My house collapsed from the top, and the system just came?

When the international literary world was turbulent.

Rick, Louis, and Elvis are also keeping an eye on the unnamed track.

They still hold out hope.

Although they know that their works will most likely not be as good as "Chameleon" and "Death of a Small Businessman", before the voting results come to an end, they still have a little expectation in their hearts: What if they are mistaken?

In other words, what if the difference is not big?

However, the fact made their hearts sink.

"There's no hope."

"Oh, I lost."

"I'm convinced."

"Originally, we were planning to hold an event in June to let everyone know our interests. But we didn't expect that we were crushed twice."

The highest number of votes among the three of them is Lewis's "Smile", with 110 million votes.

However, it was a full 40 million votes away from the 150 million votes for "Death of a Civil Servant", and even 50 million votes behind "Chameleon."

This is a gap that cannot be caught up.

So they gave in.

Now they are just waiting for the name to be revealed to see who the author of these two novels is.

Little do they know that there are many short story writers who are even more depressed than they are.

These short story writers were already full of energy and ready to make a blockbuster in the anonymous track.

Because according to past short story events in June, several lesser-known short story writers will stand out in the anonymous track each time.

For many newcomers, this is one of the fastest ways to become famous in the literary world!

But this time.

In the West Building of the Open Road, one person suppressed the Troika, which made many people despair. This made everyone pay less attention to the anonymous track.

Then, the birth of five masterpieces on the anonymous track swept away all the heat.

The works of these people were directly relegated to the cold palace.

Almost no one cares.

Even though the quality of many people's short stories is quite good, they pale in comparison to the top five masterpieces.

So these writers all have black eyes.

"Don't give me any way to survive."

“Why should I submit?”

"I'm mad."

"..."

There was a cry.

Therefore, the entire industry is watching to see which monsters are in the top five, suppressing hundreds of anonymous writers to the point where they can hardly breathe.

finally……

The time has come on June 10th.

Today, the name of the anonymous track will finally be revealed.

The announcement will be at 9 am London time and 4 pm China time.

…

China

Many literature lovers have been waiting in front of the computer for a long time, looking forward to the reveal of the name.

However, netizens are just looking forward to it, but not too excited.

Because they know that although the identities of the top five authors of this anonymous track are very mysterious, they have nothing to do with China at all.

"Most likely they are writers from Western Europe and North America."

"Yes, there is a 90% chance that it will be correct."

“You can tell by the writing style.”

"Alas, the West Tower has been robbed of a lot of its popularity."

"Originally, Xilou was firmly at the top of the popularity list, but I didn't expect that there would be several masterpieces on the anonymous track."

A while ago, when it was known that Xilou had suppressed the Troika with his article "The Gift of the Magi", the entire Chinese literary world was almost turned upside down.

The impact of this incident on the Chinese literary world was almost far greater than when Xilou won the Fairy Tale King.

Because everyone knows that although the Fairy Tale King is powerful, his weight in the literary world is not particularly important.

But this time, Xilou really defeated the Troika and three short story masters who stood at the pinnacle of the literary world.

This means that Xilou has truly come into contact with the top international literary circles.

Although one or two short stories alone are not enough for him to secure this position, he is already qualified!

For Chinese people, who is not excited?

This is the first time that Chinese literati can stand shoulder to shoulder with top literati from other countries in the international arena.

However, I didn’t expect that Xilou had just become popular on the entire Internet for one day, and almost all the popularity was snatched away by the anonymous track the next day.

no way.

Chinese netizens can only lament Xilou's bad luck. If in normal times, Xilou surpassed the Troika, it is estimated that the global media would have bombarded it for half a month. Now, the bombing only lasted one day.

Now, everyone can only hope that after the name of the author of the anonymous track is announced, everyone's attention will return to the West Tower.

"here we go."

"Yes, it's begun."

"Ah ah ah, I'm really excited."

"Although I know that the writers corresponding to the top five works cannot be Chinese, I still have some expectations."

"Come on, I want to know who wrote a short story on the level of "Chameleon."

"My teacher told me today that if nothing else happens, "Chameleon" and "Death of a Civil Servant" will definitely be recorded in the history of short stories, and even enter the textbooks of Blue Star countries. Because they are so well written."

"..."

In the expectation of countless Chinese netizens.

On Instagram.

Time is up.

For the topic page, all names will be displayed in the next moment.

But for many netizens, they dare not bear such a big impact at once. Instead, prepare to accept the excitement of revealing the answer bit by bit.

Zhao Liang is one of millions of netizens.

As a lover of literature, when four o'clock arrived in the afternoon, he refreshed the page again and again.

"changed!"

suddenly.

Zhao Liang found that all the code names of writers who were willing to disclose their names had become names one by one.

His heart beat violently, and he quickly covered the names of the top ten with his hands, and then prepared to read up one by one starting from the tenth.

Those that make it into the top ten are basically masterpieces.

Zhao Liang is not very interested in the works ranked in the bottom ten.

Tenth place, "Chrysanthemum", author: Kenichi Nakajima.

People from the Fusang Kingdom are really good at writing short stories, so Zhao Liang was not surprised when he saw the name of a Fusang person.

Ninth place, "A Bowl of Noodles with Miscellaneous Sauce", author: Terence.

This man was a North American writer. Zhao Liang had liked his novels before, but he didn't expect that he also had such accomplishments in short stories.

Eighth place, "Fan".

But this time, Zhao Liang was slightly startled because he discovered that the eighth-placed writer did not publish his name, but chose to hide it.

"Isn't it? The eighth one is also hidden?"

Zhao Liang was full of surprise. He guessed that the other party should be a top short story master in the world. Originally, the other party was aiming for the first place, but now he only got the eighth place. Because the gap between dreams and reality is too big, I chose not to disclose my name.

Pity……

Zhao Liang sighed in his heart.

Then there are the seventh and sixth places... They are all quite famous authors, and there is no newcomer.

From this, it can be seen that this anonymous track is definitely crowded with big names.

After reading the sixth place, Zhao Liang became nervous for no reason.

"It will be fifth place soon."

He thought silently in his mind.

Starting from fifth place is the real blockbuster work!

Who are their authors?

Zhao Liang took a deep breath and slowly moved his hand upward.

One millimeter.

Two millimeters.

Finally...he saw the information about fifth place.

Fifth place: "Growing Carrots", author: Elvis.

Zhao Liang was shocked.

Elvis!

One of the Troika!

Unexpected, but also reasonable.

Zhao Liang shook his head and sighed, his face full of amazement: "Incredible, it is actually the work of Elvis. Who would have thought that Elvis not only participated in the open circuit, but also participated in the anonymous circuit? But having said that, it makes sense. Pass. After all, only a writer like Elvis could write such a top-level short story as "Growing Carrots."

At the same time, he was also keenly aware of one thing: Elvis's work "Growing Carrots" submitted for the anonymous circuit was much better than his work "Land by the River" for the open circuit.

"It seems that Elvis originally wanted to give everyone a surprise on the anonymous track, but he didn't expect that he only got fifth place in the end. What a surprise."

Zhao Liang sighed.

Next, he looked at No. 4.

Soon, the fourth place information was displayed in front of him: "Piano and Violin", Rick.

"Is this okay?"

Zhao Liang was stunned, then his face was full of absurdity.

He didn't expect that even if Elvis came to participate in the anonymous track, Rick would also join in.

He swallowed.

This seems to be the first time in history that two short story giants will participate in an anonymous track event, right?

The essential!

This time Rick only got fourth place.

What an unexpected surprise.

Thinking of this, a strange thought suddenly came to Zhao Liang's mind: "Isn't it possible that Louis also participated in the anonymous track? One of the top three works is Louis's work?"

soon!

The information presented on the computer confirmed his guess.

Third place: "Smile", author: Lewis.

Zhao Liang's brain buzzed when he saw Lewis's name.

At this moment, he has confirmed his inner guess: the three short story masters are just trying their skills in the open track. Their real purpose is the anonymous track, and they want to "fool" others through the anonymous track. This can explain why the works of the anonymous track are much better than the open track.

But the three of them probably never expected that they would be suppressed even on the anonymous track.

"Oh My God……"

Zhao Liang couldn't hold back the blood boiling in his heart.

If we say that in the open circuit, Xilou defeated Troika, it is because Troika did not produce outstanding works.

On the anonymous track, the Troika were already trying their best. But in this case, the writer who can still defeat them is truly heart-stopping.

who is it?

Who are the top two?

Zhao Liang drank some water to make himself less excited, and then slowly moved his left hand to reveal the name of the second-place writer.

Second place: "The Death of a Little Civil Servant", author: Xilou (Fairy Tale King Xilou).

"What?"

Zhao Liang thought he was hallucinating, so he rubbed his eyes again, then leaned closer to the computer screen and looked at it again.

Um.

That’s right, it’s the West Building!

In order for readers not to misunderstand Xilou, the organizer even added the words "Fairy Tale King Xilou" after the name.

"Fuck!"

Zhao Liang exuded the unique Chinese quintessence of Chinese netizens and stood up instantly.

But the second before he stood up, his hand left the screen.

Then, the information about the first place also came into his eyes.

First place: "Chameleon", author: Xilou (Fairy Tale King Xilou).

"Holy crap???"

Zhao Liang, who had just stood up, suddenly slipped on his foot and fell onto the chair.

Such a moment.

His scalp was numb.

He just looked at the first and second names of Xilou displayed on the screen, and it was like thunder roaring deep in his brain.

West Building!

Oh my God!

The top two short story authors are all from Xilou!

but!

How could it be the West Building?

How could it be the West Building?

Aren’t there so many literary figures and senior literary critics around the world saying that the style of these two novels is completely different from that of Xilou?

What's going on now?

The thought just flashed through Zhao Liang's mind, and then he was surrounded by excitement.

I just kept saying one thing over and over in my heart: "Awesome! Xilou is awesome!"

He waved his fists and vented his excitement.

When Zhao Liang was so excited that he couldn't control himself.

China, all over the country.

At four o'clock this afternoon, I don't know how many readers screamed.

"It's the West Tower!"

""Chameleon" was written by Xilou!"

"The Death of a Civil Servant is also his work!"

"The top two authors of the anonymous track are all from Xilou."

"Ahhh, oh my god."

"real or fake?"

"I'm mad!"

"..."

Throughout China, many people's eyes shined in front of computers.

And look at Blue Star.

When international netizens saw Xilou's name appearing in the top two, the impact was even greater.

Many people even kept shouting "impossible", with deep horror in their pupils.

"God, how is this possible?"

"Oh! Jesus is up there!"

"Is this Chinese cheating?"

"How could this be? The style of these two works is obviously completely different from Xilou's previous works. Why was it written by him alone?"

"I do not believe!"

The moment they saw the name, everyone was at a loss at first, and then began to question it.

The style of "Chameleon" and "Death of a Civil Servant" is really very different from the two short stories published by Xilou before. Generally speaking, it is impossible for a person to write works with such different styles, unless Xilou is schizophrenic. or patients.

Is Xilou a schizophrenic patient?

Well... not necessarily.

After all, no one knows who Xilou is.

However, there is no use questioning.

The official's deliberate emphasis can silence all doubts.

What's more, there are many talented people in the world. If others can't write works with different styles, it doesn't mean that Xilou can't write them.

Everything is possible.

So, after the initial shock.

Many people began to calm down and think about the impact this incident had on the literary world.

The first is:

Troika, the three giants in the short story world, beings worshiped and admired by countless literati around the world, were actually crushed twice by Xilou in this event!

Both the open track and the anonymous track failed miserably.

Especially in the anonymous track, everyone can clearly see that the Troika used their full strength. The three works can be called the most classic novels in their lives, but even so, they still lost to Xilou in the end.

This cannot be said in terms of luck, but in terms of true strength!

In the field of short stories, Xilou has absolute strength comparable to that of the Troika, or even surpassing the other party.

Of course, some readers are still unwilling to accept the facts.

"It's just a vote, nothing to show for it."

"Yeah, I just think Louise's 'Smile' is better."

"I also think "Growing Carrots" has more depth than "Death of a Civil Servant."

Wen Wu is the first, Wu Wu is the second.

Readers are right to think so.

However, then many people screamed in exclamation.

"Look!"

"Look at Instagram!"

"The Troika has spoken."

"Ouch."

I can only see it on Instagram.

Rick posted a message: "Congratulations to Xilou, for winning the first place in the June short story event, you deserve it!"

A well-deserved one means that Rick admits that his work is not as good as the other's.

Before everyone had time to react.

Louis updated his Instagram: "From "A Bowl of Soba Soba" to "Chameleon." I have witnessed the rise of a giant in the short story world. I admire Xilou's imagination and creativity. This time, I am willing to be ranked third."

Not long after.

Elvis also wrote: "I don't know Xilou's age, but he should still be a newcomer in the short story world. And there is a saying in China: The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. I think, at this moment, I finally understand The meaning of this ancient Chinese proverb.”

The three great masters posted on Instagram together and affirmed the level of Xilou.

The impact of this kind of thing is almost as popular as the West Tower winning against them.

…

In China, Wang Mo was also quite surprised when he saw the troika's voice.

Although he already knew that with the two works he carefully selected, he should have no problem winning the competition.

But he still didn't expect that the Troika would be so magnanimous after losing.

Wang Mo secretly admired the other party's courage.

If you were someone else, if you were a famous person and lost to a previously unknown person, you would probably become angry and angry, and you might even incite fans to cause trouble.

However, the troika humbly admitted its own shortcomings and issued an article proactively affirming Wang Mo's achievements, which is really rare.

beside.

Fu Hong also praised: "These three people have good minds."

Wang Mo smiled and said: "Actually, people who can reach the top of the literary world are different from ordinary people in terms of courage and mind. Only in this way can they write top-notch works. If they are narrow-minded and unyielding villains, they will not be able to create good works. of."

Fu Hong smiled and said, "Are you bragging?"

"Hey!"

Wang Mo raised his eyebrows: "I was discovered by you."

He was about to say something else when the phone rang.

He Zhixing called.

Wang Mo just got through.

He Zhixing's excited voice rang in his ears: "Hahaha, good boy! Wang Mo really has you! Hahaha."

It seemed that He Zhixing was really happy and laughed for a long time.

Then he continued: "When I asked you to participate in the short story event in June, I thought that as long as you entered the top ten or even the top twenty, it would be considered a success. But I didn't expect that your kid would actually compete in the open circuit and the anonymous competition. He won the first place in all of them and defeated the Troika twice in a row. Good boy, you are so proud of China."

Wang Mo smiled: "It's just luck."

He Zhixing interrupted him: "Come on, it's time for you to stop being humble. Excessive humility is not a good thing."

There was a pause.

He Zhixing added: "By the way, the original version, the popular version, and the English version of "Journey to the West" have all been updated to about 600,000 words. Did you originally say that the entire story is about one million words?"

Wang Mo nodded: "Yes."

He Zhixing: "Looking at it this way, it will basically take a month or two to finish writing the next three to four hundred thousand words. My suggestion is that you don't finish writing the entire "Journey to the West" before publishing it. , taking advantage of the current popularity on the Internet, we will print the previous pages immediately and publish them for the entire Internet. "

Wang Mo was stunned: "Publish it immediately?"

He Zhixing said: "Yes, "Journey to the West" is a long novel after all. So we can divide it into three volumes and publish it. At the same time, we can also look at the market's response, both domestic and international."

Wang Mo thought about it and thought it made sense.

Now is truly the best time to publish.

Just because Xilou is now radiating global popularity, it can bring huge traffic to "Journey to the West".

Think of this.

He immediately said: "Then I will contact Brother Xiong immediately and ask him to handle the printing matters and strive to publish "Journey to the West" as soon as possible."

"okay!"

He Zhixing sighed a few more words and then said: "What about today's update? Why haven't you given it to me yet? Do you know how anxious I am to wait? I... ahem, I did it for the sake of translation, and he urged me there Woolen cloth."

"Forehead……"

Wang Mo rubbed his eyebrows: "Mr. He, I'll send it to you right now."

He shook his head secretly. Fortunately, he was not really writing a novel. He was just moving "Journey to the West" out of the system. Otherwise, He Zhixing would be driven crazy by being told about updates like this every day.

After hanging up the phone.

Wang Mo dialed Yuan Xiong's cell phone again: "Brother Xiong, did I disturb your sleep?"

Yuan Xiong is in North America now. According to the time difference, it should be night there.

Yuan Xiong smiled and said: "No, I happen to be working overtime. Tell me, what's the matter?"

Wang Mo talked about the publication of "Journey to the West" and then said: "Brother Xiong, do you think there is any problem?"

"This is easy to handle."

Yuan Xiong immediately answered: "In order to publish fairy tales for you, I have already established good cooperative relationships with several domestic and international publishing houses. So as long as you contact the other party, "Journey to the West" will be published in up to half a month. Several versions can be published globally simultaneously.”

Wang Mo looked happy: "That's good."

Yuan Xiong said: "By the way, there is one more thing. I will return to China tomorrow."

"Are you going back to China again?"

Wang Mo's eyes widened.

He remembered that Yuan Xiong had only been abroad for a few days.

Yuan Xiong spread his hands: "I can't help it, I'm busy. You enjoy life every day, how can I be as cool as you?"

Wang Mo: "Haven't you basically handed over all the new domestic departments to the vice president? What major events require you to come back in person?"

He remembered that because there were too many things to do, Yuan Xiong had already handed over all domestic matters to the newly appointed deputy general manager of the new department. Only major matters that require decision-making require Yuan Xiong's intervention.

Even many major issues can be solved through email.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, there is no need for Yuan Xiong to travel both ways internationally.

"None of these things."

Yuan Xiong pointed at Wang Mo: "It's your business."

Wang Mo was confused: "Me?"

Yuan Xiong said: "You are really a noble person who forgets things. In mid-June, the Cannes Film Festival opens. As a guest performer at the opening ceremony, your kid can't be absent, right? What's more, you have to bring the "Kung Fu" team there, Let’s see if we can win an award or two at the awards ceremony.”

Ouch!

Wang Mo patted his forehead.

He really forgot.

This is indeed a big event. No wonder Yuan Xiong said he must come back. Without Yuan Xiong to take them to Cannes, I would probably be blinded by that time.

And he must go to Cannes this time.

In addition to leading the "Kung Fu" team to see the world, he also needs to promote his upcoming science fiction film "The Wandering Earth" there to lay the foundation for its subsequent global release.

As for "Iron Man," it's still early days.

The team is not all together at the moment.

Let’s wait until “The Wandering Earth” is released. (End of chapter)