After a while, while Zhang Zhong was preparing lessons, another international long-distance call came over. This time it was not Linde, but Llorente.
"Pz, I heard from Linde that you invited us to go to China?"
Hearing Llorente's jumping voice, Zhang Zhong couldn't help but smile.
It was obviously him who first called Linde to tell him that he wanted to come to China, and then Linde called him again, but now it turned out that he took the initiative to invite them.
But it doesn't matter, because Zhang Zhong did invite them when he was in Wellington before.
Moreover, Llorente's invisibility made it easier to get along with each other.
"Yeah, how about it, do you have time?" Zhang Zhong asked with a smile.
Llorente mused, "I have to think about it. I'm quite busy at this time. Starting from next month, I will have a few book signings and participate in a few TV shows. Next month is the Christmas month.
Now, I am even busier, and I have to take time to celebrate the holidays with my family. Next month and next month, the New Year has just started, I don’t know because the schedule has not been arranged until then..."
"Just tell me when you have time." Zhang Zhong couldn't help but curl his lips, this guy is quite good at putting on a show.
"the day after tomorrow."
…
"Okay, it's the day after tomorrow. Do you need me to book a flight for you?"
"Is that okay?"
…
"Can."
"Forget about the air tickets. Although I am relatively poor, it doesn't matter. Linde is very rich. He is your best-selling author. Don't worry, he will reimburse my air tickets. Oh, speaking of which, I want to go with this guy Linde.
You are quite stressed. After all, you are surrounded by two of the best-selling people in the world. As soon as I saw you, I thought of my poor sales volume. I did some calculations a few days ago and found that I have a book called "Science and Technology".
Have you heard of "Döhler's Sky"? It is the best-selling of all my books, but the money I earned from selling them for so many years was only enough to buy a house in Manhattan. And you also know, this
After buying a house, I had to pay a lot of taxes. Even if I didn't do anything, I would have to pay tens of thousands of dollars in taxes every year. After thinking about it, I still didn't buy the house in the end."
Somehow, Llorente suddenly brought up the matter of buying a house for him, and he started talking about it a lot.
"Aren't you settled in Los Angeles? Why do you want to buy a house in New York?" Zhang Zhong asked following his words.
"Don't you have a saying in China that a smart rabbit should have three nests? I think it makes sense, so I want to buy a house in Manhattan, but it is too expensive. Alas, why are you and Linde not in my book?
Is it selling well? I heard that this guy owns two houses in Manhattan. He is really a capitalist!"
A smart rabbit has three nests...
I don’t know who Llorente learned this idiom from, but it sounds outrageous.
"I……"
Just as Zhang Zhong was about to speak, Llorente said again, "How many apartments do you have?"
"Just one set."
"Why is your tone so uncertain? Don't you know how many houses you have? I heard that housing prices in Huaxia have risen very fast in recent years. Maybe I should go to the real estate market after I go to Jiangyang. Buy in Huaxia
Are there any requirements for a house? Do foreigners like me need to have Chinese nationality? If nationality is required, then I have to consider it. I heard that your country does not recognize dual nationality..."
Zhang Zhong felt a little broken as he listened to Llorente chattering endlessly.
He felt like he was not chatting with a world-famous science fiction novelist. At this moment, Llorente looked more like a menopausal aunt.
"Okay, okay, long-distance phone calls are quite expensive, let's wait until we meet to talk," Llorente said.
Zhang Zhong breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Okay, when your tickets are booked, send me your itinerary and I will pick you up."
"The ticket has been booked and I will send it to your email shortly. Smartphones are so good nowadays. Even though I am on the phone, it will not delay my booking of the ticket..."
Llorente is the kind of person who can continue talking to you for three to five minutes after saying goodbye. When Zhang Zhong really hung up the phone with him, he felt that the world became much quieter.
Last time we were in Wellington, although Llorente talked a lot, the things they talked about were relatively normal, mostly about literature, and Linde was there to help him share the conversation, so it didn't feel like anything.
This one-on-one call with Llorente was still about trivial things, which was really painful.
When Llorente didn't hang up the phone, Zhang Zhong thought of Penny Austin for a moment. That was Llorente's nemesis, or natural enemy. As long as he was in front of Penny Austin, this guy would change his mind.
He has become a quail that cannot call, but is very well-behaved.
Not long after hanging up, the phone rang again, showing an email from Llorente, with their flight number written on it.
Zhang Zhong wrote down the flight, then called Chen Qing and told him about Linde and Llorente's arrival.
"Llorente? Is he Llorente, the author of "Cordero's Sky"?" Chen Qing asked.
Zhang Zhong asked curiously, "Why did you mention "Cordele's Sky"?"
Llorente is famous for many novels, but "Cordero's Sky" can only be ranked in the middle or lower reputation among all his works.
Today Llorente himself and Chen Qing mentioned this book at the same time, which surprised Zhang Zhong.
"Haha, because this book was in the news two days ago, Llorente complained on his personal social account that his remuneration for "Cordele's Sky" was not enough to buy an apartment in Manhattan. I heard that because of this incident, this
The sales volume of this book has also increased. Some people say that Cordele wrote this update on purpose, just for marketing." Chen Qing said.
Hearing what Chen Qing said, Zhang Zhong didn't think it was marketing. Listening to the tone of Llorente's words just now, he was indeed very resentful. However, this guy actually had resentment because of such a thing, which was really a bit out of line.
"It's him, arrange a car to pick him up, and I will go there then."
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."
After talking to Chen Qing on the phone, Zhang Zhong called Feng He again.
Feng He was very happy when he received a call from Zhang Zhong. Then he became even more excited when he heard that Linde and Llorente were coming and Zhang Zhong invited him to go pick them up.
Zhang Zhong is so interesting!
In his heart, Feng He was full of gratitude for Zhang Zhong's move.
As for Zhang Zhong, he was relieved when Feng He agreed. Llorente really needed someone to distract him with his talkative skills.
The only writers signed by their company are Qin Zhao and Feng He, who are relatively well-known science fiction writers. Qin Zhao is too young and still in school, so he is not suitable to come here, so Feng He is the best candidate.
Poor Feng He still doesn't know why Zhang Zhong invited him there. What he longs for now is to have close contact with the master of science fiction.