Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 920 "We still need to leave some space for spiritual pursuits."

Fang Minghua stayed in Shencheng for a few more days before returning to Xijing. Song Tangtang was busy setting up an independent cinema chain in Shencheng, so he would have to return later.

The person traveling with her was Xia Juanjuan.

Fang Minghua didn't know her before, but later found out that she was the only one among the 12 editors at Under the Banyan Tree who was willing to go to Xijing to continue working at Under the Banyan Tree, so he carefully read her resume.

I only found out that the girl was from Zhejiang Province and actually studied medicine in college. However, she liked literature and applied for the position of editor at Under the Banyan Tree after graduation.

He was initially responsible for the micro-novels and short stories of "Green Campus", then the novellas of "Love Story", and finally the novels. He is a senior editor.

The Rongshuxia website was not in business in Xijing, so Xia Juanjuan went there just to assist Wang Zi in the preparatory work before the website was relocated in Xijing.

Originally, Fang Minghua intended to let her serve as the CEO of Rongshuxia Online Literature Company, but the girl refused.

She was told that she was not very good at administrative work and that she should just be an editor. Fang Minghua agreed and immediately appointed her as the company's deputy CEO and editor-in-chief of the website.

The company's CEO is Wang Zi, who has resigned from her position as deputy director of the Chinese Literature Organizing Committee Office and came to Under the Banyan Tree.

After returning to Xijing, Fang Minghua called Wang Zi and arranged a hotel for Xia Juanjuan to stay. He smiled and said to Xia Juanjuan, "Xiao Xia, this is your first time in Xijing, right? Don't rush to work. Take a walk around Xijing City first, see the Terracotta Warriors, climb the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, etc."

Unexpectedly, Xia Juanjuan said, "Teacher Fang, I will go to work tomorrow. As for visiting Xijing City, I will live in Xijing, and there will be plenty of opportunities."

Ah?
What a girl who loves her work!
Fang Minghua agreed.

It didn't take long to set up the Rongshuxia Online Literature Company in Xijing. It mainly involved building the office network, recruiting staff, and completing registration procedures with the local network management department.

As for the website data in Shanghai, they were also transferred to Xijing in the form of backup, which consisted of only a dozen hard drives, while all the computers remained in Shanghai.

In the early morning of June 6, the Rongshuxia website in Shanghai was officially closed, and the new Rongrongshuxia in Xijing was officially opened.

When the editorial office's latest Pentium II computer displayed the website's homepage, the whole office was filled with joy.

Fang Minghua was also among them.

He rarely stays up so late and hangs out outside so late.

"Let's go, I'll treat everyone to a midnight snack!" Fang Minghua said with a smile.

"Teacher Fang invites us to have a midnight snack, let's all go." Wang Zi immediately said loudly.

Except for two people on night shift, the rest of the employees followed Fang Minghua out of the company building.

The company’s 12-story office building on Xiying Road is still under construction, so “Under the Banyan Tree” is temporarily squeezed into the older building at Duanlimen.

However, this place is in the downtown area, and there is a night market around midnight with bright lights.

There are not many employees in the Banyan Tree Company, about twenty or so now. Everyone came to the night market, found a stall with relatively few people, and sat down.

If you don’t find the snacks you like, go to other stalls.

Chicken soup wontons, roujiamo, cold noodles, fried noodles, rice noodles, maocai... everything is available here.

Fang Minghua, Wang Zi and Xia Juanjuan sat at a small table.

He just ordered a bowl of cold noodles. As he is old, he can't eat too much at night, otherwise his stomach will feel uncomfortable when he goes to bed.

Wang Zi had a bowl of mixed stew, while Xia Juanjuan had the standard Xijing trio - cold noodles, Bingfeng noodles, and roujiamo.

This pretty girl from the south has a pretty good appetite. "Wang Zi, you get off work late these days, what about your daughter?" Fang Minghua asked while eating cold noodles.

"I'll leave it with my mother-in-law for the time being. There's no other way. My husband has been busy with his project recently and has no time." Wang Zi said.

"Sister Wang, don't work overtime in the future. I'll do the work. Anyway, I'm single now. If I eat well, the whole family won't be hungry." Xia Juanjuan interrupted, "But you have to do me a favor quickly."

"What help?" Wang Zi asked.

"Have you forgotten? Help me rent a house? I'm always in hotels. Although I don't spend my own money, I still feel a little reluctant if the company pays for it." Xia Juanjuan said.

"Well, if you hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten something." Wang Zi replied, and suddenly looked at Fang Minghua again: "Teacher Fang, I have already asked someone to do it today."

"Then just give it to her directly, no need to ask me." Fang Minghua said.

"Okay, I'll give it to you now." Wang Zi took out a bunch of keys from the bag he was carrying and handed it to Xia Juanjuan.

"Sister Wang, this is? A rented house?" Xia Juanjuan was a little confused.

"It's not rented, it's bought. The company bought it for you. It has three bedrooms and a living room, 100 square meters. It's located in the newly built Chuncui Garden in the middle of Xiying Road, which is very close to our future new office building. The property certificate is in my office, you can come and pick it up tomorrow."

"The house is fully furnished. You can move in after buying some furniture and bedding. I'll ask Xiao Li to go with you tomorrow to do these things. He's a local and knows the place well."

Xia Juanjuan was shocked when she heard this.

The company actually bought her a house!
She came to her senses and said quickly: "Teacher Fang, Sister Wang, I have only been in Xijing for a few days, how can I have the nerve to ask for a house?"

"You have indeed only been in Xijing for a few days, but you have been working under the banyan tree for eight years!" Fang Minghua took over the conversation and said with a smile: "Since you are willing to come to Xijing, I certainly can't treat you badly. Houses in Xijing are not as valuable as those in Shencheng. Just live there peacefully."

"Yes. Teacher Fang said that gradually providing housing for employees should become a system in the future. It should be implemented not only under the banyan tree, but also in foundations, organizing committees, and art galleries. Only when you have a house can you work with peace of mind." Wang Zi said.

"That's what I mean. Wang Zi will give you another task." Fang Minghua suddenly said again.

"What mission?"

"Help Xia Juanjuan find a date. Ask your husband if there are any unmarried young teachers at Xida University? If they are suitable, help to match them up."

"No problem, I'll tell my husband tomorrow! Juanjuan, what kind of boy do you like? Tell me your requirements."

I?
Xia Juanjuan was a little shy. How did she end up talking about finding a boyfriend?
Sure enough, with the help of her husband, Wang Zi introduced a young teacher from Xi'an University, a graduate student who stayed on to teach at the university. Her home was in Xuancheng, Anhui Province, which was said to be very close to Xia Juanjuan's hometown of Huzhou. The two had similar eating habits, so they quickly got along.

After Xia Juanjuan took over as the editor-in-chief of the website, the first thing she did was to continue the "Rongshuxia Online Original Literature Competition" which had already been held for two sessions, and hold it every two or three years, making it a brand of the Rongshuxia website.

Some sections have also been reformed, adding two major sections: writing by famous writers and online article reviews.

The former mainly invites some famous writers to write, including both traditional writers and outstanding online literature writers, while the latter reviews excellent online literary works.

When Xia Juanjuan heard about the reading salon held at Xuecheng Bookstore, she immediately contacted Lei Xuecheng, hoping to cooperate with Xuecheng Bookstore to put the content of each salon on the Internet in the form of an interview. Of course, Lei Xuecheng would not refuse.

Therefore, "Literary Salon of Xuecheng Bookstore" became a very popular literary brand under Rongshu.

When male fantasy and fairy tales are everywhere, and female modern romance, ancient romance, and palace struggles are gradually becoming mainstream, Under the Banyan Tree still adheres to the appearance of online literature when it first appeared.

When Under the Banyan Tree was first established, the website's message said:

"At that time, the whole social environment was full of debauchery and extravagance, and people had a strong desire to make money, but we still needed to leave some space for spiritual pursuits."

(End of this chapter)