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Chapter 77 "Two Bulls" (Bullfighting) published (please read it!)

Bai Shurong bought a copy of Yanjing Literature and Art on his way to work. When he entered the editorial office of Contemporary, the editor-in-chief Long Shihui smiled and said, "Xiaobai, you also bought this magazine?"

Bai Shurong glanced at what his colleagues were holding and saw at least three copies of the same magazine.

Liu Yin, who was sitting at the workstation next to her, said, "I heard from Zhang Dening of Yanjing Literature and Art that this issue has Wei Ming's novel, and it's her debut novel, so I have to take a look."

Bai Shurong: "Just listen to her. Wei Ming's debut novel is in Harvest."

Liu Yin: "Wow, Harvest has a good eye, it's worthy of being the big brother."

Bai Shurong asked: "What do you think of it?"

"I'm just like you. I just sat down. If I had known you bought it, I wouldn't have spent the money."

So Bai Shurong didn't do anything else and started reading the novel. She was delighted when she opened the table of contents.

This issue of "Yenching Literature and Art" contains only two novels, one is "Liberation" by Jiang Zilon, the pioneer of reform literature, and the other is "Er Niu" by Wei Ming, a rising star of reform literature. Both are novellas and occupy almost half of this issue of "Yenching Literature and Art".

These two people can be said to be the two most popular authors recently, and they are often compared. "Yenching Literature and Art" is so calculating!
Just because these two names are placed at the front, the sales of this issue of magazine will not be low.

Then Bai Shurong skipped "Liberation" and went straight to "Er Niu".

Unlike general novels that are written step by step, Wei Ming's novel opens with an explosive scene that hooks people right away. His powerful writing skills and superb ability to render atmosphere make Bai Shurong instantly enter the lonely Yimeng mountain village where there is only one man and one cow.

He did not disappoint him and was indeed quite capable. Bai Shurong adjusted his sitting position and continued watching.

Bai Shurong read the content of more than 40,000 words very slowly. As the story progressed, her expression kept changing. Sometimes she couldn't help laughing out loud, and sometimes she took out her handkerchief to wipe away her tears. She didn't finish reading until almost noon.

The last scene is so beautifully written. Niu Er begged the soldiers to leave him a word on the tombstone. From then on, he could not go down the mountain. So there were four pieces of paper with the words "Niu", "Er", "of" and "Tomb".

When the wind blew, the order was messed up. The illiterate Niu Er spelled the words randomly and finally it became "The Tomb of Two Cows". The world is vast, and there are only him and the cow on the mountain, relying on each other for survival. Isn't the wrong "Tomb of Two Cows" a kind of shocking romance!
"Old Yan hasn't left yet, right?" she asked Liu Yin.

"Nope."

Bai Shurong immediately ran into the editor-in-chief's office. She wanted to have a good talk with him.

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When Wei Mingbiaozi returned home, Aunt Qian had already prepared authentic noodles with soybean paste for them, which was full of the taste of their mother.

Biaozi was pleasantly surprised to find that there were diced meat in the sauce, which was a treat he didn't usually have.

Aunt Qian also gave Wei Ming a neck pillow made in their factory, saying, "This thing sells for several yuan in the Friendship Store."

Wei Ming tried it and found it was much better than his original version.

"Thank you, Auntie!" From now on, my mother won't have to worry about me on business trips anymore!
"It's my turn to thank you, Auntie. Not only did you help me get promoted, but you also took such good care of our Biaozi. As the saying goes, 'Are you more loyal to the people you know?' He has become more refined after spending so much time with cultured people like you."

Wei Ming: His gentleness has nothing to do with me, it’s mainly because of Yan Zi.

It was almost time for Biaozi to watch a movie, so he urged Wei Ming to stop talking to his mother and leave!
Next time Biaozi goes to the sports school, Wei Ming won't need to accompany him because he is worried that Yanzi will fall in love with someone else.

Wei Ming rode his bike to the Dongsi Trust Store.

The editorial offices of magazines like "Children's Literature" and "People's Literature" are both located in Dongsi.

After entering, I saw a lot of things, more than a dozen items on the watch alone, but there was only one camera.

Now most urban families have watches, so second-hand watches circulate quickly, but cameras are still a rare commodity.

Wei Ming came into contact with cameras in the mid-to-late 90s. This camera is too old and he doesn’t know much about it. It is the Modou DF-7 model. The Modou brand is the predecessor of the Seagull brand, and it is probably not much younger than himself.

And there was no film inside, so Wei Ming was a little worried about the imaging effect.

Although the price was very tempting, Wei Ming still did not make a purchase. After all, he was not a camera enthusiast. If he wanted to buy a second-hand one, he would have to ask a professional to take a look.

As for professionals, Wei Ming could only think of Zhang Yimou.

Among Wei Ming's readers' letters, there were still many from Yenching University, and among them were some meat coupons, sugar coupons and so on. So before Wei Ming returned to school, he first went to Tianfuhao to buy a braised pork elbow, and then went to Gongyifu to buy some cakes, just to share the fun with the people. After all, he was very rich now.

Before entering the school gate, Wei Ming first went to the newsstand to buy "Yenching Literature and Art".

The old man said, "No more, sold out!"

"No books left?" "There is one book left and I need to read it myself. Please come back tomorrow. I am urging them to restock the book for me." The old man was a little depressed.

Wei Ming asked: "Uncle, how long can you usually sell those old ones?"

"Usually that's my weekly supply, but it was sold out in less than half a day!"

Wei Ming found it strange. Even if the work has a good reputation, it still needs a process of dissemination, right?
When I got back to the dormitory, I saw ten copies of "Yenching Literature and Art" on the table. They were thin booklets with Huang Yongyu's color ink painting "Four Boxes of Flower Shadows as Angry as the Tide" on the cover.

"No, who bought this?"

Mei Wenhua said proudly: "As for me, my brothers asked me to buy it and asked you to sign it. Come on, great writer."

Wei Ming remembered that the pile at the newsstand was much thicker than this one, so a large portion of it must have been bought by other people.

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In a classroom at Peking University, the Chinese Department class of 77 was about to hold a class meeting.

Chen Jiangong arrived a little late. As soon as he came in, he found that many of his classmates were holding a copy of "Yenching Literature and Art" in their hands.

He was very touched. Last month, his work was placed first in the special issue of novels of Yenching Literature and Art and was recommended. At that time, he joked with his classmates: Why don’t you say something to support your classmates’ works?

I didn’t expect they would buy so much this time, that’s so thoughtful!

His younger brothers and sisters were very nice, so he couldn't be less nice. He thought about taking out half of his royalties to buy some melon seeds, candies, etc.

As I got closer, I heard Su Mu say, "This 'Er Niu' is so well written, I feel like I'm acting in a movie in my head!"

Li Zhihong said: "The character of Niu Er is so well-made. He reminds me of Ah Q. He is so typical!"

Gao Xianjun said: "No, why should Wei Ming have dinner with you girls? I want to treat him to a meal now!"

Huang Ziping said: "Count me in. I feel like studying Chinese is meaningless. I don't know when I can have such writing skills. The key is that he is only 18 years old!"

The more Chen Jiangong listened, the more he felt something was wrong. He walked closer and discovered that Wei Ming's novel was also published in this issue of "Yanjing Literature and Art". It was called "Erniu" and ranked second.

It was so embarrassing, I almost expressed the wrong feelings, but it’s okay, I saved half of the royalties.

He reminded his classmates: "After reading Wei Ming's novel, remember to read mine as well."

Liang Zuo: "Ah, is there also your work in this issue?"

Chen Jiangong: "Look at the author of the following reportage, "The Road is Open for You."

"Oh, if you hadn't told us, we wouldn't have noticed. Brother, you really are a hidden talent!" Liang Zuo gave a thumbs up.

Chen Jiangong: “…”

He took the book from Liang Zuo's hand and began to read Wei Ming's highly praised work at the class meeting.

~
In Tianjin, Sun Li, the founder of the Lotus Pond School, came to Baihua Literature and Art Publishing House to discuss the publication of a collection of essays.

Then the editor Xiaofei excitedly handed him a copy of Yenching Literature and Art: "Mr. Sun, here is a work by a fellow villager of yours, it's really well written!"

After Sun Li took it, he looked at the table of contents. Wow, this issue has a strong lineup, including Ding Ling, Wang Meng, Qin Mu, Qin Zhaoyang, and of course his own essay.

He smiled and said, "Xiaofei, you misunderstood. Although Jiang Zilong and I are both in Tianjin, his hometown is Cangzhou and mine is Hengzhou. We are neighbors."

"I'm not talking about Teacher Jiang, I'm talking about Wei Ming down there."

"Oh, I haven't heard of him. Is he from Hengzhou?"

"Yes, he's very popular recently. There's a brief introduction at the back. He's 18 years old and from Hengzhou. His recent popular poem "Ideal" and novel "The Duck Knows the River Water Warms in Spring" are both his works."

Sun Li smiled warmly and said, "That's because I am ignorant. I must take a look."

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Sun Li was reading it. Also in Tianjin, Jiang Zilong, another of the two great writers of reform literature who had been closely associated with Wei Ming recently, also opened this issue of Yenching Literature and Art.

When he saw Wei Ming's name, he was obviously stunned, and then he opened Wei Ming's "Er Niu" and started reading...

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