Rebirth begins with studying hard

Chapter 17 Midterms Are Coming

"They submitted the application so quickly?" Lu Jie was somewhat surprised.

He recalled that signing contracts for online novels was rather slow at that time; new authors and new books needed to be observed for quite a long time before a contract could be signed.

As far as I remember, it took a month to write "The Warcraft Sword Saint's Interdimensional Adventures" before it was signed, while "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality" took more than 200,000 words to be signed.

He was prepared to write at least 100,000 words first.

"No wonder it became a classic of online literature; it reached the signing stage much faster than other books."

In fact, if Sprite weren't under pressure to meet its sales targets, even if the editors were optimistic about the book, they would have observed it for a while longer.

But Lu Jie was unaware of the reason behind this, and simply assumed it was due to the book's high quality.

After exporting the documents required for signing the contract as prompted by the system, he requested to add the editor's QQ.

Meanwhile, Sprite, who was still looking for new books in the library after get off work, heard two light coughs and someone requesting to add him as a friend, so he opened QQ.

Upon seeing that the applicant was the author of "Battle Through the Heavens," he immediately clicked to approve.

Although most of his editors were not optimistic about his signing of a 30,000-word new book, it was his biggest hope for a comeback.

If he can maintain quality and innovation, and eventually reach the level of producing high-quality products, he will have achieved a certain level of success.

【Hello, the book is well written. Keep updating regularly. I'll apply for a recommendation for you after you sign a contract】 After adding each other as friends, he greeted the other person before they could speak.

After thinking for a moment, he added:

Do you have any questions about filling out the contract documents? If there's anything you're unsure about, feel free to send it to me and I'll take a look.

He had previously signed a contract for a book he thought was good, but the author found the contract documents too troublesome and decided not to continue writing the book.

He had already told the editor-in-chief that he would provide services to authors in advance after signing the contract. If he were to stop updating again due to issues with the contract materials, he would have a hard time explaining it to the editor-in-chief.

Lu Jie, who was typing rapidly, stopped to take a look when he saw QQ beep several times in a row.

This editor is surprisingly enthusiastic.

He thought for a moment, politely replied "The snow is beautiful," and then sent the completed contract documents, ready to be printed the next day, to the editor.

【Could you please take a look, Xue Da?】

[You're welcome] Sprite thought the author was quite easy to communicate with, but after opening the information, she was stunned and her heart sank.

Isn't she a little too young?

He thought about it and realized that at his age, he was still in his first year of high school.

If the other person is in their first year of high school, will they still be able to update regularly?!

He was about to ask a question, but after typing a few words, he deleted them.

What if the other person dropped out of school, or went to vocational high school?

I'm not in a good mood to reopen old wounds, so I'm not writing anymore.

After much internal strife and internal conflict, he finally pressed for more information, only offering a brief reminder:

For example, minors need a signed statement from their guardian; without this document...

Then he posted again:

If you have any questions or difficulties with your creative process, please feel free to contact me. I will reply as soon as I see your message.

"Thank you, Xue Da," Lu Jie said politely.

This editor is really good.

......

Feicheng, with its distinct winters and summers and extremely short spring and autumn seasons, only feels like springtime in mid-April.

As the weather warms up, the mid-term exams at No. 12 Middle School are just around the corner.

Although he has only been back in the world for a little over two months, Lu Jie has already completely adapted to his new life.

I've adapted to the learning pace, I've adapted to writing at night, and I've adapted to interpersonal relationships.

Sun Bo got a good score on the biology quiz, and his parents praised him a lot when he got home.

After being rewarded by his parents and praised by Shu Panpan, he seemed to have found joy in learning.

Lu Jie no longer needed to use the pre-prepared and subsequent motivational tactics for Sun Bo's learning.

But Sun Bo wasn't the most surprising thing for him; Zhong Muqing brought him even greater surprises.

Zhong Muqing, a physical education student, only scored a little over 500 points in the high school entrance exam, more than 100 points lower than him.

His midterm scores in physics, chemistry, and biology were only slightly over 50.

However, the pace of progress is extremely fast.

Especially in physics, he struggled to understand some of the abstract concepts, but Zhong Muqing could grasp them quickly.

Although Zhong Muqing always said she didn't know how and hoped he could teach her again.

But he felt that Zhong Muqing had already mastered it, and could even guide him in the opposite direction.

There's just no evidence.

Zhong Muqing continued to bring him breakfast and snacks every day, and he would return some snacks and bread while saving money to buy her exam papers.

It felt a little strange, but he felt it was the most appropriate way for him to return the favor at the moment.

The prices were indeed unequal, and he didn't have the money to make the return gift equal in value.

At least he carefully selected a test paper that suited her, which showed he put thought into it.

Giving her the exam paper as a gift won't cause her to misunderstand or affect her studies.

His studies are progressing steadily.

He has basically achieved his goal in physics, chemistry, and biology; all that remains is to verify it in the midterm exam.

Since he didn't have much time to memorize political, historical, and geographical information, he found another technique to quickly improve his scores.

Repeat the tasks on the coupons the teacher gives you until you remember them all.

These are techniques he developed during his junior high school years to quickly improve his scores before exams.

Although the middle school entrance exams for politics and history are open-book, schools usually conduct them in a closed-book format.

He was too lazy to memorize his lessons, but he couldn't afford to do too badly on the test, so he eventually came up with this method.

It was indeed effective in junior high school, but he hasn't tried it in high school yet.

Since there's not much time left, we can at least try to see if the effect can continue.

"Is this even possible?" During evening self-study, Zhong Muqing watched him work on test papers over and over again, and she was very curious.

"I've memorized the key points of politics, history, and geography, but I can't memorize them all, and I really don't have time anymore, so I'll try this method," Lu Jie explained.

"The knowledge points that appear in multiple sets of test papers are the key points, and they have a high probability of appearing on the exam. Mastering them should help with the exam," Shu Panpan commented after watching for a while with curiosity.

Although Shu Panpan is a quiet girl who doesn't talk much, Lu Jie, Sun Bo, and Zhong Muqing are not shy people.

Sun Bo approached her under the guise of asking for advice, and Shu Panpan felt embarrassed to refuse since they were classmates. They became familiar with each other after a month.

As a girl, Zhong Muqing was able to get along well among the petty thugs, let alone maintain a good relationship with a quiet girl like Shu Panpan.

In just a few days, the two became like best friends.

Lu Jie and Sun Bo privately marveled at this.

"I'll give it a try." Sun Bo was familiar with this method; Lu Jie had done it in junior high school, but he didn't think it was very effective.

Even if it didn't work after Shu Panpan spoke, he still wanted to give it a try. Even if his grades didn't improve, at least the number of topics they had in common would increase.

Evening self-study session is over.

Sun Bo attentively escorted Shu Panpan to the school gate, while Lu Jie tacitly lagged behind.

"How much do you think you'll improve for the midterm exam the day after tomorrow?" Zhong Muqing asked as they walked side by side.

"Physics, chemistry, and biology scores should improve significantly, and politics, history, and geography scores should be higher than last time. I'm not sure about Chinese, math, and English," Lu Jie thought for a moment and said.

Physics, chemistry, and biology are the subjects he has been studying with great effort recently. He already had a good foundation in these subjects and was good at them, so they were not difficult for him to learn.

The midterm exam will still be a 100-point test. He is confident that he can get over 90 points in chemistry and biology, and should be able to get 85 in physics.

In the last exam, the average score for Politics, History, and Geography was less than 70, but this time it should be able to improve to over 70.

My math and Chinese scores will be about the same as before, around 80 points.

My English is as bad as ever. If I'm lucky, I'll barely pass; if I'm unlucky, I'll probably only get 40-50 points.

In other words, since the current test is graded on a 100-point scale, a very poor English score will not have a significant impact on the overall score. However, once the test is reverted to a 150-point scale, English will have a much more significant impact on the overall score.

But that's for the future; right now, the focus is on getting into the top class.

"And you?" Lu Jie asked casually.

"I feel... I should be able to improve quite a bit."

"That's great." Seeing her confidence, Lu Jie praised her.

"Shall we have a competition during the midterm exams?" Zhong Muqing paused for a moment before suggesting.

"Compare what?" Lu Jie asked curiously.

"Let's compare grades and see who does better," Zhong Muqing said, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"If you get better grades than me, I'll promise you something."

"If my grades are better than yours, then you have to promise me one thing."

"How is it?"