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Lin Tao immediately felt as if he had suddenly hid in the cold storage from the edge of the stove.
"Sister Weiwei, do you want to drink tea?"
Li Weiwei nodded.
Hand over your luggage to the waiter at the hotel.
The two did not go upstairs and went directly to the lounge in the hotel lobby.
Compared with China, Lin Tao always feels that there are more things in hotels in European and American countries, and some things that are difficult to detect if you don't experience them carefully.
He couldn't speak for a while.
But it's very comfortable.
It should be said that in a capitalist society, the services enjoyed by the rich are absolutely supreme.
Of course.
This comes at a cost.
Just proportionate the $50 tip that Li Weiwei casually handed to the waiter.
"Miss, what do you need?"
"A glass of red wine, thank you!"
"What do you need, sir?"
"Plain water!"
"What?"
"Plain water!"
Glancing at Lin Tao suspiciously, the waiter was reincarnated and left.
Li Weiwei looked at Lin Tao with some playfulness.
"Sister Weiwei, didn't the restaurant say that you are not allowed to order boiled water?"
"No, you can just order, their boiling water is free, no money. ”
Really.
Less than a moment.
A blonde-haired waitress really brought a glass of boiled water to Lin Tao in front of him.
"Sir, your water. ”
"Thank you!"
"You're welcome!"
Li Weiwei is indeed a woman with great taste.
Having spent nearly half of his life in the UK, and teaching at a top world-renowned university like Cambridge, both personal quality and overall atmosphere are enough to make a person achieve great transformation.
Relatively.
Lin Tao was a little low.
Of course, this will not affect Lin Tao's impression in Li Weiwei's heart.
"Are you really writing a new book?"
I took a sip of red wine.
Li Weiwei seemed to be very interested in the content of Lin Tao's previous conversation with John.
Writing a new book is not actually worth making a fuss, any writer will conceive his new book at an unspecified time, but Li Weiwei is well aware that unlike other writers, each of Lin Tao's new books is extremely worth looking forward to.
Especially this one.
"Love Apartment" and "Tomb Robbery Notes" are Lin Tao's transformation works, each of which is unexpected, it can be said that this is Lin Tao's work that can justify himself.
But in some ways, both works are more limited.
Compared with his famous work "Kung Fu Panda", although these two works have sold more than 10 million copies in China, it is actually difficult for Lin Tao to break through the impression formed by the former in the hearts of readers.
Here's why.
Compared with the latter two works, "Kung Fu Panda" is a world-class work, and the limitation of the latter two works is that they are imprisoned in the right to speak in terms of form and content.
Among them, the readership of "Notes on Tomb Robbery" is even smaller.
So although these two works kept Lin Tao's works selling tens of millions of copies, when Li Weiwei heard the conversation between Lin Tao and John Ritchie, he almost instantly thought of another possibility in his mind.
A book that will sell well in the United States?
No doubt.
It is highly likely that Lin Tao's new book will return to a series similar to "Kung Fu Panda", that is, fantasy stories or more anime-oriented stories.
"Written. ”
"A new book that will sell well in the United States? Let me guess, is your new book going back to the style of Kung Fu Panda?"
Seeing Lin Tao, he shook his head.
Li Weiwei immediately fell silent.
No?
If it weren't for returning to the story style of "Kung Fu Panda", would Lin Tao have any other genres to choose from?
Li Weiwei was indeed a little puzzled.
As an old man in the publishing industry, Li Weiwei is actually well aware of the market tendencies of the Western world.
The Harry Potter series?
The Lord of the Rings series?
It is true that these works have long been at the top of the bestseller lists, but both of them have a very distinct characteristic, that is, they have a strong Western storytelling style.
Including fantasy overtones.
Fantasy overtones.
Magical style.
and strong personal heroism.
Is it really the style of the work?
Li Weiwei's gaze fell on Lin Tao's face, and he shook his head again and again, not that she didn't believe it, but that she couldn't believe it.
"What? Sister Weiwei, do you think that we Chinese must not be able to write pure Western literature?"
"Is it really Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings style?"
Nodding.
Lin Tao completely ignored the shock on Li Weiwei's face, and instead raised his eyebrows and looked around.
This is a five-star hotel that John Ritchie booked for the two of them, and in terms of environment, it is not at all comparable to the Toko Hotel in Matsudaira.
This is definitely not just because of the lack of hardware conditions, but a lack of philosophy.
Hey?
Lin Tao's gaze suddenly fell on a figure not far behind Li Weiwei.
"Is that her?"
Following Lin Tao's gaze, Li Weiwei turned around and saw a girl in a white shirt with a hint of banter in her eyes.
"What? You know?"
The matter between Lin Tao and Lin Ruonan is still very clear to Li Weiwei.
The last time "Kung Fu Panda" premiered in Songping City, everyone had already seen Lin Ruonan, and for this girl who was moving outside and quiet inside, Li Weiwei did not hide his liking for Lin Ruonan.
"Sister Vivi, what have you been doing on the plane for so long? You don't remember when she sat next to us?"
"Really?"
Lin Tao was speechless for a while.
After leaving the lounge.
After a brief break, the two went out for a walk around Hollywood, and Li Weiwei's familiarity with Hollywood was accumulated when he came to the United States for cooperation and negotiation in the previous time.
Lin Tao is completely unfamiliar with Los Angeles.
As the entertainment capital of the world, Los Angeles doesn't give the impression of being as hot as Lin Tao thought, but what is striking is that compared to Chinese cities, the city has a huge population that is no less than that of Chinese cities.
Shuttling through the streets of the City of Angels, Lin Tao seems to have the illusion of returning to another time and space again, although he has never been to Los Angeles, but the familiarity of a city is not because he has been there, but because of the experience that has already been formed in his mind.
Instead, they are familiar with places such as Tokai City, Ning'an City, and Songping City. There are so many familiar memories of these places.
And when everything is different, it's undoubtedly easier to notice.
"This is the largest luxury store in all of Los Angeles, do you want to go inside and have a look?"
Nodding.
Lin Tao's appreciation for Li Weiwei is not only because of this woman's outstanding ability, but because she knows what to respect a man and when she will do a woman's duty.
Wang Dongdong spent nearly twenty years waiting for her to definitely make money.
While serving as the president of the 21st Century Film Company, Li Weiwei actually played another role, that is, Lin Tao's personal assistant.
Before he could find a more suitable person, it was clear that Levivi would have to adapt and play the role, and so far, she has done a good job.
A feast for the eyes.
Although Americans and Chinese think differently, there is no difference in the nature of making money, which is nothing more than two different social systems.
In the United States, though.
Money is more representative.
"These are European brands. ”
"You can buy something for your mom and dad. ”
Inside an LV store.
Lin Yun frowned slightly.
The companions around her obviously noticed her subtle movements, and when they followed Lin Yun's gaze to the entrance, their eyes happened to meet Lin Tao, who was looking at her.
Smile slightly.
The kindness in the other party's eyes made her stunned for a moment, and then her face turned red.
"So coincidentally?"
"It's quite a coincidence, we came to the United States on the same flight, stayed in the same hotel, and now we are visiting the same store, do you think it's a coincidence?"
"It's not a coincidence, it's fate, right? Although I'm wearing sunglasses, I look pretty good, and my face is pretty straight, so why don't you accept it?"
Gave a blank look at his companion.
Lin Yun immediately turned around and continued to pick things.
In her eyes, that boy was not such an honest person.
"I mean really, if you don't accept it, I'm welcome, I just like this kind of fan, but who is the eldest sister next to him? ”
Thirty?
It is estimated that Li Weiwei will wake up laughing even when he sleeps when he hears this.
"I don't know, but it shouldn't be that kind of relationship, I haven't seen how the two talk on the plane, the woman started sleeping as soon as she got on the plane, and she didn't talk except for going to the toilet and eating in the middle. ”
"It looks like I have a chance, you wait, I'll hook up with you. ”
As soon as Lin Tao and Li Weiwei entered the store, they actually found two people not far away.
Is it her again?
Li Weiwei frowned slightly.
Women are natural sixth-sense animals, so when Lin Yun and his companions were talking about the two, Li Weiwei was almost sure that the other party was definitely talking about them.
"I met again, you really have fate, much more fate than you and Ruonan. ”
Lin Tao suddenly couldn't cry or laugh.
It's what and what.
But what made him avoid it was that the girl he didn't know actually walked towards the two, the girl was extremely tall, even a little brighter than Li Weiwei, who was only nearly 1.7 meters.
The complexion is slightly darker, but it is by no means the kind of natural black, but the traces of sunburn.
"Hey, handsome guy, I'm Zhou Ting, I heard that you came on the same plane as our family Yunyun?"
"Hello, Lin Tao. ”
"What? I'm sorry, it's rare to meet such a destined person in Los Angeles, why don't we be together? I've heard that you and Yunyun are still in the same hotel. ”
"It just so happened. ”
Li Weiwei just smiled and looked at the somewhat nonsensical conversation between the two, the woman is a very wonderful animal, the jealousy is extremely strong, and the curiosity is also extremely rich.
Therefore, although the conversation between Zhou Ting and Lin Tao was not nutritious, and Li Weiwei didn't care about it, he still had a slightly unhappy feeling.
It's as if someone snatched something beloved, which should be regarded as a kind of natural possessiveness, and most of it has nothing to do with feelings.
"Who is this sister?"
"Oh, this is mine--"
"Colleague, we are colleagues. ”
The corners of Lin Tao's mouth suddenly felt a little painful.
Colleague?
!
Which colleague.
"It's a colleague, so let's meet in a foreign country, and it's so fateful, why don't we go shopping together?
When it comes to eating, Americans are really weak, or is our Chinese food more delicious, by the way, what is your name, sister?"
"My surname is Li, and my name is Levi. ”
"Oh oh oh! Sister Levi!"
This girl named Zhou Ting seems to be a little familiar, which makes Lin Tao and Li Weiwei a little tired to deal with, but fortunately, there are always a lot of topics between women and women, especially a woman like Li Weiwei, who is not bad for money and is not bad.
It's just that Lin Tao is a little surprised that Zhou Ting seems to be a rich master, and she treasures the products of major well-known brands.
But then I thought of the watch on the wrist of the girl named Lin Yun, and I was immediately relieved, these two people must not be bad money.
"Hello, see you again!"
"Hello. ”
Lin Tao didn't deliberately have more intersections with Lin Yun, but was very interested in the girl named Zhou Ting.
Zhou Ting is a student at USC, who graduated this summer, and she is majoring in management, from her conversation with Li Weiwei, Lin Tao also knows that this extremely active girl is proficient in three foreign languages other than Chinese, including French, German and Korean, and heard that she is still learning Japanese recently.
It's not uncommon to be proficient in three languages, but it's a bit surprising if it's five.
However, Lin Tao was definitely wrong about one thing.
Compared with Lin Yun.
Zhou Ting's family background is not good, or in other words, it has definitely not reached the point where she can use them casually or even never buy these luxury goods.
The reason why she is so familiar with these things is that she used to work part-time as a luxury investigator and collected a lot of information about the world's famous brands.
"What do you think of her?"
Taking advantage of the gap between Lin Yun and Zhou Ting going to the bathroom, Li Weiwei suddenly asked something that made Lin Tao scratch his head.
"How's that? I told you we just happened to meet. ”
"It's really not self-admitting, you men don't have a good thing, I'm talking about Zhou Ting, what do you think of this girl? has an active personality, and her ability should be good, she got a doctorate degree from USC at the age of 26, and she is proficient in four foreign languages, her IQ and ability are definitely no problem, if you think it's okay, I suggest you take her in." ”
"Uh---"
Received?---
It's definitely not that Lin Tao is blind to blame, but the expression on Li Weiwei's face is too easy to reverie.
“--”
Returning to the topic, Lin Tao thought about it carefully, in fact, Li Weiwei's judgment was good, and Zhou Ting was indeed very tempting.
This is only known after asking her own opinion, and being competent and handling problems well are two different things. ”
Li Weiwei smiled and nodded, but did not speak.
At this time, Lin Yun and Zhou Ting also came out of the bathroom. (To be continued.) )