Chapter 347 It’s coming, it’s coming
Zhen Pingwa also became famous at a young age!
Now he is only 26 or 27 years old, and among the famous authors, he is also a young man.
His winning of the National Excellent Short Story Award this time will also bring his fame to a higher level.
However, compared with Cheng Xuyuan, who is still in college, he seems a little inferior.
After all, Cheng Xu is much younger, more productive, and more famous than him.
Therefore, he was also very concerned about Cheng Xuyuan's affairs.
Not to mention, when he came to Beijing yesterday to meet up with some friends, a friend told him to thank Cheng Xuyuan more.
Because of this award and Cheng Xuyuan's incident, the works of several young people like them were originally going to be suppressed.
But in the end, Cheng Xuyuan won the Lao Mi Short Story Award, thus breaking through some people's barriers and winning the Outstanding Short Story Award.
In this situation, the young people couldn't suppress it.
So, I followed Cheng Xuyuan and won the Outstanding Short Story Award.
Such news made Zhen Pingwa deeply moved.
He didn't expect that there would be such twists and turns in his winning the award this time.
However, he also learned from his companions that because of this incident, Cheng Xuyuan seemed to be targeted by the old senior at the award ceremony.
This targeting was, of course, the old senior's way of venting his anger before retiring.
Originally, if it weren't for this incident, the old senior would not have planned to retire! Thinking about this, Zhen Pingwa looked at Cheng Xuyuan with a little more strangeness.
Cheng Xuyuan did not notice the change in Zhen Pingwa's expression. He chatted with Liu Xinwu for a few words and then walked towards the meeting room with Liu Xinwu.
"Xuyuan, our seats are next to each other this time." Liu Xinwu said in a low voice when he came out of the meeting room: "If you have anything to say, tell me first."
"Let me tell you, I have encountered a lot of unpleasant things."
"Look at me, I am still..."
Cheng Xuyuan looked at Liu Xinwu, who looked like he was telling him not to be impulsive, and knew that this guy came here with a mission.
He smiled at Liu Xinwu and said, "Old Liu, just enjoy receiving the award. I'm fine."
"It's best if nothing happens." Liu Xinwu said, "Well, let's find a place tonight and have a good drink."
"It's my treat!"
Seeing Liu Xinwu's expression as if he was saying, "As long as you are fine, I will make good arrangements," Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Okay, then I won't be polite."
Just then, a middle-aged man in a gray Zhongshan suit came over with a bag.
When he saw Liu Xinwu, he waved his hand and said, "Xinwu, long time no see!"
Liu Xinwu greeted the visitor with a smile on his face and said, "Brother Wang, I came to visit you during the Chinese New Year, but unfortunately you were out visiting friends and I didn't see you."
"We have to find some time today to have a good chat."
As he spoke, Liu Xinwu pointed at Cheng Xuyuan and said, "Brother Wang, let me introduce you. This is Cheng Xuyuan from Yenching University, and this is Zhen Pingwa from Sanqin."
"Xuyuan, Pingwa, this is Mr. Wang Meng."
After hearing Liu Xinwu's introduction, Cheng Xuyuan couldn't help but take a few more glances at the visitor.
After all, he knew how things would develop in later generations.
Just as he was about to say hello, Wang Meng said with a smile: "Xuyuan, I have heard a lot about you!"
"Your "Things About the Ming Dynasty" is the book I have been following recently."
"Unfortunately, the speed of publication in the magazine is too slow, with only 40,000 words updated per month. But I heard that your book in Hong Kong has more than 100,000 words per month!"
Facing Wang Meng's praise, Cheng Xuyuan said modestly: "Teacher Wang, thank you for your love for this book. It has given me a lot of motivation to write this book."
At this point, Cheng Xuyuan continued, "Speaking of which, I grew up reading your books."
“I have loved your works since I was a child.”
Listening to Cheng Xuyuan's words, Wang Meng couldn't help but laugh and said, "Xuyuan, what you said makes me feel old!"
Zhen Pingwa looked at Cheng Xuyuan and Wang Meng who were chatting and laughing, and suddenly felt that he still needed to work harder.
Although I have achieved some success now and am a joint award winner with Cheng Xuyuan and others, I seem to be a little bit behind in comparison.
Although this is not much, the gap is still a gap.
The existence of this gap made him feel pressure and motivation.
After chatting for a while, Wang Meng, Cheng Xuyuan and the other two walked towards the conference room for the awards ceremony. Before entering the conference room, Wang Meng whispered, "Xuyuan, you are still young."
"The future is bright, so remember this: be patient and you will have peace; take a step back and you will have a bright future."
"I've lost face and have already decided to step down. At this time, you won't let me have a good time. How are you going to let me live my life in the future?"
Hearing this, Cheng Xuyuan couldn't help but smile slightly.
He chuckled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Wang. I have already resolved the matter."
Solved! What's going on? Wang Meng glanced at the confident Cheng Xuyuan, and then said no more.
Although he admired the young and promising Cheng Xuyuan very much, the friendship between the two was still a little shallow after all. It was a taboo to talk about deep feelings with someone who was not close enough.
There were already quite a few people in the conference room at this time.
Among them, some people knew Wang Meng and quickly came over to say hello.
However, the commotion caused by Wang Meng's arrival was much less than that caused by Cheng Xuyuan.
Although the number of people who greeted Cheng Xuyuan was not as many as those who greeted Wang Meng, the number of people looking at Cheng Xuyuan was the most.
Many people looked at Cheng Xuyuan with a strange look on their faces.
"Who is this?" A young man sitting in the award area asked his companion whom he just met.
The companion said, "Cheng Xuyuan is a student like you."
"Speaking of which, you have to thank him. If he hadn't been unable to stop me, I heard that you would have been chosen for this prize as well."
The young man couldn't help but stand up and said, "He is Cheng Xuyuan. I am far inferior to him."
"Speaking of which, my favorite is still the poetry he wrote."
"I think he should write more poetry."
The companion smiled at the young man and said, "Xiao Lu, writing poetry is good, but writing poetry is not something that can be forced."
“You young people should talk more.”
The young man called Xiao Lu said, "Brother, I heard that someone wants to target Cheng Xuyuan at this meeting. Is that true?"
The person being questioned looked around and finally whispered, "Many people know about this matter."
"Let me tell you, I heard that the big guys above are all having a headache over this matter!"
"After all, these two are both troublesome people."
"I heard that many people were asked to persuade them, and neither side wanted to give in. But I think there is really no need for Cheng Xuyuan to argue over this matter."
"It won't do him any good to compete."
…
Just as the two were talking, Cheng Xuyuan and Liu Xinwu came to their seats.
As soon as I sat down, I saw Zhang Dening waving at me in the distance.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled at Zhang Dening, and then saw Shen Yumo sitting next to Zhang Dening.
Shen Yumo didn't say anything, but when Cheng Xuyuan looked over, she nodded at him.
This can also be considered a greeting.
"Xuyuan, let me tell you, no matter what you encounter during this award ceremony, don't get angry, and it's best not to say anything! Just ignore it." Liu Xinwu said solemnly after looking at his watch.
Cheng Xuyuan said: "Don't worry, Lao Liu, I won't make things difficult for my friends."
"Of course, I won't make it difficult for you."
"I have an idea about this matter."
Looking at Cheng Xuyuan who was full of confidence, Liu Xinwu became more and more nervous, but he also knew that there was only so much he could do at this moment.
Just as he was feeling uneasy, the meeting officially began.
Liu Xinwu did not pay attention to the content of the meeting. He paid attention to Cheng Xuyuan's actions.
Cheng Xuyuan was very calm, as if this was just an ordinary award ceremony.
It seems that Cheng Xuyuan will not cause any trouble this time, so I don't have to worry anymore.
Just when Lao Liu was secretly relieved, he found that the person who was speaking had become the old senior.
This made Liu Xinwu's heart, which had just been relieved, suddenly become anxious again.
If this person criticized Cheng Xuyuan by name in front of so many people, could Cheng really bear it?
Liu Xinwu was unsure! He unconsciously moved towards Cheng Xuyuan's position.
Although this doesn't have much effect, if Cheng Xuyuan can't help it, I can still pull him back quickly.
“…This time, we have produced a large number of excellent works.”
"…Among them, what makes me happiest is the works of some young authors. In their works, they are brave enough to explore and use their own words to…"
It is normal to praise young authors. I hope you only mention young authors and not Cheng Xuyuan! If you mention his name, then...
Everything seemed to go against Liu Xinwu's expectations. Just when he was thinking about not mentioning Cheng Xuyuan, it continued: "...when mentioning young authors, we have to mention Xu Lingyun."
Here it comes, as expected! Liu Xinwu sighed in his heart and looked at Cheng Xuyuan.
In fact, it was not just him. When he started speaking, many people's eyes were already looking at Cheng Xuyuan.
They all knew what was going to happen.
And this thing seems to be coming.
After the praise, should we then belittle him? After all, this seems to be the rhythm of first praising and then criticizing!
Is the object of this disparagement to be...
Is it a violent storm or a gentle breeze? Is it...
While many people present were full of expectations, Cheng Xuyuan sat quietly in his seat with a smile on his face, as if he was not the one being talked about.
"I really like Xu Lingyun's works."
"Both the storyline and the characterization are very successful. His "The Pursuit of Happyness" is not only close to life, but also writes about a spirit, an indomitable spirit..."
"It has inspired many young people to face difficulties, not to complain, but to move forward..."
Hearing these compliments, Liu Xinwu's heart beat faster.
He knew that sometimes, the higher you raise it, the bigger the turning point will be.
But when will these two words come? Second update today, please support (end of this chapter)
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