Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 410: A Complete Dimensionality Reduction Attack

Speaking of which, the Liang Zuo family is not a powerful family in Yanjing, but it can also be considered a famous family.

His mother Chen Rong is a well-known writer and his father Fan Rongkang is the deputy editor-in-chief of People's Daily.

The wedding is being held today, and our family has set up sixteen banquet tables in Fengze Garden to entertain guests from both sides, with a grand ceremony.

Lin Chaoyang was familiar with Liang Zuo and his mother Chen Rong, so there were many familiar friends among the guests coming today, mainly concentrated among the 77 classmates of the Chinese Department of Yenching University and the two groups of people from the Literary Association.

After paying his share of the money, Lin Chaoyang sat at the table calmly waiting for the meal to start, chatting casually with his acquaintances.

Everyone can't help but mention his crown. When he went to pick up the bride today, Lin Chaoyang's crown stole the show.

Then the topic turned to royalties. After all, Lin Chaoyang bought the crown just a few months after "Crossing the Guandong" became a hot seller. No one would believe it if he said there was no contribution from royalties.

Today is the day that Chen Rong's son is getting married. Many famous writers from the Yenching literary world are here. It is estimated that within a few days, the news that Lin Chaoyang bought a car will spread throughout the Yenching literary world.

"Hey, Chaoyang!"

Li Tuo would definitely be involved in anything that happened in Yanjing. He came up to Lin Chaoyang and called out.

Lin Chaoyang looked at him, "What?"

"Have you heard? Yang Mo has retired."

Yang Mo is the editor-in-chief of Yenching Literature.

"I didn't hear that."

Lin Chaoyang replied calmly that Yang Mo was basically just a figurehead in Yenching Literature, and it didn't matter whether he retired or not. The key was that this matter had nothing to do with Lin Chaoyang.

"Do you know who the editor-in-chief is?"

Li Tuo's words were obviously not a question. He was like a gossiper. How could he not know about such things and come to ask Lin Chaoyang?

"Who?"

"Lao Lin!" Li Tuo said.

Old Lin, it’s Lin Jinlan.

After Yang Mo left, it was natural for him to become the editor-in-chief of "Yenching Literature", as he had both literary achievements and qualifications.

Lin Chaoyang looked at Lin Jinlan who was talking to Yang Mo not far away, and then looked at Li Tuo curiously, "Why do you care about this?"

Li Tuo said somewhat embarrassedly: "Recently, I've been quite interested in editing a book."

Lin Chaoyang understood immediately that this was because Li Tuo was thinking of getting a job at Yenching Literature. Given Li Tuo's status in the industry, he certainly wouldn't be willing to start from a small fry when he went to the editorial department.

But he didn’t understand why Li Tuo said these things to him. Did he want him to go to Lao Lin to help him negotiate?
Seeing the question in Lin Chaoyang's eyes, Li Tuo said depressedly: "Old Lin doesn't think highly of me."

Lin Chaoyang nodded, "Old Lin's judgment of people is still very accurate."

Li Tuo was immediately furious when he heard this, "You're talking nonsense! It's just that Old Lin is blind."

Lin Chaoyang did not rush to refute him. He just looked at Li Tuo's back with a smile. Li Tuo seemed to sense something and turned his head. Sure enough, he saw Lin Jinlan standing behind him, looking at him with a gloomy face.

After being caught speaking ill of others, Li Tuo ran away in shame.

Lin Jinlan sat next to Lin Chaoyang and asked, "What did Li Tuo say to you?"

"How could you not know what he said?" Lin Chaoyang replied with a smile.

Lin Jinlan looked relaxed, without any trace of the gloom from before, and said, "Sister Yang has not been in good health in the past two years, and she no longer has the energy to take care of the affairs of Yanjing Literature. The Literary Association plans to let me take over."

Lin Chaoyang listened to his words and nodded. The Literary Association that Lin Jinlan mentioned was the Yanjing Literary Association. "Yenjing Literature" was a publication under the Yanjing Federation of Literary and Art Circles. The main leaders have always been appointed by the Yanjing Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Literary Association.

"They have good ideas, but I'm not much younger than Sister Yang, how can I have so much energy!"

Lin Chaoyang listened to Lin Jinlan's complaints but did not rush to speak. He knew that Lin Jinlan must have something else to say.

“Even if I went to Yenching Literature, at best I would be like Sister Yang, a hands-off manager who doesn’t care about anything.

This time Sister Yang is retiring, and Su Xinqun is also going to retire, just a few months later than her.

He was the only one who worked seriously in the editorial department, and now even he has left. I am really worried that the reputation of Yenching Literature will be damaged.”

At this point, Lin Jinlan sighed, his eyes fell on Lin Chaoyang, and seeing that Lin Chaoyang still had no reaction, he had to make things clear.

"Chaoyang, I heard that you rarely go to the library of Yenching University. Why don't you come to Yenching Literature and join my team?"

When Lin Chaoyang heard this, his face was full of surprise. He didn't expect that Lin Jinlan came over for this matter?
Lin Jinlan went to be the editor-in-chief of "Yenching Literature" and invited Lin Chaoyang to go with her. It was probably to arrange a position of first deputy editor-in-chief or executive deputy editor-in-chief for him.

To put it bluntly, he is just an editor-in-chief with the title of deputy editor-in-chief.

He had no interest in being a working horse, so after listening to it, he shook his head without hesitation, with an extremely firm attitude.

"Not interested in!"

Lin Jinlan added, "Don't rush to refuse. You can be the deputy editor-in-chief for now. When I retire in two years, the position of editor-in-chief will be yours. I promise you."

Lin Chaoyang said, "Why would I want to be the editor-in-chief? Old Lin, you've got the wrong person for this. I have no interest in being an editor or running a magazine."

Hearing his blunt refusal, Lin Jinlan couldn't help but feel disappointed. "It's also good to run a magazine. It won't take up too much of your creative time. And with your personality and popularity, Yenching Literature will definitely develop in your hands in the future."

"It has nothing to do with whether it delays my creation or not. If I had that time, I would rather sit at home, drink tea, and daydream." Lin Chaoyang's words were free and easy, but to Lin Jinlan they sounded lazy and made her angry at him for not fighting for it.

"Tell me about you. You're only in your twenties. Why are you living like an old man?"

Lao Lin's rhetoric would be considered the lowest level of PUA in the workplace of later generations. Lin Chaoyang said calmly: "I call this enjoying life, you don't understand."

Lin Jinlan was blocked by this sentence. Lin Chaoyang thought he would end the topic, but he didn't expect Lin Jinlan to roll his eyes for a while and then open his mouth again.

"Chaoyang, I heard that Yushu is doing very well at People's Literature?"

Lin Chaoyang's eyes stayed on him. "What do you mean? Do you have to drag someone from our family to work for you at Yanjing Literature?"

"Look at what you're saying! What do you mean by working for me? The magazine doesn't belong to me alone.

I heard from Yang Mo that when Yu Shu was at Yanjing Literature, she was very dedicated to her work, had strong professional skills, was popular with people, and most importantly, was brave enough to give young authors opportunities. She has also trained a lot of young authors in the past two years, right?"

Lin Jinlan came up and praised Tao Yushu, and then continued:

“I think Wang Meng thinks highly of her at People’s Literature, and has put her in charge of the supplement Friends of People’s Literature.

However, supplements like "Friends of People's Literature" which are specially created to cooperate with amateur authors are less valuable than ordinary supplements and have little development potential.

It's a bit of a waste of Yu Shu's talent."

Lin Chaoyang listened to Lin Jinlan's words and remained silent.

Seeing this, Lin Jinlan added, "I have known you two for a few years, and I think I know Yu Shu's personality fairly well. If she were a gay, she would definitely be more successful at work than you."

Hey, hey, hey!
Everything was going fine, why is there still ginseng and rooster?

"Of course, women hold up half the sky. If Yu Shu came to our Yanjing Literature, she would be no less than us men. How about letting your Yu Shu come to Yanjing Literature as a deputy editor-in-chief?"

Tao Yushu was originally brought to "People's Literature" by Wang Meng from "Yenching Literature", which can be said to be a move to a higher position.

After she came to People's Literature, Wang Meng attached great importance to her and gave her a lot of support in her work. He also put her in charge of the supplement "Friends of People's Literature". She was nominally the deputy editor-in-chief of the supplement, but her rank and treatment were still that of an ordinary editor.

If you want to become a real deputy editor-in-chief of People's Literature, you have to have at least a dozen years of experience, and this is only enough to qualify as a deputy editor-in-chief.

There are many people who are qualified to be deputy editor-in-chief within People's Literature, but not everyone can take the position.

But it would be different if I went to Yenching Literature. With Lin Jinlan's promise, I would be the deputy editor-in-chief.

Who would have thought that Tao Yushu had only been away from Yenching Literature for a year and a half, and when he returned he had made a stunning turnaround and became the leader of his colleagues in the editorial department.

You know what, this plot is quite exciting when you think about it!

"Well...I have to go back and discuss it with Yushu." Lin Chaoyang said.

Lin Jinlan nodded, "Of course. If necessary, I can go talk to her."

Lin Chaoyang asked again: "What about the editor-in-chief..."

Lin Jinlan laughed and scolded, "You are too greedy. Does this mean that the editor-in-chief position of Yenching Literature must belong to one of you two?"

"Well! I'm just asking casually."

Lin Jinlan said that he would let Lin Chaoyang take over the position of editor-in-chief after his retirement. Of course, this was to win over Lin Chaoyang. With Lin Chaoyang's current fame and status in the literary world, he is worthy of such winning over.

But if it were Tao Yushu, Lin Jinlan would naturally not make such a promise.

The two finished talking about business, and the wedding was almost over. It was almost time for the banquet to start. Lin Jinlan returned to his table, and Li Tuo came running over from nowhere.

"What did Lao Lin tell you?"

"Nothing much. He said that I should be the deputy editor-in-chief of Yenching Literature and he would just be a figurehead."

After listening to Lin Chaoyang's words, Li Tuo suddenly became completely wilted like an eggplant that has been hit.

If it was any other competitor, Li Tuo would still have the confidence to fight for it, but this opponent happened to be Lin Chaoyang.

What the hell is he arguing about?

"Since we have Yu, why do we have Liang?" He couldn't help but sigh to the sky.

Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but sneer, "You really know how to flatter yourself."

Li Tuo angrily said, "Don't look down on me! Just because I can't be the deputy editor-in-chief of Yenching Literature doesn't mean I can't be the deputy editor-in-chief of other magazines."

Lin Chaoyang did not doubt this. With Li Tuo's wide range of friends, it should not be a big problem for him to become the deputy editor-in-chief of a literary magazine.

Lin Chaoyang did not tell Li Tuo that he rejected Lin Jinlan, not for any other reason, but mainly because he was afraid that Li Tuo could not accept the blow.

It’s not a big deal that he lost to me. After all, no matter from which angle, I have a clear advantage over Li Tuo.

Especially in terms of academic qualifications, it is overwhelming.

Li Tuo managed to get through junior high school by just muddling through, but he actually has a bachelor's degree from Yan University (by correspondence).

A proper dimensionality reduction attack!
But if Li Tuo knew that he couldn't even compete with Tao Yushu, he would probably want to die.

For the sake of his friend's mental and physical health, Lin Chaoyang decided not to tell him about it.

(End of this chapter)