After speaking, Zhong Yi got up and said goodbye and left.

Before leaving, he borrowed a typewriter from the legation, saying that he used it for writing.

Steve wanted to leave with Zhong Yi, but was stopped by Zhong Yi, and instead asked Steve to stay in the legation, and even asked Commodus to arrange a counselor for him.

Zhong Yi asked Steve to be an agent, not a secretary.

So, Steve doesn't need to be by his side all the time.

Moreover, if Steve is always by Zhong Yi's side, some things will not be clear.

Commodus has no opinion on Zhong Yi's arrangement, and Steve has no opinion.

However, what the two didn't expect was that Zhong Yi had a manuscript sent over that night.

"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?" Commodus flipped the thick stack of manuscripts in his hand and said to Steve, "I didn't expect our Lord Mayor to actually write. ”

Steve only shrugged his shoulders when he heard this, his attention still focused on the wine glass in his hand.

To put it bluntly, Steve didn't think that Zhong Yi could really write anything wonderful, especially since he was still a Chinese, and it was impossible for him to write in line with the aesthetics of Westerners, so he didn't expect anything at all.

"Well, well, let's see, what our Excellency the Mayor writes." Commodus quipped, casually flipping through the manuscript and reading it cursoryly.

The first few chapters are of a very average level, and there is barely a little desire to read them.

In particular, the setting of the Dursleys and their son Dalí is not too old-fashioned, what is the difference between such a setting and Cinderella? Such a stalk has long been used by others.

But when Harry Jr. hits the wall and enters Platform Nine and Three-Quarters at King's Cross Station, boards the 5972 train, and finally arrives at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the plot suddenly becomes exciting.

At first, Commodus was still talking to Steve without a match, but later, he didn't have the heart to chat anymore and devoted himself to the plot, and before he knew it, Commodus was completely attracted to the plot.

Steve told a joke, but did not get a response from Commodus, and when he looked back, he saw that Commodus was already engrossed in reading, and he came over curiously.

"Your Excellency, is it that good-looking?" Steve was surprised.

"Very exciting!" Commodus nodded and said, "It's amazing." ”

"Really?" Steve picked up Commodus' finished manuscript and said, "The writing is good, but old stalks like the Dursleys are too ordinary to be anything new. ”

"Don't rush to conclusions, young man, and look on." After Commodus finished speaking, he handed over the stack of manuscripts that he had already finished reading, and then began to look at the manuscripts that followed, not wanting to wait for half a second.

After a while, Steve was also completely immersed in the plot.

……

At this time, in the city hall.

Chen Jiming, director of the Finance Bureau, knocked on the door of Zhong Yi's office excitedly.

"Mayor, the count is complete!" Chen Jiming said excitedly, "It's all done!" ”

"Really?" Zhong Yi immediately came to his senses, handed over the sketch of the fortress design in his hand to Gong Weiqian, and said, "Tell me quickly, how much money is there in total?" ”

Chen Jiming took out a small notebook, first licked his right index finger with his tongue, and then opened the notebook with his spittled right index finger, and read: "In this clean-up operation, a total of 16 large and small gangsters, 61 gambling houses, 107 brothels, and 519 large tobacco houses were eliminated. ”

When Zhong Yi heard this, his heart suddenly froze.

A small Yinjiang with a population of less than 300,000 has more than 500 big smoke houses!

It can be seen from this that opium has been raging to such an extent during the Republic of China! If smoking is not banned, can there still be hope for this country and this nation?

After a pause, Chen Jiming said again: "In addition, this clean-up operation also sealed sixteen mansions and houses, including three mansions of Chen Jinmu, the former commander of the garrison. ”

Three mansions, this is to raid Chen Jinmu's Xiaolin old mansion!

This is also reasonable, how can it not be raided Chen Jinmu's old house?

With his fingers dipped in spit and turning another page, Chen Jiming continued to read: "In this clean-up operation, a total of 369,709 yuan in cash was confiscated, 169,100 silver dollars, 1,036 US dollars, 2,507 pounds sterling, 1,366 taels of gold, and 39 boxes of calligraphy and paintings. ”

Zhong Yi frowned, this harvest was still a little short of the number he expected.

The current harvest is enough to maintain the expenditure of the Yinjiang Municipal Government for two months, and it is far from enough to start the construction of Yinjiang Industrial Park!

Seeing Zhong Yi's disappointed face, Chen Jiming reminded in a low voice: "Mayor, cash is just a small head, and the confiscated real estate is the real big head, sixteen mansions and bungalows plus more than 600 shops, at least you can sell it for a million dollars!" And if the prospects of our Yinjiang are good in the future, the price can be sold higher! ”

Hearing this, Zhong Yi's mood was slightly better.

……

Late at night, Commodus and Steve had finally finished reading the entire manuscript.

Steve put down the last page of the manuscript and carefully put it back together.

Commodus breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This is a wonderful book!" ”

"Indeed!" Steve said approvingly, "I love Harry, the little wizard!" ”

Commodus said: "It is completely foreseeable that this Harry Potter will become an unprecedented bestseller!" ”

"Definitely, there's no doubt about it!" Steve nodded vigorously, and his eyes became hot, because Zhong Yi had said before that he would publish this book in his name.

In other words, he is about to become the best-selling author of this book!

Commodus said, "Steve, you're a lucky guy, you've met a good employer!" ”

"Thanks to the support of His Excellency the Minister." Steve was itching and said, "Your Excellency, if you send this Harry Potter back to the United States for publication, how much royalty will you get?" ”

Commodus said: "It depends on how much is sold. ”

After a pause, Commodus continued: "The excitement and world view of this book are definitely not the hobbits written by Tolkien, and with reference to the sales of hobbits, the sales of Harry Potter will be more than 20 million!" ”

"Twenty million? Assuming that each copy is sold for 10 cents and the royalty is calculated at a minimum of 5 percent, then the final remuneration is $100,000! Steve felt a little thirsty, which was an unimaginable number.