Chapter Eighty-One: The Situation is Grim

  It's easy to make a vow, but it's hard to take action. Su Jin had been giving herself a headache for half a day, but she still couldn't figure out what to do. In desperation, she could only find a restaurant to turn her frustration into appetite first, got up early in the morning to exercise, and then received an invitation from Su Xingfeng to spend the whole morning at the municipal government. Until now, I haven't eaten yet, and I'm starving.

  It's been two months since Su Jin has been insisting on practicing Daoyin and Neijiaquan. To put it simply, his food intake has increased significantly, and he can't be happy without meat every day. No wonder people used to say "the poor cultivate literature, the rich cultivate martial arts", you need some capital to practice martial arts!

  Ignoring the waiter's astonished gaze, Su Jin slowly returned home after swallowing two catties of braised pork. As for the crisis of online culture, there was still no solution, and in his frustration, he didn't have the mood to write. Fortunately, he had accumulated a large number of drafts beforehand, so the upload of "Hui Ming" wouldn't be delayed.

  Two months' time, uploading 20,000 words every day, "Hui Ming" has updated more than 12 million words. Adding the previous updates, the total number of words online is close to 20 million. The plot of "Hui Ming" has already passed halfway. The original version of "Hui Ming" has a total of over 44 million words, but since it's an online novel, it inevitably has the common problem of online novels - padding! Even a masterpiece like "Hui Ming" can't avoid some dragging in the middle part of the story.

  This doesn't mean that the great gods have no professional ethics, even if it's the great gods of later generations who can't avoid having a card sometimes. This is normal, but the characteristics of the Internet also require it to update a certain number of words every day. Otherwise, it will lead to a decline in attention, collection and subscription data. So, in order to maintain the word count, occasionally pouring some water is also within everyone's understanding range.

  Of course, the number of words in "Hui Ming" is not many. Compared to those later works that are full of nonsense, "Hui Ming" can be said to be a rare masterpiece. In this regard, Moon Gate's reputation is still guaranteed.

  However, Su Jing's biggest difference from other authors is that he never has to worry about running out of ideas. The system's resources are enough for him to write books until his death without ever using them up! Even if he writes until his rebirth, there are still future divine books in the system waiting to be written. You wouldn't think that the system's resources would stop at Su Jing's rebirth, would you? The reason he hasn't written any future books is because the previous ones were already enough; why bother writing more?

  As a result, Su Jing naturally made some cuts to the plot of "Hui Ming", cutting out as much filler content as possible and making the article more concise. After Su Jing's revisions, the article is now around 4 million characters long. Currently, Su Jing has already revised over 35 million characters, and with about 10 days left, he can finish revising the remaining 5 million characters. So, it can be said that Su Jing still has a lot of time to spare.

  In Su Jian's anxious and disordered mind, a day passed quickly. On the second day, Su Jian got out of bed and naturally still practiced Daoyin and Neijiaquan. Whether it was urgent or not at this time, through this period of practice, at least from Su Jian's feeling, Neijiaquan was still very beneficial, at least strengthening his body should not be a problem. During this period, Su Jian always felt full of energy, slept well at night, and estimated that this had a great relationship with practicing Neijiaquan.

  After finishing his boxing practice, Su Jin washed up and hurriedly ran out of the house to the newspaper stand on the main street, where he bought all the famous newspapers. Su Jin returned home with a stack of newspapers and began to flip through them. His eyes were sharp as he searched for something. On the Ancient City Daily, he found an article by the same commentator, whose target was still limited to online platforms.

  Moreover, it also published interviews with several parents who all expressed their dissatisfaction with the internet. One parent even indignantly stated that it was because of these online games that his child's grades had plummeted, and that the government should regulate these "electronic poisons".

  If it were in the past, Su Jin might have just smiled and let it go. But after being reminded by Su Xingfeng, in today's Su Jin's view, this is undoubtedly a gradual guidance of public opinion! "The other party's means are very sinister!" Su Jin muttered to himself. What worries him most is that an article on the People's Daily actually expressed the same views as the commentator of the Ancient City Daily in a subtle way. Echoing with the Ancient City Daily from afar!

  Although this article is only on the sixth edition of the reading page, and the position is not important. But to know that the status of People's Daily is completely incomparable to that of Gu Cheng Daily, it can even be said that there is no comparability between the two. The People's Daily is the country's first-rate political newspaper! It represents the domestic political wind vane, and any article published on it has meaning, even if it is an article in a remote position on the sixth edition, it cannot be underestimated!

  This is absolutely the scholars in the traditional cultural circle who have ideological disputes with themselves taking action. Su Jin considered that, as for the current interests dispute, there are only a few state-owned publishing houses in the ancient city. After all, the profits of their joint venture with Pang Zong's publishing network made them jealous, but it was limited to the ancient city. As for those farther away, they were not affected at present.

  It's not that Su Zhan underestimated them, but with their limited abilities, they can only stir up some waves in the Ancient City Daily. It's unlikely that they would be able to get a spot on the People's Daily. After all, the People's Daily, which dominates the world, is not something that just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can play around with. Only those scholars who have a certain reputation at home and abroad can publish articles in it.

  At this point, Su Jian's admiration for Su Xingfeng was like a vast river, endless and unstoppable. It was also like the Yellow River bursting its banks, impossible to contain! A small sign reveals a great deal, one leaf knows autumn. It is said that after practicing internal family fist to the point of transforming power, one will have such ability. But Su Xingfeng had already possessed this ability in politics.

  But, for now, Su Xingfeng's abilities are of no use to Su Zhan. What's most important for Su Zhan right now is how to face the current crisis. Time is pressing, and the enemy's offensive has not yet fully launched. Being detected by oneself at this moment is equivalent to giving oneself a head start, allowing oneself to respond calmly.

  If it really comes to the other side's all-out attack, I'm afraid I'll be close to death. But even with this first move, it's useless, Su Zhan is not Su Xingfeng, he doesn't have his incredible abilities and means. He knows that every day that passes, his situation becomes more dire, but he really has no way out.

  At the critical moment, he thought of Su Xingfeng again. "Should I go ask Dad for advice?" Su Jian hesitated a bit. He knew that Su Xingfeng had let him handle this matter to temper himself, and he believed that if he went to find Su Xingfeng now, although it would disappoint Su Xingfeng, he would still help him. But did he really want to go find Su Xingfeng? After thinking about it repeatedly, Su Jian still couldn't make up his mind.

  "Never mind, it's not the last moment yet, no need to rush to find Dad. Let's discuss with Fat General and others first, we're all in this together, see if they have any good ideas." Su thought somewhat helplessly.