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Chapter 29 The masses come

  After having lunch, Tan Kai was going to take a nap in the office.
 Since this summer, he has developed the habit of taking a nap. Before that, he could not sleep at noon at all, and the situation in the magazine at that time did not allow him to sleep at noon.
 Yesterday afternoon, President Yang Xiao held a group meeting to discuss again the serialization of "Second World" in "Science Fiction World". They have held many meetings for this matter.
However, yesterday's meeting was a little different. Yang Xiao's attitude was very firm from the beginning of the meeting. Rather than saying that they were discussing whether to serialize "The Second World" yesterday, it would be better to say that Yang Xiao was informing them that the magazine had decided to serialize "The Second World".
The result of "Second World".
 No one has an opinion, and no one dares to have an opinion. The magazine is supported by Yang Xiao. As long as Yang Xiao is willing, the magazine can be her voice.
Of course, Tan Kai has no objection, because he has believed that this should be done from a very early stage. Even if there are risks, so what, how can it be worse?
And today is different from the past. They are not the only ones in the science fiction community who insist on producing science fiction literature. Since the World Science Fiction Association's annual meeting was held in Chengdu in May, many domestic publishing houses and magazines have also seen the potential of science fiction and are actively working on it.
Explore more possibilities in science fiction.
This means that even if it fails this time, it will only be the failure of their magazine, not the failure of the entire domestic science fiction community.
 So Tan Kai is very relaxed now. He feels that the future is very bright, and even if it is bad, it will not be too bad.
 It’s just that today Tan Kai’s wish to take a nap could not be realized.
As soon as he sat down, the door was pushed open by Yang Xiao.
“Teacher Tan, look at this.”
Tan Kai was already familiar with Yang Xiao's behavior. He sat up straight and looked at the white magazine lying on the table.
Of course he recognized it as "Zhongshan" magazine, and he also remembered that today was the day when this issue of the magazine was released, but he hadn't had time to read it yet.
 “Zhongshan, what’s wrong?”
Yang Xiao pushed the book in front of Tan Kai and said, "There is an article in it called "Mending the Sky." Take a look."
 “There is an article?” Tan Kai was even more confused, “Did “Zhongshan” also appear in a science fiction work? It’s impossible.”
Yang Xiao did not answer Tan Kai's doubts, and Tan Kai did not expect Yang Xiao to answer. He picked up the magazine and found "Mending the Sky" in the catalog, "Oh, page 25, I'll do it...eh?"
He just glanced at the author's name in passing, but his eyes suddenly straightened up.
 “This Yudong, is that Yudong?”
 This sentence sounds like a tongue twister.
Yang Xiao nodded, then shook his head, "I'm actually not sure, but it feels like it should be a person. You don't need to ask me why I feel like this. You will know after you read this novel."
Tan Kai nodded and read "Mending the Sky" without any nonsense.
 He originally thought it was a short article, but it took more than half an hour to read it.
 On the one hand, the length of the article is indeed not short, and on the other hand, the plot of this novel is so compact that it is simply suffocating.
While reading it, Tan Kai felt as if his heart was being punched one after another, and the next punch after each punch was faster and more powerful.
Tan Kai also finally understood why Yang Xiao said that she felt that the author was the Yu Dong they knew. Although this novel was not a science fiction novel, it had a bit of apocalyptic and dystopian implications. And now he has experienced a storm.
After reading it carefully, I can feel that the writing style of this novel is somewhat similar to "The Second World".
Then I found out that the address of "Zhongshan" magazine is in Jinling. The editor-in-chief Su Tong and Yu Dong both graduated from Yan'an Normal University. This Yu Dong is probably the author of "The Second World" Yu Dong.
It's impossible for all of these to match up, but there are two Yu Dongs. Tan Kai doesn't believe there is such a coincidence.
“What do you think?” Yang Xiao saw that he had finished reading and asked.
Tan Kai rubbed his sour eyes and nodded: "It should be him. In fact, there is nothing unusual about this. Just look at the writing style of "The Second World". He has a strong foundation in pure literature. I suspect that here
Before he wrote "Mending the Sky," he had frequently published articles in major literary magazines, otherwise he wouldn't have such a profound foundation, but we just didn't pay attention."
"This is a good thing." Seeing that Yang Xiao didn't speak, Tan Kai continued, "We should be happy that he is willing to write science fiction novels. Over the years, the pure literature circle has been separated from the science fiction circle, which is very detrimental to us.
"Mending the Sky" is a very good novel. If Yu Dong can shine in the literary world in the future, he may become a bridge between the pure literature circle and the science fiction circle."
Yang Xiao still didn't speak, she was seriously considering Tan Kai's words.
 After a while, Yang Xiao suddenly laughed, "Why do I feel that we are so lucky this year?"
Tan Kai also laughed, "Probably because the trend has arrived."
“The general trend...Yes, it seems that I have to contact Yu Dong again as soon as possible. If this article "Mending the Sky" becomes popular, we will not be able to pay Yu Dong's remuneration."
 …
 Yudong is not popular yet.
 But in Jinyi, he can definitely be called a "superstar".
 Walking on the street, students would often stare at him, as if they were looking at some kind of rare animal. When he met students from their engineering class or other students with out-of-character personalities, they would also directly heckle him.
“Teacher Yu, Harvest and Zhongshan have been captured, and by October, we will capture all of Dangdai as well.”
 “Looking forward to your grand slam.”
And it can be seen with the naked eye that the frequency of "Zhongshan" magazine appearing in Jinyi has suddenly increased a lot. Many students bought a copy of "Zhongshan" magazine with the idea that "it is written by a teacher from our school, and it must be supported."
, regarded as a kind of support.
 Not only the students would make a fuss, but also Yu Dong’s friends.
For example, on the night of the 1st, when Yu Dong was fetching water from the hand-pressed well, He Yu ran out with slippers on, his expression was extremely exaggerated: "Everyone, please don't move, let go of your hands quickly, don't waste your energy on this mundane task."
Come on, let the Sa family do it for you."
Yu Dong pressed him on the face: "Go, go, go!"
 The teachers in the building laughed heartily when they heard the following conversation.
Yu Dong also pursed his lips and smiled. He was deeply moved. At this time, the distance between people is so close. Writers not only use words to communicate with others, but they are also not far away from people in life.
Chapter completed!
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