Three months later.

After the Chinese New Year, life went by very quickly. In a blink of an eye, the May Day holiday is approaching. Since May Day is a public holiday, book fairs and comic exhibitions are held everywhere. All publishing houses and publishing companies are hoping to make a fortune by selling their inventory at the book fairs, and Yuanyue Publishing is no exception.

In the past, Chu Li didn’t care about these things. After all, how much the Yuanyue Society earned and how to clear the inventory were Liang Chonglang’s concerns. At most, she would bring authors out when the society needed them and let them sell their skills according to their abilities.

But this time it was different.

The joint book signing by Suo Heng and Guiwa was like a huge mountain pressing down on Chu Li's shoulders.

Now Suo Heng's popularity has recovered rapidly, and a fan fiction book about Journey to the West has made her position in the literary world even higher than before;

It was Ah Gui’s first time to have a book signing. It was a rare opportunity for those little fans to have a book signing by a BL author, so naturally they responded enthusiastically…

Things are different now. After the online pre-sales of the two books were very successful and easily exceeded the expected sales volume, Suo Heng and Guiwa are no longer unknown people who can be easily recognized and manipulated. In addition, the signing day is the first release day of the physical books of the two authors. The two of them are also looking forward to that day coming soon so that they can chat with readers face to face.

This can be seen from their positive attitude when Chu Li discussed the details of the autograph session and the activities to be done with them.

That’s all.

Chuli was under a lot of pressure in all aspects, so Chuli was particularly concerned about this book signing. He had a meeting with a lot of people early in the morning to ensure that everything went smoothly on the day of the book signing...

However, there are people in this world who want to make her unhappy.

…

April 21st.

This day.

At the table in the meeting room of Yuanyue Society, leaders of various departments of Yuanyue Society were all looking eagerly at the person standing at the table with a bulging belly. At this moment, Chuli was already eight months pregnant, and it would not be long before she gave birth. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Chuli's belly was as big as a balloon, and she had become a little fatter and paler because of the pregnancy...

Everyone in the company knew that after the book signing at the book fair, Joo Chuan would never let Chu Li work again, so everyone knew that Chu Li's maternity leave note had already been written and submitted. The human resources department of Yuanyue Society approved the leave without hesitation: after all, the one to be born is Joo Chuan's son, so what's the difference between him and the prince of Yuanyue Society?

And at this time.

Just as everyone was staring at Chu Li's faintly visible double chin in a daze, and lamenting that Teacher Chu Chuan had to prepare several bird's nests for her every day...

"I repeatedly emphasize the signing process because this signing is very important to the author. If Yuanyue Publishing is not prepared to end the relationship with the author after the signing, I sincerely hope that colleagues from all departments can cooperate in a friendly and positive manner and not create unnecessary trouble..."

It is said that pregnant women will look particularly kind and gentle because of the radiance of motherhood. However, looking at Chu Li holding a folder and slowly going through the basic procedures of the day's book signing, everyone's thought was: Stop lying, where is the kind and gentle look?

While Chu Li was taking a breath, the head of the publicity department couldn't help but say, "Chu Li, do you want to sit down and talk? I'm tired of seeing you with your bulging belly."

Chu Li paused in the middle of his speech. He glanced at her from above his folder, then said expressionlessly, "No, speak louder so you can hear more clearly."

Everyone: “…”

There is no kind face, only fierce and violent actions.

The kind that will soar into the sky if you can't hold it down.

Facing everyone's gaze, Chu Li held her waist with one hand, held her belly, and continued in a steady voice, "The book fair has arranged for one hour from 1:30 to 2:30 in the afternoon. The authors of Xindun Society will be signing books in the front, and there will be ten minutes of free time at the end for us to change the background wall for the signing... I will bring the authors to the lounge half an hour in advance, and the publicity department will be there with me. As soon as the authors of Xindun Society go in, we will immediately start to change the background wall curtain of our authors. Remember to be polite and wait until the authors have packed up and left the stage before changing it."

Chu Li finished speaking, looked at the head of the publicity department and nodded, indicating that he had taken note of it, and then continued to speak -

"Because it's a joint event for two authors, even though the line is long, it actually moves faster... If it's not too long, we should be able to finish signing books - Ah Xian, prepare two colors of sticky notes, and then go to the line in advance to ask readers who are looking for Suo Heng and Ah Gui to clearly state which author they are looking for, and then number them on the sticky notes in turn. We will try to allow two readers to go on stage for signings at a time, and assign them to two authors at the same time, so that one author won't be busy while the other is idle, which will not only make the scene awkward, but also waste time if there are too many readers."

As Chu Li spoke, he looked with satisfaction at his editor who was also busy taking notes.

While she was writing furiously, Chu Li glanced at everyone at the conference table and asked if anyone had any other questions. Then Liang Chonglang stood up. To be honest, Chu Li didn't think Liang Chonglang would let her off so easily. It was expected that he would make trouble for her, but she really didn't believe that Liang Chonglang could use those crappy cosplayers to fool her and ruin her plan at this time...

So when he saw Liang Chonglang standing up, Chu Li asked calmly, "Vice President Liang, is there anything else?"

"Yes, it's a big deal." Liang Chonglang glanced at Chu Li, smiled and opened the folder in his hand, "Because something urgent happened, the time for the book signing at the book fair has been changed a little."

Chu Li laughed out his dimples: "What's the emergency? Did the house where the book fair was held collapse?"

Everyone: “…”

"The night before yesterday, we received a document from Mr. Herman's assistant, saying that they were going to officially launch a cooperation project with Mr. Chu Chuan in the near future and announce it to the public. The email clearly stated that they hoped Yuanyue Society could arrange a series of promotional activities to help promote the work in the early stages, and Mr. Herman would fully cooperate." Liang Chonglang finished speaking, turned his head and smiled brilliantly at Chu Li, "So our society decided to take advantage of the May Day holiday to invite Mr. Herman to the book fair for an hour-long book signing with Mr. Chu Chuan and a two-hour discussion on the new work."

Chu Li: "..."

Chu Li: "Where's the mail?"

Liang Chonglang: "I've sent it to your email."

Chu Li took out her cell phone and checked her mailbox on the spot, and found that the email Liang Chonglang mentioned was really there. She went to the prenatal check-up yesterday and didn’t come to work. She went directly to the meeting this morning and didn’t pay attention to the mailbox... Damn!

Chu Li put down her phone and glanced at Liang Chonglang, her tone full of caution: "How are you going to squeeze in a three-hour event?"

Liang Chonglang: "On the day when Suo Heng and Gui Wa have their book signings - don't worry, you're getting impatient again. I didn't say that we should compress the time for Suo Heng and Gui Wa's book signings, right? I've already agreed with the book fair that after Suo Heng and his friends finish their book signings at 2:30, we'll start the activities for Zhuo Chuan and Herman. The book fair agreed very quickly for the sake of the two great people..."

Chu Li showed a skeptical expression. She didn't believe that Liang Chonglang suddenly became so conscientious in his work.

"You guys, Suo Heng and Guiwa, are in the front again, so you don't have to worry at all. When the cosplayers were signing autographs, my marketing department occupied the space and refused to leave. Isn't the initiative in your hands?" Liang Chonglang said with a thick face and a smile, "I don't know what you are worried about. You are so unfaithful. Teacher Zhuchuan would be so sad if he knew..."

Chu Li sneered: "Are you using Zhuchuan to pressure me?"

Liang Chonglang also laughed: "Then is it suppressed?"

Together with Hirokawa and Herman, they can easily crush all other author combinations in the country, not to mention Sohei and Chucky.

Chu Li had nothing to say. Besides, what Liang Chonglang said made sense. Guiwa and Suo Heng's autograph sessions were ahead, so the possibility of any unexpected problems was much smaller. After hesitating for a while, she finally nodded and agreed to this change.

——The moment she nodded, everyone at the table breathed a sigh of relief.

He was afraid that she would start fighting with Liang Chonglang again if they had a disagreement.

…

After the meeting.

After watching Chu Li leave the meeting room, Liang Chonglang immediately pulled over the head of the publicity department and directed the people in the publicity department to quickly announce the signing event between Hermann and Zhuchuan on the same stage, entering an emergency publicity period.

The head of the publicity department was stunned when he heard this: "Eh, but the final promotional information for Suo Heng and Guiwa's autograph session was only sent out less than 24 hours ago. Is it really okay to immediately release new autograph session information to erase their promotional information?"

"Oh, you've seen everything you should have seen in the past few hours. Those who haven't seen it are not true fans who follow the author, and they won't come to the book signing," Liang Chonglang patted her shoulder and said with a smile, "Besides, who is more important, Suo Heng and the ghost doll, or is it Zhu Chuan and Herman? Don't you have any idea in your mind?"

The head of the publicity department: “…”

The head of the publicity department said: "Mr. Liang, we are all colleagues. Don't always think about making trouble with Chu Li. What good will it do you to make her angry..."

Liang Chonglang turned his head and looked at his nose, which had become crooked since the gauze was removed. He raised his hand and touched it: "What do you think?"

The head of the publicity department twitched his lips.

Liang Chonglang rolled his eyes and said, "The author is a weapon in the hands of the editor. This is what Chu Li himself taught us - I am just giving him a taste of his own medicine."

The head of the propaganda department heard the malice in his words, and guessed that Liang Chonglang would not let it go after being beaten last time. He frowned slightly and hesitantly advised: "...you really should stop making trouble. If you really force people to leave--"

"Zhu Chuan's contract is already with Yuanyue Publishing House. Given her relationship with Zhu Chuan, will she leave before the book is finished? On the other hand, even if she leaves, it doesn't matter. Zhu Chuan's book has already been signed. Even if Zhu Chuan is a god, he should have reached his peak. It is impossible for him to have a more popular work than this book in his lifetime," Liang Chonglang said with a beaming smile. "Besides, even if she leaves, where can she go? The domestic publishing industry is all in a state of decline. It's a sunset industry. Going anywhere is just like changing a square dance!"

The head of the publicity department: “…”

Liang Chonglang pushed her and said, "Alright, alright, go and publish the promotional materials. Why are you so scared of her, who is the editor-in-chief of a magazine branch? She can still make a big fuss. The best is yet to come!"