Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 54: One-stop production and sales
After work that day, Lin Chaoyang did not go home, but went to Building 32, the dormitory for Chinese department students, and found Room 334.

"Chaoyang, why are you here?"

After not seeing each other for a whole winter vacation, Chen Jiangong was surprised to see Lin Chaoyang.

"I came to see you for something." Lin Chaoyang saw several Chinese major students busying around inside and greeted everyone with a smile, "There are enough people here."

"Weiming Lake is about to be published. By the way, it's a good opportunity for you to come. As a consultant, should you use a pseudonym or..."

"Let's use Xu Lingjun."

He has confessed everything to Tao Yushu, and now he can use this vest openly.

"It's not a secret anymore?" Chen Jiangong asked.

Lin Chaoyang squinted at him and asked, "Don't you know why I didn't keep it a secret?"
Chen Jiangong felt something in his heart, "Well...what do you want from me?"

"Give me a copy of your department's class schedule."

"What? You want to sit in on the class? Not going to work anymore?"

"I can't sit in on the class while I'm at work?"

Chen Jiangong pointed at him and said, "You are going to skip work!"

"Pah! Do you know what it means to be diligent and studious? I am just using my spare time."

"It's just a joke, wait a minute."

Chen Jiangong turned around and tore off a piece of paper, copied a class schedule and handed it to Lin Chaoyang, "This is the class schedule for this semester."

Lin Chaoyang put away his schedule and was about to leave, but Chen Jiangong stopped him and said, "Don't go, don't go. Since you are here, please review our manuscripts."

"We agreed to be a consultant, but you're treating me like an editor?"

"The consultant has to make the final review!" Lin Chaoyang was dragged by Chen Jiangong and worked for two hours in vain before leaving.

When they got home, Tao Yushu asked, "Why did you come back so late?"

Lin Chaoyang then repeated to her the conversation he had with Xie Daoyuan during the day, explaining that he went to the Chinese Department to ask for the class schedule.

Tao Yushu was very happy to hear that Lin Chaoyang had time to audit the Chinese Department, but he also felt a little regretful. "You really don't want to join the automation research group?"

"With my education background and my new job at the library, wouldn't it be difficult for the director if I went in? Even if he doesn't care about this, I'd still feel bad!"

"You always think about others."

As she spoke, she stood up. Lin Chaoyang asked, "Where are you going?"

"Go find my dad to give you credit. Uncle Xie was originally going to remember this favor to him, but you saved him a favor this time."

Lin Chaoyang didn't hold Tao Yushu back. Looking at her back as she excitedly went to find Tao's father, he smiled bitterly helplessly.

When Tao Yushu returned to the room, she asked again, "How do you plan your time to attend classes?"

"No need to tell the director. I'll discuss it with everyone later. I'll help them with their classes more often during holidays and bring them some gifts during normal times."

Lin Chaoyang had thought about attending classes at Yan University before. He didn’t care about academic qualifications. The main thing was that the professors giving lectures at Yan University were almost the last wave of masters left in China. In a few years, these people would gradually withdraw from the teaching stage, and there would be no such good opportunity.

Before, he had no chance to attend classes because he was at work during the day and the students were in class. But this time, he can go to the classes openly.

He will inevitably have to trouble his colleagues at that time. Fortunately, he has left a good impression on everyone before and has helped everyone cover for shifts. It should be no problem to do them a favor by doing some small things for them.

Tao Yushu nodded, "Well, I'll give you five dollars."

"No, I have enough money."

Another day passed and the Chinese Department had a large class, which was Wu Zuxiang’s Essentials of Chinese Literary History.

Lin Chaoyang greeted Hu Wenqiong early in the morning and came to the large classroom in the North Building of Chemistry. The classroom was already overcrowded. This class was taught by three majors of the Chinese Department, and not only students from the Class of 77 but also from the Class of 78. These two classes of students entered the school in the same year and took courses together. The classroom was noisy as soon as one entered.

When Lin Chaoyang entered the classroom, he saw Chen Jiangong waving at him, "You really came!"

The people next to him made room for Lin Chaoyang, and he sat next to Chen Jiangong. Many people in the Chinese Department knew Lin Chaoyang, and many of them who participated in the May Fourth Literary Society even knew that Lin Chaoyang was the author of the novel "The Shepherd".

At that time, Lin Chaoyang asked Chen Jiangong to keep it a secret for him, but it cannot be said that this group of people did not keep it a secret for him. His identity was widely known in the May Fourth Literary Society, but no one really spread it outside.

These people were a little surprised to see him and talked about him.

"You college students love learning, and our librarians are not bad either." Lin Chaoyang said to Chen Jiangong jokingly.

The two of them were chatting and laughing, and when class was about to start, an old man walked into the classroom and stood on the podium.

Wu Zuxiang is now over 70 years old. He is thin, with bright eyes and sparse brows. He wears a light gray Zhongshan suit and looks dignified.

When he walked into the classroom, the originally noisy atmosphere suddenly became quiet and solemn.

Wu Zuxiang was very casual in class. He didn't bring a syllabus, nor did he read from a textbook. His topics ranged from ancient to modern times, and he could easily cite various anecdotes and allusions from the ancient and modern literary world.

The key point is that he would go off topic while talking and would always talk about "Dream of the Red Chamber". In today's class, he began to talk about Cao Xueqin's exquisite description of the love between Baoyu and Daiyu.

According to what Chen Jiangong whispered, going off topic is the biggest bad habit of old comrades when lecturing, but this does not hinder students from listening with gusto.

Wu Zuxiang's research on "Dream of the Red Chamber" is extremely profound, and for students, having the opportunity to hear about it is something they have been longing for.

During a whole morning class, laughter could be heard from time to time in the classroom.

When the get out of class was over, the students walked out while Wu Zuxiang sat on a chair and drank water.

A man in his seventies had taught a whole morning's class, and the old comrade was so tired that he had to take a break.

As Lin Chaoyang followed the crowd out, he greeted Wu Zuxiang, "Professor Wu!"

Wu Zuxiang nodded and asked with a smile, "Are you here to attend the class as well?"

"Everyone says you are a great lecturer. Our curator specifically asked me to attend your class."

Wu Zuxiang, like the Tao family, lives in an apartment building on the east bank of Langrun Lake, so the two families are neighbors.

Lin Chaoyang chatted with him for a few words and then left with everyone else. When they left the classroom, Chen Jiangong asked with an envious expression, "Are you familiar with the professor?"

"I'm not familiar with them. We just live in the same building."

"It's better to be a professor's son-in-law!" Chen Jiangong suddenly sighed.

Lin Chaoyang teased: "Do you want me to introduce you to a neighbor?"

"You haven't even been to their house yet, and you're introducing me to your neighbors."

After joking for a while, Lin Chaoyang was about to go back to the library. He had been out for the whole morning and he had to go back quickly.

But Chen Jiangong grabbed him and said, "Don't go!"

"what?"

Chen Jiangong took him to Room 32, Building 334, and saw that the floor of this dormitory, which served as the editorial office of "Weiming Lake", was full of packaged publications.

"Help!"

"What do you mean?"

"Buy some publications."

"I buy it?"

"Yup!"

Lin Chaoyang stared into Chen Jiangong's eyes. "I am a free consultant for you. I also have to take care of the sales. I produce and sell all the products myself? Do you think I am being taken advantage of?"

"How can you be called a sucker? You are supporting our students' work. You are a school staff member. Isn't this your obligation?"

Chen Jiangong begged Lin Chaoyang to leave and refused to let him go. Considering that Chen Jiangong had helped him a lot before, Lin Chaoyang still bought five copies of the newly published "Weiming Lake".

(End of this chapter)