What should I do if the system forces me to copy books?

Don't look at the number of words, you must know that this is the hard work of Li Chungang for more than an hour. If the code words of "Swords in the Snow" were changed, seven or eight thousand words of a chapter would have been completed in this time.

Ding-dong-

Fortunately, there are seven days, Li Chungang believes that the difficulty is only temporary, and the progress will be much faster after he starts to get used to it. This is not just about to let his mind rest for a while, the doorbell of the room rang at the right time.

open the door……

When Li Chungang saw two people standing outside the door, he was a little surprised and also dazed for a few seconds, then recovered, and quickly welcomed them into the house.The reason why he was surprised was mainly because the call from the front desk just now said that a foreigner knew him, but there was no mention of a beautiful woman in the call.

Needless to say, Mr. Thompson, Luo Wen had already informed Li Chungang last night that Thompson would come to the hotel to arrange for him today, saying that there were some things that he needed to discuss with him in detail. "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" was translated into English and published overseas.

Mr. Thompson's assistant?In the next second, Li Chungang himself overturned his conjecture.

If it is an assistant, there is no need to look shameful. The most important thing is that Li Chungang saw that the other party came with Mr. Thompson. His inertial thinking made him subconsciously think that the two knew each other, so he did not speak out to explore the other party's true identity. the meaning of.

"Sit wherever you want, Mr. Thompson. Would you like some coffee?"

"Okay, let's have a cup of coffee."

"Where is this lady, what do you want to drink?"

"Mineral water will do."

"Hold on……"

The moment the unidentified beauty spoke, Li Chungang's eyes lit up, the clear and melodious sound was very distinctive, and it gave him a sense of familiarity. For a long time, is the near future!

It happened that Li Chungang got up to get drinks for the two of them, and the layout of the hotel room was so unattractive, so Thompson's eyes were attracted by the notebook lying on the table, to be precise, by the computer screen. Documents that are not yet closed and half-written are attracted.

When Li Chungang returned to the living room.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Li."

Thompson's sudden apology not only made Li Chungang a little confused, but even Jin Chen, who was in the living room the whole time, was even more dumbfounded, because she didn't understand why the foreigner suddenly apologized, so the other party apologized Yes, should she also apologize?

Suddenly caught in a tangle...

"Mr. Thompson, what do you mean by suddenly sorry?"

"Our arrival disturbed your creation, Mr. Li, so I think it is necessary to apologize to you!"

As a person engaged in literature-related occupations, I know how important creative inspiration is to an author. Obviously, Thompson misunderstood that Li Chungang was writing at the time, and the arrival of the two of them happened to interrupt the creative inspiration. Therefore, this An apology is very necessary!

Hearing this, he was taken aback.

Li Chungang looked back and saw the laptop he had forgotten to close for a while, thinking like a mirror in his heart that the other party must have misunderstood something, but he had no idea at all to explain, since the other party misunderstood, let the other party misunderstand, It's not a big deal anyway.

"I don't know why Mr. Thompson came to find me on purpose?" Li Chungang said straightforwardly after re-seat, this is also to take care of the thinking habits of foreigners, unlike Chinese people who always like to beat around the bush, habitual before getting down to business Conduct a trial run.

"???"

Thompson had a puzzled expression on his face. His Chinese level was limited to the level of daily oral communication. He couldn't understand what Li Chungang said about "what's the matter". ?"

"Uh... Blame me, I thought Mr. Thompson's Chinese is pretty good, I mean, what's the matter with you coming to see me?"

"Things? Yes, yes, yes, I have something to ask you! Regarding the translation of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" into English and published overseas, I still have some questions and would like to come here to ask you as the author." Thompson confessed the specific purpose of his visit.

On the question of whether to translate "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" into English and publish it overseas through the channel of Penguin Random House, their Shanghai branch has voted through a meeting today, but he still has some questions before deciding to publish it overseas. The doubts in my heart wanted to clarify. Luo Wen, who was a literary agent, would definitely not get answers to these questions, so Thompson had no choice but to come to the door in person.

"But it's okay... I mean, Mr. Thompson, if you have anything you want to ask, just ask."

Any occupation will have occupational diseases. The author’s occupational disease may be that when he speaks, he will always subconsciously want to show off his ink, but in the next second he realizes that this is too embarrassing for the foreigners in front of him, so he changes it to a straightforward statement words.

"What does Mr. Li think of the prospect of your works being translated into English and published overseas?"

"This……"

This question really stumped Li Chungang, because he really doesn't know much about the overseas book market, he just learned from some colleagues' words that the current novels published in China and overseas can't escape the problems they face." Unaccustomed to the soil and water” is a big problem that is difficult to understand in the historical and cultural background.

Take the current book "The Catastrophe of the Gods" by the supreme god Yaoyang on the Longteng Chinese website as an example: there are a large number of fighting scenes in the novel, which involve various moves from the Chinese culture. In the end, there was a thunderous knife. How can foreigners understand this translation in English?

The meridians, dantian, etc. involved in cultivation...

Fortunately, "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" does not involve these deified content. It is more realistic in comparison. If you insist, it is not impossible to call it an oriental adventure novel!

"Would Mr. Thompson hear the truth or the lie?"

"Is there a difference?" Thompson has only been in China for more than three months, so naturally he can't comprehend the charm of the Chinese language, and still maintains the straightforwardness of the Americans.

"My question! Personally, I'm not very happy to see "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" translated into English and published overseas. Presumably Thompson has never really read my novel, so he doesn't know the core of its achievement!

Like this kind of suspense adventure novels, what really attracts readers is nothing more than the word "atmosphere". The most attractive place is to make readers feel the tense and exciting atmosphere in the book. After being translated into English, foreign readers may not be able to feel the tense and exciting atmosphere in the book well. "

Li Chungang's outspokenness made Thompson fall into silence and thinking...

Before coming here, Thompson listened to the suggestions of the employees in the Shanghai branch. Not all employees mentioned the problem of creating a tense and exciting atmosphere in the book, but most of the employees were optimistic about and praised the book "Ghost Blowing the Lantern". Huaguo Shanghai has not achieved anything for more than three months, and he is also eager to make some achievements to impress the headquarters.

Thompson, who was dazzled, was reminded of Li Chungang's words, and quickly figured out the key points!After all, people who have discovered many popular global bestsellers naturally know what kind of works can be more successful. Obviously, this "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" is not so good...

Of course, this does not mean that "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" has no value in publishing overseas.

Especially at present, the national strength of Huaguo is growing stronger and stronger, and there is a tendency to catch up with the United States. There is a wave of enthusiasm for learning Chinese in many foreign countries and regions. Many famous schools have set up Chinese classes for interested students to learn. , not to mention that there are more foreigners who learn Chinese by themselves. These are all potential consumers, and some people who are interested in oriental culture also have the opportunity to become consumers.

"I understand, Mr. Li. Although the expected results may not be achieved, we at Random House are still willing to publish your work overseas!"

"I don't know if Thompson has heard a word from our Huaguo."

"What?"

"Don't hang yourself from a tree!"

"What do you mean?"

It is a bit difficult for foreigners to understand these slang words. Thompson can hear this sentence clearly, but Li Chungang is completely unable to understand the meaning behind it.

"It means that "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" can't be published overseas, but it doesn't mean that my other works can't be published overseas." Li Chungang said with a confident smile.

Since he wanted to publish "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", Thompson would naturally not know anything about its author, Li Chungang. Before coming here, he had asked his staff to collect all the information about the author. It was written that the other party had another novel that was being serialized, and he mistakenly thought that Li Chungang was talking about that one, and said:

"Mr. Li, are you talking about your other novel "Fighting Knife in the Snow"? With all due respect, if that book is published overseas, it may not be as popular as "Ghost Blowing the Lantern"."

"It's a work I haven't published yet. I wonder if Mr. Thompson is interested?"

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Unpublished...work.

It can be said to have the same meaning as "works that have not been confirmed by the market", which makes it a bit difficult for Thompson, who is focused on picking ripe fruits.In terms of business and business, at least in his opinion, "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" is still operable. When it is published overseas, it will be given some titles such as "Best-selling Oriental Adventure Novel" and "China's No. [-] Best-selling Adventure Novel". It can also attract many interested readers to consume.

As for a work that has never been published, if it is a newcomer writer like Li Chungang who has a great reputation in China but is still a blank sheet overseas, Thompson is sure that if he proposes this publishing plan to the The head office in the United States will definitely attract the ridicule of "many people".

This is what Thompson, who is eager to make achievements and make a comeback, doesn't want to see it!

"Mr. Li, can you show me your unpublished works first?"

Fortunately, the two novels published by Li Chungang have achieved amazing results and accumulated considerable reputation, which made Thompson not directly refuse, but said that he wanted to read the works first before speaking.

In fact, on this point, Li Chungang lied a little. He does have unpublished works, and there are as many as the entire [Literary Encyclopedia System] library, but they have not been put into reality. Just a new idea.

This is also the idea that came to Thompson's mind when he asked Li Chungang about the overseas prospect of "Ghost Blowing Out the Lantern".

It is not that there are no publishing houses in China that have the qualifications to publish works overseas. It is said that Manjinghua Publishing Company has this qualification, but its channel range, popularity and overseas strength are of the kind that cannot be put on the table, let alone He Lan. Dengshuwu made a comparison.

Money, after a certain amount, is nothing more than a numbers game.

Li Chungang is not the kind of person who is addicted to extravagance and spends money every day. Even the existing savings are enough to satisfy him for a lifetime. This also prompted him to have the opportunity to start thinking about the pursuit he wants. Published overseas, must not be missed!

For overseas, the pen names of Li Chungang and Zhichun Zhigang are both newcomers, so the first work as a "stepping stone" is very important. This is not only as simple as opening the door to overseas markets for them, but also the first one. A good reputation and accumulated readers brought by a work.

"Produced by Zhichun Zhigang, it must be a high-quality product!"

If one day, this can become Li Chungang's label, then it can show that he has achieved great success.

"I don't carry the work with me, and I may not be able to show it to you, Mr. Thompson, but I can get someone to email the content to me tomorrow, and then I will bring the content of the new book to your Random House Shanghai branch to discuss in detail the day after tomorrow. how do you feel?"

"no problem!"

Although Thompson was a little puzzled why the other party took two days to send such a simple email, it also coincided with him who woke up and couldn't be in a hurry. After today's home visit, he It also takes a little time to reposition the overseas publishing prospects of the book "Ghost Blowing the Lantern".

If you can……

Thompson also wants to ask his old colleague at the headquarters in the United States to conduct a simple data survey for "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" in the United States. It does not need to consume too much manpower and material resources. It takes only one day to find random people on random streets. people ask the same question: If there was a book that told the story of the mysterious oriental adventure, would you be willing to pay for it?

If so, why?

If not, why?

Don't look at this as a simple general survey, but it can reflect real problems very intuitively and well!I have to say that at this time Thompson also realized how naive his previous behavior was. He didn't have any preparations in the early stage. When he saw the great success of this novel in China, he wanted to take it with him. to go abroad.

Fortunately, it is not too late to remedy the situation.

There is an eight-hour time difference between China and the United States. After leaving the hotel, Thompson plans to immediately contact his trusted colleagues in the United States and ask them to find a few people to complete a one-day general survey. Convene all employees to re-negotiate and measure the commercial value of publishing overseas.

"Then I have nothing else to say, so I'll take my leave first. I look forward to your wonderful work the day after tomorrow!"

"necessary!"

After Li Chungang sent Mr. Thompson out of the room and returned to the room, he stared curiously at the beauty who was silent the whole time and was mistaken by him for coming with Thompson. It’s okay to say that I didn’t pay much attention to it before, but now that I look at it so seriously, the part of the silhouette and figure exposed from the other party, the more I look at it, the more I feel like I’ve seen him before, like I’ve seen it somewhere.

The voice also sounded familiar, and the body and appearance were similar. When the two were multiplied together, Li Chungang was sure that his judgment was correct. He must have seen this well-covered beauty before, so he asserted: "In addition to I only have you, your disguise is completely unnecessary. And I dare say that we must have met each other before, and you give me a sense of familiarity, which I can't judge wrong!"

"Sorry, I got used to it and forgot it." Jin Chen said while explaining the disguise he was wearing.

The peaked cap was taken off, and the jet-black short hair, which was as long as the neck, fell down; the wide sunglasses and black mask were taken off, and the melon-seeded face represented by the embryo of an oriental beauty matched the delicate facial features.

"Jin Chen!?"

In fact, at the moment when the opponent's sunglasses were half removed and his eyes were exposed, Li Chungang almost recognized that the opponent was Jin Chen, one of the special award presenters who appeared at the Golden Bookmark Awards Gala last night, but what he couldn't figure out was that Why did the other party pretend to be like this and come to his room with Thompson.

And looking at the situation now, Jin Chen's purpose of coming to find Li Chungang is obviously not the same as Thompson's!

"If some dog team finds out about this, the actress Jin Chen enters the hotel alone and shares a room with a strange man alone..."

Li Chungang can already imagine that it will immediately become the headline news of major entertainment copyrights without waiting until tomorrow. Fortunately, Jin Chen is experienced and well-disguised, and he has not been discovered by anyone on this journey.

"Miss Jin Chen came to see me for something?"

A famous actress like Jin Chen who has good looks, figure, and fame appears in front of Li Chungang at such a close distance. To be honest, this is a kind of ordinary person who was an ordinary person not long ago before the age of 20. the feeling of passing.

It should be said that the tension is mixed with a little bit of joy that all men understand!

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No one knew what happened between Li Chungang and Jin Chen in Room 1406 of the Hilton Hotel that day, and what they talked about between them. The two of them kept silent about it.

All I know is that after a period of time, Li Chungang posted a photo of himself and Jin Chen on Weibo.

All I know is that not long after Pan Yueming became the male number one in "Ghost Blowing Out the Lantern", Jin Chen successfully became the actor of the female number one Shirley Yang in "Ghost Blowing Out the Lantern".

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There are no airtight windows in this world, and Li Chungang didn't think it was such a serious matter. When he was alone in the room again, he briefly explained the matter to Luo Wen.

then……

On the second day after Thompson left, in the morning meeting held by Longteng Chinese Network as usual, some people who got the news brought up the matter and said it in the meeting, which immediately aroused heated discussions among the editors, especially Li Chungang's blunt statement Tell Thompson not to choose "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" to be published overseas, but to choose another work of his own.

Although there is nothing to say, it still makes many people feel unhappy. You must know that the various copyrights of Li Chungang's work "Fighting Knife in the Snow" after signing the great agreement will no longer belong to Longteng Chinese website. In this way, there will be no profit sharing.

In addition, both the publishing copyright of the physical book and the copyright of film and television adaptation of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" have been sold, and the small ones such as audio copyright and broadcasting copyright have also been sold long ago, and the remaining value that can be tapped is already Not many, the copyright of the game adaptation is too dependent on luck, translation into English and published overseas has naturally become the only hope left on their Longteng Chinese website.

The displeasure in their hearts turned into displeasure, and they did not dare to open their mouths before Hua Chen, the current biggest person in charge of Longteng Chinese Network, spoke up, and could only complain in private.

Huanxue: "Our website is always thinking of him, but we didn't expect to think only of ourselves at critical moments."

Nightmare: "Actually, there's nothing wrong with that, and besides, it's their freedom to publish whichever book Random House wants to publish."

Qianmo: "Eating salty radish is nothing to worry about, it's not our turn to talk about it."

Huanxue: "It's true to say so, but it's always a bit unpleasant no matter how you think about it, think about it..."

Taishan: "Didn't you realize how ugly the editor-in-chief's face was at the morning meeting this morning, and he will have to report to the group head office at that time."

Qilin: "@nattonatto, haven't you contacted Zhichun Zhigang to ask what's going on?"

Natto: "I... I don't know, but I believe he must have his own considerations in doing this."

As Li Chungang's direct responsible editor on Longteng Chinese Website, Natto is naturally willing to trust Li Chungang and stand by his side.

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