Puran returned to his apartment, which he had not rented and would be able to buy at least a decade for his meager salary.

When he got home, he threw off his suit and collapsed on the couch, his mind full of what Motley had said to him.

This time the choice was very difficult, and if he was wrong, he was likely to lose this hard-won and valuable job, and maybe end up on the streets and have to do some hard work that he disdains to make a living. This is not an exaggeration, because Leonard Publishing only needs one sentence, and no publishing house in the entire publishing world of El Roy will be willing to hire him.

Motley gave him a business card for a small publishing house, which he knew was one of Leonard's competitors and one of the few publishers that survived Leonard's oppression.

"Does Mr. Motley mean that I should reintroduce a publishing house to Mr. Adrian?"

Puran stared at the ceiling and muttered to himself that The Count of Monte Cristo had indeed been abandoned by Leonard, but that didn't mean he could do whatever he wanted, and Bellocle must still be staring at The Count of Monte Cristo, waiting for the chance to take it in. If he had chosen to disrupt Bellocle's plans, his job at Leonard would not have been saved.

He took a copy of The Count of Monte Cristo from his briefcase and quickly flipped through the plot of the novel that he didn't know how many times he had watched it.

The choice is his

Motley's words rang in Puran's ears, Leonard Press chose to temporarily abandon "The Count of Monte Cristo", what should he choose?

Although "The Count of Monte Cristo" is not over yet, and there are too many unstable factors, he swears that he has never encountered such a gripping novel, every scene is interlocking, wonderful and full of connotation, "The Count of Monte Cristo" is worth his own future to gamble!

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A few days later, the Leonard Press newspaper published the winning novel of the call for contributions, and Harvey had expected it to be "Wild Rose," which had already been published so many times that it was far beyond favoritism.

What was a little surprising to him was that "The Count of Monte Cristo" was not even eligible for a separate publication, and the novels that won the Leonard Prize in this call for papers could receive a generous prize and the opportunity to be published separately, and the opportunity to publish separately was not the only one, in addition to the Leonard Prize winners, some other excellent novels also had this treatment, such as "His Daughter" was also published side by side.

Harvey was calm and sent out the dinner invitation that had been prepared, and it was no surprise that he was going to meet his smart and beautiful fiancée tomorrow night. Shamelessness or brazenness, even holding her leg would not allow her to leave the mansion easily, unless she was willing to lend him thirty gold baluns.

It is better to ask his fiancée to go over and beg those private bankers, if he can't make up the money, with his current ability, he is not necessarily afraid of the able-bodied thugs, and the trouble is the people standing behind them, it is conceivable that once he can't replace the arrears, the next chain reaction will be much more serious than the arrears of thirty gold baluns.

Just as he was about to borrow money, Shirley knocked on the study door and told him that his exclusive reviewer, Puran, wanted to meet with him. It stands to reason that since the announcement of the Leonard Prize-winning work, Plan, the reviewer, has no connection with The Count of Monte Cristo, and "The Count of Monte Cristo" does not even have the opportunity to be published alone, so Harvey can only submit the manuscript to other publishers or publish it at his own expense.

Harvey went downstairs to the living room, and saw Pran, who was standing in the center of the living room, looking dull and tired, and his body was shaking a little when he stood, making Harvey wonder if he would faint at any moment.

Seeing Harvey coming down, Praran breathed a sigh of relief, took a few steps forward and took off the top hat on his head and bowed: "Good morning, Mr. Adrian." ”

"Oh, welcome, Mr. Pullan."

The two came to the sofa in the living room and sat down, and Puran smiled bitterly, "I'm very sorry that I couldn't fulfill my promise to you." The problem is not your work, "The Count of Monte Cristo" is already the first popular novel in this call for submissions, and it has also been highly praised by our reviewers. But it was decided that the Leonard Award would be awarded to "Wild Rose", its author is Kathy Elroy, the second son of the Elroy family, and you should also understand the impact of a person of high status, even a small sentence can become a wise quote in the eyes of others. ”

Elroy, the surname represents the city itself, with hereditary countdom, the family that took the small town of Elroy into its current size and took the family name for it.

In the city of Elroy, the Elroy family is no less important than the royal family, and even a member of the side family will be the center of attention at most social banquets.

Harvey said calmly: "But it shouldn't even have a chance to be published. ”

"Yes, it should have been." Puran raised his voice a little indignantly, and then shook his head helplessly: "Sir, it is precisely because your work is so good that they feel that they can't officially let your work appear in front of readers, if someone compares your work with "Wild Rose", they will find that "Wild Rose" is less than one-tenth of your work, damn, they even cancel the publication opportunity because a work is too good!" ”

Harvey looked at his reviewer with a surprised look: "Mr. Poulan, you don't seem to approve of their decision. ”

"Of course, I don't want to make a mistake a second time." Pullan replied with a solemn face, paused and looked up at Harvey and said solemnly, "Mr. Adrian, allow me to ask a faux pas, what are you going to do with your work?" The Count of Monte Cristo has never been in agreement with Leonard, and you and your work are free. ”

"I haven't figured that out yet." Harvey shook his head, he wrote "The Count of Monte Cristo" for the purpose of winning awards and making money, but now he doesn't even have the opportunity to publish it alone, wasting most of his creative time in vain. After borrowing money from Diana to pay off his debts, does he still need to write a novel? He was more interested in magic than that, and he certainly didn't want to see The Count of Monte Cristo buried.

Harvey smiled at the solemn Puran: "Mr. Puran, did you bring me the answer?" ”

He was not a fool, and Puran's attitude and rhetoric had already explained the purpose of his trip.

Puran clasped his hands and nodded cautiously: "Yes, I don't intend to give up on your work, it is so good, it deserves a better opportunity, and it can make all readers impressed." ”

"I'm willing to listen."