I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 295 Together

"Crackling..."

Last night, Ji Zhuo sat under the gazebo for a while before returning to the house.

Get up this afternoon as usual.

At this moment, it was raining lightly outside the house, hitting the dense branches and leaves in the community.

In the study, Ji Zhuo was typing on the computer screen.

The third chapter of "Star Dream" ended yesterday.

Right now, Ji Zhuo is writing the beginning of the fourth chapter.

The fourth chapter is also the last chapter of "Star Dream", which is basically Ji Zhuo's plan.

The last chapter is over, and the length is about 30 to [-] words, and it is over.

The name of the fourth chapter is called 'Stars on the Red Flag'.

Ji Zhuo clattered on the keyboard,

code words,
The sky outside the house gradually approached evening from noon in the afternoon.

When the computer screen in front of you is brightened because of the dark night in the evening,

Ji Zhuo finally stopped today's code words.

Looking at what I wrote today,

Ji Zhuo was quite satisfied.

Checked the typo, moved the sore wrist,
Ji Zhuo sent out today's update.

"...look what I found? Today's update!"

"First, first! Come on, a new chapter of the story."

As soon as the update was sent out, a bunch of chapter reviews appeared immediately after.

It's like a bunch of people have been watching for updates.

Ji Zhuo glanced at it, buttoned the computer, and stood up.

The light rain that had been falling outside the window for a whole day finally stopped at some point.
It's just that the dark clouds that have filled the day have not dissipated, making the sky in the evening even darker.
Let the lights of high-rise buildings in the distance and near light up more.

Ji Zhuo was not in a hurry to go out, and Ji Zhuo had to wait for the logistics to arrive.

The [-] signed books were finally signed by him working part-time day and night.

Went to the window and opened it.

There is some wind blowing outside the window, with some water vapor.

The breeze is blowing, refreshing,
Ji Zhuo just felt the wind blowing, thinking about something.

The system goal of "Empire Epic" has already been achieved.

"Star Dream" is not far from being finished.

Do you have to think about what to write next?
Science fiction, military, fairy tales, mythology, fantasy, serious themes.

Even sports, horror...

These are some that Ji Zhuo has already written, and some that Ji Zhuo has not touched yet.

Ji Zhuo's thoughts diverged.

In addition,

What I thought before was to suppress the popularity of the new book on system tasks by publishing another book.

I beat myself up.

But looking at the current confrontation and heated discussions between readers of "Epic of the Empire" and "Seven Days of Hell" and "Hour Hand",
Ji Zhuo had to seriously consider the details.

This general direction is correct, but the details still need to be pondered.

Don't be like now, when one book doesn't suppress the popularity of the other book, but the debate and heated discussions between the readers of the two sides will make the popularity of the two books more and more noisy.

That's the end of it...

Hmm... so what is the subject matter?

Ji Zhuo raised his head and looked outside the house,

The wind with some water vapor blows on the face.

"Dong dong..."

"Hello, the logistics will come to pick up the goods."

Ji Zhuo didn't wait for his thoughts to drift far.

There was a knock on the door.

"Just this pile, a total of twenty boxes."

Ji Zhuo is cautious in doing things. He separated the "Epic of the Empire" and "Hour Hand" and "Seven Days of Hell" on both sides in advance.
After confirming that there is no problem, let the logistics guy move the signature book away.

"Ok."

It didn't take long for the logistics of "Imperial Epic" to arrive,
In addition, a logistics company also arrived, and the two thousand signed books needed by Delwin Publishing House were also transported away.

Looking at the empty room again, Ji Zhuo couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

Touched the phone again.

The first is the news from Editor-in-Chief Lou.

"Editor-in-Chief Lou of Delwin Publishing: Mr. Ji, yesterday's sales of "Seven Days of Hell" and "Hour Hand" were also good, and compared with the first day plus pre-sale results, they did not drop much.

Editor-in-chief Lou of Delwin Publishing: It is expected that by the end of this week, the overseas sales of your two works will both exceed one million copies!

Editor-in-Chief Lou: Mr. Ji, congratulations, you are about to own three books that have exceeded one million copies overseas. "

Through the screen, you can see the excitement of Editor-in-Chief Lou,
It is really the heated 'discussion' between the readers of the dog author and the readers of ABC, which brought the heat,
Let the potential of these two novels published overseas explode faster than before.

In fact, not only these two books,
The sales of "Empire Epic" have also skyrocketed during this period,
Even previously published, "The Caged Bird" by the dog author, ABC's "Seven Sins",
Also with the increase of new readers, sales have skyrocketed.

Basically, I read ABC’s new book, so I couldn’t help being interested in the new book by the dog author.

After reading the new book, I became interested in the old works of the previous two authors.

The result is that on the Internet, readers on both sides are getting more and more noisy.

The new books of other authors were almost unpopular.

And the readers on both sides are getting more and more noisy and divided... In fact, apart from the time when they agree to the outside world, the readers on both sides are also divided internally.

Those who are more supportive of "Empire Epic" and those who are more supportive of "Seven Sins",

More like "Seven Days of Hell" and more like "The Caged Bird".

Ji Zhuo looked at Editor-in-Chief Lou's excited words, paused, and then replied a few words,
"Clumsy but extraordinary: the same happiness and the same joy.

Clumsy and uncommon: The signed bookmark is ready to be mailed.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: Thank you, Mr. Ji, your signature book is at the right time, and we will definitely be able to overwhelm the arrogance of "Epic of Empires".

Editor-in-Chief Lou: I believe that your work is the sales champion in Europe recently! "

Maybe, after all, there is also a signed book on the "Epic of Empires".

Ji Zhuo said a few more polite words,

Ended the communication with Editor-in-Chief Lou,

As for Editor-in-Chief Lou, the other person who sent the message was Carol,
Carol seemed even more excited than Editor-in-Chief Lou.

"Carol: Mr. A, the sales of "Epic of Empires" are still skyrocketing.

carol: readers are wise, who can refuse such a great work!
Carol: I believe that all readers who have read the "Epic of the Empire" will find it difficult to refuse it!And the fact is the same, not only "Epic of Empires", but also your previous work "Seven Deadly Sins" sales also increased rapidly during this period.

carol: Mr. A, "The Epic of the Empire" will eventually defeat all enemies and return to his only throne! "

Ji Zhuo looked at Carol's fanatical words,

Nothing fluctuates.You said I was going to beat someone from Zhou,
I might be happy.

You say here that I will beat myself...

"Clumsy and extraordinary: Thank you for the compliment.

Clumsy and extraordinary: the signed book has been mailed.

Carol: Thank you Mr. A, thank you for taking the time to sign these books,

carol: It's time for your autographed books. Publishers can make good use of these autographed books to better publicize your works!
Clumsy and extraordinary: ah. "

Speaking of this, Ji Zhuo planned to slip away,

But Carol didn't finish his sentence.
"Carol: Hmm... Besides, there is another small thing that I need to tell you, Mr. A.

carol: The British Literature Prize is currently being selected.I think that if the reviewers have read your work, there is nothing else to choose.

carol: But some of the judges have different opinions, they feel that your work has an enemy.

Clumsy and uncommon:..."

Seeing that Carol suddenly mentioned such a thing,

As far as Ji Zhuo is concerned about the bustling scenes on the Internet in Europe and overseas,
Naturally, an idea had to pop up in my mind.

"Clumsy and uncommon: You are right...

Carol: It's "Seven Days of Hell" by that damned author.

carol: I doubt it, some of the reviewers took money from the damn Delwin Press,
Carol: I don't see any comparison between Seven Days of Hell and Imperial Epic.

Clumsy and uncommon: It's okay, it's just an award, anyone can win it. "

For Ji Zhuo, it is true.

But Carol obviously doesn't think so.

"Carol: Mr. A, you have a big heart and don't want to see these clowns.

carol: But please trust our publisher, we will not let your work suffer any unfair treatment.

Clumsy and extraordinary: ah. "

What else could Ji Zhuo say, he could only reply like this.

As for Carroll's unfair treatment, I'm afraid that if the award is not given to "Epic of Empire", he thinks there is something shady about it.

No more communication with Carol,

Ji Zhuo looked down further,

Then I saw the message from Yun Qingmu.

"30 per second: Here, dinner?
Clumsy and extraordinary: hot pot?

30 per second: You come to my house, I'll make it for you!

Clumsy and uncommon:..."

Judging by his tone, Ji Zhuo was afraid that Yun Qingmu would poison him.

It's nothing lately, isn't it just yesterday's update?

But overall, it's pretty good.

Ji Zhuo looked at the news and went out first,
His stomach was already rumbling.

……

"Let's vote again."

Europe, Great Britain.

Because of the Booker Prize, the Great Britain Literary Prize is below the Booker Prize,

It is a second-rate award in the world and a first-rate award in Europe.

But this year's Britannia Prize winners are about to be announced, and they're getting more attention than usual.

Who made this award after the publication of "Seven Days of Hell", "Hour Hand" and "Imperial Epic" in various languages ​​around the world,

This is the first prestigious award for both sides of the book to meet at the same time.

On the Internet, it is only a matter of "hot discussion" online to offline. Dog writer readers and ABC readers are naturally keeping their eyes on this award.

Don't you guys say that "Epic of Empires"/"Seven Days of Hell"/"Hour Hand" are amazing?

Then look at who this award goes to.

This much higher than usual attention has also brought a lot of pressure on the grievances of this session of judges.

Logically speaking, any of these three books is eligible for the Great Britain Literary Award,

But it would be embarrassing to choose one from the inside.

"Each person has two chances to vote. Please consider carefully before choosing to vote."

"The first is "Seven Days of Hell", um, a total of 15 votes."

"And then "Epic of the Empire", um, also 15 votes..."

I mentioned these two books, but I didn't mention "Hour Hand".

It's not that they are unqualified, it's purely a competition between two authors, "Seven Days of Hell" and "Hour Hand" can be awarded to either one.

The person counting the votes looked at the counted votes,
A little silent, he raised his head and looked at the judges present at the meeting.

This is the third time to vote. There are [-] judges in total, each with two votes. This is the result of the vote.

It's the same every time.

In the middle, there was an extra vote for "The Epic of the Empire",
But after the results came out, the person who voted didn't recognize him again... Anyway, everyone deliberately maintained a balance to delay the time like this.

"Friends, we always have to give a result, whether it is "Empire Epic" or "Seven Days of Hell". Many people are paying attention to our selection of this award. So which book should be awarded , maybe everyone can give me some advice?"

The person presiding over the voting spoke again.

But none of the judges at the meeting spoke.

It's not just the attention of readers from the outside world, these reviewers are afraid of being scolded,
There is also pressure from all sides.

Delwin Press, Burt Press parent company North Press.

Both sides say the same thing,

That is to say, a fair review is required, we do not have shady scenes, and we do not allow the other party to shady.

Then what is a shady scene, is it considered a shady scene if the award was won by another book...

And these reviewers... There are literary critics, writers, publishing industry personnel... which has nothing to do with the publishing house.

"...I think it should be awarded to the "Imperial Epic" Publishing House, not only because of the excellence of his works, but also because of his serious works on the theme of magical realism, which are more suitable for our selection of this literary award.

And "Seven Days of Hell", strictly speaking, is closer to science fiction. "

After a long silence, someone finally stood up to speak.
But immediately the person next to him stood up and refuted,

"Is "Seven Days of Hell" not literary enough? What you said is simply a joke..."

A proposal, a rebuttal,
Immediately afterwards, the entire meeting room erupted in quarrels.
Both Seven Days of Hell and Imperial Epic are supported.

From what these reviewers said,
It seems that it can be seen that these reviewers probably didn't follow up on the Internet.

Perhaps their contributions are also part of the heated discussions among readers from both sides on the Internet.

""Seven Days of Hell" is not excellent, your "Empire Epic" flaunts an epic sense, but it is just... and "Seven Days of Hell"..."

"Oh oh oh... What nonsense are you talking about, "Seven Days of Hell" can also be compared with "Epic of the Empire"..."

"Stop! Stop... My friends, please don't engage in this senseless quarrel... Who has a better opinion."

"...Then... I have a suggestion."

At this time, a reviewer sitting next to him stood up cautiously and made a suggestion,

"Since we can't choose one of these two books, or we can choose one of the other books for the award, I think British writers..."

I don't know why the reviewer put forward such an opinion.

But immediately afterwards, the two judges who were still facing the formidable sides stopped arguing.
Turn your attention to this review in turn.

Rarely do the two parties to a dispute share the same hatred.

Under the sharp gazes of the other judges, the judge stopped talking halfway through.

Just kidding, the other party's works are still worth arguing, what does it mean to mention another book?
I am really not afraid of being scolded by readers on both sides at the same time.

"Cough...I mean, since we can't choose one of these two books, why not let both books win prizes at the same time, what do you think?"

The reviewer immediately changed his sentence,

Then the meeting room fell silent again.

Then everyone nodded one after another,

Compared with letting a certain book win the award alone, this suggestion is undoubtedly much easier to accept.

"...I think it's okay, and it's not without precedent. Even if there is no precedent, we can open it."

"Well... I admit that "Epic of the Empire" is still considered excellent, and it is acceptable to include him in "Seven Days of Hell" to win the award together."

"It doesn't matter what you call it, but our "Imperial Epic" reluctantly accepted that your "Seven Days of Hell" also won an award."

"Stop, stop... Since everyone agrees with this proposal, let's vote again."

"Each person has one vote. Those who agree to win both "Epic of the Empire" and "Seven Days of Hell" please stand up."

"Okay, unanimous vote."

The person who presided over the selection was relieved to see everyone standing up one after another.

The judges, who were almost pierced by everyone's eyes just now, also wiped the sweat off their faces with their hands.

"...the choice is not bad. We recognize that both books are equally good, we award two books at the same time, and we cannot choose between the two books.

Let the readers of both sides continue to argue for themselves. "

The person who presided over the meeting said with a smile on his face.

All the judges applauded ceremonially.

(End of this chapter)