Ye Lan is very mobile. The next day, she took Wang Zixu to the "base" she found for the "Wenwen Club". She also changed into a pair of stockings.

The so-called "base" is a loft-style apartment building located on the outskirts of the city. The suburbs of Xihe are a big concept, and the location of this place, even in the suburbs, is the most remote level.

Wang Zixu sat in the passenger seat of Ye Lan's Audi, and it took him 40 minutes to reach his destination. As soon as he got off the car, he felt the wind with gravel blowing on his face. He stepped on a concrete road that seemed to cut across the world.

, there is nothing but endless loess on both sides of the highway, and the city in the distance is huddled at the end of the field of vision. The high bucket of the crane becomes the only embellishment on the skyline.

On the left side of the road, there is an unattended strawberry greenhouse. The greenhouse reflects a pale white light, and the plastic film trembles in the wind. It is now past the strawberry season, and there are only dejected grass stems on the field stalks. There is a lonely building further away.

The restroom looked quite ordinary, with "male" and "female" written in chalk on the dilapidated red brick wall.

The apartment is hidden in such a deserted area. The elegant light green walls, Baroque columns, and very bourgeois courtyard make it look very classy and incompatible with the surrounding environment.

Ye Lan said: "This place is the product of failed investment. It was rumored that this area was going to be connected to the East China Sea and built into some kind of digital industrial park. Someone made plans in advance and built such a thing here, but the plan was not approved, so it was smashed.

It’s here. Come in.”

Wang Zixu followed her into the house. The apartment was a pseudo-duplex structure, straight to the point. There were eight single rooms on the upper floors upstairs, and there was a large living room downstairs that could be used as an office. The decoration style was industrial and cold (like rough), but

The soft furnishings are very sophisticated. The living room is fully equipped with sofas, coffee tables, bookshelves, and even a widescreen TV hung on the wall.

Wang Zixu was very satisfied.

"How's it going?" Ye Lan asked, "The monthly rent here is only over a thousand. With such a large area, it's very cost-effective to move in with all your luggage, right? I also hired an aunt to provide three meals a day, including shopping for groceries, cooking and washing dishes.

Mopping the floor only costs NT$2,000. But it’s too far from the city center, and there’s not even a 24-hour convenience store in the surrounding wilderness.”

Wang Zixu said: "This is better. Without the glitz and glamor of the colorful world, it can reduce the messy desires in the heart and allow more attention to be focused on literature."

Ye Lan said: "The main reason is that it is not convenient to go home."

Wang Zixu said: "I won't go home. I won't go home even when I come here. There is no time left for me to go home in these 20 days. Otherwise, why would I ask for food and accommodation?"

Ye Lan was a little surprised: "You won't go home for 20 days? Does your wife have any objection?"

Wang Zixu said: "I told her that my company organized a group of people to go to Hongzhou to conduct a 20-day party training class. Generally, those who are about to be promoted have to study like this once. She happily agreed. My mother-in-law will

Go to my house and take care of her. I don’t have to go home.”

Ye Lan crossed her arms and disagreed with Wang Zixu's behavior of lying to his wife.

"I feel like the way you and your wife get along is a little strange."

Wang Zixu asked: "Is it strange?"

Ye Lan nodded: "It's better to just say no to this kind of thing. It's all about making money, and it's not disrespectful. Why hide it from her? Normal couples usually support each other, but it feels like you are just at war with each other."

Wang Zixu asked: "Are you married?"

He originally thought that Ye Lan was very insightful about marriage, so he subconsciously asked this question, but Ye Lan broke his guard instantly and stamped his feet and said:

"What's wrong with not being married? If you're not married, you can't express your opinions on marriage? I also have friends who are married! I've seen many forms of marriage! Forget it, I won't tell you, let's go!"

Her defense-breaking style was very similar to that of a talented woman Wang Zixu knew. Ye Lan went out and returned after a while, this time with a calmer tone:

"By the way, there's something I forgot to mention. I've contacted Cheng Xing."

Wang Zixu asked: "What did he say?"

Ye Lan rolled up her hair: "He said that he is very interested in the literary club you want to create. He wants to join."

The prince said in false alarm: "How can this be done?"

Ye Lan opened his eyes slightly and widened his dark eyes:

"Why not? I have a high reading volume, strong writing skills, and an understanding of literature. Aren't they all in line with your requirements? Authors who are engaged in physical publishing come to write literary scripts with you. What else are you dissatisfied with?

?”

After she finished speaking with her fingers, Wang Zixu was silent. Ye Lan seemed unable to refute what he said, and felt that something was wrong.

Wang Zixu said: "I'm afraid we can't keep an author of his caliber? What I want is not just a momentary passion, what I want is a long-term waiting."

Ye Lan said: "Who is not someone's consumable? How can anyone stay together for a lifetime? Stay as long as you can, and the output will be as long as you stay."

Wang Zixu said: "I never thought you could say such philosophical words."

Ye Lan tossed her hair proudly: "What a fuss. That's because you don't understand me."

"Okay, okay."

Wang Zixu laughed from the bottom of his heart. After he finished laughing, he realized that he had not laughed like this for a long time.

Later, he suddenly realized that he was like Watanabe in "Norwegian Wood" in the past few years. There were always many forces around him dragging him in the direction of "death". But fortunately, there were some people like Midori around him. Midori

Zi represents the power of "life". And after he floats from the water, he can cherish the beauty of "life" even more.

This is also the call of libido. It is the contribution of literature.

Ye Lan said: "That's it, he has received a lot of business plans about you, and people from all walks of life are squatting at the door of the traffic like dogs, trying to bite off a piece of meat. When he comes, you will follow him in person

Let him discuss it and see how he can turn this wave of traffic into real money."

Wang Zixu nodded. He pointed at the bookshelf: "I still need your help to buy some books."

Ye Lan said: "Okay, you tell me to write, and I will find a pen."

Wang Zixu sat down on the sofa: "The complete works of Borges, "Long Talk in the Bar" by Llosa, "Memories of Blindness" by Saramago, Camus's Notes, the complete works of Zhang Ailing, "Da Nao Chronicles" by Wang Zengqi

, "Half of a Man Is a Woman" by Zhang Xianliang, "The Yellow Bird" by Su Tong, "Them" by Yan Lianke..."

Ye Lan wrote these on the paper one by one, and asked Zixu when she encountered a word she didn't know. After writing, she asked: "Are these all books you have read?"

Wang Zixu struggled internally for a moment, and then decided to tell the truth: "These are the books I wanted to buy before and the books I couldn't afford."

Ye Lan looked up at him without words: "You learned how to pluck the company's wool just after you became a shareholder, right?"

Wang Zixu said: "I will call Huolala to transport all the books from my house. I have made a schedule. Within 20 days, about half of the time will be spent reading. So I need to prepare a lot of books."

Ye Lan didn't hold on to his woolly business. It wasn't until the hustler in Wang Zixu's mouth came fiercely from the lonely road that Ye Lan realized how sincere Wang Zixu was - the books alone were almost full of them.

A small truck's warehouse. It took the driver half an hour to finish moving the books.

The entire wall of bookshelves was full, and many books were placed on the floor. Ye Lan wondered how these books ended up at Wang Zixu's house. Did he rob a library?

Wang Zixu didn't feel that he had many books, but he knew that he had many books. He paid 70 yuan out of his own pocket for the driver to unload the goods, which already showed that he knew how much these books weighed.

bright.

During the half hour that the 70 yuan bought him, he was adjusting the speakers in the living room and trying to use music software to play "Norwegian Wood" - the one by the Beatles, not the one by Wu Bai.

.Although there is also a song by Wu Bai in the playlist.

He did this clumsy thing because he remembered an anecdote - the original name of the Beatles song "Norwegian Wood" was actually "I Know She Wants (to Sleep with Me)", but the record company

They thought it was too indecent, so they changed the name to a homophone, from "Knowing She Would" to "Norweigian wood", suddenly becoming more literary and artistic.
Chapter completed!