Chapter 158: Chapter 138 No One Can Beat Him in This Field (Please Subscribe)_3

‘I know, in this city, in the field of ceramics, I can’t compete with the son of the Ceramics Association president.’

‘There were two paths before me, one was to leave this place and develop ceramics elsewhere, the other was to change professions.’

‘I chose to change professions!’

‘Immediately, I decided to file for bankruptcy, lay off the workers, only keeping Qing, whom I trusted, as my assistant.’

‘I was going to forge antiques.’

‘Actually, the ancestors of Lin Family Porcelain started with antique forgery, but after the forgery was discovered, making too many enemies, they fled to this small city and began doing ceramics business.’

‘The techniques of antique forgery were secretly passed down, and in my generation, they finally came in handy.’

‘The old wooden door in the courtyard, worn smooth by the years, I stepped out with Qing, to purchase materials needed for forging antiques.’

‘The first antique I wanted to forge was a piece of porcelain.’

‘—A Qing Kangxi Five-colored Fish and Algae Pattern Douli Bowl.’

‘…’

Zhang Yixing leafed through the pages, and among Mr. Lin’s return to his ancestors’ trade—antique forgery—he also wrote about the methods of forging a Qing Kangxi Five-colored Fish and Algae Pattern Douli Bowl.

Purchasing a Qing Dynasty white porcelain Douli Bowl, painting on an old base with new drawings, glaze top color painting, firing twice, using traditional medicine + alcohol + a drop of potassium permanganate to age it, and finishing it up.

A Qing Kangxi Five-colored Fish and Algae Pattern Douli Bowl, thus sprang to life on the page.

Zhang Yixing was dumbfounded, muttering non-stop, “That’s real craft, there’s even a method of appraisal, if I had seen this novel earlier, I wouldn’t have been scammed out of my two hundred and eighty-eight hundred yuan.”

Turning the page further, the novel came to an abrupt halt.

Unknowingly, the fifty thousand words of ‘Last Week’s Antique’ had been read to completion.

‘That’s it?’

Zhang Yixing was left wanting more, curious to see what happens next: Mr. Lin taking the ‘Qing Kangxi Five-colored Fish and Algae Pattern Douli Bowl’ to an antique master for appraisal, what kind of evaluation the antique master would give, whether it could pass as the real deal.

‘Editor-in-chief, do you think there’s a chance for a film adaptation?’ Youyou didn’t forget her purpose, taking the opportunity to ask.

‘For an average work, the minimum is twenty thousand Average Subscription, now it’s picking up, you need thirty thousand Average Subscription for a chance at a film adaptation.’ Zhang Yixing mused, then his tone shifted, ‘However, this one “Last Week’s Antique” has a niche subject matter, so we could lower the threshold a bit.’

‘How much?’ Youyou asked eagerly.

‘At the very least fifteen thousand.’ Zhang Yixing smiled.

For ‘Last Week’s Antique’, he wasn’t looking at it with an editor’s eye, but rather as a reader, immersed in it.

He found that the fifty thousand words of Lin Chuan’s new book, whether in terms of the professionalism of antique forgery or the tension of the plot, were top-notch.

If it could maintain this standard and reach fifteen thousand Average Subscription, there really was a chance for a film adaptation.

‘Thank you, editor-in-chief.’

Youyou pursed her lips, her face filled with smiles.

‘The film adaptation hasn’t even been recommended yet, don’t rush the thanks.’ Editor-in-chief Zhang Yixing smiled, then added, ‘If Lin Chuan can have two works adapted into films, and they’re well received, it could greatly boost your performance.’

Youyou’s eyes lit up instantly, ‘How much of a boost?’

An editor’s performance is actually about how much revenue they can generate for the web novel site, and film adaptations, especially those that become popular, can significantly enhance an editor’s performance much more than several ten-thousand Average Subscription works could ever compare.

After all, the phrase ‘IP is king’ is circulated in the web novel circles.

A 19-year-old genius writer who reached the platinum tier, his novel released across the entire network is conservatively estimated to have IP rights fees amounting to hundreds of millions, which is incomparable to mere royalties.

That’s why they say ‘novel IP derivative’ is another growth path for web novel writers.

After some thought, editor-in-chief Zhang Yixing smiled and said, ‘Helping you aim for the chief editor position should be no problem.’

‘Chief editor!?’

Youyou was taken aback, her pupils shrinking, her delicate face full of surprise.

If Lin Chuan’s two adaptations do well, she could aim for the chief editor position… hiss!

What do you call this?

Relying on someone else’s power? Success by association? Or when one man gains the Tao, his poultry and dogs ascend to heaven?

Pffft!

For a moment, Youyou couldn’t think of an appropriate idiom to describe her relationship with Lin Chuan.

In the end.

Youyou left the office with a heart full of joy, stepping light-footedly, humming a tune, and sent Lin Chuan a message:

‘Lin Chuan, you really are my treasure!’