Comrade Chaoyang's loyal performance moved Tao Yushu so much that he enjoyed a tender moment that night.

Then, he took over the arduous task of writing a play for the Chinese Department of Yan'an Normal University, but he still had no money.

In other words, it is the power of love.

Two days later, Lin Chaoyang came down from the library on the second floor to go to dinner. Hu Wenqiong said to him: "Chaoyang, this issue of "Literary News" has a review about "Garland Under the Mountain"."

It has been nearly a month and a half since the publication of "Garland Under the Mountain". The eighth issue of "People's Literature", which published the novel, has sold more than one million copies during this period, creating the highest sales volume in the history of the publication.

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This novel has been widely welcomed by readers and has also had a great influence among the people, but its voice in the literary world does not seem to be as loud as among the readers.

During this period of time, although many local newspapers and literary journals have published critical articles about "Wreaths Under the Mountains", there are very few heavyweight reviews.

For a long time, military-themed novels or reportage have not had a particularly high status in the literary world, and they are often considered by some readers and literary circles to lack literary and ideological qualities because of the official nature of the works.

Although "Wreaths Under the Mountain" has made a great breakthrough compared with previous such themes, the stereotypes in the literary world will not disappear in a short time.

After finishing the meal, Lin Chaoyang found this issue of "Literary News". After one glance, he knew why Hu Wenqiong specifically mentioned this review to him.

"The most magnificent and precious thing - reading the novella (Wreaths under the Mountains)", author Feng Mu.

Famous literary activist, critic, essayist, these are just Feng Mu's achievements in literature and art. At the same time, he is also the editor-in-chief of "Literary News" and the deputy leader of the National Literary Association.

Given Feng Mu's fame and status, the weight of this review is self-evident.

In particular, he gave a very high evaluation to "Wreaths Under the Mountains" in his article.

"This is indeed a good work, a work full of lofty revolutionary sentiments, a work that can improve and purify people's ideological realm, a work that truly excavates and reproduces the magnificent and precious spirit endowed by our heroic soldiers.

Quality work.”

Feng Mu was the first person to stand up and speak out for the novel after the publication of "Wreaths Under the Mountains", and his review article is also the most significant one so far about "Wreaths Under the Mountains".

Lin Chaoyang read the article and felt a lot better.

Who doesn’t want his novels to be popular with readers? Who doesn’t want his novels to be highly praised?

Thanks to Comrade Feng Mu, it is another day full of emotional value.

That afternoon, Li Shuguang called the library communication room and told Lin Chaoyang that the order quantity for the single volume of "Little Shoes" had been released.

36561 volumes.

This number may seem inconspicuous, but these days, subscriptions from publishing houses are probably equivalent to reservations for future video platforms. Under normal circumstances, the final sales results will be much higher than this number. The specific amount depends on the novel itself.

quality and impact.

The subscription volume is more than 30,000 copies, which is the level of a proper best-seller.

In the past few years since Bing Bing Bing, Chinese people have set off a reading trend, and various classics often sell hundreds of thousands or millions of copies.

In comparison, the sales volume of contemporary literary works is not that outstanding. The sales volume of most less famous contemporary literary works is less than 10,000 copies.

The better ones are sales of tens of thousands of copies. Only those works that have a certain influence across the country will have sales of 100,000 copies.

Since "Little Shoes" was published in "Yenjing Literature and Art", it has aroused huge response among readers, and the sales volume of the current issue of the magazine in which the novel was published exceeded one million copies.

According to Li Shuguang's estimate, "Little Shoes" should easily sell hundreds of thousands of copies as a single volume, and no one can say for sure if it will exceed that.

After sharing the happy news with Lin Chaoyang, Li Shuguang told him that the single volume would be sent to Xinhua Bookstores in various places in two days, and should be seen on the shelves of bookstores in another week. At the same time, Li Shuguang did not forget to give him

Two sample books were mailed.

"What did the army say about the single volume of "High Mountain"?" Li Shuguang asked.

"Look at my memory, I forgot to ask. Please wait for me for a while and I will ask you right away."

Lin Chaoyang hung up the phone, called the military region, and contacted Du Ruolin.

Hearing that the Humanities Society was going to publish a single volume of "Garland Under the Mountain", Du Ruolin said thoughtfully: "It is necessary to publish a single volume. After all, it is such a good work, but don't worry about this first."

Du Ruolin obviously had something to say but it was definitely a good thing judging from his attitude, but it might not be convenient to say it now, so Lin Chaoyang did not ask further questions.

"Well, I'll refuse the Humanities Club first."

"Um."

After getting Du Ruolin's reply, Lin Chaoyang called Li Shuguang again.

Li Shuguang felt regretful when he learned that the army seemed to have ideas for "Garland Under the Mountain", but he had no choice but to do so. After all, at this time of year, this novel is indeed a bit sensitive.

Two days later, Lin Chaoyang received the fee slip and sample book for the single publication of "Little Shoes".

Just like publishing, the manuscript fee is seven yuan per thousand words. The full text of "Little Shoes" has 58,000 words, and the manuscript fee of seven yuan per thousand words is four hundred and six yuan.

The last time Tao Yushu counted his savings, not counting the 500 yuan given by Lin's father and mother, the couple's savings at that time were close to 950 yuan.

In the past few months, "Little Shoes" and "Wreaths Under the Mountain" have contributed more than 900 yuan in income to their small family. Tao Yu also earned a small 100 yuan from writing reviews, plus the remaining salary

Together with student subsidies, the couple's savings now steadily exceed the two thousand yuan mark.

After calculating this number, Tao Yushu jumped up excitedly and pulled Lin Chaoyang around in circles.

"Are you so happy?" Lin Chaoyang put down his pen and matched her wandering posture.

"Of course I'm happy. It's two thousand yuan. If we work, we may not be able to save so much money in ten years."

Tao Yushu froze and looked up at Lin Chaoyang, "Chaoyang, you are awesome!"

"Yeah, I think so too."

"Haha!" Tao Yushu laughed brightly, "Arrogant!"

While feeling happy, Tao Yushu began to think about the future life of the two of them.

"When we get our own house in the future, we won't need to buy another bed. We can just move this one in, along with this wardrobe and desk.

However, two large bookshelves are needed, preferably one that covers one wall. The bookshelf at home is too small and the space is small.

You also have to buy a TV, which costs another three to four hundred yuan..."

After calculating over and over again, the longing on her face turned into distress, "I thought the money was quite a lot, why can't I just spend it so hard after I calculated it?"

"It takes other people decades to save these things, but we got it all in one or two years. What else is there to be dissatisfied about?"

Tao Yushu thought about what he said and laughed, "It seems to be true."

The next day, Tao Yushu went out in the morning and took out one of the two single volumes of "Little Shoes" sent by the Humanities Society and sent it to Northeast China.

This matter has become her habit. Whenever Lin Chaoyang's work is published, she will always send a copy to Lin Erchun and his wife in the Northeast.

In addition to sharing the joy, doing so also made them feel at ease.

Their son entered Yanjing and became more and more promising, so they had no reason to worry.

The only problem is that in the last few communications, Ms. Zhang Guiqin's words have become increasingly wild. Lin Chaoyang and his wife can imagine her domineering attitude in Xiaoyangtun through the words.

In the past two days, in order to strengthen the professional capabilities of the librarians, the library specially asked two senior librarians in the library, Kan Fajian and Cheng Sumei, who have strong professional capabilities, to provide training for everyone.

Although Lin Chaoyang has been in the library for a year, he is still a new librarian, so he is naturally included in the training.

The training lasted for two days, which is equivalent to two days of fishing.

Just after get off work that day, Lin Chaoyang came out of the library and saw Xie Daoyuan waving to him.

"curator!"

"Let's go for a walk."

Lin Chaoyang followed Xie Daoyuan out of the library.

Autumn in Yanjing is now more than half over, and the autumn mood is in full swing in Yanyuan.

The broad leaves of the trees on the campus gradually turn golden, including many yellow Lu trees and maples. The golden trees continue to form a flaming red, extending from Yanyuan to Weixiu Garden to the northwest, to the Summer Palace, Yuquan Mountain and Xiangshan Mountain.

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The sky is full of yellow and red overlapping, with clear layers, graceful and luxurious, forming the most beautiful autumn scene in Yanjing.

"I heard from Lin Geng that you often go to the Chinese Department to audit." Xie Daoyuan asked.

"Thanks to my colleagues for helping me, I have time to attend classes."

Xie Daoyuan gave Lin Chaoyang the green light to attend the Chinese Department. Xie Daoyuan was very pleased that he could maintain his perseverance in learning.

"That day I went to the Chinese Department and sat for a while. Hong Zicheng also praised you for your profound attainments in contemporary literature. It seems that you have really studied it carefully."

"Brother Zicheng deserves the award. I just happen to be writing, and I have such a convenient environment as a library."

Xie Daoyuan nodded, "That's right. Speaking of which, your situation is somewhat similar to that of Professor Jin Kepu. Don't be afraid of a low starting point. The most important thing is your hard work. Now it seems that you are really talented, and you can achieve success in such a short time.

There are so many gains within it.”

Lin Chaoyang tasted Xie Daoyuan's words. The word "sure enough" concealed a lot of information. The first reaction in his mind was that Tao's father must have praised himself a lot in front of Xie Daoyuan.

"This is all due to the support and care of you, the curator, and all the teachers."

Xie Daoyuan smiled and waved his hand, "Okay, let's not say these polite words."

He added: "I called you here today because I have something to tell you. At the beginning of next year, the library department will resume correspondence courses. Although you may not always develop in this direction in the future, getting a diploma will always be helpful.

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Although the library department is not a popular major, it is branded as YSU after all, and correspondence courses are not widespread these days. The weight is much heavier than that of later generations. If you take it out, it will be recognized by the institution.

According to Xie Daoyuan, the enrollment scope of the library department's correspondence major is not wide, and is mainly targeted at library staff within the city of Yanjing. The librarians of the Yanjing University Library are on a first-come, first-served basis.

Although correspondence courses require exams, the exam content is almost all the librarians’ daily work and experience accumulation. Coupled with advance preparation, it is almost equivalent to exemption from exams.

Again, there are people in the DPRK who are really easy to get things done.
Chapter completed!