That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Li Ye, Pei Wencong and others arrived at the island city and were warmly entertained by Dong Yuejin for three or four days in a row. The enthusiasm was so intense that Li Ye could not stand it.

So much so that Li Ye couldn't help but laugh and said: I'm talking to you, Old Dong, have you exceeded the standard in your hospitality these days? We are here to visit friends, and we are not here to cause you any trouble.

Who are you looking down on? Why, do you think I entertained you too well? Then next time you come, I will just serve you with pickles?

Dong Yuejin laughed and scolded: You are a rich man with Seven Inch Blade, but our magazine is not a poor company!

I finally waited until you two giant Buddhas came over. Wouldn’t it be nice to eat all the seafood? The person who is being thrown away is not my Dong Yuejin. Anyone who dares to say that I exceed the standard will be slapped in his face.

Li Ye laughed a little. Dong Yuejin today has indeed changed a lot compared to Dong Yuejin two years ago.

There is more style than before, and the airs are bigger than before.

After all, Dong Yuejin has created hundreds of thousands of dollars in foreign exchange income for Blue Ocean Publishing House, and even more RMB profits. It is no longer the brand that had to squeeze into a hard seat when taking a train.

It's just that when Dong Yuejin faced Li Ye, his sincerity remained unchanged.

During the three days of contact, Dong Yuejin thanked Li Ye and Pei Wencong many times for their help, and said frankly, If I hadn't made the right bet that time, there would be no New Wind today, and I wouldn't be where I am today. .”

With this honesty, Li Ye felt that Dong Yuejin could at least be better than many people in the world.

Although it is indeed because of Li Ye and Pei Wencong that New Wind magazine went from being half-dead to becoming the leader of popular literary journals in the mainland, Dong Yuejin also went from a small editor to a somewhat famous figure in the mainland literary world.

But Li Ye had met a lot of people, and he was worried that others would know that he got help from others to succeed in the end, so as not to affect his working hard to counterattack persona.

There are even some who beat him down and stab him in the back.

A few days later, Pei Wencong and his party flew to Chang'an to visit some acquaintances at the Chang'an Film Factory and see the progress of the film and television city project.

However, Li Dayong suffered from not being qualified to fly, so he could only bid farewell to Pei Wenhui, and returned to Qingshui County with Li Ye in depression.

However, when leaving the island city, Dong Yuejin gave Li Ye a lot of special gifts, which made Li Ye feel a little embarrassed.

Old Dong! If you have anything to say, just say it. I have a problem. I am short-tongued and merciless. If you don't tell me, I will leave!

Then since you said so, I must make some demands,

Dong Yuejin said with a smile: The book Looking Homeward Lonely has been completed, and your serialization of The Flying Wind has also come to an end. When will you start writing the new book? Will you consider publishing it on my brother's side?

Li Yedao: I have hosted a short and medium story in the school literary club, and I have no idea of ​​writing a new book for the time being. Besides, you, the editor-in-chief of Dongda University, are now encouraging everyone to follow you, so there should be no shortage of manuscripts, right?

Que, people like you are always in need,

Dong Yuejin said: Now New Wind has become a semi-monthly publication, but it still cannot meet the market demand. The company has decided to add further publications, increasing the length of each issue by 30%.

Last time you told me about the shortcomings of blind expansion, I sent people to conduct detailed market research. It turns out that there are really many journals with mixed quality and poor management.

So as you said, I need to be prepared for danger in times of peace. I need well-known authors like you now, and I need high-quality long-form works to increase sales and expand influence.

Journals flourished in the 1980s, but few survived in the end. Although there were various reasons, shoddy production was definitely one of the reasons.

Li Ye thought for a while, then finally shook his head and said, I have too many things going on recently and I really don't have time to write a new book, but I can give you two suggestions.

Then tell me, brother, this is definitely what you have in mind.

After hearing what Li Ye said, Dong Yuejin was not disappointed and gave Li Ye a thumbs up.

He knew that Li Ye was now running the Gujun Literary Club, and at the same time he had to go to school, prepare for debates, etc. A student was busier than him, the editor-in-chief, and it was really inconvenient to force someone to do something difficult. Otherwise, why hadn't he taken the initiative to mention the new book to Li Ye in the past three days? What about?

First, you should significantly increase the standard of remuneration for soliciting papers. Second, you should hold regular prize-based solicitations for papers, and the prizes must not be too low.

Dong Yuejin was stunned for a moment, a little disappointed and thoughtful.

The two suggestions made by Li Ye are actually not unusual, but if they want to be implemented, he, the editor-in-chief, does not have the authority.

Although New Wind is now independently operated, it belongs to Daocheng Blue Ocean Publishing House after all. Any financial changes cannot be made by the editor-in-chief Dong Yuejin.

Moreover, Dong Yuejin felt that Li Ye's money-only approach was a bit simple and crude, and was not the only way to solve the problem.

But in fact, what Li Ye said is speaking from experience, because the surviving magazines and media in later generations all prove that if you want to attract excellent authors to submit articles, you must spend real money.

Are you deceiving the author into generating electricity for love? And then the author fools the readers? In the end, both the author and the readers will be lost. If you don’t go bankrupt, who will go bankrupt?

Of course, if New Wind finally goes bankrupt, Li Ye will never regret it, but will be happy that it suits his purpose.

Dong Yuejin is quite capable and has a good character. Wouldn't it be a good idea to bring him into the fold and build a media giant?

Dong Yuejin, who sent Li Ye away, was thinking about Li Ye's two suggestions, but suddenly he felt cold and trembled for no reason.

He really didn't expect that the loyal brother Li Ye would already have his plans.

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Li Ye and Li Yue drove for most of the day and rushed back to Qingshui County when it was almost dark.

This speed is already quite fast, because in the early 1980s, the transportation company's mission time limit from Qingshui County to Daocheng was a round trip of three days.

But just as Li Ye's car turned onto the main road to the west of the county town, he saw his little sister standing on the roadside and waving vigorously to him.

Li Ye quickly stopped the car and opened the window.

The younger sister Li Ying said to Li Ye: Brother, dad asked me to wait for you here, and asked you not to go home now. We have many relatives here, and they are all waiting for you to come back to help get into the joint venture factory.

Li Ye said strangely: If you want to join the joint venture factory, you should ask grandpa? What are you asking me for?

Li Ying shook her head and said: I don't know either, but they stayed at home and refused to leave. They ate and drank and thought grandpa didn't care about family ties.

Li Ye said in surprise: Who is so loud? Dare to show off to our grandpa? Grandma didn't say anything?

Generally speaking, given Li Zhongfa's prestige in the entire family, I have never heard of anyone cheating on him.

Even if some grandfathers are hard to talk to, grandma Wu Juying is not good at criticizing and making insinuations, and she specializes in dealing with all kinds of dishonest people.

Grandma said something, saying that the recruitment this time was handled by foreign businessmen, but they just talked to you, a junior, by name!

And I heard from my parents that two of our old relatives helped us before. It's hard to refuse, but some of our relatives are also true traitors.

Li Ying clapped her fingers and said to Li Ye: There is an old aunt, a second cousin, and an uncle from my aunt's family.

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Okay, I understand. You get in the car first, and we'll find a place to eat.

After listening to Li Ying talk for a long time, Li Ye finally understood.

The more out-of-touch relatives are, the less powerful they are. They use a little family relationship as an imperial edict, and feel that if you don't help, you are being treasonous.

But these kind of relatives are the most difficult to deal with, because they have no bottom line when it comes to risking their lives. You can't just beat them out with a stick! The one who had a bad influence was definitely Li Zhongfa.

On the contrary, those who are close to the Li family and are familiar with Li Zhongfa know more about propriety and will never do such a thing that makes things difficult for others.

Now, according to Li Ying, some relatives who were really kind to the Li family came over, and those difficult ones also came over, making it difficult to deal with the situation.

Li Ye drove to Li Dayong's house, but Li Dayong said: Brother, I'll stop far away first, and I'll go over and take a look at the situation.

A few minutes later, Li Dayong also ran back in panic. After getting in the car, he said, Come on, hurry up. This is the same situation at home.

Li Ye was speechless.

Why are the devils coming to the world to ask for help? Why the hell do I have to hide from you? How big are their faces?

Li Ye didn't say anything, turned the car around and headed home.

Li Dayong saw that the direction was wrong and said, Brother, what are you going to do? You can't tell them clearly.

Li Ye said coldly: Dayong! If you want to be a manager, you must first learn to refuse, reject those self-righteous people, and reject those messy things. Don't worry, some people will be offended if they offend them. There are many hairs. One stick.”

As Li Ye spoke, he drove the Volga to the door of his house, pressed the horn on purpose, and then asked Li Dayong to help move things home.

The sound of the car's horn attracted people in the Li family's yard, and several people came out at once.

Hey, this is Li Ye, right? I haven't seen you for a few days and you've grown so tall?

Isn't that right? He's grown into a young man now. I remember that the last time I saw him, he still stumbled when walking!

How much did you buy? It seems like this guy made real money. I've never seen such a thick hairtail.

This kid doesn't look bad anywhere. He's just not very easy to talk to. You can see that he doesn't even call us

Last time you saw me stumble? That was twenty years ago? I don’t even know you, why should I call you something?

Moreover, Dong Yuejin sent quite a lot of things. Li Ye and Li Dayong moved several times but still couldn't finish it.

But the few people around were just pointing and criticizing. Except for a half-year-old child who only knew how to be depressed and lowered his head to help, the others were just kicking their hands into the sleeves of their cotton-padded jackets, and none of them even stretched out their hands.

What's going on? Is this your attitude when asking for help?

But there was one person who said boldly: Hey, Xiaoye, I am your second cousin, do you still remember me?

Li Ye raised his head and said with a smile: I don't remember! The last time you saw me, I stumbled when walking. How can a two-year-old remember things?

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The second cousin was stunned for a moment, a little embarrassed, but he immediately took out two dollars and handed it to Li Ye.

Here, my cousin gave you lucky money. Do you remember it now?

Li Ye looked at the green two-dollar bill and was stunned.

College students and technical secondary school students in the 1980s were all cadres!

You just use two yuan to corrupt the cadres?