After sending the message, Xu Lin didn't pay attention to the phone notifications anymore, as he was suddenly inspired and gained some insights into sketching.

"Might as well try drawing a portrait of the heroine from my novel."

Xu Lin didn't have any photos of Chi Linyue on his phone, so he asked her to send a selfie.

Chi Linyue casually took one in the bathroom.

"Forget it, I'll just use my imagination."

Xu Lin wouldn't realistically draw Chi Linyue's likeness and post it online.

He thought for a moment and decided to draw an eighty-percent resemblance of Chi Linyue.

For instance, the real Chi Linyue doesn't have peach blossom eyes, but the novel's Chi Linyue does. Xu Lin also added a pretty little tear mole at the corner of the novel's Chi Linyue's left eye, and he adjusted her nose based on the real Chi Linyue.

Finally, the first sketch was completed, which was the initial version of the heroine, resembling the real Chi Linyue by seventy percent.

Then came the second, third, and finally the fourth version.

At this point, a pencil sketch of a stunning beauty was formally completed. Just like with Ning Yuhuan's portrait, each version gave her more distinct characteristics.

"Done."

Xu Lin was quite pleased with the fourth sketch of Chi Linyue.

He picked up his phone and took a nice photo of the sketch.

First, Xu Lin sent it to Chi Linyue, and then he posted it on Xiaohongshu with a new post.

Post: Is this your vision of Miss Chi?

Along with the post was a photo of Xu Lin's sketch.

In the portrait, Chi Linyue sits on a swing, her small legs dangling from under her long dress. Her mouth curved in a gentle smile, her eyes sparkling with life, as strands of her hair and the dress seemed to flutter in the breeze. Even the slight wind in the picture seemed to possess substance, making everything so lifelike.

The sketch amazed everyone once they opened the post.

"Wow, is this really a sketch? It's so well drawn!"

"It feels so lifelike! Dear artist, I've saved the picture and using it as my wallpaper and avatar!"

"This is exactly my image of Miss Chi. Just curious, did Mr. Xu draw this?"

"It doesn't seem likely, right? This sketch looks highly skilled, must have learned for a long time. Plus, the sketching talent seems impressive. Otherwise, how could they capture this feeling? Mr. Xu can't be good at everything, right?"

The post quickly garnered over ten thousand comments in less than ten minutes.

Aside from discussions about who drew it, most comments were either praising the quality of the sketch or discussing Miss Chi's character image.

Xu Lin didn't pick any comments to reply to. He exited Xiaohongshu right after posting.

Speaking of which, the skill "Good Drawing" doesn't just cover widely known areas like sketching; it actually encompasses all areas and techniques of drawing, and importantly, it includes the intrinsic creativity Xu Lin possesses in this field.

The same logic applies to calligraphy. Xu Lin now knows regular script, running script, cursive script, among other styles. But these are just the basics. In calligraphy, famous masters each have unique and distinctive styles. For instance, historical figures like the Yan style, Liu style, Ou style, and the renowned running script of Wang Xizhi, or the slim gold style of Emperor Huizong of Song, all among the plethora of historic calligraphy masters.

Although Xu Lin hasn't mastered the scripts of these calligraphy masters, the innate creativity from "Flourishing Brush" allows Xu Lin to easily learn their calligraphy styles.

This is the power of "creativity," and it's the same principle for drawing.

After posting on Xiaohongshu, it was already 7 PM. Xu Lin, engrossed in sketching all afternoon, had drawn eight sketches, spending four to five hours, and it was unknowingly late.

It was too late to check in, so Xu Lin simply asked the class monitor for leave.

Meanwhile, Xu Lin had sent the sketches to Ning Yuhuan and Chi Linyue earlier, and both girls replied, quite surprised.

Ning Yuhuan replied at 4 PM: "Honey, you learned sketching too?"

Xu Lin: "Just drawing for fun, does it look nice?"

"It looks great!"

Ning Yuhuan instantly replied, "You know so many things."

Xu Lin: "Just picking up stuff out of boredom, I'll draw something even better for you next time!"

Ning Yuhuan: "Okay, okay!"

Chi Linyue: "Did you draw this?"

Xu Lin: "It's obvious from how meticulous the drawing is, who else but me?"

Chi Linyue: "It looks a bit different from me."

"It's meant to be different. I made it as a character portrait for the novel's heroine, so I tweaked it a bit."

"But how did you draw it so well? Did you recently learn sketching?"

Having seen Xu Lin quickly master the piano, Chi Linyue assumed his powerful brain capabilities allowed him to quickly learn sketching too.

Xu Lin simply replied: "Learned it out of boredom."

Chi Linyue: "Impressive, such a clever mind!"

The two chatted for a few minutes.

Xu Lin didn't go to school that night and only went the following morning.

On this Monday, Xu Lin's royalties came in, lifting his spirits once again.

Pre-tax royalty: 14,458,694.36 yuan.

Post-tax?

With a royalty tax of 0.112, a tax of 1,619,373.77 yuan was paid, leaving Xu Lin with 12,839,320.59 yuan in hand.

However, Xu Lin would have to supplement a considerable portion next year.

This time, Xu Lin received nearly 13 million, once again setting a record for the highest single-month royalty in online literature.

There once was a grandmaster of a wireless fantasy novel, who settled over ten million in royalties in a quarter, averaging over three million per month. But now Xu Lin has decisively surpassed that in just one month.

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