Xie Jinghu's troubles cannot be empathized by his elder brother or mother, so there is no reason for Wen Ying to empathize with them.
Anyway, the college entrance examination was over, and Wen Ying arrived in Shanghai smoothly under the pretext of a "signing event".
Ding Chao, the editor-in-chief of Modou Literature and Art Publishing House, personally went to the airport to pick her up and arranged a hotel for Wen Ying.
After Wen Ying checked in, Editor-in-Chief Ding told her something: "Another author will also be signing books at the venue where the book signing will be held tomorrow."
Wen Ying suddenly realized, "Editor-in-Chief Ding, could the other writer you mentioned be Blue Whale?"
Ding Chao smiled and nodded. "Director Yuan said it was a small matter and it didn't matter whether we told him or not, but I think it would be better to tell Teacher Xiaoyu in advance."
In Yuan Fenghui's eyes, it's probably no big deal!
Wen Ying doesn't mind competing with Blue Whale.
The same thing as wearing the same clothes, it's always the one who is ugly who gets embarrassed.
The writer's book signing event is to compare the writer's popularity, not appearance, so Wen Ying doesn't need to worry - no, even if it is a comparison of appearance, there is nothing to be afraid of. When Wen Ying looked up, she saw her own appearance reflected in the wall of the hotel elevator. She is no longer a little black and fat girl.
Wen Ying was only concerned about one thing right now: "Who can book the date and venue first for the promotion of Blue Whale and my autograph session?"
Ding Chao spoke frankly, "Of course, Blue Whale confirmed it first. She's a university student, so her schedule is more flexible. As far as I know, Shanghai is already the last stop for Blue Whale's book signing."
Wen Ying is doing a book signing tour, and so is Blue Whale.
Just like Wen Ying wrote "The Starry Sky and You", Blue Whale followed up by writing "The Crown of Thorns".
Not only does Bao Lixin not allow his contracted writers to "innovate" in their creative content, he even wants to copy Wen Ying's promotional methods!
I heard Ding Chao say that the date and venue for Blue Whale's autograph session will be set first, and the date and venue for Wen Ying's autograph session will be set later. Isn't it obvious that Ding Chao and Yuan Fenghui are deliberately causing trouble?
Seeing Wen Ying's silence, Ding Chao was worried that a young girl like Wen Ying might have a moral obsession and must "fight a fair duel" when facing a competitor. He was just trying to organize his words to persuade her when Wen Ying suddenly chuckled:
"That's great! As for writing books, I'll write 'Galaxy and You' first, and I can have Blue Whale book release date first for the book signing event... It's fair that some will come first and some will come later."
The one who stirs first is the meanest. Blue Whale plagiarized first, and it is only natural for Wen Ying to cause trouble at Blue Whale's autograph session!
Ding Chao breathed a sigh of relief.
A writer who can write three best-selling novels in a row is really insightful~
"Teacher Xiaoyu, I'll pick you up tomorrow morning with my makeup artist. Our book signing event is at 9 a.m., and it'll take time to get from the hotel to the venue. Plus, with breakfast and makeup, you'll need to be up by 6:40 at the latest. Is that okay?"
Ding Chao was talking about tomorrow's plans, and Wen Ying laughed: "Editor-in-Chief Ding, I just finished the college entrance examination. Have you ever seen a high school student who can sleep in and get up after 7 o'clock?"
That is indeed not the case.
Ding Chao understood. Although the college entrance examination was over, Teacher Xiaoyu's biological clock had not changed, so getting up early was not difficult for Teacher Xiaoyu.
Ding Chao was completely relieved.
After helping Wen Ying check in and giving her some precautions, Ding Chao said goodbye.
Modu Literature and Art Publishing House really values Wen Ying. Editor-in-Chief Ding did not stay in the hotel, but left two young female staff members. If Wen Ying has any temporary needs, these two female staff members can help solve them.
Wen Ying actually didn't need any help, but the attitude of the Magic City Literature and Art Publishing House made her feel very comfortable.
Wen Ying, feeling happy, first reported her safety to her family, then contacted Wu Chunqin, and even talked on the phone with Xie Qian for half an hour.
After doing so many things, Wen Ying still had plenty of time, so she opened her laptop and started working on the setting for the second novel in the Jiuding series.
Wen Ying was busy until nine o'clock in the evening. She took a bath and went to bed comfortably.
While Wen Ying was sleeping soundly in the hotel, in a hotel a few kilometers away, Blue Whale was so anxious that he couldn't sleep at all.
The book signing tour did bring a sense of vanity to Blue Whale.
Along with the book signing session came various interviews. Bao Lixin really spent a lot of resources to make Blue Whale famous.
However, while outsiders watch the excitement, insiders know the ins and outs. Although the book signing tour sounded good, the sales data of "Crown of Thorns" was not as high as expected. Taking the sales data of "Crown of Thorns" alone was already very good, but whether it was Blue Whale or Bao Lixin, they compared the sales data of "Crown of Thorns" with "Star River with You", and the gap was quite obvious.
The shadow of plagiarism always hangs over Blue Whale.
At the book signing event, Blue Whale looked at the readers queuing up and listened to them shouting how much they liked her, but she was not very happy.
Instead, I can’t help but wonder, do these readers really like her?
Is it her they like, or the "fish swimming against the current"? What if a reader comes up to her and accuses her of plagiarism in the middle of a book signing?!
Blue Whale isn't being unfoundedly concerned.
Just because no readers rushed out to scold her at the previous book signings doesn’t mean that this won’t happen at tomorrow’s book signing.
Tomorrow, she will be signing books with Niu Liu De Yu!
Based on the scale of Ni Liu De Yu’s previous book signing events, there may be several thousand loyal readers attending tomorrow.
Those die-hard readers have been cursing her online every day since The Crown of Thorns was released. If they met her in person tomorrow, would they let her go?!
Forget about hitting her, even if everyone spits at her, she'll be drowned!
Blue Whale was really scared and anxious, and even suggested canceling tomorrow's book signing event.
Of course Bao Lixin disagreed.
Blue Whale's shoulders trembled. "We've already publicized tomorrow's book signing event. We didn't hide the time and venue from anyone. Yet, they insisted on holding one at the same time and place as well. They're deliberately targeting us..."
Readers were all accusing Niliu Deyu of plagiarism, but Niliu Deyu himself didn't react at all.
He was the one who dared to turn against the magazine and sue it right after his debut. How could he not have any temper at all?
Bao Lixin said that Wen Ying was busy with the college entrance examination and couldn't take care of anything else, and Blue Whale believed it with trepidation.
Now that the college entrance exam is over, is he finally free to deal with her?!
Bao Lixin naturally would not allow Blue Whale to retreat at the critical moment.
Of course Bao Lixin knew that Wen Ying was deliberately trying to block him, but this was exactly what Bao Lixin wanted.
"What are you afraid of? We'll meet at the book signing tomorrow. Just be humble and say hello. As the saying goes, you shouldn't hit someone who smiles. She's your senior and you're your junior. You've been polite. If she ignores you, it's her fault! Are her readers giving you trouble? Don't be afraid! If her readers cause a commotion at the event, I'll say it was instigated by her... Ever since your new book came out, the fish against the current have been goading readers into cyberbullying you. Isn't this news sensational enough?"
Bao Lixin waved his arms, spoke in a loud voice, and was very excited.
The blue whale was not comforted.
——At its core, "Crown of Thorns" is an imitation of "Starry Sky", and Blue Whale is indeed guilty.
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