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

The fact that Li Chungang asked Thompson not to publish "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" but to publish another unpublished new work of his has quickly spread throughout the Internet literary world. Reviews are mixed.

It is said that Li Chungang is ungrateful, but Longteng Chinese Network has cultivated him, but he only cares about his own interests.

There are also people who support Li Chungang's approach. After all, Random House did not explicitly say that "Ghost Blowing Lantern" must be published, nor did it say that "Ghost Blowing Lantern" will not be published, and they are angry with those brainless trolls who are black for black.

An insider quietly revealed a piece of news: a buddy of the landlord in the United States happened to meet Random Books on the street and was conducting a general street survey. Books", the combination of the two key words of oriental and adventure can easily make people think of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern". Obviously, Random House did not give up completely because of Li Chungang's words.

Some people even cited dozens of examples with more than a thousand words to support Li Chungang's approach, thinking that he was extremely correct in not choosing "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" as the first book to enter overseas.

Not to mention the controversy caused by Li Chungang's actions in the online literature circle, Li Chungang, who promised to visit the Shanghai branch of Random House with the content of the new book the day after tomorrow, completely "locked" himself in the hotel the next day in the room.

Don't walk outside the gate, even food and drink are all delivered to the room by the hotel's service staff.

It was Li Chungang's temporary idea to choose another work to publish overseas, so when he finally chose which work to choose, he fell into entanglement.

It is really because there are too many excellent works, which makes Li Chungang feel like he is suffering from the advanced stage of choice difficulty.

Finally, under the screening and recommendation of the system, there are two last options:

The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy has many laurels such as "the originator of modern fantasy literature", "the book of the 20th century", "the most important book in 2000 years".

Also, in another plane, among the top ten best-selling books in the world, "Harry Potter" ranks only after "Lord of the Rings".

"System, which one do you think is better to choose?"

【The Lord of the Rings Trilogy】

"Why? You should have a reason for recommending this."

[Because you are poor! 】

After hearing the system's answer, Li Chungang was struck by lightning. In the eyes of the system, he, who has become a multi-millionaire and is about to become a billionaire, is actually a poor person. Or is it that the system uses their M78 nebula as the standard to measure the rich and the poor? Is the level as a standard?

Otherwise, who would treat a billionaire as a poor person.

[Based on the host's current savings and the comprehensive calculation of the cost performance that the two series can bring, the final answer is that the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is more suitable for the host. 】

"Okay, let's start with the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. I can't wait for the long-lost chance to enjoy the epic blockbuster in person!"

["The Lord of the Rings I Fellowship" successfully deducted 980 million, unlocking...]

【Unlocked successfully! 】

As soon as the sound of the system ended, Li Chungang had already entered the world called "Lord of the Rings"...

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Sad people like to turn grief and anger into strength, but the next day Li Chungang completely turned his heartache into the power of code words, sitting in front of his laptop and typing on the keyboard frantically.

"Fighting Knife in the Snow": 1.4+ million collections; monthly pass: 115+ million.

Looking at the current monthly ticket rankings on the Longteng Chinese website, "Fighting Knives in the Snow" is currently ranked No.3, and it is more than 4 monthly tickets ahead of the No.4 guy. This makes Li Chungang very relieved. There is no need to worry about the danger of being "fucked" by No. [-] in a short period of time.

蚊子肉再小它也是肉，当月全站月票榜No.3不仅能够获得十万的奖励，真正重要的还是下一个月的1次一级渠道推荐！No.220万加2次一级渠道推荐；No.1则是30万外加3次的一级渠道推荐。

Because of the whole month's interruption, Li Chungang is still very satisfied with his ranking in the third place in the monthly ticket.

"Let's start taking first place next month!"

Chapter 135

"Chungang, what do you think?"

"What do you think?"

Li Chungang took a sip of the milk tea that Luo Wen specially brought for him, savoring the thick milk aroma accompanied by the light and mellow tea aroma. No wonder so many people always say "There is nothing that a cup of milk tea can't solve." , if you have two cups."

"Why did you reject Random House's opportunity to publish overseas?" Luo Wen asked in confusion. To be honest, he, a literary agent, didn't understand what Li Chungang was thinking when he arrived. How many calls did Li Chungang receive after learning that he rejected Thompson.

Today is different from the past, the current Wenquan Literature Agency Studio and Luo Wen are no longer the unknown people they were in the past.

A chicken and dog ascended to heaven after attaining enlightenment. Obviously, Luo Wen is the "chicken and dog" after Li Chungang attained enlightenment.

"Old Luo, what is the situation? Why did you refuse the opportunity to send money?"

"Brother Luo, do you have better plans to reject Random House?"

"..."

Li Chungang was a little surprised when he heard the words. Now he is completely deaf to the outside world, and only focuses on publishing books. He really doesn't know that this story is not only spread all over the city, but also more and more exaggerated. What kind of author is so pure and arrogant? Insolent and indiscriminate, they look down on overseas markets and so on.

"When did I say I turned down Random House, turned down Thompson, turned down the chance to publish overseas?"

"But you told me on WeChat..."

"Think carefully about what I told you on WeChat. I just said that I would not recommend that Thompson translate "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" into English and publish it overseas, but I didn't say that I rejected this excellent opportunity to publish the work overseas! "

"If you don't publish "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", do you mean to publish "Swordsman in the Snow" or "Kyushu Misty Record"? The content of these two books is more inclined to oriental culture, and it is even more inappropriate."

"neither."

"neither?"

"Look at what you said, I can't have another work."

"It's not that you can't, but can you bear it like this? As far as I know, you have two novels to update, and you have agreed to Huace Film and Television to adapt the script yourself. Could it be...you are the legendary time Management guru?"

"Hey~ You can see for yourself."

Li Chungang pushed the laptop in front of him to Luo Wen, pointed to the open document on the computer, "It was half finished before you came."

After the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy was unlocked, the content that appeared in Li Chungang's mind included the original English version and the translated Chinese version, a total of two versions. If it were not for the consideration that some content would require reference to a lot of literature Make modifications, it is estimated that not half of the completion is completed at this time, but it has been completed long ago!

You are a twelve or thirteen-year-old brat, and you don’t even know what love is. Do you think it’s reliable to write romance novels?

You have never been abroad once when you grew up, and suddenly writing about foreign content always feels a little unreal!

The original text of "The Lord of the Rings" has a lot of content that the author refers to some local cultural backgrounds and cultures at that time. Even with the translations that have been translated into Chinese as references, Li Chungang still needs to increase his own thinking to modify some sensitive content.

"The Lord of the Rings!?"

Deeply influenced by novels with big brains in China, when he saw the title of the book, Luo Wen's first thought would be that it has already been written in a vulgar way, "carry the ring through the heavens and worlds with you", "Grandpa Ring" ", "The ring is a space ring", etc., if the content is really similar, it is better to choose "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" from the beginning.

At least "Ghost Blowing Out the Lantern" still occupies an "odd" word!

Before starting the official reading, it is undeniable that Luo Wen is here with a subjective judgment, but after more than ten minutes...

The expression on Luo Wen's face was full of horror. Those who didn't know it might mistakenly think that he had bumped into a ghost in broad daylight!

Unheard of fantasy adventure.

Epic and magnificent battle scenes.

An unprecedented world that is completely divorced from reality and even has its own new independent language system.

"How did Li Chungang's head grow!"

Luo Wen couldn't imagine how Li Chungang conceived such a masterpiece worthy of the word "epic" in such a short period of time. If he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, it would be absolutely unbelievable that someone could really...

Make a book in a day!

"Whoo~"

According to Li Chungang's words, this is only half of the content of "The Lord of the Rings", but only this half of the content completely shocked Luo Wen, "Is this the answer you are going to give to Random House?"

"What do you think? Is it qualified to be on the international stage and become my first stepping stone to enter overseas?" Li Chungang said confidently.

"Must be able to!"

Luo Wen nodded vigorously like a chicken pecking rice. If this is not possible, then what other works can qualify?Thinking about it from another angle, he was suddenly a little reluctant to use such an epic work as his first overseas work, what a pity!

"It's a pity that I chose "The Lord of the Rings" for the first book."

"It's a pity? It's not a pity at all! This is just the first part of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, I won't tell you, the following content will be even more exciting."

While talking about Li Chungang, he also made an internationally approved "ok" gesture to Luo Wenbi, which also means the number "3" in China.

The surprises that Li Chungang brought to Luo Wen today were not only wave after wave, but also wave after wave, almost killing him on the beach.

Like such an excellent epic masterpiece, the nasty guy in front of him said with a relaxed face: such an excellent work, I can easily write three books!

Those who are a little smarter than ordinary people are called smart people; those who are more gifted than smart people are called geniuses; and those who are smarter and more gifted than geniuses are called...

evildoer!

Hey!Where is the evildoer here, and he has not yet revealed his true form!

"Chun Gang, I find that I can't understand you more and more!" This is what Luo Wen said from his heart.

"That's it!? Where did it go, Lao Luo, you are already so surprised. In the future, I will write more works that are loved by readers and are well-known. You believe me!"

"You still want to win the Nobel Prize, don't you?"

"You can take it, but it's not necessary!"

Have you ever seen a writer in his 20s who has won the Nobel Prize, not to mention winning, it is impossible to pass the hurdle of nomination. Perhaps in the future, when Li Chungang is in his 30s and has enough time to accumulate and refine over time, he will Go ahead and try to get that honor.

Chapter 136 The Future Settlement

General survey results:

Number of people investigated: 147 people.

34.7% are willing to buy; 62.9% are not willing to buy; 2.4% are willing to buy.

Call for opinions: ①……;②……

Two days later, Thompson received the results of a random street general survey sent by email from a trusted colleague in the United States. The core content of the entire general survey can be said to be quite clear at a glance but extremely important, and most of the rest are collected casually. The reason for the purchase and some incidental personal opinions on their Random House are just for reference.

See the big from the small, and generalize from the points.

Although this general survey only represents one of the countless streets in the entire United States, this data is still of reference significance. When zoomed in to the whole of the United States, some continents that are particularly xenophobic and some continents where Chinese people gather are balanced. Even if there are errors, the difference will not be too large.

The willingness to purchase rate of 34.7% is not to say that it cannot reach the most basic 70-75% purchase rate of books published by Random House, and it has not even reached half of it. It can only be described as "terrible". Inside Thompson frowned and looked dignified.

Even a novel like "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" which has been released in China for three consecutive months and won the monthly sales champion cannot break this "deadlock". stand up.

"An unpublished... work, I hope this book can be as wonderful as you said."

The purchase rate is 34.7%. Not surprisingly, if such a proposal is submitted to the headquarters of Penguin Random House in the United States, there is no need to think about it, and nine out of ten will be mercilessly rejected!

Thompson, who has no better choice now, can only hope for another book that is still confident and swearing in front of him, a book that is more suitable for overseas publication and better than "Ghost Blowing the Lantern". For some reason, Thompson There is such a feeling for no reason.

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Li Chungang didn't have the idea of ​​sleeping with another married man.

So in the hotel room, Luo Wen watched Li Chungang finish the rest of "Lord of the Rings" very quickly, smoothly, and almost without fluency, and then left the hotel with a look of shock and reluctance. .

The Shanghai branch of Penguin Random House is on the side of Lujiazui. Whether it is far or close to Li Chungang's location is because there is a distance between the two, and the distance is full of busy roads. It will definitely take a long time.

Instead of letting Luo Wen take time to come over, they made an appointment to meet at the Shanghai branch of Random House.

Li Chungang returned the laptop to the hotel intact, and left the hotel with a freshly printed manuscript that smelled like ink.

The unfinished script of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" has to be temporarily stored in his QQ mailbox for safety reasons. Things are also prioritized. In Li Chungang's view, this opportunity to cooperate with Random House to publish overseas must be more important. a little!

Sitting in a taxi, turning his head sideways to watch the bustling Shanghai and the people passing by and looking hurried, Li Chungang showed a satisfied smile.

For such a long time, Li Chungang is very grateful to the [system] for "forcing" himself to become a writer. Looking back, he has accomplished many of his dreams and at the same time earned money that he could not imagine before. ...

pretty good!

People have short-term worries without long-term worries. How many authors have conferred gods in one book, but they can only rely on their old books and sell their feelings in the second book, watching the godhead rapidly decline day by day?

How many arrogance later disappeared from everyone?

Li Chungang knows how much he has. [Literature Encyclopedia System] is because he has a good golden finger. It is good to rely on it to step up to the top and see all the mountains. But what if one day he loses the system, will he It is the one who becomes Jiang Lang's talent and leaves everyone alone!

Therefore, Li Chungang has been making a long-term plan for his future that is not too good, but safe.

In this long-term plan, the choice of future residence occupies a very large proportion.

Pengcheng without his parents has become a sad place for Li Chungang. Other relatives have not contacted him before, and there is no need to contact him afterwards.

Young people don’t think too much about their choice of future residence. The reason is that there are many luxury cars, many beauties, and rich nightlife. This is the main reason why Li Chungang finally chose Shanghai instead of Yanjing as his residence.

If he is five or 60 years old, Li Chungang might consider buying a courtyard house in Yanjing, where he can walk around the birds and walk the dog every day, and play Chinese mahjong with the old ladies and grandfathers in the neighborhood in his spare time. How comfortable it is.

"I don't know if Luo Wen said last time he had finished viewing the house."