"Carol: Mr. A, congratulations on winning the Prix Goncourt for your work.

Carol: The Imperial Epic is well deserved!

carol: According to the data fed back from various channels, Mr. A, after the news of your "Imperial Epic" award, the sales of "Imperial Epic" have increased again today! ”

……

"Editor-in-Chief Lou: Mr. Ji, you are broad-minded and did not choose to compete with "Imperial Epic" for the Goncourt Literary Prize.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: ABC Mr. Youji, a friend like you, must be very happy.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: However, although Mr. Ji, although you did not choose to participate in the competition for the Goncourt Literary Award, the sales of "Seven Days of Hell" and "Hour Hand" have increased significantly, which shows that readers' eyes are bright. ”

……

Signing the bookmark until midnight, I really can't sign it,

Ji Zhuo went downstairs for a walk, and sat under the gazebo in the community to enjoy the shade,

By the way, I looked at some of the messages received on the mobile phone penguin chat,

glanced at the penguin chat, and the messages sent by Editor-in-Chief Lou and Carol successively,

Ji Zhuo also replied with two kind words.

In addition, I can only sigh that these two editors-in-chief are really good at talking.

"Imperial Epic" deserves to win the award.

"Seven Days of Hell" was defeated, that is, he was broad-minded and did not participate in the competition.

Then I saw two editors-in-chief say that the sales of "Imperial Epic" and "Seven Days of Hell" have increased again,

Thinking of what the previous editor-in-chief of El told him, Ji Zhuo felt a little strange again.

Put down your phone,

Ji Zhuo turned his head again and glanced to the side.

In the gazebo, the little chubby dun is still there,

In the middle of the night, there are not many in the community, but Xiao Chubby Dun has not gone back.

Holding ice cream in one hand, a mobile phone in the other, and a small electric fan next to it,

It's still hot and panting, and the beads of sweat on his forehead are dripping down from time to time.

From time to time, I temporarily bite the ice cream with my mouth, holding my mobile phone in both hands, and I seem to be sending some news quickly.

"It's so late, you haven't gone back yet? Your grandma hasn't come back from square dancing yet? ”

Ji Zhuo asked casually,

"Tomorrow Sunday, it's too hot in the house, the air conditioner is broken, and the heat is killing me. My grandmother went to play mahjong, and I guess she went to rub the air conditioner. I like the quiet. ”

Xiao Chubby Dun was talking, biting the ice cream in his mouth, holding the mobile phone in both hands and pressing it quickly, and he didn't raise his head the whole time.

Ji Zhuo glanced at the little chubby dun,

Then he turned his head and looked at his phone,

In the book friend group, I saw Xiao Chubby Dun's speech.

"Little Black House: Friends, the dog author's new book hasn't moved yet, what do you say to do?

Canyon Grass: I recommend closing the room in the dark, tied to a stool, facing the computer.

Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea: This must not bring a leather whip?

Eating cake will make you fat: salt on the whip, salt on the whip! Pump it on the back, don't beat it!

Once in the sea: Du Nima is a ruthless person, so abusing the dog author? Like me, if you give the dog author a small black room,

Once Canghai: He doesn't give me 20,000 words of updates every day, and he doesn't want to eat today.

Eating cake will make you fat: you still have to give enough rice! Add salt to the meal, add a handful of salt, and then don't code 30,000 words, don't give water to drink!

Zeng Canghai: I can see that you are not human. ”

Glancing at the chat history in the group, Ji Zhuo turned his head again and looked at the little chubby dun next to him who was excited and was holding his mobile phone and pressing it quickly.

There was silence for a moment, and he moved a little to the side of the pillar.

"Trumpet: I think you're asking a little too much of a dog author.

Trumpet: After all, it usually takes a month for a dog author to release a new book.

Once upon a time: Shut up!

Once in the sea: Shut up! Hurry up and don't let the dog author who peeps at the screen see,

Once in the sea: the dog author is definitely in the group! ”

Ji Zhuo held the mobile phone, his fingers paused, he wanted to say something, but he felt that it was not appropriate to say anything.

After a pause, he silently put down his phone again.

Over there, the little chubby hand quickly poked on the phone screen for a while, and then raised his head again,

Looking at Ji Zhuo here,

"Big brother? You were going to write it before, do you have to write it, can you tell me about it? ”

Chubby said with some interest.

"Hmm...... In writing, in writing. ”

Ji Zhuo said vaguely.

"Big brother...... Why do you talk like a dog author? ”

"You can't learn from the dog author."

Little Chubby Dun took a bite of ice cream and said with sweat on his head.

Ji Zhuo was silent and did not speak.

Seeing that there was no story to hear, Little Fat Dun turned back again, and then fiddled with his phone.

In this gazebo,

Stayed a little longer,

Chubby Dun still went back.

Ji Zhuo went under the gazebo again, leaned against the pillar, lay on the bench, and stayed for a while.

Until it rained at night,

The rain crackled on the top of the gazebo,

Ji Zhuo listened to the sound of rain for a while before getting up and going back to the house.

……

“…… Got it? ”

"Got it! And, and it's a signed version, Dad! Signature Edition! ”

"It is said that there are only 2,000 signed books in total, and I bought them like this, and I couldn't see them outside, so I came back and opened the plastic seal to see them!"

In the evening, the boy carried a schoolbag in one hand,

Holding the physical book of "Star Dream" in one hand, he rushed into the noodle restaurant excitedly,

The owner of his father's noodle shop glanced at the boy and asked in a low voice.

"Hmm...... Let me see...... It's really a signed book. ”

The owner of the noodle shop listened, opened it and looked at it, and his eyes lit up.

Then he closed it again and handed it back to his son.

"Put it away, put it in the bookcase when you get home, don't let your mother see it." If your mother sees it, you say you bought it yourself, but don't say it's my money. ”

"Your father, I gave you private money."

"Then what do I say, where did I get the money?"

You just say...... Well, you just said you saved up to buy it. ”

"Saved up to buy it?"

"Well, I saved up to buy it!"

“…… Dad, what, I didn't speak. ”

The woman at the cash register walked over and said behind the noodle shop owner.

The owner of the noodle shop turned his head and smiled at his wife...... Hey hey laughs.

“…… If you buy a book, you buy a book, and you still hide it from me, which is good, and it will increase the sales of this writer. ”

The woman said angrily, and then brought a brand new copy of "Star Dream" from the cash register.

The noodle shop owner could only laugh.

“…… I didn't look at it again...... Forget it, just support this writer, this book is very good. ”

As the woman spoke, she handed the book "Star Dream" in her hand to the young man, and then stretched out her hand to the young man.

"Mom......"

"Just heard that this book is a signed book? Anyway, if you just buy it back and collect it, just take this. ”

"I'll keep this signed book for you."

The woman said quietly.

"That'...... All right. ”

With a sad face, the young man handed over the signed book in his hand and replaced it with the "Star Dream" in his mother's hand.

The woman took it, flipped it open, and nodded in satisfaction.

Then he raised his head and looked at his son, and handed the signed book back angrily.

"Okay, take it, I'll take it and take it again."

"Keep it up, don't break it."

"I know! Mother! ”

The boy hugged two books and became happy.

……

In the noodle shop, on the other side,

While Ye Linhan was waiting for the noodles, he also took out the package that had just arrived,

Carefully unpacked, with a smile on his face,

Huating Publishing sent him the hardcover edition of "Star Dream",

There is also the signature of the dog author.

Hey, another dog author autograph book in hand!

It's nice to be a dog author in the area!

Ye Linhan opened it and carefully looked at the signature of the dog author on the title page of the Star Dream,

Contentedly, I put the book away.

The physical publication of "Dream of the Stars" is finally on sale.