Compared to November, when she was participating in international shows and performing in thriller movies, December was much calmer.

Jian Jing was mainly busy with two things: signing 3,000 copies of "Sleepwalking Girl" in preparation for the upcoming New Year's launch.

Well, that means buying clothes, getting her hair done, and getting massages at beauty salons.

At the end of the year, Kang Mucheng was so busy that he had to work overtime every day, but every night he would ask her where she had been and what she had done.

It can be seen that encountering strange things at sea and being hunted by foreign groups once again challenged his nerves.

Jian Jing did not dare to provoke him and answered every question.

Jiang Baiyan unfortunately went to the other extreme of dieting: socializing.

Being an actor requires socializing, and being a boss also requires socializing. There are so many parties in the entertainment industry, and you have to go. Without connections, you have no friends. Without friends, it is difficult to move forward in the circle.

Sometimes when I drink too much, I call her to complain when I get home.

So-and-so and so-and-so have divorced a long time ago, but they pretend to be a loving couple for the wedding show.

So-and-so who has sold himself successfully, and hooked

up with a certain big boss. Someone's investment has gone down the drain, and has recently fallen sharply, and the enemy has added insult to injury.

... The

melon is very delicious.

Most of the time, he was silent while talking. Jian Jing glanced at the video, he was already asleep, only Pudding's tail was swinging, looking very cute.

They are both busy, who has Jian Jing been hanging out with recently?

The answer is...Kojima Wataru.

She followed Kojima Wataru's comics, and Kojima Wataru was catching up with her novels.

The two mystery writers have a lot to share in terms of creation. They discuss new works, help each other perfect the settings of the tricks, and send works to each other.

Jian Jing sent him some domestic mystery novels, and asked him to buy some comics that were inconvenient for her to buy.

Well, she would never think of getting such large-scale works from Kang Mucheng.

Kojima Shigeru is an honest man and sent a large box.

On the day of unpacking, Kang Mucheng came to deliver soup.

The housekeeper had been cooking for several hours, and she could smell a rich aroma without opening the lid, which made her hungry, and she hurried to the kitchen to get a bowl.

When she came out, she saw Kang Mucheng flipping through her comics.

Jian Jing: "..."

Social death.

However, Kang Mucheng didn't ask anything, and even deliberately avoided her sight, and put the comic back in its place as if nothing had happened.

"How is the drink?"

"It's good." She quickly changed the subject.

Kang Mucheng: "Have you finished signing?"

"I've finished, but my hand is broken." Thinking of this, she felt pain in her hand and complained, "3,000 books, what are you thinking, it's killing me."

Kang Mucheng saw her throwing her hand away, his brows immediately wrinkled, and he picked it up to take a closer look: "Wrist or joint? Tenosynovitis? Make an appointment with a doctor tomorrow to see it."

Jian Jing quickly pulled her hand back: "Actually it's okay."

Kang Mucheng sighed.

"The main thing is that the first issue of the New Year also needs to be signed." She said, "Last time there were almost 10,000 copies, I don't know how many this time."

"Prepare 8,000, and it will be over when they are sold out." Kang Mucheng gave in half a step, "It's only one day in two years." Jian

Jing: "Do you think it's okay for me to sign my initials?"

Kang Mucheng: "JJ?" Jian Jing

: "...pretend I didn't say anything." After a while, she became more demanding: "7,000 copies are okay?" Kang Mucheng originally wanted to leave, but sat back when he heard it: "Are you afraid of hurting your hands?" Without waiting for her to answer, he said: "Jingjing, you can't do this. Although you are famous now and readers will pamper you, 7,000 or 8,000 copies are fine, but I don't want you to do this." His tone was gentle, as if he was afraid of scaring her, but his attitude was very serious, as if he was wiping a precious antique vase, gentle and cautious. "Authors can be willful. When you are creating, you can write whatever you want. If you don't feel like writing today, don't write. I will never force you to write something you don't like. But after the creation is over, the rest is work. If you don't do it well, it's a problem of ability, and if you are serious or not, it's a problem of attitude. "I told you before that if you want to write good works, you can't flatter readers. Now, I want to tell you another thing. Readers like you, they like your work, not you as a person. They are equal to you, not your fans, nor your tools. You have to respect them." Jian Jing was stunned and extremely embarrassed. She didn't actually think so much, but Kang Mucheng's words seemed very serious. "Well, then 8,000 copies." She looked for the steps to go down, "I was just talking casually, really. " Her rare bewilderment made Kang Mucheng feel guilty and regretful for being so serious - she didn't mean it, she was just being coquettish and wanted to be special, so what's the big deal? Any author with a little dignity has the right to bargain, let alone her? Without any privileges, she would not be a best-selling writer. He was too demanding. So he quickly made amends: "I didn't say what you meant, since your hands hurt, just sign fewer." "No, let's just sign 8,000." Jian Jing tried hard to prove that she was not exaggerating. Kang Mucheng: "7,000." Jian Jing: "8,000, it must be 8,000, 10,000 is also fine." "Okay then." He said, "I think it should be at least 10,000." Jian Jing: "..." Kang Mucheng couldn't help it and chuckled: "Regret it? " I think 10,000 is more reasonable." She said angrily. "Well, 10,000 in total. Now we've signed for 3,000, so let's make it 7,000 for the New Year. It's over early, so I'll take you to a new restaurant for dinner." Kang Mucheng said, still worried about her hand. He held it to see if it was swollen or red, but he was still worried: "If it hurts again, go to the hospital and play less games." Jian Jing: "I haven't played much games recently."

"Another case?" He was not surprised.

"No..." Jian Jing hesitated, "I haven't encountered any cases recently."

"That's a good thing. It's the New Year, and it's good to be safe and sound." Kang Mucheng said, "If you have nothing to do, think about what to write for the next work. The readers have been urging for Devil Doctor 4 for a long time."

Jian Jing thought about it and said, "Okay, the recent things are a good inspiration. By the way, Devil Doctor 4 is the last book of Devil Doctor, and it's just right to write to 4 in the murder series."

"Will you write to 7 magic stories in the future?" He joked.

Jian Jing got the joke and smiled, "If there is so much money to be made, I will definitely write."

"Yes." Kang Mucheng's expression was very gentle, "Work hard."

It's really strange to say, in the past, cases came one after another, and it was not uncommon for him to not take a break in between. But December passed by quickly, and Jian Jing didn't encounter it once.

The only heroic act she did was to beat up a man who beat up his girlfriend on the street.

Then the man called the police and took her to the police station.

The man kept saying that he was beaten badly and demanded compensation.

Jian Jing didn't even bother to lift her eyelids: "Let me make it clear, your injuries are not even minor, and I was acting in self-defense."

"I'm going to sue you."

"Contact my lawyer."

It took more than half an hour to resolve this trivial matter.

Jian Jing stepped out of the door with a depressed mood. As soon as the car passed the corner, she saw a familiar figure in the rearview mirror. She adjusted the rearview mirror and saw the long-missing guy.

It's not entirely true that he was missing. I didn't hear that he asked for leave or anything. He still went to work on time every day.

But as soon as he got off work, he disappeared without a trace.

Lao Gao thought he was on a date, but when he ran into Jian Jing who came to return the money, he looked very strange and blurted out: "He went to investigate a case."

If he hadn't said this, Jian Jing really wouldn't be suspicious at all, but Lao Gao's acting skills were not good enough, and she suddenly felt something was wrong: "Aren't you two going out together? He went, but you didn't?"

Lao Gao had to say that he had something to do and left first.

Jian Jing was not very happy at the time. The debtor kept thinking about paying it back, but couldn't find the creditor, so he simply delayed the payment and turned around and left.

Later, thinking about it, it was indeed wrong.

While he was hesitating, Ji Feng had already got out of the car and hurried into the police station.

Jian Jing glanced at her watch. It was 5:30 in the afternoon, just after work. There was only one person in the car, which meant that it was definitely not a normal workday.

If it wasn't work, then why did he come to the police station?

This question was like a mosquito buzzing in her ear at night. She couldn't see it or hit it accurately, but it made her feel annoyed and curious.

She was free anyway.

Jian Jing stopped the car quickly, sneaked to his car, and looked inside secretly.

There were some materials piled on the passenger seat, and on the top was a map of Heping City, but it was a 2000 edition, which was out of date.

Was he investigating an old case? As she pondered, it was not difficult for her to associate it with something he had vaguely mentioned.

Jian Jing was inevitably curious, but she also knew that it was a matter of privacy. Since Ji Feng didn't want to say anything, outsiders had no right to pry into her affairs.

But she was still unhappy. If she had the ability, she should not say anything. Why did she reveal a few words? She

hated people who only spoke halfway.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she kicked the tire hard.

Passersby looked at her sideways.

She glanced at him and walked away without any guilt.

Five minutes later, Ji Feng came out with a stack of materials. He touched the handle and felt something was wrong. He looked down and picked up a light gray hair.

"Tsk." He pretended not to see it, took it away casually, got in the car and left.

Then, Christmas came.

I don't know why, but the atmosphere of Christmas has become more and more intense in recent years, and Christmas trees, elks and Santa Claus can be seen everywhere on the street.

Jian Jing decided to follow the crowd and bought a Santa Claus costume.

For the knight.

Then she took it with her to the "King of Reasoning" award ceremony.

Originally, the program team wanted her to fly to the United States, but Jian Jing said that she was going to publish a new book soon and didn't have time to go back and forth, so she hoped that they would come to Heping City.

After weighing it, the other party agreed, not only renting a super large studio, but also inviting guests.

But Valeria had a performance and Andre needed to go back for training, so they couldn't make it. Linnale and Raj didn't agree for some reason.

Liu Xiuzhi and Jin Laner both refused to attend on the grounds of being busy with work. Park Minzhe is currently missing and it is rumored that he has been killed.

Ishikawa Keito declined the invitation, saying that he had a performance and could not change the date. Kojima Wataru and Terauchi Kumiko were willing to attend.

Li Kangna was filming in Hollywood, and the drama he was starring in was currently on the air. He could not spare the time to go back and forth, and regretted his absence.

It goes without saying that Zhang Xueer, Wu Lie, and Jiang Baiyan would definitely not miss the domestic market.

On the day of the program recording, the studio was extremely busy.

Jian Jing finally got her one million US dollars.

When taking pictures, she held a check in one hand and a check in the other. The dazzling golden debris fell like a golden rain, luxurious and confusing.

If this is not a winner in life, then what is a winner in life?

Weibo trending search topped the list.

#《The King of Mystery》Award Ceremony#

#If I Had One Million Dollars#

#What Winners in Life Look Like#

#Talented, Beautiful, Dog and Money#

A few days later, New Year's Day arrived, and Jinwu released its first book of the new year.

On the first day of its release, the sales of "The Case Files of Sleepwalking Girls" exceeded 300,000 copies.

On the second day, 500,000 copies.

On the third day, 800,000 copies.

On the fifth day, 1 million copies.

Success is so easy that it makes people wonder if being a best-selling author is really worthless and can be achieved easily.

Of course not.

In the writing industry, talent is required to get started. Only those with talent are qualified to work hard. And those who are talented and hardworking must add a little luck to achieve success.

Jian Jing published "White Cat Detective" when she was 15 years old, and it has been 7 years since then.

This is called true reputation.