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In this age where radio is king, most homes across the country have a radio.

"Ordinary World" was broadcast on China Central Radio and Television, which covers the whole country, so the effect can be imagined.

Once it was broadcast, it immediately touched the hearts of millions of listeners. China Central Radio and Television also received letters from readers from all over the world, including students, teachers, workers, farmers, soldiers, retired cadres, and almost all walks of life.

Some listeners write to ask when the novel of "Ordinary World" will be released, while others call to ask whether the radio drama of "Ordinary World" can be rebroadcast. Many listeners missed the previous content and hope that China Central Radio and Television can rebroadcast it, while others feel that listening to it once is not enough.

Therefore, in response to the demands of the general public, China Media Group specially set up a temporary column to replay the radio series "Ordinary World" at noon the next day after it was broadcast. The program's listening rate was second only to that of the first broadcast of "Ordinary World".

Even students from a university in western Shanxi wrote to us, saying that there were 270 people in their department living in a four-story building with about 100 radios and tape recorders. They would listen to "Ordinary World" at 12 noon at the same time. They would even skip lunch break to listen to "Ordinary World".

The fact that the people in western Shanxi can give up the tradition of taking naps shows how popular the radio drama "Ordinary World" is.

At that time, from cities to villages, from factories to schools, from government offices to military camps, at 12:6 noon and : pm every day, people would consciously gather around the radio and quietly listen to "The Ordinary World" performed by Li Yemo. In order not to dampen the enthusiasm of the audience, Ye Yongmei, who led the "Long-form Serial Broadcast" team of China Central Radio and Television, worked overtime to produce the broadcast script of "The Ordinary World".

It was in this situation that the latest issue of "People's Literature", which published "The Ordinary World", was finally released after much anticipation.

As soon as the book came out, there were spectacular scenes of people lining up to grab it in bookstores and post offices across the country, and it was absolutely impossible to get a copy.

It was not enough for readers to just grab copies of People's Literature; they also urged Renwen Publishing House to quickly publish a single volume of Ordinary World.

Letters from readers filled the mailbox of the People's Literature editorial department. Zhu Wei couldn't help but sigh:
"Teacher Fang, I really admire you!"

As soon as this was said, editors such as Wang Xiaoping and Wang Fu, who had previously predicted the pessimism of "The Ordinary World", all agreed with this and looked at Fang Yan with admiration and respect. They originally thought that romantic realism works like "The Ordinary World" were outdated and had fallen behind the creative trend of today's literary circles. However, even when the entire editorial department was almost pessimistic about it, Fang Yan always firmly believed in the value of "The Ordinary World".

It truly is a guiding light in the literary world!

I really never missed a single time!
Amid the crowd's support and flattery, Fang Yan waved his hand and did not take all the credit on himself. Instead, he attributed most of the credit to Liu Xinwu's final decision. The reason why "Ordinary World" achieved such a huge success was thanks to Liu Xinwu's support and decision.

Liu Xinwu smiled knowingly, realizing that it was the dialect that allowed him to establish the prestige of the editor-in-chief in the editorial department with The Ordinary World and consolidate his position as the editor-in-chief of People's Literature. His future work would be much smoother. His eyes were filled with gratitude, so he waved his hand:
"Today's lunch is my treat, let's go to the barbecue restaurant and have a good meal!"

"Editor-in-Chief Liu, you said this."

"Yes, that's what I said. Ordinary World has brought so much good news, we must celebrate it properly!"

"Long live Chief Editor Liu! Long live Teacher Fang!"

In an instant, the whole room was in an uproar and cheers continued.

"When drinking from the well, don't forget the person who dug the water. We all need to thank Lu Yao."

Fang Yan asked Zhu Wei to send the remittance slip for the royalties to Lu Yao as soon as possible. Medical treatment, hospitalization and subsequent recuperation all cost money. Of course, this remittance slip should fall into Lin Da's hands instead of Lu Yao's hands, otherwise, he would spend money lavishly and buy coffee and cigarettes.

"Teacher Fang, you understand Teacher Lu Yao better." Zhu Wei said jokingly.

"He is too generous and doesn't know how to spend money. He keeps his big money with his sister-in-law, so that it can be used to supplement the family expenses."

Fang Yan smiled and said, "As for the royalties from the radio drama "Ordinary World", let him spend it as he pleases."

Just as the editorial department of People's Literature was rejoicing, some were happy and some were sad. In the editorial department of Contemporary Magazine, which is also under Renwen Publishing House, the atmosphere was not very different, but at least it was completely opposite. It was silent and lifeless, as if the air had solidified.

Zhou Changyi, the culprit, hung his head, not daring to look his colleagues in the eye, and muttered to himself:

"I'm so stupid, really!"

"I only knew that realistic works like The Ordinary World were not liked by the literary world, but I never expected that The Ordinary World would be so popular among the general public. I never thought that Teacher Fang would think of adapting the novel into a radio drama!"

Just when he was flustered and at a loss, Qin Zhaoyang, Zhang Zhonge and others came up to him:

"Chang Yi!"

"Teacher Qin, Teacher Zhang, I...I was wrong."

Zhou Changyi was startled and stood up, his face full of shame.

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Qin Zhaoyang asked: "Where did you go wrong?"

"I shouldn't have been so rash as to reject such a promising manuscript without your permission."

Zhou Changyi began to reflect, but his reflection was incomplete. He still insisted: "As an editor, no matter what, this is a serious mistake. There is no point in making excuses. But if I am given another chance with my current experience and level, I will make the same mistake again. I always feel that "Ordinary World" is outdated. Our traditional realistic literature has never been on a broad road..."

"You, you, it seems that you haven't reflected deeply enough."

Qin Zhaoyang said: "Haven't you figured out from "Ordinary World" that realistic literature will never go out of style?"

Zhou Changyi trembled all over. "I... I realized that my personal literary ideas are too backward and my vision is too narrow..."

Seeing him constantly reviewing himself, Qin Zhaoyang and Zhang Zhonge looked at each other and sighed repeatedly.

Zhou Changyi and Fang Yan are obviously about the same age, but how could the difference in their editorial abilities be so huge?
If Fangyan could be the deputy editor-in-chief of "Contemporary", it would be more than just "The Ordinary World". As long as he was in "Contemporary" for one day, he could bring 10, 20, or even 50 literary masterpieces that are no less than "The Ordinary World".

The editors of Contemporary Magazine looked out the window and saw Fang Yan, Liu Xinwu and others walking out of the building together, feeling very envious.

After all, given the popularity of Ordinary World, it is very likely that the sales of People's Literature will break the historical record! (End of this chapter)