Chapter 1011 1011 A Little Change

Looking at Joanna with tears in her eyes, Hugo sighed softly. He knew what it was like, he knew clearly, when he finally showed the first ray of light on the road of his hard work, stumbling, and single-minded pursuit of his dreams, when he was in a bottomless abyss and darkness was the only color of life, suddenly Feeling the warmth of the sun, it is difficult to sum up the inner taste in one word, it can only be said to be complicated. All kinds of tastes rushed up together, causing the brain to stop for a moment, and when I realized myself, my emotions had lost control.

Hugo stood up with the coffee pad, walked across to Joanna and sat down. He looked down at Jessica, who was sleeping peacefully in the stroller, then put the coffee pad in his hand on the table, and reappeared. Pushed to Joanna. Joanna's eyes followed Hugo's movements and fell on the coffee pad. She was at a loss. Hugo said softly, "Keep it well. Maybe these cheap coffee pads will be invaluable in the future."

In a word, Joanna collapsed, buried her head, covered her mouth with both hands, and a low whimper came out. Although Hugo didn't see her expression, the slight trembling of her thin shoulders was enough. See Joanna's excitement at this time. She needs such emotional venting. Since she decided to commit suicide, her negative emotions have not been vented until now.

Hugo has read a lot of online novels, and the authors always like to imagine their own worlds, and many of them like to plagiarize the "Harry Potter" series, whether it is because of their love for novels or because the series is commercially available. great success. But at this time, Hugo looked at Joanna in front of him, but was thinking, if Joanna really lost the "Harry Potter" series, how sad it would be, because this story is the hesitation in front of me. The haggard woman had all that was left.

Looking at the six plain and messy coffee pads on the table, Hugo's mouth slightly drew a smile. If he remembered correctly, the first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was printed in a total of 1,000. Books, five hundred of which became the library collection, because the publishers were not sure that this set of books would sell well, and they even advised Joanna to continue looking for a full-time job. They didn't think she could make money by writing books. But later, the value of these thousand first editions was as high as 16,000 to 25,000 pounds, and became the treasures of countless people.

So, what about the six coffee pads in front of you? How much should it be worth? Maybe 100,000 dollars can't buy these six coffee pads, because what they record is not only a great idea, but also a dream for life that will never be extinguished, and it is also the source of billions of market value in the future. .

"Sorry, I lost my temper." Joanna wiped the embarrassment on her face, and glanced at Hugo a little cautiously, only to find that Hugo's soft eyes fell on the sleeping Jessica. This made Joanna feel warm in her heart. Although it was just a simple action, she could sense Hugo's gentlemanly behavior, avoiding her embarrassment and embarrassment.

"So, you like this story." Joanna didn't mention her grief, she wasn't ready to tell others about her life, let alone a stranger.

Hugo looked back, smiled and nodded, "Yes, I'm very interested in Quidditch, you've only made a prototype, but it looks very interesting, I'm looking forward to waiting for you to perfect it. What does it look like?" Although Hugo only smiled, the excitement and excitement between his eyebrows clearly explained the content of his words.

This made Joanna chuckle softly, but she didn't want to, but some water came out of her nose, which made her embarrassed to pick up a tissue and wipe it, "This at least shows that I can have a reader." After cleaning up her embarrassment , looked up at Hugo again, "I was still worried that no one would like books on such a subject, and the publishers would not be willing to publish them, but now it seems... I should put these issues aside for the time being and concentrate on It's only right to write what I think. After all, you're a professional reader of classics, right?"

Joanna is saying that students majoring in classical literature must have read many classic works, and still have a good impression of her novels under such a background, which is indeed a positive signal.

Hugo laughed, "If I discuss the differences between classical literature, modern literature, and children's literature with you now, wouldn't it seem out of place?" Hugo's joke made Joanna open her mouth, haha laugh it out. That bright look is really long gone.

Looking at Joanna in front of him, Hugo remembered the publishing process of the "Harry Potter" series. In fact, no one is optimistic about the "Harry Potter" series. Joanna submitted manuscripts to twelve publishing houses before and after, but they were all rejected. Everyone thinks that no one will buy such novels. Finally, a London publishing house took a fancy to the novel, but it was not because of the editor-in-chief's unique vision, but because the eight-year-old daughter of the publishing house owner read the first chapter of the novel, and immediately asked her father for the follow-up, which allowed the publication to be published. The agency decided to publish the novel.

A thousand, just a thousand. And "Harry - Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" for Joanna - Rowling's first draft fee is only 1,500 pounds.

But Hugo knew exactly how much value this series of novels had created. Now, Hugo also clearly felt what this novel meant for Joanna Rowling. Hugo would not mind if he could reach out and help Joanna. What's more, if you can help your own company, Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company, why not do it?

Thinking of this, Hugo opened his mouth and said, "Joe, I don't know your situation very well, and I'm not quite sure what your novel will look like in the end, but if you want, I think I can offer you some help. "

After Hugo said the words, he hesitated. He originally wanted to contact Endeavour Elite Agency to see if Rick Rosen could help her, but after thinking about it, if Joanna left the rainy Edinburgh, what would happen to her? Can you write the essence of Hogwarts in place? Sunny California is not "Harry Potter" style.

Joanna was also stunned. She raised her head and looked at Hugo with a look of hesitation: Hugo provided help? How can I help? Suddenly, Joanna remembered that she only knew Hugo's name, and she didn't know anything about Hugo. Could it be that Hugo was working in a publishing house?

If anyone knew what Joanna was thinking at this time, they would probably roll their eyes. Although Hugo's popularity in Europe is not as good as that of the United States, "Life and Death" and "Schindler's List" are still very popular in Europe, so Hugo's recognition is not low.

However, considering Joanna's current situation, she has been devastated by family affairs in the past year or two, so she naturally doesn't have time to learn about movies and music. Thinking of it this way, she could be forgiven for not knowing Hugo.

At this moment, the thought flashed by, and Hugo quickly reacted, "I mean, I know the brokerage company, you know, they can match you, and they can also connect you with some rescue foundations. Friends, let's see if we can get some funds to help."

After Hugo finished speaking, he took out his backpack and searched for it, trying to find Rick Rosen's business card, but after searching, he found his business card in the business card holder. Hugo took it out in surprise. He never knew he still had a business card. It was estimated that Joseph had put it in.

The name on the business card was "General Manager of Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company", Hugo couldn't help but grinned, why didn't he know that the company still had the position of "General Manager", but he still handed the business card over," said To be honest, I'm not sure if the phone number above can reach me, but I'm pretty sure that this phone number can reach our company." Hugo looked at the phone number, it wasn't from home, so it should be the company phone.

But Joanna looked at Hugo with a stunned expression, wondering if she should accept this business card, because Hugo's words sounded too weird. Hugo seemed to have reacted and chuckled, "Look, it's like this. I'm not an agent or an editor, in fact, I'm an artist, this is my agency, They also have the publishing business, so I think they should be able to help you."

"Artist?" Joanna looked at Hugo in a puzzled way. She looked at Hugo seriously and said hesitantly, "At least you seem to have the capital." This is to praise Hugo's appearance. .

Hugo chuckled, "I'll take this as a compliment." Hugo didn't notice that Joanna didn't know herself, because that was the meaning of this backpacking trip. "I know you're not so sure, but I don't think a phone call would hurt if you wanted to."

If Joanna really called Endeavour Elite, Hugo would definitely let Rick sign Joanna. In this way, Endeavour Elite Agency can control the publishing initiative of "Harry Potter", which is a little change, a very important change, for the company and Joanna. I just don't know how much impact this change will have in the future.

Of course, the most important thing is that Hugo is not sure if Joanna is willing to make this phone call, after all, what he just said was not very convincing.

Joanna held the business card in her hand and looked at it seriously. This thin piece of paper had an incomparable weight. At this time, she realized that perhaps her life would be changed drastically because of her encounter with Hugo today. It's just how turbulent and huge this change is, whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, she's not sure.

Joanna looked up, "So, are you... er, I mean, are you an actor or a singer? Or..."

"Is it important? The most important thing is that you don't know me like that, do you?" Hugo's teasing made Joanna smile.