Chapter 1 Writer
"You..." In the coffee shop, Gu Ruoyan put down the coffee cup and hesitated a little, "I heard you are a writer?"
The saxophone in the cafe was playing melodiously, and the afternoon sun was shining through the floor-to-ceiling windows onto the table. The rose in the middle of the table was still sparkling with dew, looking gorgeous and fragrant.
The environment was beautiful, and Gu Ruoyan was beautiful too. For this blind date, she had specially changed into a long skirt that she rarely wore. She also let her usual neat high ponytail down, and her long black hair like a waterfall made her look more elegant.
She was looking forward to this blind date, but the man in front of her disappointed her...
Although he was tall and handsome, he was dressed casually and had an unshaved beard, which at least proved that he was not as serious about this blind date as I was. That was fine, but he always seemed to lack energy and spirit, and was nervous when he saw me, like a geek who stayed at home all day playing games and never met anyone.
Hmm... writers, maybe? Depressed, unkempt, and socially awkward?
Writers seem very interesting... This is also the reason why Gu Ruoyan is willing to have a blind date seriously, although Gu Ruoyan, who claims to love reading, has never heard of the name of this so-called writer.
Chu Ge sat opposite, his hands on his chin, his heart beating fast. He had been on blind dates arranged by his mother many times, and they were always just going through the motions, and the other party was the same. They understood each other tacitly, and after dinner, they dispersed without even leaving a WeChat account.
I didn't expect that the person I was going to have a blind date with would be such an elegant and beautiful woman. Why would such a beautiful woman go on a blind date instead of filming a movie?
I'm totally unprepared!
"I'm asking you a question..." Gu Ruoyan sighed, "Aunt Wu said you're a writer. Can you tell me about your works so I can read a few of them?"
"...Ah, yes." Chu Ge coughed dryly, "I have written many novels, but I feel that none of them can fully demonstrate my true level. The ancients said it well - literature carries the message. At present, I am conceiving a grand narrative against the background of a special historical period, focusing on the vast universe and the vast nature, expressing the spirit of self-improvement of the little people at the bottom in adversity, thinking about the deep-seated issues about the fate of China and even all mankind, and shouldering the social responsibility that a writer should have! So I have been looking for my muse..."
"Can you speak human language?" Gu Ruoyan crossed his hands on the table, his eyes slightly lowered.
Chu Ge retracted his waving hands awkwardly: "Uh, I'm writing a fairy tale novel recently, a useless one."
There was some understanding in Gu Ruoyan's eyes.
This is a...online writer.
Are online writers considered authors?
I don’t know if it counts, but it’s an area that Gu Ruoyan doesn’t understand, and it’s very different from her usual understanding of writers.
"How much is the monthly salary? Is it stable? Are there five insurances and one fund?"
"Rousseau once said: Writing for bread will soon suffocate my genius and destroy my talent. Anything vigorous, anything great, will not come from a pen that is only for profit. Need and greed may make me write faster, but they can't make me write better..."
"Speak human language!"
"Not very stable, sometimes less, but this month it's over ten thousand..." Chu Ge's eyes flickered slightly, "Five insurances and one fund... Actually, you can pay for social security yourself now..."
"Isn't this just jobless travel..." Gu Ruoyan blurted out, but eventually held it back.
Chu Ge smiled slightly and said nothing.
Gu Ruoyan felt a little regretful for her slip of the tongue, which was hurtful... But she felt that she was already 27 or 28 years old and still unemployed. If she could write an autobiography, she would be a complete loser. How could she continue to be related?
She finally smiled apologetically and stood up: "I still have something to do..."
Chu Ge sighed: "Please."
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Many people have said that the name Chu Ge's parents gave him was not a good one. Being surrounded by enemies was a bad omen, and he was destined to have difficulty in succeeding in anything. Other things were fine, but if he could not find a girlfriend, he would be destined to be alone.
What's more, it sounds like "chuge", so isn't this just asking for trouble?
So Chu Ge was unsuccessful in all eleven blind dates.
Of course, the reason he failed before was actually because he didn’t want to look for it at all.
How can a woman have fun playing games? If it weren't for my mother's urging, these eleven times would never have happened.
What a pity...it was so beautiful this time, so beautiful that Chu Ge still feels it is a little unreal, and the heart-pounding feeling at that moment has not yet subsided.
Chu Ge sat quietly in his original position, looking at the dew on the petals, not watching Gu Ruoyan's beautiful back. After two or three seconds, he seemed to relax, leaning lazily on the soft backrest, taking a sip of the coffee he had just taken.
It was as if what just happened had never happened.
A cup of coffee costs 120 yuan. Chu Ge doesn't know whether this bitter cup of coffee, which is just like his current mood, can prolong his life. Why is it so expensive?
He lazily took out his mobile phone, opened QQ, and clicked on a group chat called "Fighting within the Same Room".
This is a small group, with only about 300 people in total, including Chugo. Compared with some dead groups that claim to have 2,000 people but are actually lifeless, this group is not large but very lively. Everyone talks like a Gatling gun, and after going to the toilet, they come back with 99+.
Chu Ge deserves credit for the fact that such a small group can be so active.
Someone once summarized the elements that an active group needs to have, and there are 20 of them. The first and most important one is that it needs to have a stupid group leader...
This summary is very accurate. Chu Ge is the group leader.
This is his book club. He is the author, and his pen name is his real name Chu Ge. “Fighting within the same room” of course refers to a group of readers fighting in the same group... forget it.
At this time, the group seemed to have reached a tacit consensus on a certain news screenshot, and the group members were repeating it.
"Fear of marriage today +1."
"Fear of marriage today +1."
Chugo clicked +1 out of habit.
Chu Ge: "Fear of marriage today +1."
“…”
The group was quiet for a moment, and then someone asked, "Chu Da? Didn't you say you were going on a blind date? Why did you show up so soon?"
"How long will a blind date take?" Chu Ge tried to sound calm, "GG."
The group was filled with joy again: "GG is good, it's not as fun to be a woman as to write a book, you haven't updated today!"
Chugo's fingers paused on the keys for a few seconds and he didn't reply.
Most people don’t care about your mood on the other side of the Internet, they just care about the fact that you didn’t update today. So Chu Ge was reluctant to ask for leave even if he got a minor illness, because the feedback he got from asking for leave was often not “have a good rest” but “make another excuse”.
Unless you are an old reader with feelings for the book, it is a pity that Chugo does not have such accumulation at present.
After all, I am still considered a jobless vagrant by the blind date...
He put away his phone and drank his already half-cold coffee: "Pay the bill."
The waiter came over: "One hundred and twenty."
Chu Ge was stunned. Where are the two cups of coffee? "You guys are offering half price today?"
"The lady just now has already paid her bill."
Chu Ge subconsciously turned his head to look out the window, only to remember that Gu Ruoyan had been gone for at least five minutes.
Although Gu Ruoyan's slip of the tongue hurt Chu Ge a little, he did not hate her for it, because this is how most people in the world view this profession and they are already used to it.
Besides, my acting was too exaggerated when I was nervous... What the hell is this...
Chu Ge didn't know why Gu Ruoyan, with her looks and temperament, still needed a blind date. If he guessed maliciously...
Forget it, why bother? What does the past of a passerby have to do with you?
For him now, the uncomfortable words in the group are the reality he needs to face: today's update has not been completed yet, and if he delays any longer, it will be discontinued.
(End of this chapter)
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