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Chapter 82 "The Book of Heaven" is finished (410 first order request!)

"Yenjing Literature and Art" collects novels, essays, miscellaneous essays, and poems. Poems are of course accepted, not to mention that Wei Ming's poems are well-known.

Their Yenching Literature and Art magazine gave a brief introduction to Wei Ming at the end of the article "Erniu". Many readers wrote to say that they knew for the first time that Wei Ming who wrote "Duck Prophet" and Wei Ming who wrote "Ideal" were the same person.

It would be great if new poetry could have the same influence as "Ideal".

Zhang Dening immediately smiled and said, "That's great. I'll keep the November issue for you!"

"Ah, isn't it bad to have two issues in a row?"

"What's wrong with that? Chen Jiangong has appeared in two consecutive issues. It's only right that you, a new force in the literary world, receive more support, especially since Erniu is so successful."

"Oh, was it successful?"

"Of course!" Zhang Dening said, "After reprinting, the circulation has reached the same level as the previous issue, reaching 18 copies!"

"Ah, is this considered a success?" Wei Ming asked. It was only 18 yuan, and it felt like there was still a big gap between it and "Harvest".

"Why not?" Editor Zhang said, "The last issue was a special issue on novels. They were all novels, so they were naturally attractive. It was also the issue with the highest circulation this year. However, there are only two novels in this October issue. It's a blessing to have this circulation. If we reprint it again, it will be the highest circulation since the resumption of publication!"

She also believed that more copies would have to be printed, because literary masters such as Sun Li had published commentaries on "Erniu", which would inevitably trigger a "Wei Ming fever", and this issue of "Yenching Literature and Art" would still have demand in the market.

She also told Wei Ming: "From the letters from readers, 80% of them are discussing Er Niu. Tell me whether it is successful or not!"

She patted her schoolbag and said, "I brought you the letters sent to the editorial department. I guess you also received some at school."

Indeed, quite a lot was received, and Wei Ming was having trouble unpacking them all for the time being, as one layer of the cabinet was already full.

"Then you can raise the price next time!" Wei Ming brought up a happy topic.

Five yuan per thousand words is already a lot, but he wants six yuan per thousand words, or even seven yuan per thousand words!
"I do want to, but does it make sense for you to say in a poem whether the price will increase or not?" Zhang Dening curled her lips.

Wei Ming slapped his thigh and said, "That's right!"
"Let's get back to the point. Is this another long poem?"

"You'll know when you see it." Wei Ming kept it a secret.

He had finished his meal, so Zhang Dening urged him to go back and get the manuscript.

After leaving the cafeteria, Wei Ming looked at the sun and the clouds and walked slowly. He was worried about what to write.

"Editor Zhang, you don't have to come down. The smell in the boys' dormitory is too strong. I'll go get it for you."

Wei Ming returned to the dormitory, opened a blank notebook, thought for a while, and hurriedly wrote a few words.

"It's you!" He then tore off the paper and blew dry the ink.

Seeing Wei Ming coming up, Zhang Dening took the paper with great anticipation.

It’s just a piece of paper. It doesn’t seem very long.

After opening the results.

How can it be so short! Less than half a sheet of paper!

The title consists of three words: "Far and Near".

The main text is only about twenty words.

（你
See me later

Watch the clouds for a while

I think

You look at me from a distance
You look at the clouds very close)

And then that’s it!
Although editor Zhang was dissatisfied with Wei Ming's short poem, after reading it once and savoring it again, he thought, Wow, this poem is quite interesting!

You can say he is hazy, but he is not simply saying confusing things. There seems to be some philosophy in the relationship between people, and between those far and those near.

"Okay, you've done your job this time. Next time you have a work, remember to think of us at Yanjing Literature and Art. It can be novels, essays, non-fiction, poetry, with no limit to the subject matter."

"No problem, but let's not add an introduction this time. I'm afraid that poetry fans will write to me."

"Isn't that a good thing?"

Wei Ming: "I don't have time to reply, but if I don't, I'll feel bad and it's very painful."

“Okay, then add this sentence in the editor’s note: The author’s whereabouts are unknown.” Zhang Dening said with a smile.

"That's great. Take care, Editor Zhang." Wei Ming breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally managed to deal with it.

"Far and Near" is a poem written by Gu Cheng in the next year and is also one of his representative works. It was originally published in "Poetry Magazine", but now "Poetry Magazine" can only reprint it if it wants.

After Zhang Dening left, the October issue of "Yenching Literature and Art" was indeed reprinted with 10 copies, and the total circulation of this issue reached 20. It was not as good as "Harvest" and "People's Literature", but it easily suppressed "Contemporary" and "October", and was comparable to Guangzhou's "Huacheng".

As expected, the literary criticism community was very indifferent to "The Duck Prophet", but very interested in "Er Niu", and the number of related review articles increased.

Wei Ming also removed the label of "reform literature writer" and entered a broader field.

Wei Ming was confused by a lot of literary analysis, and I didn’t think that much when I was writing!

There are also writers from Shandong who personally went to the Yimeng Mountains to visit the prototype of the incident and wrote documentary literature.

As the cold wind of "Two Bulls" blew in the literary world, more and more young writers were inspired and enlightened. Yu Hua, a dentist in Yan County, learned from the article that ending with a man and an old bull is lonely and meaningful.

Hunan writer Gu Hua summed up an idea from this novel: Live, live like an animal!

After reading this article, Gaomi soldier Guan Moye felt that the name "Jiuer" is a good name and is suitable for those heroic and extraordinary women.

Jiang Wen, who failed the college entrance examination and was preparing to take the Central Academy of Drama next year, became very interested in the possible stories between the cowardly but kind-hearted peasants and the captured Japanese devils after reading this novel.

In this context, Liu Zhenyun's commentary article was successfully approved by the draft due to its popularity, and he received a fee of three yuan per thousand words, earning six yuan.

Liu Zhenyun, who made money for the first time, immediately asked his classmates to buy chocolates.

……

"Jianmei, please don't ignore me. I really didn't mean that that day... If you don't forgive me, then, then in order to apologize, I can only eat this!"

Is that... Dad?
Guo Jianmei was shocked: "Brother, don't be like this, it can't be true... Oh, don't eat it! Throw it away, you... Ugh..."

And after Liu Zhenyun finished eating, he came closer to let her smell it.

Guo Jianmei then realized that something was wrong. It doesn't smell bad, does it?
At this time, Liu Zhenyun took out another piece of chocolate and said, "Just kidding, I am eating this chocolate. I bought it with my own royalties. This time, if you eat it, I will eat it too... Isn't it extra sweet?"

Guo Jianmei took a bite angrily and said, "Hmm, it's strangely sweet, but also a little bitter."

Liu Zhenyun: "Oh, really? How come mine doesn't taste bitter after it melts? Let me try yours."

With a little trick, Liu Zhenyun successfully ate the same piece of chocolate as Guo Jianmei. At this time, although the corners of Jianmei's mouth were black, her ears were already red.

The relationship between the two also took a new solid step forward, and Liu Zhenyun secretly gave Wei Ming a thumbs up.

Zhao Debiao and Mei Wenhua, who saw this scene from afar, looked at each other and felt like a lonely dog.

Mani Mani, don’t you see the patrol officers here? Why are you doing this to us?

If the school had no restrictions on dating, I would have arrested both of you, one of you in Peking University and the other in Tsinghua University, and you would only be allowed to see each other once a year on the Chinese Valentine's Day!
When it was time to get off work, the two quickly changed out of their uniforms and ran to the English corner where Wei Ming talked about to communicate.

And Wei Ming finally completed the last section of "The Legend of Heaven and Earth".

After Yuan Gong was captured by the gods, Dan Sheng met a white ape who was always by his side. As mentioned in the previous article, Yuan Gong was a white ape that cultivated into a god, so Dan Sheng named it "Ape God".

Aaron came to Peking University again a few days ago and brought out ten illustrations, so he can finally submit his manuscript!
It's a bit late now, so let's talk about it tomorrow. Wei Ming was about to go out for a walk, but he ran into Uncle Ping An as soon as he went out.

Wei Ping'an first congratulated his nephew on the success of "Er Niu" in the literary world.

"I have several neighbors who are majoring in Chinese. Almost all of them have read this novel and said that if you keep it up, you will definitely be the new generation leader in the literary world!"

Wei Ming smiled and waved his hands: "I don't deserve that."

Inwardly: Who else could it be but me? Who else could it be but me!

"Oh, by the way." After chatting about "Erniu" for a while, Uncle Ping An took out a magazine and gave it to Wei Ming.

The magazine was the October issue of Children's Literature. The cover showed a shepherd boy riding a donkey. When it was opened, there was a remittance slip inside.

"This is your manuscript fee slip. Your aunt asked me to bring it along."

This time the manuscript fee was 40 yuan, which is yuan per thousand words. It is considered a high price for a fairy tale work, and Aunt Xiaoyan’s efforts must have been involved.

"Thank aunt for me!"

"We're a family, so let's not talk about that. By the way, have you finished writing your new piece?" Uncle Ping An suddenly changed the subject and said, "Oh, your aunt isn't trying to urge you. She's just asking around."

Don't give me that. She is just urging us to submit our manuscripts. These editors and readers are all the same. They wish they could lock us authors into a small dark room and make us have to write from morning to night. If we don't finish our work, we won't be allowed to eat. If we write slowly, we will be whipped!

Wei Ming said: "Actually, I just finished writing it today, and I haven't corrected the typos yet."

"Oh, why are you still correcting typos? Let the editor do this kind of trivial matter. Come on, take the manuscript and come home with me!"

When they arrived at Wei Ping'an's house, looking at the thick stack of manuscripts in his hands, Lu Xiaoyan asked, "How long did it take you to write so many?"

Wei Ming: "Including the preliminary preparations, it took about half a month."

"That's already very fast. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. If the manuscript can be passed, it can last at least three months." Then Lu Xiaoyan began to read.

She saw the subtitle "Adapted from "Ping Yao Zhuan"" next to "The Magic Book" and was a little confused.

Wei Ming explained: "This is a novel about gods and demons from the Ming Dynasty, written by Luo Guanzhong and Feng Menglong. I read this book from Professor Qu."

"Oh~" Lu Xiaoyan continued reading.

The story begins with a peach banquet in the heavenly palace.

Yuan Gong, the immortal guarding the heavenly book, was not qualified to participate due to his low position and could only continue to guard it.

Although he had guarded the Heavenly Book for three thousand years, he did not know what was written in it, so he secretly opened the Heavenly Book while the Jade Emperor was away...

While Lv Xiaoyan was reading, Wei Pingan put the child to sleep.

When he returned to the living room, he saw his wife's face full of excitement.

She lowered her voice and said excitedly: "The literary quality, thought, and fun have all reached a whole new level. Xiao Ming, you've made great progress!"

(End of this chapter)