Chapter 248 Mascot
Lin Weimin did not notice that while he was talking to the two girls, people from the surrounding carriages kept sticking their heads out.
After chatting for a while, I learned that the two girls were students of Shuimu University. The university in Yanjing had already had its summer vacation a few days ago, and the reason they returned home just now was because they took advantage of the vacation to play in Yanjing for a few days.
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Lin Weimin?" The young man who had been waiting for a while asked while Lin Weimin finished chatting with the girl.
Before Lin Weimin could answer, the round-faced girl said, "Yes, this is Teacher Lin, the author of "The Hidden Danger", "The Cliff", "The Sound of the Wind", "Talk It Out", "Farewell My Concubine", "The Horse Catcher", and "The Chaser".
Girl, are you ordering the dishes?
Lin Weimin couldn't help but think of those star-chasing girls in later generations who educated passersby about their own geigei, and a feeling of shame welled up in his heart.
"Is it really Teacher Lin? Hey!" The young man showed some excitement on his face, turned his head and shouted into the carriage: "It's really Lin Weimin hey!"
When he shouted, four or five more heads popped up in the carriage.
"Is it really Teacher Lin?"
"Let me see! Let me see!"
The noise of the young men was like opening a floodgate, and the passengers who had been listening to the noise all leaned their heads out of the carriage.
After looking for a few times, some people who couldn't see started to leave the carriage, and then one after another, more and more people gathered at the door of the carriage where Lin Weimin was.
"Teacher Lin!"
"Teacher Lin!"
I don't know who shouted first, but everyone shouted Lin Weimin in unison. The young man who saw Lin Weimin first was squeezed to the front of the crowd and held Lin Weimin's hand tightly.
"It's really Teacher Lin! Hey, I'm really lucky today!"
"Teacher Lin, shake my hand!"
"Sign! Sign! Teacher Lin!"
Lin Weimin was at a loss as to whether to laugh or cry as he dealt with everyone's requests. Seeing more and more people gathering, he could only shout, "Everyone calm down and don't disturb the passengers in other carriages."
After Lin Weimin's reminder, everyone lowered their voices a little, but asking for handshakes and autographs would definitely not be completed in a short time. More and more people gathered in the whole carriage, and it seemed that people in other carriages not far away heard the commotion here and were coming over here.
"What's going on? What's going on?"
The uniformed conductor dodged through the crowd and finally broke through the obstacles and reached the center of the noise.
"I am so sorry, Comrade Conductor!"
Lin Weimin had a somewhat apologetic smile on his face.
The conductor said sternly, "Don't gather for no reason. Are you going to let others go after you do this? Is there still law to be waited for in the carriage?"
"Yes, yes, you are right."
Lin Weimin said to the crowd that had packed the aisle, "Everyone, stop crowding and don't cause trouble for others. Listen to the conductor."
Someone in the crowd shouted, "Teacher Lin, my girlfriend is waiting for your autograph!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Lin Weimin smiled helplessly, "I know, I know. I will definitely meet your needs. Come on, everyone, move aside. If you really can't, squeeze into the carriage. At least leave room for everyone to walk."
Under his guidance, the crowd moved away little by little, and order was finally restored in the aisle.
The conductor wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "I don't know why you are crowding in such hot weather."
The leading young man said in surprise, "So you don't know? This is the famous writer Lin Weimin, Mr. Lin. Everyone is waiting to get his autograph and take pictures with him."
The conductor then realized that it was no wonder that a group of people had been calling "Teacher Lin" just now. It turned out to be Teacher Lin.
"Well, Mr. Lin, I am also your loyal reader!"
The young man was unhappy, "Hey, let's say, at least we should follow the first come first served principle!"
The conductor ignored the young man's words and looked at both ends of the carriage. It seemed that some passengers who had heard the message were rushing towards this side.
"Mr. Lin, which station are you getting off at?"
"Yantai!"
"I don't think this is a solution. There are still people coming this way. I'll ask my colleagues to help them. Please cooperate with these readers and try not to cause any disturbances."
Lin Weimin nodded, "Don't worry, comrade conductor, I will definitely cooperate with you."
The conductor nodded, walked away along the long line of people on the aisle, and called a colleague over. The two of them blocked one door each, allowing people to go in and out, and somehow they managed to maintain order.
It was just a pity for Lin Weimin as passengers came in waves to join in the fun. Not only did they shake hands and get autographs, many of them also took photos with him.
When traveling, some passengers carry cameras with them, so they naturally cannot miss the opportunity to take a photo.
The people around looked at him and thought, this is a good idea. I talked to the person with the camera and said, I'll give you some money, and you take a photo for me. I'll leave you your address, and you can send it to me after the photos are developed.
"Come on, Teacher Lin, smile, don't be so stiff. Oh, yes, yes, yes!" Some passengers turned themselves into photographers and instead of directing passengers who were asking for autographs and photos, they kept directing Lin Weimin.
After taking photos for more than half an hour, Lin Weimin's face was so stiff from smiling that he almost looked like the mascot in the amusement park.
Several colleagues and Shi Tiesheng in the carriage behind him witnessed the whole process, laughing so hard that they were out of breath.
This trip to Yantai gave everyone more things to talk about.
As the saying goes, people are afraid of becoming famous just like pigs are afraid of getting fat. Teacher Lin has made outstanding contributions to the gossip sources of the Guowen Society.
The entire morning was spent almost entirely shaking hands, signing autographs and taking photos.
As it was almost noon and there were only a few people left in the carriage, Lin Weimin breathed a sigh of relief, finally being able to take a break.
After serving the last woman in her fifties, Lin Weimin was just about to sit down and have a drink of water when he saw the conductor coming over with a smile on his face and a few books in his hands.
"Teacher Lin..."
Well, this one doesn't matter.
After understanding the train conductor, Lin Weimin looked up and saw a row of train attendants in uniform.
“…”
After being busy for nearly half an hour, the situation finally calmed down.
Lin Weimin gulped down a large bottle of water and noticed the scattered things on the berth. "What are these?"
“It was given to me by those loyal readers just now!”
Lin Weimin then remembered that he had been busy signing autographs and taking photos. Many people enthusiastically gave him gifts, most of which were food. Lin Weimin couldn't refuse, so in order not to affect the efficiency of signing autographs and taking photos, he had to ask his colleagues to help him accept them.
"Come on, come on, everyone try it." Lin Weimin distributed these things to everyone.
Liu Yin teased, "It's better to come out with Weimin. Look, there are so many delicious foods, all for free."
"Otherwise, he is a great writer. Anyway, when I go on business trips in the future, I will identify myself as a commoner."
Yao Shuzhi and Liu Yin sang in unison while eating.
At this time, Qin Chaoyang stuck his head into the carriage and asked, "What's going on? I heard that Weimin was blocked by people just now?"
Liu Yin said with great joy: "Oh, editor-in-chief, you didn't see what happened just now. Weimin is indeed worthy of being the top star of our Guowen Society..."
"Hey, hey, hey, I'm still here, can you please calm down a little?"
Liu Yin changed the subject, "You are indeed a great writer of our Guowen Press. You have an incredible mass base. Come, editor-in-chief, have a piece of roasted sweet potato, which was given to you by enthusiastic readers."
Qin Chaoyang bit into the sweet potato and said happily: "Not bad, not bad. The food has become much richer on this journey."
"Editor-in-chief, why are you going to learn from them?" Lin Weimin said helplessly.
Everybody burst into laughter.
During lunch, Lin Weimin handed something to Shi Tiesheng, "Tiesheng, eat more."
“That’s all I need to eat.”
Shi Tiesheng waved his hands, he was afraid of having to go to the toilet after eating and drinking too much.
"It's okay. It doesn't matter if we take one or two trips. We have so many young and strong guys!" said Lin Weimin.
Zhu Changsheng also said: "Yes, just eat and drink without worry. Just relax when you go out and don't think too much."
Liu Yin joked, "What do you mean by coming out for fun? We are here to work."
Everyone couldn't help but smile. If those colleagues who stayed in Yanjing heard this, they would probably want to beat people up.
In the afternoon, after the initial excitement of the long journey had passed, some people began to doze off, and Lin Weimin carried Shi Tiesheng back to the soft sleeper car.
After making a lot of noise in the hard sleeper for a long time, he didn't get much rest.
In a blink of an eye, it was dark. After dinner, everyone started chatting again. From time to time, readers came to Lin Weimin for autographs and photos, and the conversation continued until the evening.
The train was moving along the tracks, and the carriage gradually became quiet and everyone fell asleep.
It was around four or five in the morning when we arrived at Yantai Station. It was still dark, and a group of people got off the bus in a daze. When we reached the exit, we saw someone holding a sign that read "Contemporary Editorial Department."
This time, there are two co-organizers for the writers' conference held by "Contemporary", one is the Ludong Writers Association and the other is YT City. The people who came to pick us up today are from YT City.
For the Contemporary Writers Conference, YT City specially coordinated two Hino buses, showing its sincerity as a host.
After taking a bus to Dongshan Hotel and settling everyone down, Lin Weimin met with comrades from the Ludong Literary Association, Yantai Literary Association and the municipal government who were in charge of the writing event.
After breakfast, he took Zhu Changsheng back to the train station, with two comrades from the Literary Association in the car.
The writers invited today will come from all over the country, and they have to be picked up at the train station.
When they arrived at the train station, Lin Weimin asked everyone to sleep for a while on the train while he waited for people at the exit holding a sign.
Just as he was yawning, Lin Weimin saw a figure with sloppy hair and cool clothes coming out of the exit, and he quickly waved his hand.
"Teacher Lin!" Yu Hua ran over quickly, with an excited expression on his face, as if he had met a relative, "I finally see you!"
"You came early!"
"Isn't this a response to the editorial department's call? The train ride has been more tiring for me than going to work!"
Lin Weimin glanced at Yu Hua and said, "In your class, is there anything that's not more tiring than working in it?"
That’s all for today.
(End of this chapter)
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