Carol of Bert Publishers was delighted with the movement on the Internet.

The popularity of Mr. ABC's work has returned.

Lou, the editor-in-chief of Delwin Press, was a little depressed.

The news of the upcoming release of ABC's new book has stolen a lot of heat belonging to 'dog authors',

However, ABC and the dog author are originally friends and rivals, so their popularity is always related.

Not to be outdone, the overseas readers of the dog author have not yet released my new book by the dog author, but there are so many works published overseas.

And the editor-in-chief of Al Publishing House, Eyre, is a little uncomfortable.

……

"Shadow Empire, Shadow Empire! Haha, what about your dog author's new book? What about the new book? ”

"...... "Shepherd Boy Seeking Immortals", "Night Tour in the Capital City", and "Star Dream", which of these new books can't compare to you, which one still has only one name?"

"So what about the new book, my friend."

"The works of "Shepherd Boy Seeking Immortals" are about to be published overseas, and you will talk about these words after the publication of "Shadow Empire"!"

"So what, what about the new book by the dog author? What about the new book? ”

"In other words, what kind of work will "Shadow Empire" be?"

"It sounds like a fantasy work, but ABC has always created genres that are biased towards realistic themes, magical realist works?"

"Upstairs, aren't you a loyal reader of the dog author?"

"Is it preventing me from reading ABC's work? Don't you read the works of dog authors? ”

“…… There is some truth. ”

On the Internet, there are ABC readers who are excited to spray passionately with dog author readers.

There are also those who are seriously discussing the new book ABC and are looking forward to this "Shadow Empire".

Al is in the publishing house, in the office, browsing the Internet,

Just an afternoon of a big change in the Internet discussion, heat.

The bottom of my heart is a little heavy and depressed.

Because in these discussions, the name of "Ordinary and Great" does not appear again,

Not even the previous comments that mocked the exaggerated propaganda of "Ordinary and Great".

Originally, the news that some of the dog author's works were about to be published overseas squeezed the publicity of the new book "Ordinary and Great" into the corners.

Now, ABC's new book is about to be released.

completely let a group of readers leave "Ordinary and Great" behind,

Readers of the dog author and ABC are engaged in heated discussions on the Internet, and other, less loyal readers are also mixed in.

The previous propaganda of "Ordinary and Great" was like doing useless work, and under this wave of heat, it was drowned out without a ripple.

But

Previously, the editor-in-chief of Al discussed this issue with Mr. I.

In fact, this situation has been expected for a long time.

made a decision, whether he was going to release a new book from ABC or a work by a dog author,

The plan of Al Press to publish "The Ordinary and the Great" is based on a predetermined rhythm.

Don't advance, don't delay, don't deliberately avoid,

It does not affect the publication of "Ordinary and Great" because of the publication of other works by other writers.

Al has enough confidence in Mr. I's work, "Ordinary and Great",

He believes that even in this case, "Ordinary and Great" can still bloom with his brilliance.

It's just that he hopes that the brilliance of "Ordinary and Great" will bloom earlier, so he feels some pressure at the moment.

He didn't want this great work to be delayed in his hands.

He didn't want more people to see this great work earlier because he influenced it.

I'm afraid of living up to Mr. I's trust and this excellent work.

"Hoo ......"

Editor-in-chief Al let out a long sigh at the news discussion of "Ordinary and Great" that could no longer be seen on the Internet,

I can't help but have a thought in my head,

The popularity of the new book by the dog author and ABC is so high, why don't you just rub the popularity of these two writers again.

After thinking about it, Editor-in-Chief Al still gave up.

The previous exaggerated propaganda, after "Ordinary and Great" is seen by readers, will only make readers agree,

But maliciously rubbing the heat may cast a little flaw on this great work,

As a loyal reader of this work, an avid reader, Editor-in-Chief Al cannot accept these flaws.

“…… Then it's better to hurry up and publish, not in advance, and not in delay! ”

"Then urge the literary translator to do so."

Thinking about it, the editor-in-chief of Al first touched his mobile phone,

I'm afraid of disturbing the work of literary translators.

Finally, I sent a message.

"Good afternoon, Professor Voss."

"I'm sorry to interrupt your work, I just wanted to ask you about the progress of the translation of "The Ordinary and the Great."

After this message was sent,

After a while,

It wasn't until late in the evening that Editor-in-Chief Al received a reply.

Professor Voss replied with a somewhat irritable message.

"Please don't rush me, you should know that it takes time to translate such an excellent work!"

"I have to think about it carefully, think it hard to think about how to translate such a clever word, the right word, and the right translation into another language!"

"I can't let this work in my hands because my translation is flawed! That is an unforgivable crime! ”

You can feel Professor Voss's emotions through the screen.

Looking at Professor Voss's reply, Editor-in-Chief Al didn't send any more messages to bother.

It's just that I can't help but wonder where this top literary translator in the White Flag Country has translated.

……

"Hoo ......"

Professor Voss was grabbing the hair on his head,

His eyes were a little red, and his face looked hideous, showing tangled and hesitant from time to time.

Looking at the "Ordinary and the Great" displayed on another laptop, on which the Russian translation was written,

It's just that after typing some translations, I delete them again.

After reading the whole book of "The Ordinary and the Great", Professor Voss felt that he had some grasp of the translation.

Then I waited until I officially started translating this work, and I felt that when I read it before, I felt unusually ingenious, and the words and words were exquisite.

How tangled and painful it was to translate at this time.

Sometimes it is difficult to find two words that are perfectly compatible between two languages, because of the difference in culture and the difference in all aspects.

And the vocabulary used in "Ordinary and Great" is not a complicated word.

But it is these words that subtly appear where they should appear, forming appropriate sentences that give the reader a strong sense of fluency and the atmosphere that the writer wants to embody to the reader.

The writer's writing is reflected in it.

It felt good to read, but when it was translated, Professor Voss was eager to scratch his scalp in order to maintain this sense of fluidity and appropriateness.

"Damn it...... Is this something that a writer with a name that I've never heard of can write? ”

"Damn it...... Why did I do the translation of this book? ”

"Damn...... Wrong...... A more appropriate sentence should be used here......"

Although the mouth scolds from time to time,

But let Professor Voss abandon the translation of the book at this time?

He would rather have all the hair on his head gone than give up.

Joke

The translation of this great work is a work that will be recorded in his epitaph at a later date.

It's just that now it's really hard to translate.

It was difficult to translate, and the publisher urged it from time to time.

Naturally, he was reluctant to lower his requirements for the quality of his translations.

He can only spend more time and energy every day and grind hard.

"Whew...... Cruel! That's how it feels! ”

Professor Voss successfully translated a passage from "The Ordinary and the Great".

He shouted excitedly, and then translated again.

……

"Big brother, you know what? ABC's new book is about to be released! Previously announced by Bert Press! ”

Under the gazebo, the little chubby dun holding the mobile phone said excitedly to Ji Zhuo.

Ji Zhuo felt as if he had heard these words for the second time tonight,

The last time was when Yun Qingmu said that it was when I had dinner before.

Turning his head and looking at the little chubby dun, Ji Zhuo was still slumped on the bench under the gazebo, leaning back.

"Got the news so soon?"

"Uh-huh! Someone in the dog author's book friend group said it again! ”

"In the dog author's book friend group?"

"Ahh

Ji Zhuo listened to this affirmative answer, and was a little silent.

The readership of the dog author is mixed with spies.

Why do you discuss ABC's work?

Where is the scene where you and ABC readers are going to go toe-to-toe and have heated discussions with each other?

Oh...... ABC is me, too,

That's fine.

Ji Zhuo raised his head and looked at the sky, took out his mobile phone, and also glanced at the book friend group that he hadn't opened for a long time.

Message 999+,

I took a look at the latest news.

"Eight Immortals Across the Sea: Dog Author, I know you're in the group. ABC's new books have been released, shouldn't your new books be arranged?

Zeng Canghai: Yes, everyone else is a release, a whole book, you are all updated, don't you hurry up and send a new book?

Canyon Grass: Dog author, if you are like this, we are going to surrender to the enemy!

Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea: ???

Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea: Administrator, work! There's an ABC traitor here! Good guy, I didn't see it before, but now it's exposed.

Canyon Grass: Wronged, wronged! I'm loyal to the dog author, I want to meet the dog author, I want to meet the dog author!

Eight Immortals Across the Sea: Drag it down!

Canyon Grass: I want to see the dog author, I want to ...... Uh-huh, hmm-hmm......"

Looking at these messages in the group, Ji Zhuo fell into deep thought and was a little silent.

It's just this group of people, and they're quite good at playing.

"Little Black House: By the way, do you think the new book by the dog author will be released earlier than ABC.

Little Black House: After all, ABC's new book is just a name now, and I haven't even mentioned when it will be published.

Canyon Grass: Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Eight Immortals Across the Sea: I'd like to see what ABC's new book is about...... Well, I don't want to read it either, I just want to see how ABC's new book falls short compared to the new book by the dog author.

The Eight Immortals Across the Sea: Easy to discuss.

Canyon Grass: ??

Canyon Grass: This is a group of dog authors' book friends, discussing other people's books, ABC's books, isn't that reasonable?

The Eight Immortals of the Sea Crossing: Well, that makes sense......

Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea: By the way, didn't it drag it down, why did it pop up again?

Canyon Grass: Hmm...... Uh-huh......"

After reading the news of this group of sand withering netizens, Ji Zhuo was stunned.

But speaking of which,

The new book under the name of ABC may not be released before the new book under the name of the dog author.

Before publication, the entire book needs to be printed, and the dog author's work is serialized.

Ji Zhuo was lying under this pavilion, his thoughts diverging at will.

……

“…… Uncle Yu. ”

"What's the matter, there's news of that writer's new book?"

Yucheng.

After dinner in the evening, the old man was chilling on the edge of the balcony.

Holding the Braille book of "Seven Days of Hell" in his hand,

The old man didn't know Braille, so he didn't open the book, but just held the whole book in his hand.

And with headphones in his ears, he is listening to his favorite work, "Seven Days of Hell".

Waiting for the old man to take off his headphones and take a temporary break, the nurse next to him shouted to the old man,

The old man tilted his head a little.

"Nope. There is no news yet on the author's new book. ”

"But another author with the same name as him has news of a new book."

“ABC？”

"Yes, ABC's new book is said to be about to be published, and I just saw the news. The name of the new book is "Shadow Empire"

"Shadow...... Imperial. ”

The old man repeated the name, then nodded.

"Then when it's published, let's buy it back. When the time comes, please read it to me. ”

"Okay, Uncle Yu."

"By the way, Uncle Yu, the "Hour Hand" anime produced by the company's animation department today has been updated with another episode, do you want to listen to it?"

"Then listen to it."

The old man nodded in response, and the nurse took the old man with his mobile phone to find the anime of "Hour Hand" and played it.

The old man sat on the balcony, blowing some evening breeze blowing in from the window, listening to the sound.

……

"Ah~~Ha......"

Ji Zhuo got up from the bed and yawned.

A few more days passed.

In the past few days, Ji Zhuo has basically coded words in the house, going out for dinner, two o'clock and one line,

In order to finish the draft of "Shadow Empire" as soon as possible, Ji Zhuo also spent more time every day on code words.

In the morning, and then all the way to the evening,

To this day, "Shadow Empire" has a lot of content.

Get up and wash up.

glanced at several editors-in-chief, messages from some contacts.

Nothing important, not back for the time being.

After washing, Ji Zhuo went into the study.

Outside the study,

The scorching sun still scorches the earth,

It's already autumn, and the autumn tiger is still so fierce.

The air conditioner is turned on, the windows are closed,

The chirping of birds under the dense foliage outside the window seemed to be far away.

All that was left in the study was the faint sound of the air conditioner whirring and the cool breeze.

Looking at some of the content that has been written before,

Ji Zhuo looked at the computer, paused, sorted out his thoughts,

The hand was again on the keyboard,

"Crackling ......"

The sound of keyboard tapping sounds,

Ji Zhuo started to code words again, and it was another day.

The sunlight through the window, from one wall of the study, swayed to the ground, reflecting on the other wall,

Until the sun turns into the afterglow of the setting sun.

The sound of keyboard tapping in the study rang intermittently for a day.

Until the light from a lit computer screen,

In the study that gradually darkens, it looks a little dazzling,

Ji Zhuo stopped today's code words.

"Hoo ......"

The keyboard clicks stopped,

Ji Zhuo withdrew his hand and looked at what he wrote today,

Long exhaled,

Then click on the content that was written from the beginning of "Shadow Empire" to the present.

Ji Zhuo glanced at it cursoryly.

"Shadow Empire" has almost 100,000 words written.

It's almost time to send it to Bert Press, and send it to Carol to see.

"Clumsy and extraordinary: The beginning .txt of "Shadow Empire"

The manuscript was exported, directly put in the same file, and sent it to Carol.

Ji Zhuo didn't care anymore, and glanced at the manuscript displayed on the computer screen again,

Ji Zhuo turned off the computer, and he didn't get up from the computer yet.

I heard the mobile phone placed next to it, and it began to sound like a dingdong.

Someone sent him another penguin message.

You don't have to look to know who it is.

"Carol: Mr. A, is this the text of Shadow Empire? Is your Shadow Empire finished?

Carol: Is that what you were talking about at the beginning? ”

"The other party has received the file."

"Carol: Mr. A, I have received the documents. I can't wait to read your work!

Carol: Please forgive me for not being able to reply to your messages for the time being, I'm really looking forward to your work, it must be an epic! ”

In the morning, Carol also sent some news, probably knocking on the side, euphemistically wanting to know the progress of Ji Zhuo's new book.

At this moment, Carol received the manuscript sent by Ji Zhuo, and she could see her excitement through the screen.

Waiting for Ji Zhuo to pick up his phone slowly, he glanced at the news.

Well...... It seems that there is no need to reply for the time being.

So let's do it first.

"Gollum ......"

Ji Zhuo's stomach screamed first.