Chapter 8

"The Devotion of Suspect X" by Keigo Higashino only has 130,000 words, which is a pitifully small number of words compared to later online novels.

That night, Li Zetian stayed up late to write the outline.

In the following time, Li Zetian stayed at home and wrote novels.

During this period, PolyGram Records called and asked Li Zetian if he had written other songs. Following the last plagiarism incident, PolyGram Records investigated Li Zetian's identity. When they learned that Li Zetian was admitted to the music department of Harvard University, they couldn't help but pay more attention to Li Zetian. Such a musical talent must have written not only the song "Men Should Be Strong", but also other songs!

Li Zetian refused. The last time was a special situation, so the conditions given by PolyGram Records were very generous. This time I came to buy a song, but according to the standards of ordinary newcomers, the price would not be higher than 1,000 Hong Kong dollars. The songs that Li Zetian can completely remember in his mind are basically some familiar and extremely famous songs. Almost every song can be regarded as the singer's famous song, and has very great commercial value!

20 days later, Li Zetian completed the first draft of "The Devotion of Suspect X". After three days of revision, the text became more concise and concise.

"Well...it's almost done, you can show it to your father!"

Li Zetian bound a stack of manuscripts into a book, placed it on the desk, then lay on the bed and fell asleep.

He is very busy these days!

In the evening, when Li Chengzhi returned home, Li Zetian couldn't wait to bring the "Devotion of Suspect X" he had written to him. Li Chengzhi looked at the thick stack of manuscripts and couldn't help but be surprised.

"Is this a novel you wrote?" He looked at Li Zetian and asked.

"Yes, a mystery novel!" Li Zetian raised his eyebrows and said proudly.

Although his writing style is very different from Keigo Higashino, and the content has been drastically adapted, as far as the work itself is concerned, Li Zetian feels that it is also an extremely excellent mystery novel!

"Dad, as a professional editor, how about this novel I wrote? You can give me some guidance!"

Li Chengzhi nodded and smiled: "Okay! After reading it, I will guide you and see if there is anything that needs to be modified! Your father and I have been working in this industry for more than ten years, and my level is still very good!"

"Haha, that's for sure!" Li Zetian complimented, and then returned to his room to take a nap.

Li Chengzhi started to open the book and read it. However, after only a few pages, as a senior editor, he was completely fascinated by the ups and downs of the story in the book. It can be said that he was deeply involved in it and could not extricate himself. Read it all in one sitting!

At this moment, Li Chengzhi was completely stunned! ! !

Xiao Zhixuan, who was sitting next to him, nibbling on melon seeds, pushed his shoulder and asked, "Is your son's novel good?"

"Well written!! No no no, it should be said to be unparalleled! He simply wrote the deception to the extreme!!! I dare say that once this book is published, our son will be able to compete with Agatha Christie and Elle R.I. Quinn and other world-renowned mystery writers stand shoulder to shoulder!!!”

"Really or not, our son still has this kind of writing talent?!"

"If you don't believe it, you can read it yourself!" Li Chengzhi handed the manuscript to Xiao Zhixuan.

Xiao Zhixuan took the book, looked at the title, and said, "'The Devotion of Suspect X', in the book the heroine sacrificed her body?"

When Li Chengzhi heard this, a black line appeared on his forehead!

"See for yourself, I'll go talk to my son!"

Li Chengzhi said, stood up from the sofa and walked straight towards Li Zetian's room.

The door to the room was not closed, but ajar.

Li Chengzhi opened the door and walked in.

Li Zetian woke up when he heard the footsteps.

"Dad, have you finished reading the book?"

Li Zetian turned over and sat on the bed.

"Um!"

"Is there anything that needs to be modified?"

"I think the writing is very good, almost flawless, no need to revise!" Li Chengzhi paused and asked, "Did you hear about my work at the newspaper and that's why you wrote this book?"

"Yes!" Li Zetian nodded, "You were originally in charge of the mystery novel column, but just because another person in the newspaper is familiar with several mystery novel writers, the newspaper's senior management ignored your efforts and hard work. It is simply embarrassing. Extremely angry!!!”

Li Zetian paused and continued: "What's so great about knowing a few mystery novel writers?! It doesn't matter if my dad doesn't know even one mystery novel writer, as long as he knows me, it's enough!!! I'm better than them all put together!" Be strong!!!”

"Dad, take the manuscript of "The Devotion of Suspect X" to the newspaper office tomorrow and see what those people's faces will look like! Bullying my dad is equivalent to bullying me!!!"

Li Chengzhi shook his head and said: "I don't plan to take it with me. Such a good work will definitely sell well all over the world. How can I give it to this newspaper?!"

For Li Zetian, his future goal is to be the richest man in the world. The value of a book is actually nothing. As long as it can vent his anger on his father, there is nothing wrong with it. But looking back, I realized that venting my anger was only temporary, but it benefited the newspaper. My father was not happy working at this newspaper and was always excluded. This incident was one of them.

"Dad, do you want to set up a newspaper or magazine by yourself?" Li Zetian asked.

Li Chengzhi nodded and said, "I have this idea. Since your writing talent is so outstanding, I plan to start a novel magazine. I will first become famous with "The Devotion of Suspect X" and then make some money. Then invite some new writers to join us!!!"

"How much does it cost to open a magazine?" Li Zetian asked. He didn't know much about this industry.

Li Chengzhi thought for a moment and said: "First of all, you must have a registered capital of more than 300,000 Hong Kong dollars. However, this condition is not the most difficult. The most difficult thing is to apply for an issue... Magazines, as mouthpieces, generally will not be easily Most magazines are run by the private sector. Most magazines are run by government agencies. Some people have applied for serial numbers for several years, but they still haven't been approved!" Li Chengzhi shook his head and sighed, "Not to mention that we don't have 300,000 yuan at all. Even if we have Hong Kong dollars, we don’t know any powerful friends in Hong Kong, so we can’t establish our own magazine at all!”

When Li Zetian heard this, he couldn't help but frowned. Suddenly he felt that his power was still too weak. Faced with the reality, he was very helpless!

"Dad, if that's the case, let's start a magazine in the future!"

"Well, that's all! Okay, you can rest, I'm going out."

…

The next day, Li Zetian began to pack his things, and he would go to Harvard University in the United States to study in a few days. When dusk fell, Li Chengzhi returned home more than an hour early. He usually came back at 6 o'clock.

As soon as he entered the door, he walked up to Li Zetian with excitement on his face. "Son, I have good news to tell you!" he said excitedly to Li Zetian, who was sitting on the sofa watching TV news.

Li Zetian smiled calmly and asked, "What's the good news?"

"We found your uncle and contacted him on the phone!"

"Uncle? Are you talking about the rich uncle in Taiwan?!"

"Yes, it's him!!!"

"Well... it's nice to have a rich relative." Li Zetian nodded, but in fact he didn't value this. So what if the relative was from a wealthy family? What does it have to do with yourself? From now on, my family will be the biggest wealthy family in the world! ! !

At this time, Li Chengzhi continued: "I introduced to him the situation of our family of three, and also talked a little about "The Devotion of Suspect X" you wrote. Your uncle said that we should go to Taiwan to join him, and he He will introduce us to better jobs! He also said that a magazine under his name has been losing money over the years, and he is thinking of changing the editor-in-chief. If I go to Taiwan, he plans to let me be the editor-in-chief and manage the magazine. If I do If you do well, you can still get shares!”

"Okay, let's go!"

Li Zetian said that he could see that his father was moved by such a big temptation. Besides, if I go to the United States in the future, I won't be able to take care of them all at once. Maybe going to Taiwan is a good choice.

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