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Chapter 79: Excuse me, is the literary world convinced now? (110 first order request)
In Wei Ming's dormitory, four people were feasting on an elbow.

Tianfuhao's braised pork elbows are all carefully selected pork elbows with full fat. They are fat but not greasy, lean but not dry, the skin is not tough, and they are crispy and tender in the mouth. It is a unique and long-lasting old brand in Beijing.

Although the elbow was big, it could not withstand the workload of four young men.

When only bones were left, Wei Ming looked at his valuable steel watch, stood up and wiped his mouth: "Biaozi, it's time to go to work, Xiaomei, you clean up."

Biaozi expressed regret because he had to go to work and could only eat a few bites but not drink a few sips. Of course, the most regrettable thing was that he did not meet any brave man when he went to the city this time, and Brother Ming was not helpful either!
As soon as I went up, I saw Bai Shurong, the editor of "Contemporary" coming towards me.

"Editor Bai, it's so far away, if you need anything, just give me a call."

"That won't work. Only by coming in person can we show our sincerity," Bai Shurong said, "I have already consulted the editor-in-chief, and he has agreed to your request. As long as you can finish the manuscript and pass the third review before December, the layout of the third issue will be reserved for you."

More than a month, this time is more than enough for Wei Ming.

Bai Shurong actually wanted to ask Wei Ming about the mental journey behind the creation of "Er Niu", and also wanted to tell him that everyone in the editorial department praised the novel and felt that it was written by a veteran writer who had been writing for decades. Editor-in-chief Yan Wenjing even praised it highly: This is a work that bites the soul.

But seeing that Wei Ming was about to go to work, Bai Shurong only had time to ask: "You haven't told me the name of your new work yet? Do you have a name now?"

"Oh, it's confirmed. It's called The Horse Wrangler."

"Horse herder~" Bai Shurong repeated it twice and then laughed.

Ducks, cows, and the article "Harvest" is said to be about donkeys, and now there is a horse. It seems that this farm boy is competing with poultry and livestock.

As soon as Bai Shurong left, Biaozi immediately summed up a pattern.

"Brother Ming, are all your editors women?"

Wei Ming was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "It seems to be true."

Biaozi said enviously: "Brother Ming, you are so popular with women!"

Wei Ming shook his head. What's the use of female editors? They are all old ladies who are more than ten years older than him. There is not even one older sister who is eight or nine years older than him.

Afterwards, they first walked around outside the girls' dormitory, and then entered the boys' dormitory building to patrol. Then the two were surrounded, and the leader was Chen Jiangong.

"Comrade Wei Ming, can you talk about the background of the creation of "Er Niu"?"

In just one day, the fame of "Erniu" had spread to the Chinese Departments of the classes of 77, 78, and 79. It can be said that it was popular in three classes.

Wei Ming: "That's not good. We are working."

"Then you guys go on patrol, and we can follow you, right?"

So this group of enthusiastic college students began to follow Wei Ming and listen to how he created "Er Niu".

Obviously, compared with essays like "The Duck Prophet", "Erniu" successfully captured this group of young readers with its deep exploration of human nature.

"This is actually a second creation. I also wrote this novel based on a local legend in Yimeng Mountain..."

After walking for about an hour, Wei Ming also talked all the way, and the readers who were curious about the story behind "Er Niu" dispersed. Only Liu Zhenyun, who had been wandering around the periphery, came over.

Seeing his depressed expression, Wei Ming asked, "Why? Didn't the method I taught you work?"

Liu Zhenyun shook his head: "I asked my classmates, and the chocolate is too expensive, so I think I want to..."

Wei Ming took two steps back nervously. Could it be that he wanted to borrow money from him?
Liu Zhenyun: “So I want to contribute and make money.”

Wei Ming took two more steps forward, releasing his master's aura: "Oh, you want to write a novel? I'll teach you~"

Liu Zhenyun shook his head. "I want to write an article reviewing Er Niu. I have a feeling that there will be demand for this in the literary world. If I write quickly, I might be able to earn some royalties. Even if it's only the lowest two dollars per thousand words, it will be enough for me."

He came here just to tell Wei Ming that he would give him some guidance after he finished writing and to see if his analysis was correct.

Let the original author guide you in writing an article reviewing his work. Lao Liu, you are amazing!
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Liu Zhenyun is the one who gets the upper hand because he is close to the water, while Teacher Zang Kefu, who is far away at Ping'an County No. 1 Middle School, can only work behind closed doors.

As Wei Ming's Chinese teacher, he was very interested in Wei Ming's novella. He bought the magazine early in the morning and started reading it on the way. The more he read, the more shocked he was.

Different from the gaming attitude of "Duck Prophet", this "Erniu" dissects the bloody shell of human nature. The refugees, bandits, and devils that appear one after another make people's blood pressure jump up and down.

When Zang Ke came to the office, he couldn't help but share and discuss this novel with other Chinese teachers.

Everyone agreed that this was beyond their level of writing and was far from it.

"Xiao Zang, is this really your student? Is it true that they don't have the same name?"

"Of course he's not a name-bearer. Didn't you see him introduced later? He's 18 years old and from Hengzhou," said Teacher Zang. "I was also shocked by his progress, but later I thought about it and realized that it wasn't because of how fast he improved, but because the essay had word count and topic restrictions, which severely limited his ability to express himself."

Zang Kefu, 28 years old, is a person with a unique imagination.

"It seems that Hengzhou is going to produce another great writer!" said a female teacher. "Then he is really better than his teacher," said an old teacher sourly.

Zang Kefu laughed: "A disciple does not have to be inferior to his teacher, and a teacher does not have to be better than his disciple. But I am proud to have taught such a student!"

When it was time for his evening self-study, Zang Kefu brought a magazine into the classroom and began to consider writing a book review to submit.

But which angle should I approach it from? This novel is only a little over 40,000 words, but there is so much to write about.

While he was thinking about this question, Wei Hong was staring at the "Yenching Literature and Art" magazine.

She went out of school at noon today just to buy this magazine. Sister Hong is not short of money now, so she bought a few copies of the magazine from Xinhua Bookstore in the county, but they were sold out. Unexpectedly, there is always a silver lining.

She immediately ran up to the podium and whispered to Teacher Zang: "Teacher Zang, can I take a look at this magazine?"

Teacher Zang instinctively wanted to refuse, but when he saw it was Wei Hong, he readily agreed.

However, after Wei Hong had read it for a while, Teacher Zang suddenly realized that she shouldn't have read it because there were some sexual descriptions in it!

It is mainly about Niu Er's imagination and touch of Jiuer's milk, which exists both in human Jiuer and Niu Jiuer.

But it seemed too late. Wei Hong's face was flushed, and she had obviously seen it, but she was still flipping through the pages firmly.

The tone of this novel is heavy. Jiuer is one of the few bright spots in Niu Er's life. She understands that her elder brother wrote it this way to serve the story and the characters.

This is the true strength of Big Brother!
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In the dormitory, Mei Wenhua, who was flipping through "Yenching Literature and Art" while lying on the bed, also saw this heart-pounding passage. He turned the page and then turned it back to read it.

He couldn't help but praise, Wei Ming is such a good writer!

But suddenly he realized, this kid is very smart, he was pretending to be pure in front of them before, bah!

Then Mei Wenhua adjusted his posture and continued watching.

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At this time, Wei Ming and Biaozi were patrolling at Langrun Garden. Mr. Wu Zuxiang saw Wei Ming on the second-floor balcony, waved to him quickly, and trotted down.

"Teacher Wu." Wei Ming hurried forward a few steps.

The old man said, "You did a great job!"

Wei Ming was puzzled: "What did I do?"

Wu Zuxiang laughed and said, "I was talking about the article 'Er Niu'. I am really proud of you!"

Previously, some literary critics believed that "The Duck Prophet" was not very good because of its long passages of dialogue, occasional laughs, and lack of inner description. It lacked in-depth exploration of human nature.

Therefore, many people in the literary world are dissatisfied with the huge fame and reputation Wei Ming has gained from "The Duck Prophet".

As the person who recommended Wei Ming to join the Writers Association, Wu Zuxiang was ridiculed by some old friends.

Old Wu said proudly at this moment: "Two Bulls" is about a man and a bull throughout, with long passages of inner drama and metaphors, a deep and thorough exploration of human nature, and concise and powerful writing style, and strange and varied writing techniques, which are beyond the reach of some old writers. They were not convinced before, and I really want to ask them, are they convinced now!"

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In Tianjin, Jiang Zilong put down "Yenching Literature and Art" and shook his head. The young people are really formidable!
I’m convinced, completely convinced!
……

"Er Niu" was Wei Ming's first appearance as a novelist in a mainstream literary magazine, and it was a very successful appearance, which reversed his reputation and instantly transformed him from a traffic star to a powerful actor. Many people who didn't know him realized his level for the first time.

However, apart from the praise from people around him, Wei Ming couldn't tell how successful he was.

The next morning, Mei Wenhua sneaked into the bathroom to wash his underwear, then came back to go to the early shift with Wei Ming.

In order to attend Li Aiguo's birthday party, Wei Ming's two classes were very close, so he slept for less than six hours in between, and took another nap after work at noon.

After waking up, he first wrote "The Magic Book" for a while. Now he is writing about the fighting stage between Dan Sheng and the three foxes. It contains content from the original movie as well as Wei Ming's own innovations.

He was so excited about writing that he almost couldn't stop. Fortunately, he had a watch. Seeing that the time was almost up, he took the gift and went to the appointment.

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Shaoyuan is one of the eight gardens of Peking University. It is located south of the west gate and has been receiving international students since the 1950s.

Wei Ming passed the first gate smoothly and became familiar with the gate guard Lao Qin during patrol.

He also knew that Wei Ming was a special person in the Peking University staff system, and that the professors in the Chinese Department liked him more than the college students who were admitted through formal exams.

So even though it was a little strange how he got along well with the international students, he was still allowed in, but he had to sign a document.

Shaoyuan is building a new building for international students. Currently, international students live in the old buildings No. 25 and No. 26.

The first door was easy to enter, but the second door, where the dormitory manager let me in, was not so easy...

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