Chapter 151 Lin Jun, the cherry blossoms in your hometown are blooming
August passed by in a flash.
After the dog days of summer, the hottest days in Yanjing City have finally passed, and the weather has become cooler, especially in the mornings and evenings.
At the beginning of September, Lin Weimin received a payment invoice from Guowen Publishing House. Farewell My Concubine was officially published, with an initial print run of 300,000 copies.
Including the basic remuneration and the remuneration for the number of copies printed, Lin Weimin received a total of 3,200 yuan in royalties.
Including the royalties from the additional print runs of "The Cliff" last month, Lin Weimin has received a total of 8,000 yuan in royalties in just over a month, and his savings have exceeded 17,000 yuan.
He was considering a question: should he buy two more courtyard houses?
He must remember that in a few years the dual-track system will cause severe inflation across the country, so it would be better to stock up some houses and make a steady profit.
Thinking of this, he asked his colleagues and friends around him to help keep an eye out, which immediately attracted a lot of ridicule.
Colleagues in the editorial department were the ones who joked the most. They were with Lin Weimin every day and could often see Lin Weimin's manuscript payment slips.
Real money is floating around right in front of them, who wouldn't be envious?
For the editors of Guowen Publishing House, it is a common thing for them to publish their works in other publications, and everyone has seen the manuscript payment slips.
But Lin Weimin's frequency and numbers are indeed a bit outrageous. Not only do they make everyone envious, but they even make people a little jealous.
A few days ago, the sample book of "Farewell My Concubine" came out, and Lin Weimin ordered more than a hundred copies from the publishing house.
Today, books are delivered to the office directly from the printing press.
Colleagues in the editorial department looked at the pile of novels and asked in surprise, "Weimin, you have so many friends who want to give you books?"
"Yes!" Lin Weimin said casually, "Does anyone want any? I'll give each of you two copies."
Liu Yin smiled and said, "Weimin is really generous. I'll give two copies away."
Yao Shuzhi said: "My sister likes Farewell My Concubine the most, I will bring her a copy."
Rong Shihui, Zhu Changsheng, He Qizhi...
Almost every colleague in the editorial department took one or two copies, either to keep for themselves or to give as gifts.
After receiving the books, everyone remembered to ask Lin Weimin to sign them, and when they gave them away as gifts, the quality of the books immediately improved.
After get off work in the evening, Lin Weimin went to Yan University carrying the pile of books.
"Mr. Lin, why are you here?" Xiao Heiyangzi had just finished class and was very surprised to see Lin Weimin, with Yin Geli beside her.
Lin Weimin smiled and said, "Farewell My Concubine has been officially published. I came here to give you the book."
As he spoke, Lin Weimin patted the book tied to the back seat of the bicycle.
"So many?" Xiao Hei Yoko widened her eyes and said in disbelief.
"Didn't I tell you before? I'll give you 100 copies of Farewell My Concubine!"
Little Heiyangzi's big eyes were filled with excitement, "Lin Jun, do you still remember what I said?"
More than two months ago, on the campus of Yanda University, Xiao Hei Yangzi said to Lin Weimin: "If Mr. Lin's Farewell My Concubine is published in the future, I will definitely buy 100 copies and give them to everyone I know."
Lin Weimin said at the time: "Okay, when Farewell My Concubine is published, I will give you 100 copies to give away."
Today, he came to fulfill his promise.
Little Hei Yangzi held her hands in front of her chest, her eyes seemed to turn into hearts, and her face was full of emotion, "Lin Jun..."
Yin Geli on the side also felt sweet and romantic, and was happy for little Hei Yangzi. Could it be that Lin finally saw Yangzi's feelings for him?
Lin Weimin smiled proudly and said, "Yangzi, how is it? Isn't my gift nice? I tell you, when Farewell My Concubine is published in Nihong, I will give you another 100 Nihong-language copies of Farewell My Concubine so that you can show off to your relatives and friends. Then you can tell them that this is a gift from your Chinese friend. It's so great!"
"Lin Jun..." Xiao Hei Yoko was immersed in happiness at the moment and did not notice Lin Weimin's clumsy imitation of "Tai Jun" at all.
"Hey, hey! How's it going? Am I nice enough?"
"Mr. Lin!" Little Hei Yangzi finally came back to her senses from being touched and happy, and rushed into Lin Weimin's arms like a hungry tiger.
Clang clang clang!
Lin Weimin was forced to take several steps back before he could steady himself.
Although the girl is small, Lin Weimin cannot resist her when she gets impulsive.
He was frozen, not daring to move, and asked in shock: "Yoko, what are you doing?"
"Mr. Lin, stop talking. I understand what you mean!" Xiao Heiyangzi buried her head in Lin Weimin's chest and said in a muffled voice.
Lin Weimin raised his head and met Yin Geli's gaze, and the two looked at each other.
The foreign girl's eyes are full of, um, blessings?
It was the time when classes at Yanda University were over, and the streets were full of students.
Students passing by saw what Lin Weimin and Yoko were doing, stopped to watch, their faces filled with excitement.
This was in the conservative 1980s, when men and women would blush just holding hands. Xiao Hei Yoko's unrestrained behavior completely refreshed the students' worldviews. They stood there pointing and whispering.
Lin Weimin felt deeply saddened when he saw these gossipers whose faces were full of gossip.
You are all the pillars of the country, the core force for building the motherland in the future. Don't you feel guilty when you spend your time and energy on these romantic things all day long?
"Yoko, let's calm down! Can you let me go first?"
Lin Weimin tried to use his hands to pry open Xiao Heiyangzi's arms that were tightly around his waist.
"Lin Jun, Auntie, lead the way!"
What?
Lin Weimin was stunned for a moment, then he was completely panicked. Auntie, are you going to lead the way?
No, don't do that! Don't lead the way. The Imperial Army doesn't need you to lead the way.
He grabbed Kuroyoro's arms and, with all his strength, finally pushed her away.
Their eyes met, and Hei Yangzi looked at him with tenderness and affection. She murmured, "Lin Jun!"
"Yoko, I think you must be..."
"Wow!" Lin Weimin was about to explain when a noisy sound suddenly rang out around him, followed by whistles and boos.
He looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was the students from the international student class, who were watching and cheering enthusiastically under the leadership of Mark Meng.
Damn it!
Why didn't I see you guys just now? Now you all show up one by one.
Lin Weimin quickly waved his hand at the group of people who were watching the fun and trying to stop them from making trouble.
However, the foreign kids mistakenly thought that he was asking them to work harder, so they worked even harder. A few of them with bad tempers took out their textbooks from their bags, tore them into pieces and threw them into the air. Others followed suit.
The paper scraps scattered all over the sky looked like falling snow. Suddenly, it made Yenching University in September look a bit romantic.
Little Hei Yoko looked at the snowflakes all over the sky and was a little dazed for a moment. She snuggled in Lin Weimin's arms and murmured, "Mr. Lin, did you see that? The cherry blossoms in my hometown are blooming. Yoko's wish has come true!"
"Hey, what are you doing?"
Just when the onlookers, including the heroine Yoko Kuroi, were immersed in the beautiful and romantic atmosphere of confession, an untimely shout interrupted the young people's fantasy of beautiful love.
The police officer on duty, wearing a military green uniform, had eyes as big as bells and looked at Lin Weimin with panic.
No, they were the ones who whistled, they were the ones who tore up the books, and they were the ones who made trouble. Why are you staring at me?
Lin Weimin forgot that Xiao Heiyangzi's hands had once again tightly gripped his waist.
Looking at the crime scene, the culprits must be these two young people who were embracing each other!
It is not surprising to have a police station inside Yanda University, but Lin Weimin couldn't understand: is it worth it for you to come out and catch me in the act in broad daylight?
No, I haven’t broken any law, so why should I feel guilty?
"Come with us." The police uncle walked forward and said.
Lin Weimin subconsciously said, "Uncle, it's none of my business."
Uncle glared at Lin Weimin and said, "You are such a bitch, do you treat us as human beings? You are holding a girl in your arms and you are telling us that it is none of your business?"
Just when the uncle wanted to refute Lin Weimin with righteous words, little Hei Yangzi, who was overwhelmed by happiness, stood up.
"It's none of his business to arrest a pillow!"
When my uncle heard the accent, he thought, "Foreign friend?"
Looking around, I saw that half of the people in the circle were foreigners.
How can this be tolerated?
Isn't this a diplomatic incident?
Uncle can’t take care of this matter anymore, just make some phone calls!
Lin Weimin tried to explain, but his uncle shouted, "Behave yourself!"
Lin Weimin wanted to cry but had no tears. Little Heiyangzi stood up and said, "You should respect Mr. Lin."
He quickly grabbed Xiao Heiyangzi and said, "My little aunt, are you ready? Stop making trouble here."
Little Black Yoko grumbled in dissatisfaction: "I won't let them do this to you."
Then she asked with a hint of snickering: "Lin Jun, what does 'little aunt' mean? Is it a term of endearment?"
Lin Weimin patted his head, feeling so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood.
The leaders of Yanda arrived very quickly, and a certain department of Yanda also had a leader who was specifically responsible for international student affairs.
The two parties involved were invited into the office. Besides them, the group of people who had just started the trouble could not escape either.
This is a serious matter involving foreign students studying in our school, and all of them need to be investigated.
"What on earth is going on?"
"Leader, please listen to my explanation. The situation is like this..." Lin Weimin held down the little Heiyangzi who was about to speak.
But you must not let this little girl speak, otherwise I won’t be able to explain myself clearly.
After listening to Lin Weimin's explanation for a long time, the leader finally grasped the main contradiction of the matter.
"You said you are Lin Weimin?"
Um?
No, does this have anything to do with my name?
"yes!"
"Come to Yanda to give a newly published novel to a friend?"
"yes!"
"Then a bunch of students who were stirring up trouble caused misunderstandings."
"yes!"
After some questions and answers, the leader instructed the people around him, "Go notify the Chinese Literature Society and ask them to come and verify the situation."
Lin Weimin quickly stopped him and said, "Leader, there's no need to notify the unit about this, right?"
"How can we know if you are Comrade Lin Weimin if we don't verify it? What if you are a criminal who came to our Yanda campus to deceive people? This involves foreign friends!"
The leader's words were firm and full of justice, leaving Lin Weimin with no way to refute.
It’s over!
I thought about someone from the community seeing my picture, and then hearing the whole story from someone else...
Six big words flashed through Lin Weimin’s mind: large-scale social death scene.
My lifelong reputation!
Seeing his worried look, Xiao Heiyangzi thought something had really happened, so she calmly comforted him, "Lin Jun, don't worry. If they really hold you responsible, I will say that I did it all and it has nothing to do with you."
Lin Weimin looked at the innocent and ignorant little Hei Yangzi and sighed deeply.
While waiting for the Chinese Literature Society to arrive, people from outside came in one after another to report the situation to the leader. Presumably, the leader's expression gradually softened as he had answered the questions from the onlookers.
More than two hours later, there was a knock on the door. The door was opened and Meng Weizai walked in.
Looking at the ashamed Lin Weimin in the room, Meng Weizai glared at him fiercely, then quickly walked up to explain to the leader.
Lin Weimin's identity was confirmed, and what had just happened was also confirmed.
The truth is finally revealed!
"Hahahaha, these young people nowadays are really fooling around!" Meng Weizai and the leader said with a laugh.
The leader pulled Meng Weizai aside and whispered a few more words to him. Lin Weimin heard a few words sporadically, such as "foreigner", "sensitive identity", "diplomatic incident" and so on.
Lin Weimin was not interested in listening to those things. He had finally regained his freedom and was about to leave when he was stopped by his leader.
The leader, whose attitude just now was as fierce as the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves, now had a warm expression on his face and came to Lin Weimin with a copy of "People's Literature" to ask for his autograph.
"Teacher Lin, my daughter really likes your work!"
I thank you
My daughter likes it.
After signing for the leader with his nose pinched, Lin Weimin left the room unhappily.
As soon as I walked out of the room, I found that Mark Meng and his gang were still waiting outside.
When they saw Lin Weimin, all of them gave him a thumbs up. They thought that Lin Weimin came here today to confess his love to Xiao Heiyangzi.
"Mr. Lin!" Little Hei Yangzi chased after him and held his arm. The group of foreign students all looked at him with envy.
Lin Weimin was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood.
He turned to look at Xiao Hei Yoko and said, "Yoko, did you hear what I explained in the room just now? I really just came here to give you a book today, and I have no other intentions."
Xiao Heiyangzi looked at Lin Weimin with a face full of understanding, "I understand! Mr. Lin, please stop talking."
You know nothing!
Lin Weimin knew without thinking that Xiao Heiyangzi must have thought that Lin Weimin was telling lies to get out of trouble!
He couldn't help but sigh to the sky.
How come this can't be explained?
With a sad face, Lin Weimin said goodbye to the foreign students who were watching the fun. He was just about to explain something to Meng Weizai when he saw him making eye contact. Lin Weimin looked behind him and saw little tail Yoko following him obediently.
"Yoko, you go back first."
"Lin Jun, are you leaving?"
Lin Weimin said yes, and Xiao Heiyangzi smiled brightly at him, "Time flies so fast, and I have to say goodbye to you, Lin Jun, so soon!"
Lin Weimin forced a smile and said, "Go back quickly."
Xiao Heiyangzi nodded at him seriously, "Okay. Well, Lin Jun, goodbye!"
Only when Xiao Hei Yangzi's back disappeared did Lin Weimin finally put down his hand, and the smile on his face had become stiff.
Turning his head, he saw Meng Weizai staring at him with grim eyes, like a death ray.
"Director, please listen to my explanation!"
(End of this chapter)
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