Chapter 107: Mr. Gu, your son-in-law is too arrogant. Why don’t you come and slap him in the face?
"Excuse me, comrade, who are you looking for?"
In the "October" editorial department, editor Cao Aiqin, who was sitting at the door, looked up and saw a young man at the door looking into them, so he said hello and asked.
Is it here?
Cheng Xuemin also knew the address of his mother-in-law’s workplace and asked all the way here! When he arrived at the door with the "October" magazine editorial board sign, he poked his head inside, and happened to be seen by a female comrade in the front row, who said hello to him!
"Hello, hello, this is the editorial department of "October", right? I'm looking for... Teacher Gu!"
Cheng Xuemin glanced over. The editorial department didn't see his mother-in-law, so he asked!
“I’m looking for Teacher Gu! Are you here to submit a manuscript or have you already submitted it?”
"Come in first!"
When Cao Aiqin heard that she was looking for Teacher Gu, she knew that she should be here to submit a manuscript, or that someone who had already submitted a manuscript came to ask if the manuscript had passed or not.
This situation is very common in newspapers and magazines.
"Okay, thank you!"
Cheng Xuemin nodded, then entered the October editorial department and took a look at the situation in his mother-in-law's work unit. The layout of the editorial department is similar to that of Yanjing Literature, and the number of editors should be similar.
Other editors in the October editorial department also looked up and looked at each other. Cheng Xuemin looked over and nodded one by one as a greeting.
"Are you here to submit a manuscript? Or have you already submitted a manuscript?!"
"Are you from Yanjing? The manuscripts for this issue of "October" have been decided, and the manuscript notices have been sent out. If you are out of town, the manuscript notices should not be received so soon! "
Cao Aiqin also looked at Cheng Xuemin in front of him, nodded secretly to the handsome young man, and asked again.
"Hello, teacher!" Cheng Xuemin followed, "If Teacher Gu is not here, I can also ask Teacher Liu Xinwu and Liu!"
"I'm not here to submit a manuscript, I'm here to refund the manuscript fee!"
Come to refund the manuscript fee?
At this time, not only Cao Aiqin looked at Cheng Xuemin in surprise, but several other editors also looked at Cheng Xuemin in surprise!
They have seen people come to collect manuscript fees, but they have never seen anyone come to refuse manuscript fees. This, this, this... this should be the first case since their "October" publication resumed, right?
What's going on? !
“Come here to ask Teacher Gu to refund the manuscript fee? Comrade, have you already received our manuscript notice and fee bill, but you don’t want to publish and want to reject the manuscript?”
At this time, Wang Shimin, the leader of the editorial team, was not calm. He quickly stood up and asked curiously.
Lao Wang has been an editor for decades, and this seems to be the first time he has seen this kind of situation!
"Yes, teacher, I have received the payment slip in the middle of the month!"
There seems to be no manuscript notice, but the manuscript fee slip has been received a long time ago, and the Feng family and children have already gone to the post office to withdraw cash and deposit it into her small vault!
Cheng Xuemin is here now. In addition to helping Mr. Wu become a good person and send him a letter of approval, he is also returning the manuscript fee he just received from "People's Literature" to "October".
Anyway, they are all priced at seven yuan per thousand words, and the amount of the manuscript fee is the same, so returning this to the mother-in-law should be no problem, right?
As for the royalties for reprinting, it all depends on the attitude of "October"!
Because there is no regulation above, the author must be paid for reprinting. Some publications will give you some meaning when reprinting, and most of them cost between three and four yuan per thousand words.
But most of them are basically pretending to be confused, and they don’t get any royalties for reprinting.
Of course, most of the people who pretend to be ignorant and refuse to pay are reprinting manuscripts of new authors or well-known authors. Try not to pay for reprinting!
Of course, articles that are not particularly influential will generally not be reprinted.
Especially in magazines, reprinting is very rare, but newspapers and periodicals often do.
"That's right!" Wang Shimin nodded, still asking with suspicion, "Why do you suddenly want to reject the manuscript? Which manuscript are you writing?"
"We have finalized the manuscript, but comrade you suddenly want to reject it..."
Before Wang Shimin could finish his embarrassing words, Xiao Yang, the preliminary editor who was responsible for mailing the manuscript notice next to him, suddenly interrupted and said: "I received the manuscript fee bill in the middle of the month. This seems impossible, right?!"
"Our fee invoices for this issue only started being sent out on the 20th!"
Uh, yes!
After being reminded by Xiao Yang, team leaders Wang Shimin and Cao Aiqin, as well as the other two male editors, also reacted.
Their manuscripts for the October issue were decided in advance. According to regulations, they had to start finalizing the manuscripts early next month and send out manuscript notices and fee invoices.
However, because the atomic bomb may be released in advance for this issue, Lao Liu decided to start finalizing the manuscript in advance to prepare for the possible publication of additional issues, so the manuscript acceptance notices will be sent out starting from the 20th of this month.
No matter how early it is, it can't be the 20th. Is this comrade wrong when he said that the middle of the month is worthy of scrutiny?
"In the middle of the month? Comrade, are you here to see Teacher Gu? You, you, you... you can't be Teacher Gu's son-in-law, Lao Xu, the author of Wrangler, right?"
Zhishen editor Cao Aiqin paid close attention to her teacher Gu the most, and after going through it in her mind, they did issue a manuscript fee bill in advance in the middle of the October issue!
But it was given to Teacher Gu and her son-in-law, Wrangler author Lao Xu, as royalties for the atomic bomb.
But this morning it was suddenly reported that the atomic bomb was fired by People's Literature. Without them, nothing would happen in October!
Now this person says he wants to come to Teacher Gu to refund the manuscript fee!
Thinking of this possibility, he looked at it carefully and asked with a tone of doubt and shock.
"Xuemin, why are you here? Didn't you go to the Humanities Club today?"
At this time, Feng's mother, Teacher Gu, walked in from outside the editorial department carrying a thermos bottle. When she saw her son-in-law Cheng Xuemin, she couldn't help but asked in surprise.
"Mom, I just came back from there. I stopped by to look for you and Teacher Liu!"
When Cheng Xuemin saw his mother-in-law coming in, he quickly said hello!
Damn it, is it really Teacher Gu’s son-in-law, Wrangler author Lao Xu, the one who helped them build an atomic bomb in October, but the superiors didn’t let them release it?
"Teacher Gu, is this comrade really your son-in-law?!"
They 'mother and son' all recognized each other. Cao Aiqin next to her still hadn't come to her senses and asked in amusement.
Where can I find such an outstanding son-in-law?
She, Cao Aiqin, also really wants to have a good and awesome son-in-law like Teacher Gu’s son-in-law!
"Yes! Cheng Xuemin, my childhood sweetheart!" Feng's mother introduced everyone with a smiling face, and then said, "Xuemin, this is Wang Shimin, the leader of our editorial team, the editor of Zhishen Teacher Cao Aiqin, this is Lao Chen, and the first review editor Xiao Yang!”
"Hello, Teacher Wang, Hello, Teacher Cao, Hello, Teacher Chen, Hello, Teacher Xiao Yang!" Immediately afterwards, Cheng Xuemin also greeted everyone again.
"Ha! Is this really Mr. Gu, your son-in-law and the author of Wrangler, Lao Xu?!"
"Quick, quick, sit here, sit here!"
Wang Shimin slapped his thigh and quickly pulled out a chair, signaling Cheng Xuemin to sit down quickly.
"No, no, thank you, thank you, Teacher Wang!"
He couldn't sit still. After sending the approval letter and refunding the royalties, he had to go back to Yanda to pick up the woman and announce the good news.
You have more than 2,000 yuan in royalties, why don't you celebrate a lot tonight? !
"Let's go inside first, Lao Liu's office is inside!" Mother Feng nodded, put the hot water bottle on the shelf, and led Cheng Xuemin into the editor-in-chief Lao Liu's single office.
"Okay!" Cheng Xuemin followed closely, and Lao Wang, Cao Aiqin, Xiao Yang and others also approached.
Teacher Gu's son-in-law came here to refund the royalties. The refund should be for the atomic bomb. If Old Liu knew this, would he go crazy again?
Moreover, Mr. Gu’s son-in-law is also very proud and proud, and he dares to come to the door to refund the manuscript fee in person. This is not saving any face for Lao Liu and their "October"!
When I was collecting the manuscript fee bill, I didn’t even see her son-in-law coming to collect it. Teacher Gu collected it on my behalf. It’s better now!
Isn't this a slap in the face?
"By the way, Mom, please help me return this royalties bill to Teacher Liu!"
No matter what he thought, Lao Wang was waiting to see how the 'mother and son' would slap Lao Liu. But I didn’t expect this awesome son-in-law to be so arrogant and just retreat right away?
“You came here just for this?”
Feng's mother was also stunned for a time. She looked at the manuscript payment slip in her son-in-law's hand and her mouth twitched several times!
Xuemin isn’t like this usually? You have always done a good job in dealing with people and being worldly!
But what's going on today?
Are you in such a hurry to come here specifically to refund the manuscript fee? If you want to withdraw it, you can go home and tell her, and she can help bring it over and withdraw it privately!
But what is he going to do now?
The most outrageous thing is that he actually took the manuscript fee bill issued to him by "People's Literature" and refunded ten months to them and to Lao Liu!
This... Feng's mother was so confused that she directly collected the royalties and hid them.
If she hadn't already come and prevented her son-in-law from getting off the stage, she really wanted to kick him out.
"Ah!" Cheng Xuemin nodded subconsciously and responded!
Mother Feng rolled her eyes and was about to say something: "When I see Lao Liu later, don't talk about the refund fee!"
But at this time, Liu Xinwu, who heard the commotion outside, also came out. He happened to see Cheng Xuemin at the door. He couldn't help but glared and asked in shock: "Hey, Xuemin, why are you so rare to come to our place? There are so few visitors?" "
"Quick, quick, quick! Come in, come in, I'm still thinking of going to find you!"
Liu Xinwu quickly greeted him warmly and shouted to Xiao Yang: "Xiao Yang, hurry up, pour tea for Xuemin, and take the best box of tea leaves in my office!"
"Xuemin is here, our "October" son-in-law is here, it's so rare!"
Damn it!
Liu Xinwu's reaction made Old Wang Cao Aiqin, Xiao Yang and the others speechless and horrified!
Is this old Liu too kind to Teacher Gu, his son-in-law?
Not only did he pour tea, but he also had to bring the best box of tea in his office. But last time Li Qingquan, the editor-in-chief of Yanjing Literature, came over, he didn’t even bother to take it out!
And Lao Liu, do you know?
Give us back our "October" son-in-law? Do you know that your October son-in-law is here to give you, my October father-in-law, a refund fee for your manuscript?
"Brazier, brazier, and brazier. Hurry and bring the brazier outside for me!" Liu Xinwu greeted again.
The office conditions here at "October" are indeed much worse than those at "Yenjing Literature". Thanks to the Cultural Affairs Bureau compound, central heating is provided.
There are no such conditions here in October, so you have to rely on a brazier to resist the cold in winter!
"Come on, come on, Xuemin, come and sit. This is your first time sitting in our house, isn't it?!"
"I think from now on, you have to come and sit here often and don't be too outgoing!"
General Liu Xin welcomed Cheng Xuemin in, then helped him pull out a chair and asked him to sit down. His enthusiasm made Feng's mother next to him feel bad.
If Lao Liu knew that Xuemin was here to refund his manuscript fee, I don't know what his reaction would be.
"Yes, yes, Teacher Liu, you are right, I will do it in the future!"
Cheng Xuemin nodded repeatedly. He was a little uncomfortable with Lao Liu being so enthusiastic!
And he is completely different from the Liu Xinwu who was pried away from the manuscript yesterday and was hopeless.
"Chachacha! Xiao Yang, are you ready to pour the tea slowly!?"
Liu Xinwu shouted to Xiao Yang outside the door again!
"Teacher Liu is not in a hurry, don't be so polite, it makes me feel so constrained and embarrassed!"
He and Lao Liu were old acquaintances, and his enthusiasm really made Cheng Xuemin feel a little confused.
To be so diligent and enthusiastic with a junior like him, there is something deceitful about it!
You’re not still thinking about the atomic bomb, are you?
"Come on, come on, Teacher Liu and Comrade Xu, tea is here, tea is here!"
Xiao Yang shouted while holding a big tea cup, handed it to Cheng Xuemin and said, "Old Xu, please have some tea. Please come back and sign your name for me!"
Xiao Yang may be younger than Yanjing Literature's Zhang Dening, Bai Ling and others. The first review editor in October is also the 'office director', responsible for doing miscellaneous tasks!
"Uh...Okay, okay, Teacher Xiao Yang!"
Cheng Xuemin also joked with the young female editor, who was no more than two years older than him.
"Hehe, Lao Xu, you can call me Teacher Xiao Yang. I can't bear it. Just call me Xiao Yang like Teacher Gu and the others!"
"Okay, Teacher Xiao Yang!"
Liu Xinwu signaled Xiao Yang to stop being such a nymphomaniac. Everyone has a lover, so get out of the way quickly.
"Xuemin, you should have come from Lao Zhang's side today, right? How about our atomic bomb, Lao Zhang's side, how's it going? Are the sample issues out?"
When Liu Xinwu mentioned this, he still felt heart-wrenching pain. It really hurt.
"It's out. I sent it for review with Teacher Zhang this morning. Mr. Wu is very satisfied and has given instructions to publish it in the newspaper tomorrow!"
Cheng Xuemin nodded and said to Liu Xinwu.
"Oh, that's fine! In fact, it would be better for you, Xuemin, to let Lao Zhang's people do literature!"
Liu Xinwu patted his thigh and couldn't help but sigh. Originally, he thought that there would be some leaks on Lao Zhang's side so that they could fix them.
Now that Mr. Wu has directly published it wholesale, there is no hope!
However, Liu Xinwu also thought for a day that Cheng Xuemin's manuscript was published in "People's Literature", which would indeed benefit the author Cheng Xuemin much more.
"Thank you, Teacher Liu, for your understanding. I'm really a little... sorry for Teacher Liu!" Cheng Xuemin answered modestly and said with an apologetic tone.
"No, no, no, Xuemin, this has nothing to do with you. After all, the influence of our "October" is poor. We can't blame others for not being as good as others!"
Liu Xinwu waved his hands repeatedly and said with self-reflection: "So, from now on, Xuemin, you have to give us a few more high-quality articles for October, and help us borrow your influence from Xuemin in October to improve our influence. !”
"That's for sure. If you don't tell me, Teacher Liu, I will definitely do this!"
"Then Xuemin! You have also seen our current situation in October. Take a look at the novella you gave to Li Qingquan and see if you can return it and give it to us to publish in October?"
"If it is left to us, I plan to publish the full text of a special issue for you, Xuemin, how about it?"
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