Chu Li was taken out of the closet by Zhu Chuan. He used his fingers as a comb to comb her hair, and then raised his hand to wipe the bite marks on her lips... After a while, he felt that the touch was good. So he ignored the chaos outside, pinched her face, and then took her hand and said slowly: "Let's go."
First Li: “?”
Walk?
Where are you going?
Unfortunately, ever since she got together with Chu Chuan, it was as if she had an IQ switch on her wrist that said "Exclusively for Chu Chuan-sama". Simply put, once he held her hand, "where to go" and "what to do" were no longer important. She just had to follow him.
Even if he took her to sell it for alcohol, she would probably still squat stupidly beside him and help count the beer bottles.
So Chu Li watched helplessly as Zhe Chuan opened the door. When he opened the door, it was still bustling outside, with many people standing in the living room, all very happy... They paused for a moment when they heard the door open. Yu Yaoxian turned his head and saw Zhe Chuan standing at the door of the room: "Teacher, you're here. Sorry to bother you so suddenly. We were all very happy to learn that "Luohe Divine Book" was shortlisted this afternoon. The leaders of the society immediately notified us to come and pay a visit to show their respect, so we came! It's a pity that Chu Li didn't..."
Didn't reply my text message.
Before Yu Yao could utter these words, she suddenly realized that there seemed to be someone standing behind Zhuo Chuan - from her angle, she could see the person's slender ankles and the white hem of her skirt just above the ankles. She was wearing slippers, and she was like a ghost standing quietly behind Zhuo Chuan.
When Yu Yao mentioned the "first ceremony", she leaned to the side, poked her forehead and eyes from behind Zhu Chuan, and asked in a light voice, "What don't I have?"
After she finished speaking, she seemed to realize what she had done, and she uttered an "ah" and suddenly retracted her head. Yu Yao watched with indignant eyes as two white and tender little claws stretched out from behind, grabbed Zhuchuan's sleeves, and pulled him back into the room...
So, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Zhu Chuan sighed, turned around, and lifted the person behind him to his side, putting her down. However, the big hand that was originally holding her arm slid down to her hand, and the fingertips touched the back of her hand. Then, without hesitation, he took the initiative to hold her whole hand in his palm.
The man had no expression on his face and said in a steady voice: "She's here."
Everyone: “…”
So, it was “coming out of the closet” in such a serious manner, in a real sense.
Chu Li pulled Zhuchuan, but found that she couldn't get rid of his hand, even though every pore in her body was roaring -
What are you doing? ! !
I asked you to take the initiative, not to take the initiative like this! ! ! !
Just one kiss is enough. It is enough to prove how much I love you for a month. There is no need for the next step!
Fortunately, you are not a celebrity, otherwise I would have been killed by your fans for such reckless behavior...
No.
Your fans don’t know it yet, but I might not be killed by them... After all, Mr. Jiang Yucheng’s fans are very fierce.
Oh, yes, Mr. Jiang Yucheng...
Chu Li's gaze finally drifted to Jiang Yucheng, who was sitting on the sofa in a relaxed posture, but his eyes were fixed on the clasped hands of Zhuchuan and Chu Li... His expression was calm, without much emotion on his face, but he rarely lost the relaxed smile that was always on his face.
Chu Li's little finger twitched, and Zhu Chuan meant that she was nervous, so he held it tighter.
The atmosphere in the room was rather depressing.
Yu Yao was a mature person who had seen a lot of ups and downs. Even though her hair was about to fly, she still nodded calmly and said, "You are here too."
Chu Li pulled her hand out of Zhu Chuan's and looked at her slippers and the hem of her pajamas. The first thing she wanted to do was to explain: "...I, I, I live upstairs."
Seeing that the smile on Yu Yao's face was showing signs of cracking, she quickly added: "Because my salary was deducted before, I couldn't pay the rent, so I asked Teacher Zhu Chuan to lend me his house to stay in for a while. Teacher Zhu Chuan was very generous and lent it to me. I bought rice, cooked, and cleaned the house..."
At the end, he couldn't say any more and closed his mouth in despair. Chu Li looked at Yu Yao with disdainful eyes and turned to the magazine guy holding a recorder and said, "Delete this part first."
Chu Li: "..."
Next, the entire interview process was filled with an eerie atmosphere.
Chu Li could feel that the scene was frozen, and Yu Yao also restrained the wild power in his body so as not to turn a very serious interview with the core value of "the fierce collision of contemporary online literature and classical literature", with serious educational significance and positive influence, into... a catastrophic and well-received large-scale gossip interview.
There are several core questions raised by the other party:
[What was the teacher's original intention in creating "Luohe Divine Book"? 】
[When you finished the manuscript of "The Divine Book of Luo River", did you make any adjustments to the content to make it a mainstream novel that conforms to traditional literary values?]
[What was the teacher's mental journey in sending "Luohe Divine Book" to the Flower Branch Award? ]
【What are your next writing plans? 】
When it came to Yu Yao's mouth, it became——
[Did the teacher discuss the original intention of creating "Luohe Divine Book" with the editor? What was it? Did the editor agree? 】
[When you were finishing the manuscript of "The Divine Book of Luo River", I know that you had a very intense conflict with the editor during the proofreading process. Can you tell me what happened at that time? What made you compromise in the end? ]
[I heard that you didn’t intend to submit “The Divine Book of Luo River” for selection at first…it was the editor who convinced you. What did the editor do to finally convince you?]
[What kind of writing plans do you have next? In the past, you have been good at writing oriental fantasy literature, which are all novels from a masculine perspective. Have you ever thought about combining your own experience to write a romance with oriental fantasy themes? ]
Every three sentences involves the word "editor".
Zhuchuan's answer was also without any ulterior motives, he jumped into the trap without hesitation.
"——When I wrote The Divine Book of Luo River, I was a wild child without an editor. Of course, I am still a wild child now, so there is nothing to edit."
"——When proofreading this book, I did have some conflicts with the editor-in-chief. For example, she thought that some of the content was very interesting but not suitable for publication to ordinary readers. I thought this was a ridiculous and contradictory statement, but she was very serious at the time. I didn't have the heart to laugh at her, so I agreed."
"——I don't remember. I was prepared to resist to the end, but something unexpected happened in the middle... It seems that I made her unhappy. In order to quell the war, she had no choice but to agree to submit the "Luohe Divine Book" for selection."
When the editor who was interviewing him lowered his head and wrote furiously, Yu Yao had a look on his face that said, "I am very satisfied with the food I have eaten." Chu Li raised his hands to cover his face to show that he couldn't bear to look at it directly: "I didn't threaten you with the fact that I was 'angry' and submit the "Luohe Divine Book" for the competition."
"You just looked at me with pitiful eyes like a puppy, raised your head, stared at me and said innocently: Teacher, I will submit the "Luohe Divine Book" to the competition?"
"I don't look at you pitifully like a puppy..."
"You have."
"Don't be so rude after getting an advantage."
"I should be the one to say this. Shut up. We are still being interviewed. Are you being polite?"
Chu Li stood up with a dark face and poured tea for everyone in the living room. Zhu Chuan sat on the sofa and watched her walk into the kitchen without moving. When he confirmed that her skirt disappeared behind the kitchen door, the expression on his face suddenly became a little indifferent: "Let's continue."
His eyes darkened, and his voice became low and cold: "Regarding the last question, romance novels are a genre that I will never try again in my lifetime. There is no reason. Don't ask why."
The staff member holding the recorder was stunned for a moment and looked at Yu Yao at a loss.
Yu Yao, who had been smiling from the beginning, was stunned by the sudden chill in the atmosphere.
Jiang Yucheng sat up from the sofa beside him, looked at his friends carefully, thought for a moment, and said as if with a sigh: "You are..."
Amid the scream of boiling water in the kitchen, people looked at each other in bewilderment. No one knew what had happened—until Chu Li came out again with a cup of brewed tea. In the faint aroma of peach and black tea, she said cheerfully, "Come and try my newly bought peach black tea...Ah, are you done with the interview? Why aren't you talking?"
In silence, after she put down the tea tray, Zhuchuan took her hand and said in a gentle voice, "Nothing, come here."
Chu Li bent down and looked into his eyes curiously.
The man's eyes softened and he smiled at her.
He was completely different from the man who had answered the last question with a cold voice, "There is no reason, don't ask why."
…
A few days later.
The literary world was really lively for a few days. Zhu Chuan's "The Divine Book of Luo River" broke the game rule that "the Huazhi Award belongs only to traditional literature", which made the entire literary world buzz. In contrast, the issues about his personal life and emotions were temporarily covered up by those in the know...
Only readers who paid a little attention found some clues in the interviews conducted by Yuanyueshe later.
[Why does it feel like he can't stop talking about the editor every three sentences? Does he have a special relationship with the editor? ]
[Combined with the content of the Weibo a while ago? Oh my god?! Our Jungkwan is in love? With the editor? Is it too late to study Chinese language and literature now? I want to be an editor too! ]
[Has Chu Chuan written romance novels before? I can’t find any. Did something bad happen to him? I feel particularly resistant to this…]
【I am a little worried by what the above person said. 】
【Love? Jung-cheon? I don’t accept it! ! ! ! ! 】
[………………Isn’t it the same guy who went to the movies with Jiang Yucheng last time? ]
Then the story started to go wrong——
[Speaking of talking about editors, this interview never mentioned Chu Chuan's father from beginning to end. Is it to avoid suspicion? To be honest, the fact that he was nominated is also due to Chu Guxuan's face - after all, he was interviewed immediately after the nomination was announced that day...]
[Tsk tsk tsk, there are also insider stories in the literary world? 】
[So, I heard Jiang Yucheng is also from a family with some background.]
[Are all writers who became famous at a young age because they have a father who can write books? Well, I can't help but think about it a little more - although "The Divine Book of Luo River" is very good, it is also beautiful to the point of winning the "Flower Branch Award". It is just a novel to kill time when bored... If I didn't have more pocket money and it was convenient to buy it online in advance, I probably wouldn't buy it. If I had the same amount of money, I might rather buy some serious reference books. ]
[23333333333, I also thought of the "nonsense" that the author above thought of. An expert can see the doorway. I am also an author. The writing style of Zhu Chuan's debut work "Eastern Charming Records" is quite mature. It does not look like something written by someone who is writing a novel for the first time. Without hundreds of thousands of words as a foundation, it is difficult for a pure novice who is writing for the first time to do this kind of subconscious refinement and simplification of language... Maybe there is someone guiding him from behind.]
The fight started from here——
[The person above must be crazy. It’s such a joyous event that the new literature has been shortlisted for the “Flower Branch Award”, but he has to talk nonsense here…]
[The part about using pocket money to buy reference books made me laugh to death. Who are you talking about being noble to? We are all writers, who are you looking down on? I really don’t understand. Some people like to read online novels, but at the same time they look down on online novels from the bottom of their hearts… They are a little successful just because they have a background? In your opinion, online novel authors are just a bunch of losers, and they deserve to beg for food every day to be in line with their character? ]
[The author must be very sad to see you keep saying "use it to kill time when you are bored". Even if you really think so, you shouldn't say it out loud, right? It's better to post it on Yuanyueshe's official blog. ]
…
Internet literature and traditional literature seem to be incompatible forever.
Even if the former is, to some extent, desperately trying to prove the meaning and value of its existence, the fixed ideas over the years have made people unwilling and unhappy to admit this fact.
The most frightening thing is that even some of the audiences of online literature themselves, influenced by traditional ideas, are subconsciously rejecting the rise of online literature... It's as if reading online novels is not a glorious thing in itself.
Many years ago, when online novels were mentioned, most people scoffed at them: they were just slapstick, watered-down, eye-catching novels with no moral standards; such things did not deserve to be called "literary creations."
Many years later, as the times progressed, even traditional writers’ associations tried to take a serious look at online literature in the big environment, but they didn’t realize that this idea had already been deeply rooted in people’s minds.
Online novels are not literature. The only reason they can win awards, or even just be shortlisted, is because the author has a special family background, or is simply luck.
Chu Li: "..."
Chu Li put down her phone and looked at the man who was leaning against the window and making a phone call. She didn't know who was on the other end of the phone, but she saw the man frowning slightly, absentmindedly saying "hmm" from time to time or simply keeping silent...
Chu Li raised his hand again, glanced at the official Weibo on his mobile phone, and blocked several people who were talking nonsense... Just as he was happily blocking them, Zhuochuan hung up the phone.
Chu Li raised his head and looked at him.
The man hung up the phone and walked to the sofa, bent down and kissed her on the corner of her lips: "Ask for leave from Yuanyue Press on Friday, and tell them that you are going with me to collect materials for the new series... Then we will go back to City C, my dad wants to see you."