Secretary Zhao is a respectable person, and he always has his own way of handling things within the system. He doesn't need to answer Luo Changgeng's question at all. It's true that Luo Changgeng is the president, but the president has people above him. Mao Guangyu has the Qiu family backing him up and has also made connections in Beijing.
Mao Xia, the only daughter of the Mao family, needed some recognition. Secretary Zhao, with a simple gesture, tacitly approved Zhou Fangchun's outrageous behavior and directly changed the name on the manuscript.
Those who wield some power will manipulate things and look down on ordinary people who have no power or money.
She's just a middle school student in Deyang. Her parents are divorced, and her mother is struggling to raise three daughters. Even if she makes a scene, who will care? Mao Guangyu may not be all-powerful in Deyang, but he knows most of the leading figures in Deyang's departments.
If you just give a heads-up, who would dare to get involved?
After the little girl caused a scene for a while and saw that no one paid attention to her, she naturally didn't dare to say anything more. Then, if you slip her some money, would she dare to say anything else?
Naturally, Secretary Zhao didn't want things to escalate, so he instructed Zhou Fangchun to bribe Chu Xiang. He reasoned that writing a book was all about the royalties, and the publisher only paid two hundred yuan, but Zhou Fangchun was offering a thousand—two thousand! How could someone who'd never seen money before not be tempted by so much?
Buy her talent with money, let her continue writing manuscripts for Mao Xia, Mao Xia publishes two more books, and with her achievements she can join the Writers Association. With Mao Guangyu's help, Mao Xia can at least get the title of "genius girl".
She doesn't need to be famous, and it doesn't matter if she doesn't have any works later on. What she wants is to use this as a stepping stone to marry into a good family.
Secretary Zhao spoke in an official tone: "Old Luo, you don't need to worry about this. I will handle it properly and won't cause you any trouble."
Luo Changgeng was shocked that Secretary Zhao would say such a thing. Was this even human? The young woman had finally finished writing a book and was overjoyed, and Secretary Zhao actually wanted to steal her hard-earned success? Deyang Publishing House had never done anything like this before, and Luo Changgeng was not that kind of person.
"Secretary Luo, I'm sorry to say I can't agree with what you're saying. Whoever wrote the book should write it. Before the book was submitted to the publisher, Mao Xia's attempt to steal Chu Xiang's manuscript was none of my business, and I couldn't interfere. But the manuscript was stolen from the publisher, and such a big thing happened. If they sue the publisher, can you bear the responsibility?"
Secretary Zhao wasn't afraid at all. He knew the court and the police station well; who wanted to sue him on his turf?
He and Mao Guangyu are not to be trifled with.
She's just a schoolgirl, powerless and without influence, what can she do?
Secretary Zhao, with a black leather bag tucked under his arm, asked impatiently, "Do you know whose daughter Mao Xia is?"
Luo Changgeng frowned, waiting for him to reveal the answer.
Secretary Zhao said coldly, "It's Mao Guangyu's daughter! You know Mao Guangyu, right? What kind of person is he? And what about that high school student named Chu Xiang? Why would our publishing house promote a student who is nobody? Publishing Mao Xia's book is a favor to us, and it's good for both of us. Don't worry, we've already spoken to the relevant departments. It's no use for that girl to make a fuss. You can put your mind at ease."
Secretary Zhao is not a bad person; at least he has never done anything so immoral before. Luo Changgeng never thought things would develop in this direction. He had heard of Mao Guangyu's reputation and dared not offend him, but he could not condone his actions.
Chu Xiang has no status, but does that mean someone without status can't be a writer? If Mao Xia wants to be famous, she should write her own book. What kind of person steals other people's manuscripts?
"That book wasn't written by Mao Xia, so why is her name on it? We should be truthful!"
"Be realistic? Luo Changgeng, let me remind you, you're just the president of a publishing house. Unless you don't want this position anymore, your whole family doesn't depend on you for a living, and you want to ruin your own career, you should think carefully."
Secretary Zhao's threatening words sent a chill down Luo Changgeng's spine.
When they got home, Luo Yue kept pressing him for answers, but Luo Changgeng got impatient and just said, "It's a long story."
When Chu Yu returned home, Chu Xiang was waiting for her. At some point, Chu Yu had become the pillar of the family, and people had to discuss things with her.
"sister……"
Chu Yu patted her shoulder. A high school sophomore, she's emotionally fragile and can't withstand such a blow.
“I know everything. I just came back from the publishing house. Your classmate’s father should not know. Secretary Zhao of the publishing house knows Zhou Fangchun. It must have been them who did it.”
Shu Aiguo was extremely anxious. It was a good thing that Chu Xiang had a talent for writing. He was even happy to hear that his niece's novel had been published. Who knew that Zhou Fangchun, that troublemaker, would come out and cause trouble again!
"Chu Yu, what do you plan to do?"
"Don't worry, I will not only make Zhou Fangchun pay the price for this, but I will also make the publishing house give me an explanation."
After finishing her sentence in a hurry, Chu Yu went to Donglin Home Appliance Store to find Dai Donglin. Donglin Home Appliance Store was cheap and had a wide variety of products. As soon as it opened, it was very popular among the people of Deyang. It is no exaggeration to say that there were people queuing up to buy TVs every day.
How could we not queue? Department stores required coupons to buy appliances, but Donglin didn't, and the selection was complete. In the 1980s, everyone was poor, but there were also plenty of wealthy people. China has never lacked rich people; buying a TV was nothing. A few thousand yuan wasn't unaffordable.
Home appliances are different from furniture. Home appliances have a special status in the national market. With the added benefit of Chu Yu's wall advertisements, Dai Donglin's home appliance store is just as profitable as smuggling.
He was completely absorbed in the home appliance store, not because he was interested in the small amount of money or the daily sales of tens of thousands of yuan.
He wanted to finish his business in Deyang before Chu Yu took the college entrance exam, then take her to Beijing to study at a university and roam freely in his territory. Of course, this was his plan for the outside world; where Chu Yu wanted to take the exam and whether she wanted to go to Beijing was up to her to decide.
When the girl approached him, Dai Donglin was overjoyed. In front of his men, he picked her up and spun her around.
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