The crackling sound of firecrackers resounded throughout the Chinese area. In the eyes of Americans, these behaviors may cause confusion and boredom, because these are the differences between two different countries and two different national cultures.
Different from what Americans see, in the eyes of Chinese people, the sound of firecrackers on New Year's Eve is the most brilliant cultural heritage left by their ancestors. This has been flowing in the blood of Chinese people for many years.
From Sean's point of view, including today's New Year's Eve, it has been exactly one month since he came to this world. In this month, Sean has gained a lot, and his way of doing things is very different from his previous life. Perhaps it is because of this life.
The influence of memory, but the most important thing is because of the existence and memories in my mind that make Sean feel proud enough.
For Chinese people, New Year's Eve is a very special holiday. On this day, families gather together to enjoy the rewards of hard work over the past year. But for Americans, New Year's Eve is about those people with yellow skin who look down on them.
It's a holiday for people, work still has to work, and things still have to go on.
As he walked slowly along like this, when he raised his head again, Sean was surprised to find that the neighborhood where he lived loomed in front of him, and a few words suddenly popped into Sean's mind - 11th Road
Sit to the end of the bus...
There were two pairs of shoes placed at the entrance. Sean was not familiar with them. It was obvious that a guest had arrived. His eyes rolled around, and Sean already knew the guests.
Obviously, those friends of my father Xiao Man will not come at this time, but my father's subordinates are still working in the company at this time. After tossing and turning, only those two people are the most likely.
"Sean, come back here? Come here quickly, your fucking uncle is here!" Xiao Man's voice sounded in the living room, which corrected Sean's guess.
"Uncle Cao, Li Wei, come and pull me!" Although it was confirmed that it was Cao and his son who were coming, Sean was still a little excited, because the arrival of Cao and his son, to a large extent, represented the third chapter of the Twilight Saga.
Yiyixinyue has made breakthrough progress.
Sure enough, Sean's figure appeared from the entrance, and Cao Liwei hurriedly took out a book from his backpack and stood up, saying: "Sean, come and take a look, this is the first book we have offline."
A book, I brought you.
Taking the book from Cao Liwei's hand, he brushed the writing with his right hand, and the familiar cover appeared in front of Sean. Suddenly, a feeling of emotion emerged in Sean's heart. Although it was just the story in his memory, it was also one stroke after another.
What you have written out is considered the fruit of your own labor, right? Suddenly seeing that the fruits of your labor have appeared, and a book that has been offline appears in front of you, it is inevitable to be excited.
For a long time after that, even when his hair turned gray, Sean still remembered the scene that day and the excitement in his heart that day.
"When will it go on sale? How many copies of the first volume have been printed? How much do we order?" After coming back to his senses, Sean was embarrassed to find that everyone was looking at him, as if they were waiting for him to make a fool of himself, but this
Sean was already used to the world, so he calmly asked the question to Cao Liwei.
"Tomorrow! It will go on sale on the first day of the Lunar New Year! The first volume has printed 10,000 copies, but I believe I will need to work overtime soon!" At this point, Cao Liwei couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed on his face,
After taking a closer look at Sean's face, which seemed to be unchanged, Cao Liwei said more cautiously: "Our order quantity is only more than two thousand copies..."
The first part of The Twilight Saga was the only one with such a result. Sean had already been prepared for it. Under such a good environment back then, the first volume of New Moon only printed 50,000 copies, not to mention the 100,000 copies in 1978.
Even in the age of bestsellers.
"It's all hard work. Only those who have experienced ups and downs can thrive. I believe the results of our book will be beyond anyone's imagination, including ourselves!" Sean smiled, perhaps saying that in order to ease the stress
Wei was nervous, perhaps because there were two elders sitting next to him...
The hardships at the beginning of New Moon were something Xiao Xiao had anticipated. It was like the first thing Xiao Man said when he saw the book New Moon for the first time: Are you sure you want to publish it?
But Sean firmly believes that when the waves wash away the sand, what is left behind after washing the sand is the real gold.
It's like a saying left by our ancestors: True gold is not afraid of fire!
In Sean's view, any external comments and controversies will be the alchemical fire of this new moon. After being refined, what remains is real gold.
"Liwei, have you sent books to those neutral book reviewers?" Sean suddenly said something as if he remembered something.
"I just sent it today, and it may not be in time for us to sell it!" Cao Liwei blushed, but still firmly told the truth.
But it is true that Cao Liwei is blushing. After all, he has been working with his father for so long. When a new book is published and will be put on the shelves, the first thing to pay attention to is not the communication at the sales outlets, but the communication with those who are close to him.
Some of them were sent to neutral book reviewers.
What is the role of a book critic?
The role of a book critic is to use the pen in his hand and his mouth to please readers. To use a simple sentence, as long as he is named a book critic, it means that what this person writes is at least as good as
Someone is watching, and it won't be just a few people, but thousands of people.
And Sean also knows it very well. If there is no proper hype for a new author and a new book, does it really have to wait for a year and a half?
Sean can’t wait at this time!
Furthermore, if it really comes to that point, Sean can only discuss it with Xiao Man, but this explanation obviously stumps Sean, so Sean has no choice but to focus on the Twilight Saga that he is most familiar with.
"By the way, Liwei, remember to send copies to those book reviewers who consider themselves believers!"
The sentence that suddenly popped out of Sean's mouth made Cao Liwei stunned for a moment, but Cao Liwei was obviously not a fool. It obviously takes a certain amount of ability to be favored by people like Cao Japan who only have interests in their eyes. Although Cao Liwei is Cao Liwei.
Son of Japan.
"Okay, I get it! I really don't know what your brain is made of, but you can come up with such a method!" Cao Liwei's eyes showed a hint of excitement, and he clearly understood Sean's thoughts completely.
Sean smiled, but didn't say much. However, Ding Yun's call from the kitchen diverted everyone's attention... ps: He was about to get into the wedding car to pick up the bride, indicating that he would definitely run away today.
Under the table. I couldn’t figure out why I would be such a mean-spirited person and agreed to be a wine substitute... Interrupt... I thought about today and my friends who are getting married tomorrow. I said that I would definitely have to do something the day after tomorrow... Seeing that this is coming
For the sake of tragedy, brothers and sisters, please give me a few recommendation votes. I can’t afford to be hurt by a double-digit recommendation.