After seeing off Count Kazriel, Lynch returned to his room and turned on the TV.
He looked like he was watching TV, and he really was watching TV. What else could he do besides watch TV?
Think about sothing personal?
Maybe, but not much. The plan was set from the beginning, and Count Kazriel and the country behind him were just one part of it.
With him and them, the plan would proceed more smoothly.
Without him and them, the plan wouldn’t face too many problems.
Because persuading Mr. Truman was equivalent to persuading the President, persuading the Federation Governnt.
Even a small internal policy of the Federation Governnt has more influence on the entire international community than the foreign policy of a small country.
There hasn’t been any important news on TV these days, and in a mont of inattention, Lynch seed to hear the TV ntion his book.
But the news quickly moved on.
He called out Anna’s na, and she soon appeared in front of him.
Anna was wearing a cal-colored wool sweater, a tight-fitting one, with a high collar, which highlighted her still rather impressive figure.
Lynch even noticed that she wasn’t wearing underwear.
"Just now the TV ntioned my book, what happened to it?" Lynch organized his words, "Last ti I heard it was in trouble, right?"
Anna nodded. She had learned about it. To serve Lynch, she needed to first figure out the basic information she could gather.
"Now it has beco a bestseller, and it’s quite popular. It’s said to have sold out several tis."
"After being on sale for about... a month, it’s already been reprinted for the fourth ti."
Lynch found the news a bit unbelievable, "I didn’t know people would like this story so much!"
What does it an to be reprinted four tis in a month?
Even the Federation Charter wasn’t this popular when it was first released!
The Federation has a very comprehensive anti-piracy chanism. Those big publishers aren’t short on money, so they never show rcy towards piracy.
Anyone caught would face astronomical fines and be sent to prison.
For those with heavier sentences, they basically won’t make it out in this lifeti.
Printed materials aren’t like other things. Determining whether sothing is pirated almost doesn’t require another agency for verification.
Moreover, a complete trail can be found, tracing who acquired the pirated goods from whom. These chains are very complete, and the police just need to arrest people based on the ever-growing list.
This has also led to the difficulty of pirated books appearing in the market due to the high costs involved and the high risk of cri. No one would be crazy enough to offend the capitalists.
This is why the Federation can suppress piracy, as capitalists don’t allow anyone to touch their cheese. Whoever does will repent for their foolish actions in prison for life!
With such asures in place, book sales in the Federation are very real.
Reprinting four tis ans at least a million sales, which Lynch didn’t expect.
The first "Lynch’s Adventure" took over two months to reach the second edition, and it’s said that many records have been broken this ti.
Anna pursed her lips, with a strange smile on her face, "I thought it was your arrangent, but it seems not."
Lynch showed so surprise, "It seems sothing I don’t know happened!"
"I talked about this with others before, and I thought it was your doing, but it turns out..."
She shook her head and then told what she knew.
The book had previously been embroiled in a scandal involving a father who had abused his daughter for over a decade. It sounded incredible.
In "Don’t Talk About Current Affairs," the girl was even featured on the show, where Momo questioned her to the point of emotional breakdown multiple tis, although from a professional perspective, her breakdown seed sowhat fake.
But that’s not important. What’s important is that the man, her father, confessed. The public liked her, so Momo also received so threatening letters, but those weren’t the main issue.
The girl later said she had written so cries for help into the book, hoping soone could decipher her hidden code and rescue her from her nightmare.
She just didn’t expect that things would take an unexpected turn. She found an opportunity to muster the courage to call the police, exposing so ugly matters to the public.
She also said she had written so of her experiences in taphors and hints into the book.
And so, the book suddenly beca a hit, and this "victim" smoothly beca one of the Federation’s bestselling female authors, ranking high on the list.
If it weren’t for those few with prominent backgrounds ahead, she might have climbed even higher with just this book.
Although so people exposed certain materials, such as how this girl faced repeated setbacks while job hunting after graduation. Many institutions felt that she lacked the ability to be a writer and did not possess strong writing skills.
Additionally, her academic performance last sester was not great, she once lied to her classmates for money, and her lifestyle was sowhat indiscreet—her teacher said that sotis she wouldn’t wear underwear.
In winter it was fine, but in sumr, it affected others, though wearing underwear is her personal freedom.
In short, so negative news didn’t cause much of a stir. People believed it was so evil force saring a poor girl, and so even suggested donating in her na to establish sothing like a Family Abuse Assistance Foundation.
Overall, it was quite a buzz, and the girl beca famous.
"...I thought you had so intimate relationship with her," Anna said with a smile, revealing her true thoughts.
Lynch glanced at her, "I’m not undiscerning like that."
"Yes, you’re right!" What seed like an agreent held an entirely different aning behind it, but Lynch ignored her.
Actually, regardless of who is driving all this, as long as the book becos a hit, it’s enough. Lynch doesn’t want to think any further, at least their stance is aligned on certain issues.
After watching a bit of TV, Lynch prepared to rest. Having a good routine is more important than any kind of maintenance.
Just as he was about to go to bed, the young maid found him.
"Mr. Lynch, I want to ask for leave tomorrow..." she was a bit uneasy and sowhat self-conscious.
Lynch sat back down, "No problem, you can inform the community over there, I agree to your leave. Is there anything wrong?"
He knew this girl was alone in the city. She ca from a small town, and this was the place of her "struggles."
The girl showed a bit of shyness mixed with excitent, "Yes, Mr. Lynch, you know I’ve saved so money recently, I’m planning to buy a house..."
Lynch whistled, "I didn’t know you could save so much money. How much is your budget? Maybe I can offer so advice."
The maid was slightly taken aback, perhaps this was a good suggestion. At least she felt Lynch knew more than she did in this regard.
"My boyfriend and his family can contribute about fifteen thousand bucks, and I have around twenty thousand bucks. If I ask my family for a bit more, we can probably gather around forty thousand bucks."
Forty thousand bucks is already a significant amount for soone from a small town.
To be honest, in Sabin City, as long as you don’t impulsively buy on Comrcial Street, you can buy a decent house in those ordinary communities with forty thousand bucks!
Yes, in full, and with so leftover.
But this money obviously wouldn’t be enough in Bupen.
"I don’t know of any houses that only cost forty thousand bucks. Are you planning to take a loan?"
The girl nodded, "That’s the plan. Last ti when I took leave... I went to look at houses with my boyfriend, and we liked a community on the west side of the city called..."
Lynch was a bit surprised. "I’ve heard about that community, there are serious security issues there. Are you sure you want to live in such a chaotic place?"
"Maybe so communities in East City are more suitable, the environnt is better there too, and it’s closer to the beach. You can reach the beach quickly for a walk or jog when you have nothing to do."
Bupen’s center aside, apart from the central area, the east and north sides are relatively more upscale, while the south is where the Middle Class reside, and the west is the so-called Lower City.
Bupen also has poor people, holess people, and the hidden side every city doesn’t want to face but has to.
So people prefer receiving daily relief food over leaving this city.
In the Lower City, the slums, everything becos dangerous.
While the city center is enjoying nightlife, the Lower City is as dead silent as a graveyard!
Its only advantage is the cheap housing prices!
A standalone house costing over a hundred thousand bucks is most suitable for family life, with independent space for children and parents, and a small yard.
This is also many people’s pursuit of life, at least far better than so bustling apartnts in the city.
The maid felt a bit embarrassed, "We can’t afford that much, and the bank didn’t agree to give us more loans either."
Yes, the bank didn’t agree because her boyfriend was just a regular worker from a third-tier city, and she was just a Half Mountain Villa District three-year contract maid.
Without her status as a Half Mountain Villa District contract maid, she might not even get a hundred bucks in loans.
The bank gave them fifty thousand bucks in loans, and they need to repay all loans and interest within the next fifteen years.
Otherwise, the bank would seize their house, sell it cheaply, and they might even owe the bank.
As for East City and South City..., a standalone house would at least cost two or three hundred thousand bucks, which might not be enough.
Bupen doesn’t lack wealthy people, wealthy people from all classes, under such an environnt, real estate instead becos a sort of business card.
Just like with Half Mountain Villa District houses, having one or not makes a huge difference!
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