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

Chapter 47 Boom, Feng's mother's time bomb exploded (asking for monthly votes

After reading it, Zhang Dening also felt that the manuscript was very good and hoped that Cheng Xuemin would give it to her!
But Cheng Xuemin was vague and a little hesitant!

In the end, it was Zhang Dening who made a thorough analysis and directly persuaded Cheng Xuemin to choose Yenching Literature. She said, "Xuemin, you listened to Teacher Chen's advocacy and decided to choose People's Literature, right?!"

"People's Literature is indeed a top journal, and all authors who can be published there are proud of it! But you also know that you, Xuemin, are a newcomer to People's Literature, and they will pay you at most five yuan per thousand words! Our Yenching Literature charges a maximum of seven yuan per thousand words, a difference of two yuan!"

"And Xuemin, this should be a novella, right? It should be at least 100,000 words! A difference of two yuan per thousand words means a difference of two hundred yuan in royalties! Xuemin, the two short stories you wrote in our Yanjing Literature did not even get two hundred yuan in royalties!"

Telling Cheng Xuemin the reality directly did succeed in making him fall in love with her!

That’s right!
The manuscript in his hand is a long novel of 200,000 words, not as good as a short story of 10,000 or 20,000 words. If he really submits it to People's Literature and charges the price for new authors, he will lose a lot!
Cheng Xuemin was just a little bit overwhelmed by the appreciation and recognition of the teacher of Yenching University. Now after Zhang Dening's analysis, it is indeed the truth.

It is true that it is quick to gain fame by publishing on People's Literature, but Cheng Xuemin first needs to make money to buy a house and move out of his mother-in-law's house as soon as possible. He does not want to be ridiculed and scolded behind his back as a son-in-law who lives off his wife's wife.

In the future, I will continue to use short stories to gain experience in various publications. When the price reaches the maximum, I will move on to medium-length or even long stories. By then, one article will be worth a courtyard house, or I can reward myself with a courtyard house regularly every year.

When I can’t write anymore, or I have paid tribute to all the people in my mind who need to be paid tribute, I can just lie down and collect the rent.

By that time, Cheng Xuemin estimated that he would have at least 20 or 30 courtyard houses.
Judging from the price of courtyard houses forty years later, wouldn’t they be much more stable than those used for business or investment?
Knowing that Zhang Dening was there to deliver sample issues and payment invoices, Cheng Xuemin thought of being a host and treating her to lunch. The food in the Yan University cafeteria was really good!
But Zhang Dening was in a hurry to go back, and said that she would treat Cheng Xuemin and the others to dinner after the manuscript was finished for her.

This feeling is good!

At noon, Cha Jianying treated everyone to braised pork, but Cheng Xuemin did not lick the braised pork. After all, it was an agreement between the three of them, and Cheng Xuemin was an outsider, so there was no reason for Cha Jianying to spend money to treat him.

However, they still sat together to have lunch. At the table, Huang Beijia and Cha Jianying were still discussing and praising the front-page headline of Yenching Literature, "The Horse Herder".

Cheng Xuemin and Feng Jiayou, who were standing beside him, felt embarrassed because they were exaggerating too much! They even threatened to go to Yenching Literature to ask Zhang Dening and the others about the new author "Lao Xu"!

They were also very curious and wondered what kind of new author could write such a beautiful love story between Xu Lingjun and Li Xiuzhi.

Moreover, this is a piece of scar literature, but among the many "scars", one can read so much warmth.

Yes, it’s warmth!

"No, I have to finish my meal quickly and write a review of The Horse Herder. I want to get it published in the Literary Gazette and become the first reader to review The Horse Herder!"

Halfway through the meal, Huang Beijia suddenly had an idea and said.

"Not really? 'The Horse Wrangler' hasn't even been officially published yet, and you're so impatient to write a review? And submit it to 'Literary Gazette'?"

After hearing this, Feng Jiayou was shocked, thinking that they were going a bit too far.
"It's a good idea. I'll write it too!" Cha Jianying also agreed and wanted to write it too.

"Lao Xu's article on the horse herder is really well written! I think it will definitely get a big response within a month. I'm afraid that if it's too late, the requirements for the manuscript will be too high!"

"I'll earn some royalties while I'm at it, and then I'll treat you guys to some braised pork!" Huang Beijia nodded very seriously. She wanted to drink the first batch of soup, the kind with meat.

"Yes! Jiayou, why do I feel that you two don't care much about this article 'The Horse Wrangler'? Do you think it's not well written, or do you think it's not as good as yours, Jiayou?"

"Yes! Jiayu, you are a little abnormal today!" After hearing what Cha Jianying said, Huang Beijia also nodded and reacted.

Although Feng Jiayou also praised this article, and was very excited about their enthusiastic comments, she felt that it lacked something and couldn't put it into words. Perhaps, as Cha Jianying said, Feng Jiayou's article, which had been revised six or seven times, was about to be outdone by this article, and Lao Xu was also a new author, so she was not convinced?
"No way! Since you all are writing reviews, I will write a review tonight too!" The original author was sleeping next to her, and the story behind "The Horse Wrangler" was easily passed down her manuscript.

"That's great! The three of us will write together, and hopefully we can all be selected by the Literary Gazette and help promote Lao Xu!" Huang Beijia nodded repeatedly.

"It's better to submit them separately! If you submit to both of them, they may not be accepted, and the momentum won't be great." Since the topic was about giving Lao Xu a push, Cha Jianying offered her suggestion.

"Invest separately, don't put all your eggs in one basket! I hope we can all eat braised pork next week!" Huang Beijia echoed.

"Okay, then we'll talk about how to submit it after you finish writing it!" Feng Jiayou also followed suit.

"I have to prepare for the exam, so I won't join in the fun!"

After the three of them agreed, seeing Huang Beijia and Cha Jianying looking at him, Cheng Xuemin shook his head and refused.

Write a book review for yourself?

Nothing!

After dinner, they all went back to the dormitory for a nap, while Cheng Xuemin continued to work furiously in the library, trying to finish the novella in his hand as soon as possible.

However, little did they know that the topic of the Chinese Department of Yenching University in the afternoon was dominated by a man named 'Xu Lingjun'!
The students in the Chinese Department rushed to read the three samples. Some of them were so moved that they rushed out of the classroom, shouting, "Yenching Literature has produced a Xu Lingjun, and China has produced a Xu Lingjun!"

However, the students who were completely unaware of the situation were completely confused. They were all discussing and guessing who Xu Lingjun was. Who was Xu Lingjun, and which department and class was he from?
Just like that, the horse herders Xu Lingjun and Li Xiuzhi, before they were officially announced, had already been sought after and hotly discussed starting from the Chinese Department of Yan University!

"Xuemin, do you know? You're famous! Now our Chinese department is looking for who is Xu Lingjun, who is Li Xiuzhi, and who is Lao Xu!"

On the way home, Feng Jiayou held Cheng Xuemin in one hand, still admiring the Wrangler with lingering interest, unable to stop!
"Hold me tight, don't read it! Actually, what I wrote is just so-so. It's not a good thing for us to be too popular. I just want to earn some royalties quietly. Why is it so difficult?"

Cheng Xuemin didn't dare to do any dangerous actions while riding a bicycle. He didn't dare to grab the woman's hand and put it around his waist, reminding her to hold tight.

"Yes! We were just trying to earn some royalties, but who knew it would release such a big satellite! I'm a little scared and regretful now. I should have listened to you, Xuemin, and voted for October!"

The more popular the Wrangler is, the more Feng Jiayou regrets and gets scared! She regrets not listening to Cheng Xuemin and voting for her mother. Now she is even more afraid that her mother will find out and beat her to death!

"We can only go on like this?! I hope Yanjing Literature doesn't go bankrupt!" Cheng Xuemin also nodded and said, "We still have to make money and buy a house as soon as possible. We won't be afraid if we move out!"

"Yeah, Xuemin, you're right. We have to move out as soon as possible. Your mother-in-law is like a time bomb that could explode at any time. I don't even dare to talk to her straight in the eye!"

Feng Jiayou nodded in agreement, buying a house and moving out was their most urgent need in the near future!

"Mom! The front-page headline of Yenching Literature is out. China has a new Xu Lingjun. Take a look!"

But the woman forgot what she had just said. When she returned home, she rushed into the kitchen immediately and presented her treasure to Feng's mother who was cooking!
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