225 [I swear to the lamp]
Suddenly, Wang Changgui saw Xie Guangkun and asked about his child's marriage.
"What did Yongqiang say?" Changgui asked with concern.
"Yongqiang is a very happy kid." Xie Guangkun started talking nonsense, "As soon as I said it, he agreed. Think about it, he and Xiangxiu also grew up together, and they are quite affectionate.
Moreover, this kid Xiangxiu is so beautiful and capable that you can’t find another one in every village. Why doesn’t Yongqiang do it?”
"That's right. If the child comes back from the city, let's settle this matter as soon as possible and send a message to Mayor Qi as soon as possible." Wang Changgui urged again.
The sooner this kind of thing is settled, the better. Otherwise, when Yongqiang really goes to work in the city, with his education and job, it will not be difficult to find a wife in the city. Then Xiang Xiuer will be outclassed.
"I was just about to say, isn't Yongqiang staying in the city to help his classmates? He is going on a business trip these two days and won't be back until two days later." Xie Guangkun said with a smile, "I will let him go as soon as he finishes his business trip.
He's back."
"Okay, tell him to hold on tight, we can't keep Mayor Qi waiting for too long." Chang Gui urged.
"Yes, I'm staring, I'm staring." Xie Guangkun nodded repeatedly, but he was sneering in his heart, "This really made Changshan right. He, Wang Changgui, was anxious. He used Mayor Qi to suppress me, both inside and outside his words.
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Yes, we are real relatives. Even if Yongqiang doesn't marry Xiangxiu, the third wife won't blame me. Okay, the more anxious you are, the less anxious I will be. Let's see who is anxious."
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The news that Xiangxiu and Yongqiang were going to be paired soon spread in Ivory Mountain, and soon became a household name.
After Xiaomeng heard the news, her face turned pale. She couldn't believe it was true. She had to ask Yongqiang to find out.
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In the rental house, Xiang Nan was still writing furiously. But what he wrote was not "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp".
Although the IP of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" is large and very famous, the entire story actually only has more than 900,000 words.
Xiang Nan has uploaded 150,000 words, starting from the beginning to Hu Bayi, Wang Kaixuan, Shirley Yang and others entering the ancient city of Jingjue...
Next is the climax of the volume "Jingjue Ancient City". After tens of thousands of words of foreshadowing, Jingjue Ancient City will finally lift its veil to the readers.
Whether Queen Jingjue knows magic, why the ancient city of Jingjue fell, and whether the archaeological team can uncover the mystery of Jingjue and return smoothly... these are what readers are eager to know.
But Xiang Nan just stopped updating.
Because he knew that if there were any more updates, the first volume of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" would be completely finished, and the commercial value of this book would be greatly reduced.
After all, I am familiar with opera and I never get tired of listening to folk art. Novels are fresh to read, especially adventure novels like "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", which are suspenseful and thrilling.
Once you read the finale online, it will definitely affect the sales of the physical book. Therefore, it is safe to release a free version of 150,000 words to attract readers and publishers, and then release the physical book.
And his deceptive approach naturally makes readers very dissatisfied.
"Is the original poster here? Please update soon!", "The original poster is dead, I need to burn some paper!", "The original poster doesn't have any chicks!", "Summon the original poster~"
They commented one after another, causing the post "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" to quickly reach the 100,000 mark, becoming the most popular post on the Tianya Forum in the past month.
And its popularity has attracted a lot of attention.
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Instead of writing "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp", Xiang Nan began to serialize "Coiling Dragon" at Qidian.
This novel is a classic work by the great Internet writer I Eat Tomatoes. It tells the story of Lin Lei, a descendant of the Panlong family, one of the four major families, and his legendary experience after finding a Panlong ring in the ancestral hall.
This novel began to be serialized in 2008 and became very popular after its release. It has always been at the top of the fantasy list and has the highest sales volume. It is one of the most popular novels in 2008.
Xiang Nan's way of writing is to first code in his notebook and then upload it to the Internet cafe.
It is worth mentioning that in 2005, the network environment was really unsafe.
Xiang Nan used a USB flash drive to transfer it a few times, and he became infected with the virus. It was really outrageous.
In comparison, in 2020, computer viruses are a thing of the past. Xiang Nan doesn’t even need to install security software, and his computer will be fine even if it runs for a year.
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After the novel "Coiling Dragon" was uploaded, Xiang Nan quickly received a message from the site and approved the contract. He then printed out the contract, copied it, signed his name as required, and mailed it out.
After that, as the number of words in "Coiling Dragon" increased and various recommendations were given on the website, the novel became more and more popular. Recommendations, collections, and clicks increased steadily, and within two weeks, it had received 5,000 collections. .
In comparison, in 2020, with the intensification of competition in the online literature market and the loss of readers, many novels had less than 3,000 collections when they were put on the shelves, which is really sad.
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While I was busy, I heard my phone buzzing and starting to vibrate.
Xiang Nan took a look and saw that it was Xiaomeng, so he quickly picked up the call.
"Hey, Xiaomeng~" he greeted with a smile.
"Yongqiang, everyone in the village said that you and Xiang Xiu'er are getting engaged, what's going on?" Xiao Meng asked in a stern tone.
"Oh, it was my father who initiated this matter, and I didn't agree at all." When Xiang Nan heard this, he quickly explained, "Why, he is still talking nonsense?"
"No, the whole village is shouting now." Xiaomeng nodded and said, "Yongqiang, do you really not agree?"
"Of course. If I agree, why don't I go back to the village earlier?" Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Don't worry, I will only marry you in this life."
"You won't lie to me, will you?" Xiao Meng asked worriedly.
Yongqiang is very powerful now. She is a college student and a county cadre. But she is just a farm girl selling tofu, which is too different.
In comparison, Xiangxiu is a doctor and her father is the village director. In the future, she will be transferred to work in the town. So she can be regarded as a cadre's son, and Yongqiang is more suitable than her.
"Absolutely not. Xiaomeng, I am firmly opposed to this matter. I will never marry Xiangxiu." Xiang Nan said resolutely, "You don't have to listen to my father's words. He can only represent himself. It doesn't represent me at all.
I will only love you in this life, and I will only marry you. If you don’t believe it, then I swear to the lamp, tell a lie, if the lamp goes out, I will put it out!"
"No, no, I believe you." Xiaomeng was very moved when he heard this.
"You can just wait at home with peace of mind, I will let you enjoy the happiness soon." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
Nowadays, the serialization performance of "Panlong" is good. There are also some messages in the backstage of Tianya Forum, asking about the copyright of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp". However, he doesn't trust those pheasant teams, and will still consider a relatively large and formal publishing house in the industry. Otherwise, if "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" is sold casually, problems may arise in the future.
"Yeah." Wang Xiaomeng nodded.
Chapter completed!