After listening to Zhao Qingge's story, others in the classroom either looked up at the bright moon in the sky or buzzed with chatter.
"What is there in the world? Enjoy the wind and the moon!"
"So romantic."
"Oh my, is it possible for a pretty face and an interesting soul to coexist?"
"I'm already looking forward to this lecture!"
"Hearing this amusing story, then looking at the moon through the window, it becos more and more worth savoring, let's drink to this!"
"Ancients didn't see the moon of today, but today's moon has shone on the ancients. Everyone, tonight we are all followers of Li Bai and secretaries of Qu Yuan!"
Most people underneath the stage were full of praise after hearing Zhao Qingge's story. Even a few professors from the School of Arts and Sciences were joking together.
"From now on, this classroom 203 has this anecdote, seems like it's going to be highly popular. I'll give my lectures here from seven to nine in the evening, don't you guys compete with ."
"Haha, not competing might be possible."
"I have to say, though this kid's writing is extrely comrcialized web literature, there's indeed a passion at its core."
"By the way, where's Dean Chen? Soone give him a call to get him over, we can squeeze in a couple more chairs."
"I sent him a ssage on WeChat, he said he's on his way."
But amidst all the praise, there was still a bit of discord.
It ca from the group of sa-class male students, led by Shen Liao, sitting at the back, filled with envy and jealousy, muttering to themselves.
"Damn it, he managed to show off again."
"Damn, 13 has already been shocked by him."
"Familial love, romantic love, friendship, Li Peifeng is only pretentious! This damn literary youth!"
"Stop being sour, stop being sour, watching the moon and listening to the lecture does feel pretty nice. Bai Hero, did you bring any booze?"
Shen Liao patted the person next to him, who was a broad, round, big-fat guy.
He had thick eyebrows and big eyes, a full beard, long hair, a green army coat, and cloth shoes, his whole deanor was unkempt, more like a street artist wandering outdoors for years, or… a sanitation worker.
"Dog? What dog?"
Bai Hero glanced at him, full of suspicion, snorted through his nose: "You're the dog!"
This person, originally nad 'Bai Qingchuan', was a first-year graduate student in ancient literature, considered an odd character by his peers.
Mainly because this peculiar person always carried a bottle of Erguotou, strolling leisurely around campus, occasionally taking a swig from it. Sotis, when he's in a good mood, he drinks in class, sitting in the back, sip after sip.
Finally, once, he got caught by a teacher. The teacher, shocked, asked: Why drink in class?
Bai Qingchuan answered boldly: Knowledge with alcohol, the more I drink, the more I get, even when I'm free, I have a couple of swigs.
After that, Bai Qingchuan beca famous, respectfully called "Bai Hero" in the community. However, perhaps he received so criticism from the school leaders in private, and now it's rare to see him drink in class. But those who know him know that Bai Hero continues to drink...
"Hero, stop pretending, take out the booze to liven things up. Senior brother, I even brought cups."
Shen Liao looked around, seeing no one paying attention, sneakily pulled out a stack of paper cups from his backpack, distributing them to a few others nearby.
"Hero, hurry up, everyone's waiting."
"Damn it, don't say the booze is mine!"
Bai Qingchuan reluctantly pulled out half a bottle of Erguotou from his coat, handing it over. It was quickly snatched up by everyone, making him anxious again: "Grandmother, save a couple of swigs!!"
Zhao Qingge glanced over, not paying much attention, rather finding it amusing, and smiled: "Much like your current reaction, I felt a bit uncertain at the ti, I couldn't even refuse. I thought, if fewer people co, so be it, at least I can see the moon, it won't be too awkward."
"Looking at it now, I underestimated him, underestimated the charm of the Platinum God, and even room 203 is full."
Zhao Qingge glanced sideways at Li Peifeng, who had already co back to his senses, and nodded slightly at her, putting her at ease.
This kid still lacks practice, getting scared by such a small crowd. I'll need to have him substitute more classes in the future...
Zhao Qingge returned to the podium, gestured towards Li Peifeng: "This is 'a couple of winds in the world,' our main speaker today. To be honest, as a ntor, I only found out at the beginning of this month that he writes web novels, and they're quite successful. Just yesterday, he received a Platinum contract, and many of his works sold for film and television rights."
"As everyone knows, I've been researching online literature for so ti, constantly exploring forward. I've set up an elective course on online literature for four years now, during which I encouraged many students who took my class to write online literature, to gain deeper understanding, including Li Peifeng when he was a sophomore. Yet he kept his writing under wraps."
"Last month, because of a paper he wrote discussing his work, I discovered that a student I've taught for over four years is actually an online novel god... It's quite a feeling."
Zhao Qingge sighed, turning to look at Li Peifeng, feeling a sense of regret mixed with reproach: "Why didn't you say earlier? If you did, maybe I wouldn't just be an associate professor now!"
"Haha~"
There was more laughter among the teachers, and the atmosphere beca lively again. Li Peifeng also forced a relaxed smile.
He knew that Old Zhao was kindly helping him ease his nerves, but his nervousness wasn't because of the lecture at all...
"Alright, I'll skip the small talk and get straight to the point."
Zhao Qingge saw him smile and felt completely relieved: "Now, let's welco Endpoint's Platinum God 'The Weight of the World', to give us this lecture."
"Clap clap clap~"
Amidst enthusiastic applause, Zhao Qingge stepped down from the podium, took a seat in the front row with the microphone in hand.
"Thank you."
Li Peifeng also stood up, slightly bowed to show courtesy, forced himself to calm down, avoided thinking about irrelevant things, and clicked open the first page of the PPT, starting his lecture.
The large screen behind displayed multiple works under the pen na 'The Weight of the World', with book titles and covers prominently, quite an eyesore...
So of the audience, unaware of the truth, were shocked and cast peculiar glances.
My secret of writing scathing literature has finally been exposed! And it's almost as if it were done in front of the entire school's teachers and students!
If it were the old Li Peifeng, this would have been a public execution, a social death scene, but…
"Now I'm Platinum, now I'm Platinum, I'm aweso! That's not scathing literature, that's part of the national initiative for more and better births..."
Li Peifeng hypnotized himself for a while, then confidently began speaking: "Today, it's an imnse honor for , a student, to sit here and discuss internet literature with all of you distinguished teachers, professors, upperclassn, and underclassn. I must say I am flattered, restless, and on edge."
At the beginning, one must be modest and polite. Regardless of the situation, Li Peifeng was still a student at Beihua Normal University but was now giving a lecture to the teachers, professors, and upperclassn of the School of Arts and Sciences. If he went straight into it without a few humble words, it would indeed be too arrogant. Li Peifeng wanted to continue mingling at Beihua Normal University and didn't want the students and teachers to feel he was getting too cocky after achieving so success.
But because the opening was sowhat unexciting, the people in the audience were all admiring the works by 'The Weight of the World' on the screen. So people who couldn't see clearly from afar used their phone's cara function to zoom in and gather information.
The audience watched while whispering to each other.
"Wow~ what kind of books are these? Are they written by serious people?"
"'The Runaway Empress and the Overbearing Crown Prince'... Isn't there a risk of being banned with a title like that???"
"Haha, take a look at the third one, 'Bald Girl from the Stars' obviously mimics 'You Who Ca from the Stars'."
"Yours are too low-level, look at the last one, 'Female Sovereignty and the Hundred and Eight Gems; on Liang Mountain as a Boss'... This is just, just, is this sothing carbon-based life forms can write? No wonder they're a Platinum author."
"Shocking, so Li Peifeng writes this kind of stuff?"
"No way, you ca to this lecture not knowing what books he's written? After finding out his pen na, I read Li Peifeng's works."
"I usually read male-oriented fiction, how would I know he writes for a female audience? By the way, how are Li Peifeng's books?"
"Hmm, hard to describe, anyways they're very much internet literature, but if you look closely, the core is quite interesting."
There were all sorts of things being said, Xu Manning also couldn't help but laugh as she listened and softly asked Yu Huizhi: "Auntie, have you read his novels?"
"We only just found out his pen na too."
Yu Huizhi chuckled: "I skimd through on the way to the Capital, quite amusing."
"Is that so?" Xu Manning appeared doubtful, suspecting the familial elents influenced the opinion, so she asked Li Qiyuan: "Uncle, have you..."
Li Qiyuan quickly shook his head: "Couldn't continue after two chapters. Maybe it's because Fengfeng's books mainly have a female readership."
Wu Wenyue laughed: "That's not necessarily true, the two of us have also read his books but couldn't get through many chapters. Especially the one called 'The Devil CEO Entangles ', we felt sick as we read."
"It's not that bad!" Yu Huizhi covered her mouth and laughed: "I find it fun to read, the CEO Chen Aohong is quite charming, and the male leads and female supporting roles are adorable. I particularly like that book."
"Is that so?"
Wu Wenyue secretly clucked her tongue, Xu Manning dared not speak, Li Qiyuan kept his eyes on his son, filled with pride, when suddenly a soft, gentle, and beautiful female voice ca from behind...
"I agree with Auntie, I think 'The Devil CEO' is a good book too."
Several people instinctively looked back and saw a woman sitting there, looking exactly as her voice suggested.
Her hair was as black as lacquer, her skin as smooth as jade, her expressive eyes exuding a unique charm with every smile and frown. Her business suit added to her graceful and elegant deanor, casting a presence that overshadowed the schoolgirls with an air of student innocence in the room.
"Whoa~"
Yu Huizhi gasped slightly, her eyes lighting up: "You look just like the Chen Aohong I imagined..."
"Thank you for the complint, Auntie."
Huang Tianxuan smiled radiantly and extended her hand: "I'm a fan of your son's books and a good friend of his, my na is Huang Tianxuan."
"Oh, hello, hello."
Yu Huizhi extended her hand to shake gently, then turned her head to glance at Wu Wenyue and Xu Manning, hesitantly asking: "Do you two know this student?"
Wu Wenyue and Xu Manning's expressions darkened, and they spoke in unison: "Absolutely not!!!"
Where did this temptress co from!!!
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