Yu Dong had just returned from the cafeteria after eating when he received a call from Hu Yueming.
"Hello."
"it's me."
"Teacher, you are very good at this. As soon as I entered the dormitory, the phone rang." Yu Dong was very happy to receive the call from the teacher. He originally thought about making phone calls in the past few days.
Just ask Hu Yueming.
"I have just finished eating, so I think you should go back after finishing your meal. I read the news in "Reference News", which is quite good. Many students in the Chinese Department now like to read science fiction, which is a big factor.
Part of it is due to your influence. And Yang Peng, he is also doing a good job."
"Teacher, don't blame me for bringing up junior fellow students, right?" Yu Dong joked.
"Nonsense." Hu Yueming laughed, "Principal Su mentioned before that he would like to invite you back to school to hold a symposium."
"How can I be so virtuous..."
"Don't be modest, it's just a symposium. Besides, I'm not just inviting you, I might also invite Su Tong, Yu Hua and Mo Yan. You and Su Tong are serious graduates from Yan'an Normal University, and Yu Hua and
Mo Yan also studied here and is considered an alumnus. After this matter is settled, you can help Yu Hua and Mo Yan with their work."
Yu Dong did not refuse, nodded and said: "Okay, if necessary, I will tell them, but it is not up to me to decide whether they can be invited."
"Just do your best."
After saying this, Hu Yueming suddenly fell silent for a moment. Just when Yu Dong was about to speak, Hu Yueming spoke again: "I want to ask you something."
"Well, teacher, you ask."
"Do you know a young man named Ruan Xiaohu?"
The words Ruan Xiaohu came out of Hu Yueming's mouth, which surprised Yu Dong: How could the teacher know about Ruan Xiaohu?
After thinking for a while, Yu Dong said, "I do know him. Teacher, do you know him too?"
"Yes, he was our tour guide when we traveled to Huizhou before."
Yu Dong smiled and said: "So that's the case. It's quite a coincidence. You guys talked about me?"
"We talked, but he didn't tell me that he knew you."
"Didn't you say it?" Yu Dong was a little surprised, "Then teacher, how did you know?"
"Guess."
"Guess..."
"That's it..."
Then Hu Yueming told Yu Dong the process of his guess. After listening to it, Yu Dong couldn't help but sigh inwardly. He didn't expect that the teacher was a master of reasoning, and he could guess pretty well just like this.
However, regarding this part of the novel, Yu Dong still explained: "Teacher, Ruan Xiaohu and I did meet on the train, but I can't be sure whether the plot in his novel happened."
"Understood, as long as he doesn't say it directly, you can just pretend it never happened. Even if this kind of thing really happened, it shouldn't be spread from our mouths. Besides, you really can't be sure."
Hu Yueming instructed.
"That's what I planned."
After hearing Yu Dong's answer, Hu Yueming laughed heartily: "I want to praise you for this matter, teacher. You should preach and learn to solve doubts. We should not just regard teachers as a profession to make a living, but also sincerely
Put yourself into this career, and at the same time, you should not be limited to the one-third of an acre of land in front of you. It is said that there is no distinction between education and discrimination. This is difficult to do, but Ruan Xiaohu, you have done a good job in this matter.
In a short time, you can change a person or even save a person."
"This year, Mr. Qi Gong wrote an inscription for our school's publishing house: follow the rules and set an example for the community. I think these eight words are very warning. Teachers should naturally set an example and moisturize things silently."
Yu Dong nodded with emotion. Of course Yu Dong knew these eight words. It later became the predecessor of Yan Normal University's school motto: "Learn to be a teacher, conduct as a model for the world".
"Thanks to the teacher, the students have benefited a lot."
"Don't say any polite words. I will still correspond with Ruan Xiaohu, but I won't tell him these things. You can tell him yourself in the future."
"I see."
"Okay, I'll hang up now and you can go about your business."
…
After hanging up the phone, Yu Dong touched his head and still felt incredible.
The world is too small. Teacher can always meet Ruan Xiaohu whenever he travels. After thinking about it, the only word that can explain it is fate.
In fact, Yu Dong received a letter from Ruan Xiaohu a few days ago. From the content of the letter, it can be seen that Xiaohu has been very happy recently. His career as a tour guide is stable, his writing has made great progress, and "Youth Literature" has adopted one of his articles.
This novel will be published in March.
Yu Dong was naturally happy for him.
Xiaohu has been working hard to live, and he has always responded with a smile when facing the hardships in life. What impressed Yu Dong deeply was that when Xiaohu was fired, he also smiled without resentment or resentment.
Yu Dong believes that even without him, it may be more tortuous, but Ruan Xiaohu will probably eventually move towards a bright road.
…
Spielberg looked at some of his preliminary storyboards and felt that something was missing.
At first, he focused mainly on the virtual world. Later, as he continued to dig into the script, he discovered that many things shown in the "game world" in the novel had huge potential.
For example, although the mobile phone mentioned in it does not look too sci-fi and has been mentioned in science fiction works a long time ago, the description of the appearance of this mobile phone in "Second World" and what it can show
The functional description was so meticulous that no matter how he drew it, it felt like it lacked some natural flavor.
The small details shown in many places in "The Second World" give people the feeling that they are things that can be realized at any time in life. At first glance, it is not science fiction at all, but as you read more deeply, you will feel that it is enough.
A large and rigorous "living system" has already been developed.
These things that are not available now seem not far away from people at all.
In this case, the design of these props cannot be too fantasy and needs to be realistic.
After thinking about it for a long time, Spielberg called Jimmy James.
Jimmy looked very happy when he received a call from Spielberg, "Mr. Spielberg, do you have anything to do with me?"
Spielberg got right to the point: "I need you to give me a little help with props."
"Props?" Jimmy didn't react for a while, "I think you don't need my help in the area of ​​props. Everyone knows that Director Spielberg has absolute authority in the area of ​​props. Maybe I can introduce a few
The prop master will give it to you, but I’m afraid he may not be able to help you.”
"No, no, no, Jimmy, you didn't understand what I meant. I have a lot of doubts about the props, and I'm afraid I need answers from the original author. I don't know if YU is willing to come over and help me. Of course, it will never be free of charge."
Jimmy pondered.
In his opinion, this is definitely a good thing. It can make money and gain a good reputation, and it is definitely good for the movie.
But the problem is that Yu Dong may not have this time.
Yu Dong is really busy, teaching, writing books, and falling in love, each of which takes up a lot of his time. The help Spielberg mentioned cannot be solved in a few words. It will definitely require Yu Dong's special attention.
Take a trip.
"Mr. Spielberg, I'm afraid I can't agree to you immediately. I need to ask what YU means. As you know, it's not easy for him to come over in China."
"Two hundred thousand dollars, as a compensation for prop consultant."
"this……"
Jimmy was about to speak when he heard Spielberg continue: "Another two hundred thousand dollars will be given to him to participate in the screenwriting. There will also be one hundred thousand dollars for him to assist in publicity. The so-called publicity, then he will only need to come and participate in a meeting."
A "Second World" autograph session is enough."
Half a million dollars... Jimmy licked his lips, he was really tempted.
If possible, Jimmy really wants to agree to Spielberg's conditions immediately. If it were another author, Jimmy is completely confident that he can handle it, but Yu Dong is different. Yu Dong is his boss.
"Mr. Spielberg, I absolutely believe in your sincerity. I will also try my best to help you persuade you at YU. Let's do this. Give me three days... no, two days. After two days, I will tell you whether it is successful or not.
reply."
Jimmy's reaction made Spielberg a little surprised. Even with half a million dollars, Jimmy couldn't make a decision directly? Does this YU really not love money at all?
With so much money, let alone China, Spielberg believes that even in the United States, few people can resist such temptation.
But now that the matter has come to this, Spielberg can only say helplessly: "Okay, I'll wait for you for two days, hoping to get a good answer."
"Don't worry, I will do my best."
…
After ending the call with Spielberg, Jimmy did not rush to contact Yu Dong because he felt that the probability of success in talking to Yu Dong about this matter was low.
Moreover, he had to carefully consider Yu Dong's schedule and find the most suitable time for him.
The school will be going on winter vacation in a while, and Yu Dong might be able to leave a few days earlier. So, after all, during the Chinese New Year, he might be able to squeeze out twenty days.
If that doesn't work, move the time to after the new year, but the time will be much less, it should only be ten days.
After thinking about the schedule, Jimmy began to think about how to get Yu Dong to agree. It would be best to have a reason that Yu Dong could not refuse.
What reason should be used...
Jimmy scratched his head. Alas, if it were another writer, he could just slap the money in front of him.
correct!
Jimmy suddenly had an idea and quickly took out a pen and paper.
He thought of two reasons.
The first one is to ask the YU Umbrella Book Club to create a "petition", ask Yu Dong to come to the United States to hold a book signing, and then try to find as many people as possible to sign the "petition".
Yu Dong is an author no matter what, and he must have feelings for the readers who love him. If thousands of readers invite him to come to the United States to sign books, he is likely to be moved.
Of course, this is not safe.
So Jimmy has a second trick.
Yu Dong is the teacher of Jinyi, and Jinyi has an art department. The most important thing is that Yu Dong is the counselor of the arts and crafts major.
Didn't Spielberg want Yu Donglai to be a prop consultant?
Although Yu Dong wrote those things himself, he is not very good at art. At that time, Yu Dong can be asked to bring several art students to participate in prop design, and Spielberg can also be persuaded to give these students
A small salary for each student does not need to be much. One or two thousand dollars per student, Spielberg would not refuse.
Children are parents' weakness, and students are teachers' weakness. For the sake of students, Yu Dong could not refuse this proposal.
"Hey, Dong, don't blame me for tricking you, I really do it for your own good."
Having made his decision, Jimmy rolled up his sleeves and got to work.
He went to Jeff Gonzalez first.
The young man was very surprised when he saw Jimmy, "Mr. James, why are you here? The proposal you gave me last time was very effective. The members' enthusiasm has improved a lot, and many new members have been recruited recently. There are quite a few of them."
People come here for the points redemption system. We don’t need to do any extra mobilization now, the student members are very active in helping to promote it.”
What Jeff said was what Jimmy expected. He smiled and said: "Take these things slowly, don't rush them, and try to control the number of activities, no more, no less, so that members feel hopeful, but not too much."
They think points are very easy to earn.”
"I understand this, we have always done this."
Jimmy nodded, "I came here this time to tell you some good news."
"good news?"
Jeff's eyes widened. From the time he met Jimmy until now, he had never let him down. If Jimmy said it was good news, it must be good news.
"Yes, it's great news. YU is very likely to come to the United States to hold a signing event."
"Really, when will he come? In which city? What can we do?"
Jeff couldn't help rubbing his hands and walking around the office. He usually looked mature and steady in front of members, but in front of Jimmy, especially after hearing such great news.
, I couldn’t hold it any longer at all.
Jimmy pressed his hand and signaled Jeff to calm down, "It's just possible, everything is uncertain now. So I need you to do something for me."
"I can do whatever you need me to do," Jeff said, patting his chest.
"It's not too difficult. I hope YU can see the enthusiasm of American readers. In two days, make a 'petition' and get as many people to sign it as possible."
"petition?"
"It's very simple. You go get a banner and write on it that you hope YU will come to the United States to hold a book signing event and find someone to sign it. If one banner is not enough, just get two. But it must be real. It can't be one person signing many names.
That kind of thing.”
Jeff rubbed his head in embarrassment. He was thinking just now that this matter is not simple. One person can sign dozens or hundreds of names, and he can easily get tens of thousands of names.
Now that Jimmy said this wouldn't work, he gave up the idea.
Chapter completed!