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After returning home, Catherine didn't express any opinion on Adam's buying a new car. After all, he used the money he earned himself, and it wasn't a random expense, but it reassured Brett who was worried. few.

Originally, because of frequent training and competitions, Brett was basically lying in a corpse state every time he went home. It was extremely difficult to let him move around and help organize family affairs.Having a new car this time, it is a rare thing that made him take the initiative. First of all, to make room for the new car, he just emptied the garage, sorted out all the messy things in it, and dug out many childhood memories , but made Catherine on the side sentimental for a while.

Not to mention, after cleaning out the garage, Brett's work enthusiasm continued to rise.Because he felt that the messy backyard did not match his cool car, he rolled up his sleeves and gave the whole yard a beautification - built lawns, trimmed fences and filled a few uneven ground to make the whole yard Immediately, it looked much neater and more beautiful, and even reinforced the swing in the yard. It was beautifully shaped for a while, but it won Michelle's cheers.

During this period, Adam also followed behind to do some small jobs, such as delivering tools, running errands and so on.However, just as they were working on a paragraph, Adam was finally free to think about the plot behind it, and when he was preparing for the early issue in January——Christmas comics special, he received a call from Cromwell.

On the phone, Cromwell informed him of the sales of the new book during the Thanksgiving holiday. Although it is expected that there are no accidents, the final sales of the book are still fine.But in the first week, when the author was still a newcomer, he was able to sell tens of thousands of sales, and even some bookstores were sold out (mainly due to the lack of deliveries), which still surprised him.

You must know that the Christmas sales season has not yet begun!Thanksgiving is just a warm-up for the Christmas sales season, but I didn’t expect that after the operation of HarperCollins, it still ushered in a good start. In addition to the quality of the manual, it also shows that HarperCollins is worthy of being famous in the United States and even the world. Even if it was just a little less effort from the publishing house, it would have been enough to send "Jurassic Park" into the sky. (Most book reviewers still have morals. They take money to review your book. As long as it is not a bad review, it will give you face. The specific evaluation depends on the quality. Obviously, if you give the book "Jurassic Park" a good review, they It can be regarded as willing, so it is obvious that I am more attentive when commenting.)

I have to say that this is why every author hopes to cooperate with a large publishing house, because as long as the other party uses a little force, an author who hits the street can benefit a lot. For example, the first book of Harry Potter struggled for a long time, and was finally seen by a professional book manager, and signed a contract to bring it to the United States for promotion and publicity. fire.

However, since the other party is working so hard on this novel, Adam naturally cannot ignore it. After all, even for a long-term cooperation, a little sincerity needs to be shown.What's more, he is still a rookie now. Although he doesn't like to face the media, as a rookie, he has to pay a little more, which is also necessary.

Therefore, when Adam saw the school football team win the division championship and headed for the state championship, he could only regret missing the game to witness the team win the state championship, and went to New York in tears. (There are a total of 16 places in the playoffs, divided into four regions (4x4). After three rounds of competition, the No.1 (regional champion) in the four regions will be determined. After that, the four teams will draw lots in the semi-finals, and two will win Teams qualify for the Finals.)

Due to the speed of the American trains, there is no doubt that Adam chose to fly. Fortunately, although the American trains are relatively bad, there are a lot of airports. Basically every city, even some large towns have them. Solved the problem of travel.

You must know that in 2016, some media used the word "crazy" to comment on the speed of China's airport construction, and the number of airports was only in the early [-]s, which does not sound like a small number.But if you compare the number of airports in the United States, you will be speechless for a moment. You must know all the airports in the United States, including the main categories of airports designated by the four countries: national, basic, local, and regional, as well as other general-purpose airports. There are more than [-], that's right, [-].Among them, there are more than [-] public airports that have been included in the national airport plan and have received government subsidies.

There are only 3144 counties in the United States. (Counties in the United States are second-level administrative units after states. I personally think they should be equivalent to cities in China, which is more reasonable.) If you look at it, you will understand how many airports there are in American cities.

Well, without further ado.It was the first time Adam had gone out, at least as American Adam, the first time he had left town alone.Although he is now, not too small.But the previous few trips had been controlled by his parents. As long as Adam followed behind, he had nothing to worry about.

But this time is different, not only has to cross several states to reach the distant New York, but also has to transfer in Los Angeles during the period, and there are several hours of long waiting in the middle, which is indeed a bit troublesome in an unfamiliar city.

Catherine, who was full of worries, even considered accompanying her, but was persuaded by Brett and Adam in the end. Work was fine, but her younger sister Michelle was still at home, and neither Adam nor Catherine felt relieved to let Brett take care of her.

Originally thought this was the conclusion, but before leaving, there was an accident——Adam handed over the follow-up draft of the Christmas special of "Druid" to Charlie, and explained to him a little bit about himself About to leave town and head to New York.

In the end, Charlie expressed excitement about this, and strongly requested to go with him, because the headquarters of MV comics happened to be in New York!Because the performance of the comic "Druid" is getting better and better, mv comics has long wanted to meet Adam, and even hopes that Adam can join mv comics as a cartoonist after graduating from high school.

But Adam rejected the invitation from MV Comic Company because of his studies. This time, he learned that Adam will be based in New York by chance, so it would be unreasonable not to meet with the people from MV Comic Company.

Although Adam first made his debut from the comics and earned his first pot of gold, it was mainly because of the embarrassment of life, not the fanaticism for comics.But if it wasn't for the opportunity given by the MV comics, perhaps Adam would not have been able to support the entire Baker family, and their family might have gone to that small village by now.

Therefore, Adam had no intention of rejecting this invitation, so in the end it became the situation that Adam and Charlie went to New York together. However, for this final direction, mother Catherine welcomed this final direction. With Charlie's leadership, at least there is no need to worry about the safety of the journey. .

After all, in the past six months of contact, although Adam used his comic manuscript fees to support the Baker family, Catherine, who raised three children, still encountered many inconveniences in her life. Fortunately, she usually has more free time. Charlie, every time he sees him, he will lend a hand, and unknowingly, he will get involved in some trivial matters of the Baker family. There's always the mischievous jerk dealing with the school teachers, and so on.

Although the two still maintain a relatively pure relationship, both discerning people and the onlookers have gradually accepted the relationship between Charlie and Catherine, and even Brett said that as long as they do not have intimate relationships He doesn't care about his actions.

As for Adam who felt awkward and irritable from the very beginning, but gradually got used to it, anyway, Charlie is still quite knowledgeable about current affairs and does not stand in the way of him, so if Catherine wants to, he does not have the right to beat the mandarin duck.

Having said that, after getting Adam's consent to answer, Charlie contacted the MV company immediately. The other party was naturally very happy, expressed his welcome to Adam's coming to New York, and even prepared a special one for it. Welcome reception, come to welcome Adam's arrival.

Of course, mv comics are not kind people, and there is a reason for their courtesy to Adam—the new single issue of "Druid" was released in November, with an astonishing number of more than 20 copies. The sales volume surpassed that of "Batman Returns", injecting a glimmer of hope into the precarious MV comics, and the single volume of "Druid" in December continued to win the championship, with a sales volume of 22 copies, which can be said to be stable. Ascension, once again suppressed a dc.

Therefore, as the sole creator of this comic, Adam naturally received collective attention from the company's chairman Perelman to the legend and founder of the MV comic below, Stan Lee.

Adam didn't want to make it so high-profile. The main reason for passing this time was because of the promotion of the novel, and secondly, he didn't like socializing.But the other party said that they wanted to hold a pre-Christmas party, but because of his arrival, it was not a big deal to hold it in advance, so Adam accepted the invitation.

The next day, after packing up their things, Adam and Charlie went to the airport in a new car driven by Bright (the person who went through the formalities was relatively quick, and the license plate was brought on the third day), and the drive was less than Four hours, much faster than expected.

They transferred planes in Los Angeles, and they did it for another six hours. They didn't arrive at New York JFK Airport until late at night. Since the mv had already booked a hotel for him, he didn't need to think about it.

The hotel is a four-star hotel near Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York. It is a luxurious single suite. Although it is not as good as the so-called presidential suite, the facilities are top-notch. It is definitely something that Adam has never lived in before. Adam is also extremely satisfied with this.

When I came to New York this time, in addition to the original plan, in conjunction with the promotion of the novel "Jurassic Park", it was to contact the mv comics company. Of course, Adam had another small idea deep in his heart, but the time is not yet. It is appropriate, so it is just a small test first.

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Although this is a long journey, the span between New York State and California is mainly north-south, so there is no time difference, but there is a big temperature difference.

Compared with California, which is warm and sunny all the year round, New York City, New York State is basically in the rhythm of winter. The temperature dropped directly to single digits, and the low temperature even hovered around zero degrees. Still, it's quite uncomfortable.

Fortunately, the heating supply in the hotel is sufficient. Wrapped in a thick down jacket, Adam got out of the pick-up car and walked into the hotel in a few steps. After avoiding the biting cold wind, he instantly felt the heating coming from all sides. It makes people feel extremely comfortable.

Since starting early in the morning, after more than ten hours of traveling by car, airplane, airplane, and car, Adam felt a little tired, so after casually asking Charlie about the arrangement, he followed the waiter to the room.

Fortunately, the room is grand and stylish. Although it is a bit big for a 'bump' from a small place like him, it has all kinds of facilities and is very comfortable to live in.

Adam made a phone call and ordered a dinner from the service desk. When choosing what to serve for dinner, Adam looked through the order list several times. Unfortunately, there was no option for Chinese food, so Adam could only choose from the menu. I ordered a steak, a tiramisu, and a bottle of red wine. I originally wanted to get vegetables or something, but if I didn’t understand what the dishes were, it would be various salads. He really doesn’t like salads, so I had no choice but to give up and decided to find a good Chinese restaurant tomorrow to fill my stomach.

While preparing dinner in the kitchen, Adam took off his clothes and went to the bathroom to take a shower. When he came out wiping his hair and wearing a white scarf, he just heard the waiter knocking on the door, and Adam opened the door. When he opened the door, he saw a handsome young man in waiter's attire pushing the dining car in.

I have to say that this four-star hotel is worthy of being a four-star hotel. Apart from the significantly higher accommodation price, the accommodation environment and catering are still worthy of this price.At least for picky ordinary people like Adam, it is already very good, especially tiramisu, but as a layman, Adam feels a little regretful, because there are too few, and fortunately, the time is relatively late. After eating all the food, I feel [-]% to [-]% full. After a little rest, I can go to sleep.

But there is one more thing to do before going to bed, and that is to call Carol. Although it is already past ten o'clock in the evening, Carol has been waiting for him by the phone obviously because he is worried about his safety. After receiving his call, Adam obviously heard him let out a sigh of relief.

He told Carol about his entire journey in detail, and told him about the hotel where he was staying, showing off to him a little.Although I know that he must have lived there because of his family situation, but I can't help but want to show off in front of him, just like a child who got a new toy. Chatting and chatting like this until late at night.

Then, Adam realized belatedly that he forgot to call home, but it was getting closer at this time, and if he called, it would definitely disturb their rest, so he had to give up. Fortunately, he knew that Charlie was currently with The mother, Catherine, must have called immediately, and the family should already know that their schedule is smooth, so they won't be too worried, so he can call home tomorrow.

Originally, Adam was worried that he would not be able to fall asleep because he recognized the bed, but obviously, after a whole day of running around, he was extremely exhausted physically and mentally, and basically fell asleep instantly.

The next day, Adam was woken up by the sunlight outside the glass window. The large transparent glass, the sunlight shining on the bed, made the quilt very warm, making the whole person a little lazy.

Adam stayed in bed for a while, then got up to wash up, and after eating the breakfast delivered to the room, Adam heard a call from Charlie, probably knowing from the service desk that he was awake, and he will attend the MV comics company at night I talked about the organized dinner party.

Considering the need to be decent, so as not to lose face, Adam asked him to take him to the beauty salon and clothing store to clean up. Although he couldn't buy top-end high-end products, he couldn't be too shabby, right?It's a pity that Charlie refused, because he needed to go back to the headquarters to report on his work. After all, he had been away for so long before, so he had to go through a process, register an account, and explain the results of such a long business trip by the way.

However, although Charlie himself cannot accompany him to go shopping, after all, he has worked in New York for so many years, and he still has many friends. One of them is James, who works for New York Entertainment Weekly and is an editor of a gossip magazine. Charlie was a college classmate and a good friend for many years, plus he was barely in the entertainment industry, so at least he had a good vision.

Before setting off with James, Adam called Cromwell of HarperCollins and explained that he had arrived in New York, where he was currently staying, and that he needed to attend the pre-Christmas dinner of MV Comic Company today.

Cromwell expressed dissatisfaction with Adam for not informing him and letting him arrange his overall itinerary, but seeing that everything went well for Adam, he felt at ease. As for the publicity, they will arrange it later if possible Well, I hope we can cooperate.

Adam naturally thanked him for his understanding, and explained that he came to New York this time mainly for publicity work, so let him arrange the itinerary and let him know, and he will definitely cooperate.

After hanging up the phone, Adam met James and hurried his journey to change his appearance. He looks gentle and slightly fat, but he is very kind, much more lively than Charlie, and Adam didn't feel embarrassed.

After learning about Adam's plan, S spent more than ten minutes planning a whole set of procedures. Fortunately, Adam is a man, and he is not a man who needs to rely on his face for food (although his face is already very good, he can barely Even so, he had a great time changing clothes in various clothing stores. In the end, Adam made a decision and randomly picked two sets of clothes for formal occasions (except for these next meeting, and possible promotional activities in the future).

He bid farewell to James, in case he was busy with socializing and had no time to eat after entering the party, so he found a reliable restaurant on the recommendation of James and filled his stomach a little.However, when he arrived at the meeting place in the car with anxiety, he suddenly felt that he had wasted his life the whole day before.

A large number of extremely casually dressed people entered through the gate to participate in the pre-Christmas party held in advance because of his arrival. He even saw a few people wearing ordinary down jackets and jeans with stubble on their faces and went in. Only A small number of Adam guessed that they should be executives or people invited to the party, so they were dressed in formal attire.As Adam, there is actually no problem at all in attending the party with the clothes he was wearing before, but it is not a bad thing to dress up for the party anyway.

Charlie changed into a suit and waited for him at the door. After the doorman read the invitation letter, he let the two of them in.

But just as soon as Adam entered the party, he saw a great god, yes.If you vote for the greatest cartoonist in the United States, there is basically no doubt that he will be at the top, even the top. Even if you vote for the greatest cartoonist in the world, he will be one of them.

If you vote for the most famous and familiar cartoonist in the world, there is no doubt that he will be won. He is the founder of mv comics and the creator of most great superheroes-Stan Lee.

The great superheroes born from him are the well-known "Captain America", "Fantastic Four", "Spiderman", "Iron Man", "Thor", "Hulk", "X-Men", " Doctor Strange, Daredevil, and more.

If there is no MV comics, will there be MV comics?Although he has gradually faded out of the specific creation of comics since the 70s, there is no doubt that he is the soul of the entire mv comic group.

In the 21st century, when the adaptation of mv comics became popular, he even participated in most of the movies adapted from Marvel comics. Even in the end, one of the stalks that all comic fans love to talk about in the movie of mv comics is how to find the stalk buried in the movie. Stan Lee.

Although, due to the low status of comics in the United States, Stan Lee is not considered great in the mainstream perception. Even after the success of Marvel comics, Stan Lee was named on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011. But as long as it is a person in the comic circle, even if it is a DC comic that is hostile to Marvel, no cartoonist will disrespect this great comic creator.