Lu Yanhe sent a message to Bai Yu and asked: Bai Yu, how is the writing of the manuscript we discussed before going?
Bai Yu replied quickly, saying: "I've finished writing it and I'm revising it! I'll send it to you when it's finished."
Lu Yanhe breathed a sigh of relief.
Bai Yu added: However, the word count may be a little excessive.
Lu Yanhe: Hmm?
Bai Yu: Almost 40,000 words.
Lu Yanhe probably knew that the short stories published in a magazine were generally only 10,000 to 15,000 words long.
These 40,000 words are all considered a novella.
Lu Yanhe thought about it and said, since they don’t have many fictional articles now, “It’s okay, just send it to me after you revise it, and we’ll look at the layout later.”
Bai Yu: This is an electronic Mook, so it shouldn’t involve the issue of occupying space, right?
Lu Yanhe sent a "laughing and crying" expression and said: This book may also be published as a physical book at the same time.
Bai Yu:!!!
Lu Yanhe: It’s not certain yet, so we need to wait a while.
Bai Yu: If it needs any adjustment, just tell me and I can change it to have fewer words!
Lu Yanhe: It’s okay, let’s take a look first.
What Lu Yanhe didn't expect was that when he got up at 6:30 the next morning, he saw the manuscript sent by Bai Yu at 3:30 in the morning.
It's obvious that someone revised it overnight and sent it over.
Lu Yanhe was surprised.
He first forwarded it to Chen Siqi, then opened the document and started reading while sitting on the bed.
Lu Yanhe read the novel in one breath. He had initially thought it was a romance novel because the beginning was so romantic, but he hadn't expected the novel to develop in that direction.
The plot of the novel is actually not complicated. It tells the story of a female high school student who failed the college entrance examination and then met a boy with hearing impairment by chance. She slowly regained her courage and confidence in this hot summer.
To be fair, Lu Yanhe felt that the novel was much better written than he expected.
At first, he just tried to invite Bai Yu to write a manuscript because he knew she was writing a novel. He didn't expect that her writing was better than he expected.
Lu Yanhe is now very curious about Chen Siqi's feedback.
But at this point, Chen Siqi probably hasn't woken up yet.
He rubbed his face, got up to wash up, and followed Yan Liang to go jogging.
Lu Yanhe usually doesn't exercise, but now he starts to move, and he starts to pant after running less than two kilometers.
"..." Yan Liang turned around and looked at Lu Yanhe with an expression that was hard to describe.
Lu Yanhe waved his hand and panted, "You run first, I'll catch up slowly."
Yan Liang was speechless and said, "Are you sure you can catch up?"
Lu Yanhe didn't dare to respond to this.
Yan Liang slowed down. "Run slowly. If you feel out of breath, slow down first. Don't stop. If you stop, you won't want to move again."
Lu Yanhe hummed, his eyes blank and his gaze unfocused.
How do those who say that exercise can make people energetic say it?! -
After running 6,000 meters, Lu Yanhe couldn't run any more. He stopped, waved his hand, and said, "You run. I need to stop and rest for a while. I'll walk back slowly."
Yan Liang glanced at his watch, nodded, and said, "I'll go back with you."
Lu Yanhe: "No, just run away and don't worry about me."
"I didn't care about you. I'm almost done. How far do you think I have to run every day?" Yan Liang said, "Besides, I forgot to bring water today."
Lu Yanhe was sweating all over, and after hearing what he said, he became even thirstier.
"Let's go, let's go back and drink some water."
The two men returned sweating profusely. When they entered the room, they just happened to see Li Zhibai coming out of the room with one hand grabbing his messy hair and the other hand grabbing his butt.
Li Zhibai looked at the two people sweating profusely after doing the same exercise, and immediately clicked his tongue twice, as if he was quite emotional.
Yan Liang asked, "Would you like to join us and run for a bit every morning?"
Li Zhibai's eyelids drooped, he gave them a middle finger, and rushed into the bathroom first.
Yan Liang looked energetic and asked, "How was it? Do you feel more energetic after running?"
Lu Yanhe had regained his senses, but his eyes were still dull, like an eggplant hit by frost.
“I feel like I’m going to collapse.”
Yan Liang: "Hold on a little longer, just three days will do the trick."
Lu Yanhe: "Don't tell me this yet, I need to take it easy."
He drank two glasses of water, sat down on the stool, and stared blankly, emptying his mind.
-
"If Director Chen hadn't asked me to look more robust and less delicate, I really couldn't have persisted." Lu Yanhe said to Chen Ziyan on the phone.
"Don't rush in too fast. You haven't exercised in a while. More haste makes waste. We're not saying you can become a muscular hunk in just one or two months," Chen Ziyan said. "Just train slowly. If you start too hard, you won't be able to keep going. Why run 6,000 meters in one go? Just run 1,000 or 2,000 meters in the first few days to wake up your muscles. Then you can gradually increase your training volume. Besides, if you want to get in shape, running alone won't do. You need to go to the gym and find a professional trainer to help you train."
Lu Yanhe said, "It would be very expensive to hire a professional trainer. I'll just do it on my own for now and then find a trainer when I need one."
"There's no need to save money on this. You're preparing for the role," Chen Ziyan said. "Otherwise, what's the point of just running? Running can build up your chest muscles and biceps, right?"
Lu Yanhe was silent.
Indeed not.
"I'll ask around for you and see if there are any recommended fitness trainers," Chen Ziyan said. "Don't worry about the money for now. The company will advance the money and deduct it from your salary later."
"Pay?" Lu Yanhe suddenly became nervous. "Sister Zi Yan, how much can I get for acting in Phoenix Terrace?"
After the final payment for "The Golden Age" and the graduation season gala performances arrived, Lu Yanhe's savings were about to exceed 100,000 yuan. When he told Chen Siqi that he would bear the production costs of "Jump Up" himself, although he said it generously, he was still a little nervous in his heart. He didn't know whether the salary for "Phoenix Stage" had increased compared to "The Golden Age".
The role in "The Golden Age" was just a guest appearance, and it was signed before he became famous for the college entrance examination in June. After Zhou Ping'an asked for a huge salary of 800,000, the crew finally offered Lu Yanhe 60,000 yuan. The company took the share, and Lu Yanhe got a little over 10,000 yuan after paying taxes.
Chen Ziyan said, "Compared to your current market price, it's not that high. After all, this is a film directed by Chen Lingling, and we had to trouble the crew to coordinate a lot of filming dates. In the end, we agreed on 200,000 yuan, and we had to provide the crew with a total of 40 days of filming time."
"Two hundred thousand?" Lu Yanhe widened his eyes in disbelief.
Chen Ziyan: "You think it's too low? Yan He, when we accept a role, don't just look at the pay. With such a good director and a good team, I would send you there even if they don't pay you——"
"No, no!" Lu Yanhe said quickly, "I didn't expect it to be so high."
This number truly shocked Lu Yanhe. Although Li Zhibai had told him that his current role on Phoenix TV was completely different from his previous role on The Golden Age, Lu Yanhe hadn't realized there was such a significant difference.
The most important thing is that Chen Ziyan actually said that this did not reach his market price?
So what is its current market price?
At this moment, Lu Yanhe felt his heart beating violently.
Chen Ziyan laughed and said, "It's okay if you don't think it's too low. Actually, compared to your current fame, this price is a bit low, but there's nothing we can do about it. Phoenix TV doesn't rely on you to sell this drama. Their selling point isn't you, so they can only give you this much. But if you perform well in this drama, you can raise the price of subsequent dramas."
"Okay." Lu Yanhe's voice probably sounded very happy, which made Chen Ziyan immediately aware of his current mood. Chen Ziyan smiled and asked, "Two hundred thousand makes you so happy?"
Lu Yanhe couldn't help but grin and said, "Sister Zi Yan, I've never made so much money before."
When Chen Ziyan heard Lu Yanhe's words, which were still innocent and naive, she felt inexplicably sad.
It is said that the entertainment industry is a highly profitable industry, and Lu Yanhe debuted as an idol artist. As a result, other people have indeed enjoyed the huge profits brought by this industry to a certain extent, but he has been struggling with ups and downs for several years, and his career has only slowly improved recently.
Chen Ziyan took a deep breath and said, "Believe me, I will help you make more money in the future."
"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded vigorously.
"But there's one thing you promised me when we signed the contract. You have to obey me about what jobs you'll take, what you won't take, how much you'll be paid, and what you'll be required to do." Chen Ziyan finished speaking, then immediately showed some disdain. "Two hundred thousand and you're so ecstatic. Who knows if someone offers you a million to star in a terrible movie in the future? You might just go for it."
Lu Yanhe quickly said, "No, no."
Chen Ziyan actually just said, "How's your book going? You have a very busy schedule in August. Besides the performances in Beijing and Taiwan, you'll be recording 'Young Days' on the 20th. You won't have much time to work on your book then."
Lu Yanhe: "We're still receiving manuscripts. Our cooperation with Yemai.com may change. Editor Xu Xiaoyin of Jiangyin Publishing House has proposed publishing a physical copy of this theme book. I'm very interested, but Yemai.com wants to work with another publishing house. Xin Zixing is in communication with the senior management of Yemai.com. The subsequent production costs of this book may not be borne by Yemai.com."
As soon as Chen Ziyan heard it, she knew that the matter was becoming a little complicated.
"Yan He, be careful about this. Don't sign contracts and agreements carelessly. Don't fall into traps." She said, "Send me all the agreements you want to sign later, and I'll have someone review them for you."
"Okay." Lu Yanhe nodded.
Chen Ziyan: "I don't know much about publishing a book, so I can't help you. You should do it on your own. But if you encounter any difficulties, you can talk to me. I may not be able to help you directly, but I do have rich experience in dealing with difficulties."
"Sister Zi Yan, I have a problem I want to ask you about."
"Um?"
"What if you encounter an uncooperative artist?" Lu Yanhe said, "Li Zhibai just can't write a script, and I'm at my wit's end."
Chen Ziyan: "Then lock him in the room and write. Don't let him out until he finishes it."
"Ah?" Lu Yanhe was shocked.
Chen Ziyan: "Sometimes the most brutal solution is the most effective way to solve a problem."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Yanhe was still in disbelief.
-
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi went to Jiangyin Publishing House to meet Xu Xiaoyin.
Xu Xiaoyin brought intern Xu Mingyue with her.
Xu Xiaoyin said, "Didn't you tell me before that you were in need of an editor to coordinate manuscripts? It just so happens that Mingyue has been interning with us for nearly two months now, and she's been working with you quite a bit. From now on, she'll be in charge of coordinating the specific manuscripts with you."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yanhe immediately smiled at Xu Mingyue and said, "I'm counting on you, Senior Sister."
Xu Mingyue smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "I'm very happy to be able to participate in the editing of this book."
After Xu Xiaoyin introduced Xu Mingyue, she continued, "Regarding this book, we'd also like to ask how we can collaborate on it going forward."
Lu Yanhe pursed his lips seriously and said, "Sister Xiaoyin, I have to explain something to you. We previously negotiated an exclusive cooperation agreement with Yemai.com because we didn't consider physical publishing at the time. We felt that the cost was too high and it was not realistic..."
He told Xu Xiaoyin everything he had communicated with Yemai.com.
"This is the current situation. We're still waiting for feedback from Yemai.com. The best outcome would be for the three of us to jointly produce the book. If that's not possible, we'll cover the production costs ourselves and collect royalties from you and Yemai.com."
Jiangyin Publishing House is a large publishing house with a long history of cooperation with e-reading websites. It is no stranger to what Lu Yanhe said.
Xu Xiaoyin said, "Yan He, I think the best way is for all three of us to find someone who can speak with us, sit down together, and work out a cooperation agreement. How will the production costs be covered, how will e-reading and physical books be sold, how will the promotion and channels be divided, and so on? This will be much more convenient than you two just being the mouthpiece. To be honest, if you were the mouthpiece, we would definitely be constantly testing each other's bottom line, which would be torture and meaningless. The three parties should sit down and talk it out. It would be best to reach a consensus and achieve a win-win situation."
Xu Xiaoyin's words always made Lu Yanhe feel comfortable and considerate.
After she said this, Lu Yanhe also felt that it made sense.
"Well, okay, I think so too. But before we invite all three parties together to discuss this, Sister Xiaoyin, I want to first understand how you plan to produce the book 'Jump Up'?"
Xu Xiaoyin said, "First, we'll offer a 9% royalty. Secondly, we anticipate physical sales of around 30,000 copies in the first month. This figure is purely an estimate based on current online buzz, as we haven't seen the content yet, and there's no star editor-in-chief like Mook to compare to. Honestly, I personally wanted to do this book, partly because it's sure to sell well, but more importantly, to maintain a good working relationship with you. We've only known each other for less than two months, but when people talk about Lu Yanhe's relationship with the publishing industry, they know you work more closely with us. I hope this impression will continue."
"To show our sincerity, if you're willing to choose us, we'll pay you a 100,000 yuan manuscript fee in advance," Xu Xiaoyin said. "I know Yemai.com is certainly well-funded, but the cost of physical publishing is far higher than e-reading. Believe me, this is the best offer we can make right now. It's not impossible to offer better terms, but honestly, that would be a loss-making venture."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
Lu Yanhe had some knowledge of the royalties for physical publications. An average author's royalties are currently around 6 to 7 percentage points, which is 6%-7% of the book's list price. A more famous author can get around 8 to 9 percentage points, while the most famous ones can get 12 or even 14 percentage points. The latter basically means they are "king bomb" authors with millions of sales.
Xu Xiaoyin was able to provide Lu Yanhe with a 9% royalty for a book like Mook, which was really not unfair to him.
"Of course, I know you didn't write this book for the royalties. You wanted to make money. You could easily make more money from a commercial performance than from publishing ten books."
Lu Yanhe thought, you overestimate me.
But it is true that he and Chen Siqi did not make this book for the purpose of making money.
"Instead of just showing these numbers, we'll focus on promoting our physical books," Xu Xiaoyin said. "That's why I'm hoping to get this book. Currently, physical books are sold primarily through bookstores and e-commerce platforms. Frankly, your name will help us secure more favorable terms and entry points. It's not just about this book; it can be a ticket to more publicity for our publishing house's other books."
"With the decline of print media, the channels for physical books, especially fiction novels, to reach readers have become much narrower. More and more fiction novels have to rely on conceptual marketing to hype themselves up, otherwise they won't sell. I sincerely hope that your Mook can continue to be successful for a long time, become a brand, and find a new path in this era of declining print media and the development of the Internet."
"This might be a sentiment shared by everyone in the publishing industry," Xu Xiaoyin said, smiling slightly. "Seeing that you were willing to work with your classmates to create a Mook after your exams really touched me. I never thought that after all these years, someone as famous as you would be willing to use your fame and influence to create a book."
Many celebrities will write a book after becoming famous, but they often write about themselves and the mental journey behind the fame.
Lu Yanhe, however, used his own name to create a book called Mook, which is actually a magazine.
What may seem incomprehensible and unprofessional to others is, for someone like Xu Xiaoyin who works in publishing, a feeling similar to witnessing a Renaissance.
-
On the same day, Ruyi Pictures held their annual press conference.
As a small shareholder of Ruyi Pictures, Chen Ziyan was also invited to attend the press conference, but unexpectedly met Liu Jiazhen here.
"Jiazhen!" Chen Ziyan greeted him with surprise.
Although she had only met Lu Yanhe once during a live broadcast, Chen Ziyan had a good memory and recognized him at first sight.
Liu Jiazhen was sitting in his seat, feeling a little restless, not quite used to such occasions. Suddenly, someone called his name, startling him. He looked up awkwardly and saw a familiar face. He stood up properly, bowed to Chen Ziyan, and called out, "Sister Ziyan."
Chen Ziyan walked over with a smile, patted his shoulder, and said, "Why are you here today? Does Ruyi Film have any cooperative projects with you?"
Liu Jiazhen nodded, his face, filled with social anxiety, feeling a bit more secure now that he saw someone he knew. "They've bought the film rights to my book 'Nineteen Years of Crime Records'. They're going to announce it here today, and they're going to ask me to come over and take the stage. Sigh."
As he said that, Liu Jiazhen sighed.
Chen Ziyan had witnessed the social anxiety of this young novelist. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "It's okay. I'll just sit down below. If you get nervous watching others, just watch me."
Liu Jiazhen's eyes lit up, "Okay."
After Chen Ziyan exchanged pleasantries with Liu Jiazhen, she said, "I'll go to my seat first. We'll talk later."
"Yeah." Liu Jiazhen waved to Chen Ziyan and watched her walk into the crowd before sitting down in his seat.
After a while, two more people came and sat down at his table. No one knew their identities or backgrounds.
Liu Jiazhen nodded to them as a greeting.
One of them was nicer and smiled back, but the other one just looked down on him with his nose in the air.
Liu Jiazhen silently took note of this person, turned his head away and said nothing.
His cell phone vibrated.
Liu Jiazhen picked it up and saw it was a message from Lu Yanhe: "Brother Jiazhen, how's the manuscript I agreed to write coming along? Can you give it to me this week?"
Liujiazhen looked at the time and found that it was already Thursday.
He typed a reply: Sorry, I have actually finished writing it, but when I read it myself, I found that the criminal scheme was too simple. I want to change it, but I have reached a bottleneck and can’t think of it. It has been bothering me for several days. Please give me some time to think about it.
Lu Yanhe replied immediately: Yes, we plan to close the manuscript on August 10th. The publishing plan of "Jump Up" has changed. It will be published as a physical book by Jiangyin Publishing House at the same time, so the time is tighter than before. Sorry for the trouble!
When Liu Jiazhen saw the news that "Jump Up" was going to be released in physical form, he was stunned and replied: OK, OK, I'll do it as soon as possible.
Just as Liu Jiazhen finished replying, he heard the sneering woman at his desk say in a sarcastic tone, "Have you heard? Jiangyin Publishing House is planning to publish the physical edition of the book edited by Lu Yanhe."
The man nodded. "I heard that. Actually, Chief Editor Chen also wanted to snatch it, but he didn't win."
"It's really speechless." The woman immediately rolled her eyes. "An entertainer is the editor-in-chief, and all the publishing houses are vying to publish it, but serious writers like us are ignored."
The man seemed to be the woman's editor. Hearing what she said, he felt a little helpless. "There's nothing we can do about it. Celebrities do have a lot of influence these days. If they're willing to be the editor-in-chief, the book's sales will be guaranteed."
"It's all fans who pay for it, but how many people actually read it?" The woman folded her arms across her chest. "We wrote our books word for word, and our readers are ours. It's a good thing you didn't collaborate with him, otherwise it would have affected my willingness to work with you."
"Oh, Mr. Yu Jiang, don't say that. You are the ace of our Kunlun Publishing House now."
Yujiang?
Kunlun Publishing House?
Hearing these two key words, Liu Jiazhen immediately realized the identities of the two people in front of him.
Yu Jiang is a female writer who made her mark at the age of seventeen through a national essay competition. Her first book was co-authored with Kunlun Publishing House, and they have been working together ever since. Liu Jiazhen has not read her book, but he has heard of her name for a long time because her books are very popular. Every film and television drama adapted from her book has been a hot topic, and the sales of her books can reach an average of 400,000 to 500,000 copies in this era. Comparing the sales of Liu Jiazhen's "Nineteen Years of Crime Records", you can see her reputation in the publishing industry.
Liujiazhen had heard Mingyin talk about Yu Jiang before, but this was the first time he met him. He didn't expect that he was such a narrow-minded and sarcastic person.
He silently crossed out this person in his heart.
"He doesn't really think that just because he made 'Nineteen Years' and 'Star Orbit' so popular, he's truly entered the novel world, right?" Yu Jiang frowned. "Two newcomers who popped up out of nowhere are now being hyped up by Jiang Yin like they're geniuses."
Liujiazhen: "..."
Fortunately, the press conference was about to begin, and the man next to Yu Jiang got up to go to the bathroom. Liu Jiazhen also went to the bathroom as he was going to go on stage soon.
As soon as I entered, I happened to run into the man on the phone: "...Oh my, ever since this little girl found out that Lu Yanhe didn't agree to play the role in 'The Empty Face' adapted from her novel, she's been treating Lu Yanhe like an enemy. I've been listening to her complaints all the way. Sigh, she clearly thought he was very handsome before, saying it's rare to find a handsome artist who is willing to study, but now she's completely turned her back on me."
Liujiazhen: "..."
He walked in silently.
When the man saw him come in, he stopped talking.
After coming back from the bathroom, the man followed Liu Jiazhen and made a circle. He took a look at the back of Liu Jiazhen's chair and saw the name tag on it. His face suddenly changed.
Liujia Town?!
The author of "Nineteen Years of Crime Records"?!
His whole face looked bad.
Liu Jiazhen sat in his chair as if nothing had happened, waiting for the press conference to begin.
I don’t know if the man reminded Yu Jiang of something, but Yu Jiang didn’t say another word after that.
Finally, when it came time to announce the preparation plan, Liu Jiazhen was invited to the backstage side by the staff in advance.
"...The dark horse novel that came out of nowhere in June of this year, the crime thriller 'Nineteen Years of Crime Records,' which dominated the bestseller lists at the summer book market, will be adapted into a theatrical film by Ruyi Pictures. Filming is scheduled to begin next year, and it will be released the year after. We'd like to invite Mr. Liu Jiazhen, the author of 'Nineteen Years of Crime Records,' to the screen."
Following the host's introduction, Liu Jiazhen was led to the stage.
"Wow, Teacher Liu Jiazhen really looks young," the host said with a smile. "Also, he looks very gentle and refined. Not at all like the scary character in the novels. Instead, he looks very handsome."
Liu Jiazhen quickly shook his head and blushed.
The audience smiled kindly.
The host smiled and said, "Welcome Teacher Liu to our scene today..."
The host asked Liu Jiazhen several questions, such as his expectations for the film adaptation, his feelings about working with Ruyi Pictures, etc.
Finally, the host asked, "Teacher Liu, is there anything else you would like to share with us about the film adaptation of this novel?"
Liu Jiazhen looked at the audience, first at Chen Ziyan who was sitting in the second row. The latter had been looking at him with encouragement and applauded actively after every speech he made. Then he looked at his own seat. Yu Jiang was still sitting at the same table, but she was quite far away, and because of the lighting, Liu Jiazhen could not see her expression clearly.
But it wouldn't be good, would it?
Liu Jiazhen picked up the microphone and said, "As a new author, "Nineteen Years of Crime" is my first novel. I have to thank someone for being able to be seen by Ruyi Pictures so quickly and decide to adapt it into a movie. You all know him, Lu Yanhe. He accidentally read my book in the live broadcast room, and my book became popular. But I didn't expect that someone would ask me later if I would feel unhappy, because my book did not become popular on its own, but because of a celebrity's recommendation. I said that as an author, we are definitely grateful that a work can be seen by more people, no matter what the method is. Now the novel is going to be adapted into a movie, and some readers are worried about what to do if the adaptation is not good. I think any work may be adapted successfully or fail, but Ruyi Pictures is willing to adapt "Nineteen Years of Crime" into a movie, so that this story can be seen by more people and the book has the opportunity to be recognized by more people. As an author, I am happy no matter what. I also believe that Ruyi Pictures will use the most sincere heart to produce this movie. Thank you."
He finished speaking and nodded to the host.
The host smiled and said, "Teacher Liu, what you said is very good. We also hope that readers of 'Nineteen Years of Crime Records' will look forward to our film. We will definitely use the most positive attitude to produce this film and live up to everyone's expectations!"
Liu Jiazhen stepped down and left.
-
At 6:30 in the evening, Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi were eating noodles in a noodle shop when their phones suddenly prompted them to receive a message from Chen Ziyan. When they opened it, they saw that the message from Chen Ziyan was a screenshot of a trending search: Liujiazhen said that Lu Yanhe made "Nineteen Years of Crime Records" known to more people.
Lu Yanhe: ???
Chen Ziyan: This is what Liu Jiazhen said at the Ruyi Pictures press conference today. "Nineteen Years of Crime Records" will be adapted into a movie by Ruyi Pictures, so I guess this hot search was bought by Ruyi Pictures to warm up the movie.
Lu Yanhe: Uh.
Chen Ziyan: You are really capable, you have the Langhua government helping you buy hot searches in front and Ruyi Films helping you buy hot searches in the back, which saves you a lot of marketing expenses.
Lu Yanhe: What should I say?
Chen Ziyan: Go and thank Liujia Town. I later learned that they were deliberately supporting you.
Lu Yanhe: Ah?
Chen Ziyan: There was an author named Yu Jiang who sat at the same table with him. He didn't know he was Liu Jiazhen, and he complained about you, a celebrity, being the editor-in-chief of a literary magazine, saying that you were selling dog meat under the guise of selling mutton. That's why he said those words on the stage.
Lu Yanhe scratched his head.
So that's how it is.
Chen Ziyan: Don’t let people down. Since you have chosen to write a book like this, do it well.
Lu Yanhe: I will!
Chen Ziyan: There is another surprise.
Lu Yanhe:?
Chen Ziyan: Ruyi Films asked if you would like to play a role in "Nineteen Years of Crime"?
Lu Yanhe: Ah?
Chen Ziyan: They said that they can’t give you the leading role, but you can choose a supporting role as long as you are willing.
Lu Yanhe: Really?!
Chen Ziyan: Do you know why I asked you to make friends with good people?
Lu Yanhe: 【starry eyes】 Thank you, sister! Sister is awesome! -
Chen Siqi watched as Lu Yanhe put down his chopsticks halfway through his meal. He had been messaging people, and then suddenly shook his shoulders with joy, a look of unconcealable happiness on his face. He even nodded with his mouth open. No matter how handsome he was, he looked like a fool now.
Chen Siqi couldn't help but express her disgust: "What are you doing?"
Lu Yanhe took a deep breath to calm himself, put away his phone, picked up his chopsticks again, shook his head, and said, "It's okay."
Chen Siqi looked at him strangely, "Whatever you say."
Within two seconds, Chen Siqi saw Lu Yanhe's chopsticks stop again and he smiled foolishly at the noodles in the bowl.
This time, Chen Siqi muttered to herself: There is really something wrong.
Outside the noodle shop, the sun had already set but had not yet sunk into the ground.
The whole city was shrouded in the orange-red twilight, and the air was filled with the unique leisurely feeling of summer.
