Rebirth 07: Start adding points from elementary school students

Chapter 263 The big guys gather together
Amid the praise of Comrade Alpha as a "young talent", Li Yan reached the 12th floor of the hotel.

In contrast to the building's trendy and modern exterior, the interior decoration focuses on classic luxury.

Li Yan thought it would be a simple and minimalist style, but she didn't expect that even the carpet had complicated patterns.

The lamps in the corridor also have bronze bases. The doorplates have a British style and are made of thick mahogany. The carvings on them are clearly Chinese style.

A hodgepodge.

Anyway, everything tells the guests that this hotel is very rich.

What made Li Yan speechless was that the decoration in the room was very modern.

Large floor-to-ceiling windows, cold black window frames, simple furniture design...

All in all, it hits the hearts of those wealthy and powerful middle-aged people. The building looks high-end, the entrance is noble, the corridor is elegant and beautiful, and the room is simple and grand.

The area is very large. In addition to the common configuration of bed and TV cabinet, it is also equipped with a desk with a desk lamp, a noble and elegant red velvet large back chair, a recliner, and even a large bouncy ball.

Li Yan had never stayed in a hotel higher than three stars in her previous life, so there were some things she really didn't understand.

There are all kinds of small items, including three brands of toothpaste, and even a few bags for packing clothes - who would do laundry when staying in a hotel?

After Li Yan put away her suitcase, she couldn't wait to walk to the floor-to-ceiling window and completely open the heavy curtains.

It’s a pity that the floor is not high enough and there is no river nearby.

But it was interesting to be able to observe a strange city.

On the desk were the hotel's business descriptions and several very exquisitely crafted "meal tickets".

Li Yan lay on the bed, looking through the conference agenda.

"It's also interesting...the list of guests attending the conference uses pseudonyms." Li Yan smiled.

As expected, Su Siqing and Zou Yang, chairman of the Linjiang Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, both came here. Judging from the ranking of the guests, it was quite impressive.

But the cards are limited.

The standard of this conference was much higher than Li Yan expected.

Many management personnel from the competent departments and mass organizations of Shangjing's cultural industry came, including the deputy director of Shangjing's Propaganda Department, the deputy director of the Cultural Bureau, the chairman of the Shangjing Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the chairman of the Shangjing Writers Association.

Shangjing is a municipality directly under the central government, so it deserves enough attention.

A few people from various local cultural, radio, film and television bureaus, writers' associations and literary federations also came here and there, probably based on their relevance to the organization.

For example, Zou Yang came here because Li Yan won the first prize.

In addition to awarding prizes, this joint summit of publishing houses is also a conference for mutually beneficial business cooperation.

Therefore, there were many prominent people from the business community, and the general managers and editors-in-chief of the four major publishing houses all appeared.

Shangjing Literature and Art has a very close relationship with Shangjing Propaganda Department. Minister Mo, who is at the top of the guest list, is here, probably to give face to Shangjing Literature and Art.

Naturally, the Huada Press invited leaders from Huada, but for some unknown reason, only the dean of the School of Arts came, and no school leaders attended.

Supernova Publishing House itself is a public institution. Among all the people who came from these publishing houses, their President Ma is the most important one. As the man who presided over the editing of the "Encyclopedia of China", he has a very high status in the publishing industry.

But what is most worth mentioning is actually Huaxin Publishing House...and the Huaxin Group behind it.

The largest comprehensive enterprise group in China, a giant.

The general manager from Huaxin Publishing House is a newcomer in the industry, but the fact that Huaxin Group sent a deputy general manager shows that it attaches great importance to it.

What’s even more exciting is that Huacai Group, which provided sponsorship and hotel support, also has a deputy general manager.

Although you can tell from the names that, except for the four major publishing houses themselves, these units basically send the lowest-ranking people in the management.

But they were sent here to represent the giants themselves at this meeting.

"No wonder the conditions are so good... the standards are quite high."

The most interesting thing is that one of the founding team members of Qiyuan Chinese Network also came.

The ranking is relatively low, and it is obvious that traditional publishing literature still does not like online literature very much.

There were various cultural celebrities, famous writers, commentators, etc. at the end. Li Yan didn’t recognize many of them, so she just glanced over them.

Although in the "writer" column, Su Siqing ranked second due to his "scholar" status, only the great writer Kong Liyan, who was more accomplished than him, was qualified to be ranked first.

But I'm afraid neither of them is qualified to sit in the first row.

After looking at the list, Li Yan understood why they were required to arrive before 17:00 when the welcome dinner would not start until 14:00 in the afternoon.

On the one hand, for high-level conferences, sufficient buffer should be left.

Omissions are absolutely unacceptable to both the organizer and the hotel.

On the other hand, with so many big guys coming, they will naturally have a lot of private communication, so we have to give them enough space.

But this has nothing to do with Li Yan.

This group of bigwigs may only show up at tonight's dinner and tomorrow afternoon's award ceremony. For things like the 10-year joint exhibition tomorrow morning, the publishing negotiations tomorrow night, the leap Dragon Boat Festival the day after tomorrow - they are really trying their best to put on a show - the ancient city tour and the farewell banquet, the leaders probably won't attend.

Writers talk to publishers about their own things, while leaders may change the venue and talk about theirs.

He charged his phone, then stood by the window and looked at the scenery for a while before deciding to go downstairs for a walk.

I can't suppress the burning desire to show off!
I took the meal ticket and entered the elevator. There were quite a few people going downstairs.

The Royal Palace Hotel usually does good business. This time it made room for conference attendees, but there were still many other guests.

For example, the family in the elevator now.

After going down two floors, someone else wanted to come in. The elevator was quite full. The man opposite, who was wearing a tight blue shirt and talking on the phone, was stunned for a moment, but still went straight into the elevator.

Then he anxiously communicated with the person on the other end of the phone: "I just confirmed with the leader of the Education Department, her name is Li Yan, and she is really 1.8 meters tall. He said he won the first prize, right? We do have someone in Linjiang who won the first prize, her name is Fenda. I know your concerns, and you don't have to tell me on the phone. I'll go down and see for myself."

Li Yan made a quick judgment, calmed down, and waited for the anxious middle-aged man to walk a few steps out of the elevator——

"Chairman Zou?"

"Eh?" The man turned around and his expression changed rapidly, "You..."

"I'm Li Yan from New Taipei City No. 1 High School."

Zou Yang has short hair that is just slightly longer than a crew cut and is already slightly gray. There is nothing memorable about him from his appearance to his figure. If you have to say something, it is a rare feature for a middle-aged man not to have a beer belly.

After hearing what Li Yan said, his puzzled expression instantly turned into a smile, and he decisively reached out his hand and shook it tightly.

Such thick palms, just like those of someone who does farm work, but he is actually the chairman of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles.

"Oh," Zou Yang's voice was naturally a little hoarse, "I have heard of your name. You are the most popular junior high school student in Linjiang. You have scored full marks in all subjects and published your works in Linjiang Literary Weekly. I didn't expect that you can also write mystery novels!"

"Thank you, Chairman Zou, for your compliment. I have a wide range of interests."

"You have brought honor to the Linjiang literary community this time." Zou Yang patted Li Yan on the shoulder. "Teacher Su Siqing is also attending the conference this time. You should have heard of her, right?"

I've more than just heard of him, I've also been told he's a pen pal.

They still sympathize with each other.

"I've heard of him. He has a lot of insights into literature and a deep feeling for cultural heritage. I've read "South China Cultural Studies" and "The Echoes of Ancient Architecture."

"Good boy," Zou Yang was very happy, "To be honest with you, I came here this time just because of you."

"Oh? Like that?" Li Yan pretended to be stupid.

"Teacher Long from the Provincial Department of Culture told me that he knows President Ma of Supernova and that the address of the first prize winner is in New Taipei. When I heard that, I said directly that we have to send someone no matter what. In fact, we in Linjiang mostly cooperate with southern publishing houses, so this summit has little to do with us. You are the link."

Li Yan was really embarrassed. "Well, it's an honor, a great honor."

"Linjiang really has a treasure," Zou Yang laughed. "I really didn't think it would be you. Today the hotel told the organizing committee that there was a minor, and I immediately thought of you."

He is very polite and his rhetoric is quite good.

Li Yan was thinking about something completely different. He was wondering whether he should tell Su Siqing the truth.

"I am Yuushi Yuushi and Tang Fei, and I am also the author of "Nangong Shao Nian". The ultimate three-in-one."

However, Zou Yang's words quickly dispelled his thoughts, "Let's have dinner together tonight. I don't know many people here."

"With Mr. Su?"

"He was so elusive. He was chatting all the way here, but disappeared when he got to the hotel. He wouldn't eat this kind of buffet. He's very healthy. I'm afraid he went out to find an authentic small restaurant to eat."

It was very consistent with the image of Su Siqing that Li Yan had imagined, and it was something he could do.

“It’s really unique.”

"This is my business card. If you don't have a seat assigned tonight, let's take one. So what are you planning to do here?"

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Li Yan always feels that Zou Yang’s eyes are... a little kind.

Just like a father looking at his son.

Damn it, people treat me like a son every day.

There are also those who take care of their grandchildren.

Although what everyone means is "I just regret that they are not my children/grandchildren"... forget it, even if I was originally 24 years old, I am still a junior in front of these people in their forties and fifties.

"I was... bored in the hotel room, so I came down for a walk."

"Okay, then you go around and walk around. I have someone I want to meet over there." Zou Yang hurried back to the elevator.

It seems that leaders do have their own social lives to attend to.

The second floor of the hotel is actually a small shopping mall with a hollow atrium and the floor below is the lobby.

Let’s just go shopping in the mall, Li Yan turned around and got on the escalator.

Comrade Alpha, who was sweating anxiously, had just pulled the front desk to the confidential room to flip through the guest registration information form, but the impatient guest had not yet arrived.

He looked at the two words "Li Yan" on the list and was confused.

The little girl next to him smiled and said, "Minister, look at this boy, does he look like the protagonist of the story?"

"Call him a young talent." Minister Alpha said seriously.

(End of this chapter)