But the above are all off-topic.

When I published my debut work, I was a young man who was just a fledgling young man. By chance, my book was a big hit, which led to many people wanting to know me.

When I first stepped into the London literary world with one foot, I was both nervous and expectant; but now when I look back, I only felt the infinite desolation. I haven't set foot in London for a long time. The London described in the novels now is different from what I remember. I guess London has undergone earth-shaking changes over the years. Literary people no longer go to Hampstead, Notting Gate, High Street and Kenxington to gather, and replace them with new gathering places - Chilsey and Bloomsbury. At that time, if the people who went there were less than 40 years old, they would be respected people.

But now, over twenty-five years old will make people laugh. In the past, we were young and were always ashamed to express our inner emotions, so we were used to disguising ourselves with a polite appearance. But today's situation is completely different. I don't know when, there were many romantic events in the literary and artistic circles. But if we did something absurd, we would never ignore it, at least make ourselves look decent. We advocate subtlety and always leave room for speech. Women's autonomy at that time was far from being compared with today.

At that time, my residence was not far from Victoria Station; every time I went to the home of a literary youth to visit, I had to take a long way in the city. Out of timidity, I had to walk back and forth on the road for a long time before I could pluck the courage to knock on the door. After that, I entered the host's house uneasy, and I couldn't help feeling palpitations in the face of the guests in the room. Celebrities and writers said compliments and polite words to me, which made me feel at a loss. I knew very well that they were all waiting for me to say wonderful words, but there was only a blank in my mind and I couldn't liven up the atmosphere. In order to cover up the embarrassment, I had to serve tea and water, pretending to be busy all the time. I hope they would better not pay attention to me, so that I could breathe alone and quietly admire the style of these famous scholars.

I still clearly remember the women present at that time. One is a strong woman with a straight waist. Their eyes are bright and full of courage. The other is a thin woman with a pair of smart eyes like a mouse and speaks softly. The strange problem of these women eating butter toast without taking off their gloves is simply laughable. Not only that, they also quietly wiped the oil on their hands onto the chair when no one around paid attention. Although the owner's furniture was tortured, it didn't matter, because when they treat them, the owner will definitely secretly take revenge on them. Some women are well-dressed and very fashionable, and they think women are

Even novelists who write at home all day should show off their slim figures, and dressing up fashion will not delay your manuscript. However, some people also object to it. They think that this artistic fashion lacks calmness and solemnity, which is inappropriate. On the contrary, men often wear average clothes. Maybe they don’t want others to see their identity as writers. If you only look at it from the appearance, many people will mistakenly think that they are senior employees in the company because they always look exhausted. It was the first time I had contact with the writer group at that time, and I always felt that they were not so lifelike, as if they were not real people.

Their conversation was full of wit. As long as one of them turned around and left temporarily, the remaining people would criticize him harshly, which surprised me who was beside me. Compared with other practitioners, what special about artists is that they can not only mock their peers' appearance or personality, but also their works. Their wording is not too over-the-top, but I am impressed by it. In that era, conversation was an art that required energy to master. Clever answers were much more pleasing than intense blunt words. At that time, aphorisms were used very frequently, and anyone with some status would use a few casual words in a conversation. But now it has fallen, and fools are particularly happy to pretend that they are very wise.

I showed off a few words casually. Unfortunately, I couldn't even remember a single witty word. The only thing I had a little impression of was that people talked about some aspect of their industry field - the details of the transaction. After commenting on the content of a new book, people would guess the sales volume of the book, the author's royalties, etc. If we talked a little further, people would seriously compare the stinginess of each publisher and a certain person. If we were a little further apart, we would talk about which editor gave a higher royalties, which publisher was good at doing publicity or following trends. Of course, the topics were not just these, but also publishing agents, popular subjects, how to settle royalties, etc. For me, these topics were quite romantic, which gave me a sense of realism that I quickly integrated into this small group.
Chapter completed!