Chapter 3 The First Intimate Contact

  Su Jin sat in the chair, concentrating on listening to Teacher Li Bing's lecture on marketing. The major he had chosen was Marketing, which simply put, was training for future salespeople. Teacher Li Bing, who stood on the podium, was Su Jin's marketing professor. In his 40s, he was at the golden age of a man. Even Su Jin, who had been lazy and aimless in his past life, couldn't help but admit that Li Bing was an awesome teacher with top-notch professionalism. The originally dry and boring marketing class became fascinating and interesting when taught by him, combining theory with practice.

  Even Su Zhan, who had been reborn once, listened with great interest. In fact, in his previous life, Su Zhan had always thought it strange that someone like Li Bing was a teacher, which was a waste of his talent. The most suitable platform for him should be the vast business world! It's also unknown how he could bear to be a humble teacher. According to Su Zhan's private speculation, it was estimated that Li Bing had also chosen to become a teacher because of the stability and security of the job.

  However, after Su graduated, at a casual gathering with his classmates, he heard that Teacher Li had given up his teaching career two years after graduation and plunged into the market trend, and it was said that he was doing quite well.

  The class went by quickly, Su Jin organized her classroom notes and felt that she had gained a lot, it was worth the trip.

  "Su Jin! Are you feeling a bit better?" Liu Mei walked over and asked with concern.

  Su Jin raised her head, smiled slightly and said gratefully: "Thank you for your concern, classmate Liu. I'm fine now!"

  "That's good! Drink less next time, or I might not be able to save you in time!" Liu Mei said with a smile.

  "Hehe, don't worry, I'll take care of myself!" Su Jin said with a smile.

  "Ah, right! Have you decided whether or not to join that club? The class advisor asked me to take a count!" After chatting for two sentences, the conversation started to get to the point.

  "Club? Oh, I know, but you also know that I've been busy these past two days and haven't had time to take care of it. I think I'll just not join for now, anyway, there's no rush since I can join anytime!" Su Ning thought for a moment before responding.

  Su Jin thought for a while before reacting, the many clubs are also one of the characteristics of Shang Xue. After all, unlike traditional high schools, there aren't as many academic requirements, and students have more free time. In order to prevent students from getting into trouble, the school established various clubs such as computer club, reading club, writing club, basketball club, football club, table tennis club, dance club, art club, etc.

  In the old city No. 1 Middle School, there are also many clubs, but those clubs were established just to cope with the inspections from above, and they only go through the motions. In contrast, the clubs in Shang School appear to be more formal, with their own regular venues, daily training sessions, and weekly activities.

  Su Jian remembered that he had joined the book club in his previous life, where he came into contact with many books. The president of the club at that time also recommended to him many of the club's treasures! It was there that he first read Napoleon Hill's "The Road to Success", Carnegie's "The Weaknesses of Human Nature", and Mantino's "The World's Greatest Salesman". These books played a crucial role in Su Jian re-establishing his confidence, working hard, and living a fulfilling life.

  It was also in this community that Su Jin met a group of book friends, and together they read online novels such as "I am the Great Demon King", "Xiao Ding's" "The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation", "Eternal Journey to the Immortal World" and so on. After that, he couldn't stop himself from reading every day, and it became a habit for Su Jin until his rebirth, when he was still reading "Tudou's" "The Great Lord".

  It can be said that the life in the club is one of the most beautiful memories in Su Jin's entire student career! However, Su Jin does not plan to join the club today, or rather, she does not plan to join the club for now.

  Since the system was activated yesterday, Su Jin understood that he would embark on a path different from others. He didn't know where the end of this road was or if he could reach the end. But he knew that this road was filled with thorns, bumps, and bloodshed. At the same time, it was also filled with fresh flowers, honor, and beauty!

  In the following days, he will probably have little leisure time. As the saying goes, "Time waits for no man." Since he has chosen this path, he must start from now on!

  "Well, that's okay too. You can consider it for these two days and let me know once you've made a decision!" Liumei said after some thought.

  "Alright, I'll let you know at that time!"

  ……

  Except for Li Bing's class, the classes at Shang Xue were really uninteresting to Su Jin. On one hand, very few teachers could match Li Bing's level, and on the other hand, Su Jin felt that the other subjects were not very useful to him.

  So, in the next lesson, Su Jin began to write his own notes. Yes, Su Jin was writing! It turns out that although the system is all-encompassing, it won't let people get things for free inside. Exchanging items in the system requires points! And the production of points requires the host to provide faith!

  Faith is divided into five levels: recognition, acknowledgement, appreciation, respect and worship.

  To put it simply, every time someone reaches the recognition stage with the host, they can earn a little credit every month. If they reach the acceptance stage, they can earn a little credit every half month. The appreciation stage earns a point every day, the respect stage earns ten points every day, and the worship stage earns one hundred points every day!

  So, Su Jin wants to get various materials and abilities in the system, he must make a name for himself, a big name, and a positive reputation, so that people can recognize, appreciate, respect, and worship him. Only then can he get more points and truly exert the effect of the system.

  In this modern era, there are many ways to become famous. The most convenient method should be having some special talents, such as singing, magic, or acrobatics. Unfortunately, when Su Jin was reborn, he was just an administrative staff member at a newspaper company, just one of the ordinary people without any special abilities. As for entering the entertainment industry and becoming a star, Su Jin clearly gave up on this idea! However, after careful consideration, Su Jin still thinks that writing books is the best method for himself.

  After all, this is the least resource-consuming and most inconspicuous way to become famous! In Su Jing's time, it was an era of great cultural change, and countless ordinary people became brilliant with just one book! Moreover, compared to them, Su Jing had a unique advantage, that is, he knew what readers liked to read now, what they liked to see, he understood the future trend of the book market, and his mind was full of creative ideas!

  After careful consideration, Su Jin felt that he should write a book with a shorter length but would be popular among people under the current situation where system support was not available.

  After all, the impression of a shorter piece is deeper and more convenient for oneself to plagiarize. Being popular with others is easy to explain, but if not, what's the point of writing it? If not popular, how can one gain faith?

  After careful consideration, Su Jin felt that the most suitable one for himself was Cai's online novel "The First Intimate Contact". In his impression, this book was published by Cai directly on the internet next year and can be said to be a pioneering work of the internet. Its publication marked the beginning of the rapid development of internet culture! As soon as "The First" was published, it spread rapidly on the internet, relying on its unique creativity, excellent writing, delicate emotions, and touching plot, making countless readers cry, worship, and chase after it!

  It was later compiled into a physical book and adapted into film and television dramas, and it can be said that it was a huge success! Moreover, the most important thing is that this book is not very long, with only about 30,000 words. Compared to the hundreds of millions of words in later generations, the number of words in this book is probably just enough to get started!

  But this is just right for Su Zhan. After all, for the hundreds of millions of words in the book, even when he read it at that time, by the time he saw the back, the front plot had already been forgotten, let alone now. Relying on the vague influence to make oneself copy out the whole book, Su Zhan felt that it was really a bit too high-looking for himself!

  Even if it's just copying over 30,000 words of "The First Time", when Su Jin really got started, he felt that he was also unable to cope. Towards a classic work like "The First Time", Su Jin had definitely read it more than once before, and even now, he still remembered most of the plot and some classic lines clearly, but if he could recite the entire book word for word without error, that would be somewhat unrealistic.

  The success of "The First Time" is not only due to its novel subject matter and touching story, but also **Cai's solid writing style**. In fact, even for later generations, it is the same: relying on novel subject matter to attract readers, and relying on solid writing skills and storytelling ability to keep readers engaged. Only then can a classic be created. Those works that rely solely on having an unusual name or selecting a novel subject matter to gain reader attention, if they lack beautiful writing to flesh them out, will ultimately only shine for a moment before being discarded by readers.

  Su Jin had read many books, but he had never actually written one. It wasn't until today that he realized reading and writing were two completely different things. When reading, you could quickly skim over descriptions of settings and characters, but when writing, every single word and sentence required careful consideration, weighing and comparison, and often needed to be revised countless times before feeling like it was good enough.

  However, Su Jin's personality has always had a stubborn streak. Otherwise, he wouldn't have reached the pinnacle of online gaming in the first place. You know, in games, constantly killing monsters, leveling up, and running instances every day is also very dull. Yet, Su Jin relied on his 18 hours of online time per day to surpass many RMB-paying players and reach the top. It's imaginable how stubborn Su Jin's personality is!

  For a whole week, Su Jin devoted all his time to this book except for sleeping and eating. Relying on his knowledge of the plot and the brilliant dialogue in the book, Su Jin repeatedly empathized with the protagonist's emotions and revised his language, finally creating this book!

  Su Jin didn't dare say that this book of his was exactly the same as Cai's original, after all they were written by two different people. But he dared to guarantee that this book was absolutely not inferior to the original! He just couldn't believe that standing on the shoulders of a giant, he could still be shorter than the giant!

  During this time, Liu Mei came to find Su Zhen again, also asking him about joining the club, but Su Zhen, who was busy every day until he was dizzy, obviously couldn't be bothered with this and found an excuse to brush it off, then threw it out of his mind.