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Chapter 20 Plum Culture: The best plum blossom in the world!

Seeing that everyone present was intimidated by him, Mei Wenhua couldn't help but feel proud, even a little bit like a mean person.

He pointed at them one by one, from Mi Qing, to Editor-in-Chief Xiong, and even Liu Zhenyun who was hiding behind Zhang Dening.

"All of you Peking University geniuses, including Chen Jiangong who is not here, have never published an article in Harvest. And yet you have the nerve to look down on this and that. You are simply looking down on the heroes of the world. Bah!"

He spoke with righteous indignation, with an expression that showed he was disgusted at being associated with these people, and he felt like Boss Qiao in "Tian Long".

Mei Wenhua thought that these people would lower their heads in shame, but after a brief silence, they actually started laughing again.

They are all highly educated and generally don't laugh unless they really can't help it.

Mi Qing showed disdain on his face: "You, publishing an article in Harvest? I think you are hysterical."

The people who were originally laughing quietly with their hands covering their mouths started laughing even louder, and some even started laughing while covering their stomachs.

Mei Wenhua was startled and said quickly, "I'm not talking about me. I'm talking about my roommate in the dormitory. His novel has been recognized by Harvest, and they even wrote to him to ask him to go to Shanghai to revise the manuscript!"

Everyone still didn't believe it and the laughter continued.

Seeing them like this, Mei Wenhua was furious. Am I so weak in my words?

"Don't laugh, be serious! My brother has received royalties before, he's very capable!"

In order to save face and prove that there are capable people guarding the gate, Mei Wenhua did not hesitate to become Wei Ming's advocate.

"He really is that kind of genius writer. He finished his first short story in one night and published it without changing a single word. And this time, he finished a novella in just one week. The editor of Harvest praised him highly in his letter!"

Everyone still looked unconvinced. Looking at their expressions, Mei Wenhua finally felt the huge communication barrier brought about by his identity. They didn't believe a single word he said.

At this time, someone even suggested that if the security guard continued to act recklessly, we would have to call the security guard.

In this situation, Mei Wenhua felt extremely aggrieved and his eyes became red.

Just when he was about to leave this sad place, he suddenly heard someone shout "Wait a minute", and twice!

Liu Zhenyun and Zhang Dening looked at each other and said the same thing in unison.

Liu Zhenyun hurriedly said, "You speak first."

"Okay," Zhang Dening looked at Mei Wenhua, "your colleague writes so fast that he can finish a novella in a week. Does he have any unpublished works now?"

I didn’t expect that someone would believe me. Mei Wenhua was so happy. This editor has great vision!

"Yes, yes. He is writing a novel about cows. He wrote about donkeys before, but now he is writing about cows. He has almost finished it. You can believe me. He is very capable. He is much better than those students in the Chinese Department of Peking University who are just in name only!"

Zhang Dening: "Well, actually I also graduated from the Chinese Department of Peking University."

Mei Wenhua: “…”

"Senior sister, don't believe him. He's just talking nonsense."

"That's right, that's right, he's not honest at first glance."

"Sister Ning, I know you are short of manuscripts, but you can't rush to seek medical help."

"It's okay. There's nothing wrong with going over to take a look." Zhang Dening then looked at Liu Zhenyun, "Xiao Liu, do you have anything to say?"

Liu Zhenyun had only one question: "Comrade, is the colleague you are talking about called Wei Ming?"

Mei Wenhua's eyes widened behind his glasses, and then he took a few quick steps and shook Liu Zhenyun's hand: "Have you heard of his name?"

Liu Zhenyun was a little embarrassed by this guy, but he still nodded: "We know each other."

Everyone was surprised to hear that Liu Zhenyun actually knew this person.

Several girls in his class also responded: "Liu Zhenyun, is that the South Gate security guard you know?"

"Tall and handsome, comparable to Ken Takakura?" "No, he's even better looking than Ken Takakura!"

"I think Zhenyun said that his name was Wei Ming, which is quite suitable for our Weiming Lake."

Liu Zhenyun nodded and said impartially, "If this comrade is talking about Wei Ming, then it is indeed correct. I saw him submitting articles to Harvest before. I am not sure whether he has submitted the articles or not, but he has received royalties before. He is a very capable and talented young man with great potential."

"Oh, by the way," he added, remembering something else, "Comrade Wei Ming's English level is good enough for him to communicate fluently with foreign students." Although he didn't hear it, he boasted about it first.

Upon hearing this, everyone was speechless, including Mei Wenhua.

Mei Wenhua: Wei Ming, you can speak foreign languages but you didn’t tell me. Don’t you treat me as your brother?
Seeing Liu Zhenyun's face full of pride in knowing Wei Ming, Mei Wenhua was unwilling to fall behind and quickly said:
"That's right. Our Wei Ming is such a low-key genius. He is very good at novels, fairy tales, foreign languages, poetry is no problem, and he can also write scripts and lyrics."

Just bragging. Anyway, novels are similar to scripts, and poems are no different from lyrics, but they sound particularly versatile and I really want to get to know them.

Zhang Dening was completely excited. She didn't expect that there was such a talented person hidden among the temporary workers of Peking University!

She grabbed Mei Wenhua's arm and said, "Come on, take me to meet Mr. Wei!"

The editor-in-chief of Weiming Lake, Lao Xiong, quickly patted Liu Zhenyun and told him to follow: "Ask your friend if he is willing to contribute to Weiming Lake."

After the three of them left, the people at the scene were silent for a moment. Then someone started a heated discussion about Wei Ming.

Speaking of which, it turns out that many people have an impression of the tall and handsome security guard at the South Gate, but they did not expect that under such a handsome appearance, he actually has such a talented soul!

However, Mei Wenhua and his team did not find Wei Ming at the South Gate, and they said he had not returned since he left.

However, he met Captain Qiao, whose identity as the leader of the school guard confirmed that what Mei Wenhua said was true.

"Yes, I have already taken the leave and will be going to the Magic City soon."

Liu Zhenyun had to leave temporarily, but after Zhang Dening found out Wei Ming's working hours, he decided to wait.

About an hour later, Wei Ming came back with a few books.

Without even asking anyone to point it out, Zhang Dening guessed that it must be him.

Sure enough, it stands out from the crowd!

"Yes, I am Wei Ming, comrade, who are you?" Wei Ming didn't know what was going on.

Zhang Dening first introduced himself and his background, and then briefly explained that he heard that he was writing novels, and that he had achieved great success and was favored by "Harvest", so he wanted to commission him to write for "Yenching Literature and Art".

Wei Ming was happy to hear that someone had taken the initiative to ask for his manuscript. He could communicate with the editor face to face, which could greatly increase the acceptance rate of his manuscripts and also leave room for negotiation on the manuscript fee.

Although "Yenching Literature and Art" is not as good as "Harvest" and "People's Literature", it also has a long history.

The first editor-in-chief of this publication, which was later renamed "Yenching Literature", was Lao She. It is also the birthplace of Cao Yu's work "Thunderstorm". At this stage, its fame is even higher than that of newer generations such as "Contemporary" and "October", so it is by no means a loss of status.

"But I'm sorry, I'm about to start work, and I'm not used to letting others see unfinished work."

"So when will you be able to finish writing it?"

Wei Ming thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow."

Zhang Dening smiled: "Okay, I'll come again tomorrow!"

Zhang Dening will come tomorrow, but Liu Zhenyun came in the evening. Even boys and girls from their class came together, wanting to meet this talented man certified by Harvest. Some even wanted to test his English level.

Unfortunately, they came at the wrong time. Wei Ming had finished get off work and was not in the dormitory.

At this time, Wei Ming was instructing his aunt to operate the sewing machine at Uncle Ping'an's house, and Ping'an and Xile were also watching...

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(ps: It’s the end of the month, it’s time to clear out the inventory, I’m begging for monthly tickets, the next chapter will be two chapters in one!)
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