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After delivering a fatal blow to Zhong Mengfu, Le Jing paid little attention to her situation. Because he has more important things to do now.

The first is Sang Qing’s publishing work.

The manuscripts Sang Qing has now completed include a series of short stories such as "Metamorphosis", "Judgment" and "The Hungry Artist", while the novels "The Trial" and "The Castle" are still pitfalls! Only half written! As for Kafka's other unfinished novel "The Missing" in history, this great lady has not yet started writing it. Historically, because of Kafka's untimely death, none of his three novels were completed! Not one!

For readers like Le Jing, there is nothing more painful than never seeing the ending of a favorite work! Since fate has allowed him to come to this time and space to meet another Kafka, he must seize the opportunity to prevent historical regrets from happening again.

so--

"Resign!" He said categorically to Sang Qing, who was paralyzed on the sofa: "You need to spend all your energy on writing!"

He must see the endings of "The Trial", "The Castle" and "The Missing" in his lifetime!

Sang Qing was dumbfounded and argued: "But how will I live without working?"

Le Jing replied without hesitation: "I'll support you!"

Sang Qing jumped up from the sofa and looked at Le Jing with a horrified expression, "You...I..." She hesitated for a long time and then said, "I already have a fiancé!"

Le Jing asked subconsciously: "Which term is it?"

"Second term." Sang Qing answered honestly and realized that Le Jing's expression was quite strange. She immediately became alert: "What does your expression mean?"

If Sang Qing's love history replicates Kafka's, then this second husband will not be her destiny. Because Kafka avoided marriage, he was engaged three times and broke off the engagement three times in history. Speaking of Kafka's love history, Le Jing felt very resentful. Kafka was a love letter fiend! During the five years of his relationship with his first engagement, Kafka wrote 500 love letters to her! ! And because the woman did not support Kafka’s writing career, many of the contents of these love letters were Kafka’s persuasion and guidance to her. These letters were collected into a book after Kafka's death and published under the title Love Letters to Phyllis. The German version of "Love Letters" is 800 pages long, longer than any of Kafka's novels.

If Kafka could have spent his time and energy on his own writing career, he would not have left so few works to the world. At least he could have finished writing those three novels!

"It's nothing." Le Jing waved his hand, and out of the fan filter made an incredible scumbag declaration to the reincarnation (?) of his favorite writer: "You just need to enjoy love, it's their business to please you, you Just put all your energy into writing.”

Ten million! don't want! No more love letters!

This time Sang Qing looked at him with a subtle expression, "They...them?"

"It's not important." Le Jing changed the topic: "No matter what, I hope you can resign and concentrate on writing. During this period, I can provide you with financial support. Of course, it is not free. You will pay it back when you have money. Give it back to me."

It would be much easier for Sang Qing to accept it this way.

Just... "Why are you so nice to me?"

"Because I am your fan." The young man lowered his eyebrows and looked at her tenderly, with undisguised admiration and admiration in his eyes: "I will try my best to create a suitable writing environment for you. You just need to write well. Okay, I'll take care of the rest for you."

Sang Qing was startled for a moment, and a real smile gradually appeared in her eyes: "You are really strange." She said with a smile: "But it's not bad to have fans like you."

"Would you like to be the first reader of my article?" she asked.

Le Jing raised the corners of his mouth and revealed an almost brilliant smile: "This is my honor."

When Sang Qing's short stories were compiled into a book, as Le Jing expected, they became as popular as "1984" and "Animal Farm."

Kafka did not write many works during his lifetime, and only three novels were not completed yet, but this did not affect his status in the literary world at all. He is recognized as the originator of modernist literature and a pioneer of expressionist literature. Therefore, one can imagine the sensation caused by Sang Qing’s works in this time and space. After the "Road Miao Miao Fever", there was another wave of "Mangqing Fever" in society.

Changsong was an admirer of Sang Qing.

He is the president of Xinglinshe, the largest publishing house in the country, and he is also a serious literary writer. So he naturally understood the great ideological value contained in Sang Qing's novels.

In Changsong's view, Sang Qing's novels lack a clear and overall connotation. Her articles often have obscure themes, fragmented plots, no beginning, end, and clear time and place, and have a high reading threshold.

After the initial discomfort, Chang Song felt the excitement of a large amount of adrenaline hormone secretion. He was like an addict taking drugs with pleasure. Goosebumps appeared all over his body.

This is a whole new way to write!

Before reading these works, he never knew that he could express himself in words like this! He was deeply fascinated by the eternal loneliness reflected in his works. Through the similar characters written by the author one after another, he seemed to have briefly entered the author's inner world, feeling the unexplainable pain and unknown loneliness deep in her heart, like a burning fire. and emptiness.

That is a great and tortured soul. That torture made her, and it would eventually destroy her.

First Lu Miaomiao came out of nowhere, and now Sang Qing. These young monsters are rampaging through the literary world like tornadoes passing through, leaving a trail of chaos in their wake. A few years later, they will surely make a significant mark in the history of human culture. And the manager who discovered them, Le Jing, might also leave a mark in history.

When he mentioned Le Jing, he couldn't help but feel envious and admired. That is a man who is lucky and has great vision. Someone who can dig out two bright diamonds from the mud with one hand, why isn't such a talent from their publishing company?

But it shouldn't be too late now.

He touched his chin and began to think about how to get Le Jing into their publishing house.

…

Le Jing naturally didn't know that someone was trying to poach him. At this time, he was busy with Xin Yuen's painting exhibition.

Thanks to Lejing's persistent promotion efforts, some people with a sensitive artistic sense gradually began to understand the value of Xin Yuen's paintings. In art, a field where opinions vary, authority can even play a role in leading the trend of the times. After all, compared with that group of people, most ordinary people who have no artistic qualities are just superstitious about authority and follow what others say. As Gustave Le Bon wrote in "The Crowd": "Crowds can only do two things - they add icing on the cake or add insult to injury."

So Lejing struck while the iron was hot and started preparing for Xin Yuen's personal exhibition. At that time, he was busy with the preliminary layout of the venue for Xin Yuen's painting exhibition.

Then Xin Yuen gave him a surprise.

He brought him another friend - compared with the lonely and paranoid Van Gogh in history, he had too many friends.

This friend is a blond and blue-eyed foreigner who looks very young. He came here because he heard about Lejing’s excavation of Lu Miaomiao and Sang Qing from Xin Yuen, so he came here specifically to show Lejing his debut novel. Get some professional help.

Le Jing took time out of his busy schedule to read the foreigner's English manuscript, and fell into a long silence the moment he saw the title "Heaven on Earth". Then when he roughly turned over the first chapter, his hands could not help but tremble.

This is the manuscript of "Heaven on Earth"! !

Fitzgerald fans will kill him for this manuscript!

He raised his head and looked at the anxious foreign young man: "...what did you say your name was just now?"

The young man answered in a pure American accent: "Francis Fitzgerald."

Le Jing took a deep breath and asked in a hoarse voice: "Full name?"

Fitzgerald gave him a strange look, but replied honestly: "Francis David Fitzgerald."

It is different from the middle name of Fitzgerald, who wrote "The Great Gatsby" in history. For a moment, Le Jing couldn't tell whether he was disappointed or relieved.

But there is no doubt that he is the Francis Scott Fitzgerald who wrote "Heaven on Earth" and "The Great Gatsby" in history.

Fitzgerald on Earth was only 24 years old when he published his debut novel "Heaven on Earth", so he can be called a genius. And Fitzgerald in this time and space is now equally young and equally talented.

After guessing that there might be many great masters on earth in this world, Le Jing asked Le Ling to search the world. So far, famous figures from all over the world, including Maugham, Hemingway, Lu Xun, Mao Dun, and Junichiro Tanizaki, have been identified.

What’s interesting is that they are all famous people who lived before and after World War I in the history of the earth. It was also a well-deserved "golden age" in the earth's literary world.

After Le Jing finishes his work here, he will embark on the road to find them.

But in addition to those who have already become famous or have shown their prominence, Lejing believes that a large part of them have not yet been discovered. And one of them just walked to the door.

He patted Xin Yuen's shoulder and said sincerely: "You are really a treasure boy."

Xin Yuen:? ? ?

"Do you have any other friends?" Le Jing looked at him expectantly: "Please introduce them to me!"

Xin Yuen resisted the urge to retreat: "...What are you going to do?"

"What can I do?" Le Jing shrugged: "I just urge them to write and then help them succeed."

He will definitely help them make better use of their talents and leave more spiritual wealth to the world!

"What do you think of what I wrote?" Fitzgerald on the side finally couldn't help but interjected and asked.

"Awesome!" Le Jing praised enthusiastically: "Believe me, this will become a masterpiece in this field!"

Fitzgerald couldn't believe it when he heard this: "Really?"

"Yes! Please believe me!" Le Jing raised the manuscript in his hand, "You can publish it directly. It will definitely sell well."

Fitzgerald touched his nose and felt a little embarrassed: "...This is exactly why I came to you."

"I submitted my manuscript to a publishing house before, but it was rejected." He looked at Le Jing sheepishly: "Xin Yuen said that you are an excellent agent. If it were you, you would definitely be able to read my article. of value.”

"...Leave it to me."