Chapter 208 Humble Xiao
Cheng is online Cheng Xuyuan answered the phone, and the voice coming from the other end turned out to be Liu Xinwu's.
"Lao Liu, what arrangements do you have for me?"
Liu Xinwu on the other end of the phone said with a smile: "Young man, you have become very famous these days!"
"I was at a meeting at the Literary Association a few days ago, and several old gentlemen praised you!"
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and teased: "What are you praising me for? Tell me quickly and let me smile proudly!"
"Some old gentlemen said that those of us who write literature have never done anything better than writing history."
Hearing this, Cheng Xuyuan laughed and said, "Brother, why don't you help me defend myself? I write literature."
"Xu Lingyun writes literature."
"But Dangnian Mingyue wrote history."
Liu Xinwu smiled and said, "I heard from several old gentlemen that the higher-ups are aware of your incident and they are all praising you."
"You also asked us to learn from you and write more works that people like to read, and it would be best if we could publish more in Hong Kong."
Cheng Xuyuan and Liu Xinwu chatted for a while, and Liu Xinwu said, "I called you this time for two things."
"First of all, I want to tell you that our magazine is going to publish its first issue."
Cheng Xuyuan was stunned for a moment. In his memory, the first issue of "October" was in September, and it was not even June yet!
Isn't this ahead of schedule? Just when he was wondering, Liu Xinwu on the other end of the phone said, "With your manuscript for "The Hidden One", our pressure for this issue is much less."
"Xuyuan, I think you can't focus all your energy on "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty". You should write something else."
"If that doesn't work, just write a short story."
Cheng Xuyuan was speechless for a while. He hadn't even written Zhang Dening's commissioned article yet, so how could he have time to write yours?
However, if you say you don’t have time for something like this, Liu Xinwu can find you several reasons to make time.
So Cheng Xuyuan just said, "Let me think about it," and prepared to hang up the phone.
"Xuyuan, your "Things about the Ming Dynasty" has been published for nearly 200,000 words. Have you ever thought about publishing a book?"
"Yenching Publishing House wants to publish your book, so let me ask for your help."
So this is the reason why Liu Xinwu called. He even said so much at the beginning! It is natural to publish "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" as a book.
Cheng Xuyuan immediately asked, "How is the manuscript fee calculated?"
"I'll give you the highest price." Liu Xinwu said on the phone.
Cheng Xuyuan understood what he meant when he spoke vaguely.
He then asked, "What is the highest?"
Liu Xinwu said: "Seven yuan for a thousand words."
"Brother, we can't compare with Hong Kong. According to our system of royalties, this is already the highest."
Cheng Xuyuan pondered for a moment and said, "Seven yuan per thousand words is also fine."
"But I only authorize them to print it this time."
When Liu Xinwu heard that Cheng Xuyuan had no objection, he was immediately relieved.
He smiled and said, "Don't worry, Xiao Cheng, I will never let you suffer any loss in this regard."
"When the sample book comes out, I'll send you two copies."
Cheng Xuyuan said: "It's best to pay the manuscript fee when you send the sample book."
Liu Xinwu shook his head helplessly. This Cheng Xuyuan was good in every way except for this one thing: let’s talk about money first.
Liu Xinwu joked a few more times and then hung up the phone.
Then, Cheng Xuyuan called the editorial department of Yenching Literature and Art.
The call was quickly connected, and a soft and cold voice said, "Hello, this is Yanjing Literature and Art. Who are you looking for?"
Hearing this voice, Cheng Xuyuan was stunned for a moment.
Although the telephone line was not very good and the squeaking sound of electricity could still be heard, the memories hidden in Cheng Xuyuan's current body allowed Cheng Xuyuan to know who answered the phone at the first moment.
In fact, this is very normal. After all, she has little experience in Yanjing Literature and Art, so it is normal for her to answer the phone.
"I'm Cheng Xuyuan. How have you been lately?"
When Shen Yumo heard a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, he had a guess in his mind about who was on the other end of the phone.
Sure enough, the most familiar voice came on the phone.
She hesitated for a moment, then tried to calm herself down.
"Pretty good, how about you?"
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "I'm fine too."
There was a moment of silence while the two were talking.
Just when Shen Yumo was thinking about what to say, Cheng Xuyuan said, "When you came to school yesterday, an old colleague's son got married, and I went to give him a gift."
"Please tell De Ning that she wants to talk to me and I agree."
When Shen Yumo heard about the work, he immediately felt relieved.
She said in a deep voice, "It's about the radio station playing your song 'Desire'. I'll let Dening tell you. She's right next to us."
"De Ning, phone call."
Following a subtle sound, Zhang Dening's voice came from the phone: "Cheng Xuyuan, it's not easy to find you!"
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "It's easy to find me. In front of Editor Zhang, I have always been the humble Little Cheng."
Hearing the humble words "Xiao Cheng", Zhang Dening was stunned for a moment.
Then he understood what it meant and couldn't help laughing: "Cheng Xuyuan, stop teasing me here, I'm not Shen..."
As soon as the word "Shen" came out of his mouth, Zhang Dening suddenly realized that he shouldn't make such a joke.
She immediately took back the words she was about to say, and Shen Yumo looked at her with a hint of curiosity.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense!"
"'Desire' is going to be broadcast, do you agree?"
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Why not? Please thank Teacher Zou for me and tell him to come over and treat us to a good meal on a Sunday."
Zhang Dening said, "We'll talk about the dinner later."
"I want to ask you, when did you say you would finish the novel last time I met you?"
Cheng Xuyuan immediately thought of the novel he wrote to ease the embarrassment, and scratched his head and said, "De Ning, I didn't promise you, I just said I was thinking about a novel."
"As for where to vote, we'll decide when the time comes!"
Zhang Dening said, "Cheng Xuyuan, you said at the time that you would join us, and you also have Yu Mo as a witness. I tell you, if you want to cheat, let's have a four-way confrontation."
Hearing Zhang Dening's confident words, Cheng Xuyuan was speechless.
If there is a four-party confrontation, he will be the one who suffers.
He doesn't want to see this happen again.
What's more, what he just said was just a casual chat with Zhang Dening.
"Okay, okay, okay. I can't argue with you. Just consider this as something for you." Cheng Xuyuan finally chose to comply.
Zhang Dening, who felt that he had won, smiled and said, "What do you mean by just treat it as it is? Xiao Cheng, you need to correct your attitude."
After chatting for a while, Zhang Dening also urged for the manuscript, and then the two hung up the phone.
"This guy should be punished more. What did you hear him say on the phone? He kept calling himself the humble Xiao Cheng, but when he talked about the manuscript, he wanted to go to heaven."
Zhang Dening complained to Shen Yumo: "This guy wants to fly away as soon as he achieves some success."
When Shen Yumo heard the humble words "Xiao Cheng", he thought it was quite amusing at first.
But somehow, she thought of herself and Cheng Xuyuan back then.
The person who takes care of him meticulously and seems to be trying to please him all the time, is he the humble Xiao Cheng he mentioned?
When did the four words "humble little Cheng" appear in Cheng Xuyuan's mind?
What kind of harm have I brought to Cheng Xuyuan's heart?
As various thoughts surged through his mind, Shen Yumo sighed and returned his gaze to the manuscript paper.
She no longer has any say in the relationship between the two of them.
Because all along, the person who should say sorry is her, Shen Yumo.
Zhang Dening looked at Shen Yumo who suddenly became depressed. After a moment of silence, he seemed to have thought of something and opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing.
Cheng Xuyuan didn't know that his casual joke would cause Shen Yumo to have so many thoughts in his mind.
In later generations, the humble Xiao Cheng was just a self-deprecating expression.
He had just passed by the triangle area when he saw Fang Yuqing walking towards him.
Cheng Xuyuan was a little surprised and asked with a smile: "Why don't you go to class?"
"Teacher Hong went to a meeting and asked us to study on our own." Fang Yuqing pouted and said, "You don't want me to come to you! I suddenly remembered that there is something I haven't told you!"
"What's the matter?" Cheng Xuyuan asked curiously.
Fang Yuqing said, "My dad called me suddenly yesterday and asked me to bring you home for dinner this Saturday night."
Cheng Xuyuan was stunned! Ever since Fang Gengsheng found out about his relationship with Shen Yumo, he never invited him to his house for dinner again.
What happened? The first thing that came to Cheng Xuyuan's mind was the Hongmen Banquet.
"Didn't your father talk about anything else besides eating?" Cheng Xuyuan asked carefully.
Fang Yuqing was extremely smart and immediately guessed what Cheng Xuyuan meant.
If someone else had mentioned her father, Fang Yuqing would have probably punched him.
But the person who said this was Cheng Xuyuan, and it was Cheng Xuyuan who had been hostile to her father, which made her vaguely have some bad thoughts in her heart.
"My dad didn't say anything else."
"Otherwise, we won't go. If he invites us, then we'll be invited. If he says we can't go, then we can't go. Why should we listen to him?"
Fang Yuqing is the least afraid of her father.
Hearing Fang Yuqing's concern, Cheng Xuyuan patted her hand and said, "Don't worry. As the saying goes, if an enemy comes, we will stop him. If a flood comes, we will block it with earth. Your father asked me to go, so I'll just go as promised!"
"If I can't even go to your house, how can I marry you in the future?"
Hearing this, Fang Yuqing blushed and smiled sweetly, but she smiled and scolded: "Who said I want to marry you!"
As he spoke, he turned and walked in another direction.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and quickly chased after him, but what he was thinking about in his heart was what Fang Yuqing's father was going to do.
He wouldn't ask me to come over and chat with him just because I talked nonsense about electronic warfare and the like.
If so, what should I talk about this time?
However, no matter what they talked about, Cheng Xuyuan didn't want to go empty-handed this time. He still had more than 400 overseas remittance coupons in his hand, so he planned to go to the Friendship Store on Saturday.
If there is something good, buy some.
I just made two phone calls and two sums of money came into my account. Anyway, I have no shortage of money now!
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