Chapter 63: The Writers' Annual Meeting (Seeking Collection and Recommendation)

  The final exam started on January 10th, and just as Ludi had expected, the final exam didn't bring him any trouble at all.

  After the final exam is over, it's winter vacation, and there will be about a month of time. Lu Li also plans to return to Huaqing for a trip and finalize the house matter.

  When Lu Li went back, she was with Meng Qi and Jiang You. Although Jiang You's father, Jiang Wei, is developing in the Huajing area now, his hometown is still in Huaqing, so Jiang You also chose to go back to his hometown for Chinese New Year during winter vacation.

  It was already half past two when he returned home, and neither Zhang Wenhui nor Lu Yixin were there. Lu Li went back to his room to play computer and waited for the two to return. It wasn't until 10 o'clock in the evening that the two of them came back.

  Hearing the sound, Lu Li came out of his room and shouted: "Dad, Mom, I'm back!"

  Lu Yanxin and Zhang Wenhui, who had just entered the house, heard the sound and saw Lu Li. Zhang Wenhui exclaimed in surprise: "A Li, you're back?"

  Lu Li's return home was not announced over the phone to either of them, so their surprise was natural.

  Lu Yanxin didn't say a word, but his facial expression showed that he was not calm.

  "Hmm, just got back this afternoon." Lu Li said with a smile.

  "You haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll go cook for you," said Zhang Wenhui.

  "No need, I've already eaten." Lu Li heard her mother's words and quickly pulled Zhang Wenhui who was walking towards the kitchen: "Right, what are you guys busy with? Only coming back at this time."

  "I'm helping out at the restaurant, and your dad is still working on the construction site." Lu Yixin didn't say a word, while Zhang Wenhui replied.

  When Lu Li heard Zhang Wenhui's words, his nose was slightly sour. He had clearly told them not to go out and work, but they were still working outside. Moreover, the money he brought back was probably not used by either of them. Didn't parents work hard for their children, whether it was earned or saved?

  "Dad, Mom, didn't I already say so? Now that I can earn money, you don't have to go out and work anymore." Pulling Zhang Wenhui down into a chair, Lu Li said: "Starting tomorrow, you won't need to go to work, just quit your jobs, then we'll go buy a house."

  Although Zhang Wenhui and Lu Yixin both said they were not used to doing nothing, in the end they still agreed not to go out and do things under Lu Li's insistence.

  Lu Li also let out a sigh of relief. The two had worked hard for half their lives, and it was time to enjoy some peace and quiet. Now that they were capable, they would naturally not let the two suffer anymore.

  On the second day, Zhang Wenhui and Lu Yixin both went to their respective workplaces to resign from their jobs. Then, the three of them went out to look for a house.

  They say that having money makes things easier, but if funds are tight, you might have to think twice about buying a house, and consider the price for a long time. But this time, Lu Li was also infected with the rich man's addiction, seeing what he liked without considering the price, and directly bought it.

  Lu Li bought a three-bedroom, one-living room house. One master bedroom and two secondary bedrooms, one of which Lu Li used as a study. The location of this house is also good, very close to the commercial center, shopping downstairs is very convenient. And the floor is not high, whether taking the elevator or walking the stairs are relatively convenient.

  The supporting facilities in the community are relatively complete, the environment is good, and the transportation is convenient.

  After deciding to buy the house, Lu Li paid off the full amount of the house payment at once and then handled a series of documents that gave him a headache. As for the decoration issue, Lu Li directly handed it over to a decoration company and let them handle it. However, Lu Li's father, Lu Yixin, insisted on following the decoration company and supervising their work.

  Lu Li is happy to have her old dad follow the decoration company, because for a while, letting the two elderly people idle down is not too used to it. Now that there are some things that don't make them tired, they can pass the time. Moreover, someone is watching on the side, and regarding quality issues, it's indeed more reassuring.

  Since Dad and Mom were going to take care of things, Lu Li naturally had nothing to do and went back to the rented house to stay at home. Except for morning exercises and vocal training, he spent most of his time at home writing and storing manuscripts.

  However, on January 19th, when "The Reed" was about to be completed, Lu Li received a notice from Gu Feng editor, asking Lu Li to attend the third annual writers' conference held in Huajing on January 25th.

  The annual meeting of the station's writers is not an invitation that every author can receive. Only those who have achieved a certain level of achievement and status are eligible to participate in this writer's annual meeting. Although Lu Li has been on the road for less than a year, his achievements are remarkable, and everyone has taken notice.

  Moreover, the online sales of "The Legend of Miyue" are extremely good, and the physical book sales are also exceptionally hot. According to a message from Huaxin Publishing House, the first volume of "Miyue" has been reprinted many times, but it is still in short supply, and can be said to be selling very well.

  This also made many other online writers extremely envious, what does good sales represent? Representing Lu Li's high royalties, that is the real silver and gold RMB.

  So with Lu Li's achievements, nowadays YY almost regards Lu Li as a supreme god. It is natural for events like the Writers' Annual Meeting to send invitations to Lu Li.

  Lu Li received the invitation and thought about it. He felt that staying at home was not doing anything, so he might as well attend this New Year's party to get to know other great gods in the world.

  It has been decided that I will be attending this year's annual meeting, and Lu Li also notified his readers in today's chapter about the opportunity for authors and readers to interact during the annual meeting.

  As expected, after Lu Li's announcement came out, many book friends in the comment section below expressed that they didn't attend the signing event last New Year's Day because of something, but this time they must come to see the real person of Lu Li.

  Many people replied to this post and argued that they would go to the annual meeting to take a look.

  I opened this post casually at night and didn't expect book friends to be so enthusiastic, feeling a faint sense of emotion. Liu Xiaowen and others who are not in Hua Jing this time will not come to the annual meeting, but let the local book friends in Hua Jing organize it.

  On the 24th, Lu Li did not take the train again, but bought a ticket to Hua Jing and enjoyed the plane he had never taken before.

  After getting off the plane, Lu Li was picked up by a car arranged by YY and taken to the hotel where the annual meeting was held. He went to his own room to rest.

  It was dark when a series of "bang bang bang" knocking sounds woke up Lu Li who was fast asleep.

  Lu Li opened the door of the room and saw that it was Bao Hongshu, as well as another middle-aged person who looked older than Bao Hongshu. Lu Li did not recognize him.

  Looking at Lu Li who had just woken up, Bao Hongshu asked: "I'm not disturbing your sleep, am I?"

  Ludie was already awake and wouldn't fall asleep again, so he said: "It's okay, I'll probably get up to eat soon too." As he spoke, he let the two people outside the door in.

  "Come, let me introduce you to a big shot. This is Niu Gui She Shen Zhu Jia Cheng." Ba Hongshu said, pointing at the middle-aged man after they sat down in the room.

  Lu Li was also shocked to hear this, and hastily stood up to politely say: "So it's Niu Da, I've long heard of your great name, didn't expect to have the honor of meeting you in person."

  Zhu Jia Cheng also stood up, waving his hand and saying: "What's the big deal about being famous or not? It's just that I've been in this industry a few years longer than you guys. If I had given you all this time, I don't know how many streets you would have left me behind on."

  "Alright, you two stop flattering each other here, I can't bear to listen anymore." Bao Hongshu interrupted from the side.

  "I'm not flattering, to be honest I'm also a fan of Lu Li's book, 'The Shooting' is really well written, I'm just inferior." Zhu Jiaceng said seriously after hearing Bao Hongshu's words.

  Unexpectedly, the other party was also a fan of "The Legend of the Condor Hero", and hearing him say so increased my good impression of him.

  "Neither of you has eaten yet, why don't we go out for a meal, I'll treat." Lu Li said to the two of them, he had just woken up from his nap and was starting to feel hungry.

  "Let's go out and eat something." Although Lu Li was treating, the two didn't choose a big restaurant to eat at, but instead went to a roadside stall.

  "Are you guys trying to save me money?" Lu Li said with a smile after sitting down.

  "Not really, it's more enjoyable when eating." said Zhuo Jia Cheng after hearing Lu Li's words.

  After they started eating, Lu Li also found that Zhu Jia Cheng's words were not false. Although the big stall looked ordinary, the atmosphere of chatting and eating together was not comparable to eating in a restaurant.

  The three of them chatted while eating, and after finishing their meal, it was already late. After returning to the hotel, they all went straight to rest.

  The second day of the year-end meeting officially opened, mainly some high-level people giving speeches, which was quite boring. Lu Li saw many people sitting below typing on their computers or playing with their mobile phones.

  After that, some familiar authors began to communicate with each other, and Lu Li also got to know some of the other great gods and supreme gods of yy. These people were also very polite to Lu Li, after all, looking at Lu Li's momentum, becoming another supreme god was only a matter of time.

  But in the end, all these authors left hastily, leaving Lu Li looking a bit strange.

  Lü Li ended up not leaving yet, and Bao Hongshu found it a bit strange. He came over to ask: "What are you still waiting for?"

  "Is it over?" Lu Li asked back.

  "Why hasn't it ended yet? Actually, this annual meeting is for authors and readers to interact with each other. Look at these people now, they've all gone to participate in book friends' activities. Normally, these big shots are not easy to meet with their own readers, and communication is very rare. So the author's annual meeting has become a meeting for authors and readers to meet."

  Lu Li finally understood after hearing Bao Hongshu's words. As for the Writers' Annual Meeting, Lu Li wasn't very clear about it because when he was on Earth, he hadn't participated or paid attention to it, and didn't know if it was like this.

  He also thought that the writers' annual meeting was for authors to communicate with each other, but now it seems that although there is such an item, the time is very short, and these big shots are also very concerned about their own iron fans, so they all retreated early.

  However, after hearing Bao Hongshu say that he had little communication with readers, an idea was slowly sprouting in Lü Li's mind.

  PS: Thanks to Benming Sanjun, Yr Huanghe, Lonely Cloud and Former Rewards