Afuri got nothing and went back in the carriage. He could not find any useful information from Beilock's mouth, as if he had deliberately hidden it. Why does Leonard press want to dust a good literary work? Alfred pondered, and suddenly thought that the work that won the Leonard prize was the wild rose by a member of the Elroy family. If the two works were put together, it would be a high judgment.

"It's a pity to give up a good work in order to curry favor with the Elroy family."

Alfred sighed, but also understood that if he was placed in the position of Beilock, he would make the same choice. However, as a reader and a person attracted by the story of the count of Monte Cristo, he hopes that the novel can continue. When he got back to the mansion, his face showed obvious displeasure. Without waiting for the maid to open the door, he pushed the door straight in and came to the luxurious study to sit down. However, he was still uneasy.

He picked up the phone on the desk, turned the number wheel on it, dialed a friend's phone and told him the bad news.

A friend's joking voice came from the receiver: "Oh, of course I know that's true. In fact, I visited them when Leonard publishing decided to award the prize for the wild rose, and the result was not much different from what you just encountered."

AI Fuli slightly obese body leaning on the sofa helpless way: "is there no way to directly contact the author?"? Even if Leonard doesn't plan to publish this novel, I believe many people, including me, will be willing to fund it. "

"As far as I know, the author's contact information is well preserved by Leonard press, and there is no relevant news from the outside world."

Alfred patted his forehead and speculated: "from the content of the count of Monte Cristo, the author should not be a rigid figure, or he does not seek fame and fortune at all? Now that the novel has been released, there can be no news

"Ha ha, are you free next Saturday? I'll have a simple dinner that evening to discuss the count of Monte Cristo."

"There's no plan for next Saturday... That day, but it's a fuss to have a dinner party to discuss a novel."

"You didn't go to Leonard's Publishing House in person. In fact, the dinner was to discuss the publication of count of Monte Cristo. A free reviewer came to me the other day and said that he was the reviewer of count of Monte Cristo. At present, he was forced to publish at his own expense because of his bad relationship with Leonard's publishing house. He needed some sponsorship."

"What

AI Fuli's eyes glared. After reaction, he suddenly realized with one hand holding the phone: "Oh! That's why you recommended the count of Monte Cristo to me

On the other side of the phone, his friend laughed and replied, "you are the biggest jeweler in Elroy. You have plenty of money, but I am just a poor scholar."

"Why don't you tell me in advance! Well, I'll admit that your sinister calculation succeeded, and I'm happy to fund an excellent literary work. " Alfred's questioning voice was full of surprises, relaxation and twists and turns, and he was finally able to look forward to the end of the strange novel.

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On Harvey's side, the reviewer Pran personally came to tell the situation, saying that the investors wanted to see Harvey, and Harvey himself postponed the time until next week, when the first half of the count of Monte Cristo was completed.

Compared with Meeting and empty talk, showing the finished product is the real sincerity.

Harvey put aside his research on magic for the time being and devoted himself to the novel. Diana can find faults in her previous serial novels, especially in the choice of words and sentences. When Harvey copied the words on the earth and thought it would work, she was criticized as a poor trick by Diana. Harvey had to admit that his "translation" work was not good enough.

He began to try not to be limited to the creation of novel content. In addition to the problems in the choice of words and sentences, he also introduced a perfect punctuation system belonging to the earth. The literary system of the world itself still uses the punctuation system of hundreds of years ago. Although it is enough to cope with daily sentence segmentation and expression, it is far from rich, especially the lack of expression of emotions. For example, although the world has [?], it is not rich enough But there is no [!].

It's not much, but it's very practical. Havett wrote a page of instructions to mark the meaning of these new words and punctuation marks.

His idea won Diana's approval, especially the innovation of punctuation was praised by her as a great contribution to promote the development of literature. Finally, let's not forget to say that the premise is that the count of Monte Cristo can become a handed down work, and only when the count of Monte Cristo is famous will his writing method be widely spread.

The illustration of the novel is nearly completed. Shirley's talent in painting is far beyond Harvey's imagination. She can basically draw the current style of illustration required by Harvey perfectly. If these illustrations are painted again, it will be no different from the modern Meiman style illustration. These black-and-white sketch illustrations are not necessarily more real and delicate than the oil paintings and carefully drawn sketches in this world. Their advantages are better than the incomplete real style. The amount of information expressed by the illustrations is far more than that of traditional paintings.

Soon, Harvey passed the first month after crossing. The originally cool climate changed to cold, and the breeze in the street was enough to make the thinly dressed pedestrians shiver. Outside the window, the scenery became bleak, the sky was dark, and the trees planted by the roadside that Harvey could not name were withered, and the bare branches were not good-looking.

It snows in winter in Elroy City, which is also called the sleeping season by the poor residents of the city every year, because every year there are poor people who can't cover themselves and die quietly by the roadside.

Harvey changed into a thick black windbreaker, similar in style to a tuxedo and more upright in posture. In this era, men's clothes are completely opposite to women's, women's every dress is gorgeous to dazzling, colorful colors than the flowers blooming in the wild. And men always have only a few styles, white shirt, black old-fashioned suit and high hat are the standard for a man to dress appropriately.

Obviously, this overcoat is not very good at keeping warm. There is no down technology in the world for the time being. At home, Harvey can feel chills and wear clothes.

"Hoo Hoo ~"

In front of the house, Harvey, who was rubbing his hands for warmth, regretted that he didn't put some physical fitness on his property panel. He was holding a document bag in his arm and was ready to go out.

"Dududu ~"

Shirley scurried down the stairs in her low-heeled boots with a long scarf in her hand. She went up to Harvey and tied it around his neck carefully. Finally, she didn't forget to tidy his collar.

"Sir, I'm a little worried about whether those illustrations are worthy of your novels."

As she straightened her collar with a wavering look, Harvey encouraged with a smile: "the illustration was completed by you and me. It was originally part of the novel."

Shirley began to fiddle with his hat again. She answered anxiously, "but it may bring you shame."

It's funny to see that Shirley doesn't look as quiet as usual. Originally, she is not that kind of character, but she just doesn't laugh. Now it's time to verify the achievements of her and Harvey's efforts. It's inevitable to be nervous.

"It's just my own fault. I won't come back for lunch, but prepare as much dinner as possible. Well, make something you like. Don't forget that you also have a part in writing this novel." Harvey waved and turned away with a copy of the count of Monte Cristo.