Elton hated Tom in his heart, and called him to ask him why he was cheating behind his back when he said that he would advance and retreat together.

Tom said, "On the one hand, you let me advance and retreat with you, and on the other hand, you went to Li Xiang behind my back, more than once. You're the one who got the trick in the first place, Elton, don't take anyone else for a fool, I'm responsible for this. Originally, 5% could have been won, but your appetite was too big and you insisted on pressing Li Xiang. Okay now, 16% royalty ratio, I was scolded by the headquarters, but I can't let "The Old Man and the Sea" fall into the hands of others. I want to give you all the words they scolded me, but for the sake of my friends for many years, I don't want to swear at you, so you can do it yourself. ”

Elton was dejected, picked up the phone, and reported to headquarters, trying to seize the last chance, but headquarters could not agree to more than 16% royalty percentage, and asked him why this thing had become like this.

"You're responsible, Elton, and the Inspectorate will do your due diligence. ”

Li Xiang finally signed a publishing agreement with McGraw's publishing house in the United States for "The Old Man and the Sea". The other party was bleeding profusely, and Li Xiang promised to give priority to them for future new books in order to make them less sad.

On this day, when discussing overseas publishing matters, Gu Qijing said: "Everything has just started, and we have to appoint a staff member to go to the United States and work with the people of Huaxia Bookstore to spread out the publishing and sales matters there first, and also play a role in supervising McGraw Press." ”

Li Xiang asked, "Who to send?"

Gu Qi muttered quietly, there are not many people in the studio now, less than 30 people, half of whom are in charge of music affairs, and the other half are in charge of literary affairs. If you want to send someone to the United States for a year, you must not be married, unless the other party's child is already independent, otherwise you can't get out. Young people in love are probably not good, and the pain of long-distance lovesickness is not something that anyone can bear, and it will lead to a breakup.

If you rule them out, you have very little choice.

Gu Qijing said: "Xiao Zhang is a good candidate, boy, bold, and clever. ”

Li Xiang thought to himself, this guy is a love idiot. If he is like Xiao Zhang, a goddess like Huang Youyi, he will not be able to catch up in the next life.

Li Xiang said: "He is a good candidate, but he may not be willing, you can ask him first." ”

Xiao Zhang is pursuing Xiao Xia, where would he be willing to go to the United States to live for a year. After a year, the daylilies are all cold.

In winter, it gets dark early, at 6 o'clock in the evening, the sky is dark, the university town is getting quieter and quieter, the cold wind blows the plane trees and camphor trees on the roadside, the branches and leaves are fluttering, there are few pedestrians, and even the unscrupulous couples in the university do not come out.

In the studio, Xiao Zhang and Xiao Xia left the last two and came to a western restaurant in the university town, and after having dinner together, they took the opposite subway home.

In the past, many times, it was Xiao Xia who took the subway first, Xiao Zhang Mu sent her on the train, and through the window, he smiled and waved goodbye to her standing in the aisle.

This time, it was Xiao Zhang's subway that arrived first. Xiao Natsumu sent Xiao Zhang into the car, and saw him standing in the aisle, waving goodbye to her through the car window.

After the subway drove away, Xiao Zhang searched for empty seats with his eyes, and after sitting down, he thought about whether he should accompany Xiao Xia to wait for the train just now, and immediately remembered it in his heart, and told him to consider it next time.

When he got off work the next day, Xiao Xia took the initiative to invite Xiao Zhang to dinner together. Xiao Zhang was so excited that he said, "Mumu Western Restaurant has a new steak, let's try it." ”

Xiao Xia said: "I don't go to Mumu Western Restaurant, it's there every time, today we will change places, you come with me." ”

Every time Xiao Zhang invites Xiao Xia to dinner, he always goes to the Mumu Western Restaurant in the university town, or the Chinese restaurant next door, and never takes her to other places.

While packing up his things, Xiao Zhang was still saying that Mumu Western Restaurant was very delicious, but it was not bad to change stores.

Xiao Xia took Xiao Zhang to a Pingxiang restaurant, found a window seat and sat down, the waiter came over with the menu, and asked, "What do Xiao Xia want to eat today?"

Xiao Xia said: "Lotus blood duck has a serving, but it should be slightly spicy, my friend can't eat it so spicy." ”

Xiao Zhang said that he could, Xiao Xia: "You can't eat too spicy, don't be strong." ”

After ordering the food, Xiao Zhang asked curiously, "Do you come here often? ”

Natsu thought to herself that it was because you were too careless.

"Do you know my tastes?"

Xiao Zhang thought for a moment and said, "Steak?"

Xiao Xia shook his head, didn't let him guess again, and said: "My hometown is Xiangxi, where the terrain is low-lying, there are many ponds, and the weather is wet and cold all year round, so the locals like to eat spicy food. ”

Xiao Zhang: "Ah, I really didn't find it before, I thought you couldn't eat spicy food." ”

Xiao Xia couldn't laugh or cry a little.

"You think I like Western food, do you?"

Xiao Zhang was stunned and asked in surprise, "You don't like to eat Western food?"

Xiao Xia said: "Actually, I don't like it. ”

Xiao Zhang was stunned and speechless. He always thought that Xiao Xia liked to eat Western food, so he always took her to Mumu Western Restaurant in the university town every time.

"I always thought you liked Western food...... Why don't you ever say that?"

Xiao Xia raised her head and smiled at the waiter who served the food. This is a plate of fish, the name is pulled preserved fish, which is a famous dish in Pingxiang cuisine.

"I thought you liked Western food. ”

Xiao Zhang: "......"

Xiao Xia said, "Actually, you don't know much about me, do you?"

Xiao Zhang was a little flustered, it seemed that this was the first time the two of them had said it so bluntly. Although he likes Xiao Xia for summer and autumn and winter, he has never confessed it at all, and he has not even expressed that meaning clearly in words.

He only does, never says.

Xiao Zhang was entangled in his heart for a long time, thinking about whether to boldly say "Then please give me a chance to get to know you."

"This is the lotus blood duck, you can taste it, if it's too spicy to eat, just eat something else, don't eat this." Xiao Xia planned his thoughts and introduced him to the Pingxiang dishes on the table, each with a small story.

Pingxiang does not belong to the territory of Xiangxi, but Pingxiang cuisine is very in line with Xiaoxia's taste, and after eating it once, I fell in love with this hot taste.

Xiao Zhang was panting with spicy, and he couldn't stop on the side, it was really delicious.

After eating, the two did not leave in a hurry, poured two cups of tea, and rested for a while. If you have just eaten spicy dishes and can't exercise, it's best to sit down, otherwise your stomach will hurt.

Xiao Xia said: "The studio is going to send someone to the United States for a year, do you know about this?"

Xiao Zhang looked at her in surprise, thinking that she knew, and said, "You have heard about it too?" ”

Natsu was surprised.

"Did Sister Xiao Jing originally want you to go?"

Xiao Zhang was uncomfortable, his mouth kept exhaling, he drank the water in the teacup in one gulp, poured another glass, and said, "You asked me, but I refused." ”

Xiao Xia was silent, and after a long time, he said, "I agreed." ”

Xiao Zhang asked, "Agree with what?"

Xiao Xia lowered her head and fiddled with the porcelain teacup in front of her: "I agreed to go to the United States for a year." ”

The air suddenly fell silent, and I didn't hear Xiao Zhang's voice for a long time, but I could feel that he was right in front of me.

Natsu continued: "I think it's a good opportunity to practice, I have been studying English on my own for more than a year, so I can have such an opportunity, and now that the opportunity has come, I want to seize it. ”

Xiao Xia is a girl with revenge, otherwise she would not take the initiative to accept the task of going to the United States. At the beginning, Li wanted to translate "The Old Man and the Sea", Zhou Jiayi refused to be a typist, Xiao Xia took the initiative to apply, not too tired and cumbersome, and often worked overtime at night to proofread. She owes a lot of credit to the fact that this book was published so quickly.

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