After talking about business, the meal was ready, and Mrs. Cao came over to let everyone sit down.

During the banquet, we talked while eating, and the guests and hosts enjoyed each other.

Ma Yueran talked about various anecdotes about the Nobel Prize, Xiao Fei listened to it with relish, and Cao Zizheng discussed with Xiao Fei some problems in his new work "Life and Death Fatigue" very seriously, and gave Xiao Fei a lot of suggestions.

I have to say that Cao Zizheng's suggestions are quite pertinent, which gives Xiao Fei a new understanding of the work "Life and Death Fatigue".

While eating, there was another knock on the door of Cao's house.

Mrs. Cao went to open the door, but it was Liu Sixian, a professor of the Department of Chinese, who came in.

"Happy New Year, Mr. Cao! Teacher Ma and Xiao Fei are also here, Mr. Ma has a good New Year, Xiao Fei has a good New Year! Liu Sixian entered the door and began to say hello.

"Sixian, sit down." Cao Zizheng hurriedly beckoned Liu Sixian to sit down, and asked his wife to add a pair of chopsticks.

"Teacher Cao, I'm in trouble, I've already eaten, no, I just came back from the United States, come and sit down, look at you, nothing else!" Liu Sixian said.

Liu Sixian, who is about 40 years old, has been a professor in the Chinese department for several years, and is considered a very successful young teacher.

He went to the United States for school in early '99.

The Spring Festival was spent abroad, and I only came back yesterday.

After Liu Sixian sat down and said a few auspicious New Year's greetings, he suddenly turned to Xiao Fei and said, "Xiao Fei, I saw the news about you in the New York Times." ”

The New York Times is one of the most prestigious newspapers in the United States, with great influence and popularity around the world.

The New York Times' storytelling section is very powerful, and at the same time. It also has a bestseller list release.

It's a great thing to be on this.

"Oh? Mr. Liu. What is the news? Xiao Fei asked.

There is actually not a lot of foreign news about Xiao Fei. After all, he is a famous young Chinese writer who has risen in the past two years. The domestic news media have not hesitated to publish reports about him, and the social response has been great.

Those foreign media who pay attention to Chinese news often spread the hottest news events in China to foreign countries, and foreign readers also hope to know the latest social developments in China.

However, Xiao Fei really hadn't been in the New York Times before.

The Washington Times and the Los Angeles Times have published his news.

Both media outlets focused on his age, marveling at the number of important works he had written at such a young age, arguing that he was a rising star in Asian literature that might have the potential to become a sensation in the world over time.

"The theme of the New York Times news is this: China has produced a magical teenage writer. The total sales of works in their 20s exceeded 10 million copies! ”

"They introduced all of your works, and marked the main content and popularity of each work, the sales of the work, and so on."

The news also said that if there is a serious writer with the most market appeal in China at present, it must be Xiao Fei! And not anyone else! ”

"The news also asked several American book critics and well-known writers to talk about your work. Almost all of the interviewees gave you positive reviews, believing that your work is very in-depth and of literary value, and profoundly expresses the vicissitudes of Chinese society over the past decades. They also said that your story was very well told. Reading your book can often make people feel excited. ”

"Anyway, it's all good words."

"Whoa! The newspaper is here, you can read it yourself, right? ”

Liu Sixian took out a boxy stacked newspaper from his body and unfolded it little by little. Hand it to Xiao Fei.

"Teacher Liu, I can still speak English. I can read and understand. Xiao Fei took it and said with a smile.

"That's good. Gee! That's a lot of coverage. A whole page, all about your news. Liu Sixian said enviously.

Ma Yueran, who was sitting next to Xiao Fei, also turned his face slightly. Curiously looking at the newspaper.

Xiao Fei read the newspaper and found out. Sure enough, as Liu Sixian said, this news was quite big, and one page of the four major newspapers turned out to be written by Xiao Fei.

Xiao Fei read quickly.

It only took me about five or six minutes to read the whole news.

I have to say that this news is done very carefully, and it is not a synthesis of domestic news about itself, and the reporters themselves have put a lot of effort into studying themselves and collecting their own information.

Seeing this news, Xiao Fei knew that it seemed that Random House had begun to build momentum for the launch of its English translation of "Brothers" in accordance with the agreement.

It is not easy to win such a large page in the New York Times for publicity.

The advertisement price of the New York Times, at this time, the cheapest edition may cost 70,000 or 80,000 dollars, right?

Of course, Xiao Fei himself is a very influential news figure, doing his news and promoting his new book, although it is of an advertising nature, but the media is generally tolerant of this.

Books are tools for educating human beings, high-level gadgets in the category of cultural consciousness, how can they be equated with other products?

"Your English translation of "Brothers" is about to be released?" Ma Yueran asked.

"Yes, Mr. Ma, it is expected to be officially launched in April this year." Xiao Fei said.

"It seems that Random House values your books very much, and is willing to spend so much effort to promote you in the media, this is to promote "Brothers" as a key book." Ma Yueran said.

Although the old man is 75 years old, his eyes are really good, so he came over to take a few looks, and already knew the main purpose of this big news.

Xiao Feixin said, if I don't pay out of my own pocket, Langdon probably won't take care of me.

"Yes, thanks to Random House." Xiao Fei said.

"Actually, you yourself naturally have a strong sense of journalism, you are young, only 22 years old, and then, the sales of all your works have exceeded 10 million copies, which is a very powerful achievement, and American readers will also admire you very much after learning about it." Ma Yueran said.

"Actually, Americans are the most realistic, they don't care if your book has literary value or not, as long as your book sells well, there are many people who like it, and the profits created are high, then OK, you are the best writer, things are so simple, unlike our country, the writers themselves are still struggling with what pure literature, what literary meaning, or something." Liu Sixian said with a smile.

"Americans are also a nation that admires genius, and the New York Times can send you such a large piece of news, I believe that many American readers will be interested in you and your work. Xiao Fei, maybe your "Brothers" may really be a bestseller in the United States, but I don't know. Ma Yueran said.

"Show me the news." Cao Zizheng stretched out his hand to ask for the newspaper, and he was also very happy that the students he valued were popular abroad. (To be continued.) )