Dad, I'm Hurt!

"I was the fifteenth to place an order. I got the book, and it has Teacher Lin Yu's signature on it. The signature is so beautiful."

"I got lucky and won one. My grandfather is in the Calligraphy Association, and he said he was far inferior to Teacher Lin Yu."

"Great God Lin Yu's Fairy Tales are good, and so is his handwriting. Too bad I didn't win, so I can only admire it online."

Many of those who received the books showed them off.

Some people who received Signed Books posted them online and on Moments, earning plenty of likes.

This wave of attention drew many more people to read the book.

After reading it and finding it good, they placed orders to buy it.

"Sales and reputation are both soaring. Awesome."

"Two years ago, that one guy's sales started out okay, but then his reputation blew up. His sales plummeted in no time."

Everyone at Childlike Heart Network was in a great mood.

Lin Yu had brought the site a lot of traffic. The boss was making money, so surely their bonuses would not be lacking.

"Old Chen, at this rate, these Five Hundred Thousand copies might sell out in half a month."

Childlike Heart Network's boss, Liang Zhirong, said to Chen Xinhan.

He was in an exceptionally good mood.

Although the royalty rate he had promised Lin Chen was a little high, it was nothing compared to the boost Lin Chen had brought the site.

Chen Xinhan smiled. "I originally estimated that these Five Hundred Thousand copies would take at least twenty days to sell, but it looks like it won't take that long."

"Lin Chen's signatures have generated quite a bit of buzz."

Liang Zhirong said cheerfully, "We saved money. Even spending One Million might not have generated this much attention."

Knock, knock!

Someone knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Liang Zhirong said.

Soon, someone pushed the door open and entered. He said excitedly, "Boss, Elder Gu, the president of the Calligraphy Association, praised Teacher Lin Yu's calligraphy on Weibo."

"He also said Teacher Lin Yu's Fairy Tales were excellent, and that he planned to read them to his granddaughter."

Liang Zhirong's eyes lit up.

The Calligraphy Association might not have much of a presence, but someone like Elder Gu still carried immense influence.

Quite a few official media outlets followed Elder Gu.

"Boss, Elder Gu actually came out to support us. This is great. I was worried that the tall tree catches the wind and some people would jump out to smear us. Now I can rest easy."

Chen Xinhan said joyfully.

With Elder Gu openly backing them, anyone who wanted to smear them would have to think twice.

Liang Zhirong said excitedly, "Since Elder Gu has posted about it, some official media outlets will probably help us promote it for free."

"The second batch might sell out in ten days."

Chen Xinhan nodded.

That was entirely possible.

Once the buzz picked up, many people would voluntarily promote it. With a good reputation, it would naturally sell even better.

China's birth rate had declined, but there had still been plenty of children born in previous years. They were at just the age to listen to stories.

The Fairy Tales Lin Chen wrote were suitable for children from two to six or seven years old. There should be Fifty Million children in that age range.

The first and second batches combined totaled only Eight Hundred Thousand copies.

Many parents were willing to spend money on their children.

Besides, a book did not cost much.

Knock, knock!

Not long after, someone knocked on Liang Zhirong's office door again.

"More good news?"

Liang Zhirong looked at the person entering and asked.

"Boss, a female celebrity just made a post. She bought the book and read the stories to her child. Her child loved them, and she recommended the book to her fans."

"She has Tens of Millions of followers!"

The editor who entered said excitedly.

Liang Zhirong and Chen Xinhan exchanged a glance. "Old Chen, it seems we underestimated Lin Yu."

Chen Xinhan nodded. "Celebrities cherish their reputations. They do not casually give people free advertising like this."

"She genuinely likes it."

"Now that there's one, there might be more to come."

Liang Zhirong, Chen Xinhan, and the others went outside.

The Sales Curve was displayed on the large screen. Sales had originally fallen, but now they were rapidly climbing.

A celebrity with Tens of Millions of followers still had considerable influence.

"At this rate, these Five Hundred Thousand copies will take ten days at most."

Chen Xinhan said.

Liang Zhirong smiled. "Old Chen, you're being too conservative. We can't afford to hire celebrities, but the effect of celebrity promotion is powerful. These Five Hundred Thousand copies probably won't even last a week."

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

More than a dozen celebrities had helped promote it for free. The second batch of Five Hundred Thousand copies sold out completely!

"Ordering another One Million copies?"

"CEO Liang, aren't you worried they'll end up sitting in your hands?"

Lin Chen asked in surprise.

Chen Xinhan and the others had not mentioned it, and he had not asked. He had not expected it to sell out again in just three days.

"Lin Chen... no, Boss Lin Yu, you have no idea how popular your Fairy Tales are right now. If we order another One Million copies, they'll definitely sell out within a month."

Liang Zhirong said with a grin.

Lin Chen said, "CEO Liang, if you're confident, then I certainly have no problem with it. You're handing me money—of course I'll take it."

Liang Zhirong coughed lightly. "Great God Lin Yu, there's one small issue. Many people have said that the second batch didn't have Signed Books. Could you arrange another batch of Signed Books for the third batch?"

Lin Chen was speechless.

"How many?"

Liang Zhirong said, "How about two thousand?"

Lin Chen sighed inwardly. Wouldn't signing two thousand books take most of the day?

"Fine."

"Have Li Lin deliver the books to the usual place."

Lin Chen said.

Very soon, Lin Chen and Liang Zhirong signed their third contract.

The last time, Five Hundred Thousand copies had earned him 2.35 million. This time, for One Million copies, he received 4.8 million.

His royalty rate varied according to sales volume.

Ding!

Liang Zhirong quickly arranged for the finance department to make the transfer.

Lin Chen's Bank Card balance had reached 7.9 million.

If he had not been living in a city like Magic City, 7.9 million might have been enough for him to comfortably live a laid-back life forever.

"Waaah, waaah."

Lin Xiaoqian started crying.

Lin Chen quickly left the study and rushed into the living room.

"Xiaoqian, what's wrong?"

Lin Chen hurriedly picked Lin Xiaoqian up and asked.

Tears welled up in Lin Xiaoqian's eyes. "Daddy, I scratched my hand. Daddy, look, I'm hurt."

Lin Chen hurriedly examined her.

Lin Xiaoqian's hand was indeed a little red, but the skin was not even broken. If he had come any later, the red mark probably would have disappeared.

"Daddy will rub it for you."

"Qian Qian, be good. Don't cry. You're fine."

Lin Chen said.

Lin Xiaoqian said, "Daddy, aren't you going to put medicine on it? Whenever I got hurt before, Mommy would put medicine on it."

"Okay, Daddy will put some on."

Lin Chen did not know whether to laugh or cry.

By now, the red mark was almost impossible to see.

He fetched the medicine box.

Worried that Lin Xiaoqian might get injured or something, he had prepared a medicine box containing some common medications.

The host applied medicine to Lin Xiaoqian and obtained the Ancient Medical Skill.

Thirty hours to Master level, sixty hours to Grandmaster level.

The system's voice rang out in Lin Chen's mind.

Lin Chen froze for a moment.

Applying medicine to Lin Xiaoqian had actually earned him Ancient Medical Skill.

This was quite powerful.

Ordinary skills took ten hours to reach Master level and twenty hours to reach Grandmaster level. This one took three times as long.

Among the skills he had acquired so far, this ranked second in difficulty. Only Aircraft Manufacturing Technology had higher requirements.

—That one required fifty hours and one hundred hours respectively.

"Xiaoqian, it doesn't hurt anymore, right?"

Lin Chen said with a smile.

It seemed he could not judge things from an adult's perspective. Just applying medicine to Lin Xiaoqian had brought such a great reward.

Ancient Medical Skill was truly a good thing.

"Hehe, it doesn't hurt anymore."

"Daddy is amazing!"

As Lin Xiaoqian spoke, she hugged Lin Chen's head and gave him a kiss.

"System, how do I level this up?"

"There don't seem to be many opportunities for it normally."

Lin Chen said in his mind.

The system said, "Host, it is common for children to get sick."

"Uh... then I'd better not level this up for now!"

Lin Chen did not want Lin Xiaoqian to get sick.