"Did you hear that? Xiao Fei wrote a novel in English, which was published in the United States, and it was so popular that it sold like crazy. ”

"Huh?! It's really fake, how did Xiao Fei remember to write a book in English, it can't be something reactionary, right? ”

"Where do you want to go? It's a fantasy novel, it's about the love between vampires and humans, it's called "Twilight", and it's selling well in the United States, isn't a friend of mine in the United States, and I saw the relevant news in the newspaper, and then, he also grabbed a new book on Amazon, and after reading it, he said that the writing is really tasteful, the penmanship is delicate, the feelings are full, the characters are vividly portrayed, and the love-hate entanglement is shocking. ”

"It's really strange, such a good book, why didn't he write it in Chinese and then publish it in China? How did you go abroad to publish? It's also written in English, it's really a thing that worships foreign flattery! ”

"Hey! Don't scold anything about worshipping foreign people! No one likes to hear you this, Xiao Fei writes a story with a Western background, and he can make a lot of money by writing a book that can become popular in the United States and make a lot of money, which is also to win glory for the country! You can search in our country and see who else can write a book in English, publish it in the United States, and sell a million copies! I'm telling you, no one really can do this! Except for Xiao Fei! ”

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After "Twilight" became popular in the United States, it first began to circulate gossip among the people in China.

After all, it is the end of the 20th century, and the connection between China and the world is still quite close, and what is happening in the United States will soon be known at home.

These are the people who know about it first. They are all intellectuals or people who have relatives and friends overseas.

On the third day after the launch of the new book "Twilight", on the domestic reference news. It's just that the news is starting to appear.

Naturally, it also appears in the culture section.

"China's famous young writer Xiao Fei's new English book "Twilight" became a big hit after it was published in the United States. Sold 150,000 copies on the first day! ”

This is the title on the reference message.

And the reference news is reprinted, which is still the news in the New York Times, and this news is still Sophie. Written by Alison.

After the news came out, domestic public opinion was in an uproar.

Xiao Fei was originally a popular winner of the Mao Dun Literature Award, although his popularity has decreased recently, but the craze set off by his "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" is still continuing.

Everyone, including Xiao Fei's most loyal readers, didn't expect it. Xiao Fei's new book was actually written in English, and it was published in the United States.

What I didn't expect the most was that after the English translation of "Brothers" became popular in the United States, Xiao Fei's new English book turned out to be even more popular.

"Woooooooooooo I really don't know what kind of miracle Xiao Fei can create, he makes me proud, makes me proud, and thinks that his book is regarded as a classic by the Yankees. I couldn't be more excited! ”

"Xiao Fei is already a world-class writer, there is no doubt about it, after a copy of "Brothers" became a hit in the United States, no one can stop it from promoting the craze to the world."

"I just want to read the book Twilight right now. Which brother who is good at English, who can buy back the new book "Twilight" from the United States, is good. Can you help us translate it so we can get a sneak peek? ”

"How's that going to work? That's infringing! ”

"Just wait. I estimate that the Chinese translation of "Twilight" will be published soon, that's for sure. Xiao Fei will not forget about us loyal readers. ”

For a time, there was a lot of discussion on some forums in China.

And the domestic literary world is also noisy.

Modern writers, no one has ever done such a feat as Xiao Fei, even writing a new book in English and publishing it directly in the United States, and it can still sell so hot, which shows that the American book market has really been conquered by Xiao Fei!

Many writers are already happy to think that their work will be translated and published in the United States.

Now, Xiao Fei has opened a whole new world in front of them.

On the campus of Peking University, once again shocked by this amazing news, students excitedly discussed Xiao Fei's feat, and discussed with each other that they also wrote in English, seeking the feasibility of publishing in the United States.

However, after they discussed, they found that it is actually very difficult for Chinese writers to become popular in the American publishing market, and those Chinese writers currently living in the United States, the most popular among them are only a little famous in the United States, and their books sell very little.

If you want to learn from Xiao Fei, an alternative and unusual, forget it!

Lu Zelin was surprised to realize that Xiao Fei's publication in the United States was not a game, but an ambitious work!

Sky! It's amazing that he actually wrote a 500,000-word novel in English, and he was able to write it so that Americans liked to read it and made them obsessed with it.

Lu Zelin thought to himself, how could it be possible to want such a genius person to devote himself to studying and studying history!

Just after seeing the news on the reference news, Lu Zelin had completely given up continuing to persuade Xiao Fei to stay in the history department.

After the news of the New York Times was reprinted in the reference news, the domestic media began to report with relish that Xiao Fei's new English book was successfully tested this time.

Some media began to settle accounts for Xiao Fei.

The frenzied sales of the English version of "Brothers" have made Xiao Fei net at least $3 million (tax deductions), and the fire of "Twilight" has allowed Xiao Fei to earn back at least $4 million from the U.S. market in 1999.

With this calculation, the media began to exclaim: Oh my God! This year, Xiao Fei was able to earn back more than 60 million yuan from the United States alone!

The foreign exchange earned by Xiao Fei alone can be equal to the foreign exchange earned by a large company throughout the year.

It turns out that you can become a billionaire just by writing!

Just when the domestic media gossiped about Xiao Fei's income, a more exciting news came back from the United States: Xiao Fei's new book "Twilight" has sold the film copyright, the copyright was bought by 20th Century Fox, and the film copyright of this book was sold for two million US dollars, which is not the point, the point is that in addition to these two million, Xiao Fei will also get a 5% box office commission from the box office of the movie adapted from the book in the future!

That's a great thing!

Domestic media analysis: The book "Twilight" is so popular, after it is made into a blockbuster by Hollywood, it will definitely be sold in theaters around the world, with a 5% box office commission, if it is a box office hit, what a huge amount of money!

Xiao Fei returned to China after negotiating the copyright of the "Twilight" movie, and at that time, it was already early December 1999.

It will not be long before we enter a new century.

Xiao Fei knew that he would make a sensation in the country again this time, but he didn't expect that the Chinese people would be so fanatical about this, when he came out of the airport pick-up gate, he saw that the hall was crowded with people picking up the airport, and many long guns and short guns were aimed at him.

And a group of fans saw him appear, cheering, shouting, and bursting into warm applause, as if welcoming a hero who had returned triumphantly. (To be continued.) )