What Should I Do If the System Forces Me To Copy Books?

Easier said than done.

This is definitely a mistake that everyone may make. To be honest, how refreshing it was when he refused Shiranui Wu's brother who didn't know what to do. Now Li Chungang is so entangled.

My mind is full of how to write the format and template of the script, and the things that need to be paid attention to when writing the script, but when it is my turn to write the script, I realize that it is not as simple as I imagined!

From the corner of the eye, I glanced at the number of words in the lower left corner of the document: 1668.

Don't look at the number of words, you must know that this is the hard work of Li Chungang for more than an hour. If the code words of "Swords in the Snow" were changed, seven or eight thousand words of a chapter would have been completed in this time.

Ding dong——

Fortunately, there are seven days, Li Chungang believes that the difficulty is only temporary, and the progress will be much faster after he starts to get used to it. This is not just about to let his mind rest for a while, the doorbell of the room rang at the right time.

open the door......

When Li Chungang saw two people standing outside the door, he was a little surprised and also dazed for a few seconds, then recovered, and quickly welcomed them into the house. The reason why he was surprised was mainly because the call from the front desk just now said that a foreigner knew him, but there was no mention of a beautiful woman in the call.

Needless to say, Mr. Thompson, Luo Wen had already informed Li Chungang last night that Thompson would come to the hotel to arrange for him today, saying that there were some things that he needed to discuss with him in detail. "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" was translated into English and published overseas.

Mr. Thompson's assistant? In the next second, Li Chungang himself overturned his conjecture.

If it is an assistant, there is no need to look shameful. The most important thing is that Li Chungang saw that the other party came with Mr. Thompson. His inertial thinking made him subconsciously think that the two knew each other, so he did not speak out to explore the other party's true identity. the meaning of.

"Sit wherever you want, Mr. Thompson. Would you like some coffee?"

"Okay, let's have a cup of coffee."

"Where is this lady, what do you want to drink?"

"Mineral water will do."

"Hold on……"

The moment the unknown beauty spoke,

Li Chungang's eyes lit up, the clear and melodious sound is very distinctive, and it gave him a sense of familiarity. There is always a feeling that he doesn't know where he has heard it before, and he has never heard it for too long, just recently!

It happened that Li Chungang got up to get drinks for the two of them, and the layout of the hotel room was so unattractive, so Thompson's eyes were suddenly attracted by the notebook lying on the table, to be precise, by the computer screen. Documents that are not yet closed and half-written are attracted.

When Li Chungang returned to the living room.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Li."

Thompson's sudden apology not only made Li Chungang a little confused, but even Jin Chen, who was in the living room the whole time, was even more dumbfounded, because she didn't understand why the foreigner suddenly apologized, so the other party apologized Yes, should she also apologize?

All of a sudden I got stuck...

"Mr. Thompson, what do you mean by suddenly sorry?"

"Our arrival disturbed your creation, Mr. Li, so I think it is necessary to apologize to you!"

As a person engaged in literature-related occupations, I know how important creative inspiration is to an author. Obviously, Thompson misunderstood that Li Chungang was writing at the time, and the arrival of the two of them happened to interrupt the creative inspiration. Therefore, this An apology is very necessary!

Hearing this, he was taken aback.

Li Chungang looked back and saw the laptop he had forgotten to close for a while, thinking like a mirror in his heart that the other party must have misunderstood something, but he had no idea at all to explain, since the other party misunderstood, let the other party misunderstand, It's not a big deal anyway.

"I don't know why Mr. Thompson came to find me on purpose?" Li Chungang said straightforwardly after re-seat. Conduct a trial run.

"???"

Thompson had a puzzled expression on his face. His Chinese level was limited to the level of daily oral communication. He couldn't understand what Li Chungang said about "what's the matter". ?"

"Uh... Blame me, I thought Mr. Thompson's Chinese is pretty good, I mean, what's the matter with you coming to see me?"

"Things? Yes, yes, yes, I have something to ask you! Regarding the translation of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" into English and published overseas, I still have some questions and would like to come here to ask you as the author." Thompson admitted the specific purpose of his visit.

On the issue of whether to translate "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" into English and publish it overseas through the channel of Penguin Random House, their Shanghai branch has voted through a meeting today, but before confirming that it will be published overseas, he still has some The doubts in my heart wanted to clarify. Luo Wen, who was a literary agent, would definitely not get answers to these questions, so Thompson had no choice but to come to the door in person.

"But it's okay... I mean, Mr. Thompson, if you have anything you want to ask, just ask."

Any occupation will have occupational diseases. The author’s occupational disease may be that when he speaks, he will always subconsciously want to show off his ink, but in the next second he realizes that this is too embarrassing for the foreigners in front of him, so he changes it to a straightforward statement words.

"What does Mr. Li think of the prospect of your works being translated into English and published overseas?"

"this……"

This question really caught Li Chungang all at once, because he really doesn’t know much about the overseas book market. He only learned from the words of some colleagues. Dissatisfaction" is a big problem that is difficult to understand in the historical and cultural background.

Take the current book "The Catastrophe of the Gods" by the supreme god Yaoyang of the Dragon Teng as an example: there are a large number of fighting scenes in the content, involving various moves from the Chinese culture. There was a thunderous knife, how can foreigners understand this when it is translated into English?

The meridians, dantian, etc. involved in cultivation...

The good thing is that "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" does not involve these deified content. It is more realistic in comparison. If you insist, it is not impossible to call it an oriental adventure!

"Would Mr. Thompson hear the truth or the lie?"

"Is there a difference?" Thompson has only been in China for more than three months, so naturally he can't comprehend the charm of the Chinese language, and still maintains the straightforwardness of the Americans.

"My question! Actually, personally, I'm not very happy to see "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" translated into English and published overseas. Thompson hasn't actually read my book, so he doesn't know the core of its success!

Like this kind of suspenseful adventure, what really attracts readers is nothing more than the word "atmosphere". The most attractive place is to let readers feel the tense and exciting atmosphere in the book. After English, foreign readers may not be able to feel the tense and exciting atmosphere in the book well. "

Li Chungang's outspokenness made Thompson fall into silence and thinking...

Before coming here, Thompson listened to the suggestions of the employees in the Shanghai branch. Not all employees mentioned the problem of creating a tense and exciting atmosphere in the book, but most of the employees were optimistic and praised the book "Ghost Blowing the Lantern". Huaguo Shanghai has not achieved anything for more than three months, and he is also eager to make some achievements to impress the headquarters.

Thompson, who was dazzled, was reminded of Li Chungang's words, and quickly figured out the key points! After all, people who have discovered many popular global bestsellers naturally know what kind of works can be more successful. Obviously, this "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" is not so good...

Of course, this does not mean that "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" has no value in publishing overseas.

Especially at present, the national strength of Huaguo is growing stronger and stronger, and there is a tendency to catch up with the United States. There is a wave of enthusiasm for learning Chinese in many foreign countries and regions. Many famous schools have set up Chinese classes for interested students to learn. , not to mention that there are more foreigners who learn Chinese by themselves. These are all potential consumers, and some people who are interested in oriental culture also have the opportunity to become consumers.

"I understand, Mr. Li. Although the expected results may not be achieved, we at Random House are still willing to publish your work overseas!"

"I don't know if Thompson has heard a word from our Huaguo."

"What words?"

"Don't hang yourself from a tree!"

"What's the meaning?"

It is a bit difficult for foreigners to understand these slang words. Thompson can hear this sentence clearly, but Li Chungang is completely unable to understand the meaning behind it.

"It means that "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" can't be published overseas, but it doesn't mean that my other works can't be published overseas." Li Chungang said with a confident smile.

Since he wanted to publish "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", Thompson would naturally not know anything about its author, Li Chungang. Before coming here, he had asked his staff to collect all the information about the author. It said that the other party had another book that was being serialized, and mistakenly thought that Li Chungang was talking about that one, and said:

"Mr. Li, are you talking about your other book "Fighting Knives in the Snow"? With all due respect, if that book is published overseas, it may not be as popular as "Ghost Blowing the Lantern"."

"It's a work I haven't published yet. I wonder if Mr. Thompson is interested?"