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Chapter 1 Finding Liu Yang

Bai Shuang made a cup of coffee, gently blew the heat, and stared at the computer screen intently.

On the screen is a person's Weibo. The latest Weibo message posted by this person is four words "Unbeat in good health". This Weibo post was posted by the Weibo owner a month and a half ago, and so far, no new Weibo has appeared.

Bai Shuang has almost developed a habit. Every morning, when he goes to work, the first thing he does when he starts the computer online is to refresh the person’s Weibo. He hopes to see the latest Weibo, but what disappoints him is that those who float on the top will always be these four words, and he is in poor health.

"It's almost time to press the deadline." Someone behind him spoke.

When Bai Shuang heard the sound, he knew that his opponent was coming. The old boy was named Liang Jie, nicknamed Liang Liang. He didn't know how he got lucky two years ago and signed an emotional writer who was unknown at the time. As a result, a work by this writer was popular all over the country and has now become a giant in the industry. Liang Liang, as the editor in charge, also took the opportunity to get on the top, making a big profit and becoming a legend in the publishing industry.

The rich man Liang entered the peak of his career development and signed several potential writers in succession. He bought more and more private cars. He was just a brag wherever he left, and he looked like a rich man. Bai Shuang didn't like such people, and secretly said that he was a villain. He didn't know how this was passed to the rich man Liang. The two had a grudge and laughed at each other when they met.

Bai Shuang recently signed a very powerful new generation writer. When everyone was not optimistic about it, his novel became popular and burned wildly once it was published, becoming another superstar writer that millions of fans were sought after. The series of novels were printed and published, and hundreds of thousands of copies were actually released. This is a very terrible number for newcomers. Although there are many people in China, there are many people who usually read online novels with their mobile phones, but when it comes to the original works of local authors, the sales volume is very low. Even if 30,000 copies are a big seller, what is the concept of publishing hundreds of thousands of copies, and this number is still growing, and it is expected to exceed one million copies.

The powerful writers under the local tyrant Liang could not reach this number even if they were tied together.

The rich man Liang saw it and hated it in his heart. Now that he saw something happening, Bai Shuang looked depressed. He became more and more proud and just laughed there.

The writer signed by Bai Shuang agreed that the manuscript of the third part of the series of novels was originally submitted a month ago. But now it has been more than half a month since the time agreed on the contract. The man couldn't call, did not go to QQ, and did not reply to the email. He only left a sentence on Weibo, "I was not in good health", and then started to evaporate the world and disappeared without a trace.

The writer's name is Liu Yang, and his pen name is an unrestrained programmer. The theme of this series of novels is thrilling suspense, and its name is called the Underworld.

Bai Shuang is now in a mess. This novel has a great influence in China. Moreover, the society has already done all the publicity related to the third part, invested a lot of publicity expenses in the early stage, and posters are widely used in bookstores of large and small. If this novel cannot be published on time, the losses caused will be immeasurable.

He was very depressed and felt unlucky. His blind cat was lucky enough to meet such a dead mouse after leaving, but he got such a result. Liu Yang is too cheating. At least you can leave a message to me, the editor, what happened? I have an explanation. Now, the world has evaporated, and no one can be seen in life or death.

Liu Yang’s Weibo now has millions of fans. The last Weibo post is "in poor health". The netizens left more than 20,000 messages. Bai Shuang looked at it slightly, some expressed their blessings, some were lucky enough to gloat, some were criticized, and some were loyal fans to analyze the whereabouts of Liu Yang.

Liu Yang's novels are very distinctive. He is a writer who is very good at controlling suspense. Each novel uses interlocking structures and complex and changeable routines to progress plot suspense at levels and create a huge horror maze with text. Everyone who reads his novels will involuntarily fall into this condom. When you react, you can no longer fall into the text swamp.

Bai Shuang sighed, closed her Weibo, and picked up the first half of the third part of the underworld that was printed. This was posted by Liu Yang two months ago. The second half became a mystery with his disappearance. Bai Shuang has read this manuscript back and forth many times. The first half is about Liu Yang following a group of hikers to the Kwantung Military Base in Japan to explore the secret of the underworld. The plot stopped abruptly at the most critical moment.

He tapped the table with his fingers, and a strange idea came to his mind. If Liu Yang really disappeared and would never come back, it would be better to find a writer to make a gun and deal with this manuscript. That would be the same.

At this time, a colleague came over to inform him that it was nine o'clock. Bai Shuang was worried and even more energetic when she heard about the meeting. He didn't work much in the morning, so he finished drinking the coffee gulp and went to the conference room with the editors.

The meeting was Lao Chang, the director of the editorial room. Seeing that everyone was here, he put the teapot aside and pushed his glasses, and first asked: "Xiao Bai, is there any news about Liu Yang over you?"

Bai Shuang smiled bitterly and shook her head.

"Young people are more active in their minds, don't sit there and wait." The director taught him a lesson.

"Hehe." Someone laughed unscrupulously. It was the local tyrant Liang.

Bai Shuang's face was red and her ears were red. This laughter was like a needle piercing her heart.

Lao Chang signaled everyone to be quiet and said, "This meeting was aimed at Liu Yang's problem. As we all know, only half of his new novel was written, and our publicity work has been done. This time, the operation club attached great importance to it. Even the boss said hello, and let me tell you that we have operated and sold the film and television copyright in the underworld."

Everyone present took a breath, and everyone looked at Bai Shuang with jealous eyes naked.

"In addition, the traditional Taiwanese, Vietnamese copyrights, and European and American English versions are also being discussed. There is no need to talk about the status of this novel. Therefore, asking Liu Yang to submit the manuscript quickly is the focus of the recent work. Not only must the manuscript be submitted, but the quality of the manuscript must also be excellent, at least to ensure his previous level."

Lao Chang said this and looked at Bai Shuang who was dejected: "We already have Liu Yang's whereabouts."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. Bai Shuang opened her eyes wide and looked at the director. Lao Chang smiled and said, "Just two days ago, Liu Yang's father took the initiative to contact the community and expressed guilt for the delay of the manuscript."

"Where is Liu Yang now?" Bai Shuang couldn't help asking.

Lao Chang hesitated for a while before saying, "He is in a psychiatric hospital."

This news is simply more amazing than what was just now, and the editors looked at each other. No one could believe their ears. This new writer had just shown signs of a big fire and became mentally ill.

"Don't misunderstand me." Liu Yang was just a premature paranoid, a little autistic, not a serious mental illness, and now he is just closed for recuperation. According to his father, recovery is very fast. Oh, by the way, keep this news confidential and no one can reveal it. If something happens, it will be investigated by the individual."

"If he is closed for recuperation, then his manuscript cannot be written." The rich man Liang deliberately asked this question, disgusting Bai Shuang.

Lao Chang said: "The second half of Liu Yang's manuscript has been written. In other words, the book is finished. Now I just don't know where the manuscript is, and even his family doesn't know. Xiaobai, this task is left to you. I'll give you a week to communicate with Liu Yang and get the manuscript. Otherwise, you will come and see you."

The director's joke, and the editors made me laugh as expected.

Bai Shuang breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it was not missing, I would have to catch you even if you were at the end of the world.

The director talked about something else and announced the end of the meeting. After the meeting, Bai Shuang was left behind and reminded him to be concerned. He also said that his main task now is to recover Yu Dai and not to stick to the fixed time of work.

Bai Shuang returned to the table and knocked on the table, thinking that this was also quite difficult. What he thought the most was a very realistic question, why did Liu Yang go to the mental hospital?

There are many writers who write suspense and thriller these days, and there are many people on the streets. Writing such things may affect your mental state to a greater or lesser extent, but I have never heard of anyone who has collapsed from writing.

His eyes involuntarily fell on the first half of the manuscript in the third part of the underworld, hoping that he could interpret something he didn't know from the lines.

After watching for a long time, he was unable to do so. He decided to ask his good friend for help and complete the matter together.

Bai Shuang's friend is Xu Dazhi. He is a man of 37 or 38 years old. When he was a writer in his early years, he has not made his debut yet. Over the years, he has changed from a young man with high spirits to a devastated monster. After the divorce, it has been a huge blow to him. Now he is very depressed, has no job, and is at home every day. He only relies on his connections from a long time ago, and occasionally writes for magazines to earn some living expenses.

Xu Dazhi and Bai Shuang met at a writing meeting, and it can be said that they hit it off at first sight. Although the two have a very different personalities, they are very consistent in their deep thinking about some things, and they hit it off and are very good at talking.

Bai Shuang knew very well how powerful this old friend was. Although he didn't write much now, Xu Dazhi was very sensitive to words and had a very strong logical thinking. He often interpreted some information behind the text that ordinary people could not find.

Sometimes Bai Shuang thinks that he is not a writer, but a master of decryption, who specializes in interpreting text passwords.

The two met in a small restaurant. Xu Dazhi, who was covered in beards, chewing peanuts and drinking Xiao Shao, while listening to Bai Shuang's description of the causes and consequences.

When listening, Xu Dazhi drank wine and didn't say anything. After finishing his speech, he said, "Lao Bai, you are Liu Yang's editor-in-chief. In your feelings, what kind of writer do you think he is?"

Bai Shuang was not angry: "I asked you to come, I'm listening to me for nothing, tell me what kind of writer he is."

Xu Dazhi sipped the cheers and said slowly: "I have been in this circle for more than ten years. I have seen no thousand or eight hundred writers, but I have never seen Liu Yang like him. He is a person." Xu Dazhi said in contemplation: "He is a very terrifying and terrifying writer."

"How to say it"
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