Chapter 602 Old-fashioned drama (9 updates·Please vote for me)
Because of the bookstore, the house Gu Nan bought in Plimpton City was not far from the bookstore.
After going downstairs, walking down a street, and turning a corner, you can see it - this is like another world for her?
During this period, Princeton had already had several heavy snowfalls. The snow had not yet melted, and most buildings were covered in snow.
There was still a thin layer of snow on the road, even if workers were cleaning it, and the snow crunched when the boots stepped on it.
Seeing this old bookstore with a history of 20 to 30 years, Gu Nan seemed to feel relaxed a lot.
This top student at Princeton University did not linger on the classics, ancient history, and various textbooks in the bookstore, but went straight to the various novels section.
He glanced at the bookshelf, and it was clear at a glance which books he had read and which ones he had not.
Then he picked out seven or eight books, which were obviously newly released. He smiled slightly and said, "Are there many new books released this quarter?"
I took away the 11 or 2 unread books and paid the bill without leaving the bookstore - there is another special reading area in the bookstore. You can also order a cup of fragrant coffee and afternoon tea snacks while drinking.
Watch while eating.
The owner of the small cafe in this area is an old lady in her eighties. This old lady is the real owner of this bookstore. When she saw Gu Nan, before Gu Nan could say anything, the dinner plate was already served.
An old lady with white hair but extremely clean.
"Or a mocha and a croissant?"
Gu Nan took out his wallet from his pocket and paid, smiling slightly, "Thank you!"
An old white lady with a story, she is also the most noble person in Gu Nan's beautiful country.
Occasionally, Gu Nan would sit down and chat with her - she could also be regarded as a life mentor at a certain stage.
But it didn't work today. After chatting with the old lady and asking about her recent physical condition, Gu Nan returned to the corner of the reading area.
I broke off a piece of croissant, took a sip of coffee, wiped my hands with a tissue, and then spread out the twelve newly released books.
Because of "Deep Sea 4", the sci-fi future series of novels naturally attracts Gu Nan more. This has always been the case in the past.
Of course, Gu Nan also has a habit of reading the synopsis, preface, and wedge of each book - arranging the reading order of the books based on the title, author, and content.
I also have a hobby. I like to tear open the packaging of new books and write "marks" on the books that only I can understand.
An abstract little deer.
The cover design styles of the twelve books are all different. To be honest, she doesn't like most of them, especially one of them, a book with a man holding an apple in his hands - if it is not a new book, if it is not the name, let
She has a little bit of interest in it, so even if she buys it, she will probably put it at the bottom of the box. This is obviously a romance novel.
A male hand, a bright red fruit? It has to be said that there is some tacit understanding of inspiration and creation between writers. You can recognize the allusion on the cover at a glance - Adam and Eve? Apple? Forbidden love?
"Old-fashioned." In this day and age, are you still doing this kind of forbidden love drama?
Gu Nan subconsciously placed this book at the end of a pile of books that she thought was interesting, had feelings, but wasn't very sensual. Then she began to tear open the first book she was most interested in, reading each one at a glance.
You can feel the elements of science fiction in books, whether it is the title or the cover, but after reading the synopsis, the introduction, and the plot, I was a little disappointed.
Of course, Gu Nan also knows that these alone are only one-sided, but readers are like this. Only when these contents attract readers can they capture the reader's visual experience the fastest. This book obviously failed to capture Gu Nan's attention.
eyeballs.
Put this one in the middle for now.
Then there were one, two, and three books... There were also some that interested Gu Nan. Gu Nan ranked these books at the forefront. Until "Twilight", Gu Nan inevitably still had prejudices, but she chose to stick to her principles and tear them apart.
The packaging of this book.
And when she saw the author's name, Gu Nan was a little confused, "Stephanie XIA?"
Beautiful country has this surname? Isn’t it obvious, what about the Chinese Pinyin name?
Only then did Gu Nan notice that on the lower left side of the cover, publisher·stic.
Gu Nan directly turned to the second page of the novel, and when she saw that the editor-in-chief was Susan Miller, Gu Nan was no longer confused, but was stunned - wasn't this the review editor for the publication of her novel?
?
Susan Miller is pretty and has some reputation in the Chinese novel publishing industry - a rather strict woman.
The novels published by Susan Miller that can be signed by her name must be the novels that she completed the second and third review.
If it was published at her own expense, she was absolutely unwilling to sign it—she was unwilling to bear that responsibility.
"I seem to have heard that...Susan Miller hasn't acted in person for more than a year?" Gu Nan was originally less interested in this book, but now, he was attracted by Susan Miller's name and "Stephanie"
·XIA", hold your heart.
No matter what, she finally managed to endure it and opened this novel, which was rated as "old-fashioned" at its core under her prejudice...
It seemed like it was snowing again outside the window, falling lightly, but Gu Nan didn't seem to know it, because after opening this novel called "Twilight", a full two hours had passed. The croissant was not moved, but it was in the cup.
The hot coffee has long since bottomed out...
Gu Nan also had no idea how long it had been since he had been so obsessed with a novel.
How long has it been?
She started reading novels in the third grade of junior high school, seven or eight years ago, not to mention ten years. Moreover, it wasn’t just a certain genre, she read a bunch of them at a time.
But except for a few very excellent works that could make her forget time all of a sudden, and except when writing novels, it was very rare for her to achieve this feeling called a flow state.
Two hours later, the croissant had become hard. It was when the old lady came over and gave her more coffee that she suddenly came to her senses.
What greeted him was the kind smile of the old lady, "Gu, what are you looking at? I just called you a few times - seeing that you didn't respond, I didn't bother you. I just bumped into a very interesting book.
A wonderful novel?”
"Yes!" Gu Nan didn't even realize that at this moment, when he raised his head and looked at the old lady, his eyes seemed to be shining.
She happily picked up the book in her hand and let the old lady see the cover. Perhaps only when facing this old lady who was always full of kindness, Gu Nan would show her childish attitude and said with a smile, "Another person has come into your bookstore."
This is an excellent novel. I think you may not like it, but young people, especially girls of my age, will definitely fall in love with this book."
"So, Tang, you are very optimistic about this novel?"
Gu Nan smiled and nodded.
This kind-hearted old lady was the one who helped her solve the problem of copyright and publishing of "Deep Sea Series".