1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

Chapter 101: October's Roar, we have given all the royalties (asking for monthly tickets)
"Xuemin, we've been waiting for you, let's go in together!"

When he arrived at Zhonghai, he saw Liu Xinwu at the entrance of the palace, so he trotted over there. Old Liu was talking to Li Qingquan from Yanjing Literature, and when he saw him coming, he quickly greeted him.

"Teacher Liu, Teacher Li! You are here too. Do you know what this is about? I am just a small author!"

Cheng Xuemin stepped forward and greeted him and asked. He had actually been thinking about it along the way and it should be related to his manuscript.

After all, he was only listed as a nominal employee of Mr. Wu in Zhonghai, and the only thing he gave to his mother-in-law was the manuscript of "October"!

Now that the plenary session has officially closed, all newspapers and radio news media are reporting and broadcasting the spirit of the meeting extensively, which also marks the opening of the curtain.

Cheng Xuemin, a pioneer in literary reform, should be called upon to lead the charge!

I just don't understand why you are in such a hurry!
"It should be about your article, but it's not just the three of us who came. People's Literature's Mr. Zhang, China Youth's Mr. Zhou, your father-in-law's Mr. Feng, and the heads of major newspapers, radio stations, and media news are almost all here!"

Liu Xinwu nodded to Cheng Xuemin, indicating that they should go in quickly, talking as they walked.

"Ah!? All of them are here!? Is this going to be a big move?"

Cheng Xuemin was extremely shocked when he heard this. He thought it was about his manuscript, but he didn't expect that all the heads of the cultural units under the supervision of Mr. Wu would come!

Shouldn't a meeting of this level be prepared and notified at least a month in advance?

"Xuemin, there will definitely be a big move. I heard that Mr. Ba from Shanghai has also arrived!"

Li Qingquan from Yenching Literature also added something to Cheng Xuemin.

"Mr. Ba from Shanghai?!"

Cheng Xuemin was surprised again. Even Ba Lao, the editor-in-chief of Shanghai's "Harvest", had come to Beijing. No wonder his manuscript had not been heard of.

After Cheng Xuemin and the other two were led into the conference room, they realized how large the scale of today's meeting was!
"Cough cough!"

Everyone inside was puffing out smoke, and the entire conference room was filled with thick smoke. Cheng Xuemin was caught off guard when he first entered, and he inhaled several puffs of secondhand smoke, choking and coughing continuously.

In an instant, the cough attracted all attention in the conference room and focused on Cheng Xuemin and the other two at the door.

Those who knew Cheng Xuemin were fine, they just nodded slightly when they saw him but didn't say hello. Those who didn't know him were all very suspicious, wondering why a young boy came?
You have to know that all those present here are old guys who are the heads of various units, and almost all of them are over 40 or 50 years old!
But among them, a young man in his early twenties suddenly appeared. How could everyone not be surprised and suspicious?

The most important thing these days is seniority. Besides, at an emergency meeting of this level, which unit would dare to let a young boy come?
"What? This is Lao Xu, the author of The Horse Herder?!"

"Fuck, Lao Feng, is this your son-in-law? When did your daughter get married?"

"Old Feng, your daughter is getting married? Why don't you invite us to the wedding?"

"Old Feng, your son-in-law is Old Xu, the author of The Horse Herder, who was just criticized by Old Qian as the first person in reflective literature?"

"Is Lao Xu, the author of The Horse Herder, your son-in-law, Lao Feng? Your son-in-law is amazing, and this manuscript is really well written!"

"The author of The Horse Herder is so young, why is he here?"

"Yes! The Horse Wrangler is indeed well written, but for a meeting of this level... who asked him to come?"

"You don't know this, do you?! I heard that he created another atomic bomb for Lao Liu's October. Maybe today's meeting is related to this atomic bomb!"

"Oh shit, an atomic bomb? Who told you that, Old Yang? Is it true?"

"At the symposium the day before yesterday, Teacher Ding Ling ordered this. Do you think it could be fake?"

"Oh my god, that son-in-law, Old Feng, is so arrogant!"

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After a brief moment of surprise, the entire conference room began to whisper and point at Cheng Xuemin who was standing at the door.

Mr. Feng, who was sitting in the middle, was also stunned when he saw Cheng Xuemin suddenly come in from the door!
Why is Xuemin here? Who notified him?
Soon, without waiting for him to stand up and greet his son-in-law to ask clearly, Zhang Guangnian from People's Literature, who was sitting next to him, introduced him to his colleagues, instantly making Feng's father the focus of their attention.

"Xuemin, your place is over there!"

Liu Xinwu glanced around and saw a nameplate with "Cheng Xuemin" written on it at a seat in the corner. He pointed at it and motioned him to sit there first.

"Okay, thank you!"

Cheng Xuemin looked over and saw his seat. He nodded to Liu Xinwu and Li Qingquan, then sat down in the corner.

During this period, Cheng Xuemin also met his father-in-law Feng, teacher Ding Lingding, and Mr. Mao, whom he had met once before.

There was an old man sitting next to Mr. Mao. Cheng Xuemin recognized him at a glance. It was Mr. Ba, the editor-in-chief of "Harvest". After all, he had seen his portrait in textbooks and his statue.

As soon as Cheng Xuemin sat down, a female comrade next to him greeted him and asked in surprise if he was really Teacher Gu’s son-in-law, Lao Xu, the author of The Shepherd!
Cheng Xuemin smiled and nodded politely, and greeted her politely, knowing that she was an old acquaintance of his mother-in-law, Feng's mother.

Finally, Mr. Wu came in front, leading an old leader in!
In an instant, all the heads of various units in the conference room were stunned and horrified. They couldn't help but stand up and applaud.

Cheng Xuemin also had a look of shock on his face. He stood up in a daze and continued to applaud excitedly.

The meeting was chaired by Mr. Wu. After a brief opening statement, the old leader gave a speech!

It is indeed related to the communication of the spirit of the meeting!

The cultural propaganda outlet is the first front to convey the spirit of the conference, and it must play a pioneering role in a rigorous, timely and effective manner...

The old leader’s instructions were very brief, and he left almost at halftime!
Next is Mr. Wu’s work instructions and arrangements!

Finally, the meeting was over and Cheng Xuemin thought it was over, but in fact, the entire meeting seemed to have nothing to do with him.

At the meeting, Mr. Wu and others did not mention the manuscript.

Of course, it was impossible for his manuscript to be specifically mentioned at such an important meeting.

Calling him over means asking him to listen to the spirit of the meeting?
Or did you know that they were about to launch Today magazine, and come as deputy editor-in-chief to listen and be responsible for conveying the spirit of the meeting?
The one who should be called is Chen Shumin, not him as a deputy editor-in-chief!
"Xiao Liu from October and Lao Zhang from People's Literature, please stay!"

"Oh, is Xiao Cheng here? You should stay for a while too!"

However, what was unexpected was that when the meeting was announced to be over, before leaving, Mr. Wu called Liu Xinwu from October and Zhang Guangnian from People's Literature!

It instantly caught the attention of everyone present. They didn't realize that this was Mr. Wu. Did he have any other important instructions for them?
But when Mr. Wu added another sentence, everyone's attention was once again focused on Cheng Xuemin.

Cheng Xuemin was also dumbfounded. He didn't expect that the meeting was over. Why did Mr. Wu call him? It was the atomic bomb!

Soon everyone realized that the real purpose of Mr. Wu calling the author of The Horse Wrangler was not to listen to the spirit of the meeting.

But it was about the atomic bomb. Old Wu had other instructions and arrangements for him.

Keeping Liu Xinwu from "October" is the best proof!

But what does this atomic bomb have to do with Zhang Guangnian of People's Literature? Why was he also left behind?
Even if we have to keep him, it should be Li Qingquan from Yenching Literature!

After all, Li Qingquan's "Yenching Literature" was the first publication that discovered "The Shepherd" Lao Xu.

If anything, he would stay with Old Feng from Chinese Literature, because he is the father-in-law of this atomic bomb.

So when Cheng Xuemin and the other two were stopped, Feng's father and Li Qingquan were also very surprised.

Even Zhang Guangnian of People's Literature was equally puzzled!
But he still greeted Liu Xinwu from October, and waved to Cheng Xuemin who was standing in the corner, signaling him to follow!
"dad!"

Cheng Xuemin deliberately walked around the large conference table and greeted his father-in-law in a low voice as he passed by him.

"Go ahead, it should be a good thing!"

Father Feng's face was beaming with joy. He nodded to Cheng Xuemin, signaling him to go ahead and there was nothing to be nervous about.

"it is good!"

After a brief communication, Cheng Xuemin trotted to catch up with Liu Xinwu and Zhang Guangnian, and under the guidance of Secretary Yang, he entered Mr. Wu's office!
In Mr. Wu’s office, Mr. Mao, Mr. Ba, Mr. Ding Ling and several other old masters are also there!
"I'm here. Xiao Liu, Xiao Cheng, and Lao Zhang, please find a seat first. I'll talk to Lao Mao and Lao Ba for a while!"

After greeting the three of them, Mr. Wu asked them to find a place to sit down, and then continued talking to Mr. Mao and the others!
Cheng Xuemin found a seat and sat down, listening attentively, and he almost understood the general idea.

It is indeed to cooperate with the promotion of the spirit of the conference. I hope that the cultural sector can produce some representative and influential works. I hope that Mr. Mao and Mr. Ba will do their best. I don’t ask them to write them themselves, but I hope they can produce a few manuscripts.

"Okay, Mr. Ba, since you said so, then I'll let this young comrade Cheng Xuemin show you a sample first. Is it right?"

At the end, Mr. Wu slapped his thigh and said cheerfully!

But all of a sudden, Cheng Xuemin was brought in. He looked up and became even more nervous.
Because, it’s his turn!

"Young Comrade Cheng Xuemin?" Mr. Ba, who was still not very clear about what was going on, looked at Mr. Wu with confusion.

"This young comrade is Cheng Xuemin, the author of The Shepherd!"

"But let him set an example first and charge forward, this is not his "The Horse Wrangler"!"

"Xiao Yang, go get Comrade Xiao's manuscript and show it to Mr. Ba!"

Mr. Wu introduced Cheng Xuemin to Mr. Ba, and then signaled Secretary Yang to get the manuscript and show it to Mr. Ba!

"Mr. Wu! Hello!"

"Hello, Mr. Mao!"

"Hello, Teacher Ding!"

When Cheng Xuemin got the chance, he quickly stood up and moved closer, first greeting Mr. Wu, and then greeting the familiar teachers Mao Laoding and others.

Finally, he greeted the spirited old man, Ba Lao, and said, "Ba Lao, I am Cheng Xuemin, hello!"

"You, young comrade, are quite impressive! You actually became a pioneer appointed by Elder Wu. As an old man, I really need to read your words carefully!"

Ba Lao also extended his hands enthusiastically, shook hands with Cheng Xuemin and praised him, and he was also shocked in his heart!
Such a young man actually caught the eye of Mr. Wu, and now he was personally appointed as a pioneer to set an example for their newspapers, magazines and cultural circles!

That old man was very much looking forward to and curious about how good this proof could be!
Just before the meeting started, there was a rumor circulating that this young comrade had made an atomic bomb!
"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Ba. I am so terrified!"

Cheng Xuemin also responded quickly and modestly, feeling flattered and overwhelmed.

"Mr. Ba, this is Xiao Cheng's manuscript. Please take a look at it first!" Secretary Yang quickly took the manuscript and handed it to Mr. Ba with both hands.

"Okay, okay, I'll excuse myself and let me read it first!" Ba Lao took the manuscript, nodded repeatedly, then sat down again, put on the reading glasses beside him and started reading.

The atomic bomb?

The only person present might be Zhang Guangnian from People's Literature, who had not yet seen the original manuscript of the atomic bomb. Although he wanted to go over and take a look, he didn't have the courage.

I was also wondering why Liu Xinwu and his team at October were calling him over to help with the atomic bomb they were working on.
If he had called a few more colleagues over, Zhang Guangnian wouldn't have thought too much about it, so why did he have to call him alone?

Liu Xinwu was also feeling proud, but he was also puzzled as to why Mr. Wu had called Mr. Zhang from People's Literature as well.
"It's like this! Xiao Liu, I called you over here just to ask you a question! Your October seems to be a bimonthly publication, right?"

At this time, Mr. Wu finally changed the topic and mentioned Liu Xinwu!
But when Liu Xinwu heard this, his heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition suddenly rushed to his head. He nodded subconsciously and replied, "Yes, Mr. Wu, our October magazine has just resumed publication, and it will be a bimonthly publication!"

"Then when will the next issue be published?" Mr. Wu nodded when he heard this. In fact, he already knew all this.

"At the end of next month!"

Liu Xinwu finally realized his bad premonition. The old leader's instructions at the meeting just now particularly emphasized the timeliness of their cultural outlets in conveying the spirit of the meeting.

But their next issue of "October" will be published at the end of next month, which is still a month away!
When that time really comes, there won’t be any share for them even for the day lily!
He didn't dare to lie to her face, so he could only tell the truth that it would be the end of next month. He quickly added: "Mr. Wu, we can add more issues in October. The manuscripts for the next issue have been finalized, and we can publish a sample issue right away!"

Liu Xinwu finally reacted. Mr. Wu also called Zhang Guangnian from People's Literature over. What was his purpose?
Because "People's Literature" is a bimonthly magazine, with two issues a month!
as predicted!

Even though Liu Xinwu hurriedly suggested a remedy, Old Wu still shook his head and said, "If we rush too hastily, the first shot of the vanguard may not fire!"

"Let's publish it in People's Literature instead! Let's publish Xiao Cheng's article in Lao Zhang's People's Literature in this issue!"

"Besides, Xiao Liu, the influence of your October is still a little lacking after all. I really didn't think it through before!"

"Ah?! But Mr. Wu...we have already paid the October royalties to Xuemin?!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xinwu's face instantly turned dejected, with a miserable expression as if he had lost all hope in life. In the end, he stubbornly argued!
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PS: I have been working hard for 10,000 yuan every day. I have never worked so hard before. I am begging for support from monthly tickets and recommendation tickets. Thank you!

(End of this chapter)