Chapter 21 Bail

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"Who is this...?"

Li Chengjun's eyes focused on Guo Shouyun, who was walking behind.

"This is the Guo Shouyun I mentioned to you on the phone. Chinese-American, with a master's degree in computer science from Stanford University, a bachelor's degree in economics and history, and a super scholar who got three degrees at the age of nineteen;

Looking at Guo Shouyun's young and somewhat immature face, Li Chengjun's pupils shrank, and at the same time stretched out his right hand.

"It's an honor to meet a genius like Mr. Guo!"

Li Chengjun thought that Guo Shouyun was Chinese and could not speak Chinese, so he used English. Moreover, his spoken English is very good, very authentic London accent.

After briefly shaking hands with the other party, Guo Shouyun smiled in his standard Mandarin: "You're welcome! I'm not a genius, I'm just working harder than ordinary people!"

After reading too much chicken soup in later generations, Guo Shouyun is also a little poisoned now. Coupled with the short time of rebirth, many of his habits from his previous life have not changed.

But I have to say, this is a good pretense.

"I didn't expect Mr. Guo to speak Mandarin so well!"

This was really a bit unexpected by Li Chengjun.

"Both, you have to pay £5,000 bail each. Moreover, he was not allowed to leave London for half a month, and his mobile phone was kept on and he was summoned by the police at any time. Also, if your previous testimony is true, you can prosecute the person who beat you!"

After a brief communication between the three of them, the policeman next to him began to speak according to the script.

"Is there a problem? If there is no problem, sign here and you can go!"

"I lost my phone, it will take time to reissue it!" Guo Shouyun nodded and said.

The police looked at Guo Shouyun's previous transcripts.

"You're staying at the Waldorf Astoria by Hilton right now, aren't you?"

"Yes!"

"We'll call the hotel customer service and ask them to pass on the message on our behalf!"

"Then I'm fine!"

"I'm okay too!"

Chen Zhen shook his head.

"Please sign here!"

After the two nodded, they signed their names respectively, and after paying the bail, they left the police station together.

"Lao Guo, let's go!"

"No, the Waldorf Astoria Hotel where I live is in two directions from Oxford, I'd better take a taxi back! And you're more seriously injured than me, so it's better to go back and rest early!" Guo Shouyun shook his head and refused.

"Okay then!" After hesitating for a moment, Chen Zhen nodded, "Remember to contact!"

"Hmm!"

After seeing Chen Zhen leave, Guo Shouyun left the police station and stopped a taxi to return to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. After tossing all night, he was injured and Guo Shouyun, who was already tired, didn't even take a shower, so he went to bed early.

When I woke up the next day, because my physical fitness was good and I was young, most of the pain on my body had disappeared. However, it takes time for the wounds on the forehead and arms to heal. He had planned to visit Buckingham Palace and the famous Westminster Abbey today. But look at your current dignity, forget it.

Called room service after breakfast. I opened my notebook, logged in to my mailbox, looked at it, replied to the email sent by the company, and then sat down in my chair and began to write my own novel.

In his previous life, he was used to this kind of work, but he didn't feel anything. But in the afternoon, there was an unexpected knock on his door.

"Christopher, why are you here?"

Looking at Christopher Ritter who appeared outside the door, Guo Shouyun was surprised.

"Your phone can't get through, I can only come here in person!

"Last night, I saw 'Rogue ~ hooligan harassing young women, I saw righteousness and bravery'!" Maybe he was used to it, Guo Shouyun said a future Internet quote, but looking at Christopher's forced look, he changed the topic with a smile.

"Why, you've read all my books?"

At the mention of books, Christopher Ritter's attention turned to what he cared about most.

"I'm done. "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Fantastic Beasts Are There" are excellent!" After a pause, his originally excited expression suddenly became tangled, "But you really wrote Fifty Shades of Grey?"

After letting him into the room and closing the door, Guo Shouyun nodded.

"Any questions?"

"Bruce, seriously. The literary value and storytelling of "Fifty Shades of Grey" are much worse than "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". Once published, those discerning reviewers will surely go out of their way to accuse you!" said Christopher Ritter after a moment of language.

After listening, Guo Shouyun nodded unexpectedly. The literati are inferior to each other, and it is the same in any country. Moreover, the SM novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" is indeed too straightforward.

"I understand, but I'm still young, isn't it normal for young people to make mistakes occasionally and have ups and downs?"

He thanked him and took a sip.

"For the publication of Pirates of the Caribbean and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, I would ask Rowling and some well-known publishers to do the foreword, but I'm afraid no one wants Fifty Shades of Grey!"

Celebrities doing prefaces can increase the popularity and sales of books, and the effect is similar to advertising, Guo Shouyun is not surprised.

"Then forget about "Fifty Shades of Grey"! just let the publisher publish it!"

In fact, among the three sets of books, Guo Shouyun is most confident in "Fifty Shades of Gray". This is a super-bestseller that once sold a set in 2 seconds, published more than 100 million copies worldwide in less than two years, more than the combined Harry Potter series, and made Random House, the world's largest publisher, directly jump 76% in profit in 12 years.

"I understand!" After nodding, Christopher Ritter took out the manuscript left by Guo Shouyun yesterday from his briefcase, "I have made some revisions in some places after reading these three sets of books. You take a look and make a mark if it's appropriate. If it's not suitable, skip it, or write down the revisions, remember to use a red pen. ”

Publishing agents are professionals with profound literary accomplishments and a good sense of the market. In addition to helping authors negotiate better conditions from publishers. Proofreading the manuscript and suggesting revisions is also one of the responsibilities of the publishing agent.

Looking at the three sets of manuscripts that had obviously been heavily turned, Guo Shouyun nodded.

"I'll read it as soon as I can, and then give you advice!"

"That's good. I'll go first, and it's not easy to get all three sets of books published in a week. ”

"I'll send you!"

"Hmm... By the way, you can use this phone first, and then return it to me when you get a new one!"

As he spoke, Christopher took out a Nokia mobile phone from his pocket and handed it to Guo Shouyun.

"What about yourself?"

"I have another one. This is what I use at work, so if you don't want to be harassed, it's best not to answer a strange call. ”

After nodding understandingly, Guo Shouyun, who happened to lack a mobile phone, was not polite. With the contract signed, Christopher Ritter, his publishing agent, could be relied upon as a close confidant.

"Bruce! I understand that young people are energetic, but it's easy to get into trouble when you're jealous of others. In addition, as soon as these three sets of books are published, you will soon become a cultural celebrity, so be careful to maintain a good image of yourself. This is good for your future book releases. ”

Looking at Christopher Ritter, who blinked, with a teasing and somewhat admonishing face, Guo Shouyun, who knew that he would be wrong, couldn't help but tug at the corners of his mouth.

However, he didn't refute it, and it wasn't a big deal. It's not worth wasting saliva.

"Got it, don't worry!"

"Then I'll go first, remember to call me if you have something!"

"Wait a minute!"

Guo Shouyun, who remembered something, hurriedly stopped Christopher Ritter, who was about to go out, and then quickly ran back to his bedroom, running out with a note in his hand.

"This is my email address, if you can't get through to your phone in the future, just send me an email!"

"Got it!"

After taking it and looking at it twice, Christopher nodded, turned and walked out of the room.

After watching his back disappear, Guo Shouyun closed the door, picked up Christopher's revised manuscript, and sat on the sofa in the living room to read it.