Chapter 136 Future Settlement

General survey results:

Number of people investigated: 147 people.

34.7% are willing to buy; 62.9% are not willing to buy; 2.4% are willing to buy.

Solicitation of Opinions: ……;②……

Two days later, Thompson received the results of a random street general survey sent by email from a trusted colleague in the United States. The core content of the entire general survey can be said to be quite clear at a glance but extremely important, and most of the rest are collected casually. The reason for the purchase and some incidental personal opinions on their Random House are just for reference.

See the big from the small, and generalize from the points.

Although this general survey only represents one of the countless streets in the entire United States, this data is still of reference significance. When zoomed in to the whole of the United States, some continents that are particularly xenophobic and some continents where Chinese people gather are balanced. Even if there are errors, the difference will not be too large.

The willingness to purchase rate of 34.7% is not to say that it cannot reach the most basic 70-75% purchase rate of books published by Random House, and it has not even reached half of it. It can only be described as "terrible". Inside Thompson frowned and looked dignified.

Even "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", which was released in China for three consecutive months and won the sales champion of the month, could not break this "deadlock". This made Thompson feel that his future prospects were in a cloud of gloom, and he was caught off guard for a while. .

"An unpublished... work, I hope this book will be as wonderful as you said."

The purchase rate is 34.7%. Not surprisingly, if such a proposal is submitted to the headquarters of Penguin Random House in the United States, there is no need to think that it will be rejected mercilessly!

Thompson, who has no better choice now, can only hope for another book that is still confident and swearing in front of him, a book that is more suitable for overseas publication and better than "Ghost Blowing the Lantern". For some reason, Thompson There is such a feeling for no reason.

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Li Chungang didn't have the idea of ​​sleeping with another married man.

So in the hotel room, Luo Wen watched Li Chungang finish the rest of "Lord of the Rings" very quickly, smoothly, and almost without fluency, and then left the hotel with a look of shock and reluctance. .

The Shanghai branch of Penguin Random House is located in Lujiazui, whether it is far or close to Li Chungang's location.

It is because there is indeed a distance between the two, and the distance is full of busy roads. It will definitely take a long time to pass.

Instead of letting Luo Wen take time to come over, they made an appointment to meet at the Shanghai branch of Random House.

Li Chungang returned the laptop to the hotel intact, and left the hotel with a freshly printed manuscript that smelled like ink.

The unfinished script of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" has to be temporarily stored in his QQ mailbox for safety reasons. Things are also prioritized. In Li Chungang's view, this opportunity to cooperate with Random House to publish overseas must be more important. a little!

Sitting in a taxi, turning his head sideways to watch the bustling Shanghai and the people passing by and looking hurried, Li Chungang showed a satisfied smile.

For such a long time, Li Chungang is very grateful to the [system] for "forcing" himself to become a writer. Looking back, he has accomplished many of his dreams and at the same time earned money that he could not imagine before. …

fine!

People have short-term worries without long-term worries. How many authors have conferred gods in one book, but they can only rely on their old books and sell their feelings in the second book, watching the godhead rapidly decline day by day?

How many arrogance later disappeared from everyone?

Li Chungang knows how much he has. [Literature Encyclopedia System] is because he has a good golden finger. It is good to rely on it to step up to the top and see all the mountains. But what if one day he loses the system, will he It is the one who becomes Jiang Lang's talent and leaves everyone alone!

Therefore, Li Chungang has been making a long-term plan for his future that is not too good, but safe.

In this long-term plan, the choice of future residence occupies a very large proportion.

Pengcheng without his parents has become a sad place for Li Chungang. Other relatives have not contacted him before, and there is no need to contact him afterwards.

Young people don’t think too much about their choice of future residence. The reason is that there are many luxury cars, many beautiful women, and rich nightlife. This is the main reason why Li Chungang finally chose Shanghai instead of Yanjing as his residence.

If he is in his 50s or 60s, Li Chungang might consider buying a courtyard house in Yanjing. He spends his days wandering around, walking the dog, and playing Chinese mahjong with the old ladies and grandpas in the neighborhood. How comfortable it is.

"I don't know if Luo Wen said last time he had finished viewing the house."

In Huaguo, if you have a lot of money but no good investment direction, then investing in real estate in first-tier cities is a sure-fire investment.

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Random House Shanghai Branch.

"Mary, is anyone here for me?"

"Oh, no, Thompson."

"Really, if anyone comes to see me, remember to notify me as soon as possible."

"OK."

The appointment time between Li Chungang and Luo Wen was around ten fifteen in the morning.

When Li Chungang got out of the car, he happened to see Luo Wen who was getting off the Corolla from the back of the taxi he was taking. The two looked at each other, maybe they were a little surprised that it was such a coincidence.

This will completely save you the effort of waiting.

"Hi, we'd like to see Mr. Thompson."

If you are in a Japanese company, their corporate culture will require employees to focus on work and business meticulously during working hours; if you are in a rice company, it is completely different. As long as the tasks can be completed on time and as required, the leaders will not mind How you work during working hours.

Even if you open the web to watch movies and watch dramas during working hours, you still turn on your mobile phone to play Douyin, or enjoy small snacks and drinks in the break room.

So when the two entered the 16th floor where the Shanghai branch of Random House is located, they saw the scene in front of them: the lady at the front desk was doing nail care for herself comfortably during working hours, while sliding it on the table from time to time. The Douyin of the mobile phone.

Seeing someone making a noise, she raised her eyes to look at the two people in front of her. Of course, the young lady at the front desk was more concerned with Li Chungang, who was online. Thinking of Thompson's previous explanation, she immediately said, "Please wait a moment, both of you." , let me inform Mr. Thompson."