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

Chapter 113: I must continue to control my sister-in-law!
He's not lying to himself, is he?

A famous writer like him will definitely not have trouble finding girls who like him even after getting married.

Why would you say such things to yourself?

Zhu Chen pondered and finally shook his head.

"I'm seven years older than you. Why are you staring at me?"

Zhu Chen sighed and said, "I am very grateful for everything you have done for me. I will try my best to repay you in the future."

"We can be friends forever."

"Seven years older? Just right."

Xu Yuexin said from the bottom of his heart, "You don't understand, women at this age are the most charming."

? ?
Zhu Chen was confused again.

She is 28 this year, which in the eyes of the public is an age where one would worry about not getting married yet.

Xu Yuexin just said that this age is the most charming?
He would say anything to get himself.

Zhu Chen didn't believe it at all, just like he didn't believe Xu Yuexin's statement that she was worth it.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Zhu Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Don't tell me these nonsense anymore."

"I still consider you my best friend."

In addition to morality, Zhu Chen also had some practical considerations in his heart at this time.

Xu Yuexin was young and hot-blooded, and he fell in love with her at first sight.

Even if she put everything aside and really got together with Xu Yuexin, what would she do in the future?
What should she do when Xu Yuexin throws his hands away?
So you absolutely cannot agree to him. One more step forward will not only be a forbidden zone, but also an abyss.

Zhu Chen kept reminding himself.

Xu Yuexin was not surprised by Zhu Chen's reaction.

As a woman with a decent job and a good family background in this era, it is impossible for her to be conquered as soon as the charge was sounded.

Today I just want her to understand my attitude.

As long as she knows what she means and then gets turned against.

"It's not enough to just be friends."

Xu Yuexin gently pinched Zhu Chen's cheek and said, "It's getting late. I have to go to class."

Zhu Chen's face turned red from being pinched, but he said nothing.

After leaving Zhu Chen's house, Xu Yuexin walked to school.

While teaching Zhu Chen English, Xu Yuexin either walked or took a car, and never came on a motorcycle.

Such a big Harley is really eye-catching, and it would be easy for people to find out after a while.

On the way to school, Xu Yuexin stopped at a newsstand and asked the old newspaper seller whether the "October" magazine was out.

"October, right? It just arrived."

The old man took out a portion and said, "Two cents."

Xu Yuexin took the magazine and took out two coins from his wallet.

As soon as he left the newsstand, he immediately opened October and looked at the table of contents.

Hey, the first page is "The Legend of Wukong".

What is it like to have your work published in a national magazine?
Well, the answer is very happy.

Although it was not the first time that Xu Yuexin published a work, he was still in very good spirits.

A total of 24 words, this is the most space he has ever occupied in a magazine.

Readers can now enjoy the reading.

I just don’t know whether Zhu Chen has read “October”. It would be great if he did.

That way I can conquer her with words.

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Once "The Legend of Sun Wukong" was published, it had a huge impact on the readership.

Everyone felt very fresh as it was the first time they saw this literary form of interpreting classics.

Coupled with the wonderful content of the novel itself, the speed of its dissemination became very fast.

As an industry insider, Wang Chaoyin bought a copy of October as soon as it was published and read the novel "The Legend of Sun Wukong".

"Xiao Xu is a man with a lot of ideas."

After finishing reading the novel "The Legend of Sun Wukong", Wang Chaoyin put the magazine on the desk and talked to himself with a smile on his face.

In his opinion, "The Legend of Sun Wukong" is an extremely successful work, which is first-class in both conception and plot.

It's the kind that makes you savor it after reading it.

"Team Leader Wang, the author on your side ran away."

After a while, other editors saw "The Legend of Wukong" and the pen name Chunfeng and joked with him.

"No, no, Ming Dynasty 1566 is being serialized."

Wang Chaoyin said calmly, thinking about the publication of "The Legend of Sun Wukong" in his heart.

Such an excellent work will surely be popular once it is printed as a single volume.

He had to hurry, lest October print the book first.

Thinking of this, Wang Chaoyin stood up and walked to the telephone room of People's Literature and dialed Xu Yuexin's home number.

As a result, the call failed to go through.

Maybe he's not home?

Wang Chaoyin thought about it and planned to fight a few more times later.

As a result, for several days, no one answered the phone at Xu Yuexin's home.

"Hey, where did this guy go?"

After failing to get through again, Wang Chaoyin put down the receiver and spoke anxiously.

He was preparing to make a large order, but he couldn't contact anyone.

This is really what you are afraid of.

If Xu Yuexin might not go home on weekdays because he lives on campus, then why did no one pick him up this weekend?

And even if he is not at home, there should be someone else at his house, right?

Wang Chaoyin was puzzled and finally decided to contact Xu Yuexin through Chen Jiangong.

Chen Jiangong's family also had a telephone installed, and he told Wang Chaoyin the number.

As soon as the call was connected, Wang Chaoyin couldn't wait to ask about Xu Yuexin's whereabouts.

"Hey, Xiao Chen, do you know where Xiao Xu is? I can't get in touch with him."

"Old Xu? He's been doing fine lately. He goes to class as usual and goes home most of the time. What's wrong?"

"What? He's home? That's really weird."

"Why don't you come to school to find him? He's always there during class time."

"Well, he has classes tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, I have classes."

"I'll go to your school in the morning."

After finding out Xu Yuexin's whereabouts, Wang Chaoyin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally I can talk to him about printing.

The next morning, Wang Chaoyin waited at the school gate and finally waited for Xu Yuexin.

"Team Leader Wang, I heard from Lao Chen that you were looking for me."

Xu Yuexin took the initiative to step forward and greet him, saying, "I'm sorry, I'm not at home these two days and didn't answer your call." He has been living with his eldest sister-in-law recently, and had no idea that Wang Chaoyin was looking for him until Chen Jiangong told him yesterday.

Wang Chaoyin waved his hand.

"Not true. I came to see you this time mainly to talk to you about the publication of "The Legend of Wukong"."

"Haha, Team Leader Wang is so fast."

"You have to be the first to strike in any business. You haven't signed the publishing contract with October yet, have you?"

"No, how about we find a place to talk?"

"Aren't you going to class? How about we talk after class?"

"I don't have a class until the second period, so the first period is empty."

"Okay, let's go to the teahouse across the street."

Wang Chaoyin was very happy when he heard that Xu Yuexin had time now.

He was still worried that maybe there was something he had not paid attention to when he was getting along with Xu Yuexin, which led to his dissatisfaction with him and he deliberately didn't answer the phone.

After the conversation just now, Wang Chaoyin's worries disappeared, and the only thing left in his mind was the publishing cooperation matters to come.

After sitting down in the teahouse, Wang Chaoyin ordered two cups of Biluochun and sat down at a window seat with Xu Yuexin.

Since we are talking about publishing, we naturally have to talk about the book first.

“I read The Legend of Wukong several times when it first came out.”

"It's a good book with a very novel concept, the kind that young people will particularly like."

Before the tea was served, Wang Chaoyin said with certainty, "This interpretation of a classic novel is a first in China."

"I am sure that once this book is published, it will be very effective and sell well."

“Do you have any plans to publish in the near future?”

"How is it published?"

Xu Yuexin asked with a smile.

"How about 10% of the print run fee? I'll give you an extra point."

"The price is 8 cents per copy. For the first run, we'll print copies. How do you think?"

Wang Chaoyin and Xu Yuexin discussed this.

"The print run is too small. Double it."

Xu Yuexin raised two fingers and said, "Believe me, after last year's economic development and general wage increases, our readers' spending power has greatly increased."

"Some people who were reluctant to buy books before are now buying them to read."

"Sales of 300,000 copies will definitely not be a problem."

300000 copies...

Wang Chaoyin was surprised when he first heard it, but after calming down and thinking about it, he admitted that what Xu Yuexin said made sense.

Since last year, sales of People's Literature Magazine have continued to rise, breaking records every month.

As Xu Yuexin said, once income increases, everyone's spiritual and cultural needs and consumption capacity will increase.

A first print run of 300000 copies may sound exaggerated, but it is definitely feasible in practice!

"Your analysis makes sense."

"Just print 300,000 copies."

Wang Chaoyin nodded in agreement and said, "You are going to become the author with the most first prints since the founding of People's Literature."

"Shall we go sign the contract at noon?"

"No problem, I don't have classes this afternoon."

Xu Yuexin said.

That afternoon, Xu Yuexin rushed to No. 166 Chaonei and signed the publishing contract for "The Legend of Sun Wukong" in the reception room of People's Literature.

The print run is 300000 copies, and each copy is paid 8 cents, which is 240000 yuan. Multiplying this by 10% of the print run fee, the amount Xu Yuexin received is 24000 yuan.

This is the largest sum of money he has ever earned from People’s Literature!
Xu Yuexin went there with a shoulder bag on his back. When he left, he didn't dare to put the bag on his shoulder for fear that it would be broken by the heavy banknotes.

After returning to Tuanjie Lake, Xu Yuexin put his bag on the table and sat on a chair with great enthusiasm.

24000 yuan... Well, I should be the highest-earning author in the country.

Chen Yixiu was sitting on the sofa flipping through music scores. She glanced over here inadvertently and caught a glimpse of stacks of banknotes in the bag.

"Why is there so much money in the bag?"

Chen Yixue looked at him and asked, "Do you make money by writing books?"

According to her estimation, there should be about ten thousand yuan in the bag!

"Well, another book has just been published."

"I made twenty-four thousand."

Xu Yuexin downplayed the situation and tried hard to act more profound in front of his sister-in-law.

"Oh, that's how it is."

Chen Yixiu nodded and continued to look down at the music score.

Xu Yuexin felt a little unhappy: Shouldn't she be amazed and praise loudly to show her admiration?
Is this the result?

"It's twenty-four thousand."

Xu Yuexin reminded casually.

"Yes, I heard it. I heard it."

Chen Yixiu raised her head and looked at Xu Yuexin, her tone still indifferent, without showing the expectation that Xu Yuexin had.

Xu Yuexin curled his lips and walked over to sit next to his sister-in-law.

When Xu Yuexin was unhappy, Chen Yixiu laughed in her heart.

Chen Yixiu did it on purpose. She wanted to see how long Xu Yuexin could hold it in.

Because she always felt that Xu Yuexin was pretending to be profound, and if she could succeed, it would be helpful to reduce his arrogance.

The result was beyond her expectations. Xu Yuexin said nothing. Later, he went to the bedroom and got a book to read. He showed no sign of showing off.

Chen Yixue thought Xu Yuexin was unhappy, so she put down the sheet music and looked at him: "What book did you write?"

“Earn so much in one go.”

"Generally, don't disturb me while I'm reading."

Xu Yuexin stared at the book intently, as if his sister-in-law was air.

He had figured it out long ago that his sister-in-law did it on purpose in order to make him lose his temper.

Haha, I have to let her remember how calm a man I am!

Only by keeping it like this can you continue to control your sister-in-law in the future!
Seeing Xu Yuexin's reaction, Chen Yixiu still thought he was pretending to be profound.

He had to be exposed.

Chen Yixiu said with determination.

"What book are you reading?"

On the surface, Chen Yixiu still asked calmly.

"You don't understand the book."

Xu Yuexin said bluntly, not giving her any face at all.

My sister-in-law was completely unhappy.

Isn't this clearly showing that he looks down on her?
"Come on, are you reading a heavenly book?"

Chen Yixiu snorted and moved her face closer.

(End of this chapter)