Chapter 40 Living in the Guest House
“Red people, there is an uproar in the historical community right now. The whirlpool you caused has spread to other cities, and it is estimated that it will soon trigger a nationwide discussion.”
Zou Shifang said worriedly: "If it continues to ferment, I'm afraid it will have a bad impact."
Liu Hongmin didn't care, "The bigger the noise, the better. Aren't we advocating opening our eyes to see the world now? Since we have to We have to look at the whole picture. How can we only look at the bright side? There must be darkness under the light, and it is often the darkness that deserves our vigilance."
Zou Shifang shook his head speechlessly, he figured it out. . Liu Hongmin is obviously biased against the West. Otherwise, he would not have poured cold water on the trend of going abroad when it just started.
Liu Hongmin didn't know what he was thinking, and he didn't care if he knew it.
"Has the house over Shichahai been vacated?"
"It has been vacated." Zou Shifang said: "I have asked someone to clean it up briefly, and I'm just waiting for you to come back and take a look. Let’s see how it is decorated.”
Liu Hongmin said: “Of course it should be decorated according to the garden. However, it is best not to touch the old objects on the house.”
Zou Shifang thought for a while. Then ask the old professors who study gardening in the school to design it.”
"Can you invite me?" Liu Hongmin asked in surprise: "You know those old professors are studying the restoration of the Summer Palace. Can you have time to take over this small job from me?"
"You are a celebrity in the school. !" Zou Shifang joked: "It will be no problem to build your house."
"Take it down!"
Zou Shifang: "Who gives you face? Ah? They gave me face in Hong Kong dollars."
Liu Hongmin was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "They also want to earn foreign exchange?"
"Of course!" Zou Shifang said: "Many things in the Summer Palace are abroad. If you want to restore the Summer Palace, how can you not go and see it? By then, won't you have to use foreign exchange?"
When Liu Hongmin heard this, he immediately said: "Then I will do it. The design fee is 20,000 Hong Kong dollars. ”
“Awesome! ”
With the current price, the design fee of 20,000 Hong Kong dollars is absolutely sky-high. I can probably design several courtyard houses.
But Liu Hongmin didn't care. He didn't get the distribution rights of Jin Yong's novels. He had nowhere to spend the money he earned, so he treated it as funding the research of those professors.
Those professors were struggling with financial problems, and Liu Hongmin came to them in a timely manner. It didn't take long for Zou Shifang to get several design drawings for Liu Hongmin to choose from.
Liu Hongmin picked one, "On this basis, modify it. It must have floor heating, glass doors and windows, and a separate bathroom..."
"Your request is too much. Right?" Zou Shifang said speechlessly: "After this change, is it still a courtyard house?"
"I want to live in a courtyard house. Of course, how can I live in it without any changes?" >
“But you have lost the artistic conception of the courtyard!”
“The artistic conception of fart, does it mean that you can’t go to the toilet in the house?”
“No matter how good you are in writing Even your articles can’t change your vulgarity!”
Zou Shifang left angrily. How could he be like a nouveau riche despite being a very educated person?
Liu Hongmin ignored him and took the time to finish writing "The Punisher of the Song Dynasty" and then went straight to "Beijing Literature and Art".
Zhou Yanru looked at the thick notebook in Liu Hongmin’s hand and suddenly said in surprise: "Have you finished writing your novel?"
Liu Hongmin nodded. "The Punishment of the Song Dynasty" cost 550,000 yuan. It took more than half a year to write and finally completed it.
“Although this book focuses on solving crimes, it is not pure reasoning, but uses a lot of forensic knowledge. It also contains the official struggles of the Song Dynasty. I wonder if it can be included in "Beijing Literature and Art" "Publish it." Zhou Yanru put down the manuscript, "I'll take a look at it first, and then I'll discuss it with the other editors. Then I'll talk to you about whether it can be published."
< br>"Okay."
Liu Hongmin is not idle either, and will continue writing the second part of Shaobao after returning home.
Half a month later, Zhou Yanru found Liu Hongmin, "The manuscript is passed, but there are still some places that need to be revised."
Liu Hongmin's eyes lit up, he was going to stay in a guest house.
"No problem, you can change it however you want."
Zhou Yanru was very surprised, "Why did you agree so readily this time? It was just a small change last time. You would rather ask for less remuneration than not Change."
Liu Hongmin: "The last change is insignificant and does not affect the overall effect. This time is different. This is my first time writing a novel. The changes will definitely make the novel better."
Zhou Yanru could tell at a glance that no matter how much this kid told lies, she didn't bother to care about it. He handed the manuscript and a notebook to Liu Hongmin, "When can you move into the guest house?"
"Today will do."
Liu Hongmin said simply.
Besides looking at the decoration drawings, he has nothing else to do now. You can also get money for staying in a guest house, but of course the sooner the better.
Zhou Yanru saw Liu Hongmin's eyes widening when he saw the money, which strengthened his suspicion just now. She carefully recalled the points that needed to be revised in "My Brothers and Sisters", and something strange appeared on her face.
The book says that there are more and more self-employed people. In the past year, there have been countless more self-employed people in Beijing.
There is also the "crime of blindness". This crime not only appears, but is used more and more frequently.
The more Zhou Yanru thinks about it, the more something is wrong. Liu Hongmin seems to be able to predict the future. Does this kid really know anything about the mysterious things?
It seems that there are many such things in the Northeast...
If Liu Hongmin knew what the old lady was thinking, he would be scared to the ground. We don’t pay attention to feudal superstition now! After the founding of the People's Republic of China, animals were not allowed to become spirits. How could there be so many gods and goddesses?
In the evening, Liu Hongmin rode his bicycle and checked into the guest house of "Beijing Literature and Art" carrying a large bundle of books and manuscripts.
Because the Chinese New Year is approaching, the guest house is quieter than the dormitory at Beijing University. It is much further away from Shichahai than Beijing, and it passes by the Forbidden City and other places, so a visit is equivalent to a trip.
He was just a little unfriendly to Zou Shifang. If he wanted to find Liu Hongmin, he had to go to the guest house first, which cost him more than ten miles.
Fortunately, Zou Shifang didn't care. He just wanted to seize the time to finalize the design and then go home to celebrate the New Year.
Liu Hongmin did not let his help go in vain, and gave him a salary of one hundred yuan a month, which was more than the current employees.
Zou Shifang couldn't refuse, so he happily accepted. Being able to make money even before graduation, Zou Shifang felt that following Liu Hongmin, there would be a bright future for him.
Liu Hongmin also had a lot of peace of mind. He had renovated his house before traveling through time. He had not stopped doing so for three months, and he was so anxious that he was full of anxiety.
Now that I have money, I can’t bear to suffer this pain anymore.
Although it cost a lot of money, he didn't care. Making money is not just for spending money!
Besides, he is not short of the three hundred and five hundred now.
(End of this chapter)