Divine Lucky Star - Chapter 5

Chapter 5: The Great Guru, Heaven Xiao

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“One can only succeed by getting a job first.” This old saying was absolutely right. Since today was a lucky day in particular, Wang Hao had to take full advantage of it!

Leaving the park, Wang Hao went straight to the nearest bus stop. Things were just so different after his good fortune kicked in. Right about the second he got to the bus stop, the 233 bus to the Talent Market arrived, and Wang Hao squeezed onto the bus.

Hahaha, there’s a seat!

Once he sat down, Wang Hao started planning out the rest of his life.

The novel was sorted. Sunflower was his first apprentice in this world, so there shouldn’t be any big problems. The next issue he had to solve was his lack of capital.

Money wasn’t all-powerful, but living without money was dreadful.

Even if they started writing and uploading it directly to the website now, it would take at least a couple of months to release “Battle Through the Heavens.” This was what Wang Hao had found out after doing some research: The free word count offered for each novel on “Fengyun” was similar to that on “Qidian,” which was around 250,000 to 300,000 words. Therefore, this part of the novel could basically earn nothing, and that was 3000 yuan, calculated at a price of ten yuan per 1000 words. Including his daily expenses, how could he possibly save up that much money…

It was necessary to invest some of his savings. Wang Hao checked his bank account, and as expected, the amount of money remained the same as before: 2154.86 yuan.

Around 2000 yuan left, perhaps enough for a few meals and some manuscript fees for Sunflower. It was far from sufficient.

What about asking his parents for money? Wang Hao shook his head — if he kept relying on his family even after rebirth, even he would despise himself.

So, the priority now was to look for a job.

To start with, if Wang Hao got a job, his dad would be relieved and wouldn’t have to worry about him every day. Besides, with a bit of pay, he could get through the first two months. One couldn’t make bricks without straw. Moreover, he didn’t have to write the novel himself. He had so much free time anyway…

“Considering my current needs,” Wang Hao thought carefully, “this is only temporary anyway. It doesn’t have to be great, and I don’t need a high pay. There’s just two key points I need to look out for.”

First, it couldn’t require a lot of talking as he would need to explain the plot to Sunflower very often. Second, the working hours couldn’t be too long; he couldn’t work until eight or nine every day.

According to these criteria, the most suitable positions for him were: gofer, cleaner, hourly worker, typist…

Now that he had a target, getting a job shouldn’t be too hard.

However, once he arrived at the Talent Market, Wang Hao knew it wouldn’t be as simple as he had thought.

Looking at the crowd, Wang Hao grunted and gulped — the population in this world basically seemed to be the same. The long queues at the recruitment booths were enough to keep people away.

“F*ck it! I’m not scared of them. I’m invincible today!” Wang Hao then entered.

It was already 11am, which was the busiest hour at the Talent Market. The whole place was packed with jobseekers standing in front of stacks of company advertisement boards, which gave people the shivers.

Most of the people here wanted to get a decent job, but unlike them, Wang Hao just wandered along the fringes; there would be a higher chance of finding a fit for him here.

Thanks to his good fortune, Wang Hao found a suitable position at once.

Destiny Web Technology Company was hiring a game planning assistant at 2200 yuan per month and to work six days a week. Work hours would be from 8am to 5pm, and included a one-hour break.

This position seems alright, but the salary is really low for a job in Zhonghai district. No wonder nobody’s applying for it.

But it’s just right for me. Let’s do it!

Wang Hao walked up to the counter. “Hello, is the game planning assistant position still available?”

The HR manager of the company was a fat guy. He glanced at Wang Hao and said, “Yes. Did you bring your resume?”

“Well…” How would Wang Hao have brought it with him when he was in such a rush? But no problem, he was lucky today! Wang Hao scratched his head and said timidly, “Sorry, I was in a hurry. I forgot to bring it with me.”

The fat manager said, “Oh… Do you have any relevant work experience? Which school did you graduate from?”

“I graduated from Zhonghai University of Science and Technology. As for work experience…” Wang Hao thought for a second. “Does typist count?”

“Well, barely.” The fat guy yawned. Just as he was about to ask Wang Hao a few other questions, an average-looking young man butted in and said, “Manager Liu, it’s been a while.”

When the listless manager saw this young man, his face instantly lit up and he said, “Hey! Isn’t this our guru, Heaven Xiao? What brings you here?”

Hearing this title, Wang Hao became curious. The guru Heaven Xiao? The one who wrote web novels?

Wait, where’s my good fortune? This isn’t right!

Shouldn’t the fat guy hire me right away?

Heaven Xiao pulled out a chair and sat down next to Manager Liu. He said, “As you know, I’ve been busy preparing to release my new novel. I’m just taking a break and looking for inspiration right now.”

“I see.” Manager Liu simply ignored Wang Hao and started chatting with Heaven Xiao. “It’s a good idea to look around for inspiration; you sure can’t rush a novel. Have you decided on the genre and the title?”

“The genre is definitely fantasy,” Heaven Xiao crossed his legs and said with a proud smile, “It’s my copyright, after all. But I haven’t chosen a title yet. The few I’ve come up with aren’t good enough.”

“You’re the almighty guru!” Manager Liu said in a flattering tone, “Whatever title you pick will attract countless people. You don’t have to be so frustrated.”

Heaven Xiao seemed to agree with Manager Liu. He smiled and nodded. “Of course! People approach me, even when I haven’t written a single word, to negotiate for the copyrights to my new novels, starting at three million yuan. However, it’s still very important to have a good title. This novel will be adapted into a video game, and I don’t want it to sound terrible. I’m aiming to rise to the top with this novel, so everything has to be perfect!”