Look at each other

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My heart skipped a beat. "Passerby" is the pseudonym I used to publish novels online. When I heard this sentence, the first thought that popped up in my heart was that my information was leaked by the platform, so I subconsciously denied it: "No, wrong number."

The person on the other side was silent for a while, as if confirming something, and then said half-believingly: "It can't be wrong, this is the contact information they gave me. Teacher Lu Ren, let me introduce myself first. I am the editor of Shishi Publishing House. I It's called Chen Yuxin."

"Sorry, Ms. Chen, I don't know you. You must have made a mistake. I have work to do. Goodbye." After I finished speaking, I hung up the phone directly. Me, this is another scammer's trick!After all, I am most aware of the shortcomings of the stories I have created. Even after I have written them once, I can’t bear to read them a second time. Although the response on the Internet is really good, who would want to publish it whimsically.

Yes, it must be a scam.I thought so, and put the phone back into my pocket, but within half a minute, it vibrated again, and I took it out to see, but it was the familiar number just now.Are scammers so persistent now?or……

When I got on the phone, it was still the woman's voice, just a little more helpless, "Teacher Lu Ren, I am the editor of Shi Shi Publishing House, and I want to discuss with you the publication of your recently completed novel "Meng Wei Zhi" matters. We are not scammers, please don't hang up again."

Immediately, I was about to suffer from embarrassment. I wanted to remove the phone card immediately and rush to the business hall to change a new number, but I couldn't, so I had to endure the embarrassment and apologize to the other party. Fortunately, the other party didn't go into it, as if I was used to being treated like this .

When I asked her on the phone why she wanted to publish this flawed story, she smiled and softened her voice, saying that even though the story had many flaws, she loved it and believed that more people would love it too , After finishing speaking, I also carefully analyzed the loopholes in the story, and said some suggestions for revision, and my originally uneasy heart calmed down.

At the end of the phone call, we added each other's WeChat accounts, and planned to contact and discuss more publishing-related matters on WeChat.Until I hung up the phone, I was still in a dream state and couldn't believe it was real.When Xiaoxiao came back to the office, she saw me looking fluttering, and asked me what was wrong. I talked to her on the phone call just now. Holding my hand and yelling to cook me another big meal to celebrate.

Later revisions of the original draft, second draft, layout and cover confirmation to the final draft, although the time was tight and busy, the feeling of being in a dream still existed until it was printed into a book. Sister Chen sent me a few sample books Afterwards, the unreality dissipated a little.Hearing from Sister Chen that the sales of physical books online are good, she plans to hold a signing event. Of course, it is not my own signing event, but a signing event with several other well-known authors.

I was going to refuse, because writing stories is only my hobby after work, and I have no intention of revealing my true identity, but the opportunity for a small novel is rare, and the signing will be held in a commercial center in this city. It's only half an hour's drive away, so convenient that there is no reason to refuse.So I agreed to come down.

The autograph session started on the afternoon of the second day. The other authors who attended the autograph session together took a flight to this city one day in advance because they lived in other cities, and stayed in the hotel booked by the organizer. , so I prepared to go to school the next morning to finish my lecture, and then rush to the signing event.

So the only difference between me on the signing day and the previous working days is that I spent more time on makeup.

After the class, Xiao Xiao and I had a simple lunch together, and then sent me to the signing site, but she couldn't stay with me because she still had classes in the afternoon.Before she got into the car, she held my hand reluctantly, looked at me with wet eyes, and whispered, "Lai Ning, can I skip work? I want to stay with you."

Seeing her acting like a baby, I felt so soft in my heart, but I still said helplessly, "Xiao Xiao, it's the final review month."

She drooped her eyes when she heard the words, looking like she was about to cry, and said after a while, "Well, I'll come to see you after I finish my lecture."

"Okay, I'll wait for you." After finishing speaking, I boldly leaned over, kissed her on the side of the cheek, and whispered, "My girlfriend is really sensible."

It is rare for me to be so intimate with her in public, and I usually just hold hands and arms, so she was obviously stunned by my actions. When she realized it, she blushed and touched me. Where he kissed, he nodded dizzily, and almost bumped his head against the car frame when he turned to get on the car.Watching the car drive away, I started to walk to the signing meeting.

The stage for the signing event has been set up, and I just caught up with the staff and the signing author to explain the event process, so I stood aside and listened, and then sat on the assigned seat to prepare for the opening of the event.

As soon as the scheduled time arrived, the autograph session opened on time. The host thanked the sponsors as usual, said some warm words, and then introduced the present authors to the readers who had come to line up for autographs.My seat is on the far side, a relatively inconspicuous place, like a small transparent.Looking at the dark top of the head below, and looking at the calm and confident smiles on the faces of other authors, I feel more and more on pins and needles, and I start to worry about what I should do if none of the so many readers asks for my signature. Look awkward.

It turns out my concerns were warranted.

When the book signing officially started, all the other authors rushed forward, and a large crowd of readers started to queue up under the instructions of the on-site security. I was the only one who followed in front of the crowd.Other readers who lined up cast curious glances at me, and other authors also gave me sympathetic glances while they were busy signing autographs, which made me want to get under the table.

I sat on the chair in embarrassment and frustration for nearly half an hour, but still no reader came to me. When I was almost about to get up and leave, the author sitting next to me pushed a book from the table to me.I turned my head and saw that it was her new work, and every reader who came to ask for her autograph was holding a copy in their hands.

Before I could ask, she smiled at me gently and said in a low voice: "It's okay, almost every author has encountered this kind of situation when they hold a book signing for the first time. Although my book is not well written, it can be seen after reading it." Kill some time." It also avoids embarrassment.

I smiled gratefully at her, took the book and buried myself in it.Nearly an hour later, only a few readers asked me to sign books in twos and threes. I comforted myself in my heart, and at least I achieved a zero breakthrough.

Time gradually flowed, and I was completely immersed in the book in my hand, forgetting the embarrassing situation in front of me.When I was watching it deeply, a figure walked up to me. I looked up and saw a tall boy. I thought he was one of the few readers who knew me, so I smiled at her kindly. When I was about to pick up the pen, I lowered my head. But he saw that the book in his hand was written by another author who participated in the autograph session.