Chapter 57 Manuscript "Even if you are the only reader, I still want...
Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng dropped Gu Mei off at home, politely declined the Gu family's invitation to stay for dinner, and rode their bikes back. It was almost noon when they got home, so the couple went to prepare lunch.
"You must be exhausted from last night to today." Zhao Yunsheng talked to Wang Ying while picking vegetables.
"It's just a coincidence," Wang Ying said. "Things just happened at the same time."
"What a coincidence," Zhao Yunsheng said with a smile, "Then you should have a good rest this afternoon. You have to go back to work tomorrow."
The two talked to each other about things at work. After lunch was ready and eaten, Zhao Yunsheng went upstairs to write a manuscript, while Wang Ying talked to Chen Xiuqin.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law both held knitting needles in their hands. Wang Ying was knitting a scarf, and Chen Xiuqin was knitting a sweater for Director Zhao.
"Yingzi, I heard from your father that you are very busy at work now and even go to the workshop." Chen Xiuqin said.
"Well, if you don't go to the workshop, you won't know a lot of things. You can't develop new products by just daydreaming. You must start from practice," said Wang Ying.
"That's true. There must be heavy things like flour and water in your workshop. Don't move them," said Chen Xiuqin.
"It doesn't matter, I still have some strength." Wang Ying said.
Chen Xiuqin stopped, looked at Wang Ying and said, "That's not what I'm talking about."
Wang Ying was stunned at first, but then she realized that her mother-in-law was worried that if she got pregnant, lifting heavy objects might cause a miscarriage.
"Be careful, this kind of thing happens every year. You are young and ignorant, and you don't know the seriousness of the matter. You are too stubborn and you can get into trouble if you are not careful," said Chen Xiuqin.
"I understand, Mom." Wang Ying agreed.
After Chen Xiuqin gave the instructions about this matter, she didn't say anything else and changed the subject to other things.
Wang Ying wondered, "I don't think I've had my period since I got married. Could I be pregnant?" Perhaps her mother-in-law noticed she hadn't had her period and warned her. But her periods had always been irregular, sometimes coming only once every 40 or 50 days. Wang Ying wondered what she would do if the baby came now. It was coming, but she hoped it would be a girl, and she only wanted one.
Zhao Yunsheng spent over an hour upstairs writing and finished the novel. Seeing that Wang Ying hadn't come upstairs yet, he went downstairs to look for her.
Zhao Yunsheng stood at the door of Chen Xiuqin's room, looked at his mother with a smile, and asked, "Mom, do your feet hurt? Do they hurt less now that your daughter-in-law is with you?"
Chen Xiuqin rolled her eyes at her son and said, "Yingzi, I need to take a nap. Go ahead and do your work."
Wang Ying glanced back at Zhao Yunsheng, finished her knitting, and then stood up and said, "Mom, I'll go upstairs first. If you need anything, just call me and we'll come down."
"Go, go." Chen Xiuqin also put down the wool, as if she was going to sleep.
Wang Ying followed the grinning Zhao Yunsheng away. As soon as they left, Chen Xiuqin shook her head and picked up the wool to knit again. This son was too attached to his daughter-in-law.
The two were on the stairs, and Zhao Yunsheng said, "What were you talking about with Mom? Why didn't you come upstairs for so long?"
"It's nothing, just some casual conversation. Mom must be bored lying in bed, so I wanted to talk to her for a while, and then you called me away. What's the matter?" Wang Ying said.
"Didn't you say last time that I had finished writing the novel and wanted to show it to you?" Zhao Yunsheng said, feeling a little embarrassed for once.
"Is it finished?" Wang Ying was happy for him.
"The first draft is finished. Please take a look at it and give me some suggestions," said Zhao Yunsheng.
"Okay." Wang Ying agreed with a smile.
Going upstairs, Zhao Yunsheng took out all the manuscripts and placed them on the desk. It was a thick stack.
"It's so long?" Wang Ying said.
"Would you take your time to read it?" Zhao Yunsheng said, adding, "I won't tell you this as a story. You have to read it yourself. Only after you read it can you tell whether it is good or bad."
Wang Ying smiled and said, "Are you afraid of criticism?"
"Don't be afraid. Only with criticism can we make progress. Besides, this is just my first draft." Zhao Yunsheng said, but he was visibly nervous.
Wang Ying smiled, set her knitting needles and yarn aside, sat down at her desk, picked up Zhao Yunsheng's manuscript, and began to read. In her previous life, Wang Ying rarely read novels, but after television became popular, she enjoyed watching TV dramas.
She read slowly and seriously, and Zhao Yunsheng was watching her nervously beside her.
Wang Ying was a bit unimpressed at first, but as she read, she was drawn in by the plot. Zhao Yunsheng's novel, set during the Republic of China, coincided with a period of profound change. It tells the story of several young men and women from different social classes and families who, under the tide of the times, experience hesitation, setbacks, and tears, ultimately joining hands to embark on the revolutionary path. The love story between the protagonists is particularly moving.
It was a novella, about 50,000 to 60,000 words, and Wang Ying spent the entire afternoon reading it. She didn't comment while she was reading. Zhao Yunsheng, who was also reading beside her, didn't interrupt her. But Zhao Yunsheng saw that Wang Ying was reading intently and knew she was absorbed, and he was very happy.
Wang Ying finally finished reading, put down the manuscript, and said to Zhao Yunsheng, "It's very well written."
"Really? Do you really think it's good, or are you just trying to fool me?" Zhao Yunsheng said excitedly.
"It's really good. If it wasn't, I wouldn't have finished reading it in one breath. If it were printed in lead type, I might have read it faster. It's really good!" Wang Ying said seriously.
Zhao Yunsheng's eyes sparkled: "As long as Yingzi likes it."
"I'm sure more people will like it, not just me." Wang Ying said, "Just wait a little longer, and it will definitely be published in the future."
"With Yingzi's words, I'm satisfied. I don't want to publish it for now." Zhao Yunsheng said with a smile, "Then what do you think needs to be revised?"
Wang Ying thought for a moment and said, "I think it's all good, except that the heroine seems to be hesitant for a bit. But that doesn't make it any less of a good work. You don't have to change it. You must have your reasons, after all, that's just how her character is."
Zhao Yunsheng smiled and said, "I'll go over it again and revise it myself. After I've made the revisions, are you willing to read it again?"
"Of course, good books should be read repeatedly," said Wang Ying.
Zhao Yunsheng was so coaxed that his eyes narrowed with smiles. He hugged Wang Ying and kissed her: "From now on, every novel of mine will be shown to you first."
"Okay, I'm really looking forward to it," Wang Ying smiled. She truly thought Zhao Yunsheng's writing was excellent, and it would definitely be published someday. When television and film became more common, perhaps it could even be made into a TV series. As for a movie, Wang Ying thought it would be a great read, too.
Wang Ying suddenly remembered Zhao Yunsheng's past life and his dream, so he asked, "By the way, in your dream, was the manuscript of this novel the thing that was burned?"
"Yes..." When Zhao Yunsheng mentioned this, his heart ached, as if his manuscript had really been burned.
"In your dream, after the manuscript was burned, you didn't write again? This is your own book, you can still rewrite it, right?" Wang Ying said.
Zhao Yunsheng shook his head and sighed, "I can't do that anymore. After being burned, I can't write a single word."
Wang Ying looked at Zhao Yunsheng and felt that he was a bit pitiful in his previous life. It was very likely that a successful writer was strangled in this way.
"Fortunately, it was just a dream." Wang Ying said.
"Fortunately, you understand me." Zhao Yunsheng said.
The two smiled at each other, and Wang Ying said, "Keep writing. Write more stories. I like to read them."
"Okay, even if you are the only reader, I will keep writing," said Zhao Yunsheng.
Zhao Yunsheng put the manuscript away and hid it back where it came from. It was almost dusk, and the two of them went downstairs to prepare dinner.
Director Zhao went out in the afternoon and didn't return until just before dinner. During dinner, Director Zhao said that the factory would hold a meeting the next day or the day after tomorrow to discuss the details of employee benefits for this year's Spring Festival.
Wang Ying knew that things were about to get serious.
The next day, when Wang Ying arrived at the office, all four colleagues were already there. After greeting each other, Wang Ying went to get some water with Xu Lili as usual.
The tea room in every unit is a transit station for gossip and rumors.
When Wang Ying and Xu Lili approached, they were gossiping enthusiastically about someone. After Wang Ying and Xu Lili walked in, they fell silent, some carrying teapots and some carrying thermoses and left.
Xu Lili muttered softly, "I'm so bored."
"Everyone has a mouth, after all." Wang Ying said with a smile.
The two of them got some hot water and returned to the office. It was almost time to go to work.
"Team leader, are we going to the workshop today?" Zhou Qianjin asked.
Wang Ying said, "Wait a minute, we may have a meeting today."
At ten o'clock, a colleague knocked on their office door and said, "Team Leader Wang, three of your group should go to the small conference room for a meeting."
"Okay, thank you, comrade," Wang Ying said. "One of you will come with me. Bring a notebook and a pen."
"I'll go!" Zhou Qianjin and Luo Wenshu both raised their hands. Wu Haiyang spoke a little slowly, and Xu Lili didn't say a word.
Wang Ying said, "Comrade Zhou and Comrade Luo will go to the meeting with me this time. You must take good notes of the meeting and don't draw little people on the notebooks." As she spoke, she also prepared a notebook and pen.
Xu Lili whispered, "What about us? What are we doing?"
Wang Ying smiled and said, "Rest here first, or look at the materials. After the meeting, you are still worried that there will be no work for you."
Wang Ying took Zhou Qianjin and Luo Wenshu to the conference room for a meeting. There were quite a few people there today. The factory manager, production manager, workshop manager, security chief, quality inspection team leader, logistics manager, and others were all present. The leaders must have already held a meeting.
"Come on, sit down," said the factory director Qian Tongsheng.
Wang Ying and the others sat at the end of the long table.
Director Qian said, "Old Zheng, come here."
Zheng Liancheng cleared his throat and said, "Comrade Wang Ying, your team's plan has been approved from above. Our factory leadership has now officially assigned this task to your team. The factory's workshops, security department, and logistics department will assist you. You must complete this year's task, ensuring the satisfaction of the people and ensuring no overspending or waste. Can you complete the task?"
"Yes!" Wang Ying responded firmly, then asked, "Do you have the documents?"
"Yes." Zheng Liancheng handed over three documents.
Wang Ying took a quick look and found that it was similar to the proposal she submitted.
"If you have any questions or difficulties, you can raise them now," said Zheng Liancheng.
Wang Ying put down the documents, looked up at the leaders, and said, "The leaders said that all departments will cooperate with our team to complete the task. Can I assume that when it comes to welfare, our team will be the priority? My requirements will be the priority, and no department will hold us back."
When Wang Ying said this, Qian Tongsheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, it won't happen. After all, you have a dual mission this time."
Wang Ying nodded and said, "I believe the leaders and comrades. I'm sure all the leaders have read it. My plan calls for dedicated people to be in charge of specific tasks, so I want all departments to cooperate and my comrades to be dedicated. For example, when I go to logistics, I only hand over to one comrade. I hope that the warehouse, workshop, and quality inspection will all be managed by dedicated people."
"That's no problem," Zheng Liancheng said, and then he said to the leaders, "Give me the list of people who will liaise with the development team."
People from several departments agreed. Wang Ying noticed that while others were talking to Deputy Director Zheng, Fang Hongjun, the workshop director of Workshop 4, just snorted.
Wang Ying said at this time: "Leader, if some colleagues do not cooperate with me during this process, can I ask for a replacement?"
"Okay." Zheng Liancheng said.
"Then I have no problem at the moment." Wang Ying said, turning to ask Zhou Qianjin and the others, "Do you have any questions?"
Zhou Qianjin felt that Wang Ying was indeed a capable team leader and that he could give them room to develop their talents. However, he couldn't think of any questions at the moment, so he said, "I don't have any at the moment."
Luo Wenshu, Jian Zhou, and Qianjin didn't say anything.
At this time, Fang Hongjun spoke.
"It's almost the end of the year, and in addition to this welfare task, the factory also has ordinary production targets to complete. The development team cannot use the welfare task as an excuse to delay the production of other products in the factory." Fang Hongjun said.
Wang Ying continued, "I completely agree with Director Fang's words, so this requires cooperation from both sides."
"Developing new products requires manpower, materials, and equipment, which will inevitably delay normal operations," said Fang Hongjun.
Wang Ying smiled and said, "Director Fang, this question isn't something we should be considering right now. We should be considering it before the decision is made. This is our current task. We should be thinking about how to overcome the difficulties. Director Fang is an old comrade, so he will definitely find a way to balance things."
Fang Hongjun's face turned pale and he didn't say a word for a while, as if if he opened his mouth it would mean that he was incompetent at work.
Everyone present looked at Wang Ying, and they had mixed opinions about her. Some thought she was too eager to show off, and that she would suffer if she showed off so much; others admired her for her fearlessness and drive, and believed she would have a bright future.
Director Zhao is a mix of both. He is worried about Wang Ying, but also thinks that this is how young people should be!
Wang Ying's two team members thought that Wang Ying was a good person. No one wanted their leader to be a coward who would back down when confronted.
"Does anyone else have any questions?" Zheng Liancheng asked.
No one said anything. Zheng Liancheng then talked about some precautions, such as fire prevention and theft prevention, and paying attention to the construction period, and the meeting ended.
Wang Ying brought the team members and documents back to the office, and they were going to continue the meeting.
"Please get ready and take a look at this document. We will have a group meeting later," said Wang Ying.
Everyone in the development team was excited because they were finally going to officially start their work.
Wang Ying drank some tea, gathered his thoughts, and asked them, "Can we begin?"
"Okay." Several people turned around.
Wang Ying said, "You've all seen the document and know our process. Now I'm going to break down the tasks. You can choose which tasks you want to take on. We have dedicated people within our team to take charge of specific tasks."
"Team leader, you speak." Zhou Qianjin said.
"Our current tasks are divided into two parts: one is statistics and the other is production. Statistics means counting how many units, factories and people will receive supplementary food as welfare this year and making a table. The second is the development of new products," said Wang Ying.
"To do statistics, do we have to visit every household?" said Xu Lili.
"Yes, we will go and confirm the number of people and the personnel who will receive the welfare products. The list of each unit is already available, so we just need to follow the list." Wang Ying said.
"This job is not easy," said Wu Haiyang.
"It's not easy." Wang Ying said that as long as you deal with people, there is nothing easy to do.
Zhou Qianjin said, "I'll do the statistics, but I definitely can't do it alone. There's not enough time."
Wang Ying also felt that Zhou Qianjin was suitable for the job and nodded in agreement. Luo Wenshu said, "I'll do statistics, too."
"I'm going too," Xu Lili said. She had been in the workshop for two days, constantly smelling the fragrance of peach cakes, which she couldn't taste. She was so greedy that she didn't want to go back to the workshop.
"Okay, then you three will be responsible for statistics, and Comrade Wu Haiyang and I will be responsible for developing new products." Wang Ying said.
Wu Haiyang actually had no idea about developing new products, but he wanted to work with Wang Ying, so he readily agreed.
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