Yang Susu hasn't been to this cafe for more than two years.
In two years, she has changed.
Two years ago, she was a junior editor with little experience who had just joined Hua Xia Publishing House, but two years later, she had been promoted to editor-in-chief, managing more than a dozen junior editors like herself two years ago.
The café has changed too.
This coffee shop, which claimed that it would not change in ten years, has also begun to change quietly.
As soon as she walked into the cafe, she saw a protected piano in front of her and Lu Yuan playing the piano hanging on the wall.
Um……
Lu Yuan's photo.
The photo only captured Lu Yuan's side profile, but one could tell that Lu Yuan's expression was extremely serious when he played the piano, and there was a hint of elegance in his seriousness.
She stopped and looked at the photo for a while, then a smile appeared on her face.
Although the photo looked real, with her experience she could tell that it had been photoshopped.
Although she felt that photo editing was a bit unnecessary.
The coffee shop still plays beautiful piano music, but compared to the empty hall two years ago, the hall is now full of people.
Of course, everyone drank coffee in a low voice and spoke in a soft voice. The whole cafe did not seem noisy because of the large number of people.
"I want to open a private room on the second floor."
"Okay, please follow me."
"Um."
"Hello, this way please..."
"Let's change the box. I want to go to the last box..."
"Ah, sorry, that box is an exclusive box, it's not open to the public."
"Exclusive box?"
"Yes, I'm really sorry, please understand."
"Well, okay." Seeing the waiter's embarrassed look, Yang Susu didn't ask any more questions.
"What would you like to order?"
"Give me a latte, please."
"Okay, please wait a moment..."
"OK."
Not long after Yang Susu sat down, footsteps and conversation were heard downstairs.
"Ah, Brother Lu, you're here!"
"Yeah, yeah..."
"Okay, come here. I help you clean your box every day... We even specially decorated it for you."
"Uh? My box?"
"Yes, this way please..."
After hearing the voice, Yang Susu walked out of the box, and then saw Lu Yuan and his agent, who looked confused, walked into the last box.
“…”
After seeing this, Yang Susu suddenly didn't know what to say...
this……
"Hello, is Mr. Lu the exclusive owner of the last box?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
"..." Yang Susu shook her head slightly, then walked towards the box.
"Hey, you can't go over and disturb Brother Lu, Brother Lu has important things to do..." The waiter thought it was a fan and quickly stopped Yang Susu.
"The person Mr. Lu wants to see in the coffee shop is me. I'm the editor of Huaxia Publishing House." Yang Susu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry when she saw the girl who was stopping her and said she was Lu Yuan's loyal bodyguard.
"Ah? You are not a fan of our Brother Lu?" The girl was a little skeptical.
"I am not!"
"Oh... just stand here and don't move. I'll go ask Brother Lu!"
"Okay..." Yang Susu was even more at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
No matter how I look at it, I don't look like a fan of Lu Yuan, right?
Why are you so wary of me?
About half a minute later, the girl smiled awkwardly and lowered her head slightly.
Her face was red, as if she had done something wrong.
"Um... I'm sorry... I don't know... Please come in... Well, as you know, Brother Lu is very popular now. There are always a few fans who want to come and harass our Brother Lu. I have to be cautious..."
"Understood. Go ahead and get busy."
"oh."
…
My own private room?
How come I don’t know?
Is there any such operation?
When Lu Yuan entered the box, his expression was very interesting.
There are a few photos of myself hanging in the box...
Some of them were photos of me playing the piano, some were photos of me acting in "The Wanderer", and one was actually a photo of me smoking...
Lu Yuan could tell at a glance that these photos were photoshopped.
Why?
Each of these photos showed him to be handsome and charming. Although Lu Yuan was sometimes quite narcissistic and thought he was a little handsome, he was not narcissistic enough to think he was handsome enough to become a handsome guy...
And this decoration...
Lu Yuan looked down at the chair.
Who came up with this decoration idea?
This is so fucking embarrassing.
After sitting there for a few seconds, Lu Yuan suddenly felt extremely embarrassed.
This is my private room? Who told you to do that? Can I change to another private room?
"Hello, Mr. Lu, I am Yang Susu, an editor at Huaxia Publishing House."
"Editor-in-Chief Yang, hello, please take a seat..."
After a burst of jasmine fragrance came, Lu Yuan looked up and saw a tall, long-haired beauty walking in.
Lu Yuan was a little surprised when he saw this beauty for the first time, but after a bit of surprise he calmed down and shook hands with Yang Susu.
As soon as Yang Susu sat down opposite Lu Yuan, the waiter blushed and brought her three cups of steaming coffee.
Wu Tingting stood aside and looked at Yang Susu, with a slight ripple in her eyes.
Wang Jinxue told her that this woman was not easy to deal with. She was shrewd in many aspects, especially in negotiation.
After seeing Yang Susu's appearance, she agreed with Wang Jinxue's words.
"Mr. Lu, the decoration of your exclusive box is really unique..." Yang Susu smiled after taking a look at the decoration of the box.
"Editor-in-Chief Yang, whether you believe it or not, it has nothing to do with me. This box is really not my exclusive box... How about we change to another one?" Lu Yuan was very embarrassed. He raised his eyes slightly and saw the pretentious photo in front of him that was full of middle school flavor. Although he liked to show off, he felt very uncomfortable forcing himself to show off in public like this.
"No, I think this is good." Yang Susu noticed the helplessness on Lu Yuan's face and subconsciously smiled.
She originally thought that Lu Yuan was a calm and composed young man who was eloquent and had his own plans.
But now she felt that Lu Yuan was a big boy, who seemed to have a little sense of humor.
"Okay..." Lu Yuan coughed lightly and then nodded.
He tried hard not to look at the photos on the wall, and even planned to have a good chat with the owner of the cafe after he was done.
I have no problem with you using my portrait rights, after all, you also support me with a certain amount of fees. But you set up an exclusive box and unscrupulously let me look at my own pretentious photos. What do you mean by this?
"Mr. Lu, we only have half an hour, so let's make it short. I'm quite interested in your novel. Can I take a look at the first draft of the novel?" Yang Susu found that she didn't feel any pressure from Lu Yuan, or rather, she found that Lu Yuan looked very easy-going.
"Well, OK, Wu Tingting..."
"good."
Wu Tingting has prepared the electronic version of "The Legend of Sun Wukong".
She took out her laptop and placed it in front of Yang Susu.
Yang Susu pushed up her glasses and drank a cup of coffee, then silently looked at the manuscript on her notebook.
After reading a few chapters at first, she didn't feel anything, but just felt that the writing style of this novel was a little different.
In fact, the beginning of "The Legend of Sun Wukong" cannot be said to have any highlights. It can only be said to be laying the groundwork and foreshadowing.
It seems that Lu Yuan is just like other celebrities who publish books...
After reading about one chapter, Yang Susu was a little disappointed, but as she continued reading, she found that this novel was really different from ordinary novels!
The dialogues in this novel are very funny and always make people smile inadvertently.
When she thought this novel was a humorous light novel, the content of the novel began to change.
It begins to tell stories in its own unique way...
The story is simple, but in its simplicity you can discover its profound meaning, and many sentences are very vivid.
As the plot progressed, she saw a breath of resistance...
"It turns out that things like this that the gods can't control have a name, called - demons..."
These are words that pierce the heart.
Then, she was immersed in the story in the book. Although it was a little sad, it was also shrouded in philosophical charm.
“I want this sky to no longer cover my eyes; I want this earth to no longer bury my heart; I want all living beings to understand my intentions; I want all Buddhas to disappear into thin air!”
She took a deep breath.
This moment...
She suddenly found herself slowly becoming immersed in the novel.
Suddenly, an unruly and unyielding monkey and a wise but extremely persistent monk appeared in her mind.
At this moment, she seemed unaware that she was talking about a story with Lu Yuan. She felt that she had become a bystander of the story.
She wanted to see the end...
Lu Yuan drank his coffee silently and waited patiently.
Time passes little by little.
He saw that Yang Susu's eyes were slightly red.
It seems that she likes this story too.
About twenty minutes later, Yang Susu's eyes became even redder as she flipped through the story.
Lu Yuan wanted to remind Yang Susu that there was really not much time left for everyone to chat.
However, seeing that Yang Susu was watching very seriously, Lu Yuan didn't want to disturb her.
Half an hour later, Lu Yuan frowned.
"Editor-in-Chief Yang, hello, may I ask..."
"Mr. Lu..."
"Um?"
"This story is a bit heavy, but I have to say it is a touching story... At the same time, many of the quotes in it may become classics on the Internet, just like poems, especially this sentence in the last extra chapter, "From now on, be a happy monkey", which is very beautiful."
“It’s actually a lyric poem.”
"Hmm? Can you tell me more about it?"
"The name of this poem is Facing the Sea, Spring Flowers Blooming... The original text is like this, from tomorrow on, be a happy person, feed horses, chop wood, travel around the world..." When Lu Yuan said this, he recited the poem very seriously.
His voice was gentle and his expression was serious.
This extra story "The Legend of Sun Wukong" did not exist originally, it came from "Diary of Journey to the West".
But Lu Yuan always felt that something was missing, so he simply picked a few more articles.
He really liked the song Facing the Sea with Spring Flowers Blooming, so he recited it without thinking much.
When he finished reading it, he realized that something was wrong.
He looked at Yang Susu.
Yang Susu was stunned by what she heard.
All she had in her mind was this beautiful poem.
Very beautiful.
Very charming!
Yes!
"Editor-in-Chief Yang?"
“This… this poem is beautiful.”
"Yeah, it's pretty..."
"Mr. Lu...I'm sorry...I..."
"What's wrong?"
"It's okay, I'm going to the bathroom." Yang Susu stood up and left the box.
"Oh, okay." Lu Yuan nodded and then looked at the time on the wall.
It's been more than half an hour...
We haven't even started talking about this yet!
"Wu Tingting, let's cut the Gordian knot on the matter in the upcoming talks, okay?"
"Wu Tingting?"
"Wu Tingting! What are you daydreaming about?"
Lu Yuan turned and looked at Wu Tingting.
Then, he frowned when he noticed that Wu Tingting looked extremely confused.
"Yes, I'm sorry Mr. Lu...what did you just say?"
"Cut the Gordian knot... Have you prepared your contract?... Let's try to get it done within 20 minutes..."
"The contract is ready, huh? Twenty minutes?"
"yes!"