I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 405 What Are You Laughing For?

"...Don't worry about it later, I know you all came to the bookstore so early to buy something."

"Is "Shadow Empire" right? I bought enough goods... well, at least everyone who is here now can buy it."

The bookstore owner opened the bookstore door, looked up at the roommate who was squeezed against the door,

As soon as the door was opened, the roommate staggered two steps forward, followed by Xi Yuan, who also staggered.

"...Didn't you agree that I would leave a copy for you? Why is it still ranked first?"

"Hey, I asked the boss to keep a copy for me in the hope that I will be able to read "Empire of Shadows", but it doesn't contradict my feelings at all when I want to see "Empire of Shadows" right away."

Xi Yuan's roommate replied quickly, and turned his head, eyes shining, looking back and forth at the rows of bookshelves in the bookstore,

"Tell me quickly, "Shadow Empire" is on that bookshelf, I must do this, the first person to read ABC's new book "Shadow Empire"!"

"It's over there, a few shelves in front of that row of bookshelves, but you may be disappointed, I've already read this book last night..."

The bookstore owner yawned while talking, his eyes were bloodshot, he didn't know if he slept or didn't sleep last night.

Xi Yuan's roommate only saw the owner of the bookstore pointing in a direction, and ran over, without listening to the rest of the conversation.

And Xi Yuan, still standing there, was also yawning.

Before dawn in the morning, Xi Yuan woke up his roommate and dragged him to the door of the bookstore to line up.
So far, I haven't had breakfast yet.

Otherwise, you can't get to the front.

Turning his head, Xi Yuan looked behind him again,

The other people who lined up behind them had also poured into the bookstore one after another at this time,
With excitement and excitement on his face, he went straight to the bookstore where "Empire of Shadows" was displayed.

Xi Yuan also regained his energy in an instant, and quickly walked towards the bookshelf,
Don't queue up so early, you won't be able to buy it yourself.

"...Don't squeeze, don't rush...Damn it, don't crush my door frame! It's a glass door, friends!"

"The ones in the back, take your time, maybe you can continue to line up, get "Empire of Shadows" and come to my place to pay... Don't knock down my bookshelf!"

The bookstore owner shouted again in the bookstore,

But the people pouring in from outside the bookstore almost squeezed him to the ground,
He could only shrink back behind the cash register in the bookstore, put his feet up there, raised his head, and greeted him cursingly.

……

"...Dad, money! Money!"

In Fancheng, the boy took advantage of the school's lunch break,

All the way out of the school gate, ran to his own noodle shop, and said out of breath.

In the noodle shop, the owner of the noodle shop is serving noodles to a customer.
After putting down the noodles, he turned around and looked at the panting son who ran all the way and started asking for money before he could catch his breath.

Somewhat speechless.

"One day, when your father and I fall on the ground, you can run over and call me so fast, you have a bit of conscience."

"That's impossible, what am I shouting when you fall on the ground, I must call the hospital immediately."

The customers eating noodles next to them couldn't help laughing when they heard the conversation between the two men.

The owner of the noodle shop glanced at his son angrily, but while speaking, he was already fumbling for money from the pocket of his trousers under the apron.
"Dad, look..."

"Take it. It's ready for you."

"Hey, thank you Dad, Dad, then I'm leaving, I'm still rushing to the bookstore to buy "Shadow Empire"."

"Go away, go away, hey, have you had lunch now?"

"I ate it, I ate it, and I took two random bites..."

The boy got the money to buy the book, and was already running out of the bookstore again.

"...I bought the book and brought it back at night. You are not allowed to read it in class in the afternoon, or your mother will find out, and we will pay all the pocket money of my grandfather!"

"I got it, I got it, Dad..."

The boy took the money and ran away.

The owner of the noodle shop followed to the door of the noodle shop and looked around again.

He smiled and cursed a bitch, shook his head, then turned around and went back to the back kitchen.

"...Hey, Boss, I just heard your son say that "Shadow Empire" is the new ABC book, right? "Shadow Empire" will be released today?"

At this time, the young man next to him, who had been eating noodles sullenly, suddenly raised his head and asked a question.

"No, it's on sale today, the whole world is on sale today. That kid has been thinking about it... To be honest, I am too. If it wasn't that I couldn't get away here, I would buy it myself."

The owner of the noodle shop responded with a smile.

Then the customer who was eating the noodles randomly and quickly dug all the noodles in the bowl into his mouth,

After paying the bill, he glanced at the time and quickly walked towards the nearest bookstore.

"Boss, I've given you the money. I'll leave first..."

"Okay, received, received..."

……

"...Is there still "Empire of Shadows"? Boss, is there still "Empire of Shadows"?"

Ye Linghan was sitting by the green flower bed outside the bookstore,
A boy ran past him, ran into the bookstore and shouted at the clerk,

The "Empire of Shadows" in the voice brought Ye Linhan back to his senses in a daze, he raised his head and looked into the bookstore,
The boy in the bookstore had already walked towards the bookshelf of the bookstore.

Ye Linhan only glanced at it, then lowered his head again, looking at the "Empire of Shadows" opened in his hand.

This morning, thinking that it was time for the bookstores to open, Ye Linhan went out.
He has read "Seven Sins" and "Epic of Empire", and he is also a loyal reader of ABC.
I am also very interested in ABC's new book "Shadow Empire",
Ye Linhan had already pre-ordered a copy of "Empire of Shadows" in advance, and when he left the house, it had already been shipped, and he might be able to get it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

But he still couldn't hold back his itching to read the book in advance.

So, after visiting several bookstores, I finally bought the book at this chain bookstore.

When I arrived at this chain bookstore, there were already many readers who were buying "Empire of Shadows"

Ye Linhan also discovered for the first time that Fancheng, a small city, has so many ABC readers.
Fortunately, this bookstore has enough stock, otherwise he might not be able to buy it in the bookstore.

After buying the book and paying the bill, Ye Linhan couldn't help but want to look through it as soon as he left the bookstore.
So I hugged, I just took a look, tore off the plastic cover of the new book, opened the title page,
I saw the introduction written by ABC for this work,
Then there was a stronger expectation, and another page was turned,
Finally, after Ye Linhan left the bookstore, he walked more and more slowly.

In the end, he simply stopped, sat down on the edge of the green flower bed at the entrance of the bookstore, and read it with peace of mind.

from the beginning,
The weird things that happened to 'Chang Mo' began,
Then the perspective turns to the nurse in the mental hospital, Hu Yan.

Ye Linhan was immersed in the story, the world described in the book,

Just as the plot changes, the emotions fluctuate.

When the protagonist in the plot is afraid and tense, he also tenses up with his body uncontrollably,
Occasionally turning his eyes away from the book, he just couldn't help but look more at the shadow reflected by the sun beside him.

at this time,
Ye Linhan, who had just lowered his head again, couldn't help turning his gaze again, wanting to see if the shadow on the ground beside his feet was still there.

But suddenly he saw a shadow beside his own shadow, probably a child's figure?

Ye Linhan, who was watching "Empire of Shadows", was a little nervous, seeing the scene that exceeded his expectations,

My whole heart beat suddenly, I raised my head suddenly, and looked forward,
Just breathed a sigh of relief,
It turned out that there was really someone standing in front of him, the boy who went to the bookstore to buy books earlier,
The boy was also taken aback by his sudden movement of raising his head, and couldn't help but take two steps back.
"Brother, are you alright?"

"It's okay, I was almost scared enough by you."

Ye Linhan looked at the young man with a strange look, as if he was the son of the owner of the noodle shop he often went to?
"?"

Listening to Ye Linhan's words, the boy's head was full of question marks, so he walked over normally.

It's not silent, it's scary,

This big brother is scary when he is surprised.

"It's okay... I'm too nervous. I feel a little nervous after reading a book."

Ye Linhan rubbed his temples, and realized that this is not the fault of the young man,
"What's the matter with you?"

"No...it's brother, you are also reading "Shadow Empire"? How is this book written?"

The young man glanced at the open book in Ye Linhan's hand, and asked.

Ye Linghan glanced at the boy and the "Empire of Shadows" which he was holding in his hand in a strange way, and hadn't torn off the plastic seal yet.

"Don't you have a copy in your hand?"

"I have to go back to school for class later, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop once I look at it."

Ye Linhan looked at the young man again, only to think that this child is very prescient.

"Um……"

Ye Linghan looked at the pages in his hand again, and read some "Empire of Shadows",
gave a review,
"Very well written... just a little nerve-wracking. Not particularly scary, but very nerve-wracking."

"ABC is writing horror again!"

The boy's eyes lit up, and he looked down at the book in his hand,

It seems that I can't wait to open the book and start reading right now.

"Hmm...is it a horror novel? Forget it..."

Ye Linghan replied with some hesitation.

"...Brother, thank you, I'm leaving first, you can continue to read!"

The young man looked at the book in his hand, his eyes were still a little eager to move, and he wondered whether he should open the book now.

But immediately after, he still held the book and ran away in a hurry.

Ye Linhan watched the boy run away and smiled,
Turning around, looking at the "Empire of Shadows" in his hand, he hesitated again,
"...Look at it again. After reading the story of 'Hu Yan', go back...um..."

After struggling for a while, Ye Linhan's eyes continued to fall on the pages of the book honestly.

Soon, I was immersed in the story again and continued to read.

……

"...Boss, you have finished reading "Shadow Empire". What do you think, tell me."

"Do you want me to spoil you?"

Xi Yuan and his roommate have already picked up "Empire of Shadows" and are queuing up to check out.

The roommate looked forward to it and asked the bookstore owner excitedly.

Hearing the bookstore owner's answer, he was a little tangled up again.

"Then without spoilers, tell me, how is this book?"

"It's a good book."

"..."

"It's a good book."

My roommate felt that the bookstore owner was talking nonsense.

Is he still not confident about ABC's new book? It must be a good work!

He just wanted to know, probably what type.

"I know what you want to ask, but you guess."

The owner of the bookstore had a smile on his face, and his eyes were bloodshot from exhaustion.
Blinking his eyes, he smiled and said to his roommate.

"how much is it?"

The roommate decided not to waste time here with the bookstore owner. If you have this time, you might as well go back quickly, open the book and start reading!

"Fifteen pounds."

The bookstore owner smiled and began to collect the money.

……

"On the first day of the release of "Shadow Empire", there are long queues in front of major bookstores!"

""Shadow Empire" has only been released for the first day, and it has become a super bestseller with its pre-sale sales."

"A person in the publishing industry revealed that the first day of "Shadow Empire" plus pre-sales, the total global sales volume is expected to exceed 500 million copies!"

""Shadow Empire" is officially released, and "Kite" continues to be serialized. This confrontation between ABC and the dog author has officially begun. Who will win!"

this time,
On the Internet at home and abroad, it is also very lively.

Under the huge reader base, Burt Publishing's own promotional materials are not considered,

Just chasing traffic, there are a lot of media reporting related news and publishing related articles.

It was a carnival for readers, and a carnival for many.

Many readers' eyes will be on ABC's fair fight with the dog writers.

Who is better between "Shadow Empire" and "Kite", or the works of the dog author and ABC?
Naturally, there are those who are more supportive of one of the two parties, and then you can see the relevant news below, and some of the dog authors and ABC's loyal readers are having heated discussions.

capital.

In an old community.

The one who had contact with Ji Zhuo, Zhang Mingguo from the cultural department, didn't go to work today, so he was at home.

He was sitting on the sofa, with a cup of tea on the coffee table, holding the newly bought "Empire of Shadows" in his hand, slowly flipping through the pages,

It's just that the water in the teacup has cooled down, and I didn't see him take a sip.
From the beginning to the end, his eyes never moved away from the book.

And his wife, sitting beside him, holding a mobile phone, flipping through the news about the dog author and ABC on the Internet,
There was also some excitement on his face. Obviously, he was more interested in the competition between ABC and the author of the dog - before reading the book "Shadow Empire".

"Old Zhang, you have watched "Kite" and "Empire of Shadows", which one do you think is better?"

At this time, the wife touched Zhang Mingguo with her hand,
Let Zhang Mingguo who was immersed in the story come back to his senses,
Still a little dazed, he glanced at the screen of the mobile phone that his wife handed over to him,
"...For other types of works, the author of the dog may be equally as good as ABC, but what is the new book of the author of the dog? It's a fairy tale! I, the author of the dog, will definitely win!"

"What nonsense! Then ABC's new book is still the subject of magical reality. I think anyone with a discerning eye can tell who wins—my king is Sen."

"I'm a discerning person, let me say, "Kite" won. [Eat Melon]——The Dream of the Stars."

"??? What are you talking about here, shouldn't you rush to change the dog author?"

"That makes sense! But I still think "Shadow Empire" is better?"

What I saw with my eyes was probably the comments of readers from two parties under a related news item.

Watching Zhang Mingguo gradually regain his senses, a smile could not help appearing on the corner of his mouth,
He is the only one who knows that the author of ABC and the dog is the same person.

I don't know, readers who are so heatedly discussing now, what kind of expressions do they have when they know that the author of ABC and the dog are the same person?
must be interesting...

Thinking of this, the curvature of Zhang Mingguo's mouth became more and more exaggerated.

"Hey...Old Zhang, why are you laughing, I'm asking you something!"

Seeing Zhang Mingguo smiling inexplicably, the wife next to him couldn't help saying,
"Ha ha……"

Seeing his wife's appearance, Zhang Mingguo couldn't help laughing out loud,
"Still laughing! Is it funny?"

"No...it's nothing, but I haven't finished watching "Empire of Shadows" and "Kite", so it's really inconvenient to comment..."

(End of this chapter)