Office of the Jury of the Times Literary Award.

The 22nd Times Literature Award Ceremony is about to be held, and the whole office can be described as very busy during this time.

Yang Qiming and Li Bo are naturally also very busy, and when the two chat in their spare time, they inevitably mention "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and Gu Yong's new martial arts works.

Both of them felt very sorry for Gu Yong's refusal to attend the award ceremony, and they, like the outside world, were very curious about Gu Yong's true face of Lushan.

Yang Qiming said: "Gu Yong's refusal to attend the award ceremony shows that he does not plan to appear in public. Lao Li, why do you say he is this? You know, if he makes a public appearance at the award ceremony, his fame will definitely increase a lot, and he can even spread abroad. After all, it's a global event. ”

"This shows that he doesn't attach much importance to fame, or that he has his own considerations, and now is not the time to appear in public." Although we are all very curious about him, since he has already made a decision, we can only respect him. ”

Yang Qiming nodded and said: "This is natural, in addition, the theme song created by Li Fan for "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is very worth looking forward to!"

Li Bo said: "Li Fan's music works are indeed very worth looking forward to, he is equivalent to joining forces with Gu Yong this time, and the two of them will definitely not disappoint the outside world." ”

Yang Qiming said: "Gu Yong's new book should be released soon, I don't know if his new book is still at the level of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"?"

Li Bodao: "To be honest, I think he chose to release a new book too early, and now it is only a little more than a month before the end of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and its ending is still difficult to let go, the stories of Guo Jing, Huang Rong, the world's five uniques, Zhou Botong and others have always given people the illusion that they are not over.

In such a situation, even if the quality of his new book is not under "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", it will be difficult for readers to immediately put all their thoughts into the new book, and they will continue to compare the new book with "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", which is not good for the new book. ”

Yang Qiming nodded and said, "Lao Li, what you said is very right, in fact, I also have such concerns. It stands to reason that Gu Yong should also be able to think of this. After all, the influence of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is too great. But why is he in such a hurry to release a new book? In order not to make martial arts fans wait too long?"

Li Bo said: "It shouldn't be, after "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", even if Gu Yong waits for a year to release a new book, martial arts fans will definitely be able to accept it and be willing to wait, which Gu Yong should also understand." Therefore, he released a new book so quickly, not because he was worried that martial arts fans would not be able to wait. Rather, he is sure that his new book will not be influenced by "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". ”

"Oh?" Yang Qiming said: "If you want the new book not to be affected by "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", I am afraid it is almost impossible. On the Internet now, martial arts fans have always been obsessed with "Shooting the Condor", especially at the end, and there are still many people who are sentimental. ”

Li Bo said: "This is also what I don't understand, how can I make the new book not affected by 'Shooting the Condor'? That's why I said that it was not a very wise decision for him to choose to open the new book so early." ”

Yang Qiming thought about it, and suddenly smiled: "That's it, don't think about it, Gu Yong is not an ordinary author, he must have his own considerations." I'm wondering when his new book will start serializing, and honestly, I'm really looking forward to his new book!"

Li Bo said: "The last time he said it was in mid-December, and now that the middle of the month has passed, I wonder if the next issue of "Xiaojianghu" magazine will start serialization?"

Yang Qiming said: "The next issue of "Laughing Rivers and Lakes"? Isn't that the day after tomorrow? Are you saying that he will suddenly start serialization without going through the teaser publicity?"

Li Bo smiled: "Do you think Gu Yong's new martial arts works still need early publicity?"

Yang Qiming also smiled and said: "That's right, there is no need for propaganda at all, and countless people have been waiting for it for a long time." Moreover, according to Gu Yong's style of acting, it is really possible that the next issue of "Laughing Rivers and Lakes" will start serialization directly. In this way, I have to buy a copy of the next issue of "Laughing Rivers and Lakes". ”

Li Bo said: "By the way, bring me a copy too." ”

Yang Qiming smiled: "Okay, you old Li, that's it, for the sake of your analysis of the Tao today, I'll help you bring a copy." ”

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Sansheng Village, the edge comes to the front.

After Li Fan, Zheng Jie, and Liang Sheng chatted for a while, several old people walked over from the direction of the newly renovated rental courtyard.

The last time the village chief Li Fu had a banquet for the tenants of the rental courtyard, Li Fan had seen these old people.

In this way, in the period of time since he left the village chief, the tenants of the newly renovated rental courtyard have moved over one after another.

Several old people approached, saw Li Fan, their faces showed joy, and said, "Mr. Li is back!"

Li Fan hurriedly said: "A few old people are too polite, just call me by my name, or 'Fanzi', but don't call me 'Mr.' anymore." ”

Several old people smiled heartily, and one of them said: "Then we will take care of the old man, and I will call you 'mortal'." ”

Li Fan said: "It should be so, how many people are here to play chess with Zheng Lao and Liang Lao?"

Li Fan remembered that on the day of the banquet, these old people liked to play chess, so they asked once.

An old man said, "That's right, is Fanzi interested in playing chess?"

Before Li Fan could speak, Zheng Jie preemptively said: "He is also a little interested in playing chess, but unfortunately his chess strength is too poor, and he is far from my opponent." ”

Li Fan rolled his eyes suddenly, but Zheng Jie's words were right, his chess strength was indeed average, and he was far from being the opponent of Zheng Jie and Liang Sheng.

Even if the two let Li Fan have a "car", a "horse", and a "cannon", Li Fan may not be able to win.

Of course, if Li Fan is willing, he will spend some prestige, draw a chess skill book, and become a chess master in absolute minutes.

It's just that Li Fan doesn't plan to do this, playing chess is just an occasional pastime for Li Fan, and if he uses the skill book to become a chess master, he will lose his own fun.

Now that a few old men came, this chess battle naturally began.

Zheng Jie got up and went to the house to get two chess pieces out, and divided them into two waves and set up a formation.

Zheng Jie and Liang Sheng faced an old man respectively, and the rest watched the battle.

Li Fan also looked around with interest for a while, the difference in chess strength between the two sides was not large, and it was difficult to solve.

After watching for a while, Li Fan left, and after walking around the village, he returned home.

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