No. 318 Special Issue on Zhang Xuyuan's Short Stories
"If I were the person in charge, I would definitely send it out without a doubt!" Zhang Dening said confidently in response to Shen Yumo's question.
Looking at Zhang Dening who was speaking out for justice, Shen Yumo said, "Then next step, I support you to be the person in charge!"
Just as the two were talking and laughing, someone said, "What do you two want to do? You want to rebel so soon!"
The two turned around and saw Zhao Jinjiu looking at them with a smile.
Zhang Dening acted very casually towards his senior Zhao Jinjiu.
She raised the manuscript in her hand and said, "Teacher Zhao, Cheng Xuyuan just sent me three short stories. Take a look and see if you dare to use them?"
"What? Cheng Xuyuan sent me three articles at once. This guy must have taken the wrong medicine, haha!"
Despite saying this, Zhao Jinjiu couldn't wait to pick up the manuscript.
He was well aware of Cheng Xuyuan's level, so he had an urge to take a sneak peek at the novel that Cheng Xuyuan sent him.
After all, this is Cheng Xuyuan's novel! When an editor is reading a manuscript, it is best not to disturb him.
Zhang Dening and Shen Yumo found a corner and continued whispering.
"Yu Mo, was Cheng Xuyuan also so tough before?"
Although Zhang Dening knew that it seemed a bit unkind and almost like rubbing salt into her wounds to talk to Shen Yumo about Cheng Xuyuan now, she couldn't help her curiosity.
Moreover, in her opinion, Shen Yumo and Cheng Xuyuan seemed to have gotten used to the current way of getting along with each other.
Neither of them cared too much about the current situation.
The person involved doesn't care at all, so why are you worrying about it?
When Shen Yumo heard Zhang Dening's question, he was stunned for a moment and then said, "When I met him in the past, his personality was quite... quite gentle."
"But sometimes, I can be quite stubborn."
The stubbornness Shen Yumo was talking about was the matter of marrying herself.
At that time, Cheng Xuyuan's whole family strongly opposed this marriage.
After all, considering their family's situation in Chengjiazhuang, it is not too difficult to marry a good wife.
Looking at Shen Yumo again, not only does he have family problems, but he also made a three-year agreement. Anyone with a discerning eye would know that he is deliberately delaying and there is no way they can continue.
However, Cheng Xuyuan insisted on marrying me. Now that I think about it, I really felt sorry for him.
Zhang Dening said: "This person has a very stubborn temper!"
"Tsk tsk, he's so stubborn, it's going to be a real show for us!"
Just as the two were whispering, Zhao Jinjiu suddenly said, "This is a good turn!"
The two startled people turned their heads subconsciously and found that Zhao Jinjiu was not talking to them, but was talking to himself.
Zhang Dening thought to himself, Teacher Zhao, just read the book, why do you have to make such a big fuss!
After more than twenty minutes, Zhao Jinjiu put down the manuscript in his hand.
He didn't say anything, but took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a few deep puffs.
Usually at this time, he is thinking.
So Zhang Dening did not interrupt. After a while, Zhao Jinjiu said, "The article is really well written, but the implication is also quite sharp."
"Only Cheng Xuyuan can do such a thing."
Zhang Dening said, "Teacher Zhao, you have also read the works, so let's not talk about the other things. Tell me, do you think these three articles should be published?"
"Cheng Xuyuan said that if we don't publish it, we should respond to him tomorrow so that he can come and take the manuscript away."
Zhao Jinjiu hesitated for a moment and said, "It still has to be posted, but I wonder if it can be posted separately."
"For example, in the next issue, we will publish "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" first, and then publish other stories after a while."
Zhang Dening glanced at Zhao Jinjiu, shook his head and said, "Teacher Zhao, I don't think Cheng Xuyuan will agree to your suggestion."
"You know what kind of person he is."
"He was able to write these three articles and send them to us all at once. I think he is not prepared to give in on this matter."
Zhao Jinjiu scratched his head and said, "If these three articles are published one after another, I think our editorial department will also be involved."
"Oh, it's such a headache."
"Xiao Cheng is good in every way, except that he is too prone to causing trouble."
Listening to Zhao Jinjiu's complaints, Zhang Dening smiled and said, "Teacher Zhao, I have a lot of authors who won't cause trouble."
"But none of them can write works like Cheng Xuyuan."
"Wouldn't that be in vain?"
Zhao Jinjiu looked at Zhang Dening and Shen Yumo, shook his head, and his eyes fell on the three articles again.
Do we really have to publish three issues one after another? That would be like three consecutive issues with swords piercing the heart...
Just when Zhao Jinjiu was struggling, Li Qingquan and Zou Yanlai walked in.
Both of them looked unhappy, and it was obvious that things were not going well.
"Old Zhao, what are you researching?" Zou Yan glanced at Zhao Jinjiu and spoke first.
Whether it was Zhao Jinjiu or Zhang Dening, they had been colleagues with Zou Yanlai for quite some time, so she was the first to break the silence in the office.
Zhao Jinjiu raised the manuscript in his hand and said, "Cheng Xuyuan is here to deliver the manuscript."
“Three novels!”
Both Zou Yanlai and Li Qingquan's expressions changed.
The reason they went out this time was for the novel award.
Although they seemed to have given in, they also seemed to be getting more serious about Cheng Xuyuan's matter.
You say Cheng Xuyuan is okay, but I insist that he is not.
According to Zou Yanlai, it seemed that an old senior did this deliberately in order to demonstrate his authority.
I just want to tell everyone that I want to put pressure on this young man, and no matter who comes to lobby, it will be useless.
The thought of this gave them a headache.
"He took the initiative to send us the novel. Maybe he wants us to help him?" Zou Yanlai joked.
"Teacher Zou, you should take a look at what he wrote first before you say anything." Zhang Dening reminded.
After all, Teacher Zou is her good teacher. At this time, she absolutely cannot undermine Teacher Zou.
When Zou Yanlai heard this, his heart suddenly moved.
She didn't say anything at the moment, but picked up a manuscript and started reading.
Although Li Qingquan did not speak throughout the whole process, he read the manuscript very quickly.
He didn't believe that Cheng Xuyuan took the initiative to send them the manuscript in order to let them take charge of the award matters.
In his opinion, Cheng Xuyuan could not do this.
Facts told him that his guess was right.
When he finished reading the article "If You Have Something to Say, Talk It Over Nicely", he already felt a sense of tension.
How can this be called a nice talk? This is clearly telling everyone not to annoy honest people!
What was the meaning of Cheng Xuyuan throwing out this article at this time? Wasn't it for certain people to see? With a hint of emotion in his heart, Li Qingquan picked up another copy and started reading.
Half an hour later, he and Zou Yanlai had finished reading the manuscript.
"Yanlai, what do you think of these three novels?" Li Qingquan asked Zou Yanlai first.
"It's really well written, and every article is as good as "Our College Entrance Examination"."
Zou Yanlai said: "Looking at the contents of these three novels, I think these three novels are Cheng Xuyuan's latest masterpieces. They should be newly written by him after Dening Yumo and I found him."
At this point, Zou Yanlai said with a touch of emotion: "Young people nowadays, we have to admit, are really formidable!"
Li Qingquan knew that Zou Yan came to find Cheng Xuyuan. He was shocked to think that Cheng Xuyuan had written three novels of such high quality in such a short time.
"The phrase 'young people are formidable' is no longer enough to describe Cheng Xuyuan."
“This is a genius!”
"Some people can't stand others being too good, and just want to stop them."
"But they don't realize that by doing this, they can easily shoot themselves in the foot."
At this point, Li Qingquan continued, "Do you think these three novels can be published?"
"Why can't we publish it? These are just three novels." Zou Yanlai raised his head and said, "We can't even not publish Cheng Xuyuan's novel."
"What do you think, Old Zhao?" Li Qingquan asked Zhao Jinjiu.
Zhang Dening and Shen Yumo both stood aside. At this moment, they had no right to speak.
Zhao Jinjiu said: "I also think we should post them, but we can separate them and extend the timeline a bit. That way, it won't be too intense."
"But Cheng Xuyuan doesn't seem to be too willing to do this."
"How about we talk to him again when he comes?"
After listening to Zhao Jinjiu and the other person's opinions, Li Qingquan suddenly waved his hand and said, "Since Cheng Xuyuan has already written the manuscript, let's stop fussing!"
"People are not afraid of offending us, so we should not be afraid of offending others."
“Isn’t this just a novel?”
"And every word in Cheng Xuyuan's novel is meaningful!"
“It’s decided: we’ll post them together!”
"Adjust three articles for the next issue, and use Cheng Xuyuan's three!"
At this point, he turned to Zou Yan and said, "This issue, we will mainly highlight Cheng Xuyuan. We will also use large fonts for these three novels."
"Editor-in-chief, I think we should call this issue a special issue on Cheng Xuyuan's short stories." Zhang Dening, who was standing nearby, said, "After all, his three articles have taken up most of the space in this issue."
A special issue of Cheng Xuyuan's novels! Upon hearing this proposal, Li Qingquan fell into deep thought.
Zou Yanlai glanced at his proud student and thought that Zhang Dening was really a man who liked to watch the fun and was not afraid of trouble. He even produced a special issue of Cheng Xuyuan's short stories.
This is really what we should do!
"Okay, let's do it!"
"Since Cheng Xuyuan was able to write this article, we can't back down." Li Qingquan said boldly: "If anyone has any questions, let him come to me."
"By the way, how are you going to arrange these three articles?"
"My suggestion is that the first article is "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit", the second is "Talk It Over in a Nice Way", and the third is "It Never Ends"!"
When Zou Yanlai heard Li Qingquan's suggestion, he smiled and said, "What a coincidence, I also wanted to send it this way."
Zhao Jinjiu hesitated for a moment and said, "I still think that we can adjust "If You Are the One" and "Qiu Ju Goes to Court"."
Li Qingquan said, "We'll think about this again when we get back, but this issue of Yanjing Literature and Art is settled."
"Just call it Cheng Xuyuan's short story special issue!"
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