Chapter 44 Revisions
The second glass of wine was equally intoxicating. The Chinese Department's welcome party was very successful. Even the principal was invited to come. He watched and praised the party. He also specifically asked Ma Chuanjie's piano solo and chorus "Young Friends Come to Meet" to be performed in the school's welcome party.
Gao Jialin finished writing the article that evening. He already knew what the party would include and had a rough idea of what the audience's reaction would be. Only the arrival of the principal was a little unexpected, so he just added it in based on the advance planning.
Gao Jialin was waiting at the door of the office with the article in his hand early in the morning. When Zhang Changqing came to work and saw it, he quickly took Gao Jialin in. He took the manuscript and praised it while reading it, "Good! Good! Good! It's an improvement compared to the last time. There are fewer revisions to make this time! I'll revise it for you now. You wait here. After I revise and copy it, I'll send it to Youth Daily!"
"Youth Daily" and "China Youth Daily" are not the same newspaper. The former is a municipal newspaper in Shanghai, and the latter is the official newspaper of the Youth League system. Both of them have young people as their main readers.
Pujiang University is located in Shanghai, so it is naturally easier to submit articles to Youth Daily. As for China Youth Daily, if the news receives a good response, it may be reprinted.
After completing the revisions, Zhang Changqing immediately started making phone calls to contact editors he was familiar with. After Gao Jialin finished copying the article, he checked it carefully and then sent it off quickly.
In the afternoon, Gao Jialin received good news. Youth Daily agreed to publish the full text and even offered royalties. Zhang Changqing took it directly back for him. The royalty rate was still 15 yuan per thousand words. In total, Gao Jialin earned more than 80 yuan for more than 5,000 words.
"Remember to come find me in a few days when the Student Union starts recruiting new members. There's a vacancy for a deputy director in the Propaganda Department this year, and I think you'd be a good fit!" If convention had allowed it, Zhang Changqing would have wanted to make him the vice chairman directly.
"Thank you, Teacher Zhang. I will definitely live up to your expectations!" Gao Jialin liked this. He really wanted to improve himself.
"Work hard, gain some training this year and get familiar with the work of the Student Union. When Wang Weihua and others retire next year or the year after, it will be your turn to take over!" Zhang Changqing painted another big picture for Gao Jialin.
This piece of cake is something that can really be eaten. As of now, Gao Jialin has a great chance of eating it, but he is not satisfied with just being a small department student union president.
There is still a lot of room for improvement in the school student union, Shanghai Student Union and even the All-China Student Federation. If one can enter the All-China Student Federation, a bright road will open up before him. Just look at the list of all previous student cadres of the All-China Student Federation and you will know that there are many hidden talents among them.
After finishing the business, Gao Jialin asked Zhang Changqing for leave. "Teacher Zhang, during the period of the new semester, I wrote a novel based on my campus life and submitted it to "Mengya". The editor of "Mengya" has read the manuscript and thinks it is good. It can be published after some revisions. They called me a few days ago, but I didn't go because I thought the party was more important. Now that the party is over, I want to go to Julu Road in the afternoon to listen to the editor's opinions!"
"Jialin, why didn't you tell me earlier about this? If I had known earlier, I would have let you go that day!" Zhang Changchun stood up and pushed Gao Jialin out. "Go quickly. I'll tell the teacher. Next time they ask you to discuss revisions, tell me directly. If time is urgent, just ask other students to tell me!"
Watching Gao Jialin hurried downstairs, Zhang Changqing stood there stupidly and returned to the office for a long time. This kid is really good at giving people surprises. He has to pay more attention to his movements in the future. Maybe his future depends on him.
What does Zhang Changqing do? He is in charge of the League work. He has such outstanding students under him, so he can also benefit from it. Gao Jialin wants to work in the school student union and the Shanghai Student Union, and Zhang Changqing also wants to work in the school league committee or even the municipal league committee. In this regard, their interests are the same.
As for higher goals, Zhang Changqing didn't dare to think about it. He would be so happy if he could join the Municipal Youth League Committee.
After two hours of swaying on the bus, Gao Jialin arrived at No. 675 Julu Road again. When he saw Niu Xinliang, he apologized profusely, "Teacher Niu, I'm really sorry. The school was busy organizing a party a few days ago, and I'm the class monitor. I'm really sorry to ask for leave!"
Niu Xinliang poured him a cup of coffee before comforting him, "It's okay, it's okay. You are a student, and these are your duties. Besides, compared with other authors, you are already here fast! But I'm afraid you will have to take some time off from now on."
It turned out that information exchange was more difficult during this period, but in later generations, people could just type on a phone or in a QQ dialog box to clearly state the places that needed to be modified, so how to revise the manuscript became a more troublesome matter.
Correspondence is too slow, phone calls are too expensive, and misunderstandings are easy to occur when communicating over long distances. Therefore, when major literary magazines encounter works of good quality, they will invite the authors to the editorial department to revise the manuscripts. They will eat and live here, and with the help of the editors, they will revise the works until they meet the requirements and quality for publication.
After explaining, Niu Xinliang pointed to the back and said, "There is a dormitory in the yard. We provide food and accommodation, and give you a two-yuan subsidy every day. You just need to revise the manuscript on time! If you are worried that the school will not agree, I can call or go to the school with you to ask for leave for you!"
A few days ago, I wanted to buy Eros Garden, but I didn’t expect that I would have the opportunity to move in so soon. Moreover, it is located in a bustling urban area, which is much more interesting than schools in the suburbs. Gao Jialin immediately agreed.
He borrowed the phone number of the editorial department to call Zhang Changqing to ask for leave, and Zhang Changqing readily agreed, "You can stay there as long as it takes to revise the manuscript. It doesn't matter if you miss a few days of study. When you come back, I will arrange for a good student to make up for you!"
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Changqing looked at the class schedule under the glass of his desk and hurried to the teaching building. The next class was "History of European and American Literature". The professor who taught this course, Gong Rutang, was an old-fashioned person. He had to go and ask for leave for Gao Jialin, otherwise if he got angry, things would turn from good to bad.
He ran very fast. When he arrived at the classroom, Professor Gong had not come yet. Ma Chuanjie saw him and asked quickly, "Teacher Zhang, didn't Gao Jialin just go to look for you? Why haven't you come back for class yet?"
Zhang Changqing walked up to the podium with a smile, "Classmates, I have good news for you. Gao Jialin, our classmate, has just been in school for a month, and he has already written a novel. It has also successfully passed the preliminary review of the magazine "Mengya". So in the next few days, Gao Jialin will stay in the editorial department of "Mengya" to revise the manuscript. He will come back to attend class with you after the revision is completed!"
The noisy classroom immediately fell into a long silence, and everyone was stunned by the news.
Professor Gong walked into the door with the lesson plan, but his feet trembled and he retreated. There were so many people inside, why was there no sound? This was too scary, wasn't it?
(End of this chapter)
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