182: Any ideas? Dongfang is actually my roommate. I'm so excited my mind is going blank!

Inside Wenyuan Bookstore's online meeting room.

Editor Qin Miaomiao hadn't participated in the award-winning work selection, so she didn't think about how the company almost missed "ghost blows out the light"; her mind was like fireworks, so happy she almost fainted.

She had always loved Dongfang!

Not just because of the sales, but also because after this novel became popular, Wenyuan Bookstore wanted to assign him a more experienced editor.

But Dongfang said he was too lazy to bother, so she was okay, and the company kept her position as editor in charge, while also assigning a senior editor as a special editor to oversee the overall control.

This was an immense favor for her future!

After a brief moment of happiness, Qin Miaomiao cupped her face and looked at Chen Fang with a touch of shame.

Because she liked Xie Yunxuan, when she saw Xie Yunxuan being tricked by Chen Fang last weekend, she even complained in a fan group that Chen Fang was like an elder of the Sword Sect, vividly illustrating what it meant to be invincible when one was shameless!

But now...

She looked at Little Xie, whose smile on the screen was uglier than a cry, and the triumphant Chen Fang, and couldn't help but grin foolishly.

Although Little Xie was very much to her taste, and she had even received gifts from Little Xie to fans, the aura of money radiating from Chen Fang was simply too dazzling.

Sweet words, how could they compare to a huge sum of money?

Sorry, Little Xie, she was going to climb over the wall, probably never to return; take care.

She was going to combine her career and hobbies!

Everyone at the publishing house had their own thoughts.

After two or three minutes of silence, the Chief Editor's voice echoed through everyone's headphones or speakers.

"It should now be confirmed that Chen Fang is Dongfang. To be on the safe side, the copyright department should contact his agent's lawyer immediately to reconfirm."

"Other departments must also prepare as quickly as possible; once the copyright department confirms the news, all departments must immediately spring into action."

"The editorial department should contact the author as soon as possible to confirm if a real-name edition can be published, and if signatures can be provided..."

After the Chief Editor finished assigning tasks for "ghost blows out the light," he shifted the topic to "`leaping special`."

"The publishing and promotional work for jump special also needs to be adjusted slightly, understood?"

"Received" quickly popped up in the text box from the heads of the editorial and marketing departments.

...

While the publishing house was in high spirits, Xie Yunxuan, who was present, was kicking Chen Fang into the sky and smashing him into the ground in his consciousness space.

Improve myself? Bullshit!

Instead of improving himself, it was better to complain about others.

Chen Fang, I'll curse you to death!

"Teacher Xie, I remember that in the second segment of our back-to-school themed event last week, which was the classroom Q&A session, you said that when we had time, we would discuss this book in detail. Unfortunately, we never had time to talk about the content. Do you have any questions now?"

Xie Yunxuan's heart was bleeding; he pursed his lips and forced out a smile.

He didn't want to speak. If he were to ask a question now, he was afraid that the first thing out of his mouth would be: When are you, you dog, going to die!

Chen Fang tilted his head slightly, "Hmm? You've read it so many times; you must really like this book, right?"

Xie Yunxuan forced a smile, covering his eyes, "When I think that Dongfang is actually my roommate, I'm so excited my mind is blank. Let me calm down for a bit."

【Little Xie has been provocative and done many bad things in this life, encountering Chen Fang is a tie, he has suffered enough.】

【Fans can't stand it anymore, I'm out. Thinking back to Little Xie's boastful behavior this week, what's the difference from shitting in public.】

【You TMD stop spreading it, not many people knew about it in the first place!】

【What happened this week? What are Xie Yunxuan's fans spamming?】

【Xiaobai finally spoke! Xiaobai also watched carefully, my Xiaobai is still low-key.】

【Don't talk about Little Xie anymore, Little Xie is already doubting life.】

...

Outside the venue, some authors sat under the cold moonlight, also caught in a whirlpool of self-doubt.

In this day and age, are even celebrities getting into novels? How much money is that worth!

Is it a hobby? If a hobby can reach this level, how are others supposed to live?

Among them, the one most doubting life was Solitary Cloud, the author of "prisoner," which won the second prize in this year's Wenxing Cup.

He was sitting on a wicker chair on his balcony, fingers buried in his hair, his brow furrowed into a knot.

Oh my god, it's over.

He had just wanted to piggyback on the popularity of jump special on Tuesday when he posted a video saying he welcomed Chen Fang to communicate with him, praising him as a formidable young talent.

Simply saying that was fine; at least in terms of age, Chen Fang was younger than him, so calling him a young talent was acceptable.

But he had to get carried away and, putting on an elder's air, added: I think Teacher Chen, with a bit more effort, might win a Wenxing Cup award in a couple of years.

Who would have thought he was Dongfang!

Although "ghost blows out the light" won the third prize, its sales and reviews were unmatched.

Sigh!

Solitary Cloud's facial muscles tensed rigidly; he rubbed his hair.

Forget it, from now on, I'll just focus on writing good content. I'll never dare to piggyback on popularity again.

Solitary Cloud put down his phone and covered his face.

He really wanted to become an ostrich.

...

Besides the novel industry, many people in the entertainment industry were also watching this live broadcast.

In a high-end residential area, a woman in silk pajamas stood by the window, gazing at the brightly lit city outside, and sighed softly.

She was Meng Yu, the gold-medal Manager of Shibei Sea Media, one of the three major comprehensive entertainment companies.

On the day Chen Fang clarified, the Artist Director called her to extend an olive branch to Chen Fang.

But at that time, she already had two singers and was lacking powerful actors, so she firmly refused.

Who would have thought she would miss out on such a multi-talented individual, making it easy for Tang Chen.

Sigh!

Just as she thought of this, her phone rang.

Picking it up, she saw it was a call from her friend He Yi, who was also the Deputy Head of the company's Copyright Acquisition Department. She had heard from her a while ago that the company wanted to adapt "ghost blows out the light" into a film, but the author always said he had no plans for film adaptation yet. She probably wanted to complain about this matter to her now.

Meng Yu answered the phone, and He Yi's voice came through.

"Xiao Meng, oh my heavens, I'm truly impressed, how could it be Chen Fang? We had a meeting all yesterday afternoon discussing what conditions we could offer the author, and now you're telling me he's already Tianji Entertainment's property? Ah, why did he keep his identity a secret for so long? What was he after?"

He Yi complained for a while, her tone quite resentful.

After a minute, He Yi finally stopped, dragging out her words, her voice muffled, "Xiao Meng, do you think there's a possibility that Tianji Entertainment will try to lower the price, and then we'll have a chance?"

Meng Yu smiled helplessly, "You're so angry you've started dreaming, haven't you?"

"Indeed." The voice on the other end sighed deeply.

Meng Yu was also very depressed.

Tianji Entertainment wasn't stupid. Chen Fang was an extremely talented singer who also crossed multiple fields, and he had the halo of having been vindicated. He wasn't an ordinary traffic star who could be created simply by throwing money at him.

Ordinary small celebrities, or stars who were fading and had no backing, in this dirty and chaotic entertainment industry... while not as devoid of human rights as in the peninsula's entertainment industry, if they had bad luck, they could also become playthings or sacrifices for capital.

But where was Chen Fang an ordinary star now? Tianji Entertainment absolutely couldn't let him go. This kind of rare human capital was a source of core competitiveness for a company.

Tianji Entertainment would definitely proactively offer a premium, give high commissions, grant speaking rights, and continuously make concessions to retain him, while also establishing a company image that valued talent to attract other high-quality talent.

Unless the leadership was completely insane, how could they possibly lower the price and let another company pick up the slack?

Sigh, I'm truly impressed.

What kind of luck does Tang Chen have?