"It's called Ji Zhuo? But Yun Qingmu knows these people...... What if the new book is seen by someone who knows about it? ”

"Let's have a pen name......

"Just 'me'? Well, 'my' new book. The key is to submit the article to an overseas publishing house, and it is easy to write this name in English. ”

Ji Zhuo thought about his pen name, turned his head and looked at the twenty boxes of books waiting for him to sign in the living room.

Nodding his head, feeling like it was a good idea.

The pen name of the new book "Ordinary and Great" is "I" and "I".

Ji Zhuo made a decision,

I picked up my phone and went out.

……

"Ji Zhuo?"

"Hey, Auntie, I'm not struggling."

Yun Qingmu has eaten today, and Ji Zhuo made an appointment with Yun Qingmu to go to the bone massage shop that he often visits.

From the morning to the evening, after such a long time, Ji Zhuo simply had a sore back, and his hands were about to cramp.

The muscles all over the body stiffened.

The two aunts pinched the shoulders of the two of them, and their muscles were sore, so painful that the two people who don't usually exercise much grinned.

The aunt who pressed Ji Zhuo's shoulder saw that Ji Zhuo was in pain like this, she was stunned for a moment, looked at her hand, and then said to Ji Zhuo,

"Young man, your shoulders are a little stiff."

"Well, I'm not struggling either."

Ji Zhuo asked the aunt who pinched his shoulder to start and lightly touched it,

Then he turned his head and looked at Yun Qingmu, who shouted at him,

"Ji Zhuo...... Your new book...... When will it be sent? ”

I don't know if it was the massage aunt who pinched Yun Qingmu's shoulder and it hurt, or what,

Yun Qingmu gritted his teeth and said word by word at Ji Zhuo.

"Hmm...... It's going to take a while. ”

"How long is a period of time?"

"I'm writing, I'm writing."

Ji Zhuo replied casually.

Yun Qingmu was silent, and then asked in a low voice,

"Ji Zhuo...... You can't start writing yet, do you? ”

"How is that possible!"

Although not a new book written under the name of a dog author,

But how can you say that I didn't write, slander!

If I hadn't written, would my shoulders be so sore?

"Young man...... Are you talking about it? ”

"Eh, my grandson likes it too, that's it, you know "Star Dream", he just watches that."

The aunt who pressed Yun Qingmu's shoulder turned her head and said something to Ji Zhuo.

Ji Zhuo fell into deep thought, and then couldn't help but smile.

The readership is quite wide.

Immediately after, Ji Zhuo changed his face again, grinning.

"Shhh...... Aunt light, and it is not difficult to carry it on her back. ”

“…… What are you going to write about your new book? Is there a draft, can I read it in advance? ”

"I'll keep it a secret for you!"

Yun Qingmu had a light in his eyes and looked at Ji Zhuo.

Ji Zhuo met the hot gaze cast by Yun Qingmu, and was silent,

Then he replied,

"Hmm...... You guess? ”

Yun Qingmu was also silent.

"Ji Zhuo, you just haven't started writing yet."

"It's pretty much the same......"

Ji Zhuo turned his head, and Yun Qingmu gritted his teeth.

Well, it should be that the aunt is too hard and pinched the shoulder.

Well, definitely!

Ji Zhuo stretched out his hand again, picked up his mobile phone, and put it in front of his eyes,

Turning her head and looking at Yun Qingmu on the bed next to her, after confirming that she couldn't see it,

Only then did he hold his mobile phone in one hand and reply to Carol, who had just sent a message.

"Carol: Mr. A, your work 'Imperial Epic' still has an advantage in terms of sales compared to your friend's 'Seven Days of Hell'.

Carol: Your work is classic, great, even if it's your friend's work, it's not far from you! ”

Two rainbow farts as usual, and then mentioned the sales of "Imperial Epic" in the last week.

In the past week, neither the sales of "Imperial Epic" nor "Seven Days of Hell" have plummeted much,

In this trend of reading "Imperial Epic" and "Seven Days of Hell",

There are still a lot of new readers who join in, and then they always have to say a couple of words about the work they support.

At present, the total sales of the "Imperial Epic" in various languages have exceeded 4 million.

"Seven Days of Hell" and "Hour Hand" are not bad, although the single book is a little worse than "Imperial Epic", but the total sales of the two books together are almost 700.

However, although it has not decreased sharply, as time goes by, readers have bought it.

The weekly sales of these books are still gradually decreasing.

If there are no accidents, it should gradually start to enter a stage of trickling water.

mentioned the matter of sales,

Carroll finally got to the point.

"Carol: Mr. A, could you take the liberty of asking, is your new work ready to be released this year?

Carol: Of course, I'm not trying to rush your new book, I know that every good, classic, great book takes time to gestation.

Carol: It's just my purest concern as a reader and my anxiety about seeing new works. ”

Well, that's not the right thing to do.

Basically, during this time, Carol had to care about Ji Ji's new book every other day.

"Clumsy and extraordinary: it should take a while."

Ji Zhuo gave a standard answer.

Carol didn't ask any further, but brought up another matter.

Carol: That's right.

Carol: Mr. A, do you know about the Goncourt Literary Prize of the White Flag Country? Recently, it is almost time for it to be awarded this year.

Carol: I think there are more than enough reasons why your Imperial Epic has won an award, and I'm sure there is no jury with a normal eyesight and taste that has refused to recommend your work. ”

Goncourt...... Can Ji Zhuo not know?

It is an award on par with the Booker Prize of Great Britain,

It is just a notch higher than the previous awards such as the White Flag Country Literary Award, the British Literature Award, and the Europa Literary Award.

Isn't it a coincidence, in addition to these awards, the British Booker Prize Ji Zhuo has also won.

ABC's Seven Sins.

"Clumsy and extraordinary: does Mr. Carroll think "Imperial Epic" will win the award?

Carol: I will definitely win the award, and the judges will not dispute the news from some sources.

Clumsy and Extraordinary: ......"

Saying this, how can I have a feeling that I am shady.

"Clumsy and extraordinary: what about 'Seven Days of Hell'?"

After all, "Seven Days of Hell" under the name of the dog author once won the Britannia Literary Award at the same time as "Imperial Epic".

Ji Zhuo asked curiously.

"Carol: Mr. A, do you mean this work by your friend?

Carol: They wouldn't choose this one. ”

Carol replied with certainty.

"Carol: Although it is also an excellent work, it is still far from your work Mr. A.

Carol: And "Seven Days of Hell" is always a sci-fi work, although it tells a lot of humanistic content, but it still can't compare to the grandeur of "Imperial Epic". ”

The previous sentence passed directly,

Ji Zhuo probably understands, isn't it the theme of "Seven Days of Hell" that suffers?

The award is still more biased towards works with serious themes such as "Imperial Epic", classic magical realist works.

"Clumsy and extraordinary: thank you, Mr. Carroll, for your doubts.

Carol: You're welcome, Mr. A. ”

Chatted with Carol a few more words,

Ji Zhuo ended the communication with Carol,

Ready to put away your phone and enjoy a sour shoulder and neck massage,

Then, the news of Lou, the editor-in-chief of Delvin Press, came again.

After another rainbow fart.

Ji Zhuo saw some familiar news from Editor-in-Chief Lou.

"Editor-in-Chief Lou: Mr. Ji, do you know about the Goncourt Literary Award? That literary award in the White Flag Country. ”

"Clumsy and extraordinary: a little heard......

Editor-in-Chief Lou: This year's award was just recently, and there aren't many classics this year, and your only rival to Seven Days of Hell is your friend's Imperial Epic.

Clumsy and Extraordinary: ......

Clumsy and extraordinary: Is Editor-in-Chief Lou saying that "Seven Days of Hell" has a chance to win awards?

Editor-in-Chief Lou: Absolutely.

Humble and Extraordinary: But didn't I hear that the jury was more keen on serious subjects like the Imperial Epic? And "Seven Days of Hell" is known to be science fiction. ”