Chapter 1204
Chapter 1204: Zhang Ye's new novel!
Translator: Legge Editor: Legge
The next day.
The uproar over the Yanhong Literary Prize had died down. This was how cruel it was at the level of the highest awards. Even if anyone had doubt, even if everyone was protesting for Zhang Ye, the award that was held once every four years was already given. No one could change the results. Those five names would be entered into the annals of the Yanhong Literary Prize, into the annals of the literary world, while Zhang Ye missed his only opportunity to do so. After several years, the majority in the literary field were still not acknowledging Zhang Ye, whom they viewed as someone who had come from an unconventional background.
Everyone thought the issue had blown over.
Everyone thought Zhang Ye had been felled by the thing called "beauty."
In the morning.
At the studio.
Several colleagues arrived at work in a listless mood.
"You're here?"
"Yeah, morning."
"Hai, have you seen Director Zhang's poem?"
"I've read it already. This industry is just cruel like that."
"After reading that poem, I feel that Director Zhang's decision was right. It's getting really ugly in the entertainment industry these days. There's so much compromise, betrayal, and out-of-control hype, so there's nothing wrong with doing things a little more beautifully!"
"But he threw away the most coveted award because of that."
"The plans to reach the summit have gone up in smoke!"
"Ai, we couldn't even complete the first step of the plan, so it'll only get harder from here."
"I don't think there's any hope of reaching the summit this year. Our Director Zhang has offended too many people and industries. The further he climbs, the more pressure there will be on him. He's paying off his past debts. There are probably a lot of people who are waiting for Director Zhang to fall, and many of them should be applauding as well. He wants to reach the summit? If Director Zhang drops his guard even for a second, just watch, countless people are sure to rush up to try to take a chunk out of him!"
Everyone was chatting among themselves.
Ha Qiqi had just bought breakfast and stepped into the office.
Then, footfalls came from upstairs. "Let them try. To be honest, I've never lost the many conflicts that I've had in all these years. I would really like to see who can take a chunk out of me."
It was Zhang Ye!
Zhang Zuo said, "Ah?"
Little Wang said in surprise, "Why are you here so early?"
"What do you mean by early?" Zhang Ye laughed and said, "I haven't left since I got back here yesterday. Quick, did anyone buy breakfast?"
Ha Qiqi unwittingly answered, "I did."
Zhang Ye jogged over to her and plopped down. He grabbed some soup dumplings and stuffed them into his mouth. After he ate a few of them, he even pretended to be polite and said to Ha Qiqi, "Have some too, Sister Ha."
Ha Qiqi was speechless.
What do you want me to eat!
You didn't even leave any for me!
Wu Yi asked curiously, "You didn't sleep the entire night?"
Zhang Ye inserted a straw into a cup and slurped on soy milk. "Yeah."
Seeing Zhang Ye in such a good mood, Zhang Zuo was feeling very curious. Based on Director Zhang's temper, he would've flown into a rage at a time like this. Why was he still acting so calmly? He probed, "Director Zhang, has our previous plan to reach the summit been canceled? Will the plan still be carri—"
Zhang Ye asked in surprise, "Why would it be canceled?"
Zhang Zuo smiled bitterly. "But we couldn't even achieve the first milestone."
After he finished drinking the soy milk, Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I've said before, you guys only need to think of the plan. As for how it will be realized, that isn't for you to worry about. That's my business."
As they spoke, it gradually turned into a meeting, so everyone sat down.
Ha Qiqi said, "Our first step of the plan was for you to win one of the most coveted awards in the domestic literary world so that you could polish up your credentials to help push your popularity higher. With the newly gained popularity from winning the award, the second step would be to publish another novel like Ghost Blows Out the Light. We would then try our best to make it a bestseller. You haven't written a novel in a long time, so that should help you increase your popularity within the literary field and bring it to new heights. In that way, we could've taken another big step towards the realization of our plan to reach the summit. But now that you didn't manage to win one of the most important awards in the domestic literary world, the next step would be—"
But Zhang Ye pointed upstairs and said, "I've already started on a new novel."
Zhang Zuo exclaimed, "You've already begun writing it?"
"Yeah, what else did you guys think I was doing all night?" Zhang Ye suddenly remembered something. "Oh right, hurry up and contact the publishing firm. We can already get the process started."
Ha Qiqi asked, "When will you finish writing it?"
Zhang Ye looked at the calendar and said, "I'll try to finish it in two days."
Two days?
Was he writing a short story?
"OK."
"Understood."
"I will go and liaise with the publishing firm!"
Nobody asked further.
Zhang Ye did not say anything else either. After he finished eating, he ran upstairs. Everyone heard his office door shut. Until evening, no one saw Zhang Ye take a step out from his office.
The next day.
It was past 5 PM.
The office door opened and Zhang Ye came downstairs sporting an unkempt look.
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