Chapter 32: Los Angeles and New York
According to Dave, his "A Song of Ice and Fire" will basically be a big part of the future for a long time without worrying about declining sales.
Because the list is very credible, many readers who want to buy books also like to buy some novels to read at home based on the books listed on the list.
In disguise, it can be regarded as advertising for the author.
In addition, the conditions for entering the list are extremely harsh, and the censorship is also very strict, so the novels on the list can ensure that the content and stories are exciting, and readers don't have to worry about being fooled.
So this list has a very big influence and credibility, at least on the side of the United States.
After Dave told Kim Hyun Tae about this, there was nothing else. Kim Hyun-tae said goodbye, left Dave's office, picked up his daughter at Lola's side, and took her to the parking lot to pick up his car, and Kim Hyun-tae drove away from the publishing house.
The little guy sat in his 'eggshell' baby car seat as usual, looking curiously at the pedestrians and shops on the street through the car window, and from time to time he made strange sounds of "wow, wow!" to express that he had seen a "very powerful" scene.
And Kim Hyun-tae was in a good mood at this time, "William's Fairy Tales" and "The Lord of the Rings" were handed over to the publishing house, and they could sell the book in a short period of time to bring benefits to themselves, and at the same time, the "Song of Ice and Fire" sold now also entered the best-selling list, which brought sales guarantee for a period of time in the future.
So, how could Kim Hyun-tae not be happy.
What's more, his copyright share has been increased to 20%, as long as "The Lord of the Rings" and "William's Fairy Tales" are not worse than "A Song of Ice and Fire", it means that the money they get can far exceed the income brought by "A Song of Ice and Fire".
Thinking about it, Kim Hyun-tae couldn't help but laugh out loud, causing the little guy sitting in the back to look at his father curiously.
Seeing his daughter looking curiously in the rearview mirror, Kim Hyun-tae couldn't hold back a smile, and then turned on the car CD and played pure music for her daughter, so that her attention was diverted.
It was close to noon, and there wasn't a lot of traffic on the highway from Los Angeles to Monica, far from what it was in the morning.
So, Kim Hyun Tae drove quickly and after 20 minutes he was in Santa Monica City, and then Kim Hyun Tae drove off the highway and onto the fork in the road to the beach community.
When passing through this time and space, the largest supermarket chain in the United States, Kim Hyun-tae also took his daughter to the supermarket to buy some food and things needed for Halloween, and then continued to drive home.
Having a car is different, Kim Hyun-tae can buy a lot of things at once, and he no longer has to think about buying a little bit every time.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that Kim Hyun Tae has greatly improved economically.
At the supermarket, Kim Hyun-tae bought a few boxes of high-end steaks, as well as some seasonings, fruits and vegetables, skim milk and other foods, as well as jack-o'-lanterns, scarecrows, vampire masks, Halloween children's and adult costumes, and dozens of packs of candy.
Parking the car in front of his house, Kim Hyun-tae got out of the car and took his daughter out of the back of the car, then opened the door and put her daughter in the living room, and then began to move everything into the house from the trunk of the car.
The daughter is very well-behaved, sitting quietly in her 'egg' baby carrycot, watching her father busy going in and out.
After everything was done, Kim Hyun Tae freed his daughter from the 'eggshell' and let the little guy play on his own.
After getting off the ground, the little guy crawled all the way to the wall, and then stood up little by little with his little hands against the wall, and then began to rub towards the backyard.
In the past two months, the little one has developed rapidly, his teeth have grown a lot, and he has begun to walk.
Although the road is unstable, the little guy is holding on to something that borrows his strength, and there is no problem in walking on his own.
Kim Hyun-tae took a look and knew that his daughter wanted to go to the back garden to play.
After all, where is the back garden, the little guy can hold on to the small wooden door of the garden and tease those who pass by the door of his garden, which is the little guy's favorite thing to do.
In the end, she is not afraid of life at all, and she likes to tease anyone, as if people are very familiar with her.
Kim Hyun-tae put all the food he bought in the refrigerator, left a roll of noodles for a 1 to 2-year-old child, and a box of steak to be made for himself and his daughter at noon, and then walked to his daughter's side.
Kim Hyun-tae didn't pick up his daughter, because he knew that this was the time to let the little one practice walking on his own, so he just left the door open to the back garden and left it alone.
Anyway, there are no edges and corners, so you don't have to worry about your daughter bumping into something, and although Kim Hyun-tae spoils her daughter, she won't raise her too expensive.
Seeing his father open the door, the little one was visibly happy.
"Baba Ao!"
Well, this is what Dad means, and Kim Hyun Tae understands it.
Although my daughter can express herself simply, sometimes she can speak clearly, but sometimes she is not so clear.
Therefore, this requires Kim Hyun-tae, who is a father, to work hard to ponder his daughter's expression.
"Oh, it's good for dad to open the door for you, what if you don't open the door?"
Kim Hyun-tae teased the little one.
The little guy with his head tilted thought for a moment, and then responded to his father.
"Bad!", the word is clear.
Well, what else can Kim Hyun-tae say.
Looking at the time, it was now 11:05, and it was obvious that it was still a little early to make lunch at this time, so Kim Hyun Tae picked up the laptop from the living room and accompanied his daughter to the backyard.
It's just that the little guy chose the wrong time, there are very few people on the beach at this time, basically everyone goes to work and goes to school, so the little guy can't see a few people.
In the end, the little one had to give up this hobby and interest, and instead staggered to the other side of the garden, picked up the toys that had been placed there, and began to play.
In addition to piling up a large number of children's toys bought by Kim Hyun-tae, he even placed a large plastic slide in the backyard for his daughter's pastime.
I have to say that Kim Hyun-tae, who has money, is really good to his daughter.
Kim Hyun-tae himself hugged his laptop and walked to the recliner under the backyard porch to lie on it, enjoying the warm sea breeze under the shady porch, which was a pleasant time.
Kim Hyun-tae turned on the computer and started to go online.
Linked to the Internet, opened the web page, typed in the words "National Novel Sales Chart", and searched for the web page he needed.
clicked, opened the link, found the 2015 ranking, and after taking a closer look, Kim Hyun-tae found that his novel was really low.
There are a total of 200 best-selling novels listed on this list, and his "A Song of Ice and Fire" ranks 198th, which is basically the bottom of the list.
But think about Dave's saying that his novel has only been sold for less than two months and has already been able to make the list, then this is also a good result, isn't it?
It is true that Kim Hyun-tae's royalty share has only been taken for one month, and this month's sales will not be settled until the end of the month, and then he will get the royalty share for the second month.
Even so, in less than two months, his "A Song of Ice and Fire" entered the best-seller list of 2015, and he was not satisfied with anything.
If this momentum continues, his "A Song of Ice and Fire" will enter the best-seller list again next year, and it will definitely not be this position.
After closing the web page, Kim Hyun Tae opened a video website, selected a few funny videos and watched them for a while.
Looking at several strange and funny selfies from Texas in the video, the corners of Kim Hyun-tae's mouth couldn't help but curl, and at the same time, he also admired a few Texas fat people who were too good at playing.
Now, Kim Hyun-tae's life has begun to stabilize, and the economic conditions have also improved greatly, and basically he and his daughter are on the right track.
As long as he doesn't die by himself, this kind of stable and peaceful leisurely life has been maintained like this, and there is nothing wrong with it.
Compared with Kim Hyun-tae's father and daughter, who lived a leisurely and peaceful life and began to become rich, a certain woman began to have a hard time.
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Vomit!
In the lavish bathroom, Anne's face was pale and she was retching, and her life was not at all difficult these days.
It has been more than three months since the artificial insemination was done in July, so now she has begun to have a pregnancy reaction.
The old butler Nord stood to the side with a concerned look on his face, and a maid attached her hand and gently patted Anne's back, hoping to ease her pain.
"Do women have to go through such a painful cycle when they get pregnant? ”
When the vomiting had subsided, and Anne had finally regained some of her spirits, she stood up with the help of the maid, and then bitterly expressed her feelings to the old butler Nord.
Of course, Nord knew that Anne's words could not be taken seriously.
After more than three months of pregnancy, although regret can be solved, Anne did not reveal this meaning at all, saying that she is just talking casually now, and she can't take it seriously.
It's just that Anne was tortured by pregnancy reactions, so she said so.
"Miss, your pregnancy reaction is much worse than the average person, but this is normal. Some women's physique will appear like this when they are pregnant, and some women will not even react at all. ”
When the old bachelor did not know how to answer the young lady's words, the maid who supported Anne helped him out.
This maid is someone who has given birth, so she has more experience in this area.
Anne looked at the maid when she heard this, and then asked in an uncertain tone, "Is this true?" and then said with a look of envy, "I envy those who don't have a pregnancy reaction." ”
The maid looked at Anne and smiled and nodded: "Of course it's true, I'm a mother of three, so I know a lot about this matter." ”
Wow!
The experience of a mother of three is certainly not comparable to that of a novice like Anne.
"So did you react much during pregnancy?" asked Anne with a curious expression.