"Lao He, I bring you a young genius. We have a successor in the world of children's literature." Zheng Yuanjie brought Wang Debao into the editor-in-chief's office and said happily. Then, while saying hello to sit down, she squatted in front of the coffee table without seeing anyone else.
, looking for tea leaves.
He Yuankui looked at Wang Debao with a scrutinizing gaze... He was not a genius and couldn't tell, but he was really young, and even the beard on his lips was just a layer of hair.
I really can't tell anything else about it. The young man is quite tall and has a relatively big frame, but he looks a bit malnourished and thin. It's obvious that the young man's life is not very good.
But this is normal. Thirty years later, when things are extremely rich, obesity has become a common social problem... In the 1980s, there were almost no fat people.
What He Yuankui likes very much is that Wang Debao's clothes and shoes are very old, but they are not patched and have no strange smell. Overall, they are clean and tidy.
"Sit down quickly." He Yuankui smiled, stood up and asked Wang Debao to sit down.
While He Yuankui was sizing up Wang Debao, Wang Debao was also sizing up He Yuankui.
This is a plainly dressed, but neat, middle-aged man with gray hair and a slightly messy appearance. The wrinkles on his face are as deep as a knife or an axe, but this does not affect his friendly and natural smile, which gives people a feeling of spring breeze.
On the arms are a pair of floral sleeves that are a symbol of the times - this is a very practical little thing invented to prevent the sleeves from being worn by the table. All the ingenious girls and wives will make it.
The editor-in-chief's office is also in He Yuankui's own style, with tables, chairs, sofas, kettles and teacups. Everything is old, but clean and tidy with no smell. In the small office of only about ten square meters, there are actually two pots of green tea.
Plants are growing wildly.
This is an old man with a simple appearance and a rich heart.
"Thank you, Editor He." Wang Debao said politely, withdrew his gaze, and sat down on the simple sofa. The sofa under his butt suddenly made a harsh "squeak" sound.
Wang Debao stiffened, but He Yuankui and Zheng Yuanjie didn't care. Zheng Yuanjie grabbed a handful of tea leaves and put them in two teacups...Wang Debao hurriedly said: "Stop! Teacher Zheng, I can't drink such strong tea, please put it less."
A little bit."
Zheng Yuanjie said: "You will know after you come here a few times. Lao He's jasmine high chop has no flavor. You must put more."
Although he said this, Zheng Yuanjie still only put a little tea leaves for Wang Debao, then picked up the thermos and filled Wang Debao with water first.
He Yuankui watched all this silently, and suddenly felt that... besides himself, there was actually someone who could make Zheng Yuanjie take the initiative to pour water? And he poured it first!
The little guy has something!
Zheng Yuanjie picked up Wang Debao's army green satchel, took out a stack of manuscript paper from it, handed it to He Yuankui, and said: "Don't talk nonsense, let's read my brother's short story first."
He Yuankui joked: "Old Zheng, how long has it been since I saw you so excited about a novel?"
Zheng Yuanjie suddenly felt a little emotional: "Yes, there are really too few good novels nowadays, and there are more ones that praise virtues..."
"Old Zheng, be careful what you say!" He Yuankui shouted in a low voice.
"I understand." Zheng Yuanjie smiled nonchalantly and said, "Read the novel quickly. After reading it, you will definitely finalize the draft today."
He Yuankui also automatically skipped the scene just now and said with a smile: "You are so confident, then I have to seriously find faults."
When he unfolded the manuscript paper and found two different colors of manuscript paper, He Yuankui was slightly unhappy.
Zheng Yuanjie explained: "My brother only wrote the first 6,000 words at home, plus an outline. The next 5,000 words came to me and I asked him to finish them on the spot."
He Yuankui's brows suddenly widened. Counting the time, this meant that the little guy's writing skills and hand speed were very agile.
However, when he saw the title of the novel, He Yuankui was stunned. He immediately opened his eyes wide and stared at the title in a daze... "I, a primary school student, woke up and found that I had traveled twenty years later and witnessed the prosperity of my motherland.
and the Great Rise".
Good guy, He Yuankui has been engaged in literary creation all his life, and this is the first time he has seen such a long title... not counting punctuation marks, it only has 33 characters.
Oh my God, if this was really the title, the editor in charge of typesetting would probably die on the spot.
How to do this?
But it is inappropriate to say that this title is not used. His title has witnessed the prosperity and great rise of the motherland. How dare he be cut off? If someone sues him, the superiors will ask him
What's your intention? How should he answer this?
It’s heartbreaking to kill someone!
He Yuankui looked at Wang Debao with obscure eyes... Is this guy here to cause trouble?
Wang Debao suppressed his laughter and lowered his head... He also specially added a piece of manuscript paper to write the title before leaving Zheng Yuanjie's studio - the original intention was to make a joke, so that the predecessors who were engaged in literature in the 1980s could experience it in advance.
Thirty years later ()() style book title style.
It’s exciting to think about it.
Zheng Yuanjie also suppressed her laughter and said, "Just keep watching."
He Yuankui turned the page and suddenly realized that the original title was "Twenty Years Later", so...the 33-character title on the home page was deliberately joking with me?
Well, this can be arranged - the official title is still called "Twenty Years Later", and then a subtitle is added below, and that will solve the problem.
He Yuankui then relaxed, pointed at Zheng Yuanjie with a dumbfounded look, and then continued reading the novel.
As he watched this, He Yuankui gradually became immersed in it, and his expression gradually became more colorful.
Zheng Yuanjie winked at Wang Debao and told him to look at He Yuankui's expression as if he had written this novel.
Wang Debao just laughed. He and He Yuankui were not familiar with each other, so they certainly couldn't joke around and exchange random words with each other like he did with Zheng Yuanjie... In fact, he already regretted it after he came up with that outrageous title. But now that it's over, he can only
Now that I can bite the bullet and come here, I hope He Yuankui is a broad-minded person.
After He Yuankui finished reading, he pressed his palms on the manuscript paper, closed his eyes and thought... Neither of them bothered him, but then the door suddenly opened, and a young editor hurriedly pushed open the door of the editor-in-chief's office and was about to speak.
, suddenly noticed that there were two people in the office, and immediately swallowed the words that were on his lips, and nodded towards Zheng Yuanjie and Wang Debao with a smile.
At the same time, He Yuankui finally finished thinking, opened his eyes, and said excitedly: "I want this short story, jump in line...it will be in this issue on the 10th."
Zheng Yuanjie had a "it should be so" expression on her face, and Wang Debao was really excited. This was the first time in his life that he had submitted a manuscript, and it was actually passed, and he even had to jump in line... I'm so awesome!
Children's literature is published three times a month, and it takes one to five days to be delivered to all parts of the country, and today is already the 4th... In other words, if Wang Debao's "Twenty Years Later" really wants to jump in, then tonight
It requires proofreading, typesetting, and printing all night long.
If printing has already started, all will be cancelled.
This kind of courage is really not something ordinary people can have!
He Yuankui is obviously a very cautious person. He can actually take risks and make such a major decision... If something goes wrong, he, the editor-in-chief, will bear full responsibility.
But He Yuankui has already made up his mind, which shows how excellent Wang Debao's short story is and how much it moved He Yuankui.
No one noticed that the young editor, with a face full of shock and resentment, silently closed the door and went out.