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Chapter 13 Hello, Brother Shu
Liu Zhenyun saw Wei Ming talking to two foreign students, and even from this distance he could hear that what they were saying was not Chinese!
Even though he was the top student in the province, they didn't have an English exam that year, and his English level was still at the stage of memorizing words, and he had never thought about having a conversation.

But looking at Wei Ming's fluent speaking, it felt like he had just returned from a foreign country.

Oh, so is he from the history department or the foreign language department?

Could he also be an international student?

But how to explain Uncle Wei? The friendly rural atmosphere in him doesn't seem like he has any overseas connections.

Liu Zhenyun straightened his hair and was about to go over to have a chat, but then he was stopped by two girls in the class.

"Xiao Liu, what are you doing? The editorial department is still waiting for us to deliver supplies!" said Zhang Manling, the eldest sister in the class.

"That's right, don't keep everyone waiting anxiously." Dai Jinhua, who is in her twenties, also urged him.

Under the urging of the two, Liu Zhenyun pushed his bicycle loaded with printing paper and had to miss Wei Ming again with regret.

He didn't feel this bad even though he hadn't seen his junior sister these days.

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The two international students were both Americans. Under Wei Ming's recommendation, the Black and White Devils decided to go to the dining hall to take a look.

They didn't have a Chinese name yet, and the two thought Wei Ming looked particularly knowledgeable, so they asked him to help them choose one, and they wanted it to have Chinese characteristics.

Wei Ming looked at Lao Bai and then at Lao Hei.

"Your name is Li Bai, your name is Li Kui."

Wei Ming explained, and Li Kui was very satisfied. Li Bai shook his head and said, "There are already two Li Bais among our international students. The teacher always uses Li Xiaobai and Li Dabai to distinguish them."

So Wei Ming came up with another name for him, "Li Aiguo", which sounds very Chinese.

Li Aiguo and Li Kui bought tickets on the spot, and since there were no seats available, they stood at the back.

Because it was a cartoon, in addition to the naive college students, there were also many teachers who brought their children, and the classmates were also very gracious and gave up the front seats to the children.

After sitting in the first row, the Xile siblings also saw their neighbor, Brother Shu. Xile greeted him from a distance of several people: “Hello, Brother Shu!”

The 6-year-old Pu Shu rolled his eyes coldly and said, "Do you have the ability to compete with me in English? My dad is an international student."

"Are you OK?" Pu Shu replied.

Oops, the dialogue was all in English. His voice was so powerful that Xizi felt he was no match for him and had to look up and count the lights to hide his embarrassment.

When the lights went out and the screen came on, the children finally quieted down.

The story of "Nezha Conquers the Dragon King" should be familiar to everyone. This film is the first color wide-screen animation in China, and it took one year and three months for the Shanghai Animation Film Studio to complete.

Although it is short, only 65 minutes, it was completed in just over a year, which is considered very efficient in the animation film industry.

The main reason why it was able to be completed so quickly was because of the system of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio that concentrated its resources on major tasks, so there was no need to consider issues such as cost and profit when making this movie.

The advantage is that we strive for excellence and produce works of art that can be passed down from generation to generation.

The downside is that as long as the government stops funding and requires the factory to be self-sufficient, the factory will go bankrupt.

Things passed down by our ancestors don’t have to remain unchanged. Compared with the ancient versions of myths and legends, the Shanghai Animation Film Studio has removed a lot of the “naughty kid” flavor from Nezha, making his behavior more reasonable and more sympathetic.

However, the theme of "resisting patriarchy and fighting authority" is still a bit too deep for children.

Earlier, when they saw Nezha punishing the Dragon King’s Third Prince for the sake of the people, the children cheered loudly.

Later, when the scene showed Nezha committing suicide, removing his bones to return to his father and cutting off his flesh to return to his mother, Lele covered his eyes and could not bear to watch it, while Xizi's eyes were red with anger.

This scene was later used by a rock band as their band logo, symbolizing the rebellious spirit of rock.

After the show ended and they walked out of the dining hall, Xizi was still indignant and even looked like he wanted to have a fight with his father.

Therefore, if you want a harmonious relationship between father and son, it would be more appropriate to watch "Ne Zha", in which the father is kind and the son is smiling.

However, it was still more than ten years before the first 3D animation masterpiece "Toy Story" was released, and now animation is dominated by 2D.

Li Aiguo and Li Kui also came over to talk with Wei Ming for a while. They thought the pictures were great and very imaginative, and that they had a different kind of beauty from Disney. However, due to the language barrier, they did not quite understand the story, and they thought they would revisit it again in two years.

They also invited Wei Ming to visit the Shaoyuan International Students Dormitory when he was free, and left their English names.

Except for accompanying students, Chinese students are not allowed to enter Shaoyuan without permission and have to ask the doorman to call someone to pick them up.

When Wei Ming sent Xile home, Wei Ping'an and his wife had already stopped fighting, and both of them had expressions of no desire or desire. Wei Ping'an then remembered something and took out an envelope and handed it to him.

"Ok?"

Wei Ming opened it and saw several cards and photos.

The photos were taken in Dashilan a few days ago, with Wei Jiefang as the main figure. They were recently developed and can be mailed back when I write a letter.

And the cards.

"You are going to be a writer now, so I have arranged for you to get library qualifications. Here are the library cards, five in total."

Wei Ming looked delighted. He was worried that he could not borrow books and could only stand in the library to read.

"Thank you, uncle!"

Wei Pingan waved his hand: "Let's not talk about that. Just work hard on your creation and try to achieve some results. Then I can help you get a permanent job."

He couldn't help but feel a little proud when thinking of this. He had been worried about being criticized by his superiors for handling this job, but if Wei Ming became a well-known writer, wouldn't he be recruiting talents for Peking University?

Not only is there no fault, but there is merit!
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It was already late when Wei Ming returned to the dormitory. He lay down directly, and then Mei Wenhua ran over from the bathroom.

"Wei Ming, I have submitted the manuscript to Weiming Lake!" He was showing off.

Wei Ming's plain "Oh" was the biggest blow to him.

Mei Wenhua felt so hurt that he asked again, "I write poetry. Have you finished your novel?"

Wei Ming turned over and faced him: "I think the manuscript will be finished by tomorrow."

"Then you must remember to submit your article to Harvest!" Mei Wenhua was worried that he didn't know the address, so he specially stuffed the Harvest magazine he bought into Wei Ming's pocket and asked him to take it with him tomorrow.

Wei Ming was very touched: "Wenhua, you are such a good person. By the way, let's have lunch together tomorrow at noon. I got my royalty payment, 20 yuan."

Mei Wenhua: “…”

Zhao Debiao pushed the door open and came in: "Hey, I'm just waiting for you to speak!"

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The next day, Wei Ming had half a day off, so he found a classroom and concentrated on completing the ending of his novel about educated youth, "Donkey Five and Donkey Six," and correcting any typos.

It is a thick stack of more than 50 pages of letter paper, with almost words. It can be considered a novella, and is the most suitable length for film adaptation.

He doesn't have to publish the novel "Harvest", the key is to get the manuscript approved and get the royalties, which is real money!
So he added a sentence at the end: "If the manuscript is not accepted, please forward it to the editorial department of "Story Club" next door."

They all seem to be published by the Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House, and they all resumed publication at the beginning of the year. "Harvest" is high-end, and "Story Club" can't be looked down upon, right?

Time is running out, go to the post office now!

He had already inquired with Brother Feng and knew about the Changzheng Canteen. There was a street called "Tiger Cave" through the small alley next to the Changzheng Canteen, where postal savings, stationery, clothing, and daily necessities were all available.

After arriving at the post office, he mailed a letter first. The staff, who was obviously also an artistic youth, shouted out, "Send it to Harvest! Submitting an article?"

"Ah."

The other person's expression was amused, as if to say, young man, you don't know how high the sky is, how deep the earth is, and how deep the water is.

Coincidentally, Liu Zhenyun also came to the post office to do business, and was very excited when he saw Wei Ming.

Xiao Wei and I are really destined to be together!
When he heard that Wei Ming was submitting articles to Harvest, he felt a little complicated. He thought Wei Ming was a little immature and too ambitious. He was grateful for his contribution! (Note 1)

As a student majoring in Chinese, I only dare to submit my work to student publications like Weiming Lake which don’t pay. It’s not that easy to earn royalties from writing.

After the staff member received the letter, Liu Zhenyun prepared to go forward to greet them and chat about each other's views on literature.

At this time, Wei Ming handed over another bill and his ID: "Please withdraw some more money."

The staff member took it nonchalantly, and then suddenly raised his voice: "Manuscript fee receipt!?"

Liu Zhenyun's movements immediately froze.

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(There will be one more update at midnight, and three updates on Monday. The new week is about rushing to the top of the list, which is very important. I hope everyone can follow the reading and support it with monthly tickets. These are really very important. I kneel down to you all or2~)
(End of this chapter)