Chapter Twenty-Seven, Courier, A Girl
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As soon as she woke up, Alice felt a strong depression.
My chest was very stuffy, and my whole body felt very uncomfortable, like a big stone pressing on me at any time.
Come to think of it, the weather forecast some time ago has already indicated that the low-pressure air mass is running rampant on the west coast of the United States recently, which is really unlucky.
At the dinner table, the family members were also clearly affected by the low air pressure. Hannah didn't have much appetite to eat, Oscar was even more depressed because he stayed up late last night to play video games, and Sophie and James were adults, but Alice could hear clearly, and they didn't get a good night's sleep because they had rolled the sheets all night over the weekend.
It wasn't until he barely ate another piece of bacon that Oscar complained, "Is it Sunday?" Why do we wake up so early? ”
Hannah slapped the table and pouted at her brother, "If you want to spend the whole day shopping at Disney after the delivery, you have to get up so early!" ”
"Then don't send a courier."
Oscar muttered vaguely and took a sip of oatmeal: "Speaking of which, old lady, even if you mail the manuscript in a hurry, will the publishing house approve it?" Although I think your novel is really well written, Bantam is a big global company, and the editor's vision is very high. ”
It's been a week since the gathering at Sissi's house, and in seven days, Alice has quickly completed the full text of "Jurassic Park" in 300,000 words, and today is the date for submission. It's just a coincidence that Hannah is also going to Disneyland on the weekend, and the two things come together.
And then what makes everyone feel depressed is that the low pressure mass has finally arrived.
Alice stirred the cereal porridge very calmly, ignoring him at all, but James smiled: "Oscar, even if I let you type casually, can you write 300,000 words in seven days?" ”
“…… But even if Alice started writing secretly a month ago, she's a science student. By the way, Dad, your literary literacy is the highest in the family, you first persuade Alice, let her not rush to publish the manuscript first, you will review her first? ”
"Oscar, this is not an exam paper, is it necessary to be so cautious?"
Alice still didn't speak, and this time it was Sophie's turn to chuckle: "Anyway, Weiwei's manuscript is written on a computer, and it is easy to revise, even if it doesn't pass, it's okay to revise it and send it again." ”
Yes, it's not just a book manuscript that Alice writes, but the way Alice writes is amazing, and everyone knows that.
Not a typewriter, but a computer, the software called Microsoft-Office-Word1984, the whole family of course knew that it was not a Microsoft product, but she wrote it herself.
In the face of this kind of side-kicking behavior, Sophie warned Alice with tears and laughter at the first moment she knew, saying that if she wanted to sell it, she must remove the Microsoft logo.
So here, after listening to his mother's words, Oscar pouted vigorously, and although he didn't speak, he glared at Alice defiantly,
Alice still had no intention of meeting him in general, and was still eating breakfast in silence, when the topic was picked up by Hannah.
"Actually, my brother just wants to get my sister's attention, right, Oscar?"
"Who!? Hey Hannah, what are you talking nonsense? What did I get him to do!? ”
"Isn't it? You finally passed the last exam, so you showed it to your sister first......"
"What? Finally passed? Isn't it always good!? Oscar, have your academic grades dropped? No, you dare to change the results of the test papers!? ”
"Hannah! Yes...... I'm tired of it, I'm full, I'll go upstairs first! ”
A series of footsteps rumbling upstairs, and Oscar's breakfast was actually a third of the weight left. Sophie laughed and laid out the sandwich neatly, her son knew that he would have to come down and eat it again in a while.
As for Alice......
"Mom, I'm full."
I haven't said a word before, when Oscar was driven away by her good sister, she just finished breakfast and said with a smile: "Why don't you go to Disney first, I'll act faster by myself, and gather directly in the park after the delivery." ”
Of course, the family had no opinion, but when Alice went out, James did not forget to remind her to bring her wallet, and Sophie reminded her to pay attention to driving safety.
As soon as she stepped out of the house, Alice snorted and smiled as she stepped onto her bike.
"Hmph~ Stinky boy, I actually dare to question the level of the work of "Jurassic Park", and if you don't watch it after it is published, I won't believe that you won't watch it, and I won't believe that you won't be dumbfounded~"
Muttering and smiling triumphantly, Alice kicked the pedals and drove out of her garden.
Since she was going to Disney on her main itinerary today, Alice tied her black hair into a chic ponytail in the morning in order to have a good time.
By the end of May, the weather in Los Angeles was getting hotter, and she had to swap out her denim trousers for cropped pants and pull up her long-sleeved shirt all the way to her arms. Riding through the neighborhood in such a dress, many boys under the age of twenty couldn't help but look at her, and even almost stumbled on the road.
Along the side of the road, Alice rode her bicycle with ease, as fast as a car, and made her way into the city. In her backpack, a thick stack of manuscripts had already been printed, printed in neat and clear neo-Roman font, still smelling faintly scented of ink.
"Jurassic Park, speaking of which, when did Clayton write it? Although it will definitely not hit the shirt, after all, the movie version was only filmed in 1993, and the time is a little close. I hope he doesn't even have an idea now, otherwise it will be embarrassing~"
It's also thanks to her that she has such a smart brain, even if she doesn't care much about the topic of the author's life, she can still remember a little.
Michael Clayton, born in 1942 in Harvard's Department of Literature, transferred to the Department of Archaeological Anthropology, and finally graduated with a top degree in M.D., and he was already engaged in writing.
If you want to say what impression this brother left on Alice, in addition to "Jurassic Park" being put on the screen by Spielberg, it is to direct "The Great Train Robbery" starring Sean Connery.
It was put on screen in 1993, but who knows when he wrote it!
The reason why Alice dared to plagiarize is actually a bet. Although the Internet is not developed today, it is not difficult to find Clayton, who is already a famous writer, and he has not yet written this work.
As for the idea, or draft, if that Clayton has made a statement in the media, Alice has already made a plan, and it is a big deal not to admit it!
It's not the information age, and there are no examples of prism doors and Hollywood gates, where does she, an elementary school girl living in Los Angeles, have the conditions to plagiarize the manuscript of a writer who doesn't know where she lives?
After all, as long as she can publish this work, it will definitely be adapted into a movie by Spielberg in the future, how can such an interesting thing be missed?
The FedEx branch is not far from Vinton Street, and by the time Alice sends the package, it will only be half past eight in the morning.
"Then it's time to go to Disney and meet everyone."
As she walked out of the branch door while talking to herself, a flirtatious voice sounded next to her.
"Isn't this the king, why are you here?"
Alice frowned and looked around the corner.
The golden ponytail is combed in two, the white round face is full of freckles, the flat chest and the bulging lower abdomen are contrasting, and the top is still a cute pink Mickey style.
"Mariana, what a coincidence, you're also here to send a courier?"
Alice's voice was very light.
Mariana, an American girl with a medieval European flair, was her classmate, but at the sight of her, Alice didn't have any smile on her face.
"No, I'm just casually hanging out, what about you?"
As she spoke, Mariana stepped forward on her short thick legs, her eyes sweeping Alice's body up and down as she spoke.
As soon as she transferred to St. Anto in her third year, Mariana found herself an enemy.
Alice Wang, how Mariana can't like this arrogant girl.
is just a tomboy who doesn't wear a skirt, but he can win the favor of almost all the boys in the school; is just a slender bean sprout, but she can surpass her in the school sports meeting and win the shot put competition, not to mention various running events; And what especially makes Mariana angry is that this Alice can have a C-Cup at this age, even though she is just a yellow Asian!
"I'm here to send the courier, and then I'm going to Disney with my family, and now that the courier is finished, I'll go first."
Alice didn't intend to say much to the other person, just seeing Mariana's bulging belly felt disgusted, and turned to look for her bike.
"Don't worry, Wang, it's rare to see you sending a courier, what are you sending?"
Mariana's legs were short and fast, like a rolling ball, and she instantly stopped in front of Alice: "I remember that your family should have no relatives in other places, is it sent overseas?" Is it for Chinese mainland? Do you still have relatives back home? ”
Alice's eyebrows jumped.
"No, I'm just writing a book to submit, Mariana, I'll leave if it's okay, my family is still waiting in Dinis, can I give you a look?"
"Hey, don't worry, Alice!"
However, as soon as Alice took a step, Mariana grabbed her by the shoulders and even suddenly called her intimately: "You said you wrote a book?" No, writing a book requires a lot of vocabulary, do you know more than 5,000 words? ”
Alice snorted, and her body shook away, shaking off Mariana's fat hand that was tugging at her shoulder.
"Of course."
Taking a deep breath through her nose, Alice jumped on the bike and smiled, "I'll go first, we'll see you on Monday!" ”
After saying that, the moment she turned her head, a disgusted eye glanced at Alice and she rode away quickly.
At the same time, her mental power spread out like a maze, so she could clearly see the disgusting smile on Mariana's back when she looked at her back.
"Why are you so unlucky to meet her?"