"Lao Zhao, what do you watch when you don't sleep at night?" On the balcony on the second floor of Zhao Kangnian's house, his wife's voice sounded from behind him.

After hearing this, Zhao Kangnian retracted his action of looking up at the sky, turned his head and smiled at his wife: "Look at the stars." ”

The wife was stunned when she heard this, and then looked up at the sky, and wondered as she looked: "In the winter, this is the capital again, where are the stars in the sky?" ”

When Zhao Kangnian heard this, he suddenly laughed and said, "Yes, it's really dark in the sky." ”

With that, he looked up at the sky again.

Should I say it or not, if you put up a telescope again, this scene is probably no different from Sun Liancheng looking at the stars in "In the Name of the People".

"Play dumb riddles with me every day." His wife listened to Zhao Kangnian's words and glanced at him with disgust.

Zhao Kangnian just smirked when he heard this, and did not reply. At the moment, his mind is full of the plot of "The Three-Body Problem" that he has just read.

The full text of the original three parts of "The Three-Body Problem" is about 900,000 words. Xu Chuan is currently giving out the content of the first and second parts. The combined word count of these two books is about 520,000 words.

Of course, what Da Liu wrote was written by Da Liu, and what Xu Chuan wrote was written by Xu Chuan, even if he read this book many times, it was impossible to remember every word and paragraph in it.

Therefore, the first two parts of "The Three-Body Problem" he gave out added up to even more words than the original version, reaching about 550,000 words.

550,000 words is estimated to be half a day's work for online readers.

But "The Three-Body Problem" is not an online article after all, and Lao Zhao is not so idle, so the speed of reading books is naturally much slower.

However, having said that, Lao Zhao read it when he was free in the past three days, and the 550,000 words were read by him with the time he squeezed out.

Not to mention that different people have completely different utilization of fragmented time. He's clearly the best of them.

Zhao Kangnian has not seen a lot of science fiction. The more understanding of science fiction actually comes from film and television works. More precisely, it comes from American blockbusters.

Aside from "Wandering Blue Star", the last time he watched science fiction, he didn't know what year or month it was.

In other words, Lao Zhao's foundation in this regard is no different from that of most ordinary readers of "The Three-Body Problem" on the earth.

Based on this reality, one can imagine what Lao Zhao's reaction will be after watching "The Three-Body Problem". Even if it was a speed reading, he didn't pay attention to some details, but "The Three-Body Problem" still opened his eyes.

Good literature is like that, it can resonate with different people in the same way to the greatest extent.

Lao Zhao is now "Ming", and he "understands" why the leader called him to ask for a book.

I thought that "Wandering Blue Star" was Xu Chuan's limit, but I didn't expect him to be able to take out "Three-Body Problem".

"Xiuzhi, what did you say about Xu Chuan's kid's brain?" Thinking of this, Zhao Kangnian suddenly said to his wife Hu Xiuzhi.

"What did that lad do again?"

"He wrote a science fiction book some time ago, which is amazing. You say that his talent in the field of artistic creation is a bit high, too outrageous.

It's like music, film and television, literature, the ancestor of this field chased him to feed, for fear that he wouldn't die? Zhao Kangnian couldn't help but be happy when he said this.

"How can you talk like this, what do you mean by being afraid that he won't die. Okay, okay, go to bed. ”

Hearing Hu Xiuzhi's urging, Lao Zhao retracted his cranky thoughts, nodded and walked into the room.

The moment he lay in bed, another question crossed his mind. That is, is there a follow-up to this "Three-Body Problem"?

This question was left until the next morning, when Xu Chuan appeared in his office with Cai Meng holding several sets of books.

"Leader, there must be a follow-up. I'm going to write three of them. I already have the outline of the third part in my head, but I haven't written it yet. After hearing Zhao Kangnian's question, Xu Chuan responded with a smile.

"When will it be written?" As soon as Zhao Kangnian heard this, he immediately asked.

"You're really asking me this question, and I don't know." Xu Chuan spread his hands and looked at Zhao Kangnian with an innocent expression.

In fact, he is lying here, you must know that Xu Chuan has been writing the book "Three-Body Problem" for two years, and "Creation 101" has not yet ended when he started writing.

So, he already had the full version of the book. If there is any flaw, it is that I haven't had time to proofread the third part.

To be honest, if he wasn't afraid that the shock brought by the first part would not be enough, he would have wanted to drag the second part and not give it first. There are some things that you have to look forward to.

Zhao Kangnian had no doubts about Xu Chuan's rhetoric, he felt that this kind of thing was not easy to write, and it would be strange if Xu Chuan could accurately report the completion time.

After all, he's not a full-time writer.

Thinking of this, he reached out and flipped through the hardcover editions of "The Three-Body Problem" and "Wandering Blue Star", which were obviously bound with heart, and said with a smile: "In the future, when these two books are published and sell well, this self-printed book will be worth a lot." ”

As soon as these words came out, Xu Chuan's eyebrows couldn't help but raise.

Lao Zhao's meaning was actually to remind Xu Chuan that this book should not be printed and given away by himself. Now that this self-printed book is being taken by the person, it is necessary to ensure the particularity of this hardcover edition.

Although that person may not care about this at all, there are some things, Zhao Kangnian feels that he still needs to mention Xu Chuan. It doesn't matter if it's good for him or not, at least it won't hurt.

Xu Chuan actually understood this truth, so after hearing this, he deliberately exaggerated and said to Zhao Kangnian: "Can it be worthless?" Just these sets of books, the big printer in my studio is smoking. The book was typed and the printer was scrapped.

Leader, my printer is 61,000 nine, and I really can't afford it. If someone wants to read it in the future, let's wait for it to be published, but don't give me any work. ”

"What do you want me to do for you, don't cry poor in front of me, who doesn't know that you are a rich man." Zhao Kangnian laughed very happily when he heard this.

Seriously, he really appreciates Xu Chuan's comprehension ability and sensitivity.

Admire him and couldn't help but say, "By the way, have you ever thought about adding another burden to yourself?" ”

"It's too late, isn't it?" Xu Chuan was stunned when he heard this, good guy, is the end of the universe the entrance examination?

"Why is it too late, how old are you? I was about the same age as you when I started working, when I was twenty-four or five years old. ”

"Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered that yesterday the county magistrate of my hometown Wu told me that it is not easy to be an Internet celebrity county magistrate." Xu Chuan said with a smile when he heard this.

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Kangnian understood what Xu Chuan meant. Xu Chuan is so famous, if he really wants to take the public examination, the most suitable for him is actually a unit such as the art troupe.

But Zhao Kangnian didn't want him to join the art troupe, it didn't make sense.

But in other units, Xu Chuan is really a little too dazzling. It may be much more convenient to work with his fame. But there must be a lot more difficulties, after all, everyone will instinctively stare at him.

At that time, the role that Xu Chuan can play is probably worse than now.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kangnian skipped this topic and said to Xu Chuan: "Okay, let's sign the gift first, it's not good to make the leader wait too long." ”

"Okay." Hearing this, Xu Chuan instinctively picked up the pen he brought. When he turned the title page of a book and tried to write, he suddenly realized that he didn't even know who it was for.

So, he turned his head to look at Zhao Kangnian and asked, "Leader, how should I write?" ”

"You just write Mr. Pu Lan with a smile, Xu Chuan presents, just bring the date, you don't need to write anything else." Zhao Kangnian thought for a while and then spoke.

What Xu Chuan wrote to him was "Xiaojian", which is the same word as "Xiaocun", but there are some differences in meaning.

After reading this book, Mr. Pu Lan clearly liked it and took the initiative to ask Xu Chuan for it. Therefore, it is better to use "laughter" than "laughter".

This not only ensures the consistency of Xu Chuan's book gifts, but also achieves particularity.

At this time, Xu Chuan didn't have the heart to think about this, he quickly searched in his head, and asked suspiciously: "Leader, who is Mr. Pu Lan?" ”

For the general public, if you don't pay special attention to this part, it is estimated that there are only a few bigwigs you know.

But Xu Chuan was different, he would have deliberately looked at these things. Some time ago, there was a reminder from Zhao Kangnian, and I went to look through some public information. But Xu Chuan really doesn't remember that there is such a person as Pu Lan.

"You write first." Zhao Kangnian did not reply, but urged with a smile.

People who like to read books generally can't help but write some. The leader usually writes some short and medium-length articles, and Pu Lan is used when he signs his name.

In other words, Pu Lan is his pen name, but not many people know about it now.

Over the decades, the number of articles written by this leader has been very impressive, and it is estimated that they will be published after retirement. At that time, the pen name Pu Lan will definitely be well-known to the public.

Seeing that Zhao Kangnian didn't say anything, Xu Chuan didn't ask again, but obediently wrote down what Zhao Kangnian had just explained.

"You should really practice your word." Zhao Kangnian couldn't help but speak after looking at it for a while.

Mainly because Mr. Pu Lan's calligraphy is also a must. And Xu Chuan's words are not ugly, but they are not good-looking, they can only be said to be upright.

The most important thing is that there are really a lot of people in Lao Zhao's unit who write well. With their comparison, Xu Chuan's hand really made Lao Zhao look down.

"Leader, I'm left-handed, it's good to be able to write like this with my right hand." Xu Chuan is not talking nonsense, as early as "Creation 101", he used this thing to pour chicken soup for the students once.

Zhao Kangnian couldn't help but be happy when he heard this, picked up the conversation and said, "Then you write one with your left hand and I'll take a look." ”

"It's been too long to be useful, and it's not as good as the right hand." Xu Chuan looked rightfully cheeky.

"Hey~~ Where did you learn the way you talk at these two ends?" Zhao Kangnian was completely entertained by Xu Chuan.

At this time, Cai Meng, who was sitting upright like a good baby on the sofa next to him, was looking at Xu Chuan with a look of adoration, and the stars were about to pop in his eyes.

It has to be my Brother Chuan, how dare other people talk to Zhao like this.

No, no, if you change to someone else, how can Zhao have such an easy-going attitude.

Just when Cai Meng was thinking nonsense in his mind, he only heard Xu Chuan over there ask "unrelentingly": "Leader, this gift has also been written, you can reveal to me who this Mr. Pu Lan is." ”

"Mr. Pu Lan is Mr. Pu Lan, what is who is not who." Zhao Kangnian obviously didn't tell Xu Chuan's thoughts.

He was afraid that if he told Xu Chuan now, Xu Chuan would be "complacent", which was also out of protection for Xu Chuan. As for Mr. Pu Lan's side, he will mention this matter when he will deliver the book later. I believe he is also supportive of this.

Thinking of this, without waiting for Xu Chuan to speak, Zhao Kangnian continued to speak: "How are you preparing for "Wandering Blue Star", when are you going to start filming?" ”

At the same time, a similar problem was in front of Remy.

In the office, I saw Xu Cihua asking: "How is the preparation of Hu Anze's "Samsung Copper Tower"? ”

"Before, the production team on Hu Anze's side has already contacted us through the resources on our side. Now the focus is on finding actors, and once the actors are confirmed, we can announce the project to the outside world, and then start hyping as planned. ”

Hearing this, Xu Cihua nodded and did not continue the topic, but mentioned another thing: "Why are you always absent-minded these days?" Is something wrong? ”

As soon as these words came out, Remy instinctively panicked, but on the surface, he still managed to speak quietly: "Recently, I have been feeling a little unwell and have a little burn. ”

It's a bit burning, and Remy really wants to find a hole to get into when he thinks of the past few days.

Since being duang by Xu Chuan that day, I have been dreaming for several days in a row, like a special drama.

And dreaming is sometimes a dream that is true day and night, and doing it in a row is deepening the impression on yourself.

This makes Remy a little afraid to sleep now. Because there is a guy who likes to beat people in his dream, he doesn't stop when he is filmed and screams.

Damn Xu Laosan, can't you be gentle?

Thinking of this, Remy was a little trance-like again.

It was at this time that Xu Cihua's assistant Tong Shibang suddenly opened his mouth and said with concern: "Mr. Lei, do you have a fever?" Nothing. ”

Hearing this, Remy raised his eyes and glanced at Tong Shibang, and said lightly: "It's okay, thank you for your concern." ”

"It's easy to catch a cold this winter, Mr. Xu, you said that you, as a leader, can't concentrate on your work. Sometimes you have to care about your subordinates, don't you say? Tong Shibang turned his head to Xu Cihua and said.

When Xu Cihua heard this, he instantly understood Tong Shibang's careful thoughts, so he followed the words and said: "Remy, if you are uncomfortable, I think you can rest at home for a few days, the work can never be done, and the body is still more important." ”

"Yes, Mr. Lei, it's better to rest well when you're sick, if you really have any important work that you can't put down, I'll help you deal with it here."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the office changed instantly.

Remy suddenly remembered what he had talked about with Xu Chuan a few days ago.

Some things are like this, it's okay not to say it, but under the autosuggestion, the opinion on this matter is uncontrollable and will change.

For example, if a guy confesses that he likes a girl. So it doesn't matter if he was interested in this girl before. From the moment he opened his mouth to admit it, he would inevitably begin to have some different feelings about this girl.

At this time, Remy was the same, after talking to Xu Chuan about this topic of Tong Shibang, her feelings about some things were completely different from before.

In the past, she would only lightly refuse to say no.

Now, she turned her head to look at Xu Cihua and asked, "Mr. Xu, do you think I should trouble Assistant Tong to help me handle the work?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Xu Cihua couldn't help frowning and didn't reply. It was Tong Shibang who opened his mouth and said: "Mr. Lei who is not troublesome." ”

However, Remy didn't pay attention to him at all, but continued to look at Xu Cihua, she wanted to know now what kind of attitude Xu Cihua had.

After more than a minute, Xu Cihua said thoughtfully: "It's okay to rest for a few days, the body is important." ”

As soon as these words came out, Tong Shibang's eyes burst into surprise.

Remy, on the other hand, was a little disappointed, but she didn't show these things on her face, so she nodded, and then got up and said, "Then thank you for your concern." ”

After saying this, she turned her head and left Xu Cihua's office.

Also leaving the office were Xu Chuan and Cai Meng. In addition to them, Zhao Kangnian is also gone, and he has to deliver books.

About forty minutes later, he showed up in an office.

The old leader looked at the words of [Mr. Pu Lan Xiaocun] on the title pages of the two books, and he already understood Zhao Kangnian's intentions without Zhao Kangnian's explanation.

However, Zhao Kangnian still reported today's events seriously. When he heard Xu Chuan's sentence "sixty-one thousand nine thousand printers" like telling a "joke", the old leaders were all happy.

Everyone knows that it is impossible for a printed book to scrap such an expensive printer. If it's really so easy to scrap, will the print shop still dare to take the job?

"This young man is a wonderful man." As he spoke, Mr. Pu Lan got up and walked to the bookshelf behind his office and found a set of four books from inside.

Then he put it on the table and said to Zhao Kangnian: "There is a way to exchange courtesies, this Xiao Xu sent me 61,000 books." I didn't have that much to pay him back. There is my annotation on this set of books, and if you take it back to him, it will be my gift in return. ”

The covers of these books are not visible, because each one is wrapped in brown paper, and the kraft paper reads "The Complete Works of Wang Yangming".

Zhao Kangnian looked at these four books, his eyes were obviously widened. Because this set of books should be one of the leader's favorite books, it must be carried with him for at least 20 years. He also often teaches everyone to "combine knowledge and action".

Thinking of this, as soon as Zhao Kangnian wanted to speak, he saw that the leader took out two pieces of letter paper from the white-skinned "Three-Body Problem" that he took from him.

"I bought this set of "The Complete Works of Yang Ming" for 12 yuan and 8 yuan at the time, and I still didn't have enough to see it back. Here is also a short piece of insight I wrote after reading "The Three-Body Problem", you can give it to him together.

In the future, if "The Three-Body Problem" is published, if he is willing to use it, it will be my recommendation. After saying that, the two pieces of letter paper were also placed in front of Zhao Kangnian.

As soon as Zhao Kangnian heard this, his already wide-eyed eyes widened even more.

Good guy, not many people know Mr. Pu Lan's name now, if this one retires in a few years. Let's go to Xu Chuanshu's recommendation again, what kind of scene does it have to be? Xu Chuan: What kind of reaction does that have?

So, he hurriedly spoke: "Leader, is this gift too heavy?" ”

"Kang Nian, our country's cultural soft power is weak in the world, and science fiction literature, as a literary genre that is easy to spread and can have an impact, is still worth recommending.

Oh yes, last time I heard you say that Xiao Xu wanted to use that advance fund to support science fiction movies, did he want to make it himself? ”

"Yes, I was in the office talking to him about this just now." Zhao Kangnian said with a smile.

When the old leader heard this, he asked curiously: "Is this "Three-Body Problem" filmed?" ”

"It's not, his current focus is on "Wandering Blue Star".

"What's the progress?" The old leader nodded when he heard this, thinking about taking the time to watch "Wandering Blue Star" again.

said that he was looking for an actor, but he couldn't say anything clear just now, so he probably held back something bad. Leader, don't look at this kid's young age, it's really a goblin, a belly of whimsy. Zhao Kangnian took the opportunity to give Xu Chuan "eye medicine".

He felt that now he really had to give this leader a good report on what style of player Xu Chuan was.

This is not to harm Xu Chuan, but to help Xu Chuan.

"Hahaha, Kang Nian, you still have to understand more of the three separate working principles. Although this Xiao Xu is not a public official, I think this working principle is also applicable to him. ”

The content of the so-called "three distinctions" should be clear to those who work within the system.

At the same time, Xu Chuan, who was evaluated as "a belly full of whimsy" on the other side, was talking to Hu Anze on the phone.

"You've talked to Wu Yunfei now, haven't you?"

"Yes, but after Wu Yunfei heard that it was a Disney project, her interest didn't seem to be very high." When Hu Anze said this, his tone was full of doubts, he didn't understand, he really didn't understand.

Fortunately, Xu Chuan understands that it is estimated that Wu Yunfei feels that she does not deal with foreign capital, so she has a somewhat resistant mentality.

So, Xu Chuan said with some tears and laughter: "Okay, I know, you go talk to Li Fei first." ”

"Oh, okay."

The two chatted about something else, and then hung up.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Chuan pinched the phone and began to think, the project "Wandering Blue Star" has been tossed for so long, and it is time to start to move a little.

(End of chapter)