Compared to November, which was filled with participation in international shows and staging of thriller blockbusters, December was much calmer.
Jian Jing was mainly busy with two things: signing 3,000 printed copies of "Sleepwalking Girl" and preparing for the upcoming New Year's launch.
Well, just shopping for clothes, getting my hair done, and having massages at a beauty salon.
As the year draws to a close, Kang Mucheng is busy working overtime every day, but every night he would always ask her where she had been and what she had done that day.
It can be seen that encountering strange things at sea and being hunted by foreign groups once again challenged his nerves.
Jian Jing didn't dare to provoke him and answered every question.
Unfortunately, Jiang Baiyan went to the other extreme of dieting: socializing.
Being an actor requires socializing, and being a boss also requires socializing. There are so many parties in the entertainment industry, and you have to go. Without connections, you have no friends, and without friends, it is difficult to get around in the circle.
Sometimes when I drank too much, I would go home and call her to complain.
So-and-so and So-and-so have been divorced for a long time, but they pretend to be a loving couple for the purpose of appearing on a wedding show.
So-and-so succeeded in selling himself and got close to a certain big boss.
Some people's investments have gone to waste, and their fortunes have plummeted recently, with their enemies adding insult to injury.
…
I ate so much melon and felt very full.
Most of the time, he would fall silent while talking. Jian Jing glanced at the video and saw that he was already asleep, with only Pudding's tail wagging back and forth, looking particularly cute.
They are both busy, who has Jian Jing been hanging out with lately
The answer is... Wataru Kojima.
She was following Kojima Wataru's comics, while Kojima Wataru was reading her novels.
The two mystery writers had a lot to share in their creations. They discussed new works, helped each other perfect their plots, and sent each other their works.
Jian Jing sent him some domestic mystery novels and asked him to buy some comics that were inconvenient for her to buy.
Well, she would never be able to get such a large-scale work from Kang Mucheng.
Shimoko Kojima was an honest man and sent a large box.
On the day of opening the package, Kang Mucheng was just about to come over to deliver the soup.
The housekeeper simmered the food for several hours. She could smell a rich aroma before she even lifted the lid. It made her hungry, so she quickly ran to the kitchen to get a bowl.
When I came out, I saw Kang Mucheng flipping through her comics.
Jian Jing: “…”
Social death.
However, Kang Mucheng didn't ask anything, and even deliberately avoided her gaze, putting the comic book back in its place as if nothing had happened.
"How about drinking it?"
"Very good." She quickly changed the subject.
Kang Mucheng: "Have you finished signing?"
"I'm done, and my hand is broken." Thinking of this, she felt pain in her hand and complained, "3,000 books, what are you thinking, it's killing me."
Kang Mucheng saw her shaking her hand, frowned immediately, and picked it up to take a closer look: "Wrist or joint? Tenosynovitis? Make an appointment with a doctor tomorrow to take a look."
Jian Jing quickly pulled her hand back: "It's okay actually."
Kang Mucheng sighed.
"It's mainly because we need to sign the first release of the new year," she said. "Last time we had nearly 10,000 copies, and I don't know how many there will be this time."
"Prepare 8,000. Once they're sold, we'll be done." Kang Mucheng gave in. "Two years is just one day."
Jian Jing: "Do you think it's okay for me to sign my initials?"
Kang Mucheng: "JJ?"
Jian Jing: "… just pretend I didn't say anything."
After a while, he pressed the issue further: "7,000 is fine?"
Kang Mucheng wanted to leave, but sat back down when he heard this: "Are you afraid of hurting your hands?"
No? She answered, "Jingjing, you can't do this. Although you are famous now, readers will pamper you, 7,000 or 8,000 copies are fine, but I don't want you to do this."
His tone was gentle, as if he was afraid to scare her, but his attitude was very serious, as if he was wiping a precious antique vase, gentle and cautious.
"Authors can be willful. When you are creating, you can write whatever you want. If you don't feel like writing today, don't write. I will never force you to write something you don't like. But after the creation is over, the rest is work. If you don't do it well, it's a problem of ability. If you are serious or not, it's a problem of attitude.
"I told you before that if you want to write good works, you can't flatter readers. Now, I want to tell you something else. Readers like you because they like your work, not you as a person. They are equal to you, not your fans, nor your tools. You have to respect them."
Jian Jing was stunned and felt extremely embarrassed.
She actually didn't think so much about it. After Kang Mucheng said that, it seemed extremely serious.
"Well, that's 8,000." She looked for a way out. "I'm just saying it casually, really."
It was rare for her to be at a loss, which made Kang Mucheng feel guilty and regretful for being so serious - she didn't mean it, she was just acting coquettishly and wanted to be special, so what was the big deal.
Any author with a little dignity has the right to bargain, let alone her
No privileges at all? If so, I wouldn’t be a best-selling author.
He is taking it too far.
So he quickly tried to make amends: "I didn't say anything about you. Since your hands hurt, just sign a few less."
"No, let's just say 8,000." Jian Jing tried hard to prove that she was not arrogant.
Kang Mucheng: “7000.”
Jian Jing: "8,000, it must be 8,000, 10,000 is also fine."
"Okay then," he said, "I think it'll be at least 10,000."
Jian Jing: “…”
Kang Mucheng couldn't help it, and chuckled and said, "Do you regret it?"
"I think 10,000 is a reasonable total," she said dejectedly.
"Well, it's 10,000 in total. I've signed for 3,000 now, so let's make it 7,000 for the New Year. It's over early, so I'll take you to a new restaurant for dinner."
Kang Mucheng was still concerned about her hand. He held it and looked at it. Although it was not swollen or red, he was still worried: "If it hurts again, go to the hospital and play less games."
Jian Jing: "I haven't played any games recently."
"Again? Solved the case?" He was not surprised.
"No?" Jian Jing hesitated, "I haven't encountered any cases recently."
"This is a good thing. It's the new year, and it's best to be safe and sound." Kang Mucheng said, "If nothing else, just think about what to write for the next work. The readers of Devil 4 have been asking for a long time."
Jian Jing thought about it and said, "Okay, recent events are good inspiration. By the way, Demon 4 is the last book of Demon Doctor. It's about time to finish the murder series."
“Will you write magic stories up to chapter 7?” he joked.
Jian Jing got the gag and said with a smile, "If there's so much money to be made, I'll definitely write it."
"I will." Kang Mucheng's expression was very gentle. "Work hard, okay?"
It was really strange, in the past, cases came one after another, and it was not uncommon to have no breaks in between. But half of December had passed in a flash, and Jian Jing had not encountered a single case.
The only heroic act he did was to beat up the man who beat his girlfriend on the street.
Then the guy called the police and took me to the police station.
The other party kept saying that he was severely beaten and demanded compensation.
Jian Jing didn't even bother to raise her eyes: "Just to make it clear, your injury is not even a minor one, and I am acting bravely and in self-defense."
"I'm going to sue you."
"Contact my lawyer."
It took me more than half an hour to finish this trivial matter.
Jian Jing stepped out of the door with a depressed mood. As soon as the car passed the corner, she saw a familiar figure in the rearview mirror. She adjusted the rearview mirror and saw a guy who had been missing for a long time.
It's not entirely true to say that he's missing. I haven't heard that he's taken any leave or anything. He still goes to work on time every day.
But as soon as they get off work, they disappear without a trace.
Old Gao thought he was out on a date, but he ran into Jian Jing who came to return the money. She looked very strange and blurted out, "He's out investigating a case."
Without saying this, Jian Jingzhen would not have any suspicions, but Lao Gao's acting skills were not up to par, and she suddenly felt something was wrong: "Don't you two go out together? He went, but you didn't?"
Lao Gao? He had to say that he had something to do and left first.
Jian Jing was not very happy at the time. The debtor wanted to pay back the money again and again, but she couldn't find the creditor, so he simply delayed paying the debt and turned away.
Thinking about it later, something was indeed wrong.
While he was hesitating, Ji Feng had already gotten out of the car and hurried into the police station.
Jian Jing glanced at the watch. It was now 5:30 in the afternoon, just after get off work. There was only one person in the car, which meant it was definitely not a normal day.
This is not work, why are you coming to the police station
This question is like a mosquito buzzing in your ear when you are sleeping at night. You can't see it or hit it, but it still makes you feel upset and curious.
I'm just sitting around doing nothing.
Jian Jing quickly stopped the car, rushed to his side, and secretly looked inside.
There were some materials piled on the co-pilot seat, and on top was actually a map of Heping City, but it was a 2000 edition, which was already out of date.
Investigating an old case? She thought about it and it was not difficult to associate it with something he had vaguely mentioned.
Jian Jing was inevitably curious, but she also knew that it was a matter of privacy. Since Ji Feng didn't want to say anything, outsiders had no right to pry into the matter.
But she was still unhappy. If she had the ability, she shouldn't say anything. Why did she have to say a few words
I hate people who only speak half the words.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got, and she kicked the tire hard.
Passersby looked at him sideways.
She glanced at the wind and walked away without feeling guilty at all.
Five minutes later, Ji Feng came out with a stack of materials. He touched the handle and felt something was wrong. He looked down and picked up a light gray hair.
"Tsk." He pretended not to see it, took it away nonchalantly, got in the car and left.
Then, Christmas came.
I don’t know why, but the Christmas atmosphere has become more and more intense in recent years, and Christmas trees, reindeers and Santa Claus can be seen everywhere on the streets.
Jian Jing decided to follow the trend and bought a Santa Claus costume.
For the Knights.
Then take it with you to record the award ceremony of "The King of Mystery".
Originally, the program team wanted her to fly to the United States, but Jian Jing said that she was about to publish a new book and would not have time to travel back and forth, so she hoped that they would come to Heping City.
After careful consideration, the other party agreed and not only rented a large studio but also invited guests.
But Valeria had a performance and Andrei needed to go back for training, so neither of them could make it. For some reason, Linel and Raj did not agree.
Yoo Soo-ji and Kim Ran-ah both refused to attend, citing their busy work schedules. Park Min-chul is currently missing and rumors say he was killed.
Ishikawa Keito declined the invitation, saying that he had a performance and could not change the date. However, Kojima Shigeru and Terauchi Kumiko were both willing to attend.
Li Kangna was filming in Hollywood. The drama he starred in was currently on air. He couldn't spare the time to go back and forth, so he missed the trip regrettably.
It goes without saying that Zhang Xueer, Wu Lie and Jiang Baiyan will definitely not miss out on the domestic market.
On the day of the program recording, the studio was extremely busy.
Jian Jing finally got her one million US dollars.
When taking the photo, she held a check in one hand and sparkling golden crumbs floating down like a sudden golden rain, luxurious and blurry.
If this isn’t a winner in life, then what is a winner in life
Topped the trending searches on Weibo.
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A few days later, New Year's Day arrived and Jinwu made its first release of the new year.
On the first day of its release, "The Case Files of the Sleepwalking Girl" sold over 300,000 copies.
The next day, 500,000 copies.
On the third day, 800,000 copies.
Day 5, 1 million copies.
Success seems so easy that it gives people the illusion that being a best-selling author is really worthless and can be achieved easily.
of course not.
To be successful in the writing industry, you need talent to get started. Only those with talent are qualified to work hard. And those who are both talented and hardworking must add a little luck to achieve success.
Jian Jing published "White Cat Detective" when she was 15 years old, and it has been 7 years today.
This is called following the name and achieving the reality.