Chapter 46 Investigation
Publishing works in American magazines sounds like a very impossible thing, but with Mark Meng as the middleman, everything seems to become feasible.
No matter whether there are dates or not, just give it three tries first.
This is what Lin Weimin thinks.
The name of the novel is "Knives Out", which is the later detective movie starring Daniel Craig.
The movie itself is a very orthodox mystery story with a very complete plot and exquisite details. It can almost be adapted into a novel.
The 130-minute movie was condensed by Lin Weimin into a 20,000-word novel with a compact plot and rich information.
If this novel can really be published, according to what Mark Meng said about the standard of royalties for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, one or two thousand dollars would definitely be a must.
I made an agreement with Mark Meng that the manuscript would be left with him for polishing first. Next week Lin Weimin would come to confirm the quality of his polishing. If there were no problems, it would be mailed back to the United States under Mark Meng's name for submission.
When he returned to the Institute of Cultural Research, Lin Weimin discovered that there were a few more people in the institute. It was Jia Dashan who had returned from his hometown with his wife and children.
During the holidays, the institute organized a trip to Beidaihe. Jia Dashan wanted to go home to visit his relatives and bring his wife and children to Yanjing for a visit.
Lin Weimin greeted Jia Dashan's wife and children, and even went to the canteen outside D School to buy some snacks for Jia Dashan's son. His son didn't dare to take the snacks, but looked at his father Jia Dashan first.
After Jadarshan nodded, he said "Thank you uncle" and took the things.
The Jiadashan family has strict education and rules, and Lin Weimin has come to realize this more and more in the next few days.
Jadarshan arranged his wife and children to live in the dormitory next to his, and they did not stay in the same room at night.
When Lin Weimin asked him about it, he said that it was because some inspirations and fragments always popped up in his mind from time to time. At this time, he would hurriedly get up, take out paper and pen from under the quilt, and write down his inspiration.
"Most people can't stand sleeping with me."
"The people in your dormitory didn't react either?" Lin Weimin was puzzled.
"After all, we are in the police station, so we must be restrained."
Besides, there are also rules for eating. In the institute, everyone eats in the cafeteria, and Jadarshan usually cooks by himself, but after his wife came, everything became his wife's business.
One day, Lin Weimin went to Jia Dashan's room to chat with him. After just a few words, Jia Dashan started knocking on the dormitory wall.
After a while, Jia Dashan's wife came over with tea, and Lin Weimin was stunned.
If this guy lived forty years later, he would probably be beaten to death by the fairies, right?
Although these things have caused a certain impact on Lin Weimin's values, he cannot hide his inner envy.
However, no matter how strict the rules are, Jia Dashan is very good to his wife and children. He brought his wife and children from his hometown to Yanjing just to take them out for some fun.
So after coming back, I would take my wife and children out for fun whenever I had time.
When Jia Dashan was traveling around Yanjing with his wife and children, Lin Weimin once again came to the editorial office of Contemporary Magazine.
The first time is new, the second time is familiar.
There was no need for introductions this time; he greeted the editors in the editorial department familiarly. Coincidentally, the middle-aged fat man whom he had met the last time he came was also there today.
After chatting with Rong Shihui for a while, he asked in a low voice: "Editor Rong, is there any progress?"
"Are you talking about that?" Rong Shihui smiled.
Seeing his expression, Lin Weimin felt relieved. "Tell me, do you have any news?"
Rong Shihui glanced around and said softly, "The editorial department leaders have agreed in principle to the album, but your manuscripts are not complete yet. After you come back from vacation, please urge the students to finish writing as soon as possible. We will try to schedule the album by the end of the year, which can be regarded as a New Year's gift to our readers."
Lin Weimin said happily: "That's great."
Then he lowered his voice and asked, "What about...my business?"
"Such a big thing, do you expect it to be settled in a few days? I've found Lao Tan, and we have to discuss this matter with the company."
Lin Weimin was a little disappointed when he heard this. Rong Shihui then said, "Old Tan asked you to come and sit in his office."
Lin Weimin was delighted. Could it be that he was testing me?
He asked Rong Shihui to go to Qin Chaoyang's office, knocked on the door, and the two entered the room. Qin Chaoyang was concentrating on reading the manuscript.
Lin Weimin had met him before. When he saw Lin Weimin, he laughed and asked, "Weimin is here?"
"Hello, Director Tan!"
"Have a seat. You're welcome."
Qin Chaoyang stood up and poured a cup of tea. Rong Shihui sat down and helped to say a few words before getting up to say goodbye. After he left, the office fell into a brief silence.
"Weimin, your album idea is very good. How did you come up with it?" Qin Chaoyang took the initiative to speak.
Lin Weimin said sincerely, "Director Qin, to be honest, the idea of the album came from my desire to join the editorial department of Contemporary Magazine."
His frankness surprised Qin Chaoyang. Qin Chaoyang asked in a relaxed tone, "I've read the manuscripts you brought last time. The stories are all very good, but there is a problem, which is the popularity. Including "Lurking" and "Cliff" written by you, they don't seem to conform to the mainstream creative direction of the current literary world, right?"
Lin Weimin said seriously, "Director Qin, since the end of Buzz Buzz Buzz, the mainstream literature in China has experienced unprecedented development. Do you think this will be the norm in the future?"
His question caught Qin Chaoyang by surprise. After a brief thought, Qin Chaoyang said, "It shouldn't be. I'm sure I'll slowly go downhill in the future."
Lin Weimin nodded and said, "Yes, I think so too. Not only that, the direction of literary creation may also need to change in the future."
"What's the meaning?"
"Don't you think it's incredible that serious literary masterpieces like Anna Karenina and War and Peace can easily sell millions of copies in our country?
In my opinion, this is just a sign of things going to the extreme. The excessive shortage of food will cause people to rush to grab any food they see.
The same principle applies to literature.
The scar literature that was popular in the past few years and the reform literature that was popular in the past two years are actually developing in accordance with this trend. I am not saying that these things are bad, but they are now more like pigs flying into the sky on the vent of the times. "
Lin Weimin stopped talking here.
Qin Chaoyang looked at him, muttering "pig flying to the sky". Although he was unwilling to admit it in his heart, what Lin Weimin said did make sense.
"So what do you think we should do?" he asked.
On the seventh day of Yang, I still have a low-grade fever. When I had a severe fever a few days ago, I took some painkillers and was able to sleep. Now my throat hurts so much that I can't sleep at all. I only slept for three hours last night. I couldn't sleep during the day because I was in so much pain. It was torture. I kept sweating while I was sitting and typing. I really couldn't stand it any longer.
I hope this disease will heal soon!
I complained a lot when I was blocked before, but now I just want to say: please forgive me for my previous ignorance.
(End of this chapter)
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