1979: Literary Master, Starting from the Return of Educated Youth

Chapter 110 "The Legend of Wukong"!
The golden monkey made a great effort, and Yuyu clarified Wan Lie!
Xu Yuexin kept writing until the evening, and only stopped when his hands became sore.

After a while, Chen Qiaoqiao came back from school.

Xu Yuexin called his sister-in-law to go to the kitchen to cut and prepare vegetables so that his wife could have dinner as soon as she got home.

"I'll cook, and you watch."

"I don't expect you to learn very well, but just don't starve to death during the next holiday."

After cutting the meat and vegetables, Xu Yuexin poured oil into the pot and instructed his sister-in-law behind him.

Chen Yixiu nodded and stepped back to avoid being hit by the oil.

Well, looking at my sister-in-law like this, I guess I will have to help her cook in the future.

Xu Yuexin muttered upon seeing this.

After a while, the food was ready and Chen Qiaoqiao arrived home.

The three of them sat around the table to eat. After the meal, Chen Qiaoqiao took advantage of her sister's absence and asked Xu Yuexin a question in a low voice.

"Did my mother come over again?"

"I don't know. Maybe he came over, but was stopped by the security guards."

"Huh? The security officer is willing to take care of this matter?"

"I stuffed him with two packs of cigarettes."

"You are still flexible."

Chen Qiaoqiao smiled with relief. She had been worried that her mother would come and disturb her today.

……

At night, Xu Yuexin hugged Chen Qiaoqiao on the bed and began to conquer the high ground with his big hands.

"No, my sister is next door."

Chen Qiaoqiao's face flushed and she pushed Xu Yuexin's hand away.

“This house is well soundproofed.”

Xu Yuexin lied, "I tried it during the day, and I couldn't hear it next door."

"Really?"

Chen Qiaoqiao was skeptical, thinking about the truthfulness of her husband's words.

"Can I still lie to you?"

While his wife was distracted, Xu Yuexin continued his action and kissed her directly.

"Um..."

Chen Qiaoqiao pushed Xu Yuexin out, wanting to ask him to wait a moment.

It was a pity that she was kissed by the cherry cup and she could no longer protest, so Xu Yuexin finally succeeded.

The bed beneath the two of them also began to make rhythmic sounds.

At this moment, in the next bedroom.

Chen Yixiu was almost falling asleep, but was woken up by Xu Yuexin's voice.

If you listen carefully, you will find that the sound is very rhythmic.

Chen Yixiu felt speechless.

There is no need to think about it, it must have been done by my brother-in-law, and my sister was probably unwilling to do it.

Day after day, can't you just calm down a little?

At least my sister-in-law is still here.

Chen Yixiu silently criticized in her heart and tried to cover her head with the quilt to avoid being disturbed.

But the noise next door was getting louder and louder.

Xu Yuexin is such a shameless person.

Chen Yixiu couldn't stand it anymore and decided to call Xu Yuexin tomorrow to tell him not to be so unreasonable.

According to common sense, Chen Yixiu should remind her sister instead of her brother-in-law.

But she knew very well that the root of the problem was Xu Yuexin, and it was useless to remind her sister.

The next morning, Xu Yuexin and Chen Qiaoqiao went to class together.

While Chen Qiaoqiao was combing her hair in the bathroom, Chen Yixue called Xu Yuexin and asked, "Did you sleep well last night?"

Xu Yuexin understood immediately: what the sister-in-law meant was that she didn’t sleep well.

She was reminding herself to be more careful.

"very good."

Xu Yuexin pretended to be dumbfounded and said, "I won't say any more. I'll go downstairs and ride my bike out first."

After saying this, Xu Yuexin ran out of the house, leaving Chen Yixiu so angry that she could only stare blankly.

Shameless, so shameless!

Chen Yixiu was really enlightened by this brother-in-law!
Xu Yuexin has a full schedule today and will have lunch at school.

After dinner, he returned to the dormitory, took out paper and pen and continued to write "The Legend of Sun Wukong", his pen moving very quickly.

……

Another May has arrived.

The book "The Legend of Sun Wukong" was officially completed, and Xu Yuexin began to work on its delivery.

As a long novel of 24 words, if "The Legend of Sun Wukong" is to continue to be published in People's Literature, it must be in the form of serialization.

Then I have to wait in line until the serialization of "Da Ming 1566" is finished, because I have already opened a column in People's Literature and it is impossible to open a second one.

Let’s change to another one!

Xu Yuexin pondered this and went back to his home in Keyuan Community to find the business card he had received at the last award ceremony.

Many of these business cards were from editors and chief editors of well-known publishing houses. Xu Yuexin looked through them one by one, and finally his eyes fell on one of them.

"October" magazine, editor-in-chief Liu Xinwu, the address of the magazine is attached to the end of the business card.

Xu Yuexin has collaborated with October and authorized them to print The Shepherd and The Wreath under the Mountain.

Their family is quick to pay and efficient, and Liu Xinwu even once received an award on the same stage with me.

Xu Yuexin decided to submit his article to them this time.

According to the contact information given on the business card, Xu Yuexin originally planned to go to the street office to borrow a phone to contact Liu Xinwu of October.

But then I thought, there must be a lot of people using the phone in the street office, and it would be somewhat inconvenient for me to speak in front of so many people.

So he took his business card and rode his motorcycle to Tuanjie Lake.

The commercial housing buildings where my sister-in-law lives are in very good conditions, and the construction unit has specially equipped the residents with a telephone.

The occupancy rate of the house is not high at the moment, so I'm sure no one will hear me if I make a phone call there.

After arriving at the place, Xu Yuexin saw that the telephone room in front of the corridor was empty as usual, so he walked in and picked up the phone.

The telephone was coin-operated, costing five cents per call with no time limit. There was a wooden sign next to it with the numbers of the Beijing City Radio Station, the Shanghai City Radio Station, and the provincial radio stations written on it.

In two years, this type of telephone will be rolled out in urban areas of Beijing.

After Xu Yuexin dropped a coin, he turned the dial and called the city radio station, who then transferred him to October.

Being a telephone operator is one of the most popular jobs these days. It is not exposed to the wind and rain, and the salary is high. If a female comrade does this kind of job, she will be looked at with high regard when she goes out for a blind date.

However, with the subsequent promotion of direct dialing, the job of operator disappeared in the long river of history.

"Hello, which unit are you looking for?"

"Please put me through to October."

"OK, wait."

"Du, du..."

The call was being transferred and was soon connected to October.

"Hello, comrade. My name is Xu Yuexin. I'm a writer. I want to talk to your editor-in-chief, Comrade Liu Xinwu."

"Oh? Is it Xu Yuexin who won the People's Literature Prize? Okay, please wait a moment, I will go and call Director Liu right away."

Then there was the sound of hurried footsteps.

Today I enjoyed the treatment of a great writer.

I called the magazine to look for their director, but he didn't even ask me anything and just went straight to me.

After a while, Liu Xinwu's voice came from the other end of the phone. "Hello, Comrade Yue Xin, I am Liu Xinwu."

"Hello, Director Liu. I would like to submit an article to your magazine."

"Submit an article? Sure, welcome. When do you plan to submit it? Do you want to meet and talk?"

"Well, I'd like to meet with you later with the manuscript. Are you free?"

"Yes, of course. Where would you like to meet?"

"Just go to the magazine office. It won't interfere with your work. I'll leave right away."

"Okay, okay. I'll wait for you here."

It was the first formal dealings and both sides were quite polite.

After ending the call, Xu Yuexin went to the parking shed, pushed out the Harley motorcycle, and drove onto the East Third Ring Road amid the sound of air waves.

The Third Ring Road will soon be fully open to traffic. Currently, the east, south and north directions have been completed and put into use, and only the final west Third Ring Road remains to be opened.

The smooth asphalt road and the empty highway are such a joy to ride a motorcycle on.

Following the address on the business card, Xu Yuexin ran along the Third Ring Road toward Xinglong Street in Chongwen District, and turned into the Second Ring Road when he was almost there.

From the time he started the motorcycle, Xu Yuexin completed the nearly ten kilometers in just five minutes, and he still felt unsatisfied when he stopped the motorcycle.

Just one word, cool.

Just as Xu Yuexin stopped the car and was thinking about the book "The Legend of Sun Wukong" in his mind, a familiar voice came from not far away.

“You’re here so soon.”

Liu Xinwu walked out of the courtyard of October magazine with a bag in his hand.

At present, October has not moved to its new address on the North Third Ring Road and is still working in an old wooden building in Chongwen District.

Looking at the wooden building in front of him, and thinking about the place name Chongwen District which later became history, Xu Yuexin felt a faint sense of nostalgia.

However, this feeling was only fleeting.

Because he felt a surge of energy and drive from Liu Xinwu who was walking towards him quickly.

How could a person who dared to publish "Class Teacher" in 1977 not have the courage and daring spirit?

"Isn't it urgent to bring you the manuscript?"

Xu Yuexin opened the motorcycle stand with a smile and took out the bag containing the manuscripts from the back.

"It's so impressive, even riding a motorcycle."

Liu Xinwu said in amazement at Xu Yuexin's mount, "Park the car first, and let's go up and talk."

"okay."

Xu Yuexin pushed the motorcycle into the parking shed in the courtyard, and walked up the creaking wooden stairs to the second floor with Liu Xinwu.

The current conditions of "October" are much more simple than those of People's Literature. Even the reception room has only the most ordinary wooden furniture, and some tables and chairs still show signs of time.

The series of well-known works hanging on the wall form a sharp contrast with the simple environment.

"Female Soldiers Driving the Troops", "Puliu Family", "Butterfly"...

The novels arranged in order silently demonstrate the strength of this magazine.

A deity makes a mountain, not its altitude. Water does not have to be deep!

After sitting down, Liu Xinwu poured tea for Xu Yuexin, and the two started chatting while drinking tea.

Compared with the communication on the phone, Xu Yuexin and Liu Xinwu became more familiar with each other when they met.

"Xiao Xu, what is the subject of your work?"

"It's a spin-off of Journey to the West, called The Legend of Wukong."

Xu Yuexin took out the manuscript, placed it on the coffee table with mottled paint, and said, "You can take a look at it."

"Derivative work? Okay, I'll read it."

Liu Xinwu said with a smile, his tone was very fresh.

These days there are very few terms like spin-offs and fan fiction. It takes more than ten or twenty years before a batch of interpretations of famous works appear.

After taking the manuscript, Liu Xinwu held it in his hands and looked at it carefully.

Due to the nature of his job as an editor, he reads very quickly while making sure not to miss any content.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa."

The only sound in the reception room was the turning of pages, and the air became quiet.

Xu Yuexin leaned back in his chair, smelling the fresh and elegant aroma of tea and wood, leisurely waiting for the result.

Opposite him, Liu Xinwu's expression slowly changed as he continued reading.

New. Too new in fact.

The characters in this novel are derived from tradition and reinterpret the four masters and apprentices headed by Sun Wukong.

Moreover, the way of interpretation happens to be in the direction that people most expect.

Fighting Buddha or Monkey King, which identity do people prefer?
Without a doubt, it is the latter.

It’s the monkey who beats the gods in heaven with a stick, free and fearless!
The novel is brilliantly written!
After reading the first half of the novel, Liu Xinwu gave his evaluation.

"It's a good book, yes, a very good book."

Liu Xinwu put down the manuscript and gave a high evaluation, saying, "To be honest, I never thought that Journey to the West could be written like this."

"This is a different Monkey King from the past."

"Are you planning to publish it all at once, or in series?"

The novel has not been finished yet, but judging from Xu Yuexin's level and previous achievements, Liu Xinwu thinks that he can discuss the publication with him now.

"Publish it all at once so that readers can read it to their heart's content."

Xu Yuexin decided happily.

"Okay, wait here for a while. I'll finish reading the rest first and then give it to the editor-in-chief for review."

"I'll pay you the manuscript fee after it passes..."

"Okay, no rush."

Liu Xinwu picked up the manuscript and put it in his bag, then hurriedly left the reception room and returned to the editorial office.

After reading the second half of "The Legend of Sun Wukong", he took all the manuscripts to the editor-in-chief's office and handed them over to the editor-in-chief Su Yu.

Liu Xinwu and Su Yu were both members of the founding team of October magazine and were very familiar with each other.

"Sister Su, at the last People's Literature Awards, a young writer won the highest award."

"You remember him, right?"

"Remember, why did he submit his article to the magazine?"

"Yes, these are all his manuscripts. I just finished reviewing them. Do you want to take a look now?"

"Okay, I'll take a look right away."

Su Yu said with great interest. After Liu Xinwu took out all the manuscripts and placed them on the table, he picked up the top one and began to read it carefully.

"The Legend of Wukong"?
Judging from the name, it should be a work related to "Journey to the West".

Su Yu read it with great interest.

Soon, Liu Xinwu saw approval on her face.

When Su Yu was halfway through reading, Liu Xinwu brought her a kettle: "Would you like a drink of water?"

Su Yu shook his head and said nothing, his eyes still focused on the manuscript.

She was completely immersed in the world that Xu Yuexin had woven with words.

The monkey who believed that all beings were equal, the confused Tang Monk, the hideous gods in heaven...

Su Yu read all the content in one breath, and only after reading the last word did he lean back and rub his sore eyes.

"Sister Su, what do you think of this novel?"

Liu Xinwu asked for instructions.

“A rare masterpiece with a very novel concept.”

“Both the characters and the plot are very different from Journey to the West, yet they are very reasonable and very coherent to read. They can be published immediately.”

"Then what is the standard of remuneration?"

Liu Xinwu asked Su Yu.

(End of this chapter)