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Chapter 170 I took the role of Ran Jing
As a man, Cao Sheng also likes a beautiful woman like Jiang Xiaoshuang, but his reason tells him that he should focus on his career and not have two relationships at the same time.

So, after reading the email sent by Jiang Xiaoshuang, although he felt a little itchy, he still replied to her in a friendly tone.

About half an hour later.

When he was processing the emails from publishing houses, he saw the manuscript editor of Huacheng Publishing House said in the email: "Mr. Cao, we noticed that you are already preparing your next work. The title of the book is "The Mysterious and Yellow Pagoda of Heaven and Earth", right? Since our publishing house cooperated with you on "The Days of Living with the Air Hostess", we have always wanted to cooperate with you again.

Unfortunately, we missed your "I Want to Become an Immortal" and "God's Tomb".

We don’t want to miss your new book again this time, and hope you can consider signing it to us. Please feel free to ask for any conditions, and we will definitely agree to them if we can agree to them. Please give us this opportunity.”

Cao Sheng has just read several similar emails.

Some were sent from mainland publishers, and some were sent from Taiwan publishers.

The purpose is to sign his next work, the title of which has just been announced.

It made him want to laugh.

His next book may not be published for at least a few months. At present, it is mainly just the title that has attracted competition from six or seven publishing houses.

Unconsciously, after his rebirth, he had already received such treatment in the novel circle.

I feel a little emotional.

Before his rebirth, since he entered the industry in 06, he had submitted his works to Taiwanese publishing houses many times.

I hope my work can be printed in lead type, and I also want to earn some royalties from physical books.

But his strength was not very good at that time.

Basically, every time I submitted a paper, it was rejected.

The closest time to success was when the editor who received the manuscript communicated with him back and forth for more than half a month, asking him to change this and that.

After several revisions, the editor who received the manuscript asked him, "I see that you wrote the first volume at the beginning of this book. There should be a second and third volume later, right? I want to ask how many words do you plan to write in the first volume? If the sales are not good, can you finish it at 13 words?"

At the time, he felt that 13 words would only cover two episodes, and he wouldn't even be able to earn yuan in royalties, so he replied with a bit of luck: "At least three episodes! In three episodes, we can wrap up the story of the first volume."

In fact, he knew in his heart how the other party wanted him to answer.

But he still thought that even if the book didn't sell well, it would be good to earn one more episode of royalties. It was almost the Chinese New Year at that time, and he wanted to earn more money for the New Year.

result……

The other party replied: "Is that so! Forget it then! I look forward to our next cooperation."

By the time he changed his mind and said that it could be finished in two episodes, the other party had already ignored him.

Therefore, he had never published any works before his rebirth.

As a professional writer, this became a regret in his heart.

Now, it seems that no manuscript editor will reject his manuscript just because he wants to publish one more volume.

It was his turn to reject the major publishing houses.

"I'm sorry, I've just started preparing the outline for my next book, and it's still a long way from being a finished product. Besides, I just started writing 'God's Tomb' not long ago, so I'm sorry! Let's talk about cooperation after I finish my next book!"

He copied the reply he had just sent to other publishing houses and sent it to Huacheng.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to make money.

But he has been very busy recently.

I am busy coding "God's Tomb", and in the rest of the time I have to write the outline of the new book and the dozen or so film scripts that are involved in the new book and have not yet been released.

There are not many days left until the new semester starts.

He wanted to take advantage of the holiday to work out a rough outline for his new book.

Otherwise, when school starts, the time he can spend writing will be greatly reduced, and half a year will pass in a flash. By the time the island country's "Gantz" comes out next year, it will be too late for him to publish "The Mysterious Tower of Heaven and Earth".

Although, being late does not affect his earnings from royalties.

But he was very interested in collecting the titles of pioneers of various themes.

He is particularly interested in topics like infinite flow, which can attract many hardcore fans.

He has always felt that everyone needs various honors to affirm themselves.

A person who has no achievements will feel insecure and will not be truly confident.

He has no interest in various certificates of honor.

However, they care a lot about the sales, reputation, number of fans, and how many new themes the work has opened up.

Because he feels these are the real honors.

Honorary certificates can be forged or obtained through various shady means.

But sales volume, reputation, real number of fans, number of created topics, etc. are difficult to fake.

……

the same day.

Taipei. Wang Zuxian, who has gradually faded out of the entertainment industry in recent years, was wearing comfortable home clothes, sitting on a rattan chair under the eaves, quietly flipping through "Living with a Stewardess".

She was originally planning to get married and had already bought a wedding house in Taipei last year.

But the wedding has not taken place yet.

This morning, her agent came by and left her the novel and said a few words to her.

For example: "Since you are not going to hold a wedding for the time being, why not come out and film a TV series first! It is not a long-term solution for you to be idle all the time. Why not just come out and relax and earn some living expenses?"

"This novel is the most popular love novel in the mainland, Taiwan, and Hong Kong in the past two years. The author of this book, Zhongyuan Yidianhui, is also the most popular new writer now. You should have heard about the news in the past two days, right? The script written by this author, "One Man's Martial Arts", has started filming in Hong Kong. Xu Ke is directing, and Yuan Heping and Hong Jinbao are co-directors of the action. There are also a number of kung fu stars participating in the show. It's a big hit."

"Although this is a TV series, director Liu Junjie said that if the ratings and reputation of the TV series are good, he will consider making it into a movie. Moreover, this book is not so thick, and if it is made into a TV series, there won't be too many episodes, so it won't take you too much time. You won't feel tired acting in a TV series about love. I took a rough look at the script, and I noticed that in this drama, you don't have to move most of the time. You just sit there and look in a certain direction with a melancholy expression, which is similar to how you look now. So you don't have to act in these plots. Just change places and sit and stare blankly."

"I know you haven't had much ambition in recent years, but love can't make a living, but work can. It's a pity to miss out on such easy money!"

"I'm leaving now. I'll leave this original novel to you. You can take a look at it. If you're interested in acting, remember to call me!"

……

The agent has been gone for a while.

Under the eaves, Wang Zuxian was sitting in a rattan chair, quietly flipping through a novel. The breeze blew, ruffling her hair and her clothes.

My originally careless eyes gradually became absorbed in the story in the book.

She found that the condition of the heroine Ran Jing seemed to be very similar to her current one. Ran Jing, whose ex-boyfriend died as soon as she appeared on the stage, often stared in a certain direction in a daze with a melancholy expression.

Although her ex-boyfriend didn't die, she has been quite depressed recently.

Moreover, she knew that her eyes were different from those of ordinary people.

This was also one of the reasons why the director asked her to play the female ghost Nie Xiaoqian.

Many people say that her eyes are naturally resentful and can act out the feeling of a female ghost.

Combined with her recent mood, she began to understand why director Liu Junjie and her agent wanted her to play the role of Ran Jing.

As the plot of the book progressed, she became more and more involved in the character of Ran Jing. Although she initially disliked the male protagonist Ding Yang, she gradually changed her mind.

I feel that Ding Yang, as a man, although he looks a little off-kilter and always wants to show off in front of Ran Jing, he always makes a fool of himself. He is simply a living treasure.

Very unruly.

Such a man does not meet her standards for a partner.

However, as Ran Jing in the book was gradually pulled out of her sad mood by Ding Yang's humor, Wang Zuxian was surprised to find that her own mood seemed to have become more cheerful.

A thought flashed through her mind: Do I need a boyfriend like Ding Yang?
When Ran Jing in the book finally accepted Ding Yang's pursuit and lived sweetly with Ding Yang, just short of swinging on the rope, Wang Zuxian couldn't help but smile.

I feel a little envious of Ran Jing.

I also developed a good impression of Ding Yang, a man who seemed to be carefree.

When the plot that Ran Jing was suffering from a terminal illness came out, Wang Zuxian felt very bad.

She opened her eyes wide, looking a little stunned.

I thought: Isn't this a romance novel? You, a male author, also want to learn Qiong Yao's style of writing romance novels? If you dare to write Ran Jing to death, I will definitely not accept this drama!

but……

As the plot of the book progresses, Ran Jing still dies.

The performance of the male protagonist Ding Yang during Ran Jing's illness made Wang Zuxian's expression gradually calm down.

She was sad about Ran Jing's death.

But I also envy the days before Ran Jing's death, because there was Ding Yang who was willing to give everything for her.

She felt Ran Jing's happiness before her death.

By the time she had finished reading the book, the sun was setting outside.

She closed the novel in her hand, stared blankly at the sunset in the sky, and recalled the contents of the whole book. She found that when Ran Jing first appeared, she looked beautiful and healthy, but her heart was dead. The moment her ex-boyfriend died, her heart died.

But when Ran Jing actually died on the hospital bed, it was her body that died, but her heart was alive and happy.

The opposite is the male protagonist Ding Yang in the book.

When Ding Yang first appeared, his life was decadent and a bit sloppy, but he was restless at heart and often went to bars, hoping to have a beautiful affair.

But at the end, Ding Yang was dressed in fresh clothes and looked much more handsome than when he first appeared. This was all the influence of Ran Jing on him during their relationship.

But at the end, Ding Yang's heart was dead.

When he saw a beautiful woman coming over to chat with him, there was no ripple in his heart, but he just thought of his first meeting with Ran Jing.

Wang Zuxian was silent for a while, then slowly stood up and walked back to the house. She picked up her phone and called her agent, "I've accepted the role of Ran Jing."

In real life, she doesn’t have a boyfriend like Ding Yang, and she wants to experience that in the play.

(End of this chapter)