"How? The equipment is working as usual, right? Yang Guo asked in a low voice.

"No problem, the video playback is clear!" Zheng Yujie's assistant glasses girl made an OK gesture.

"What about her? Did you find anything out of the ordinary? Yang Guo asked.

"No, just stay quietly in the crib and play with toys, just watch TV once in a while." The glasses girl said seriously.

Zheng Yujie took Yang Guo's mobile phone and said to the front camera: "Then Qiqi will be handed over to you, take good care of it, don't have any problems!" ”

"Yes, Boss!" The glasses girl said.

TURNING OFF FACETIME, YANG GUO BREATHED A SIGH OF RELIEF AND SAT IN THE RENTED CAR, FEELING A LITTLE RELIEVED.

Are they going out to see Yang today? Martel, Qiqi definitely can't follow, and Yang Guo is a little relieved that Qiqi, who has just recovered from a serious illness, has made several video calls back along the way.

This time he asked the glasses girl to stay in the hotel to take care of Qiqi, but Yang Guo knew that Yiqiqi's character couldn't see herself, and she would definitely cry non-stop, so as early as in China, he recorded a video of more than three hours and played it on the hotel's big-screen TV, which would give Qiqi an illusion that her father was still around.

He doesn't know if this method will work, because the last time he used it was half a year ago, and now that Kiki has grown up a lot and is smarter, it is still unknown whether he can fool the past.

However, at present, according to the report of the glasses girl, Qiqi is still very good at this trick, and being able to play with her toys quietly shows that she is in a good mood, and even forcing her to drink bitter Chinese medicine in the morning has not left a shadow in her heart.

Yang? Martel was giving a speech at a middle school in Queens in the morning, and promised to spare two hours in the afternoon to meet with them, and foreigners have always regarded punctuality as important as life, so Yang Guo and they could not be late.

Half an hour in advance, Yang Guo and the others had already arrived at the school, and the place where they met was a small office borrowed by the school, and after getting permission, Yang Guo and Zheng Yujie walked in, Yang Guo walked behind, holding a briefcase in his hand, and helped close the door, like a secretary. In fact, this is just a habit left over from Yang Guo's previous work in a foreign trade company.

Yang? Martel is a typical middle-aged man with the appearance of a Western nerd, his figure and cheeks are very thin, his eyes are very narrow, giving people a sunken feeling, wearing a long-sleeved vertical light blue shirt with his sleeves rolled up, Yang Guo noticed this detail and secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Guessed right, this Yang?" Martel is a man who does more than talk! ”

"Hello!" Yang? Martel didn't pretend to be a gesture, but stood up from behind the table generously and shook hands with Yang Guo and them.

Yang? Martel is a French-Ghanaian national, but because his father was a diplomat and lived abroad as a child, his English and accent are very strange, and Yang Guo doesn't feel like the English accent of Ghana University he has heard.

The main negotiator is not Yang Guo, but Zheng Yujie. It's not that Zheng Yujie wants to compete for the limelight, but that she wants to follow Yang? Martel went to introduce the strength of Dongxin Publishing House, and wanted to give it to Young? Martel Row lists the benefits and reasons for choosing them.

Zheng Yujie's spoken English is still okay, after all, she has studied in the United States for four years, and the words may be slightly flawed, but she speaks fluently, and the voice is very comfortable to listen to, without a strange Chinese English accent.

When Zheng Yujie said, Yang Guo was observing this Yang from the side? Martel's expression, he found that, as he expected, what Zheng Yujie said, did not play a big role.

Sure enough, after patiently listening to what Zheng Yujie said, Yang? Martel shook his head and said: "Dongxin Publishing House does have a high status and market share in China, but as far as I know, the Zhonghua Yilin Publishing House I chose before is not bad in terms of the strength of publishing foreign language books, and they have no way to make my books sell well, so I have no reason to believe that you can do better." ”

Zheng Yujie felt that she could still work hard, and she analyzed the differences between Dongxin Publishing House and Yilin Publishing House from multiple perspectives.

But Jan? Martel waved his hand and said, "Needless to say, I can understand the information you have given me before, but it is not enough for me to hand over my book to you. If there is no better reason, I think that's all for our meeting today. ”

Zheng Yujie turned his head to look at Yang Guo, Yang Guo knew that it was time to play by himself!

"Jan? Mr. Martel, instead of keeping your book in obscurity in China, why not try it at another publishing house? Yang Guo stood up and followed Yang, who was about to get up and leave? Martel exclaimed.

Yang? Martel hesitated, stopped, looked at Yang Guo suspiciously, and said, "May I ask who you are?" I'm sorry, I shouldn't be mistaken, this Miss Zheng didn't introduce you just now. ”

"Yang Guo, you can also call me by my English name - Leon, if you give the book to our publishing house, then I will be the translator of the book." Yang Guo confidently followed? Martel said.

"Mr. Leon, you look a little young!" Yang? When Martel said this, the expression on his face was not contemptuous, but a look of interest.

"Being young is not a factor that denies a person's strength. Isn't it? Yang Guo said with a smile, "Just like in your book, the young PI was able to fight the tiger in the Pacific Ocean at a young age, and I think you also agree with this point of view in your mind." ”

"Oh! You're right. "Jan? Martel smiled and said, "Then I can give you a chance, you can convince me." ”

If there is a chance to speak, then there is hope for success! Yang Guo stepped forward and placed the briefcase on the Yang? On the table in front of Martel, he sat opposite him and said with a smile: "Actually, I haven't fully introduced myself, I'm a translator, of course, I've just entered the industry, as for why do I have the confidence to sit in front of you?" ”

Yang Guo paused, and then said: "That's because, at the end of last year, as the main translator, I translated the book "Jobs's Biography", and this book happened to become the best-selling book of the year last year, and its sales performance has surpassed other imported foreign language books in just over two months. ”

Yang Guo said it very bluntly, if it was in China, some people might slap the table and say that Yang Guo was too arrogant! But this is exactly the communication habit of Westerners, who don't like to be secretive and detour a lot.

Especially for Jan, who pays more attention to practical results? Martel, for his part, is more comfortable with this way of talking.

(Ask for a monthly pass, ask for a recommendation, let's take a ticket and smash the cold door!) ≧▽≦）