"Wow!" A round of applause after the principals speech. "In addition to attaching great importance to academic performance, our experimental junior high school also places great emphasis on cultivating students extracurricular knowledge. Next, please welcome the talented writer Su Shichen to give a speech." The principal stepped down, and Su Shichen took the stage.

  He gave a speech, fortunately he had already chosen the topic of the speech, but still slightly nervous, after all, it was in front of all teachers and students as well as leaders from the Education Bureau.

  "Hello everyone, teachers and students. I am Su Shichen from Class 20, Grade One. Im very happy to stand here today to share with you some of my experiences." Su Shichen didnt have any notes in his hand, which means he was speaking impromptu.

  "As for me, the topic of my speech to everyone is, the title is The Habit of Reading is the Greatest Resource of Mankind." A string of English words came out of Su Xileis mouth.

  "Translation in Chinese: The habit of translation is one of the greatest resources for humans, and many classmates will ask, if it can be translated into Chinese, why not just say it directly in Chinese at the beginning? But thats where youre wrong, dont you think saying a couple of sentences in English shows off my high level?"

  Su Zhans question at the beginning of the morning session caused laughter from the audience, indeed some people like to interspersed English in their speech to show off their level, but there are not many who say it directly like him.

  "The above is purely fictional, if similar, I am honored, and now lets proceed with the formal speech."

  "Im someone who quite likes reading extracurricular books. My pocket money is almost all spent on buying extracurricular books, my piggy bank is insufficient so I need to go borrow books."

  "A borrowed book is like a guest in the house, and it must be treated with courtesy and care, so that when you return it to its owner, it is in the same condition as when you received it."

  "You cant just put it down anywhere, nor make marks on the book, nor fold pages, nor use it casually. Then one day, the book has to be returned to its owner, even though most people borrow but dont return for some reason."

  "But your own books belong to you, and you can treat them as intimately as you would a friend. You can mark in the margins, dog-ear the pages, and even leave it open face down on the table."

  "Underlining your favorite passages in a book is so that you can more easily lend it and quickly find the outstanding parts."

  "How many years later, when you pick up the book again, its like returning to the forest where you once opened up a small path. When you revisit the old place, you can look back on that knowledge landscape and your past self with pleasure."

  "Everyone should start collecting their own books when they are young, owning private property is human nature, using it on book collection has a hundred benefits and no drawbacks. Everyone should have their own bookcase, the bookcase should not have doors, glass or locks."

  "The books on the shelf should be clear at a glance, within easy reach. Books are the best wall decoration, more colorful and beautiful in shape than any wallpaper. Their greatest advantage is that each has its own character. Even if you sit alone by the fireplace in your room, you have many good friends with you. As soon as you raise your head, you can see them. You will feel refreshed immediately."

  "You dont have to read all the books, I spend most of my time in the study room, every time strangers ask: Have you read all these books? I always give a ready-made answer: Some books Ive read twice. What I say is true, but also somewhat unexpected. At this time, classmates can be proud for a moment, why be proud? Reading more books means having more knowledge, and thats something to be proud of."

  "Of course, lively and flesh-and-blood boyfriends and girlfriends are irreplaceable. Although I have a special affection for books, it has never made me a recluse. Ah, back then they were called recluses, nowadays they should be called otakus."

  "Books are written by people, for people, and to make people think. Literature is an immortal history, the most beautiful and eternal human character, and a living friend. Compared with living friends, books have one advantage: as long as you want, you can always be accompanied by the greatest people in the world. The deceased greats are already out of reach, and the living greats are almost equally difficult to approach. Even our own friends and acquaintances, we cannot see them at any time."

  "Perhaps in a dream, perhaps on a journey, but in your private study, there are many people who can talk to you at any time. And without a doubt, what you see in books is the best side of these people, they write for you, they do their best for you, they try their hardest to please you, wanting to leave a good impression on you, they cannot do without you, just like actors cannot do without an audience."

  "What you see is not a mask, but the deepest part of their soul."

  "With the final speech coming to an end, I hope everyone will read more books and good books. As for what constitutes a good book, personally I think a book called The Legend of Wukong written by a classmate named Su Xichen still has some value." He also gave a plug for his own new book, and the speech ended with applause.

  The students are applauding, the teachers are applauding, the principal is applauding, and even the leaders of the Education Bureau are applauding.

  "Great, impromptu speech can be so fluent. Principal Mas student is the genius writer Su Xichen who is famous in our school, right?" Feng Xilan.

  "Its like that, Director Feng." The principal felt a lot of pressure. He was also someone who had given many speeches at the opening ceremony, but so far he still needed a script. But Su Rui Chen went on stage and gave an impromptu speech, and it was so wonderful, where could this principal put his face?

  This speech naturally transcends the principals speech, which is also what Su Rui Chen had expected. The author of this speech is Phelps, who is not a well-known person, but this speech has been rated as one of the worlds top ten classic speeches.

  It was in the year that the Nazi party opposed books and began to burn them on a large scale, which caused a huge stir. This speech is famous for many reasons, mainly because of its background at the time, but even without this background, it cannot be denied that this is also a brilliant speech.

  And the famous Martin Luther Kings "I Have a Dream" and Kennedys inaugural address are among them, think about it, cant be bad if theyre mentioned in the same breath as these two speeches.

  "Not long ago, comrades from the Environmental Protection Bureau proposed to include Su Renshengs article Come out in junior high school textbooks. Of course, this proposal was passed through my hands and has now been submitted to the Ministry of Education, with a very high success rate." - Feng Xilan

  The principal was overjoyed, the article he wrote was included in the textbook, what an honor it was. Even now, a first-rate writer wouldnt have this skill, and even among international writers, only a handful of articles are included in textbooks. However, this feat was achieved by a junior high school student, and most importantly, this junior high school student was one of their experimental middle school students, what a heavy achievement it was.

  After the entire opening ceremony was over, Su Xichen was called into the principals office.

  "Suzaku Chens speech today was very successful, how are the sales of Journey to the West?"

  "Sales have already broken through 50,000 copies."

  "The Education Commission encourages students to read more extracurricular books in their spare time, and our experimental junior high school also follows this guideline. In this way, our school purchased 500 copies as our schools reading materials."

  Every school has a list of extracurricular reading materials, and of course not every student is forced to buy them, but rather recommends some to students who like extracurricular activities.

  Of course, if Su Renshengs works can be included in the recommended book list of the Municipal Education Bureau, Provincial Education Department or even the Ministry of Education, then selling one or two million copies of "The Legend of Wukong" is absolutely no problem, but that is just a fantasy.

  He was writing the manuscript for "Sherlock Holmes", and also serializing "Ordinary Persons Immortal Legend" online. Most importantly, he still had to attend school. He could only write during his free time, so every day was very fulfilling, but also very tiring. Once the school assignments increased a bit, he would have to work overtime until 11 or 12 at night to finish them.

  Fortunately, however, his fame has also made the school and teachers more lenient in their management of him. During class, he can write scripts as long as he doesnt talk or disturb others, and generally speaking, teachers wont ask questions.

  Actually, Su Xichen also wanted to drop out of school directly like the protagonists in online novels. With a search engine in his mind, its not impossible to get into university without studying hard. However, as soon as Su Xichen brought this up, he was lectured by his father, Su Jian, and even his usually gentle mother, Wei Xin, was uncompromising on this matter. Helpless, he had no choice but to study hard and strive for excellence every day.

  Half a month has passed like this, and life has also returned to calmness after the opening ceremony of the school. With more than half a months effort, writing 10,000 words every day, "The Legend of an Ordinary Mans Immortal Path" has already exceeded 2 million characters. However, there is still no news about signing with the website. Is it really going to follow the old path of "The Legend of an Ordinary Mans Immortal Path", which requires 6 million characters before signing and then putting it on the shelves?

  However, the most eye-catching thing in the past half month is Yangcheng Evening News. Su Shi Chen has written three manuscripts for the newspaper, including two short stories and a medium-length story "Four Signatures", "Red Hair Club" and "Blue Sapphire Case". The reform of Yangcheng Evening News is imminent, and Su Shi Chens new book "Sherlock Holmes Detective Collection" will soon appear in this world.

  That means Su Xianchen can get another sum of money. In the last negotiation between Wang Ni and Zhao Dan, the price given by Yangcheng Daily was 100 yuan per thousand words, which is twice that of "Journey to the West". Moreover, whats most important is that Yangcheng Daily only owns the publishing rights of "Sherlock Holmes", which means this book can still be published.

  However, Yangcheng Evening News also had a requirement, that is, the exclusive right to publish, which means that "The Collection of Sherlock Holmes" can only be published on Yangcheng Evening News.

  Originally, Su Rui Chen directly wanted to sign the copyrights of both traditional and simplified versions with Wang Ni, but Wang Ni did not agree. In Wang Nis words, De Yun Publishing House was not her own company, there were editors-in-chief above her, and if she signed now, the most she could get would be a 10% share, but when "The Sherlock Holmes Collection" was published in newspapers and became famous, signing then would give her a higher share.