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Chapter 119 118: Awesome! American publishers worship!

Chapter 119 Chapter 118 That's awesome! American publishers worship!

Wang Huan's press conference is over.

There is no doubt that there will be a complete uproar.

But the first thing that caused the shock of the publishing house.

Wang Huan first received countless calls, all from publishers.

People don't care at all that you are here to challenge the United States, let alone that you are here to conquer the United States.

As long as you can bring them benefits.

And the publication review here is much more relaxed.

As long as you have popularity and traffic, you can write anything.

But now Wang Huan's popularity in the United States is no less than that of a star.

Challenge the world's No. 1 tenor Pavaroni on Broadway, and the enthusiasm for the treble to shatter glass and crystal lamps has not yet dissipated.

And he didn't say yes to Broadway theater offers, nor did he appear on any TV shows.

That sense of mystery has been built.

The people of the United States still have a sense of expectation and hunger for him.

Coupled with this press conference, once again detonated public opinion.

So, how can publishers not flock to it.

Phone calls were not direct enough, and these publishers came directly to the Baorui Hotel, waving checks, begging to see Wang Huan.

The conditions offered are more extreme than the last.

The manager of the Hachette Book Group came to the door and offered a 12% royalty, a guaranteed release of 200,000 copies, and an advance payment of 300,000 US dollars in royalties as long as the contract was signed.

This is just the beginning, and the next publishers will set higher prices one by one.

The manager of Bantam Books also offered 12% of the royalties, with a guaranteed release of 300,000 copies and an advance payment of US$500,000 in royalties.

Random House offers 12% of the royalties, a guaranteed release of 400,000 copies, and an advance payment of 500,000 U.S. dollars in royalties.

These are all large publishing groups in the United States, and there are also some small publishing groups, and the prices they offer are even higher.

And the small publisher said bluntly that he didn't care what Wang Huan wrote, even if it was bad.

They are willing to publish even if it is a dreamlike raving.

well!

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In the end, Wang Huan chose to cooperate with Random House because it is the largest publisher in the United States.

In addition, it also has huge distribution channels around the world. The parent company is Bertelsmann Group, which is the largest publishing group in the world.

Li Changsheng, the chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, recruited the most professional lawyers to help Wang Huan revise and review the contract.

Then, Wang Huan officially signed a contract with Random House.

"Mr. Wang Huan, your choice is undoubtedly correct." Charlie, manager of the New York branch of Random House, said, "What we have in the publishing house is not only a distribution channel, but also a powerful voice. As long as your If the work has an upper-middle level, we have a huge room for manipulation.”

The meaning is very clear, as long as Wang Huan's works are decent, they can find a group of critics to say good things.

"However, I want to tell you that the three major rankings are still very authoritative. We at Random House can influence them, but we cannot change them."

Which three leaderboards? They are:

Goodreads website list, which is the largest book review website in the United States, is equivalent to China's Douban.

Countless readers around the world will express their opinions on books here and rate them. Its ratings are still very authoritative.

(Of course, Goodreads in our world was founded in 2006)

New York Times bestseller list.

This is America's number one authoritative list, and sometimes sales speak for themselves.

There is also the New York Review of Books, which is a magazine that evaluates popular books in the market, has a special score, and has a special website.

To put it bluntly, Wang Huan claims to beat American writers in literature. The real indicators are these three rankings.

American reading social rankings, New York Times sales rankings, New York Book Review rankings.

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Charlie, manager of Random House's New York branch, held his coffee and said, "Mr. Wang Huan, you must be joking when you say that you will write nearly one million words in one month. You already have the manuscript, right?"

Wang Huan said: "No, I really don't have a single word now. I really need to write nearly a million words within a month."

Charlie froze, the coffee in his hand trembled slightly, almost spilling out.

"Suddenly, I felt a little cold in the air." Charlie said, "I'm a little worried about this business now. Not only will I lose money, but I will even lose my reputation."

There are indeed some quick shooters in this world who finish a novel in a very short time.

But... there has never been an author who wrote nearly a million in a month.

That's... just crazy.

"You are joking, you must be joking." Charlie trembled.

Wang Huan said: "I'm not joking. In fact, after you leave, I will start writing the manuscript, because I need to race against time."

Charlie's scalp was numb, and he said, "Mr. Wang Huan, do you know what will happen to me if this business fails?"

Wang Huan said: "What?"

Charlie said: "I will be kicked out from my current position. The competition within our company is very fierce."

Wang Huan said: "So the fate of the two of us is now completely connected, right?"

Charlie said, "Yes."

Then, he stood up and said: "You need the most professional secretary now, she can serve you daily, you also need the most professional materials, the most professional editor, I will organize a team for you in the shortest possible time , you must not refuse, because this is related to my fate."

"You also need the best keyboard, the best computer."

"And if you don't mind, I'll open a room next to yours."

"My God, I'm absolutely obsessed, and I feel like my future is in jeopardy."

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Next, the manager of the New York branch of Random House organized a team for Wang Huan in the shortest possible time.

A secretary, two editors, and one dedicated to typing.

This secretary-general has a sweet face and a hot body.

These two editors are all bald. They are responsible for proofreading Wang Huan's manuscripts and serving as a knowledge base. Once Wang Huan needs some common sense, he can ask them immediately.

They may not be able to answer directly, but they can directly call a special think tank, and they can find relevant information for Wang Huan in the shortest possible time.

And the person who specializes in typing has amazing hands speed, and can easily type more than 200 words in a minute.

Therefore, Wang Huan can lie on the bed and chair to dictate.

And three meals a day, all delivered by the hotel.

At least for this month, he can enjoy unparalleled treatment.

But...he didn't do it.

The team that Charlie had prepared for him had nothing to do almost every day.

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"Mr. Wang Huan, it's wrong for you to do this. You overestimate your ability too much. A science fiction novel involves too much scientific knowledge. You need to consult enough information, otherwise it will be full of loopholes."

"Also, you absolutely need a typist. You can rest assured that this typist is Chinese, and she will not make mistakes in every Chinese character you speak."

But then, the typist was stunned.

Because Wang Huan has already started coding.

Dancing hands.

The shadows of the ten fingers on the keyboard are too fast to be seen clearly.

This... this speed is amazing.

She is already a very, very professional typist, capable of writing 200 words a minute.

But Wang Huan's speed still exceeds.

She calculated that Wang Huan could write nearly 300 words in one minute.

This... this is crazy.

This is not writing a book at all, are you rolling the keyboard with your face?

Then, she leaned forward to take a look.

Depend on!

It's really writing a book, although for the time being, she can't see the good or the bad.

This is the beginning of Wang Huan's novel.

Although this typist can't see good or bad, this is definitely a normal novel paragraph.

It definitely didn't come out by rolling the keyboard with your face.

This is awesome, she has seen someone write a book fast, but she has never seen one so fast.

Perhaps, this content has been in the mind for a long time.

That's why Wang Huan can write so fast, and it should get slower and slower in the future.

but……

The following scene completely stunned the typist and the Random House team.

Wang Huan's crazy speed lasted for three hours.

What a stormy writing speed.

Three hours.

I wrote 50,000 words.

It wasn't just typists who were stunned.

Several editors were also completely stunned.

Is there such a fast writing speed in this world?

In three hours, I wrote 50,000 words.

About 300 words per minute, without any pause in the middle.

This... How poorly should this be written?

A professional typist can't type 50,000 words in three hours.

Is this still human?

"Mr. Wang Huan, please give us the manuscript, and we will translate it immediately." An editor said.

Wang Huan said: "No, I can translate directly, and I can write the English version myself."

The two editors were stunned again.

For a long time, Wang Huan spoke Chinese in the United States, and it seemed that he could not understand English at all.

"Don't you know English?" the editor said, "During the time you came to the United States, you didn't speak a word of English, and you needed translation from beginning to end."

Wang Huan said: "If I don't say anything, it doesn't mean I don't understand."

The editor said: "Even if you know English, that's not enough. Translation is a very, very professional job that requires an amazing vocabulary and literary acumen. Don't say it's you, even if you have been engaged in English education for more than ten years people can’t translate a book best.”

Wang Huan said: "This is my book, so I have the final say on everything, I have to work, I hope you don't disturb me."

Next, Wang Huan opened WORD again and started to fuck.

His hands danced violently across the keyboard again.

English words burst out one after another.

Everyone was stunned again.

Crazy, crazy.

You can type Chinese so fast, but now you are also so fast in English?

You... are you a translator?

Shouldn't every word be very elegant, shouldn't every word be considered carefully?

According to the plan, Random House will prepare a translation team for Wang Huan, more than a dozen people.

After Wang Huan's writing was finished, the translation team immediately translated it.

Now, Wang Huan not only writes the Chinese version, but also writes the English version.

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The secretary quickly reported to Charlie.

"Mr. Charlie, I think we are doomed. This business must be a mess." The hot and sexy female secretary said: "You can't imagine what happened here."

Charlie trembled: "You tell me, I can bear it."

The female secretary said: "Mr. Wang Huan writes at a speed of about 300 words per minute."

"Three hundred words per minute?" Charlie said sharply. "What's the difference between typing on the keyboard indiscriminately? Is this the limit speed, or..."

The female secretary said: "He maintains this speed all the time, so he wrote 50,000 words in three hours."

Charlie said: "I feel that this business is going to be over."

The female secretary said: "Not only that, but none of the team you prepared for him was useless. He never wanted to ask the two editors any questions. He buried himself directly on the keyboard, twitching crazily for three hours, and finished writing for five hours. The swastika is thrown there."

Charlie said: "Translate, quickly translate these 50,000 words, I want to see how bad it will be."

The female secretary said: "The translation team we have prepared is useless. After he finished the Chinese version, another person finished the English version. Also within three hours, he completed about 50,000 words."

In an instant, Charlie was completely numb.

Originally, I wrote nearly a million words in a month, and I already felt extremely absurd.

Now, you want to complete the Chinese version with nearly one million words by yourself, and there is also an English version?

This...how bad is this?

It's probably the same as the text coming out of the keyboard.

It must be rotten to the point of being completely unsightly.

Charlie felt he was really doomed, the business must be doomed.

At this time, Charlie was reporting to his boss at the headquarters of Random House.

Of course, the headquarters is also in New York.

"Your complexion is not pretty, what's wrong?" Boss Du Lemeng asked.

Charlie said: "That Chinese athlete wrote 50,000 words in one day, 100,000 words to be exact. 50,000 words in Chinese and 50,000 words in English."

The boss was also stunned.

It is completely unimaginable how bad the content written in 50,000 words a day will be?

Charlie said: "We break the contract now, is there still time?"

Random House is the largest publishing group, and still has great pursuits.

Making money is important, but if the book is extremely bad, it will also be a huge blow to the publishing house.

Word of mouth is also important.

Charlie said: "This is completely my mistake. I have seen this person's experience. His talk show in China is quite well written. And his performance in the opera also surprised me, so I have a good opinion of him. I must be confident. But I didn't expect..."

Unexpectedly, Wang Huan wrote 100,000 words a day.

Writing a novel is like rolling a keyboard with your face.

This kind of book writing has only one result, and that is that it is extremely bad.

This kind of writing, not to mention challenging the best writers in the United States, is a complete joke.

50,000 words in three hours, only shit-like things can be written, and it is impossible for people to read it smoothly.

After a long while, Boss Du Lemeng said: "Look for the gunner, the most expensive gunner. Go talk to Wang Huan first, tell a story, and then our gunner will find a way to make this story more decent."

Charlie said: "In that case, if it is revealed in the future, it will become a scandal."

Duller said: "If we don't do this, it will become a bigger scandal and destroy our brand. Three hours and 50,000 words will write something like shit. Although there is a lot of garbage in the United States, if you Put shit in their mouths and they'll still be mad."

Charlie felt that his brain was filled with shit too.

He felt that his position as branch manager had been lost.

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Next, Charlie immediately stopped the meeting at the headquarters.

He visited a relatively good science fiction writer overnight, and offered a very high price to get the other party to agree to become the shooter, and also signed a non-disclosure agreement.

"Is it bad?" the writer Freeman asked.

Charlie said: "It was a disaster. The Chinese wrote 50,000 words in three hours. Then it took another three hours to convert the 50,000 words into English."

The writer Freeman was horrified and tremblingly said, "Is... is he rolling the keyboard with his face?"

Charlie said, "I'm afraid that's the case."

Writer Freeman said: "With such a person, what kind of story can he tell? I'm afraid it's useless to ask me to be the shooter. It's too bad a story, even if you ask a god to write it, it's useless."

Charlie was stunned for a moment and said, "If his story is really bad, then...then it's up to you to come up with a brand new story, with a Chinese background."

Writer Freeman trembled: "My God, what a disaster."

Charlie said: "Who says it's not? My head must have been pinched by that woman, so I signed the contract with that Chinese in such a hurry."

Writer Freeman asked: "Why is your head broken? Not others?"

Charlie said: "Sometimes you always want to try different seafood, and this time I chose the South African variety."

Writer Freeman said: "What is the result?"

Charlie said: "In the end, my head was crushed, so I signed this contract with Wang Huan. My future will be ruined."

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the next day!

Charlie brought the writer Freeman to the Barry Hotel in a hurry.

Then, he saw Wang Huan's working status with his own eyes.

He stayed too!

This... These hands are dancing wildly typing.

The speed is amazing.

It's not writing a book at all, it's really just typing around on the keyboard.

Do you know what you are writing?

"Mr. Wang Huan, I have something to tell you." Charlie said.

Wang Hua said: "Wait a minute, there are still five minutes, and I will finish writing today's content."

Next, Charlie and Freeman watched as Wang Huan's hands twitched and he typed more than a thousand words in five minutes.

Charlie asked, "How's your writing speed?"

Freeman said: "I only write more than a thousand words a day, and by the second day, maybe there are only five hundred words left."

Charlie said: "And Wang Huan wrote 1,500 words in five minutes. This is really a disaster."

five minutes later.

Wang Huan finished writing.

Charlie said: "Mr. Wang Huan, this is a senior science fiction writer, Mr. Freeman."

Freeman stepped forward to shake hands with Wang Huan.

"Hi, what's the matter?" Wang Huan asked.

Charlie said: "Mr. Wang Huan, you tell the story in your head, and then Mr. Freeman will finish the writing work."

Wang Huan was taken aback, and said, "It means that he became my shooter and wrote for me?"

Charlie said: "That's right. Of course, if your story is really bad, then he will come up with a new story."

Wang Huan said: "No, I don't agree, I don't accept ghostwriting."

Charlie said: "This is not only my decision, but also the decision of the headquarters. I can't smash the signboard of Random House, what we publish are all high-quality goods, and we absolutely can't hand over a piece of rubbish to the hands of readers."

Wang Huan said: "No, it just can't, the decision is up to me."

Charlie said: "If you don't agree, then this contract may be voided. We would rather pay liquidated damages than suspend this cooperation."

Wang Huan said: "Why?"

Charlie said: "I still need to ask why? Mr. Wang Huan? I admired your talent very much. I have read your talk show text, even though it was translated, and I have also seen your opera performance, so I couldn't wait to find it. You cooperate. But your work attitude, it makes me so sad."

Wang Huan said, "What's wrong with my work attitude?"

Charlie said: "I wrote 50,000 words in three hours, and I insisted on translating myself. I can't imagine how rubbish the works written in this way are. It's a disaster. You may not know that your behavior , will make me lose my current position, will make me lose my current future, and if a ridiculous work is born in my hands, then I will become the laughing stock of the publishing industry."

Wang Huan said: "I write fast, but it may not be bad."

Charlie laughed back angrily: "Mr. Wang Huan, if any writer writes 50,000 words a day, what he writes must be unsightly. Or what I said is too pity, it is absolutely rubbish, absolutely shit Same thing."

Wang Huan said: "Mr. Charlie, let's do this. First of all, I will never accept ghostwriters and gunmen, but I can show you the 50,000 words I wrote. If you think it's not good, then we will terminate the contract. Also find a publishing house to cooperate with. If you think it’s okay, then don’t interfere with any of my creations, just wait quietly for the final draft, how about it?”

Charlie thought for a while, and said, "Yes, Mr. Freeman next to me should also participate in the reading, because he is a professional."

Wang Huan said: "Yes, but please sign a non-disclosure agreement first."

Charlie is speechless, do you still need to sign a non-disclosure agreement before eating shit?

Are you worried that he will reveal what this shit tastes like?

However, the two parties quickly drew up a non-disclosure agreement and signed it.

Next, Wang Huan won two manuscripts and handed them over to Charlie and Freeman.

There are only 50,000 words, and they are all in English.

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After getting the manuscript, Charlie poured himself a glass of red wine first.

Seriously, he's ready to eat shit.

Sometimes in life, it is inevitable.

For some reason, the stench of South African abalone from a week ago suddenly rang in his mind.

Sometimes, it is not enough for people to be too curious.

Taking a deep breath, Charlie told himself: "I'm ready, even if the content is bad, I can accept it."

As long as it wasn't a bunch of random combinations of words, he recognized them all.

He starts to read.

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That's right, Wang Huan's work is "Three-Body Problem".

This is one of the most classic science fiction works in China.

This work directly pulled China from the desert of science fiction literature to the world's top level.

A Chinese work that won the highest honor in fantasy and science fiction literature, the Hugo Award.

A Chinese work, the president of the United States can't put it down. When he visits abroad, he always takes "Three-Body Problem" with him.

After the President of the United States finished reading the second book, he even asked someone to write an email to the author Liu Cixin to urge the manuscript, but Liu ignored it as spam.

This top-level work can speak for itself.

Even if you didn't know Da Liu before, you didn't know its status in the world.

After watching it, you will also be shocked.

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The content of the first chapter, although I have not seen the special science fiction part, is completely the content of that special period in China.

But... very well written.

In just one chapter, the experience of the heroine is written very thoroughly.

Next, the heroine Ye Wenjie entered the Red Bank base, and the sense of mystery has already come.

Next, thirty-eight years later. The scientific civilization of the entire earth is directly locked.

When the content is here, it has already shown amazing imagination.

The prototype of the top classic has been revealed.

Although only after 50,000 words.

But it's absolutely addictive.

That sense of mystery, that sense of anticipation, that sense of the unknown.

Just don't be too surprised.

It is such an excellent work, Charlie, the manager of the Random House branch, had extremely low psychological expectations in advance, and was even prepared to taste shit.

The result...is such a classic.

What will be your reaction after watching it?

Completely predictable.

A full half hour later.

He's done.

The writer Freeman next to him also finished reading it.

The two first exchanged a look.

Then, without saying a word, I read it a second time.

Another half hour passed.

Finished watching it a second time.

Charlie was trembling with excitement, and after a long while, he tremblingly asked, "Freeman, what do you think?"

Writer Freeman said: "It's... so incredible, it's completely unimaginable."