Wang Huan's press conference is over.

There is no doubt that it will cause a complete uproar.

But the first thing that caused it was the publisher's shock.

Wang Huan first received countless phone calls, all from publishers.

That's the good thing about capitalism, people don't care that you're here to challenge the United States, let alone that you're here to conquer the United States.

As long as you can bring benefits to them.

And the publication censorship here is much more lenient.

As long as you have the heat and traffic, you can write anything.

And now Wang Huan's popularity in the United States is no less than a star.

Challenging the world's No. 1 tenor Pavaroni on Broadway, the sonic shattering of glasses and crystal lamps has not yet faded away.

And he didn't say yes to an invitation to a Broadway theater or appear on any TV show.

That sense of mystery has been shaped.

The American people still have a sense of expectation and hunger for him.

Coupled with this press conference, public opinion was once again detonated.

So, how can publishers not rush to it.

The phone call was not direct enough, and the publishers waved checks and went straight to the Baorui Hotel, asking to see Wang Huan.

The conditions offered are more excessive than the other.

The manager of Hachette Books Group came to the door and offered a 12% royalty, a guaranteed distribution of 200,000 copies, and a royalty of $300,000 in advance as long as the contract was signed.

And that's just the beginning.

The next publishers are offering higher prices than the other.

The manager of Bantan Books also issued a royalty of 12%, with a guaranteed distribution of 300,000 copies and an advance royalty of $500,000.

Random House, with a royalty of 12%, a guaranteed circulation of 400,000 copies, and an advance royalty of $500,000.

These are all large publishing groups in the United States, and there are some small publishing groups, and the prices offered are higher.

And the small publisher said bluntly that he didn't care about what Wang Huan wrote, no matter how bad it was.

Even if it's a dream-like whisper, they're willing to publish it.

No matter how badly written, no matter how much you whisper, can it compare to the "Book of Peace"?

In this way, domestic publishing is even more magical.

Alas!

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In the end, Wang Huan chose to cooperate with Random House because it is the largest publisher in the United States.

In addition, it also has a huge distribution channel around the world, and its parent company is the Bertelsmann Group, which is considered the world's largest publishing group.

Li Changsheng, the president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, found the most professional lawyer to help Wang Huan revise and review the contract.

Then, Wang Huan and Random House officially signed a contract.

"Mr. Wang Huan, there is no doubt that your choice is correct. Charlie, New York branch manager at Random House, said: "We have not only a distribution channel in the publishing house, but also a strong voice, as long as your work has a medium to high standard, we have a huge room for operation." ”

The meaning of this is very clear, as long as Wang Huan's works are passable, they can find a group of critics to say good things.

"But I want to tell you that the three major rankings are still very authoritative, and we at Random House can influence them, but we can't change them. ”

What are the three rankings?

Goodreads, the largest book review site in the United States, is the Chinese equivalent of Douban.

Countless readers around the world will express their opinions and score the book here, and its rating is still very authoritative.

(Of course, Goodreads was founded in 2006 in our world)

New York Times Book Sales Charts.

It's the number one authoritative list in the United States, and sometimes the sales speak for themselves.

Then there's the New York Review of Books, a magazine that specializes in rating popular books on the market, with special ratings, and a dedicated website.

To put it bluntly, Wang Huan claims to beat American writers in literature, and the real indicators are these three rankings.

American Reading Social Rankings, New York Times Sales Rankings, New York Book Reviews Rankings.

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Charlie, manager of Random House's New York branch, said with coffee: "Mr. Wang Huan, you said that you will write nearly a million words in a month, you must be joking, you already have a manuscript, right?"

Wang Huan said: "No, I really don't have a word now." I really need to write almost a million words in a month. ”

Charlie was stunned, the coffee in his hand shook slightly, and he almost spilled it.

"Suddenly, I felt a little cold in the air. Charlie said: "I'm a little worried about this business now, not only will I lose my money, but I will even lose my reputation." ”

There are indeed some fast gunners in this world, and one is completed in a very short time.

But...... There has never been an author who wrote almost a million in a month.

That...... It's crazy.

"You're joking, you must be joking. Charlie shuddered.

Wang Huan said: "I'm not joking, in fact, after you leave, I will start writing the manuscript, because I need to race against time." ”

Charlie's scalp was numb, and he said, "Mr. Wang Huan, do you know what the consequences will be if this business fails?"

Wang Huan said: "What?"

Charlie said: "I will be ousted from my current position, and the competition within our company is very fierce. ”

Wang Huan said: "So the fate of the two of us is completely linked now, right?"

Charlie said, "Yes. ”

Then, he stood up and said: "You need the most professional secretary now, she can teach you a team, you also need the most professional information, I will organize a team for you in the shortest possible time, you must not refuse, because this is related to my fate." ”

"You also need the best keyboard, the best computer. ”

"And if you don't mind, I'll open a room next door to you. ”

"Oh my God, I'm absolutely obsessed, and I feel like my future is in jeopardy. ”

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Next, the manager of Random House's New York branch organized a team for Wang Huan in the shortest possible time.

One secretary, two editors, and one who specializes in typing.

This secretary general has a sweet face and a hot body.

The two editors are all bald, they are responsible for proofreading the manuscript for Wang Huan, and they act as a knowledge base, once Wang Huan needs any common sense, he can ask them immediately.

They may not be able to answer directly, but they can directly call a special think tank, and they can find relevant information for Wang Huan in the shortest possible time.

And the guy who specializes in typing, has an amazing speed of both hands.

You can easily type more than 200 words in a minute.

Therefore, Wang Huan can lie on the bed and lie on the chair to dictate.

And three meals a day, all delivered by the hotel.

For at least a month, he was able to enjoy unbeatable treatment.

But......

He didn't do that.

Charlie's team for him, almost every day has nothing to do.

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"Mr. Wang Huan, it's not right for you to do this, you overestimate your ability too much, a science fiction book involves too much scientific knowledge, you need to consult enough information, otherwise it will be full of loopholes. ”

"Also, you absolutely need a typist, you can rest assured that this typist is Chinese, and she will not make a mistake in every Chinese character you speak. ”

But then, the typist was stunned.

Because Wang Huan has already started to code words.

Hands dancing.

The shadow of ten fingers on the keyboard is so fast that it is completely unclear.

This...... That's an amazing speed, isn't it?

She was already a very, very professional typist, with 200 words a minute.

But Wang Huan's speed is still exceeded.

She calculated, Wang Huan had nearly 300 words in one minute.

This...... This is crazy.

It's not writing a book at all, right?

Then she leaned in to take a look.

Depend on!

I'm really writing a book.

For the time being, though, she can't see the good or the bad.

China, 1967.

The "Red United" attack on the headquarters building of the "4?28th Corps" has been going on for two days, and their flags are fluttering restlessly around the building, as if they are longing for a fire of dry firewood. The commander of the "Red Union" was anxious, he was not afraid of the defenders of the building, and the more than 200 "428" fighters were much more immature than the "Red Union", which was born in early l966 and had undergone a big review and a big tandem......

This is the beginning of Wang Huan's content.

This typist, although he can't tell the good or bad, is definitely a normal paragraph.

Definitely not out of the face rolling keyboard.

That's awesome, isn't it?

She's seen someone who writes books fast, but she's never seen anyone who writes books so fast.

Perhaps, this content has been in my head for a long time.

That's why Wang Huan can write so fast, and it should be slower and slower in the future.

But......

The next scene completely stunned the typist, and the team that came here at Random House.

Wang Huan's crazy speed lasted for three hours.

It's a stormy speed of writing.

Three hours.

Wrote 50,000 words.

And not just the typists were stunned.

Several editors were also completely stunned.

Is there still such a fast writing speed in this world?

In three hours, 50,000 words were written.

It's about 300 words per minute, and there are no stops in between.

This...... How badly this should have been written?

A professional typist can't type 50,000 words in three hours.

Is this still human?

"Mr. Wang Huan, please give us the manuscript, and we will translate it immediately. An editor said.

Wang Huan said: "No need, I can translate directly, and I can write the English version myself." ”

Once again, the two editors were stunned.

All along, Wang Huan spoke Chinese in the United States, and it seems that he can't understand English at all.

"Don't you know English?" the editor said, "You haven't spoken a word of English during your time in the United States, and you need a translator from beginning to end." ”

Wang Huan said: "I don't say it, it doesn't mean I don't understand." ”

"Even if you know English, that's not good. Translation is a very, very specialized job that requires an amazing vocabulary and literary acumen. Don't say it's you, even someone who has been teaching English for more than a decade can't best translate a book. ”

Wang Huan said: "This is my book, so I have the final say on everything, I'm going to work, I hope you don't bother me." ”

Next, Wang Huan opened WORD again and began to work wildly.

Once again, his hands danced wildly on the keyboard.

One English word after another burst out.

Once again, everyone was stunned.

Crazy, crazy.

It's just that you can type Chinese so fast, and now you are so fast in English?

You...... You're a translator, huh?

Shouldn't every word be exquisite, shouldn't every word be considered?

According to the plan, Random House will prepare a translation team for Wang Huan, with more than a dozen people.

After Wang Huan's writing was finished, the translation team immediately carried out the translation.

And now, Wang Huan not only writes the Chinese version himself, but also writes the English version himself.

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The secretary quickly wanted Charlie to report.

"Mr. Charlie, I think we're finished, this business must be ruined. The hot and sexy female secretary said, "You can't imagine what's going on here." ”

Charlie trembled: "You say, I can bear it." ”

The female secretary said: "Mr. Wang Huan writes at a speed of about 300 words per minute. ”

"Three hundred words per minute?" Charlie squeezed......, "What's the difference between typing the keyboard indiscriminately?

The female secretary said: "He kept this pace all the time, so he wrote 50,000 words in three hours. ”

Charlie said: "I feel like this business is going to be finished. ”

The female secretary said: "Not only that, but the team you prepared for him, he is useless. He never wanted the two editors to ask any questions, the whole person was buried directly in the keyboard, twitching frantically for three hours, and throwing 50,000 words there after writing. ”

Charlie said: "Translator, hurry up and translate these 50,000 words, I want to see how rotten it will be." ”

The female secretary said: "The translation team we prepared was also useless, after he finished writing the Chinese version, he wrote the English version by another person, also in three hours, completing about 50,000 words." ”

In an instant, Charlie was completely numb.

Writing nearly a million words in a month already feels extremely ridiculous.

Now, you have to independently complete the Chinese version of nearly a million words, as well as the English version?

This...... How rotten is this?

It's probably the same as the text that comes out of the face scrolling keyboard.

It's going to be completely rotten.

Charlie felt that he was really finished, and the business must be finished.

At this time, Charlie is at the headquarters of Random House, reporting to his boss.

Of course, the headquarters is also in New York.

"Your face isn't good-looking, what's wrong?" asked the boss, Düremeng.

Charlie said: "That Chinese athlete wrote 50,000 words in one day, 100,000 words to be exact. 50,000 words in Chinese, 50,000 words in English. ”

The boss was also stunned.

It's completely unimaginable that the content of 50,000 words written in a day will be rotten?

Charlie said: "Is it too late for us to break the contract now?"

Random House is the largest publishing group, and it still has a lot of pursuits.

Making money is important, but if the book is rotten to the extreme, it is also a huge blow to the publishing house.

Word of mouth is also important.

Charlie said: "It was completely my mistake, I have seen the experience of this man, and his talk show in China is quite well written. And he also amazed me with his performance in the opera, so I have some confidence in him. But I didn't expect ......"

Unexpectedly, Wang Huan wrote 100,000 words a day.

Write like a face-scrolling keyboard.

There is only one result of this kind of book writing, and that is to be extremely rotten.

This kind of writing is a complete joke, not to mention challenging the best writers in the United States.

Three hours and 50,000 words, I can only write things like, and it is impossible for people to read them smoothly.

After a long while, the boss Duller said: "Find the gunman, find the most expensive gunman." Let's talk to Wang Huan first, and then we will try to make this story a little more decent. ”

Charlie said: "In that case, if it is revealed in the future, it will become a scandal." ”

"If we don't, it's going to be a bigger scandal and it's going to ruin our signboard," Duller said. 50,000 words in three hours, what kind of will be written, although there is a lot of garbage in the United States, but if you pour into their mouths, they will still be angry. ”

Charlie felt that his brain was also filled with.

He felt that his position as branch manager had been lost.

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Next, Charlie immediately stopped the meeting at headquarters.

He went to visit the better science fiction writers overnight, offered a very high price, made the other party agree to be a gunslinger, and also signed a non-disclosure agreement.

"Is it bad?" asked Freeman, the writer.

Charlie said: "It's a disaster, that Chinese, wrote 50,000 words in three hours." It took another three hours to turn the 50,000 words into English. ”

The writer Freeman was horrified and trembled: "He ...... Is this a face-scrolling keyboard?"

Charlie said: "I'm afraid it's like this." ”

Writer Freeman said: "What kind of story can he tell with such a person? I'm afraid it's useless to ask me to be a gunman, it's too bad a story, even if I find a god to ghostwrite it, it's useless." ”

Charlie was stunned for a moment and said, "If his story is really too bad, then ...... It's up to you to come up with a whole new story, and it's also set in China. ”

Writer Freeman shuddered, "Oh my God, what a disaster. ”

Charlie said: "Who said it wasn't? My head must have been broken by that woman, so I signed the contract with that Chinese in such a hurry." ”

The writer Freeman said, "Why is it your head that is broken? and not anything else?"

"Sometimes you always want to try different seafood, but this time I chose the South African variety. ”

Writer Freeman said: "What was the result?"

Charlie said: "As a result, my head was clipped, so I signed this contract with Wang Huan, and my future is going to be ruined." ”

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Next!

Charlie took the writer Freeman and hurried to the Borry Hotel.

Then, he saw Wang Huan's work status with his own eyes.

He was also stunned!

This...... These hands are dancing and typing.

The speed is amazing.

It's not writing a book at all, it's really typing on the keyboard.

Do you know what you're writing about?

"Mr. Wang Huan, I have something to tell you. Charlie said.

Wang Hua said: "Wait a minute, there are still five minutes, and I will finish writing today's content." ”

Next, Charlie and Freeman watched Wang Huan's hands twitch and type out more than a thousand words in five minutes.

Charlie said, "How fast are you writing?"

Freeman said: "I only write a thousand words a day, and by the next day, maybe there will be 500 words left." ”

Charlie said: "And Wang Huan took five minutes to write 1,500 words, which is really a disaster." ”

Five minutes later.

Wang Huan finished writing.

Charlie said: "Mr. Wang Huan, this is a senior science fiction writer, Mr. Freeman. ”

Freeman stepped forward to shake Wang Huan's hand.

"Hello, what's the matter?" asked Wang Huan.

Charlie said, "Mr. Wang Huan, you tell the story in your head, and then Mr. Freeman will finish the writing." ”

Wang Huan was stunned and said, "Meaning, he became my gunman and ghostwrote for me?"

Charlie said, "That's right. Of course, if your story is too bad, then it's up to him to come up with a new one. ”

Wang Huan said: "No, I don't agree, I don't accept ghostwriting." ”

Charlie said: "It's not just my decision, it's also the decision of headquarters. I can't smash the sign of Random House, we publish all the best, and we must not put a piece of garbage in the hands of our readers. ”

Wang Huan said: "No, it's just not possible, the decision is up to me." ”

Charlie said: "If you don't agree, then this contract may be voided, and we would rather pay liquidated damages than terminate this cooperation." ”

Wang Huan said: "Why?"

Charlie said: "I still need to ask why? Mr. Wang Huan? I originally admired your talent very much, I have seen your talk show text, even after translation, I have also seen your opera performance, so I can't wait to find you to cooperate." But your attitude to work really makes me so sad. ”

Wang Huan said: "What's wrong with my work attitude?"

Charlie said: "I wrote 50,000 words in three hours, and I insisted on translating it myself. I can't imagine how rubbish the work is like this, it's a disaster. You may not know that this kind of behavior of yours will make me lose my current position, it will make me lose my current future, and if a ridiculous work is born in my hands, then I will become the laughing stock of the publishing industry. ”

Wang Huan said: "I write quickly, but I don't necessarily write badly. ”

Charlie laughed angrily: "Mr. Wang Huan, if any writer writes 50,000 words a day, what he writes must be unsightly." Or I said it was a shame, it was absolutely rubbish, absolutely-like stuff. ”

Wang Huan said: "Mr. Charlie, so be it." First of all, I will never accept ghostwriters and gunmen, but I can give you the 50,000 words I have written, and if you don't think it's good, then we will terminate the contract and I will find another publisher to work with. If you think it's okay, then don't interfere with any of my creations, just wait quietly for the final draft, how about it?"

After checking the ideal for a while, he said, "Yes, Mr. Freeman, who is next to me, also participates in reading, because he is a professional." ”

Wang Huan said: "Yes, but please sign a confidentiality agreement first." ”

Charlie is speechless, do you still have to sign a non-disclosure agreement before eating?

Are you worried that he will reveal what this piece of smells like?

However, the two parties quickly drew up a non-disclosure agreement and then signed it.

Next, Wang Huan won two manuscripts and handed them to Charlie and Freeman.

All of them are only 50,000 words, and they are all in English.

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After getting the manuscript, Charlie poured himself a glass of red wine.

Seriously, he's ready to eat.

There are times in life when it is inevitable.

For some reason, the stench of South African abalone from a week ago suddenly sounded in his head.

Sometimes, it's not enough to be too curious.

Taking a deep breath, Charlie told himself, "I'm ready, even if the content is bad, I can take it." ”

As long as it's not a bunch of random permutations and combinations of words, he recognizes them all.

He began to read.

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That's right, the work that Wang Huan took out was "The Three-Body Problem".

This is one of China's most classic science fiction works.

This work directly pulled China from the desert of science fiction literature to the world's top level at once.

A Chinese work that won the highest honor in fantasy and science fiction literature, the Hugo Award.

A Chinese work, the President of the United States can't put it down, and when he visits abroad, he carries "The Three-Body Problem" with him.

After reading the second book, the President of the United States even asked someone to write an email to the author Liu Cixin to urge the draft, but Liu ignored it as spam.

This kind of top-notch work can speak for itself.

Even if you don't know Da Liu before, you don't know its status in the rivers and lakes.

After you read it, you will also be shocked and amazed.

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The content of the first chapter, although I have not seen the special science fiction part, is completely the content of that special period in China.

But...... Very well written.

In just one chapter, the heroine's experience is written very thoroughly.

Next, the heroine Ye Wenjie entered the Red Bank base, and that sense of mystery had come.

And then thirty-eight years later. The scientific civilization of the entire earth is directly locked.

At this point, the content has already shown amazing imagination.

The prototype of a top-level classic has been revealed.

Although only after 50,000 words.

But it's absolutely addictive.

That mystery, that sense of anticipation, that sense of the unknown.

It's not too impressive.

is such an excellent work, Charlie, the manager of the Random House branch, has very low psychological expectations in advance, and is even ready to taste.

Outcome...... It's such a classic.

What will be the reaction after reading it?

It's completely conceivable.

Exactly half an hour later.

He finished reading it.

Freeman, the writer next to him, also finished reading it.

The two exchanged glances.

Then, without saying a word, I buried my head in watching it a second time.

Another half hour passed.

I read it for the second time.

Charlie trembled with excitement, and after a long moment, he trembled and asked, "Freeman, what do you think?"

Writer Freeman said: "Too ...... It's incredible, it's completely unimaginable. ”

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Note: The first more was delivered, I went to lie down for two hours, and then continued to code words.

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