Chapter 269 A Person with Two Pen Names
"There are five major flaws in "Those Things About the Ming Dynasty". The author is not very familiar with the history of the Ming Dynasty. He just relied on his own imagination and wrote nonsense..."
"I think that this kind of cultural background is not deep enough..."
After reading this comment, Cheng Xuyuan almost laughed out of anger. The other party was not just nitpicking, it was simply finding fault with everything.
Any use of reasoning is a disrespect for history.
If there is even the slightest difference from historical records, then it is fabricated.
Manager Wang saw Cheng Xuyuan was reading the contents of the report carefully, so he said casually: "Xuyuan, you don't have to pay too much attention to these reports."
"What is this? Some people just want to be famous, so they came up with a bad idea and attacked the popular book."
"The real purpose is to attract attention to myself..."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Their behavior should be called riding on the popularity."
When Manager Wang heard the words "riding on the popularity", he was stunned for a moment.
It was the first time he heard such a word. After thinking about it carefully, he found that this word made a lot of sense.
"Yes, just to attract attention."
"These people are so shameless just to take advantage of this popularity!"
Just as the two were talking, there was a knock on the door. Cheng Xuyuan opened the door and saw Xiao Feng, a young staff member in charge of communication in the exchange group, walked in.
Although Xiao Feng is young, he is very serious.
He said to Cheng Xuyuan who opened the door: "Teacher Cheng, in five minutes, we will go to the welcome banquet prepared by Mr. Huo for everyone."
"I heard that many celebrities from all walks of life came to this banquet, so please be careful with your words and actions, Mr. Cheng."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled. Although he didn't quite agree with this statement, it was someone else's job after all.
He nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
After closing the door, Manager Wang smiled and said, "Xuyuan, what Xiao Feng said was just a routine request."
"You don't have to be too nervous."
"I have something else to do this time, so I won't go."
"I'll go to Hong Kong University with you guys tomorrow."
Cheng Xuyuan naturally knew about Hong Kong University, but when he heard Manager Wang mention Hong Kong University, he was moved and picked up the newspaper criticizing "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty".
Sure enough, in the author's profile, it was written that the critic was a history professor at Hong Kong University.
The cocktail party was held at the Country Club in Repulse Bay. When Cheng Xuyuan and his friends arrived, Mr. Huo was already waiting with a number of people.
Both sides exchanged pleasantries, and then Mr. Huo, the host, gave a brief introduction to Cheng Xuyuan and others, and the cocktail party began.
The welcoming banquet was held in the form of a Western-style banquet, where basically everyone held up their glasses of wine and sat together to chat casually with three or five familiar people.
For the members of the exchange group who have extensive personal connections, after arriving here, they feel like meeting old friends in a foreign land, and they all have very pleasant conversations in groups of three or four.
However, Cheng Xuyuan has little friendship with most people.
Besides, Cheng Xuyuan was too lazy to cause trouble for himself, so he just took a glass of wine and some food, sat in a corner and listened to people chatting quietly.
This is also quite interesting. For example, several older exchange group members met old friends whom they hadn’t seen for many years. They talked about their study days and reminisced about some common friends who are no longer with us…
Just when Cheng Xuyuan was almost full, a man in his fifties wearing black-framed glasses came up to him with a smile.
"Young man, do you want to act?"
Hearing this, Cheng Xuyuan was stunned for a moment.
He immediately recognized who was in front of him, the famous director Li Hanxiang.
In his previous life, Cheng Xuyuan not only watched his videos, but also knew his situation very well.
When he walked over, Cheng Xuyuan thought he wanted to say something to him, but he didn't expect that the first thing he did was to ask him if he was acting.
This is really...
How can I look like a star? As if he could see Cheng Xuyuan's surprise, Li Hanxiang smiled and said, "I have a movie and I'm discussing co-production."
"Haha, I think your appearance is very suitable for the leading role in this movie."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Director Li, thank you for your appreciation, but I am not cut out for filming."
Li Hanxiang looked at Cheng Xuyuan who refused outright, feeling secretly sorry for him.
This young man is not only handsome, but also has a good temperament.
The scholarly air that he unconsciously exudes is the most rare. If he were to play the male lead in his mind, it would be the most suitable.
"What's your name?" Li Hanxiang asked unwillingly.
"I'm Cheng Xuyuan, and I'm still a student."
Li Hanxiang was surprised. For a student to be able to attend this exchange meeting, he must be extraordinary...
Just as Li Hanxiang was sighing, someone suddenly said, "Xuyuan, come here."
Cheng Xuyuan looked up and saw Mr. Xiao, the deputy leader of the exchange meeting, calling him. He nodded and walked over with a smile.
Then Mr. Xiao said, "Xuyuan, this is Ms. Han, who also graduated from Yenching University."
"Ms. Han, this is Cheng Xuyuan, currently a student in the History Department of Yenching University and one of the most famous authors of the younger generation."
"During this period, he wrote several good works in succession, including "The Pursuit of Happyness", "Desire", and..."
Everyone present listened to the introduction of Cheng Xuyuan. Although they were a little moved, they were not too surprised.
They were moved by the fact that Cheng Xuyuan had achieved so much at such a young age, but they were indifferent because, although Mr. Xiao had strongly recommended this young man, most of them had never heard of these works, let alone seen them.
Li Hanxiang was also standing aside with a smile on his face. He had another idea about Cheng Xuyuan: a little-known author.
Ms. Han did not ask about Cheng Xuyuan's works, but only asked about the situation at Yenching University. She left Yenching University more than 30 years ago, and although she has many memories of her alma mater, she has never returned once.
Listening to Cheng Xuyuan's introduction to the school, a hint of emotion occasionally appeared in her eyes.
"Xuyuan, since you are studying at Yenching University, do you know Dangnian Mingyue? I have been following his book "Things about the Ming Dynasty" recently!"
"If you can meet him, please say hello to him for me and tell him that I really like his work."
"Those Things About the Ming Dynasty is really a good book!"
Listening to the praise from the gray-haired senior, Cheng Xuyuan said modestly: "You are too flattering. Objectively speaking, this book still has many flaws, but because you like it, these shortcomings have been covered up!"
Ms. Han, who was originally very gentle, suddenly turned cold when she heard what Cheng Xuyuan said.
She hesitated for a moment and said, "Xuyuan, the motto of our Yenching University has always been diligence, rigor, truth-seeking and innovation."
"We may not be as good as others in knowledge and skills."
“But we need to remain realistic.”
"If a work is good, it is good; if it is bad, it is bad. You can't comment on it randomly."
The conversation between Cheng Xuyuan and Ms. Han was already eye-catching.
Of course, the most important reason is Ms. Han’s fame.
Hearing such serious words from Ms. Han, who had been gentle just now, many people present looked at Cheng Xuyuan with puzzled eyes.
Several of the people who came with him also showed some worry in their expressions.
"Ms. Han, what's wrong?" Mr. Xiao, one of the persons in charge, asked hurriedly.
Ms. Han had regained her smile and said, "It's nothing. I just wanted to review the motto of our Yenching University with my junior brother."
A member of the exchange group who was nearby quickly came to Mr. Xiao and whispered about the situation.
Mr. Xiao frowned at first, but after listening halfway, he couldn't help laughing.
"Hahaha, this is a misunderstanding. I can guarantee that Xu Lingyun is not jealous of Dangnian Mingyue."
Because of Mr. Xiao's laughter, everyone's attention was attracted. Ms. Han looked at Mr. Xiao in confusion and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Just when she was confused, she heard Mr. Xiao say, "Everyone, let me introduce it to you again."
"This is Cheng Xuyuan from Yenching University. When he wrote novels, he used the pen name Xu Lingyun, and when he wrote historical articles, he used the pen name Dangnian Mingyue."
"The book 'Those Things About the Ming Dynasty' was written by this young man in front of me."
At this point, he turned to Ms. Han and said, "Xiao Cheng submitted articles to two different magazines, and the content of the articles he wrote was also different, so he used two different pen names."
After listening to what Mr. Xiao said, Ms. Han realized that she had made a mistake.
However, when she looked at the young Cheng Xuyuan, she found it hard to believe that this person was the author of "Things about the Ming Dynasty".
In her opinion, Dangnian Mingyue should be a middle-aged man who is knowledgeable and humorous.
Li Hanxiang and others who attended the reception were also surprised.
Most of them have not read Xu Lingyun's novels, but they still know about the serialized "Things about the Ming Dynasty".
Some people even wrote commentary articles about this.
They really didn't expect that the youngest author Xu Lingyun actually had a pen name called Dangnian Mingyue.
This is a great man who saved a newspaper with his pen.
Some people even rank him alongside Mr. Ni and others as the top authors in Hong Kong.
This is really unexpected.
Just then, a man came over in a hurry.
After he walked in, he immediately said to Cheng Xuyuan: "Xuyuan, welcome, welcome."
"Because of some urgent matters, I came back a few days ago. It was also my negligence that I forgot to tell the receptionist that you have another pen name."
As he spoke, he enthusiastically shook Cheng Xuyuan's hand and shook it vigorously.
Cheng Xuyuan also saw who was coming, so he smiled and said, "Hello, Editor-in-Chief Lin, it's nice to meet you."
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