Chapter 30 We all need happiness to knock on our door
Zou Yanlai looked at the two young girls standing in front of his desk, feeling a sense of emotion.
Time is unforgiving!
In the blink of an eye, the child in my eyes has begun to grow up.
She picked up the teacup and took a sip of water, then said in a deep voice, "We just held a meeting and decided to give the top spot in this issue of Yanjing Literature and Art to The Pursuit of Happiness."
At this point, she adjusted her glasses and said, "You two are very good, you have good taste!"
Zhang Dening hurriedly said, "Teacher Zou, this is all because of Yu Mo's insistence. If it weren't for her insistence, I'm afraid it would take some time for me to see this manuscript."
Shen Yumo stood aside, not trying to refuse in a very sophisticated way, with a hint of joy on his cold face.
Her joy was not because she was praised, but because "The Pursuit of Happyness" was not only published as an exception, but also ranked first in an important position.
Although many magazines say that the works we publish are not ranked in any particular order.
But in fact, this statement itself tells everyone that we also rank the works we publish.
Otherwise, why would I rank you first? Zou Yanlai waved his hand and said, "Yu Mo is good, and you are not bad either."
"We don't have enough people, so sometimes we don't have enough time to review good manuscripts. In the future, Yu Mo should promote your spirit of daring to question more."
"Only by moving the checkpoint forward can we discover more high-quality works."
Zhang Dening asked curiously, "Teacher Zou, how did you convince everyone to let this article be published first?"
Shen Yumo's face also showed concern.
Although she usually doesn't care much about most things, she was the one who pushed for this matter after all.
Zou Yanlai said calmly, "It's nothing. I just asked them to read the manuscript and suggested that we all need happiness to knock on our doors in the new year, and they agreed."
Read it once, say a word, and then the exception that hasn't been seen in many years will come.
this……
What does this mean? It means that the editors of Yenching Literature and Art highly recognized the manuscript “When Happiness Knocks on the Door”.
Zhang Dening said: "Teacher Zou, your words are really worth many more."
"Both our editors and our readers need to treat happiness as knocking on the door now."
Zou Yanlai picked up the manuscript of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" and said with a smile: "I looked at the mailing address. This Xu Lingyun works at the Nancheng District Cultural Center."
"De Ning, Yu Mo, go meet this Xu Lingyun tomorrow."
"Discuss the parts we circled on the manuscript with him in person to see if they can be partially revised."
"Of course, it would be even better if he was willing to come to our place to revise the manuscript."
For an author, going on a business trip to revise a manuscript is a top-notch treatment.
After all, this not only brings face, but also comes with subsidies.
Zhang Dening said in surprise: "It turns out that Xu Lingyun is so close to us. I want to see if this author is as handsome as the hero in his novel."
"Yumo, let's go after work tomorrow."
Shen Yumo's handsome eyebrows slightly frowned, and then he said a little embarrassedly: "Teacher Zou, Teacher Zhang, I may not be able to go tomorrow."
"I have some things to do at home. I have already asked for leave this morning."
Shen Yumo did not lie, tomorrow is Uncle Shen Yunliang’s 80th birthday.
Shen Yunliang has great respect for his only living uncle.
Because this uncle was a great help to their family in difficult times.
The eightieth birthday is also a very important day.
So Shen Yunliang asked his children to make sure to take time out on that day and attend the event.
Although Shen Yumo admired Xu Lingyun very much and really wanted to meet the author in person to have a discussion, she still had to fulfill her promise to her father first.
Zou Yanlai slapped his forehead and said, "Look at my head. Yu Mo asked for leave for me."
"Then De Ning, you can go there by yourself. By the way, bring an invitation letter for manuscript revision with you, so that Xu Lingyun can have more time."
Zhang Dening readily agreed: "Okay, I'll go when I get to work tomorrow."
After leaving Zou Yanlai's office, Zhang Dening said to Shen Yumo, "Yumo, I must bring Xu Lingyun to our guesthouse to revise the manuscript this time."
"It won't be easy for you to see him by then."
Shen Yumo smiled and didn't say much.
Early in the morning, Cheng Xuyuan climbed out of bed trembling.
He really doesn't want to get up.
But it won’t work if I don’t get up.
It's his own fault that his stomach is so unruly that it wakes him up on time every morning.
Oh, this unfortunate stomach, why can't I change my biological clock! How nice it is to squat in the morning, not only do I not have to leave the warm bed so early, but I can also slack off at work and have a paid vacation!
However, although his idea was beautiful, his stomach did not agree!
With the dim light of dawn, Cheng Xuyuan came to the toilet shrouded in morning mist.
Just as I was about to unbutton my pants, I heard someone say, "Here it comes."
If it weren't for so much experience, these two words alone would be enough to scare people out of their wits! Fortunately, Cheng Xuyuan, who was already used to it, still smiled and said, "Here it comes."
When Cheng Xuyuan squatted down, Meng Dezhi in the mist said: "A year's plan starts with spring, and a day's plan starts with the morning!"
"Xiao Cheng, I'm not criticizing you, but you're getting up later and later."
"Today is two minutes later than yesterday."
Cheng Xuyuan glanced at Meng Dezhi and thought to himself, "My stomach is not a machine. Do I have to be on time to squat in the toilet? But what's wrong with you, old comrade, who comes on time every day?"
"I'm two minutes late, so I'll stay in the pit for two minutes less and make up for the time." Cheng Xuyuan said seriously.
"That's totally unnecessary." They were already late, but they were planning to shorten their time.
This kind of cutting corners is really disgusting.
"Xiao Cheng, I have experience with squatting. If you don't make it comfortable, your stomach will be uncomfortable all day."
Meng Dezhi said: "It's late, but the necessary time cannot be shortened."
"Oh, by the way, we only talked about Qi Jiguang in the 15th year of the Wanli reign. Please continue."
In the past, whenever Meng Dezhi said something, Cheng Xuyuan would start talking immediately, but this time it was different.
He smiled and said, "Old Meng, it's easy to talk about Qi Jiguang."
"But before that, I want to ask, when can my manuscripts be published?"
Meng Dezhi slapped his head and said, "Oh, I forgot about this!"
"As soon as I saw you, I wanted to hear you talk about the events during the Wanli period."
"I have had people read your book, 'Things About the Ming Dynasty'. They gave it very high praise and said they would publish it in this issue."
"By the way, they asked you to keep writing."
"Every month, write at least 20,000 words."
This issue is published and I can write more in the future, which is really good news.
If you write at least 20,000 words a month, you can earn 100 yuan a month! But, 20,000 words a month, who are you looking down on?
Alas, the updated figures are not free, which is really frustrating.
After Cheng Xuyuan sighed inwardly, he asked the most important question: "How is the manuscript fee calculated?"
Meng Dezhi said with some disdain: "Young man, you only think about that little money."
“There is no dedication at all.”
"Don't worry, you will get the money. I will send it to you when the time comes."
"Stop talking so much, just speak quickly!"
"I'm telling you, please talk more today. I've been waiting anxiously every day, and it's really hard."
(End of this chapter)
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