Chapter 350 We should take Cheng Xuyuan as an example
Cheng Xuyuan was very surprised by the visit of Zhen Pingwa and his companions.
Yesterday at the reception held by the Literary Association, although he tried his best to control his drinking, he was surrounded by a group of people who were much older than him, so he had to drink even if he didn't want to.
So when I got up today, I felt dizzy. In this situation, Cheng Xuyuan, who didn't have any classes, simply rested at home.
By the way, organize the manuscript.
I had just drunk a pot of tea and my stomach finally felt better when Zhen Pingwa and others arrived.
Facing Zhen Pingwa's compliment, Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Brother Zhen, this kind of residence will be easy for you to get in the future, right?"
Zhen Pingwa waved his hand and said, "Brother Xuyuan, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. The place where I live now is very different from yours!"
Lu Xinhua, who was standing to one side, laughed and said self-deprecatingly: "I am even further behind you two."
"I'm in a dorm for six people now, all to myself, with only one bed."
This sentence made everyone present laugh.
Along with this laughter, the previous feeling of strangeness also disappeared for the most part.
After visiting Cheng Xuyuan's study, several people sat down in the living room. Cheng Xuyuan made tea and several people started chatting.
Since the five people present are all engaged in literature, the topic of conversation naturally revolves around literature.
Scar literature, in particular, is the focus of everyone's conversation.
Zhen Pingwa held up the teacup and said, "Xuyuan, I read an article of yours a few days ago, saying that scar literature will be gradually replaced in the future."
"What makes you think that?"
As soon as Zhen Pingwa said this, Lu Xinhua's expression became serious.
He is also very concerned about scar literature.
After all, this series of literature is named after his works.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Pingwa, what I said is an inevitable development of history."
“The rise of any kind of literary work is due to the presence of a large number of readers who pay attention to it.”
"Readers like it, it attracts a lot of attention, and more works will be published."
"As time goes by, the reader's attention will shift from old scars to new life, and this transition..."
"After all, no one can live in the past forever."
Listening to Cheng Xuyuan's analysis, Zhen Pingwa couldn't help but nodded.
Lu Xinhua and others who were sitting on one side fell into deep thought.
Time passed by unknowingly during this communication.
Seeing that it was almost twelve o'clock, Cheng Xuyuan stood up and said, "I hardly cook at home."
"Let's go, let's go out and eat something. I know a restaurant that has authentic food."
Zhen Pingwa and Lu Xinhua looked at each other and said, "Then I'm sorry to bother Brother Xuyuan!"
"We are all friends, there is no need to be polite." As Cheng Xuyuan spoke, he picked up his canvas bag and walked out.
Seeing Cheng Xuyuan about to leave, Chen Jianxun suddenly stopped him and said, "Xuyuan, Pingwa will be leaving by car tomorrow morning."
"He has always liked drinking."
"How can you go out with just a backpack? Why don't you bring two bottles of the good wine you have stored with you? Let's get drunk together."
When Zhen Pingwa heard what Chen Jianxun said, he was about to speak, but was stopped by a look from Li Tuo.
Cheng Xuyuan looked at Chen Jianxun, who looked like he had to take out some wine to entertain his friends today, and said with a smile: "My wine was finished a few days ago."
"But what's the point of having this meal without wine?"
"Let's go buy it on the way to the restaurant."
"Let's buy whatever you like to drink today!"
Hearing what Cheng Xuyuan said, Chen Jianxun smiled and said, "That's about right!"
After Zhen Pingwa and Lu Xinhua looked at each other, Zhen Pingwa smiled and said, "I was chatting with a friend yesterday, and he gave me a wine ticket. I'm going to buy a bottle too."
Cheng Xuyuan was just about to speak when Li Tuo said, "Pingwa, don't worry about this."
"Xuyuan doesn't need a wine ticket to buy wine."
Hearing what Li Tuo said, Zhen Pingwa was stunned for a moment. How come you don't need a wine ticket to buy wine? Moreover, these two people were instigating Cheng Xuyuan to treat him to a meal and buy wine. Why did it seem like they were doing it out of habit?
After all, he and Cheng Xuyuan had just met today, so he was too embarrassed to ask.
But soon, the doubts in his mind were resolved.
When they were taken to the Friendship Store by Cheng Xuyuan and bought three bottles of good wine directly, he understood what Li Tuo meant.
Cheng Xuyuan didn't need a wine ticket, he used overseas remittance coupons.
Looking at the thick stack of overseas remittance vouchers in Cheng Xuyuan's hand, Zhen Pingwa felt that his eyes were almost blinded.
"Is there anyone in Xuyuan's family living overseas?" Lu Xinhua asked with envy.
"No, Cheng Xuyuan earned all his remittance vouchers by himself." Chen Jianxun said, "His book 'Things about the Ming Dynasty' was picked up by a newspaper in Hong Kong and is now being serialized. He is regularly remitted royalties."
"These royalties are all in foreign currency, and they were all exchanged for overseas remittance vouchers."
"So, we don't need to be polite to this rich man."
Zhen Pingwa and Lu Xinhua looked at each other, becoming increasingly speechless. Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "If there is anything you two want to take back urgently, I can buy it for you first."
"When you get paid for your manuscript, just send the money to me."
Cheng Xuyuan's proposal meant nothing to Lu Xinhua, but Zhen Pingwa was a little tempted.
Although he had a good income, in an era when tickets were needed to buy everything, there were many things he wanted to buy but could not afford.
Now Cheng Xuyuan said that he could help with the overseas remittance coupons first, which made him look at some of the goods and his interest suddenly became excited.
For example, the Seagull camera, a Walkman that looks very delicate and small, and another example...
However, although all kinds of thoughts emerged in his mind, Zhen Pingwa finally suppressed them.
After all, he and Cheng Xuyuan had just met. If he used his overseas remittance vouchers as soon as they met, it would seem a bit unreasonable and too inappropriate.
Just be patient with it.
Just when Zhen Pingwa retracted his thoughts, Cheng Xuyuan's gaze had already fallen on Zhen Pingwa's face.
He smiled and said, "Pingwa, this Seagull camera is pretty good, and I have enough remittance coupons. Why don't you take it home? It won't be a wasted trip."
Hearing Cheng Xuyuan say this, Zhen Pingwa's heart was moved.
But when he saw the price of the Seagull camera, he hesitated again.
After all, the price of this camera is more than 200 yuan. If you add the overseas remittance coupons, it will be almost 300 yuan.
After all, there is a surcharge when exchanging money for overseas remittance vouchers.
When Zhen Pingwa was hesitating, Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "This price is just the money for you to write one more novel."
"I'm not in a hurry to use the money now. Pay me back when your new novel is published."
As for Zhen Pingwa, Cheng Xuyuan was really not worried about this person owing debts.
After all, in the future, this person will also make money by writing.
As a friend of both, Li Tuo also saw Zhen Pingwa's hesitation. He smiled and said, "Pingwa, if I were you, I wouldn't hesitate."
"Mr. Cheng has made it clear that he will not force you to pay your debts. Why are you still hesitating?"
"If you miss this place, there will be no more shops like this. If you want to buy it again, you have to find a coupon for buying a camera!"
Hearing this, Zhen Pingwa immediately made up his mind.
He is still very confident in his writing, so paying back the money should not be a problem.
However, it is not easy to get coupons for Seagull cameras. To buy this kind of industrial product, you need not only camera coupons but also industrial coupons.
My family is trying to save up industrial coupons, but I don’t know how long it will take to save enough.
"Xuyuan, I'm so grateful for your kindness. When I get back, I will send the money to you as soon as possible." Zhen Pingwa promised seriously.
Cheng Xuyuan said: "That's settled then!"
After buying a camera, Zhen Pingwa couldn't put it down and took it to the restaurant.
Cheng Xuyuan had overseas remittance vouchers in hand, so naturally both the host and the guests enjoyed the meal.
Both Cheng Xuyuan and Lu Xinhua were drunk.
When they parted, Zhen Pingwa, who was obviously drunk, warmly invited Cheng Xuyuan to visit Chang'an when he had time, and he would definitely introduce him to some good friends.
Cheng Xuyuan readily agreed to this invitation.
Lu Xinhua and Zhen Pingwa stayed in the same hotel. Lu Xinhua also drank a lot of alcohol this time. When he woke up, he found that it was already dark.
Feeling a bit of headache, he swore to himself that he would never drink so much next time.
After picking up the teacup and taking a sip of water, Lu Xinhua went to Zhen Pingwa's room and found that Zhen Pingwa was facing the window, fiddling with the brand new Seagull camera.
"Awake?" Zhen Pingwa asked with a smile.
"I won't dare drink with you like this anymore!" Lu Xinhua said with a wry smile.
Zhen Pingwa said: "You should drink less alcohol, and you will be fine in the future."
Seeing Zhen Pingwa acting as if nothing had happened, Lu Xinhua couldn't help but ask, "Are you okay?"
"I felt a little drunk, but I was fine after sleeping for more than an hour." Zhen Pingwa said, "This time, Cheng Xuyuan spent a lot of money."
Lu Xinhua thought about the wine she and the others had drunk, and said, "Cheng Xuyuan must have spent at least thirty or forty this time, which is my living expenses for two months."
Although she won the Outstanding Short Story Award, Lu Xinhua is actually just an ordinary college student.
The fee he received for that article was very limited.
Although it can improve life a little, the improvement is limited.
Zhen Pingwa said: "So, we should take Xuyuan as our role model in the future."
“We should not only learn from his high productivity, but also his ability to make money.”
"You can't do it without money."
Lu Xinhua thought about it and nodded slightly.
But he also felt that taking Cheng Xuyuan as an example was not a difficult thing; the difficult part was how to catch up with Cheng Xuyuan.
This is a difficult problem.
Cheng Xuyuan didn't know that at this meal, there were two more people who took him as a role model.
After seeing off Zhen Pingwa and the other man, Cheng Xuyuan was preparing to go to class the next day. However, before he arrived at school, he received a call from Mr. Wan, asking him to go to Muxidi.
Cheng Xuyuan naturally would not refuse the teacher's arrangement.
After he packed up briefly, he took some snacks and came to Muxidi.
Mr. Wan was reading at home. When Cheng Xuyuan came, he smiled and said, "Xiao Cheng, Mr. Miller sent you a letter saying there is a surprise in the letter."
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