Chapter 32: One Roof Ouyang Jian was stunned for a long time before he said: "...
Ouyang Jian was stunned for a long time before he said, "My last name is Ouyang, and he has the same last name as me..."
"Then my last name is Li, so I can just say that I am the father of someone with the last name Li? And my last name is Ouyang, so why can't he be your father just because you are his father?"
Ouyang Jian understood what was going on. This was just nonsense!
"I won't tell you, I'll tell Xiaoyuan."
Li Daohua crossed her arms in front of her chest. With her here, let's see what he will say.
"Wife, let's go and have dinner. Ignore this psychopath."
"Xiaoyuan, Xiaoyuan, I know you hate me, and I also want to make it up to you. We can remarry." Ouyang Jian came up with another plan.
As long as he becomes Ouyang Yuan's father again, then the money they earn should be used to support him in a reasonable way.
"Bah, you toad want to eat swan flesh, you still want to remarry, you still have a higher chance of resurrection."
If Ye Min had the idea of remarrying before, after watching "Back to 18", she no longer had any idea at all.
Not only that, she also picked up her books again. Although she didn't think she could get into college, it was always a good idea to read more books and learn more knowledge.
These books were sent by Ouyang Yuan to Ouyang Yao and others. Ouyang Yao and others had already given up on taking the college entrance examination.
They have taken the college entrance examination twice but failed both times. Their family conditions do not support them to take time off from work to study, so they just want to live a good life.
Now that Ouyang Yuan is living a good life and has sent them a lot of study materials, they are eager to take the college entrance examination again.
The whole family, including the child Wu Sisi, a total of four people, sit together to study every day.
Wu Sisi, who originally didn't like studying, gradually got used to studying after following her family for a few days, and her academic performance improved a lot.
"I advise you to stay away from us. Your life is not bad now. At least no one bothers you. Although you can't be as carefree as before, you can still live well. If you keep pestering me, I will make you know what it means to be hated by everyone and to be a stinking street."
Li Daohua really has this ability. Let alone anything else, if she issues a notice now, saying that "Back to 18" is adapted from a real divorce case, and then mentions his Ouyang Jian's name, he will just have to wait to become a rat crossing the street.
"You...you..." Ouyang Jian was really scared. He was not afraid of Ouyang Yuan and the others, but he was afraid of Li Daohua.
If it weren't for Li Daohua, Ouyang Yuan wouldn't have lived such a good life. He would probably still be in the countryside and unable to return.
All in all, it was Li Daohua who changed the lives of Ouyang Yuan's family.
He felt unwilling to give up, and was also worried that Li Daohua would really write another book. He couldn't handle one, let alone two...
Ouyang Jian watched Li Daohua and the others helplessly as they left. He prepared to return to his hometown in Jiangxi.
Before moving to Peking, his family lived in Jiangxi and had a house and land in the countryside. After coming to Peking, he would go back to worship his ancestors and repair the house every three to five years.
That is to say, they never went back after those ten years. In addition, Ouyang Jian's father passed away, the family's financial situation was not good, and they had no money to go home often.
He can't survive in Peking now. Li Daohua and others don't want to pay attention to him, and Miaomiao's parents also regard him as Miaomiao's black history. He can forget about finding a decent job in Peking. Staying away from Peking is the best way.
"How was your car knowledge study today?"
Hearing Li Daohua's question, Ouyang Yuan raised his head and said, "It's almost there, don't worry, I will definitely try my best to get my driver's license as quickly as possible."
If they want to buy a car, they also have to know how to drive. It is not easy to get a driver's license nowadays, and they also have to learn about car maintenance.
"That's good. Wait until summer. If you still don't get it, I think you should live in the house here by yourself by then."
Anyway, they will definitely be able to go to the courtyard house next to the South China Sea soon.
The summers at this time are already a few degrees lower than those in the 21st century. Plus, living next to the South China Sea, there are plants and waters to regulate the temperature, so living there would be more comfortable than here.
In order to avoid living here alone, Ouyang Yuan is also trying hard to get a driver's license.
When they buy a car, they can register it with the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Library or the Peking University of Literature. All cars now have to be registered.
Li Daohua didn't learn to drive. One reason was that she wanted to wait and take the test when it was easier to get a driver's license. The other reason was that she had just promised Ian to write an American novel, so she wanted to strike while the iron was hot when Billionsaire was released.
The biggest difference between American novels and Chinese novels is that American novels like to highlight heroism and emphasize the role of individuals, while Chinese novels prefer to start with the overall environment, and people are just a part of the environment.
Compared with individual heroes, I prefer to highlight the power of the group.
Therefore, the new novel that Li Daohua is preparing is the American version of "18 Again".
Unlike the Chinese version of "18 Again", the tone of the American version of "18 Again" is still the extravagant and dissolute life.
The hero returns from an old man to when he was eighteen years old, to the golden age of America in the 1950s.
At that time, the war had just been won and the benefits America gained from the war had not yet been squandered. National welfare and people's lives were at their best.
The feeling of Americans wanting to go back to the 1950s is the same as the feeling of the Chinese wanting to go back to the 1980s and 1990s.
This is because people in that era were relatively enthusiastic and innocent, the country's economy was on the rise, and everyone had unlimited possibilities and a bright future.
The male protagonist went back to the 1950s. Relying on his decades of experience, he entered various emerging fields ahead of time. He also intercepted many resources of monopoly capital and successfully established his own business empire.
Although this is unrealistic, it feels good. Anyway, many Americans don’t know what their country and their monopoly groups have done behind the scenes.
Traveling back to the age of eighteen, from a poor boy, he relied on his memory to dig his first pot of gold from a place in Jackson, Tennessee.
In the physical sense, the male protagonist dug up the first pot of gold. He took a shovel and dug at a certain location for an entire night before he dug up this pot of gold coins.
It was with this bucket of gold coins that the male protagonist quickly accumulated capital and became a new big capitalist.
At the end of the novel, Li Daohua specifically left a clue that the gold coins dug out by the male protagonist are real. Whoever can find this bucket of gold coins can become the next Connor Li.
That’s right, it’s still Li. They and Ian have planned to turn these two stories into family legends, which may become a big IP in the future.
"So is this pot of gold real?" Dennis and Ian asked curiously.
"Who knows, maybe there is." On the phone, Li Daohua's words sounded a little distorted, like a demon bewitching people.
What she said was maybe, not maybe. Dennis and the others couldn't hear the deeper meaning, but Li Ziran understood it after listening.
Gold coins do exist. Li Daohua once read that someone in America dug up gold coins at the location mentioned in the novel. The report only gave an approximate location, not the specific location.
But if enough people go digging, someone will be able to dig it out even if only the approximate location is found.
"It's very likely that there is one. You can ask Ian to promote it and say that this is the treasure left by Connor Li."
"Then why don't we just dig it out ourselves!" Dennis was very excited. As an American who grew up listening to pirate stories, finding pirates' treasure is the dream of every American since childhood.
"It's too small. With this treasure as bait, we can earn more than just a bucket of gold coins. More importantly, even if the gold coins are dug out, who will own them is still a problem."
Don't think that whoever digs it up owns it. A family in Philadelphia, America once sent ten gold coins from their collection for appraisal, but the government lawyer said that the coins did not belong to them.
This is so unfortunate. None of the things in my collection belong to me. How can I expect them to be my own if they dig them out?
By then, troubles will arise one after another.
One bucket sounds like a lot, but it's actually not that much, just two hundred gold coins, each with a face value of $20. Calculated based on the gold price, it's about $10,000. If calculated as a collection of cultural relics, the total value would not exceed $300,000.
When he heard the $300,000, Ian was not so excited. After all, the film and television rights of Li Daohua's "Once Upon a Time in Wall Street" alone cost $300,000, which was undisputed.
Not to mention that during this period, he made many friends because of his adventures, and through these people, the money he earned from running Li Daohua's novels, and the loans he borrowed, he founded his own entertainment company.
He has been discovering new talents recently, and he has found opportunities to insert them into "Billionaire" to make them familiar to the audience.
The money that can be earned in the entertainment industry is not comparable to 300,000 yuan. There is no need to lose the big picture for the small. Ian has always been sober.
"The filming of 'Billionaire' is going smoothly. If nothing goes wrong, it will be released in June this year."
Every time Ian made a transatlantic call, he would tell Li Daohua about the progress of the filming.
Sometimes Li Daohua would also give him some suggestions that he had not thought of, which would help his entertainment company prosper.
Li Daohua also told him to be nicer to the company's employees, as only in this way could the company develop better.
In this era, all industries are growing rapidly, and it is this madness that has created many crazy entertainment companies.
In order to keep their artists young, some entertainment companies give them injections to inhibit growth. In order to get more roles and earn more money, they make them work around the clock and take psychotropic drugs to control their wakefulness and sleep time...
The early deaths of many celebrities are closely related to such exploitation. The exploitation of capital is in all aspects and no one is immune.
So during the filming of "Billionaires", Ian would buy drinks for the young actors from his own company from time to time. It didn't cost much and it wouldn't make the actors out of shape.
The translation of the American version of "18 Again" was still completed by Dennis and Li Ziran.
While Li Daohua was writing, the two of them were translating. Within a week after Li Daohua finished the work, they had completed all the translation work and faxed it to Ian.
Ian couldn't wait. Ever since he heard about the novel, he had always wanted to read its contents, especially the location where the gold coins were buried.
Tennessee is not too far from Wall Street, and Ian felt that someone would definitely see it and go digging for treasure.
For the publication of his new novel, Ian still chose Bantam Books. The difference was that this time, Ian no longer needed to pretend to be rich, because he really became rich.
The popularity of "Once Upon a Time in Wall Street" gave Ian the bargaining power. This is Rice Flower's new novel.
"This is also a story passed down in our family. It is the story of my grandfather's brother. It is said that the jar of gold coins has been buried all along because he was not really reborn and was unable to obtain the jar of gold coins."
In America, there are various small sects, many of which specialize in eternal youth, rebirth, and immortality...
So it's not surprising that an old man would be obsessed with returning to his youth.
Ander has become numb. Whatever you say is true, the stories in your family are always so weird. There is no normal person in the family.
A silly father, a religious grandfather, and a gossipy classmate.
"The information about the gold coin is true, so my request is two dollars per thousand words. Those people at Vanity Fair are willing to raise the price, aren't they?"
It was a naked threat, but Ender had to accept it.
It is true that the remuneration for articles has not increased for a long time. After Vanity Fair sent out the signal this time, many newspapers and publishing houses had to follow suit.
Moreover, the price of Rice Flower's works is worth it. Their company made a lot of money from the last "Maybe in Wall Street", and I believe this time will be no exception.
Ander smiled and said, "I think the author's name might be wrong. Rice flower should be rich flower."
The publishing rights alone for this 100,000-word novel cost $200,000.
If it is adapted into a movie later, with the previous book as a basis, the price of this book will definitely increase.
This time they bypassed domestic journals and published directly overseas. Li Daohua also never thought of publishing the American version of "18 Again" in China.
Given her previous adventure book, if she published such a novel in China again, it would be easy for people to make unwarranted associations with her, thinking that she is a hedonist and yearns for capitalism.
I swear to God, she hates capitalism more than anyone else. Damn boss, she was the one who was exploited in her previous life. She was blessed with 996 and flexible working hours...
During the period of renovating the new house, Li Daohua prepared to write a novel called "A Square Eaves" based on her own insights into decorating the house.
It is a story about two families and a house.
In 1980, the housing reform was first proposed. Since then, the curtain of housing reform was opened. Houses were gradually allocated from work units to households, and then purchased with their own funds.
The story of the protagonist in "One Roof" takes place in such an environment.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
