After rebirth, she first killed the book thief, and she was busy writing articles to save people

Chapter 355: The Patricide Article is Published

During lunch break, Jiang Baige and Su Su went to the small garden near the company for a while.

After August, the heat has mostly subsided. If it rains, the weather is cool. The two held hands and chatted casually.

There is often no spiritual content in their conversations.

Even if Su Su asked Jiang Baige what book she had read recently and Jiang Baige told her the truth, she knew that Su Su would not really read it.

Talking about books with her is just a way for Su Su to socialize, because she knows that Jiang Baige loves reading.

But today's conversation is a little different from usual.

Because Su Su mentioned an acquaintance of Jiang Baige: "Bai Ge, do you know a writer named Jing Chai?"

Jiang Baige was stunned for a moment: "Why..."

"Last weekend, I went to a bookstore with a friend. She suddenly had to finish a copywriting. I was bored, so I just picked up a book to read. I didn't expect to be so absorbed in it. I think you should know after reading so many books..."

Not only know, but also recognize.

I just don’t know which book by Jingchai Su Su is reading.

Since they met, Jingchai has published two novels and a collection of short stories, making her a prolific writer.

Su Su added: "I don't really like reading, but when I see you guys who love reading, I often feel envious. I always feel that you must have found another new world in books that is different from the reality.

“But when I read Jingchai’s book, I felt that maybe I had seen that world too…

"In that world, girls are also very powerful. They don't need protection, nor are they fragile. They have things they want to protect. When they lose something precious, they will burn with a stronger fighting spirit..."

After saying that, Su Su felt a little embarrassed: "Do you feel a little bored after listening to this?"

"No." Jiang Baige's eyes swept across the blue sky and white clouds not far away, the green trees and red flowers around her, and the people coming and going. "If an author knew that you like her novel so much, she would definitely be very happy."

What's more, for Jingchai, writing novels is her hope to survive.

Half a month later, Jiang Baige received the sample book sent by Dugu He.

Just as Dugu He promised, Jingchai wrote the preface for this book.

In the preface, Jingchai unabashedly praised the story, saying that her second novel was inspired by it, which allowed her to change the victim mentality that women were more accustomed to, and to examine women and women's lives from a completely new perspective.

Jiang Baige thought of that afternoon with Su Su and really wanted to give her this book.

But in the end it didn't.

Firstly, this was not Jingchai's book, but just a preface she wrote. Secondly, she still didn't want to reveal her other identity.

The dual identity gives her a double sense of security.

If the barrier between the two dimensions is broken, she will be overwhelmed.

She put away the sample book and sent a message to Jing Chai: [Senior Jing, thank you for writing the preface for me.]

It was not until the evening that Jingchai replied: [I have been writing a manuscript all day and just saw your message. Don’t thank me, but remember my “kindness”. When I publish a book in the future, you have to return this preface to me.]

Jiang Baige: [I couldn’t ask for more.]

She placed these sample books in the most conspicuous place in the room and would take a look at them whenever she had nothing to do.

Not long after, Dugu He contacted her again: "Your book is selling well. Although the first print run is not high, according to the current sales situation, a second print run is only a matter of time."

Her voice sounded cheerful, probably not trying to please Jiang Baige.

Jiang Baige's mood also improved a little.

At least in the field of book publishing, she did not entrust her work to the wrong person, and her books were not used as stepping stones by others and trampled upon at will.

The only thing that could comfort her was that she at least received more than 100,000 yuan in copyright fees.

Even in a city like Anjing, it is equivalent to a new employee's annual income.

It's about enough to buy a toilet.

Dugu He added: "It's a pity that the epidemic is serious now, otherwise we could make some autographed books or even hold some book signing events to boost sales."

They had discussed the autographed copy before, but unfortunately they were not in the same city.

If express delivery is used to send and receive one or two hundred books, the shipping fee will be added to the cost. It is not cost-effective to do so for new books by non-best-selling authors. Besides, it is currently during the epidemic period and express delivery has not yet fully resumed.

I'll have to wait until the second viewing before considering it.

The same goes for book signings. Offline events are almost impossible to hold now, and online book signings are not very mature. There is no one in their agency who is good at this, so they can only put it on hold.

However, since the epidemic, Dugu He has been adjusting and upgrading its book marketing strategy.

She had said before that relying entirely on offline and traditional media would be costly and inefficient, but her leaders did not see that and always disagreed with her moving towards new media.

Now, her chance has come.

She is ambitious and has many things she wants to do, as if she had not been affected by the epidemic.

I also talked to Jiang Baige about Lin Xingran, saying that she had graduated, but because she had not yet figured out her career path and the job market was hit by the epidemic, she had to stay there, working some part-time jobs to make a living while taking a few short courses.

What she meant was that if there was a chance, she still wanted Lin Xingran to go back and work with her.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Baige was a little dazed: In this life, she should have changed the past, right?

She has published a book, can support herself by writing, has made many like-minded friends, and is preparing to buy a house...

Those were things she had not done, managed, or even thought about in her previous life.

But sometimes she was always afraid that this was just a dream.

Because "rebirth" is a shaky premise, as if the charity given to her by someone out of pity will be taken back at some point.

But this is the part that she cannot change through her own efforts, and she cannot be her own savior.

So she had to grab what she could grab now.

At this time, she received several calls from real estate agents, saying that the control had been relaxed and she could go and look at houses, and asked if she was free.

She was pulled back to the ground.

We made an appointment to go see the house at noon on the weekend. The weather was very good and the sun was out, but the temperature was only about 20 degrees, not hot - the hottest time of the summer had passed.

The agent picked her up, and the two of them rode in a "standard" electric car, traveling through several communities.

From the quotes, she clearly felt that the housing prices were trending downwards. She asked the agent about it indirectly and it turned out to be true.

But it is not the lowest point yet. She has the right to speak after coming back from 23 years.

Just look and pick: either there is no community environment here, or it is too far from the subway station, or the house is too old, or there is no elevator, it is always a little bit short.

This time the agent was a girl who was very good at talking. She didn't say that it was because Jiang Baige had a small budget, but just said that it was difficult to find a house that was exactly what she wanted, even if it cost tens of millions, so we should take our time to look for it.

Jiang Baige thought to herself: No, it’s a money issue, I need to get some more money.