Chapter 560: He who keeps company with the red becomes red, and he who keeps company with the people becomes dark
The two of them came up with a plan, and the leader felt relieved.
Thinking about what Lin Weimin had said and done just now, he sighed: "I originally thought he was a talented person, but now it seems that it would be better for him to be transferred to Hong Kong."
Cheng Zaochun was stunned when he heard this, "Leader, what do you mean by this?"
The leader looked at him, "Don't you know?"
Cheng Zaochun had a bad feeling in his heart, "Know what?"
"Dr. Li from the Hong Kong United Publishing Group called me before, hoping to transfer Weimin to work at Hong Kong Joint Publishing Company as general manager and editor-in-chief, which can be considered a promotion."
Cheng Zaochun's face turned pale with fear. "Leader, you won't agree?"
The leader hesitated, "I didn't intend to let him go, after all, his work performance is indeed outstanding and his ability is outstanding. But now I see..."
The leader didn't finish his words, Cheng Zaochun continued them in his mind.
This is a nuisance, it's better to get rid of it.
Seeing that his leader was ready to make a move, he knew that he must have been frightened by the drama just now. It would be a good idea to send such a troublemaker away.
Thinking of this, Cheng Zaochun hurriedly said, "Leader, you must not do this! Weimin is one of our own people trained by our Guowen Society! If we let him go outside, wouldn't that be a waste of money?"
The leader looked at Cheng Zaochun with a suspicious look on his face. "Aren't you deeply hurt by him? Why do you still want to keep him?"
As soon as Cheng Zaochun saw the leader's expression, he knew that he had revealed a flaw in his impatience. He thought quickly and pretended to sigh.
"Alas, you don't know!"
After he said this, the leader's curiosity was immediately aroused and he looked inquiring.
"Don't think this kid is a scoundrel when he's talking to me or you. He's actually quite smart."
"Where do you come from?" the leader asked following Cheng Zaochun's words.
Cheng Zaochun was delighted to see his leader took the bait.
"You just arrived and don't know the situation. Why do you think he is so bad-tempered that he can run rampant in our National Literature Society and Publishing House?"
"Why?"
"It's because he has someone behind him!" Cheng Zaochun's expression showed a bit of indignation, "Don't think this kid is a man of steel and upright, you didn't see him flattering you."
"Flattering? Who are you flattering?"
"Flatter the leaders!"
The leader looked surprised, "I've never heard of him doing anything like this!"
Cheng Zaochun showed an expression that said you don't know something, "This guy is smart in this regard. He doesn't take pictures of those in office, and he even goes against them. If he wants to take pictures, he only takes pictures of those who have retired.
Just think about it, these retired comrades have just retired from leadership positions, and they are feeling very disappointed. If they are not considerate enough in any way, they will say "people leave and the tea gets cold". At this time, how many people can bear it if he comes up to them and asks about their well-being?
Let me give you an example. You know Lao Tan, right? He is an old revolutionary. People from his hometown came to him and said that the education funds were not fully implemented. They asked him to help introduce some leaders and think of a solution. Lao Tan has been in our publishing department all his life. What can he do?
As luck would have it, this guy knew about this. He was very familiar with the family of the person working in the education department, and he solved the problem with just one sentence.
"If you want to provide some benefits to these retired comrades, they are well paid and have high awareness, so you definitely can't accept them. But if they flatter you like this, can you refuse?"
The leader thought about it based on Cheng Zaochun's description and, to be honest, thought that the flattery was quite good.
This Lin Weimin is no simple person. I underestimated him before.
"Not only the retired leaders in our company, but also those in our office..."
Cheng Zaochun stopped here, his eyes meaningful.
The leader suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Lao Du said that this kid was a troublemaker before leaving. This was not a reminder to himself at all!
I was clearly telling him that this was the person I was protecting, so don't move!
Cheng Zaochun secretly observed the leader's expression and said pitifully, "Alas, this group of retired old comrades trained him as the successor of the National Literature Society. If you send him to Hong Kong, even if others don't say anything, these old comrades will be the first to not let me go."
The leader hesitated and said, "Sending him to Hong Kong would be considered a promotion. Even if these old comrades are not happy about it, they should not stop it."
"You're overthinking this. He's unfamiliar with Hong Kong, and if he gets promoted there, he can at most mobilize the resources of a publishing house. But it's different in Beijing. Even I, the president, have to be wary of him.
You have seen it today, he is still as carefree as ever in the office.
There are so many complicated relationships. The resources he has and can mobilize are far beyond your imagination. Those old comrades can borrow a lot of light from him!"
After Cheng Zaochun said this, he couldn't help but look at himself with admiration.
Since when did I become so good at telling lies? It must be because of the fact that people get redder when they are around red people!
"this……"
The leader pondered for a moment, and he had to admit that what Cheng Zaochun said did make some sense.
After thinking for a while, the leader said, "Forget it. Dr. Li just called me anyway. I'll just reject it later!"
Cheng Zaochun suppressed his joy and reminded, "Leader, I didn't know about this just now. I think we need to change our strategy."
"Change? Why?"
Just now, Cheng Zaochun suggested to the leader that he should divert the blame and spread the word to the outside world, saying that Lin Weimin was going to cause trouble for the leader who had dissatisfaction and wanted to write him into the novel.
In 1983, Lin Weimin published "The Lover", for which he was criticized for several months by many leading cadres and literary colleagues. He then turned around and wrote "The Story of Stealing an Official", in which he severely criticized these people.
Wei Junyi, who was still in office at the time, was very protective of his son. He insisted on publishing the novel even though he knew that it contained all kinds of metaphors and allusions. After the novel came out, it quickly ignited the enthusiasm of the literary world and readers.
Many of the leading cadres and literary colleagues who criticized Lin Weimin a few months ago were given nicknames as a result. They were always ridiculed and mocked, and ended up in a disgraceful situation.
This incident is still a laughing stock in the domestic literary world.
The rumor that Lin Weimin was going to write a novel to insult others was certainly not to scare the leaders, but to give the agency a way out.
You see, it’s not that I don’t want to write this novel, it’s just that Lin Weimin is so scary when he goes crazy, and we are also considering the overall situation.
You don't want to have multiple nicknames, right?
This method will definitely have an impact on Lin Weimin's reputation and will also bring him hatred, but Cheng Zaochun knows that he will definitely be willing to cooperate in order to prevent "White Deer Plain" from being banned.
But Cheng Zaochun didn't expect that the Hong Kong Joint Publishing Company actually wanted to poach people, so this method absolutely couldn't be used.
At this time, he held Lin Weimin in his mouth for fear that he would melt, and held him in his hands for fear that he would fall. This was his eyeball.
They were trying to poach people anyway, and if Lin Weimin was unhappy and really ran over there, his Guowen Society would lose a great general.
What he said to the leader just now was a mixture of true and false, but one thing was indeed true.
Both the two retired leaders of Guowen Society and the current president, had trained Lin Weimin as their successor.
After more than ten years of hard work in training, in the end, it was taken advantage of by others. Cheng Zaochun wanted to vomit blood when thinking about this result.
He absolutely couldn't let this happen.
After explaining it to the leader for a while, the leader understood what he meant and asked, "If we don't use this method, how can we solve the problem?"
Cheng Zaochun gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go find Cheng Zhongshi and ask him to make some edits."
The leader was surprised. Deleting and modifying a novel is not as easy as it sounds.
Today is different from what it was twenty years ago. Writers are more powerful than each other. It is not difficult to ban books through "mysterious power", but it is easy to stir up a hornet's nest and arouse public outrage by asking these writers to delete or modify novels.
If it gets out of hand, everyone will suffer.
"Are you sure? Don't make things worse!" the leader asked worriedly.
Cheng Zaochun said firmly, "No problem, I'll go and convince him."
Cheng Zaochun knew that Cheng Zhongshi and Lin Weimin were close friends. When the time came, he just needed to tell him that Lin Weimin would offend several senior leaders because of this matter, and Cheng Zhongshi would surely not be so heartless.
Zhongshi, you don't want to rob the people, do you?
Cheng Zaochun thought about it and felt that he was too bad. It was true that people who kept bad company would become bad.
"By the way, leader, it's been almost two years since Weimin was promoted to deputy editor-in-chief. Isn't it time to make a mention?" Cheng Zaochun looked at his leader and saw that he was frowning. He added, "This time, Hong Kong Joint Publishing Company transferred him back to be the general manager and editor-in-chief. We want to keep him, so we should at least show some appreciation, right?"
The leader asked, "You are now the president and editor-in-chief, and you are doing a good job. Isn't it inappropriate to do this?"
Cheng Zaochun said nonchalantly: "I have been the editor-in-chief for four or five years. After all, it is a part-time job. I can't always occupy this position. I have to give young people some opportunities."
The leader pondered for a moment, "He was born in 1960, and he is only thirty this year, but he is already the deputy editor-in-chief. If he is promoted to the next level, he will be the editor-in-chief, one of the three horses of your publishing house. Isn't he too young?"
The leader expressed his concerns, and Cheng Zaochun was not surprised. He said, "Leader, compared with the treatment in Hong Kong, our treatment is really not high, don't you think?"
The leader thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's do this."
Cheng Zaochun was satisfied, "Thank you for your understanding, leader."
"What should I sympathize with? You made the biggest sacrifice in this matter!" The leader couldn't help but patted Cheng Zaochun on the shoulder when he said this. "Zaochun, you are a good comrade who understands the overall situation and takes the overall situation into consideration. I hope Comrade Weimin will not disappoint us."
Cheng Zaochun smiled and said, "He has a bad temper, but he still has the ability, so he should be right."
The leader looked sincere and said firmly: "I believe in your vision!"
After talking with the leader, Cheng Zaochun came out of the office. Lin Weimin waited outside for a while. Finally, he saw him coming out and asked, "How is it? How is it?"
Cheng Zaochun looked relieved, "It's solved!"
"It's solved? Is the leader so happy about it?"
"But there is one condition."
Lin Weimin showed an expression of "as expected". "I knew it. What are the conditions?"
"Ask Cheng Zhongshi to edit the novel."
Lin Weimin frowned, "What did you talk about when you went in? It's a loss of sovereignty and humiliation to the country!"
Cheng Zaochun was unhappy. "You are better than me in negotiating? I have solved the problem perfectly without you having to offend anyone. How great!"
Lin Weimin looked at Cheng Zaochun suspiciously, "Old Cheng, this idea wasn't yours, was it?"
Cheng Zaochun instinctively felt weak in his heart, and he took out the style of a leader and said loudly: "You are talking nonsense! Who am I doing this for? For whom? A dog bites Lu Dongbin, and he doesn't know a good person's heart. Forget it, never mind!"
He angrily scolded Lin Weimin, flicked his sleeves, and strode away.
Seeing this, Lin Weimin put aside his doubts. It was not often that Old Cheng was so tough, which showed that he really helped this time.
"Look at you, I'm just asking you, why are you so anxious?" Lin Weimin chased after him and whispered.
Cheng Zaochun breathed a sigh of relief. I've even learned how to bluff. I'm really going further and further down the path of making mistakes.
No, this is the darkness of those who are close to the people!
(End of this chapter)
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