After this plot, about two-thirds of the length of the entire caged bird has passed.

Editor-in-chief Qian continued to read the last few pages carefully.

Until the finale,

The finale ends with a sentence from the protagonist, which can be regarded as a reflection of the content of the opening and the introduction of the book.

“…… Caged birds, when will you know that your greatest value is not to be seen, but to fly freely. ”

"End of book."

Seeing the last three words 'the end of the book',

Editor-in-chief Qian, who had been immersed in the world of the book, raised his head again and let out a long breath.

I found that the lights in the office were already a little bright, and when I looked out the window, it turned out that he had been reading a book for an afternoon, and it was already evening outside the window.

"Hoo ......"

"What a good book."

Editor-in-chief Qian only felt that some of the plots in the book couldn't stop echoing in his mind, and when he thought about some of the plots, he still felt like his scalp was numb.

He hadn't seen such good sci-fi in a long time, at least for the first time in a few years at his publishing house.

After a long breath, Editor-in-Chief Qian became a little excited again.

It's a very good science fiction book, and he is really excited that such an excellent science fiction book will be published by his publishing house.

“…… The first printing is only 30,000 copies, isn't it a bit less......"

At this time, the book has not yet been put on the shelves, and the editor-in-chief Qian is already thinking about reprinting.

……

“…… Sir, this is your key card, welcome to your stay. ”

And at this time, Ji Zhuo, who had packed up his things and went out to travel, had already arrived at the first stop of this trip, Jiangnan Gusu, and it was not far from the demon capital.

Ji Zhuo took a slow and leisurely journey, and at this time he had already arrived at the hotel booked on the way.

When I got to the room, it was an antique room,

Outside the wooden window, there is a gurgling stream, and not far from the stream there is a quaint arch bridge.

Just as night is approaching, the lights are on, and the lights are reflected on the water, and with the slight ripples on the water surface, it is quite beautiful.

Ji Zhuo threw the luggage aside, opened the window, and collapsed on the sofa under the window.

I didn't want to move, so I let the faint bustle outside the house shine through the window, accompanied by some water vapor blowing into the house.

Well, comfortable......

……

“…… Revisit! I don't believe the damn it, the dog author really didn't write a new book? ”

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"According to the frequency of dog authors, 100% open the trumpet to release new books!"

"Brothers, friends, unite! Let the dog author see our power! ”

“…… I know an author who I can ask for help. ”

“…… Well...... I know the editors of Shiyue.com, so I might want to ask. ”

Pull in the small flock,

A group of regular readers, secretly plotting.

I've searched around the sites several times, but I still haven't found a new book that looks like a dog author.

“…… You say, is it possible that the new book of the dog author has not been released yet? ”

“…… No way! What book dog author can write for so long to write a beginning? ”

“…… Hey, maybe the dog author is traveling somewhere...... Did you think he fell into a pit while walking? ”

“…… It's not out of the question. ”

……

"Ah Qiu......"

Ji Zhuo turned his head and sneezed to the side,

Turning back again, the owner of the food stall said,

"Boss, give me a copy of this too."

"Okay. Hold on. ”

Ji Zhuo, who had been paralyzed on the hotel sofa for a while, was noisy again by the rumbling stomach,

I heard the hotel front desk say that there is a snack street nearby, so I touched it.

Turning his head, Ji Zhuo glanced towards this snack street,

On both sides of the snack street, there are a variety of food stalls, shops, authentic stinky tofu and milk tea shops in Star City, and kebab shops.

How to say, the streets are lively, but it's not the peak season for holiday tourism.

It's lively but not crowded, and it's just the right amount of activity.

"Handsome guy, what you want."

"Thank you, the money has been scanned."

Carrying something,

Ji Zhuo walked leisurely around this night market until he had a full burp.

……

“…… I'm sorry, brothers. It's not that I'm not giving it, it's just that the dog author is too secretive. ”

“…… Hey, do you think the dog author's new book has been released? ”

“…… According to the frequency of dog authors writing books, it should be posted......"

“…… Ahem, pay attention, this is a book friend group of human squid. ”

"Squid: It's okay, it's okay."

The squid didn't help this group of readers ask for the title of Ji Zhuo's new book, but still sent a message in the group.

Looking at the discussion of this group of people in the group, the squid couldn't help but think about whether this clumsy new book was released or not.

He really wanted to see it...... There are a few authors who don't.

Hey, thinking about it like this, I'm not in a good mood.

So the squid updated a single chapter in his book.

"It's not a good day, the pigeon."

“？？？”

And then harvested a bunch of question marks.

……

Bustling city.

Ye Linhan is eating a bowl of noodles in the noodle restaurant he frequents,

While holding his mobile phone and looking at some comments under his video,

He remembers the last time he found a new book by the dog author, it was mentioned at the bottom of the video review.

At this time, he couldn't help but flip through the comment area, wanting to see if there were any clues.

Pity...... The latest comments under several videos have been flipped through, and there is no clue at all.

Could it be that the new book of the dog author has not been released yet?

Am I wrestling with the air here?

Ye Linhan raised his head, his eyes were a little confused.

"Huh?"

Then he looked up, and found the table opposite,

At the dining table in the back, the noodle shop owner's child is sitting, holding a book and opening and closing it again and again.

The cover of the book is still a little familiar, and at first glance, it is indeed a dog, and the author is the book "Shepherd Boy Seeking Immortals".

This half-grown teenager also reads the books of dog authors?

Well...... It doesn't seem strange to think that he just liked it at this age.

But this young man feels a little anxious when he looks at this book, isn't the shepherd boy looking for immortals quite a calming book?

……

And at this time, sitting opposite the teenager,

Holding this almost crumpled "Shepherd Boy Seeking Immortals", he paused and sighed again.

I've read this book seventeen or eighteen times,

Why hasn't the new book of the dog author come out yet?

It's so worrying.

No wonder everyone calls him a dog author......

……

“…… Yun Qingmu! Yun Qingmu ......"

"Hmmm......"

As soon as Yun Xinxin opened the door and entered the house, she called her sister's name,

Then I heard a voice from the side and answered weakly,

Only then did he turn his head and find that Yun Qingmu was lazily slumped on the sofa, motionless.

“…… Yun Qingmu, the latest news! ”

"There's news for the dog author's new book!"

"Huh?"

Yun Qingmu sat up from the sofa,

looked at the mysterious Yun Xinxin, and his eyes were full of anticipation.

“…… I was standing in the back when the editor-in-chief was chatting with the dog author before, and I saw their chat history! ”

"Huh? Is there any mention of a new book? ”

"Yes! The new book of the dog author was not published on Shiyue.com and Feimo, but chose to publish it directly. ”

"Publishing? No wonder......"

"And then?"

Yun Qingmu asked again.

"And then? And then it's gone......"

“……”

"Oh, and you can also exclude a publishing house, the Magic Capital Publishing House."

“……”

Yun Qingmu collapsed back again.

She felt that it was better to go to Ji Zhuo and directly "torture to extract a confession" from Ji Zhuo.

I don't know what Ji Zhuo is doing at this time?

Yun Qingmu couldn't stop such an idea from popping up in his head.

……

"Hiccup......

I don't know if it's dinner or supper, I eat a little too much,

Ji Zhuo hiccuped, and then drank a cola and pressed it.

He looked up at the sky again...... Well, almost, let's go back to the hotel.

……

"Ding-dong......"

Three more days passed,

In three days, Ji Zhuo carried out this tour around the magic capital very thoroughly.

I changed three places in three days, and I went to all the places I could play.

It's a lot of fun.

Wake up from the hotel again, the sunlight outside the window is just right, sprinkled under the window through the gap in the curtains,

It's very comfortable in the bed, Ji Zhuo still doesn't think about it,

But at this time, the phone rang,

Someone sent a message on the penguin chat.

"Editor-in-Chief of Huating Publishing Qian: All channels have been stocked, and today "Caged Bird" will officially go on sale."

"Editor-in-Chief Qian: The publishing house will do its best to promote your book, Mr. Bugong. The quality of "Caged Bird" itself is also very good, and the sales results should be good.

Coincidental and unworkable: Editor-in-chief Qian praised it falsely. ”

Ji Zhuo yawned and touched his phone.

Is this the time it starts to go on sale? His tour around the magic capital hasn't been completed yet.

There seems to be a chain bookstore opposite the hotel building, I don't know if there is any goods there, why don't you go and see it later?

Some thoughts passed through his mind, but Ji Zhuo politely replied to the news of the editor-in-chief of Qian.

How do you know that Editor-in-Chief Qian is quite serious about this.

"Editor-in-Chief Qian: It's not a false praise, I took the time to read your work two days ago, Mr. Bugong, and it was really well written.

Editor-in-Chief Qian: I watched it for an afternoon, and after reading it, I found that it was dark.

Editor-in-Chief Qian: And the ending is really unconventional, although I feel a little regretful, but this regret is just reasonable. Let this regret bring a perfect sublimation to the whole book. ”

This boast...... Ji Zhuo felt a little numb,

If he didn't interrupt, Ji Zhuo felt that the editor-in-chief of Qian could say a lot of his feelings after reading, and the recommendation words came out.

"It's a big coincidence: Editor-in-chief Qian is polite......

Editor-in-Chief Qian: You're not welcome......

Editor-in-Chief Qian: Well, Mr. Ji doesn't need to be too modest, "Caged Bird" is very good. ”

It seems that he also feels that he has been saying it a little too much, and the editor-in-chief Qian stopped and did not continue.

"Big coincidence: well......"

"Daqiao does not work: the channel of the shop, is the Huade bookstore in stock? I happen to have one here. ”

Sending the message, Ji Zhuo got up from the bed and glanced out of the hotel, the chain bookstore opposite the hotel was indeed called this name.

"Editor-in-Chief Qian: Hmm...... Because the results of the publishing house in the past two years have not been very good...... Some offline channels are a little less...... Most of the channels for this sale are online.

Editor-in-Chief Qian: Huade Bookstore has some goods in the past, but I don't know if you have any goods there, Mr. Bugong.

Editor-in-Chief Qian: I'll send you a few copies of the collector's edition at the address you sent the contract to Mr. Bugong, right?

Daqiao: Hmm...... Yes. ”

After chatting with Editor-in-Chief Qian,

Ji Zhuo still changed his clothes, washed up and went out.

He still planned to go downstairs to the bookstore opposite to see if there were no books on him,

If so, see how the sales go.

Well, right?

It seems that when the letter of promise was officially released, it was also said to Yun Qingmu.

……

"Clumsy and Extraordinary: The Book is Officially Released.

300,000 per second: It's on sale, right...... Have you started selling on all channels? ”

Ji Zhuo walked out of the hotel door and walked towards the bookstore opposite.

sent a message to Yun Qingmu, and Yun Qingmu quickly replied.

However, Yun lightly admired the news...... How did she know it was a physical book?

I seem to have mentioned it to the editor.

Good guy, this can leak the rumors, I'm afraid there is no inner ghost.

Sure enough, it was right to keep the new title a secret from everyone, otherwise it would have been leaked.

"Clumsy and extraordinary: Uh-huh.

300,000 per second: the title of the book. ”

Ji Zhuo glanced at the new news and turned off the penguin chat.

What was Yun Qingmu doing just now?

Hey, I'm really sorry, I'm in a hurry, I didn't see it.

I'll talk about it after seeing it in two days.

“…… Welcome, what books do you want to see? ”

This chain of bookstores is not small,

There's a lot of space inside, and rows of bookshelves are densely packed with books.

Although there is a partition, it is still troublesome to let Ji Zhuo go to "Caged Bird" by himself,

Thereupon...... So he asked the clerk of the bookstore directly,

"Excuse me, is there a Caged Bird? It's a science fiction book, written by an author called Bugong. ”

Ji Zhuo's face was not red, and his heart was beating as usual,

A young man who was carrying a book around the pile of books next to him seemed to have heard Ji Zhuo's words and raised his head to glance at Ji Zhuo, and then continued to look for books.

"Caged Bird? Science fiction? ”

"It seems to be a little impressive, you wait, I'll check."

The clerk raised his head a little, thought about it, and seemed to be a little impressed,

So I lowered my head and rummaged through the warehousing list on the computer.

“…… Okay, I found it, it's on the bookshelf in the sci-fi section over there, counting from top to bottom in the third row of the fourth square. ”

"This book just arrived yesterday, and we only have ten copies in the store, and I can't remember it if you don't ask...... Eh, which science fiction master's new work is this? ”

The clerk found the place where the "Caged Bird" book was placed, raised his head and said to Ji Zhuo.

At the same time, maybe it was because someone came to buy this book with very little stock, so I also asked about the situation.

“…… Well, sort of. ”

Is ...... science fiction master 'clumsy and extraordinary' a science fiction master?

Although I posted "Seven Days of Hell" in the reality category, it seems that many readers seem to think that it is science fiction.

Well, and won a science fiction award.

Ji Zhuo pondered,

I thanked the clerk again, and followed the direction the clerk pointed out.

found the sci-fi area of the bookstore, and the row of bookshelves with "Caged Birds" was in the grid,

A few copies of "Caged Bird" are sandwiched between a pile of books, and a side can be exposed.

And what kind of book is next to the caged bird, it is the kind of book that hunts the unsolved mysteries of the world.

It's a good location......

Several copies of "Caged Bird" have been unsealed.

It's a book for book buyers to try in a bookstore.

Ji Zhuo easily pulled out this "Caged Bird",

Rolled over and looked.

Well...... The cover of the book is still good,

It's a somewhat dim and depressing picture,

In the middle of the picture is the back of the figure of the Tao, and the silhouette of a bird standing on the back.

The upper part of the picture is a dark night, and the painting is very depressing, as if pressed against the head of the figure.

In the lower part of the picture, there are several isolated ants, and several ants are crawling towards the edge of the book.

The font of the title of the book is divided into two types, the word "cage" is composed of some small ant figures, and the remaining two characters are composed of some small reptile human figures.

From the brushstrokes and details on the cover of this book, it can be seen that Huating Science Fiction Publishing House has spent money.

After a pause,

Turning the title page, Ji Zhuo saw the introduction of "Caged Bird".

After a pause, Ji Zhuo turned a few more pages,

Well, the printed paper doesn't feel very thin to the touch, and the font is printed clearly.

It looks like money was spent too......

Turning the book upside down again, Ji Zhuo glanced at the pricing of the entire book.

Retail price: 38.8 yuan.

This price is not cheap for a book with only 300,000 words.

“…… Dude, what do you think of this book? ”

At this time, the young man I had met at the checkout counter of the bookstore earlier,

At this time, I looked for books along the bookshelf, found here, looked at the "Caged Bird" in Ji Zhuo's hand, seemed to be a little interested, and asked,

Then these words made Ji Zhuo a little silent.