Chapter 707 706 "I want to buy this publishing house"
Seeing that Li Li was a little frustrated, Fang Minghua comforted: "It's okay, you go to school, I will check it myself."
"Okay then." Li Li went into the bedroom and put on her down jacket, put on her scarf and prepared to go out. Suddenly she thought of something: "Brother-in-law, if you want to go out, the key The key is under the coffee table in the living room, and there is Longjing tea in the bookcase. I asked my grandma to send it here from Hangzhou. br>
Waiting for Li Li to go out, Fang Minghua took out the barreled tea bag from the bookcase, opened it and smelled it. There was a faint scent of tea, which seemed to be the best.
I made myself a cup of tea and started surfing the Internet comfortably while drinking it.
The browser these days is not IE nor 360, but the very famous Netscape Navigator, which is a Netscape browser developed by Netscape Communications Company.
Although it was full of English and seemed a bit uncomfortable, Fang Minghua still read it with great interest.
This is my first time surfing the Internet since I came to this era.
I don’t know whether the function of altavista is not as powerful as that of later Google and Baidu, or whether Ashleypress is too small. Fang Minghua searched for a while and found no trace of it on the Internet.
After thinking for a while, he turned off the computer, walked out of the study, picked up the keys under the coffee table in the living room, and prepared to go out.
He is going to the nearby post office.
On the street, Fang Minghua found a building with "USPS" written on it at the second traffic light intersection. He went in and bought a copy of the San Francisco Yellow Pages.
In the era when the Internet was not yet popular, this thing was a walking dictionary with various corporate information, including corporate name, address, phone number, and description of the services or products provided by the company, etc.
Fang Minghua looked carefully and quickly found Ashleypress Book Publishing House: it mainly publishes poetry and serious novels, with an address and phone number on it.
OK!
Fang Minghua took the yellow pages and left the post office.
Fang Minghua did not rush to find this publishing house, but walked around the nearby streets, including supermarkets, community hospitals, barber shops, bookstores and even hardware stores - since he was going to live here for a while, Then become familiar with your surroundings.
The security here seems to be good, and black people are rarely seen.
After walking around for a long time, Fang Minghua went to the supermarket to buy lean meat, potatoes, tofu, carrots, etc. He wanted to buy noodles. After walking around for a long time, he didn’t see any Chinese noodles. He only bought Linguine Italian noodles. Brought some back.
When I got home and saw that it was already past four o'clock, I went into the kitchen and put on my apron and started cooking.
What he is going to make today is Qishan Saozi Noodles.
Stir-fried pork whistles, egg slices, stir-fried diced vegetables and finally thicken the sauerkraut soup. After a while, there was a fragrant smell in the room.
“Wow, it smells so good.”
Li Li’s voice came from behind. It turned out that she had finished class.
"I'm making sauerkraut noodles. You need to rest for a while. It'll be ready soon." Fang Minghua answered without looking back.
The next step was to boil water and cook noodles. Half an hour later, two steaming bowls of steamed noodles were served by Fang Minghua.
Li Li was not polite. After washing her hands, she sat in the living room and started eating. She finished a large bowl of noodles and rubbed her belly gently with satisfaction.
“I haven’t had such delicious noodles for a long time!” she said with emotion.
"Like to eat? It's easy. I'll make it for you every day until you get tired of it." Fang Minghua said with a smile.
"Okay." Li Li smiled happily, but suddenly thought of something and her face turned a little red.
After dinner, Li Li cleared away the dishes, and after the meal, the two sat in the living room and chatted.
"Brother-in-law, have you found that Ashleypress?" Li Li asked, holding the cat in her arms.
"I found it. I went to the post office and bought a Yellow Pages and found the address of this publishing house." Fang Minghua answered truthfully.
“What book do you want this publisher to publish?”
"Yeah" Fang Minghua nodded.
"Ah? Why?" Li Li was surprised: "I have never heard of the name of this publishing house. Is it special? Or do you know their boss?"
"I don't know." Fang Minghua shook his head: "Because I want to buy this publishing house." What? !
Li Li was shocked.
Fang Minghua briefly talked about the situation of the San Francisco publishing house that was about to close down when he went to Shanghai to chat with Su Bin from Shengshi Books a few months ago.
"Since Simon Company is unwilling to publish, it just so happens that I will buy a publishing house and publish my own. As long as it complies with American law, I can write whatever I want." Fang Minghua finally said with a smile.
"Wow, brother-in-law, you are so awesome! I admire you so much!" Li Li looked in admiration.
"This is just my idea. I don't know if it will work. Lili, do you know a lawyer? I would like to ask about the legal matters regarding the acquisition of the company." Fang Minghua asked again.
Li Liliu thought for a while and replied: "I know a senior lawyer, a Chinese named Meng Dawen, whose English name is Davon. He graduated from the University of Chicago Law School. He opened his own law firm and published in the past. I always consult him about the legal knowledge in your books, and I will take you there tomorrow morning.”
"How's the credibility?" Fang Minghua's main consideration was this.
“It’s pretty good, especially in the Chinese community in San Francisco. He has a high reputation. His ancestral home is Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. His grandfather’s generation came to San Francisco. He once worked as a master in China. After coming to San Francisco, he also He makes a living by writing lawsuits for poor Chinese. His father is also a lawyer, and being a lawyer is a tradition in his family."
"That's fine."
"Okay, brother-in-law, you can watch TV. I'm going to go. Let's get to work." Li Li stood up after saying that.
"Work?"
"Yes, in addition to translating novels, I also have to do my job. Not long ago, "American Literature" magazine asked me to write a manuscript on comparative literature. I have to prepare it." After saying this, he lifted the cat in his arms. Give it to Fang Minghua.
"Give it to you."
Li Li was working in the study. Fang Minghua was holding the cat and watching TV with no purpose. He picked up the remote control and changed the channel in boredom. To think that there is even an adult station!
Fang Minghua looked at it and quickly switched over.
This damn thing, the voice is so loud, the performance element is too strong.
At almost ten o'clock in the evening, Li Li finished her work, went to the bathroom to take a shower, and put on her pajamas. The atmosphere in the room suddenly became a little subtle.
Li Li sat in the other corner of the sofa a little embarrassed, not daring to look at Fang Minghua.
Fang Minghua looked at her.
"Lili."
"Huh?" Li Li raised her head and looked at her.
"Come here."
Li Li sat next to Fang Minghua obediently.
Fang Minghua gently held her shoulders, feeling that her body seemed to be shaking, so he gently held her face and kissed her.
Li Li responded awkwardly.
After a while, Fang Minghua hugged Li Li, who was already weak, and walked towards the bedroom. It didn't take long for a low moan to be heard.
The north wind is howling outside, but the interior is full of spring.
The next morning, Fang Minghua woke up and opened his eyes. He was shocked to see a pair of big round eyes looking at him.
The cat is sitting on the quilt.
Holy shit!
Did you see it all last night?
It doesn't matter if you see it, you can't understand it anyway
Fang Minghua got up, put on his cotton pajamas and left the bedroom, and heard Li Li humming a song in the kitchen, with a bit of a lolita voice, which was very nice.
After washing up, Li Li also came out with breakfast and greeted with a smile: "Minghua, come have breakfast."
A bowl of oatmeal, a piece of French toast and a piece of bread. Take a hard-boiled egg with Jiexiang, a typical American breakfast.
"Minghua, after dinner, I will take you to Meng Dawen's law firm." Li Li said while helping Fang Minghua peel the eggs.
(End of this chapter)