Chapter 39 He is Xu Lingyun
"Xu Lingyun, why did you come just now?" Zhang Dening, who was sitting in the office, complained loudly the moment he saw Cheng Xuyuan.
As Zhang Dening spoke, the other editors in the three transparent offices all turned their eyes to Cheng Xuyuan.
For the editors of Yenching Literature and Art, no matter who finds an excellent manuscript, everyone will rush to read it.
All the editors present have already seen "The Pursuit of Happyness", which was released as an exception and is the first issue during the Chinese New Year.
They also had many discussions about this manuscript.
They all agreed that the content of this manuscript reflected what the intellectuals had encountered some time ago, but compared with the novel "The Class Teacher" which attracted a lot of attention, it could give people a spirit of pursuing a better life.
It is this spirit that sublimates and elevates the entire novel.
Some people even say that when they first read the novel, they liked the plot, but after reading it several times, what they remembered more clearly was an optimistic attitude towards life and an indomitable spirit of fighting to the death.
They also had guesses about the novel's author, Xu Lingyun.
Zhang Dening's description after he came back made the people in the editorial department even more curious about the author Xu Lingyun.
Now, Xu Lingyun is here!
Facing the fiery gazes, Cheng Xuyuan remained very calm.
He had experienced many such situations in his previous life, so the gazes of these people had basically no effect on him.
"I went to the office to do some things in the morning, so I came late." Although Cheng Xuyuan felt that he was not late, there was no need to argue about such things, so he simply found an excuse.
Zhang Dening smiled and said, "Glad that you're here. Let me introduce you to my colleagues in the editorial department."
"This is Mr. Zhao Jinjiu, the person in charge of our fiction group."
Zhang Dening pointed at a thin middle-aged man and introduced him.
Before Cheng Xuyuan could say anything, Zhao Jinjiu smiled and said, "Xiao Xu, welcome!"
"I read your article "The Pursuit of Happiness" in one go. It's very good."
"Compared to the story of the novel, what is more touching is the protagonist Xu Lingyun's positive and progressive attitude towards life."
"I really admire you!"
Cheng Xuyuan hurriedly said: "Teacher Zhao, you are too kind. Compared with you, I am just an elementary school student."
"If I want to make progress, I still need your guidance."
The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and Zhang Dening introduced another middle-aged man, "This is our novel group's..."
In one breath, Zhang Dening introduced everyone present, and it took him four or five minutes just to greet and shake hands.
Just at this time, Zou Yanlai also heard the sound and came over.
She looked at Cheng Xuyuan and said with a smile: "De Ning, this is Xu Lingyun, right?"
Zhang Dening said, "I was just about to bring someone to see you, but I didn't expect you to come in person."
"Cheng Xuyuan, let me introduce you. This is Teacher Zou Yanlai."
"Teacher Zou, this is Xu Lingyun, who wrote The Pursuit of Happiness. His real name is Cheng Xuyuan, and he works in the writing group of our Nancheng District Cultural Center."
Zou Yanlai stretched out his hand and shook hands with Cheng Xuyuan, saying, "Xiao...Xiao Cheng, welcome, welcome."
Cheng Xuyuan shook hands with Zou Yanlai and said, "Teacher Zou, Editor Zhang told me about your help with this novel."
“Thank you very much for your recognition.”
Zou Yanlai smiled and said, "I just made a small suggestion. The reason why your novel was selected by us and published at the top of the first issue is entirely because of your own strength."
"After all, we, the authors and editors, speak through our works."
As they were talking, Zou Yanlai invited Cheng Xuyuan to the reception room and talked to Cheng Xuyuan about the work "The Pursuit of Happiness". The discussion lasted for more than half an hour.
Cheng Xuyuan sincerely admires Teacher Zou's knowledge.
Although he has lived two lives, Cheng Xuyuan feels that there is still a gap between him and professionals in terms of literary literacy alone.
However, he himself did not know that he brought a greater shock to Zou Yanlai.
The young man in front of you seems relaxed and casual in his every move, but you have a hundred reasons to believe that although he is a little too young, he is definitely a worldly-wise and steady person.
Not only that, Zou Yanlai also firmly believed that the young man in front of him was knowledgeable.
It seemed that there was nothing he didn't know about astronomy and geography.
Not only was he able to draw inferences about some of the things I said, but some of the things he said seemed like things I had never heard of before.
Such a person surprised her.
"Xiao Cheng, I have a meeting later, so let Dening accompany you to our editorial office." Zou Yan glanced at the Plum Blossom watch on her hand and said with a hint of regret.
She still likes chatting with Xu Lingyun very much. This kind of chat not only makes her feel relaxed, but also triggers a lot of thinking.
Cheng Xuyuan hesitated for a moment, and said in an embarrassed tone: "Teacher Zou, I want to ask, when can I get my royalties?"
Zou Yanlai was stunned for a moment.
The manuscript hasn't been published yet, but he's already talking about the manuscript fee. Isn't this young man too direct? "Why, are you in a hurry to use the money?" Looking at Cheng Xuyuan, who looked a little embarrassed, she seemed to have thought of something.
Cheng Xuyuan scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "I just got a house, and I want to buy some daily necessities."
"I see. Then we have to buy some good things. After all, moving house is a big deal."
"How about this, since your manuscript has been decided to be published, I will make the decision and ask the Finance Department to pay your manuscript fee first."
At this point, she pondered for a moment and said, "Our editorial department has received some tickets for the New Year recently. Let De Ning find some for you."
As she spoke, she called Zhang Dening over.
With Zou Yan's arrangements, Zhang Dening brought Cheng Xuyuan to the finance office.
"The Pursuit of Happyness" has a total of more than 21,300 words, and I was paid 105 yuan based on the price of 5 yuan per thousand words.
Although Cheng Xuyuan felt that he deserved the highest price of seven yuan per thousand words, he was a novice after all! In addition to the manuscript fee, Zou Yanlai also asked Zhang Dening to advance his allowance for the ten days of manuscript revision.
Two dollars a day, twenty dollars for ten days.
Cheng Xuyuan took a stack of big unity notes and left with satisfaction.
Just when Zhang Dening, who had sent him back to the office, saw Shen Yumo had returned at some point.
"Yu Mo, when did you come back?" Zhang Dening asked casually while picking up the teacup and drinking water.
Shen Yumo said: "I just came back. The person in charge of sending the documents went out to do something. I waited for a while."
"You, you came back at an unfortunate time."
"Xu Lingyun just left."
"He came as soon as you left." Zhang Dening said with a bit of regret: "I was going to introduce you to him as his mentor!"
Xu Lingyun actually left! Shen Yumo felt a little regretful.
Just as she was about to speak, she heard Zhang Dening say, "Yumo, come over and see, that's Xu Lingyun, he's at the gate!"
Hearing this, Shen Yumo subconsciously walked quickly to the window and saw a familiar figure in a blue shirt walking towards the gate under the slightly gloomy sky.
He stood tall and straight, striding forward.
The man seemed to sense something and suddenly turned his head to look in the direction of the editorial department.
Although the distance was far, but the moment he turned around, there was no longer any suspense about that person.
It’s actually him!
"Xu Lingyun turned his head. Isn't he good-looking?" Zhang Dening promoted him as if he was introducing his own pig. "And he speaks very well. He is neither humble nor arrogant. He is very decent. Even Teacher Zou said that he speaks very deeply. He..."
"Is he Xu Lingyun?"
"Ah, he is Xu Lingyun, but his real name is Cheng Xuyuan." Zhang Dening looked at Shen Yumo who looked stunned and said, "Why, do you know him?"
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