"What is this?" Gu Yuanzhen snatched the manuscript paper from Qin Yunchu's hand.
He Shiying also leaned forward, and the two of them read the manuscript together.
After looking at it for a while, both of their hands began to tremble.
"From what I just read, this is the rejection letter for 'The Sentimental Swordsman'," Qin Yunchu said. "I don't need to read the back to know it's definitely the manuscript for 'The Sentimental Swordsman'."
Although Gu Yuanzhen was very unwilling, she did say something right.
After turning the page, there were a few large characters written in black ink on the yellowed manuscript paper attached to the back:
The Sentimental Swordsman and the Ruthless Sword
Ancient cage
He Shiying picked up a piece of paper attached to the back and made a new discovery:
"Look, look! Look at this!"
On the manuscript paper in her hand, there was a passage written:
"Hello, Jianghai Publishing House!
"I am a martial arts novel writer, and Gu Long is my pen name.
"Currently, this manuscript is only a quarter of the entire content. I'm not very good at using pen and paper, so I can only write this much. My hands are too tired.
"I have long heard of your great reputation. I hope that after reading this manuscript, you can advance the royalties. You can also pay a deposit of more than 5,000 yuan.
“If possible, 10,000 would be better.
"I'm in urgent need of money right now, and I'd be very grateful if you could help me."
Below the entire paragraph are the two words "Gulong", as well as personal contact address and contact information.
"What kind of publishing house is Jianghai Publishing House? Why haven't I heard of it?" Gu Yuanzhen looked up and asked.
He Shiying said, "This publishing house is quite famous, right? It seemed to be the industry leader before, but then it gradually declined. Now it only publishes reference books, teaching supplements and the like."
Gu Yuanzhen took another look at this sentence and suddenly burst out laughing.
"Look, the way he spoke, it was as if Jianghai Publishing House was determined to publish his book. He even planned to pay a deposit in advance. How arrogant."
Qin Yunchu rolled up his temples and said, "Judging from the subsequent success of 'The Sentimental Swordsman', he does have the qualifications to be arrogant."
"However, his manuscript was rejected." Gu Yuanzhen couldn't help but burst into laughter. "If this were to be made public, it would definitely become a hot topic, 'Gu Long's dark history, confidently submitting a manuscript but having it rejected, and also being mercilessly criticized', hahahaha..."
He Shiying glared at him and said, "You still don't know whose dark past it is! Isn't it that the publishing house is blind?"
"Indeed." Qin Yunchu took the manuscript and said, "Then we changed publishers, and the book became an instant hit, sparking a decade-long martial arts craze. If Jianghai Publishing House had taken on the book, it wouldn't have fallen to the point where it could only publish teaching supplements."
Gu Yuanzhen took a deep breath and then sighed heavily.
Although he was unwilling to face it, he had already discovered the crucial evidence and could not escape it no matter how hard he tried.
"Is this... a confirmed fact?"
Everyone stood there for a moment.
Not far away, Xiaoyingying, who was quietly reading a picture book, suddenly closed the book, picked up the book, stepped on the wooden floor with her little feet, and ran to the bookcase with a "dong dong dong" sound.
She stood on tiptoe and put the picture book back to its original place. Then, she took out a new picture book, held it in her arms, and ran back to where she had just been lying, like a lamb on the prairie, nestling back in a warm grass nest, and sighed with contentment.
Liu Ruyan turned around, picked up Xiao Yingying, and said, "Don't read all the time. It hurts your eyes. Go out and get some sun."
After sending Xiao Yingying out, Liu Ruyan came back and closed the door.
She was also very curious about Chen Ya's true identity.
The exposure of this manuscript is basically equivalent to proving that Chen Ya is Gu Long.
Qin Yunchu, He Shiying and others looked at each other in surprise.
"No, that's not right. This doesn't make sense." Gu Yuanzhen said firmly, "This isn't a confirmed case."
He Shiying looked at him in surprise: "Isn't this a confirmed fact?"
"Didn't that guy who produced the manuscript earlier also face suspicion of ghostwriting?" Gu Yuanzhen said. "A manuscript doesn't prove anything because it can be forged. It has to be confirmed by the relevant person himself."
He had reasons for not being able to accept it.
After all, no one would accept that a 13-year-old child wrote "The Sentimental Swordsman".
The most important thing is that he has written more than just "The Sentimental Swordsman"!
If Gu Long is really Chen Ya, it means that he wrote "The Sentimental Swordsman", "The Twins", "The Swordsman", "The Heroes of the Big Flag", and "The Sword Stained with Royal Blood" at the age of 13.
At the age of 14, he wrote "Happy Hero", "Meteor, Butterfly, Sword", "Tianya, Mingyue, Knife", "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" and "Xiao Shiyilang".
At the age of 15, he wrote "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng", "The Big Shot", "The White Jade Tiger", "Seven Weapons" and "The Swordsman of Border Town".
At the age of 16, he wrote "Seven Swordsmen", "The Four", "A Step into the Past", and "The Twin Dragons of Tang Dynasty"!
Not to mention a child in his teens, even an adult who can produce such a high output can be called a living god!
Qin Yunchu said, "I know someone in the publishing industry. I can ask her and maybe she can find some clues."
Gu Yuanzhen asked, "Who?"
"Xiao Qing." Qin Yunchu said.
"Xiao Qing?!" He Shiying suddenly shouted, "Do you still know Xiao Qing?"
"Um."
There was a reason why she was so excited.
Xiao Qing, a well-known "beautiful girl writer" in China, is best at writing romance novels and can be called the "romance goddess".
Many of her novels have been adapted into movies and TV series, and she is a well-known writer to the Chinese people.
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