Chapter 44: The Old Days
“Am I really going to be a writer?”
After hanging up Mr. Lan's phone call, Lin Weidong's head was still a little dazed, feeling that everything was so illusory.
That afternoon, Lin Weidong went to the bank and found that the 4,000 yuan extra in his account, and then he was sure that what Mr. Lan said was the truth.
As the saying goes, money is the courage of a person. Looking at the sudden extra 4,000 yuan in the account, Lin Weidong felt that his waist was much straightened in an instant, and even his walking posture became elegant and rich.
You should know that in the late 1990s, 4,000 yuan was not a small amount. With the 4,000 yuan royalty, Lin Weidong now wants to take Wang Sica to eat and buy her what she wants. As long as it is not too expensive, he will almost never hesitate because of the price.
On the other hand, Lin Weidong also knew very well that he was in the treasure island and that his first work was not qualified to bargain with the publishing house. It was already very good to get a manuscript fee of 4,000 yuan at one time.
Moreover, the novel "E.net Love Deep" was originally just a test work by Lin Weidong. He had hoped that it would be published in Simplified Chinese in the mainland, but he did not expect that it could be published in Traditional Chinese on Baodao.
In order to avoid the long nights and dreams, Lin Weidong printed out the electronic document of the contract sent to him by Xinchang Publishing House at the typing and copying agency outside the school that night, and signed his own pseudonym and real name.
The next morning, Lin Weidong ate a soy milk fried dough stick in the canteen, so he ran to the local post office and sent the contract out.
According to the editor of Xinchang Publishing House, they will arrange the publishing house affairs of "E.net Love Deep" as soon as possible after receiving the contract. The current preliminary plan is to print 10,000 copies for the first time. Before the traditional physical books are listed, they will send a sample book to Lin Weidong.
Lin Weidong is looking forward to these things.
Whether it is the subsequent royalties of "E.net Love Deep" or a sample book sent to him.
However, after the contract was sent out, Lin Weidong was fine. Not only did he not have to go to the Internet cafe all night every night, he also had more time to have fun with Wang Sijia. The rest was waiting for news from the publishing house.
On Thursday, just after the first class in the afternoon, the League Secretary Chen Liling walked to Lin Weidong's seat with a thick registration letter from the drawer.
"Wei Dong! Your letter."
When Chen Liling smiled and handed the thick registration letter to Lin Weidong, Lin Weidong was stunned for a moment and then said thank you.
Seeing that the registration letter was written on the address of Baodao, Lin Weidong's heartbeat suddenly accelerated a lot. He had already guessed in his heart that it was probably the contract and sample books sent by Xinchang Publishing House.
After handing over the registration letter to Lin Weidong, Chen Liling asked casually: "Weidong, are you pen pals with your Taiwanese compatriots?"
The Taiwan address on the envelope is very conspicuous. The letter was taken by the League Secretary Chen Liling. Naturally, he had noticed the address on the envelope for a long time and could not help but feel curious.
Looking at Chen Liling, who was dressed conservatively and beautifully, Lin Weidong suddenly remembered that when he was in an internship in a rural primary school in his previous life, he had dated her for a while.
However, Lin Weidong and Chen Liling have not been together for a long time, only three or two months, at most it is a dewy love relationship between male and female classmates, and it is far less impressive than the relationship with Wu Shan.
If Chen Liling hadn't taken the initiative to talk to him this time, Lin Weidong would have forgotten her all after so many years.
However, when the dusty memories surged into my heart again, what appeared in Lin Weidong's mind was the scene of carrying her beautiful legs on her shoulders on the simple wooden bed in the staff dormitory and sweating...
Thinking of this, Lin Weidong couldn't help but tremble, smiled at her and shook his head: "No, what era is it, who still has a pen pal?"
"Then your letter..." Chen Liling said halfway and didn't ask any further, after all, it involved personal privacy.
But Lin Weidong didn't hide it and told her directly: "This registered mail was sent to me by a publishing house in Taiwan."
"Taiwan Publishing House?" Chen Liling looked at Lin Weidong with a look of surprise.
Lin Weidong nodded with a smile: "Yes, the novel I wrote has been published in Taiwan."
Before Chen Liling could speak out and express her admiration and surprise, Lin Weidong smiled and made a "shhh" gesture at her.
Seeing that Lin Weidong had no intention of further speaking, Chen Liling smiled tactfully and nodded, saying goodbye and leaving.
After Chen Liling left, Lin Weidong wanted to open the envelope immediately and take a look at the contract and the first sample book.
But at this time there were other classmates in the classroom. Lin Weidong didn't want to spread the story of his own novel, which affected his peaceful life now, so he suppressed his anxiousness and put the thick registration letter into his drawer.
The League Secretary Chen Liling and Lin Weidong knew about her character and then gave her a wink. There should be no problem.
Even if Chen Liling really spread this incident, Lin Weidong would never blame her. After all, she was a woman who lived in her previous life, so he would not be angry with her for this little thing.
However, because of this registered letter, Chen Lili became more curious about Lin Weidong.
After finally ending the second class in the afternoon, Lin Weidong cruelly left Wang Taoxin and went to the school's study room alone.
Lin Weidong will tell Wang Taoxin about the publication of "E-Net Love" in Taiwan sooner or later, but now he just wants to enjoy this happiness quietly by himself.
Since it was not a weekend, there were not many people in the study room, only a few students were reading books, and the atmosphere was very quiet.
Lin Weidong walked gently to the corner of the window at the end of the study room, sat down at the last table, and smiled with anticipation and took out the things in the envelope bit by bit.
As Lin Weidong expected, what was sent inside was indeed a contract sent back by Xinchang Publishing House and a sample book "E-Net Love Deep".
The return contract has been signed with the name of the editor-in-chief of Xinchang Publishing House and the official seal of Xinchang Publishing House has been stamped.
After a few casual glances, Lin Weidong put the contract aside, and then his entire attention was transferred to the book.
It has to be admitted that the sample book "E.net Love Deep" is indeed very exquisite. From this we can see that Xinchang Publishing House is dedicated to publishing books.
Moreover, the cover paper is very thick, and the cover is made of comics and blue tones. A thin and tall boy sat in front of the computer, followed by a slim and beautiful girl.
e.net love deep, four purple and red characters are printed on the far right of the cover. Below these four characters, there are also a few small characters written in the fly head - Ye Gucheng.
It is worth mentioning that these words are printed in traditional Chinese.
When Lin Weidong saw the traditional Chinese books published in Taiwan for the first time in reality, he inevitably felt novel. This was the book he wrote himself, and it was difficult to explain it clearly in one or two sentences.
ps. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I wish you all a happy new year!
Chapter completed!