Chapter 8 008. Poor writing
"Love in the Time of Cholera" has a total printing run of 3200 million copies.

Half of it is 1600 million volumes.

When Gu Yuanzhen heard this, she was suffocated for a moment.

Others have little exposure to the book industry and have little idea of ​​1600 million volumes.

Qin Yunchu and He Shiying only knew that selling 1600 million copies was a big deal.

Gu Yuanzhen had dealt with the publishing house because of the family business.

He knew it.

What is the concept of 1600 million volumes?
Throughout Jiangdong, the combined reading volume of everyone in a year is only 1600 million.

The number of 1600 million volumes spread across the country does not seem to be much, and only 100 out of 1 people has read it.

But a shocking fact is: "Journey to the East", "Romance of the Seven Kingdoms", "Legend at the Foot of the Mountain" and "Love in a Brothel" combined, the sales volume is only 2000 million.

In other words, 1600 million volumes have touched the ceiling of domestic books.

It is equivalent to covering the entire reading population.

This means that anyone who reads must have read this book.

Gu Yuanzhen asked cautiously: "What's the name of your book?"

Liu Ruyan's voice seemed to come from a very far away place:

"Cohabitation Offside..."

"what!"

He Shiying covered her mouth and let out a small scream.

"I read your book!"

Her face was flushed, and she was a little excited.

Although Qin Yunchu acted calmly, her heart was still shaken.

She has also read this book.

"Are you that genius female writer Ruyan?"

He Shiying was very upset.

She should have thought of it earlier.

Liu Ruyan, Ruyan.

The pen name is almost explicit.

The most important thing is that she especially likes the book "Cohabitation Offside"!

"It turns out that Ruyan is so beautiful..."

He Shiying murmured.

While reading that book, she fantasized about the author's appearance.

To be called "Ruyan" should not be ugly.

How do you know when you see a real person, it's not just "not ugly"?
She has restrained herself quite a bit now, otherwise this place will immediately become a big star chasing scene.

Gu Yuanzhen's hands trembled slightly under the table.

He tried his best to restrain his restlessness, and said, "I heard that "Cohabitation Offside" is going to be made into a movie?"

Liu Ruyan nodded: "Yes."

"Sold the adaptation rights to Double Star Company?"

"Ah."

Gu Yuanzhen puffed up her chest a little: "You may not know that Double Star Company is a subsidiary of my company."

Liu Ruyan looked up at him.

Gu Yuanzhen showed a smile: "If there is anything difficult for you in the company, you can come to me and I will help you settle it."

Liu Ruyan shook her head: "Thank you, no need."

Compared with the different star chasing behaviors of the other two, Qin Yunchu's attention was still on Chen Ya.

She took the book in Liu Ruyan's hand, glanced at the words on the title page again, and whispered:

"Love is an instinct, but creation is not.

I am not good at love, you are not good at writing..."

She looked up and asked, "When did he write this?"

A trace of resentment appeared on Liu Ruyan's small face: "A few months ago."

"A few months ago?" He Shiying discovered the problem, "Didn't you write "Cohabitation Offside" a long time ago?"

Gu Yuanzhen also frowned and said, "It's a joke, if you have written such a good book as "Cohabiting Offside", can you still be considered bad at writing?"

The two of them were fighting for Liu Ruyan, but the more they talked, the lower Liu Ruyan's mood was visible to the naked eye.

"Compared to the teacher, I'm useless..." She frowned angrily.

Qin Yunchu asked in a low voice: "Your teacher...Chen Ya, what is his pen name? What books has he written?"

He Shiying and Gu Yuanzhen suddenly held their breath nervously.

To be able to teach such a powerful apprentice, how good is the master?

Liu Ruyan's eyes dimmed again, and after a while, the voice seemed to come from far away:

"I do not know."

"what?"

This answer surprised everyone.

"How could you not know?" Qin Yunchu said, "When he was writing, weren't you by his side?"

Liu Ruyan's voice was a little aggrieved: "When I started writing, the teacher had already closed the pen for ten years."

"Seal the pen? Why did he seal the pen?" He Shiying asked.

"He said that he has finished writing all the books in his life, and he doesn't want to write any more."

"Wait," Qin Yunchu's eyes widened, "Isn't Chen Ya only 27 years old this year? He has sealed his pen for 10 years, so he will seal his pen at the age of 17?"

"Pfft!" Gu Yuanzhen laughed all of a sudden.

Most writers have not started writing when they are 17 years old, and Chen Ya has already closed his pen.

This remark was extremely ridiculous to everyone's ears.

Gu Yuanzhen said loudly: "He didn't lie to you, did he? In fact, he never wrote a book."

However, Liu Ruyan took it for granted: "Teacher, I closed my pen at the age of 17, is there any problem?"

Gu Yuanzhen sat up straight: "Of course there is a problem! Generally, the golden age of writers is 25 to 45 years old, and the peak period is usually 35 years old.

Because in this period, a person's three views are fully mature, and it is the most creative period.

That sentence is well said, I have never watched the world, so where does the world view come from? 17 years old, the age that knows nothing.How can it be possible to write shocking works? "

Qin Yunchu and He Shiying also frowned.

After Gu Yuanzhen's explanation, they also began to realize that something was wrong.

Could it be that Liu Ruyan was cheated?
Chen Ya said that Liu Ruyan was "not good at writing", but what about himself?
I don't know the pen name, I don't know the works, and I haven't seen anything written, I just talk about it.

No matter how you look at it, it's all bragging!

Qin Yunchu asked: "Are there any writers who were active 10 years ago and then suddenly stopped writing?"

Gu Yuanzhen said with a face full of disdain: "I have never heard of the saying that a writer suddenly closes his pen when he is at the age of creation."

"Didn't someone suddenly seal the pen?"

"No," Gu Yuanzhen said, "It's usually because of poor health and poor creative ability, so naturally there will be no works. I have never heard of a man in his prime suddenly closing his pen."

He Shiying approached Liu Ruyan, now that she was her idol, she naturally began to worry about her idol:

"You won't be cheated, will you?"

Liu Ruyan still kept her original posture and sat there, as if she had never had these doubts at all.

She opened her mouth and said slowly:

"Whenever I think that I have fully mastered writing, the teacher will give me a few pointers.

After hearing his advice, I will feel that I still don't know anything.

He is like a high mountain, and I stand at the foot of the mountain, no matter how I look at it, I can't see the top of the mountain. "

Everyone looked at each other.

Liu Ruyan looked at the phone, and suddenly said: "Oh, no, the time is almost up."

"what happened?"

Liu Ruyan stood up: "I'm going to pick up the child from the kindergarten."

"child?"

Gu Yuanzhen's pupils dilated for a moment.

"Is it your child? Are you married?" Qin Yunchu asked.

Liu Ruyan shook her head.

"It's the teacher's child. The teacher asked me to take care of him."

 Thank you Xiaoxin for losing the crayons~
  
 
(End of this chapter)

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