What should I do if the system forces me to copy books?

"..."

Obviously it was to let these people brainstorm ideas, but it didn't take long for them to open their mouths and it turned into a quarrel, and it seemed that the quarrel was about to intensify, which made Caitlin, who was already upset during the call with the shareholders, no longer I can't restrain my temper.

"Snapped--"

He slapped the table hard and hard, and everyone who was frightened by the movement fell silent.

"I have good ideas to talk about, but if you want to argue, get out of here immediately!"

At this time, many people who wanted to speak opened their mouths but did not dare to open their mouths, for fear of becoming the target of Caitlin who was burning with anger at this time, one by one you look at me, I look at you , looked at each other but didn't say a word.

Editing this line, to put it bluntly, is actually looking at "personal connections".

At this time, they racked their brains one by one and began to search in their minds for well-known writers who could not only recover the loss of Keppel Ron's departure, but also compete with Keppel Ron's next new book. It's a pity that such a person How can it be so simple to recruit.

Just when everyone was at a loss, a fat and bloated figure squeezed away the crowd with great difficulty and stood in front of Caitlin:

"President Caitlin, I have a good idea!"

Chapter 519 Desperate

"Thompson, this is not the time for you to make jokes."

"That's it."

"Don't talk about your meager connections. You must know that this time the other party is Keppel Ron, who has sold mystery novels all over the world in recent years. It's not like any meow or dog can be compared. You should go back to your Shanghai and be the person in charge with peace of mind."

"You don't want to recommend us an online novelist from the mysterious East, do you?"

"Hahahahaha."

"..."

Even in Caitlin's faction, Thompson's position is on the fringes. If it weren't for his glorious past at Penguin Random House and his senior qualifications in the company, otherwise he wouldn't even Every chance of entering Kaitlyn's office may not have a place for him.

Otherwise, Thompson would not have been sent to the far eastern capital of Shanghai to be the person in charge because of "marginalization".

In addition, after leaving Random House for a period of time, there is a feeling that people are leaving the tea, and it is almost very unpopular to come back to the headquarters during the period of time, and on such an urgent and important occasion When he opened his mouth, he was naturally ridiculed mercilessly by a group of people.

Even Caitlin, who was standing in front of everyone, looked at Thompson with a deep frown.

After all, she was one of her subordinates, so she naturally recognized him at a glance, and quickly recalled Thompson's previous "resume" at Random House in her mind, knowing that this was a Loser who was squeezed out because of losing power !

"Thompson, tell me if you have any good ideas."

Although Caitlin didn't expect the other party to come up with any useful suggestions, at least there were so many people present, including herself, that they couldn't come up with any better solutions for a while.

Perhaps it would not be such a headache for her if other authors under her hand jumped to a competitor, but...however, in the past two years, she has almost exhausted all the resources available to her as one of the three vice presidents of Random House , and even Keppel Ron, who owed a lot of human debts, this is the real headache for editors like them.

"Actually, just as others have guessed, I want to recommend a young writer from Huaguo to President Caitlin, and his work—"Lord of the Rings"!" Thompson took a deep breath, The upright belly felt like it had shrunk by two or three points, and the next second he spoke with confidence in his eyes.

Now that he chose to stand up at this time, Thompson has already made up his mind to abandon all hesitation and weakness in his heart. In addition, no one present knows the potential of that young man better than himself, and the book "Lord of the Rings" The magic it brings to people is a work worth betting everything on.

If you don't succeed, you will become benevolent!

From the moment he chose to push aside the crowd and come forward, he had already embraced that this time he would either gain a firm foothold at the headquarters of Random House and regain the glory of the past, or completely abandon his identity as an editor, and he would definitely not return to Shanghai in despair. Be a division leader with this option.

The scenery in Shanghai is very beautiful, the food in Shanghai is also delicious, and the people in Shanghai are very warm, but all these are not reasons to leave their hometown!

"You see I'm right."

"It's really pitiful. It's fine to be sent to Huaguo, and I'm still affected by that side."

"Has he already forgotten that because of regional and cultural differences, most of the oriental works are published overseas because of the unacceptable situation?"

"What about "Lord of the Rings", if a book like this can be successfully published, I will strip in front of the whole company!"

"I bet a hundred dollars, this book may not even pass the review!"

"..."

There are so many works that the entire Random House headquarters has to review every day. There are various types, but they are generally divided into two types: commercial type and academic type. The foundation lies in the fact that the latter belongs to the type of applause but not popularity, even if it is a loss of money, it must be maintained.

"President, this is the beginning of the book "Lord of the Rings", you can give it a try!"

It can be seen that this time Thompson came prepared, like this kind of works that have just gone through the review process but come from unknown authors, most of them will not pass through the president's office, so Kaitlyn heard this It is a normal reaction to look puzzled and have no impression after the title of the book.

"Then have a look."

1 minutes.

2 minutes.

3 minutes.

……

Nearly 10 minutes passed.

Kaitlyn, who was just reluctant to take a look at it, didn't know from which minute or second, her whole mind and attention were completely attracted by the content printed out on A1 paper in her hand.

No one who can enter this office is really stupid [beep——]

It is easy to judge that Caitlin's performance is completely attracted by the content of the book called "The Lord of the Rings" in her hand, and she can't pull her mind out.Experienced people know that you must not disturb this person at this time. Once you disturb the other party's fully immersive reading experience, you will probably face a violent temper tantrum.

Therefore, while Caitlin was reading with her head down, even if each of them stretched their necks and wanted to see if the contents on the A4 paper in their hands were really so magical, they were as curious as if there were several cats at the same time. It was as uncomfortable as being tickled, but he had to remain motionless, not daring to make any movement easily.

The total number of words in the three volumes of "The Lord of the Rings" is quite a lot. It is impossible for Thompson to directly print out all the contents of the first volume, so what is handed over to Caitlin is actually a short section of the opening chapter, but even This still makes the other party look at it with gusto.

13 minutes.

Someone who paid special attention to the time typed out this accurate answer the moment Caitlin raised her head.

It's not that this novel can only attract Caitlyn for 13 minutes, but that its content can only support these 13 minutes at most at Caitlyn's reading speed.

Until the A4 paper in her hand was turned to the last page, and after reading the last word, Kaitlyn still felt a little unsatisfied. This is a feeling that she has not seen for a long time since she became the vice president, "Peggy, You go and get all the information in the book "Lord of the Rings", and keep it secret so that no one else will know it!"

Although there are a million thoughts in my heart that I want to continue to read the next content, it is more important to solve my own crisis at this moment. After all, there is only one position of president, and there is only one chance to sit on it. I don't know it's the Year of the Monkey.

Chapter 520

"Master Chungang, Mr. Lin, let me introduce you. This is Ms. Caitlin, the vice president of our Random House. President, this is Mr. Li Chungang, the author of "The Lord of the Rings."

"Nudhao! Nihao!"

"Hi, President Caitlin."

Jiang Qingyu, as the person in charge of reception, naturally serves as a "bridge" to quickly introduce each other's identities to both parties, but when time is limited, it is natural to choose the most important status first and start introducing. Naturally, Random House It's Caitlin, the vice president, and it's enough for Li Chungang to introduce the two of them.

After learning about the identity of Li Chungang, the author of "The Lord of the Rings" and that he is from Huaguo, Caitlin even took the time to learn a few words of Mandarin in order to greet her personally this time, but for this effect... it would be better not to say it Woolen cloth.

It’s just that every foreigner who has learned Mandarin will have a kind of self-confidence. They can’t hear their pronunciation mistakes, and they think that they are learning according to the people who taught them. Makes people laugh.

Fortunately, Li Chungang and the others have all undergone professional training, and they can usually hold back their laughter, unless it is really too funny!

"Let's go first."

It is not a problem for so many people to stand at the entrance of the headquarters of Random House and be watched like monkeys. Under the active guidance of Jiang Qingyu, a group of people entered the company and went to the prepared meeting. On the way to the office, I also deliberately passed by their office.

After reading it, you will feel-

In fact, there is nothing too special about Random House!

Just like the headquarters of most domestic novel website companies, the office area is a separate desk, equipped with a computer, and then editors work on it to handle daily work. It is nothing more than a larger office space and a larger number of employees. A little, and there are a little more hurried figures walking around.

The simple visit, to be honest, dispelled the tension that the title of the world's No. [-] commercial publishing house brought to Li Chungang and his group.

It doesn't matter whether you are the number one in the world, or even the number one in the galaxy, as long as the author of the work is me and the copyright is in my hands, then you will always be the one who is invincible!

—

People from both sides sat opposite each other on both sides of the conference room.

Compared with Li Chungang and his small team of 8 people, the number of people at Random House is relatively small, including Vice President Caitlin, Secretary Peggy, and their old friend Thompson. There are only 5 people.

But after all, they are playing at home and have home court advantage. Even if the number is slightly smaller, it cannot be underestimated.

It’s just that Li Chungang and the others are a bit confused. The reason why only 5 people came to Random House is not that they think it’s unnecessary to have the home court advantage, but that they don’t want to be too fanciful and be overwhelmed by too many people from the beginning. Knowing the inside story, the most important thing is to guard against two old opponents.

"First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Li Chungang and everyone for being invited to our Random House. You don't know, when I read "The Lord of the Rings" for the first time, I was completely attracted by the content of the book. After finishing it, I was even more amazed, especially the unrestrained imagination, the epic and magnificent scenes, and the unheard-of races such as dwarves, elves, orcs, etc..."

This is the first time that Li Chungang has heard a foreigner praise someone in English with his own ears. It’s a lot to say that he used all the words that can be used as a compliment.

If it were another young man who didn't have social reading, he would probably be inflated after such a bragging.

"Ms. Caitlin praised."

Everyone carried the bridal sedan chairs, and it was not easy for Li Chungang to speak politely on the scene.

"I heard from Thompson that there are three volumes of The Lord of the Rings, and the one submitted to us is only the first one. I wonder if Mr. Li has already conceived the next content?" Caitlin still couldn't bear it. Zhu took the first step and asked the answer that he wanted to know most urgently.

Because this is related to how the two parties will cooperate in the future.

If only the first book of The Lord of the Rings was the case;

If the "Lord of the Rings" is complete in three parts, it is another completely different situation.

heard.

Li Chungang didn't answer directly, but pointed to his head with his right index finger, and then calmly said: "The follow-up content is here!"

"what do you mean……"

"What I mean is that everything that follows The Lord of the Rings is in my head, and I can create it in a short period of time as long as I want to."

"Mr. Li, are you serious?"

They have never experienced Li Chungang's ability to update hundreds of thousands of words a day. According to these foreigners, it takes a long time for normal writers to prepare and conceive when they want to complete their creations. It's a long time before everything is done before starting to write.

And someone like Li Chungang...

Writing a book is as easy and simple as drinking water. This is the first time I have encountered it, and it is only natural to have doubts!

"Sister, please show Ms. Caitlin our preparations."

"Okay." Lin Meng and the others had expected that foreigners would not be able to understand Li Chungang's way of writing books before they set off for the United States, so they made preparations in advance.

"The Book of The Lord of the Rings"*3

This is what Li Chungang summed up from the pile of books related to the setting of the book "Lord of the Rings" since he gathered and set off.

If you just read the first part of "The Lord of the Rings", there may still be many places in the fog, then no matter who it is, just read this book by the way, which is also written by Li Chungang. ", you can see the bright moon through the clouds and mist, and fully understand all the settings.

There's even a folded full map of "Middle-earth."

The map was hand-painted by Li Chungang himself, and there was no need for that, so only one copy was prepared. On the contrary, "The Book of Lord of the Rings" specially prepared three copies for Caitlin and Thompson.

"This!"

"Is this a world map!?"

"My goodness!"

When the map folded into the size of a tofu block was unfolded and completely covered the entire conference table, the five representatives of Random House were stunned, because everything displayed on the map was completely clear. From large and small scattered mountains, to the confluence of rivers in the southeast, north and west, as well as the geographical locations of various forces and major races, etc...

It is impossible for ordinary people to draw such an extraordinary world map!

Chapter 521

"You are the most confident Chinese writer I have ever seen!"

In foreign countries' usual impressions of China, most people from China are relatively modest. Even if they are confident, they are confident through actions, unlike Li Chungang, who started sitting in the conference room from the very beginning. Every move, every word and every action reveals his self-confidence.

Especially the action of pointing his index finger at his head just now.

That arrogant demeanor has almost surpassed the level of self-confidence. This is not an action and demeanor that ordinary writers can easily do.Because with such an action and such words, if you can't do it, you will be stupid [beep——]!

However, they told Random House with three thumb-thick "The Lord of the Rings" and a map of Middle-earth that almost covered the entire conference table.

I!

Li is so confident Chungang!

It's not a vain name!

As a publishing industry, Random House is also deeply influenced by capital, but it has its own unique set of "operating rules", which is the so-called work first, as long as your work is good enough, outstanding enough, and impressive enough, then Many problems will naturally no longer be problems.