When Wang gradually hung up the phone and waited for Roy to come, things took a new turn.

Because, at present, 2pac can be said to be the most popular singer in the American rap industry.

Therefore, all major entertainment news have carried out a series of reports on the shooting incident in Los Angeles last night.

The surveillance video clearly records the process of the crime.

So, on this day, many people in the United States saw the image of the two gunmen reading the book, putting down the book, confused, and shooting.

I don't know if it's because it's rare for a gang singer to read a book, or if the picture of the two gunmen from putting down the book to pulling out the gun has a sense of absurdity.

As a result, several TV stations re-edited the footage into slow motion and used 2pac's "Me Against The World" as the background music.

When the song begins, the two gunmen are reading carefully with their books in hand.

Halfway through the song, the two gunmen put down their books and looked at everything around them in confusion.

When the song climaxes and the chorus is played repeatedly, the two gunmen pull out their pistols and the shots of the shots are played repeatedly.

The entire process of the case was edited into a MV that was not so well-made, but quite appropriate.

In particular, the lead singer of the song is the 2PAC who was shot, so it is even more gimmicky.

This video instantly became the end of several news columns.

And "I Am the Archmage" followed this video and appeared frequently on TV.

Wang gradually looked at the familiar cover of his novel on the TV screen, and couldn't help but sit on the sofa with his head in his hands.

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What can I do?

But he didn't expect that this was not the end of the matter.

In the conservative stronghold, a Republican congressman in Texas jumped out and claimed that he would use this incident to severely crack down on the increasingly violent clashes between gangsters and singers on the east and west coasts, and the matter really reached a climax.

Many white-supremacy conservative media, which never broadcast news about predominantly black gang singers, also began to quote the MV of the shooting.

And, "I Am the Archmage" has also completed the circle and truly entered the attention of the American audience.

Half an hour.

Wang gradually stared at the TV screen with dull eyes, and unconsciously pressed the remote control with his hand.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

He stood up like a walking dead and opened the door.

Facing Roy outside the door, he showed a smile that was more ugly than crying.

"You're here?" said Wang Wanmu.

Roy was taken aback by Wang Yan's demeanor.

He hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Wang looked at Roy blankly, then pointed to the TV.

Roy turned his head to look at the TV, only to see that the music video was still playing on the TV.

And Wang gradually said to himself, "I'm done." ”

Roy looked puzzled at first, and then after a moment, he burst out laughing.

"It's a good thing, a great thing!" he patted Wang on the shoulder.

Then, he took out a new stack of contracts and handed them to Wang Yan.

Wang gradually took the contract and looked at it.

After a while, he raised his head, looked at Roy in surprise, and said, "Involved in such a large-scale shooting, are you sure Scholastic Press will print another 100,000 copies?"

"Of course. Roy sat down on the couch and said, "The more heat, the bigger the sales." Now don't say that "I Am the Archmage" is a fairly attractive novel, it is even a pile of waste paper, and it can be sold. ”

"But, will I go to court because of this book?" Wang gradually asked the question he was most concerned about.

In his previous life, as the most ordinary law-abiding citizen, Wang gradually had nothing to do with the violence that attracted national attention.

"Eat lawsuits, that's also the publishing house, what are you worried about?" Roy pointed to the contract.

"As long as there is no plagiarism or other infringement of other people's copyrights in the novel, the publishing house is responsible for all matters related to the distribution of paper novels. ”

"And others sue at most that the rating is not strict. It's a big deal to raise the rating, issue an apology statement, and it's over. Hasn't this kind of thing ever happened?"

"Did it happen?" Wang gradually heard this, and gradually relaxed, so that curiosity took over again.

"The Shining, have you heard of it?" Roy asked.

Wang gradually nodded.

It is known as the scariest thriller novel.

"The Shining" was also for all ages when it was first published, and later because it scared people to death, it was complained about one after another, and it was finally approved as PG-13. Can it be translated into more than a dozen languages and published in nearly 100 million copies?"

And because of the most scary gimmick, the film rights of "The Shining" sold for $3 million. ”

"That's $3 million in the '70s!"

Roy looked at the king's gradually more radiant face, and said, "What's more, "I Am the Archmage" does not have a tendency to promote violence excessively. So, don't worry. ”

"You only need to care about how to write better in the next printing contract after the 100,000 copies are sold. Roy pointed to the contract, Wang Yan's signature.

In this way, the king was gradually pacified for the time being.

At the same moment, a middle-aged fat man with a full beard stood outside a bookstore in Manhattan, looking at the long line and looking puzzled.

Manhattan's bookstores are not like in the ghetto, where comics and books are sold together, so how can there be so many teenagers queuing up to buy books?

Shouldn't this situation of teenagers queuing up to buy books happen when comic stores release single books of "Spider-Man" and "Batman"?

He looked at the black teenagers with tattoos on their bodies and gang turbans on their heads, hesitated, but plucked up the courage to ask.

"Sorry to interrupt. Excuse me, what are you waiting in line to buy?"

The black boy was talking excitedly with his companion as he gestured to a pistol with his hand.

I saw the black boy glance at the fat man, and then said: "Of course it's "I'm the Archmage", what else can it be?"

Then he ignored the fat man, turned to his companion and said, "If our bookstore in the Bronx hadn't sold out, I wouldn't want to come to Manhattan." There are so many strips here!"

And the fat man got the answer, and he was even more confused.

"I Am the Archmage"?

Sounds like a fantasy novel.

But lately, are there any good fantasy novels?

Yes, these black kids are lining up to buy it.

He thought about it and decided to line up to buy a copy as well.

I only cared about writing books, and I didn't care about industry trends at all.

If I hadn't come to the publishing house today and handed in the synopsis and first volume of the novel, I wouldn't have known that such a phenomenal fantasy novel had been published.

In this way, after an hour and a half, the fat man returned home with a paperback book with a black cover in his hand.

Then, he went to the study, drank coffee, and opened "I Am the Archmage".

And on the manuscript on the table, the name of him and his next work is displayed.

They are: George R.R. Martin and A Song of Ice and Fire.

ps: I haven't come to the station for a short time at the moment, and I don't know if I can sign a contract. So, I write to play, and I like to watch and play.

Don't take it seriously.

Thank you!