Su Shi didnt think of himself as a first-rate writer, although for some reason he was temporarily popular in Yangcheng and could rival a first-rate writer, but the influence of a first-rate writer is not just one or two cities, its nationwide.

  If classified according to the game, first-rate writers are nationally renowned, while Su Xianchen is only locally famous. Of course, there are also internationally renowned writers standing at the top of the golden pyramid, which is still a big gap for Su Xianchen now.

  "Morning, will you promise Zhao Jie or not?" Su Xichen was thinking about something on the side when he suddenly heard Zhao Dans coquettish voice, which indeed had a long and drawn-out tone at the end, making him instantly get goosebumps all over his body.

  Also dont know when, Zhao Dan Dan sat beside him, grasping his hand with both hands, and then squeezed his elbow non-stop with the nuclear weapon-like childish face, soft and comfortable indeed. However, Tang Ling Yu is now staring straight at him with a cold sweat flowing like sitting on pins and needles!

  Sister Zhao! Youre the deputy editor-in-chief of a newspaper! Youre a young married woman, not a loli, this kind of spoiled behavior doesnt suit you at all!!

  "Alright, since Sister Zhao asked me to contribute an article, I naturally agreed. It just so happens that Ive also written one recently."

  "Oh?" Zhao Dans expression immediately turned serious and businesslike, as if she wasnt the one who had just been holding Su Rui Chens hand and acting coquettishly.

  "What? Tell Sister Zhao and see."

  "Uh, you can say its a series, this series includes many long, medium and short stories, Ive already written several short ones."

  "Huh?" Zhao Dandans mouth was agape, looking cute and innocent, while Tang Lingyu had a cold expression on her face, making it seem like their mother-daughter roles were reversed.

  "It is a story about a detective named Sherlock Holmes solving cases, with some being long and others short, so there will be both long and short stories."

  "Reasoning? Fang Mi is just writing reasoning, Chen Chen, are you going to have a showdown with him?" Zhao Dan Dan frowned.

  "How about this Sunday? This Sunday, let me take a look at the detective story you wrote, okay?" This is the biggest difference between Zhao Dan and Wang Ni. Zhao Dans words are in a consulting tone, if it were Wang Ni, she would say this sentence directly in an imperative tone.

  "Okay." Su Xichen nodded reluctantly, actually when he said his new book was a detective novel, Zhao Dans attitude had subtly changed.

  Its like before, directly assigning an article meant it could be published in Yangcheng Evening News once it was written. Now, however, they say to let her take a look on Sunday, meaning if its not good enough, it cant be published in Yangcheng Evening News.

  Its no wonder that Zhao Dandans attitude changed, not everyone can write detective stories, the author needs to have strong logical ability and knowledge as a backing.

  A detective relies on logical thinking; if there are loopholes here and there, whats the point?

  He was only fourteen years old after all, while his opponent was a first-rate writer and a master of detective fiction, Fang Mi. The gap in knowledge accumulation between the two was obvious to anyone with discerning eyes.

  But he was still very confident in conquering Zhao Dandan this Sunday, so he didnt make any further explanations.

  Because this time he prepared to launch a detective is Conan Doyles masterpiece "Sherlock Holmes" in one of the short stories.

  Who is the first person people think of when it comes to detectives on earth?

  Not Conan, nor any detective chair highest god detective - but Holmes!

  Sherlock Holmes under Conan Doyles pen has almost become a synonym for detective, and "The Sherlock Holmes Collection" is a must-read for detective fans. The movie "Sherlock Holmes" has been adapted countless times on the big screen, and there are also numerous TV series about Sherlock Holmes.

  To know that the British royal family even granted Holmes this fictional character a knighthood, it is not necessary to elaborate on how difficult it is to obtain a British knighthood.

  There is also the Earth UK, and there is Holmes place of residence. In the hearts of the British people, Holmes is no longer a fictional character, but a real person living at 221B Baker Street in the UK.

  Yes, "Sherlock Holmes" is so powerful that even Fang Mi, a top-notch detective in the Chinese-speaking world, or even the worlds top detective, cannot write a work that surpasses "Sherlock Holmes".

  Art knows no borders, reasoning even more so, but before that, lets get it appraised by an expert first...

  On the way home, Su Rui prayed that she wouldnt get a stomachache because Zhao Dans Western food was really too much. Next time, even if she died, she wouldnt go to Tang Liuyus house as a guest again.

  Day by day, slowly passing, Su Yues daily schedule was very regular, going to school, returning home after school to update "Ordinary Persons Cultivation Story" for ten thousand consecutive chapters.

  But now there is an additional task, which is writing "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes".

  He first selected a short story, and there were 56 short stories in the whole book of Sherlock Holmes. He spent half a day selecting the first one, which was not the most thrilling but relatively tight.

  To take a step back, in fact, the entire book is extremely tight-knit, otherwise it wouldnt have become so famous.

  There is another point about Su Renshengs selection of this short story, which can lead to another medium-length work "Four Signatures".

  To know that Conan Doyles initial "A Study in Scarlet" was rejected several times, and it was with "The Sign of Four" that he gained fame.

  The background of "Sherlock Holmes" is in the UK, and the protagonist is also British. He has discussed the issue of immersion, but "Sherlock Holmes", known as the pinnacle of reasoning, cannot be replaced by another location and become a stone that sinks to the bottom of the sea. Gold will shine wherever it is.

  As for his first physical book "Wukong Biography", the sales of 12,000 copies on the first day were followed by some fatigue, but in the following days there were also several thousand copies sold. The first week broke 50,000 copies without a problem, which is an incredible achievement for Su Xincheng, a newcomer to the literary world.

  However, no matter how many books are sold, he wont get a single penny because "Journey to the West" has signed an outright contract with Deyun Publishing House. He had thought about this issue before, but generally speaking, authors can only get 5%-12% of the royalties when signing a profit-sharing contract.

  Only very famous authors like Fang Mi, a top-notch author, can get more than 10%. For new authors like him, even if the quality of "Journey to the West" is good, its at most around 8%.

  Take a book retailing for 20 yuan, and after adding tax, he can actually get one block by selling a book.

  "Journey to the West" sold 10,200 copies on the first day, which means that if royalties were split, it would have earned over 10,000 yuan on the first day, twice the amount of the signing fee.

  It seems like he lost big time, but the publisher has to bear a huge risk. If the book doesnt sell at all, its the publisher who loses out.

  In addition, he was in a hurry to buy a computer those few days, so he directly signed and bought it.

  Besides, he has countless works in his mind, and one "Journey to the West" is not a big deal. Now he can be considered as a somewhat famous genius writer. If De Yun Publishing House wants to publish his next book, it will definitely increase its value, and when signing the contract, the royalty rate can absolutely reach 10% or even higher.

  So overall, theres no loss either way.

  Things have their good and bad sides. In the past few days, apart from articles that lavishly praised "Journey to the West", there were naturally some articles that criticized it.

  No sooner had Ma Jun grabbed a few newspapers and anxiously found Su Xichen, "These bricklayers called beasts, for the sake of making money, have no conscience to write blindly."

  "Some publishers for the sake of making money, publish works with increasingly low standards, and fourteen-year-old scribbles can be published." - Tianxia Newspaper.

  This is still relatively euphemistic and doesnt mention names, but the next article goes too far.

  "A 14-year-old genius writer is a joke, plagiarizing classics, complete nonsense!" - Special attention.

  Anyway, many of these articles criticize him for tampering with classic works and so on.

  Smiled slightly with pursed lips.

  "Xiao Si, how can you still smile, these bastards are all writing articles to smear you."

  "Should I cry if I dont laugh? Besides, a book is bound to have people who like it and those who dont. They dont like it, then they just dont like it. Moreover, by smearing me like this, theyve created many topics for Journey to the West, so I should thank these people." After saying that, Su Yuechen lowered her head and continued writing "The Sherlock Holmes Collection".

  Although he said so, Ma Jun was still very dissatisfied, muttering to himself. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he curiously asked, "Xiao Si, could it be that youre writing a new book?"

  "Ah, a reasoning book Ive been thinking about recently."

  "Reasoning, Xiao Si youre getting more and more awesome, maybe one day Xiao Si your work will be put on the big screen, at that time Xiao Si you must let the director arrange a role for me." Itll definitely go on the big screen.

  The character of Holmes has been brought to the screen countless times, and it wont be an exception in this world. Even if there is an exception, he will make enough money to invest in himself and film it.

  "Wooo~" The phone vibrated.

  "Hello, Auntie, Im here. Whats up?" On the other end of the phone, Wang Ni fell silent, and all Su Xichen could hear was her breathing. Su Xichen started to get anxious.

  "Auntie, whats wrong? Are you sick again? Ill come over right away."

  "Aunt is fine, nothings wrong, but this time Aunt took advantage of you, Xiao Chen."

  Previously, Wang Ni charged 50 yuan per thousand words when signing the contract. This price was already very high for a newcomer, so Wang Ni said she wouldnt let him lose out.

  However, on the first day, more than 10,000 copies were sold. This trend of selling 50,000 copies in a week is not a problem. If its a signed copy, Su Xichens income will definitely be several times higher. In this sense, Wang Ni indeed took advantage of Su Xichen.

  "Auntie, why say that? 1,000 words for 50 yuan is already a very good deal for a newcomer to the literary world like me. Im already quite satisfied. And without you as my patron, this thousand-mile horse wouldnt be able to show off its skills either. In fact, I should thank you, Auntie."

  "Come to Aunts house tomorrow, Aunt will cook a good meal for you." After finishing speaking, Wang Ni didnt ask Su Rui Chens opinion and directly hung up the phone.

  Back home, finished homework and started writing career.

  After several hours of hard work, I finally won, paste and send, three chapters with 10,000 words, looking at the results is still quite poor.

  His new book of the same period has surpassed his in both recommended votes and clicks, and there is no contract message in the authors email box. A slow-moving work is indeed vulnerable.

  The next day after school, Su Shichen still arrived at Wang Nis home on time and had to ask for leave from his family again. When asking for leave, he was also teased by his mother Wei Xin, saying that as a great writer, he was getting busier and didnt even have dinner at home anymore.

  "Auntie, Im here."

  "The door is open, come in yourself, Auntie is cooking." As expected, the anti-theft door was half-closed, and it was already the third time coming to Wang Nis house, so Su Rixian was quite familiar with it.

  He really wanted to see Auntie wearing an apron, looking like a housewife, so Su Xianchen tiptoed in stealthily, sneaking in like a thief.