Feng Haidong never expected that the newspaper would not only publish his article, but also recommend it to Readers' Digest.
Upon entering Fang Yong's editor-in-chief's office, Feng Haidong found Fang Yong had already prepared tea and was waiting for him with a broad smile.
Seeing Wang Quan leading Feng Haidong in, Fang Yong said with a smile, "Haidong, your article is really good. Not only did it receive a good response locally, but I didn't expect it to actually be used by Reader's Digest."
Feng Haidong quickly said, "This is all thanks to Editor-in-Chief Fang and your recommendations."
Fang Yong smiled and beckoned to Feng Haidong, saying, "Come, come, Haidong, sit down and let's talk."
Feng Haidong sat down at the editor-in-chief's invitation, and when he saw the editor-in-chief personally serving him tea, he quickly stood up and politely declined.
"Oh dear, Editor-in-Chief Fang, how could I possibly ask you to serve me tea?"
Fang Yong said with a smile, "Hai Dong, please don't be so polite."
Feng Haidong waited for Fang Yong to sit down before he and Wang Quan sat down together.
Fang Yong sat down and said, "Hai Dong, you probably don't know this, but after your article was published, our newspaper received letters from some people who expressed that they felt the same way about the phenomena you described and thought that what you wrote was indeed very realistic."
Feng Haidong smiled and said, "I actually just wrote about what I saw, and it was written in a rather superficial way. I didn't expect that so many people would resonate with it."
Wang Quan said, "Hai Dong, the main thing is that you write in a relaxed and unrestrained style. You use humor to explain things, but you don't participate in criticism, which gives readers a lot of room for discussion, so it naturally leads to some discussions."
Fang Yong nodded and said, "That's right, that's exactly it. Everyone is discussing how teachers should uphold the bottom line of professional ethics in today's market economy."
Feng Haidong listened and laughed, saying, "Actually, as I wrote in that article, I personally do not criticize teachers for running after-school tutoring classes. After all, every child has a different level of knowledge absorption, and teachers really cannot take care of every child in the classroom, so after-school tutoring classes can make up for some of the deficiencies."
However, I think that instead of teachers offering individual tutoring sessions, it would be more effective for the school to organize teachers to provide targeted tutoring for students with slightly lower grades.
After hearing Feng Haidong say this, Fang Yong and Wang Quan thought about it and both thought it was a good idea.
Wang Quan said, "Is that so? If it were their own teacher, they might understand the child's weaknesses better and be able to address those weaknesses in a targeted way."
Fang Yong added, "Furthermore, if the school organizes it, it can also prevent teachers from charging fees privately."
Feng Haidong said with a smile, "Of course, these can only be suggestions. We can only spark discussion. Ultimately, it depends on the school and the teachers."
The three of them only briefly discussed this topic.
Because Feng Haidong and his colleagues understood that they could discuss, and even write articles to criticize the phenomenon, but ultimately they were unable to reverse the situation.
Fang Yong then asked, "Haidong, I heard from Wang Quan that you've been busy preparing to set up a stall and start a business lately?"
Feng Haidong looked at the two of them, then said with a smile, "Actually, I've already started. I set up a stall at the night market last night, and it went quite well. I made more than twenty yuan in one night."
Fang Yong and Wang Quan were both surprised to hear this.
Wang Quan said, "Hai Dong, you're really amazing! You just did it right away, and you even made money on the first night?"
Feng Haidong waved his hand and said, "I made so much money at night, but after deducting the costs, it wasn't much. Besides, there were other investments I made in the early stages. Whether I can make a profit in the end depends on whether I can succeed after a month."
Fang Yong hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but say, "Haidong, there's nothing wrong with you doing business, but I think you are, after all, a scholar, and you should spend more time on writing."
After hearing Fang Yong's words, Wang Quan's expression became somewhat complicated.
He knew very well that the editor-in-chief had a certain degree of integrity and literary principles.
Wang Quan then looked at Feng Haidong, somewhat worried that Feng Haidong might be unhappy.
Feng Haidong chuckled and said, "Editor-in-Chief Fang is right. Writers should put more effort into their articles. However, I think that we are living in an era of change, and we should also learn more about the changes of this era, experience and participate in the changes. Perhaps this will inspire better articles."
Feng Haidong's words caused Fang Yong to fall into deep thought.
Seeing Fang Yong deep in thought, Feng Haidong continued, "Now that the market is surging forward, we should try to embrace it. Good articles inevitably come from life, so we should also humble ourselves and experience different lives."
After hearing Feng Haidong's words, Fang Yong nodded and said, "Haidong, you're right. We should indeed lower our pride. Only by experiencing different lives can we have something to write about."
Feng Haidong said, "I plan to spend a few more days experiencing street vending and then write an article about it."
This time, Fang Yong immediately perked up: "This is a great topic! Hai Dong, you must write it well this time, and I'll recommend it to the provincial literary journals."
Feng Haidong quickly said, "Thank you so much, Editor-in-Chief Fang."
Fang Yong smiled and said, "You're welcome. I think Hai Dong, your writing is really good, and your vocabulary is also very good. The key is that your writing has a certain sense of humor, which makes it easy to read and suitable for people living in today's increasingly fast-paced life."
Feng Haidong chuckled and said, "After being praised like that by Editor-in-Chief Fang, I'm starting to get a little cocky."
Everyone present immediately burst into laughter.
Feng Haidong then extended an invitation to Fang Yong and Wang Quan.
"How about this, if you two have time tonight, Editor-in-Chief Fang and Editor Wang, you can go to the night market. I may not be setting up a stall tonight, but I will go to the night market. I'll treat you to a meal at a street food stall as a way of thanking you for your support."
Fang Yong and Wang Quan looked at each other in bewilderment.
After hesitating for a moment, Wang Quan said, "Editor-in-Chief Fang, shall we go out for a chat tonight? Have a couple of drinks, and maybe try out a night market food stall? I've never eaten there before."
Feng Haidong said, "That's right, let's go and experience it."
Fang Yong finally said, "Okay, let's go take a look together tonight."
Feng Haidong said, "Okay, it's settled then, how about 8 PM tonight, is that alright?"
Fang Yong and Wang Quan nodded in agreement.
Afterwards, everyone chatted for a while, and Feng Haidong got up and said he had to go back to the factory. Fang Yong did not try to stop him, but instead asked Wang Quan to take Feng Haidong to the finance department to collect his royalties.
Wang Quan took Feng Haidong to collect the royalties, and to Feng Haidong's surprise, the royalties amounted to more than eighty yuan.
Wang Quan said with a smile, "Your article was used by readers, and the majority of the money came from their royalties."
Feng Haidong packed up the money and said, "Okay, then I'll take it without being polite. I'll be going now, see you tonight."
Wang Quan saw Feng Haidong off at the newspaper office and waved goodbye.
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