Chapter 140 "Double Agent" Ge Chaoguang
Liu Hongmin found Liu Zhenyun's book. Humor is Liu Zhenyun's characteristic. Although he is a quiet person, he often speaks out of jokes. In the eyes of others, he is a person who can make jokes about anything.
This is a little different from the Liu Zhenyun that Liu Hongmin knew. When he was with him, Liu Zhenyun was not humorous at all, but rather like a sullen person.
After slightly adjusting his writing style, Liu Hongmin began writing.
Xu Zhongyi is a man who is very good at reading people's expressions. When he was on the Green Party side, he was a representative of weakness, greed and lust. But when he came to our side, he immediately became a smart and resourceful hero who sacrificed his life for the country.
Such a comparison will definitely break down the defenses of many people.
The story of "Infiltration" is not very strong, and Liu Hongmin wrote it very easily. The length of the book is not long, only more than 100,000 words. Liu Hongmin finished the book in less than half a month.
Liu Xinwu was the first to get the news and rushed to Liu Hongmin's home as soon as possible.
"Show it to me quickly!"
Liu Hongmin was a little amused. "They haven't come for a while? Where did you hear the news?"
"That's what Old Ge said!" Liu Xinwu said proudly, "You're not at home all the time, so I have to find someone who knows your whereabouts, right?"
Liu Hongmin shook his head speechlessly, "Why are you playing Infernal Affairs with me?"
"What is Infernal Affairs?" Liu Xinwu asked puzzledly.
"Nothing!" Liu Hongmin changed the subject, "What kind of magic potion did you give Old Ge?"
Liu Xinwu: "Don't speak so badly of Lao Ge. We can get along well."
"Teacher Liu, do you know Lao Ge better than I do?" Liu Hongmin said with a smile, "I'm afraid you've spent a lot of money, right?"
Liu Xinwu laughed and said, "It's just a meal with Lao Mo, it's not a big expense. As long as I can get your work, I won't have any problem inviting you a few more times."
"Then you have to treat me too."
Liu Hongmin handed "Infiltration" to Liu Xinwu, "I haven't been to Lao Mo yet!"
"You haven't been?"
Liu Xinwu was surprised. Lao Mo was the best western restaurant in Beijing. Anyone with a little money would go to Lao Mo for a meal. If they were used to the food, they would probably go there often. How could Liu Hongmin, who was so rich, not have been to Lao Mo?
“I may not be able to get used to Western food.”
Liu Hongmin smiled. Most people who went to Lao Mo wanted to show off. But for him, a future time traveler, Lao Mo did not have so many halos.
Liu Xinwu took the manuscript and read it quickly. After reading it for a while, he was a little disappointed. Compared with "Lies", this book was not even a little bit worse.
Liu Hongmin asked: "A bit disappointed?"
"No!" Liu Xinwu said with a smile, "It's well written."
“That just didn’t meet expectations.”
Liu Hongmin naturally knew the level of "Infiltration". After he wrote "Infiltration", he just made some simple changes. How good could it be?
Not to mention comparing it to "Lies", it can't even compare to "Shao Bao". But there is no other way, he wants "Infiltration" to be published as soon as possible, preferably in "Ren Ming Literature".
The old man surnamed Wang is stirring up trouble in the Writers Association. How can Liu Hongmin vent his anger if he doesn't give him some trouble?
Liu Xinwu readily admitted, "My expectations were too high. But this is also a very good work and it is definitely worth publishing."
"When is the soonest possible?"
When Liu Xinwu heard him ask this, he thought about the content of "Infiltration" and immediately understood Liu Hongmin's plan. "It can be published in this issue. "People's Literature" has just sent the manuscript to the printing factory for typesetting. I will go to the printing factory right away and ask them to replace the work with the next one."
Liu Hongmin: "Will it not offend anyone?"
"It's okay!" Liu Xinwu said with a smile, "It's a novel written by Mr. Wang's nephew. The quality is average. I just gave Mr. Wang face because there was no suitable work to replace it."
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "That's what we'll do."
As for whether this would lead to a deadly feud with the old man surnamed Wang, Liu Hongmin didn't care at all. If the country hadn't had any plans, he would have ruined the old man's reputation long ago.
"I'll come back tomorrow to sign the contract with you!"
As soon as Liu Xinwu left with the manuscript, He Qizhi rushed over.
His face was covered in sweat, and when he saw Liu Hongmin, he said, "Hongmin, have you finished writing the novel?"
Liu Hongmin was very surprised. "Teacher He, where did you get this information?"
He Qizhi forced a smile, "From Ma Weidu! Ever since you graduated, I have been trying very hard to collect manuscripts from you. The masterpiece "Lies" was snatched away by "Human Name Literature". I have lost my entire lifelong reputation."
"It's not that serious!" Liu Hongmin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. These words made him feel like a sinner for all eternity.
He Qizhi continued to play the victim, "It's not serious yet. Our editor-in-chief said that if we don't get your work accepted again, we'll have to take it away."
Liu Hongmin looked at him strangely, "It's not that serious, right?"
He Qizhi suddenly had a bad feeling, "You are not going to give your work to Renming Literature again, are you?"
"Teacher Liu just took it away!"
Liu Hongmin explained: "I specifically wanted to publish this novel in Renming Literature. It would be a bit inappropriate to publish it in Contemporary."
"How is it inappropriate!!!"
He Qizhi was anxious, "Our Contemporary Journal is no worse than Ren Ming Literature!"
Liu Hongmin waved his hand, "You should read the manuscript first!"
He handed another manuscript to He Qizhi. After reading a few pages, He Qizhi understood what Liu Hongmin meant. "Infiltration" is not easy to publish in "Contemporary". "Contemporary" is a very literary magazine. There is no problem in publishing "Lies", but "Infiltration" is a bit inconsistent. It's not that the content is inconsistent, but the writing style of "Infiltration" does not meet the standards of "Contemporary".
"You can publish this after making some changes."
Liu Hongmin laughed and said, "Teacher He, this book is useful to me and can only be published in Renming Literature."
He Qizhi was a little disappointed, but still said: "Then I won't compete for this book, but you have to write one for Contemporary Magazine. We are very happy to cooperate with each other, you can't favor one over the other!"
“Okay!” Liu Hongmin agreed immediately. “When I finish this book, I’ll write one for Contemporary Magazine.”
He Qizhi left with satisfaction, but he felt a little unsafe as soon as he left. Since Liu Hongmin graduated, Zhao Zhizhong had no way to pass on information to him. So, he developed a "spy", but now it seems that Ma Weidu's news is still too slow.
Soon, he came to Ge Chaoguang's unit. Like Liu Xinwu, he also wanted to "bribe" Ge Chaoguang.
This made Ge Chaoguang very embarrassed. Both He Qizhi and Liu Xinwu were his friends. It was difficult for him to decide who to help and who not to help! In the end, he made a decision that as long as Liu Hongmin finished writing the novel, he would notify the two of them and not offend anyone.
(End of this chapter)