’d attend a junior class one day.

She hadn’t considered this path, but now the principal brought it up, implying she only needed to excel, because entering university at fifteen didn’t seem like an unreachable dream.

Actually, she had little interest in the entertainment circle, but the task’s theme necessitated becoming a star, so she would inevitably set foot into the entertainment circle someday.

However, she didn’t wish to turn herself entirely into an internet celebrity star, as losing that livelihood means losing everything, hence she works so hard now to pave a future path. Even if she truly becomes a frontline star, she would be a fresh breeze in the entertainment circle.

She won’t give anyone an opportunity to call her merely an actress or a vase; writing is the first step, next, she aspires to be a screenwriter.

From the start of entering the entertainment circle, she intends to hold her fate in her own hands.

She hadn’t thought about competing before, but since the principal strongly recommended it, she’ll try and see.

Thus, she immediately headed to the teacher’s offices, detailedly learned about the competition criteria, and casually inquired about past test papers for practice.

This trait serves Hua Yan well; once she chooses to do something, she does it right. Learning is endless; if additional success is achievable, why not?

Yet accustomed to modesty, she refrained from announcing it excessively even upon returning to the classroom; even Li Ya’s inquiries only drew out:

"Nothing much, the principal praised me and gave me certificates and a trophy." Additionally, the ten thousand yuan contest award withdrawal slip.

This trip wasn’t in vain, coupled with the mathematics magazine withdrawal slip, a total of 10,500 yuan in earnings; along with savings accumulated over recent months, nearly reaching...