"Tony, it's not appropriate for you to advertise another magazine in my magazine, right?" Mann said to Monet with a frown.

Monet explained with a smile: "I can't help my friends either, after all, the influence of "Comet" is so small, and the influence of "Brooklyn Weekly" is so high, and I am not advertising "Comet", I am obviously advertising another novel of my own, this is normal, I used to advertise "Detective Downing" in the New York Post!" ”

Because Monet did get a stream in the New York Post when he first started writing for Brooklyn Weekly, Mann couldn't care about anything more, but he still muttered unwillingly: "It's understandable to help a friend, but you're too hardworking!" ”

"Well, in fact, it can't be said that I am helping a friend, because "Comet" now has 30% of my shares, so I am also helping myself make money!" Monet replied with some embarrassment.

Unexpectedly, this explanation Mann accepted it: "Oh, that's it, then I can understand!" But then he changed the conversation and said, "But are you sure that your "Little Jack Wanders the Future" can be popular? To be honest, I don't feel like it's science fiction, and the main character is a kid, can that? ”

"Because I need a child's point of view, and it's easier to read!" In fact, Monet was inspired by a popular science book "PHS Roaming the Future" that he saw as a child, not that he didn't know other classic science fiction novels, but the main problem was that he couldn't remember the plot, and most of the science fiction novels before the time were written based on the level of science and technology at the time, and it was not very suitable for 1912.

And this kind of roaming the future is very simple for him, just reminisce about his life before the time travel...... (PHS, which was all the rage more than ten years ago, his name is from this book "PHS Roaming the Future", the right granted by Ye Lao, by the way, Ye Lao and Sina Weibo, you can go and see!) By the way, I actually think his novel about dinosaur eggs is more interesting! ）

Just as Monet was thinking, Mann asked again, "Tony, you said that in the future, there will really be this kind of phone that you can hold in your hand and walk around, and you can also see the person who is calling you?" It's unimaginable! ”

Of course Monet said in his heart, isn't it just a smartphone plus a video call, if you arrive a hundred years later, that is, in 2012, you will find that the streets are all over the street, so he nodded vigorously and promised: "You can rest assured that there will definitely be!" ”

Despite Monet's vows, Mann was skeptical, and finally reluctantly agreed, "Okay, then let it be, but I advise you not to focus too much on this kind of children's book, and write your treasure hunt and detective story well!" ”

But Mann's concerns proved to be unfounded, and as soon as the new issue of Brooklyn Weekly was released, "Little Jack Wanders the Future" after Monet's "Detective Downing" attracted a lot of attention.

"Have you watched the new "Little Jack Wandering the Future" in "Comet"?"

"Is that the new science fiction novel written by Monet, who wrote detective stories? I saw it when I watched this issue of "Detective Downing", but I didn't buy "Comet", how good is it? ”

"Extraordinary! I thought that he should not be good at writing science fiction stories as a detective novelist, and the title of this book "Little Jack Roaming the Future" is written for children at first glance, but I didn't expect it to be particularly interesting, and the future world he imagined is really very desirable!

You have seen the telephone, he imagined that in the future, the phone can not only be held in his hand and made while walking, but also the face of the caller on the other end of the phone; There are also future watches that do not need gears, use electronic watches, and even use phones in their hands to replace the functions of watches; You don't have to drive the car, you tell him where you're going, and he drives it himself; In the future, there will be no need for servants, and the robot can serve us tea, pour water, play chess and cook; There are also ring-screen stereoscopic theaters, contact lenses, hearing aids, artificial eggs, artificial rainfall ......" (in fact, many of the things mentioned in "PHS Roaming the Future" have now been realized, because Ye Lao is a reasonable fantasy based on the technology at that time. ）

"Oh my God! Isn't that amazing? Then I'll have to find it and take a good look! ”

“......”

To be honest, Monet actually doesn't have much confidence in this "Little Jack Roaming the Future", the reason why he wrote it is because it is easy to write and can write a long story, and he can also practice his hands, and he is ready to copy the classic short stories such as "The Country Teacher" and "Micro Era" in the next issue.

In fact, the initial sales were not very good, although they were certainly better than the previous ones, but for Monet, who was accustomed to the sales and influence of the Brooklyn Weekly and the New York Post, it was really nothing.

But to his surprise, with the continuous fermentation of word of mouth, sales actually slowly rose, which made Monet very happy, so he opened a bottle of good wine to celebrate with Nicole, and naturally wanted to do something more enjoyable after celebrating.

After having fun, Nicole fell into Monet's arms, and suddenly said coquettishly: "Tony, I only learned from Shanshan this afternoon, you always let me call your BABA when you are there, it is actually the meaning of DADDY in Chinese, you are really bad!" As he spoke, he raised his little fist and struck him twice.

Monet replied with a smile: "Then I see that you were also very happy to shout just now!" ”

Nicole gave him a blank look, then replied, "That's not to make you happy!" ”

"That's right, in fact, this is to add a spice, otherwise there are just a few tricks and postures back and forth, and you won't get tired of it after a long time!" Monet teased.

"And what else will you do?" Nicole suddenly asked with great interest.

"That's a lot, I'm afraid you can't stand it!" Monet replied with a smile.

Nicole snorted disapprerovingly: "If you have the ability, you can use it!" ”

As if he had been provoked, Monet immediately stood up and said, "You wait, I'll find a suitable rope to let you see the magic from the mysterious East!" ”

PS: I suddenly found that if there are three or four hundred, four or five hundred words left in each chapter, it is suitable for driving and irrigating, and I believe that this kind of irrigation should not be rejected by everyone......