That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1688 Arguing is also a kind of happiness

Li Ye finished writing the article in one go and went to sleep satisfied. However, the next morning, as soon as he got up, Xiao Zhiyu, who was in charge of maintaining the website, called him in a flurry.

"Factory Manager, Factory Manager, the article you posted last night is causing trouble again. There are tons of posts debating it, it's been a huge uproar all night, and more and more people are coming over here. Do you think we should lock the post?"

While eating breakfast, Li Ye asked curiously, "Locked post? Why lock the post?"

Xiao Zhiyu paused for a moment, then said awkwardly, "I...I'm afraid that the situation will repeat itself like last time!"

Just a few months ago, a "marriage proposal" by Zhang Chaoxian sparked a trending topic on the BBS of the Light Vehicle Company, with all sorts of strange and eccentric people appearing, starting by praising the beauty of the lighthouse and eventually escalating to condemning the mainland.
Then, in his anger, Li Ye inadvertently added fuel to the fire, and in the end, even Pan Xiaoying reminded Li Ye to "be mindful of the impact," so Li Ye had no choice but to lock the post.

So, as soon as things started to look promising, Xiao Zhiyu rushed over to inform Li Ye.

But Li Ye said calmly, "It's alright. This time is different from last time. It's better to blast out all the demons and monsters!"

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Xiao Zhiyu on the other end was silent for a few seconds, then said with barely suppressed excitement, "I understand, Factory Manager. I'm going to post now! I've been thinking about it all night and I can't hold it in any longer."

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It was only then that Li Ye realized something was wrong with Xiao Zhiyu, so after finishing his meal, he quickly turned on his computer and logged in to check the situation.

Then Li Ye was genuinely surprised.

It must be said that although the internet in mainland China was still quite underdeveloped in the 1990s, this generation of netizens was extremely active and enthusiastic.

Moreover, they are incredibly talented and eloquent; when they argue, it's not just a matter of "damn it," they can come up with a whole series of points just for the sake of arguing.

Judging from the number of replies, it's almost caught up with the last time it trended on social media in just one night.

Li Ye could even imagine how these early internet users would mobilize their friends to support them after seeing an interesting post.

The popularity of "Encounter" this time may be even higher than the last time, but Li Ye does not plan to lock the post because he has wanted to do something "meaningful" for several years.

If even posts with "positive energy" are to be deleted, then what's the point of his struggle? He might as well just give up and lie down; even if a great flood comes, it won't reach someone as super-rich as him, right?

However, Li Ye greatly underestimated the popularity of his post and the impact of his "seven-inch blade".

The very next afternoon, Chu Yusheng, Li Ye's "little brother" from the Lone Army Literary Society, called and got straight to the point: "Brother, we want to reprint your article."

Li Ye asked instinctively, "Reposting my article? Which one are you referring to?"

Chu Yusheng said, "It's 'Every Generation Has Its Own Shangganling'! After I saw your post today, I contacted our editor-in-chief, and he immediately approved the reprint."

Li Ye felt a little excited.

Although he, Seven-Inch Blade, had published several novels in this world, this was the first time in two lifetimes that his own writing had been published in the newspaper where Chu Yusheng worked.

That's the Sunshine Daily! It's one of the two most authoritative newspapers in mainland China. Anyone who makes a living by writing has dreamed of publishing an article in the Sunshine Daily.
Li Ye grinned and said with a smile, "Really? Since when does your Sunshine Daily need to ask the author's permission to reprint other people's articles?"

Chu Yusheng on the other end fell silent for a moment, and after a few seconds he said awkwardly, "Brother, our editor-in-chief wants me to ask you if you can change a few words."

Li Ye understood immediately, knowing which "few words" Chu Yusheng was referring to.

It's nothing more than texts related to "Ito Hirobumi"!
The general atmosphere in the 1990s was still "friendly to each other," and those who had done foolish things in their confusion back then still had a certain amount of influence. Li Ye thought for a moment and asked, "You mean, it can't be published unless it's changed?"

Chu Yusheng said hesitantly, "It's not like we can release it tomorrow just because we've made the changes."

"Then you can revise it for me! Just send it after you're done."

Li Ye readily agreed.

One should not be ungrateful, nor should one be too greedy. Consider the other person's status and attitude. A newspaper only has so much space; if they're being generous, don't be ungrateful.

Moreover, being published in such a newspaper has a much greater impact than being on a BBS, and the significance is completely different, okay?
"Okay, bro, I'll show it to you after I'm done revising it, okay?"

"No need, I trust your writing skills and your character."

Chu Yusheng was the president of the Lone Army Literary Society, personally selected by Li Ye. He was a similar type of person to Li Ye, so Li Ye trusted him to make the revisions.

As Li Ye had predicted, Chu Yusheng only deleted a few overly sensitive sentences, and the rest was basically unchanged before it was published in the Sunshine Daily the next day.

The Li family was incredibly excited, almost more so than when Li Ye got into university.

In the words of Grandma Wu Juying, "If you get into university, only our county knows; if you write novels, only readers who like novels know; but if you publish articles in this kind of newspaper, the whole country knows."

Li Zhongfa dragged Li Ye to Liu Zhengqing's house again, showing off to his old comrade-in-arms.

"See, see? My grandson was right the other day, wasn't he? Each generation is better than the last; he's already surpassed you."

Liu Zhengqing is a veteran in the Writers Association, but he has written articles all his life and never had the chance to appear in the Sunshine Daily. How could Li Zhongfa not show off?
Enraged, Liu Zhengqing exchanged insults with Li Zhongfa: "What does your grandson's ability have to do with you? I taught you to read, and you can now read newspapers thanks to me for teaching you to read."

"That's alright. You teach me to read, and I'll teach you how to raise your grandson. We can each do our own thing, and neither of us will be bothered."

"Who's talking to you about each other? Get out of here! I'm not serving you dinner today."

"It's alright, Comrade Gao Shuyi is home today, so your decision doesn't count."

How can you be so shameless?

"Hey, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. If you call me a scoundrel again, I'll invite Lao Lu and the others over to settle this! I ate a meal from you, Liu Zhengqing, and you call me a scoundrel?"

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When a scholar encounters a soldier, reason is useless. Even though Liu Zhengqing was a veteran who had carried a gun and fought in battles, he couldn't win against Li Zhongfa, an old brother who usually preferred to use his fists but insisted on "reasoning with people" at this moment.

Seeing that the two were arguing endlessly, Li Ye went to find the sanitation worker Gao Shuyi to mediate. After all, the two were not young, and it would be a real headache if they got into serious trouble.

To everyone's surprise, Gao Shuyi chuckled and said, "Let them argue! Your Grandpa Liu is petty and always keeps things to himself. He's been so bored at home all these years that he's almost gone crazy. If your grandpa comes over every few days to argue with him, I should thank him!"

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Li Ye was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized that it really made sense.

When people get older, it's hard to find someone to argue with. Having an old friend you can argue with no matter how fierce the argument goes, is actually a kind of happiness, isn't it?
　I'll update again tomorrow at noon, I'm busy with the New Year preparations.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)