As soon as Hanes entered the book club base camp, he felt a busy atmosphere. Everyone was walking fast and focused.
When the staff saw him, they called "President" and continued to work on their own.
After Jeff joined the book club, Harnes was still the president of the book club. Although he usually didn't do anything, everyone still respected him very much.
On the one hand, some of the old backbones of the reading club were developed by him in the early stage, and on the other hand, he is also very rich and has personally donated a lot of sponsorship to the association.
However, as the president of a book club, sometimes it is not a good thing. For example, after the book club points exchange system came out, he wanted to redeem the signed book, but Jeff persuaded him not to exchange it.
Because his identity is too sensitive, if the book is exchanged by him, it may cause dissatisfaction among the members. This is not a good deal.
Seeing everyone busy, Hanes walked straight to Jeff Gonzalez's office with doubts, "Jeff, are there any activities at the reading club today? I see that everyone is very busy."
"Hanes, you came just in time. I have good news to tell you. YU may be coming to the United States to hold a signing event."
Hans said in surprise: "Really? I didn't see any relevant information on the news, and you learned about it from that mysterious person?"
Jeff smiled and said: "Of course, I have told you before that it would be good for us to make the reading club bigger."
Harnes nodded and agreed with Jeff's statement.
When Jeff first found them, he didn't think about this, and he had no interest in holding a big book club. He just hoped to find other readers who liked YU to communicate with them.
Now it seems that what Jeff said is right. At least after having the book club, they can do some things that they never dared to think of before.
The mysterious person Jeff was talking about was most likely YU's book agent in the United States. Apart from that, Hanes couldn't imagine anyone else who could get so much inside information and also be interested in them.
The reading club provides support in all aspects.
"What about the place and time? Did that person tell you?"
Jeff shook his head, "Not yet, to be precise, we haven't confirmed whether we will come or not. What we have to do now is to make a petition, and then on this petition... This is why everyone is so busy.
"
“This is not difficult to do. Let our members mobilize their friends around them, especially the student members who are in school. They can help mobilize the students around them, so that we can quickly get tens of thousands of signatures. Also
Passers-by can’t be spared either. We can hold a petition at Little Bear Bookstore and put a banner there, and book friends passing by can sign at any time.”
Seeing how proactive Haines was, Jeff laughed and said, "I've never seen you so enthusiastic about these things."
"Of course I don't want to miss the opportunity to meet YU."
"Haha, don't worry, I have thought of what you said and started to do it."
Hans smiled and said: "Yes, your ability is obvious to all."
…
While Yu Dong was sorting out the manuscripts in the corner, he received a call from Su Tong.
"Do you have time tonight?" Su Tong asked.
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"Where are Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu, do they have time?" Su Tong asked again.
"I don't know about this. I have to ask. What's going on? Senior brother, you're so clueless. It's hard for me to ask."
"That's it. Li Xiao will come over soon. I want to have a meal with everyone tonight."
Li Xiao... I should say Li Xiaotang, Ba Jin's son and Li Xiaolin's younger brother.
"Okay, I understand, I'll go find them now."
"If they both have time, you guys can go pick up Li Xiao together. Don't take him to the magazine office yet. The office is being cleaned today and there will be no place for him to stay when he comes."
Yu Dong smiled and said: "It's not even the New Year yet, and we've already started cleaning."
"There will be no time at the end of the year. He is on the train to Jinling at 3:50. If Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu don't go, you can tell me and I will send someone over."
"No, if they don't go, it will be the same if I go."
"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you."
…
After talking to Su Tong, Yu Dong put down the manuscript in his hand and went to the teacher's apartment.
Bi Feiyu and Yu Hua both said they had time.
"Why did Li Xiaotang come to Jinling at this time?" Bi Feiyu asked with some confusion.
"What else can he do? He must be here to deliver the manuscript." Yu Hua said with a smile, "Actually, he can directly take the manuscript to Harvest, but people have to fight for reputation."
In fact, it is not easy to be the child of a literary giant. When people talk about Li Xiaotang, they will always say, "He is Ba Jin's son." No matter what achievements Li Xiaotang has achieved in literature, people will look at these works differently.
of.
He writes novels, hey, isn't this the right thing to do? It would be strange to have such a person in the family who can't write.
Well-written? That’s right. A tiger father has no sons. Besides, who knew his father didn’t give him some “guidance”? The novel must have been written entirely by himself? Not necessarily?
He publishes novels in "Harvest"? Who doesn't know that "Harvest" belongs to his family, and publishing novels in his own magazine is nothing to say.
He won the award? Isn’t that because he has a good father? Without his father, who would have awarded him the award for his works? Isn’t the literary circle also a circle of connections?
He has also published novels in other magazines? Isn’t this easy to understand? With such a father, what magazine wouldn’t give him some respect?
Some people praise him for writing good novels? Do you dare to say that your boss’s son is a fool?
For all these reasons, Li Xiaotang's achievements will always be "divided" by his father.
The three of them chatted for a while at Bi Feiyu's house. Yu Dong looked at the time and said, "He's coming soon, let's go there."
"What's for dinner?" Yu Hua asked, "That shabu-shabu restaurant?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Farewell, although the shabu-shabu is good, it is not suitable for entertaining guests. Go to Jinling Hotel and treat yourself." Bi Feiyu said.
"why me?"
"Isn't the single version of "To Live" decided? The first printing is 18,000 copies, and the manuscript fee starts at 20,000 yuan. If you don't treat me, who will treat me?"
Speaking of this, Yu Hua had nothing to say, smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll treat you today."
In the cold weather, the three of them stopped riding and called two Ladas to go to the train station.
It was said that the bus would arrive at 3:50, but it didn't arrive until 5 o'clock.
Bi Feiyu still had sharp eyes and saw Li Xiaotang at a glance. He waved vigorously: "Li Xiaotang, Li Xiaotang, this way, this way!"
Yu Hua and Yu Dong also waved, with longing and hope on their faces.
Li Xiaotang looked at the three people waving. He knew two of them, Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu. As for the other one, who was pretty and handsome, he was probably Yu Dong.
Seeing the excited expressions of the three of them, Li Xiaotang felt warm in his heart in the cold wind. These guys in Jinling were really enthusiastic, and their enthusiasm didn't seem to be fake at all, it was completely from the bottom of their hearts.
But what Li Xiaotang didn't know was that these three people had been waiting for him outside for more than an hour. They were so cold that they doubted life. Now that he had arrived, they naturally saw the hope of escaping from the sea of ​​suffering. How could they be unhappy.
When Li Xiaotang arrived, Yu Hua held his hands and said, "Teacher Li, I look forward to the stars and the moon. We have been looking forward to you."
As soon as Yu Hua held Li Xiaotang's hand, she was unwilling to let go. The hand was so warm!
Bi Feiyu also held Li Xiaotang's arm: "It's been a hard journey on the road. It's been a hard road on the road. Let's go, let's go to the hotel first and keep you warm."
Li Xiaotang felt the enthusiasm of the two people and was a little at a loss. He was not the kind of lively person to begin with. He was usually taciturn. Although he knew Su Tong and Bi Feiyu, his friendship was not very close.
Although he was moved at this time, he didn't know how to respond.
He looked at Yu Dong again and asked, "Who is this?"
"Oh, you haven't met him yet, he is Yu Dong." Bi Feiyu introduced.
"Sure enough, I said it should be Yu Dong, hello, hello, I am Li Xiaotang."
"Hello, hello, welcome to Jinling."
Li Xiaotang is of medium height and has an upright appearance, more like his mother. Although he is in his forties, he looks only about thirty, and looks a bit dull and shy.
The few of them didn't want to exchange any more greetings in the cold wind, so they hurriedly called a car and went to the Jinling Hotel.
The heating in the hotel box slowly revived Yu Dong's and others' nearly frozen bodies. Yu Hua and others lit a cigarette comfortably and started puffing away.
"Teacher Li, did you come to Jinling this time to submit a manuscript?" Bi Feiyu asked.
Li Xiaotang nodded, and then took out a stack of manuscripts from his bag: "I have been writing it for a while, so I thought of sending it over and asking a few people to read it."
"Don't take it seriously."
Yu Hua took the manuscript from Li Xiaotang's hand, and looked at the handwritten page numbers at the back. There were 316 pages in total, about 70,000 to 80,000 words.
"Does the novel have a name?" Yu Hua asked.
"We are tentatively planning to call it "Sect Rules". After I show it to Editor Su, I will listen to his opinion."
Hearing the word "sect rules", Yu Dong became interested and couldn't help but take another look at Bi Feiyu.
This novel has a close connection with Bi Feiyu.
Zhang Yimou later made a movie called "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma Bridge", which was also the film about his breakup with Gong Li.
This movie is adapted from Bi Feiyu's novel "Once Upon a Time in Shanghai", but "Once Upon a Time in Shanghai" is based on "Family Rules".
The three of them passed the manuscript around and slowly began to read it.
In fact, Yu Dong had read "Family Rules", but he still watched it again along with it.
When the three of them had finished reading and were about to express their opinions, Su Tong came.
When Su Tong came, he saw the three of them holding manuscripts in their hands, and he immediately feigned anger and said: "I was sent a manuscript, so you should read it first."
"We will be a vanguard for you and help you check things. It's a great thing, but you won't be happy." Yu Hua said with a smile, "I think this novel..."
Su Tong waved his hands repeatedly, "Don't raise any opinions, otherwise it will affect my judgment."
He collected the manuscript and put it into his bag, and then said to Li Xiaotang, "I will keep this manuscript."
Li Xiaotang nodded, "It was originally given to you."
"Have you ordered the food?" Su Tong asked Yu Dong.
Yu Dong looked at Yu Hua and said, "It's over. Master Yu said he would treat us tonight."
Su Tong smiled and said: "Hey, let's eat more tonight. Last time I wanted to eat your hot-boiled meat, but now it's Yu Dong who invited me."
"Can you blame me? Last time, he took the opportunity to treat me to dinner. I haven't settled the score with him yet."
"Come on." Su Tong joked and looked at Li Xiaotang, "Brother Xiaotang, how is your health lately?"
"At this age, things are getting worse day by day, especially in winter. Sometimes I go to see him, and he tells me that my bones are cold, but in fact it's not cold at all. It's very warm inside the house."
"I'd better go visit his old man when I have time." Su Tong sighed.
"He would sometimes mention you guys. Knowing that I was coming over, he also asked me to ask you for manuscripts. My sister also told me about the manuscripts. The old man still has the younger generation of writers in mind. As he gets older,
I still want to help with something. He has trouble reading now, but he insists on reading when he has a good manuscript. My sister can't control it, and I can't control it."
At the stall where a few people were talking, the food was served. Yu Hua opened a bottle of white wine and shared it with the others.
When Li Xiaotang is not drinking, he usually does not take the initiative to speak, but after drinking, he talks more.
Bi Feiyu and Yu Hua also talked a lot, but they couldn't keep up with Li Xiaotang alone.
He became talkative and interesting.
"This year on my father's birthday, Chairman Chen Tiedi went to my house to see me. He was very surprised and asked me why I went too. I was even more surprised than him. On my father's birthday, someone asked me why I went. Isn't this ridiculous?
But it’s not my fault, he didn’t know, and thought I was just an ordinary staff member. I couldn’t tell myself, but someone else came to the rescue and said I was Ba Jin’s son.”
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Li Xiaotang’s words are not without reason. Indeed, many people only know that Ba Jin has a daughter, Li Xiaolin, but do not know that he also has a son, Li Xiaotang, because Li Xiaotang never takes the initiative to say it outside.
He is Ba Jin's son, and he does not participate in public events attended by Ba Jin.
But Yu Dong and others were still very surprised. Li Xiaotang worked in the CPPCC, and Chen Tiedi, as the head of the CPPCC, didn't know that he was Ba Jin's son. This shows how well Li Xiaotang did his job of keeping secrets.
"I have known Cheng Yongxing since we were in college, but it was only later that he found out who my father was."
Li Xiaotang and Cheng Yongxing both graduated from the Chinese Department of Aurora University, and Li Xiaotang seems to be one grade higher.
In fact, Yu Dong and the others can feel that Li Xiaotang's mood is complicated when talking about these interesting things. He admires his father and uses his father as an example, but he also hopes to separate himself from his father.
There was nothing Yu Dong could do to persuade him about this, so they could only joke around and drink together.
After the meal, Yu Dong arranged accommodation for Li Xiaotang at the Jinling Hotel, and then they went back to their homes.
Su Tong rode here and back by bicycle. He can drink well and only drank two ounces of wine, so he should be fine.
However, when he got on the bike, the three of them still tested his condition and asked, "Is it okay?"
Su Tong waved his hand, "Bo Zui, Bo Zui."
The Bo drunkenness he mentioned is an allusion from Yan Normal University. When teacher Yang Minru taught classical literature, she often mentioned Li Qingzhao. When talking about Bo drunkenness, she was afraid that students would not understand its meaning, so she often taught by words and deeds, swayed on the podium, and said Bo drunkenness.
Drunk is a comfortable drunk, walking feels like stepping on cotton.
Many students in the Chinese Department are very curious about Bo Zui's state.
Yu Dong also went to food stalls with his classmates, trying to find the feeling of being drunk.
Su Tong rode on the bike, while Yu Dong and the three of them stared at the back for a while. They were relieved when they saw that his bike was running steadily and not shaking at all.
Chapter completed!