Lisco's American Life

"Since you have made your plan for next year, just implement it according to this. I have no objection, but remember to prepare the configuration of the hotel after it is completed, and arrange the service staff. And I see what is written in your plan, next year

If we increase the planting of rye, will there be a shortage of cowboy manpower on our ranch?"

Lisko raised his own questions.

"I have made corresponding preparations for this. I have already said hello to the mayor of the town and are recruiting relevant personnel nearby. There are still many ladies in the town. After we recruit, after training, they will be able to take up the post soon, and the work location is close to

Being close to home can also avoid the loss of people.”

"I have also made plans for the rye issue. When I worked on other ranches before, I met many cowboys who were mainly part-time workers. With just a phone call, I can find a group of people to work."

In the cowboy industry, not everyone likes to work on one ranch all the time.

In the United States, a freedom-loving country, some people just like to work only when they have no money. After making some money, they will choose to leave their jobs and do things they like, such as traveling.

Lisko nodded and approved David's plan, which made him feel more at ease.

Returning to the castle, he picked up his mobile phone on the desk. Lisko rarely liked to take his mobile phone with him when he went out. Firstly, because the technology of mobile phones is not that developed now, and it is not possible for future generations to use mobile phones to solve everything. Secondly,

It's heavy in the pocket and not very comfortable.

I looked through the messages and it showed that Lubo had just called me.

Found the number and dialed it.

"Hey, Lee."

As soon as the phone rang twice, it was immediately picked up. It was obvious that Lubo had been waiting by the phone, waiting for a call back.

"What's wrong? Rubeau?"

Lisko sat on the chair and stretched his waist.

"Do you know how much your new book sold?"

There was unconcealable surprise in his tone.

"How many?"

"With 830,000 copies, we once again broke the record held by ourselves and raised the standard by 120,000."

Lu Bo's expression was also incredible. He knew that Lisko was relatively popular in the book market, but he never expected that it would be so popular. The new book "The Little Prince" directly became the best-selling work on the first day in the United States.

"That's not bad, beyond my expectation."

When Lisko heard the news, he was very surprised. He expected that the book would sell more than 600,000 copies on the first day, but he didn't expect that it would sell more than 200,000 copies.

"Random House did a survey. The reason for this result is because of your performance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Everyone wants to read your new book. Coupled with the reputation of your previous works, most of the buyers are parents. Many of them are buying it.

People regard this book as a Christmas gift. I believe that this Christmas, more people will regard your new book as a Christmas gift than electronic products in previous years."

Lisko couldn't deny it. What he focused on was not how much wealth his new book could bring to him. Take the richest writer JK Rowling in her previous life as an example. Her total assets could not exceed 10% of her current investment company.

Ten, money is just a series of numbers to me now.

What is more important to him is the huge fan base that comes with it and the increased popularity.

Hearing Lisko's silence, Lu Bo hesitated to speak, but finally gritted his teeth and spoke.

"I haven't mentioned this to you, just because I'm afraid you won't see it. Li, we have been friends for many years, and I believe we will continue to do so. In my eyes, you are the most talented person in the world.

Of writers, no one can compare with you.”

After a pause, Lubo continued.

"In October, we did not receive a Nobel nomination. I know you were frustrated, but you are still young. You are not yet 30 years old. You still have a lot of time. This honor will one day be yours.

Yes, a creator is most inspired when he is thirty to forty-five years old. According to this saying, you have not yet reached your peak."

"I think what you need to do most now is to establish your position in the literary world. Nobel is there and the door will be opened to you soon. If you get it early, wouldn't you have no goals in life?

"

After saying that, Lu Bo anxiously waited for Lisko's answer. He had been holding these words in his heart since October, just for fear that Lisko would not be able to think about it. The number of calls he made in daily life also increased, and he deliberately avoided making promises every time.

Bell's thing.

This year's Nobel banquet ended on the 10th a few days ago. Many American literary newspapers used the word "lost" to describe Lisko's defeat.

Originally, according to Nobel standards, the names of writers on the short list are not announced to the public. However, this society is made up of people. As long as the award is selected by people, it cannot be absolutely fair.

Each judge has his or her own social circle, and there are always people who can't help but ask questions. More or less, news has come out, and the specific situation came from Lisko's mentor.

In this selection, Lisko was on par with the Norwegian writer Kay McKee, but Kay McKee has indeed produced outstanding works in recent years and has high literary quality, and the judges were also wavering between the two.

In the first selection, the two people had a tie. The chairman of the jury made another selection, and Liske lost by three votes.

The tutor has also done some analysis and feels that the problem lies in Lisko’s age. There is really no one in his twenties who has won this award. After all, the Nobel is the world’s top literary award, and many judges’ opinions are that no one has ever won this award.

Let’s wait and see Lisko’s performance.

In this way, Lisko just missed out on this award this year.

To say that Lisko has no turmoil in his heart would definitely be false. After all, this is the highest award in the literary world and the goal that every writer is pursuing.

When he first learned the news, he was angry and complained, but as two months have passed, he has now looked away.

Yes, I am still young. If I get this easily, I will really have no goals in life.

Lisko felt that with his salty personality, if he won the Nobel this year, he would probably stop writing because there would be no pursuit.

As for "The Little Prince", this book can be called a classic no matter where it is in the world. I believe that time will give it a corresponding status.

Maybe in a few years, everyone will think that this year's book did not win the Nobel, which is a loss for this award.