RPAGF Chapter 4: Making Money is Essential
Chapter 4: Making Money is Essential
Upon hearing his uncle's words, Zhang Zeyan's eyes flickered, and a hint of apology appeared on his face.
Two years ago, Zhang Zeyan became famous throughout the school and the surrounding neighborhood because he learned all the elementary school knowledge in less than six months, which also attracted the attention of the education department.
In this situation, Zhang Zeyan felt that he was being too high-profile. So, over the next two years, although he had completed university-level studies on his own, he only claimed to have completed junior high school studies and that he had achieved a perfect score on the test, just 20 points away from a perfect score.
While this learning pace is impressive, it's far from being considered genius. After all, this is a world with over 120 billion people, and the definition of genius varies.
Now, hearing that his uncle wants his aunt to abort the child so that they can save money to support his education, he feels very uncomfortable.
He knew that his uncle's support for his education was also driven by self-interest.
Because sending a student to graduate from a top university can truly change the fate of a family.
Graduates from top universities can get jobs in state-owned enterprises right after graduation. If they go to private companies, they can get promoted and receive a raise very quickly. They can earn in a year what ordinary people can't earn in ten years.
If one enters the officialdom, there is a high probability that one will become the head of a region decades later.
However, regardless of whether his uncle Chen Hongtao was supporting his studies with ulterior motives, as long as he paid real money for it, Zhang Zeyan had to remember this kindness.
There's a saying: "Judging by actions, not intentions, no one is perfect when it comes to intentions."
How others treat you depends on your value to them.
If you have enough value, others will actively invest in you.
Conversely, if you have no value to others and even harm their interests, it's normal for them to be indifferent to you or even target you.
……
Gah!
Zhang Zeyan pushed open the door and walked out.
As soon as Zhang Zeyan appeared, two pairs of eyes in the living room turned to look at him at the same time.
"Aunt, Uncle, the child can't be hit," Zhang Ze said firmly to his aunt and uncle sitting on the sofa.
Upon hearing Zhang Zeyan's words, his aunt Zhang Qin was taken aback at first, then asked softly, "You heard everything?"
"I heard you!" Zhang Zeyan nodded.
Hearing Zhang Zeyan's words, Uncle Chen Hongtao said in a deep voice, "Zeyan, you should know that our family has always been struggling financially. Your uncle doesn't have any great skills and doesn't earn much money. If we raise another child, your aunt and I really can't handle it."
"Uncle, I have a way to make money," Zhang Zeyan said firmly.
"You? Make money? How do you make money?" Uncle Chen Hongtao asked with a look of disdain, mostly dismissive.
He believed that Zhang Zeyan was exaggerating.
"Uncle, can you give me half a month? If I can't earn money in half a month, I'm not going to study anymore," Zhang Zeyan said to his uncle.
"no."
Zhang Zeyan was interrupted by his aunt Zhang Qin as soon as he finished speaking.
"Zeyan, you are the academic star of our family. As long as you study hard, you will definitely have a bright future."
Your younger cousins can skip school, but you can't. Your aunt is counting on you to help your younger siblings out once you're successful.
Hearing his aunt's words, Zhang Zeyan was somewhat moved.
But he still said to his aunt, "Auntie, please give me a chance. I really have a way to earn money. If it doesn't work out, we can talk about having children then, okay?"
Upon hearing Zhang Zeyan's words, his uncle Chen Hongtao asked him, "How do you plan to make money?"
"I'm planning to work on the internet; it's a quick way to make money," Zhang Zeyan replied after thinking for a moment.
For the past two years, Zhang Zeyan has been thinking about how to make money.
My aunt and uncle often have family conflicts, almost always because of a lack of money.
So he kept thinking that if he could make money, then the conflict between his aunt and uncle would not exist.
For the past two years, Zhang Zeyan hasn't been able to come up with any good ways to make money.
First of all, he's too young. No one would believe him if he said he wanted to make money.
Then, he was initially unfamiliar with this world and couldn't think of a way to make money for a while.
After more than two years of continuous learning, he now has a very high level of understanding of the world.
With a high level of understanding of the world, it becomes easy to come up with ways to make money.
However, upon hearing Zhang Zeyan's words, Uncle Chen Hongtao gave a wry smile.
He reached out and patted Zhang Zeyan on the shoulder, then said in a lecturing tone, "Zeyan, you're thinking too simply about the internet. The internet can indeed make money, but not everyone can make money from it. When I was young, I also tried to get into the internet, and in the end, I lost everything."
Before Zhang Zeyan could speak, he continued, "Besides, even if you make money, if you only make a little bit, it's just a drop in the ocean for us."
Hearing this, Aunt Zhang Qin added, "Your uncle is right. Making money isn't as simple as you think. You're good at studying, so just focus on your studies and don't worry about anything else."
Hearing his aunt's words, Zhang Zeyan said solemnly, "Aunt, Uncle, please give me half a month. If I can't earn a few thousand yuan in half a month, then pretend I never said anything."
Hearing Zhang Zeyan's firm tone, Aunt Zhang Qin glanced at her husband Chen Hongtao and then said, "Why don't we let Zeyan give it a try? He's so good at studying, maybe he'll succeed."
Hearing his wife's words, Chen Hongtao thought for a moment and then nodded: "Okay, let him give it a try."
After saying that, he looked at Zhang Zeyan and asked, "Is there anything we can help you with?"
"No need, I can handle it myself." Zhang Zeyan shook his head.
……
Back in his room, Zhang Zeyan pondered how to earn several thousand yuan in half a month.
His first thought was to copy novels.
He could easily translate novels from Earth into the language of this world and publish them online.
However, monetizing by plagiarizing novels is too slow.
Then, Zhang Zeyan thought of making a video.
He remembered many viral videos on Earth and felt he could learn from them, perhaps even gaining traction.
However, he soon discovered that the development of short videos in this world is also very impressive, and many AI videos are almost indistinguishable from real-life videos.
If he doesn't have a unique style, it's not easy for him to gain a lot of traffic and make money in a short period of time.
Finally, Zhang Zeyan came up with the idea of making short music videos.
He has already learned the languages and scripts of this world, and he can completely rewrite and re-produce all the good music on Earth.
Moreover, he can upload the music he creates to music platforms, and he can earn money as long as someone downloads the music.
If you're going to copy music, you should think carefully about what kind of music you want to copy.
Ideally, it should be melodious music that can resonate with people all over the world.
In addition, songs with lyrics that are easy to adapt are also needed.
After thinking for a long time, Zhang Zeyan actually came up with a song – "Night in Ulaanbaatar".
This song was originally from Mongolia, but because the melody was so catchy, it was adapted and covered by people in China.
Moreover, this song has a high level of popularity worldwide and has almost become one of Mongolia's calling cards to the world.