Chapter 15 Reform Trilogy "I am guilty, because of my colleagues...
"I am guilty. I was resentful because my colleague Ouyang Yuan was unwilling to help with the work quota, so I spoke ill of him and slandered his wife, Comrade Li Daohua.
What I said about Comrade Li Daohua hanging around every day, looking for a partner, is all false.
Now, I have deeply realized my mistakes and have reflected on them deeply..."
At the entrance of the cafeteria, Liu Jie held the manuscript and read his apology letter during the meal.
Everyone who came to eat could hear the apology letter. Some of those who didn't get to eat the melon that day were now able to do so again.
"This is even worse than Huang Lai Di's. It is said that Huang Lai Di will be transferred back and he was sent to the warehouse."
"Wow, Huang Laidie is really lucky. She must thank Li Daohua very much."
The person opposite her looked at her with a puzzled look: "What are you talking about? If it wasn't for Li Daohua, Huang Laidi wouldn't have to go to the warehouse."
"What you said seems to make sense." He forgot that Huang Laidi was sent to the warehouse by Li Daohua with a letter of proclamation.
Wasn't he sent to prison before? When Liu Jie received the message from Li Daohua that he agreed to a private mediation, he felt nothing but gratitude.
This is probably moderation.
"Daohua, I'm here to see you!" Liang Ning was holding half a watermelon.
"Our magazine is distributing watermelons. I'll ask for half of one for you. You can chill it with water later. It will be delicious."
Watermelons are just coming onto the market in early May and are still expensive. At this time, watermelons are a rare commodity.
"This watermelon looks delicious. You must have some connections. We haven't even seen the shadow of the watermelon rind yet."
Ouyang Yuan is just an ordinary librarian, so he will never be the first to get any good stuff.
If it weren't for his grandfather's help in getting this house, they would still have no place to live.
Many of Ouyang Yuan’s colleagues are married, but they can’t accommodate themselves at home and haven’t been allocated a house, so they have to live outside.
"This is just a coincidence. I'm here for something more important. Our editor-in-chief said that we'll raise the price of your next novel to eight yuan, and you know, there's also a royalty based on the number of copies printed.
We plan to combine your three novels and publish them as a separate book. At that time, you will also receive royalties for the other two novels. The first print run will be 50,000 copies. "
This is an absolute display of sincerity. As a result, Li Daohua's three famous articles were all written by their publishing house.
More importantly, "Harvest", which was just resumed publication last year, and "Contemporary", which was just founded last year, have both set their sights on Li Daohua.
They didn't know Li Daohua, so they didn't come to ask for her articles immediately. Moreover, their audience is wider than that of Peking Literature and Art.
Never mind whether Li Daohua was moved or not, Ouyang Yuan next to him was indeed moved. He was good at math, and in just a short while he had worked out that Li Daohua's third novel alone, with 90,000 words, would cost him 720 yuan per thousand words.
The first print run is 50,000 copies, which is 360. I can earn nearly a thousand from this novel alone.
Fifty thousand copies is actually not an exaggeration. The circulation of the two issues of "Li Yaomei's Laid-off Story" and "Du Juan's Entrepreneurship Story" published by Peking Literature and Art together reached one million copies.
Fifty thousand copies is just the first print run. After all, half of the content in this book has been published before.
Li Daohua didn't expect this either, but after thinking about it, it was understandable. She and Liang Ning estimated that the new novel would be around 90,000 words, and might even reach 100,000.
Such a long article can only be published in a journal in multiple parts.
Thinking about it this way, I feel more motivated. Maybe I can buy a house directly with this book.
I really want to buy a bigger house, preferably one with a yard or a balcony.
Living in such a staff dormitory building, the house itself is small and the windows are not big. If you want to breathe fresh air, you can only go out, and if you go out you have to find a place that has not been cleaned.
It will definitely become harder and harder to find places like this in the future.
(Others: Don’t worry, we will definitely not go where you are.)
After the discussion, Li Daohua sent Liang Ning out. Along the way, people who saw Li Daohua were in a hurry, fearing that they would be targeted.
After nearly half a year of contact, especially after the quarrel between Li Daohua and Dong Yu, Liang Ning had a preliminary understanding of her.
She is indeed a good person, but she is not a pushover. Anyone who provokes her will be punished with a storm.
As they were talking, they arrived at the entrance of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and heard someone calling Li Daohua: "Li Daohua, someone is looking for the editor of Harvest!"
"Hello, Teacher Daohua!" A man ran over from the guard post, and it seemed that he had just asked for directions when he met him.
As soon as Liang Ning looked at him, he knew they were in the same industry and they disliked each other. Otherwise, why do they say that people in the same industry are enemies?
"Teacher Daohua, I am the editor of Harvest. I have read your stories of being laid off and starting a business, and I feel that they are very suitable for our Harvest. If you have new works, you can also consider us."
Of course, commissioned articles are commissioned articles, but whether they are used or not also depends on the quality of the article. They cannot publish a poor article, as that would be disrespectful to the readers.
"Maybe next time. I've already given this book to Peking Literature and Art."
Zhang Bo turned around and immediately realized that the colleague next to Li Daohua was from Peking Literature and Art.
Liang Ning smiled with the assurance of victory, "What can you compare with me?"
"Well, you can consider our harvest next time. This is our agency's phone number. You can contact me at any time. My name is Zhang Bo."
Zhang Bo took out a notebook from his briefcase, took out a pen from his chest pocket, and quickly wrote down the phone number.
This is the landline number of Harvest Magazine.
As Li Daohua’s first and loyal reader, Ouyang Yuan looks forward to reading Li Daohua’s latest updates every day.
The beginning of Li Daohua's "Adventures on Wall Street" broadened his horizons.
The official who absconded with the money arrived in America and met an approachable and helpful banker on Wall Street.
When watching this part today, Ouyang Yuan had a frown on his face the whole time. He didn't understand some things, and would go and ask Li Daohua specifically about the parts he didn't believe.
He and Li Daohua were both born in 1960, when they were born, during the three difficult years, and they were not very well off afterwards.
Ouyang Yuan's family was considered relatively well off. As far as he could remember, at least they had enough food and drink. It was only later that he went to the countryside and lived a hard life for a few years.
Of course, this is not the point. The point is that in "Along the Streets", the protagonist Lee Wright, whose original name was Li Qi, was the name he took after he arrived in America.
Li Qi was born into a peasant family. He grew up in poverty and lost both his parents. He grew up relying on the help of villagers.
Growing up eating at many people's homes, he was more mature than other children of the same age. He studied harder and was admitted to school. When he had no money to go to school, the town sponsored his studies.
Later, he was admitted to university, finally made it and returned to his hometown, where he met his wife, and it was through her that he found a way to make a fortune.
Many of his fellow villagers who had once supported him were left in the cold winter and never woke up again because of his and his wife's corruption and bribery.
Because he was smart, after realizing that something was wrong, he quickly absconded with the money, and his name was changed from Li Qi to Li Lai Te.
When Ouyang Yuan saw all these, he felt empathy and felt sorry for the villagers who saved and saved money to feed such an ungrateful person.
Today, when it came to America's part, no matter how he looked at it, he felt uncomfortable.
When Li Lai Te first arrived in America, he looked around and saw private cars everywhere on the road. He immediately found someone and bought a car. He also bought a pager, which is a small and exquisite device, not even as big as the palm of your hand, that can receive signals. Once someone sends you a message, you can receive it immediately.
He also went into the water park there, which had artificial wave-making equipment that allowed people to enjoy the same fun as at the beach.
It is difficult for rich people to imagine the life of poor people, and similarly, it is difficult for poor people to imagine the life of rich people.
Poverty limits people's imagination, just as some people find it hard to imagine that some families use more than 800 tons of water in a month.
Even if you kill people every day and dump the bodies down a flush toilet, it wouldn't take that much water.
Ouyang Yuan couldn't imagine Li Lai Te's life in America, including things like pagers.
"This is not good. Will people think that you have incorrect ideas?" Ouyang Yuan was a little worried.
The description of this kind of extravagant and licentious life, and the extravagant and licentious life of America, can easily make people yearn for America.
But in fact, Li Daohua is just saying that. She is not the one who really likes to write soft articles for America. She just describes it truthfully, unlike those people.
They take money, lurk among the crowd, pretend to be objective, make up things that don't exist at all, and describe foreign countries as a paradise.
"Don't worry, it's still early. After the fire is blazing and the flowers are blooming, the ground will be covered with white."
"By the way, where's the billionaire?"
After watching for such a long time, Li Lai Te is not a billionaire. He is indeed rich, but there is still a big gap between his wealth and that of a billionaire.
Isn't this a billionaire story?
"Don't worry, you'll see the billionaire tomorrow."
Liang Ning returned to Beiping Literature and Art with the news of his successful commission, and also reported on the harvest's visit to Li Daohua.
"You have to keep a close eye on it and don't let the manuscript fly away."
The circulation of their journal has been a bit low recently, which makes Li Qingquan a little dissatisfied.
In fact, the current circulation is their normal circulation. It’s just that after Li Daohua’s previous two novels increased the circulation, Li Qingquan felt that the normal circulation was much less.
It is not possible to produce phenomenal works every time.
In June, "Adventures on Wall Street" was officially completed, and Peking Literature and Art began to promote Li Daohua's trilogy of reform literature.
There is a reason why "Once Upon a Time in Wall Street" is included in the literature of reform. The way Li Qi embezzled and accepted bribes was to embezzle state-owned assets through his so-called reform.
This can also be regarded as a warning about reform. Reform is not all about rapid progress.
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