"Xiao Si, to be honest with you, didnt you do something sneaky last night? How come as soon as you arrived today, youre sleeping all the time?" Ma Jun leaned in close.

  As soon as he asked, Su Rui Chen couldnt help but think of last night. After Wang Yi went to bed, she fell asleep very easily, but Su Rui Chen couldnt sleep at all. Every time his left hand moved, it would touch Wang Yis body. So, Su Rui Chen didnt know where to put his hands and was afraid that he would disturb Wang Yi with his movements. As a result, Su Rui Chen spent the whole night in this state, which directly led to him having panda eyes today.

  "Hey, snap out of it! I was just casually asking, but judging from your reaction earlier, you didnt actually go do something sneaky last night, did you?" Everyone has a gossiping heart.

  "Whats with what, Im thinking of buying a computer after school, but dont know where its cheaper."

  "Buying a computer, I know this one. Xiao Si, what configuration do you want? I generally divide computer configurations into three types. The best ones can play any large-scale online games and also support dual or triple gaming without crashing. This type of computer is quite expensive, are you interested?"

  "No need, I dont really play games."

  "That mid-range one can support general online games, which is the general student configuration computer. The lowest configuration can only browse and play online small games, playing general online games is very laggy, how about you, Xiao Si?"

  "How come youre so familiar with computers, Tiger?"

  "Thats right, my dad sells computers."

  "Thats just right, Ill go take care of your fathers business."

  "Were sworn brothers, whos with whom? Ill get my dad to give you a discount. By the way, Xiao Si, which configuration did you buy?"

  "As for the lowest level, I dont play games."

  "Whats the point of buying a computer for someone like you? Youre just going to use it to play games, arent you?" In Ma Juns mind, students buying computers would never be for studying, but rather for gaming.

  "Im not telling you for now."

  "Tiger, how much does the computer I want cost?" "The lowest configuration is very cheap, definitely less than 4,000 yuan, but I need to ask my dad for the exact amount."

  "Almost forgot, I asked my uncle yesterday, if you want to learn painting just follow him to learn, no problem, as for the money dont mention it, hehe hows that, am I being generous enough?" Ma Jun had an expression of eager anticipation.

  Su Xincheng took a deep breath, and in his heart, he was over thirty years old, so it was impossible for him to truly regard Ma Jun as a sworn brother, just like a little kid. However, Ma Juns help to him was completely unconditional.

  "Today, Ill treat you at Dicos." Su Xichen said with a grand wave of his hand.

  "Deke Xi, can I order a hamburger then?" Good food is Ma Juns weakness, so as soon as he mentions eating, his spirit immediately lifts.

  "Just order whatever you like, as long as you can finish it."

  The buyout contract for "Wukong Zhuan" has been signed, and Wang Ni naturally gave the money to Su Xichen. Originally, it was supposed to be transferred to his card, but Su Xichen didnt have a card, so this morning, Wang Ni took out 5,000 yuan from the bank and gave it to him while sending him to school. Logically speaking, the money should have been transferred to his parents card, after all, hes only 14 years old.

  In that case, the parents would put away the money and the plan to buy a computer would be shelved indefinitely. Of course, its not that the parents really care about this little bit of money, but as parents, they are afraid that the children will waste the money. Its like the pressure of giving red envelopes during Chinese New Year. So Su Rui Chen thought of a way out - to buy the computer first and then deal with the consequences later.

  Class teacher Zhou stood on the podium and said, "Before class starts, Id like to share some good news. Su Xichens micro-fiction Come out has been selected by the school journal, and it was unanimously praised as the main article of the school journal by the teachers in charge of the journal department. Lets give a round of applause for Su Xichen."

  In an instant, applause erupted.

  Although Su Shichen was not interested in what the school newspapers main article was about, out of politeness, he naturally stood up and bowed.

  "Su Release Morning fellow students, dont be proud, continue to write better works, okay, now lets start class."

  During the self-study class, Su Xichen tried to draw a comic, but it took 40 minutes to draw two characters, and he couldnt even finish one complete comic. Without any painting experience, simply tracing the images of comics in his mind step by step was really too difficult. Japanese manga artists on earth can produce one episode per week, at his current speed, producing one episode per month is already an extravagant hope.

  It seems that learning painting cant be delayed anymore.

  According to what Su Xian learned during the summer vacation, the global comic industry is naturally not bad. Of course, the giants of comics are still Japan and the United States. Although this countrys Japan does not have hot-blooded youth comics like "Naruto", "Dragon Ball", "Bleach", and "One Piece", its comic industry is also very high and has produced many excellent animations that are on par with "One Piece". As for the United States, the most famous animation series in the world is the superhero series. This series has influenced generations of people born in the 80s and 90s. Who among them doesnt know Spider-Man or Batman?

  However, in this world, the main anime series from the United States are not superhero series, but rather some educational or comedic anime, such as "Tom and Jerry" and "Cars", and with the high production level of the US, most anime can be made into animated movies.

  The two major comic book powers, the United States and Japan, have not shaken their positions, but what has undergone great changes is the animation industry of China.

  The Chinese mainlands comic industry was in a dismal state, with two major blows: the impact of piracy and the lack of a purchasing habit among locals. Unlike Japan and the US, where a single comic can sell over 100 million copies, Chinas animation production had only one notable success, "Qins Moon", but it didnt translate to box office success. The only profitable one was "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf", which was barely enough to sustain the entire industry of this vast country.

  In the world where Su Shilei is now, there are indeed several best-selling comics, but compared to Japan and the United States, its still far behind. Moreover, the domestic comic industry is also far behind the literary industry. Naturally, Su Shilei has to shoulder the future of the countrys comic industry, opening up a career of plagiarism... no, borrowing.

  After school, I followed Ma Jun to his uncles training institution.

  Bada Shanren Training Institute

  "Isnt it a weird name? People who dont know might think this training institution is for training farmers."

  "This name is also good" Su Xichen nodded thoughtfully.

  "This is pretty good, Ba Da Shan Ren. When I first saw this name, I thought it was about teaching people to dig soil and plant crops."

  "The Eight Great Mountain Men, in fact, is Zhu Da, one of the Four Monks of the early Qing painting world. The Eight Great Mountain Men was a name taken by Zhu Da in his later years. It seems that your great-grandfather must have been very fond of Zhu Das paintings, hence the name."

  "Haha, this classmate is right, kid let you have nothing to do but read more books, if you listen to me, you wont make such a joke, still training institutions for digging and farming, stinky boy deserves a beating." - Ma Juns uncle, Ma Zhongni.

  "I didnt expect this classmate to be so knowledgeable, Zhu Das name is not as famous as Wu Daozi in the art world, but I do have a preference for Zhu Das paintings." Ma Zhongnis words contained a hint of praise for Su Xianchen. The name Zhu Da cant compare to Wu Daozi or Qi Baishi, who are household names. Even if you ask an adult who Zhu Da is, or who Eight Great Mountain Men are, most people wouldnt know. But Su Xianchen, just a middle school student, can speak clearly and logically about it, which is truly impressive."

  "Thats not a small feat, Na Ke is indeed knowledgeable. He just wrote an article and it was selected by the school publication." Ma Jun said with pride, as if it were his own article that had been selected.

  "What are you showing off about? Its not like youre the one with the skills. You said a friend wanted to learn painting from him, and thats this classmate of yours."

  "Right, this is my sworn brother Su Shichen." Ma Jun introduced "Xiao Si, this is my uncle."

  "Uncle, Ive always wanted to learn painting, but unfortunately had no chance. Hearing that your brother-in-law has set up a training institution, I asked the tiger to bring me here with a thick face."

  "Just for your one sentence, uncle, I definitely wont refuse. Here, except for summer and winter classes, all classes start at 2 pm on Saturday afternoons, three hours, if theres no problem, well start this week."

  "No problem, of course no problem. How much is the tutoring fee? Ill pay it all at once now." Su Xichen currently has 5,000 yuan in cash on him.

  "You actually called me Uncle and still mentioned money."

  "This doesnt seem right," Su Xichen hesitated.

  "Dont be polite, my uncles training institution has eight or nine teachers and more than seventy students. Losing one student wont make a difference, and my uncle is a wealthy landowner who wouldnt even notice this small amount of money. You havent been to my uncles house, have you? The famous paintings he collects at home are enough for me to eat well for many days."

  "This little brat only knows how to eat, but what this little brat said is also right. With eighty or ninety students, one more of you wont make a difference, and you were introduced by this little brat. If I charge money, Im afraid this little brat will go back and gossip again."

  "Heh heh, those who gave me life are my parents, but those who know me well are my elder uncle."

  "Stop pretending to be knowledgeable about classical Chinese literature."

  "Grandpa is gone, Im going home." To thank Ma Jun, Su Shichen said that he would take him to Dicos for a big meal, with hamburgers, ice cream, egg tarts and more. Su Shichen was amazed, as Ma Jun ate more in one sitting than he did in an entire day.

  After eating, Ma Jun led him to his fathers store. Before entering the store, Ma Jun shouted loudly, "Dad, Ive brought back a business deal for you."

  "What business?" Ma Juns dad.

  "This is my classmate, also my best friend Xiao Si. He wants to buy a computer. Following the principle of not letting good things go to outsiders, I brought him here. You say, didnt I bring back a business opportunity?"

  "Little friend, is buying a computer for playing games or something else?"

  "I dont play games, I bought a computer for looking up information and writing things."

  "If you dont play games, this one is much better than that stinky kids. So, uncle will recommend this computer to you, the speed is not bad, 1T hard drive, the external price is three thousand five hundred, but for internal use, just quote three thousand two."

  "Thank you, uncle. I dont know if its possible to have the goods delivered to my doorstep?"

  "Of course, fill in your address and Ill have it delivered to your home right away."

  Wrote down home address, computer was bought back home!