In the first class of the train from Southampton to Norwich, Arthur and Jiang Lai sat opposite each other.

Arthur frowned slightly, his fingers tapping briskly on his laptop, while Jiang Lai was lying comfortably in his seat, wearing headphones, listening to music, and looking sideways at the scenery outside the window.

Looking up at Jiang Lai on the other side, there was a turning of his head to look at the world outside the window of the car that was speeding by or slowly retreating, I have to say that this kind of scene always made Arthur feel unreal...

Gently touched Jiang Lai, who was a little distracted, with his foot, looked at her somewhat puzzled gaze, took off his headphones, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Arthur smiled and asked, "I saw that you were completely distracted and wanted to ask what was wrong with you." ”

Jiang Lai glared at Arthur charmingly, then took off all the headphones, took two sips of coffee on the table, and then looked at the scenery outside the window, with a charming smile on his face, and said softly.

"You know, I love being on the train, and some of my worries don't seem to be able to keep up with your speed, so they will naturally let go. As he spoke, Jiang Lai turned his head to look at Arthur again, and continued: "Among all the means of transportation, there is probably only the train, which makes me feel the direction of forward and backward, listening to music, any direction of travel will not disturb my almost sluggish "meditation" state. A poet of the Celestial Empire once wrote that trains can cure people from insomnia and depression. I believe in this magic very much, and it is probably the best state to have anticipation and emptiness. ”

Hearing Jiang Lai's emotion and looking at her expression, a word immediately popped up in Arthur's mind, 'petty bourgeoisie'!

"Hehe, then England is really for you. Arthur raised an eyebrow and smiled.

Although the UK land area is not large, it has the world's richest railway layout, the longest history of the railway transport system, the train frequency is high, plus there is no need for security checks, no need for ticket inspection or automatic ticket checking, no fixed shifts, and even no need to sit in the right number, bicycles can also be brought on the train, passengers can go directly to the platform to get on the train, there will be no inconvenience and congestion at all. No one would dislike railways and trains like this, right?

Jiang Lai looked at Arthur, smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "There is no motherland of your own anywhere, and your own home is good." Okay, let's not talk about that, I saw you holding the computer all the time, what are you doing?"

Since Jiang Lai diverted the topic, Arthur naturally wouldn't be disappointed, and said with a smile: "Create a new one." ”

"Oh, is there a follow-up to "Boleyn Manor"?" Jiang Lai's beautiful eyes lit up slightly, I have to say that she is very impressed by Arthur's talent, after all, everyone has a dream of being a writer, but there are very few who can really become writers, and they can't do it themselves, so they admire writers even more.

"No, new genre, detective. ”

"Oh? Jiang Lai couldn't help but be interested, and reached over to get the laptop.

"Just wrote the beginning. Arthur didn't stop it, but picked up the notebook and flipped the direction and let Jiang Lai see it, "This has been planned for a long time, and it was originally planned to be published in the "Southern Daily Echo" newspaper to increase some sales, but now, I want to serialize it on the martial arts world website, not only to increase traffic publicity, but also to set an example for other people who have writing dreams." ”

"Well, Sherlock, it can't be a reference to Sherlock Holmes, right?" Jiang Lai saw the title of the book and looked up at Arthur.

"Hehe, it's really sensitive, but the Sherlock I wrote, not surnamed Sherlock Holmes, his surname is Boleyn, Detective Sherlock, it's the official name, the title of the online book, I'm going to use "Walking Death", because my protagonist's setting is, where you go, you can let people die... “

"Wait, you haven't seen the anime "Detective Conan" with the footbasin, right? He's the Grim Reaper's elementary school student!" At this time, Jiang Lai looked at Arthur with a strange look, and asked rhetorically.

"Detective Conan?Grim Reaper Schoolboy?" Arthur pretended to be suspicious, then frowned and shook his head and said: "I haven't heard of it, my book is mainly to solve cases in a basic deductive way, and there is a main line." ”

"Oh. Jiang Lai didn't pursue whether Arthur knew about the Grim Reaper elementary school student, after all, even if he borrowed it, it was nothing, the key was to see the content and the detection of the case. "A dark express train?"

"Well, this is the first case to commemorate the first time we traveled together on a train. Arthur laughed.

Hearing Arthur say this, Jiang Lai raised his head and glanced at Arthur charmingly, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he began to look. Arthur reimagined the story in the original "Detective Conan" according to his own needs in his mind, preparing to completely reconstruct and adapt this case, combining the black-clothed organization with the mastermind behind the first season of Detective Sherlock to form a huge big boss throughout the story.

At the same time, let the archetype of the hunted Gray Yuan Ai become the female assistant of Detective Sherlock, to replace Watson, so that he can graft the storylines and cases of the three series that he has seen in his previous life, such as Detective Sherlock, basic deduction and Detective Conan, into his new "Detective Sherlock" book.

Think about the Grim Reaper elementary school students in the lifetime series, and the content they have seen, they can definitely write their detective as a famous big IP, and then use this IP to promote the development of online literature websites, increase their popularity and influence, so as to promote the road of mining the value of online literature IP and explore a new path for cultural brand building.

Whether it is paying, selling copyrights, developing and launching IP-derived content, it seems that it is still very far away for the current martial arts world website, and it is indeed too slow to come step by step.

Therefore, Arthur can only find a way to push it, hoping to use his east wind to complete the rise. Of course, this was an attempt, and Arthur himself could not guarantee that it would succeed.

To be honest, if you hadn't signed a publishing contract with a publishing house in the United States, "Gray's Fifty Shades", which became famous on the Internet, would undoubtedly be the best choice for the work.

Thinking of this, to be honest, Arthur almost regretted his intestines, but now it's too late to say anything, the publishing contract has already been signed, and there is no way, so he can only open a new pit and pull the martial arts world website.

"Is that all?" After reading what Arthur wrote, Jiang Lai looked at Arthur with some unfinished thoughts and raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Hehe, it's just the beginning, and when I'm done, I'll be the first one to show you. Arthur took the notebook and smiled, "How do you feel?"

"It's not bad, I can't see anything in such a short time. However, I am looking forward to the follow-up. ”

"Oh, that's good, by the way, go back to Norwich this time, and move out of the old man's house where you live now. Arthur looked at Jiang Lai and suggested.

Jiang Lai looked at Arthur with a smile on his face, met Arthur's calm gaze, and reached out to comb his hair, "I paid a year's rent." ”

"Hehe, you just need to agree, you don't have to worry about the rest, I'll take care of it. Arthur smiled, "To be honest, I'm not very comfortable with you here, and the best thing to do is to find an upscale apartment, at least with guaranteed security." ”

Jiang Lai did not refuse Arthur's kindness, to be honest, her study abroad life is not rich, the money she earned in China before has already been spent, although the conditions at home are good, but she is stubborn She still chose to find a part-time job by herself, after all, studying abroad is not the paradise that people imagine.

Norwich is home to one of the oldest and most beautiful parish churches in the UK. It is a famous tourist destination, entertainment, shopping and cultural center in the United Kingdom. The city's magnificent Romanesque architecture and surrounding countryside create a paradise on earth.

At about four o'clock in the afternoon, Arthur and Jiang Lai walked out of Norwich Railway Station, looked at the clear sky, looked at each other and smiled, got into a taxi, and drove towards the most prosperous area in the city center.

Because it's already afternoon tea time, don't care about the rest, afternoon tea is absolutely not to drink.

As one of the UK's top 10 shopping cities, it is home to a wide range of independent shops, specialty stores, high streets, well-known chain stores and supermarkets, as well as two large shopping malls, one of which is the largest in Europe, where you can buy all the world's famous brands.

There are also multi-screen cinemas, arthouse cinemas, theatres and many museums and art galleries, as well as a number of cafes and international restaurants offering everything from Asan, Celestial, Greek and Thai cuisine to Mexican, Spanish-Italian and traditional British cuisine.

"I have to say that Norwich is much better than Southampton!" Looking at everything outside the car window, Arthur sighed heartily and turned his face to look at Jiang Lai, "By the way, you can drive, do you have a British driver's license?"

"Yes, but I didn't apply for a driver's license here, after all, I've only been here for a few months, and I can travel by bus. Jiang Lai smiled.

"Go get a driver's license, it's more convenient to have a car, okay, just listen to my arrangement, I can't let my women suffer, right?" Arthur's words directly stopped Jiang Lai, who was about to open his mouth to refuse, after all, some of the behaviors and attitudes of Chinese and Western girlfriends towards their boyfriends are different.

At least Arthur's somewhat domineering decision, in Jiang Lai's opinion, not only was it not an offense, but a sign of concern and thoughtfulness, which made her really feel a sense of security to rely on.

"What car do you like?"

"I don't have any concept, it's enough to be able to travel, I'm here to study abroad... ”

Looking at Jiang Lai's indifferent appearance, Arthur smiled and nodded, "Indeed, driving too good a car to school will inevitably leave a strange impression, the new BMW mini series model has been launched, the red one is very beautiful, and it is not expensive, how about it?"

Jiang Lai didn't answer, just smiled and raised his eyebrows and said, "It's good if you're happy." ”