Chapter 44 Be more professional!

“Isn’t it okay for me to treat you?”

Liu Hongmin said with a smile.

“That’s pretty much it!”

Zou Shifang was jealous, but he knew his own limitations. If he had Liu Hongmin’s ability, Liu Hongmin would definitely help him make money given their friendship.

When Shao Bao was first written, he and many others believed that this series of novels could only be published in school publications.

Who would have thought that a detective novel that could only sell tens of thousands of copies in single volume would be so popular in Hong Kong.

Moreover, according to Liu Hongmin, Shao Bao will be broadcast on Nanchao and Guizi, and will be available in bookstores. If it is successful, there will be a lot of royalties.

If Sanlian Publishing House wants to reprint the book, there will be royalties in the future. It can be said that even if Liu Hongmin does nothing, he can live a lifetime just by relying on the royalties.

Obviously Zou Shifang didn’t know how much the price of goods would increase in a few decades. Even if he got a few million in royalties, it wouldn’t be enough to do anything, and a serious illness might cost him everything.

“Okay, I know you’re busy, I’ll help you keep an eye on Shichahai.”

Zou Shifang’s grades are average, and it is difficult for him to master philosophy.

Zou Shifang also has no employment pressure, as he had a job before going to school. If he is not satisfied with the assigned job, he can return to his original unit.

Therefore, he has no pressure of finding a job or studying, as long as he can graduate.

Don’t say he just got a fake diploma, Zou Shifang is actually a real talent. It’s just that his score in the college entrance examination was not high enough and he didn’t get into the Chinese department.

The Chinese Department of Kyoto University has the highest admission score. Many students who failed to get into the Chinese Department had no choice but to go to the History Department and the Philosophy Department.

There weren’t many people like Liu Hongmin who chose history as their first choice. Because of the special period, history was not valued by people of that era.

There are very few people who like to study history. Most of them are not admitted to their first choice, and use the history department as a backup for their second or third choice.

I had no passion for history, so I just wanted to finish my studies. Then after meeting a professor, I thought about getting close to him so that I could use the professor’s connections to find a good job.

That’s right, I’m talking about Xu Liancheng.

Xu Liancheng hurried back to the dormitory and saw Liu Hongmin there. He immediately threw his luggage bag on the bed.

“You finally dare to show up?”

Liu Hongmin thought it was funny, “Why shouldn’t I show up?”

“Don’t try to show off. If you have the ability to publish a paper, don’t run away!”

Liu Hongmin spread his hands: “I am different from you guys who are just idle. I have a lot of things to do!”

“Stop making excuses.” Xu Liancheng pointed at Liu Hongmin’s nose and asked, “What do you mean by publishing that paper?”

“It’s nothing interesting, just summarizing my learning results.”

“Learning results? Who are you kidding? You have ulterior motives. You are a student of ancient Chinese history. What do you know about world history? What kind of world history paper are you publishing?”

“You are wrongly accusing me. I published a paper on ancient Chinese history.”

“So what history of Central and Western Asia are you talking about?”

“Because ancient China had exchanges with Central and West Asia! You see, those who study the history of the Qin and Han dynasties all know Zhao Tuo. Zhao Tuo is also the founding monarch in the history of Yue and Monkey. If I study Zhao Tuo, does that mean I am studying the history of Yue and Monkey?”

Xu Liancheng opened his mouth but could not find a point to refute. Liu Hongmin continued, “I study Gan Ying, Gan Ying’s diplomatic mission to Central and Western Asia, isn’t it normal for me to talk about the history of Central and Western Asia?”

Xu Liancheng was furious. “You want to study Gan Ying, so why are you denying Alexander? Western historians have clearly proved that Gan Ying only went as far as the Persian Gulf. Alexander did exist. Why are you making such a fuss?”

“It is said that believing in books is worse than having no books at all. If you want me to believe your opinions, please answer my questions.”

Xu Liancheng’s face flushed. How could he answer those questions? So he said something, turned around and ran out of the dormitory.

“Just wait, I’ll let Professor Xia take care of you.”

Liu Hongmin spread his hands, as long as Professor Xia could produce evidence.

Liu Hongmin glared at Professor Xia and laughed at him, saying that scholars around the world would not be able to produce any evidence in the next forty years, let alone now.

Sure enough, on the second day of school, in Professor Xia’s class, the professor publicly criticized Liu Hongmin by name.

“Some students should not think that they are great just because they have read a few history books—”

Liu Hongmin stood up and said, “Professor Xia, there’s no need to beat around the bush. I know you’re talking about me.”

“It’s good that you know!” Professor Xia said with a teacher-like manner, “You are a student now, and students should act like students. There are so many scholars and professors in the world who are not better than you? Do you need to question this and that?”

Liu Hongmin said: “Professor Xia, you are a professor after all, can you be more professional?”

“Hahaha……”

Some students burst into laughter, and Xu Liancheng immediately stood up and shouted angrily: “No laughing! Shut up!”

Everyone looked at Xu Liancheng unhappily. If he was not Professor Xia’s man, he would probably be beaten.

Professor Xia’s eyes flashed with anger, “Liu Hongmin, do you still understand the importance of respecting your teachers?”

Liu Hongmin: “A teacher’s job is to impart knowledge and resolve doubts! Professor Xia, there are so many questions in my thesis. As my teacher, shouldn’t you answer my questions? You come up and accuse me right away. Is this your teacher ethics?”

Xu Liancheng shouted loudly: “Liu Hongmin, what nonsense are you talking about?”

“Shut up, you!”

Liu Hongmin stood up suddenly. “You are illiterate. Why are you pretending to be so arrogant? If you are capable, answer my questions. If you can’t, shut up!”

It was the first time Xu Liancheng saw Liu Hongmin get angry, and he was shocked. But he quickly reacted and was about to blame Liu Hongmin when he heard the students in the class shouting, “If you can’t answer, shut up!”

Faced with such public outrage, Xu Liancheng did not dare to speak again and sat down reluctantly.

Liu Hongmin looked at Professor Xia and said, “As a student, I am not very good at learning, so it is normal for me to have doubts and random thoughts. As a professor, isn’t it your duty to help us students solve our doubts?”

“If you can answer it, it proves that you are knowledgeable. If you can’t answer it, just tell us directly, and we will admire your honesty. Knowing what you know and admitting what you don’t know is knowledge!”

“We know what is said in the Analects. These ancient sages taught us to seek truth from facts and not to deceive others. However, not only did you not answer my question, you also wanted to suppress my right to speak. Is this the ethics of you professors?”

Professor Xia was also speechless. Unless he could answer the questions raised by Liu Hongmin in the paper, anything he said would be wrong.

He simply closed the book and said, “get out of class dismissed!”

He left a word and hurriedly left the classroom.

(End of this chapter)