Chapter 45: 45

Chapter 45: Benefits of Studying

Chapter 45 – Benefits of Studying

By the time Chen Yu finished dinner and returned to his room, it was already seven in the evening .

Feeling that enough time had passed, he sent the download link for the edited video to the other party .

[Chen Yu: “I’m done editing . Give it a look . ”]

[Blooming Clouds: “That quick?”]

[Chen Yu: “Why do I feel uncomfortable hearing those words?”]

[Blooming Clouds: “I’m just surprised . Did you properly edit it?”]

[Chen Yu: “Facts speak louder than words . Comment after you’ve watched it . ”]

[Blooming Clouds: “Alright, alright . I’ll make sure to dispute every little detail . ”]

[Chen Yu: “Sure . But what does ‘dispute’ mean?”]

[Blooming Clouds: “…”]

Seeing that the other party wasn’t answering him, Chen Yu clicked his tongue and copied the word . He then searched for it online and found the answer .

“So, that’s what it means…”

Sighing, Chen Yu picked up the Quantum Reading Glasses and a mathematics reference book and started studying .

Studying and results were the foundation of every “battle . ”

If a straight-A student tried taking liberties with a woman, his actions would be called flirting . If a flunkie did the same thing, his actions would be considered an indecent assault . The former would get to live a distinguished and elegant life, while the latter would get to squat in a jail cell .

This world was unfair .

Only by studying well would one’s words have authority .

Only by studying well would one be able to do whatever one wanted .

Chen Yu did not seek to do whatever he wanted . He merely wished for his school and family to give up on having him do sports .

Not to mention…

As an academic flunkie since childhood, he had also dreamed of entering a famous school .

Now that he had the help of future technology, he naturally needed to grasp this opportunity .

Brr… Brr…

A little over half an hour later, Chen Yu’s phone suddenly started vibrating .

Hurriedly removing his glasses, Chen Yu picked up his phone and saw that “Blooming Clouds” had sent him a voice chat request .

“Hehe, money’s here . ”

Setting down his reference book, Chen Yu connected the call and put his phone to his ear . “Hello?”

“Brother, will your future edits have such standards as well?” The gentle and soothing voice of a woman came from his phone .

“You’re a woman?”

“That’s right . I watched the entire video without fast-forwarding . Your editing standards are indeed excellent . If you can maintain such a standard, we can form a long-term partnership . ”

“That won’t be a problem . If you’re satisfied with the results, send me the 900 yuan first,” Chen Yu said . At this moment, his entire head was filled with that 900 yuan .

“Alright, alright . I’ll send it to you once we’re done chatting . ”

Upon hearing the other party’s words, Chen Yu promptly disconnected the call, then sent the other party a message .

[Chen Yu: “We’re done chatting . Give me the money . ”

[Blooming Clouds: “…”]

[Notification: Blooming Clouds has transferred 1,000 yuan to you . ]

After accepting the money, Chen Yu swiftly returned 100 yuan to the other party .

[Notification: You have transferred 100 yuan to Blooming Clouds . ]

[Chen Yu: “I take only what I deserve . ”]

There was a chance of a long-term partnership with this woman, so Chen Yu felt that he needed to establish his image firmly with her . He definitely couldn’t let her belittle him and treat him as someone who only had eyes for money .

[Blooming Clouds: “…Alright . You have principles . I’ll give you that . Can we continue our conversation now?”]

[Chen Yu: “Anytime . ”]

Brr… Brr…

Very quickly, Chen Yu’s phone started vibrating once more . He then accepted the call and said, “Hello?”

“Brother, may I know your name? How should I refer to you in the future? I can see only your pen name on your QQ profile . ”

“Just call me Chen Yu . What about you, little missy?”

“Judging by your voice, I should be older than you . Call me Big Sis Ying . ”

“Huh?”

“What?”

“No-Nothing…” Chen Yu’s expression started turning strange after this situation .

“I’ve seen your edited video, and I feel that its quality is extremely high, so I wish to form a long-term partnership with you . May I know how many minutes you can edit per day on average?”

“Just send me whatever you have,” Chen Yu said generously . “I’ll take them all . ”

“Are you running an editing studio?”

“You can think of it that way . In any case, no matter how many videos you send me, I can edit them all to the standard you saw just now . ”

“If that’s the case, let’s sign a contract . So long as you can edit a certain length of video every day, you’re free to set the price . ”

Chen Yu could not help but frown at these words and asked, “Are you trying to become my sugar momma?”

“???”

“No need for contracts . Just pay me 30 yuan per minute . I’ll edit however many videos you send me . ”

Chen Yu did not wish to go through that much hassle at all . He was only trying to earn some quick cash to tide him over the short term . Hence, he aimed for small profits but a high turnover . Once he got his hands on more and more advanced technology, the money he earned now would be chump change .

He had always thought of himself as a wise person that had abandoned the consciousness of a small farmer .

He was going to attain great achievements and earn big money in the future .

Once he was successful, why would he waste his precious time earning a trivial sum and even sign a contract for it? This notion was simply laughable .

It was just like the three small gifts he was offered in exchange for returning the Nuclear Energy Laboratory . How capricious would he be to choose the learning circlet? Wasn’t it much better to choose the basketball shoes to earn a quick buck and let his family have a good meal?

Once he settled his short-term emergencies, he could simply apply for a stronger learning tool .

Finding his thoughts to be very reasonable, Chen Yu gave the other party no room for negotiations as he said firmly, “Thirty yuan per minute . Don’t say useless things . ”

“Can you edit a hundred, or even a thousand, minutes?” A skeptical voice came from the other end of the phone . “Let’s sign a contract and cooperate properly . The smaller your studio’s workload, the greater your profit margin will be . Won’t that be great?”

“No . ” Shaking his head, Chen Yu said, “I have no wish to earn that much money at all . Thirty yuan per minute . Take it or leave it . ”

“…”

“I’m hanging up and resuming my advertisement if you don’t give me an answer . ”

“Mr . … Mr . Chen, I wish to ask you, are you certain that there are no problems with your thought process?”

“Nothing’s wrong . My logical thinking is quite strong . Just 30 yuan per minute . ”

“…Alright . Okay . Great!” An anger-filled laugh came from the phone . “Let’s do as you say . I’ll pay you 30 yuan for every minute of edited footage, but you must guarantee the quality . ”

“That won’t be a problem . ” Turning to look at his laptop, Chen Yu said, “The quality will be extremely stable, as stable as one plus one equals two . ”

“Good . I have another question . If I have too much raw footage, it’ll still take you a long time to download everything, even if you have high-speed internet, right? Can I mail you a hard drive?”

“Sure,” Chen Yu answered, nodding . “You can even act as a middleman and pick up work from other independent media or companies and pass the work to me . I’ll edit everything for you at a price of 30 yuan per minute . ”

Upon hearing Chen Yu’s words, the other party was startled and asked, “Are you serious?”

“Of course . I am very serious . ”

“I… I don’t understand . Why are you doing this?”

“For the horde . ”

“Huh?”

“To save myself trouble . Do you have any other questions?”

“…No . ”

“Good . May we have a pleasant cooperation . ”

“Ye-Yes… May we have a pleasant cooperation…”

After disconnecting the call, Chen Yu was finally unable to suppress the excitement in his heart any longer as he jumped up in joy and did a fist pump .

“I won’t get eliminated anymore this year!”