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"Shock! ! !Chinese writers are on the world stage! "

"You must read the growth history of Chinese writers. "

"Li Chungang, a well-known young writer in Huaguo, will sign a contract with Random House, and may become the No. 1 domestic writer!" "

"..."

Random House had just formally finalized the cooperation contract with Li Chungang, and agreed to hold a signing ceremony facing the world in two days. Immediately afterwards, Caitlin's employees began to fall into an extremely busy state.

Some people are responsible for inviting media reporters who have a good relationship with Random House.

Media reporters are one of the "mouthpieces" for disseminating information to the outside world. Random House naturally has a group of cooperation partners that they think they have made good friends with. Generally, first-hand information, internal confidential information, etc. are also given priority to disclose to these media. Reporters reciprocated accordingly, and they also knew what to do about the signing ceremony held by Random House.

As a matter of fact, the Chinese version of "The Lord of the Rings" was published as early as when it was handed over to Thompson. In addition, Huaguo has gradually become the world's largest economy. Huaguo has great influence, so Caitlin is planning to use Huaguo as one of the main battlefields for this turnaround.

There were also quite a few journalists from Chinese media invited, and when the other party heard that the signing target was actually a writer from their own country, of course they readily accepted it.

Although the signing ceremony will not be officially held until tomorrow, those who have already received the news can still sit still, and each of them quickly moved after hearing the news. Those who are related ask their relationship to inquire about the news. It doesn’t matter if there is no relationship, at least there are A pair of diligent "Eleventh Road" legs, took the photographer and drove in a small group to the headquarter of Random House.

If you want to gain a foothold in the media reporter industry, if you have a deep enough network, someone will always be able to reveal valuable first-hand news to you; or if you have enough background connections, can you report valuable news? It doesn’t matter if there is any news, there are people behind it anyway; if you don’t have both, you will know that you are like a hardworking scalper, fighting on the front line yourself, which is the so-called hard work can make up for one’s weakness.

The infighting between the three presidents of Random House has long been no news in the American press, but after Keppel Ron's "backstab" was upright, both the level of fighting and the level of stimulation have improved. It's just a few grades.

As the world's number one commercial publishing house, its every move is as famous as its own halo, and now it is holding a global signing ceremony with such great fanfare!

You must know that holding a global signing ceremony means that the signed work is a "masterpiece" that is bound to be published and sold globally. Under normal circumstances, when cooperating with ordinary authors, it will be published in the United States first. If the sales performance is good enough, then it will be a step forward. Step by step to spread to other regions and countries around the world, such an example of direct global simultaneous publishing, publishing and sales in one step...

Very few!

Simultaneous global publishing and sales also means a huge investment of resources. Once the work is not bought by readers around the world, even Random House will face a huge blood loss.

Because of this, colleagues are very surprised that a global signing ceremony of the same scale has already been held a few months ago?I still remember that time the protagonist was the new book "Lost in Time and Space" by Keppel Ron, a world-renowned mystery novelist.

Seeing that it has been less than two months since Keppel Ron's new book "The Lost City of Time and Space" is released worldwide, why is it suddenly going to be held again, and this time the protagonist is actually a person from Huaguo? young writer.

Foreigners can't understand Random House's mysterious operation, and domestic people can't understand it even more, but this does not prevent domestic netizens... from feeling honored after hearing the news!

To know in memory:

The last time there was news that the works of Chinese writers would be published overseas was three or five years ago, and if my memory is not mistaken, it was just a joint publication with a second-rate publishing house in England. and locales are limited to English-speaking regions.

As for Curiosity Publishing Sales Results...

The majority of netizens who have heard about this news are also very curious, but from the overwhelming publicity on the Internet to the sudden disappearance at the end, the result must be self-evident, but the results are too "gratifying" Under such circumstances, the author is too embarrassed to resort to a trick to escape the shell and fake death.

Domestic literary circles talk about whether it is big or small, but people outside the industry rarely have access to some core news in the industry.

In fact, Huaguo publishes quite a few works by writers overseas every year, but most of them have a secret idea of ​​"knowing their own affairs". I don't know what the idea is, but there must be, and there are quite a few.

It's a pity that most of these writers have completed the first half of the sentence "If you don't make a song, you will be done", and before you can complete the second half of the sentence "Blockbuster", they are completely smashed.

Over time, I have formed a habit of thinking that once domestic works are published overseas, symptoms of acclimatization will appear.

Even with the launch of the international station of Longteng Chinese.com, a large amount of online literature began to shine abroad, but it has not been reversed in a short period of time. It is conceivable how deep-rooted this cognition is, and most people are not interested in online literature. Lacking a greater recognition, it is believed that online literature lacks a kind of "rigor", and the scope of dissemination is also very limited, and there are countless things to do.

But the news that can be sent back to China from abroad is completely different.

Because not only the partner of the cooperation is Penguin Random House, which is familiar even in China, but also the signing ceremony is the one with the highest rules. It is hard to believe that this time the work will still encounter Waterloo like in the past.

Just as the world has been suffering for a long time, domestic readers also look forward to the works of domestic writers becoming famous overseas for a long time!

On this day, whether it is the traditional domestic news media or the new media on the Internet, the content without exception is reporting the news that Random House will hold a global signing ceremony. The only thing that makes domestic netizens feel sorry is——

None of these reports revealed which writer in China is the protagonist who can be said to have caused a global sensation this time.

"It should be Han Bing, a representative writer of youth literature, right?"

"Bullshit, can foreigners' youth be the same as ours? I don't see accidents as promises."

"On the contrary, I think Lao Guo is more likely!"

"Everyone is talking nonsense, it's obviously our teacher Bing Xin."

For a time, there was a heated discussion on the domestic Internet to guess who the protagonist is, and many authors were posted by enthusiastic netizens, looking forward to confirming their conjectures.

But what they never imagined was...

Chapter 528 Global Attention (Happy Lantern Festival!)

When this news reached China, the small circle of the literary world was among the first to get wind of it.

The reaction of the netizens was like a blast, not to mention that they were considered the closest people, and each of them launched their own network and began to frantically ask who the author who is co-publishing with Random House is.

Originally, some old button groups that might not have a message for a whole week, at this time, they seemed to be awakened by something and quickly became lively, and even some old-timers who had faded out of the literary world for a long time For the first time, bubbling appeared.

For these old-timers in the literary world, using buttons is already a very new trend. If it is not necessary, they may not open it once a year, because it takes time for netizens to log in. Look for a notebook dedicated to recording account numbers, and then type numbers, letters, and letters at a fast speed.

"Has anyone found out who is the author who collaborated with Random House?"

"Our circle is so big, I have contacted all the people I know around me, none of them!"

"It's strange. How could there be no news about such a major event as co-publishing with Random House around the world?"

"I see that there is a lot of discussion about this on the Internet."

"Cough cough~"

"Old Liu, if you have something to say, talk about it. This is the Internet and not reality. Who are you pretending to cough here!"

"I...I mean, just now I have contacted the reporter of CCTV News stationed in New York, the United States, and the other party said that they are also inquiring about the real identity of this person, but Random House has done a very good job of keeping it secret. Before the signing ceremony, they will not accept any media interviews."

"Tch~ I thought you had some high-spirited talk. After talking for a long time, you are still talking nonsense."

"Don't argue, Lao Zhang and Lao Liu. In fact, we don't need to be so anxious. It will be clear when the press conference starts tomorrow."

"That's right, they are all half-legged into the coffin, and they are still fighting against each other as they were when they were young."

"..."

In the early years, the literary world was not as "harmonious" as it is today. It was like a hundred schools of thought contending with various factions. In addition, the literati's preference for each other was a tradition passed down from generation to generation, which led to mutual conflicts. Criticism has almost become the norm, and naturally there will be many rivals who don't like each other.

Fortunately, with the popularity of online literature in recent years, traditional literature has declined.

These veterans in the literary world also began to slowly try to let go of the commonplace and learn how to report to the group to keep warm. Later, under the leadership of the state, the current Writers Association was established.

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The next day.

"President, there are more media reporters present than we expected, and the positions prepared in advance may not be enough."

"Then squeeze the space of the venue as much as possible, and then you arrange people to replace all the seats in the current venue with single chairs, freeing up more space for more chairs. By the way, the familiar The media reporters from China and the media reporters from China should be arranged in the front row as much as possible, understand?"

"understood."

"If you understand, do it quickly, why are you still standing here like a puppet?"

It was less than three hours before Random House held the global signing ceremony, but Kaitlyn was already busy at this time, especially regarding the arrangement of the venue. Except for the media reporters invited by them, they traveled far and wide. There are far more journalists from various countries than they planned.

For example, media reporters from China originally planned to have ten to fifteen reporters, but now there are more than twenty media reporters who are not invited, such as Sina, Phoenix, etc. , Daily Toutiao and other online media have sent people here, and the rest are more media from all over the country.

Early bird gets the worm.

These media reporters are very clear that they have not received the invitation from Random House, so they can only arrive at the scene as early as possible to see if they can find a way to enter the venue. Fortunately, Random House more or less expected that there would be media other than the invitation The reporters came and reserved a lot of seats.

The media reporters who entered the venue were not idle either. Naturally, they set up the camera equipment they brought over at the first time. When they were ready and had nothing to do to wait for the start, they couldn't help but start chatting with colleagues around them. ——

"Hi, I'm Nuan Nuan, a reporter from Phoenix News."

"Hi, hello, I'm from Toutiao."

"By the way, have you found out the true master's identity?"

"The way you look at me..."

The reporter from Daily Toutiao turned his head sideways and cast a disdainful glance at Nuan Nuan, a reporter from Phoenix News. If it wasn't for the fact that she was still pretty, he wouldn't even want to talk to her.

Otherwise, it is said that most women have big breasts and no brains.

If I knew the identity of the rightful owner, I would have reported to the country as soon as possible to seize the first-hand latest news. How could I tell you such important news? kid?

Just when the whole world is curious about the identity of today's true master...

A black short-sleeved t-shirt and a pair of sky blue beach shorts printed with coconut trees. Li Chungang walked out of the Hilton Hotel in this suit without any haste.

In the middle of the hotel gate, Jiang Qingyu was standing next to a GMC Business Star with the door wide open. After welcoming him into the car, he quickly ordered the driver to start it.

Li Chungang casually opened a bottle of Happy Fat House Water from the small refrigerator in the car and took a few big gulps. He hiccupped before remembering and asked, "Where are we going now? Lin Meng and the others?" Have you already set off to the venue?"

"Boss Lin and her staff have already gone to the venue in another car before you. It's just that we have to go to the dressing room first, and there are already professional stylists and dressing rooms we invited waiting there. We won’t go to the press conference until the make-up is finished. The car is still in good condition and we have enough time to prepare!”

Jiang Qingyu, who was sitting in the co-pilot, turned half of his body and turned around to explain to Li Chungang.

As the protagonist of today's Random House Global Signing Ceremony, it is the greatest respect for today's press conference to dress up handsomely and put on a well-fitting and formal attire.

Anyway, the stylist and make-up artist are paid by Random House, and the clothes he wears will be given to him after the press conference. After all, this is the first time he has appeared in front of global media reporters. , if possible, of course the more handsome the better.

"I don't know how people in China will feel if they know that the protagonist is me."

Although he was in the United States, Li Chungang did not forget to pay attention to domestic news, and this incident was not an ordinary one in China, even in the Internet circle.

Chapter 529 The New Era Has Arrived

At present, the speculations and rumors about Li Chungang's new book on the Internet have gradually faded away as Li Chungang disappeared from the public's field of vision recently, except for the group of die-hard fans who are still paying attention to his activities as always, the rest are estimated to be I was attracted by the latest "big melon" that broke the news.

You must know that the last Weibo post was two weeks ago. At that time, he came out of the library to check the materials and sketched a map of Middle-earth on the order paper at the Tonglu Mutton Shop on the Pedestrian Street, and then until It hasn't been updated in such a long time now.

Even "Full-time Master" and "Sword Come" which are updated stably every day.

Readers can roughly infer from the author's statement at the end of each chapter's update content that there is no word in the chapter, and these daily updated chapters should be automatically updated after setting in the background.

There are even die-hard fans who deliberately monitor the online time of Li Chungang’s Weibo account from a small program. Judging from the online time and regularity, compared with the past two weeks, they have been online almost every day in the past two weeks. I went online in a hurry, and went offline quickly after a while.

Rather than going to Weibo to eat melons and read comments, it is more like going to Weibo to take a look at something.

Being so mysterious, he must be planning a new book!

The smoke bomb thrown out at the annual meeting told everyone that the name of the new book was "Lord of the Mysteries". Later, the brand new map basically indicated that this would be a brand new fictional world, but the exact subject matter was still under discussion. In secrecy.

"What is Chungang old thief planning to write in his new book? Is there any one who is bigger than me when he takes off his pants?"

"Hey, this time the appetizing work is too good!"

"Every official blogger pretends to be dead and refuses to answer directly."

"I don't think it's the story of the east, because the map shows that the continent is on the west side of the ocean, which is either similar to Europe or America. Anyway, the east and southeast of our country are the oceans."

"It's inexplicable, I have an illusion that the old thief Chungang is holding back his big move, right?"

"I feel the same way, but I hope it's not an illusion."

Seeing fans comforting themselves on his Weibo, Li Chungang felt that the following global signing ceremony should be able to give readers an acceptable "answer sheet"!Although it wasn't the "Lord of the Mysteries" they had been expecting for a long time, "The Lord of the Rings" can be regarded as a Western fantasy masterpiece, and it is not inferior to the former in every aspect.

The old man often chanted a sentence called: Don't forget the well digger when drinking water!

To sum it up in a four-character idiom is to think of the source when drinking water.

So on the way to the press conference, he hesitated and opened the Weibo software on his mobile phone, and then quickly wrote a paragraph of text on it that may seem clueless to others, and sent it out .

……

"A New Era Has Arrived"

"The wheel of history is rolling forward, and the trend of the times is mighty. History will only favor those who are determined, forge ahead, and fighters, and will not wait for those who hesitate, slack, and those who are afraid of difficulties!

My 'son', the same name was whispered throughout literary circles the day you were born..."

Such a paragraph that seems to have no beginning and no end really confuses most readers and fans who have been looking forward to it for a long time.

But seeing the five words "A new era has arrived" at the beginning, plus the content of the follow-up text, there will always be a feeling of excitement when reading it. As long as it is not a bad brain, people will not mistakenly think that the words in this passage are The son of Li Chungang is really Li Chungang's son, no accident, it refers to the new book.

If nothing else, this should be a hint that a new book is about to be born!

The Weibo updated after two weeks instantly exploded many readers and fans who were lurking on Weibo. In fact, they should have been waiting for the "good news" from Penguin Random House in the United States. I haven't waited yet, but I have waited for the shocking words "Zhi Chun Zhi Gang" like a preview of a new book.

Countless likes and comments gathered from all corners, discussing the meaning of this text, and those who want to send blades and urge updates, all gathered together to celebrate that this new book, which only knows the title, finally seems to reveal an iceberg Corner!

Using this idiom to describe "The Lord of the Rings" is indeed very appropriate. Do you think what you see is an iceberg?

Who knows that there is an entire continent underneath it!