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In June, Fang Hui successfully gave birth to a baby girl.

Xiang Nan named him Chen Fangyuan.

At the end of July, Lin Jiamo returned to the capital from Hujiang.

Moreover, she changed jobs and came back this time.

When she was in Hujiang, she was already at the middle level of a company. This time I have taken my job hopping to a higher level, and I have already jumped to middle and high-level management.

It is estimated that she will be promoted to the general manager level in two years, and Xiang Nan is very optimistic about her abilities.

August 8th, the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

Xiang Nan, Zhao Ye, Qiao Ran, Fang Hui, and Lin Jiamo went to the scene together and watched the opening ceremony.

The grand scene, gorgeous performance, and boiling enthusiasm made them all excited.

"It's so happy~" Zhao Ye shouted excitedly.

"Yes." Xiang Nan nodded, "This is a once-in-a-century event."

"I'm so happy to watch it with you." Qiao Ran said with emotion.

Lin Jiamo and Fang Hui both nodded. From 1999 to 2008, nearly ten years, it is really rare that these friends can still get together.

…

In the next two years, Qiao Ran and Lin Jiamo found their significant other, got married and had children.

Although everyone has their own families and is busy with their own careers, this friendship has not faded.

We have gatherings several times every year, and we even meet up to go on trips together.

In the 10th year, Sun Tao and Tang Haibing returned from working hard in the south.

They did a lot of things in the south, worked in factories together, and later set up stalls, shops, and companies together.

Because there were many opportunities in the south at that time and the support for the private economy was relatively strong, they just caught up with a wave of dividends and made a fortune by luck.

After returning to the capital, he continued to open a company, and the business was quite prosperous.

It's just that they have been gone for several years. After coming back, things have changed.

Yang Qing was already married and had children, and she and Sun Tao were completely gone.

Of course, after so many years, Sun Tao is no longer alone.

He came back from the south for business reasons, not to marry her.

"When I first went to the south, I really wanted to make a lot of money so that I could marry her back home." Sun Tao explained to Xiang Nan, "But it was really hard for us in the south.

I stayed in the factory for two years. I was as tired as my third grandson every day. To be honest, I had no energy at all. Every day is about working, eating, and sleeping. What a woman, she doesn’t even think about it, and she doesn’t have the energy to think about it.

If the factory hadn't suddenly closed down and Hai Bing and I were forced to be laid off, neither of us would have thought about setting up a stall and starting a business. We would have just thought about doing this for the rest of our lives.

Later, after setting up the stall, there was a lot of things to do. I am busy loading and selling goods every day, and I don’t even care about anything else. Because at that time, we both spent all our money on the goods. If we couldn't sell it in a day, we would both go hungry.

So although I made money later, I realized that I had forgotten about Yang Qing. "

Xiang Nan nodded.

The poorer you are, the lower your desires.

A hungry person will only think about filling his stomach as much as possible. Only those who have enough to eat and drink can have the leisure to think about marriage and love.

Therefore, it is not unexpected that Sun Tao forgets Yang Qing. On the contrary, it is reasonable.

If it were him, if he had to worry about three meals a day, he wouldn't even think about getting married and having children.

…

One or five years later, the film and television adaptation rights of Xiang Nan's novel were targeted by film and television companies.

Although he has not written another novel for seven or eight years, the new generation of young people has even forgotten him.

But with the arrival of the first year of IP, the value of those old IPs has once again attracted the attention of capital.

Xiang Nan's "The Injurious Incident of Young Cha Biliang", "The Grassy Years", "How Many Flowers Fall in Dreams", "The Best of Us", etc. all sold millions of copies that year.

The students who read these books back then are now gradually entering the society and have rich consumption power.

Therefore, those film and television companies wanted to obtain the film and television adaptation rights of Xiang Nan's novel.

Xiang Nan is naturally willing to this.

After all, this is a good thing that brings both fame and fortune.

However, with his current net worth, he doesn't care about that little money at all. Therefore, when he specifically chooses a film and television company, he must be sincere enough.

It doesn't matter whether it's money or not. The key is to have a good production attitude, and at least to adapt it with care, instead of making a piece of garbage just to make quick money.

By then, not only will the series be unpopular, but the reputation of his works will also be affected.

…

After all kinds of pickiness, he finally selected one film and television company after another, and the first adapted work was-"The Best of Us".

After the show was released, the ratings and reputation were very good, and it can be said to be a big hit. The male and female protagonists in the play, and even some of the supporting roles, are all very distinct, and have won the recognition of book and drama fans. It is a good start.

With this successful precedent, other IPs in Xiang Nan's hands, as well as the IPs in Fang Hui's hands, were favored by capital, and were eventually sold at a good price.

As for the adapted works, to be honest, there are some good and some bad. But generally speaking, they are all above the passing mark, so Xiang Nan has nothing to complain about.

After all, his original works are also mixed.

After these novels were successfully adapted into film and television, Xiang Nan's popularity continued to grow, making him once again a highly anticipated celebrity.

This feeling of being admired is still very good.

But the era of physical books has finally passed. They, physical book writers, have lost the foundation of growth. Even if they regained popularity for a short time, they soon became obsolete again.

Just like Baby Annie, "July and Ansheng" was a hit at the Golden Horse Awards. Many of her novels have been adapted into film and television dramas, but they still cannot stop her declining pace.

Xiang Nan is already very open-minded about this.

For this reason, he even refused the publisher's invitation to publish a manuscript. After all, the so-called new writers of his generation have long been eliminated by history.

People who already have half their foot in the coffin should jump out to scare people.

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In the following years, Xiang Nan's main focus was on raising his daughter with Fang Hui.

In 2021, Xu Yanxin passed away due to illness.

Fang Hui was very sad and cried to death. Thanks to Xiang Nan by her side, otherwise she really wouldn't be able to hold on.

In 2032, Xu Hui passed away. In 2035, Chen Jianjun passed away. Two years later, Zhang Xiaohua died.

And with the death of the older generation, Xiang Nan and others are getting older.

"I really didn't expect that there will be a day when we are too old to play ball." Zhao Ye said with a wry smile while holding the basketball.

Back then, he could still dunk, but now, let alone dunking, he has to squint and look for the basket before shooting.

He is nearly sixty years old, his legs and feet are not flexible, and his eyesight has deteriorated. He is really old.

"There is no way, time is like a knife, no one can escape." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Fortunately, everyone is still here, you are old and I am old, so it will be okay."

"That's right. We will grow old together, and no one should leave anyone behind." Qiao Ran also smiled.