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Chapter 209 Play a brave game with Zhu Lin (guaranteed two-in-one)

Zhu Wei already knew that Wei Ming was Wei Something. He did not call Wei Ming's home before coming, but he called "Youth Literature and Art" and "Children's Literature" and confirmed the explosive news that Wei Ming was Wei Something, so he went straight to Peking University.

"Why do you suddenly want to interview Wei something?"

"China Youth Daily also received authorization from the National Press and Publication Administration," Zhu Wei revealed.

This was a will from above, so Wei Ming could only put aside his own affairs temporarily and cooperate with the interview.

It is also time to promote "Wei Shenme", a low-key but outstanding fairy tale writer.

"I couldn't believe it when I found out that Wei What was Wei Ming. So, why did you enter the field of children's literature when you were good at writing serious literature? Is it because you have focused on children's literature in the past six months without publishing any new works?"

Wei Ming: "First of all, I have to correct one thing. I originally wrote children's literature. The pen name Wei Shenqi is older than Wei Ming's works. Secondly, I have been preparing my own novel in the past six months, and I have not spent much energy on children's literature."

Reporter Zhu felt a little embarrassed, thinking that he came too hastily and was not well prepared.

He then asked: "What opportunity led you to devote yourself to the creation of children's literature?"

Wei Ming: "First of all, I like children. My uncle has a pair of twins, a boy and a girl, who are very cute. When I wrote my first fairy tale, "The Toothless Tiger," it was inspired by my cousin who loved eating candies and got cavities."

"Haha, I didn't expect there was such a lovely story behind this novel."

Wei Ming: "Of course, the main purpose is to earn royalties. After all, life in Yanjing is not easy and there are many places to spend money. I bought this second-hand bicycle in Yanjing with the money from the first two fairy tales."

Wei Ming pointed at his Forever 28-bar truck. Without Xiaomei's careful care, the car would age quickly. Fortunately, Xiaohong would be going to college soon.

When reporter Zhu saw the old broken car, he felt that Wei Ming's life was too simple.

"It should be The Magic Book that really made the name Wei Shen famous all over the country."

"Yes, there are a lot of letters from young readers. I used to live in a dormitory provided by the school, but the space was limited. Later, I had no place to store the letters, so I had to buy a house."

Zhu Wei: “…”

Wei Ming: I feel relieved. Lao Zheng, I'll pretend to be the first one, and you can only pretend to be the second-hand one from now on.

Zhu Wei was dumbfounded when he heard this. My goodness, you bought a house just to release the letter. This is too unfashionable!
Then he focused on talking to Wei Ming about readers' letters and Wei Ming's choice of how to respond to them.

"Usually, the more content a reader writes, the better and more sincere it is, the more likely it is that I will be selected to reply. Also, if a reader who impressed me deeply writes to me multiple times, I will reply as well."

Wei Ming's words are also to encourage young readers to write letters to him. A letter only costs a few cents, which is not too expensive. It can also help to improve writing skills and cultivate a hobby of writing. If they really have difficulties, he will lend a helping hand.

He had stuffed money into reply letters before, but he didn't mention it to reporter Zhu.

Reporter Zhu: "The Magic Book is indeed a fine fairy tale, and it is also adapted from a classic, which is very valuable. It is said that it has been selected by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio for film adaptation, and it is being made by the team of Nezha Conquers the Dragon King. Can you tell us about the progress of this film?"

Wei Ming shared what he knew, and even mentioned the significance of "Nezha Conquers the Dragon King"'s Cannes award to domestic animation, as well as his confidence in director Wang Shuchen's team.

However, Zhu Wei's focus is obviously not "The Magic Book", a co-production whose performance is still uncertain.

"You and Britain are really destined to be together. The Magic Book was co-produced with the BBC radio station. Jumanji was also a huge success in the UK. According to our understanding, this book is very popular in the UK recently and children like it very much."

It turned out that it was waiting for me. Wei Ming understood it all at once. It was probably Melinda's work again. She wanted to help him become famous. Unfortunately, she had already passed away, and it was too late to thank her.

“Indeed, the influence of Jumanji in China is not as great as that of The Magic Book and Black Cat Sheriff, but after the efforts of translators and painters, this Chinese story has stepped onto a bigger stage. It has recently sold very well in the UK and will soon be available in the US, Canada and other markets. I am also very happy that more and more people are reading this novel.”

Then reporter Zhu had a detailed discussion with Wei Ming on the motivation and theme of creating "Jumanji". The most important preparation he made was to find a magazine to read the novel.

“Actually, I came up with this idea when I was playing games with my girlfriend.”

"Girlfriend? Writer Wei, do you have a girlfriend?!" Although this question is a bit personal and may not be published in the newspaper, reporter Zhu still wants to know.

Wei Ming shook his head. "We've broken up. She can be considered my ex-girlfriend. She was also the English translator and overseas editor of this novel. She has made an indelible contribution to the success of Jumanji. I sincerely thank her."

Upon hearing that Wei Ming's ex-girlfriend was actually the translator and editor of this novel, reporter Zhu suddenly felt that there was something worth digging deeper into.

But he wasn't a tabloid reporter after all, so he just sighed and said, "It seems like you guys are still good friends even after breaking up."

Wei Ming: "Yes, we will always be friends and business partners."

We chatted until dark, and Wei Ming talked about "Black Cat Sheriff" and his new fairy tale creation plan.

The interview finally ended, and reporter Zhu asked, "You don't mind publishing the content about your love life in the newspaper, right?"

"I don't care. Besides, she has really helped me a lot in my career. I can't avoid her."

Zhu Wei: The key point is that she was actually a British student. It is still incredible that Wei Shen had dated a foreign girl.

Reporter Zhu asked again: "What about the fact that Wei Ming and Wei He are the same person?"

If it becomes "Wei Ming is in love with a foreign student", the news effect will definitely be more explosive, because Wei's fame is far inferior to Wei Ming's.

Wei Ming still didn't mind. He didn't deliberately hide this kind of thing. He used Liu Rulong as the illustration for all his works and left some clues for the readers. The animation screenwriter also used the name Wei Ming, but...

He told reporter Zhu: "If I were a journalist, I would not release all the explosive points in an exclusive news all at once, but would release some this time and more next time, so that readers would always have expectations and want to keep reading."

After hearing what Wei Ming said, Zhu Wei, who graduated from Beijing Broadcasting Institute with a major in journalism, suddenly became serious.

Wei Ming continued, "If I guess correctly, the focus of this news should be that Jumanji has been successfully launched overseas and is well received by overseas readers. We should make a big fuss about this theme and then slowly release other explosive points. What do you think, reporter Zhu?"

Reporter Zhu opened his mouth slightly, his eyes full of disbelief.

"Writer Wei, have you also studied journalism?" He felt that Wei Ming knew more than the teachers in the school.

Wei Ming waved his hand: "I just like reading books, and I have read some works on journalism."

Zhu Wei felt that he had to write today's article carefully. Things like the foreign ex-girlfriend and Wei Ming's second clone could be put on hold and written about later.

"You said this is exclusive news, right?" Zhu Wei finally confirmed.

"Yes, I won't tell these things to other reporters." Wei Ming said with a smile.

China Youth Daily has a huge influence on young people. Wei Ming even subscribed to the newspaper, thinking that Zhu Wei might be able to use it in the future. After this interview, the two became complete friends.

There is no time to buy a TV today, so Wei Ming can only eat and go home, and go the next day.

The next day at noon, Wei Ming rode his motorcycle to Wangfujing Department Store and went straight to the home appliance area.

He didn't even bother to look at the black and white TVs that cost a few hundred yuan, but went straight to the color TV area and watched foreign color TVs.

When he came here and saw the tape recorder next door, Wei Ming couldn't help but think of his first meeting with Zhu Lin. He didn't know how things were going with Sister-in-law Mu Rong.

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"What, you said you were just friends?"

"Yes, he's just a good friend. Xiao Mu, don't listen to him, he's just a child." Zhu Lin denied with an embarrassed expression.

When he was really asked about his relationship with Xiao Wei, Zhu Lin realized that it took courage to admit it.

After all, there is a nine-year age difference between them. If she admits this relationship, she will have to endure the strange looks of people who like little boys. When she was 20 years old and already a grown-up girl, Wei Ming was still an elementary school student!
Mu Rong was thinking, Xiao Wei, you are in trouble. No one even admits that they are in a good relationship with you. Could it be that you have made a mistake that all men in the world would make?
She thought Zhu Lin was much more feminine now than before she left, and she estimated that the relationship and communication between the two had become very deep and thorough, so she should try to persuade her.

Mu Rong added: "Since we are just friends, then Lao Qiao and I will treat you tonight. Do you want to join us?"

"Is there Wei Ming?"

"Yeah, we're all friends."

"No, I bought tickets for the People's Art Theatre today. I'm going to watch a play." She shook the tickets in her hand. She had bought them yesterday.

"Why did you buy two?" Mu Rong found something suspicious. Could it be that Sister Lin has already found the next buyer?

"I also bought it for my sister, but she suddenly said she had something to do and couldn't go." Zhu Lin sighed. She was thinking about which colleague to go with her.

"What drama?" Mu Rong's eyes rolled.

"The Miser is Moliere's masterpiece and one of the four great misers," said Zhu Lin. The other three are the protagonists in Eugenie Grandet, Dead Souls, and The Merchant of Venice.

The most important plays of the National Theatre this year are "Tea House", "Camel Xiangzi" and "The Miser". The first two were so popular that she couldn't get tickets. She could only settle for the second best and watch this drama adapted from a foreign classic.

Mu Rong immediately clapped her hands and said, "I like this drama, and I want to watch it too. How about you give me the extra ticket?"

Zhu Lin is not a fool. He knew at a glance that Mu Rong was here to mediate, so in the end the ticket would definitely fall into Wei Ming's hands.

"Okay, it's free, just take it, and let the baby be influenced by art." Zhu Lin handed over the drama ticket with a smile, pretending not to understand.

In fact, she had gone to Wei Ming's house two days ago and wanted to go into his house under the pretext of getting her things, but unfortunately Wei Ming was not at home, so she couldn't get in.

She waited for a long time but no one showed up. Her neighbors, Wu Zuoren and his wife, questioned her about what she did, and she ran away in shame.

I should have kept the key.

Knowing that she would see Wei Ming again in the evening, Zhu Lin dressed up in front of the mirror and also used the whitening skin care products he brought for herself from Hong Kong.

Zhu Lin arrived very early, took the bus, and went straight in to find a seat. She even used her bag to reserve the seat. These days many people sit anywhere without looking at the seat number.

Just before the play was about to begin, the person next to her finally squeezed over.

Mu Rong: "Oh, I finally made it. There are so many people. Sister Lin hasn't started the show yet, right?"

Zhu Lin looked at the pregnant Mu Rong, and the surprise on his face was almost hidden. No, how could it really be you! Pregnancy makes people stupid for three years, do you understand?
Mu Rong: I didn't want to come either. It's so inconvenient for me to move around. But I called Wei Ming's home, the south gate of Peking University, and the school magazine, but I couldn't get through to Wei Ming. I don't know where he is. I had no choice but to go by myself. I can't waste the money.

Because the person who came was not the one he wanted to see, Zhu Lin was not even interested in watching the drama. But Mu Rong on the side was watching with gusto. She touched her belly while watching, hoping that the baby inside could be influenced by art.

When the two walked out of the People's Art Theater, Mu Rong suddenly held her forehead and said, "The ventilation in this theater is really bad. I feel like I'm lacking oxygen."

Zhu Lin hurriedly supported Mu Rong: "Are you okay? Otherwise, I will take you back to Peking University."

Mu Rong: That’s what I’ve been waiting for!
I'll find a chance to tip off Wei Ming when I get to Peking University. I've been worrying so much about them both.

Afterwards, the two of them got on the bus. There weren't many people there, so they both had seats. Looking at the somewhat heavy Mu Rong, Zhu Lin asked with a smile, "When are you going to give birth?"

"In September, probably when Peking University just started, it was the busy time for our old Mr. Qiao." Mu Rong replied with a smile.

Looking at Mu Rong's happy appearance, Zhu Lin couldn't help but wonder what it would be like if he had a child, and whether he would have children in the future?
She took a huge risk by choosing to have a relationship with a boy who was so much younger than her. By the time Wei Ming reached the legal age for marriage, she was already 31, which was past the golden age for childbearing.

After arriving at Peking University, Mu Rong glanced at the South Gate guardhouse. She was surprised to find two motorcycles inside, which meant Wei Ming was here!
"Sister Lin, please wait a moment. Let me see if there is any letter from my family." Mu Rong went in and came out soon.

Then Zhu Lin helped Mu Rong back to the tube-shaped building where they lived. When passing by a newly built building, Mu Rong stopped for a long time, holding her belly.

"What are you looking at?"

Mu Rong's face was filled with happiness: "There will be a house here that belongs to our family. It has been almost completed and we should be able to move in before the New Year."

When Zhu Lin arrived at Mu Rong's house and saw the very crowded tube-shaped building, she understood why Mu Rong was so looking forward to that house. It felt that this house was not much bigger than the bathroom in Wei Ming's house.

Zhu Lin didn't stay long either, as she was afraid she would miss the last bus.

If you really can't make it, you can only walk to the Overseas Chinese Apartments with a thick face.

Zhu Lin despised himself more and more. It had only been a few days since they last saw each other, but his former pride had already turned into nothing.

When she walked out of the south gate and came to the bus stop, she suddenly heard a familiar rumbling sound behind her. She turned her head and saw Wei Ming riding a motorcycle and stopping in front of her.

He handed him the helmet and said, "Get in the car. I'll take you home."

The four of them were in the dormitory just now, discussing the opening of a store in Oriental Plaza, and then the guy at the gate came down to tell Brother Feng: Sister-in-law said she is back, and it was a colleague from her previous unit who sent her back. That sister is very beautiful.

Hearing this, Wei Ming knew that this was a signal from his sister-in-law, so he immediately rode his bike in the dark and waited for Zhu Lin to come out.

After a few days of cold war, when Wei Ming showed up unexpectedly, Zhu Lin lost any ability to resist or refuse.

When she took the helmet and got on the motorcycle, she immediately hugged Wei Ming's waist tightly from behind.

She was really afraid that this brat would really send her home, but fortunately the car finally headed towards the Overseas Chinese Apartment.

Zhu Lin's face was pressed against Wei Ming's back, thinking that she was in her safe period now and her period would come in two days, and she would not be able to do anything for several days.

How about, how about letting him have a taste of sweetness tonight?

As he was thinking, Wei Ming had already parked the car downstairs.

"It's too late. Going home at this time will easily disturb your uncle and aunt. You can stay here with me for one night. Don't worry, I won't do anything rash." He thought that Zhu Lin at this time was still the Zhu Lin who left in anger at the beginning.

Zhu Lin uttered "Oh" softly.

When she pushed the door open, Zhu Lin let out a soft "Ah!" and she saw the TV in the living room at a glance. It was quite big.

"The 20-inch Philips color TV was just installed today. We can watch TV before going to bed." Wei Ming turned it on directly, making the living room no longer quiet.

This TV set and the installation cost him 2000 yuan, and he doesn't have much cash left now.

A 20-inch TV is 45 cm long and 30 cm wide, which is still too small for Wei Ming. If there was a bigger one in the store at that time, he would have ordered one, even if it cost some foreign currency.

There is no other way. The living room is too big and a small TV will not fit in. I will move this to the bedroom when a large color TV appears on the market.

Zhu Lin thought it was big enough. Her family had a domestic Changhong black-and-white TV, which was only 14 inches. Later, she bought a color TV film, but the effect was not as good as this real color TV.

What is being broadcast on TV now is last year's old movie "Sweet Business", directed by Xie Tian and starring Li Xiuming and others.

The output of TV dramas is still too small, and there are no domestic TV series at all, so we can only fill the time with movies. Zhu Lin watched them with gusto, and it was just different to watch them on the big TV.

While watching, the two chatted.

"Where did you go with Sister Mu Rong today?"

"People's Art Theatre, let's go watch a play."

"What play?... What do you think of the acting?... We have acquaintances in the People's Art Theatre!"

The more Wei Ming spoke, the closer he got to Zhu Lin, and finally he mentioned Li Guangfu.

"You can't buy Teahouse? That's easy. I'll tell Lao Li later. He should be able to find a way."

"Oh~" Zhu Lin replied coldly. She was pretending to be reserved.

When he put his hand on Zhu Lin's shoulder, Zhu Lin stood up to go to the bathroom, and then made another discovery.

"Did you buy a washing machine?" The washing machine immediately drew Zhu Lin's attention away from the sink where Melinda was lying.

"Yeah, it's a big problem for a single man to do laundry, so let's just leave it to the machine."

The washing machine was also imported. Wei Ming picked it up directly from the Friendship Store and spent 1500 foreign exchange coupons.

Zhu Lin always wondered if he was picking on him, blaming him for not washing his clothes?
After discovering the washing machine, Zhu Lin saw the refrigerator in the kitchen as expected.

Just like the washing machine, I bought it at the Friendship Store, a Toshiba brand, for 2000 foreign exchange coupons. I was busy with this in the afternoon and missed Mu Rong's call.

After buying a set of three electrical appliances, his home has finally achieved initial modernization. He hopes that both he and Zhu Lin can live more comfortably.

Zhu Lin was thinking that the only thing missing in the house was a sewing machine, which she knew how to use.

As they were thinking, the TV screen turned into snow. It wasn't that there was something wrong with the TV, but that there were no programs. This seemed to be reminding them that it was time to go to bed.

Zhu Lin walked into his second bedroom and began to make the bed.

At this time Wei Ming came in with pajamas.

"Do you want more? If not, I'll throw it away." He checked it and found that there was no scent of Melinda's perfume or her red hair.

Zhu Lin snorted and took it. She had become accustomed to this silk pajamas, as she had been sleeping uncomfortably these past few days.

Seeing that Wei Ming was still not leaving, she said, "I'm going to change my clothes, would you like to step aside for a while?"

Wei Ming went out and closed the door casually without closing it tightly, but Zhu Lin didn't care and started to change his clothes directly. After changing, he smelled it and found that he could no longer smell Melinda's scent.

After changing into pajamas, Zhu Lin felt light and began to wash up. During the whole process, Wei Ming was in his bedroom with the door slightly open and the light on.

Zhu Lin was a little curious. If he wasn't writing, why wasn't he sleeping?

She took a quick glance and saw Wei Ming holding a very exquisite book.

Could it be that Melinda left it to him? Maybe it reminds him of someone?
As she was watching, Wei Ming suddenly got out of bed with a book in his hand. Zhu Lin quickly took two steps back and pretended to be passing by.

"Sister Lin, you haven't slept yet?"

"Just about to go to bed."

Wei Ming: "If you're really not sleepy, why don't we have something fun?"

Humph, the truth is finally revealed!

Zhu Lin raised his eyebrows and looked at him: "What kind of fun are you looking for?"

Wei Ming shook the book in his hand: "Do you know that I wrote a novel called "Jumanji"? "

"Of course I know." Zhu Lin nodded. This was also her favorite work of Wei She, but the children obviously liked Black Cat and The Book of Heaven more.

Wei Ming: "This is what we want to play, a game of bravery."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Lin became interested.

"What kind of book is this? Why is it all in English?"

"The British version of Jumanji, come on, let's play it while sitting on the bed."

Wei Ming unfolded the flag board that he had modified himself: "I play black, you play white, you go first."

Before Zhu Lin could take a closer look at the punishment measures, Wei Ming urged him to throw the dice.

"Five, I can walk five steps!" Zhu Lin was very happy. He took his little white man and jumped five times. Then he saw the words written on the box: Please take off your underwear...

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(It was a guaranteed post yesterday, it’s late but it’s here, please give me your monthly pass! It’s time to pay off my debts next!)
(End of this chapter)