After Yu Dong read Jimmy's letter of invitation, he laughed secretly.
This guy is quite good at taking credit. In his letters, he portrays himself as a benevolent and righteous person who does not care about gains and losses and only works for his friends. Moreover, he is good at speaking truth and loves to sing high-pitched words.
Words like "for the friendship between the two countries," "for the cultural exchanges between the two countries," and "for the promotion of science fiction literature" came out of his mouth.
Yu Dong knew that he must have some agenda, otherwise he wouldn't be so active, and he even wrote a letter specifically to ask for credit.
But regardless of whether Jimmy James has his own Xiao Jiujiu, he did help promote Yu Dong's works, so Yu Dong still remembers Jimmy's help in his heart.
Moreover, although Jimmy James is very cunning, he still behaves according to the rules. He is not the kind of person who is short-sighted and only makes one-shot deals. Whether he can make friends or not, at least he is a pretty good person.
partners.
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School has started in Jinyi. Originally, many students did not pay attention to the news about "Science Fiction World" when they went home. However, within two days of school, a group of Yu Dong's fans led by Qu Aiguo spread the news.
At this point, Yu Dong's reputation in Jinyi has reached another level.
Moreover, Yu Dong's fame is not limited to Jinyi. Students from schools such as Jinyi University and Southeast University have gradually learned that Jinyi has a teacher who makes a lot of money by writing novels.
There have been some changes in Yu Dong's life, but not much. It's just that more people say hello to him when he walks on the road.
At the end of February, Yu Dong went to the "Zhongshan" magazine office.
Seeing Yu Dong this time, Su Tong rolled his eyes and said, "Hey, this great writer has so many things to do, but he still has time to come to our agency. It's really brilliant."
Yu Dong smiled and apologized, "Brother, please stop teasing me. You also know that school has just started and there are many trivial matters. Didn't I come here just to calm down a little?"
"Do you think I blame you for not coming some time ago?" Su Tong smiled, got up, walked to the sofa and sat down first, then pointed to the hot water bottle and said, "If you want to drink water, pour it yourself. Don't expect me to wait for you."
"Don't dare, don't dare, I'll wait for you." Yu Dong smiled, took the kettle, added some water to Su Tong's cup, and then made himself a cup of tea.
Su Tong lit the cigarette and glanced at Yu Dong's tea cup, "You're welcome, just pick up the tea and brew it."
"It just happened. I just chose it randomly."
Su Tong lit the cigarette, then stared at Yu Dong with a smile, "Two things, one is that you published your work in "Science Fiction World", and the other is the matter of "Harvest". I don't know much about science fiction.
I said, you have your own choices and concerns and you didn’t tell me, I don’t have any objections. As for “Harvest”, I can also guess that you probably feel that the manuscript is not suitable for “Zhongshan”. But I still hope that you
Can you give me a look first, give me a chance, and give "Zhongshan" a chance."
Yu Dong nodded and said, "I didn't think carefully. Editor Wang of Harvest wrote several letters to invite manuscripts, so I wrote an article to them."
"I haven't seen the manuscript yet. Editor-in-chief Cheng told me that it will be published next month. I won't ask you what you wrote. I will read it myself next month. I have a good relationship with Cheng Yongxing. You should know that my "
"Wives and Concubines" was edited by him." Su Tong exhaled smoke and continued: "As your senior brother, of course I hope that you can communicate more with me, both in life and in your works. As "Zhong Shan"
"As the editor-in-chief, I have my responsibilities and my selfishness. I hope that authors all over the world will submit their manuscripts to our magazine, including yours."
Then Su Tong laughed again, "But I was very happy to receive a call from Cheng Yongxing. He called me specifically to tell me about this, which proves that your work is indeed of high quality this time. What does this prove? It proves
I'm not wrong about you. As long as you persevere, you can go very far on the road of literature, at least farther than me."
"Brother, you are trying to flatter me." Yu Dong said with a smile.
Su Tong held the cigarette and waved his hand, and the smoke drew a wavy trajectory in the air.
"I'm just telling the truth. As for you writing science fiction novels, don't think too much about it. Times are different now, so feel free to write it boldly. Although I haven't read the science fiction novels you wrote, I believe you have your own ideas and will have them.
own principles."
Yu Dong nodded secretly. It was not easy for Su Tong to say such words.
Originally, Yu Dong thought that Su Tong would scold him for going astray when he found out that he was writing science fiction novels. However, he did not expect that he would still be somewhat supportive.
In fact, a few years ago, Su Tong would have criticized Yu Dong and expressed regret for Dong's writing of science fiction novels. However, Su Tong's own ideas have changed a lot in the past few years, and his works have gradually changed from the previous "how to write"
into "what to write".
He himself also began to pay attention to the portrayal of characters and the construction of stories.
Su Tong gradually accepted some things that he could not accept before, such as making his works more story-telling and less self-aware.
When he heard that Yu Dong was writing science fiction novels, it was just a bigger step for him.
"Thank you for your understanding, senior brother." Yu Dong said sincerely.
Su Tong smiled and said, "Don't thank me. Even if I don't understand, you should follow your own path. Literature is very important, but literature should be placed under the freedom of personal will and should not go against one's own heart."
"That's why I want to thank you even more, thank you for saying such things to me."
Su Tong waved his hand and did not continue talking about this topic, but said: "Actually, if you don't come today, I will go find you. In the middle of next month, I will go to Yanjing, Yanjing International Bookstore
The expo invited several writers in Jinling, including you."
"And me?" Yu Dong said a little surprised.
Su Tong said with a smile: "What's so strange about this? The exhibition invited many writers, basically everyone they could contact. Because it's at one's own expense, not many people may be willing to go."
Yu Dongming realized that he wanted to find some people for free to build momentum for the exhibition.
"The main reason I haven't been to Yanjing for a long time is to meet some old friends. We will be going for about three or four days. I checked the specific time and it happened to be on the weekend. You only need to take a day or two off.
Can."
Yu Dong thought for a while and said: "I'm afraid I can't answer you now. I have to go back and check my work schedule before I can decide."
Chapter completed!