Chu Li: "Old Miao."
Lao Miao: “What?”
Chu Li: "Did you hear any sound?"
Lao Miao: “What’s that sound?”
Chu Li: "The sound of my girlish heart breaking."
Lao Miao: “…”
After meeting the Empress Xu, Chu Li's three views were once again hit one after another in a short period of time, so Chu Li was a little dazed at this moment: the Zhuchuan in her mind was not like this.
Chu Li opened Zhu Chuan's Weibo again and read it carefully. On Weibo, Zhu Chuan's style was like this:
Reader Q: [Tsukawa-sama is so nice and has a nice voice, he must be very handsome, right? It’s a pity that he doesn’t come out for autograph sessions and is so mysterious! I heard people who have seen him say that he is very tall! ]
Chu Chuan A: [I would be embarrassed if you guys praised me like this~ I didn’t sign autographs because I was afraid you would be disappointed if you saw a otaku. What if I hurt your girlish hearts?]
…
Reader A: [What kind of books do you usually read? You are just a middle school student! ]
Hirokawa A: [For junior high school students, there are no boring books to read, right? You teachers have recommended the classics such as "Snow Country", but I personally think that "Elephant's Tears", "Hyakumonogatari" and Kyogokudo series by Katsuhiko Kyogoku are all very good! I'll make a list of books for everyone when I have time.]
Instead of——
Are you free?
Deserve to be blocked?
"Eighteen Forms of Longyang".
First Li: “………………………………………………”
Longyang what the hell! Have you seen it? I am still an old man pushing a cart! !
The reader's girlish heart is a girlish heart. What about me? ! What about me!
This is different from what was promised to be Chu Chuan! ! ! !
Chu Li couldn't stand the shock of the three views and couldn't suppress the wild llamas in her heart, so she selected submission emails from the twenty or so in the emails and saved the information, and at the same time she had an in-depth discussion with Mr. L on Q about the author's hypocrisy. Based on professional ethics, she didn't say that the author who was so free in private was Zhuchuan, but she just complained about such a great guy: cute on Weibo, damn it in private.
[Disappeared Mr. L: You also said it was Weibo. Weibo is used to pretend to be a good person.]
[The disappeared Mr. L: You will meet more in the future. ]
[The missing Mr. L: Wasn’t the guy you met that day who was throwing tantrums in the editorial department a living example? ]
[The disappeared Mr. L: Don’t worry, you still have the gentle god in your heart: Chu Chuan. ]
First Li: “……………………”
[The water army hired by the monkey: The author of the Little White Lotus in My Heart is also a very good person. I have loved him for ten years! ]
[The disappeared Mr. L: You still have Xiao Bailian, isn’t your favorite Chuan? Why are you so indecisive? Who is it? ]
God damn, my favorite is Chu Chuan.
[The water army hired by Monkey: I won’t tell you… Forget it, please don’t mention any author, it gives me a headache. ]
[The disappeared Mr. L: Look at your fragile face. How can you survive in this cannibalistic circle? Come on, just quit your job. Brother L will support you. ]
Chu Li: "..."
[The navy hired by the monkey: Oh. ]
[The Monkey’s hired trolls: What’s the stance of the last sentence? A man versus a woman? We’ve known each other for three years, and you’re finally going to have an online romance with me?]
【The disappeared Mr. L: It’s based on the owner’s attitude towards his pet. 】
[The missing Mr. L: …………………I haven’t seen the term online dating for at least ten years. Which era did you travel from? You really are worthy of being the person who publishes a magazine for seniors like “Star Tracks”.]
Chu Li: "..."
Chu Li remained silent while pressing Ctrl V to copy "Hello, just send your submissions to this email address, thank you (≧ω≦)!!!" to another lost little cutie... In fact, Chu Li really wanted to tell Mr. L that she wanted to go to "Star Orbit", at least the submission email address of a senior citizen magazine like "Star Orbit" shouldn't contain so many stupid and cute things that are so shocking.
Her day's work was about to pass by being drowned in the silly and cute ones. Chu Li originally thought that her first day of work would end like this, but just before getting off work, Lao Miao got her period -
Lao Miao: "It's the first ceremony."
Chu Li, who was busy copying and pasting, said: "Ah?"
Lao Miao: "Although I am taking care of Chao Chuan, our relationship has been a little strained recently."
Chu Li: “Ah…”
Before he could put on a regretful face and say "Is that so", Lao Miao clapped his hands again, as if he suddenly remembered something in surprise: "Since you mentioned Zhuchuan before, it's just right - I have a contract that I'm eager for him to sign, and our relationship is tense, you know..."
Chu Li: "..."
I don't understand.
Lao Miao: "How about you go out and get him to sign it tomorrow morning? It just so happens that Zhuchuan has been on vacation in our city for the past month, so you, a newcomer, will have a chance to get to know the author, so that you can share the burden with me in the future..."
Chu Li watched with envy as Lao Miao pulled out a folder from the bottom of a pile of documents, and now all she could do was dumbly reach out her hand and take the folder.
Chu Li glanced at the folder in his hand. On the cover were a few large characters: [Publishing Contract for the Luohe Divine Book] - Chu Li was stunned for a moment, and then he asked as if he had found his tongue again: "Me? Go find Master Zhechuan?"
"What do you mean by 'big brother'? That's what readers call authors. To be more professional, editors should call authors 'teacher'." Lao Miao had already written a series of addresses in the few seconds when Chu Li was stunned and stuffed them into her hand. He smiled immediately when he heard the question, "Yes, aren't you happy?"
Chuli: “…”
I should be very happy, after all, I am one step closer to having my autographed photo.
...If it weren't for the fact that everyone in the office except the two of us was looking at me with sympathetic eyes, as if I were a cold corpse?
At this moment, when the bell for the end of get off work rang, Chu Li turned off the computer and stood up. He looked down at the publishing contract in his hand that was waiting for the favor of Mr. Zhuchuan. Chu Li hesitated for a moment, picked it up and opened it to take a look. He found that the first print run was forty-five thousand - only forty-five thousand?
Chu Li quickly stopped Lao Miao, who was getting up to leave work, and said, "Hey, Lao Miao, is there something wrong with the contract? Why is the first print run only 45,000?"
Lao Miao paused, turned around, and sneered: "How much do you think it should be?"
Chu Li: "...I don't know, 450,000?"
After all, a great master like Chu Chuan——
The sneer on Lao Miao's lips became clearer: "Kid, this is 2013, not 1913. With a print run of 450,000 copies, do you think Harry Potter is worth the boss pawning his underwear to the printing house?"
Chu Li: "..."
Isn't Harry Potter published in 1913?
Lao Miao put down his bag and acted as if he found Chu Li very interesting: "Then guess how many copies of Moonlight magazine are printed each month?"
Chu Li: "Several hundred thousand?"
The entire editorial department fell silent again.
Lao Miao: "Ten or so removed."
First Li: “?”
Lao Miao: “Eighty thousand.”
Chu Li: "..."
Awkward.
Lao Miao: "This number has become synonymous with 'best-selling magazines'. So, welcome to the publishing industry. Our goal is to make a living even when we are dying and to shine even when the sunset is setting."
Chu Li: "..."
...I wonder if I will become the first person to break the Yuanyue Society's historical record if I quit after the first day of work?
…
the next day.
I woke up in the morning to the alarm clock. With sleepy eyes, I caught a glimpse of Teacher Chuchuan's contract that was placed next to my pillow last night. I suddenly remembered the roar I heard from the editorial department that day: 32,000 copies, do you think I'm a beggar?
...Let's not talk about who the crazy fox is. Judging from the current magazine lineup, no matter how great the authors who came out of the editorial department of "Moonlight" are, they are not as great as Zhuchuan...So, Chu Li was worried that when she handed the contract to Zhuchuan, the other party would throw the contract back in her face as soon as he saw the first print run.
Chu Li: "..."
Chu Li wiped her face and had to accept the fact that this moment seemed to be the beginning of a nightmare - she was not stupid, she could figure out with her toes that what Lao Miao said about him and Zhuo Chuan being unhappy recently was all a routine. If there really was any unhappiness, it could only be the unhappiness caused by the "45,000 seals" on this crappy contract.
But since the magazine has given her this task, she will do it well.
After getting up, taking a shower and blowing her hair dry, Chu Li went out with the briefcase.
The house that Zhuchuan bought in G City is located in a high-end residential area near the city center that looks very expensive. Visitors who come to visit have to register as visitors. Chu Li found the corresponding house number according to the address given by Lao Miao. When she looked up and saw a single-family duplex house with a yard, she stood outside the door in silence, thinking of her own 40-square-meter doghouse that took her an hour and a half to get to work. She didn't know how many lifetimes she would have to struggle to afford a house like this -
Great author, with money, time, and a carefree life, he is a winner in life.
I never thought that I would be able to say something to a great teacher in my life other than "Sir, I really like your writing." What else can I say? "Teacher, I love you so much even though you are an actor"?
Feeling moved, Chu Li pressed the doorbell with a pious heart.
The doorbell rang for a long time.
Chu Li pressed the doorbell while trying to stand on tiptoe to look through the big iron gate. While waiting anxiously, the person who opened the door was an Alaskan sled dog that stood up and was as close to Chu Li as he was. The big dog stood up and lay on the door, with its ears tilted and its tail wagging, and its face squeezed into the gap of the iron gate. Chu Li reached out to touch its head, and its tail was wagging as if it was about to fall off. Chu Li said to the dog in a coquettish voice: "My dear, where is your dad? Where is your dad? Ask your dad to open the door!"
Alaska barked twice.
Then Chu Li heard a low, hoarse male voice with a strong sense of sleep coming from the voice intercom system nearby: "Its name is Ergou, not Xiaoguaiguai. I am not its father, but its brother. Who is outside the door?"
Chu Li: "..."
What?
Chu Li was stunned for a moment, then she realized that the doorbell had been connected to the call button at some point - the hoarse voice of the man in the early morning made her face blush - no wonder some people said that just by listening to his voice, they felt that Zhuochuan was a handsome guy...
It’s Chu Chuan.
It's Mr. Chu Chuan.
The person living behind the door and talking to her at this moment is Teacher Chuchuan!
Chu Li could hardly hide his excitement. He patted the head of the big dog named "Er Gou", cleared his throat and pretended to be calm: "Is this Mr. Zhuchuan? Hello, I am Chu Li, the new editor of the "Moonlight" magazine of Yuanyue Society. I am here today to give you the publishing contract of "Luohe Divine Book"..."
There was silence on the other end of the doorbell.
After a long while, Chu Li wondered if he had fallen asleep leaning against the door, before he heard his calm voice.
"Turn to page one of the contract."
"oh."
“Has it been opened?”
"It's open."
"First print, read."
The man's voice sounded nasal.
"Teacher, do you have a cold?"
"read."
"Forty-five thousand."
“…”
“…”
"Ergou, show the guest out."
"Woof!"
"…………………………"
Chu Li stood outside the gate dumbfounded for a few seconds before realizing that his mother had been turned away before Chu Chuan even had the chance to slap the contract in her face.
This won’t work!
Teacher, please come out and slap the contract on my face!!!
With the determination to die, Chu Li began to ring the doorbell of Zhu Chuan's house again and again. Er Gou was so anxious that he jumped up and down inside, wanting Chu Li to come in and stroke his ears... So the man and the dog completely shattered the tranquility of the early morning. When Chu Li rang the doorbell for the tenth time, Er Gou made the iron door creak, and the neighbors might have already called the police -
The closed door of the small duplex building finally opened with a bang!
Chu Li paused as she was about to ring the doorbell for the eleventh time. She watched helplessly as a tall man in Crayon Shin-chan pajamas walked out of the house. Even though he had a mess on his head, dark circles under his eyes, and a slightly red nose due to a cold, and he was wearing slippers, his appearance was not good and his face was pale, but he still looked handsome.
At this moment, the man walked quickly to the iron gate with murderous intent: "I wrote until four in the morning last night! I was woken up at ten thirty this morning! Not only did I wake up, but I was also humiliated by a first print run of 45,000! - 45,000! What sin have I committed! 45,000! It's a very sincere increase of 13,000 from the last 32,000! Do you Yuanyue Society really think I'm a beggar-"
Zhuchuan didn't finish his words.
His eyelids inadvertently lifted, and his pair of brown eyes stared coldly at the man on the other side of the iron railing who had a look of despair.
The man wrinkled his nose, revealing a familiar arrogance and provocation, but his voice was nasal due to a cold, which made it seem less dignified: "What's up?"
The person on the other side of the iron railing took a step back... with her still earth-shattering face and earth-shattering outlook -
It's a fox.
The fox is Zhuchuan.
The fox is Zhuchuan.
This fox uncle wearing Crayon Shin-chan pajamas is the gentle and gentle Gongzi Chuan!
excuse me!!!
Chu Li was silent in the words "The gentle and jade-like Master Chuan seems to be really different from what was promised", "Besides being an actor, he is also a fox", "Telling a joke,
I had a spring dream with me and Zhuchuan as the protagonists." In the midst of the chaos in the wind, it took her more than ten seconds to react to what she was doing here, so she gritted her teeth and went back to the iron gate to lie down, and said sincerely to the person on the other side of the door who was probably furious because of waking up: "No, teacher, listen to me..."
Zhuchuan raised the corner of his lips in disgust: "I don't want to listen."
"...Wait, wait!" Chu Li pressed the iron gate, "You can't treat a lady like this."
"No lady would humiliate me with 45,000 copies."
“…”
A mad lion, an arrogant fox, from Kyogoku Natsuhiko to "The Eighteen Styles of Ryuyang".
Chu Li found out that he was terribly wrong——
Not everyone in this circle is a two-faced lunatic.
The only crazy one is old man Chuchuan.