Chapter 250: A Reason Hard to Reject
Zhang Dening was riding a ladies' bicycle and wearing a floral long skirt. She looked very elegant.
However, just as she was speaking, Cheng Xuyuan saw Shen Yumo sitting in the back of her car.
Shen Yumo was not wearing a skirt. Instead, she wore long pants and a short-sleeved shirt, with a long ponytail casually tied behind her head. She had a charm different from that of ordinary people.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled at Zhang Dening and said, "I rode my friend's bike. What were you doing?"
As he spoke, Cheng Xuyuan nodded towards Shen Yumo.
Shen Yumo was not surprised by Cheng Xuyuan's arrival because she had already received Wu Hongmei's letter.
In the letter, Wu Hongmei had already told her the time when everyone would see Cheng Xuyuan off, so based on this calculation, Shen Yumo could guess the approximate time when Cheng Xuyuan would return to Yanjing.
But she didn't tell anyone about this.
It’s not that she wanted to keep it a secret, but she just didn’t want to share it with anyone.
Cheng Xuyuan came over on a ladies' bicycle. The moment she saw the bicycle, she guessed that the owner of the bicycle should be Fang Yuqing.
Generally speaking, Cheng Xuyuan would not ride other people's bicycles.
Other girls would not let Cheng Xuyuan ride their newly bought bicycles.
When I think about it this way, I feel that Fang Yuqing is a bit too high-profile. It is true that Cheng Xuyuan is your boyfriend, but there is no need to show off everywhere.
"We went outside to eat some cold noodles." Zhang Dening waved his hand and sighed, "I sweat all over when I move, but we can't skip meals."
"By the way, when did you come back from your hometown?"
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "He came back yesterday, and as soon as he got back, he came to our editorial office to report!"
"You are a good boy. You sent your work to our editorial department as soon as possible."
Zhang Dening stopped his bicycle and said, "I asked Teacher Zou and the others to read your novel. They liked it very much."
"Moreover, he gave it a very high evaluation. In order to echo this year's college entrance examination, Teacher Zou even took a manuscript that had been finalized long ago and sent out yours."
“And it was published in the first place.”
"By the way, Teacher Zou also wrote a review for you, with a lot of praise!"
Listening to Zhang Dening's endless chatter, Cheng Xuyuan smiled and thanked him: "Wait a minute, I want to thank Teacher Zou."
"You should also thank Yu Mo. She also highly praised your article." Zhang Dening said here, glaring at Cheng Xuyuan and said, "We are both your editors, why did you send it to Yu Mo and not to me?"
Cheng Xuyuan didn't expect that Zhang Dening would ask such a question.
Walking behind Zhang Dening, Shen Yumo, who had been silent all the time, looked at Zhang Dening a little nervously.
She originally thought that her good friend was carefree and didn't care about trivial matters, and had forgotten about this matter long ago. Unexpectedly, when she saw Cheng Xuyuan, she immediately brought up the old matter again!
Cheng Xuyuan was not embarrassed at all. He smiled and said, "The reason why I sent it to Shen Yumo is because she is much more considerate than you."
"I just wrote an article, but I don't have a draft. If you lose it, I won't be able to find it even if I cry. How can I find it?"
Zhang Dening's face turned red after hearing this ruthless explanation.
She snorted and said, "Cheng Xuyuan, you are so good. You actually think I am not careful enough. I will let you know later that I am much more careful than you!"
The three of them chatted and laughed, and then came to the editorial office.
The ceiling fan in the editorial office was spinning hard, but this did not change the temperature of the entire editorial office, which was still as hot as a steamer.
Although Zhao Jinjiu was sitting under the fan, he still fanned himself vigorously with the palm-leaf fan in his hand.
Cheng Xuyuan's arrival attracted all the editors who were busy with their own work to gather together.
"Xuyuan, you've been back home this time, and I noticed that you've gotten a little tanned!"
"Xiao Cheng, your trip back home was great. The works are here before you even arrive. If you have nothing else to do in the future, go back to your hometown more often!"
"Xuyuan, what brings you here today?"
…
Cheng Xuyuan greeted with a smile while coming to Zou Yanlai's desk with Zhang Dening.
Zou Yanlai was busy writing something. When he saw Cheng Xuyuan coming over, he immediately put down his pen and said, "Xiao Cheng, the writing style of "Our College Entrance Examination" you wrote this time is not only more diverse, but the content inside also reflects the voices of many young people."
“You should write more…”
After discussing "Our College Entrance Examination" with Zou Yanlai for a while, Zou Yanlai said after Zhang Dening poured a glass of water for Cheng Xuyuan: "Xuyuan, you just came back from home and came to us. You are not just here to reminisce with us, but also to take a look at the development of the work, right?"
Cheng Xuyuan said: "Nothing can be hidden from Mr. Zou's discerning eyes."
"But this time, in addition to seeing if my work can be published, I also want to discuss something with you, Mr. Zou."
Zou Yanlai looked at Cheng Xuyuan with a serious expression and immediately understood that he came here this time to discuss something.
Cheng Xuyuan should be very confident that his works can be published.
Not to mention that the work itself is of high quality, the things reflected in the work are also very easy to resonate with readers. In this case, the work cannot be left unpublished.
In fact, Cheng Xuyuan didn't even need to come over to see.
Just stay at home and wait for your work to be published.
But what could Cheng Xuyuan discuss with him? Could it be about his royalties? That was impossible. His royalties were already the highest standard.
Apart from the royalties, there were matters between him and Shen Yumo.
But, this matter is not my responsibility.
Although he is Shen Yumo's boss, he will not interfere in matters such as divorce.
"Xiao Cheng, let's make it clear first that we'll only talk about work!" Zou Yanlai said in a deep voice.
Cheng Xuyuan looked at Zou Yanlai, who looked serious, afraid that he would say something, and was stunned for a moment.
What does Teacher Zou mean? Does he want to talk to her about something else?
Just then, Zhang Dening, who had just gone out to fetch water, walked in.
Seeing Zhang Dening, Cheng Xuyuan seemed to understand something. He smiled and said, "Teacher Zou, I came here mainly to discuss the symposium with you."
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Dening said, "Xuyuan, Teacher Zou has already invited all the teachers who will attend the symposium."
"Once the time is set, you just go there."
Looking at Zhang Dening who looked like he didn't care about anything, Cheng Xuyuan said helplessly: "De Ning, I know what you said. This is not what I talked to Teacher Zou about."
"Teacher Zou, I feel that my "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", "Desire", and the recently published "Our College Entrance Examination" are actually all in the same vein."
“They are all a reflection of past life.”
“So I thought we could hold seminars on the three works together.”
Reflection on past life! Zou Yanlai ignored Cheng Xuyuan's words and repeated them several times. Suddenly, he patted the table and said, "Xuyuan, this reflection is good!"
“I think this reflection can be applied not only to your work, but also to some other works.”
“They are also of the reflective type.”
“I think we should provide more guidance for this type of work in the future.”
Looking at Zou Yanlai who looked as if he had seen some treasure, Cheng Xuyuan finally came to his senses. Although reflective literature had begun to appear at this time, no one had named and categorized it.
I was careless and a little too ahead of my time.
He smiled and said, "Teacher Zou, it seems that you have no objection to my proposal."
Before Zou Yanlai could say anything, Zhang Dening said loudly, "Teacher Zou, this guy has bad intentions. You must not fall into his trap!"
"He said that we would hold a seminar together after Our College Entrance Examination is published. Actually, his purpose is to let us give the right to hold a seminar first to October!"
“Let October hold this work seminar first!”
Zou Yanlai is also a smart man. After listening to what Zhang Dening said, he began to understand a little.
She didn't speak immediately, but looked at Cheng Xuyuan with a smile.
Facing Zou Yanlai's gaze, Cheng Xuyuan did not flinch, but smiled and said, "I returned home last night and happened to meet Xinwu."
"He told me about the two symposiums and said that we both took the case to the Writers Association, but the Writers Association still decided to let me decide which one to hold first."
"As the saying goes, both sides of the hand are made of flesh, and we are all friends, so I feel that no matter what I decide, it will be wrong."
"So, after some consideration, I think if we hold this work seminar with three people together, it will have a greater impact and can also be carried forward in one vein, so I will first listen to Mr. Zou's opinion."
Cheng Xuyuan's statement did not satisfy Zhang Dening. She snorted and was about to fire when she heard Zou Yan come and say, "Xuyuan, you are a good lobbyist."
"I think your suggestion about 'reflective' works is very good."
"So we can hold this work seminar some time after Our College Entrance Examination is released."
"But you also have to tell Shingo and the others to hurry up if they need to."
"If they keep dragging their feet, we won't let them go next time!"
Hearing Zou Yanlai's happy agreement, Cheng Xuyuan said happily: "Thank you, Mr. Zou. I will tell Xinwu about this good news and ask him to thank you."
"Let him thank you. It was you who convinced me."
Zou Yanlai said, "Originally, I was not going to give in on this matter, but Xiao Cheng, your suggestion just now made it impossible for me to not give in."
After completing his task, Cheng Xuyuan did not stay long and rode away on Fang Yuqing's bicycle.
After sending Cheng Xuyuan away, Zhang Dening came to Zou Yanlai's desk angrily and said, "Teacher Zou, I think we shouldn't give in on this matter."
"This lawsuit has been taken to the higher authorities, and now we are voluntarily giving in. How will everyone view us?"
Zou Yanlai looked at Zhang Dening's indignant expression, then looked at Shen Yumo who was in deep thought, and then said, "I just talked to Cheng Xuyuan. I didn't want to give in at first, but his proposal made it hard for me to refuse."
“How can the study of a work be more influential than the study of a new type of work?”
"So, when it comes to persuading people, you are far behind Cheng Xuyuan. In the future, you should learn from him."
Zhang Dening looked at Zou Yanlai and felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.
She knew that it was impossible for her to change Teacher Zou's decision!
Today's second update is here, a little late, please forgive me
(End of this chapter)
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