Entertainment Reborn Rhapsody

Chapter 9 Encountering the Demon City
Shanhe followed his father around for nearly twenty hours, and checked into the hotel arranged by the magazine before it got dark.

In his memory, Shanhe had never set foot in the largest city in China, and the fatigue of the journey left him no time to care about what the Demonic City in Jiuqi looked like.

After hastily finishing dinner with his father, Shanhe fell asleep.

The next morning, Shanhe woke up to his father's phone call.

"Xiaohe, wake up, were you tired yesterday? When I told your mother that she was safe, I couldn't even wake her up. It made your mother feel bad."

"Just now the magazine office called, you hurry up and wash up, we will go downstairs to the magazine office after we have breakfast."

An hour later, Shanhe saw Qu Ling waiting at the gate of the magazine office.

"Xiaohe, you're exhausted. Your dad said you slept for more than ten hours." Qu Ling patted Shanhe's arm.

Shanhe was a little shy, "I've never been on a train for so long, and I didn't expect there to be so many people. I didn't sleep well the day before."

"This is our first time here, we have no experience, and we haven't bought a sleeper ticket." Qiu Jiang rubbed his neck, "We will have experience next time."

"Haha, come with me," Qu Ling led the two father and son up to the second floor and walked into the editor's office.

Qu Ling and Qiu Jiang were discussing signing matters at the conference table, while Shan He looked at the environment of the magazine.

"You are Shanhe, right?" A young girl in business attire stood in front of her holding water. "The youngest contracted writer in our agency, everyone says you are a genius."

Shanhe hurriedly stood up and took the water glass, "Hello, I am Qiu Shanhe, my pseudonym is Shanhe. I am not as powerful as you say."

"I'm still shy. My surname is Li. Speaking of which, your book is the first one I own. Haha~ Sister Qu asked me to show you around the magazine office."

Shanhe followed Xiao Li to visit this very quiet small western-style building.

"This road may be the most literary and artistic road in Shanghai. The Writers Association is here, Harvest Magazine is also here, and there are many large and small literary and artistic units nearby. It is estimated that you will be a frequent visitor here in the future."

"...This is the office of our column, and over there is the editor's office..."

"...That's about it. Let's go back to the conference room. Sister Qu should be waiting for you."

Qu Ling watched Shanhe walk into the room, "Xiaohe, have you finished the tour? How do you feel?"

"Sister Qu, Sister Li showed me around. The environment is great, much better than I imagined."

"Call me Aunt Qu from now on. My daughter is only two years younger than you. Teacher Qiu and I have already discussed it, and you need to sign here."

After Shanhe turned around and asked his father, he solemnly signed his name on the contract.

"Xiaohe, I will be your editor from now on. If you have any ideas or difficulties, you can tell me. I wish us a happy cooperation!" Qu Ling stretched out his hands with a smile.

"Aunt Qu, thank you for your appreciation. I will work hard." Shanhe held Qu Ling's hands tightly.

"Teacher Qu, then Xiaohe and I will buy tickets to go back later," Qiu Jiang calmed down, "I'll leave it to you in the future."

"I'm afraid you won't be able to leave today. Xiaohe's booklet was spotted by the children's column of the Educational Television Station." Qu Ling refilled Qiu Jiang's water, "I knew you were coming today. The editor of the column wanted to meet Xiaohe and discuss the adaptation with him. The problem."

Both Shan He and his father were stunned by the unexpected news, it will be on TV soon!
Qu Ling continued with a smile: "We will eat in the club at noon, and I will take you there in the afternoon."

Qu Ling then introduced the specific situation to the father and son.

The Magic City Educational TV Station has always had a popular science column for children, and it is a cooperative unit with Sprout Magazine. By chance, the editor of the popular science column saw Shanhe's booklet, and he was inspired.

So I found Editor Zhao and asked to meet the author to obtain the rights to adapt it.

When I learned that the author was only 13 and a half years old and still a junior high school student, I was immediately shocked and repeatedly asked to exchange experiences with the author.

Shanhe couldn't help but lament whether this life's fate would be a blessing in disguise. Opportunities that ordinary people couldn't imagine were naturally lying in front of him.

"Xiaohe, this is the Oriental Pearl Tower. It was just completed the year before last. The Pudong New Area is just across the river. After meeting Mr. Liu, I will take you father and son to the Bund for a stroll."

"Aunt Qu, thank you"

"Xiaohe, let's be casual with your Aunt Qu, our fate is still long."

"Here we are, let's get off the car. Teacher Liu has already met us at the door." Qu Ling greeted the two father and son to get off the car.

"This is our young genius!" A tall middle-aged man with half-white hair and an elegant demeanor greeted him.

"My surname is Liu, and my name is Quanhe. I am the director and editor of the children's science popularization program of Modu Educational TV Station. I have the same name as Xiaotiancai!"

"Hello, Teacher Liu, my surname is Qiu, and my name is Shanhe. You can just call me Xiaohe."

"Okay, very good, much better than I imagined, and we will have a good chat later as friends who forget the year." Liu Quanhe is a middle-aged man with a strong appeal.

After some pleasantries, Liu Quanhe led the group into the building.

"Xiaohe, I also invited one of your peers today. Our column is aimed at the majority of teenagers in Shanghai. We need you to focus on the perspective of teenagers. How about it?"

"Okay, Uncle Liu, I can express my thoughts." Shanhe didn't have any stage fright.

"Very good, that kid has a lot of questions about your masterpiece!"

"Come in, come on, you two kids, let me introduce yourself." Liu Quanhe greeted all the guests.

Shanhe looked at the handsome and slender young man who entered the door, so why did he look familiar!
"My name is Hu Ge. I am the host of the children's popular science section of the Magic City Education TV Station. Nice to meet you."

Let me go, isn’t this the one?

It turns out that there are times when the tender ones can pinch water!

When Shanhe was dumbfounded, Qiu Jiang coughed and reminded his son.

Shanhe suddenly woke up, "I'm sorry, you look a lot like a classmate of mine. My name is Qiu Shanhe, you can just call me Shanhe."

"Hello, Shanhe. I have finished reading your book, and I like it very much. There are so many things I haven't heard of. The comic is unique, and the title is also very good. Another world, cool!" Chatty.

"Eh~ Actually, those are very common things in rural areas. Like you, I was very unfamiliar with the fields."

"Your hometown is in the countryside, how could you not be familiar with the fields before?"

"My family is in the county seat, and I rarely go back to my hometown. Even if you go back for a few days, if you don't pay attention to observation and don't devote yourself to life, you won't be able to discover another world."

……

Liu Quanhe kept recording the exchanges between the two teenagers, and added a few words from time to time.He gained a lot. Editing and shooting from the perspective of children is his request for the next popular science documentary.

"Can bats and swallows really fly in the rain, and how can fish be raised in rice fields? Is the water deep enough? Can cicada pupae really live in the soil for more than ten years..." Hu Ge, as a teenager who grew up in the city Curious about life in the country, one question after another.

"Bats and swallows can fly at low altitudes in the rain. Before the rain, the air pressure is low, the weather is hot, and there are a lot of small bugs. They catch and eat at low altitudes."

"The water in the paddy fields is not deep, so the farmers will dig a deep puddle in the corner of the paddy field, and the carp can swim back and forth when they grow up."

"Cicada pupae should live for a long time. When digging holes under trees in rural areas, cicada pupae can often be seen. As long as there are suitable conditions, they can be resurrected."

……

Shanhe slowly told Hu Ge about his life and knowledge in the countryside, and Hu Ge was fascinated by it.

In Hu Ge's eyes, the people and things in the countryside are strange, but they are fresh, interesting and exciting.

"I really envy you that you can spend your vacation in the country every year. Compared with you, my summer vacation is so boring."

"Well, how should I put it? Life in rural areas is still very difficult. The countryside is relatively poor, and the living conditions are very different from those in the city. Farmers are also very hard. They work all year round. If you have the opportunity, you can experience it. I believe you can gain something. A lot." Shanhe told Hu Ge truthfully.

Hu Ge nodded thoughtfully, holding his forehead with his hand and thinking for a while.

"Uncle Liu, when will our program crew go to the countryside to shoot, and bring me with you." Hu Ge begged Liu Quanhe.

"You are not allowed to go to school. Besides, it will be very hard and busy for us to go down, so we won't have time to take care of you." Liu Quanhe rejected Hu Ge's request.

"You should keep in touch with Shan He. When you become friends, you can go to his hometown for a few days next summer."

Hu Ge's eyes lit up, "Shanhe, can you tell me your address so I can write to you?"

"Yes, I have the opportunity to welcome you to my house. I am also very curious about big cities. I am very happy that you can write to me." Shanhe promised Hu Ge, and Shanhe was a little excited to be friends with the stars of his previous life.

"Then it's agreed, you have to teach me how to write essays in the future, haha." Hu Ge said with a smile.

The two outstanding teenagers can become good friends, and I believe the families of both sides are also happy to see it.

The time spent talking always goes by quickly.After deciding on the adaptation, Shanhe and his son shook hands with Liu Quanhe and said goodbye.

"Hu Ge, my father and I are leaving for home tomorrow, we will talk in letters." Shan He had a very good impression of the young Hu Ge.

"Leave so soon, I still want to invite you to my house to play, wait a minute, I'll go get something." Hu Ge ran out.

After a while, Hu Ge ran in carrying a brand new camera, "This is for you."

Shanhe looked at the brand new camera in his hand, "How can I have such an expensive thing? No way."

Hu Ge said with a smile: "I bought this with New Year's money. I think you need it more. You can use it to take pictures of people and scenery. It will be helpful for you to write and draw cartoons."

"Since Hu Ge sincerely gave you a gift, just accept it, Shanhe. This guy is a little rich man, and the program team is paying him a salary." Liu Quanhe said to Shanhe with a smile.

Shanhe turned to look at his father.

"I don't care about the relationship between your children, but Xiaohe, you have to think about what you want to give back to Hu Ge when you go back. The witness of friendship is mutual." Qiu Jiang looked at the two teenagers and said.

Shanhe nodded and said: "Then I accept it, and I will use it to take pictures of rural life and send them to you, thank you Hu Ge."

"Really, that would be great."

Hu Ge watched Shanhe get into the car and leave, feeling a little reluctant, "Uncle Liu, Shanhe is half a year younger than me. Why do I feel that he is older than me?"

"He is a genius, he must be different from a normal person like you." Liu Quanhe teased Hu Ge.

"I'm also very good, okay, you used to praise me all the time!" Hu Ge said angrily.

"Hahaha, okay, uncle will ask you to film movies from now on."

(End of this chapter)