Chapter 275: Once Zhu Xian is released, who can compete with him?
The editorial office of Wenhui Newspaper at 30 Hollywood Road is a three-story building.
Although it is already night, there are still a few lights on here.
The veteran editor Ren Jiayao was reading the manuscript and drinking tea leisurely.
“Boom boom boom!”
Hearing the knock on the door, Ren Jiayao frowned subconsciously. He hated being disturbed the most when he was reading the manuscript.
Most people in the newspaper office knew his habit, so unless there was something urgent, no one would disturb him.
And once he is disturbed, it means something important has happened.
"Come in!"
As the door opened, a young man in his thirties with a thin face walked in.
The man wore gold-rimmed glasses, giving him a gentle and refined look.
"Xiao Ma, is there anything wrong?" When Ren Jiayao saw that the person who came was Ma Zhongxun, a young editor he liked very much, a smile appeared on his face.
This young man is hard-working and down-to-earth, and he is very optimistic about him.
Ma Zhongxun said with a smile: "Mr. Ren, there is something I hope you can help me with."
"Some time ago, I applied for an exclusive interview with the writer Cheng Xuyuan who came to exchange ideas this time, but it has not been approved until now."
"I heard that in two days, they will finish their trip and go back."
“It would be a shame to miss this opportunity.”
When Ren Jiayao heard Ma Zhongxun talking about Cheng Xuyuan, he immediately became interested.
He put down the manuscript in his hand and said, "Now all the newspapers are saying that Cheng Xuyuan can recite the history of Ming Dynasty by heart. Is it true?"
Ma Zhong asked, "I don't know if he can recite it backwards."
"However, I found a few students who participated in the exchange program at Hong Kong University. They said that Cheng Xuyuan did ask someone to take out 28 volumes of Ming history and then randomly let people recite them."
"Also, he didn't just memorize the Ming history, but he clearly imprinted it in his mind."
"Because he knows how many words are on each page."
"It is precisely for this reason that Professor Wang is still ill."
As a man of letters, Ren Jiayao could understand the dilemma Professor Wang was facing at this time.
He ended up shooting himself in the foot, and the embarrassment he brought upon Cheng Xuyuan could be described as self-inflicted humiliation.
In this situation, no matter what he does, it will be wrong. He might as well just pretend to be sick and avoid seeing people.
In fact, it's all Professor Wang's fault. Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to success. You haven't figured out Cheng Xuyuan's true ability yet, but you're already competing with him. It's strange that you don't make a fool of yourself! What's more, the Yangtze River's new generation is pushing the old generation forward. Why do you look down on young people? Especially at this age, to be able to write such a popular novel, you must be very good.
Under that situation, if Cheng Xuyuan allowed himself to be humiliated, it would not only be embarrassing for him, but also for the exchange group.
For a moment, he was very curious about this talented young man and wanted to meet him.
"Okay, I'll make the call."
"Then I'll go with you to see this young man and see if he's as talented as the rumors say."
Ma Zhongxun was very happy to see that Ren Jiayao agreed to help.
He knew that this old senior not only had a high seniority, but also had extensive connections, and that basically everything he promised to do could be accomplished.
Exclusive interview with Cheng Xuyuan, there should be great hope.
Just as he was about to leave, there was another knock on the door.
Ren Jiayao said "Come in", and then he saw the deputy editor-in-chief Wang Yunxi, who was in charge of the supplement, walked in excitedly.
"Mr. Ren, I have something I hope you can help me with."
Ren Jiayao also admired Wang Yunxi, who was in her forties. He smiled and said, "What happened today? Xiao Ma came to find me, and you came to find me too."
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
Ma Zhongxun hurriedly greeted Wang Yunxi, "Editor-in-Chief Wang."
Wang Yunxi nodded as a response, then said to Ren Jiayao, "Mr. Ren, our supplement is planning to interview Dangnian Mingyue. Please help contact her."
Ma Zhongxun was stunned and couldn't help but look at Wang Yunxi.
That’s why I asked Mr. Ren to help me interview Dangnian Mingyue. Why are you here too?
Ren Jiayao looked at Wang Yunxi who looked anxious and said with a smile: "Yunxi, you are late."
"I have promised Xiao Ma that I will help him contact Dangnian Mingyue for an exclusive interview."
"Haha, they're our own newspapers, so an interview will be enough."
"If I contacted them once, I was afraid I wouldn't be able to do it, but I definitely wouldn't be able to do it twice."
Hearing Ren Jiayao's words, Wang Yunxi immediately became anxious: "Mr. Ren, this time, you must give us the supplement no matter what."
"Because Dangnian Mingyue is now the writer of our martial arts supplement column, his novel Zhu Xian has been sought after and loved by countless readers."
"We received thousands of letters from readers today alone."
“Many readers also called us.”
Ren Jiayao is not too concerned about the situation of the supplement.
As he gets older, he focuses most of his energy on current affairs and doesn't read many novels in the supplements.
Ma Zhongxun was also stunned for a moment.
He doesn't read many novels in the supplements.
After all, the novels published in the supplements are mainly about romance and martial arts.
Although he didn't think there was anything wrong with writing these two types of novels, he didn't like them very much.
Dangnian Mingyue actually wrote a novel! And according to the name, "Zhu Xian" should be a martial arts novel.
How could Dangnian Mingyue write this type of novel? He was full of doubts, but he was a young man after all, and he couldn't question the deputy editor at this time.
Just when he was hesitating, Ren Jiayao asked, "Did Dangnian Mingyue also write a novel for us?"
Wang Yunxi said: "Yes."
"Mr. Ren, this is what happened. I saw that the Ming Dynasty Stories in Jinwanbao was so popular, so I wanted Dangnian Mingyue to write something for us."
"Although our newspaper has a lot of readers, our supplements have always been criticized."
“So, I contacted Dangnian Mingyue through someone.”
At this point, Wang Yunxi took a breath and said, "But Dangnian Mingyue didn't give me a history book, but a fairy tale novel called "Zhu Xian"."
"I thought it was funny at first, thinking he was just fooling us. But after reading the 50,000-yuan manuscript he gave me, I felt that if his Zhu Xian was well written, it would be no less than Mr. Cha's trilogy."
"Editor-in-Chief Wang, you are not kidding, are you?" When Ma Zhongxun said this, he wished he could open his mouth and swallow what he had just said.
Is it appropriate for me to say this?
This should be said by Mr. Ren. Everyone in the entire newspaper knows that Mr. Ren is a fan of the trilogy.
Ren Jiayao noticed Ma Zhongxun's embarrassment, and waved his hand, meaning that Ma Zhongxun didn't need to worry about it, and then said to Wang Yunxi in a deep voice: "Yunxi, is it really that good?"
"Of course, Mr. Ren, you can take a look yourself. If it's not good, I won't come to you."
As he was speaking, Wang Yunxi brought in a thick manuscript.
Seeing this situation, Ma Zhongxun knew that if he stayed here, he would only make himself uncomfortable, so he quietly left Ren Jiayao's office.
But he was a little unwilling to give up.
After all, an exclusive interview with Dangnian Mingyue would definitely be an important event in his career. Unfortunately, his opponent was the deputy editor-in-chief Wang Yunxi.
Although they are in charge of the supplement, in every aspect, they are not something I can oppose.
With a hint of reluctance, Ma Zhongxun found all the previous issues of newspapers from the editorial department.
"Zhu Xian"! It really is Dangnian Mingyue!
Why didn't I notice it at that time?
The vast land of Shenzhou, immortals and demons rise together, Qingyun Sect...
Looking at the beginning, Ma Zhongxun couldn't help but complain: "It's just similar to Huanzhu Louzhu's Shushan Swordsman. What new ideas can there be next?"
But gradually, he no longer cared about complaining.
Daily life at Dazhu Peak of Qingyun Mountain! The unwillingness of young Zhang Xiaofan!
An unknown fire stick! The Seven Sects Martial Competition...
Zhang Xiaofan fights Lu Xueqi!
Lu Xueqi used the Divine Thunder Controlling Secret!
The Nine Heavens Mysterious Blade turned into divine thunder, with a mighty power, guided by the sword...
Facing Lu Xueqi's sword technique, can Zhang Xiaofan block it?
For a moment, his heart was filled with worry.
But soon, he found that he had finished reading the newspaper.
See next article.
However, when he picked up the newspaper again, he found that he was reading today's newspaper.
In other words, if you want to see the results, you can only read tomorrow's supplement.
It is now past eight o'clock in the evening and tomorrow's supplement has already started printing.
But I can’t go to the printing place by myself.
Ma Zhongxun, as if he was restless, walked back and forth in the office for several steps. Suddenly, he gritted his teeth and walked towards Ren Jiayao's room.
Although this would leave an immature impression on Ren Jiayao, he felt that he really couldn't wait any longer for this moment.
Can't wait any longer! After knocking on Ren Jiayao's door, I saw Ren Jiayao was carefully reading the manuscript, while Wang Yunxi was sitting quietly on the side flipping through a book, apparently waiting.
"What are you doing here?" Wang Yunxi was not polite to Ma Zhongxun.
Ma Zhongxun hesitated for a moment, but still said to Ren Jiayao: "Mr. Ren, you...would you like to let me have a look at the manuscript of "Zhu Xian" that will be published tomorrow?"
Ren Jiayao smiled and said, "I also saw the part about the Seven Clans Martial Competition."
"Xiao Ma, you should wait until I finish reading before you read it."
Hearing this, Ma Zhongxun's heart sank. He asked casually, "Mr. Ren, did Zhang Xiaofan block the Divine Thunder Controlling Technique?"
After saying this, he quickly waved his hand and said, "Mr. Ren, please don't tell me. I'd better read it myself."
Having said this, he retreated out of the room, saying, "Mr. Ren, I think, no matter from which aspect, we should conduct an exclusive interview with Cheng Xuyuan."
“I think his interview will be very attractive.”
After hearing this, Wang Yunxi's opinion of Ma Zhongxun improved a lot.
He smiled and said, "Mr. Ren, you have also read Zhu Xian, so leave this interview to us."
"Let me tell you, none of the novels serialized in various newspapers right now are as popular as our "Zhu Xian"."
“It is no exaggeration to say that now that Zhu Xian is out, who can compete with it?”
“It would be great if we could have an interview with the author at the climax of the novel.”
After listening to Wang Yunxi's words, Ren Jiayao put down the manuscript in his hand. After hesitating for a moment, he made a phone call.
Ren Jiayao talked for five or six minutes on the phone before he put it down and said, "Too many newspapers have interviewed Cheng Xuyuan, and they are in a difficult situation."
"Fortunately, because Cheng Xuyuan is the author of our supplement, they agreed to let us do an exclusive interview."
"The only newspaper that has this treatment is the Tonight News."
"So, for this matter, you must plan ahead and make plans for all the details. Make sure you do it well."
First update today. I'm a little late because of something at home. Please support me! (End of this chapter)
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