Chapter 160 May all lovers in the world get married
At noon, at Shi Tiiesheng's invitation, a few people had a meal at his house, which was simple noodles with mixed sauce.
Shi Tiiesheng's father did not come back from work at noon, and his sister Shi Lan came back from school. She was still a handsome middle school student with two pigtails, carrying a yellow satchel.
After dinner, Minghua was about to say goodbye and leave. As soon as he walked out of Shi Tiesheng's house and came to the street, he heard someone calling him from behind.
"Editor Fang, Editor Fang, please wait a moment."
Fang Minghua turned around and saw that it was Shi Tiesheng's sister Shi Lan.
He stopped and looked at the girl running over.
"Editor Fang, I heard that brother Lizhe said that my brother has a female pen pal at Northwest University in Xijing. Did you bring a sweater this time?" the girl asked.
"Yes, her name is Chen Ximi, and she is now a teacher at Northwest University." Fang Minghua replied.
"Editor Fang, how is Teacher Chen? Is she very gentle? Does she know about my brother's situation?" Shi Lan asked again.
Girls just gossip.
But Fang Minghua knew that the girl in front of him was not just gossip.
"Chen Ximi knows your brother's physical condition. She is a very good person and very gentle." Fang Minghua replied: "It is best to be your sister-in-law."
"That's true. "You said she might be my sister-in-law?" Shi Lan looked surprised.
"Yes, let your brother take the initiative. Also, we will find a way for your brother to go to Xijing and meet Chen Ximi."
"Really? Thank you so much!"
"You're welcome, your brother is a person I respect very much. I'm leaving!"
"Goodbye! Goodbye, Editor Fang, Come to Yanjing to play with my brother," Shi Lan greeted warmly.
"I will, bye!"
Fang Minghua waved, turned and walked towards the bus stop.
According to historical development, Shi Tiiesheng and Chen Ximi seemed to have gotten married in the late 1980s.
Let this day come early.
May all lovers in the world get married.
Fang Minghua came out of Shi Tiiesheng's house and took the bus straight to the Writers Publishing House located in the south of Chaoyang Agricultural Exhibition Hall.
In this building are not only the writers publishing house, but also the "People's Literature" magazine, the "Poetry Magazine" magazine, and the "Literary Newspaper" newspaper office. Several are crowded together. In fact, they all belong to the Chinese Writers Association. of subordinate units.
Looking at the four signs hanging at the door, Fang Minghua thought for a while and decided to visit Wang Meng first.
Unfortunately, before leaving, I brought a lot of things to Song Tangtang’s grandparents, but I didn’t bring the dog-headed dates that Wang Meng liked to eat.
It’s not appropriate to buy anything else, after all, I’m at work.
Fang Minghua entered the courtyard with his work permit and asked about Wang Meng's office. He went straight to the fourth floor and knocked on the door when he saw the sign "Editor's Office" hanging on it.
Luckily, the voice of "Please come in" came from inside.
Fang Minghua pushed the door open and saw Wang Meng sitting behind the desk, reading documents.
"Xiao Fang is here." A smile appeared on Wang Meng's face: "No, you should call me Editor Fang now."
"Chief Editor Wang, your name is Xiao Fang." Fang Minghua was very happy He answered modestly: "Editor-in-Chief Dong wants to step back to the second line, but President Huang insists on letting me do it."
"It's so hard work. I envy Dong Mo. Now he is retiring to the second line and enjoying peace and happiness. As for me, There’s so much to do.”
That’s true.
On Wang Meng's desk, there is a large pile of documents on the left and a large pile of manuscripts on the right.
But Editor Wang, it will take a few more years for you to take a break, and you will have to be a big leader in the future.
Of course you can’t say this. The two exchanged a few words and then got down to the topic. Fang Minghua said that he was invited by the editor Wang Yuan of the Writer's Publishing House to revise the manuscript.
“I heard Wang Yuan say it a few days ago.” Wang Meng nodded: “But things have changed.”
"What's the change?"
"Wang Yuan came to me two days ago and asked if he could let a magazine publish it in installments before publishing it? So I contacted "Contemporary" magazine, and after sending the manuscript, They agree in principle, so this time you have to go to "Contemporary" and find editor Yan Wenjing, and he will explain the situation to you in detail."
That's it.
Fang Minghua understood.
It is estimated that just like when Lu Yao published "Life", he first let "Contemporary" magazine publish it in installments to explore the way, and then the Writers Publishing House decided to publish the entire book.
Many novels and novels in this era do this, and Fang Minghua is understandable.
In this case, Fang Minghua said goodbye to Wang Meng and took a bus from the west of the city to the "Contemporary" publishing house on Chaonei Street in the east of the city to find the editor Qin Zhaoyang.
Qin Zhaoyang is also a writer himself. He is almost 70 now and is still an old man. After he met Fang Minghua, he chatted for a few words and quickly got to the point.
“Comrade Xiaofang, the overall structure of your novel is good, and the plot design and arrangement are also very clever and fascinating. Don’t tell me that I read your novel in one sitting.”
Fang Minghua smiled slightly after hearing this.
After reading so many online articles, future generations should also learn from the advantages of online articles - it is refreshing.
"Of course there are some problems with your novel. Your "Crossing the Guandong" describes the history of a family's struggle. I will call it a family novel for the time being." Qin Zhaoyang continued.
“The main feature of family novels is to write about the life of the family, such as "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and "Four Generations Under One Roof" by Lao She in China. The changes in character behavior and the development of the storyline cannot be separated from a certain set of circumstances. Time and space, what you describe is Northeast, but maybe Perhaps it has something to do with your experience. The Northeast flavor in the book is not very strong, unlike Lao She's "Four Generations Under One Roof" which has a strong flavor of Yanjing."
"Editor Qin, Lao She's "Four Generations Under One Roof". "That's a classic, but I don't think it can reach that level." Fang Minghua is pragmatic.
Qin Zhaoyang smiled after hearing this: "Comrade Xiaofang, you are still young. So for this book, we can express my opinions. Of course, you want to take it back and polish it better."< br>
"I'd better take it back and revise it." Fang Minghua expressed his opinion.
"That's fine, I'll bring it over after I've made the changes." Qin Zhaoyang said, thinking of something: "Xiao Fang, where do you live in Yanjing? Do you need us to arrange it?"
< br>According to the unwritten rules in the industry, if a certain editorial department wants the author to revise the manuscript, the editorial department must pay for travel and accommodation expenses.
Fang Minghua smiled after hearing this and said: "I came here with my girlfriend this time and stayed at her grandma's house."
"That's good. If you have any difficulties, just ask."
Fang Minghua left the Contemporary Magazine and took the bus back to the General Political Courtyard without staying much longer.
In the yard of Song Tangtang’s grandpa’s house, Song Tangtang and his grandpa were pruning flowers and branches. Seeing Fang Minghua coming back, Song Tangtang hurriedly greeted him: “Went to the Writers Publishing House, how was it?”
Fang Minghua briefly explained what happened, and finally said: "I plan to revise it again and add some people from the Northeast. Emotions and customs make the characters more vivid."
After hearing this, Song Tangtang's grandfather clapped the dirt on his hands and came over and said:
"Haha, Xiaofang, you can do this. Look for me, I have stayed in the Northeast for many years, and later I did not follow the large army to go south. The Kuomintang army also fought, and the bandits also fought!”
"Great, grandpa, I was just about to ask you for advice."
"Come on, let's go, whatever you need, I'll tell you!"
Fang Minghua has been living in this small town these days. In the courtyard, I consulted Song Tangtang’s grandfather while revising novels during the day. Grandpa also read the novels he wrote and gave his personal opinions. Finally, even grandma came over to discuss it together.
Of course, I will go out with Song Tangtang in the evening.
It was Sunday soon. Fang Minghua got up early and continued to revise articles in his grandfather's study when he heard a girl's voice coming from outside.
"Grandma, grandpa, I'm back. Oh, cousin, you've come to Yanjing too?"
It's Song Tangtang's cousin Li Li.
(End of this chapter)