r18novel Chapter 64: Now that the core has been replaced, isn't it normal to have a side hustle?
Chapter 64: Now that the core has been replaced, isn't it normal to have a side hustle?
"A side hustle? What kind of side hustle can you have? Besides fighting, what else can you do? Are you going to open a martial arts gym here?"
Zhang Guoxiong looked Zhang Guohao up and down, and then recalled his younger brother's life experiences. He found it hard to believe that his younger brother could be capable of doing any side business!
In the eyes of the Zhang family, Zhang Guohao was a reckless man, the most reckless one in the Zhang family!
If Zhang Guohao hadn't been born a few years later, he could have accomplished even more than Zhang Qingyang!
"Second brother, one should look at someone with new eyes after three days of separation. Can't I learn something and make some progress?"
Zhang Guohao said that since the original owner of this body couldn't do it, it's normal for him to have a side job now that he has a different soul!
"I'd like to see just how much you can improve. Who are you going to interview?"
Zhang Guoxiong sat next to Zhang Guohao and said.
"Slacking off, huh? Get back to work, you've all been resting for five minutes."
Zhang Qingyang slapped Zhang Guoxiong's head with his large hand, urging his sons to get to work.
Zhang Guohao didn't move; he waited for the person he was going to interview to arrive.
"Excuse me, is this where we're interviewing for a copy editor position?"
A short while later, a young man wearing thick glasses walked over, hesitated for a moment, and asked Zhang Guohao.
"Yes, that's right, this is it. What's your name?"
Zhang Guohao nodded and said to the other party.
"My name is Mei Qing."
The young man, Mei Qing, looked around. The restaurant was under renovation. Zhang Guohao was sitting in a temporary shed outside, where there were some tea and other things for people to rest temporarily.
"What kind of place is this? Why would you hire a copy editor?"
Mei Qing pushed up her glasses and said, somewhat puzzled.
"I'm recruiting here mainly to let you interviewees know that I have a business, so you can rest assured and not think I'm a scammer."
"Actually, it's just that I wrote a novel and wanted someone to proofread and approve it for me. I'll pay them a monthly salary. Copyright and such are none of your business."
Zhang Guohao said to Mei Qing.
"Forehead……"
Mei Qing fell silent for a moment. She had thought it was some legitimate newspaper or publishing house hiring, but it turned out to be a "writer"? Or a "writer" who owned a restaurant?
Mei Qing wanted to turn around and leave immediately; this thing seemed too unreliable. But thinking about the money in her pocket and her family's situation, Mei Qing hesitated for a moment and didn't move.
"Here, this is my manuscript, three thousand words in total. You can try to polish it. As long as it meets my standards, you can start working."
"The probationary period is three months, with a probationary salary of sixty yuan per month. After becoming a regular employee, the salary will be ninety yuan per month. If we sell a lot of books in the future, there will be bonuses."
Zhang Guohao said to Mei Qing.
"I'll give it a try!"
Mei Qing hesitated for a moment, but still took the manuscript from Zhang Guohao and began to polish the text.
Zhang Guohao plans to plagiarize, and his first move will be the Condor Trilogy.
The three novels, The Return of the Condor Heroes, The Return of the Condor Heroes, and The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, are closely related, have good themes, all involve resisting foreign invaders, and have many good plot points.
For example, the saying "The greatest heroes are those who serve their country and its people" can even be used to fool Duan Tongtian.
Zhang Guohao believes that since these three books were written relatively close to this era, they should fetch a good price.
Most importantly, the idea of resisting foreign invaders had a large market in this era and in Hong Kong.
First of all, in terms of the era, China had just driven out the Japanese invaders, and the Chinese people had no goodwill towards foreign races at all.
Furthermore, Hong Kong Island is home to numerous anti-Qing and pro-Ming organizations like the Hung Society and the Heaven and Earth Society. The local people also possess a strong spirit of resistance, and the first resistance against the Manchu Qing dynasty began in the surrounding provinces.
The locals are very interested in the topic of fighting against the northern barbarians.
After all, the Manchus and the Mongol Yuan were quite similar... Anyway, the two sides had a good relationship later on, and the last famous general from a foreign ethnic group that the Manchus could be proud of was Senggelinqin, a Mongol prince.
Mei Qing held Zhang Guohao's manuscript, initially quite casually, but after flipping through two pages, she forgot all about polishing and became completely absorbed in it.
Although Zhang Guohao had read The Legend of the Condor Heroes, he mainly watched the TV series. The TV series was somewhat different from the original book, and once it passed through Zhang Guohao's mind, it became different again.
Zhang Guohao's stories are more straightforward and closer to the feel of a fast-paced, action-packed novel.
However, the overall structure remains intact. With a good story and a plot twist that leans towards a more exciting narrative, the story is quite engaging, even though it's written in a rather straightforward manner.
Mei Qing spent more than ten minutes flipping through all the manuscripts before looking up at Zhang Guohao.
"Boss, did you really write this?"
Mei Qing's expression was full of disbelief. The person in front of her, although somewhat handsome, did not look scholarly at all. How could he come up with such a story?
The story begins by connecting with the classic novel *Water Margin*, immediately creating a sense of immersion.
The descendants of Liangshan, the humiliation of Jingkang—a story full of drama!
Just as things were getting into their best, it was cut off, which made Mei Qing a little unhappy.
"Of course, I can't just let you modify someone else's work; that would cost money. So, how about it? Can you take it?"
Zhang Guohao looked at Mei Qing and said.
"Yes, of course I can accept it! I'll revise it right away!"
Mei Qing then began to revise and polish the article very seriously, making it more in line with the reading habits of the present era.
After Mei Qing, four or five more young people came to apply for the job. However, some of them turned around and left as soon as they saw the job posting, while others stayed and made revisions. Their writing was not even as good as Zhang Guohao's!
In the end, besides Mei Qing, Zhang Guohao only had one other person left named Lü Shen.
Both of these people are recent college graduates. Normally, it should be quite easy for college graduates to find jobs. These days, very few people can afford to go to college. Theoretically speaking, every college graduate is a prodigy.
However, the universities these two attended were not particularly famous in Hong Kong, and their Chinese majors were rather weak. After all, nine out of ten so-called masters of the Republic of China era focused on literature and history, resulting in a mixed bag of talents.
In addition, the two of them were not locals, had accent problems, and were not good at English, so it would be even more difficult for them to get along in Hong Kong Island.
Most importantly, these two people couldn't afford the agency fees or hire a guarantor, which meant that they couldn't get any good jobs.
There are too many scammers in Hong Kong now, so when looking for a job, you need to have someone act as a guarantor or pay a deposit.
Clearly, neither Mei Qing nor Lü Shen had guarantors or security deposits, so they could only wander around aimlessly like headless flies.
Chinese literature major. It's easy to find a job with this major, but the job market is also very replaceable. If you're not careful, you can easily end up struggling to make ends meet.
Given their backgrounds and abilities, their employment opportunities would include working as third-rate tabloid reporters, entertainment journalists, third-rate novelists, editors, screenwriters, and so on.
For the same position, bosses might prefer someone who can provide a guarantor, pay a deposit, speaks the local language, and preferably speaks English.
This means that these two college students from outside the area might not be as competitive as the local high school students, because the locals have connections and influence!
They were lucky to have found Zhang Guohao's place; otherwise, they would probably have had to work as laborers at the docks.