Chapter 633: Strengthen Your Heart, Consolidate Your Ambition
When more and more people believe that Sun Quan's company's revenue exceeded 100 million last month, they are filled with envy and jealousy, and more and more people are seriously doubting whether Sun Quan will write a new book?
Because of comparison, if you earn over 100 million a month, why would you still write a crappy novel?
on the author forum.
"I bet five packs of spicy strips that the new book of Salted Fish and Lao Sun will not appear. Is there anyone who wants to bet against me?"
Someone opened such a thread, and there were many people following it, but very few people dared to bet against him. It’s not that the authors on this forum are so poor that they can’t even afford five packs of spicy chips. It’s really true.
There are really too few people who believe that Xianyu, my old grandson, will open a new book.
"Is it possible to make money by joining 99 Braised Chicken now? I suddenly want to open a franchise store..."
Someone made such a post on the forum.
The responses below are diverse.
Someone replied: "I think it's okay. After you said this, I also want to open a franchise store. I heard that as long as I contact Xianyu, I can get a 10% discount on the franchise fee!"
Someone replied: "Although it's a little late to join now, it should still be possible to make a little money. If you have enough funds on hand, you can indeed start one."
Someone else replied: "Writing novels is indeed a dead end. The income of a platinum master is not as much as a braised chicken... If you had known what university I would go to? I would have just gone to New Oriental..."
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While there are a lot of discussions on the author forum, the book review section of "The Sword of Gods in the Clouds" has received many new reviews in just a few days.
Such as:
"Boss, I heard that you have made a fortune, and I also heard that you won't write a new book? It can't be true, right? Can you say something when you see this comment? - Soul Guider"
"I've heard about Yitong Baidong before, but I didn't have any special feelings at that time. This time... I believe it a little bit. I never thought that a guy who is good at writing novels can be so good at doing variety shows and running companies. Everyone has nine years of experience.
You were trained in compulsory education, you salty fish! Why are you so perverted? With a monthly income of over 100 million? Am I no longer qualified to read the novels you write? Do you really not know how to write new books? - Ju Gao Gao."
"Old Sun, I heard that your income is over 100 million? I am your loyal book fan! Do you still need a little brother? I can drive and help you carry your bags. If you don't mind, I can also warm the bed.
Shall I fly together? - Aiming to be in the world."
"I regret it! Really! If I had known this would happen, I would never eat your braised chicken and take care of your business in the past two years. Look what I have done in the past two years? Help you forcefully.
Your monthly income is over 100 million, and then I heard that you have made enough money and will probably stop writing new books. What do you mean by shooting yourself in the foot? I must have! I really regret it! - What a handsome article
"Hao"
"Are new books still being released? Author! The time has come to test your character. When you are poor, working hard to write books is nothing. But when you are rich, you still work hard to write books. That is called good character! So,
Do you want to be a good boy with good character? Just wait for your new book, don’t let your brothers down! - Tianyi”
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Sun Quan, who sits in front of the computer every day recently, may not be very clear about what is happening in reality.
But I am still clear about what happens online, especially on author forums.
When he is bored in his spare time, he will take a look at the author forum, and occasionally he will check out his book review section for "The Sword of Gods in the Clouds".
Therefore, he has seen most of the posts on the author's forum and in the book review area of "The Sword in the Clouds".
Not only these, but also messages on QQ.
For several days in a row, when he occasionally logged into QQ, he always received many private messages from his peers and book fans. Almost everyone asked him if he really made over 100 million a month.
Almost everyone also asked him if he would write a new book?
Even his editor-in-chief at Qidian, Hairu, sent him a private message asking him - Will he still write a new book?
He didn't reply to any of them. First of all, there were too many people asking him this kind of question, and he couldn't reply.
Secondly, he was really hesitant. He didn't want to give anyone a guarantee before he really made up his mind.
For several days in a row, he couldn't find any coding status. The reality of his sudden wealth suddenly gave him no motivation to work hard to make money by coding.
Because compared to the profits the company brought him, the little money he made from coding was really too slow and too little.
His perseverance is not bad, especially when life is unsatisfactory, he can withstand the pressure of life and maintain his inner self-motivation.
He has always had the determination and perseverance to swim against the current.
He can endure all kinds of pressure and loneliness in times of adversity, but he has difficulty controlling his mentality at the peak of his life, because he has never reached such a peak in his recent life.
A net worth of over 100 million means that even if he does nothing for the rest of his life, his family will not be able to spend that much money.
So what’s the point of working hard?
Now that you are so rich, is it time to change your life from the stage of hard work to the stage of enjoying life?
Such thoughts inevitably pop up in his mind.
Because...if you have made enough money and still don't enjoy life, then what was the purpose of trying so hard to make money before?
Making money for the sake of making money?
Isn’t that hard work that turns into money?
There is an old saying: Wealth and honor cannot be fornicated, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, and power cannot be surrendered. This is called a true man.
From this old saying, we can see that the three most difficult things in life are not only controlling one's heart and fighting spirit when one is poor, but also the mentality when one is rich, and the mentality when facing power... it is also difficult to control one's heart and fighting spirit.
Late one night.
Sun Quan made a cup of coffee and sat on the balcony on the second floor, holding the coffee cup and squinting at the starry sky outside. The cool night breeze blew on his face, without changing his expression at all.
Deep down in everyone's heart, there is a different character.
That is the most fundamental thing in your heart.
When exposed to the outside world, there are various personalities.
What is his character like? In fact, he himself has never been very clear about it, and understanding himself is not an easy task. But looking at the deep starry sky outside, he asked himself: Is it time to enjoy it? Is it really going to happen in the future?
Have you become an idler who eats, drinks and has fun?
His mentality has changed in the past few days. When he had a video chat with Yuan Shuiqing every day, he didn't say a word to her.
He wanted to sort out his mentality on his own.
He believes he can do it.
At heart he is a proud man.
Although he had felt inferior and confused for various reasons, the pride factor in his heart had never disappeared. He hated himself for drifting with the crowd and living like most people. He was unwilling to get in touch with things that most people liked.
It's because he thinks he can't do something well, the more he wants to do it well...
He remembered that his mother had instilled a truth in him since he was a child.
The principles of life!
Maybe that’s what my mother learned from her grandfather and grandmother since she was a child!
He remembered the saying: People are divided into two classes. Those who beat and scold adults are the inferior ones, and those who have grown up themselves are the superior ones.
The reason why his mother instilled this truth into him was probably because neither she nor his father had much education and no skills to teach him, and they didn’t know much about how to behave and do things.
Therefore, I have always wanted him to make progress on his own and become a mature person.
That's what my mom said, and that's what she did.
And what about his Sun Quan?
Growing up, I slowly learned to think on my own and make progress on my own.
In times of adversity, he doesn't need anyone's encouragement or spurring. He can encourage and spur himself on his own. What supports his body and walks is his backbone.
What supports him to remain indomitable and forge ahead in the face of adversity is the pride and ambition in his bones.
There were not many stars visible in the deep night sky. Sun Quan squinted and stared for a long time, taking a sip of his long-cold coffee from time to time.
In this cold night, he had many thoughts in his mind.
Thinking of the many ups and downs along the way; thinking of the two children in Yuan Shuiqing's belly; and thinking of the great gods in the original time and space who gradually lost their aura of greatness and disappeared from the public...
His heart was still calm and his expression was calm, but a firm energy deep in his heart slowly gathered again.
Because his heart told him: A happy life requires a positive attitude. There is still a lot of room for improvement in my life. If I stop working hard, my life will only go downhill.
And going downhill... who can escape the feeling of happiness?
Living and pursuing all kinds of things... in the final analysis, the goal is the same - happiness!
Only a life that continues to rise can always maintain a sense of happiness and pride in the heart.
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The next morning after the energy in his heart regrouped, when he sat in front of the computer in the study, his whole mental state was completely different.
His eyes regained their previous brightness, bright and lively.
Looking at the chapters that had been written in the document and the outline text in another document, the distracting thoughts in his mind were reduced by 99%, and what emerged were fresh inspirations.
The coding status is back.
He still didn't reply to those questions on the author's forum, nor did he reply to those posts in the "Cloud Sword of Gods" book review section, nor did he think of replying to those private messages on QQ.
This time he chose not to reply, not because he hesitated in his heart, but because he felt it was not necessary.
Wait a few more days, wait until you have more manuscripts on hand, wait until the 24th of this month, and then publish the book directly.
When this book is officially released, do those questions and inquiries still need to be answered?
Ten thousand words of guarantee are not as good as his actually releasing the new book.
And why did he choose to release this new book on August 24?
The reason is simple, because August 24 this year is the fourteenth day of the seventh lunar month, the annual Ghost Festival.
The so-called Hungry Ghost Festival, in folk proverbs, is the "Ghost Festival".
He thought it would be interesting to release this new supernatural book on Ghost Festival.
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Time flies, day by day passes, and in a blink of an eye, the time really comes to August 24, the Ghost Festival has arrived.
That morning, Sun Quan got up as usual, washed up, cooked himself a bowl of egg noodles and took it to the study, and turned on the computer. There was already a faint smile on his lips.
A new supernatural book is released on the Hungry Ghost Festival, and I ask you if you are afraid!