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Chapter 53 Reprint Request, Multiple Servants

Wei Ming hurried over to answer the phone. Several heads leaned over to eavesdrop, including Biaozi, who had a bandage on his head.

It turned out that the person who called him was the editor of Wenhui Daily.

"Ah? Reprint? Two publications? Guangzhou Youth Daily and Youth Daily, right? Sure, sure. Don't ask me about it anymore. I agree to everything. Yes, just remit the royalties directly to Peking University..."

Wei Ming was about to hang up when the other end suddenly asked him to wait. The colleague next to him seemed to have said something to the editor, and then the other party excitedly said: "Comrade Wei Ming, now there is another newspaper that wants to reprint the article, it is China Youth Daily. Now there are three!"

After hanging up the phone, several colleagues looked at him. Biaozi asked on behalf of everyone: "What does it mean to repost?"

Wei Ming explained: "An article was published in a certain newspaper. Other newspapers thought it was well written and hoped that the article could appear in their pages, so they requested to reprint it."

Biaozi: "This is too shameless!"

A senior touched Biaozi and said, "Didn't you hear me? I'll pay you!"

Biaozi: "Oh, that's okay."

Money is paid, but it is definitely not as much as the first release, and generally will not exceed one-third of the first release fee.

Now suddenly three companies have come, which is equivalent to one more fee for the manuscript of "The Duck Knows the River Water Warms in Spring". This is not a small amount of money, it is more expensive than my car.

But three media outlets reprinted the article at once, this is too abnormal!
Moreover, the three media outlets are not simple. The Guangzhou Youth Daily is the predecessor of the later Guangzhou Youth Daily and is the local youth league newspaper.

Youth Daily is the newspaper of Shanghai. It is the same age as the Republic and is also the Youth League newspaper of Shanghai.

China Youth Daily has an even more powerful background. It has the Chinese character "Zhong" in its name and is considered the elder brother of the two local youth league newspapers mentioned above.

After the China Youth Daily resumed publication in 78, its series of reports on Zhang Zhixin, Zhang Haidi and others successfully made people all over the country remember them. Even the September issue of Children's Literature was headlined with an article mourning Zhang Zhixin.

Three such prestigious newspapers suddenly wanted to reprint my novel. There must be something fishy going on!
So Wei Ming made an excuse to go out for a walk and came to Apartment 13, Weixiuyuan.

At this moment, Wei Ping'an's family of four had finished their meal and were watching TV. They had just finished watching the News Broadcast. The current announcer was Zhao Zhongxiang, whom Aunt Baiyun wanted to meet very much. He was also the first announcer to appear on this show.

"Xiao Ming, come in quickly." Aunt Xiaoyan invited Wei Ming in, and the two little ones immediately surrounded him.

Xizi began to mutter: "Brother Ming, I have finished reading my comic book, but Lele can play new tunes on her harmonica. I think her gift is better."

Wei Ming smiled and said, "Le Le calls me Brother Ming, and you call me Brother Ming. He has one more brother than you, so of course the treatment is different."

Xizi immediately said, "Brother Ming."

Wei Ming shuddered: "Don't worry, I can't bear it. I have goose bumps all over my body."

The room was suddenly filled with a happy atmosphere, and Wei Ming also sat down and watched TV for a while.

There is no weather forecast yet. After the news program, there is either a documentary or a TV series, and sometimes a movie.

There are no TV series in China now. The TV series that are broadcast are so-called "single-episode dramas", which usually only have one episode, or are divided into two parts, just like a crude version of a movie moved to TV.

However, dubbed dramas have already begun to be produced. The first imported drama being broadcast on TV right now is "Behind Enemy Lines" from Yugoslavia, which has a total of 13 episodes.

After watching one episode, the aunt started to coax the two children to bed, and Wei Ming also explained his purpose.

Upon hearing that these three media outlets simultaneously reprinted the article "The Duck Knows First When the River Water Warms in Spring", Wei Ping'an was delighted at first. This was definitely a great thing for his nephew, as it would make his fame spread across the country in an instant, especially among the youth group.

Next, he analyzed the possible reasons for Wei Ming based on his own understanding.

"The article is well-written, light-hearted and humorous, and the story is intriguing and rich in content. This is of course one reason, but another important reason may be the overall environment."

"General environment?"

"Have you noticed that these three newspapers are in Yanjing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou?"

"Found."

Wei Pingan: "The bigger the city, the greater the employment pressure faced by the educated youth who returned to the city. And it is not just ordinary. There are still hundreds of thousands of unemployed young people in Beijing. I heard that many unemployed young people have started to engage in art. Their thoughts are very radical. This is an unstable factor."

It turns out that trends are a circle. People who are unemployed in later generations have started to become internet celebrities or write novels. Isn’t this a kind of helpless art?

"Now most unemployed young people are still waiting for the government to arrange jobs for them, but this is really difficult." Wei Ping'an said as he picked up yesterday's Wenhui Daily.

"And the film 'The Duck Knows the River is Warm in Spring' came at the right time. It encouraged people to be brave and take the lead in the wave of reform and opening up. The line 'The brave enjoy the world first' was particularly impressive. It can be seen as encouraging the unemployed young people to be brave. Why do they have to wait for others to arrange things for them? Be brave and take action on your own. Like the Duck, as long as you have a flexible mind, you will definitely find a way out on your own."

Wei Ming opened his mouth wide: I didn't think about these things when I was writing! Because it secretly meets the needs of the times, Wei Ping'an also speculated: "More media may reprint this novel in the future. You are really on the pulse of the times!"

After listening to Uncle Ping An's analysis, Wei Ming was very happy. After all, fame and royalties are linked.

But he also had some concerns: "Uncle, so many city people are still unemployed, and I am a country boy who not only has a temporary job, but will soon be promoted to a regular job. It was okay before no one paid attention to me, but now that so many reposts have been published, I am afraid I can no longer keep a low profile. So should I put the promotion on hold for now?"

Wei Pingan was startled, then praised: "I didn't expect you to be so politically conscious now. You can even think of this."

Wei Ming scratched his head, mainly because he was afraid of causing trouble for Uncle Ping'an. After all, it was through him that he got his job at Peking University.

However, Wei Ping'an waved his hand at his nephew's suggestion: "That's unnecessary. Peking University has never had a rule of recruiting only city dwellers. Besides, the secretary and the president know about your deeds. These teachers are all pleased that you are a member of Peking University. If a reporter asks, you can say that the school was impressed by your talent and recruited you so that you can study on your own after work to improve yourself. If you blame the school for everything, there will naturally be people to support you."

Wei Ming showed his talent only after he came in. Although the order is reversed here, it is easier for people to accept it this way.

When leaving, Uncle Ping An gave Wei Ming the newspaper containing the third article of "Duck Prophet".

"Aren't you going back to your hometown? Show these results to your dad."

"Yeah!" Thinking of Old Wei's smug expression, Wei Ming couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

Back in the dormitory, Wei Ming continued reading "Ping Yao Zhuan". He had already bought himself a desk lamp and had a battery-powered one in his bag, which he planned to give to Xiao Hong when he got back.

More than an hour later, Qiao Feng came back and calmly shared his thoughts on the movie with everyone.

"I watched 'Ji Hong Chang' and it was OK."

That doesn't seem to be a good idea. This movie is a tribute to the 30th anniversary of the National Day produced by Changchun Film Studio. The leading actor is Da Qi, who is the King Zhou in "Investiture of the Gods".

Wei Mingdao: "Why don't you watch "Little Flower"? "

"Is this movie good?" Brother Feng asked.

Mei Wenhua knows a lot: "I know, this movie is starring Chen Chong and Liu Xiaoqing!"

Wei Ming: "Little Flower is the National Day tribute film of Beijing Film Studio, and there is also Tang Guoqiang. I read the introduction of Popular Movies and it's pretty good."

Qiao Feng: "Okay, let's go watch this movie in a few days. There are so many new movies in the cinema now that I don't know which ones to watch."

After all, it is the 30th anniversary celebration, and the film industry is not to be outdone. As a result, there was a grand event with more than a dozen new films released around National Day. However, if you want to watch them all, you may have to go to several cinemas.

Biaozi asked: "What other movies are there? Are there any suitable for young men and women to watch?"

Mei Wenhua curled her lips and said, "Why don't you ask the person to come out first?"

Qiao Feng did remember a few movies.

"There are From Slave to General by Yang Zaibao and Zhang Jinling, Dawn by Da Shichang, and She and He by director Sang Hu."

Wei Ming said: "This is about love, Biaozi can focus on it."

The Shanghai Film Studio was really awesome this year. In addition to these three films, they also released "Aolei Yilan", making a total of four films in one go to celebrate the motherland's birthday.

In addition, the Bayi Film Studio, Xi'an Film Studio, Zhuhai Film Studio, and Emei Film Studio also showed their best skills, but their presence was a bit weak under the Beijing Film Studio's "Little Flower" and Shanghai Film Studio's strategy of using a large number of films.

"By the way, Xiao Ming, I told your sister-in-law about the radio. She remembered that their company had issued a coupon for purchasing a radio before, and she said she would ask for you."

"Oh, thank you so much, sister-in-law. I will definitely treat you guys to a meal next time I get paid for my manuscript."

Biaozi: "Ah, it's none of my business?"

Wei Ming smiled and said, "If you can invite Yan Zi, I'll give you a share."

Mei Wenhua quickly interjected, "Biaozi, listen to my advice. Don't let Yanzi see this kid in your lifetime."

Brother Feng understood and laughed in the dark.

Never imagined.

Biaozi hadn't hired Yanzi yet, but the next day Wei Ming's royalties arrived first...

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