Chapter 335: Opportunities (5100+)

Ever since the system upgraded Li Yan's main skills - including the four secondary skills except the currently unclear "speed", the commonly used subject area skills, and the fourth-level skills related to body and mind - to 60% progress, its presence has dropped sharply.

If it weren't for the willpower to break through to 61 points, Li Yan would have thought that 60 points was the limit of the system.

He had a nightmare one night. He dreamed that when his other awakened uncommon skills or miscellaneous small skills were upgraded to 60% progress, the system suddenly made a long "beep" sound.

[My journey ends here. You can walk the rest of the way on your own.]

It woke him up immediately.

Then he shouted "system" several times in his mind, and then remembered that the system would not chat with him, so he used the "numerical combing" function after a long time.

Listening to the electronic sound of the system bombarding in my mind, I listed all the skills.

This was an absurdly large project, and he had specifically placed restrictions on the system - if he accidentally had the idea of ​​taking inventory, he had to confirm whether he wanted to list all the skills.

In the past, he always complained that this voice was noisy and wished that the system would say less.

But at that time he felt a sense of security he had never felt before.

After peace of mind comes anxiety.

He has been busy with computer-related things for a long time, and has worked on countless papers, research projects, and cutting-edge technologies. He has also solved countless difficult bugs in the group. According to his previous progress, he should have made a breakthrough long ago.

But it was very quiet. Even though he hadn't made a formal breakthrough before, he could vaguely feel the difference.

It was like he was pouring oil into a bucket of corresponding value; even though it hadn't reached a certain mark, at least he knew there was progress and he could feel that he was getting closer.

And now he is just like falling into a black hole...no reaction at all.

Recently, there have been some exciting "dings" occasionally. It turns out that this is all because Li Yan's physical and mental values ​​are relatively high, and there is a certain overlap between his skills, so the skills with lower values ​​are passively improved without him practicing them at all.

For example, in various sports, the physical values ​​go up. Sometimes, just because of random thoughts in the mind or accidentally seeing some game scenes, the sports skill values ​​will suddenly increase.

The real people lie at home and improve their football skills.

There are also active improvements, such as nutrition, which basically will improve if you eat more and eat better.

The problem is that when he improves to a certain level, such as the current 51 points, Li Yan's efficiency in absorbing nutrients is already very objective.

As a result, appetite also decreases.

If this is improved to a super high level, will it be enough to take two nutritional tablets a day? That would be too boring. A life without delicious food is incomplete. I hope that the system's principle of always being good to him will not change, and this skill will not one day turn him into a fat man because he will have an excess of nutrition if he eats a little bit of good food.

After hearing the "ding" sound of these skills for a long time, Li Yan became numb.

The meal with Kong Yuande made him realize that even if he continued to gain enlightenment, he would still not be able to break through the 60% mark. He was indeed a little disappointed.

The path of accumulating numbers is not feasible, and the path of breaking through cognition is also not feasible...

He even had a strange idea all of a sudden.

What if the system really stops here?
How much of his current achievements were given by the system?
A skill score progress of 60% is already an excellent level among all human beings.

Li Yan was very clear that his computer skills were definitely much better than when his score was just 60.

Perhaps you can also achieve brilliant results through your own efforts.

Moreover, he is much stronger now than before his rebirth, so maybe he should be content...

"What the hell!"

Li Yan suddenly sat up in shock, scaring all her teammates who were browsing "Knowledge Planet" in front of their laptops.

Because Lin Zhiyuan was very interested in this website, the four of them started introducing it to him. As they chatted, they began to study the gossip section of "Knowledge Planet" and were fascinated by all the messy stories.

I was almost scared to death by Li Yan's shout.

"Shen Yan, I was wrong. We shouldn't look at these things." Lai Yining quickly admitted his mistake.

"What are you looking at?"

"Hmm? What are you talking about?"

Everyone looked at each other.

"Uh...no."

"We thought you were tired and needed to rest. You weren't in good shape when you just came back," said Deng Yudi.

Is it that obvious?
But it's okay now.

Li Yan slapped himself hard in his mind for wanting to be content with what he has. Li's ambition is never satisfied and he will never stop moving forward!
After being reborn, I still pursue contentment?

It's impossible. It's just a hurdle of 60%. It's just a small hurdle. Just break through it.

Can a living person be suffocated to death by the system?
"I'm not tired, I just lost my focus for a while. What are you doing?"

He Zixiang looked at Lin Zhiyuan, "Can Yan Shen always keep his eyes burning like this?"

"What you said sounds a bit wrong?" Lin Zhiyuan complained.

"It's okay, he doesn't do this to girls." Deng Yudi continued.

"Damn, that's even more terrifying." Lai Yining pushed the criticism to the peak.

"Ahem, stop letting your thoughts wander." He Zixiang used his ability as a summarizing immortal to explain to Li Yan that they were promoting the Knowledge Planet website to Comrade Lin Zhiyuan.

"That's great. In addition to gossip, we can also directly post the programming problems we encountered during the development process and pool our wisdom."

"Very good! I just collected a bunch of problems, some of which cannot be solved, some can be optimized, and some that actually don't need to be dealt with now..." He Zixiang nodded repeatedly.

"So you were prepared to use this website from the beginning, which is why you asked us to establish a geek community at that time?" Deng Yudi asked.

It feels so good, Old Deng. I can’t do without a good partner like you when I’m trying to show off.

"You can only do a little bit of everything, it will always be useful." Li Yan replied.

"This is the gift from the Almighty," Lai Yining concluded.

After all, the house was too small, so after washing and hanging the clothes on the balcony, everyone went back to the hotel.

Lin Zhiyuan felt that he had spent a blessed day and returned to the dormitory very excitedly - he had made an appointment with his classmates to go jogging in the evening.

No wonder he has lost a lot of weight, it seems that the praise from his female classmates is quite effective.

Wait, the classmate I asked to run with is a female classmate?
Good boy, you have started to hide things too.

"Li Yan, why don't we go back to the dormitory?" Chen Fan suggested.

"What did Lin Heng say again?"

"The same old routine, I sent 17 crying emojis in the group."

"17?"

"We haven't been home for 17 days."

Li Yan raised an eyebrow and said, "Okay, let's go back."

As soon as I opened the dormitory door, I saw several pairs of shocked eyes.

"Is it that exaggerated..." Li Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Don't you know that many relationships fade away slowly like this? Senior Brother Li!" Lin Heng's desire to act has indeed been very strong recently. Li Yan has always suspected that this man has a crush on someone.

But although he is a show-off at heart, he is actually a coward and can only release his strong desire to perform in the dormitory.

"You're still calling me Senior Brother..." Li Yan returned to his seat and immediately opened his laptop. "Should I say anything? It feels more comfortable to sit here and look at the computer. It's very free."

"I think so too." Chen Fan quickly got on the bed and turned on the computer.

"Wow, you two, you turn on the computer as soon as you come back, don't you want to catch up with us?" Zhu Qinglun put down the book in his hand.

"Where is Ruofei?" Li Yan asked.

"I went to play ball." Liang Tiancheng replied.

It's quite magical. After the basketball game ended and Li Yan was still in the dormitory, Li Ruofei never took the initiative to mention playing basketball. He never played basketball in his daily life. At most, he would play basketball during physical education class.

Li Yan once thought he had lost interest in basketball.

It seems that he still loves it very much, which is also a special mentality.

In fact, Li Yan himself felt that ever since he gradually left the level of "New Taipei No. 1 Middle School Class 0 Special Recruitment" where his roommates were, his existence itself has been bringing tremendous pressure to his roommates.

In fact, in the dormitory, apart from Chen Fan who kept up with him, and Lin Heng who was always very lively, the other people were becoming more and more polite in their communications with Li Yan.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that everyone is laughing and joking around, including Lin Heng. When this group of roommates come to Li Yan to ask questions, they always say "trouble", "please ask", and "can I".

inevitable.

Li Yan has been making progress and his ceiling has been rising. He must eventually take a path that continues to leave those around him behind.

The road ahead in life is bright and glorious.

He doesn't have time to wait for anyone.

The only person in this world who can be responsible for his time is himself.

"Old Yan," Lin Heng interrupted Li Yan's thoughts, "You said you wanted to make a mobile phone of the future. What's the progress now? Can you tell us about it?"

"Keep it a secret." Li Yan refused.

"Damn," Zhu Qinglun became excited, "It seems that President Yan feels pressured. How earth-shattering must this be?" "Don't look at me... I actually have no idea at the moment." Chen Fan waved his hands repeatedly.

"Then let's talk about something else." Lin Heng did not show any emotion because of Li Yan's confidentiality. "How are things going between you and Senior Sister Wei?"

"What's going on?"

"Still pretending to be stupid, Lao Yan, you are not as sincere as before." Lin Heng shook his head repeatedly.

"I have to go out for a while. Master wants to see me." Li Yan suddenly stood up. "If you are really curious about what I am doing, you can ask Chen Fan. What he is following is very core."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yan left the dormitory in a leisurely manner.

"This..." Lin Heng stared at the dormitory door for a long time, "I finally came back, and I have to make use of this little time."

"Li Yan has also widened the gap with us." Liang Tiancheng hit the nail on the head.

Everyone's expression was complicated.

Chen Fan was actually a little nervous, his mind was quickly sorting out everything related to the "Hetu System". Only then did he feel that he had actually been pushed by Li Yan's requirements. As a member of the development team, he did not actually know the overall picture of the Hetu System.

He just stood there in a daze.

What exactly is in Li Yan’s mind and what does he want to do?
But in the end his nervousness was in vain, because his roommates remained silent and a little disappointed, and did not ask any questions.

"What do you think? Is Li Yan avoiding questions related to Senior Wei?" Chen Fan wanted to change the topic that everyone would be interested in.

But everyone seemed to have no interest. Chen Fan had also thought about what they were thinking.

So Chen Fan didn't say anything else, but just picked up the computer and continued his research.

The other roommates also quietly opened their books.

It’s almost time for dinner, but no one seems to want to eat.

Li Yan still underestimated the influence she had on this group of classmates.

Perhaps only when he really leaves New Taipei First Middle School will people truly realize his significance to this school.

"I heard that you were out and about recently. I didn't expect that you would come back to school today by chance."

I haven't seen Yang Chengzhang for a while. The old man looks more energetic.

Yes, the more powerful Li Yan is, the more glorious he will be as Li Yan's only nominal master.

Although there are currently no media outlets making a fuss about his relationship with Li Yan, the old man still feels happy about it.

"Master, you are joking. After all, I am still a student of New Taipei First High School."

"You're welcome, you little brat. Have you become unfamiliar with me after not seeing me for a while?"

You are too sensitive, Lao Yang.

"It's really unfamiliar when the master brings it up." Li Yan found a seat in the lobby on the second floor of Mu Sheng Art and sat down. Then he suddenly remembered that there was a cartoonist named Cao Xinshuo who was admired by him.

"Xiao Cao told me," Yang Chengzhang stood by the window, "You are also quite willful. Have you ever thought about how to share the money with Xiao Cao if you make money?"

"It's fifty-fifty." Li Yan shrugged.

"What?"

"Convenient, too lazy to analyze these things."

"I even went to Zou Yang to find out more about this. Your novel is quite good." Yang Chengzhang raised his eyebrows. "If it is really made into a comic book, the money earned will be quite a lot."

"That's great. It will help Brother Shuo gain both fame and fortune."

Yang Chengzhang's eyes are so easy to read that you can almost read the words:
He is indeed a young man full of idealism.

Perhaps Lao Yang wanted to use his experience as a person who had experienced it to tell Li Yan that there is no such thing as an ideal when it comes to the distribution of benefits.

When money is right in front of you, the balance in your heart will start to work.

"This is obviously my copyright, my idea, you are just a technician."

"I didn't agree to share the copyright with you at the beginning."

"Where's the contract? I don't think we signed one?"

Yang Chengzhang has already started rehearsing in his mind.

Seeing that he couldn't help but prepare to give Li Yan some poisonous chicken soup, Li Yan took the initiative to speak:
"I'm not stupid, Master. I just have a lot of things to do, so it's better to save my energy than to think carefully about the distribution here. And if this 50-50 split can make Brother Shuo do his best to complete a comic work led by me, then it's worth it."

Yang Chengzhang was stunned.

Do you really think Cao Xinshuo is a technician?
Although Yang Chengzhang didn't really think of Li Yan as a high school student, these words still made him feel a sense of disconnection in his cognition.

No matter how talented you are, where does your life experience come from?
"For me, earning a few hundred thousand dollars more is far less meaningful than completing a great comic."

In other words, the significance of this comic to Li Yan is mainly the work itself. He is spending about half of the revenue from the comic in exchange for Cao Xinshuo's full efforts.

On one end of the scale, Li Yan puts free copyright and high profits, and on the other end, she puts her own initiative and the gratitude of others.

"But if you sell the copyright, you won't earn just a few hundred thousand." Yang Chengzhang nodded at him.

"The copyright is still in my hands, I can still sell it." Li Yan smiled, "If I'm interested in making a TV series or a movie at that time, maybe I will pursue the quality first. Maybe by then, "Nangong Boy" will no longer be in my eyes."

Too confident.

But there's really nothing I can say.

Yang Chengzhang stood on Li Yan's side. He knew Li Yan's abilities very well and would never give himself any chance of being slapped in the face.

"Let's go."

"Huh? Where are you going?" No wonder Lao Yang didn't sit down, it turned out he was getting ready to go out.

"Red Dragon invites you to dinner."

He also specifically emphasized that he was inviting me...

Li Yan waved and called Yang Chengzhang, "Master, there's no rush to go. What's the purpose of this meal?"

"Can't I eat without a purpose?"

"Let's talk business. Red Dragon is a business company. I don't think they want to talk to me about art."

Yang Chengzhang smoothed his hair and smiled so hard that the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes could have pinched a playing card.

"It seems that you don't have a good impression of the red dragon?"

"When it comes to business, there's no good or bad. As long as you can make money and build a reputation, that's good."

"You signed your name on that painting last time and sold it for 150,000 without any publicity. This surprised Red Dragon."

"I'm surprised too." Li Yan smiled.

"They want to talk to you about cooperation." Yang Chengzhang walked towards Li Yan and patted his shoulder solemnly.

"Cooperation? That's great. Are you planning to promote me? Something like a new young painter?"

"Yes." Yang Chengzhang sat next to Li Yan, "But the prerequisite is that you have to draw two paintings for them in May. It will be difficult for them to promote without basic works."

"Prerequisites?" Li Yan sighed, "I also have a prerequisite, which is that I will have time to paint after June."

Yang Chengzhang really didn't expect this response. "After June? What are your plans? Don't you have to take the high school entrance exam?"

"I have more important things to do."

Here it comes, the thing that Yang Chengzhang was most worried about happened.

This kid Li Yan knows so many things, and he is very strong in all of them, and has achieved some results.

Painting is not his only way to prove himself, so he would inevitably not be interested in some opportunities that painters are vying for, just like now.

How many young painters dream of receiving the Red Dragon Gallery’s invitation for cooperation? However, Li Yan made a request in return.

Whenever Yang Chengzhang asked another disciple, he would say "silly child".

Then came the earnest persuasion, "You will regret your youthful recklessness in the future!"

The problem is that this disciple is Li Yan. He is unsuccessful in everything he does. If you try to persuade him, he will probably be slapped in the face.

Yang Chengzhang looked very awkward, and after struggling for a long time, he said, "This is an opportunity."

"I know, but I have bigger opportunities now."

The opportunities seen through "future memories" are miracles unique to those who have been reborn.

Yang Chengzhang wanted to say something but stopped himself. He stood up, walked a few steps, and then sat down again.

"I can't advise you anything... I can only give you a heads-up in advance. If you miss an opportunity, just treat it as if it never existed. Don't dwell on the 'what ifs'."

No matter what, Lao Yang is indeed a good master.

The teachers and seniors that Li Yan has met so far, Guo Qiwen, Yang Chengzhang, and Su Siqing, are indeed very good in every sense.

It is Mr. Li’s luck.

So he stood up and said to Yang Chengzhang solemnly:

"Master, don't worry, Red Dragon will beg me to draw it later."

(End of this chapter)