Back to 80: My Literary Life

Fang Minghua stayed in Shanghai for a few more days before returning to Xijing. Song Tangtang was busy with the establishment of an independent cinema in Shanghai and had to go back later.

Xia Juanjuan was traveling with him.

Fang Minghua did not know her before, but later found out that she was the only editor among the 12 editors at Rongshuxia who was willing to go to Xijing to continue working at Rongshuxia, so he carefully read her resume.

He then learned that the girl was from Zhejiang Province and actually studied medicine in college, but she liked literature and applied to be an editor at Rongshuxia after graduation.

She was initially responsible for the micro-novels and short stories of "Qingqing Campus", and later for the novellas of "Love Stories" and finally for the novels. She is a senior editor.

Rongshuxia website was not operating in Xijing, and Xia Juanjuan followed there first to assist Wang Zi in the preparatory work before the website moved in Xijing.

Originally, Fang Minghua intended to let her serve as the CEO of Rongshuxia Online Literature Company, but the girl refused.

She said that she was not very good at administrative work and that she should just be an editor quietly, so Fang Minghua agreed and immediately appointed her as the company's deputy CEO and editor-in-chief of the website.

Wang Zi is the CEO of the company. She has resigned from the position of deputy director of the Chinese Literature Organizing Committee Office and came to Under the Banyan Tree.

After returning to Xijing, Fang Minghua called Wang Zi and arranged a hotel for Xia Juanjuan to stay. She smiled and said to Xia Juanjuan: "Xiao Xia, this is your first time in Xijing, right? Don't rush to work, go around Xijing City, see the Terracotta Warriors, climb the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, etc."

Unexpectedly, Xia Juanjuan said: "Teacher Fang, I will go to work tomorrow. As for visiting Xijing City, I will live in Xijing. There are plenty of opportunities."

Huh?

What a girl who loves work!

Fang Minghua agreed.

It didn't take long for Under the Banyan Tree Online Literature Company to be established in Xijing. The main work was the construction of the office network, the recruitment of personnel, and the registration procedures with the local network management department.

As for the website data in Shanghai, they were also backed up to Xijing one after another, that is, more than a dozen hard drives, and all the computers were left in Shanghai.

In the early morning of June 21, the Under the Banyan Tree website in Shanghai was officially closed, and the new Rong Rong Shu Xia in Xijing was officially opened.

When the latest Pentium II computer in the editorial office displayed the homepage of the website, the whole office was in jubilation.

Fang Minghua was among them.

He rarely stayed up late and was still strolling outside so late.

"Let's go, I'll treat everyone to a midnight snack!" Fang Minghua said with a smile.

"Teacher Fang invited us to a midnight snack, let's all go." Wang Zi immediately said loudly.

Except for the two night shifts, the rest of the employees followed Fang Minghua out of the company building.

The company's 12-story office building on Xiying Road is still under construction, so "Under the Banyan Tree" is temporarily squeezed in the older building of Duanlimen.

However, this is in the downtown area, and there is a night market around 12 o'clock in the evening, with bright lights.

Under the Banyan Tree Company does not have many employees, now there are more than 20 people. Everyone came to the night market, found a relatively less crowded stall, and sat down.

If there is no snack you like, go to other stalls.

Chicken soup wontons, roujiamo, cold skin, fried noodles, rice noodles, maocai. There is everything here.

Fang Minghua, Wang Zi and Xia Juanjuan sat at a small table.

He only ordered a bowl of cold noodles. He couldn't eat too much at night when he was old, otherwise his stomach would feel uncomfortable when he went to bed.

Wang Zi drank a bowl of small mixed stew, while Xia Juanjuan had the standard Xijing three-piece set - cold noodles, Bingfeng, and Roujiamo.

This delicate girl from the south has a pretty good appetite.

"Wang Zi, you get off work late these days, what about your daughter?" Fang Minghua asked with concern while eating cold noodles.

"I'll leave it to my mother-in-law for the time being. There's no way. My husband is busy with his research project recently and has no time." Wang Zi said.

"Sister Wang, don't work overtime in the future. I'll do it. Anyway, I'm single now. One person is full and the whole family is not hungry." Xia Juanjuan interrupted, "But you have to do me a favor quickly."

"What favor?" Wang Zi asked.

"Did you forget? Help me rent a house? I'm always in the hotel. Although I don't spend my own money, I feel a little reluctant to let the company pay for it." Xia Juanjuan said.

"Well, if you hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten something." Wang Zi replied, and suddenly looked at Fang Minghua again: "Teacher Fang, I have already asked someone to do it today."

"Then just give it to her directly, no need to ask me." Fang Minghua said.

"Okay, give it to her now." Wang Zi took out a bunch of keys from his bag and handed them to Xia Juanjuan.

"Sister Wang, this is? A rented house?" Xia Juanjuan was a little confused.

"It's not rented, it's bought. The company bought it for you. It has three bedrooms and one living room, 100 square meters. The location is the newly built Chuncui Garden in the middle of Xiying Road, which is very close to our future new office building. The property certificate is in my office, you can come and pick it up tomorrow."

"The house is well decorated, you can buy some furniture and bedding and move in. Tomorrow I will let Xiao Li accompany you to do these things. He is a local and very familiar."

A correct version at a 16-9 book and a bar!

Xia Juanjuan was stunned.

The company actually bought her a house!

She came to her senses and said quickly: "Teacher Fang, Sister Wang, I have only been in Xijing for a few days, how can I have the nerve to ask for a house?"

"You have only been in Xijing for a few days, but you have been working at Under the Banyan Tree for eight years!" Fang Minghua took over the conversation and said with a smile: "Since you are willing to come to Xijing, I certainly can't treat you badly. The houses in Xijing are not as valuable as those in Shanghai. Just live there with peace of mind."

"Yes. Teacher Fang said that gradually solving housing problems for employees will become a system in the future. Not only Under the Banyan Tree, but also including the foundation, the organizing committee, and the art gallery will be gradually implemented. Only with a house can you work with peace of mind." Wang Zi said.

"That's what I mean. Wang Zi will give you another task." Fang Minghua suddenly said again.

"What task?"

"Help Xia Juanjuan find a partner. Ask your husband if there are any unmarried young teachers in Xida? If they are suitable, help to match them up."

"No problem, I will tell my husband tomorrow! Juanjuan, what kind of boy do you like? Tell me your conditions."

Me?

Xia Juanjuan was a little shy. Why did she talk about finding a boyfriend?

Sure enough, with the help of her husband, Wang Zi introduced a young teacher from Xi'an University who was a graduate student who stayed on campus to teach. Her family was from Xuancheng, Anhui Province. It was said that it was very close to Xia Juanjuan's hometown, Huzhou. The two had similar eating habits and soon got along.

After Xia Juanjuan became the editor-in-chief of the website, she first continued the "Rongshuxia Online Original Literature Competition" that had been held for two sessions, and held it every two or three years, making it a brand of the Rongshuxia website.

Some sections were also reformed, adding two major sections: famous writers' writing and online literature reviews.

The former mainly invites some famous writers to write, including both traditional writers and excellent online literature writers, while the latter reviews excellent online works.

Xia Juanjuan also heard about the reading salon held at Xuecheng Bookstore, and immediately contacted Lei Xuecheng, hoping to cooperate with Xuecheng Bookstore to move the content of each salon to the Internet in the form of interviews. Lei Xuecheng would certainly not refuse.

So "Xuecheng Bookstore's Literary Salon" became a very popular literary brand under Rongshuxia.

When male fantasy and fairy tales are everywhere, and female modern romance, ancient romance, and palace struggles are gradually becoming mainstream, Under the Banyan Tree still adheres to the appearance of online literature.

Just as when Under the Banyan Tree was just established, the message on the website said:

"At that time, the whole social environment was full of feasting and revelry, and people had a strong desire to make money, but we still need to leave some space for spiritual pursuits."