Writing Web Novels In America-Chapter 27: Such a Terrible Deception

Chapter 27: Chapter 27: Such a Terrible Deception freewёbnoνel-com

Gene was the first to run outside the photo studio.

Of course, he was also the first to spot Wang Jian just getting out of his car.

He looked at Wang Jian with a face full of surprise and shouted, "Brother, are you here for an autograph and a photo too?"

...

Wang Jian hadn’t even had a chance to respond when Lily also came running out.

She hugged Gene tightly and said, "Don’t run around, you’ll disturb the uncles’ work."

Then, she looked up.

That’s when she saw Wang Jian.

"How come you’re here?" Under Lily’s golden hair, her face was a picture of panic.

Then, she turned to look behind her at Lynn, who was catching up.

She was just about to get angry when she saw the two old people behind Lynn.

Was Lynn trying to embarrass her own parents?

And then break off the relationship with this boy?

But had she considered her own feelings?

...

Then, with quick movements of her dazzling red hair, Lynn also approached.

As she looked up, she saw Wang Jian standing there.

Then, she remembered Gene’s birthday when this boy had brought the book "I’m a Great Mage."

So, he was here for an autograph and a photo too?

Was it Lily who informed him?

To please this little lover, she was going to neglect her best friend’s work?

Fine, very fine...

She must be blind to even think about persuading her!

...

At last, an elderly couple also arrived at Gene’s side.

They glanced at Wang Jian, took another look at Gene, and asked, "Do you know each other? Who is this gentleman?"

Gene shouted, "His name is Wang, he’s a brother who is really good at games."

Lily and Lynn, however, looked at each other without saying a word.

The atmosphere was extremely awkward.

At that moment, the director of the advertisement shooting, accompanied by Tom, came out of the photo studio, ready to meet the star of today’s commercial.

And Lynn and Lily also saw the director coming out.

So, simultaneously, they said to Wang Jian, "Wait, don’t speak!"

After that, they glared at each other once more.

Wang Jian was puzzled as to why he was being reprimanded by the two women when he encountered Lily’s family and the red-haired woman at the photo studio.

He couldn’t help but look down at himself.

Was there something wrong with him?

Perhaps,

No, right?

And Tom had already approached Wang Jian.

Lynn was about to shake hands with Tom, waiting for him to introduce the best-selling author.

But, this copyright agent actually passed her by and approached the thief.

Her brows furrowed, and she watched Tom intently.

But Tom actually pointed to the thief and said, "Mr. Director, this is the author of ’I’m a Great Mage,’ the freshly famous novelist, Wang."

A "?" slowly formed in Lynn’s mind, and even her spirited red hair seemed to droop.

Lily was just as bewildered, her golden hair looking even more disheveled.

"Hello, hello." The director reached out, grabbed Wang Jian’s right hand, and complimented non-stop, "Your novel is really good, truly excellent!"

Gene was momentarily stunned, then pointed at Wang Jian and shouted loudly, "Brother, you’re the author of ’I’m a Great Mage’?"

"Are you playing dumb to catch the wise?"

"Pretend to be a pig to prey on the tiger?"

Wang Jian listened as Gene crisply yelled out the phrase from his translation in "I’m a Great Mage," and at first he was startled.

Then, he felt a bit awkward.

Although he still couldn’t make heads or tails of the current situation, he always thought it was odd for a five-year-old kid to say such a thing...

Uh...

Weird.

But making money was important, so Wang Jian patted Gene’s cheek and said, "Wait for a while, and big brother will come out to play with you."

Then, he was led by others into the photography studio.

To listen to the director’s guidance on how to shoot this $11,000 advertisement.

"Mama, mama, brother is so awesome," Gene shook Lily’s arm.

Meanwhile, Lily, like the red-haired woman Lynn, had a stupefied look on her face.

"You know,"

"You know,"

Both of them asked in unison.

Then they both stopped at the same time.

Next, they looked at each other for a while and couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

At that moment, Lily’s parents asked, "Do you know that boy just now?"

"That young bestselling author?"

Lily clenched her teeth and said, "I know him."

"He’s not just a thief, he’s also... a swindler!"

Lynn covered her mouth and chuckled, "My dear Lily, you know him quite well."

"What thief, what swindler, it’s very normal for artists to have quirks," Lily’s father said. "Were Mozart’s quirks disgusting? Still, that doesn’t stop him from being the greatest composer."

"Interact with him more, it’s good for expanding your social circle."

After saying that, he picked up the stunned Gene and headed towards the photography studio.

However, Gene was still muttering various English words along the way.

Basically, he understood that this is what putting on an act and a pig feigning innocence meant.

Lynn, with a smile at the corner of her mouth, said to Lily, "I’m the one who got slapped in the face, and you’re the one who got eaten. So, how did it taste?"

Lily’s pretty face turned red, and she lightly smacked Lynn, "How did you know?"

"Hee hee, you guess," Lynn laughed. "A red nightgown with white stockings, that’s really something."

Lily watched her best friend’s back as she headed to the studio and spat lightly.

Then, she lifted her head, squinted at the sun, and muttered with a laugh, "I really got fooled miserably this time."

She then gently shook her head and also entered the photography studio.

At the same time, in the high floors of an office building.

An assistant pushed open the door to the office of the founder of the Cadabra website and said, "Mr. Jeff Bezos, except for Random House, the other major publishing houses have agreed to hand over the digital rights and online sales rights of their published books to us."

"Marvel Comics is also very interested in the partnership proposal we’ve put forward."

"Random House is backed by Bertelsmann Media Group," this bald man named Bezos rubbed his head and asked, "Why are they reluctant to grant us the authorization?"

"Um..." The assistant hesitated for a moment and said, "First of all, they believe it would impact their physical store sales and weaken their control over book popularity in book clubs."

"Secondly," the assistant paused again, "They think the name Cadabra for the website is not appropriate."

"They hope to change the name of the website."

"What?" Bezos felt like Random House was being utterly nonsensical; what’s wrong with Cadabra?

But considering the bestselling book rights Random House held, he had to take it seriously and asked, "What name do they want to change it to?"

The assistant said, "Amazon."

Bezos hesitated for a moment and said, "But all of our website’s advertisements have been published under the name Cadabra."

"Forget it, you can go out now."

Bezos stood up, looking at the scenery outside the window.

ps: There are three rumors about Amazon’s name change, one of which was a suggestion given by Bertelsmann.

However, no one knows the real reason.

After all, no one can pry open the mouth of the world’s richest man, right?

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