However, there probably won't be a chance for us to meet again.
Chapter 233 Inspiration comes from reality
After confirming that there was no threat, Li Nian stopped thinking about it and went back to Sakurasou. It didn't take long to go there and back for a meal and a drink, as the night was still very long.
Li Nian sat down in front of the computer, ready to return to the creation of her new project.
Before he started writing, his cell phone rang. It was Ms. Machida.
After the call was connected, he was first asked the most basic question about the contract - he should indeed inform the library of his decision whether to sign the contract before revising the manuscript. Since he had already discussed this with Senior Ren and others, Li Nian no longer hesitated about this and answered that he agreed to sign the contract.
"That's great... In that case, let's move on to the planning and drafting phase!"
I was immediately urged to work.
"Don't worry, I'm doing it."
Li Nian replied with a smile.
"...When I heard my author say that, I knew you hadn't made any moves at this point in time, huh?"
"...Okay, I'm ready to do it."
"So this answer means we have to delay it for a few more weeks?"
"...How much do you not trust your authors?"
"…Sorry, it's an occupational disease."
What kind of people are the authors that Ms. Machida has worked with, who have developed this occupational disease of being suspicious?
It’s not that I can’t understand it, everyone is a cuckoo…
In order to reassure her, Li Nian began to describe his current situation in detail.
"I have already completed part of the handwritten manuscript while I was in school. I just came back from dinner outside and received your call when I was about to start work. Now I am sitting in front of the computer with my hands on the keyboard and the Word document open, ready to work hard. I expect to complete the general plan tonight."
Ms. Machida, on the other hand, found it incredible.
"What? Tonight?"
“I already have the idea.”
"No... Although I am very happy, I think you don't have to be so anxious, Teacher Muzi..."
It seems that she has the same concerns as senior sister Kasumigaoka. At this point, Li Nian is too lazy to explain any more.
"Don't worry about the quality. I can guarantee that it is the result of my hard work. If you want to ask questions, you may ask after reading the proposal."
"I see... Well, it's a good thing that the boy is motivated..."
"Then I will..."
"Wait, don't hang up! Actually, there is one more thing. It's about the award ceremony later. The date has been set..."
Then he told Li Nian the location and date.
"Is it possible? I haven't even finished the project and submitted the revised draft yet?"
"Before that, you still passed the review with your first draft and won the Best Author Award from the Bunko Library. Now that you have agreed to sign the contract, we at Bunko Library have no concerns... So what? Are you free? Or at least you'd better make some time if you're not."
"It's not like I don't have time though... Is there something so important about an awards ceremony that it cannot be ignored?"
"No, it's just that there aren't many opportunities to eat and drink all the delicacies at public expense, and I heard there will be a raffle that night... ah, if I think about it this way, the denominator will be reduced a little bit if one less person comes..."
"…So how do you want me to answer?"
"Just kidding, I definitely hope that you can be there, Mr. Muzi... Needless to say, the winners of the same period will go on stage with you to receive the award and give the speech. In addition, senior authors and people in the industry will also be there... By the way, don't you want to meet the grand prize winner?"
"Yes..." Li Nian nodded sincerely, "I really want to meet him."
"You really should meet her. I've had the pleasure of seeing her. I can tell you in secret that she's a very cute girl..."
"That doesn't matter."
"Oh~~Really..."
With a tone of disbelief and ridicule, Li Nian was too lazy to argue.
"If nothing else, I'll just keep working."
"How cold... Well, I won't bother you with your work, Mr. Muzi. Please send me an email after completing your daily work to let me know the progress. I will provide you with some content and editorial advice. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me."
"clear."
After hanging up the phone, I thought about the award ceremony for a while.
I really want to meet that grand prize winner, and I also want to see her manuscript in person - but unfortunately I probably won't have the chance before it's officially published.
Without giving it any more thought, Li Nian went about her work as originally planned.
Saying that the proposal and revision can be completed in two or three days is not a joke. This is what Li Nian planned.
I have already thought about the direction in which I should work on the long-form revision, and I have written part of it before in school - that is, I am further organizing my thoughts. Because they are scattered and are just for myself to read, they are not really worth reading. Now I am officially starting the planning.
It seemed that there was not much to think about - but when he actually opened the document and started writing, Li Nian did not write very quickly.
He looked at the flashing cursor on the screen, and the first thing that came to his mind was not a fictional story, but the lives of others that he had seen.
……
……
That was a very distant past, an era described in mythology.
The Asura gods and Buddhas are high in the sky, while demons and monsters are rampant in the world.
In comparison, humans are so weak and short-lived that they have never thought about the nature of those beings that are far more powerful and long-lived than themselves.
They only hold awe in their hearts, submit, kneel down, and respect them as "gods", believing that they are the manifestation of "the will of heaven".
Even if they were enslaved or slaughtered, they accepted it as a matter of course and said that it was "fate."
But there are some people who are born "aliens" among humans. They can feel a certain power everywhere and can manipulate that power to achieve things that only "God" can do. Their "eyes" are different from those of ordinary people. They can vaguely see the state of "God", which seems to be the gathering of that power.
However, most people still do not have any doubts about this, do not think about it, and do not question it. Because of their specialness, they are respected as "witches" among the people and enjoy preferential treatment, but like everyone else, they accept the idea that "they are still lower than God."
Until there was a young man who violated the will of "God" and lost the lives of his relatives and friends. He said that was the price he deserved to pay and the "fate" he should accept.
The young people were angry and refused to accept it, so they finally rose up in resistance!
——When the "God" was beheaded by the sword, the young man himself could not believe what a feat he had accomplished. He was confused as he "watched" the power that made up the body of the "God" dissipate, and finally realized that it was the fall of the "God".
Thus, he knew that "God" was not truly invincible, nor was he inherently greater than humans, and that the so-called "destiny" could also be overturned.
He began to question, to think, and to explore the nature of "God".
Chapter 234: The efficiency of capable people at work is evident
After one night, the plan was almost completed.
The reason for such rapid progress is that for a novel, the content of the proposal is mainly on the outline. Unlike the formal writing, which requires filling in a large amount of text, the current stage is mainly to confirm the direction and finalize the framework. The importance of the content is self-evident. However, compared with the amount of text that can easily reach tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands, the proposal is only a few tens of thousands of words at most.
I can spend so much time, mostly on organizing my thoughts and looking for information.
This means that today's work is completed. As Ms. Machida said, in order to synchronize the progress, after sending a copy of the document, Li Nian looked at the time and it was already eleven or twelve o'clock, so he took a shower and went to bed.
The next day, he woke up in the early morning as usual. When he was about to start the day with morning exercises, he suddenly opened the computer and took a look. The purpose of doing this was to confirm whether there was a reply. However, Li Nian did not take it seriously in his heart, thinking that Miss Machida probably had not gotten up at this time, and probably had not even read the documents he sent.
When I opened my mailbox, I found a reply. I looked at the time and it was sent at three in the morning.
Thinking that it was okay for a working person to cultivate to this point? Li Nian opened the email and saw that Ms. Machida had indeed revised the content of the project plan, corrected the not-so-tidiness of the layout, and made comments on various minor details. She had undoubtedly read the project plan carefully and put forward some different opinions from a business perspective. It was obvious that she also had her own detailed considerations.
These opinions are valuable, but in a sense, they sound a bit harsh...
Li Nian certainly already had his own opinion, and he would accept it, but at the moment, he was not in a hurry to start revising it immediately. He felt that this kind of plan with editorial opinions could be shown to Wu Geng, which would be of great learning value to that guy.
Li Nian had said before that she planned to bring the project to school to complete it and let Wu Geng watch. She decided to take this opportunity to tell her a few things... and also to discuss it with Senior Kasumigaoka.
After making up her mind, Li Nian closed her computer, stuffed it into her bag, and prepared to take it to school, but she didn't think about the plan anymore because she had to get into the mood for morning exercise.
No matter what, I will never neglect my practice during the day.
I also have the confidence to use the time outside of that to advance other goals.
You have to balance growth in all aspects and do a good job in the various tasks you have already taken on... It seems difficult at first, but it's actually that simple.
There are indeed many things weighing on my shoulders. Not to mention being able to foresee them, I have to start getting busy now.
Having said that, I don't feel anxious because of this level of pressure.
Because no matter how many things are put on you, no matter how complicated and heavy it seems, but in fact, if you really start to do them, you just need to follow the steps and it will be completed naturally.
Li Nian stretched his hands upwards, took a deep breath, looked at the ray of sunlight shining in the sky outside the window, and felt a sense of peace in his heart.
I feel that this kind of life is quite comfortable.
...Unfortunately, I will have to devote myself to practicing martial arts next. In order to grow, I will have to endure the hardships with my body.
……
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Kanda Sorata woke up from his sleep and when he passed through the corridor, he saw a man slowly practicing an unknown boxing style in the courtyard.
Last night, Kanda spent late into the night preparing his speech, thinking about what exactly he should say, but he just couldn't seem to grasp the knack of having a formal discussion with adults. To be honest, it was so painful to write, and he always felt a sense of anxiety surrounding him, which made Kanda very annoyed. The thought of wanting to escape kept lingering in his mind, and he felt a little depressed.
But at this moment, looking at the upright figure that gets up earlier than anyone else in Sakurasou to start exercising at this time every day, and seeing the way he takes slow steps and pushes out his fists, I always feel that he looks quite relaxed and at ease, but particularly solid.
Kanda looked at the scene and inexplicably felt calm. He looked away, took a deep breath, patted his face, and told himself.
"Student Li Nian is working so hard, I have no choice but to encourage him."
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……
"Hey, Li Nian, what have you been doing recently?"
When Li Nian raised his eyes from the black-covered book, Yuigahama, who was saying this, had already sat on the chair in front and leaned forward.
This action lifted up the two breasts on her chest, which looked even more spectacular at this distance. She sighed in her heart that the recent development of JK was really incredible, but Li Nian still looked away as if nothing had happened.
Wu Geng, who was watching the situation from the side, noticed this and sneered, "Ha, man."
Being a man is really difficult. You can't even look at something indecent, but you still get scolded. Thinking this in his heart, Li Nian ignored the black cat, closed the book, and replied to Yuigahama: "I didn't do anything."
"You are lying! I am next door and I hear you guys making so much noise all day long. Even though I don't quite understand, I know you must be doing something amazing!"
Yuigahama was relentless and moved closer, obviously wanting to get to the bottom of it. However, this made it so that Li Nian could see the deep cleavage through the open neckline when he accidentally glanced at her, forcing him to turn his head away and lean back to avoid it.
"What's so amazing?"
"I know that you've been getting close to Ayi recently, and it seems like you've formed a club with Gogen and Xiaohui..."
While speaking, Yuihama glanced at the two people next to Li Nian, "Hello! Xiaohui!", and greeted Kato with a smile. After receiving a lazy wave in response, she turned her head to meet Gogen's cold gaze, but shrank her neck and could only smile awkwardly.
"That's what happened."
"And, and! They even called over Sawamura from Class J and third-year Kasumigaoka-senpai! What on earth are they doing?"
As expected, because the school's celebrities were known to be brought here, Yuigahama's gossipy heart was aroused, and curiosity flashed in her eyes.
"It's just a normal club activity, what can we do?"
"Really? But I heard you... uh..." Yuigahama started to shy away for some reason, as if she was too embarrassed to speak.
"What did you hear?"
"It seems like they are still... talking about... H?"
"...Yuigahama-san, so that's all you have in your mind?"
"What what!? I didn't think about it! I didn't think about it at all! It's all because of you..."
"I didn't expect it to sound like we were talking about that."
Li Nian asked a question with a smile, which stunned Yuigahama and made her even more shaken.
"Eh? Ah...did I hear it wrong? Sorry, sorry, sorry! I don't know either! Please pretend I haven't heard of it!"
In fact, it was when she heard a loud noise next door before, she didn't quite understand what was going on so she asked Hikigaya. He said in a serious tone, "It seems like they are talking about something H." Although he glared at Hikigaya with cold eyes and made him shrink back, Yuigahama was indeed concerned about it, which is why he asked such a tentative question.
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