System: Master Your Life-Chapter 571 - 140: Xu Lin’s Unhindered Thoughts (Part 2)

Chapter 571: Chapter 140: Xu Lin’s Unhindered Thoughts (Part 2)

Arriving at the film set, Xu Lin discovered that many girls had bought the book he released yesterday.

Xu Lin hasn’t checked its sales figures yet, but it’s probably doing well.

The book is mostly read by young people or girls, not really for the guys. It’s a bit too sweet, they can’t handle it.

"Xu Lin, can you sign this for me?"

Seeing Xu Lin arrive, Chen Duling walked over with the book.

"No problem."

Xu Lin took the book and pen, opened to the first page, and prepared to write his signature.

Mr. Xu.

However, just as Xu Lin was about to sign, he felt that the signature seemed a bit plain, lacking something.

He thought for a moment and then wrote: "Charm hides at the brows and corners of the eyes, gentle voice and smile reveal tenderness."

Xu Lin wrote in cursive, supported by the skill ’Flourishing Brush.’ While he couldn’t rival those old men who had been immersed in calligraphy for decades, he could certainly keep up with them!

"Xu Lin, your handwriting is so beautiful!"

Chen Duling exclaimed.

"It’s just writing."

Xu Lin shrugged indifferently.

"What does this sentence mean?"

"It’s a compliment for you, see if it suits you? It’s from the Huangmei Opera ’Lin Mei Falling from the Heavens’.

This sentence praises the girl’s charm and gentleness.

Actually, it could apply to many girls, provided they’re pretty.

"Oh!"

Chen Duling took the book, pondered over it for a long time, and couldn’t put it down.

"Xu Lin, write me a sentence too!"

Dilraba had been watching nearby.

"Hand over the book."

"Here."

The other party said: "What kind of compliment will you give me?"

Xu Lin thought for a moment and wrote: "After makeup, standing in the spring breeze, a smile is worth more than thousands of gold."

"What does that sentence mean?" Dilraba asked curiously.

Xu Lin handed her the book: "With makeup, standing in the spring breeze, your gentle smile is so invaluable I’d reject thousands of gold."

"Haha, are you saying you like me?" she joked.

"That depends on how you look without makeup."

Xu Lin laughed.

"Xu Lin, that’s a bit cheeky!" 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Haha, just kidding."

"Mr. Xu, can you write me a sentence too?"

"Sure."

"Mr. Xu, I want a sentence too."

"Everyone will get one, one by one!"

Meanwhile, many people started approaching Xu Lin for autographs; most were girls, but there were a few guys too.

Xu Lin didn’t just do signatures; he wrote ancient poems and sentences for everyone.

For the pretty girls, Xu Lin would write a poem or an ancient sentence praising their looks.

As for regular girls, it’s hard to compliment beauty when it’s not there. Xu Lin couldn’t bring himself to do it.

Instead, he’d see if they had an aura; if they did, he’d use a poem to describe their charm. If not, he’d praise their wisdom or character, like gentleness or calmness or poise. Xu Lin had read many ancient poems and songs, and there was no shortage of material.

The same applied to guys. There weren’t many guys asking for signatures, so Xu Lin had no trouble handling them.

Xu Lin signed for over eighty people.

The flowing cursive script.

At this film set, they often managed to create trending topics.

Today’s trending topic was: Mr. Xu’s new book signing.

Initially, people were posting on Xiaohongshu, sharing pictures of the words Xu Lin wrote in their books.

Most of those asking Xu Lin for signatures were girls, and Xiaohongshu is a popular platform for them.

The topic first began trending on Xiaohongshu.

Soon after, it made it to Weibo’s hot search, where more netizens saw it.

"Is this Mr. Xu’s handwriting? It’s so beautiful!"

"That’s right, this is Mr. Xu’s writing. It’s very beautiful. I personally got his signature at the film set. I didn’t expect his handwriting to be this good. Look at the verse he wrote for me, picture.jpg"

"Wow, such beautiful handwriting? It’s amazing that Mr. Xu is talented, but the fact that his writing is also stunning?"

"Not only is his handwriting aesthetic, but his knowledge of ancient poems is also impressive. I heard he signed for over eighty people at the film set, giving everyone a different poem as a compliment. Even as a Chinese literature student, I can’t memorize so many poems, especially since they’re all flattering poems. This shows Mr. Xu has mastered many poems and songs of this style."

"Mr. Xu is really a well-rounded talent. If you haven’t interacted with him at the film set, it’s hard to fully grasp what it’s like."

Weibo was quite lively. Although it didn’t rank first on the hot search, the topic was quite popular.

In the afternoon, Xu Lin left the film set. Around half-past five, he drove his electric scooter to the school entrance.

After waiting a while, Ning Yuhuan came out.

"Hey, I want to go to the bookstore to buy a book!"

Ning Yuhuan, carrying her backpack, easily settled behind Xu Lin and hugged his waist.

"What book?"

"Your book!"

"Alright,"

Xu Lin said, "Let’s head to the bookstore."

The sales of Xu Lin’s book were indeed booming. Just yesterday, in Jiangdu’s physical stores, three bookstores collectively sold fifty thousand sets. This isn’t the limit, as that’s all the stock they had prepared back then. Neither the bookstores nor the publisher anticipated the book would sell so well; they initially thought it would take a long time to sell.

Keep in mind, each set consists of two volumes, and they’re new releases with no discount offers yet. The regular edition sells for 100 yuan, while the deluxe edition costs 180 yuan.

In this era of digital reading, people’s demand for physical books has greatly diminished. Even if they do buy physical books, it’s usually for informational purposes, not novels.