Chapter 127 Prosperity
While the "Thorny" was gradually getting on the right track, Hao Mengyuan said in the group in frustration that Zhang Yaoyao knew its existence and he also paid attention to it.
Hao Mengyuan posted several emoticons of "apology" and "collapse". It seemed that she was really happy. However, Tong Tong didn't care. He asked: "Teacher Hao, even if he followed him, we added another fan. What's so frustrating about this?"
Hao Mengyuan said in annoyance: "I sent a link in the student group, but I didn't send it to him. He said that he knew it through the link forwarded by one of my students. I haven't contacted him for a long time. He said a lot of praise, but I don't know what to say."
Tong Tong's mind was spinning quickly, and he soon thought about the loophole. Obviously, Qian Qianqian had a major "suspect". She is Hao Mengyuan's WeChat friend and a subscriber of "Thorny Mang". She also knows Zhang Yaoyao. When she forwarded it on her circle of friends, she added a text, "This is the official account founded by our boss, please support it." Zhang Yaoyao knew it.
But Tong Tong didn't plan to ask questions, and wouldn't blame Qian Qian. He replied in the group: "Since we praise it, let's accept it and give him a few compliments."
Hao Mengyuan said, "Well, I did this too. I also admire him. He knew that I hated him so much, but he still chatted with me, chatted with me all the time, and felt so uncomfortable."
At this moment, Sun Ping'an finally spoke: "He doesn't care about you at all, nor does he appreciate you from the bottom of his heart. As a self-media entrepreneur, he is just very alert to the development momentum of "Thorn Mang"."
"I know, he asked a lot of questions, asking when we got married, why haven't we got married for so many years... I'm so annoyed him."
Tong Tong knew Mr. Zhang very well. What he cared about the most was his sense of existence, and the most unhappy thing was that others ignored him. In the past, there were so many conflicts, several times because Tong Tong didn't want to pay attention to him at all.
After returning from injury, Zhang Yaoyao has been particularly active in the alumni group recently, as if trying to prove something desperately - although I was beaten to death, I survived and was more able to jump around than before. Hao Mengyuan said that Zhang Yaoyao cannot be considered a complete bad guy. No. 2 Middle School has a "Dongmei" scholarship fund, and every year the alumni association donated money, and Zhang Yaoyao donated 20,000 yuan at once.
Although he didn't know whether he was showing off or looking for the limelight, he was indeed quite generous in money. Hao Mengyuan said: "To be honest, no matter what the purpose is, Zhang Yaoyao has donated very hard since high school. Before going to high school, we had just experienced the Wenchuan earthquake. At that time, we all donated ten or twenty yuan. Zhang Yaoyao donated a thousand yuan at once, shocking the whole school."
Tong Tong was not able to draw conclusions about his behavior. It was still the same as several years ago. He did not take Zhang Yaoyao seriously. Although the traffic of "Tiping" is far inferior to that of "Chunye Girl", Tong Tong had already made a judgment in his heart. He never regarded "Chunye Girl" as a competitor.
After receiving the guidance of Professor Bai, Tong Tong suddenly grew a lot. He chose to treat those novel subjects but low-quality submissions. He sincerely put forward his opinions and asked the authors to modify them. If the quality is up to standard, he chooses to publish, and publish up to two articles per week.
In his words, it is better to train authors than to invite authors. When the "Thorny" becomes bigger, these authors will grow up.
Tong Tong completely changed his literary disease. While pursuing "literary nature", he no longer swears. In this way, traffic accumulated bit by bit. After about a month, the number of subscribers of "Ti Mang" exceeded 5,000, and the monthly income was basically enough for Tong Tong's food expenses. Secondly, what Tong Tong hoped to see is that his dream becomes reality step by step - to take steady steps and win by quality.
He customized two bookshelf, moved them to the printing shop, and placed his collection of books on it. He did not do business after 4 pm on Saturday, and held regular reading parties with "Thimang" subscribers. Every week he would choose a writer, and the discussion was no longer limited to those of Carver, Camus, and Kafka, and became more down-to-earth.
He only opened it once or twice and then considered changing places. Although there were more than a dozen people each time, the number of people for this small shop was still too large. Tong Tong was very distressed, but Geng Xiaoqing told him that the appointment system would be implemented in the future and that a certain degree of "superiority" should be maintained so that those who attended the reading club would continue to participate.
After thinking about it, Tong Tong accepted her opinion. He didn't have so much energy to organize a reading club, but he was already very satisfied with the current scale.
As for why he had to do this reading club, Tong Tong said honestly: "My biological father has done it, and I want to do it for him. If he had a spirit in heaven and saw the thoughts of so many young people colliding, he would definitely be very pleased."
Since learning that Tong Tong opened a printing shop at Gangcheng University, Professor Bai has come to him from time to time to chat when the weather is right. After this big name arrived, the already warm shop has become more and more popular.
Professor Bai joked that this place is more attractive than the cultural salons that open in high-end hotels or coffee shops, because the boss here is a very sincere person, and the students who come here to discuss are also very sincere. Therefore, he likes the atmosphere here more.
Tong Tong also joked: "How about I run a Shakespeare Bookstore, too?"
He just said casually, but Professor Bai encouraged: "Yes! The Shakespeare Bookstore was not large in size, but it has become a benchmark for the European literary world. When you become more mature, maybe you can really do it?"
When someone praised him, Tong Tong's face turned red. Such a lofty goal can be achieved.
Professor Bai's identity is still a mystery, and Tong Tong is very sensible and never asks about his privacy. Only once, he said half-jokingly and half-seriously that it would be great if Professor Bai had taught a class for the reading party. Professor Bai laughed and waved his hand, but did not explicitly refuse. He said that he had not attended class for a long time, and now he would definitely be nervous when facing students.
"Then you should be ready. When you are ready or you are addicted to class, just tell me."
Tong Tong knew that such a big shot was not a good invitation, but since Professor Bai didn't say anything, he had the opportunity to invite him. Thinking of this, he actually had the idea of "a blessing in disguise". If it weren't for Gao Xiaobao's trouble, where did he know such an expert?
Tong Tong really hoped that Su Changhe would call him again. Although he was not as proud as he was, he wanted Su Changhe to see that he was doing well now and his literary career was getting on the right track step by step. Unfortunately, Su Changhe didn't pay attention to him for a long time. Tong Tong didn't care about his life or death, but lost an opportunity to "show off" and was slightly disappointed.
The news of Su Changhe falling ill was told by Lao Tong. That night, Lao Tong was brushing his phone on the sofa, and his former coworkers sent a message in the group that the boss Su Changhe fell ill and might not be in good condition. He had not even solved the problem of connecting to the shift. If he left in a hurry, he would not know what Changhe's factory would become.
Lao Tong turned off the screen of his mobile phone, lay on the sofa, sighing: "No matter how rich you have, you can't escape birth, old age, sickness and death!"
Tong Tong only told Lao Tong that his mother was the daughter of a wealthy family, and did not say that the wealthy family was Su Changhe. He recalled that since the New Year, when Su Changhe called him, he often coughed and was weak. Could it be that he was close to Tong Tong to win the favor of his grandson and cultivated him to be the successor of "Changhe"?
No, right? No?
Tong Tong was amused by his fantasy. Old Tong was puzzled by him and asked, "Our boss is sick, why are you so happy?"
"Actually, I'm not happy, I feel a little uncomfortable." Tong Tong said seriously: "However, something fun happened at school today. I couldn't help laughing when I remembered it just now."
He didn't care about the Su family's family affairs at all. His thoughts just now were indeed just fantasies. I don't know if Su Changhe had a conflict with his son, nor did I know if Meng Xingyun gave birth to a grandson or granddaughter for the Su family. Anyway, the Su family's huge property had nothing to do with him, so it was not his turn to "successor".
Even so, after washing up, he still asked in a vain: "Dad, what disease does your boss have?"
"I don't know. Some people say it's lung disease, and some people say it's liver disease. What kind of disease has nothing to do with me. However, he paid me a salary and paid me insurance. I'm still very grateful to him."
Thanks to Lao Tong's identity as a "formal worker", although he earned very little money in a month, he could solve medical insurance and pension insurance, which made Lao Tong very satisfied. Otherwise, his disease would have long been cured of Tong Tong's bankruptcy.
By the way, after recuperating at home for more than a month, Old Tong is about to enter the next course of treatment. He doesn't want to go to the hospital from the bottom of his heart, and he is eager to survive. Tong Tong packed up his hospitalized luggage for him, so that he can't think of anything and cooperate with the treatment well.
Lao Tong smiled and said, "In the past, I was very painful and boring. When I mentioned hospitalization, I even wanted to die. However, when I walked to the edge of life, I would definitely be reluctant to die. I was hospitalized this time and planned to do something big to make life a little excited."
"What's the big deal? Dad, don't force yourself!"
"I am going to write down my whole life and contribute to your official account."
Tong Tong was stunned.
Old Tong smiled and said, "In the lifetime of a person, some are vigorous and glorious, and some are as cowardly as me. However, if I want to leave something, I will have a little memory in this life, and it seems a little different."
Tong Tong listened quietly, held his hand and said, "Okay, Dad, then I'm looking forward to your novel. However, don't force yourself, don't be tired, focus on rest."
"Don't worry, my main task is to fight against the disease, I know this."
Old Tong was extremely sleepy, and Tong Tong was asleep to take care of him. Old Tong's mobile phone was charged on the sofa in the living room, and it was still ringing. When people were old, they loved to listen to the ringtones of their mobile phones, as if they had to deal with national affairs as soon as the ringtone rang. Tong Tong was a little confused when he heard it. He wanted to turn his father's mobile phone into a vibration, but he didn't expect to see the information from his father's coworkers group.
I don’t know what my father posted, but everyone else gave me a thumbs up. Tong Tong flipped up and finally saw the link posted by his adoptive father. He also said in the group: “This is the official account founded by my son, and the stories in it are so exciting. Dear brothers and sisters, please click to follow! (Put the fist) (Put the fist).”
Judging from the feedback from the workers, this should not be the first time he sent it. There are only about 100 people in the worker group. It would be nice to attract more than 20 people in this way of publicity. But Old Tong tried his best to do it, and Tong Tong was very moved.
Chapter completed!