Diocesan Girls' School, after school in the afternoon, Huo Tingting happily went to the cafeteria with Lu Suzhen to eat.

As soon as she arrived at the cafeteria, Lu Suzhen sat there holding the book "Sweet Honey" and began to read it slowly.

I had no time to read it in class before, but now that I have free time, Lu Suzhen is also slowly reading Brother Yaowen's book.

I have to say that everyone's opinion is different.

Some people like Lin Wanrong, a woman who loves and hates clearly, dares to love and hate, and also likes Li Yanran, the seriously ill fiancée who silently guards Huo Zainian's side.

Lu Suzhen likes the role of Li Yanran very much, especially after Li Yanran went to St. Mary's Hospital for examination and learned that she was seriously ill, she was not sad or painful, but worried about who would accompany Huo Zainian, who was alone, after she left.

Until Lin Wanrong appeared in front of Li Yanran, at this moment, she seemed to have found a woman who could take care of Huo Zainian instead of her.

"When he writes the manuscript, he likes to sit alone in the study, making a cup of strong tea, writing quietly, at this time you don't bother him, just make the meal he likes to eat, or it won't be long before the aroma of the meal wafts into the study, he will naturally come out to eat dinner with you......"

"He likes to wear dark suits with spotted ties, and he doesn't like to wear leather shoes because it's easy to get, so you need to put some soft insoles inside the shoes so that he'll be much more comfortable......"

watched Li Yanran lying in the hospital ward, and told Lin Wanrong little by little about Huo Zainian's preferences and small details in daily life.

There is no poetry, and there is no wind and snow, just ordinary little things that can no longer be ordinary, but Lu Suzhen's eyes are red, and she sobs in a sad voice.

Huo Tingting, who was also reading a book on the side, didn't feel much better, she had read the manuscript written by her brother before, so this time she continued to read along what she read last time.

There may not be anything touching in the front, but when she read the back, tears flowed uncontrollably.

Most women are sentimental, and a little ordinary thing, mixed with some emotion, is enough to arouse the softest touch point in their hearts.

Huo Tingting saw the sadness, she couldn't bear to continue reading, closed the book, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, looked up, and saw that Lu Suzhen's eyes were actually red, as if there were tears swirling in them, and she couldn't help but cry: "Suzhen, you are crying too." ”

"Li Yanran is so pitiful. Lu Suzhen heard the voice and wiped the corners of her ruddy eyes.

"It's all my brother's fault, why did you write Li Yanran so miserably! and Lin Wanrong, obviously she just likes it, but she just refuses. ”

The more Huo Tingting spoke, the more angry she became, and she suddenly remembered that Huo Yaowen had told him at the beginning that you would definitely cry when you read this book in the future, and she didn't believe it at the time. Inexplicably thought that at that time, it was also this breath that suddenly dispersed.

Maybe thinking of this, Huo Tingting's sad mood was a little better, and she looked at the cold food on the table and hurriedly said, "Let's wait until we go back to the dormitory, let's eat first." ”

The meal was as usual, but the mood was worse than before, Huo Tingting couldn't eat it anymore while eating, and the same was true for Lu Suzhen on the side.

The second daughter's meal can be said to be tasteless, and at the same time, some female classmates who eat nearby, but anyone who reads "Sweet Honey" again, is also red, sad and eating dinner.

The master in the cafeteria thought that his dinner was very unpalatable!

...

The next day, the University of Hong Kong.

"30,000 copies have been sold?!!"

Huo Yaowen stood in place with the phone in his hand and was stunned for a few seconds, although he was a screenwriter in his previous life, he also knew some things about publishing books, and sold 30,000 copies in about three days, which was undoubtedly an opportunity to sell big.

"Yes, the bookstore has bought more than 7,000 copies today, and so far more than 7,000 copies have been shipped, and this is still the morning! I suspect there will be more in the afternoon!"

Deng McKee can be said to be overjoyed, this time "Sweet Honey" is a big hit, which is enough to prove that the previous "New Mandarin Duck Butterfly Dream" essay contest is a success. Not only did he earn back his previous investment, but there are also books by Lin Yanni and Chen Fenfen that can be published.

Although many other contributors' books did not win the ranking, they can also be published in the magazine "Literary World", which is a win-win situation!

"Editor-in-chief Deng, you gave this good news early in the morning, I think I will be happy for a day, haha!"

Huo Yaowen laughed happily, he could sell 30,000 copies, and the sales kept rising, how could he not be happy? Now that he is short of money, the more books he can sell, the more he will earn.

"I estimate that at least 300,000 copies will be sold in Hong Kong and Taiwan!"

Deng McKee said on the other end of the phone: "I think Mr. Huo, do you have time to write another one? Take advantage of the best-selling "Sweet Honey" to write another similar romance book!"

"This ......" As soon as he heard the other party's request, Huo Yaowen hesitated for a moment, and finally refused: "I'm sorry Editor-in-Chief Deng, the school has been a little busy recently, and I'm afraid I won't be writing new books in a short time." ”

Hearing this, Deng McKee was disappointed and wanted to persuade a few more words, but Huo Yaowen was a teacher after all, and he needed to teach his students, so he could only sigh: "That's really a pity, but Mr. Huo I hope that once you have a new book, you must give priority to our "Literary World", whether it is serialized in newspapers or magazines, or published books, the price we give will not be lower than that of "Oriental Daily"!"

Huo Yaowen agreed: "Yes." ”

Because they were going to class later, the two chatted a few more words on the phone, Huo Yaowen hung up the phone, and after saying goodbye to Uncle Wang in the management room, he went back to the classroom.

...

When "Sweet Honey" was selling well in Hong Kong and Taiwan, the pen name Fusheng was gradually imprinted in the hearts of many female readers, especially after seeing the photos, and they were even more curious about the Mr. Huo mentioned in Yishu's mouth.

For several days, "Sweet Honey" sold all the way from 30,000 copies to 40,000 copies, 50,000 copies, and on the eleventh day of sales, Hong Kong and Taiwan exceeded 100,000 copies!!

Just like Yan Qin, a mysterious female writer who became famous in Hong Kong and Taiwan with her book "Heart Wall" the year before last, the sales of more than 100,000 copies in 11 days suddenly surprised the publishers and authors in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Many publishing houses and newspapers are trying their best to find this instant hit author, and under the offensive of money, they quickly figured out the identity of the author from "Literary World".

Since the seventh day of sales, many people from publishing houses and newspapers have called Huo Yaowen's home and school to try to ask him for a manuscript.

Even Shen Baoxin of "Ming Pao" called and asked if the national art novel that he had said before had been written, and "Ming Pao" would publish Huo Yaowen's novel in the famous column, and the manuscript fee would definitely be the best.

Regarding Shen Baoxin's call, Huo Yaowen could only temporarily refuse on the grounds that the school was busy with teaching.

As for the rest of the people, at the beginning, Huo Yaowen still answered the phone, but in the back, there were too many people calling, so Uncle Wang refused them all.

He is ready to open a publishing house himself, and if he has a new book, he must publish it himself, or co-publish it with other publishing houses, how can he completely hand it over to someone else!!

Not only these publishing houses, but Li Daoguang of Oriental Daily also called, in addition to congratulating Huo Yaowen on the sale of his new book, he was more urging the manuscript of the second part of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp".

The first "Ghost Blows the Lantern" officially ended in the newspaper three days ago, and the sales volume has dropped a lot since the next day, and today there are almost 3,000 fewer copies, and the daily sales have fallen to about 15,000.

According to this trend, if there is no content of the second part of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" in the newspaper, I am afraid that sales will continue to decline.

This makes Li Daoguang very uncomfortable, and I have to admit that Oriental Daily can have such sales, in addition to the popularity of the scolding war, it is more due to Huo Yaowen's "Ghost Blowing the Lamp".

In the face of Li Daoguang's urging, Huo Yaowen actually wanted to refuse, he was not short of money for the time being, and he was busy with the establishment of a publishing house, in recent days, he has been collecting information about the publishing house where the school has closed, and he is also trying to find a way to recruit some employees first.

So in addition to the necessary classes, I am busy with the publishing house in my spare time, and I have the energy to write any novels!!

But he had already promised Li Daoguang before, and He Zuozhi of Hong Kong Commercial Radio also vaguely said that the radio drama "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" would be broadcast in ten days, and when would the second part of this succession be written.

This gave Huo Yaowen a headache.

There is no way, Huo Yaowen can only write some manuscripts at night, in addition to attending classes during the day, he is planning the situation of the publishing house, occasionally running outside, and he is very busy.

It was so busy until the end of December.

A phone call from home called Huo Yaowen back.

My uncle's family in the United States will come to Hong Kong the day after tomorrow.

...

San Francisco Chinatown, USA.

Night.

"It's all my fault. Zhang Huawei looked at his lost son-in-law and daughter, sighed, slapped himself hard, and said: "It's all because I gambled and owed a lot of debts, so that you are so tired every day, and it won't make Zhide work so hard every day, can't sleep well all day, and go to supervise the printing department at night." ”

"Dad, I can't rely on you for this, and if you want to blame it, you can only blame it on not knowing anyone at the beginning. ”

Zhang Chunfen hurriedly walked over to stop Zhang Huawei from slapping herself, she lost her mother since she was a child, her father Zhang Huawei only had one daughter, and she was almost good to her, how could she bear the old father to practice himself like this.

"Yes, Dad, I don't blame you for this, I was careless, I fell asleep in the printing house for a while, and in the end, there was no supervisor to do so, and something went wrong. ”

Zhang Zhide is still very grateful to this old man, when the old man was beautiful, he also received a lot of help, a poor boy, married to the daughter of the owner of a big restaurant, in the eyes of outsiders is a rich man, in fact, Zhang Huawei treats him like a son, after all, they are all surnamed Zhang, and their children will not have the same surname Zhang in the future.

"Alas......" Seeing that his daughter and son-in-law don't blame themselves, but Zhang Huawei's heart can't tolerate him as if it didn't happen, and while feeling guilty and ashamed, he also raised his head and asked: "Then what should I do now?" Zhide's job is gone, relying on your salary and my small restaurant, where can I pay off the remaining 30,000 US dollars." ”

"It's okay, it's just that I lost a job, I'll just look for it when the time comes, I've worked in the Chinese Daily for so many years, although I made mistakes, but the editor-in-chief still didn't hold me accountable, and gave me three months' salary, I think in three months, I will definitely be able to find a new job." ”

Zhang Zhide is still relatively open-minded, and if he loses his job, it's a big deal to find a new job, and according to his experience working in the Chinese Daily for so many years, it is not easy to find a job in a newspaper.

However, Zhang Chunfen is a little worried, she has lived in the United States for nearly 20 years, and she knows how deep the prejudice against Chinese people in American society is.

However, seeing her husband Zhang Zhide's confident appearance, Zhang Chunfen did not say anything depressing at this time, just hoping to be able to find a job smoothly and join the company.

But in fact, what Zhang Chunfen was worried about still happened.

Although there are a few Chinese newspapers in San Francisco, there are so many readers, and the scale of the newspaper is not very large, Zhang Zhide has been the executive editor-in-chief of the printing department before, and if he wants to join, he must also choose this position, but the newspaper also has an executive editor-in-chief, and his joining in is equivalent to robbing other people's jobs.

Even if you don't do this and start all over again, it is impossible for Zhang Zhide.

Even if Zhang Zhide is willing to start over at the age of forty, his salary must be unsatisfactory, and if he wants to pay off his debts, he doesn't know that it will be the year of the monkey.

So for several days, I interviewed several newspapers, but the other party politely refused. This hit Zhang Zhide's confidence, and he shrank at home, sullen.

In this way, it made Zhang Huawei even more uncomfortable, thinking that it was all his own fault, causing his son-in-law to shrink at home, sighing and shouting every day.

All of a sudden, the two men in the family were dull and sad, Zhang Chunfen felt uncomfortable, and wanted to persuade her, but she didn't know where to start.

In the end, Zhang Chunfen was helpless, and suddenly remembered what his nephew Huo Yaowen said, "Hong Kong's economic development in recent years has been very good, and there are many Chinese who have returned to Hong Kong for development." ”

Gritting her teeth, Zhang Chunfen made a surprising decision.

That is, after selling the small restaurant in Chinatown and the house in the back, after paying off the debt, the whole family moved to Hong Kong together.

At first, Zhang Zhide and Zhang Huawei did not agree with Zhang Chunfen's decision, after all, after living in the United States for so many years, how can they be sure that they can find a job when they return to Hong Kong.

And there is no place to stay, it is difficult to rent a house when you go back to Hong Kong.

However, under Zhang Chunfen's persuasion, as well as Zhang Huawei's homesickness and the memory of his cousin's family living in Hong Kong, Zhang Huawei finally agreed to return to Hong Kong.

Zhang Zhide saw that his father-in-law and daughter-in-law agreed, thought about it, and nodded and agreed.

As for her daughter Zhang Wanjun, there is nothing she can't agree to, after all, the adults have already decided, but she is looking forward to seeing Cousin Yaowen again and Cousin Tingting who has not yet met.

Zhang Chunfen first consulted with some friends who knew about the situation in Hong Kong, and learned that prices in Hong Kong are now much lower than those in the United States.

A room can be rented for one or two hundred per month, which makes Zhang Chunfen a little happy.

She is also sure that the development of Hong Kong in recent years is indeed good, much better than in the past four years, but this has made her feel a lot more relieved.

After looking for the tooth man in Chinatown to sell the small restaurant and the house behind it, Zhang Chunfen sent a telegram to Hong Kong in advance according to the address left by Huo Yaowen before, and contacted his aunt's family first, saying that he and his party were going back to Hong Kong to develop.

After selling everything that the family could sell, they paid off the debt of 30,000 US dollars, and the family finally took the remaining thousands of US dollars, bought a plane ticket, left San Francisco sadly, and took a passenger plane back to Hong Kong.

...

On the other side of Hong Kong, Huo Yaowen couldn't help but be ecstatic after learning that his uncle's family was going to return to Hong Kong for development, instead of living for a while!

He has been busy writing books recently, and although he is learning about the operation of the publishing house, there are many things that he can't figure out by himself.

My uncle was the executive editor of the printing department at the Chinese Daily, and although it was a little different from the publishing house, it was almost the same.

Now that my uncle's family has returned to Hong Kong, Huo Yaowen has a little more confidence in the publishing house's plan in advance!

And with my uncle, a professional, it should be much easier to lobby my father, mother, grandmother and others.