[Pride and Prejudice] Becoming Katherine Bennett

On the day of the official release of "Blood Return", Catherine woke up before dawn, and quickly decided to get up.

She couldn't help feeling anxious about book sales.She thought this mood would improve after a while, but it didn't improve much until after breakfast: she tossed and turned in bed, and now she was fidgeting in the house again.

After a moment of restlessness, Catherine asked her aunt and Jane to accompany her to the bookstore.

It took courage for Catherine, who wanted to have her family by her side.The two ladies naturally readily agreed, and the three of them got into the carriage together.

On the way to the bookstore, Catherine was filled with expectations and worries at the same time.She is full of hope to see the hot scene of queuing up to buy, but she is afraid of the reality of being empty.

"Actually, I shouldn't be so greedy. Mr. Gordon said that even if the book doesn't sell, I don't have to lose money." Catherine tried to joke.

Aunt Gardner comforted her: "Don't worry Kitty, as far as I know, several friends want to buy this book. The situation you said is absolutely impossible."

When they got near the bookstore, Catherine observed outside and found that the situation was different from what she had imagined: there was no line outside the bookstore.There are always people rushing into the store, only to leave empty-handed soon after.

Aunt Gardiner gave the groom twenty-one shillings to buy a copy of Blood Return.

Catherine stared at his back anxiously the whole time, refusing to let go of any detail. She watched him walk quickly to the bookstore, then opened the door to go in, and soon came out without buying anything.

"How so fast? Books?" asked Mrs. Gardner.Although she was calm when she comforted Catherine, she was actually very impatient and wanted to know the result very much.

The servant who didn't know the inside story immediately announced the good news: "Madam, when I just entered the bookstore, I heard the clerk explain to another gentleman that "Blood Return" has been sold out, and the boss is going to buy the book. If you want to buy it, come early tomorrow. "

Mrs. Gardner nodded reservedly.After the groom returned to the front of the carriage and was some distance away from the seat, they began to congratulate Catherine.

Mrs. Gardner smiled happily: "So you feel relieved?"

"Congratulations, Kitty." Jane was also very happy, she couldn't help holding her sister's hand, with sincere joy on her beautiful face, "This is great, great."

Catherine squeezed the other's hand tightly.She was so excited, the joy was so great that no words could describe it.

"I..." Catherine found that her voice was a little hoarse, and she couldn't speak for a while, so she could only nod heavily.

The sales of "Blood Return" are very smooth.Under her suggestion, Willard did not give all [-] books to the bookseller at one time, but only supplied [-] books.

Of course, Catherine knew that this was not enough to sell, and doing so was nothing more than "hunger marketing", a sales method that exploited the herd mentality of the masses.Anyone who has business experience will know that the quality of the product itself is fundamental, but the sales method is equally important.

In the next few days, the servants who went to the bookstore to buy "Blood Return" returned empty-handed every day.

At the beginning, Mrs. Gardner deliberately asked him to go late, thinking that if she bought the book early, it would be unreasonable for him to observe the sales situation later.

However, from the third day onwards, on the way to the bookstore, the servant can meet people who set off earlier than him and have gone back without buying a book.

Mrs. Gardner no longer had to delay the servants' departure.Because even if he went out early, he couldn't buy it anymore.Many people lined up in front of the bookstore in the middle of the night.

A few days later, Mr. Gordon sent a letter, saying that the first printing of [-] copies had been sold out, and there were bank notes worth [-] pounds with the letter.

Catherine put all the letters and pounds in the drawer, stood by the window of the bedroom, watched the bustle of people on the street, and took a deep breath.

Where she can't see it, "Blood Return" has caused a huge sensation with its excellent plot and excellent marketing.If you use the later words to describe it, "Blood Return" exploded, and it was a huge explosion.

Catherine, who just traveled here a year ago, would never have imagined that this yy, which was born because of her livelihood, was doomed to a glorious ending in advance from the first word she wrote.

With the vision of future generations, Catherine carefully absorbed some readers' favorite setting experience from the mature online literature market, and created this book that combines revenge, cool writing, cheating and other eye-catching elements. "Blood Return" not only introduces a brand-new creative storyline idea into today's England, but also an important breakthrough in her writing language, which is concise, simple and powerful.

In today's England where entertainment methods are very scarce, the birth of "Blood Return" has caused various influences far beyond Catherine's own imagination.Of course, many things are still just beginnings at this time, and those things that have been praised by future generations from various angles are still far away.

But there is one number that is the most intuitive, and anyone can see it.All [-] copies of "Blood Return" were sold out within a week, and new orders increased to [-] copies.And this is only on the premise that it is currently only sold in London.

Antonio in Catherine's works finally kills his enemies with his own hands, and regains everything that should belong to him, including fame, status, wealth, and relatives.

He took back his identity and became the Duke's heir.

Flynn, who occupied the magpie's nest and was extremely vicious, naturally ended up miserable, even though he cursed Antonio viciously before he died, saying that he would be punished by heaven if he killed the adoptive mother who raised him with his own hands.

But Antonio didn't care.Of course he knew that he did not kill his adoptive mother, Flynn's nonsense was just the last struggle before death.

In the end chapter of the story, the timeline passes seven years.

During this period, Antonio became a powerful nobleman and a national hero with the help of God's favor and his own unparalleled wisdom.

The elders are satisfied with him, the wife loves him, the children worship him, and everyone is proud of him.

In the final scene, the old prince dies.When Antonio was sorting out the old Duke's letters, he discovered a secret that he didn't expect.

It turned out that this father, who had been making up for him as much as possible on the surface, trusted and loved him, had already noticed and started investigating when Flynn killed Antonio for the first time.

He quickly found out that Antonio was his own son, but he didn't take him back immediately, but sent someone to observe and protect Antonio secretly. He didn't think that the child raised by a servant could become an heir.

He soon discovered Antonio's bravery. While the old Duke was relieved, he still did not recognize his father and son.While protecting Antonio and ensuring that he would not be killed, he also contributed to Flynn's various behaviors.

It wasn't until Antonio experienced countless ups and downs and truly became a qualified heir that he canceled all means and let Antonio kill Flynn himself.

Antonio looked like the winner, but he wasn't.Both he and Flynn are just pawns for the old duke to continue the family glory.

But is the old Duke the real winner?

Antonio threw the letter into the fire, watching the turbulent flames swallow up everything in an instant, and then he walked out of the Duke's mansion with his usual expression.

His footsteps are very slow, which is in line with the world's identification of a big man, who is considered stable and majestic.

Antonio walked out of the mansion all the way, and all the servants he met on the way avoided him in awe. They stood there and bowed deeply to him, bent their backs, and lowered their heads.

The gate of the manor closed slowly behind him.

The whistling wind blew from a distance, and Antonio closed his eyes, as if he heard the ambition and roar of "for glory" shouted by countless people.

A smile slowly appeared on Antonio's calm face.

The smile was sincere at first, then sad, gradually ferocious, indifferent, and finally frozen in a blank expression.

He stood alone in front of the majestic duke's mansion in the night, standing in the cold world.

……

Antonio's story came to an end.And the brilliance belonging to the author Catherine has just begun.

Compared with Catherine's continuous harvest of joy, both Jane and Elizabeth suffer from their own unsatisfactory emotional encounters.

A week had passed since Jane visited Miss Bingley.

According to Jane, the Bingley sisters were pleasantly surprised by her sudden arrival.They were so glad to see her, and complained why she hadn't called on her as soon as they arrived in London.

Jane was in a good mood when she came home, and she was relieved that she had not judged wrongly, and that the sisters did not reply only because the letter was lost.She and Mr. Bingley thought of her as a dear friend, though it was impossible.

When Jane told Catherine, Catherine still didn't change her opinion, but she didn't want to argue with Jane anymore.Miss Bingley said that she would come to visit soon, and only then would she know whether this relationship was worthy of Jane's sincerity.

When Catherine really saw Jane sitting by the window on the second floor looking forward to being able to greet her friends who came to visit at the first time, she was very angry.

Catherine hates people who are inconsistent like Miss Bingley the most, and she can't figure out why they have to pretend.

We are all adults, if you don't want this friendship, then please tell me straight up, no one can't live without anyone.Although Jane is gentle, she also has a tenacity in her character. Her sadness cannot be avoided, but she will let it go soon.

But Miss Bingley was not.She wanted to be caring and warm to Jane on the surface, but she sneered at Jane and the Bennett family behind her back.The reason she took the initiative to make friends before was just because she saw her brother's affection for Jane and wanted to please the head of the family.

The existence of this relationship depends entirely on her ideas.Jane is useful to her, so she maintains it with all her heart. Now she thinks that her brother will not marry Jane, so she ignores Jane.

From the beginning to the end, she never failed to consider Jane's feelings.

Catherine wanted to reveal to Jane several times that Miss Bingley had spoken ill of her behind her back, but she felt it was hurtful.

Aunt Gardner saw it and went to her privately: "You and I both agree that Jane's friendship is very fragile. I can understand that you want to persuade her. But Kitty, there are many things that can be persuaded to prevent others from all the troubles." Problem, no one will stumble in that world again. You and Jane must have discussed it, but they both insist on their own opinions. This kind of thing must be understood by the person concerned, and it is useless to say it more eloquently. "

Catherine agreed with her aunt and nodded helplessly.

Unlike Jane being fooled, Elizabeth and Wickham's relationship is over, and it is clearly over.

Elizabeth wrote to Catherine and told Catherine that Mr. Wickham had moved on and fell in love with Miss King who had just received an inheritance of 2 pounds. [-]

When Catherine saw this, she couldn't help thinking of her unfinished "Alice". Wickham's behavior was exactly the same as Alice's suitors with ulterior motives.

The clever Elizabeth also saw that Wickham's love was due to property, but maybe she had a too good impression of Wickham, and she thought it was very reasonable: "No matter how handsome Mr. Mr. See deprived him of such a lucrative office as a priest, and Wickham needn't bother about money. If I had a lot of money, I don't think his mind would end with me."3

Catherine wrote back, telling Elizabeth the news of the recent publication and the situation around the property.

"...Go down the stairs and walk west for about 10 minutes to the Bookstore Street. The whole street is clean and spacious, and the gentlemen and ladies who come and go are all polite. Everyone will read in the bookstore, quietly select the latest ideas and stories from all over the world, and take it seriously. Choose which great writer to spend a lot of time with in the next few days.

There are also several coffee shops on the street, with wind chimes hanging on the doors, and they jingle when pushed lightly.The prices in most coffee shops are very cheap, and there are plenty of books for customers.

There is a shop specializing in noble business, and I heard that the cheapest coffee there costs 2 shillings a cup.I haven't been willing to go in yet, but I think, when you come to London, we can have a luxury together.

But regardless of the price, I don't really want to go to that store.

Lizzie, I saw a gentleman in the coffee shop yesterday.Although his clothes are clean and tidy, they have been washed white and faded, and it can be seen that life is difficult.And he took a little friend, oh, that little girl is as cute as an angel.

He is reading to her.

There are a lot of people who come to coffee shops to read books, and books are too expensive for them.

They sat by the glass window, the little girl raised her head, and listened to her father's story very seriously. When I looked at her, she noticed her. She smiled at me and blinked. Her blond hair shone brighter than the sun. .

I was so shocked at the time that I couldn't describe to you what I felt at that moment, but now I think I can describe it with a pen.

I think we may not be able to choose our origin, but we can decide how to live.

Some seeds grow in the soil, and the fragrance of flowers will still bloom.

After writing this, I think you understand what I mean.Mr. Wickham's behavior is so despicable that you can excuse him no matter what.

There is a stack of manuscripts in the second drawer on the left side of my desk, and I have only written tens of thousands of words.I hope you can help me mail the manuscript next time.Your letter made me want so badly to finish this story.

I wish you well.

love you kitty

in Grace Church Street, London"