Chapter 432 I'm used to the surprises brought by Xu Lingyun
In the editorial department of Yenching Literature and Art, Zou Yanlai was reading manuscripts while chatting with his colleagues.
"Have you read the Shanghai Literature and Art magazine from the day before yesterday?" a colleague asked Zou Yanlai with a smile.
Zou Yanlai shook his head and said, "I haven't had time to look at it yet. What's wrong?"
"There are quite a few good manuscripts in the new issue of Shanghai Literature and Art. Among them, Wang Yian's new work is very good."
My colleague smiled and said, "I heard that this author is quite young and has a bright future!"
"Then let's talk to Yu Mo later and see if she is familiar with this author." Zou Yanlai said with a smile: "Who knows, she may be able to help us arrange a manuscript!"
Hearing Zou Yanlai mention Shen Yumo, the colleague couldn't help but sigh: "Hey, Shen Yumo has been gone for three or four months without realizing it. I really miss her."
"What a nice little girl! We are just helping others with their wedding clothes and training talents for Shanghai Literature and Art for nothing!"
Zou Yanlai was also filled with reluctance to part with his former subordinate Shen Yumo.
But what can you do if you are reluctant to leave? There is no benefit for Shen Yumo to stay in Yenching Literature and Art.
Instead, it will make her life more anxious.
Who made her divorced because the man was so famous and was becoming more and more famous.
"I hope everything is okay with her." Zou Yanlai said with a hint of emotion.
Just as the two were talking, Zhang Dening walked in hurriedly.
Maybe it was because they had just mentioned Shen Yumo, but seeing Zhang Dening, whose personality was a bit opposite to Shen Yumo's, Zou Yanlai was immediately dissatisfied and asked, "What are you doing in such a hurry?"
Hearing Zou Yanlai's question, Zhang Dening said with a smile on his face: "I just went to look for Cheng Xuyuan. Wow, I really caught this guy!"
Hearing Zhang Dening's words, Zou Yanlai was stunned.
As soon as he mentioned Shen Yumo, Zhang Dening went to find Cheng Xuyuan. This was...
Because she was thinking about something, she didn't respond for a while, and the colleague who had just talked to Zou Yan couldn't help but ask: "De Ning, did you get Cheng Xuyuan's manuscript?"
"I got it! Cheng Xuyuan went to the United States and wrote a few novels and published them in American newspapers."
"After he came back, he reorganized these novels, and I brought them all to him when I went there."
"Teacher Zou, Teacher Zhao, take a look, are these novels useful?"
Zou Yanlai and Zhao Jinjiu took the manuscript handed over by Zhang Dening together. Zou Yanlai found that what he had in his hand was an article called "The Shawshank Redemption".
When she saw the article, she was stunned.
What does this mean?
Could it be that there was a man named Xiao Shen Ke who did something?
With full of curiosity, Zou Yanlai began to read carefully. After reading only two or three pages, she began to be attracted by the plot and then slowly fell into the story.
After reading the whole story, Zou Yanlai felt shocked.
Although this story describes things from abroad, Zou Yanlai can deeply feel the love and pursuit of life in this story.
"The Shawshank Redemption" is so well written!
"This "The Truman Show" is so well written. Cheng Xuyuan is indeed Cheng Xuyuan!"
"I think his novel is definitely worthy of being published in large fonts!" Zhao Jinjiu waved the manuscript in his hand and said with emotion.
At this time, Zhang Dening also said, "Teacher Zhao, I think Cheng Xuyuan's "The Intouchables" is better written. He wrote about people's complementarity, people's mutual help, and also wrote..."
In one breath, Zhang Dening said three or four things, and he looked like he was extremely supportive of his own opinions.
The two men refused to give in to each other. After a few arguments, they finally turned their eyes to Zou Yanlai.
Not only because of Zou Yanlai's high rank, but also because of the prestige that Zou Yanlai has established over the years.
If it were any other time, Zou Yanlai would have probably tried to mediate between the two and then give each of them a slap on the wrist, but this time, she said firmly, "I think the Shawshank Redemption I have is better. I think we should release this first."
Zhao Jinjiu and Zhang Dening were stunned.
They all came to Zou Yan to judge the case, but they didn't expect that the judge not only did not give an answer, but instead joined the battle.
This kind of thing is really rare for Zou Yanlai.
In the end, none of the three could convince the other, so they followed Zhang Dening's suggestion, exchanged the manuscripts with each other, and then started reading them separately.
Ten minutes later, the three people who had finished reading the manuscript were silent.
After a moment of silence, Zou Yan came and said, "Let's switch again."
No one raised any objections. They just silently exchanged the manuscripts in their hands and continued watching.
When the three of them finished reading all three manuscripts, they no longer had any thoughts of arguing, but instead turned their eyes to the other manuscripts that Zhang Dening had placed on the table.
Zhang Dening rode all the way here and didn't have time to look through the manuscript. Seeing the looks of Zou Yanlai and the others, he immediately took out three more manuscripts and quickly distributed them.
Another half an hour passed, and when the three people finished reading all the novels, none of them said a word, as if they could no longer speak.
Finally, it was Zhang Dening who broke the silence: "Teacher Zou, these are all good manuscripts. Do you think they can be published?"
Zou Yanlai hesitated for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "The foreign masterpieces we translated also have various flaws in their contents."
“But we still encourage everyone to read it.”
"Now, what's wrong with Cheng Xuyuan publishing a novel that was written and published in the United States?"
"I think it's good."
As she spoke, she said to Zhang Dening and Zhao Jinjiu, "Give me the manuscript, I'll go find Editor-in-Chief Li."
Zhang Dening and Zhao Jinjiu gave the manuscripts to Zou Yanlai, and then watched Zou Yanlai walk into Li Qingquan's office.
"Teacher Zhao, do you think Teacher Zou can convince the editor-in-chief this time?" Zhang Dening asked Zhao Jinjiu with a hint of expectation.
Zhao Jinjiu smiled and said, "Although such a good article has been published in the United States, this is the first time we have it here. Why can't we publish it?"
"I think Lao Li might want to make it even more than we do."
Just as Zhao Jinjiu had guessed, within an hour, Zou Yan came and brought the news they had been waiting for.
Li Qingquan agreed and published all seven novels.
Hearing the news, Zhang Dening almost cheered.
This kind of joy is not because of my own achievements, but mainly because good articles can be seen by more people and liked by more people.
Cheng Xuyuan had no idea how the layout of "Yenching Literature and Art" was done, nor did he pay much attention to it.
After returning from the United States, Cheng Xuyuan began his leisurely college life.
Going to class, shopping with Fang Yuqing, occasionally cooking together, the days are very leisurely...
The cold wind blew, and yellow leaves fell silently.
With the arrival of the cold wind, the heating in the Overseas Chinese Apartment began to be supplied again. The arrival of winter also indicates that in two or three months, the 1980s will arrive! It was another Sunday. In the dormitory of Yenching Normal University, Feng Xiaoxia lazily lay on the bed, enjoying the rare Sunday.
These days are neither good nor bad for her.
Cheng Xuyuan took Fang Yuqing back to his hometown, making her feel that there was no possibility of any further development between her and Cheng Xuyuan.
Although I was unwilling, I could only accept it silently.
After all, she had already known in her heart that Cheng Xuyuan and she had always maintained a classmate relationship.
"Xiaoxia, you really have so much free time. I'm almost freezing to death outside!" A girl wearing a red wool scarf rushed in and said loudly.
Feng Xiaoxia looked at the girl and saw that her roommate's face was full of traces of wind.
"Why were you running in such a cold day?" Feng Xiaoxia asked with a hint of blame.
"Today, Yenching Literature and Art published a new product, so I went to buy one. It contains Xu Lingyun's new work." As he spoke, the roommate waved the brand new Yenching Literature and Art in his hand.
"Yenching Literature and Art" is attractive in itself, not to mention that it contains Xu Lingyun's new works.
A girl who seemed to be asleep in bed suddenly sat up and asked, "Xiaoyan, is this really Xu Lingyun's new work?"
"Yes, it's called The Shawshank Redemption. I haven't seen it yet, but the editor put it at the very beginning. I think it must be very good."
"Where did you buy it?" the roommate asked anxiously, jumping up.
"There are already quite a few people queuing up at the Xinhua Bookstore not far from the school. I think there will be even more people waiting in line, because the more people know about the publication of Xu Lingyun's new work, the more people will line up to buy the book."
Xiaoyan said at this point: "Don't rush to buy it. I can lend it to you after I finish reading it."
Hearing this, the roommate who sat up did not stop putting on his shoes, but said while putting on his shoes: "I can't wait any longer. I must see Xu Lingyun's work as quickly as possible."
"And Xu Lingyun's works cannot be read hastily. I think his works need to be read slowly and several times."
As she spoke, she was about to walk out.
Although she had already regarded Cheng Xuyuan as an ordinary friend, when she saw Cheng Xuyuan's works, Feng Xiaoxia couldn't help but say to her classmates: "Wait for me, I'll buy some too."
Wearing big coats and braving the cold wind, Feng Xiaoxia and her roommates rushed to the Xinhua Bookstore as quickly as possible.
However, outside the Xinhua Bookstore at this time, there was already a queue of more than 20 meters long. After they quickly lined up at the end of the queue, someone immediately lined up behind them.
"I heard that Cheng Xuyuan's new work is about the United States and the content is very interesting." said a boy standing behind Feng Xiaoxia.
"Well, my roommate, that bastard, didn't get enough of it after reading it once, so he wanted to read it a second time. I didn't want to wait for him to finish, so I came over to buy a copy."
Another boy said, "I also want to slowly read Xu Lingyun's works."
"Xu Lingyun is truly a genius. He only went to the United States, but he actually wrote a novel set in the United States. I really admire him."
The first boy who spoke said, "I've long been accustomed to the surprises that Xu Lingyun brings."
Feng Xiaoxia nodded with a barely perceptible movement. She was already used to the surprises brought by Cheng Xuyuan.
However, she didn't know that this was not the only surprise Cheng Xuyuan brought this time.
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