Month: December 2021

God Level Demon – 112

112 – Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

To tell the truth, after fatty Wang Dachui was repressed, he shot several movies that flopped, which led to some investors losing their money. Now many investors hate him to the bone.

It can be said that his reputation is in the gutter. He basically can’t get any investment. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so wretched. After all, he did made several popular movies.

“You want me to invest?”

Xia Ping clenched his fists as the urge to hit someone surged inside him. The fatty cooked up a good plan. If Xia Ping invests, he might not even need to pay the adaptation fee.

“Of course.”

Fatty Wang Dachui said seriously, “I’m not trying to deceive you. If you invest, you can have full copyright of the TV show and have 100% of the income.”

“If it’s popular, you’ll be able to earn more from it than what you earn from the novel.”

Xia Ping’s eyes twinkled. As Wang Dachui said, if he has full copyright of the TV show, his earnings will be tremendous. Besides, he has faith in the TV show adaptation of his novel.

He mused out loud, “If we make the TV show, where are we going to broadcast it?”

An ordinary TV station probably won’t be able to broadcast an adult TV show.

Movie theaters won’t do either.

“Online, of course.”

Fatty Wang Dashui, who has already considered this issue, said excitedly, “The income of online videos is no less than that of TV stations. Besides, the higher the click-through rate, the more will be earned from advertising.”

“You may not know this, but a click on an online video’s advert is worth 0.33 federal credits. If the video gets more than 100 million clicks, you can earn 33 million federal credits.”

“However, the production cost for a video like this is 500,000 federal credits. That’s about a 60-fold return. Even if it’s speculation on the stock market, it won’t earn you so much money.”

As if a salesman, he tried to coax Xia Ping.

However, is it that easy for a video to get 100 million clicks? Most videos put on online only get a few clicks.

There is not a small number of people who lost all the capital they invested on such endeavours.

“I’m a little intrigued.”

Xia Ping seriously considered the feasibility of this endeavour. It has low cost and high return. If it can become popular, it’s indeed better to film it yourself. There’s no reason to give the copyright to others.

Upon hearing this, fatty Wang Dachui struck while the iron is hot: “Big brother, I have it all thought through. We’ll use the new adult star Lin Meikong as the female lead. She looks pure and has a hot body and can be rated as innocent-looking and big-breasted. She will certainly attract the attention of most men.”

“We just have to find a few men. Anyway, many men would be willing to do it without pay.”

After several years of failure, he learned to plan meticulously and save as much as possible.

“Because the protagonist is a teacher, then it’s best to dress her as following.”

Xia Ping gave his opinion: “It can’t be an old-fashioned uniform. It should be a black blazer and rock with a white shirt and be paired with high heels, stockings, black-rimmed glasses, and a ponytail.”

“Big brother.”

When he heard this, Wang Dachui was thoroughly convinced. He looked at Xia Ping with admiration: “No wonder you were able to write this masterpiece and lead a trend. You actually know so much about men’s psyche. Amazing.”

“Such a woman is every man’s dream”

“If I had such a teacher, I would have gone to a first-rate university.”

He salivated just by imagining the appearance.

Editor Meng Fei was also impressed. No matter how you look at it, the other party is a master that can write that kind of novel. This suggestion alone is a testament to superior skill. Just by imagining that sort of scene, they’re at their limit.

“Cough cough, it’s nothing.” Xia Ping said modestly, “I don’t have much skill. If you have to pinpoint why I am this amazing, then it’s because I’m standing on the shoulders of giants.”

If Newton heard him use this famous metaphor, he would probably turn in his grave.

“Let’s shoot it, let’s shoot it at once.”

Fatty Wang Dachui feels impatient: “Even if it’s not 100 episodes, we can shoot 10 episodes first to test the waters. It won’t cost much. Just 5 million federal credits.”

His creative juices are flowing. He must shoot this masterpiece. He thinks this work is likely to be a turning point for him.

“Okay, then let’s sign a contract.”

After contemplating for a moment, Xia Ping made a decision. Anyway, 5 million federal credits isn’t much to him.

It’s great if it succeeds. Conversely, even if it fails, he won’t suffer serious damage. After all, he received 50 million federal credits in royalties in one month. This bit of money is simply a drop in the bucket.

Soon, editor Meng Fei formulated a contract. He specializes in this field. The three parties signed the contract at once, settling things for now.

After signing the contract, Xia Ping transferred 5 million federal credits into fatty Wang Dachui’s account.

“Big brother, don’t worry. I won’t ruin this work. I will display this work’s charm on the screen.” Fat Wang Dachui has a solemn look on his face.

Xia Ping coughed, “Okay. I’ll wait and see.” With that, he ended the video call with Wang Dachui and Meng Fei.

“Alright, let’s continue to practice cultivation. The high school martial arts competition is in two weeks. I can’t waste time on this kind of thing.” Xia Ping clenched his fists. The money he made from his work is just a means to an end.

And the end is martial arts cultivation. He has his priorities straight.

  …………

At this time, editor Meng Fei and fatty Wang Dachui are having a video call with one another.

“Big brother Meng, thank you. If it weren’t for you, I might not have gotten the chance to turn things around for the rest of my life and would be forced to quit the industry.” Wang Dashui is really grateful.

Meng Fei waved his hand: “It was nothing. You have to grasp the chance yourself. Don’t screw up again, or else even a god won’t be able to save you.”

“Of course. I have faith in this work.”

Wang Dachui is full of confidence: “Judging by the content and popularity of this work, it fundamentally can’t fail. Furthermore, if the author’s identity is revealed when the videos are released, it will serve as excellent publicity.

He has thought of a series of publicity stunts. Xia Ping didn’t expect that the damn fatty plans to put him in a predicament.

“How long will it take to finish filming the 10 episodes?” Meng Fei asked.

Wang Dachui responded after a moment, “It will take three days to shoot one episode. However, if it’s urgent, one day will be enough. I am known as Sharpshooter Director Wang in the industry. There’s nothing I can’t take care of.”

“Coupled with the post-production, two weeks should be enough.”

Meng Fei is aware that three days is enough to shoot an episode. Unlike an ordinary TV show, it doesn’t take as long.

God Level Demon – 111

111 – Director Wang Dachui

When they learned that Xia Ping earned more than 50 million federal credits in a month and may earn even more in the future, Xia Chuanliu and his wife became excited. They plan to use some of the money to travel around the world.

When they got married, they were so poor that they didn’t even have a chance to go on a honeymoon. They are going to take advantage of this opportunity to make up for it.

Xia Ping naturally won’t refuse them. Anyway, money is to be spent. So he gave his parents 10 million federal credits to spend however they want.

This is a token of his appreciation as a son.

As Xia Chuanliu and his wife discussed excitedly about where to travel, Xia Ping went to his bedroom to rest. Since he returned from a hectic trip to Savage Beast Island, he feels tired.

Soon, the night passed.

Because the next day was weekend and there was no school, Xia Ping slept until 10 o’clock in the morning. After he woke up, he brushed his teeth, washed his face, and had breakfast.

At this time, he returned to his bedroom and received a video call from editor Meng Fei.

Di!

Xia Ping accepted the video call request. Soon, Meng Fei’s virtual projection appeared in front of him and said, “Mr. Blackhearted Wolf, are you free now? I’ll introduce you a director. “

“All right.”

Xia Ping nodded. He recalled what editor Meng Fei told him yesterday. It seems that a director wants to adapt his novel into a TV show and shoot 100 episode or something.

Another video call request came, and he pressed accept.

Then another virtual projection appeared in the room. The virtual projection is of a fatty in a black suit. The fatty is 1.67 meters tall, weighs 100 kilograms, and wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses. His face looks vulgar.

“This, this is Blackhearted Wolf, the author of ‘Teacher Bai Rong’?” When he saw Xia Ping, the fatty was stunned. He can’t believe that this young man is the author of the popular novel.

After all, the novel’s writing style is old-fashioned. It doesn’t look like something that a young person can write.

“Yes, this is Mr. Blackhearted Wolf.” Editor Meng Fei confirmed, dispelling the fatty’s doubts.

The fatty sighed immediately: “To know someone by reputation is not as good as meeting face to face indeed. If the fans learn that the author of the renowned ‘Teacher Bai Rong’ is an 18-year-old, they will be shocked.”

“This is?” Xia Ping asked.

The fatty snapped out of it and said promptly, “My name is Wang Dachui. I’m a famous director. I made famous works such as ‘Time Stands Still’, ‘The Invisible Man’, among others.”

He blew his own trumpet.

“Oh, so it’s a cock [1].” Xia Ping suddenly realized.

Fatty Wang Dachui became mad in an instant: “What are you talking about? You are a cock. Your whole family are all cocks.”

“Okay, I got you. I’m someone who treats everyone equally. Just because someone is a cock, I won’t discriminate against them.”

Xia Ping waved his hand dismissively.

Upon hearing this, fatty Wang Dachui became more frustrated and protested, “I’m not a cock.”

“Okay okay, let’s talk about business.” Editor Meng Fei quickly brought the conversation back on track.

When fatty Wang Dachui heard this, he coughed a couple of times and said, “You’re right. Mr. Blackhearted Wolf, I want to adapt your novel into an adult TV show and shoot 100 episodes.”

“This is an unprecedented feat that has never been done before. If it succeeds, it will become popular all over the world and blaze a new trail. We will become celebrities and stand on a pedestal in the adult industry.”

He declared his lofty dream, impassioned. After all, this genre has only reached the realm of films. There has never been a TV show of this genre. As such, when he claimed that this would be a pioneering work, it was not an exaggeration.

However, even after the other party talked for a long time, Xia Ping showed no reaction.

Fatty Wang Dachui uttered, frustrated, “Big brother, why aren’t you excited at all? After all, we’re making history. We’re at the forefront of this era.”

“I only care about how much money you can give me.” Xia Ping spoke straightforwardly.

Upon hearing this, fatty Wang Dachui shouted immediately: “In poor taste, that’s really in poor taste. As cultured people, how can we talk about money? Talks about money will hurt our relationship.”

Xia Ping turned and looked at editor Meng Fei: “That is to say, this fatty is not only a cock, but also a pauper?”

“Although I am reluctant to admit it, but he is indeed a pauper.” Editor Meng Fei admitted.

Fatty Wang Dachui uttered, dissatisfied: “Who is a pauper? I just so happen to not have any money, that’s all.”

“Such people are generally called paupers.” Xia Ping assessed the other party calmly.

When he head this, Wang Dachui was deflated at once. He suffered a critical hit.

“Editor.”

Xia Ping turned and looked at Meng Fei: “Did you bring this fatty here just to amuse me? I have to say, I am successfully amused. But enough for today.”

Judging by the fatty’s manner, he is someone who tries to capture the white wolf empty handed [2]. He probably wants to get the adaptation right for the TV show without spending a dime. But this is simply a pipe dream.

If the editor hadn’t brought him, Xia Ping wouldn’t even talk to him.

“No no no, wait, wait. I’m really a director. I’m really a big director.” Fatty Wang Dachui cried and tried to hold Xia Ping’s thigh. “If you give me the adaptation right, I’m sure we can get investment, shoot a popular TV show, and make you a lot of money.”

The corner’s of Xia Ping’s mouth twitched. The fatty is something else. He not only has no money, but also wants to use his novel adaptation right to attract investment. His “capture the white wolf empty handed” game is on another level.

“Mr. Blackhearted Wolf, don’t worry, I’m not trying to fool you.”

Seeing the fatty’s manner, editor Meng Fei felt humiliated. But he still said seriously: “Wang Dachui is indeed a capable director who made many outstanding adult movies.”

“But this lecherous guy actually tried to solicit sexual favors from an actress. However, he failed. What’s more, the actress had a powerful backer.”

“As a result, he was kicked out of the industry. No one dares to work with him anymore.”

Xia Ping was speechless. The fatty is really unlucky. If he failed to solicit sexual favors from this kind of actresses, is there anything he can succeed in.

“In other words, you still have some skill?” Thinking of this, he felt that he can have a talk with the fatty. After all, he also wants to adapt the novel into a TV show to expand the influence of the novel.

Upon hearing this, Wang Dachui stood up and said excitedly, “Don’t worry. Anyway, I have the experience. Attracting investment is nothing.”

“Of course, it would be even better if you invested some money yourself.”

He looked at Xia Ping eagerly.

[1] – 锤子 is a term that can be used to describe the male member and it shares a character with Wang Dachui (王大锤) ‘s name

[2] – capture the white wolf empty handed – is a Chinese idiom that means to gain something without putting in any investment

God Level Demon – 110

110 – Say it Again?!

After returning home, Xia Ping saw a familiar figure busying themselves in the kitchen and sensed the smell of delicious food coming from the dining room. The person is his mother, Huang Lanxin.

“Mom, you were discharged from hospital?” Xia Ping cried out in surprise.

Huang Lanxin smiled: “Yes, I’m fine already. The hospital’s nutrient solution treatment is really good. The doctor told me to stay in the hospital for a couple more days, but I didn’t want to. I chose to be discharged.”

Xia Ping found that his mother’s complexions looks good and her movement is smooth. She was evidently completely cured. Furthermore, she’s in a better state than she was before. The money was not spent in vain.

“However, the medical expenses were really high — several hundred thousand.” When she thought about the money that was spent, Huang Lanxin felt heartache. Except for the time when the apartment was bought, she has never spent so much money in her life.

Xia Ping hit his chest: “It’s all right. I may not have any merits, but I can make money.”

“Just keep boasting.”

Upon hearing this, sitting at the dining table, his father, Xia Chuanliu, uttered with a look of derision on his face: “You have another advantage, that is, you have thick skin. And you have 30% of your dad’s skill.”

“Aren’t you just boasting yourself?” Dissatisfied, Huang Lanxin glared at Xia Chuanliu, “If our son hadn’t provided the money, would you be able to procure several hundred thousand credits on your own? After working for more than 20 years, you can’t even earn as much as our son earns in a year.”

She is aware that her son paid the medical expenses. Xia Chuanliu told her everything.

When Xia Chuanliu heard this, he seems to have been greatly hurt and didn’t say anything else, distraught. The fact that he can’t make as much money as his son is a great loss of face.

“Mom, don’t be like that. Dad’s ability to spend money is still okay.” Xia Ping gave his father a verbal jab.

Huang Lanxin snorted: “Spending money on smoking, gambling, and playing mahjong, I know all about it. This wastrel.”

“Cough cough.”

If things continue like this, Xia Chuanliu feels like his position as the head of the family may be at risk. He said, “Son, let’s talk about the novel you wrote.”

“This novel is really problematic.”

“To tell you the truth, after learning that you wrote a novel, I gave it a try.

Xia Ping blinked: “Dad, what’s the problem?”

“What’s the problem, you say? There’s a big problem.”

Xia Chuanliu showed a sorrowful and aggrieved expression: “Son, I know your situation. There is a female teacher in your class and she’s the homeroom teacher. She is young and beautiful and has a good figure. In fact, she looks like a celebrity.”

“But she’s a teacher. And you, how old are you? Things between you two can’t work. Student-teacher romance has no future. Son, there are other fish in the sea.”

He tried to persuade his son to return to the right path.

“Dad, I…” Xia Ping was speechless.

But before Xia Ping could say anything, Xia Chuanliu waved his hand and assumed the expression of someone who had been around the block: “Son, there’s no need to say anything. I know that it’s normal for students to have a crush on beautiful teachers.”

“Back in the day, there were no beautiful young teachers in your dad’s school. They were all aunties weighing more than 100 kilograms. Otherwise, I may also have had a secret crush. This is what they call… springtime of youth. That’s right, it’s called springtime of youth.”

“However, you can’t get too excited. If you do, you may attack the teacher. This is a crime. You’re still young. You can’t do that, got it? It carries a minimum sentence of three years in prison.”

He gazed at his son with a stern look on his face. After reading his son’s novel, he realized that it’s not unreasonable for it to become popular.

However, the narration is too vivid. It feels like everything happened right before your eyes. If you haven’t experienced it firsthand or have’t fantasized about doing this and that with a teacher, there’s no way you would be able to write things so vividly.

Therefore, he was worried that his son might attack his teacher one day.

“Dad, you’re overthinking it.”

The corners of Xia Ping’s mouth twitched.

“Right, you were thinking about things here all day, yet you hadn’t thought of anything decent.” Huang Lanxin slapped Xia Chuanliu on the head, thinking that this guy is fooling around, “I know what sort of person my son is. He’s definitely not that brave.”

“Of course, even if he really does that sort of thing, the teacher will be the one at fault. To dress provocatively every day, if she isn’t trying to seduce the boys, then what is it? How shameless.”

Xia Chuanliu didn’t dare to say anything. He knows his wife is jealous. If things go on like this, he will have to sleep in the living room tonight. This is something he learned from experience.

“By the way, dad, I was paid the royalties a few days ago.”

Xia Ping didn’t want to continue to discuss this and thus changed the topic: “I want to use some of the money to improve our life. I wonder what you think?”

You earn money in order to buy stuff and improve your life. If you don’t spend it, then it’ll just catch dust in the bank. Moreover, his parents raised him for many years. If he didn’t have the ability, then that would be one thing. But if he has the ability yet does nothing, that wouldn’t be right.

“There’s no need. Keep it for yourself, son. We are still young and strong and don’t need our son to support us.” Huang Lanxin looked at her son kindly, satisfied with his intentions.

Xia Chuanliu was curious and asked, “Royalties? Son, how much was it?”

“It’s not much. It’s more than 50 million federal credits.” Xia Ping said casually.

Huh?!

Upon hearing the number, Xia Chuanliu inhaled a breath of cold air, opened his eyes wide, and asked in a trembling voice, “S, son, say it again, how much was the royalties?!”

Huang Lanxin was stupefied, unable to believe her ears.

“As I said, it’s more than 50 million federal credits.” Xia Ping smiled. He fished out his phone and played with it for a moment. Immediately after, a projection appeared and showed the balance in his bank account.

After seeing this scene, Xia Chuanliu and Huang Lanxin were taken aback and trembled. They have never seen such a large amount. For them, tens of thousands of federal credits was already a huge sum of money.

More than 50 million federal dollars? That’s an astronomical number!”

“Son.”

Xia Chuanliu looked up at the sky and released a long sigh: “The best investment of my, your dad’s, life was to sire you.”

“To make more than 50 million at such a young age. That’s amazing.”

“Your dad was wrong just now. Don’t you just want to pick up a beautiful teacher? That’s not a problem. Go ahead, son. Even if you pick up several beauties, it doesn’t matter. Whether it’s nurses, doctors, salespeople, or stewardesses, bring a bunch of them.”

He was really emotional. His son is only 18, yet he already made so much money. And he’s still going to make more in the future. In this case, engaging in student-teacher romance is nothing. Even if he wants to raise lolis, it won’t be an issue.

Xia Ping was speechless. How many films did his father watch.

“In the future, you’ll have a dozen plus children and expand the Xia family.” Huang Lanxin nodded, an excited look on her face. She has plans for the future.

The corner’s of Xia Ping mouth twitched. He didn’t expect his mother’s attitude to changed so much. The charm of money is indeed endless.

God Level Demon – 109

109 – No. 1 on 3 Charts

“It actually sold more than 4 million copies this month. Truly amazing.”

After ending the call with editor Meng Fei, Xia Ping was shocked by the novel’s performance. Even though he was aware that it’s an incredible novel, but he didn’t expect it to achieve such performance.

“Right, I should go online and check the evaluation.”

Thinking till here, Xia Ping immediately opened the browser on his phone and searched the novel “Teacher Bai Rong”.

With a ding, pages relevant to the novel popped up on the search page at once. There is a total of 89.8 million relevant results.

“Awesome.” Xia Ping was stunned. In his previous world, if the number of relevant search results for a work reached 1 million, it would be regarded as popular.

For example, the most popular manga One Piece has more than 70 million relevant search results on Baidu, making it a phenomenal work known by almost everyone.

But now his novel has surprisingly reached more than 80 million search results. Even though the population of Flameyellow Star is several times larger than that of Earth, but you can still tell that the novel is wildly popular.

“No. 1 on this month’s sale chart.”

Xia Ping quickly looked at a page with the ranking of countless novels. The novel belong to different categories, including romance, urban, eastern fantasy, science fiction, thriller, and so on.

These novels are all arranged in order. The one ranked first is “Teacher Bai Rong”, with more than 4 million copies sold. The one ranked second has sold more than 1 million copies. The gap between the novels ranked first and second is really large.

“No. 1 on the search chart, No. 1 on the sale chart, No. 1 on the popularity chart!” Xia Ping was excited when he saw this. “Teacher Bai Rong” seized almost all the charts this month.

Even though he didn’t continue to hype it up, but due to its quality and Penguin Novels’ promotion, the novel still attracted countless readers.

“Let’s take a look at Skyhawk Forum.”

Xia Ping entered Skyhawk Forum at once. Since there are many users in this place, it should be possible to see the reviews of many readers on “Teacher Bai Rong”.

He immediately saw that the most popular post is titled: “Breaking: erotic novel master Jia Zhiwei’s evaluation of this year’s new novel ‘Teacher Bai Rong’ — it is a work that may appear once in 50 years.”

“This is what master Jia Zhiwei said in an interview. At first, he didn’t know the novel. Later, an editor of Penguin Novels asked him to read it and give an evaluation.”

“In response, I said that I, Jia Zhiwei, am not a random person. I won’t read a work just because you ask me to do so. After all, I have restraint. I won’t read any random erotic novel.”

“But then I still read it. After all, I am easily susceptible to flattery. Moreover, I was given money. Principles cannot stand up to money. Unexpectedly, however, I was enthralled for three days and nights straight. It was really something else. I haven’t read such an excellent erotic novel in a long time.”

“It narrates the romantic entanglements between a teacher and numerous men. Although the story is simple, but it is full of tension, twists, emotion, and excitement.”

“The story is both intense and contains honest emotions. Although it is an erotic novel, yet it is also thought-provoking. After reading it, a faint sense of sadness and a feeling of emptiness filled my heart.”

“Although I don’t know who the author is. But I can tell that he is very intelligent. Over time, he will be able to carry the banner of erotic novels and become a master.”

After reading the post, Xia Ping clicked his tongue in admiration. No wonder the novel is so popular. The web editors solicited a recommendation from a renowned master.

With the recommendation of a famous novelist, the novel unsurprisingly attracted even more readers. It was equivalent to an advert.

The post also has the comments of a bunch of readers.

“A master is a master for a reason.”

“He actually read it for three days and nights straight. Awesome. From this, you can’t tell that the master is in his seventies.”

“It’s an erotic novel. How did the master come up with “honest”? Why do I only see green hats [1]?”

“The master’s heart was empty. In my case, however, my jewels were empty. Who knows how many tonics I have to consume to recover.”

“Because of the master’s recommendation, I went to have a look, yet before I realized, a whole day and night passed. The next day, I almost couldn’t walk. I went to the hospital. The doctor said I was suffering from shenkui [2].”

“Hey, this novel is a scourge. After reading it, I don’t know why, but I now look at my 150 plus kilograms female teacher with a peculiar gleam in my eyes.”

“The previous older brother’s taste is really particular. This younger brother is in awe.”

“Guys, let me give you a warning. The the assault of a female teacher carries a sentence of three years to life in prison. It’s your call.”

Many readers commented. The atmosphere was quite lively. There were a total of 108,937 replies. From this, it is evident that the popularity of the erotic novel master Jia Zhiwei hasn’t waned.

He continued to read. Not only master Jia Zhiwei, but also master Bao Pichang has given an evaluation: “The erotic novel ‘Teacher Bai Rong’ is a rare masterpiece. Although it is a bit of a stretch to claim that it is a work seen once in 50 years. But it can be called a work seen once in 10 years without exaggeration. The story has twists, has a strong appeal, and causes an intense resonance with readers.”

“Moreover, the novel set off a trend, a teacher trend, prompting countless erotic novelists to emulate it. The novel can be regarded as the founding block of this trend.”

“Some people have written erotic novels about teachers before. But this author was the first one to give rise to such a trend. This is a founding block level work. I’m quite optimistic about his next work.”

After reading this, Xia Ping opened the website of Penguins Novel. Sure enough, he saw a lot of derivative works on the list, such as “My beautiful teacher”, “Teacher Fell in Love with Me”, “The story that the Beautiful Teacher and I Have to Tell”, “The Beautiful Teacher in an all Boys School”, and so on.

Even if these works just follow the trend and can’t achieve the same results as “Teacher Bai Rong”, but they do ride the trend’s coattails and are barely enough to make a living.

From this perspective, it can be seen that “Teacher Bai Rong” has become a phenomenal novel as well as a benchmark in the industry and has even influenced erotic novelists.

“It’s really popular.”

After reading the comments, Xia Ping felt quite exhilarated. Once his novel is adapted into a TV show, it will likely stimulate the trend and lead to a large increase in sales.

Gurgle~

Just then, his stomach gurgled. He touched his belly: “I feel a little hungry. Let’s go back home. I wonder if dad is home.”

Thinking till here, Xia Ping took a bus and soon returned home.

[1] – green hat

[2] – shenkui

God Level Demon – 108

108 – TV Series Adaptation

When the airship arrived in Skywater City, it was already evening. The students have already left the school grounds. There is no one in the school except for security guards.

After Xia Ping alighted the airship, he left the school and went back home. Anyway, the rest has nothing to do with him. The teachers will naturally take care of the wounded students.

“Huh?”

Along the way, his phone started vibrating and issuing prompts from time to time, as if a lot of notifications are being received.

When he went to Savage Beast Island for the trial by fire, he had to turn off his phone wand leave it in the airship. Naturally, he had no way to know if someone contacted him during this period.

“Editor Meng Fei?!”

Xia Ping picked up the phone and saw that he missed dozens of calls and fifteen or sixteen video call requests. The most recent notification was from half an hour ago.

“What’s the matter, why is he so anxious to contact me?” He subconsciously clicked the video call button.

Di!

Immediately after, the video call was successfully connected, and Meng Fei’s image was projected. The other party uttered with an elated look on his face: “I’m finally able to get in touch with you. That’s great. Mr. Blackhearted Wolf, where have you been these days? Why couldn’t I get in touch with you?”

“I went to participate in my school’s trial by fire.” Xia Ping briefly explained what he has been up to these days, “By the way, why were you so desperate to contact me? Did something major happen?”

“Indeed, something major did indeed happen.”

Meng Fei smiled immediately: “Have you perhaps forgotten? More than a month has passed already. The royalties for your book have been sent to your bank account. I just wanted to inform you.”

“Congratulations, ‘Teacher Bai Rong’ is a hit this month. After so many years in this business, such a grand occasion is a first for me. The novel has been read by millions of people.”

He was really emotional. No one knows about the novel’s popularity better than him.

“A hit?” Xia Ping is aware that his novel is popular, but not to what degree.

Seeing Xia Ping’s dumbfounded expression, Meng Fei uttered, clearly disappointed with other party’s reaction, “Mr. Blackhearted Wolf, why don’t you take a look and see how much money you have in your bank account first.”

Upon hearing this, Xia Ping subconsciously opened his bank account. A series of digits appeared in front of him at once. He was amazed: “No way. More than 50 million federal credits. Is there some kind of mistake?”

When he saw the number in the bank account, he was struck dumb. It is more than 50 million federal credits. This is a huge sum and it’s completely legal.

It’s unlike the Gold Potions and Bloodfruits he obtained before. Although these items were really valuable, but they could not be cashed out and could not be used to improve the life of his family.

“There’s no mistake. It’s indeed more than 50 million.”

Meng Fei smiled when he saw Xia Ping’s surprise and revealed a look of excitement: “Did you know? ‘Teacher Bai Rong’ sold more than 4 million copies this month. Furthermore, the novel’s momentum shows no signs of decreasing.

“I was wrong. This novel can sell not only more than 10 million copies, but even if it’s more than 50 million copies, it won’t be surprising. It may even exceed 100 million copies.”

If someone told him a month ago that an erotic novel might sell more than 100 million copies, he wouldn’t believe it. He would think that it’s lunacy.

But now it’s different. This phenomenal erotic novel has broken all sale records and shocked the eyes of countless people with irresistible force.

“100 million copies?!” Xia Ping’s pupils shrank. A copy costs 25 federal credits. If it sells 100 million copies, then according with the 50-50 distribution, he can get more than 1 billion federal credits, and that’s after tax.

Can that even be called earning money? It’s clearly robbery. No, even robbery cannot earn money so fast. Reportedly, even drug dealers can’t have such profits. It’s amazing.

There are top novelists whose annual income exceeds 1 billion. In the past, he just treated it as news. He didn’t expect that he would soon step across this threshold and enter the realm of top novelists. It’s really incredible.

This is a huge sum of money. Han Shan is insufferably arrogant. His family, who started a factory, has assets worth 1 billion. Furthermore, it took it more than 20 years to reach this degree.

However, Xia Ping only needs one year to surpass more than 20 years of the other party’s efforts. Anyone who learns of this will drop their jaw and be shocked beyond measure.

“In fact, the reason I was so desperate to contact you is because there is something I have to discuss with you, Mr. Blackhearted Wolf.” Editor Meng Fei hesitated and said to Xia Ping.

Xia Ping blinked: “Go on. What is it?”

“Let me explain.”

Meng Fei thought about how to put it, and then carried on: “Due to its popularity, the novel was discovered by people in the television industry. A famous director contacted me and said he wants to adapt the novel into a TV show and shoot 100 episodes.”

Adapt it into a TV show?!

Upon hearing this, the corners of Xia Ping’s mouth twitched. This is an erotic novel. How can it be adapted into a TV show? And with 100 episodes, to boot? That’s way too outrageous.

Upon seeing the look of surprise in Xia Ping’s eyes, Meng Fei uttered: “No, it’s not outrageous. Don’t underestimate screenwriters. Even if it’s dregs, they can add a lot of seasoning to make it more palatable.”

“If it’s well received, let alone 100 episodes, even 1,000 episodes won’t be a problem.”

Xia Ping stroked his chin, “What do you think about it?” He wants to hear the opinion of a professional.

“We should take his offer.”

Meng Fei said immediately, “If a novel is adapted into a TV show or a movie, that in itself will be great publicity. It will greatly boost the sales of the novel. I think this is a great opportunity.”

Xia Ping nodded his head. In his previous world, the wuxia [1] master Jin Yong [2] gained an exponential rise in popularity because his novels were adapted into TV shows and movies.

In terms of publicity alone, television is not something other media can compare to.

It’s conceivable that the novel’s sales will skyrocket once it is made into a TV show. By then, selling 100 million copies a year will be apiece of cake.

In fact, in countries without piracy such as Japan, they are willing to make a novel into an anime even if they lose money, all because it can greatly increase the sales of the novel and add other revenue streams.

Of course, where there is piracy, there are no such advantages.

“Okay, we can discuss it.” Xia Ping nodded.

Meng Fei smiled: “Great. In fact, the director also wants to talk to you about the adaptation. Let’s make an appointment for tomorrow morning and have a video chat with him.”

He set an appointment time.

“Okay.”

Xia Ping nodded and ended the call.

[1] – wuxia

[2] – Jin Yong