Backtracking to the Age of Literature and Art

Chapter 103 Needle Point Against Wheat Awn (Addition)

When Yu Dong heard that Cheng Yongxing wanted his manuscript, he quickly waved his hand and said, "Editor Cheng, I'm afraid this won't work. I have already agreed with Editor Su about this manuscript, and it will be published in Zhongshan."

Cheng Yongxing was not surprised when he heard Yu Dong say that, but the manuscript in his hand was tightly squeezed: "You haven't settled this matter yet, otherwise you wouldn't be revising the manuscript now."

Yu Dong wondered: "But it is indeed agreed."

Cheng Yongxing stood up holding the manuscript, "You don't have to be embarrassed, I'll tell Lao Su about this, he lives next door."

After speaking, it didn't mean that Dong was talking, so he walked out with big strides, and then he heard him knock on the door next door: "Old Su, are you asleep, I'm coming to see you."

When Yu Dong followed to the door, Su Tong happened to come over to open the door.

Seeing Cheng Yongxing and Yu Dong, Su Tong smiled and said, "Old Cheng, when did you arrive? Come and sit first."

"I arrived in the afternoon, and none of you were here when I came to see you..."

Cheng Yongxing walked inside while talking, and then saw someone in the room, he was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Brother Mo Yan, you are also there."

Just as Mo Yan was lighting a cigarette, when he saw Cheng Yongxing coming in, he laughed and said, "I don't have a place to live, so I'm here to grab a bed."

"You said it earlier, I will arrange it for you."

"That's no need, it's good for me to live in a room with Su Tong." Mo Yan looked at the manuscript in Cheng Yongxing's hand again, and said strangely: "Are you on business?"

Only then did Cheng Yongxing realize that there was still business to do. He took the manuscript and said to Su Tong, "Editor-in-Chief Su, let me borrow something from you."

Hearing Cheng Yongxing calling himself "Editor Su", Su Tong felt something was wrong. He stared carefully at the manuscript in Cheng Yongxing's hand. The style of the manuscript paper looked familiar.

Then he saw the embarrassed expression on Yu Dong's face, reacted immediately, and immediately waved his hands and said, "Editor Cheng, you can borrow everything else, but how can I borrow this manuscript? If I ask you to borrow manuscripts from "Harvest", you Would you like to lend it to me?"

"Yes, why don't you?" Cheng Yongxing raised his voice, "After this event, you can go to Shanghai with me, and you can choose whatever manuscripts are on my desk."

"Old Cheng, you are unreasonable. I have an appointment with the manuscript, and you came to intercept it?"

Su Tong rolled his eyes, Cheng Yongxing has a hot-tempered personality, talking to him is like a scholar meeting a soldier.

Listening to the conversation between them, Mo Yan probably guessed what was going on.He was not surprised either. It was not uncommon for various magazines to grab manuscripts, and he had encountered them before.

When "Red Sorghum" was finished, it was overtaken by "October" and "People's Literature".

However, as it is now, it is rare for two editors to meet above.

Mo Yan was amused, and took out another cigarette and handed each of them a cigarette, "What's the matter, let's sit down and talk."

Su Tong took the cigarette, pulled Mo Yan and said, "Mo Yan, you can comment on the manuscript. Yu Dong and I have agreed on the manuscript a long time ago. Now the editor-in-chief Cheng Da is interfering and insists on taking the manuscript to his house. .Is this decent? Is there any bottom line?"

Before Mo Yan could speak, Cheng Yongxing said, "Don't dare, dare not, I'm just an associate editor, if I really want to snatch it up, our editor-in-chief Mr. Ba Jin has to come, otherwise my associate editor can't speak in front of you, the editor-in-chief of Su University. "

Hearing Cheng Yongxing mention Ba Jin, Su Tong suddenly became anxious, "Don't use Mr. Ba Jin to pressure me. The old man will be here today, and it is absolutely impossible for you to do this."

"That's not necessarily true." Cheng Yongxing raised his eyebrows, as if he was bound to win.

Seeing that he was such a rogue, Su Tong was so angry that he couldn't be as rogue as Cheng Yongxing, so he calmed down and said, "Your "Harvest" has always been at the forefront of literature. It's realism, it's not for you."

Cheng Yongxing put the cigarette in his mouth and didn't light it, and suddenly laughed, "Don't set the tone for our "Harvest", as long as it is a good manuscript, we will accept it. Why, you Su Tong's own manuscripts have been sent to the "Harvest" before." "Harvest" voted, and now that I'm the editor-in-chief, I've blocked his way."

"Your "Harvest" road is not the only one in this world."

Mo Yan, who was next to him, saw that their quarrel was fruitless, so he clutched his cigarette case and said, "Why don't you guys stop arguing and leave this matter to fate to decide. I still have a few cigarettes left in this case, guess what?" Whoever guesses right, whoever guesses correctly, will own the manuscript."

However, this proposal was rejected by both of them.

"impossible."

"Nothing."

The room suddenly fell into silence. Mo Yan scratched his head, looked at the cigarettes in his cigarette case, counted them, and said to himself: "There are three more."

Looking at the situation in front of him, Yu Dong didn't know whether to speak or not.

If you open your mouth, there will only be one manuscript, and anyone who gives it will offend the other party.If you don't speak, it's not a problem for them to freeze here.

After thinking for a while, Yu Dong finally spoke, "Editor Cheng, I think this manuscript is really suitable for "Zhong Shan", and I did agree with Editor Su before. How about this? Post it on "Zhong Shan", and I will give you another manuscript later."

Cheng Yongxing asked suspiciously, "Do you still have the manuscript?"

Yu Dong nodded, "Yes, I haven't finished writing it yet, but it's coming soon. When I return to Jinling, I'll sort out the manuscript and send it to you."

Cheng Yongxing pondered for a while, and suddenly his face changed, showing a kind smile, and handed the manuscript in his hand to Su Tong.

"Hey, old Su, I was just joking with you. You see that you are serious. We have known each other for a day or two. Am I the kind of person who is unreasonable?" Waiting for Su Tong took the manuscript, and Cheng Yongxing put his arms around Su Tong's shoulder again, "Come on, I'll light the cigarette for you, today we finally got together in Yanjing, and sat down to catch up on the old days."

Su Tong couldn't help but rolled his eyes, but he had nothing to do with Cheng Yongxing.If Yu Dong hadn't come forward to mediate, he might really have to give in tonight.

When "Wives and Concubines" was published in "Harvest", Cheng Yongxing did help Su Tong a lot, and Cheng Yongxing also moved Ba Jin out just now, so Su Tong should give the old man some face.

Yu Dong secretly heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the easing atmosphere. It was also the first time for him to feel the editors' thirst for manuscripts so closely.

The relationship between writers and editors is dependent on each other. Writers are eager for editors to pass their manuscripts, and editors are also eager to get high-quality manuscripts from writers.

Although Cheng Yongxing and Su Tong almost got into a fight over the manuscript tonight, Yu Dong admired them sincerely, because it was their eagerness for manuscripts that kept literature alive.

Prosperity in the literary world requires not only the efforts of writers, but also the role played by editors.

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