Chapter 159 - Chapter 159: Chapter 139 True Crime Records (Please Subscribe) (2/2)

“Are you coming tonight… or not?”

“You little sp!”

“…”

Meanwhile.

Youyou had opened a convenient gateway for Lin Chuan’s new book “Last Week’s Antique,” and shortly after the contract was signed, she arranged a splash screen promotion for it.

This was a privilege Youyou had applied for from the chief editor.

A splash screen promotion was on the same level as a major homepage recommendation, promoting quickly and effectively.

Very quickly.

Many ‘ten-year-old fans’ discovered Lin Chuan’s new book.

[Crime suspect Mr. Lin has a new book! I’ll add it to my favorites first, then click to report it!]

[I really want to ask, does Mr. Lin not have any creative bottleneck at all?]

[Mr. Lin specializes in crime themes, what he writes are real criminal records, how could there be any bottlenecks?]

[He’s working so hard, is he not afraid of death?]

[This is the most diligent author I’ve seen, just won first place in an anti-fraud essay competition and immediately starts a new book, not even taking a break.]

[Let me check out the new book, antique forgery, is it just about making crafts, or the kind of crime that involves forging and selling them?]

[Just look at the ID, it’s definitely the latter!]

[He dares to commit such huge amount fraud in real crime! Antique forgery, what guts!]

[Eh, speaking of antique forgery, I remember Old Bai is into cultural relic restoration.]

[Forward this to Old Bai to have a look!]

[…]

In Modu, Wenbai Studio.

The studio was bathed in soft lighting, with photos of cultural relics covering the walls.

In the center, rows of neatly arranged workbenches were filled with various restoration tools and materials, ranging from tiny engraving knives and brushes to sophisticated measuring instruments and professional restoration liquids, all orderly organized.

Lin Chuan’s loyal reader, Old Bai, was wearing a dark blue cotton work suit and semi-transparent protective glasses, focusing on inspecting a piece of porcelain he had just finished restoring.

“Huh—”

After examining the porcelain and confirming it was perfectly restored without obvious flaws, Old Bai packed it away.

Restoring cultural relics was an extremely energy-consuming job.

It required restorers to be fully engaged, meticulous, and error-free, which led to Old Bai often being absorbed in his work for hours on end.

However, his skills were still rudimentary, and he could only take on lesser-valued relics for restoration.

He wasn’t qualified for the more valuable ones yet.

After the restoration, he walked to a designated area to dust off the faint traces of paint and dust on his work clothes, then sat in the break room, playing with his phone for a while.

Each restoration was a high-intensity mental load.

Therefore, he often chose to relax by browsing videos or reading novels to unwind.

“Old Bai, the suspect has released a new book!”

Old Bai had just turned on his phone when a close book friend on QQ sent him a message.

“Old Lin has a new book?” Old Bai raised his eyebrow, muttered to himself, and a radiant smile spread across his face.

He was a faithful fan of Lin Chuan!

After all, Lin Chuan’s writing was right up his alley, and the man had once saved his life.

No matter what he wrote, Old Bai would show his support.

“Time to gift Old Lin a Silver Alliance, to give his new book some heat!” Old Bai immediately opened the Sailing Novel app, and the ad for Lin Chuan’s new book popped up.

In the center of the splash screen was a man in a black cloak, his face obscured.

Two lines of vertical text accompanied it on the right.

— The crime genre powerhouse Mr. Lin’s shocking new arrival.

— “Last Week’s Antique”.

“Old Lin is so fierce, he got a splash promo for his new book right off the bat, that’s the kind of treatment only influential authors get,” Old Bai muttered again and then his brows knitted together.

Huh?

Last Week’s Antique?

Old Lin’s new book is about antiques!

A strong excitement burst across Old Bai’s face as he thought, antique novels, I love reading those!

Without another word!

Old Bai immediately clicked into the book page and, not stingy at all, sent a gift.

Silver Alliance Leader’s Treasure Chest!

A site-wide announcement.

— Old Bai has sent Mr. Lin’s “Last Week’s Antique” a Silver Alliance Leader’s Treasure Chest, hurry over and enjoy the benefits!

Afterward, Old Bai smiled and said, “Old Lin, I’ll see if your knowledge of antiques is solid enough. If it’s not up to par, I’ll have to give you a good interrogation!”