When Yu Dong heard that Cheng Yongxing wanted his manuscript, he quickly waved his hand and said: "Editor Cheng, I'm afraid this won't work. I had already agreed with Editor Su before that this manuscript would be published in "Zhongshan"."
Cheng Yongxing was not surprised when he heard what Yu Dong said, but the manuscript in his hand was tightly squeezed: "You haven't decided on this matter yet, otherwise you wouldn't be revising the manuscript now."
Yu Dongwei said: "But it was indeed agreed upon."
Cheng Yongxing stood up with the manuscript, "You don't have to be embarrassed. I'll tell Lao Su about this. He lives next door."
After finishing speaking, Dong didn't mean to say anything. He strode out and then heard him knocking on the door next door: "Old Su, are you asleep? I'm here to see you."
When Yu Dong followed him to the door, Su Tong happened to come over and open the door.
Seeing Cheng Yongxing and Yu Dong, Su Tong smiled and said: "Old Cheng, when did you arrive? Come in and take a seat first."
"I arrived in the afternoon, and you weren't around when I came to see you..."
Cheng Yongxing walked inside while talking. Then he saw someone else in the room. He was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Brother Mo Yan, you are here too."
Mo Yan had just lit a cigarette when he saw Cheng Yongxing coming in. He laughed: "I don't have anywhere to stay, so why don't I come and get a bed?"
"If you had told me earlier, I would make arrangements for you."
"No need, it's fine for me and Su Tong to live in the same room." Mo Yan looked at the manuscript in Cheng Yongxing's hand again and asked curiously: "Are you on business?"
Only then did Cheng Yongxing remember that he had something serious to do. He took the manuscript and said to Su Tong: "Editor Su, let me borrow something from you."
Hearing Cheng Yongxing call himself "Editor-in-Chief Su," Su Tong felt something was wrong. He stared at the manuscript in Cheng Yongxing's hand carefully. The style of the manuscript paper looked familiar.
Then he saw the troubled expression on Yu Dong's face, reacted immediately, waved his hand and said: "Editor Cheng, you can borrow anything else, but how can I borrow this manuscript? If I ask you to borrow a manuscript from "Harvest", you
Are you willing to lend it to me?"
"Yes, why not?" Cheng Yongxing raised his voice, "After this event, you will go to Shanghai with me. You can choose from the manuscripts on my table."
"Old Cheng, you are being unreasonable. I have already arranged a manuscript, and why are you here to cut it off?"
Su Tong rolled his eyes. Cheng Yongxing had a fiery personality. Talking to him was like a scholar meeting a soldier.
Mo Yan, who was next to him, listened to the conversation between them and probably guessed what was going on. He was not surprised. It was not unusual for various magazines to compete for manuscripts. He had encountered it before.
When "Red Sorghum" was finished, it was overtaken by "October" and "People's Literature".
However, it is rare for two editors to come into contact with each other like now.
Mo Yan saw this interestingly, and took out his cigarette and handed one to each of them, "What's the matter? Let's sit down and talk."
Su Tong took the cigarette, pulled Mo Yan and said, "Mo Yan, please review the manuscript. Yu Dong and I have agreed on the manuscript a long time ago. Now the editor-in-chief Cheng has stepped in and insisted on taking the manuscript to his house.
.Is this decent? Is there any bottom line?"
Before Mo Yan could say anything, Cheng Yongxing said: "Don't dare, don't dare, I'm just a deputy editor. If you really want to rob me, our editor-in-chief, Mr. Ba Jin, must come, otherwise I, the deputy editor-in-chief, can't speak in front of you, the editor-in-chief of Su University."
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Hearing Cheng Yongxing mention Ba Jin, Su Tong suddenly became anxious, "Don't hold me down, Mr. Ba Jin. If Mr. Ba Jin is here today, there is absolutely no way he will let you do this."
"That's not necessarily the case." Cheng Yongxing raised his eyebrows, looking like he was determined to win.
Seeing that he was such a scoundrel, Su Tong was so angry that he could not be as scoundrel as Cheng Yongxing, so he calmed down and said: "Haven't your "Harvest" been at the forefront of literature? Yu Dong's manuscript has gone
It’s realism, so it’s not suitable for you.”
Cheng Yongxing held the cigarette in his mouth without lighting it, and suddenly laughed, "Don't set the tone for our "Harvest". As long as it is a good manuscript, we will accept it. Why, Su Tong's own manuscripts were all submitted to "Harvest" before.
I voted for "Harvest" and now that I am the editor-in-chief, I have blocked other people's paths."
"You are not the only one who has the "Harvest" path in this world."
Mo Yan, who was standing next to him, saw that they were arguing to no avail, so he covered his cigarette case and said, "Why don't you stop arguing and leave this matter to fate. Guess how many cigarettes I have left in this cigarette case."
If it's an odd or even number, whoever guesses it correctly will own the manuscript."
However, this proposal was rejected by both of them.
"impossible."
"Nothing."
The room suddenly fell into silence. Mo Yan scratched his head, looked at the cigarettes in his cigarette case, counted them, and said to himself: "There are three more."
Yu Dong looked at the situation in front of him and didn't know whether he should speak or not.
If you open your mouth, it will only be one article, and if you give it to anyone, you will offend the other party. If you don't open your mouth, it won't be a problem for them to be stuck here.
After thinking for a while, Yu Dong finally spoke, "Editor Cheng, I think this manuscript is indeed suitable for "Zhongshan", and I did agree with Editor Su before. Otherwise, this manuscript will be
Post it in "Zhongshan" and I will give you another article later."
Cheng Yongxing asked suspiciously: "Do you still have manuscripts?"
Yu Dong nodded, "Yes, it has not been written yet, but it will be almost done. When I return to Jinling, I will sort out the manuscript and send it to you."
Cheng Yongxing pondered for a while, then suddenly his expression changed, he showed a kind smile, and handed the manuscript in his hand to Su Tong.
"Hey, Old Su, I was just joking with you. Look, you take it seriously. We've known each other for a day or two. Am I the kind of person who fights for love and is unreasonable?" Waiting for Su
Tong took the manuscript, and Cheng Yongxing put his arm around Su Tong's shoulders again, "Come here, I'll light the cigarette for you. It's not easy for us to get together in Yanjing today, sit down and talk about old times."
Su Tong couldn't help but rolled his eyes, but he had nothing to do with Cheng Yongxing. If Yu Dong hadn't come forward to mediate, he might have really given in tonight.
Cheng Yongxing did help Su Tong a lot when "Honey and Concubines" was published in Harvest. Moreover, Cheng Yongxing had just moved Ba Jin out, so Su Tong had to give the old man some face.
Yu Dong saw that the atmosphere had relaxed, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This was the first time that he felt the editors' desire for manuscripts up close.
The relationship between writers and editors is interdependent. Writers long for editors to get their manuscripts approved, and editors long for high-quality manuscripts from writers.
Although Cheng Yongxing and Su Tong almost fought over the manuscript tonight, Yu Dong sincerely admired them, because it is precisely their eagerness for manuscripts that keeps literature alive.
Chapter completed!