Chapter 564 Reader
One morning, Gu Siqing took some time out to visit the China Writers Association.
To join the National Writers Association, one must have published articles and be invited by an association member. She submitted her information and said, "Teacher Xie Jihua invited me to join."
After listening, the staff member checked the records and said with a smile, "Teacher Xie has said hello. Please fill out the form and leave the information here. We will notify you later and publish the list publicly at the same time."
"Okay." Gu Siqing took the form and filled it out carefully. Then she heard the staff member whisper, "I really like your novel."
After hearing this, Gu Siqing looked up and smiled and replied: "Thank you!"
"I follow every issue of Zhitu," the staff member said, "Can you update more words in each issue? It's too little, and it's gone after a while."
Gu Siqing hadn't expected to be asked to write more just to fill out a form. She said helplessly, "Sorry, I have to go to work every day, so I don't have much time to write."
Otherwise, she would not choose to serialize it, but would publish the whole book directly after writing it.
"Oh, I understand." The staff said quickly.
Gu Siqing smiled and handed her the form. The staff member took it and put it into a file bag with her information. Then he leaned close to her and whispered, "I'm telling you, Mr. Yan Shi is also following your Zhitu, every issue."
This time, Gu Siqing was shocked. Who was Mr. Yan Shi? He was a leading figure in the domestic literary world and the current chairman of the China Writers Association. She hadn't expected Zhitu to receive his attention.
"I... I really didn't expect this." Gu Siqing was so surprised that she didn't know what to say for a moment.
The staff member giggled, and Gu Siqing said goodbye to her with a smile. After she left, the staff member said to the colleague next to her: "She is so cute. When I told her about the novel where Mr. Yan Shi was pursuing her, her mouth was open in surprise."
My colleague agreed, "He's really quite humble."
Everyone needs affirmation. Mr. Yan Shi's pursuit of her book is a great affirmation for Gu Siqing, and she is very excited.
It was still early, so she went to the company to find Han Zhengping, planning to have lunch together. When they met, Han Zhengping asked her, "What good thing happened?"
There was a smile in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, and it was obvious that something good was happening.
Gu Siqing was delighted and was looking for someone to share her joy. When he asked her, she immediately said, "I just went to the Writers Association to fill out a form, and the staff of the Writers Association told me..."
At this point, she couldn't help but laugh twice before continuing, "The staff told me that Mr. Yan Shi is also following my Zhitu."
Her eyes narrowed with joy, as if she had gotten first place in the exam.
Han Zhengping naturally knew Mr. Yan Shi's status in the literary world and was happy for her. He said, "This shows that your novel is really good."
Gu Siqing laughed again. After a while, when the excitement wore off, she said, "It's also quite stressful."
Han Zhengping understood her feelings. Having achieved top marks in the exam, maintaining those grades naturally put pressure on her. He said, "Write according to your instructions. Just treat Mr. Yanshi as an ordinary reader."
"I know." Gu Siqing said.
She only "got carried away" in front of him, and she certainly wouldn't tell anyone else that Mr. Yan Shi was pursuing her book. Moreover, this was both pressure and motivation. The recognition of her book naturally made her write even more attentively.
At noon, the two of them ate in the company cafeteria, and then Han Zhengping took Gu Siqing to the TV station. On the way, her cell phone rang. She pressed the answer button and heard the voice of Pei Ziming, the editor-in-chief of People's Literature, come from inside, "Teacher Gu, are you busy now?"
Gu Siqing was not very comfortable with him calling her Teacher Gu. She had told him that he could call her by her name or Xiao Gu, but he still insisted and there was nothing she could do.
"I'm on my way to work. Is there anything wrong?" Gu Siqing asked.
"Yes, there is something." Pei Ziming's voice was a little tangled. "It's like this. One of your readers found our magazine and said he must meet you. He came from out of town and said he wouldn't leave until he saw you."
Gu Siqing never expected something like this to happen. She said, "But I have to go to work now and won't get off work until very late at night. I can't meet him now."
Pei Ziming knew that Gu Siqing worked at a TV station and could understand. He then said, "He's coming from out of town and probably won't be able to go back today. I'll arrange for him to stay. Can you meet him tomorrow?"
At this point, he lowered his voice and said, "He's a senior high school student. If this isn't handled properly, it could affect his college entrance exam this year."
The college entrance examination is a major event in life, and affecting the college entrance examination may affect a person's entire life.
Gu Siqing thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then you arrange for him to stay there first, and I'll pay for it later. I'll go to your workplace to meet him tomorrow morning."
"Okay, don't worry, I'll take care of him." Pei Ziming said.
"Thanks!"
After hanging up the phone, Gu Siqing told Han Zhengping about this, and he frowned. A high school senior, with the college entrance exams coming up in a few months, actually traveled all the way to Kyoto to meet his favorite writer at this time. No matter how you think about it, such a person seems a bit paranoid.
"I'll go with you tomorrow." Han Zhengping said.
Gu Siqing nodded in agreement. She was happy that readers liked the book, but it would be a bit unpleasant if the readers acted too aggressively.
The next day, around eight o'clock, Han Zhengping went to Gu's house to pick up Gu Siqing, and the two went to the People's Literature magazine together. At the door, they happened to meet Pei Ziming and greeted him. Pei Ziming said,
"You said that children nowadays are such a worry. Your reader, Fan Yangbo, ran away secretly. Yesterday, I asked him to call home and let them know he was safe and not to worry his parents, but he refused. He said that if he called, his parents would come and take him back. Isn't that infuriating?"
"Where is he now?" Gu Siqing asked.
"He's in my office." Pei Ziming said, "You can give him some encouragement, sign his name, and let him go. I wonder how worried his family is."
Gu Siqing: "Okay."
When I arrived at Pei Ziming's office, I saw a tall, thin, handsome boy of about seventeen or eighteen sitting on the sofa reading a book. When he heard the door open, he looked up and his eyes fell on Gu Siqing, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
Although he didn't know Gu Siqing, he knew her gender and approximate age, so he could guess which of the three had his favorite sticky rice dumplings. He stood up, his eyes burning but a little embarrassed.
"This is sticky rice dumplings." Pei Ziming introduced Gu Siqing.
"Hello."
Gu Siqing smiled at Fan Yangbo, and his face immediately turned red. He hadn't expected his favorite author to be so beautiful. He rubbed his hands together, then stretched them out as if to shake hands. "Hello."
Seeing this, Gu Siqing also stretched out her hand, and their hands were clasped together, but Fan Yangbo held it very tightly. Gu Siqing pulled hard twice before she was able to pull it free. Han Zhengping, who was standing next to them, was already furious.
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