I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 341 "Ordinary and Great"

This time Delwin Publishing House has a big appetite.

It has the success of publishing the overseas editions of Ji Zhuo's works twice before, and now the dog author has a huge overseas reader base.

When Delwin Publishing House chooses to publish Ji Zhuo's works overseas, there is no longer the limitation of subject matter.
Even if some works, such as "Night Tour of Fengdu City", have a cultural threshold, they can't stop readers of foreign dog authors from wanting to read.

As a loyal reader of Ji Zhuo's works, Editor-in-Chief Lou has strong confidence.

"Clumsy and Uncommon: Editor-in-Chief Lou and Your Publishing House Want Everything?"

Ji Zhuo paused, and replied to this message.

Soon, Editor-in-Chief Lou replied with another message.

"Editor-in-Chief Lou: If Mr. Ji is willing, we would like to obtain overseas publishing authorization for these works of yours.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: We will do our best to publish your works overseas so that more overseas readers can see your works.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: Of course, Mr. Ji, if you think our appetite is too big, if we still authorize one or two books separately this time.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: As a reader of Huaguo, in fact, I most hope to obtain the authorization of "Night Tour Fengdu City".

Clumsy and uncommon: Huh?
Editor-in-Chief Lou: Although there are cultural barriers, your readers are able to overcome these and read, which can be regarded as a kind of cultural export. "

Seeing Editor-in-Chief Lou's words, Ji Zhuo paused,
Pick up the noodles in the noodle bowl with chopsticks,
After deliberating, he put the noodles in his mouth and replied to Editor-in-Chief Lou.

"Clumsy and uncommon: Your publishing house wants to help me publish overseas editions of other works. In principle, I definitely agree. After all, the overseas editions of my works under my name are all published by your publishing house."

Anyway, this is the name of the author of the dog. As for other vests, Editor-in-Chief Lou doesn't know.

"Editor Lou: Thank you, Mr. Ji, for your trust in our publishing house."

Knowing Ji Zhuo's words, there may be some but, but editor-in-chief Lou still said the words of thanks in advance.

"Clumsy and extraordinary: However, if your publishing house is responsible for the overseas publication of all my works, then the authorization period I may be able to give is relatively short."

Previously, Ji Zhuo authorized Delwin Publishing House at a rate of more than ten percent of the royalties, and authorized the overseas publishing of books such as "The Caged Bird" and "Seven Days of Hell".

They all have an authorization period, but a little longer.

Now other works are also authorized to Delwin Publishing House to be responsible for overseas publishing, which is no problem.

However, Delwin Publishing has taken the overseas publishing rights of so many of his works, and it is not appropriate to authorize them for such a long time.

"Editor Lou: We can understand Mr. Ji's concerns.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: What about the authorization period of ten years?
Clumsy and extraordinary: too long. "

Editor-in-Chief Lou will reply soon,
Ji Zhuo had finished eating the noodles in the bowl in front of him, put down his chopsticks, picked up his phone and replied a message.

"Editor Lou: Mr. Ji, what do you mean?"

"Clumsy and uncommon: five years. Editor-in-Chief Lou, do you think it is acceptable?"

After Ji Zhuo gave an authorization time,
Editor-in-Chief Lou at the other end didn't reply to the news for a long time,

I don’t know if I communicated with other senior executives of Delwin Publishing House.

Ji Zhuo saw that there was no message back,
He stood up and looked at the menu on the wall next to the noodle shop.

"...Boss, bring me two more braised chicken legs, pack them up and take them away."

"Okay, wait a minute."

"……Give."

Waiting for Ji Zhuo to pack two braised chicken legs,
After coming out of the noodle shop, I have already walked back to the community,
Editor-in-Chief Lou came back with a message.

"Editor-in-Chief Lou: I'm sorry to keep you waiting, Mr. Ji.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: Mr. Ji, can you increase the number of years of authorization?

Editor-in-Chief Lou: How about an extra year, six years?
Clumsy and uncommon: OK, then six years. "

Ji Zhuo glanced at the news on the mobile phone that Editor-in-Chief Lou had returned,
agreed.

"Editor Lou: Then you look at the licensing contract, some details.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: I may need to visit Mr. Ji in the near future. Let's see when you have time.

Clumsy and uncommon: After the details of the contract are finalized, mail them directly. "

Ji Zhuo really doesn't have much time these days, even though the new book under I's name has been finished,
But hurry up for a new book from ABC, as well as a new book by a dog author.

"Editor Lou: OK, then as you can say, Mr. Ji, after the contract is confirmed, we will mail the contract to you, Mr. Ji."

Then I decided with Editor-in-Chief Lou about the issue of overseas publishing authorization.

Ji Zhuo ended his communication with Editor-in-Chief Lou.

……

"... dinner, my dear husband."

White flag country, approaching evening.

Professor Voss was sitting on the sofa, holding a laptop, watching mesmerizingly.

Beside, his wife brought dinner out of the kitchen,

Some helplessly called out to Voss.

"Huh? Is it time for dinner again?"

"Yes, you have been sitting there again, holding the computer in your hand, reading the manuscript of the novel all afternoon."

"Immersed in this excellent and great book, it is indeed easy for people to ignore the passage of time."

Professor Voss raised his head and said with a smile to his wife, wanting to close the computer and get up for dinner, then looked back at the contents of the manuscript displayed on the computer screen,
There is also reluctance.

"...Hey, why haven't you shaved off your beard. Didn't I remind you in the morning?"

The wife put the slices of bread brought out from the kitchen on the dining table, and saw the stubble still on Professor Voss' face.

"Have you ever told me about this?"

"I said it... Not only did I say it this morning, I also reminded you last night, but you don't seem to have any impression."

The wife laughed and joked,
"Worth, if I didn't know that you were reading a manuscript that needs to be translated, I guess I need to go to the church to ask the priest to see if I need to exorcise you."

Professor Voss was a little embarrassed, closed the laptop and put it on the side of the sofa, and stood up.

"A good work is indeed fascinating."

"I know, it is a great work, and you have mentioned it many times. Actually, I am also curious, what kind of work can fascinate my Professor Voss so much."

The wife did show some curiosity in her eyes.

Since getting the full manuscript of the 'Ordinary' chapter.

Professor Worth followed like a demon,
I originally asked for leave from the school to concentrate on translating this work.

Now after getting the manuscript of the "ordinary" chapter, the place where Voss's wife can see Professor Voss most every day is on the sofa in the study and living room.

Voss is always holding a laptop, in the study, or on the sofa in the living room, flipping through this work back and forth.

"...well, you'll see soon."

Looking at the curiosity in his wife's eyes, Voss hesitated briefly,

He still didn't show the manuscript to his wife, but just said so.

"Then I'll wait and see."

The wife and Vos sat down at the table and began to eat supper.

The two of them chatted a little too,

"So have you started to translate this work?"

The wife pulled a piece of bread, put it in her mouth and ate it.

Voss, who was about to eat, couldn't help but pause when he heard the words,
"Well...not yet."

"In fact, I haven't even started translating a sentence or a single word."

"So these days, you're reading it over and over again."

"To be precise, it is a part of this work. I want to read this work completely, understand the content of this work deeply enough, and then translate it."

"In this way, it will not affect what the writer describes in this work. I don't want to make the Russian and French versions of this work flawed because of my translation. This is a great work!"

"I know, you've said it many times."

"Hmm...but this is indeed an excellent work. The more I read it, the more I feel this way."

"I know, I am also looking forward to this work... However, I also hope that my Professor Worth will shave your beard in the spare time after reading this work. It is already a bit long."

"I see... well... If I forget, remind me before I go to bed at night, I will definitely shave."

"Well, my great literary translator. Don't be so anxious when eating."

"...No, I have to eat fast. The publishing house has sent the second half of this work, and the work has been finished!"

Just by glancing at his phone, Professor Worth, who was still eating dinner, became agitated.
"Then finish dinner, too."

"I know, I know, otherwise, being very hungry at night will also affect my reading of this work."

"Um……"

Professor Worth agreed, and then finished the dinner in a hurry,
Let him have some food residue on his unshaven beard for several days,

Finally, I took a tissue and wiped my mouth.
Professor Worth was greeted by his wife,
He picked up the computer that was placed beside him, picked up a glass of water, and entered the study.

"Slow down... drink your saliva first, eat in such a hurry, you will choke for a while."

"I know, I know, I brought the water."

Just responding in such a random way, Professor Worth hurried into the study.

He just took a sip of the water he was holding, then put it aside again,
The laptop was put down on the table, and Professor Worth sat down.

After finishing dinner in a hurry, just to be able to see the content of the "Great" chapter later in "The Ordinary and the Great" earlier,

Right now, sitting in the study, facing the computer with the screen on,
Professor Worth is not in a hurry anymore.

He didn't know how many times he read the "ordinary" chapter before.

Before eating dinner, I haven't finished reading the content of the "ordinary" chapter this time.

After hesitating,

Professor Voss chose not to read directly the content of the 'great' chapter,

For the sake of emotional coherence, Professor Worth decided to continue what he saw earlier,
Read on, and after reading the 'Ordinary' chapter again, continue reading the 'Great' chapter.

……

"Ordinary and Great",
The content of the ordinary chapter is still progressing.

Because Little Hoss was worried that he would not be able to keep up with the progress of the crop cultivation, and was afraid that the plowing season had passed and the grain in the family field had not been plowed yet.
So I worked in a field until late at night, but because I saw Aunt Varina was also plowing in the field at night.

And just a few days ago, Little Hoss heard Mrs. Milia say why the women in the village couldn't go to the fields to work together,

Because of the will of God and the church, because of God's division of labor between men and women, women can only stay at home,
And during the day, Little Hoss did not see any women in the field.

But at this night, Little Hoss saw Aunt Varina plowing the field.

For this reason, he seemed to understand something,

For example, why do Aunt Varina and Uncle Burton’s family cultivate so many fields faster than other families?

It turned out that Aunt Varina would come out to plow at night.

But it seems more doubtful,

Isn't Aunt Varina afraid of punishment from God and the Church?
It's because Grandpa Gus said that Uncle Burton's family is the most devout believers in the village,
So is this God's grace and care for Aunt Varina's family?

Little Hoss drips sweat in the fields at night,
While farming, my mind was full of doubts.

"...Little Hoss?"

Little Hoss was almost groping in the field again. He couldn't see clearly at night, and after plowing the field again,

Someone came over behind him, calling out to Little Hoss in a low voice,
Little Hoss turned his head, it was Aunt Varina.

"Aunt Varina...you, have you finished plowing the fields?"

Little Hoss was a little uneasy, because he knew what Aunt Varina was doing here at this time,

To help him till the crops in his fields,
In that way, not only Aunt Varina, but he also seemed to violate the will of God,

And the scene of his father's death always filled him with fear of such things.

"Yes. I've finished planting over there. Little Hoss, let me help you cultivate over there."

Aunt Varina smiled and said to Little Hoss,

So I went to the front, to the other side of Little Hoss's field, and started working with the crops brought by Little Hoss.

Little Hoss did not refuse,
Although he is frightened, if someone can help him with the farming, he will be able to work some more fields tonight.

Little Hoss looked around nervously,
It's just that the surroundings are pitch black, and he can't see clearly, but he can't see Aunt Varinna whose figure is blurred not far away.

Just like that, Little Hoss bent down again, and continued to hold the farm tools and cultivate the field.

It's just that he has to raise his head again from time to time, as if he is afraid that someone will notice Aunt Varina who is helping him plow the crops in the field like he did just now.

That night Little Hoss plowed till late at night,
The entire field to be cultivated has already been planted with crops.

Far more than Little Hoss had cultivated when he was alone.

But it also made Little Hoss extra restless and nervous, whenever there was any disturbance around him, his whole body would be very tense.

Because a large part of the fields plowed tonight were planted by Aunt Varina for him.

Aunt Varinna seems to be able to adapt to the darkness at night, and she can cultivate the fields very quickly just with some moonlight.

"...Little Hoss... I'm leaving, you should go back and rest earlier."

Aunt Varina helped Little Hoss till the field and left.

Little Hoss watched Aunt Varina walking away in the night,

I don't know if Aunt Varina went to farm elsewhere or just went back.

After waiting for the disappearance of Aunt Varina,
Little Hoss turned his head again, looking at the fields that had been plowed with crops at night,

Some confusion gradually appeared in his eyes.

Then gradually restless and tense again,
Looking back and forth again, Little Hoss also picked up the farm tools and the black bread that Aunt Varina had given before, and returned home.

Back home little Hoss,

I ate those pieces of black bread with water,
Just lay on the bed.

But even when he returned home, his anxiety still remained.

The scene where his father died, the scene where he secretly buried the small tombstone in front of his father's grave,
And the sight of Aunt Varina helping him plant crops in a field tonight,
wandering back and forth in my mind,
Make him uneasy, even terrified.

Even if it was just the sound of the wind blowing outside, Little Hoss clutched the rough cloth clothes he had not taken off in fear.

"Father... Medioc..."

He called his father's name,
But in the end, because of the whole day's work, I was too tired,
Little Hoss was still in fear, and fell asleep drowsily.

this sleep,
Little Hoss didn't wake up until almost noon the next day.
I don't know if it's because of the exhaustion from last night, or anxiety,

Little Hoss, who opened his eyes, woke up suddenly when he saw the sunlight outside the room entering the room.

And even when he got up from the bed, he still felt a terrible headache.

Then I remembered what happened last night,

Feeling uneasy again.

until out of the sleeping room,
The house is still the same as usual,
No churchman came to break down the door of his house, and there were no other sounds outside.

Little Hoss' nervousness and uneasiness gradually faded away.

(End of this chapter)