Chapter 16 The war is here, it's quiet
The occurrence of feelings is often a matter of a moment. After that point, the subsequent events are nothing more than more profound accumulation. If you force memorize it, there will be no trace, as if it has been like this from the beginning.
For example, the literary girl Mi Hu, when she first saw "Dragon and Tiger Fighting Jinghua", she might have become curious about the owner of the manuscript, and then a series of things happened, forum storms, Editor-in-Chief Kuang left, Talk to the pavilion, and of course that unforgettable kiss.
In short, in her heart, she could no longer simply regard Liu Jingting as a pure author. At first, because he was young and had no problems with the second-tier ones, she could naturally treat him as a complete little kid, cooking for him, giving him computers, and giving him mobile phones. Because of the differences in age, she did not have any psychological burden. She felt that what she did was extremely pure and had nothing to do with men and women.
However, Liu Jingting himself is definitely not a 100% kid. In his seemingly childish and thin body, there is a stunning soul. His insights on literature and art are always to the point. Although his works are not many, every punctuation mark shows his talent.
The harmless surface of humans and animals, and the wise and thoughtful inner unit is perfectly unified in him. How can such a freak be easily forgotten?
Mi Hu was holding a big teddy bear and laying on the bed with a quiet face. Just now, the little kid was inexplicably sent eight words under his coercion and temptation: "I'm in love for the first time, please give me some advice."
What kind of bullshit is this? I guess only his wild head can come up with such a strange sentence. Mihu's mouth bent a sweet curve and turned his head to look out the window. The spring night is getting warmer, and the lights are still on the street.
Stinky kid, I'm in love for the first time, how can I teach you?
Mi Hu thought about this question and felt it was very interesting. In fact, she knew in her heart that the "first love" between Liu Jingting and the traditional love was still different. No matter how mature and generous Liu Jingting was, calm and wise, when she was with him, the intimacy was ultimately inseparable from the sibling factor.
But after all, I was very happy, and I felt the joy of having a prank success. Moreover, Liu Jingting would always grow up.
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Liu Jingting is still young, and Xue Muliang has grown up.
At the age of thirteen, he published his debut work in the gap between the youth newspaper, a poem describing spring, and at the age of seventeen, he participated in the second new type composition competition, and won the best of all. In the same year, he published his own collection of essays "The Autumnal Equinox".
In fact, this collection of virgin prose did not cause much sensation. It just sold more than 3,000 copies with the title of the new type champion. What really turned his fate was that the next short fantasy novel he published in the magazine "New Type" - "Second Space". As soon as the novel was released, it caused heated discussion. The keen editor found him personally and changed the short story into a long one. Seven months later, the long version of "Second Space" was released.
As soon as "The Second Space" was released, it received rave reviews and entered the second place in the book ordering party of that year with an absolute dark horse. It sold 500,000 copies in just three months. Some readers did not buy this book, and even borrowed it to hand-copy it.
At the same time, this book has also received the attention and praise from some senior experts, setting off a wave of "second space" phenomena.
Xue Muliang became famous overnight, and the unknown collection of essays became popular.
This incident made Xue Muliang deeply realize the importance of brand and fame. Since then, while maintaining the pace of publishing, he began to manage his image and create a brand with the three words "Xue Muliang". After entering university, he started to build a magazine and set up his own company. Then he used magazines as a platform to sign contracts and explore authors, and entered the publishing industry. After several years of operation, he has created a huge publishing empire.
He walked along the way, with flowers and applause, and controversy and doubts never stopped. However, in his own words, all this became a stepping stone for him to reach the top of the pyramid.
He once wrote in his column that now sitting in a Mercedes-Benz no longer remembers the way he was riding a bicycle. When he was drinking coffee at Starbucks, he could no longer recall the afternoon when he ate 50 cents a popsicle.
So, he grew up.
The grown-up Xue Muliang was sitting in his office at this time, crossing his legs with his successful person, and supporting his right arm and elbow on the desk. He clenched his fist slightly, gently dragging half of his thin face. The confidence light in his eyes almost condensed into substance, staring at a beautiful woman with long hair sitting opposite him.
"Mr. Xue, how should we position the style of the conversation this time, serious? Funny?" asked the long-haired beauty with a smile.
Xue Muliang smiled rarely and said, "Another ambiguity."
"ah?"
Xue Muliang said: "There aren't rumors outside that I have wandered downstairs of your house several times?"
The beauty of long-haired covered her mouth and smiled. Xue Muliang smiled slightly and said, "The main thing is to talk about my new book, and then add some lace in the clouds and mountains and fog."
Seeing the boss's expression, the beauty of long-haired nodded seriously and said, "Let's start."
"I still feel a little strange," the beauty of long-haired was about to speak for an interview, but couldn't help laughing. She leaned over and adjusted her emotions, sat upright, and said, "I'm calling you Mr. Xue or A Liang?" A Liang was the name that fans called Xue Muliang.
"Call Aliang."
"Well, let's talk about your new book first. Although you talked to me about the idea of this book, I also want to ask how this book "Sad Forest" is different from your previous book? What kind of characters are the protagonists?"
"First of all, the biggest difference is that it is more mature than before. Whether it is skills or text, of course, the most important thing is my current situation and mentality. When I look back at my first book, I can recall my mood and feelings at that time, but that feeling will never come back. For example, your second question, the male protagonist in my book now will never be a little boy who drinks two dollars a bottle of soda. Even if he does this, he will be very handsome or has some purpose."
"For example, when you are close to a poor heroine, is this saying that you can't find the feeling or do you don't want to repeat the past character settings?"
"This is impossible. I write about love, just hope that the heroine will be more perfect. The problem of her background is not my focus. She can be a rich lady or an inspirational girl from an ordinary family. If she wants her perfection, there is little to do with these things. The rich lady can make people look up to, and the perfection of an ordinary girl can be expressed through her man. It is a common technique."
The girl with long hair lowered her head and remembered it for a while, and then said: "Is what you call perfection just a shell? According to your description, the relationship between the characters in this book involves too many interests, and this perfection cannot be pure at all."
Xue Muliang chuckled and said, "This is not important. I want to create a feeling. At least readers will yearn for the protagonist's lifestyle and will have an effective sense of substitution. I don't like ugly things. I know that there are, but I don't want to touch it. Exposing ugliness is the style of your article."
This long-haired girl is Shen Yu, one of the most popular female authors in "Ding Novels", and her work style is close to serious literature, so Xue Muliang has the above comments.
The next conversation between the two was basically about Xue Muliang's new book. The two also talked about the characteristics of best-selling books. Xue Muliang once again emphasized the "view that the author who wrote for the market will never become popular." Finally, he joked about the scandal between the two, and this part of the content was naturally for an advertisement on the cover:
"Sue Muliang and Shin Yuu face to face, discussing the scandal between the two for the first time. What is the truth?"
After the conversation, the filming of the magazine cover began. One of the most criticized aspects of "Ding Novels" is that the cover of its boss Xue Muliang will appear every now and then. This time, with a beautiful writer, the gimmick must be insufficient.
On the other hand, with the unremitting efforts of the editor, Adam, the king of the manuscript, finally showed his compassion and took forty minutes to temporarily expel a manuscript.
In order to maintain the top sales of the magazine, "Ding Novels" has made sufficient preparations. In fact, according to Xue Muliang's estimates and old experience, as long as Xue Muliang's interview with his new book is released, there will be basically no suspense.
However, this adjustment forced the magazine to push it back for three more days, directly to early May.
Anyway, postponing the listing has become a major feature of "Ding Novel". The staff and the boss themselves have never been ashamed of it, but rather proud. Therefore, when Xue Muliang posted this news on his microblog, his complacent and pleasing tone could not be concealed.
Just when Xue Muliang thought that the defending of the title was foolproof this time, Liu Jingting quietly handed over the manuscript of Chapter 4-6 of "Shuke and Beta" to Editor-in-Chief Yao.
Beta defeated Mili in a tank;
Beta ran away and injured the little sparrow with stones as cannonballs;
The beta driving the tank and the Schook driving the plane started a war.
Editor-in-chief Yao quickly browsed the manuscript and felt a little excited. He has been the editor-in-chief for nearly ten years, but the excitement caused by a manuscript has long disappeared. In fact, this time it is not entirely because of the manuscript itself, but the expectations of young readers are too enthusiastic.
"Children's Literature" really made a dig-fresh magazine according to Liu Jingting's proposal, named "Reading Frontier". In addition to the highlights of the magazine's previous excerpts, it continued to serialize Liu Jingting's "Shuke and Beta".
Like the previous magazines, there were no overwhelming advertisements or large-scale publicity. A small and exquisite publication quietly came to bookstores across the country, and next to it was the king of magazines that were dragged on again and again - "Ding Novel".
The bookstores put out the large billboards that had been prepared long ago, and the most conspicuous seat read, "The editor-in-chief of Xue Muliang "Ding Novels" arrived!"
The ad that followed was: "Shuke and Beta are here!"
Chapter completed!