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After copying "Ordinary World", members of the "Long-running Series" program team immediately circulated it.

Ye Yongmei finished reading the novel very quickly. Her mood was as turbulent as the waves on the sea. Everything described in the book was familiar to her. More importantly, the spiritual core conveyed in "Ordinary World" deeply shocked her.

After exchanging some ideas with Director Zhou and others, Shangren Publishing House visited Fangyan under the pretext of returning the manuscript.

Fang Yan invited Director Zhou and Ye Yongmei to his office, picked up the thermos and made them two cups of hot tea.

"My comrades and I have read Lu Yao's book."

Director Zhou took the cup and thanked him, "Teacher Fang really recommended a good book to us."

Ye Yongmei nodded in agreement, "Especially the uplifting power that gushed out from the book, it's simply indescribable."

Fangyan was also surprised. After all, within the editorial department of People's Literature, there are still two factions regarding Ordinary World. One faction naturally opposes, questions, and criticizes Ordinary World, and even feels that the novel does not meet the publication standards of People's Literature.

Therefore, I am very curious, is it possible that the production team of "Long-running Series" has no disagreements or controversies about "Ordinary World"?

"Of course there are differences. Some comrades said they did not see the vigorous and positive spiritual power in the book."

Director Zhou shook his head.

Ye Yongmei continued, "But we think, as Professor Fang wrote in the manuscript, 'You can't say you can't see it, you can only say you don't understand it'. This narrative of 'living your life with all your strength' is indeed similar to The Moon and Sixpence."

"That's right, Mr. Fang, the manuscript you wrote for Ordinary World is really well written."

Director Zhou said with admiration: "Especially the sentence that was written when summarizing the similarities between "The Moon and Sixpence" and "The Ordinary World", 'The ground was covered with sixpence, but he looked up and saw the moon'. "The Ordinary World" also reveals the dual struggle between reality and ideals. It is both realistic and ideal, but also neither realistic nor ideal. For example, Sun Shaoping hopes to change his fate with knowledge and escape from the peasant family..."

"Thank you both for your praise. I just expressed my feelings."

Fangyan said: "But The Moon and Sixpence is more negative, not as positive as Ordinary World."

Director Zhou and Ye Yongmei were very much in favor, and they decided to spread "The Ordinary World", a good book that could give people the strength to move forward, to the world through the form of a radio drama adapted by China Central Radio and Television. However, before that, some preliminary preparations had to be done.

For example, a radio script.

For example, it was necessary to obtain Lu Yao's authorization, but Fang Yan acted first and reported later without notifying Lu Yao in advance.

So, he wrote down the causes and consequences, the whole story of the radio drama "Ordinary World" in a letter and sent it to northern Shaanxi.

Lu Yao was still recuperating in the hospital at this time. She saw Lin Da holding her daughter in one hand and carrying an aluminum lunch box with lunch in the other.

"Iwako wrote you a letter."

"Really!"

"Take it and have a good look at it."

Lin Da took out a folded envelope from his pocket and handed it over.

Lu Yao didn't even have time to eat. He immediately opened the envelope and read it from top to bottom. His eyes widened wider and wider.

Lin Da reminded him to "eat the food while it's hot because it's cold", but he was unmoved and stared at the letter:

"What did Yanzi write in the letter?"

"He said he had persuaded the editorial department to allow my novel to be published on the front page of People's Literature."

Lu Yao frowned, his face solemn.

Lin Da was puzzled: "This is not a good thing, why are you still looking so sad?" Lu Yao explained: "Yanzi also said in the letter that he hopes to get my consent to authorize China Central Radio and Television to adapt "Ordinary World" into a radio drama, and plans to broadcast three episodes of the radio drama nationwide a week before the magazine is published to warm up the novel."

Lin Da coaxed his daughter in his arms, "Isn't this good news?"

"That's not what I'm worried about."

Lu Yao was afraid of waking up his daughter, so he not only lowered his voice but also only spoke half of his sentences.

Although Fangyan gave him enough support, even at the cost of his reputation as a literary beacon, his self-confidence was shaken again when he thought of Zhou Changyi's rejection of the manuscript. If "Ordinary World" failed to be successful, he would be laughed at and would no longer have the face to stay in the literary world!
Just when he was full of worries, he didn't know how the news spread, from one person to ten people, from ten to a hundred, and spread out in a small area.

The news spread not only to the Yanhe Publishing House where Lu Yao worked and the Shaanxi-North Writers Association, but also to the Xi'an Film Studio.

Time flies, and finally it is the day when the radio drama "Ordinary World" is broadcast. It is just dinner time. In the staff building of Xi'an Film Studio, almost every household puts the radio on the dining table, skillfully tunes to the Central Radio Station, and waits for the "Long-running" program.

Lin Da also listened on time. She wanted to know what the novel that Lu Yao spent three years of hard work on, even abandoning his wife and daughter to create, was like. Was it worth Lu Yao's huge sacrifice? Was Lu Yao running out of ideas?

After a while, the voice of a female announcer came from the radio, and the "Long-running" program officially began.

"Now is the novel serial broadcast time. Dear listeners, starting from today, the novel radio drama will be broadcast at this time."

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"The Ordinary World, author Lu Yao, broadcaster Li Yemo..."

"Before the official broadcast, we will read aloud the recommendation written by the editor-in-chief of Ordinary World, the dialect teacher."

Then, the original sound recorded in dialect echoed in the ears of the listeners who were watching the radio.

"I personally believe that this world belongs to ordinary people. The world of ordinary people is of course an ordinary world, but it will always be a great world. As a worker in this world, I will always regard the world of ordinary people as a sacred God of my creation... No matter how many difficulties, pains, or even misfortunes there are in life, don't be afraid, face them with a smile, but we still have reason to be proud of the land and years we live in... The best way to eliminate fear is to face it, and persistence is victory!"

“The Ordinary World is a novel no less than The Moon and Sixpence. It is China’s The Moon and Sixpence!”

Lu Yao was lying on the hospital bed, his face full of excitement.

Fangyan is truly my confidant!
Dialects still understand me!

Then, the male announcer's voice came out, "In February or March of 1975, on an ordinary day, fine rain mixed with a few snowflakes was falling heavily on the ground. It was almost the Waking of Insects, so of course there would be no more snow."

“Often, they disappear without a trace before they even hit the ground.”

"The cold and long winter on the Loess Plateau seems to be over, but the truly warm spring is still a long way off..."

Lin Da listened quietly, feeling the painstaking effort that Lu Yao put into each and every word. He was so distracted for a moment that he even forgot to eat.

The employees in the tube-shaped building of Xi'an Film Studio were not much better off. They all slowed down their eating pace and were gradually drawn into the "ordinary world" described by Lu Yao by the sounds broadcast by China Central Radio and Television. It felt plain and dull, but the more they chewed on it, the more delicious it became.

The only drawback is that the novel of "Ordinary World" has not been published yet, and I can only wait anxiously for the radio drama serialization.

When the second episode was broadcast, people in the tube-shaped building of Xiying Studio would habitually tune into the storytelling program at this time, but now it is different. They basically tune into the "Long-form Serial Broadcast" column. Ordinary people listen to "Ordinary World" on ordinary days.

Many people who were addicted to listening to it, including Wu Tianming, were still unwilling to give up and went to Lin Da's house.

Although the latest issue of "People's Literature" has not been published yet, the sample copy of "People's Literature" should be sent to Lu Yao's home!
The Shaanxi Writers Association, Yanhe and other publishing houses held the same idea and came to the hospital to visit Lu Yao. They praised Ordinary World highly. At the same time, Shaanxi newspapers and periodicals such as Chang'an, Shanhua and Culture and Art News also reported and commented on the book and praised it highly.

It even affected Lu Yao's rest, but he didn't mind at all. Instead, he was so excited that his eyes turned red and he immediately thought of a poem.

"Suddenly, news came from the outside that Jibei had been taken back. When I first heard it, my clothes were soaked with tears. I looked at my wife and saw that she was worried. I unrolled my poetry book and was overjoyed." (End of this chapter)