Chapter 230 Famous Young Writer Cheng Xuyuan
Cheng Xuyuan did not fail to hear what Li Yufei said.
The reason why he said the weather was quite hot was that he just didn't want to continue Li Yufei's words. The past is the past, and I don't want to discuss it now.
I don't want to talk about it, so don't talk about it.
Cheng Xuyuan is willing to step forward and do his best to help Shen Yumo in any way he can, as a favor to his master.
But apart from these, Cheng Xuyuan really doesn't want to have any other entanglements.
When I rode my bike back to my residence, it was already late.
He had just parked the car when he heard a loud voice: "Dear listeners, the next program to be broadcast is the novel "Desire" by the famous young writer Xu Lingyun, narrated by......"
As the sound rang out, the courtyard, which had been a bit noisy, suddenly became quiet.
Whether it was the auntie who was cooking, the middle-aged uncle who was playing chess, or the young people who were chatting, everyone fell silent.
For them, Cheng Xuyuan's "Desire" seemed to have a magical power that made them stop what they were doing.
"...Liu Huifang and Wang Husheng..."
A deep and rich baritone voice resounded in the yard. Even the older children who were playing around put their hands on their cheeks and listened with great interest.
As for those children who didn't understand, they didn't dare to fight because of their parents' authority.
As Cheng Xuyuan listened to the recitation, a hint of emotion flashed in his eyes.
Although he was very familiar with the plot of the story, he was still deeply moved when he saw so many people listening quietly.
"This Wang Husheng is such a bastard. If I see him, I'm going to beat him up."
"Uncle Da Meng, this is a fictional character. How did you meet him?"
"Why can't Cheng Xuyuan write something better? Why doesn't he let Liu Huifang marry Song Dacheng?"
"Song Dacheng is so down-to-earth!"
The person who spoke was Aunt Li. Although she didn't read novels, she knew that Cheng Xuyuan was Xu Lingyun.
Following Aunt Li's words, everyone who was talking looked towards the room where Cheng Xuyuan lived.
They usually think that Xiao Cheng is a very sensible young man.
But at this moment, they felt that this young man seemed really far away from them.
When Cheng Xuyuan saw this situation, he hesitated for a moment, but finally turned around and left silently.
Although he was certain that no one would do anything to him because of the novel, it would still be very uncomfortable for him if Aunt Li and others surrounded him and asked him to revise the novel.
Cheng Xuyuan quietly left the family compound and, feeling a little hungry, went to a small restaurant he often visited.
For Cheng Xuyuan, money is not a problem now.
The meal tickets from Yenching University were enough to support his own food and drink.
Although at this time, most people, even if they drink, will buy something to cook at home, there are still some people drinking and chatting in the restaurant.
However, the food everyone ordered was relatively simple, and generally, each person only had one or two glasses of wine.
"Ah, every time I listen to "Desire", I feel very conflicted."
“When it was playing, I just thought, I’m never going to listen to it again!”
"But half an hour before it was played, I was anxiously waiting, wondering why it hadn't started yet."
Cheng Xuyuan, who had just ordered a bowl of shredded pork noodles, heard a middle-aged man in his forties complaining before he even sat down.
The man's words resonated with his companions.
His companion, who looked to be in his thirties and had a handsome face, heard him say, "Look at the newspapers. Although there are many comments on Desire, most of them are praises."
"But to be honest, I really want to beat Xu Lingyun up."
"What he wrote is that good people don't get good rewards. It's really frustrating to read..."
Cheng Xuyuan listened to these discussions and sighed helplessly. Although there is no TV series of "Desire" yet, "Desire" has already been deeply rooted in people's hearts through radio.
While listening to others' conversation, Cheng Xuyuan ate noodles silently. Fortunately, everyone had many topics to talk about, so they only talked about "Desire" for a while and then moved on to other topics.
The next day, Cheng Xuyuan packed up simply and prepared to go to Mr. Wan's house.
As a student, when I go back to my hometown during the summer vacation, I always have to say hello to my teachers.
However, just as he was about to go out, he saw Zhang Dening walking towards him pushing a bicycle.
"Why are you here?" Cheng Xuyuan asked casually when he saw Zhang Dening.
Zhang Dening smiled and said, "Why, can't I come to your house?"
Cheng Xuyuan said: "Of course you can come. What I mean is that you are a rare guest."
Zhang Dening glared at Cheng Xuyuan and said jokingly, "Okay, you know how to talk. I won't bother with you about that slip of the tongue just now!"
"Xuyuan, I came here this time on orders."
"Your song 'Desire' has been on the radio for more than half of its run and has already received enthusiastic responses from all walks of life."
"You don't know, yesterday the radio station people used a flatbed truck to bring us six or seven sacks of letters from readers."
“They’re all written for you!”
Cheng Xuyuan was also surprised when he heard that there were six or seven sacks of letters.
When "Desire" was first published in "Yenching Literature and Art", we received many letters from readers, but not so many. These six or seven sacks, aren't they too crazy?
"Are there that many?"
"There are more than this." Zhang Dening said: "The person who delivered these letters also said that the number of letters is increasing every day."
"But most of these letters are scolding you."
Hearing Zhang Dening's gloating joke, Cheng Xuyuan was speechless.
This Zhang Dening is really a bit too much! He smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you scold me, as long as you don't scold the editor-in-charge, Dening."
Zhang Dening felt a little touched when he heard these words.
But the more I thought about it, the more something seemed wrong.
What do you mean by "just don't scold me"? You mean that people don't know me at all.
"Okay, let's stop arguing about these meaningless things."
"My visit this time was arranged by Teacher Zou. She asked me to tell you that the time is almost right. We are going to hold a seminar for Desire."
"The time is tentatively set for half a month later. You must set aside time."
Half a month later, Cheng Xuyuan calculated the time when he would return to his hometown, and said with a smile: "Okay, then let me know when the specific time is finalized."
Zhang Dening breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Cheng Xuyuan agreed so readily.
To be honest, she was still a little worried at this time that Cheng Xuyuan would refuse this seminar.
"By the way, how is the writing of your novel "Sweet Honey" going?" Zhang Dening's eyes lit up when he said this.
"Sweet Honey"? Cheng Xuyuan was stunned for a moment, and then he thought of the novel he had made up on the spot to avoid the embarrassment of Fang Yuqing and Shen Yumo during dinner.
It’s just that he has been a bit busy these days, and he is also rushing to finish the manuscript of "Things about the Ming Dynasty", so Cheng Xuyuan hasn’t thought about this story seriously yet.
“I haven’t written it yet!”
Zhang Dening immediately got angry when he heard this: "You haven't written it yet? Hey, young man, you're too careless, aren't you? I thought you had finished writing it, and was just about to arrange for it to be published in our next issue!"
Cheng Xuyuan said: "I've been too busy lately!"
"Well, I'll start writing when I get back from my hometown."
Zhang Dening said with a look of disappointment: "Cheng Xuyuan, your "Desire" has been over for two months. If you don't publish any new works, everyone will forget about you."
Cheng Xuyuan didn't say anything, just looked at Zhang Dening and smiled.
Seeing Cheng Xuyuan laughing for no apparent reason, Zhang Dening suddenly reacted.
It has been a while since Cheng Xuyuan published any work in "Yenching Literature and Art", but his work "The Hidden" published in "October" magazine is now very popular.
Just yesterday, Zou Yanlai told them that the first issue of October has now sold over 250,000 copies, and many people confidently assert that it is likely to sell over 400,000 copies!
The sales of the first issue exceeded 400,000 copies, which is a unique sales achievement!
Of course, Cheng Xuyuan's "The Disguiser" has contributed greatly to the popularity of the series.
"Xuyuan, I know that your "Things about the Ming Dynasty" and "Lush" are both very popular, but I think that what really supports your name Xu Lingyun are your "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" and "Desire". I think these two novels are your masterpieces!"
“You should produce more works in this area.”
“Instead of writing history.”
Cheng Xuyuan didn't want to continue arguing with Zhang Dening, so he smiled and said, "Okay, I will definitely follow the advice of editor Zhang and write "Sweet Honey" as soon as possible."
"De Ning, do you have anything else to say? If not, I'm leaving."
Looking at Cheng Xuyuan who looked very busy, Zhang Dening was a little unwilling, but he could only say: "Then I will wait for your good news."
"After you finish writing, please remember to contact me as soon as possible."
"I'm leaving first."
Watching Zhang Dening waving goodbye, Cheng Xuyuan's mind fell on how he had already thought about how to adapt "Sweet Honey".
In Cheng Xuyuan's view, this is just a short story of more than 20,000 words.
He has been busy writing "Things about the Ming Dynasty" recently, so he has not started writing.
Now that Zhang Dening mentioned it, Cheng Xuyuan felt that he had procrastinated long enough and it was time to write this story.
After choosing two gifts at the Friendship Store, Cheng Xuyuan came to Muxidi.
Mr. Wan happened to be at home. When he saw Cheng Xuyuan coming over with something, he smiled and said, "I've told you so many times, just come if you want to, don't bring anything."
"I have everything here."
Cheng Xuyuan said hello to the senior sister who was taking care of Elder Wan, and put down the things in his hand and said, "Teacher, this is just a small gift from me."
"If a disciple comes to see the teacher empty-handed, people will say that I am not following the rules!"
Listening to Cheng Xuyuan's explanation, Mr. Wan laughed.
After letting Cheng Xuyuan drink two sips of water, Elder Wan smiled and said, "Xiao Cheng, your adaptation of "The Pursuit of Happiness" is very good."
"According to Yu Shizhi and others, your adaptation of The Pursuit of Happyness is still very popular. They have performed it for more than 100 times, but the audience still requests for more performances."
"According to Lao Yu's estimation, there will be dozens more performances, maybe even more than 200!"
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Teacher, this is all because of Lao Yu and the others' good acting."
“Everyone is looking at them.”
Mr. Wan chuckled and said, "Don't be so modest in front of me. We all know the importance of a good script."
"You came at the right time today. I was just planning to come find you these two days to tell you something!"
"Now that you're here, it's even better!"
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