Lisko’s American Life

Lisko joked a few words on the phone, and he became happier. He didn't know where to start with such a huge farm. Now that a familiar childhood playmate came to help, he could breathe a sigh of relief.

After going downstairs, eating a sandwich made by Jasmine with ham and drinking a glass of milk, Lisko also felt full of energy.

He came to the study, opened the notebook, and looked at the words "Welcome Writer Lee" in the boot animation. Lisko was also a little surprised by Apple's sincerity.

Opening the document, Lisko leaned on his chin with both hands, thinking about how to start his new book.

His first two books have already made him famous in the world literary world, but the time is short, he has just touched the top of this circle, and now what he needs is a book that can make him stand on the top. Let his background increase again.

After thinking for a long time, he reached out and typed the title of the book "The Catcher in the Rye".

Holden is a sixteen-year-old boy from a wealthy middle class. After being expelled from school for the fourth time, he dared not go home rashly. He wandered alone for a day and two nights in New York City, the most prosperous city in the United States, staying in a small inn. Going to nightclubs, having promiscuous girlfriends, drinking heavily... He saw all the ugliness of capitalist society and met various characters, most of whom were "fake" hypocrites.

Holden could hardly understand what happened around him. He even wanted to escape from the real world and go to the backcountry to pretend to be a deaf and dumb person, but it was impossible to do so, so he could only live in Among the contradictions: he hates movies the most in his life, but he has to spend time in the movie theater when he is bored; But he was obsessed with her beauty, and couldn't help hugging her.

Therefore, even though he can't get used to the world, he has no choice but to be depressed and anxious, comforting himself with all kinds of unrealistic fantasies, deceiving himself and others, and in the end he still inevitably compromises with the real society and cannot become a real rebellion. This can be said to be Holden's Where the tragedy lies.

Anger and anxiety are the two main themes of this book, which has a high status in the literary world. Its audience is teenagers, and it can resonate with them.

Lisko's previous two books were aimed at adults. Starting with teenagers this time can expand his influence and stabilize his position, and the literary accomplishment of this book can also bring him awards.

After Lisko made up his mind, his fingers flew like flying. Thanks to the favor of time travel, he also read many world classics when he was a literary youth, and now he recalls every word and every sentence very clearly.

Soon, the time passed while the code words were enriched. Lisko looked at the progress and found that one-fifth of it had been completed. After all, he was copying, so he didn't need to think too much.

He stretched his waist, exercised his muscles and bones, and prepared to go out for a walk. Various diseases in his previous life had taught him a lesson. Good health is the capital of everything, but he is still very satisfied with his 22-year-old body now.

He walked downstairs slowly, poured a glass of warm water, and saw Jasmine busy at the side of the yard.

"Hey, Molly, what are you up to?"

Jasmine turned her head, her forehead was covered with sweat stains, "Boss, I'm planting some vegetables, lettuce, carrots. I'm done."

Lisko saw that there was really nothing that needed help, so he got up and went to the garage, picked things out, drove a Chevrolet SUV, and headed for the town.

In the town, the tavern was still so lively. As soon as Lisko opened the door, he was greeted by a bunch of people.

"Hey, Mark Twain."

"Welcome back, little cowboy."

"Lee, do you need cowboys?"

A bunch of middle-aged American men with big bellies spoke one after another.

Lisko waved around.

"Everyone, a glass of beer each, I treat you."

"Oh! Oh! Oh!"

The drunkards all slapped the table when they heard this rhythm. Scoo wanted to shake his legs when he heard the rhythm.

Maggie laughed and cursed, and then glasses of beer were served.

Then she first picked up a glass and handed it to Lisko, and then raised the glass herself as a signal.

"To Li Temu."

The bar suddenly fell silent, everyone raised their glasses,

"King Tem."

Lisko drank it with everyone. Maggie's beer was brewed from wheat on Bo's farm. It was slightly bitter, but unexpectedly mellow. It is said that it inherited Maggie's father's craft. Back then on the West Coast secretly brewed wine for those gold diggers.

Maggie beckoned Lisko to sit down at the bar and poured another glass of wine for Lisko, "Scoo, thank you for giving the rooster a job."

Lisko quickly replied, "No, no, no, I want to thank him for helping me. You know, if he doesn't help me, I might not have the confidence to run the ranch."

"Beau always thought of him as a child, afraid that he would break his own reins, and he always treated his children as cattle in the pasture. So Colt was always reluctant to come back."

Lisko didn't know how to respond to this kind of family matter, so he raised his glass to toast Maggie.

After chatting with drunkards in the bar for a while, Lisko got up and went out, and came to the pet shop in the town. He planned to buy a pet back today. Living alone was a bit lonely.

The pet business in the United States is very developed, and you can buy all kinds of pets here. And many Americans regard their pets as family members.

Lisko opened the door and saw Golly busy at a glance. This was his junior high school classmate and Colt's first love.

"Golly."

Golly raised her head and suddenly smiled,

"Look who this is, the great writer Mark Twain, I've heard that you're back. How is it? Has the town changed a lot?"

Lisko shrugged, "Nothing has changed, it's still so quiet, life is so slow, and people are enjoying life, unlike in the city, the most seen are white-collar workers running with bags."

Golly came over and hugged him, "I heard you plan to settle here?"

"Of course, my ancestral property is here. Have you been in touch with Colt recently?"

Golly's eyes suddenly dimmed, "I'm going to get married soon. The last time I contacted him was two years ago. I heard that he was about to enter the first team. Later, I read the news that he got into a fight and was expelled from the club. There is no news. "

Li Ke quickly changed the subject, "Are you getting married? When?"

Golly smiled, "It will take a few more months, we just discussed and decided to get married,"

"Wow, very happy, what does he do?"

"A lawyer." Golly looked happy. "He works at the Great Shenck Law Firm."

Lisko blessed her, "I'm here today to choose a pet. You know, I live alone, and I'm always a little lonely."

When it came to her major, Golly started to be serious, "What do you like?"

"Just a dog. Be nice."

Golly thought for a while, went into the kennel and picked out a small black and silver dog.

"This is a schnauzer, a German dog, a cross between a German poodle and a wire-haired Doberman pinscher, best suited for a farmer, he was bred for yard care and rat hunting, healthy, intelligent, loyal , no hair shedding, no body odor."

Lisko was a little satisfied when he heard that he didn't shed his hair. He took a closer look, and found that the dog had a cool appearance, with big black eyes and a lively look, and its ears were in line with sharp horns pointing upwards.

Lisko thought for a while, "It's called Mag."

As soon as Golly heard it, she started packing. Lisko then picked out dog food, reins, kennels, and the dog raising manual that Golly wrote for him. After paying five hundred dollars, Lisko hugged Meg as he wished In arms ready to go home.

On the way back, Lisko played music and swayed. Mag looked around, and it looked a little confused at its young age.

When Lisko arrived at home, he prepared the kennel and dog food, and got him a bowl of warm water. Golly specifically explained that he could not be fed milk or meat for the first two months.

Mag was born just over a month ago. She sniffed the dog food in the rice bowl, and soon began to eat happily. Lisko stroked its soft head, and felt much happier. She felt that life in the future should be joyful. a little.

After finishing working on Mag's affairs, Lisko went back upstairs and continued to work hard on typing. The full text of the book "The Catcher in the Rye" is only 160,000 words. He plans to finish it in the next few days, and part of it has been written so far. I also sent it to my literary agent, who contacted Random House for publication, and they also negotiated the specific royalties. The literary agent was also responsible for handling various copyright authorizations for writers. Lisko felt that this was much more convenient than doing it himself. , what I pay is only a small part of the commission.