It was after three o'clock in the afternoon when I came out of the movie theater, and I wandered around to make time for dinner. However, Li and Jiang Yucheng were already discussing whether to eat barbecue or Japanese food at night, but Hikawa wanted to go home.
"There are gold bricks under your bed. You have to go home and guard them every day." Jiang Yucheng looked at Richuan with disgust, "You also have one more skill in writing than an otaku."
"Come on, the current otaku SLR has started with a basic set, can edit pictures, cut videos, make support items, and sing if the voice is nice..." Chu Li counted on his fingers, "Because I'm going to the comic exhibition to take pictures of Miss Meimei As a result, I often carry a full set of equipment in the wind and rain, so my strength is infinite—"
Chu Li put down his hands and silently looked at Zhou Chuan.
Hiukawa also looked at her, bright and bright: "I can also pick up a set of SLRs and even a SLR stand with one hand."
First ceremony: "..."
The implication: But it doesn't prevent me from being able to hug you, fat man, I just ate such a big piece of chocolate.
While Chu Li and Zhou Chuan stared silently, Jiang Yucheng brought back the topic that was about to go away in time. He reached out and patted Zhou Chuan: "Why are you in such a hurry to go home? Today, Xiao Houhou and I came out to get rid of In addition to watching the movie, there is also a publishing contract for "The Lost Amusement Park" to be negotiated... I am looking forward to it because of the oath made by the little monkey in the movie theater just now, don't make trouble."
Hiukawa glanced at the little girl beside him: "I want to go home because someone at home will cook for me."
"..."
Chu Li's hand holding the bag tightened suddenly, and her pupils constricted slightly. At the same time as Zhou Chuan's double eyelids stared at her single eyelids, she heard Jiang Yucheng beside her asking strangely: "Did you invite the cooking aunt? Don't you order takeout? That’s great, I told you how it’s okay to eat takeaway every day, heavy oil and heavy smell are not good for your health…”
"Come on, blah blah." Hiukawa said expressionlessly, "Can you stop turning on the parental mode casually, I and you are of the same generation - I invited not only an aunt who cooks, but also accompanies me to write manuscripts, walk the dog, watch television… "
"Writing a manuscript? Walking the dog? Watching TV?" Jiang Yucheng was stunned, looking up and down at Zhou Chuan like an alien, "Did you really find a girlfriend?"
Chu Li stepped back silently behind Jiang Yucheng, and then frantically gestured to Hiukawa to tell him to shut up and stop talking nonsense, but the man regarded her as air, and twisted his face calmly—
Chu Li was so angry that he stomped his feet on the spot!
At the same time, Jiang Yucheng, who didn't know what happened behind him, was still in shock: "No wonder I was dressed so flirtatiously at home yesterday, so it's really in love?!"
Hiukawa paused: "I only wear that because I want to. Can't I dress better at home? Who made the rules? What's wrong with being responsible for your own life every minute and every second?"
Jiang Yucheng didn't listen to his strong words at all: "At least forty-eight hours ago I thought you wouldn't like humans..."
Hirakawa: "If humans are as annoying as you are, isn't it normal to hate humans?"
Jiang Yucheng continued to ignore his sarcasm: "So who is your girlfriend? Do I know her? Writer? Artist?... It is said on Weibo that the artist on the cover of "Luohe Divine Book" is posting on you, but I still don't believe it. Thinking about it this way, it's probably only recently that you have a girlfriend... Tsk, is it really a cocoon?"
Hiukawa snorted: "Cocoon? Can that thing be called human?"
Jiang Yucheng: "Then who are you talking about?"
Hiukawa moved his lips, as if he hadn't noticed that he had been led astray by Jiang Yucheng—in fact, the main denial was "the existence of girlfriends" rather than "whether girlfriends are human and whether they are human or not." It's not a cocoon"... Seeing the man pretending to want to answer seriously, Chu Li blushed, took out his phone and typed—
A second later, he suddenly raised his head, and the phone in Hirukawa's hand rang a text message, the man took out the phone and looked at it, and noted the letter from "Banana Man": [Don't talk nonsense! ! ! Watch your words! ! Beware of destroying people's innocence! ! ! ! !]
Hiukawa: "..."
...Look at what this is saying, there are so many exclamation marks, who are you scaring.
Hiukawa picked up the phone, kept his face paralyzed as he should, and replied at the speed of a qualified code writer: [Why, you still grabbed my hand ten minutes ago and refused to let it go, almost bursting into tears Let me believe you, it looks like each other will make earth-shattering achievements-it turns out that it is just a product of emotion after watching the movie. I won't let the dog slip away... It's a good thing I didn't promise you right away, or my heart would be broken by now.]
First ceremony: "..."
Your heart is going to break! ! ! !
Do you have a heart? ? ? ! !
Jiang Yucheng: "Why did you suddenly send a text message while you were talking? Is your girlfriend looking for you?"
Hiukawa said without hesitation, "It's a traitor."
First Ritual: “………………………”
Jiang Yucheng: "?"
Hiukawa looked at Chuli, who seemed a little empty because of the despair written all over his face... The corner of his lips curled up quietly, and the man stuffed the phone into his pocket after typing the last four words on the phone, and said in a slightly cold voice : "I went out to watch a movie. Now that the movie is over, I'm going home."
Chu Li picked up the phone and glanced at it. The new message on the phone screen was only four words: [Follow me home.]
imperative sentence.
There is no tone of discussion in it.
Chu Li grabbed his phone and thought for a while, already reflexively thinking "what to cook that night? Didn't I say that I didn't buy vegetables for dinner at home? What else is there in the refrigerator", trying to remember how many potatoes there are This incident——suddenly remembered that she was holding the canvas bag in her arms at this moment, and it contained the "The Lost Zoo" publishing contract waiting for Jiang Yucheng to sign!
... So Chu Li paused for a moment, and made probably the most outrageous sentence since joining the job—
She raised her head and waved at Hiukawa: "Goodbye, teacher, be careful on the road."
Hiukawa paused when he took out the keys, raised his head, and took a deep look at Chuli—
It was as if his heart was literally broken.
… … … not at all.
Because three minutes later, Chu Li received two new text messages—
One: [Holding your broken contract, choose a bridge hole and beggars to squeeze in tonight, because I won't open the door for you.]
Two: [Don't try to climb over the wall, there are vicious dogs inside, I will call the police.]
…
After sending away the elementary school students clamoring to go home to guard the gold bricks, Chu Li and Jiang Yucheng sat down in a random restaurant.
Jiang Yucheng asked for a cup of coffee, and Chu Li took out the contract of "The Lost Amusement Park" and handed it to Jiang Yucheng. Chuan's "Luohe Divine Book" is the same, but according to Mr. L's accidental mention that day, the New Shield Society once issued an initial print run of more than 100,000 for Jiang Yucheng.
Sure enough, after quickly scanning some important numbers in the contract, Jiang Yucheng closed the contract, took a sip of the coffee in front of him, raised the corners of his lips, and said in a gentle voice, "I think what I want to say to you Already guessed."
Chu Li moved his lips, but Jiang Yucheng interrupted him: "I think what you want to say, I guessed it too—Yuanyue Society has a big business, it doesn't matter if the first printing is not high, the key is that you can sell, as long as If you can sell it, you can always continue to print it and give me the due royalties, right? Hirakawa was also persuaded by this.”
First ceremony: "..."
It seems that the actor often complains to others about how reluctantly he signed the contract.
"It's perfect for a person like Zhou Chuan to say this. He is a literati with a combination of the second and second diseases, and his self-confidence is bursting." Jiang Yucheng sneered, "If you ask him how much he can sell, he may I will tell you that if you give him 300,000 first prints, he can also sell them out for you-"Luohe Divine Book" can be signed to you, in fact, it is not so much that he has confidence in you as a new editor, it is better to say that he is right. Be confident in yourself."
"But I'm different. Since the first book "The Lost Zoo" created a miracle sales volume for a newcomer in the publishing industry, the second and third books, each of which is a big red text in people's eyes, is a bestseller in bookstores. location...but the reality is, every book is going downhill."
Jiang Yucheng looked into Chu Li's eyes: "It was two years ago that the last time a book was published, the first print was 200,000, and it seems that it has not been sold out now, and the warehouse is under pressure. , it hurts me to see..."
Thinking about it for a while, Jiang Yucheng was indeed helping forward the promotional advertisements of booksellers every year on Double Eleven, Chu Li couldn't say a word.
"Every time they ask me to help forward the publicity and reduce the pressure on inventory, I smile and say yes, it's like...someone wants to slap you in the face, but you still have to stick out the face if you don't want it-no way , Take people soft, publishing books is just doing things with money in hand, how much more noble than moving bricks at the construction site?"
Jiang Yucheng's voice was calm, and there was always a smile on his lips. When he said "Double 11 jumping off the building to clear the warehouse", he even chuckled. He raised his hand and wiped his face with one hand—
That smile didn't reach his eyes.
The expression on his face, as if it was him who jumped off the building to clear the warehouse on Double Eleven, not his books.
——It seems that he has been carrying the reputation of "best-selling author" all these years, what he has experienced, what he has carried, and what he has endured, probably only he himself knows.
"But I said I'll give you a chance, Chuli." The mature and handsome man put down his hand, and he looked at the little girl sitting opposite him, "Creatures that are cornered will always be attracted by creatures in the sun, and the daylight Chuan is, so am I—”
He bent down slightly, and pushed the contract in front of him back to Chu Li: "So although I won't sign this contract now, I am willing to give you a chance - fifteen days later, Zhou Chuan's "Luohe Divine Book" will be released, Give me a reason to be convincing with a satisfactory number."
Chu Li lowered his head, staring at the contract that was pushed in front of him—on the contract, his lightly clasped hand had distinct joints and slender fingers.
"Half an hour ago you swore not to let the author become a victim of your own popularity..." Jiang Yucheng said lightly, "Then, show me the value of your existence as an editor: if you Even a popular author like Hiukawa can't control it, and it's impossible to save me who is about to rot in the coffin."