For a while after the book signing meeting was confirmed, Zhang Tan was a little nervous, afraid that no one would cheer him on at that time. Worried that the weather is too cold, readers may not be too lazy to go out, and they are worried that everyone will go to play on holidays, and they are also worried that the preparations are in a hurry, and the notice is not in place, etc.

This has a direct impact on the speed at which he writes.

"Shooting the Condor" has been written to the last 200,000 words, and it will be published at a rate of one book a month, so there is no need to worry too much. And the short story he published in "Martial Arts Story" under the pseudonym of Jin Vulgar received a very good response, and the editorial department of "Martial Arts Story" has asked him to write it, and Zhang Tan plans to revise a few short stories and send them over.

But the mood was not settled, which led to sorting out for a few days, but I didn't sort out a satisfactory short story.

Writing requires state.

Without a state, Zhang Tan simply stopped burying his head and fighting against the notebook, strolling along the campus road and distracting himself.

From time to time, students who knew each other came to say hello to Zhang Tan.

In Shuangdun Middle School, he is still very popular.

Before I knew it, I walked to the top of the school's rockery, there are a lot of camphor trees and seven miles of incense on the rockery, all of which are evergreen trees, but it hasn't rained for a while, and the leaves are covered with dust. It's late afternoon, and there's still half an hour left before the evening self-study, and there is no one.

At night, sneaky boys and girls come and hold hands...... Teachers often take flashlights at night and take a picture here to see if there are any students who are not doing well.

Zhang Tan was relaxing, about to find a place to sit, when he saw a girl sitting there in a corner, with an English book on her lap.

"Lu Jing?"

Zhang Tan looked at the statue and said hello.

The girl turned her head, and it was Lu Jing, wearing a blue down jacket, blue and white, which set off her fair complexion. Maybe I was reading too seriously, I didn't notice Zhang Tan's arrival before, and I was obviously stunned for a moment, so I was a little embarrassed and said, "Detective, why are you here too?" ”

"I'm bored, just go around, you're reading?"

"Well, I'm reading an English book."

Zhang Tan walked over and gave a thumbs up: "A good boy who works hard." ”

Lu Jing lowered her head and whispered, "I'm too bad at English......

Lu Jing's grades are not good, Zhang Tan knows very well that although she studies hard, she just doesn't have that talent. Her brother Lu Yong is smart but unwilling to learn, and the two siblings should be replaced.

Zhang Tan smiled slightly: "You didn't learn English like this, when I came over, I didn't hear your voice reading English, it's very bad, you know?" The most important thing in learning a language is to 'speak', you must read the words and sentences out loud, Li Yang's crazy English knows, you have to say it out loud like a madman. You can try"

After watching more American dramas, Zhang Tan's English level is still very good, so he also has his own experience in learning English, one is to listen more, the other is to speak more, so that English becomes an instinct, just like speaking Chinese, you can blurt it out without thinking.

Lu Jing lowered her head and didn't speak, obviously embarrassed to speak English.

Zhang Tan then got up and said, "Really, you can't be shy, you just have to say it." For example, if I say "How-are-you", how do you answer? ”

Lu Jing glanced at Zhang Tan, but was still embarrassed to speak.

Zhang Tan himself continued: "At this time, you should answer I'm-fine, Thank-you, and-you? And then I just went on and said, Fine, OK. It's very simple, start with the simplest conversation, you can cooperate with your roommate, or you can talk to yourself by yourself, make this kind of conversation, develop a habit, practice every day, and your English will definitely improve. ”

"I ...... It's a bit of a mouthful. Lu Jing said distressedly.

"It's normal, I couldn't open my mouth when I learned English before, and I was timid before I opened my mouth. But you can't be timid, to overcome this obstacle and free yourself, there's nothing to be shy about. You don't think it's embarrassing to speak English, although it's patriotic not to speak English, but for the college entrance examination, you still have to learn English well, after all, the ratio is 150 points. ”

Easier said than done.

English teachers ask students to read out and read out all day long, but except for the whole class reading aloud, few students speak English out loud in private.

Lu Jing is like this, and so is Zhang Tan in his previous life, for fear that after he speaks, his English will be inaccurate and he will be laughed at.

This mentality is very bad.

Zhang Tan, who is a person who has come over, thought for a while and said: "I'll teach you to sing an English song, as long as you open your mouth, the back will be very natural." I remember you loved singing, right. ”

"I didn't sing very well." Lu Jing's face was a little red.

"I'm not good at singing, but I just like to sing, come, I'll teach you. The song is called "Hey-Jude", a classic song by the Beatles. I'll sing it again and you'll sing it along, it's easy, come-on! Zhang Tan used his encouragement skills on Lu Jing, and felt that the other party's morale was rising.

So he cleared his throat and hummed.

“Hey－Jude，don‘t－make－it－bad。”

“Take－a－sad－song－and－make－it－better。”

“Remember－to－let－her－into－your－heart。”

“Then－you－can－start－to－make－it－better。”

Zhang Tan's voice is very clean, and he sings confidently, and his singing voice is infectious, which can quickly eliminate Lu Jing's fear of speaking English.

The teaching and singing really worked, Lu Jing hummed quietly at first, and gradually sang along with the opening. Although the voice condition is not very good, it is very girly and uniquely soft, and it is still good to listen to.

Once released, Lu Jing easily overcame the difficulty of speaking English.

Zhang Tan picked up the English book and asked her a few words of dialogue casually, and Lu Jing stumbled out the conversation.

It wasn't until the class bell rang that this unexpected teaching ended.

Get up and leave the rockery and walk towards the classroom.

Lu Jing pulled the hem folds of the down jacket apart, and her face was filled with a happy smile: "Zhang Tan, Thank-you." ”

Zhang Tan handed the book back to Lu Jing, put it in his pocket with one hand, waved it with one hand, and his posture was very handsome: "No-problem (it's okay)." ”

Staircase, corner, each into each class.

This is just a small episode of campus life, and it is important to know that helping others is a good quality of Zhang Tan.

Of course, he also had a note in his heart: "Only for beautiful girls." ”

……

When he returned to the classroom for self-study, Zhang Tan suddenly felt that his worries about the book signing meeting were gone.

Maybe it was because he taught Lu Jing to speak English boldly.

The stones of other mountains can attack jade, in fact, think about it, what is there to worry about, it's just a book signing party. Even if no one comes to cheer, whether the book sells well or not has nothing to do with the book signing. In any case, he has become the most outstanding author in the mainland martial arts novel circle.

The money is not less, and the fame is also flying.

"Take it easy."

The mood is good, time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is a three-day holiday on New Year's Day.

Early in the morning, Zhang Tan changed into a brand-new brown cashmere short windbreaker, lined with a jacket, a pair of blue jeans underneath, and big scalp shoes on his feet. Look left and right in front of the mirror.

"My hair has grown long, I can't see my scalp anymore, and I don't have the sharpness of card size. But that's good, I'm tall now, and I don't need to rely on fake lights to pretend to be forced. It's this beard, I always feel a little lower than the level of appearance, can I shave it or not? ”

After struggling for a long time, Zhang Tan decided to buy a razor.

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