Harvey took a carriage to the address given to him by Pulan. It belongs to another rich street in Elroy. The house itself does not belong to the luxury type.

He rang the doorbell, and an old woman dressed as a servant opened the door to take him in. As soon as Harvey stepped in, he was startled by the scene in front of him. Instead of being spacious, he went to the place where books were piled up. The space where three people could go together was just too crowded for one person to pass, and he had to be careful of the books scattered at his feet.

Through the corridor, Harvey found that the owner of the house might not have arranged it like that. A circle of books were piled around the hall leading to the second floor, and only a few places were left on the carpet in the center of the hall. Harvey's visual inspection showed that the collection of books could be compared to half of the Elroy library.

Before he went upstairs, a middle-aged man with old-fashioned glasses came down in a hurry. When he saw Harvey, he was stunned at first, then hesitated and surprised a little and asked, "Mr. Alexander?"

Alexander is the pseudonym used by Harvey to write the count of Monte Cristo.

Harvey looked at the people in front of him quietly. He was wearing a white shirt and traditional suspenders, and his face looked old because of his slovenness. On the whole, Harvey still felt like an intellectual.

"Harvey Adrian, under the pseudonym of Alexander." Harvey put his hat on his chest and leaned slightly.

"My God, you are much younger than I expected. I can't believe that the novelist who wrote the count of Monte Cristo is a young man. I'm Scott Adams, the owner of this house. I'm very honored to receive the author of the count of Monte Cristo." He went down the stairs and shook hands with Harvey enthusiastically. He didn't doubt Harvey's identity.

When they went upstairs, Harvey found that his reviewer, Pran, had also arrived. They talked for a while in the tidy study, and the bell rang downstairs.

Scott didn't go down to meet the guest. He roughly explained to Harvey that the real sponsor of count of Monte Cristo was a jeweler named avery Hutt, who was also an intermediary.

Soon Harvey saw the patron, a middle-aged man with a slightly fat figure and a kind face. The more prominent feature was his funny Mediterranean hairstyle. When he didn't wear a hat, his every move could make people laugh at any time.

"My God, you are so young!"

When he learned of Harvey's identity, Alfred warmly held Harvey's hand and let out the same exclamation as Scott. Harvey's good image played a role. During this period, his attribute panel increased so that his spirit and spirit were like a different person, especially his weak intellectual temperament was easy to associate with the identity of a cultural worker.

There were only four people at the party. When they were all together, Scott ordered his servants to prepare lunch. Harvey was most interested in bringing the original novel of count of Monte Cristo. There must be some unpublished parts in the collection of novels by Leonard press. They were both eager to try.

Scott could not resist his curiosity and said, "Mr. Adrian, can we have a look at the original novel you brought? I mean, I can't wait to get to know the story. "

"Of course, that's why I brought them here."

As a reviewer, Pulan was a little nervous when he listened to their conversation. He was pressed for time, so Harvey would write something. He didn't know what to do. In case the follow-up plot was in a mess, the sponsorship would be in vain.

Scott and Avery put on a pair of white gloves, as if facing treasure, carefully remove the original from the folder.

The first thing they saw was Sherry's cover for the count of Monte Cristo, a cover of Captain Edmond with the count of Monte Cristo. In the lower left corner, the protagonist Edmond was in a state of embarrassment during his unjust imprisonment. He was sitting in a corner of a dark cell in a shabby white prison uniform, his eyes dead. In the upper right corner is the count of Monte Cristo, who is wearing a high-end suit and has a handsome and elegant face. He vaguely sees the outline of Captain Edmond. His face is gloomy and crazy.

On the right side of the cover is the title of the book the count of Monte Cristo

"Oh Alfred let out a exclamation and looked back and forth at the cover with wide eyes. After a long time, he looked up a little uncertain and asked, "Mr. Adrian, is that the count of Monte Cristo in the picture?"

"Yes, this is the cover picture that I asked a friend of a painter to draw. Her painting skills made me marvel."

"Indeed, this painting is really wonderful. It's totally different from the traditional sketch style. The technique of the shadow part is not entirely simple, but the effect is surprisingly good. She must be a master painter." Scott stares at the cover and praises that this is the result of hundreds of years of experience accumulated by the earth's modern illustration and comic industry. Every subtle effect is refined by the painter.

"No, painting is just her hobby." Harvey chuckled and went to them to explain the content of the original novel: "this manuscript, with a total of 410000 words, is the first half of the book of the count of Monte Cristo, covering more than 200000 words previously published in the collection of novels by Leonard press. I am quite satisfied with this achievement."

"Four hundred thousand!"

Alfred and Scott were overjoyed, with nearly half the number of words, which meant they could indulge in the strange and wonderful world of fiction all day. After that, they went through the content of the count of Monte Cristo, looked at some of the previously published parts, and found out all the illustrations one by one.

"Is this Meredith? She's beautiful, though the style is a little strange." Alfred can't help touching the characters in the illustration. Each character's manner and clothes are extremely delicate. The well-dressed Merseyside Tess deliberately uses more flexible lines to describe her. Therefore, her image of a lady leaps on the paper, as if she really sees a lady with gentle temperament. Harvey finds that Merseyside Tess's temperament is actually Shirley's version of a lady, He directed Shirley to draw the picture.

After a careful review, Alfred reluctantly sorted out his novel manuscripts and said to Harvey, "Mr. Adrian, your work is really wonderful. I decided that it's not the time to read it, because I think it takes a lot of time to appreciate this excellent literary work. I don't even want to miss every word above."

"Mr. Hutt, you can rest assured that we can have some copies printed by the press tomorrow. You will be the first reader to finish reading count of Monte Cristo," said Pran with a smile

Scott said, "please count my share. I can't wait."

The four looked at each other and laughed.

After that, the atmosphere of the dinner was very harmonious. After finishing reading count of Monte Cristo, the investment in publishing was completely settled. The sponsor, Alfrey Hutt, got 20% of the total income. Originally, the money needed for self funded publishing was not very much. In the eyes of jewelers, it was not a dime. Therefore, the profit he asked for was not high, He cares more about the novel than about the money.

As an intermediary and reviewer, Pran can get 10% of the total income, while Harvey holds 50% of the total income, and the rest is basically distributed in a mess. As for Scott, who introduced the count of Monte Cristo to evry, he got a bonus from evry.

The four had an appointment until the afternoon, when all publishing matters were basically finalized and a contract was signed. Harvey asked Pran to send the manuscript of the novel the count of Monte Cristo to the publishing house.

The original novel he gave to Pulan is not an original. The real original novel was sent to Diana. Next, Harvey made a backup copy in his hand, so he didn't have to worry about losing it.