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

Easier said than done.

This is definitely a mistake everyone may make. To tell the truth, how refreshing it was when he rejected Shiranui's younger brother who didn't know what to do, and how tangled Li Chungang is now.

I was full of thoughts on how to write the script format, template, and things to pay attention to when writing the script, but when it was actually my turn to write the script, I realized that it was not as simple as I imagined!

Yu Guang glanced at the word count in the lower left corner of the document: 1668.

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

Ding-dong-

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

open the door......

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

Needless to say, Mr. Thompson, Luo Wen had already informed Li Chungang last night that Thompson would come to the hotel to place him today, saying that there are some things that need to be discussed with him. "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" was translated into English and published overseas.

Mr. Thompson's assistant? The next second, Li Chungang overturned his conjecture.

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

"Mr. Thompson, take a seat. Would you like some coffee?"

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

"What about this lady, what do you need to drink?"

"Mineral water will do."

"Hold on……"

The moment the unidentified beauty spoke, Li Chungang's eyes lit up. It was crisp and pleasant to the ears, and it was very distinctive, and it gave him a hint of familiarity. There was always a feeling that he didn't know where he had heard it, and the time he heard it would never be too long. A long time, is the near future!

It happened that Li Chungang got up to get drinks for the two of them. The hotel room layout was nothing to see, so Thompson's eyes were suddenly attracted by the notebook lying flat on the table. To be precise, it was the computer screen. The document that has not been closed and is halfway written is attracted.

When Li Chungang returned to the living room.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lee."

Thompson's sudden apology not only made Li Chungang a little confused, even Jin Chen, who was in the living room the whole time, was dumbfounded, because she didn't understand why the foreigner suddenly apologized, then the other party apologized. Now, does she want to apologize too?

Got into a tangle all of a sudden...

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

"Our presence has disturbed your creation, Mr. Li, so I feel it is necessary to apologize to you!"

As a person engaged in a literature-related profession, I know very well 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 This apology is very necessary!

Hearing this, he was startled.

Li Chungang looked back and saw the laptop that he forgot to close for a while. Like a mirror, he wanted to understand that the other party must have misunderstood something, but he had no idea of ​​​​explaining. 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 me specifically?" Li Chungang said straight after he was seated again. This is also to take care of the thinking habits of foreigners. He doesn't like to talk like a Chinese who always likes to be around the corner, and he is accustomed to talking before the official business. Do a trial run.

"???"

A puzzled expression appeared on Thompson's face. His Chinese proficiency was limited to the level of daily oral communication, and he didn't understand what Li Chungang meant by "what's the matter", "I didn't understand, let's put it simply. ?"

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

"Anything? Yes, yes, I have something to do with you! Regarding the translation of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" into English and publishing overseas, I still have some questions. I want to come over and ask you, the author, in person." Thompson frankly admitted the specific intention of his visit.

On the issue of whether to translate "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" into English and publish it overseas through the channels of Penguin Random House, their Shanghai branch has voted through a meeting today, but before deciding to publish overseas, he still has some I wanted to clarify the doubts in my heart. Rowan, who asked these questions as a literary agent, would definitely not get an answer. For this reason, Thompson had to come to the door in person.

"But it doesn't matter... I mean, Mr. Thompson, if you want to ask anything, just ask."

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

"What does Mr. Li think about the prospect of translating your works into English and publishing them overseas?"

"This……"

This question really stopped Li Chungang at once, because he really didn't know much about the overseas book market. He just learned from some colleagues' words. At present, the problems faced by domestic publishing to overseas cannot escape the "water and soil". Disagreement” is a big problem that is difficult to understand from the historical and cultural background.

Take the current book "The Cataclysm of the Gods" by Yaoyang, the supreme **** of Long Teng, as a simple example: there are a lot of fighting scenes in the content, involving various Chinese cultural moves, and what is "thundering" in the end is A thunderous slash, translated into English, how do foreigners understand it?

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

Fortunately, "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" does not involve these deified contents. It is more realistic in comparison. If you insist, it is not impossible to say that it is an oriental adventure!

"Does Mr. Thompson want the truth or the lie?"

"Does this make a difference?" Thompson has only been in China for more than three months, and naturally he can't understand the charm of the Chinese language, and he still maintains the straightness of the American people.

"My question! In fact, personally, I am not very happy to see "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" translated into English and published overseas, even if according to what you said, it can be said to be an oriental adventure book, but I want to come Thompson hadn't actually read my book and didn't know the core of how it got such a score!

For such suspenseful adventures, the thing that really attracts readers is nothing more than the word 'atmosphere'. It is the most attractive place 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 of the book very well. "

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

Before coming, Thompson listened to the suggestions of the employees of 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 for the book "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", plus the fact that they came to He has not achieved anything for more than three months in Shanghai, China, and he is eager to make some achievements to impress the headquarters.

Thompson, who was dazed, was reminded by Li Chungang's remarks, and quickly figured out the key points! After all, they were people who had discovered many popular global bestsellers. Naturally, they knew exactly what kind of works could be more successful. Obviously, this "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" is not so good...

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

Especially at present, China's national strength is becoming stronger and stronger, and it has a tendency to catch up with the United States. In many countries and regions abroad, there is a fever for learning Chinese, and 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 potential consumer groups, and some people who are interested in oriental culture also have the opportunity to become consumer groups.

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

"I wonder if Thompson has heard a word from our country."

"What?"

"Don't hang yourself from a tree!"

"What's the meaning?"

It is really difficult for foreigners to understand these slang words~www.readwn.com~ Thompson heard these words clearly, but the meaning behind Li Chungang was completely incomprehensible.

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

Since he wants to publish "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", Thompson will naturally not know anything about its author, Li Chungang. Before coming here, he has asked his staff to collect all the information about the author. Through the other party's words, think of the information on the material. It was written that the other party had another book that was being serialized. He mistakenly thought that Li Chungang was talking about that book, and said:

"Mr. Li is talking about your other book, "The Swordsman in the Snow"? With all due respect, if that book is published overseas, it may not be as well accepted as "Ghost Blowing the Lamp"."

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