35: Chapter 35: Ideas for Making Money 35: Chapter 35: Ideas for Making Money After being busy for several days, Ji Yang found that he finally had some free time.
Now, many things were being handled by members of the work group, and all Ji Yang and his colleagues had to do was cooperate.
As he sat there and lit a cigarette, he saw Miao Xiaoying typing away at the keyboard.
Knowing that this woman had always been secretly engaged in literary creation, Ji Yang’s heart stirred.
For a civil servant, part-time jobs were definitely off-limits, as was going into business, so living a very nice life on just a salary was quite difficult.
Although it was an easy job and they could get by, there were still some issues.
Creation was clearly permissible, as was investment.
After exhaling a ring of smoke, Ji Yang thought over these matters again, and his thoughts turned to creation.
In fact, it was something he could do.
Ji Yang had abundant energy now, and outside of work, he really didn’t have much else to do.
The reason he had such thoughts stemmed from his understanding of the situation of several people from mountain villages who stayed at the guesthouse.
Those girls had paid a high price to get out of their mountain villages; in fact, if he had not exposed the situation, it was very likely that they would have had to sacrifice their bodies and even more.
It was simply to have a better life.
As a civil servant, he was also someone who worked for money.
If suddenly his family needed a large sum of money, he might really not have it readily available.
Therefore, Ji Yang had an idea that if he could make some extra money within legal and reasonable bounds, he wanted to give it a try.
However, he hadn’t yet figured out exactly what he should do.
Now, seeing Miao Xiaoying writing, he felt it was something he could do. Updates are released by novel·fire.net
“Xiaoying, what kind of book are you writing?”
Hearing Ji Yang’s question, Miao Xiaoying blushed.
The content she had been writing recently was somewhat risqué, and she really didn’t dare to disclose it, so she just said, “I’m just scribbling nonsense, nothing worth reading.”
After becoming involved with Ji Yang, she felt her thoughts had completely opened up.
She had many insights and used the opportunity of writing novels to express them, even thrilling herself with her writing.
“Miao, I see you writing every day, what exactly are you writing about?” Liu Yun also asked.
“I’m just writing a report, describing the development here, and a magazine from the city also asked me for an essay,” Miao Xiaoying replied.
Ji Yang could tell that Miao Xiaoying was clearly changing the subject.
“Miao, you’re amazing,” praised Liu Yun.
Ji Yang, too, smiled.
The people in their party-government office didn’t have much to do; he didn’t really meddle in their extra work activities as long as they could come up with a decent excuse.
Of course, this was predicated on the fact that they completed the work assigned to them well.
Miao Xiaoying’s claim that she was writing reports and such was quite plausible.
At this point, Wu Guoping said, “Are you a member of the city writers’ association?”
“Yeah, it’s pretty easy to join the city writers’ association.
You just need a few published pieces.
Wu, haven’t you joined?”
Wu Guoping’s face darkened as he said, “We write formal stuff.” Although he was a veteran, capable of drafting documents and official papers, when it came to writing, he couldn’t compete.
He had also secretly submitted a few pieces in the past, but they had all come to nothing.
“What do you mean by formal stuff?
What we write is perfectly legitimate,” Miao Xiaoying clearly wasn’t afraid of him.
After the two debated for a while, Liu Yun asked, “Miao, do you often participate in activities organized by the city writers’ association?”
“Not often, but I have become somewhat acquainted with some leaders.
You wouldn’t know, but many leaders gather together for meetings.”
Liu Yun’s eyes lit up as she quickly asked, “Could you teach me how to write?”
Ji Yang realized that Liu Yun wanted to use this opportunity to connect with the leaders above; the woman didn’t let any chance slip by.
“Sure, no problem at all.
Writing isn’t a high hurdle; as long as you’re determined to write, with your abilities, it’s definitely not an issue.”
Chen Yongwei laughed and said, “Liu, don’t listen to her boast.
She writes that kind of risqué Internet novels.”
“They are being cracked down on now, right?”
“Some websites still take the risk.”
“Chen Yongwei, what are you talking about?
I haven’t written anything like that, it’s just some urban romance stuff, so don’t spread rumors.
And what’s wrong with Internet novels?
Do you look down on them?
I’ll tell you, many people have become winners in life thanks to Internet novels.
There are several such Internet celebrities in our city…”
“I don’t look down on Internet novels at all; you misunderstood.”
“You say that, but who knows what you really think.
I’m telling you, their monthly income is something you might not earn in a year.”
Miao Xiaoying was clearly not one to take matters lying down once this topic was brought up.
The three of them began discussing among themselves.
Ji Yang didn’t join in but thought deeply.
He had to admit, the subject of Internet novels had opened up a money-making avenue for him.
Since he had plenty of time, only by trying would he know if he could succeed.
Even if it didn’t work out, there was no loss.
Moreover, for him, the best approach was to write in secret, not letting anyone know.
Once he became the director, he would have his own office, where he could write in private.
He guessed that no one would discover it.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was worth a try.
Thus, Ji Yang found the largest Internet novel website in the country and began to study it carefully.