Chapter 290 We are in a difficult situation
“You have to send it!”
“Can’t send it!”
“You have to send it!”
“Can’t send it!”
Lin Weimin and Xie Mingqing were like a bullfight. The atmosphere was so tense that everyone in the editorial department was worried about them.
"Old Xie, you are not particular!"
"Why am I not particular?" Xie Mingqing said guiltily.
Lin Weimin looked at him pretending to be ignorant even though he knew the truth and felt disgusted with him.
"Think carefully, if you don't publish this novel, I won't be able to publish my novels in People's Literature in the future!"
Lin Weimin threatened like a bully who bullies both men and women.
Xie Mingqing's momentum suddenly weakened. This kid had caught him at his weak spot.
"It's no use threatening me. This is not conducive to unity. We can't do it!"
Xie Mingqing said through clenched teeth.
"good!"
I didn't realize that, Old Xie, you are so listless most of the time, but you are so principled at critical moments.
Lin Weimin said no more, turned around and left.
Xie Mingqing breathed a sigh of relief.
After Lin Weimin left, his colleagues gathered around him and asked, "Old Xie, are you really not going to publish it? What if that guy really doesn't give me manuscripts in the future?"
Xie Mingqing smiled slightly, confident, "It's okay, I'll let the editor-in-chief deal with him!"
My colleagues laughed and said, "Evil will be punished by evil."
While everyone was talking, they unexpectedly saw Lin Weimin coming back with a little old man following him.
"Teacher Wang! Please judge for me. All my works have been left to our People's Literature without missing a single one. My contribution to the sales of our People's Literature can be said to be hard work if not merit, and fatigue if not hard work!
Old Xie, this Old Xie is so heartless!
Last time I published "The Lover", he wouldn't let me publish it. This time I want to publish "The Story of Stealing an Official", but he still won't let me publish it. He is so ungrateful and bullying!"
Lin Weimin stood next to Wang Meng like a primary school student complaining to his teacher, accusing Xie Mingqing of his actions in tears.
But in the eyes of many editorial colleagues, this guy seems more like a fox taking advantage of the power of another.
Wang Meng had just taken up the position of editor-in-chief of People's Literature at the end of last year. He was walking in the corridor when he ran into Lin Weimin. Before he could ask about the situation, he was pulled into the editorial department by Lin Weimin.
"Comrade Ming Qing, what's going on?"
Xie Mingqing said helplessly: "Editor-in-chief, don't listen to his nonsense, it's not the case at all."
Xie Mingqing leaned close to Wang Meng's ear and told him the whole story.
Wang Meng suddenly felt under tremendous pressure as he had just taken office for a short time when he was faced with a difficult task.
"Let me see the manuscript!"
Xie Mingqing asked Lin Weimin for the manuscript, but he refused to give it to him. Only when his fingers turned white did he let go.
Xie Mingqing sneered, feeling guilty as a thief!
“Take a look!”
Wang Meng took the manuscript, flipped through a few pages, and saw a familiar name. He flipped through a few more pages and saw another one. He flipped through again, but he couldn't flip any more.
"Comrade Weimin!" Wang Meng sighed and called out to Lin Weimin, "You are... making things very difficult for us!"
Lin Weimin said stubbornly: "Teacher Wang, don't just look at these insignificant details, read the story. My story is really awesome!"
"Then change the name!" Xie Mingqing interrupted.
"I won't change it. These character names are the inspiration for my writing. If I change the names, the flavor of the novel will change!" Lin Weimin said stubbornly.
The corners of Wang Meng's mouth twitched. It was the first time he had seen a writer praise himself so much.
However, this seems quite normal for Lin Weimin.
He just glanced at it and saw a passage from the original text of "The Story of Stealing an Official": The sixth son, an orphan, is Zhang Muzhi's godson. Before he followed Zhang Muzhi, he had another name, Lin Weimin.
After hearing Lin Weimin's words, not only Wang Meng, but also other people in the editorial department had their mouths twitching wildly.
Well, your excuse is very plausible.
If we were not human beings, we would have been fooled by you.
No matter how much he complained, Lin Weimin was his comrade after all, and he had published so many popular novels in People's Literature, so Wang Meng was in a dilemma.
"Comrade Weimin, you should change your name. You can use a pseudonym, or something that sounds similar to it."
Lin Weimin shook his head like a fool, "It can't be changed. If it is changed, the novel will be meaningless."
It's boring to you, right?
Everyone complained in their hearts, but at the same time they felt a little emotional.
Intellectuals, they hold grudges the most!
Lin Weimin's attitude made Wang Meng so anxious that he scratched his head.
This guy is considered the darling of the Guowen Publishing House. Even a working group was sent down from above, but the publishing house gave him a vacation anyway and didn't even let the working group meet him.
You can’t hit him, and you can’t scold him!
When I went to the Institute of Literature before, I felt that he was a devil. I didn't expect that he would still be like this when he arrived at the Chinese Literature Society!
When Lin Weimin made mistakes, Wang Meng also had a headache.
Xie Mingqing saw Wang Meng's dilemma, and like a lackey, he ran to Wang Meng's ear and whispered a few words. After hearing that, Wang Meng's eyes immediately lit up.
"Comrade Weimin, your manuscript is indeed a good one, but this is a serious matter, I think we should discuss it at the meeting!"
Lin Weimin's heart skipped a beat, and his eyes began to wander. "There's no need to discuss this, right? The company has so many works to publish every month, so we should save the space for the works that are more needed!"
"Yes, yes! It would be a shame if such an excellent work is not discussed at the meeting! I think we can hold a seminar later to discuss your novel."
Wang Meng thought he had found Lin Weimin's weakness and said with a smile.
Lin Weimin glared at Xie Mingqing fiercely, then turned to Wang Meng and said, "Teacher Wang, that's not necessary. Otherwise, I think we can just use a homophonic name!"
"Come up with a homophone? It might lose its charm and look a bit out of place. I think it's better to just use a name. It would be best if it fits the meaning of the text!"
The old man continued to press forward.
“Using a pseudonym?” Lin Weimin’s voice rose an octave. “Then I’d better not post it at all!”
Xie Mingqing immediately said: "No, you said so!"
"Bullshit! You guys forced me to do this!"
Wang Meng quickly waved his hands and said, "Hey, stop arguing, stop arguing, let's discuss the issue."
"Comrade Weimin! You have to understand the difficulties Comrade Mingqing and I have faced. It would be better if you published your novel in other publications. Our People's Literature is not only a part of the Guowen Society, but also represents a certain official attitude. If we allow you to publish it without restraint, it will inevitably be suspected of being inappropriate. Don't you think so?"
"So what? My manuscript is of such high quality that it would be a shame not to publish it in People's Literature!" Lin Weimin argued.
Wang Meng looked at Xie Mingqing with a questioning look. He had just glanced through the manuscript, focusing mainly on the names of the people.
Realizing what Wang Meng meant, Xie Mingqing nodded.
This manuscript is not only solid, it's also pretty awesome!
This gave Wang Meng an even bigger headache!
"Editor-in-Chief!"
Zhu Wei, who was guarding the office door at his desk, suddenly stood up and shouted.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw an old lady with silver hair standing at the door.
"What's going on? I heard a lot of noise in the room when I was in the corridor just now!" Wei Junyi asked.
As soon as Wang Meng and Xie Mingqing saw her, they immediately showed joy on their faces.
On the other hand, Lin Weimin felt as if he had lost his parents.
Xie Mingqing consciously played the villain, "Editor-in-chief, we are discussing Weimin's new work!"
When Wei Junyi heard this, a look of surprise appeared on her face.
"Weimin has a new work? It's very efficient!"
Xie Mingqing was very tactful and handed over the manuscript.
Lin Weimin was so angry after seeing this scene, "You, Old Xie, are not a human being!"
Wei Junyi took the manuscript and opened it happily. Lin Weimin was just about to slip away quietly, but Wei Junyi realized something was wrong after just turning two pages.
"return!"
Lin Weimin sighed and turned back helplessly.
Without having to read on, Wei Junyi could already roughly guess the purpose of Lin Weimin writing this novel.
"You, come with me to the office!" This was said to Lin Weimin.
"Old Wang, come here too!" This was said to Wang Meng.
Lin Weimin walked into Wei Junyi's office dejectedly and sat on the sofa. The only sound in the office was the sound of Wei Junyi flipping through manuscripts.
"Click!" The finished manuscript was placed on the desk, and Lin Weimin and Wang Meng raised their heads at the same time.
Wei Junyi looked at Lin Weimin through her glasses, and suddenly Lin Weimin felt a murderous aura.
"Editor-in-chief, please listen to my explanation!"
"Okay!" Wei Junyi didn't give Lin Weimin a chance to argue, and said to Wang Meng: "Old Wang, the manuscript is indeed a rare good manuscript, but the problems are also obvious..."
Wang Meng showed a bitter smile on his face. This was also the most difficult and distressing thing for him and Xie Mingqing.
In fact, he just thought about it and felt that Lin Weimin might not be talking nonsense in the editorial department.
The book "The Story of Stealing an Official" is so well written that the attacks and smears from those people may have indeed provided inspiration and motivation for Lin Weimin.
When Wei Junyi said this, she couldn't help but glance at Lin Weimin, "What a reckless act!"
Lin Weimin breathed a sigh of relief. In the eyes of Old Lady Wei, if she didn't scold him, she would be praised.
"What is your editorial department's opinion?" Wei Junyi asked.
"We here think it's best to use a pseudonym."
Previously, Wang Meng said in the editorial department that "using homophones" was just an excuse. No one is a fool. How can we not see the homophones?
An alias is his ultimate goal.
Zhou Shuren, pen name Lu Xun, alias Gonghan, can you associate these three names together?
There are also countless revolutionaries and literary masters who have changed their names into something so different that even their biological parents wouldn’t be able to recognize them.
"Hmm..." Wei Junyi nodded and pondered.
After a moment, she said, "It is still necessary to use a pseudonym so as not to hurt the feelings of the old comrades."
"According to your editorial department's opinion, all the characters will be given pseudonyms."
Wang Meng nodded, and the leader still took the overall situation into consideration.
"Also, I think we should not use Weimin's name for this novel. Let him use a pen name."
Wang Meng looked a little surprised. Leader, are you... too cautious?
Lin Weimin was horrified and heartbroken, "Leader, you can't do this! You are making your loved ones sad and your enemies happy. You are so stupid!"
Wei Junyi's face darkened, "What are you arguing about!"
She continued to say to Wang Meng: "It is this Liuzi's name. I think we should keep it!"
Wang Meng did not understand Wei Junyi's meaning. "Six Sons" means Six Sons, there is no need to keep it or not.
But when he saw Wei Junyi's finger pointing at the three words "Lin Weimin" on the manuscript, he fell silent.
Leader, is it fun for you to take off your pants and fart like this?
Wang Meng felt a little apologetic: Sorry, that was rude!
(End of this chapter)
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