Although Zhang Qiuxi has very few friends, the magazine still has a low score for meeting customers, so when the enthusiastic neighbors come to say hello, there will be no place to do it. It's just that if they continue like this, let alone the guests, I'm afraid they won't have a place to stay.

Because these neighbors came to ask for autographs, chatted with idols, and sent countless gifts, ranging from potted trees to desk ornaments. At first, the red bean was quite happy, and I knew that I didn't have to spend money to buy it at the beginning, but later there were too many surprises but it turned into trouble.

Gifts given by others, even if they are cheap and don't like them, they can't be thrown away, after all, this represents the affection of others, and it is not clear what other fans will do with fans' gifts, Zhang Qiu regrets that they will keep them as long as they receive them, but they haven't received too much before, because they have hardly given fans the opportunity to give gifts.

Now there is a pile, I can only throw away the ones I bought, and then put them upstairs and downstairs, and if I can't put them down, I will put away the duplicate ones first and keep them for backup. For example, if you break one pen holder, you can break one and take the other out.

"Teacher Xiqiu, when did you work part-time to make small commodities?" Even so, Jonathan, who had not been seen for a long time, made fun of it when he stepped into his new office, because they hadn't had time to get it right.

"Are you afraid that there will be nowhere to greet you? Feel free to sit. Zhang Qiuxi didn't say too polite to Jonathan, and said nonsense: "We feel that life is too idle and boring, so we decided to open an online store to increase the joy of life." Would you like to patronize it? Dear, free shipping. ”

"If you're too idle, do you dare to serialize more?" Jonathan was speechless. Hongdou made him a cup of coffee, brought it over and said, "Come, drink a cup of coffee first, or she will suffocate you." ”

Jonathan took a sip of his coffee and said, "I think it's more useful not to talk to her, otherwise it will be unavoidable, and it would be exciting to reunite old friends." Now the atmosphere is completely ruined. ”

Zhang Qiuxi rolled her eyes and said, "I'm excited." Although we don't see each other much on weekdays, we don't have a lot of calls, or can you find the new address of our magazine? With the frequency of our calls, your wife has to wonder if you have someone outside, right? ”

"Teacher Xiqiu. No one in the world knows what kind of person you are, and the scandal has been rumored for a long time. Jonathan was a little speechless again, and Zhang Qiuxi also said to himself: "Why do I feel like I'm scolding when I hear this?" ”

The two continued to talk like this, maybe Jonathan would really go crazy, Shangguan Jin sat down opposite him and said, "Don't pay attention to her, she's here." Mr. Jonathan, you have already retired, what is the purpose of coming to the Celestial Empire this time? ”

In addition to Zhang Qiuxi, Jonathan and Shangguan Jin are also very familiar. After all, so many works of Zhang Qiuxi have been published, and the two sides can be regarded as having a cooperative relationship. Eswell's strategy in the Celestial Empire has not changed, but Jonathan is no longer in charge of specific matters. Unless Zhang Qiuxi has a new work suitable for publication in the United States.

Zhang Qiuxi is not highly productive, and some are not suitable, so during this time, Jonathan almost always comes to the Celestial Empire to eat and drink, and sometimes on a whim, he will immediately take his family to the Celestial Empire, and rich foodies are so capricious.

"This time it's not just about eating, I'm here to sign a contract." Jonathan said and pulled out the contract. Carrying a check with prepaid royalties, it was as well prepared as ever. All you need is Zhang Qiuxi to sign it.

Shangguan Jin faintly saw that the number on the check seemed to be a bit much, and then he looked at it and said in surprise: "This number, the prepaid royalties are one million copies, isn't it a bit much?" ”

In terms of the prepaid royalties that Zhang Qiuxi has received, this is not much, but it is surprising that "The Road is Endless" also gives so many royalties. They all think that foreigners should not be interested in this, and that American publishing is at best sold to Chinese and students studying Chinese, so it is difficult to sell a million copies.

Zhang Qiuxi was still tidying up her desk, but when she heard it, she was a little uneasy, so she ran over and said, "Isn't it, are you so optimistic about the sales of the endless English version?" ”

She didn't think that foreigners could understand the story of the Celestial Empire's demons and monsters cultivating immortals, but Jonathan looked confident, and their questions Jonathan was also clear, and said with a smile: "It seems that you still have a little unclear understanding of your own culture, although the culture of the Celestial Empire is getting stronger and stronger, it is true that it cannot be regarded as the mainstream." But you have a background, in fact, you have always had a lot of fans, which is why we at Eswell have always been keen on Celestial Empire publishing. ”

Zhang Qiuxi nodded thoughtfully, even when the Celestial Empire was at its weakest during World War II, there were many sinologists in the world, and she had surpassed Gao Luopei, the original author of "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty", was one of them. Jonathan continued, "We at Acewell have also translated and published the Tao Te Ching, and it has sold very well. ”

Lao Tzu is one of the philosophers that Westerners are most interested in, even if many Americans are not unfamiliar with Taoism, although the story of Mr. Xiqiu is purer than most Americans have heard, but in fact there is not much dyslexia. And on the bright side, this obstacle is also a novelty, isn't it? ”

Freshness is easy to attract, and there are such things as demons and monsters in foreigners, but the specific form of the expression is different. Zhang Qiuxi suddenly thought of martial arts films, at the beginning, foreigners watched martial arts films of the Celestial Empire, and the shooting of Hanging Weiya felt very strange, and they couldn't understand the kind of eaves and walls, but now there is no such problem as zài for a long time.

Originally, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was a big success in the United States, and it also won several Oscars, and even "Hero" was a box office hit. And now Hollywood makes movies, and it will also hang Weiya, although not to show light skills.

"I'm a little proud of you when you say that." Zhang Qiuxi sat down and said: "But this can't be a reason for your company to be optimistic, after all, there are only a few people who can understand this kind of thing, and my discussion of the Tao is just a personal opinion, maybe some Americans understand it more thoroughly than me." ”

Zhang Qiuxi is really not modest when she says this, she is not a professional in philosophy, and it is not surprising that foreigners who do not specialize in the philosophy of the Celestial Empire are not familiar with it, just like programs such as Chinese Bridge on TV, many Celestial Dynasty people are not as good as those foreigners in Mandarin, which is also not surprising.

"Teacher Xiqiu, if you are so modest, you can't have a good chat." Zhang Qiuxi felt that she was honest, but Jonathan still felt that she was modest, so she could only roll her eyes and simply not speak, Jonathan continued: "But only a few can understand thoroughly, rightly, many people only want to have fun reading novels, and there are too few people who have to understand thoroughly, so it's not a problem at all, as long as the story can attract them, there is no problem at this point." ”

"Are you sure?" Shangguan Jin couldn't help but confirm again, and Jonathan said: "Of course, in fact, many Americans have actually seen this work, and there are many foreigners who understand Chinese and live in the Celestial Empire, and the sales of your magazines are so high, but they can also contribute." ”

"Well, I haven't really paid attention to this aspect so far, but you can understand a little bit when you say that." Hongdou nodded again, this kind of thing has happened to overseas purchasing "Solo Singer", and it is normal for foreigners in the Celestial Empire to go to the American website to report information after reading it.

You must know that Zhang Qiuxi has so many fans, this kind of expression is much more interesting than who in the entertainment industry sleeps with whom, at least her fans will pay more attention to what type of her new book is. So without her knowing, overseas fans have long been hotly discussed.

Jonathan continued: "At the beginning, we weren't sure, but now some American media have called Dao Wu Endless the Lord of the Rings of the Celestial Empire, and after some investigation, the company can finally confirm that the market for your work is not small at all, and it can even surpass the fantasy drifting of Youth Pi." ”

"Is this the so-called national but the world?" Hongdou felt that his thinking was a little confused, and Zhang Qiuxi said: "This statement seems to be a compliment, but I don't feel happy at all." ”

"The Lord of the Rings" was written between 1954 and 1955, and it stands to reason that there should be no zài in this time and space, but the fact is that it did not disappear because of time and space, and it is also known here as the originator of modern fantasy literature. It is said that the book took 12 years to complete, and it is not clear whether it has anything to do with it.

The film adaptation of this novel is also epic, the difference is that "The Hobbit" has not yet been released in this time and space. Zhang Qiuxi doesn't like Western fantasy stories, and he was indifferent to this genre when he first read online novels, so he has never read novels or movies.

It's just that this movie is too popular, and she has heard of it some, and she really didn't think that "The Endless Road" would be compared with "The Lord of the Rings". If that's the case, she's really taking her original work too low.

If it was plagiarized, it would be reasonable to feel like it could reach such a height, but "The Tao is Endless" was made up by her, and some of the interpretations involving the "Tao" in it were also her own understanding, and it was a little flattering to be so valued, and it was very unreal.

Some people say that after becoming famous, even if it is written by a piece of Xiang, countless people will follow it, is this the proof? Zhang Qiuxi's thinking is also a little confused, and no matter how she thinks about it, she is arrogant, or it can be said that she has always been able to recognize herself. (To be continued)