I asked you to write a light novel, but you wrote about living?

Inside the hovercar heading to Yu Wen's residence, Zhou Chenglin, the regional director of Weiguang East Region, was reviewing the latest backend data for the East Region.

He had just finished his vacation yesterday, and today Chang Liren dragged him over, his face still showing a hint of helplessness.

"You just got back and you've already assigned me such a big task. Old Chang, you really don't hold back at all."

"You've been on leave for over a month, it's time to get some exercise."

Chang Liren smiled.

The two have known each other for many years and were friends before Weiguang was founded.

Even after they became superior and subordinate, Zhou Chenglin still rarely treated him as his boss in private.

Carter sat to the side, already used to this way of getting along, and only glanced at the terminal in Zhou Chenglin's hand.

"How many copycat works are there now in the Eastern region?"

"a lot of."

Zhou Chenglin placed the terminal in front of the group.

The screen was densely packed with images of the recently released "The Old Man and the Sea".

"They've already used up almost all of this name."

"Simultaneous launch is acceptable, but the opening must be strong enough."

"If readers can't immediately tell the difference between this and those copycat works after clicking in, it's useless no matter how well it's written later."

Changli Rendao:

That's why I asked you to come and see for yourself.

Zhou Chenglin glanced at him.

"You seem to have a lot of confidence in Yu Wen."

"You don't have it?"

"To Live" is "To Live".

Zhou Chenglin spoke calmly.

"This book is only about 50,000 words long, even shorter than 'To Live,' and it has to be published in two major regions at the same time. I have to take a look first to see what its highlights are and what makes it so appealing to readers."

Carter glanced at the book titles on the terminal.

"Things aren't much easier on the West Coast either."

Zhou Chenglin turned to look at him.

"Weren't you here to translate?"

That's why you need to look at it first.

Carter spoke calmly.

"We haven't even seen the book yet, it's too early to say anything."

Zhou Chenglin nodded.

"Then let's each watch our own thing today."

"You decide how to flip it, and I'll decide how to sell it."

They both laughed.

The hovercar slowly slowed down and stopped in front of the house.

The three of them got out of the car.

Not long after the doorbell rang, Aunt Zhang opened the door from the inside.

She wasn't surprised to see Chang Liren; she simply smiled and greeted him.

"President Chang, you've arrived."

Then she nodded to Kat and ushered them into the house.

"Mr. Yu is still in the study. I'll go and call him."

"No."

Chang Liren waved his hand.

"Let him finish what he's doing, and we'll wait in the living room for a while."

Aunt Zhang responded, brought slippers for the group, and then turned to prepare tea.

Hearing the commotion in the living room, Yu Wen quickly wheeled himself out of the study.

"Mr. Chang, Mr. Carter."

He greeted them, then his gaze fell on the unfamiliar middle-aged man.

Chang Liren turned to the side and introduced:

"Zhou Chenglin, Regional Director of Weiguang Dongfang".

"I was on vacation for a while and just got back yesterday, but I dragged me here today."

Zhou Chenglin glanced at him.

"To be precise, I was forced to take a leave of absence by you."

Chang Liren remained expressionless.

"You've been treating the office like home for months on end. Are you expecting to come to your senses on your own without being forced to take a vacation?"

Zhou Chenglin turned to look at Yu Wen and extended his hand.

"Teacher Yu, I've heard so much about you."

"I wasn't there when 'To Live' became famous and popular, but I'm glad I caught up with it this time."

Yu Wen shook hands with him.

"Mr. Zhou, you're too kind."

Aunt Zhang quickly brought over some tea.

After the group sat down in the living room, they didn't immediately start talking about "The Old Man and the Sea".

Carter started by talking about the situation of "To Live" on the West Coast.

"The response will definitely not be as strong as in the Eastern region."

He picked up his teacup, but his tone was not disappointed.

"Cultural differences still exist. Many readers can understand Fugui's suffering, but they may not truly understand why he was able to continue living."

"However, the result was much better than I expected."

While To Live didn't sweep the entire internet overnight like it did in the East Coast, it has still managed to build a fairly stable readership.

People who have experienced hardship, unemployment, and family changes, in particular, reacted strongly to Fugui's story.

Many readers, after finishing the book, specifically asked in the comments section when this author from the East would write his next book.

Yu Wen nodded.

This result was not unexpected.

"To Live" is rooted in the land of the East. After transcending language, it has already achieved a great deal.

"Oh, right."

Carter smiled.

"Your suggestion to translate the book title as 'To Live' last time was indeed a good one."

"It's more accurate than the names I initially thought of."

Chang Liren looked at Yu Wen.

"Is 'The Old Man and the Sea' finished?"

"Um."

Yu Wen nodded.

"It's finished."

Carter put down his teacup.

"Professor Yu, please give me more suggestions for translating 'The Old Man and the Sea' this time."

Upon hearing this, Yu Wen laughed.

No translation needed.

The living room suddenly fell silent.

Carter thought he had misheard.

"No translation needed?"

Chang Liren and Zhou Chenglin also looked at Yu Wen at the same time.

Yu Wen said naturally:

"I've finished writing."

"Both Chinese and English versions are finished."

None of them reacted for a moment.

Carter stared at him blankly.

"You mean...?"

"Is the English version finished too?"

"right."

Yu Wen nodded.

"The complete original English manuscript."

The living room fell silent again.

Chang Liren knew that Yu Wen could speak English.

Zhou Chenglin also knew that this new book was intended to open up the market from the West Coast.

But none of them expected that Yu Wen's so-called "finished writing" actually meant finishing both the Chinese and English versions at the same time.

Carter paused for a moment before asking:

"Did you write the English version yourself?"

Yu Wen nodded.

Carter originally thought that he was coming here to take over a Chinese manuscript and spend a lot of time translating it into language suitable for West Coast readers.

But now, the translation work hasn't even started yet, and the original English manuscript is already there.

Zhou Chenglin glanced at Carter, then looked at Yu Wen.

"So you called us over here not to discuss how to translate."

"Instead, should we discuss how to put it on the shelves?"

"almost."

Yu Wen smiled and said:

"But before that, you can take a look at the book first."