Chapter 38, the publishing house came to the door
When the whole family returned home, it was only afternoon, and since school was out early, everyone naturally had their own things to do. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
James is back at once, and will definitely be back tonight for technetium, because he has to make up for the lost time. Oscar immediately jumped out of the door to play football, and after only five minutes, the two men in the family rushed out.
"Oscar is really energetic~"
Alice lazily walked on the couch: "Mom, I'll hang up the phone with Professor Posack, I don't know how they have handled the company in the past few days." ”
Sophie agrees, and is nowhere to be heard in the kitchen, while Hannah sits mischievously next to Alice to see how her sister works.
"Dut...... Honk...... Toot ......"
The phone rang in bursts, but after a while, the voice message function of the other party was turned on.
"Hello, welcome to call the Posak family, we are not present at the moment, if there is a ......"
Alice just deducted the phone after a few words, blinked, as if she had just reacted to something, and said to Hannah with an inexplicable face: "Our phone doesn't seem to have a voice message!"
Hannah blinked, looking innocent: "It seems to be!"
"Hmm...... Forget it, whatever, baby, do you want to go shopping?"
Time passed, the sun set in the west, and a black Mercedes was slowly driving down the streets of Venice as the golden glow poured into Culver City.
After seven editors read through it overnight, everyone gave the work a high rating. Although at the very beginning, the most attractive thing was the various advanced technologies mentioned in the article, and even the detailed descriptions of the computer-controlled programs, after everyone read it carefully, there is no doubt that everyone was attracted by the wonderful plot.
However, a new question page followed, and Domingo's editor-in-chief called the phone number left by the author several times, but could not get through, and the other party did not even set up a phone message. In this way, Bantam Publishing in New York could not communicate with each other at all!
So there was no way, as the person who accepted the submission, Brown had to fly across the entire territory of the United States, from New York on the East Coast to Los Angeles on the West Coast, and then rent a car to visit the mysterious Asian family.
After a day and a night, plus the time to catch a plane, Brown has read through the entire "Jurassic Park" and has even reached the stage of tasting it repeatedly.
"15 Vinton Street, Culver City, Alice Vivi Wong, abbreviated AVW, should be a Chinese lady. What a genius, generally speaking, this kind of person writes about the life of Chinese Americans in the United States, but she wrote a science fiction novel! Lyanna, a woman, and a Chinese woman, actually wrote a science fiction novel that I was addicted to!"
"Mr. Brown, please forgive me for taking out my notebook just now, and could you please write it down yourself? ”
"Ahem!"
Brown was accompanied by his secretary, Lyanna, who was now in a profligate position with his notebook.
"Lyanna, I'm serious, aren't you surprised? You know, although our publishing house is not without female writers who have submitted science fiction novels, almost all of them are romance novels dressed in the skin of science fiction. For example, not long ago "You from Outer Space", I don't even know what to say, the alien still looks like a human, and is still a handsome guy......?
"But it's really good, isn't it? Mr. Brown doesn't like it, but there's no denying that this science fiction romance is a hit. ”
"Well, I knew it wouldn't be useful to talk to you. ”
Brown groaned and sighed, looking down at the manuscript in his hand again as the car continued to drive towards its destination.
Brown was genuinely curious about the author of the novel, and when he read the whole novel and saw who the author was writing it himself, he almost didn't let his eyes pop out.
A Chinese lady!?
The protagonists survive on an island full of dinosaurs, and Jurassic Park, a novel that can be described as a sci-fi thriller, was actually written by a Chinese woman living in Los Angeles?
In that moment, Brown was already aware of the potential of this Alice Wong, because he was completely sure that the other party was definitely a rookie writer.
The debut novel is a science fiction thriller novel with about 300,000 words, and it is also very exciting, and she is also a Chinese woman, so that the two elements are put together, and the promotional slogan in a month can be directly set!
It's so hype-worthy!
"It's more likely that the other party is a housewife, but it can't be denied that a profession such as a teacher can't be denied, but it's a pity that the phone can't be hung up, but I hope there is no accident. ”
If it weren't for the fact that the phone couldn't get through, Brown wouldn't have had to make a special trip to Los Angeles with his secretary, because it was a flight across the United States. Of course, having such a long time did allow him to savor the book again, and it also made him read more about the talent of the mysterious author.
After all, there's a lot of biology in this book!
Not long after, the rented car pulls into Winton Street, a typical middle-class neighborhood. Brown walked slowly, passing by Seven, and was surprised by its extraordinarily large and ornate appearance, and then, after passing a few more houses, stopped in front of Gate Fifteen.
"The price of this building will not be low. ”
Brown first looked at No. 7 in the distance, then at the room in front of him, and sighed.
House 15 is built on an extraordinarily large green space, twice the size of its neighbors, and although it is much smaller than the Beverly Mansion of Number 7, it is still very conspicuous in the surrounding area. In addition, the flower beds, fences, automatic irrigation sprinklers that surround the house, and even the small fountain that stands on the lawn all require a high cost to create.
"If Mr. Brown is envious, he can work hard to make money, as long as you can keep this author firmly on a leash, are you afraid that Mr. Speck will not give you a bonus?"
"Ahem, Lyanna, let's knock on the door. ”
The two talked and came to the door, rang the doorbell, and soon, a female voice came from the walkie-talkie.
"Hello, this is the Wang family, who are you looking for?"
Hearing this voice with a London accent and a woman's accent, Brown was even more surprised: "Hello, is Miss Alice-Wang at home?"
A voice came from the other side: "She is still in school, do you have anything to do with her?"
Brown grimaced silently and whispered to Lyanna, "See, I'll just say that lady is a teacher!"
Lyanna didn't even look at him, and said into the walkie-talkie: "Hello ma'am, we are the editors of the New York Bantam Book Company, and Miss Alice-Wang has submitted a novel to the company, but since the phone call has not been reached, the editor-in-charge, Mr. Brown, and I immediately rushed to Los Angeles to meet with her. ”
After a moment of silence, the door opened.
Standing in front of Brown and Lyanna was a very beautiful white woman, who should be close to forty years old, but her appearance was almost ten years younger, and her figure was extremely moving. At first glance, Brown subconsciously froze.
"Oops!"
So immediately after, he was secretly pinched by Lyanna.
"Ma'am?"
"Come in, two of you. ”
The person who opened the door was of course Sophie, although she didn't know why Alice suddenly thought of some books, but since the editor came to the door, she naturally said: "Alice will be home in about an hour, and I will make you tea." ”
Brown and Lyanna stepped inside, and the living room of the Wang family was very spacious, and the oak floors were extremely exquisite. There is no doubt that although this family only lives in an ordinary mid-range community, the income is definitely very high, and it is definitely the same type as the oversized house at No. 7.
"Ma'am, I don't know who you are?"
Seeing that Sophie was only "in her thirties", for a while, Brown was a little confused about the interpersonal relationships in the family.
"Oh, my name is Sophie Wong. ”
In the blink of an eye, Sophie realized what the editor was thinking, and she smiled slightly when she remembered the experience of the Bossak couple visiting a few days ago, and her expression could not help but be very proud.
"Alice is my daughter. ”
Sure enough, when Sophie said this with a wicked taste, she saw that Brown suddenly had a devilish expression on her face, and the young woman next to him still had a straight face, and her eyes were full of consternation.
So, she immediately added, with a smile: "She's only twelve years old this year!"