reborn in america

For a newspaper, the most important thing is always the profit and the number of subscriptions. It will never do anything without profit, so if you want them to advertise for themselves for free, it is absolutely wishful thinking, even if Adam is now North America's most prestigious and super-bestselling author, that doesn't do any good either.

However, when Tonares proposed that the first three chapters should be anonymous, Adam’s name would be disclosed after the third chapter, and that he would accept an exclusive interview with the California Times, so the editor-in-chief of the California Times, who had vowed that he would never compromise, agreed immediately. down.

The first volume of Adam's "The Witcher" has a total of about 50 English letters, and it will be about 30 words when translated into Chinese. The whole book has about 25 chapters. Adam is going to release the first twelve chapters, which are close to [-] words. content, and then announce the release time of the novel after the serialization is over, so as to make the most of this rare hype opportunity.

The novel officially began serialization on Monday, the first week of August, with one chapter each on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. After the second week, Chapter 4 officially announced the author of the novel, and the interview Adam accepted was also released at the same time, which directly heated up the atmosphere .

Although this approach made Adam a little dissatisfied, there was a one-week buffer, enough to see a lot of things.In addition, since last year's "Tonight Show", Adam has not participated in any interviews or programs, which is not very good for him to accumulate his reputation. Although the interviews he accepted this time were limited to newspapers in California, due to the It is the most entertaining place in North America, and the California Times itself has a good reputation, so it can be said to be a win-win situation.

Because Adam hates trouble, the California Times only sent a reporter to have a relaxed conversation with Adam face to face. The content of the interview was also completely screened by Tonares to ensure that there were no remarks that would be harmful to his image.

Then the transaction was formally established. Adam also packed the first twelve chapters of the novel and the first three chapters in a confidential tape, and Lydia personally delivered it to the headquarters of the California Times and handed it over to the editor-in-chief of the California Times, William Smith. gram.

Since the "California Times" is a daily newspaper, the characters are extremely important every day, so when Editor-in-Chief William got the manuscript of the novel brought by Lydia, he handed it over to his intern editor, Tolan Hawes, Ask him to calibrate the novel manuscript after the editorial meeting and hand it over to him.

And he himself convened all the other editors in the entire editorial department to prepare for the topic selection and typesetting of the new issue of the newspaper. As for Tolan, he was only a trainee editor and naturally he was not qualified to participate.

So Tolan returned to his seat with the manuscript in his hand, and then threw it on the table indifferently.He stretched his neck and looked enviously at the conference room blocked by curtains, thinking that one day he could become a member of it, and then sat down reluctantly.

"Hey! Hey! Tolan, is there something good that the editor-in-chief asked you to come over?" Donna Joyce, an intern sitting behind him, raised her head and whispered in his ear.

Tolan picked up the manuscript of the novel thrown on the table and said: "Here, the new fantasy work of our sci-fi master will be published in our newspaper tomorrow, and the editor-in-chief asked me to make final revisions to the text inside. Give it to him later."

"Adam Baker?" Donna exclaimed softly when she heard Tolan's words.

She has read several reports about Adam, and she is very excited about the fact that in just half a year, the sales of her novels will exceed 800 million in North America, and she will go all the way to tens of millions. It is extremely admirable for a middle-school boy to become the most famous super best-selling author in the United States.Of course, in addition to this, it is naturally because Adam Baker wears a close-fitting suit in the show, and the way he talks is so handsome and compelling.

"Yes, that kid who got shit luck." As Tolan, who is a few years older than Adam and also has a novel dream, for Adam, who became a god with a book, he not only became a millionaire suddenly, but also became a millionaire. The reputation is resounding all over the United States, and the most important thing is that he is also a lucky boy whose appearance is far beyond the average level. It can be said that he is extremely envious and jealous.

However, in his opinion, this boy who has been kissed and blessed by God does not cherish his current status.Obviously, he became famous all over the United States with his first novel and became a super best-selling author, but he did not take advantage of the momentum to write another science fiction novel, or a sequel to "Jurassic Park" to consolidate his reputation as a science fiction best-selling novelist. Instead, he did a 180-degree It took a big turn and fell into the big pit of fantasy novels.

Could it be that he is less than 20 years old now, can he know what a fantasy novel is?What's more, it's only been less than a year since his last novel was released, so what can he write in such a short few months?

Therefore, when he first learned that Adam's new fantasy work would be published in their newspaper for publicity, he gave the novel an early death sentence in his heart, which is why he held a super-bestselling book in his hand. The reason why book writers lack interest in their new works.

"Can you let me take a look?" Although Donna also had some doubts in her heart, she was more curious. She wanted to see what this magical boy's new book would be like.

Hearing the request from Donna from the newspaper office, Tolan was a little hesitant, but thinking that he could make a good impression on this black beauty, he gritted his teeth and agreed, but he also whispered to her when he handed over the manuscript in his hand: "Donna, the editor-in-chief wants me to revise as soon as possible, so hurry up."

"Of course, of course." Donna, who was completely focused on the manuscript, replied casually.

Anyway, every time the editor-in-chief called a meeting with the editors, it lasted at least half an hour, and it was not uncommon for an hour to pass.Now that the meeting has just started, it's still early. It's enough for her to quickly browse through it for more than ten minutes to get the general content. She doesn't have much preference for fantasy novels, and she is only interested in reading them because of the author.

She took the manuscript, then carefully cut the seal with a knife, took the manuscript out of the confidentiality bag, looked at the neatly typed letters on it, and regretted not being able to see Adam's handwritten manuscript.

However, the content from the typewriter is neater and clearer, and it is also more friendly to readers.She sorted out the manuscript of the novel, and then read it from the first page of Chapter 1. In fact, the original novel has a preface, but because it is serialized, the preface is mainly about the setting. For the main plot of the first part There is not much connection, and there is no need to publish it, and when the novel is released, it can also be used as an easter egg to please readers.

Although the idea of ​​this novel and the main line of the whole story were designed by Adam, several assistants assisted and added.However, at the time of writing, his subordinate Ochini, who had been a novel assistant for decades, was the main writer, and the other two assistants assisted in the completion, and finally Adam reviewed it until the quality of the novel met Adam's requirements.

Therefore, at the beginning of this book, it is very different from Adam's previous science fiction novel, and the text description is extremely delicate.Even changing the straightforward style of the previous book, instead, in 180.00% of the content of Chapter, it is about a blood nobleman holding a grand party for his son who is about to grow up. A lot of pen and ink have been used to exaggerate the long history of this bloodline nobleman and the current noble status in the local area.

Because the novel was written by Ochini and Adam requested it, the words used in the narrative of the novel are extremely gorgeous and exquisite, and the language of the clothes of the characters is also extremely elegant, with a real texture.

Donna, who has always been extremely picky about writing, couldn't say anything bad. Among them, in the process of introducing the ball, the description of the conversation between the ladies and gentlemen showed a bit of the style of the Jane sisters.

But just when Donna relaxed her whole body and mind, wanting to enjoy a harmonious and beautiful story, and it was the climax of the whole ball, Adam suddenly announced with a bloody massacre, which is not an accident. This is a gentle and harmonious noble love story, but a cruel fantasy novel.

Donna, who was not mentally prepared, was completely stunned when she turned to the first and last pages. The originally harmonious and beautiful medieval aristocratic pastoral style was torn apart instantly, but she couldn't say anything. The sudden sense of disobedience.She gritted her teeth, cursed the unscrupulous author viciously, and then turned to the first page again and started to read it a second time.

This time, because she was mentally prepared and knew the plot of the massacre later, the dance party that she thought was harmonious and beautiful showed a completely different feeling from the first time she saw it.

If Donna looked at the first 80.00% of the content from the perspective of Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, she would feel that this author has unique features in imitating medieval pastoral love novels.

However, the second time I looked at it with conspiratorial eyes, I found that the original buried in the jokes and harmonious dialogue descriptions were hinting everywhere and laying mines, and then when the massacre came, all the originally buried mines All the bullets burst out, giving people a feeling that it has finally arrived, without appearing to be inexplicable because of the sudden massacre.

The extreme contrast between these two extremes made Donna inexplicably excited. She pursed her lips and looked at each word, and her whole body fell into a kind of excitement and excitement. This is the sign of a novel lover discovering a good book. performance at the time.In other words, in her opinion at this time, devouring browsing is simply a blasphemy for this novel. Before reading the next chapter, she must let herself fully understand all the foreshadowings planted by the author of Chapter 1. Know what the author is really thinking when writing, and wait until she thinks she has seen it clearly before continuing to read the next chapter.

However, Donna's excited attitude made Tolan very anxious. The first three chapters of "The Witcher" add up to more than 7 to 10 letters. If you look at it a little more seriously, it will take more than ten minutes to reach the sky, but Tang Na holds the manuscript and reads it for more than half an hour, still not satisfied.

He knocked on the table and coughed, trying to remind Donna to read the book faster, but Donna, who was immersed in the novel, didn't realize that all of Tolan's good intentions were in vain.

When Donna finally raised her head, looking at the empty confidential packaging bag on the table, she sighed helplessly, and then asked Tolan, who was in a hurry, "When will Mr. Baker bring back the manuscript at the end of the novel? "

"I don't know, next week." Tolan didn't care about Donna's mood, and just perfunctory, then reached out and took back the manuscript of "The Witcher" and put it on his desk. Regardless of Donna's sad expression.

However, he had just read the first sentence when he heard the angry voice of the editor-in-chief. Tolan reluctantly picked up the manuscript in his hand and walked to the editor-in-chief's office.

"Has the calibration been completed?" The editor-in-chief, William Shike, looked down at the documents on the table, and asked Tolan, who was a little nervous because of guilty conscience, "What do you think of the quality of this novel?"

"A fantasy novel written by a science fiction writer..." Tolland shrugged and said in a vague tone.

When he said this, Tolan felt inexplicably uneasy. After all, because the manuscript was stuck in Donna's hands just now, he had not read the real content, although he confirmed that it would not be too different from what he predicted. , but Donna's obsessive performance just now made him inexplicably uncertain.

"Oh, so it's not good?" William glanced at the manuscript in Tolan's hand, showing a somewhat disgusted expression.

In fact, if Adam hadn't agreed to do a column interview, he would not be willing to accept this novel to be published in his own newspaper even if he was paid. However, who knows that he is now popular, and countless people want to know the experience and past of this amazing boy , so in order to increase the popularity of the newspaper, I can only agree, but I just hope that the quality will not be too bad to drag down the interview next week.

As for novels, he didn't read them anymore. First, he didn't like fantasy novels. Second, he had just finished an editorial meeting and his head was hurting. How could he have the mood and time to read some ghost novels.

He waved his hand and said to Tolan, "Give the manuscript of Chapter 1 to Leslie, and let him format it according to the discussion at the editorial meeting."

"Okay, editor-in-chief." Tolan replied respectfully, and then exited the editor-in-chief's office with a slight sigh of relief.