As a novice with less than half a year's driving experience, I was still a little tired from driving during the evening rush hour. I held the steering wheel tightly with both hands, kept looking around with my eyes, and said nothing. Li Hua, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, also became nervous unconsciously.
He pulled the handle, his body tense.
When they arrived at the place, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
"Getting in your car... I'm scared!" After Li Hua got out of the car, he found that his hands were covered in sweat.
"Well, I'm scared too!" Xiaobao nodded.
Li Hua:......
"Don't you need to dress up?" He decided not to take Qin Xiaobao's car when he went back later.
"No, sunglasses and masks tell people that you are not normal at night. Just wear a hat and no one will notice." Xiaobao took out a baseball cap from the trunk and put it on his head: "They are here."
"Well, the other two editors left early and sent me a text message twenty minutes ago, saying it was done." Li Hua nodded.
The two of them went straight to the elevator and arrived at the hotel.
As soon as you enter the door, you can see a huge aquarium in the middle of the hall, with big lobsters, big crabs, and various fish that you can't name. At first glance, you thought you were in an aquarium.
I signed up for a private room and followed the waiter to the door.
The waiter was about to knock on the door, but was stopped by Qin Xiaobao: "It's okay, go ahead and do it, we'll do it ourselves."
The young lady has no doubt that he is there.
Toot toot!
"Please come in!"
Qin Xiaobao took off his hat and pushed the door open.
The three men inside looked up at the same time, and their smiles turned into surprise when they saw the person coming.
"Mr. Qin...Xiaobao...?" Banana was the first to react.
The editor beside him also stood up quickly: "Mr. Qin is eating in this restaurant? What a coincidence."
The waiter inside was so panicked that he dropped his chopsticks to the ground.
"Hey, I'm sorry, I seem to be in the wrong place." Qin Xiaobao looked around: "Isn't this Century Seafood City?"
"This is the world's seafood city."
"Ah..." Qin Xiaobao sighed.
Then Dalala sat down.
banana:???
Didn't you go to the wrong place? Why...
The two editors looked at me and I looked at you, obviously they couldn't figure out the situation.
"ah!"
Qin Xiaobao suddenly shouted, making the three people in front of him confused.
"You, you," he stretched out his right hand: "are you an angry banana?"
"I...yes!" Banana nodded: "Mr. Qin, do you know me?"
"Of course I do. I'm really not doing any exercise. Don't try to taint my innocence out of thin air." Xiaobao laughed.
The angry Banana was stunned: "Damn it, haha!"
"Hahahaha!" Li Hua recognized him and walked in.
"Oh my God!" The expression on Banana's face was quite wonderful.
Three points are happy, seven points are disbelief, and the remaining ninety points are all shock!
"Haha, you are Qin Xiaobao???" After seeing Li Hua, he still couldn't believe it.
Even though he is an author and has a rich imagination, he still finds it incredible to encounter such a situation.
The two editors were not much better: "Hua Zi, you are so secretive. You haven't disclosed any information for more than half a year."
Li Hua was embarrassed to say that he only found out about it recently because he didn't pay much attention to the entertainment industry: "That's unexpected."
"Unexpected, really unexpected."
The angry banana walked around Qin Xiaobao several times: "How could it be you!"
"Why can't it be me."
"No, my wife is a fan of yours, and when I'm typing, I like to play "The Ordinary Road" the most."
Don’t blame Banana. The netizen who often chats and brags with you has become a big star. No one can accept it for a while.
"Crack!"
The flash light came on and several people looked up at the same time.
The waitress was a little panicked: Damn it, I forgot to turn off the sound and flash.
"Yeah...sorry!"
"It's okay, it's okay!" Xiaobao didn't care: "Would you like to take a photo together?"
"Is it really okay?" After saying this, the young lady rushed over and handed the phone to Banana: "I'm sorry to bother you."
Click!
"Oh, this is the first time I have dinner with a celebrity." Banana is also a celebrity in the Internet literary circle. He quickly adjusted himself, picked up the teapot, took the waiter's job, and helped him pour water.
"Didn't you adapt two of your novels into TV series?" Xiaobao asked, "Didn't you communicate with the actors in them?"
"That's all in name only," Banana shook his head: "The copyright has been sold, and I have no control over how the screenwriter wants to change it. There is no communication with the actors at all."
"In this way..." Xiaobao asked several questions about copyright.
Banana gave the answer one by one: "Did "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" be sold?"
"Not yet." Li Hua answered: "But many film and television companies are already interested, including Singularity's parent company Tencent, which is currently in negotiation."
"Haha, aren't you a director yourself? Have you ever thought about directing and acting?" Banana was a little curious.
"It's different." Xiaobao took a sip of hot tea: "I wrote the novel. As you said, if it is changed into a script for shooting, there will definitely be many differences. From the author's point of view, I definitely don't want the devil to
change.
But from the director's point of view, some shots were too difficult or too expensive to shoot and had to be modified.
It’s difficult for me to deal with the two contradictions combined.”
"That's it." Banana nodded: "Is the book almost finished?"
Xiaobao did not answer directly, but turned to look at Li Hua.
"At the end of this month, there will be a cover recommendation."
"Damn it, you've already finished writing it!" As a great writer, Banana naturally also gets the benefit of an editor to help review and publish the manuscript.
"Yeah!" Xiaobao did not deny it.
"Could it be that..." Banana had a bold idea: "Could it be that "The Rebellion of Immortals"..."
"Well, it's finished."
"Fuck!"
In this short period of time, he has already exploded.
Even if you are well-educated, sometimes you still need the word “fuck” to express your mood.
"No, I feel like your book will be quite long, at least 4 million words or more."
"More than six million words!" Xiaobao still remembered.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, if Eagle knew about this, he would definitely be ashamed of himself." Banana slapped the table: "You may not know that one of the reasons for his crazy updates recently is also because of you. If I knew that you used to save manuscripts,
, it will probably collapse.
Oh, by the way, do Chen Dongda and Zhu Zi know who you are?"
Xiaobao shook his head: "I never had the chance to say it."
"Okay, don't tell them." Banana said immediately: "I can't be shocked alone. Let's give them a shock at the annual meeting next month."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
After chatting for a while, the dishes were served. The plates were all very big, including garlic lobster, abalone porridge, fried nine-section shrimp, steamed king crab, grouper in soy sauce...
"Huh? Have you been hungry for three days?"
Banana soon discovered that Qin Xiaobao was like a tiger pouncing on food, and his chopsticks didn't stop. After a while, the young lady helped him change the bone plate twice.
Xiaobao put down the shrimp shell and picked up a crab leg: "It's pretty much the same. I'm trying to lose weight and have been eating chicken breasts for a few days. I checked on the way here and it seems that eating seafood doesn't make you gain weight."
"You're not fat," Banana shrank unconsciously, "Why lose weight?"
"I'm just like you. I stay at home every day. Not all celebrities are like this." Li Hua said with a smile.
"Oh yes, we were chatting so happily that I forgot about the aura of stardom."
"That's not the case," Xiaobao waved his hand: "What's wrong with being a celebrity? When Banana became famous, I didn't know what I was doing. We are all friends."
“Are you sure you won’t gain weight if you eat seafood?”
"That's what Baidu says."
"It seems to have something to do with salt. You can't eat it too salty."
Xiaobao was stunned: "No."
"Let me take a look." Li Hua was not sure and took out his mobile phone: "It's really true."
"Don't show it to me!" Qin Xiaobao turned around, not wanting to face reality.
"After this meal, I will gain at least three kilograms, hahahaha!" Banana said sarcastically, finally regaining some ground.
"Hey..." Qin Xiaobao sighed: "The efforts of the past few days have been in vain."
"To be honest, you are considered thin."
"The main thing is that the new album is about to be released, I have to run shows, and there are also advertisements for clothing. I have to look more photogenic." Xiaobao put down the pliers silently.
I ate a lot, but I was still hungry. The seafood was not enough.
"No, you can't drink wine either?" Banana discovered a more serious problem.
"Well, I'm still driving. You and the three editors can have a couple more drinks. Let's have a good drink at the annual meeting."
"Okay!" Although there were regrets, Banana didn't force it. It was common sense not to drive after drinking.
"What will happen with today's autograph signing?" Xiaobao offered tea instead of wine and toasted the four of them.
"Just like that, there aren't many people, just a few dozen, they are all fans here in the Magic City." Banana drained the wine in the glass and drank rice wine. He frowned: "I remember, your "The Rebellion of Immortals"
Isn’t it published? Why is there no movement?”
"The sales are so bad," Xiaobao didn't hide it: "It seems that the first edition of 5,000 copies was not sold out, so I didn't do any offline activities. I can't compare with you."
"Come on, how can it be compared? I have been writing books for ten years, and you have only been writing for half a year. Besides, the current poor sales of physical books are caused by the general environment. There is no way. Then why don't you say that you are Qin Xiaobao?"
"I haven't found a suitable opportunity. As you know, something happened to me back then."
"I understand, it's good to be rewarded after all the hardships."