Chapter 426 Xuyuan, why don't you go first?
While Cheng Xuyuan was writing furiously, Mr. Miller had already arrived at the office of his friend who was the editor-in-chief of The New York Times.
"Miller, why can't you say it on the phone? Why do you have to come here?" The friend asked with a smile as he looked at the hurried Mr. Miller.
As the assistant began to pour the coffee, Mr. Miller said solemnly, "A student of an old friend of mine came here to receive the Drama Critic's Award."
“Why are there so many people attacking his works all of a sudden?”
"Besides, there was an article in your newspaper."
Looking at Mr. Miller with a serious expression, the friend smiled and said, "Miller, I know who you are talking about!"
"This matter is a bit troublesome. It was Luofei Company that stepped in and said they wanted to teach your friend's younger generation a lesson."
"This is just the beginning. Many people have already prepared their manuscripts."
When he heard the word "Lofei Company", Mr. Miller frowned.
Although he is considered a celebrity in the American literary world, he knows that he is still far behind big companies like Loffee.
"Has this junior of mine offended the Lofei Company?" asked Mr. Miller.
"Yes, he offended someone he shouldn't have offended!" The friend sighed and said, "You know, Luofei Company is often unreasonable."
Mr. Miller lit a cigarette and took two deep puffs before saying, "Old friend, what do you think is the best way to deal with this matter?"
"I think there is only one best way to deal with this matter, and that is to do nothing." The other party smiled and said, "The younger generation of your friend probably doesn't want to develop in the United States."
"In this situation, letting the other person vent and pretending you didn't see it is the wisest choice."
Mr. Miller hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Dear Allen, you should be able to see the talent of my friend's younger generation."
“His works are very popular now.”
"And I think that what he writes in the future will also achieve impressive results."
"It would be a shame if it just went silent like this."
The man called Allen said, "Miller, my old friend, I understand what you mean."
"But you have to know that if you want to help your friend's junior, you will be standing against Luofei Company."
"Besides, your friend's younger works are too few."
"If you start a war of words, it's hard to gain an advantage."
“Just bear with it!”
Mr. Miller said with a hint of contention: "He still has quite a few works over there. I heard that many of his works are very popular."
"But, those works of his were not published here."
"Besides, it's too late to translate now."
The friend seemed to understand Mr. Miller very well. He smiled and said, "I know you don't want to lose face in front of your friends, but this kind of thing cannot be achieved by your efforts alone."
"It's just over a week anyway, just bear with it and it will pass."
Looking at his friend's appearance, Mr. Miller sighed softly.
Although he was somewhat unwilling, he also knew that what his friend said was true.
In this situation, all you can do is endure.
With a hint of reluctance, he left his friend's office.
"Mr. Miller, are we going back to the theater?" the driver asked with a smile as soon as we got in the car.
Looking at the respectful driver, Mr. Miller hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Let's not go back to the theater first, let's go to the Plaza Hotel."
The driver agreed and drove directly to the Plaza Hotel.
As the car moved, all kinds of thoughts surged rapidly in Mr. Miller's mind.
He was somewhat impressed by Cheng Xuyuan's ability to cause trouble, and was also somewhat worried about the subsequent sales of the drama "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", as well as Cheng Xuyuan's current mood...
No matter what, it was he who invited Cheng Xuyuan to come to the United States.
He is responsible for Cheng Xuyuan's situation.
As he was thinking about this, the car slowly stopped at the door of the Plaza Hotel. Mr. Miller got into the elevator to the hotel with a hint of hesitation.
Arriving at Cheng Xuyuan's room, Mr. Miller knocked on the door with a smile on his face.
But to his disappointment, there was no response from inside the room.
Did Cheng Xuyuan go out? Feeling a little unwilling, he knocked on the door again, but this time, a stunned response came from inside the room: "Wait a moment."
Hearing this, Mr. Miller became even more worried.
Could it be that this young man was so depressed because there were so many articles criticizing him that he didn't even hear me knocking on the door? If that was the case, I should have advised him to go back as soon as possible.
As Cheng Xuyuan opened the door, Mr. Miller's worries were reduced a little, because at this time Cheng Xuyuan actually had a smile on his face.
"Xuyuan, did you sleep well last night?" Mr. Miller asked Cheng Xuyuan with a smile after sitting down on the chair in the room.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern. I had a very good rest yesterday."
As he spoke, Cheng Xuyuan continued, "Mr. Miller, you came here specifically this time, not for those crap articles, right?"
Mr. Miller couldn't help laughing when he heard Cheng Xuyuan say that the articles criticizing him were crap.
In fact, he was also disgusted by those articles, so he was a little annoyed.
"Xuyuan, I went to a friend to find out. You must have offended the Luofei Company, so this happened." Mr. Miller smiled and chatted with Cheng Xuyuan about what he knew.
Cheng Xuyuan repeated the name of Luofei Company and immediately thought of the previous negotiations.
According to Factory Director Xiang, the negotiations have been completed, the contract has been signed, and the matter has come to an end.
Now it seems that Luofei Company does not want to suffer this loss and wants to retaliate from me.
In other words, they want to regain their lost face.
Cheng Xuyuan did not hide anything about this matter and told Mr. Miller roughly what had happened before.
Listening to Cheng Xuyuan's narration, Mr. Miller's first feeling was that he was listening to a story.
Otherwise, why do these things make him a little bit unbelievable? As an author, if he said that writing an article offended Luofei Company, Mr. Miller felt that he could still believe it.
But now, he told himself that it was because of the negotiation that he had exposed the weakness of Luofei Company and made Luofei Company bear a grudge against him.
And it was a technical weakness! It was also a matter in the chemical industry! But looking at Cheng Xuyuan's sincere look, Mr. Miller finally believed Cheng Xuyuan.
The reason for this was that he felt that there was no need for Cheng Xuyuan to lie to him about this matter.
"Xuyuan, my advice to you on this matter is to leave the United States as soon as possible." Mr. Miller said, "You have a saying, out of sight, out of mind."
"I think it makes a lot of sense to use it in this matter."
"The sooner you leave, the sooner things will end."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled at Mr. Miller and said, "Mr. Miller, didn't you say that there are still some problems with the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness"? "
"Xuyuan, I received a call from Director Tony who contacted you. He said they need to think about it again."
"I think they may have been affected by this matter."
Although Mr. Miller did not say directly what the impact was, Cheng Xuyuan knew it very well in his heart.
He felt more and more unhappy.
"Mr. Miller, I was originally hesitant about whether to leave first, but Mr. Tony and the others' choice made me think it would be better for me to stay."
As he spoke, Cheng Xuyuan picked up a manuscript on the table and said, "Mr. Miller, this is a short story I wrote today. Please take a look."
Mr. Miller was stunned for a moment. He invited Cheng Xuyuan to come over because he wanted him to write more scripts that suit American tastes in the United States.
In this way, he will launch a new play.
But in the past few days, Cheng Xuyuan had not given him any results. Unexpectedly, at this time, Cheng Xuyuan actually gave him a new work.
Although he had something to say to Cheng Xuyuan, his love for literature made him pick up the novel first, and he saw the words "The Shawshank Redemption" written on it.
And it’s written in English.
What does this mean? Mr. Miller just read the beginning and was immediately attracted to it. After all, an outstanding banker suddenly became a prisoner. This gap in identity is still very attractive.
But slowly, some more emotions appeared in his expression.
He unknowingly put himself into the role of Shawshank, especially the description of him and his companions drinking beer and repairing the roof, which made him feel moved from the bottom of his heart.
In the end, Shawshank completed all the redemption through his own efforts.
This made him feel a sense of relief, a feeling of...
"This is a rare masterpiece!" Mr. Miller said with a hint of emotion: "I think if it is rehearsed into a play, it will definitely be no worse than The Pursuit of Happyness."
At this point, he grabbed Cheng Xuyuan's hand and said, "Xuyuan, you are a genius."
Cheng Xuyuan said: "Mr. Miller, I plan to publish this article in a New York newspaper."
Hearing Cheng Xuyuan say this, Mr. Miller naturally understood what Cheng Xuyuan was thinking.
He hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Xuyuan, your article is very well written, but just one or two articles alone cannot stop some people from deliberately throwing mud at you."
“I think you should wait a few days before posting this article.”
Cheng Xuyuan said firmly: "Mr. Miller, thank you for your kindness. I know that an article is a bit difficult to defend."
"So I'm going to write a short story of the same quality every day during the seven days I'm in New York, as a response to those who say I can't write."
“What do you think of this response?”
Mr. Miller took The Shawshank Redemption and thought to himself, "Of course it's possible, but can you really write so many good manuscripts? Manuscripts of this quality are really too difficult to write."
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