Chapter 564 Nonsense, how could my daughter have a child?
The revision of Yanjing Literature this time has attracted a lot of attention from readers.
So on the first day of publication, a long queue formed outside the Xinhua Bookstore.
Lin Haisheng was just passing by the Xinhua Bookstore and was not planning to buy any books, but when he saw the long line in front of the bookstore, he couldn't help but go over.
"Classmates, what are you going to buy?"
"It's the new issue of Yenching Literature and Art." said the student who was asked.
But just as he finished speaking, someone said, "No, it's Yanjing Literature."
After hearing this answer, Lin Haisheng hesitated for a moment, but decided to go back to the classroom first.
He has almost spent all his living expenses for this month. Although studying is good, he can't go hungry.
What's more, my roommate will probably buy it, so I can just borrow it to read when the time comes.
As for what was inside the library, he didn't want to think about it anymore.
In the library, the latest literary magazines are always the most popular.
Therefore, it is basically impossible to borrow the latest editions of these magazines.
Even some old ones are hard to borrow.
Just as Lin Haisheng was about to leave, he heard someone say, "I heard that the first work is Xu Lingyun's work."
"What? Xu Lingyun has released a new work!"
"I just heard someone say two days ago that he has run out of ideas."
"Jiang Lang's talent is running out. Has Cheng Xuyuan written few works in this period of time?"
"What's more, I heard that he updates The Mortal's Journey to Immortality for Hong Kong every month. He has already updated over a million words, and it's not finished yet."
"I heard that many people think that his story of a mortal's cultivation to immortality should be written until he graduates."
When Lin Haisheng heard that this issue of Yenching Literature included Cheng Xuyuan's works, he stopped in his tracks.
He is a loyal reader of Xu Lingyun and likes Xu Lingyun's works very much.
From The Pursuit of Happyness to Things in the Ming Dynasty, he can be said to have watched everything he could find.
You must see Xu Lingyun's works first.
So Lin Haisheng stood directly in the team.
As the bookstore opened, Lin Haisheng saw from afar a large pile of new books placed on the table at the entrance of the bookstore.
Someone even said loudly: "Don't panic, everyone. We have plenty of stock this time."
“We can guarantee that everyone will be able to buy new Yenching literature.”
"Students waiting in line, please note that each person can only buy one copy at most."
…
Hearing this shout, more and more people lined up.
Buying books is very quick. You pay with one hand and get the book with the other.
Half an hour later, Lin Haisheng got the latest Yenching Literature.
Looking at the big words "Yenching Literature", he suddenly felt that the magazine he bought was well worth it.
After all, it is the first issue of the revision and has great collection value.
He admired the cover for a moment and then turned his attention to the content.
The first line of the catalog page is Xu Lingyun's work.
Farewell My Concubine!
And it uses larger black letters.
Lin Haisheng now has a certain understanding of large font sizes.
I know that only works that are valued by publishers will be published in large fonts! Generally speaking, large fonts have never disappointed readers.
Now that the first edition of Yenching Literature is in large print, and it is written by Cheng Xuyuan, Lin Haisheng is even more looking forward to it.
He knows Farewell My Concubine.
It was a Peking opera! Although Lin Haisheng had never seen it, he knew the general content.
When Cheng Xuyuan wrote this, could he be writing about how the overlords in history failed?
If that's the case, the content is a bit disappointing.
Curious, Lin Haisheng turned to the first page and saw the words: "Promoted to the opera troupe..."
Right at the entrance of Xinhua Bookstore, Lin Haisheng leaned against the wall, flipping through the contents of the novel page by page.
He had forgotten where he was and that he had to go back to school...
The content of the story and the life experiences of the two protagonists deeply attracted him, especially when he read the ending at the end, a little tear welled up in his eyes.
He is a man with rich emotions, and he is willing to express many things directly.
After reading the novel Farewell My Concubine, Lin Haisheng took a long breath.
He felt a little depressed, even having a difficult time extricating himself.
What Cheng Xuyuan wrote is so touching.
Just as he was feeling emotional, someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder.
Startled, he quickly turned his head and saw his classmate Li Da standing next to him.
"You scared me." He had a good relationship with Li Da, so when he was patted on the shoulder, he complained to his classmate.
Li Da said: "I didn't scare you, I just called you twice and you didn't say anything."
"Why didn't you go to class? Teacher Ding just called the roll."
Hearing this during class, Lin Haisheng looked up and realized that the sun was shining brightly and it was almost ten o'clock.
I was reading a novel here for two or three hours.
"I was so busy reading a novel that I forgot the time." Lin Haisheng said, "I'll go find Teacher Ding later and ask for his forgiveness."
Li Da smiled and said, "No need, I have already answered for you."
"Haha, no need to thank me too much."
"What novel fascinates you so much?" Li Da asked.
Lin Haisheng waved the magazine in his hand and said, "It's Farewell My Concubine by Cheng Xuyuan. It's really well written."
"His novel not only describes the fate of the little people in the background of the time, but also describes..."
Looking at Lin Haisheng waving Yanjing Literature, Li Da smiled and said, "You have said so much. It seems that you have a deep understanding of this novel."
"Then lend it to me and have a look."
"I came here just to buy this issue of Yenching Literature."
"Unfortunately, I heard from the staff that it was sold out more than an hour ago."
"They have already contacted the Yenching Literature Editorial Department and asked them to send more magazines over, but the earliest they can do so is tomorrow."
Lin Haisheng thought of the piles of Yenching Literature he saw when he bought books, and felt deeply impressed that the sales of this magazine were really unusually fast.
However, looking at Li Da's smiling face, he felt helpless again.
Li Da is not only his friend, but also helped him answer the question.
Now that I have read the book myself, it would be an unkind act if I don’t let him read it.
But I really want to read it carefully.
After hesitating for a while, Lin Haisheng finally said reluctantly: "Li Da, you must finish reading it quickly today. I need to read it again tonight."
As he spoke, he reluctantly handed the Yenching Literature in his hand to Li Da.
Li Da took the book with a smile and promised solemnly: "Don't worry, I will definitely return it to you on time."
There are many people like Li Da who cannot buy books. Most people go to nearby Xinhua Bookstores to continue looking for books if they cannot buy them.
Only a small number of people borrow the book. After all, it has just been released and others haven’t read it yet.
When this situation was reported to the Yenching Literature Editorial Department, they naturally urged them to do something.
However, this kind of urging is what the Yenching Literature Editorial Department is very much looking forward to.
This situation means that their name change this time was a good start.
So whether it is Li Qingquan, the person in charge, or Liu Heng, an ordinary editor, they all like it very much.
"Teacher Zou, I just received a call. Xinhua Bookstores in other provinces are also getting nervous."
"We need to speed up the printing process!" Li Qingquan came to Zou Yanlai's office and said to Zou Yan.
Zou Yanlai spread his hands and said, "We have already printed an extra 100,000 copies this time."
"If we print more now, everything else is fine, except for the paper, which is a bit tight!"
"The printing factory said that we have almost used up this year's quota."
Hearing that there was not enough paper, Li Qingquan was a little scratching his head.
This kind of thing has happened not only to their publishing house, but also to other publishing houses.
However, this is not an easy problem to solve.
Scratching his head, Li Qingquan suddenly said, "I heard that Yu Mo's mother, Li Xueling, has adjusted her job now. Why don't you go to her later and tell her about our situation here?"
"Let her help us."
Hearing Li Qingquan's suggestion, Zou Yanlai frowned.
But in the end, she didn't object.
Although she was reluctant to do this, she still had to complete it for the development of the magazine.
What's more, Shen Yumo's mother Li Xueling was acquainted with her, and with Shen Yumo's relationship, it was not too difficult.
"Okay, then I'll go find Li Xueling."
Just as the two were talking, Zhang Dening walked in hurriedly.
When she saw Li Qingquan was also there, she stopped and greeted Li Qingquan.
"De Ning, where have you been?" Zou Yan came to help Zhang Dening.
"I went to the Normal University and asked some students for their opinions on our revision." Zhang Dening knew that this was Teacher Zou asking him for help, so he quickly told them about his itinerary.
Hearing Zhang Dening say he was going to work, Li Qingquan smiled and asked, "What's everyone's reaction?"
"Most of the students think this revision is very good."
"There are a few who say they still like the previous design. But overall, they are still supportive of our changes."
"Right now, everyone is reacting very strongly to Cheng Xuyuan's Farewell My Concubine."
"Many people talked to me about Farewell My Concubine and told me how they felt after reading the novel."
"I think the discussion about this novel will soon become more heated."
Li Qingquan was very happy to hear this.
He also watched Farewell My Concubine several times and felt deeply moved.
He immediately said, "De Ning, please pay attention to everyone's recent discussions about this work. By the way, invite some teachers. Let's hold a work seminar for this work in two months."
Works seminars are great for both publishers and authors.
However, when hearing about the work seminar, Zhang Dening did frown and said, "Teacher Li, everything else is easy to talk about."
"It's just that Cheng Xuyuan is a difficult guy to deal with."
He told me some time ago that he no longer wanted to hold seminars on his works.
Hearing Zhang Dening's complaints, Li Qingquan felt helpless.
To be honest, there are really not many authors who are unwilling to hold seminars on their works.
But Cheng Xuyuan happens to be one of them.
Seeing Zhang Dening's embarrassment, Li Qingquan said, "Okay, just do your own thing according to my arrangements."
"As for Cheng Xuyuan's reluctance to hold a seminar on his work, you don't have to worry about it. I'll take care of it."
Zhang Dening breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled and said, "No matter how arrogant Cheng Xuyuan is, he will listen to you if you go there."
"Haha, stop flattering me here and just mind your own business."
As he spoke, Li Qingquan walked away leisurely.
Seeing Li Qingquan, who was in a good mood, leave, Zhang Dening said with a smile: "Teacher Zou, it seems that Teacher Li is in a good mood today?"
"Of course." Zou Yanlai said, "Our magazine has just been put on sale and bookstores have started actively adjusting stock. This shows that our sales for this issue will be very good."
“Who wouldn’t like a good start to the revised version?”
At this point, she turned to Zhang Dening and said, "Dening, keep an eye on this. I'm going to coordinate a task."
"No problem." Zhang Dening said, "Just go ahead and coordinate. By the way, what do you want to coordinate?"
"What else can we coordinate? Paper!" Zou Yanlai said with a hint of emotion: "We have run out of our quota. Now we need to print more. We can only coordinate."
As he spoke, Zou Yanlai picked up his bag and left the office.
Looking at Teacher Zou leaving, Zhang Dening slapped his head.
She originally wanted to take advantage of the time when she and Teacher Zou were alone in the office to tell her about Shen Yumo's situation.
But Teacher Zou didn't give himself this opportunity at all.
It seems I'll have to wait until next time.
She picked up the new edition of Yanjing Literature on the table and couldn't help but turn to Farewell My Concubine again. Although she had read this novel many times, she still loved it when she opened it now.
This guy Cheng Xuyuan is really capable.
When I wait for the work seminar, I will ask him a few questions.
As thoughts flashed through her mind, she began to read.
In just half an hour, Zou Yanlai arrived at Li Xueling's office.
Li Xueling and Zou Yanlai were not very familiar with each other, but they knew each other.
However, because of Shen Yumo, Li Xueling was very enthusiastic when she saw Zou Yan coming.
After a brief greeting, the topic of conversation naturally started with Shen Yumo.
Zou Yanlai is very concerned about Shen Yumo, so she has read all of Shen Yumo's recent works.
In front of Li Xueling, she was even more generous and praised Shen Yumo heavily with compliments.
As a mother, Li Xueling was naturally extremely happy to hear her daughter's old boss praising her daughter like this.
To Zou Yanlai, he became more and more affectionate.
As the two chatted, Zou Yanlai said with a smile: "When Yu Mo went to the East China Sea, I was a little worried about her."
"After all, a girl going to such a far place alone, how can people not worry about her?"
"At that time, I also called several old friends in the Shanghai literary and artistic circles and asked them to help take care of him."
Li Xueling smiled and said, "Teacher Zou, Yu Mo told me about your concern."
"She said that it was because of your concern that she was able to live very smoothly in the East China Sea."
"It is a great honor for our Yu Mo to have a boss like you!"
As the two chatted and laughed, their relationship became closer.
Looking at the smiling Li Xueling, Zou Yanlai said with a hint of emotion: "Yu Mo has finally gotten his wish after all the hardships."
"She is now in Donghai. Not only has she become a full-time writer, but she has also written many good works."
"I've learned that there are many children in our area who like to read the fairy tales she wrote."
"In the future, she will definitely achieve great things on this path."
At this moment, the smile on Li Xueling's face became even brighter.
She said politely: "Teacher Zou, this is all due to your influence."
"Hey, Yu Mo has always been stubborn since she was young. I am relieved that she has achieved what she has now."
Zou Yanlai smiled and said, "Why are you worried? Not only is her work going well, but her life is also happy."
"If the author who came to our meeting hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that Yu Mo had given birth to a fat son."
"Tsk tsk, when does she come to Yanjing? Be sure to tell me so I can see if Yu Mo's son is as pretty as her."
This sentence is actually a very normal family talk.
When saying this, Zou Yanlai also felt no pressure.
But the moment she heard these words, Li Xueling was stunned.
She stared at Zou Yanlai in disbelief.
This situation confused Zou Yanlai.
They were talking fine just now, why is Shen Yumo's mother reacting like this now?
She is...
Just when Zou Yan was puzzled, she heard Li Xueling ask, "Teacher Zou, what did you just say?"
"I said... I said Yu Mo's family is pretty happy, what's wrong?"
"No, the last sentence you said, someone said Yu Mo was married and had a child! How is that possible? Don't I know whether my daughter is married or not?"
Li Xueling said coldly: "This is just a rumor spread by someone."
"I really don't know what the intentions of the person who spread the rumor are."
Looking at Li Xueling whose face turned colder, Zou Yanlai chose to believe in his heart.
After all, a mother doesn’t know whose daughter is getting married.
This is a rumor! So Zou Yan came and said, "Sister Xueling, maybe I heard it wrong."
"Perhaps the author confused Yu Mo with the other editors, so he sent the wrong message."
"Haha, I'll correct her when I get back."
Li Xueling returned to normal and said, "It's normal to pass on the wrong message. I've encountered this kind of thing before. I said someone's family was in trouble, but in fact it was..."
After saying a few words of gossip, Li Xueling said with a hint of emotion: "Teacher Zou, to be honest, from the bottom of my heart, I really hope that the rumor is true."
"If Yu Mo can get married and have children in the East China Sea, my mission as a mother will be accomplished."
“How wonderful it would be!”
Zou Yanlai naturally understood Li Xueling's feelings. She smiled and said, "The distance between Donghai and Yanjing is so far. I believe Yu Mo will be able to adjust himself soon."
"After a while, maybe all these rumors we spread will become true."
"When the time comes, can you still go to Donghai to help Yumo take care of the children?"
As the two chatted and laughed, their anger grew stronger.
Half an hour later, after Zou Yanlai said goodbye and left, Li Xueling couldn't help but think of Zou Yanlai's words.
Although she believed that this was a false rumor, a thought was rapidly surging in her mind.
Is this really a rumor? (End of this chapter)
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