The embarrassment of middle-aged men is that they have no money in their pockets!
The one who saved Old Wen from his predicament was not the wealthy Deng Shangwei next door, but Wen Ying... Wen Ying did not come to pay the bill for Wen Dongrong, but Wen Ying was very hardworking. Not only did she write a good book, she also won the lawsuit. "Teenage Idol" also took advantage of the news reports in recent days, and the second batch of books printed and distributed in major bookstores in Chengdu were still sold out.
Wen Dongrong wanted to buy 30 books. The bookstore had the stocks, but if it satisfied only him, the other readers who wanted to buy books would be disappointed.
The clerk told Lao Wen coldly that each reader in the queue could only purchase 3 books!
Wen Dongrong expressed his dissatisfaction in a leadership manner: "Is there something wrong with the bookstore's stock?"
Deng Shangwei guessed that his brother-in-law bought so many to give away. Because Wen Dongrong did not push Deng Shangwei to block the gun, Deng Shangwei was grateful for his brother-in-law's conscience and pulled Lao Wen aside:
"I bought quite a lot before, how about I give some to you first?"
Wen Dongrong was curious about the exact number of "quite a few" Deng Shangwei mentioned. Deng Shangwei said embarrassedly, "...I bought 100 copies. Don't tell Xiaoying."
I bought so much for selfish reasons.
Deng Shangwei is not like Wen Dongrong who buys books as gifts. In his daily circle, apart from Qin Xianming and only two or three other people like to read, most of them are bosses like Mr. Wang who don't read.
Besides, what is Deng Shangwei's position to give books to relatives and friends? His friends basically don't read books. If he gives them to relatives, wouldn't that expose Wen Ying?
Deng Shangwei only gave the books he bought to a few employees in the company. Old employees like Sister Fang who had teenagers at home were Deng Shangwei's first choice. Deng Shangwei hoped to develop a few real readers for Wen Ying.
Deng Shangwei has piled up all the other books in the company.
He initially bought a hundred copies just to increase sales for Wen Ying.
If the book doesn’t sell on the first day, wouldn’t that be a blow to Wen Ying’s self-confidence?
But now it seems that Wen Ying no longer needs others to artificially increase this small sales data.
Wen Dongrong didn't refuse the books Deng Shangwei had given him, but he was a little curious: "If you don't give them to me today, what are you going to do with all the remaining books? Will they just sit there gathering dust in the company?"
Deng Shangwei hesitated and was unwilling to say anything, but Wen Dongrong's curiosity was completely aroused, and he insisted on getting to the bottom of the matter.
"I want to go back to my hometown after school starts in a few days and buy some other books to donate to my hometown school."
Reading is indeed useful.
This is something Deng Shangwei has only deeply felt in the past year.
The family atmosphere is completely different. Not only does the couple have a closer relationship with their children, but even Deng Yaomei, the young nanny who has worked in the Deng family for several years, has mustered up the courage to step out of her comfort zone through learning.
Deng Shangwei thinks that "Teenage Idol" is a good book, suitable for adults who are already parents, and even more suitable for teenagers who are in adolescence.
The only problem is that the books are not cheap. 32 yuan is pocket money for city students, but it may be a week's living expenses for rural students.
How can we get more people to read this book?
Deng Shangwei thought of donating books.
The library of a township middle school is slow to update its books. Most of the books are donated by others. The books vary in age and cover a wide range of categories. However, it is unlikely that this kind of bestseller will appear in the library of a township school.
If he wanted to donate, Deng Shangwei would have to select other books, such as "Hush, Little Secret", which was very popular this year. Almost every student in the city has a copy, but it may not be available in rural middle schools. Apart from "Teenage Idol" and "Hush, Little Secret", Deng Shangwei was not sure which other books could be donated and which ones could not be donated.
Donating books is a good intention, but if you donate bad books, wouldn’t that be misleading to the students?
Deng Shangwei didn't even tell his wife Chen Li about this matter. The only person Deng Shangwei could ask for advice was probably Qin Xianming.
Deng Shangwei revealed his plan only after Wen Dongrong's questioning.
Wen Dongrong has always looked down on him for making money through business, and Deng Shangwei is afraid that Wen Dongrong will misunderstand that he is showing off.
Wen Dongrong fell silent for a moment.
Wen Dongrong's lavish eating and drinking at noon was a form of revenge consumption.
Now that he heard that Deng Shangwei was going to donate books, Wen Dongrong felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach after the big meal he had at noon.
In fact, it's okay to have a simple meal. People don't have to eat big meals to live. Deng Shangwei has the idea of giving back to his hometown. He is also a son of a farmer who was admitted to the city. His ideological awareness is not as high as Deng Shangwei's.
If it comes to donating money to buy books, Wen Dongrong definitely doesn't have the money now.
Wen Ying has become a best-selling author and is the richest in the family, but Wen Dongrong cannot suppress Wen Ying and force her to spend money to buy books with Deng Shangwei and donate them to the township middle school.
Wen Dongrong thought, what can I do?
He does know some "friends", and as long as he opens his mouth, those friends will have to listen to whatever he says.
If the unit takes the lead and organizes local wealthy private enterprise owners, the momentum created will be much greater than Deng Shangwei fighting alone.
It’s not that Wen Dongrong doesn’t know how to do these things. He has been in the system for a long time, so he can naturally do it well.
Even if he did so, he would be praised and gain fame, and he could take the opportunity to suppress Lao Li... Despite so many benefits, Wen Dongrong actually hesitated at this moment.
He suspected that he had eaten too much at noon and damaged his brain!
Forget it, regardless of whether this thing can be done or not, there is something he can do right now.
Wen Dongrong has maintained the habit of reading books and newspapers since he was young. The ability to write is not a natural gene, but the result of Wen Dongrong's acquired training.
Over the years, as he grew older, Wen Dongrong also picked up the bad habits of an old hand in government agencies, but he never gave up the habit of reading books and newspapers.
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