When Chen Jiaqing came back, Zhuang Yan wanted to ask her what she was doing, and when she was about to leave Xiaoying to the bar owner to take care of, the surprise on Chen Jiaqing's face flashed, and he took out a book from his bag.

Zhuang Yan chuckled when he saw the cover of the book, because he was too familiar with this book, which was "The Adventures of Shuck and Beta".

"When I passed by the bookstore today, I saw this book, and I heard from the bookstore that it was a new book that had just been out for a few days. Chen Jiaqing shook the book in his hand, as if waiting for Zhuang Yan's explanation.

Zhuang Yan sighed, this day is still here, he had thought about today's scene when he was going to publish "The Adventures of Shuck and Beta", but when this moment came, he still subconsciously searched for lies in his mind to deal with it.

But after a while, Zhuang Yan was also relieved, and told her what was going on, and it was not something unsightly, he nodded and said, "Well, this book was indeed written by me." ”

Getting a positive answer from Zhuang Yan, Chen Jiaqing said with a smile: "You really wrote it, I didn't expect Zhuang Yan to be quite powerful, the people in the bookstore told me that this is a popular fairy tale recently." ”

Chen Jiaqing's reaction was not exaggerated, but Zhuang Yan did not breathe a sigh of relief, because Chen Jiaqing didn't know that he was still the author of "Alive", or that she hadn't even read the book "Alive".

But even if she doesn't pay attention to traditional literature, as Zhuang Yan's fame grows, maybe one day she will find out, and by that time, she will know that the author of "Alive" and the author of "The Adventures of Shuck and Beta" are the same person.

In fact, even if she knew, Zhuang Yan didn't care too much, but Zhuang Yan was afraid that she would know when she couldn't control it, and then reveal the news, so Zhuang Yan tried to give her a preventive shot: "But I use a pen name, because I don't want others to know that I wrote this book." ”

"Why?" Chen Jiaqing said a little puzzled, "This is a good thing, and it's not a shameful thing." ”

Zhuang Yan shook his head and was about to speak, Xiaoying ran out of her room, saw her mother, and said with a smile: "Mom, you're back, are you buying a book for me?"

Chen Jiaqing glanced at Zhuang Yan inquiringly, Zhuang Yan knew what she meant, and said to Xiaoying with a smile: "Aren't you curious about what Shuke and Beta look like? So the book your mother bought for you is the story of Shuke and Beta." ”

As he spoke, he took the book from Chen Jiaqing's hand, showed the cover to Xiaoying, and said, "Look, this is Shuke, this is Beta, and there are their planes and tanks here." ”

Xiao Ying's eyes lit up, "Shuke and Beta really look like this, alas, I said that they must look like people." It turns out that there is a book here, Uncle Zhuang Yan, you didn't tell me before!"

Zhuang Yan shrugged his shoulders, "Aren't you unable to read a book?"

Xiao Ying raised her little face and said, "Then you can read it to me." ”

For the little girl's righteous words, Zhuang Yan couldn't refute it.

"Okay Xiaoying, you go read first, I have something to say to Uncle Zhuang Yan. Chen Jiaqing touched the little girl's head and said.

After sending Xiao Ying into the room, Chen Jiaqing looked at Zhuang Yan again, as if waiting for him to explain.

Zhuang Yan touched his nose and said, "It's not a good thing to be famous, and I don't want to be disturbed too much about my normal life, so I don't want people to know that I am the author of "The Adventures of Shuck and Beta", can you understand me?"

Looking at Zhuang Yan's gaze, Chen Jiaqing nodded subconsciously, but she still didn't understand, does being famous really cause so much trouble?

In fact, Zhuang Yan doesn't really want to be famous, after all, in a sense, he is already a celebrity, and Chinese avant-garde writers are not the title of a bad street. It's just that because he doesn't want people to know about his trumpet for the time being, he doesn't want Chen Jiaqing to reveal this to others.

"Can you help me keep the secret?" Zhuang Yan asked again.

Although Chen Jiaqing didn't understand a little, she didn't have a reason to refuse, "Of course you can, don't worry, I won't say it." ”

Zhuang Yan got the answer he wanted, smiled and nodded, "Well, then what are we going to eat at night?"

……

After eating, Zhuang Yan called Wang Lijian before he was ready to go to bed.

After receiving Zhuang Yan's call, Wang Lijian was a little surprised, "Zhuang Yan, when you called you in the afternoon, you were still impatient, why did you take the initiative to call me?"

Zhuang Yan smiled: "Good news for you, my new book is finalized." ”

"Oh?" Wang Lijian immediately became interested, "Then did you tell Lao Yu, when will it be published?"

"Don't worry, I haven't figured out whether to serialize it first and then publish it, or publish it directly, no, call you to learn from it. Zhuang Yan said.

Wang Lijian muttered: "In fact, whether it is serialized first and then published, or directly published, it is a good choice. Serialization on the Internet first can accumulate some popularity before physical publication, and although the online book is cheaper, you can actually get more manuscript fees. However, it is also possible that the online serialization may lead to the loss of some physical book sales. ”

He didn't say anything, and he didn't give advice, but it also reflected his middle-of-the-road attitude towards people, although he didn't give advice, but he had simply analyzed the two plans from Zhuang Yan's point of view, as for which one to choose, the decision is of course in Zhuang Yan's hands.

Zhuang Yan actually had a decision in his heart, he came to ask Wang Lijian to show him respect, and second, his decision also needed Wang Lijian's support and cooperation.

"I decided to serialize it online first, and then publish a physical book later. Zhuang Yan said.

Hearing Zhuang Yan's decision, Wang Lijian seemed very happy, and he smiled: "Yes, if you decide, I will help you arrange publicity tomorrow and cooperate with you to release a new book on the Internet." ”

Of course, Zhuang Yan knows why Wang Lijian is happy, after all, he is the editor-in-chief of the literary and artistic circles, and he must be thinking about the company's largest industry, that is, the development of the website. If Zhuang Yan chooses to publish physical books directly and choose a literary and artistic publishing house, it will be good, but it is only the publishing house that will benefit, and it is useless for the literary and artistic website.

"That's what I want, and I'll send the book tomorrow. Zhuang Yan said.

"Okay, I know, tomorrow I'm not going to do anything, I'm going to give you a new book. Wang Lijian said with a smile.

Zhuang Yan was not polite, "Then thank you." ”

When he was about to hang up the phone, Wang Lijian said again: "Don't you let me have a sneak peek this time?"

Zhuang Yan smiled and agreed happily: "Okay, I'll send you an email right away." ”