[The previous chapter has been revised, the rights changed to a full billion]

Outdoor cooking is actually quite similar to the barbecue during the mountain hike, the only difference being that this is not up on a mountain, but on a vast grassy field by the lake. It looks quite expansive at a glance.

That night, there were a lot of people at the outdoor cooking site, probably a few hundred at least, besides those cooking outdoors, there were also food vendors and singers, the atmosphere was very lively.

Xu Lin was in charge of the barbecue over here.

Because only he could make the barbecue delicious, while Rong Xiyi and the others were just average.

"Yaoyao, is the barbecue Xu Lin made tasty?"

Rong Xiyi, her mouth shiny with oil, asked Xia Xiyao beside her.

Xia Xiyao looked more ladylike, nodded, "Delicious!"

"Xu Lin, eat a beef skewer!"

At this moment, Rong Xiyi handed a beef skewer to Xu Lin's mouth.

Xu Lin, who was grilling chicken wings, leaned in and took a bite.

Rong Xiyi then bit into the spot where Xu Lin had bitten, as she turned her head.

Xia Xiyao watched, feeling a bit uncomfortable inside, and she noticed this.

So recently, Xia Xiyao was quite tangled, feeling she shouldn't be this way.

The outdoor cooking lasted three hours, just past ten at night, everyone was full and content, cleaned up the trash, and then left.

Around eleven, the three of them returned home.

The two girls rested for a while, then went to the bathtub for a soak, started chatting and chattering in the bathroom, who knows how long they'd wash, but it would surely take not less than an hour.

Xu Lin finished his bath in ten minutes, returned to the computer to work.

On the way back, Xia Xiyao had reminded him that his rights sale had made it onto the trending topics.

Xu Lin then curiously logged into Weibo to check the trending, and noticed the top one.

"A Billion Dollar Rights!"

The title with the word "billion" was indeed eye-catching enough, clicking in, it was about how the rights of Xu Lin's book were sold for a full billion, the discussion was heated, after all, the figure was really too exaggerated.

You see, many people never even dare to dream of having a billion, and yet someone writes an online novel, and the rights for one book sell for a billion, it's downright shocking.

Xu Lin browsed the trending for a while, estimating that this was the website buying the trending to hype up the interest, because a billion-dollar deal, be it in the online literature field or the real literary world, this was unprecedented, something never seen before, likely never to be repeated, so it held a great value for hype.

Then Xu Lin logged into QQ, saw that Ranzhi sent a message, suggesting that Xu Lin publish a single chapter to talk about the event.

Xu Lin thought it over and saw no problem with it.

So Xu Lin edited a standalone chapter, about a thousand words or so.

Firstly, he talked about the rights being sold for a billion, believing many had already seen it on the trending, of course, he wouldn't get a full billion, he'd get half, and would have to pay one-fifth in taxes, telling everyone not to get too excited.

Secondly, he thanked everyone for their support.

Then he said that mid to late next month, the book was preparing to conclude, and if things went smoothly next year, filming for a drama or movie would start, with him as the original author being the screenwriter, so everyone needn't worry about plot changes.

The contents of the standalone chapter were roughly like that.

Once the standalone chapter was out, another wave of excitement ensued, Xu Lin's book now had so many readers, tens of thousands could flood in at once, everyone couldn't stay calm at what they read.

You see, the author confirmed it, the rights really sold for a billion, but Mr. Xu got half, and had to pay one-fifth in taxes, which translated to a tax payment of ten million.

"Oh my god! Ten million in taxes alone!"

"Author, my heart can't take this!"

"The key is the author is still a first-year at a 211 university, probably just eighteen or nineteen?"

"Makes me want to write online novels too, feeling itchy seeing this!"

"Curious, if they make a movie or drama, who'll play the main roles? Hope it won't be those unknown stars."

"No way, with rights of this level, it will definitely be top stars, not some unknowns."

"Curious who could play Miss Chi?"

People buzzed with conversation.

Before long, a new trending topic emerged, though it hadn't climbed high yet, a new entry was forming.

"Online Novel Author Mr. Xu Earns Forty Million A Day!"

The keyword in this trend was also explosive, drawing in viewers across all demographics.

Online novel author?

Earns forty million a day?

People clicked in, only to be astonished again.

Many initially thought the billion-dollar rights trending was fake, but the author confirmed it personally this time.

Damn!

Many people were completely floored.

Xu Lin went back to QQ, chatted with Ranzhi for a bit, then clicked into the Grandmaster Wellness Group.

Everyone in the group was active now.

No choice, the news of Xu Lin selling his book for an astronomical sum had everyone buzzing.

Simultaneously, many were also @Xulin.

Xu Lin sent a message: "I'm here."

"The supreme giant is here!"

"Giant, let me worship you for a bit!"

What followed was a string of repetitive messages.

Finally, someone broke the repetition: "Too terrifying, as a so-called grandmaster, I only made over seven million last year, and that was before taxes, I still have to pay up next year, and then Mr. Xu..."

"Compared to the giant, I'm an outdated old Platinum who earns ten million a year, which is just the tax the giant pays in a day!"

"Last year, I just broke ten million, feeling smug, now with the giant around, I'm too embarrassed to speak."

"Oh my, so many bigshots have appeared!"

"Scary!"

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