Rebirth of the Great Era 1993

550 million?

He was a little confused.

How much does it cost in pounds sterling?

Zhang Xuan did a simple mental calculation, 46 million pounds.

Damn, that’s a lot!

This was really beyond his expectation.

Seeing that he was standing there silently, Du Shuangling asked expectantly: Is it true?

Zou Qingzhu on the side couldn't wait to urge him: Yes, great writer, hurry up and tell me, I'm so anxious.

Wen Hui's eyes flickered slightly, and she looked at him attentively.

Zhang Xuan remained silent, but quickly took out his Nokia and dialed Tao Ge's number.

Boom.

No one answered the first call, so Zhang Xuan waited quietly.

Boom.

No one answered the second call. Zhang Xuan and the three women looked at each other and continued to focus on their mobile phones.

Boom.

Hello? Someone answered the third call, a confused voice.

Under the gaze of the three women, he turned on the voiceover.

Zhang Xuan said: It's me, am I disturbing your sleep?

It's good to know. Tell me what's going on? You won't let me sleep in the middle of the night.

It was midnight in London, and Tao Ge was sleeping soundly. If it weren't for Zhang Xuan calling, he would have hung up long ago.

Seeing this, Zhang Xuan kept his story short: How much is the TV drama copyright exchange fee between you and HBO?

You don't know? Tao Ge's eyelids twitched and he calmed down.

The newspaper said 550 million. Is it true or did you make a false report?

Oh, I was negligent. I drank too much with Luo Lin and the others yesterday and forgot about it. It's my fault. 550 million is correct. This is the final price in the contract.

Have you signed the contract?

Signed.

Okay, thank you for your hard work, go to sleep.

Dududu. Tao Ge was so sleepy that he hung up the phone, turned off the phone, turned his hands over, and shrank into bed.

living room.

The four of them looked at each other in deathly silence.

But the silence was only short-lived. In the next moment, Du Shuangling reached out and hugged him. Regardless of the presence of outsiders, she excitedly stepped on her feet to kiss Zhang Xuan, and praised with great energy: It's amazing!

Zou Qingzhu looked at the two of them with envy, It's really dreamy.

Zhang Xuan hugged the two actors with his backhand, and then separated.

The old man opened his hand and said cheerfully to Zou Qingzhu: Come, Comrade Qingzhu, do you want to be happy?

Zou Qingzhu was eager to try, but gave up.

Seeing him sit down, Wen Hui couldn't help but say for the first time: Congratulations.

Zhang Xuan smiled and nodded: Thank you.

Wen Hui originally had something to say, but after glancing at Du Shuangling beside him, she just smiled gently and said nothing more.

Zou Qingzhu asked: Great writer, how did you do it? How could you get others to willingly shell out 550 million just for a book title?

Zhang Xuan asked in surprise: It wasn't reported in the newspaper?

Zou Qingzhu pulled the newspaper, pointed to the paragraph above and said, The newspaper said that because of your fame and talent, HBO is willing to pay for you in advance.

Hearing this, Zhang Xuan put his legs on the coffee table, closed his eyes with contentment, and his calves trembled, trembled, trembled.

Du Shuangling, Wen Hui and Zou Qingzhu silently stared at the pair of shoed feet on the coffee table, following the movement of the shoes with their eyes without saying a word.

This state lasted for three minutes. Wen Hui, who was the first to digest the shocking information, turned her eyes away, reached out and took the newspaper from Zou Qingzhu's hand, and then lowered her head to read the news slowly.

She had already had a high regard for Zhang Xuan before, and she had already pushed Zhang Xuan to the ceiling of her world.

But HBO TV station actually spent a lot of money on 7 volumes of unfounded books in advance, which completely broke Wen Hui's understanding.

Wen Hui is familiar with HBO TV station. She has gone to the United States to learn piano from her aunt almost every year since she was a child. Naturally, she knows the status of HBO in the United States, and she also knows that HBO has strong capital behind it.

It is because she knows the power of HBO that Wen Hui remains in awe and has the greatest respect for Zhang Xuan for making the American behemoth surrender.

This was the first time she realized deeply that the boy who often peeked into her heart had become so famous in the world and had such a transcendent charm.

Wen Hui was really shocked this time, even more shocked than the last time she saw Zhang Xuan on a BBC program in Philadelphia.

Wen Hui was shocked! Liao Yun was even more shocked!

The office of a bank in Shao City.

Liao Yun read the newspaper over and over again, reading more than ten newspapers.

Especially the newspapers of Xinx News Agency and Renx Daily, she even took the trouble to read them three times.

As someone who has studied in the West, I have painfully experienced the cultural divide between the East and the West, and I have been discriminated against.

In Liao Yun's eyes, Zhang Xuan, who wrote Harry Potter and the Clockwork Girl, is a great talent and a world-renowned writer.

Zhang Xuan, who with just one book title made Penguin Press activate the top publicity channels, made Penguin Press take the initiative to sign a long-term contract, and made Penguin Press sincerely offer 20% of the ceiling royalty, is like a knight.

A noble knight recognized by Western upper class society!

The knight came from the east, glanced at Britain, and the British Penguin Press was waiting for him; glanced at the United States, and a capital giant like HBO handed over an incredible contract with both hands.

This is something unprecedented in world history. No wonder the authoritative media praised him as creating an era.

It is said that the ignorant are fearless. The higher the social status and the more knowledgeable people are, the greater they will be touched by this news.

What they no longer value is money, they value recognition, and they value “conquest.”

This charm that allows Westerners to break boundaries is truly commendable.

Liao Yun, who had always known how to restrain her emotions, got up and went to the door. She looked outside and when she found no one, she closed the door and started making phone calls.

Call Xie Yi.

Xie Yi knew that someone must be looking for her tonight, so she was half asleep and half awake, so she answered the call as soon as the phone rang.

Liao Yun only asked: Qiqi, is the content in the newspaper true?

Xie Yi said very seriously: Auntie, it's absolutely true.

seen it myself?

“See it with your own eyes, the signed contract is in the apartment.”

Okay, go to sleep.

Xie Yi asked: Auntie, do you have nothing else to ask?

Liao Yun fell into silence and said after a long time: Then it depends on whether Tingting can live up to the expectations.

Xie Yi immediately didn't know how to answer this.

But I still feel the change. My aunt who usually has her eyes high above her head seems to be expecting her cousin to compete today?

Also in Shao City.

Ever since visiting the Great Wall and ever since observing the relationship between Jian Bao and Zhang Xuan at close range, Liu Yi has slowly fallen in love with Zhang Xuan after returning to Shao City, whether consciously or unconsciously.

Liu Yi now stops by the newsstand every day after buying groceries. If there is news about Zhang Xuan, she will buy a copy and take it home.

Maybe I’ll watch it right away, maybe I’ll watch it later when I have time.

Sometimes she didn't understand her own mentality. On the one hand, she hoped that Zhang Xuan would let go of Jian Bao one day; on the other hand, she passively watched Zhang Xuan grow up day by day.

According to Mi Pei's words: Zhang Xuan is like a nail, he can't pull it out, he can only watch it merge with himself, take root and sprout.

After reading the newspaper, Liu Yi was stunned for a minute, then walked over to Mi Pei who was working and said, Take a look.

Mi Pei was carving key parts and had no time at all.

But when Liu Yi brought the newspaper to him, Mi Pei was stunned at a glance, then put down the carving knife and began to read it carefully.

A few minutes later, Mi Pei stretched out his hand to wipe his face and continued to work with the carving knife.

Liu Yi pushed him with her elbow, Aren't you surprised?

Mi Pei blew on the wood carving, blew away the slag and ash, and sighed: Hey, of course I am surprised. But when I think about it, it is Zhang Xuan, and there is nothing to be surprised about. He has not been normal in the past few years.

Liu Yi was stunned again, as if this was the reason.

Seeing his wife's silence, Mi Pei said, Let's make breakfast. I'm a little hungry.

Liu Yi reacted this time and sighed: You really managed not to be happy with things and not sad with yourself.

Mi Pei comforted: Don't worry too much. Young people have their own pursuits. We can just be silent guardians as parents. I am just a daughter. I will support Jian Bao no matter what she chooses.

Liu Yi melancholy said: It's not like you don't know what kind of temper Jian Bao is, I'm just worried that she will end up with bruises all over her body.

This time it was Mi Pei's turn to be silent, and he spoke for a long time: We don't pursue glory and wealth, and we don't want to make publicity. If this is the case, it may not be a bad thing at all. When the time comes, we will go to the capital to accompany her.

That's all, Liu Yi thought in her mind, and got up and went to the kitchen.

But my mind was still in chaos, and all I could think about was the news in the newspaper.

long city.

The living room was quiet, and the breakfast on the dining table was steaming hot.

But no one paid any attention.

Du Dudong and Ai Qing were together, Wu Ruiguo and Du Jingling were on the sofa on the other side, and Wu Ruiguo's parents, two old professors, were also wearing reading glasses.

Six people, two by two, were all looking at the newspaper.

This state lasted for a while, and finally Ai Qing was the first to break it.

Ai Qing stood up with a happy face and said, I'm going to call Shuangling.

The others took a look and didn't say anything, they all understood.

Shuang Ling, Mom wants to ask you something. Well, okay.

The call was short and quick. Ai Qing put it down and said to the other five people in the living room: Shuang Ling said it is true. She was present when Zhang Xuan called Tao Ge to confirm.

Dead silence

Ai Qing said to Du Dudong, Let's go out for a walk with me.

Dukedong understood, Okay, I'll go shopping with you.

Du Jinling greeted: Mom and dad, don't you want to have breakfast?

Ai Qing can't think of having breakfast now: I'm not hungry.

The door opened and closed, and the two went downstairs.

Dudong asked, Where to go?

Ai Qing's eyebrows were filled with joy: Go and read Shuang Ling's horoscope to see where her wealth limit is?

Du Dudong laughed: Didn't you see it in Qianzhen?

Ai Qing said: Everyone in Qianzhen knows us, but no one in Changcheng knows us.

Du Dudong nodded: That's true.

Then he added: But I still don't think it's good. If you just read the horoscope and talk nonsense, it will only increase your troubles.

Ai Qing, who was in the front, hesitated for a moment. She seemed to understand what her husband was thinking. She stood there for a while and then said, Then let's make a wish and take Zhang Xuan and the two actors to Nanyue Hengshan Mountain again at the end of the year?

Du Dudong said: This is a good idea, I agree.

With the departure of Du Dudong and Ai Qing, the living room suddenly became alive.

Wu Ruiguo's mother asked Du Jingling out of curiosity: Jingling, are Zhang Xuan and Shuang Ling really classmates in junior high school?

Yes. Du Jingling's relationship with her mother-in-law has always been very good, and there is no awkwardness like other families. The two of them are like mother and daughter and like friends.

Wu Ruiguo's mother came forward and said, Tell me about it. You don't know, people at school ask me about Zhang Xuan every day. In their eyes, I am already a person with a big background.

Du Jingling couldn't help but smile. The treatment was the same as hers in the hospital.

The only difference is that Zhang Xuan is his soon-to-be brother-in-law, while her mother-in-law and Zhang Xuan will never be close to each other for eight lifetimes.

Then the two women were chatting, and the two men were listening.

In Beijing, Lu Shiyu ran into the dormitory with breakfast and newspapers. When he entered the door, he shouted: Mi Jian, Mi Jian, your guy is in the newspaper again!

Before Mi Jian could react, her roommates had already approached her like a swarm of questions: Look, look, what's the news?

Lu Shiyu spread out the newspaper and everyone took a look.

Oops! Good guy!

I was suffocated instantly!

A roommate said: Hurry up and help me down, help me down quickly, I'm going to faint.

Another roommate exclaimed: Oh my God! Is this American crazy?

Mi Jian smoothed a strand of hair behind her ear and stood aside to read. After reading, she touched the phone in her pocket and remained silent.

A roommate asked Mi Jian: Mi Jian, why didn't you respond?

Lu Shiyu hugged Mi Jian and answered for her: How could there be no reaction? This is called sweetness in the heart.

At this moment, Mi saw movement in his pocket.

Mi Jian said with a faint smile, I'm going to take a call.

Lu Shiyu quickly let go of her, and when Mi Jian came out of the door, he said angrily: Do we still want people to live? A book title costs 550 million, and even a fool can't do this!

A roommate said: This is the United States where you really want to study abroad. Would you be a fool?

Lu Shiyu read the newspaper: So, I am very envious of Mi Jian. As long as my future boyfriend has this one percent talent, I will be satisfied.

Another roommate shook his head: The request is too high. One percent is also 460,000 pounds and 5.52 million yuan.

As soon as these words came out, the roommates were not calm, because it was so difficult for them to find a one percent partner.

Hey, it's me.

I know, did you see it?

Um.

Are you happy for me?

Well, I'm very happy.

Can you compliment me?

Mi smiled and hung up the phone.

Then she sat on the grass, looking up at the blue sky and white clouds, thinking in her heart, how should she praise him?

But

After thinking about it for a long time, I still couldn't come up with a result.

In the end, Mi Jian had no choice but to send a text message: I can't find the word, I'll go back and look in the dictionary.

Zhang Xuan on the other side was lying on the sofa, looking at the 9 words on his phone, and almost went crazy with joy.

Closing his eyes and imagining the situation when Mi Jian sent this text message, the old man couldn't help but roll around on the sofa, as happy as a child.

Shanghai Stock Exchange.

There was a newspaper placed at the corner of the dining table. Wen Yu said to Zhou Rong while eating breakfast: Sister-in-law, if this continues, Hui Hui will not be able to find a partner.

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