I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 162 A good author who updates two chapters a day

"Bird in a Cage"

"This is the creation of genius, I am crazy about this story - a famous science fiction author."

"Unconstrained imagination, capable and wonderful narrative ability, the alien civilization in the article has never really appeared, but it is everywhere - editor of a famous science fiction magazine."

"The author cuts in from a special angle and tells such a depressing and wonderful story. After reading it from the beginning to the end, some scenes still echo in my mind for a long time—a certain famous reviewer."

After "Night Tour Fengdu City" was launched, it exceeded [-] subscriptions on the first day,

Ji Zhuo's life has become much more regular, besides updating the code words every day, he is thinking about new books.

And "The Bird in the Cage" was also officially published overseas during this period.

There is basically no difference in the meaning of the title of the book.

And these comments are some of the words reflected in the space on the front and back of the book cover in the overseas published version of "The Caged Bird".

It can be regarded as the recommendation words of some famous people, and it can also be regarded as Ji Zhuo's new book promotion point, which is completely new to the overseas market.

The collector's edition that Ji Zhuo is holding in his hand now also has it.

But these famous authors, editors, reviewers,

Ji Zhuo didn't know him well, so it was naturally operated by Delwin Publishing House.
Probably sent "The Caged Bird" to these people, and then asked for a post-reading review, and picked some of the best.

It is also possible to simply ask for it directly.

For example, the sci-fi writer who wants to be crazy about "The Caged Bird",

Ji Zhuo saw that this person's name looked familiar,

I picked up my phone and searched, and it was indeed a famous science fiction writer.

But... all of his science fiction works are published by Delwin Press.

Put down the phone,

Ji Zhuo flipped through the overseas version of "The Bird in the Cage" again,

In addition to the title on the cover, the pen name, publisher name and testimonials have all been changed to English.

The book cover of this edition still uses the cover of the domestic publication - the back view, the bird, the ants crawling out of the handwriting, the stray ants...

Flipping through a few pages,

The printing quality is also okay.

As for the content... Ji Zhuo has read it before,
In other words, the translation of the English version is based on his ideas.

"Editor-in-Chief Lou of Delwin Publishing House: Mr. Ji, have you received the book? How do you feel?"

At this time, Ji Zhuo received another message from Editor-in-Chief Lou on his mobile phone.

Ji Zhuo put the English version of "Bird in a Cage" on the table next to him, and replied with a message,
"Clumsy and uncommon: It's pretty good, it's printed very well, and the publisher has bothered."

"Editor-in-Chief Lou: You are welcome, Mr. Ji. This is Mr. Ji's first work published overseas. Naturally, we must try our best to make it as perfect as possible. It is also a win-win situation.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: For the English version of "The Caged Bird", we have already started warming up in the publishing market in Europe and other English-speaking countries, and we are also preparing for stock.Since Mr. Ji has no objection, then we will release it according to the scheduled time.

Clumsy and extraordinary: OK. "

Although I know that Editor-in-Chief Lou is being polite, but I have to say that he is quite good at life.

Ji Zhuo replied,
Editor-in-Chief Lou briefly explained to Ji Zhuo the preparations for the English version of "The Bird in a Cage" in various channels.
Naturally, Ji Zhuo had nothing to say, so he responded with a few words.

"Editor Lou: In the later stage, Mr. Ji may need to hold a signing event or..."

"Clumsy and uncommon: sign the autograph book. I am afraid that someone will send me a blade in person at the autograph.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: That’s fine. "

After chatting with Editor-in-Chief Lou,

Ji Zhuo put down his phone, raised his head again, and glanced at the English version of "Bird in a Cage" that had just been placed on the table.

As more and more works are published by him, the publishing house will send a few or a dozen copies each time,

Should he put the entire bookshelf next to the study or living room to store these books?

Ji Zhuo thought about it...and then touched the phone.

……

"...Hey man, listen to me, buy this book, my favorite sci-fi author recommended this book and said it's an amazing work!"

"Forget it. That sci-fi author you like recommends some books all day long, as long as it is a book from Delwin Publishing House. Last time I heard you vomited, what did you say? Um: oh, buy it Yep, never read a single book recommended by this goddamned, bastard author again. Never again."

Great Britain, a famous university.

Dormitory for foreign students.An international student from China lives with another student from his own country.

Listening to this roommate's words, the international students imitated the words of this roommate exaggeratedly,

"It's different this time, my friend."

This roommate was a little embarrassed, then put his arm around the foreign student's shoulder, and talked carelessly.

"I heard that this science fiction novel was written by an author from your country."

The young international student who was flipping through the book paused and turned his head when he heard this.

"Dude, let me just say you're interested."

Seeing the international student turn his head, the roommate got excited again,
"My favorite sci-fi author said it was crazy, and you know what, he's never said that about a work like that! I'm definitely going to buy him!"

"You just said it was amazing."

Seeing the excitement of this roommate, the international student silently complained,
"It's just a small thing, man, the important thing is that I must buy him and watch it hard!"

The international student looked at this roommate silently until he was a little embarrassed to see this roommate.

"...Delwin Press will publish science fiction elsewhere?"

The international student turned his head and asked again.

"Of course, this is the largest science fiction publishing house in Europe. He publishes science fiction novels from different places."

"It is said that this science fiction novel has sold record-breaking sales in China. This must be an unprecedented masterpiece!"

Seeing this roommate's enthusiasm again,
This young international student doesn't know what he is crazy about,
"What's the name of that novel?"

"The Caged Bird"

"Listen, what a meaningful name, oh, we are all birds in a cage, and the cage binds our free wings..."

Looking at the appearance of this roommate about to recite his own poems again,
The international student silently turned his head back, and continued to read his book.

"...Hey man, listen to me, you must buy this book, he will not let you down!"

The roommate next to me was still talking,

Let the foreign students can't help complaining in their hearts,
Good guy, you haven't even watched it yourself, so you recommend it.

But the name of this book is strangely familiar.

……

"Grass in the canyon: I heard that "The Bird in the Cage" will be published in English, and it will be published overseas.

Zeng Canghai: I saw the announcement on the forum on the official website of Huating Publishing House.You said, when the time comes for the release, do you want to find an overseas purchasing agent to buy a few English versions and come back, and it will be regarded as supporting the author.

The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea: I think it will work. "

I'm in the house, receiving the courier,
Ji Zhuo, who dragged a large package of couriers into the living room, was panting,
Seeing the news in the book friend group, Ji Zhuo's eyelids twitched.
Let's do it with a hammer, although I let "The Bird in the Cage" be published overseas because I want to earn an extra overseas manuscript fee,

But it is not export to domestic sales.

If all domestic readers buy another copy by then,
What's the point of publishing overseas, just to make money?

Ji Zhuo feels that he still has a bottom line...

"Little Trumpet: I don't think so.

The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea:? ? ?Why not?
Xiaoxiaohao: I think the author agrees to publish "The Bird in the Cage" overseas because he wants "The Bird in the Cage" to have some overseas markets, rather than exporting it to domestic sales.You publish abroad here, and you buy it back from abroad, isn’t it just making money for nothing for the publishing house...

Zeng Canghai: It seems to be a bit reasonable...but I just want to support the author. By the way, I want to collect an English version of "Bird in a Cage". .

Little Trumpet: ...

Xiaoxiaohao: I don't think it's necessary to be true, I support it for the sake of support.Buy what you need, don't create your own needs just to support them.

30 per second: I think what this reader said makes sense. We don’t advocate this. You don’t need to buy the English version just to support the dog author.

Zeng Canghai: Then I will bear it... I really want to collect it. "

Watching the public opinion turn around,
Ji Zhuo nodded in satisfaction,
Although Yun Qingmu... didn't say anything nice about him, but she cooperated very well.

But follow on,

Ji Zhuo received a message from Yun Qingmu on another account.

"30 per second: Ji Zhuo, that 'little trumpet' is not your trumpet, is it?
Clumsy and uncommon: ...

Clumsy and uncommon: How could it be... not. "

exposed

Do you want to change to another trumpet to lurk among the readers?
Ji Zhuo pondered for a while,

Shaking his head, let's talk.

Anyway, only Yun Qingmu knew about it, so there was no rush.

He and Yun Qingmu talked nonsense casually.

Ji Zhuo put down his phone,
I also took a breath,

Started unpacking the package that had just been dragged into the house,

In the package he bought it online,

Bookshelves waiting to be assembled.

Hmm... I said I would buy it before, so I bought it now.

busy in the house,

I'm tired of sweating,

It took a while,
In Ji Zhuo's study room, there is an extra wooden bookshelf,

Ji Zhuo used a book he had published,
From "Mortal Cultivation" to "Resuscitating Cthulhu"

Then from "The Shepherd Boy Seeking Immortals", "Seven Days of Hell" to "The Bird in the Cage"

These books are all put on the bookshelf,

Because there are quite a few volumes in the first two novels, and there are several identical volumes in each of the later volumes.

On the bookshelf, it is really full of rows.

After putting it away,
Ji Zhuo stepped back and watched.

Quite a sense of accomplishment.

not sure,
One day, the books he has published will fill this entire bookshelf?

Even if there is only one book per book?
A smile appeared on Ji Zhuo's face.

……

"Crackling..."

The tapping sound of the mechanical keyboard is very crisp,
It kept ringing in the study room, the slight sound of the breeze blowing through the window was covered up,
The sunlight penetrating into the room from the window seems to be urged, gradually stretching under the window.

Waiting for the setting sun in the distance to leave only Hui, the light reflected in the room stretched to Ji Zhuo's feet,
Just passed again in one afternoon.

On the computer that Ji Zhuo was facing, words and sentences were spread all over the newly created chapters,

New stories are filled in again.

"call……"

Ji Zhuo let out a long breath,
Squeeze your wrists and fingers,

I also feel back pain,
Look at today's coded update again,
After simply checking the typo, I sent today's update.

As soon as the computer was turned on, Ji Zhuo got up and went out.

……

"The land master told Zhang Cheng..."

Leaning against the window, blowing the cool breeze on the mat,

Wearing a coat, the old man sat on a chair, holding a mobile phone in both hands, listening to the sound of a novel read aloud from the earphones,
After listening to the author's update today,

The old man paused, then said aloud while taking off his earphones,

"This novel is about to be finished. I don't know what the author will write in the next novel."

"Uncle Yu, what do you want him to write?"

The nurse next to him helped put the Bluetooth headset away and said something.

The old man smiled when he heard this.

"I'll read everything I write. I'm idle, and I can read everything..."

The nurse smiled.

"...Uncle Yu, what's the point of today's update?"

"Talking about reincarnation, you can see for yourself the specifics."

The old man smiled and responded again.

"Okay, then I'll see later."

Following the old man, the nurse also read Ji Zhuo's novels.

……

"sough……"

The wind blows the dense branches and leaves of trees in the community,

They collided and rustled.

After Ji Zhuo had dinner, on the way back to the house,

A pavilion in the community stopped,
The evening wind is gusty, and it also carries the fresh air of the branches and leaves of the trees, which is rare and pleasant.

Ji Zhuo leaned against the pillars of the pavilion and sat down on the bench under the pavilion.

From time to time, a few leaves are blown off the trees around me, and the sound of children playing in the community a little far away is also blocked by the branches and leaves of the trees, making the surrounding quiet.

Taking out his phone, Ji Zhuo opened today's update,
Take a look at some chapter reviews and readers' comments in today's updated chapter.

"Dog author, just two chapters? You have changed. You were not like this at the beginning. I think when you wrote about mortal cultivating immortals, when you wrote about Suo Cthulhu..."

"Look, it looks good, can you have more?"

No surprises, the first ones I see are always some prompting comments,

Even in the first chapter review of the newly updated chapter.

Seeing that Ji Zhuo... has nothing to say.

Just when Ji Zhuo was about to turn backwards,
Suddenly, I felt the light in front of me change.

look up,
But he found that there was a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old beside him,
It's a somewhat burly... little chubby.

Holding a piece of cake and a plastic spoon in his hand,

While looking into his mouth, he also stared intently at the phone in Ji Zhuo's hand, looking at the novel on the screen of the phone,

It seemed that Ji Zhuo had stopped turning the pages,

Little Fatty also raised his head,

"Brother, big brother, are you watching "Night Tour in Fengdu City"? Can I watch it too?"

"You watch it too?"

Good guy, I also met a young reader... Well, it's not too young, the age of fourteen or fifteen is the age when many people start reading novels.

Ji Zhuo smiled and asked a question.

"Yeah, look, I've read every novel by this author, and it's pretty good."

"It's just that my grandma doesn't let me play with my mobile phone very much, and I always have to wait a day or two to see the update. Brother, can I watch it together?"

Little Fatty nodded quickly and agreed.

"alright."

Ji Zhuo smiled and agreed.

Xiao Pangdun thanked Ji Zhuo, and moved closer to Ji Zhuo's side,
Follow Ji Zhuo to watch today's update of "Night Tour Fengdu City",

Looking at it, the little chubby man was still talking to Ji Zhuo,
"Brother, you have seen this, are you also an old reader of that author?"

"Well, it is..."

I must have read every book I wrote... Is it a regular reader?

"Oh……"

Little Fatty seemed relieved when he heard Ji Zhuo say that.
"Hey, the author of this dog is good everywhere, but the update is too slow. Sometimes it took me three days to get my mobile phone to read the novel, and only six chapters were updated."

Hearing that Ji Zhuo is a regular reader, good guy, the name of the author has changed.

"You say yes, brother, the author of this dog is too slow to update."

Ji Zhuo listened to this,

a little silent,
Why did he suddenly not want to share the novel with this little chubby man?

"...It's okay, after all, this kind of subject matter and genre, at first glance, it looks like a medium-length novel, and this update is not too slow."

"Well, four thousand words a day."

The little fat man nodded and continued.

Ji Zhuo was even more silent, without saying a word,

Turning his head, holding the mobile phone, silently scrolling down,

Little Fatty was next to him, eating the cake with a spoon while reading the novel.

Eat with relish, watch with relish.

"...Hey, brother, are you okay?"

"It's okay...I'm fine."

"Oh."

The little fat pier turned his head again, and continued to watch with relish.

(End of this chapter)