The Great Era of Rebirth: 1993

   Chapter 321, Decision Making, Clockwork Girl

  Thoughts passed over 10 million, passed over Lao Deng.

  Because of the funding gap, Zhang Xuan thought of borrowing money the next second.

  I checked the people I knew, and found that there were not many rich people, or even very few.

  It is estimated that the richest is Yuan Lan.

   But when he thought about the things behind Yuan Lan and Yuan Lan's good advice, Zhang Xuan was shaken again.

   He speculated that as long as he opened his mouth, Yuan Lan should be able to borrow it, and borrowing tens of millions should not be a problem.

Hey.

   sighed, except for Yuan Lan, the second richest person he knew was Du Kedong.

   Judging from the experience of the previous life, this father-in-law still has a net worth of three or four million.

   Too much is probably enough.

   But this money is just a drop in the bucket for me.

   Besides, with the current relationship, I can't open this mouth to others.

   Aside from these two, no one seems to have a lot of money.

   Tao Song may be a little bit.

   and Mrs. Hui should also have some.

   But Zhang Xuan didn't even consider speaking to the two of them.

   The reason is very simple. Even the future father-in-law's net worth can't be admired. How can he still look down on the money of Mrs. Hui?

  It is better to borrow money from them than to write money yourself.

   When it comes to writing, thoughts inevitably move to "Harry Potter" and "Clockwork Girl".

   These are two very, very money-making books.

  Especially Harry Potter, like a myth, directly became a rich woman.

   But he knew that "Harry Potter" and "Clockwork Girl" were not of the same nature.

   The "Harry Potter" work itself is not as good as "Clockwork Girl", and it mainly relies on marketing.

   Zhang Xuan was a little worried, if he wrote "Harry Potter", would he be thrown into the street because of his identity?

  You must know that "Harry Potter" was rejected by 12 publishing houses before and after.

   In less than a year, he was rejected 12 times in a row, and there is no one else in the world.

   It is estimated that Rowling was rejected to the point of doubting her life, right?

   Zhang Xuan had read the "Harry Potter" books in his previous life. To be honest, he may have a wrong temperament and not look good.

   If it hadn't been named a bestseller, he wouldn't have finished it.

   At that time, Zhang Xuan was thinking that if he were the editor of those big publishers, he would probably refuse to publish.

   And "Clockwork Girl" is different.

  It not only holds the title of the world's number one science fiction novel.

   is because the core of this book is: The Eastern Mystery Controversy in the Doomsday!

  Look, look, the mystery of the East!

  Think thick-skinned: This is just tailor-made for me.

  The story background of this book is set in the future oriental country - Thailand.

   Its author, Paul Bachgalupi, was born in the 70s and majored in East Asian studies in college. After graduation, he lived in my country and Thailand, and studied Chinese, so the novel has a strong oriental flavor.

   And the novel has four main lines, involving four people: a Malaysian Chinese, a Japanese, a Thai, and a Westerner.

   In addition, many people in this book refer to the beliefs of the kingdom of Buddhism, and many characters believe in Buddhism, suggesting that it is not genetic modification technology that destroys the world, but the deep-rooted evil thoughts and greed in human nature.

   The combination of the above-mentioned oriental factors undoubtedly fits the identity of the writer as an oriental and a Chinese.

   Zhang Xuan believes that if he appeared as the author of this book, no one would question his level and background at all.

   Even to put it badly, being the author of this book may sound more reliable and acceptable than the original Paul Bacchigalupi.

  Why, because all the elements in the book are basically found in China.

   There is only one thing to be aware of, that is, the thinking habit of the Westerner in the book, he has to pretend to go to the UK, so as to disguise it and make up for this shortcoming.

   Actually, Zhang Xuan could also replace the Westerners with Easterners, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was not necessary.

  The main purpose of his writing this book is to make money, to become famous internationally, and to earn a large amount of foreign exchange internationally.

   So it is very beneficial to keep a Westerner inside.

   To be honest, when it comes to money, Zhang Xuan really doesn't doubt the "Clockwork Girl"'s ability to attract money.

   This book has won all the highest science fiction awards, such as the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and the John Campbell Memorial Award.

   And was selected as Time Magazine's Top 10 Novels of the Year, Publishers Weekly's Recommended Novels of the Year, Locus Magazine's Recommended Novels of the Year, and the American Library Association Recommended Novels!

   And the most terrifying thing is that this novel is the first novel of the original author!

   Thinking of this, Zhang Xuan remembered what a potato once said: This child is so scary!

   Of course, apart from the awards, Zhang Xuan's most important thing is that this book is very popular. After it was published in 2009, it has been a regular guest on the best-selling list, and it often tops the Amazon book sales list.

   So comparing the two books, "A Clockwork Girl" may be a little worse than "Harry Potter" in terms of the speed of making money.

   But it is also a miracle and an existence that countless writers look up to.

  Thinking to this, Zhang Xuan, who was full of enthusiasm, picked up a pen and wrote two book titles side by side on the white paper:

   "Harry Potter" on the left and "Clockwork Girl" on the right.

   Zhang Xuan's eyes turned left and right for a while.

   weighed back and forth for a long time

   At this moment, he thought of his ancestors and fortune-telling again.

  Unfortunately, there are no shrines, no ancestral tablets, and no divination in the rented house, otherwise, you have to burn incense candles and money papers.

   Well, considering that they are their ancestors after all, they should have the same hobbies as themselves, burn some underwear magazines and actress posters, they should like it very much.

Hey.

   sighed again, Zhang Xuan finally put aside his messy thoughts and crossed out "Harry Potter" on the left.

   Although he would love to write both books.

   But there is no way. Before determining whether Rowling has started to write "Harry Potter", Zhang Xuan decided to write "The Clockwork Girl" first in order not to waste time and to race against time to make money.

   As for "Harry Potter", wait until the UK to make a choice.

The moment    made the decision, Zhang Xuan felt relaxed for no reason.

   seems to have a feeling in an instant: I am lucky if I get it, and I lose my life, and everything has to go with the flow.

I live another life and look at the world from the perspective of God. I find that there are too many good things and too many good women. If you want everything, you will be very tired and your kidneys will be abolished. Too much cold shrinkage is easy to get prostate, I don’t know if it’s true?

   Anyway, you can’t be too greedy, or it’s easy to lose more than you gain.

   "Clockwork Girl" has a total of 290,000 words, nearly 300,000 words.

   This time, since he was writing a book with a new vest, for money, he planned to finish the book as quickly as possible.

   Calculated in his heart, 290,000 words, he plans to write 5,000 words every day.

   As for the daily limit, it depends on your state of the day.

  It must be written within two months anyway.

   Just do it

   Pull open the drawer, find out the new book is laid out, and open the lid of the ink bottle.

   Zhang Xuan began to close his eyes and meditate, and began to find feelings.

   He suddenly felt a little nostalgic. It would be great if there were piano sounds coming from upstairs at this moment.

  Unfortunately no

   Wen Hui, who had a tacit understanding with herself in dreams, had no tacit understanding in reality.

  Bah, why am I so shameless?

   Exhale, inhale, meditate.

   After 20 minutes like this, Zhang Xuan, who was slowly getting better, picked up a pen and started writing at a certain moment.

   Pen rustling

  The writing is agile, and the nib dances gracefully on the paper like a elf, full of aura and extremely fast.

   "beep beep. beep beep"

   After four o'clock in the afternoon, when Zhang Xuan was immersed in his book world, the BB machine rang.

   Ignore it and continue writing.

   "beep beep. beep beep"

   Ten minutes later, the BB machine rang again.

   Zhang Xuan frowned, squinted his eyes, took out his temper and took a look, a little surprised, it turned out to be Tao Ge calling himself.

   I was bored, and it was very uncomfortable to be interrupted when I was writing.

   If it wasn't for her being Tao Ge, the mother would want to curse.

   I put down my pen and glanced at the manuscript. Yes, there are more than 5400 words.

  I felt a lot better immediately.

  Today's minimum task is completed, and Zhang Xuan is also relieved.

   got up and went to the living room.

Call up.

   As soon as the call came through, Tao Ge's voice came from there: "Zhang Xuan, are you busy?"

   Zhang Xuan sorted out his emotions and said, "It's okay."

   As smart as Tao Ge, he immediately recalled: "Did I disturb you?"

   Zhang Xuan said truthfully: "I was writing just now."

  Tao Ge is very surprised, how long does it take to start writing books again?

   After being surprised, she asked expectantly, "New book?"

   Zhang Xuan replied: "Yes, a new book."

  Tao Ge said happily: "You wait, I'll come right away."

"Forehead?"

   Zhang Xuan rubbed his temples: "Are you in Yangcheng?"

  Tao Ge smiled and said, "I came here yesterday. I just called your hometown. Auntie said that you went back to Yangcheng, so I came to find you."

   "Okay, I'm waiting for you at the rent."

   "Okay, I'll be there soon."

   After finishing the call, Zhang Xuan looked at the receiver in his hand, guessing that this **** didn't come to pay for the manuscript, right?

   If so, what a coincidence.

   At noon, he told Lao Deng about 10 million yuan, and it will be in the afternoon?

   This is a good omen!

Does    indicate that Lao Deng is about to get out?

  No, I want to send?

   "Dong Dong Dong"

  Time passed quickly, and within half an hour, there was a knock on the door.

  The door opened.

   After taking a look, Zhang Xuan flattered and said, "Yo, I haven't seen you for 20 days, and someone has become beautiful again. Come on, turn around and let me take a look. It makes me happy."

   "Haha, the mouth is so sweet, but unfortunately my sister is an old woman, you should leave this to Shuangling."

  Tao Ge smiled and entered the door, walked to the refrigerator without saying a word, opened it, and was disappointed, it was empty inside.

   Zhang Xuan said apologetically, "I only came back at noon, and I didn't have time to buy soda drinks. Otherwise, I'll go downstairs to see Lao Deng and see if they have any."

   "Okay, hurry up and come back, my sister died of thirst."

"immediately."

  Upstairs and downstairs, within 2 minutes, Zhang Xuan brought a bottle of iced soda.

   After Tao Ge drank half a bottle, he asked tentatively, "Why are you coming to Yangcheng again?"

  Tao Ge looked at him with a half-smile, "You know it well, why ask?"

   Well, the little thought was seen through.

  In this case, Zhang Xuan stretched out his hand very bluntly: "Then take it out, I'm just short of money."

  Tao Ge took out a money order from his bag and gave it to him: "This is 9.87 million, take a look."

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