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Late at night, Hoshinosha.

The good dogs are all asleep, but the strange ones are still staying up late.

The classical phonograph that was usually placed in front of the bar was moved to the office area at some point, and the sound of jazz came out of it.And in the music, there is also the seemingly invisible "crackling" keyboard tapping sound that is not completely covered by the jazz.

And behind a certain computer in the office area, there is a faint golden dog's head dangling.

The original rich dog Fitzgerald picked up from the shopping street is playing with the accompaniment of jazz, with a glass of iced wine at hand, tapping the keyboard freely.Every issue of "Monthly Literature" that he has studied in the past few days is still on the ground.

In Fitzgerald's eyes, the dead silence and decadence of the shopping street wandering period have disappeared, and the desire to chase wealth and power has been revived after reading "Monthly Literature".

When I got excited, the body of the golden retriever and rich dog also shook.Although he is writing, he is like a performance conductor with rich body language.

At this moment, the puppies who got up to go to the toilet in the middle of the night looked at the huge shadow of the Fitzgerald dog shaking its head projected on the wall in the office area, and snuggled together on the stairs and shivered: "Woo... "

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[From "Revival!Reminder from Wenhao Publishing House: You have obtained the S-level work "The Great Gatsby" × 1]

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"I am back!"

Panting, after pushing open the door of Hoshinosha, Hualichun went straight to the office area without stopping.

When she was in school, she found that there was a reminder to get a new work on the handheld.After that, Hualichun waited anxiously until the end of get out of class, and then rushed back as fast as possible.

And what caught her eyes was a scene she had never seen before.

It was still daytime, but the office area was dark—that was because all the blackout curtains were tightly drawn, not even a ray of sunlight could penetrate.

And in the center of the office area, the only light above the head that was turned on cast an orange light.Facing directly under the light is a swivel chair with its back facing Hualichun, and the back of a fluffy golden dog's head can be vaguely seen on the chair.

At the same time, the Gouzi teachers from Hoshino Club also gathered together, sitting silently in the dark, watching the scene.Even the Lovecraft dog, who had been soaking in the pool in his room after coming to Hoshinosha, was pulled over for some reason. The wet and thick long hair looked even more difficult in the weak light and irregular shadows. identified.

While Hualichun was watching this scene with a dazed expression, there was a fluffy and warm feeling from his feet.

She looked down and saw the shadow of a raccoon rubbing against her.

"Teacher Po, what are you doing here?" Hualichun asked blankly, pointing to the stance she had set up in front of her.

The little raccoon grabbed Hualichun's clothes with its little paws, and its chubby little body climbed onto her shoulders with the clothes.Fearing that his own voice would break the mysterious and serious atmosphere, the little raccoon whispered in Hualichun's ear and explained.

But Hualichun didn't understand the language of the raccoon, only felt the raccoon's small pointed nose kept poking his ears like a woodpecker pecking a tree: "..."

In this weird atmosphere, the swivel chair finally turned around with a "squeak".

Appearing in the swivel seat is a triumphant golden retriever Fitzgerald.

Compared with the decadence when he first arrived, this dog has changed his face at some point. He is wearing a crisp brown high-end suit. He is still holding a goblet in his paw, and the glass is shaking red wine.The eyes of the large golden retriever are full of vigor and ambition, as if an American golden retriever came out of nowhere.

Seeing Fitzgerald's complacent look, the Gouzi teachers all showed unhappy expressions: "..."

Hualichun, who found this scene very impactful and weird, was blinded by the shining golden dog, and subconsciously raised her hand to cover her eyes.

After two seconds, she still couldn't help but parted her fingers and peeked out: "..."

On the other side, after maintaining the tycoon's posture for a while, the smug golden retriever threw the wine glass aside willfully, jumped off the swivel chair, grabbed a stack of manuscripts from the table, and walked up to Hualichun.

Hualichun put down her hands and took Fitzgerald's manuscript.But in order to create an atmosphere, only the place where the Fitzgerald dog was sitting just now was lit. Hualichun was surrounded by darkness, and she couldn't see the handwriting on the manuscript at all.

Seeing this, the Fitzgerald dog waved its paw, and the Lovecraft dog closest to the switch immediately moved.

The long hair made a rustling sound.A dangling, dripping paw slowly protruded from a large ball of fur that couldn't be seen clearly, and pressed it towards the light switch.

In the next second, there was a "cracking" sound, and the whole wet big hairball trembled violently because of the electric shock: "Wow woof ow ow ow..."

Seeing Gouzi who was getting more and more indescribably shocked, Hualichun was taken aback, and the manuscript in his hand fell to the ground with a "crash": "Mr. Lovecraft!?"

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Fortunately, nothing happened to the Lovecraft dog.This big long-haired dog usually looks flimsy, but its body is extremely durable.

After sending the Lovecraft dog, who was dazed by the electric shock and whispering mysterious and profane whispers, back to his room, the watching dogs also slowly dispersed.And Hualichun finally had time to pick up the Fitzgerald's manuscript and read it.

The manuscript Fitzgeralds turned in was pretty thick to the touch.And in the center of the first blank paper used as the cover, a line of words: "The Great Gatsby" is neatly printed.

The curtains were drawn back, and bright sunlight filled the entire office area of ​​Hoshinosha.After that, the light outside gradually dimmed as time went by, until the night fell and covered the earth—it took Hualichun a full half of the afternoon to write "The Great Gatsby" from beginning to end finished reading.

——That is definitely not an article that ordinary people can write, but it is a life that ordinary people yearn to understand.If the entertainment world that popular idols can show is enough to make ordinary people have a desire to explore, then the life of the top class in the United States is full of feasting and luxury, and when those beautiful American dreams seem like flashy soap bubbles at a certain moment, or The sight of a castle piled with gravel collapsing like a crash is enough to drive them crazy.

Fitzgerald wrote everything so truthfully, lust and loathing, lies and truth, unreserved love and inevitable death, the unique tragedy of the times, which made people tremble.After Hualichun finished reading, it took a long time for her to recover.

Hualichun looked at the large golden retriever dog sitting not far away, and couldn't help but wonder what this rich dog had gone through to write such a sad and poetic description of the collapse of a beautiful illusion.

She doesn't know Fitzgerald's past, but she knows that "The Great Gatsby" will be an important chapter in Fitzgerald's revival and a new starting point in his life.

When she was about to close the last page, Hualichun found that there was still content on the back.

——That was not a follow-up to The Great Gatsby, but a request from Fitzgerald to Hoshinosha.

After reading this section, Hualichun's expression couldn't help becoming serious.

There are three main requirements for a Fitzgerald.

First, the next issue of "Monthly Literature" will use his "The Great Gatsby" as the main article, using all channels currently owned by Hoshinosha;

Second, after the publication, Hoshinosha will pay him a generous amount, and once the time is right, it will immediately issue a booklet and carry out various adaptations;

Third, in terms of publicity, use the policy of making "The Great Gatsby" directly match the article by Runo Kisatsuki.

"I see."

After Hualichun finished reading Fitzgerald's last request, her eyes froze on the paper for a long time.

She looked up.And the big golden dog was also looking at her at the same time, without any wavering in his eyes.

That's because he knew that Hualichun would definitely agree with him after watching "The Great Gatsby".

"Let's do the first two." Hualichun looked straight into the eyes of the Fitzgerald dog and said in a deep voice, "However, what Mr. Fitzgerald doesn't know is that even if you don't make such a request , I will definitely do the same thing.”

"Whether it is the main article, or publicity, or manuscript fees and booklets," she said, "I will make teachers who are willing to come to Hoshino Club feel that their efforts have been rewarded. Hoshino Club puts the interests of teachers first. bit to consider."

With Hualichun's promise, Fitzgerald nodded.

If Hualichun disagrees, then he has nothing to do.After all, he is just a dog, and Hualichun is the only person who will help a dog do such a thing.

But as expected, Hualichun agreed.

Just when Fitzgerald was thinking this way, Hualichun continued: "...but the third one, I think it's better not to do this."

The large golden retriever was a little stunned.

If Rui Kisaragi is a top idol who can attract national attention with a wave of his hand, then Fitzgerald's first step back to the top is to use Runo Kisaragi's fame as a stepping stone.

And the point is—his The Great Gatsby would be a masterpiece a hundred times better than anything Tsukiruno could possibly have written.Therefore, the Fitzgerald will succeed with Kisarazuki Reno's fame.And he is a writer of Hoshinosha, his success will also be the success of Hoshinosha.

The more unfavorable the situation, the more hidden and considerable opportunities exist.With greater risk comes greater reward - that's the Fitzgerald thinking.He also always thought that Hualichun wanted to do the same thing.

But Hualichun raised objections.

Although the manuscript on her lap was not messy, Hualichun couldn't help tidying up the corners of the manuscript repeatedly, and said at the same time: "Even if Mr. Fitzgerald is penniless now, the work itself is enough to compete with the articles of top idols. And For readers who just buy out of curiosity, The Great Gatsby's depiction of life at the top of America's life is far more fascinating than the stories of the entertainment world. type."

"Even if you don't promote Kisaragi Luno, after watching Mr. Fitzgerald, you will immediately feel that the stories in the entertainment industry will pale in comparison. What's more, "The Great Gatsby" is written very deeply, not only staying On the surface of the life of the rich, I can see the emotions that gold can't match under the surface of wealth and birth."

After Hualichun finished speaking, Fitzgerald was obviously not satisfied.The large golden retriever watched her, waiting for her to come up with a more convincing reason.

And Huali Chun lived up to the expectations of the Fitzgerald dogs.

"Other than that, the most important point," she said, "is that, at the end of the day, it's 'literature.'"

"Although literature needs to be paid to survive, literature is not entirely a commodity. Rather than being overly aware of Kisaragi Luno's commodity power, I think the focus should be on the merits of my own works. If the commercial purpose is too strong, I'm afraid it will make readers resist."

The works written by Fitzgerald can just suppress the works of Kisaragi Luno in terms of subject matter and expression.But Hualichun has thought about it seriously.

After the wave of shock from hearing the news subsided, after serious consideration, she came to the conclusion that even if there were no Fitzgeralds this time, the works of other Wenhao dogs would still be able to guarantee the "Monthly" "Literature" still stands in the world of literature.

The efforts for so long will not be in vain.

"If we also blindly carry out counter-propaganda around Kisaragi Luno, even if we can profit from it, the original brilliance of the teacher's works will also be covered up."

"...So, I don't want my teacher's works to be bound by the other party." Huali Jun looked straight into Fitzgerald's eyes, "The teachers of Hoshinosha should be free. Literature should be free. "

After listening to Hualichun's words, the Fitzgerald was silent for a long time, and finally nodded.

Under the gaze of the Fitzgerald dog, Huali Jun raised his palm towards him.

"Win this battle with me against Bailang Club, "Literary Times" and top idols," she said.

Whether the way of survival she chose, Hoshinosha's way of survival, is correct or wrong will soon emerge.

Two seconds later, the Fitzgerald raised its fluffy golden paws to Hualichun's palm, and the warm brown paw pads stuck to the girl's palm, completing a high-five ceremony between a human and a Wenhao dog.

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In early May, the weather has completely warmed up.

The anthology of Kisarazuki Luno and the two separate volumes of Hoshinosha were also released in a short period of time.