I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 277 Huh?
"Aha~"

Great Britain, the bookstore in front of the university.

The boss just came down from the bookstore, still yawning.

He got up early this morning, looking out through the glass door of the bookstore, it was still morning.

Getting up so early is mainly because the bookstore has new books on the shelves.
Other language versions of "Epic of Empires".

Although this is Great Britain, his bookstore is in front of the university,

In the town where the university is located, there is only one bookstore close to him,

When it was reported that other language versions of the "Epic of the Empire" were about to be published, many of his customers came to visit.

I hope he enters some different language versions of "Epic of Empires".

So he naturally bought some goods.

These different language versions of "Empire Epic" were put on the bookshelf last night,

Just wait for the door to open, and the guests who come can choose by themselves.

And in addition,
He has one more thing,
Even today he still has batches of books to be shipped over.

He has to come down and sign for it.

He raised his head and looked outside the store door, there were already a few customers scattered outside the store door,

Seeing him appear now, they all looked at him from their mobile phones or elsewhere, waiting for him to open the store.

The bookstore owner turned around, and placed the promotional posters of the various language versions of "Epic of the Empire" on both sides of the door.
Then go and open the door.

"... came to buy the "Epic of the Empire"?"

"Yes, boss. Is there a Chinese version of "Epic of Empires"?"

"Yes, I listened to your suggestion and bought some goods, which are on the bookshelf over there."

Among the customers waiting outside the door were Xi Yuan and his roommate from Great Britain,
Although he has already read the contents of the "Epic of the Empire",

But this does not prevent him from buying the Chinese version of "The Epic of the Empire", after all, it was written by the author himself.

He has also read "Seven Kinds of Sins". The author's writing skills can be reflected in English, and it is even more vivid in the Chinese version.
Not only the story, but even the beauty of the text.

That kind of smooth and flowing water, the feeling of ease.

The author can always use the most accurate words and sentences to easily pull readers into the world and the story depicted in the text.

Immerse yourself in it.

Therefore, "Empire Epic" has also been published in Chinese, and Xi Yuan naturally wants to buy another copy.

"Thank you."

Hearing what the shop owner said, Xi Yuan nodded.

Then I walked over and pointed to the bookshelf, and saw the Chinese version of "Epic of the Empire" at a glance,
Picking it up, I stood by and took a look at it, then walked back to the cashier counter.

However, the owner of the store by the door did not take back the back of the silver counter, but stood by the door and looked outside.
Xi Yuan's roommate didn't follow Xi Yuan, but also stayed by the door.
"...Boss, are there any restocks of the "Seven Days of Hell" and "Hour Hand Leaping to Death" that I suggested to you before? I see that the time revealed on the official website is about to be officially released..."

Britannia roommate asked the bookstore owner.

He was really afraid of the speed of online purchase and delivery, and wanted to see the English versions of these two books as soon as possible.

The bookstore owner raised his head and glanced at his roommate,

Among the people who urged him to enter these two books these days, this person is indispensable.

He also saw that so many people wanted it, so he bought more this time.

Of course, even if no one persuades him, he will buy it... After all, he has also watched "The Bird in the Cage".

That's a really good book.

He naturally also looked forward to "Seven Days of Hell" and "The Hour Hand Leaps to Death" by the same author.

He also read some reviews on the Internet in advance, and they were indeed very good.

"...The bookstore should have stocked up in advance, right? Boss?"

The roommate was still asking questions.

The bookstore owner didn't answer him, then turned his head and looked outside the bookstore door, paused again,

At this time, there were already customers queuing up in front of the checkout counter with books they wanted to buy, and someone called the bookstore owner,

"Boss, check out!"

"Wait a minute, I have something to do here..."

As he spoke, the bookstore owner was about to walk outside the bookstore.

Just outside the door of the bookstore, a car has gradually stopped towards the door of the bookstore.
It was the car that brought the books.

But just two steps out, the bookstore owner turned around and said to his roommate,

"You help me collect the money, and I'll talk to you later."

In the past few days, my roommate has come over often, and I have become acquainted with the bookstore owner every time I come and go.

"Is there a salary?"

"No."

The owner of the bookstore put down his words and went to sign for the books he bought.

"Hey, this damn capitalist."

Shaking his head, the roommate walked behind the cash register to help the boss collect the money.

After paying the bills to the few people in line,

It was Xi Yuan's turn.

"Have the English versions of "Seven Days of Hell" and "Hour Hand" arrived?"

Xi Yuan handed the "Imperial Epic" over to check out, and asked with a smile by the way.

"No...Damn it, I'm already looking forward to it, I feel like a kitten's paw is scratching my heart... Hey."

The roommate helped Xi Yuan settle the bill, and said helplessly.

At this time, the boss who went to sign for the books he entered came back again.

"Move them into the back warehouse for me. Yes, move them all in."

The boss is instructing several workers to carry his several large boxes of books into the back of the bookstore.

"...Boss, wouldn't this be "Seven Days of Hell" and "Hour Hand"?"

The roommate looked at it now and couldn't help asking.

Before the boss could answer, the worker carrying the books in the big cardboard box couldn't bear it anymore.
"Seven Days of Hell? A new book from the author of The Caged Bird?"

The delivery company may know what books are in these large boxes, but obviously the transporter did not know before,
"Oh, it looks like another 'Dog Author' reader."

roommate said.

"Yes, 'Dog Author', 'Dog Author'..."

The eyes of the worker carrying the big cardboard box lit up, and he said these three words in Chinese,
Immediately afterwards, he turned his head to look at the bookstore owner,

"Sir, will you sell me a copy of The Seven Days of Hell and The Hour Hand?"

"Did I mention these are these two books?"

The bookstore owner asked,

"Isn't it?"

Roommates also asked.

The bookstore owner didn't answer at all.

He just directed a few workers to continue moving the books to the back warehouse.

In the end, the worker just now had to go to other places to deliver the goods, so he left reluctantly.

Roommate and Xi Yuan haven't left yet.

"Boss... really can't sell me two copies in advance?"

"No, I signed the contract. It's not yet time for the release, and if I'm found out, I'll be screwed."

This time the bookstore owner did not deny it, but shook his head firmly and said,

Then he glanced at his roommate again,

"At most, I will reserve one copy for each of you. After the official release, you can come and get it."

"Well, I have already begun to look forward to it, and I can get through these difficult days. Sure enough, I am waiting for the most distressing thing."

The roommate said with some pain,

But he still didn't continue to entangle with the bookstore owner, and left with Xi Yuan.

The bookstore owner watched Xi Yuan walk away with his roommate,

Looking at the circle bookstore again, the people who bought the books before have just left, and not many people need to check out.
He quickly slipped into the back warehouse,

He opened the big cardboard box, hesitated for a while, and took out the English version of "Seven Days of Hell".
Then he took the book and huddled behind the cashier counter to look at the book,
Open the book, from the beginning of "Seven Days of Hell", the bookstore owner is immersed in the story.

Just keep looking at the book like this, not paying attention to how many people come and go in the bookstore.

Only when someone stood in front of him and called him to pay the bill did he briefly withdraw from the book "Seven Days of Hell".

However, to the distress of the bookstore owner,

There are actually more customers than usual today,

They are all customers who come to buy the language versions of "Epic of Empires".

From time to time, I have to get up to pay the bills, and even one after another, it is too late for him to sit down.

It really delayed his reading of the novel, and he wanted to close the store and reopen it after reading "Seven Days of Hell".

However, "Empire Epic" is also his favorite work,
After thinking about it, I gave up.

But another thought popped up in my mind,
I don't know which book will sell more, "Epic of the Empire", "Seven Days of Hell" and "The Hour Hand Leaps to Death".

Thinking about it this way, I got a little tangled up.

For him who also likes these two authors, it is really painful,

We all know which one to expect higher sales.

But it's exciting to have so many good works to read recently.

……

"Grass in the Canyon: Have you bought the "Epic of Empires" yet?
Zeng Canghai: The Chinese version is out, I bought it.Previously, I have heard people praising this book as a classic that cannot be missed, and those readers abroad also regard this book as a classic masterpiece.I just want to buy it and have a look.

I'm Mortal: It's pretty good.These evaluations are generally fair.

Grass in the Canyon: I mean... has anyone bought more, can you give me a copy?
Zeng Canghai: When I bought it before, I saw that the stores in Beijing Pintao had enough goods, didn’t they?Out of stock?
Grass in the canyon: Hmm... Does Burt Publishing look down on the purchasing power of men?The Jingpintao shop of the capital branch of the publishing house has this kind of goods?Who is enough to get between the teeth?

Zeng Canghai: Look for bookstores, there should be some, most of them are probably bought directly on the Internet.

Canyon Grass: Well, it makes sense!

Little Black Room: Are you all talking about "Empire Epic"?You said that 'ABC' should also be a well-known author in China, right?

Xiaoheiwu: Who do you think it will be?

Zeng Canghai: This is not necessarily the case.Who's to say 'ABC' must have published something else before The Seven Sins?
Little Black House: Right.

Xiaoheiwu: I just think that it is unlikely that the writer who can write such two works is unknown.

Zeng Canghai: Well, it makes sense.

Grass in the canyon: Well, it also makes sense +1..."

It is already evening.

The afterglow of the setting sun outside the house still shines on the windows,

Ji Zhuo, who just finished the update today, just turned off the computer and picked up the phone.

Seeing that the reader group was very lively, I clicked in and took a look.

Well, the status of 'ABC'...

The 'ABC' matter, what does it matter to the author of my dog.

Looking at the news in the group, it went to repeat reading again.

Ji Zhuo didn't care anymore, put away his phone, changed his shoes and went out.

……

"...Dad, I don't have anything to do in the company these two days, so why don't I come and stay with you for two days tomorrow?"

"What's the use of being with me? You might as well be with your wife and children. Be with my granddaughter. If you don't spend more time with my granddaughter, my granddaughter will be wronged. I'll never end with you!"

"...Dad, why does your granddaughter need my company? After getting married, the children will be able to run away. Why should I accompany her?"

In Yucheng, Yu Mingzhi was on the phone with the old man.

Yu Mingzhi couldn't laugh or cry as he spoke.

The old man listened to the words, but remained silent.

I didn't speak for a long time.

"Dad, are you okay?"

Yu Mingzhi couldn't hear the voice coming from the other end of the phone, so he was a little worried.

"It's okay... It's just that people are getting older, and sometimes the impression remains a few years ago, more than ten years ago."

"In my mind, I still thought that your daughter is still a child... After thinking about it, my mind came to a trance. Your daughter is married and has children. Your father and I are about to be buried."

"Dad, what you said..."

Yu Mingzhi didn't know what to say, so he turned the words back,

"Then Dad, I'll come back tomorrow to stay with you for a few days...I'll go home and stay for a few days."

"Come whenever you like, so much nonsense, I'll tie your legs again."

The old man said something angrily, and put the phone down.

The phone was hung up, but the screen of the old man's mobile phone was still on.

The screen turned back to the page before answering the call,

It is the text of "Star Dream".

The old man pinched his mobile phone, but couldn't see it. He was silent, facing the wind blowing in from the balcony window, and didn't know what he was thinking.

The nurse looked around, but didn't step forward to disturb her, and just stood aside.

……

On the other side, Yu Mingzhi hung up the phone.

After being silent for a while, I picked up the phone again,

Opened the novel "Star Dream" I was reading earlier.

Today he re-read the second chapter of Star Dream,

Unable to bear it, he still called his father.

blame the dog author,
The update was too slow, so he couldn't help but look back at the previous stories.

……

"The identity of 'ABC'?"

Fancheng, Ye Linhan looked at the discussions among the readers in the book friend group,

In fact, he is also very interested in the author who wrote "Seven Sins" and "Epic of Empires",

These two books are so well written, is the author also a well-known writer in China?
But there is no information at all,

Ye Linghan really couldn't think of who 'ABC' might be?
And as far as 'ABC' is doing now, it's obvious that they don't want readers to know who he is,
Deliberately concealed.

If you deliberately find out who the author is, if you find out and publish it, it will be somewhat disrespectful.

So...Ye Linhan was just curious, and didn't want to investigate.

Turning his head again, he glanced at Jingpintao on the computer,
It shows that the Chinese version of "Imperial Epic" he purchased has been shipped.

Although he has already seen the content, it doesn't prevent him from reading it again and adding it to his favorites.

In addition, he also felt that in the Chinese version, the writing style of the author of "The Epic of the Empire" was more vividly reflected.

However, from the text on the Chinese version, it is impossible to tell who the author is?
Maybe it really means that no works have been published in China before?Or is this author deliberately avoiding some of his own small writing habits?

Thinking of this, Ye Linghan shook his head again.

I didn't think about it any more, I didn't care about it, I didn't check it myself.

But, besides... In fact, Ye Linhan wished to buy back the entire set of "Epic of the Empire" in all languages ​​for collection.

……

"Hiccup..."

Ji Zhuo burped while eating, then took a sip of the Coke that was on the side,
But Yun Qingmu, who was having dinner with Ji Zhuo, was sitting across from him with a serious face.

"...Ji Zhuo, it's said on the Internet that your novels "Seven Days of Hell" and "Hour Hand Leaps to Death" may face a strong rival for overseas publishing."

"Your "Seven Days of Hell" and "Hour Hand" will be released overseas in two days, but today the language versions of "Empire Epic" are also released, carrying the enthusiasm of "Empire Epic" for winning awards, and the previous accumulation in overseas markets. The word-of-mouth, and the release of the various language versions of "Empire Epic" have seized great popularity, which is likely to affect the overseas performance of Ji Zhuo's two books!"

"People's attention is limited. The release of the language versions of "Epic of the Empire" is so hot, it will definitely affect the sales of your two novels. They all say that this will be your strong enemy."

Yun Qingmu had a serious face.

Ji Zhuo ate the food and listened.

How should I put it... There is no fluctuation in my heart, and I even want to laugh a little.

"Is "Empire Epic" my strong enemy? Will it affect the sales of "Seven Days of Hell" and "Hour Hand"?"

"Why don't you say that 'Seven Days of Hell' will affect the sales of 'Hour Hand'."

"Can this be the same? These two books are both your own novels. The results of the two books promote each other, and the effect is positive. "The Epic of the Empire" is not your book..."

"Oh……"

Ji Zhuo responded, and took another bite of food.

To be honest, it doesn't matter if these books are typed or not.

Hit it, use your brain to do it... Anyway, it's his own book.

However, Ji Zhuo hopes that "Seven Days of Hell" can overwhelm "Imperial Epic",
It would be best to suppress the sales of "Epic of Empires" at all.

It's just a pity that it's too late now.

Ok?
Ji Zhuo's eyes suddenly lit up.

(End of this chapter)