1990: Starting from Baojia Street

"do not want!"

The progress was stopped by a soft shout. Zhou Yan let go of Kudo Shizuka and looked at her quietly. Is it going to be like last time, and the brakes are coming?

But this time Kudo Shizuka didn't run away. She blushed and buried her head in Zhou Yan's arms, murmuring in a low voice, "Not here."

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Kudo Shizuka covered her head with the quilt, while Zhou Yan looked at the sheets in confusion.

Shizuka Kudo's initiative made Zhou Yan think that even if she was not a master here, she could not be a novice. But judging from her performance just now and the red stain on the sheets, it turned out to be her first time.

He wanted to ask Kudo Shizuka if she had never had a boyfriend before, but he couldn't ask him.

Perhaps hearing Zhou Yan's silence, Kudo Shizuka slowly pulled the quilt down to reveal her eyes. Most of the rosiness on her face had faded, but her eyes still contained spring water.

"what happened?"

Zhou Yan came back to his senses, smiled and shook his head, "It's nothing."

"Can you turn off the lights?" Kudo Shizuka asked softly.

Zhou Yan looked at the time, it was almost twelve o'clock, and it was not a good idea to send Shizuka Kudo back to the hotel now.

Nangong Songzi and the others were really arrogant. The artist didn't go back so late and didn't even ask.

It can be seen that Ogi Productions has very little involvement in the private lives of artists.

Zhou Yan reached out to turn off the light in the room, and then got into the bed. Kudo Shizuka huddled in Zhou Yan's arms like a kitten.

She said in an inaudible voice, "It hurts a little."

Zhou Yan didn't say anything, he just held her in his arms and gently stroked her long hair.

Zhou Yan was indeed dominated by desire just now and was not compassionate enough. The key point was that he did not expect that this was Kudo Shizuka's first time.

Kudo Shizuka didn't know what kind of shampoo she was using. It smelled very good. It was a bit strong when she first smelled it, but when she continued to smell it, the smell was not noticeable and became very light.

Feeling Zhou Yan's tenderness, Kudo Shizuka pressed her head tightly against Zhou Yan's chest. Zhou Yan's heartbeat was slow and powerful, with a hypnotic power, making Kudo Shizuka gradually fall asleep.

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The next morning, when Kudo Shizuka woke up, Zhou Yan was no longer beside her. Looking at the empty bed next to her, she felt a little disappointed. When she saw the blush on the bed, her face also turned red.

The scenes from last night reappeared in her mind.

At this time, there were footsteps outside, and she quickly covered her head with the quilt.

Zhou Yan knew that she was awake, so he called out, "Jingxiang, get up and have breakfast. I bought you a set of clothes, but I don't know if they will fit."

Shizuka Kudo didn't even show her head, and said from inside the quilt, "You go out, I will change myself."

Zhou Yan smiled and shook his head. The two of them had been honest with each other. Do they have to carry their clothes behind their backs?

"Okay, I'll wait for you in the living room."

After a while, Shizuka Kudo appeared in the living room wearing new clothes. Zhou Yan looked up and down, "Well, they fit quite well."

The clothes Zhou Yan bought for her were very simple, just a half-length skirt and a long-sleeved sweater. Simple and not easy to make mistakes. This kind of clothes can be worn in larger or smaller sizes.

Shizuka is of average height, and clothes are easy to buy. However, Zhou Yan can only rely on his feeling for the size of his underwear, but now it seems that Zhou Yan's feel is quite accurate.

"Let's eat." Zhou Yan pulled out the chair next to him.

Kudo Shizuka nodded and walked to sit next to Zhou Yan. Zhou Yan asked her, "Are you going to the hotel later or going directly?"

"Go to the hotel, I'll go back and take a shower."

"Well, after dinner, I'll see you off." Zhou Yan thought for a while and then said, "I'll be here all day. If I have time in the afternoon, I'll take you to practice ukulele."

"Good~"

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The courtyard is very close to the Xufeng Hotel. Zhou Yan sent Kudo Shizuka back on foot. Kudo Shizuka was still worried about whether she would run into Nangong Songzi and the others on the way, but she didn't see any acquaintances until Zhou Yan sent her to the door.

After returning to the courtyard, Zhou Yan was about to tidy up the bed, but found that the red sheets had disappeared.

It was most likely Kudo Shizuka who took it away. She took a bag with her when she left. Zhou Yan thought it was just the clothes he changed, but now that he thought about it, there should be bed sheets in it.

When Zhou Yan arrived, Kudo Shizuka had already entered the recording studio to record. Zhou Yan stood outside for a while and then returned to his office.

After lunch, Zhou Yan was going to take Shizuka Kudo to practice ukulele, but Yu Hua and Shi Tiesheng came instead.

Zhou Yan was surprised to see the two of them, "Come here, why don't you say hello in advance?"

Normally, if the two of them want to come over, they will call in advance. Otherwise, Zhou Yan may not be there.

Shi Tiesheng smiled and said, "I also said I would greet you in advance, but Yu Hua insists on giving you a surprise."

"It doesn't matter if I'm surprised or not. If I weren't here, wouldn't you be in vain?" Zhou Yan smiled and stood up to make tea for them.

Yu Hua said nonchalantly, "If you're not here, we'll go watch other people rehearse. There's no way there's going to be no one there."

There are a total of one to two hundred people in the Piano Youth Orchestra, so even in the middle of the week, there are many people practicing here every day, and it is impossible for there to be no one.

Zhou Yan made a cup of tea for each of them, "It's just in time for you to come over. The day before yesterday, there was news from Shueisha that our collection will be on the shelves soon, and sample books will be sent over in a while."

In May and June, Shueisha contacted us to help them publish a collection. Because they needed to be translated, it took several months of preparation and the book was finally on the shelves.

Hearing the news, both of them were very happy. Yu Hua threw a cigarette to Shi Tiesheng, lit another one himself, and said with a smile, "It's a pity that we don't understand neon language, otherwise we can still read this translation." How is the level?"

When a work is published in a foreign country, translation is a top priority. For the same book, the content of the book may be completely different due to different translations. Some well-known translators will pour their own feelings and understanding into the work.

Some books, the original text is very good, but because of the translation, they did not get good results in the end.

There are also some books whose original text is mediocre, but the translation is much better, and thus they are very popular.

Of course, it's usually the first case.

Zhou Yan sat down in front of them with a teacup in his arms, and gave them a shot first. "Don't have high hopes for the sales of the collection. The book market in Neon is very closed, and foreign books are not easy to sell."

Neon readers generally maintain a repulsive attitude towards foreign works. They are more interested in traditional Chinese literature, but it is difficult for modern Chinese literature to enter their field of vision.

Shueisha was willing to publish their collection because the video tape shot by Shue Nomura sold well in Neon, which was considered a gimmick. After many Neon people learned that Zhou Yan was a writer and that the two people next to him were also writers, they all responded that they wanted to read their works.

Yu Hua shrugged his shoulders and said, "My novels have only average sales in China, so naturally I don't expect them to sell well in Neon. Besides, we have also earned royalties."

The contract they signed with Shueisha at that time stipulated that the first printing should be at least 80,000 copies.

The settlement of manuscript fees is based on the number of first printings. In other words, the three of them can get at least 80,000 copies of manuscript fees. Of these royalties, Yu Hua will eventually get more than 70,000 yuan, while Shi Tiesheng can get Got more than 50,000 yuan.

This money is naturally a drop in the bucket to Zhou Yan, but to Yu Hua and Shi Tiesheng, it is very considerable. Recently, Yu Hua has begun to consider buying a house.

"Haha, there is no hope at all. Maybe there will be some surprises, and then you can change your house."

"If that's the case, of course it's best. I've been thinking about buying a house recently."

"I'll ask someone to keep an eye on it for you later."

"That's daring."

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The three of them chatted for a while, and then there was a knock on the office door. Zhou Yan turned around and said, "Come in."

Shizuka Kudo slowly opened the door. When she saw Shi Tiesheng and Yu Hua, she was stunned for a moment, and then asked Zhou Yan, "Are you still practicing ukulele this afternoon?"

Zhou Yan thought for a while and replied, "Wait a moment, two friends are here. I'll go over when I'm done here."

Shizuka Kudo took the initiative to greet Yu Hua and the others, "Hello."

"Hello."

Now that they had greeted each other, Zhou Yan introduced him by the way, "This is Shizuka Kudo, a famous singer from Neon. Shizuka, these are Yu Hua and Shi Tiesheng, two very excellent writers."

After listening to Zhou Yan's introduction, Kudo Shizuka suddenly widened her eyes, "I know you guys!"

Zhou Yan was not surprised at all. He smiled and nodded, "They were the ones next to me in the previous videos of the songs "Distant Journey" and "Borrowing Cucumber"."

"Nice to meet you."

Yu Hua and Shi Tiesheng were also surprised. They didn't expect to see the Neon singer here. Moreover, Kudo Shizuka spoke Mandarin quite well. Although her accent was heavy, her expression was quite fluent.

Mainly because they were talking about neon just now, so it was quite a coincidence that they met a neon man.

Shizuka Kudo said happily, "I watched that video tape many times. Unfortunately, I wanted to read your book, but I couldn't find it in Neon."

Yu Hua joked, "Miss Kudo, trying to find something that doesn't exist is what scientists only do."

Kudo Shizuka was stunned for a moment before reacting, and then burst into laughter, "Mr. Yu Hua, you are very humorous."

With that said, she took advantage of the situation and sat down in the empty seat next to Zhou Yan, "When my Chinese gets better, I can read your books."

In fact, she was most concerned about Zhou Yan's novels. She had heard someone say before that Zhou Yan was also a novelist, and the movie adapted from his novel even won an international award.

She not only looked for Zhou Yan's novel, but also looked for the movie "Tree Hole", but she couldn't find it either.

Yu Hua waved his hand, "No, a collection of our novels will be released on Neon in a while. Zhou Yan was still talking to us about this just now."

"Really?" Shizuka Kudo looked at Zhou Yan with surprise.

Zhou Yan nodded, "It should be released on Neon next week."

"What's the title of the book?"

"The book is called "Zhou Yan, Yu Hua and Shi Tiesheng". It's very simple. It's our three names."

"Zhou Yan, Yu Hua, Shi Tiesheng -" Shizuka Kudo read it silently, then nodded and said, "I remember it. When the time comes, I will definitely go to the bookstore to buy it." (Modification)

Yu Hua said with a smile, "Let Zhou Yan give you a copy."

"It's okay. Shizuka has money. It's okay to let her support our sales."

"But if you want, give me an autograph." Shizuka Kudo said.

"That's no problem." Yu Hua responded immediately, "I promise you, I will sign as many copies as you buy."

Shizuka Kudo said seriously, "Then I can buy more and then sell them. I can definitely make a lot of money."

Zhou Yan twitched the corners of his lips, "That's not necessary -" (Modified)

"Hehe, I'm just kidding." Shizuka Kudo smiled, then stood up and said, "Mr. Yu Hua, Mr. Shi Tiesheng, I'm sorry."

"See you."

Kudo Shizuka looked at Zhou Yan again, "I'm waiting for you to accompany me and play the piano."

"Yeah." Zhou Yan nodded.

After Shizuka Kudo left, Yu Hua said with a half-smile, "Is it an accent problem? Why did I hear her talking about playing the piano, as if she was talking about falling in love?"

Shi Tiesheng also made a rare joke on Zhou Yan, "I think she wanted to have a relationship, because the accent said she played the piano. Zhou Yan is still popular at home and abroad."

"I wrote a few songs for her and they are being recorded here recently." Zhou Yan explained.

Yu Hua pursed her lips, "We didn't ask you why she appeared here, so you don't have to rush to explain."

"Since when have you been so generous?"

"This is not about being generous, but the two of us caring about you."

Zhou Yan pouted, "I understand."

Yu Hua smiled and stopped talking about Shizuka Kudo, and asked about Zhou Yan's new movie, "Are you sure where your new movie will be shot? If it's close, I'll go with Tiesheng Go join in the fun.”

"It hasn't been decided yet, but it should be soon. If there is no good choice, I actually want to shoot over there in Jiangjun Tuo."

"Really?" Yu Hua became interested, "That's a good idea. The cucumbers at Jiangjun Tuo are quite delicious."

"You just miss the cucumbers from my hometown." Shi Tiesheng said with a smile.

Yu Hua said seriously, "Your answer is very wrong. It's not that I miss them, but that I have a fate with them."

Zhou Yan joked, "Not only do you have a fate with Jiangjun Tuo's cucumbers, but you also have a fate with their dogs." (End of Chapter)