Moonlight (Yue Guang Bian Zou Qu / Chu Li Lai Le / Variations of Moonlight / 月光变奏曲)

[It's also my first time in the land of my dreams.]

Mr Zhou Chuan.

It's really you.

This is the first time I meet you in person.

No wonder the readers call you

The Gentle and Kind Mr Chuan.

You deserve it.

Let's talk in the meeting room upstairs.

-Please. -Hi.

Where is the interview?

On the first floor.

Thank you.

Mr Zhou Chuan.

As everyone is aware,

when your father published his book

Time Is Like A Song

with Yuan Yue Publishing House,

our first print run was 400,000 copies.

And now,

a new commemorative edition will be released soon.

This achievement is

Yuan Yue Publishing House's...

No,

It's the highest achievement

in the entire publishing industry.

You have now inherited

your father's talent.

I am sure Mr Zhou

is proud of you.

Mr Zhou's

Time Is Like A Song

achieved an excellent result in Yuan Yue.

If you could agree to publish

your new book with us,

it would be such an amazing milestone in the industry.

I have even thought of the slogan.

Like father like son, a family of scholars.

Do you want to give him a call first?

Ask him if he is willing

to complete such an amazing journey with me?

Wait.

What are you doing?

Your name isn't on the list?

No, it's not that.

I am sorry.

I know my name is not on the list.

My degree doesn't fit in.

But I truly want to work in Yuan Yue.

I've read every book published by Yuan Yue Publishing House.

I grew up with these books.

Please give me a chance.

Well...

Let us go through the contract.

I have prepared the contract.

You can have a look.

I fought very hard

for this contract.

I have gotten you

the best payout from Yuan Yue this year.

I'm sorry.

The interview is over.

Please give me one minute of your time.

You can ask me anything.

From the beginning of Yuan Yue

to the insight of each publication,

I know everything.

My only target in Shanghai is

to find a job in Yuan Yue Publishing House.

To be a good editor

has been my dream since young.

I don't want to leave with regret.

We are hiring a literature editor

who has a master's degree in literature and history.

Which part of you meets the requirement?

Perseverance, earnestness, enthusiasm.

Physical book publishing is a sunset industry.

If you hire me,

I'll do my best

to find the best work and to sign the author.

Yuan Yue

is not an ordinary publishing house.

Can you tell me which authors have you signed?

None for now.

But I will in the future.

One minute is up.

I...

Mum.

I'm busy, I'm working.

Wait.

Please receive it for me.

Wait.

These are some book reviews I have written over the years.

And some research on best-selling authors.

You can read them.

Please believe me.

I will be a good editor.

This amount

is indeed lesser than the amount

offered to Mr Zhou back then.

Currently,

we are greatly impacted by online media.

The physical publishing industry isn't as good as before.

Even so,

this is the best

we could offer.

[I have dreamed about this place for twenty years.]

30,000 copies.

To test the water.

30,000 copies.

To test the water.

Do you think I'm a beggar?

Such a heated argument with the editor.

Who is he?

This amount

is the highest amongst young authors

of your type.

What's the print run

of Time Is Like A Song?

More than 100,000?

Mr Zhou Chuan.

This is the guaranteed minimum print run.

It's a promise from the publishing house.

If your book sells well,

we will increase your royalty.

Why do you honk for no reason?

Xiao Bai.

Your boss went out again?

He went looking for books.

Are the reference books

I wanted here yet?

They are here.

And a rare book by Natsume Soseki.

From 1958.

Really? Where is it?

Boss doesn't arrange his books properly.

It's quite messy.

It may be there.

You have to look for it.

Thanks.

Hi.

Do you have Natsume Soseki?

You have to look for it.

Such a casual bookstore.

Natsume Soseki.

I found it.

Watch out.

Are you all right?

I am fine.

Why don't you come down first?

I'll go up.

Thanks.

Hey.

Hey.

I can carry this book myself.

You don't have to do this.

Here you go.

All right.

Put it on my account will do.

Thanks.

Didn't you take this book for me?

First come, first served.

This is the rule of the bookstore.

How can he change his mood faster than turning a page?

My boss often says that too.