Chi Zijian looked around the room and asked, "Did you not come to report before?"
Yu Hua nodded and said, "Well, I just came today. I just reported down below."
"Aren't you leaving tonight?"
"It depends." Yu Hua smiled, "Did you see Han Shaogong or Su Tong when you came back?"
"Han Shaogong didn't see him, but Su Tong did. We came back on the same bus. He is probably in his room at the moment."
"Su Tong is back."
Hearing Su Tong's return, Yu Hua was very excited and asked Chi Zijian, "Do you know which room he lives in?"
"I just know it's on the fourth floor. I don't know the specific room number. What do you want to see him for?"
"It's something big." Yu Hua said in a serious tone.
"I know where Su Tong lives. He is in room 412." Liu Zhenyun said.
After getting the room number, Yu Hua immediately stood up and walked outside. As he walked, he said, "I'll be back soon."
"Why is he going?" Liu Zhenyun looked at Yu Hua's back disappearing from the door with a strange look on his face.
Shi Tiesheng rolled his eyes, "Maybe he went to Su Tong to ask for poker cards."
Mo Yan nodded, "Like what he can do."
Less than three minutes later, Yu Hua came with Su Tong, and as expected he held two decks of playing cards in his hand.
When they met at the auditorium, Yu Hua had already found out from Su Tong that Su Tong had playing cards.
That's why he asked Chi Zijian just now if Su Tong was back.
If Su Tong didn't come back, Yu Hua was going to go to the front desk to ask for a deck of playing cards. His main purpose of coming to the hotel was to play cards.
"We just have two tables together."
Including Su Tong, there are now seven people in the whole room. If it is a two-on-one game, one more person can be added to two tables.
"I won't play anymore."
"You guys have fun."
"There are exactly two tables for the six of you."
After Yu Hua finished speaking, Zhou Yan, Chi Zijian and Shi Tiesheng spoke almost at the same time, saying that they didn't want to play.
After hearing what the three of them said, Yu Hua curled his lips and said, "If you three don't play, we are not right."
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Aren't you four just playing tractors?"
"That's okay." Yu Hua remonstrated.
Su Tong smiled and said, "No, I recently learned a new way to play, and it is also played by four people. I think it is more fun than tractor."
"What kind of gameplay? Is it difficult?"
When Yu Hua heard about the new gameplay, he was very interested, but he also paid attention to the difficulty.
They don't have much time, and if the rules are too difficult, it's a bit of a waste of time.
"It's not difficult, you will understand after two rounds."
Just do it, Su Tong explained the rules to them while shuffling the cards, "This game is played by four people, two by two in a team, and those sitting opposite are in a group. You need to start playing from 2..."
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Zhou Yan only listened to the first two sentences of the rules and knew that Su Tong was talking about egg beating.
He didn't expect that egg-whispering would already be there now.
In his impression, egg-breaking only became popular very late. At least now in Jinling, he has never seen anyone else play it, and he doesn't know where Su Tong knew about this gameplay.
After Su Tong explained the rules, Mo Yan and the others were all confused. They felt that the rules were very complicated, much more complicated than two against one.
The key to this game is that it is a protracted game, and every card must be upgraded, which makes them think big.
However, in the spirit of exploration, they decided to try two games first to see if they can't adapt. It's not too late to switch to other ways of playing.
After playing two games, several other people found that this gameplay was not as difficult as they thought, and the rules were easy to remember.
Moreover, this gameplay is not only quick to learn, but also very interesting. You really need to put some thought into it if you want to play it thoroughly.
Although Su Tong introduced this gameplay to them, he himself was not very good at it, so the four of them were basically noobs pecking each other.
When playing cards, I am afraid that there is a big gap in level, which will result in a poor experience.
Either everyone is a master and each shows his or her own special abilities, or like this, everyone is a master and can play together.
After playing a few games, everyone was quite confident and felt that they had mastered this technology. Yu Hua was the first to suggest, "We've tried it, let's get down to it now, shall we?"
Liu Zhenyun smiled and asked, "Teacher Yu, what do you mean?"
"With a hint of color."
Yu Hua is addicted to gambling, so he must have some luck when playing cards, otherwise he will not have fun.
However, although he must bring a lottery ticket, he has no requirements for the size of the lottery ticket. It doesn't matter whether the money is large or small.
It doesn’t even cost money, they have played with stickers before.
Others have no objections to the lottery, but now they have encountered a problem, that is, how to calculate the lottery.
"How do you calculate the money for winning or losing?" Yu Hua looked at Su Tong. After all, it was Su Tong who came up with this method.
Su Tong shook his head and said, "I don't know either. I just watch other people play and don't know how to calculate money."
He has never seen anyone else play with this colorful head.
"It's not easy to calculate. After all, you have to upgrade every time. You can't always beat A before the money counts. How long does it take to win one?"
"Also, every teammate is the same. Isn't this unfair?"
"We just used two to upgrade to level three. If we upgrade to level A, it will take at least an hour."
Just when a few people were frowning, Zhou Yan said with a smile, "This is not easy. Just don't go up. Just hit 2 every time. After the fight, you can pay according to the level one. As for teammates, that's fine too. Change every round, just turn over the cards.”
Liu Zhenyun thought about it and nodded, "It's very reasonable."
Mo Yan smiled and said, "You are actually very familiar with this. Are you sure you don't want to come here and play a little bit?"
Zhou Yan waved his hand, "I usually don't play cards."
Liu Zhenyun smiled and said, "Mr. Zhou, are you the type who pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger? Although you are a master, you keep saying that you don't know how to play. Wait until we get you on the card table, and then you will kill everyone?"
"I prove this, he will never do it." Yu Hua chuckled, "Besides, Zhou Yan is a rich man, let alone killing all directions, even if he kills all directions, he will not look down on it."< br>
"That's true." Mo Yan nodded.
"Okay, okay, hurry up and decide, how much is the first level? We're going to have dinner soon."
"One yuan for level one?" Mo Yan suggested.
"Okay."
Several other people agreed that they were not big gamers and that one dollar at level 1 was quite good.
Seriously speaking, the four people at the card table are all rich.
In recent years, not many domestic writers can make money. Prices are getting higher and higher, but writers’ remuneration has not increased.
In the early days, even if writers could publish single books, they could only earn a fixed remuneration, and the amount was not large.
But later, because of Wang Shuo, the country began to implement a royalty system, and well-known writers were gradually able to profit from the sales of single books.
But even then, writers don’t make much money.
On the one hand, it is not easy to issue a single volume. Even if the single volume is released, it may not be sold.
First of all, the market is really not doing well, and secondly, there are a lot of domestic piracy, which has a great impact on the sales of genuine products.
Many books sell very well, but they are sold at street stalls, and the writers cannot get a dime.
However, the few people sitting here should be the most profitable group of domestic writers.
Yu Hua's collection with Zhou Yan and the others was enough for him to live comfortably, and now that "Alive" is slowly selling better, his royalties have also increased.
Mo Yan and Liu Zhenyun actually didn't earn much in royalties, but they went to work writing scripts for Wang Shuo and others in the past two years and earned a lot of money.
You may not have the hundreds of thousands that Yu Hua mentioned before, but you definitely have tens of thousands of dollars. These days, with tens of thousands of dollars on hand, even if you are not rich, you can definitely live a comfortable life.
The poorest one is probably Su Tong, but he earns a lot of royalties, and "Honey and Concubines" also brought him some income, which is higher than the income of most writers.
Zhou Yan looked at the card table for a while and then lost interest. Mainly because the four of them were too good at it.
On the contrary, it was Shi Tiesheng. Although he had never been on the board, Yu Hua's hand was so bad that he lost his confidence. After Shi Tiesheng came up, he helped him reverse the situation and won the victory.
After Shi Tiesheng finished the fight, he did not hesitate to fight and quit directly. He was like a hidden master in a martial arts novel who only showed one move.
……
They played until almost eight o'clock before the four of them reluctantly got up and went to the restaurant to eat.
They thought that there wouldn't be many people in the restaurant at this time, but what they didn't expect was that when they arrived at the restaurant, there was still a large group of people.
Most of these people did not catch the shuttle bus in front and did not want to take the bus themselves, so they have been waiting for the shuttle bus at the synagogue until now.
Han Shaogong was also among them. As soon as he saw Zhou Yan and the others, he came over with a plate.
"Why did you get it so late? Aren't you back long ago?"
Yu Hua didn't answer his question at all. She just stared at the dishes on his plate and said with some disgust, "Is this all the restaurant has?"
Han Shaogong's dinner plate was indeed a little shabby, just a little rice, some vegetables, some shredded potatoes, and a few pieces of meat that was either chicken or duck.
"Have ordered this. It's good to have so many dishes. And there's no limit, so you can order whatever you want."
“It’s okay to have no limit.”
"You even picked it." Han Shaogong curled his lips and asked again: "Aren't you leaving tonight? Are you going to play cards together?"
Yu Hua laughed and said, "Old Han, you are late, we already have all the staff. But you can find a few more people and I will teach you a new method."
"What kind of gameplay?"
"Two against two."
"Two against two? What is this gameplay called? It's newly popular here in Yanjing? Is it fun?"
"It's fun."
Hearing that it was fun, Han Shaogong asked eagerly, "What rules?"
"I'll go get some food first, and I'll tell you later."
"The rules are simple..."
Seeing Yu Hua teaching Han Shaogong the rules very enthusiastically, Zhou Yan smiled and said to Shi Tiesheng, "It seems that we can't leave tonight. Do you want to call my sister-in-law to report it?"
Shi Tiesheng shook his head, "No, I knew I would never be able to come back, so I told Ximi this morning. What about you, do you want to report it to someone?"
"I'll report it later."
Hearing what Zhou Yan said, Shi Tiesheng smiled again and asked in a low voice, "When can I drink your wedding wine?"
Zhou Yan smiled and pushed Shi Tiesheng towards the place where he was cooking: "Let's eat."
He found that Shi Tiesheng was becoming more and more gossipy.
As expected, those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are dark. Anyone who stays with Yu Hua for a long time will not get better.
The food in the restaurant is actually okay, that is, the variety is not particularly rich, but the quantity is sufficient, and the taste is not bad.
It is not easy for the Writers' Association to organize a Writers' Congress, and it requires a huge amount of money. Just the food and accommodation for so many writers is a huge expense.
Zhou Yan pushed Shi Tiesheng back after dinner and found that Yu Hua and the others were already gathered around a round table. They didn't know where they got the liquor. It was in a small bottle and only cost 2 to 25 per bottle.
Seeing Zhou Yan coming, Yu Hua handed him a bottle and said, "There is also liquor for you. If you don't drink it, it will be useless."
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "If you don't take advantage of this, you probably won't be able to sleep at night."
"Haha, it's so cheap, let's take advantage of it together."
At a table, everyone except Shi Tiesheng had a bottle of liquor in their hands.
Although the amount of this wine is small, its alcohol content is very high, reaching 65 degrees.
Drink it in one sip and it will feel hot from the base of your tongue to your stomach.
However, although it is very strong, the taste is okay. It is undoubtedly a grain wine.
Originally, there were only eight people at their table including Han Shaogong. After a while, Han Shaogong pulled Ge Fei and Shi Zhongshan over and listened to Yu Hua's introduction to the rules of egg-cracking.
Han Shaogong's obvious purpose is to develop Shi Zhongshan and Ge Fei into poker partners at night.
……
Yu Hua and the others ended their card game at twelve o'clock. It's not that they didn't want to continue, but considering that it was still during the representative meeting, they had to pay attention to the impact, otherwise, they could work until dawn tomorrow.
Zhou Yan took the key from Yu Hua and went to room 202.
His roommate didn't come back all night. The next morning, he vaguely heard the sound of someone coming back. When he opened his eyes, he found that his roommate had fallen asleep next to him with his head covered.
The roommate covered his face so that he couldn't see clearly. Zhou Yan looked at the coat on the back of the chair. There was a name tag hanging on it with the words "Feng Yiyi" written on it.
"It turns out to be Mr. Feng." Zhou Yan muttered softly.
Feng Tong was the first secretary-general of the Jinling Writers Association and is now the vice-chairman of the Suzhou Overseas Chinese Literature Research Association.
Moreover, he is also a director of the Jiangsu Provincial Writers Association, and can be regarded as Zhou Yan's leader.
It seems that hotel rooms are arranged according to the region they belong to.
Although Zhou Yan did not take up a quota in Jiangsu Province this time, he was still included in the Jiangsu Province Writers Association.
Zhou Yan wanted to say hello to Feng, but seeing that he was sleeping soundly, Zhou Yan didn't say anything.
He just lamented that Mr. Feng was in such good health and that he was still staying up late despite his age.
According to this rhythm, Mr. Feng probably played cards with others all night last night.
At the Writers' Congress, everyone gathered together, but not many people discussed literature. Instead, the protagonists were playing cards. These writers were no different from ordinary people.
When I come to participate in the work representative meeting, I just want to join in the fun, which is almost the same as visiting relatives during the New Year. (End of chapter)