Chapter 186
Wang Shuai left, and Jian Li and Wang Yunyun's lives returned to the state of the previous semester.
Jian Li ranked second in the class in the final exam, beating Feng Baobao who ranked third.
Baobao Feng was puzzled. She thought she had answered all the questions according to the book, so how come she got a few wrong points in the professional course?
Jian Li wrote and drew on the paper: "I freely expressed a few paragraphs on the last few questions of the last exam."
After Jian Li finished speaking, Feng Baobao was speechless.
"I deserve these points deducted from you."
The content that Jian Li wrote on the test paper included not only the part that the teacher improvised during class, but also her own understanding.
Feng Baobao was convinced, but also very distressed.
She also attended every class on time and listened carefully every time. But because she valued grades too much, she didn't dare to write down her own understanding, so...
The days of senior year in high school are long gone, but she still retains some of her old ways of studying.
Baobao Feng fell into deep thought.
Chen Lan and Gu Hong's grades were basically in the middle of the class, but fortunately no one in the dormitory failed a course.
Just a few days after school started, the news of failing the course spread throughout the class.
There were more than 40 people in the History Department, more than a dozen of them failed one subject, and three or four failed two or more subjects.
The most outrageous thing was that a boy in the class failed five courses!
Feng Baobao couldn't understand: "He worked so hard to get into Peking University, just to be a backup?"
The school has requirements, and if you fail too many subjects, you will be persuaded to drop out.
Gu Hong works part-time in the library and is better informed.
"Our college is relatively good. Do you know how many students failed in the Mathematics College?"
More than half of the students in a class may fail.
Gu Hong: "Nowadays, many boys always go to the Internet cafes on the street to surf the Internet. The school will probably issue a rule this semester."
Some people go there all day without attending classes.
It would be strange if you didn’t fail the exam.
Baobao Feng shifted his gaze to Jian Li.
Jian Li: "Hey, hey, hey, I didn't skip class."
She only goes there on weekends, and occasionally goes once or twice in the afternoon when she has no classes.
"Besides, there's nothing much to play on computers these days."
It's just forum spamming and chat room chatting. Online shopping is also available, but it requires email, which is not convenient at all.
Jian Li is very disgusted with current computers.
However, this slightly old-fashioned computer also brought her some unexpected surprises.
Jiang Rou called her and told her: "I convinced the editor-in-chief to open a fan forum for you online."
Jiang Rou is a person who is very willing to accept new things. Because she has been taking care of Jian Li in recent years, she is considered to be a senior in the industry, has a high salary, and has also bought a computer for her family.
Last year, Jian Li said she wanted to start a new chapter, but because there was a break of more than a year, Jiang Rou planned to create some momentum for Jian Li.
Whether it is holding autograph sessions or forums, they are all means of gathering fans.
Jian Li went online when she had no classes. When she clicked on the URL, she saw the bare forum. She grumbled to herself for a while, then decided to decorate the forum.
Soon, Jian Li drew several sketches and made designs.
She changed the forum page into a cute style.
Jian Li thought about it and posted a pinned message using her administrator identity.
[Hello everyone, I am Zhili, and I am very happy to have an exclusive space for online communication with you all. If you have anything to say, please post it on the forum.]
After posting the pinned post, Jian Li came up with a good idea.
I called Jiang Rou and said, "I plan to publish a few four-frame comic strips every week, which are derivative comics. Can you put an ad in the next issue of the magazine?"
Jiang Rou confirmed the details with Jian Li on the phone, and after hanging up, she saw the editor-in-chief's inquiring look.
She sighed and told the editor-in-chief Jian Li's idea.
The editor-in-chief immediately became alert: "What does Zhili mean by this? Is she planning to stop publishing in our magazine in the future?"
Jiang Rouxin said, if she had known the editor-in-chief would react like this.
"No, Zhili made it very clear that she will still publish the manuscript of the third book in our magazine, but she also needs a certain degree of exposure. Moreover, she wants to run the forum herself and will only use the magazine platform in the early stages."
The editor-in-chief started nagging again: "So I say, there should be no forums. Will people stop reading paper books in the future? The development of forums and the Internet will only cause the comics industry to shrink early."
Jiang Rou: ...
Different from the editor-in-chief's repeated anxieties, Jiang Rou has already vaguely sensed that the Internet will have an impact on previous mainstream media methods.
Why would people still spend money to buy magazines every month when they can read all kinds of content online without leaving their homes?
Print media is dying.
Jiang Rou was attending an industry meeting when she heard a colleague say these words with great sorrow.
Looking at the editor-in-chief's gradually growing gray hair, Jiang Rou couldn't help feeling sad.
However sad it is, the development of the times will not stop for anyone.
Just like the big Xiagang a few years ago, and the media people today.
"Editor-in-chief, is Zhili's book signing event tentatively scheduled for May?"
Editor-in-Chief: “Is May too late?”
Jiang Rou: "It's not too late. Publish her third work a month in advance and build momentum in magazines first."
Whether in online forums or offline book signing events, the third work will never lack readers just based on the name of Pear.
*****
With her own forum, Jian Li went to the Internet cafe more often.
At first, a few kittens came to the forum and posted in surprise, asking if it was really a pear.
This doubt was dispelled after seeing that Jian Li released two four-frame comics every week.
This painting style!
It's a pear!
The pear is back!
In just half a month, Jian Li's forum attracted thousands of fans.
The originally lifeless forum has become more lively, with readers posting and discussing with each other.
There are gradually more and more fan works, which makes the "biological mother" Jian Li smile like an aunt.
Her readers are so cute!
Of course, some people urged her to start a new chapter.
Jian Li replied: [Soon. Soon.]
The third work is different from the previous ones. Jian Li chose a more serious subject this time, so she has been doing preparation work.
Usually I either go to the Internet cafe, the library to look for books, or the museum to look for materials.
It's just that I can't see clearly through the glass.
Jian Li thought, it would be nice if she could have a real antique to touch.
But it's useless to think about it. I can only lie on the glass every day to see the details.
A few days after school started, Xia Liu said he wanted to go to the capital to visit her.
Jian Li suddenly dreamed back to the time when she took her relatives and friends to visit Beijing in her previous life.
After not seeing each other for several years, Xia Liu almost didn't recognize Jian Li.
However, Jian Li recognized Xia Liu.
The two of them huddled together outside the train station and screamed for a long time.
Although we haven't seen each other for a long time, we still have a lot to talk about.
Xia Liu chattered about what had happened after she returned to her hometown in recent years. Her father was a skilled worker who was highly praised everywhere, while her mother worked in insurance.
Xia Liu: "She asked me to find you a long time ago and asked me to ask if your family would apply for insurance."
Xia Liu sold her mother directly. Li Lijuan had good performance in recent years and was already a manager of an insurance company. However, when she first started, she had to deal in insurance, so she received many unpleasant comments from relatives and friends.
Jian Li: "It's not a big deal. I really want to do it. When I have time, I will go to Tianjin to see you and meet Auntie."
Jian Li was not lying. She had always wanted to buy insurance for her parents and herself. Now that she had some extra money, she planned to set aside a portion for insurance.
Xia Liu took a step back, looked at Jian Li, and said, "My mother said that Aunt Wang has been doing well these years. It seems to be true."
Jian Li smiled and said, "It's just a small business."
Xia Liu hugged her neck and said, "Come on, why are you being so humble to me?"
Jian Li's eyes curved into crescents: "Well, anyway, my mom has opened seven stores."
Xia Liu screamed: "Auntie Wang is amazing."
…
The two chatted while walking around Beijing, and Xia Liu suggested watching the flag-raising ceremony.
Xia Liu said that if she didn't watch the flag-raising ceremony, her appearance, her figure, her social etiquette, and her good character would all disappear.
Jian Li: ...
"Okay, okay, let's take a look."
After waiting all night, I went to watch the flag-raising ceremony early the next morning.
The sun and the red flag rose together, and the national anthem was sonorous and powerful.
Jian Li said that the experience was great, but once was enough.
Too tired.
After spending a weekend playing with Xia Liu, Jian Li felt happy just going back to school to attend classes.
…
Soon, there was news from the house as well.
The owner of a large three-bedroom, 110-square-meter house near the school finally lowered the price to around 4,500 per square meter, with a total price of 500,000.
Jian Li called Jian Feng, and Jian Feng transferred the money without saying a word.
The house transfer was very quick and everything was completed in less than a week.
The original owner was planning to leave the country, and when the keys were handed over, the owner said arrogantly: "This country has no future. True civilization is not here, and freedom is not here either."
Jian Li looked at the other person's face and said to him, "Okay, go ahead."
Goodbye!
After buying the house, Jian Feng and Wang Mengmei said they were too busy to come, and asked Jian Li to buy things on her own.
Jian Li tore off all the newspapers that were randomly pasted by the original owners in the three rooms, hired someone to paint the walls, and then rearranged the furniture in the rooms.
She renovated the room she lived in and bought new bedding.
Jian Li didn't tell her roommates much, only saying that she had a fixed house and would occasionally live outside.
Since Wang Mengmei and Jian Feng are not coming, Jian Li still lives in the dormitory most of the time. Occasionally, when she wants to do laundry or take a shower, her own house is still more comfortable than the dormitory.
Just like that, a month passed quickly and Jian Li was preparing to publish a new chapter.
On this day, a very popular post appeared on the campus forum of Kyoto University.
If you study for eighteen years just to succumb to money, then what is the meaning of studying? 】
The poster of this post is obviously someone from the school. He started out by speaking passionately about a bunch of strange things on campus caused by school competition and differences in family background.
Such posts are common in university campus forums. Today's college students, especially those at top universities, have the habit of discussing social issues.
The thread was originally quite harmonious until someone posted a few photos.
The photos were very cleverly taken. The first one showed an obviously older man opening a car door for a young girl. The background was an Audi car.
The second photo shows a girl walking into the campus with a smile on her face and carrying several shopping bags.
The third photo shows the car slowly driving away, with the license plate and the Kyoto University sign appearing in the same frame.
The person who replied to the post wrote: "What is the meaning of studying? Of course, it is to drive a luxury car and be with rich people!"
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