Ye Xunmei knew who it was as soon as she heard it. He was an old man who knew Yu Ziwu and was also surnamed Yu. There was only one of him. What a pretentious old man. He had clearly met him several times, but he still said he was not familiar with him.
"I know him. His name is Yu Hailin. He used to be an editor at Pingjiang Publishing House. He worked with Yu Ziwu for ten years and should be retired now. He asked me to write a manuscript, but I didn't have time to write it and declined. That old guy must still remember this. He's so petty."
Ye Xunmei shook his head. He really didn't have time. It was quite a coincidence that when Yu Hailin asked him to write an article, he had already signed up for someone else. He only wrote articles to pass the time and didn't rely on it to make a living. He could only write 20,000 to 30,000 words a month at most, and he would never write more than that.
So when Yu Hailin contacted him, he refused and never contacted him again, and even took the initiative to avoid him.
He would invite friends to dinner whenever he returned to Pingjiang. Yu Hailin used to occasionally attend, but since he declined the commission, Yu Hailin has never attended again. He always said he was too busy, but in fact, he was deliberately avoiding him.
Twenty years ago, Ye Xunmei was still a bit arrogant and not as worldly-wise as he is now. He was also not very magnanimous. So after being rejected a few times, he got angry and never mentioned the person again when he returned to Pingjiang.
Now that he's older, he's become more tolerant of people and things, and Ye Xunmei has come to understand Yu Hailin better.
My old friends are all moving up in life. Although they can't be described as living in luxury, they are still quite wealthy and successful. Their careers are also thriving. When they go out, they all look very respectable, and they are addressed as experts or teachers. Their social status is quite high.
Yu Hailin, however, continued to descend further and further. He didn't know the specifics, but he heard from Yu Ziwu that things were very bad, and that the old man was particularly stubborn, refusing to accept help from others and struggling on his own.
Ye Qingqing became interested. Since he was a veteran editor, how could he live such a meager life? At least he should have a retirement pension.
"It seems someone in the family is sick, but I don't know exactly what it is. This guy is very proud and won't say anything about his family matters or ask for help. He's just so awkward," Ye Xunmei said, shaking her head as she spoke of Yu Hailin.
Yu Hailin is an upright and honest person, and he is worth befriending. However, his biggest flaw is that he is too aloof and not tactful at all. He also doesn't understand social etiquette. If Yu Hailin has exceptional talent, then it would be fine.
Geniuses have the right to be aloof; being too down-to-earth can actually make people uncomfortable.
Yu Hailin was of mediocre talent, but his greatest strength was his meticulousness and dedication. However, a responsible attitude alone was not enough; one also needed talent and discerning eyes. Yu Ziwu arrived at the editorial department after Yu Hailin, but within a few years, he had the keen eye to discover Wang Yang, a genius writer who pioneered a new literary genre.
Wang Yang is a typical representative of the rogue literature that emerged in the 1980s. He was also the first to create rogue literature. However, before meeting Yu Ziwu, Wang Yang encountered setbacks everywhere. No publishing house was willing to publish his manuscripts, believing that no one would read his books.
But one day, the down-on-his-luck writer Wang Yang met the ambitious editor Yu Ziwu. After reading his novel, Yu Ziwu immediately decided to publish it for him. Wang Yang had suffered too many setbacks and did not quite trust Yu Ziwu.
But Yu Ziwu kept his word and convinced the editor-in-chief of the publishing house, guaranteeing that Wang Yang's book would be groundbreaking and leave a significant mark on the history of Chinese literature. In short, Yu Ziwu gave Wang Yang extremely high praise, which moved the editor-in-chief.
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