Zhu Changsheng is right. With the fame brought by "Resident Evil" to Yu Dong, the sales of the single book "To the West" will definitely not be too bad.
However, we can only guarantee that it will not be too bad.
If "Going West" itself cannot attract readers and does not receive good publicity, it will naturally not sell well in the end.
Of course, this is enough for the Humanities Society. In any case, publishing a single volume of this book will not make them lose money.
Yu Dong had a working lunch at the club at noon, and said goodbye to He Qizhi and the others in the afternoon, and got on the train to Chengdu.
It's a pity that time is too tight this time, otherwise I could go to the school and see the teacher.
Yu Dong originally wanted to come by plane, but then he went to check out the flights, but it was not very time-saving. Moreover, he was a little worried about the current airport in Jinling, so he had no choice in the end.
When we arrived in Chengdu, it was already noon on July 16th.
Xiao Li from the editorial department came to pick him up, and with him was Yang Peng.
Yang Peng also carried a bag and looked like he had just arrived.
When Yu Dong arrived, Yang Peng said: "Brother, I heard from Editor Li that you are from Yanjing. If I had known earlier that you were going to Yanjing, I should have waited for you in Yanjing."
Yu Dong smiled and said, "Are you from your hometown?"
"Well, I went back and took a look." Yang Peng nodded.
As he spoke, Yang Peng went to pick up Yu Dong's bag, but Yu Dong got out of the way and said, "You have more luggage than me, so don't worry about me."
Xiao Li on the side smiled and said: "I'll do it, I'll do it."
"You don't need to come. Let's go to the hotel first."
Xiao Li drove and took Yu Dong and others to Jinjiang Hotel. Along the way, Yang Peng kept asking about "Resident Evil".
Later, he talked about the school, "Brother, you have become a celebrity in our department now. Many junior students regard you as a role model. Now many people have begun to write science fiction novels, which was not possible before."
I dare not think about it. Hehe, because of this, I will also take advantage of it."
"Haha, I'm afraid that the teacher in our department will say that I have set a bad example."
"It's nothing. Dean Hu has publicly supported you many times, and no one will say anything. Besides, senior brother, you don't just write science fiction novels. Didn't you win the Zhuang Chongwen Literary Award last year? The school also treats this
The announcement was given to the students."
Yu Dong smiled and nodded, "If we have time later, let's go to school together."
"Okay, okay."
Hearing Yang Peng talk about some current things in the school, Yu Dong was very happy. There are not many four years in life, and the four years in college are extremely extraordinary four years in life. The students' feelings for the school naturally also
Extraordinary.
When it comes to writing, Yu Dong is not surprised. He was like this when he was in school. His classmates would study the hot articles in the market recently and the articles of senior brothers and sisters who have graduated.
Su Tong's novels were very famous in school at that time.
The Chinese Department of Yan'an Normal University is slightly different from the Chinese departments of other schools, because the Chinese Department of Yan'an Normal University has always had a tradition of writing, and almost every student in the Chinese Department of Yan'an Normal University has thought about becoming a writer.
However, according to Yu Dong's experience, those who were quite writers before in his class were blocked by the courses in the Chinese Department.
The courses in the Chinese Department do not help me become a writer; on the contrary, they hinder me.
Many of Yu Dong's classmates originally had a passion for writing, but after several years of studying literary theory courses, their minds began to become confused and they could no longer write. In the end, they could not become writers and could only become scholars.
Su Tong and Yu Dong eventually became writers, but their experiences were completely different.
Yu Dong started writing because he had no contact with anything related to literary theory after graduation, and later fell ill.
Su Tong, on the other hand, has been writing from the beginning and has been writing throughout his college years, resisting the impact of literary theory.
Someone once mentioned a theory, saying that if those students who applied for the Chinese Department did not go to the Chinese Department, the probability of becoming writers would be greater. Of course, this theory cannot be proven, because it is impossible to prevent students who applied for the Chinese Department from not going to the Chinese Department.
Department of Chinese.
In fact, there are indeed some people who want to be writers who apply for the Chinese Department, only to find out later that it is not the same thing at all.
…
After going to the hotel to take a shower and eat, Yu Dong did not sleep. Instead, he took out his notebook and looked at what was written on it, thinking seriously about how to revise "To the West".
Yu Dong agreed with most of what Zhu Changsheng and the others mentioned, but there were also a small number of things that he felt didn't make sense.
After Yu Dong thought about it several times, he still felt it didn't make sense.
So he first crossed out the ones that he thought didn't make sense, and then started to think about other items.
Dong dong dong——
When Yu Dongzheng was crossing out those items with a pen, someone knocked on the door.
"coming."
He shouted, closed the notebook, and went to open the door.
The one who knocked on the door was Hu Changqing. He received the invitation again this year, but because Yu Dong had to go to Yanjing, the two of them did not come together.
This year, Hu Changqing published five science fiction stories in "Science Fiction World", which can be said to be very prolific. Among them, the one with the best response should be the "Iceman" published at the beginning of the year.
This short novella of about 10,000 words tells the story of modern people being frozen for more than 400 years until later generations.
The story is not new, but Hu Changqing's writing is very interesting and interesting. His novels have an unexpected ending at the end, so some people jokingly call him O. Henry in the science fiction world.
When he came to participate in the Galaxy Awards again, Hu Changqing was generous and generous, no longer accepting the award on his behalf.
He stood at the door, holding a deck of cards in his hand. He tiptoed and looked into the room, then asked meaningfully, "Is there anyone else?"
Yu Dongchao stepped aside and asked him to come in, "Who else can there be? It's just me."
"Xiao Cheng didn't come?" Hu Changqing smiled, very gossipy, "I thought you would be together again this time."
"She went home. I came alone. When did you arrive, Lao Hu?"
"Oh, I'm back to my parents' house. I was there last night, but none of you came. It's so boring." Hu Changqing raised the poker in his hand, "How about we play for a while? I just learned how to crack eggs, and I need to practice.
."
"Who did you learn it from?"
"Feng Ming, if you want to learn, you must learn from the best."
"The most powerful?" Yu Dong curled his lips, "Feng Ming said it himself?"
Hu Changqing could taste Yu Dong's expression and tone, and asked doubtfully: "Did that kid trick me?"
Yu Dong waved his hand: "I'm not kidding you. In his heart, he is indeed the most powerful, and he can often win. It's just that only he can win with his style of play. Others have learned it."
, but it’s hard to win.”
"why is that?"
Chapter completed!