He joined the crew in December, so it's impossible for him to be back by Christmas. There must only be one person who celebrated his birthday.
This is their first birthday after getting married, and they are still destined to be alone.
She has long been used to being alone and doesn't seem that sad.
Li Wei hung up the phone and looked at the calendar. Today was November 19th. Time flies so fast.
A few days later, the previous publishing house called and asked Li Wei to attend a book signing.
"The initial sales have been good, and we are also increasing publicity. In order to cooperate again in the future, the publishing house has organized book signings in several cities, and invited Anchor Li to take the time to attend."
The people from the publishing house were very sincere, and Li Wei immediately agreed: "Okay, I'll ask my leader for instructions and then make the subsequent arrangements."
Later, Li Wei asked Zhu Heng for instructions on this matter. After hearing about it, Zhu Heng first expressed congratulations to Li Wei.
"It seems that you are really popular. This is good. You will be rewarded if you put in the effort. I have carefully read your works. They are meaningful and the interpretation is very wonderful. It is not like some books about collecting that are just beautifully printed and have beautiful pictures. That’s all, there is no introduction to the story behind the collection. I can learn a lot from your book.”
Facing the leader's praise, Li Wei smiled and said: "Thank you for the leader's support."
"Well, as long as it doesn't affect the recording of the program, I won't interfere with the work you take on privately. If the higher-ups ask you, don't worry, I will speak for you."
This was partiality. Li Wei bowed to Zhu Heng and expressed his gratitude again.
Next, she was preparing for the book signing. From the end of October to mid-December, she flew to five cities in total to cooperate with the publishing house's promotion. Sometimes she would sit for up to two hours, signing thousands of names one after another.
She was very excited at the beginning, but after several games, she could hardly lift her hands.
After finishing the book signing, Li Wei attended the publishing house's dinner. At the banquet, people from the publishing house asked Li Wei for a second draft: "Anchor Li is very knowledgeable and what he created is meaningful, so Everyone likes to rush to buy it. Taking advantage of the popularity, we planned a series for Anchor Li, with one issue each in four major categories: calligraphy and painting, porcelain, jade, and cultural toys, and then made a series of collection books. ,How about it?"
Li smiled and said, "I'm not too familiar with the literary and entertainment genre."
The person in charge said: "It doesn't matter if you are not familiar with it, as long as your reputation is there. Besides, it is also very convenient to find various information online."
Li Wei didn't want to do anything she wasn't sure about, so she carefully considered it and said to the person in charge: "How about this, calligraphy and painting, porcelain, and then make jade into jewelry. I'm familiar with this, so first of all If we do these three categories and the response is good, we can publish an issue about clothing in the future. I am very confident about this.”
After the publishing house heard about it, it immediately made a decision: "Okay, let's adopt Anchor Li's suggestion. Now with the birth of various intangible cultural heritage, traditional culture is also reviving, and we should be able to increase our sales while the iron is hot. It seems that we can meet Anchor Li. It’s also our publishing house’s good fortune. The impact of various electronic media has had a huge impact on our paper publishing houses, so we can only survive by printing some textbooks and teaching aids.”
"If I really want to complete this series, I'm afraid it will take a long time. Don't rush me too much. You know that I am slow to publish manuscripts."
"It doesn't matter if it's slower, as long as the quality of the manuscript is guaranteed, we can wait."
Li Wei thought for a while and then made his request: "Then can we further discuss the remuneration?"
The publishing house quickly said: "Anchor Li, please make some conditions and we will discuss it together."
Although the first book he published was a hit, to be honest, Li Wei didn't make a lot of money. The second book should be managed well.
I made an appointment with the publishing house and signed a contract. Her days have become busy again. Recording programs, checking information, and writing manuscripts have become the three most important things in her life.
After getting busy, time passed quickly. The atmosphere of Christmas in the whole city gradually became stronger. The shops on the street also put out various Christmas decorations one after another, and Christmas music was also played on the speakers. music.
It's a pity that it doesn't snow in this city, and the atmosphere is still a little bit worse.
During this rare vacation, Li Wei did not covet the bed. She got up early. She cleaned the house and threw the clothes she changed into the washing machine. She cleaned out the clothes that could not be machine washed and planned to send them to the dry cleaners together. Then I went to a flower shop outside the community and bought a bouquet of flowers.
The clerk recognized Li Wei and helped arrange the flower materials, planning to make them more beautiful. Li Wei quickly said: "Don't bother me, I'll take it back and put it in a vase."
When the clerk heard about it, he tied it up with newspapers and gave him an extra bottle of nutrient solution. Li Wei was very grateful to the clerk for taking care of him.
This bouquet of flowers includes Li Wei's favorite lisianthus, white roses, goldenrod and a few violets. She inserted it carefully and poured some nutrient solution into it, hoping that the flowers would bloom longer this time so that she would not have to replace them with new ones on New Year's Day.
After arranging the flowers, she turned on her computer, made a cup of coffee, and planned to start writing a manuscript. The sun came out and shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows into the house. The only sound in the room was the sound of her typing on the keyboard. The ball of thread curled up on her lap and she closed her eyes leisurely, not disturbing Li Wei's work.
After writing more than a thousand words, she felt a little headache, so she had to lie down on the table and rest for a while.
This time last year she was in Otaru, the year before last she was in a coma, and this time in 2003 she was in Scotland. She's not going anywhere this year.
In the afternoon, Jian Bo called: "Wei Wei, happy birthday!"
"Thank you. In fact, once you reach thirty, you don't think about birthdays much. I always feel older every year, and I am a little afraid of this day."
Jian Bo comforted her on the phone: "It's okay. As long as you have a good attitude, you will feel young even at the age of seventy. Besides, you are really not that old now."
The watch given by her second brother last year was now on her hand. She lowered her head and glanced at her wrist and asked with concern: "Second brother, are you okay?"
"Of course I'm fine. You take care of yourself. Is Zhao Qian by your side? I'll have a few words with him."
Li Wei said apologetically: "He's not here."
"He didn't even accompany you on your birthday?"
Li smiled and said: "Work is urgent. He has already joined the crew. It is said that the filming will take half a year."
"Then you still have no one to take care of you. It's a pity that I'm far away, so it's impossible to come back to celebrate your birthday with you now. Weiwei, take care of yourself."
"Yes, I can do it, second brother."
After hanging up the phone, Li Wei kept playing with his watch, but suddenly felt a little lost. What on earth was she expecting
(End of chapter)