Chapter 6 The wind blows the fragrance of rice flowers on both sides of the river "Is this the end of the change?"...
“Is this the end of the change?”
"Ah, I supervised the revision. Young people are always decisive in doing things."
Li Qingquan was reading the manuscript while communicating with Liang Ning about asking Li Daohua to revise the manuscript. He didn't react for a while, and said after a while: "Xiao Liang, be modest. How can you brag about yourself like that?"
Liang Ning's face was full of question marks: "Director, I didn't praise myself."
"You just said that you are efficient and decisive, but you did a good job this time and deserve praise."
"No, I'm talking about Teacher Daohua."
"Didn't you say young people just now...you mean Teacher Daohua is a young person? How young?" Li Qingquan finally reacted.
Liang Ning is the youngest person in their editorial department. He was assigned here this year at the age of 26. It shows that he is capable to be able to enter Peking University of Literature and Art at this age.
"I feel like, maybe around 20. I heard from people in their building that Teacher Daohua came to Peking with her newlywed husband a while ago."
Li Qingquan was even more surprised. It is good to be young. Young people have energy and drive. They write faster and more. Editors like such authors.
He is so young, but he writes so well. With more practice, his writing will only get better.
“By the way, when I went there, Teacher Daohua seemed to be still writing a manuscript.” Liang Ning said slyly.
Look, this is a young man. Li Qingquan likes such hardworking young people very much.
This is different from the kind of person who writes a manuscript, earns some money, and only thinks about earning more when he has almost spent it.
"If the manuscript is suitable, it can also be published in our Peking Literature and Art." Li Qingquan said meaningfully.
He read the manuscript revised by Li Daohua and found it unexpectedly good. He originally thought that it was revised so quickly because it was done perfunctorily or the revisions were inappropriate.
Young people, especially those who are writing a novel for the first time, usually have small problems of one kind or another, and it will be more difficult to communicate and revise the manuscript.
Teacher Daohua does not have any problems in this regard, and seems like a mature author who has been in the industry for many years.
Liang Ning was also very happy. Li Daohua was the author she was responsible for. Although there were no clear regulations, the more authors the editor brought out and the more outstanding they were, the easier it would be for her to win awards.
"Peking Literature and Art" is a bimonthly magazine, so Li Daohua's manuscript will be published next month.
Liang Ning thought that he could go to Teacher Daohua's house again tomorrow, this time to tell her the good news and ask about her new manuscript.
Oh my god! Li Daohua submitted another article! A staff dormitory building at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications is going crazy again.
The last time Li Daohua submitted an article, Huang Laidi became the target of everyone’s criticism in the school. I don’t know who will be the target this time.
Those who knew about it were all trying to find out who was being written about, fearing that it might be them. There were also colleagues who had been getting along well with Ouyang Yuan recently, who asked him about it.
"It's a short story with fictional characters and stories. The incident with Aunt Huang was because Daohua was too angry. She's not usually like that."
Obviously, Ouyang Yuan's words could not convince them, and they would not relax until they saw the specific content written by Li Daohua.
When Liang Ning found the time to come, someone recognized her as the editor who came to see Li Daohua last time, and someone brave enough came forward to ask Li Daohua what kind of novel she had submitted.
The novel had not been published yet and Liang Ning had not told them.
"We don't want to know the details, we just want to know who is being criticized this time."
Who is being criticized this time? It means there was also the last time. It seems that this is not the first time that Teacher Daohua has submitted a contribution.
"Who did Teacher Daohua criticize last time and where?"
"It's about that rural woman's confession in the Peking Daily. Oh, Aunt Huang in our building has had a hard time lately."
Liang Ning remembered a confession book of a rural woman, written by Li Daohua. Why didn't she connect the two people together before?
It was less than half a month after I last submitted an article to the Peking Daily that I submitted an article to their magazine. What a fast pace.
Knock, knock, knock! Li Daohua put down her pen and opened the door. Liang Ning noticed that the moment Li Daohua appeared, the breathing sounds in the entire corridor became much lighter.
It's strange. Teacher Daohua is obviously very easy to talk to. She was very respectful when she was revising the manuscript and she humbly accepted all the suggestions made by the magazine.
How can you think that she is difficult to get along with just because she criticized a person with ideological problems? Shouldn't the person who is difficult to get along with be the person with ideological problems?
Li Daohua politely invited Liang Ning to come in and take a look, very courteous.
"Teacher Daohua!" Although this name sounds fake and polite, calling her Teacher Li is too general. Calling her Daohua is more intimate, but it sounds like they are going to work in the fields together, so this is better.
"Your revised manuscript has been approved and will be published next month. I came here to inform you."
Li Daohua feels that this era is different. Whether a decision is approved or not, there will be a special notification. It is not like later when there is no news for several months before assuming that the decision is rejected.
"Thank you so much, please come in and have a cup of tea."
"Okay, good." Successfully entered.
There was still manuscript paper on the small table, and Li Daohua was making tea. She didn't like the tea at home, because the tea leaves at home were so broken that if you were not careful you would get a mouthful of foam.
There is little good tea, and it is used for export. Most of the tea available on the market is of this quality.
"Is Teacher Daohua still writing the manuscript?"
"Yes, I don't have anything to do at home anyway. By the way, we are of similar age, so you can just call me Daohua. It's a bit awkward to always call me teacher."
Liang Ning's expression twisted for a moment, but after all, they still had to go to the fields to work together.
Many people choose special pen names when they are choosing a pen name. One reason is that the repetition rate is low, and the other is that it does not sound rustic, unless the author's real name is quite special.
"Teacher Daohua... Why did you choose to use this pen name, Daohua?"
Li Daohua had already brewed the tea and poured a full cup for Liang Ning from an enamel pot.
"My family lives in a small rural village in Henan Province. Wheat is the main crop we grow there. In summer, the mountains and fields are covered with golden wheat."
When Liang Ning heard this, he thought, it should be called Maihua.
"My father said that I was born in a summer like this, when he and my mother were on their way back from watching the movie The Battle of Shangganling in the next commune.
As the song in the movie goes, a big river with wide waves, the wind blows the fragrance of rice flowers on both sides, this is the origin of my name. I think my name is also very good as a pen name, it is very meaningful. "
After hearing Li Daohua's explanation of the origin of the name, Liang Ning's expression became serious. This was indeed very meaningful.
Having gone off topic, Liang Ning asked politely, "Can I see your new manuscript?"
"Sure. If there's anything wrong, you can give me some suggestions. I'm worried that no one will give me suggestions."
Ouyang Yuan could no longer be counted on. Ever since he knew her novel would be published in Peking Literature and Art, he started praising her, saying every detail was good, except for doing the reading comprehension test on the spot.
After reading the manuscript, Liang Ning said thoughtfully: "Daohua, you seem to be very optimistic about reform. Two consecutive articles are about reform."
"Of course I am optimistic. If I had the talent in this area, I would also try to explore it."
Liang Ning looked at the entrepreneurial record and said with emotion: "I feel that you write very well. It seems that you can start a business based on your novel."
"It's just talk on paper. It's not that simple to implement."
Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about finding suppliers. What she described in her novel is an ideal situation. In actual operation, even a security guard may require you to do a lot more work.
Liang Ning also felt that it was amazing. At least for someone like her who had no knowledge of it, she didn’t even know the process of starting a business and was completely confused.
If this is the case for people like her, let alone those rural residents who know even less and don't understand entrepreneurship.
"Have you decided where to publish this novel?" Liang Ning was worried.
"Not yet. I was going to submit it to other magazines during the review period of Xiagangji. I didn't expect you to be so efficient. I haven't even finished writing this article yet. I'll decide where to submit it after I finish it."
I have only completed half of my entrepreneurial story, and it will take another week to finish it.
The main reason was that she had to look up information, inquire about various documents and so on for many things in the entrepreneurial record, which slowed down the process.
"What do you think of our magazine? I think you are a good fit for our magazine. Moreover, our magazine is very considerate of newcomers, even if you are a new author."
Li Daohua hesitated for a moment and asked, "How much can you pay me for the manuscript of Xialaiji?"
Everything else is fake, only the royalties are real. If you love her, give her the royalties.
Liang Ning didn't expect Li Daohua to be so direct. She was also a new editor and not that experienced.
"This... I'm not sure. The decision is in the hands of the person in charge, but I can go back and ask for you, and I can also try my best to help you get the manuscript fee."
She felt that this entrepreneurial story would be better and more popular than the story of being laid off, so she must fight for it.
"Thank you so much. I just came here from the countryside and I don't have a job. My husband is the only one working at home. It's almost the New Year, so I sent some things back home. Life is really hard."
If there are only two of them, one person working can actually fully cover their expenses and they may even live better.
There's no way, they are not alone.
Hearing Li Daohua narrate her predicament so calmly, Liang Ning felt that she was truly a very strong and cultured person. She had no inferiority complex and would not distance herself from the countryside just because she came to Peking.
Don't disbelieve it, there really are people who are ashamed to discuss their affairs in the countryside and ashamed to mention their families in the countryside just because they have moved to the city.
I've decided! I'll fight for her royalties when I get back!
Liang Ning returned to the magazine with great ambitions, but felt a little guilty when she saw Li Qingquan. This was the first time she had to fight for royalties for an author.
In fact, there are more than one or two people in the editorial department who help authors to obtain royalties. Everyone knows that if you want good authors to submit articles to your magazine, you cannot do without royalties.
What's more, after the authors become famous, they are more concerned about the influence and reputation of the magazine, and the royalties become secondary. In any case, the royalties from big magazines will not be small.
By that time, even if they increase the royalties, it won’t have much effect. It would be better to build relationships before they become famous.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
