Chapter 193 Good news or bad news, wife, which one do you listen to first? (Please order in full)
Cheng Xuemin’s awareness of volunteering not only made Mr. Wu very happy and satisfied, but also the chief political officer next to him, Mr. Shi, was also very satisfied.
Later, I encouraged Cheng Xuemin for a while, and made an appointment for Cheng Xuemin to report to the General Political Department on this Saturday, March 10th.
Immediately, the General Political Council arranged a special train to go south to express condolences.
After sending Mr. Shi away, Mr. Wu stayed with Cheng Xuemin for a while and conveyed the old man's attitude towards the fission of the Qin Dynasty.
I really praise Cheng Xuemin for speaking well. There is a shortage of young people like Cheng Xuemin who dare to speak out.
Going south with the group was actually arranged by them. It was because of the arrangement from above that Lao Shi came to Mr. Wu to ask for someone.
It is to arrange for Cheng Xuemin to go south to the army and practice for a period of time.
With Mr. Wu's explanation, Cheng Xuemin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Anyway, don't care what other people say or criticize.
As long as he gets close to Mr. Wu and gets support from Mr. Wu, Cheng Xuemin will be able to achieve success in the future.
We just need to get through these early years of uncertainty.
This is also what Cheng Xuemin agreed with his father-in-law. A few years of settling down on the Yanda campus will be just the right time to get through this transition period.
"What should I tell my family about this?"
After leaving Zhonghai, being blown by the cold wind on Chang'an Avenue, Cheng Xuemin suddenly sobered up from his hot head.
This is going south to go to the battlefield!
How can he tell his daughter-in-law, who is looking forward to it at home, if he goes back?
She is about to give birth!
Originally, the second uncle had not come back from Yunnan, which had made the family worried to death. Now Cheng Xuemin, the son-in-law, volunteered to go south with him.
And on the front line!
After going back, I really don't know what his mother-in-law will say about him.
"No, let's go to the Humanities Club first!"
Cheng Xuemin was riding his bicycle on Chang'an Avenue, thinking that he should go to the Humanities Club first.
The second half of the novella on Yanjing Literature was published at the end of last month. Li Qingquan and Lao Li also asked Zhang Dening to send the message. He has already helped Cheng Xuemin submit the distribution materials to the Humanities Society. side.
Cheng Xuemin only needs to go to the Humanities Society and sign the subsequent copyright agreement, and the Humanities Society will publish it!
so!
Today Mr. Wu’s side should not be considered good news for his wife Feng Jiayou, so he had to bring good news back to his wife no matter what.
I went to a humanities club and signed a separate agreement, hoping to get my royalties back today and give my woman a little surprise.
"Xuemin, are you here?"
"The class you gave at Yanda that day...you really dared to talk about anything!"
It's such a coincidence that every time I come here, I bump into Zhang Guangnian from "People's Literature" on the second floor.
No!
As soon as Cheng Xuemin entered the humanities club and reached the second floor, he happened to be bumped into by Zhang Guangnian. He pulled him into his office and opened his mouth to worry about Cheng Xuemin.
"Teacher Zhang, are you staring at me?! Why do I happen to run into you at the stairs every time I come here?"
Cheng Xuemin was really surprised and suspicious, and joked with Zhang Guangnian.
"It just so happened!"
"This shows that you and I are destined, Xuemin, and that we can be in tune with each other and connect our hearts!"
Zhang Guangnian politely served Cheng Xuemin a cup of hot tea, returned to his desk, and quietly looked outside downstairs. Isn't it the door of their office building?
What a coincidence!
Every time Cheng Xuemin came over, Zhang Guangnian would subconsciously glance out the window. He happened to see Cheng Xuemin pushing his bicycle in, but he had to go out and stop this kid to see if he could take a screenshot or something!
"Teacher Zhang, you are so funny!"
The corners of Cheng Xuemin's mouth twitched fiercely, and he thought to himself: Who has a heart-to-heart relationship with an old man like you?
“It’s okay, okay!” Zhang Guangnian waved his hand and returned to the topic and asked, “Why, Xuemin, did you come here with a manuscript for us this time?”
"If you don't come here today, I'll be thinking about asking Xiao Wang to go to Yanda to make an appointment with you for a manuscript or something in the next two days!"
"Every time I ask Xuemin to deliver the manuscript in person, I feel a little guilty!"
Zhang Guangnian said a few more polite words again and again!
Cheng Xuemin actually has an editor in charge of People’s Literature, who is Xiao Wang in Zhang Guangnian’s words.
It's just that every time Cheng Xuemin sent a manuscript, and sent it directly to their editor-in-chief Zhang Guangnian, he had less interaction with the editor below.
"Teacher Zhang, don't be so polite. Next time you have a manuscript, I'll deliver it to you personally!" Cheng Xuemin quickly replied politely.
"Ah, next time?" Zhang Guangnian looked bitter when he heard this and said, "I knew it was because we didn't run fast enough!"
"No, no, no, we didn't run at all, we had no sincerity at all, it's our fault, our fault!"
Zhang Guangnian looked really bitter. He heard Cheng Xuemin say that next time, that means there is no manuscript this time, and he was not here to deliver the manuscript to them.
"No, no, no! Teacher Zhang, please don't say that!"
"Actually, I've been a little lazy recently and haven't written any manuscripts. This time I really have no manuscripts to submit!"
Seeing Zhang Guangnian being so polite, Cheng Xuemin tried not to flatter him too much.
When have you ever heard that People’s Literature has to send its editors out to compile and commission manuscripts?
As the top literary publishing house, it has numerous sources of submissions from all over the country. Just looking at these submissions is hard to understand. How can I hear that the editor is asked to go out and find authors to invite manuscripts?
When did the editor-in-chief of their People's Literature act so arrogantly?
Therefore, Cheng Xuemin only regarded Zhang Guangnian as a joke. It must be a joke.
"It's just that we are not sincere!"
"If we are sincere, will Xuemin's "My Years in the Corps" give us people's literature?"
"If our sincerity is in place, even if Xuemin's "My Years in the Corps" is preempted by your mother-in-law, do they have to give us the rest of the manuscript they selected?"
Zhang Guangnian still said with a bitter look on his face.
"Uh... Teacher Zhang, you know everything?!"
Cheng Xuemin was dumbfounded on the spot. After all, Lao Zhang was eyeing Cheng Xuemin's new manuscript!
At that time, his mother-in-law had two manuscripts in hand, and she had to choose one of them!
In the end, they decided on "My Corps Years" for "October", and the manuscript fee was based on the first release, which was seven yuan per thousand words.
However, it’s not yet time for their October publication, so the manuscript fee bill has not been approved yet.
Since the mother-in-law chose "My Years in the Corps", there was no room for a new manuscript. At that time, "Yenjing Literature" also approached Cheng Xuemin for this manuscript.
However, Cheng Xuemin didn’t give it to anyone. He directly mailed Yanhe Literature to his hometown. It’s been almost a week!
So Lao Zhang, your movements are a bit slow!
"Can I not know?! A few days ago, Old Liu from October and Old Li from Yanjing Literature came over to do some work and talked about such a thing!"
"We didn't even talk about it, but we almost got into a fight just because of your "My Years in the Corps"! Everyone wants it, and I say none of you can take it. Why don't you just give it to us People's Literature?" "They almost spit it out. The saliva on your face is there!”
Zhang Guangnian replied to Cheng Xuemin, "You really can't laugh or cry, don't be too aggrieved!"
"Huh?! Is there such a thing? Why didn't I hear about it?!"
Cheng Xuemin was really surprised when he heard that. For the co-authoring of "My Corps Years", the three of them got together and almost had a fight?
Isn’t that the case?
"What...Teacher Zhang, I sent the other manuscript to "Yanhe Literature"!"
"When I passed by there during the Chinese New Year this year, I promised Teacher Hu!"
Seeing Zhang Guangnian looking at him eagerly, Cheng Xuemin could only tell the truth without telling the details of the fight.
"That's what I'm saying! It's just that our sincerity is not in place!"
Zhang Guangnian heard that he actually gave Lao Hu Yanhe Literature, and even Li Qingquan of Yanjing Literature didn't grab it. He was somewhat surprised and disappointed at the same time!
Because Li Qingquan is good at writing this issue, the second half of Cheng Xuemin’s novella has just been published, and the response and sales are good.
On the contrary, People's Literature, this issue does not have a manuscript by Cheng Xuemin, but it has been cut off for two issues. People's Literature is a bimonthly publication, and the demand for manuscripts is already greater than that of Li Qingquan and Liu Xinwu.
"No, no, Teacher Zhang, please don't bury me like this! I'm really too ashamed to deserve it! I'm too ashamed to deserve it!"
Cheng Xuemin could only smile bitterly and said, "Next article! Teacher Zhang, when I finish writing the next article, I will definitely give you this, okay?"
"Okay! Then let's make it a deal!"
Zhang Guangnian's face suddenly became joyful, and then someone directly hugged Cheng Xuemin's hand, shook hands and said, "Xuemin, this is what you said, the next article must be for our people's literature!"
"The Fission of the Qin Dynasty! Is your next manuscript going to be this long novel? Write it as soon as possible. Write down the content of the last class as soon as possible. I will arrange for it to be published as soon as possible!"
"Ah?! Teacher Zhang, what you want is the Fission of Great Qin?"
Cheng Xuemin never thought that Zhang Guangnian had been laying the groundwork for so long, not "My Years in the Corps", nor was it the one Cheng Xuemin sent to Yanhe Literature!
But instead focusing on "The Fission of the Qin Empire" that he is already preparing?
There is so much foreshadowing with Lao Zhang, why are you waiting for him here?
Cheng Xuemin realized on the spot that as soon as he entered Lao Zhang's office, he was tricked by Lao Zhang.
Should have reacted earlier!
When he just walked in, Lao Zhang mentioned "The Fission of the Qin Empire" to Cheng Xuemin.
All the hard work ahead is waiting for him here.
"Otherwise?!"
"Is it possible, Xuemin, that you have something better?"
Don't put too much smile on Zhang Guangnian's face, he just wants the fission of Great Qin.
He also learned from Liu Xinwu in October that Cheng Xuemin wanted to compile the content of his lecture that day into a long piece.
After getting such a big piece of information, Zhang Guangnian could stop worrying about it.
And I know it too!
Liu Xinwu in October is also staring at this long novel. If they want to compete with Liu Xinwu, they will definitely not be able to compete.
Because of their people’s literature, they lost a mother-in-law!
Therefore, we can only do this today, seize the opportunity to go directly to Cheng Xuemin and make an appointment for this manuscript.
Just give it to Liu Xinwu in October and take the salary out of the cauldron.
"This... that... Teacher Zhang, you have said so. After Da Qin is finished, I will vote for your people's literature!"
Cheng Xuemin thought that there might be something better!
However, he didn’t say it clearly, but after thinking about it for a while, he directly agreed to Zhang Guangnian.
Because from the beginning, he planned to write "The Fission of the Qin Empire" for Zhang Guangnian's people's literature.
Not only this first "Fission" was given to People's Literature, but the subsequent "Zongheng" and "Rise", Cheng Xuemin will also be released by People's Literature.
Others, like his mother-in-law's "October" and Lao Li's "Yenjing Literature", are somewhat less interesting.
Of course, this is what I thought before!
"That's right! Don't worry, Xuemin, your long novel should be given to us People's Literature. When we publish it in several issues in a row, it will definitely sell well!"
Following Cheng Xuemin, he also smiled after listening to Zhang Guangnian's words and said, "But Teacher Zhang, I have to say something first. The Fission of the Qin Dynasty may have to be slowed down for a while, and I may have to write another new manuscript first!"
"Teacher Zhang, you won't rob me when the time comes, right?"
Great Qin gave literature to the people. This was Cheng Xuemin's previous idea, but today he got a task from Mr. Wu and the General Political Department to go south to the front line and write a military manuscript.
Then Cheng Xuemin must give priority to this military manuscript, and Da Qin will have to move it back.
Moreover, when the army writes it, the publication must be decided by Mr. Wu and the General Political Department. Cheng Xuemin cannot submit it casually.
So if they decide, there are only two choices!
Either Zhang Guangnian's People's Literature, or the army's "People's Liberation Army Literature and Art"!
Cheng Xuemin has a high probability of guessing that it may be "Literature of the People's Liberation Army", but Zhang Guangnian's People's Literature is not necessarily sure.
So Cheng Xuemin has something to say first!
If the military manuscript was really given to People's Literature, then Cheng Xuemin of Daqin would have to consider whether to submit another one to Ba Lao?
Every time comes, Balao’s "Harvest" also follows the long-form route, and it is still a top journal that can compete with People’s Literature, and its influence is not much worse than People’s Literature.
"Xuemin, do you have another manuscript? What is the content? Can you tell me first?"
When Zhang Guangnian heard that Cheng Xuemin wanted to write another manuscript first, he said that Da Qin would move it back. How could this work?
"This... directional subject matter must be kept secret first!"
Cheng Xuemin didn't want to go around spreading propaganda. They would know about it later when Cheng Xuemin went south.
"Directed manuscript?"
"Xuemin, you're coming here today...you just came from Mr. Wu's place?"
At this moment, Zhang Guangnian suddenly became excited and understood. He asked in a low voice without being too shocked.
Cheng Xuemin nodded, without saying much, and said one final word to Zhang Guangnian: "Teacher Zhang, let's agree on this first, and I'll send it to you after the manuscript is finished!"
"Today I actually came here to see Teacher Li upstairs. There is a single book to be published here. I came here to sign the agreement!"
"A single volume? I know this, I know it. It's the novella from Yanjing Literature, right? Last time Li Qingquan came here, it was your manuscript!"
"Okay, Xuemin, let's agree like this first. After you finish writing the manuscript, I will ask Xiao Wang to go and pick it up!"
After making an agreement with Zhang Guangnian, Cheng Xuemin went upstairs to find Li Shuguang from the Humanities Club, and was surprised and concerned again.
At the same time, Li Shuguang was as positive as ever in his treatment of Cheng Xuemin. That afternoon, he asked Cheng Xuemin to take the manuscript fee slip back!
Because I came here specially, I had to wait until I received the payment slip before going back, so I had another meal at Li Shuguang's place.
"Xuemin, you are finally back! Why have you been gone all day? Mr. Wu still lets you have dinner!?"
Feng Jiayou, the daughter-in-law at home, was looking forward to it with great anticipation, but she was even more worried in her heart. Seeing that her old man came back intact, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked with concern.
"Daughter-in-law, I have good news and bad news here. Which one do you want to hear first?"
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Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of this chapter)