I rely on talking to brush the copy

Two days later, Editor-in-Chief Wang came to get the follow-up manuscript of "Dynasty Rise". Le Jing's "Dynasty Rise" manuscript was submitted almost once a week. He would write 20,000 to 30,000 manuscripts every week and submit them to the "Peking Fiction Newspaper", and then the newspaper would publish a chapter in the newspaper every day. It was precisely because of his habit that "Dynasty Rise" did not have a blank during his imprisonment.

Le Jing took the opportunity to hand over the reader's reply he had written to Editor Wang so that the newspaper could forward the letter. It stands to reason that Editor-in-Chief Wang is also a department boss. He is not busy every day, but it is almost the same. Trivial matters such as collecting manuscripts and forwarding readers' letters to authors should be the responsibility of editors who run errands. There is really no need to bother this big Buddha.

But Editor-in-Chief Wang is happy to run to Le Jing, and he gets angry if anyone comes to snatch this job from him. It's all because "Dynasty Rise" is too good! Since he started following the serialization of "Dynasty Rise", he has lost his appetite every day, and even his newly raised starling has lost its taste. He is always scratching his head and wondering about the subsequent plot of "Dynasty Rise". So every time the author submits the manuscript, he runs harder than anyone else, just to take advantage of the convenience of being an editor and read the next plot first.

Even if it is not the manuscript collection day, he will often come to Le Jing's place in the name of delivering readers' letters, hoping to take a look at the author's manuscript box from time to time to relieve his pain when following the update.

So this time, as soon as Le Jing handed over the manuscript, Editor Wang didn't even bother to say anything, and read it eagerly. So Le Jing saw that Editor Wang first had a solemn face, then his brows relaxed, and he smiled happily, as if he was drinking a bowl of hot mutton soup in the heavy snow in the cold winter.

"I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it!" Editor Wang looked at Le Jing with shining eyes, "Only a wise and brave man like Xu Wangmu, who has compassion for the people, can save the Dahua Dynasty, which is in turmoil and in ruins!"

Le Jing: ...? ? ?

Editor Wang looked at him expectantly and asked, "Xu Wangmu defeated the wild barbarian army through this successful defense of the city, proving his strength. Next, the court should issue a call for talents and recruit him to serve as an official, right?"

He thought freely and imagined with a fascinated face, "With Xu Wangmu's wisdom and strategy, he will definitely win the emperor's trust and write a good story of mutual understanding between the monarch and his subjects. In the future, history books will definitely record his great achievements of leading the army to repel the wild barbarian invasion army and save the Dahua Dynasty, which is in danger of being in turmoil!" At this point, his face flushed with excitement. Leaving a name in history is the ultimate dream of all readers. This is also the most perfect ending he imagined for the protagonist Xu Wangmu as a die-hard fan of "Dynasties Rise".

Le Jing: ...

It's no wonder that Editor Wang has such an association. Take the representative of rebellion novels, "Water Margin", for example. The Liangshan heroes drank and ate meat with big bowls, which was heroic, but the final solution was to be recruited. The rest became monks, died in battle, and left, and the ending was miserable. Although most of the recruited factions did not have a good end, such an ending also exposed the author Shi Naian (who was once an official appointed by the court) and the overall social concept at that time. Influenced by thousands of years of monarchy and Confucianism, the Chinese people, from the princes and nobles to the peddlers and hawkers, were instilled with a "common sense" - learn the arts of literature and martial arts, and sell them to the emperor. To put it bluntly, you study and practice martial arts just to become an official.

Although it is a new era now, and the president is the boss instead of the emperor, this concept that has lasted for thousands of years has already become a part of the cultural bloodline of China. Even in modern times, many older generations still think that only civil servants are serious professions.

So it was normal for Wang Xiguan to have such an idea. Le Jing could also imagine how horrified many readers would be when they found out that Xu Wangmu pointed the tip of his knife at Dahua and cut off the fate of the Dahua Dynasty in one stroke.

Considering the old man's fragile heart, Le Jing just smiled and said, "You will know when the plot progresses to that point."

After reading the new manuscript, the satisfied editor-in-chief Wang also told Le Jing another important purpose of his visit this time.

"Publish?" Le Jing was a little surprised: "So soon?"

"In fact, our newspaper should have contacted the publishing house to publish your article a long time ago, but our editor-in-chief Mr. Xie wanted to serialize it for a longer period of time to make the author famous first, so it was delayed until now. Your "Rise of Dynasties" has been serialized for more than 200,000 words so far, and the plot has also progressed to a small point, just in time to strike while the iron is hot and publish the book!"

When the two were discussing publishing matters, Yang Jinglun came to the door.

The fact that Le Jing submitted articles to two newspapers under the pen names of Night Watchman and Lin Zhongqi could be concealed from readers, but not from editors. At first, Le Jing wanted to conceal this matter, so he set a rule that "Dynasty Rise" would be submitted once a week, deliberately staggering the submission date with "Rat Eyes Look Down on People", which really concealed the two newspapers for a period of time.

However, paper can't cover up the truth after all. The photo of Le Jing after he was released from prison was widely circulated. Others might not recognize who he was, but they could not hide it from Editor-in-Chief Wang. After all, Le Jing was one of the main pillars of their newspaper. If Editor-in-Chief Wang really didn't recognize him, his eyes would be in vain.

By the way, his younger brother Li Jingliang seemed to have recognized him and even went to the Literary Newspaper to inquire about him, but was fooled and sent away by Yang Jinglun. Le Jing never heard any news about Li Jingliang afterwards. Perhaps he himself did not want to believe that his useless brother, who was inferior to him in every way, suddenly became a well-known new writer.

Since the matter has been exposed, Le Jing did not want to hide it, so he told Editor-in-Chief Wang that he was the Night Watchman half a month ago.

After Editor-in-Chief Wang learned that Le Jing was the Night Watchman banned by the authorities, his first reaction was that their newspaper must be more careful to conceal his personal information. If people knew that Lin Zhongqi was the Night Watchman and the authorities banned him again, their newspaper would have no place to cry. "The Rise of Dynasties" is now their newspaper's absolute cash cow.

As for Yang Jinglun, Le Jing plans to wait until he discovers it on his own initiative like Editor-in-Chief Wang before telling him the "truth". He has always been a fair person.

So when Yang Jinglun came to visit this time, he happened to see Le Jing and Editor-in-Chief Wang chatting happily. He asked in confusion, "Who is this?"

Le Jing smiled and said, "Let me introduce you. This is Mr. Wang Xiguan, the editor-in-chief of "Peking Fiction Newspaper."

Of course, Yang Jinglun knew "Peking Fiction Newspaper" and had heard of Wang Xiguan.

As the saying goes, colleagues are enemies. While Yang Jinglun shook hands with Wang Xiguan enthusiastically, he muttered in his heart, "Why did Wang Xiguan come here? Could it be a commissioned article? That's not right. Mr. Li's style is obviously not suitable for "Peking Fiction Newspaper."

The audience positioning of "Literature Newspaper" and "Peking Fiction Newspaper" is different, so the functional positioning is also different. The audience of the former is the cultural elite, so the articles published are mainly political commentary and serious literature that criticizes current ills. The audience of the latter includes people from all walks of life, and the functional positioning is entertainment and leisure, so the articles published are all popular literature with strong interest. Therefore, the two have always kept their distance from each other, and the authors of the two have never circulated.

Yang Jinglun probed, "Mr. Wang, are you here to ask Mr. Li for an article?"

Wang Xiguan smiled and glanced at Le Jing, a hint of mischief flashed in his eyes, and deliberately answered slowly, "I'm here to collect articles from Mr. Lin."

"Mr. Lin?" Yang Jinglun was stunned for a moment, and then seemed to think of something, and asked in a lost voice, "Could it be Mr. Lin Zhongqi?" He looked around in surprise, "Mr. Lin is here too? Where is he?"

Le Jing coughed and said slowly, "Far away in the sky, close at hand."

Yang Jinglun's sight suddenly jumped to Le Jing, and he laughed dryly, "Could it be...?"

Le Jing smiled and said, "Yes, the Lin Zhongqi you mentioned is just me."

Yang Jinglun's next expression was particularly wonderful. According to Le Jing's observation, his mood at this time was similar to that of fans in the entertainment industry in later generations who found out that the idol they thought was pure and innocent was actually a shirtless Northeast man who picked his feet in private. This was a serious collapse of the personality that could cause countless fans to quit and return.

Le Jing patiently gave Yang Jinglun some time to react, but after the initial shock, Yang Jinglun actually blushed?

Yang Jinglun said shyly: "Actually, I am also following "Dynasty Rise"..."

Le Jing was really surprised this time, "I have never heard you say that before."

Yang Jinglun lowered his head embarrassedly, "Well, I was afraid that you would not like to read these novels, so I never dared to say it. I didn't expect that "Dynasty Rise" was actually written by you."

Okay.

The plot has now turned into a bizarre development of the Northeastern man turning out to be the new idol that he has become a fan of.

Although Yang Jinglun said it tactfully, Le Jing also understood what he meant. There is also a chain of contempt in the literary circle. Many serious literati actually don't look down on those authors who write popular novels. Because throughout the ages, those authors who wrote popular novels that are worthy of being passed down are mostly down-and-out students who failed in the imperial examinations. Let alone Jinshi, Xiucai is considered a cultured person among them. Among the four great classics, only Shi Naian was a Jinshi. "Liao Zhai" is famous, right? But Pu Songling was just a poor Gongsheng who failed in the imperial examinations and could not squeeze into the mainstream literary circle.

Of course, this is not to promote the theory that studying is useless. Because those top cultural elites chose to study classics and history. Some shrewd people, such as Sima Guang, this old official wrote "Zizhi Tongjian", which studied political thick black theory and the mind of the emperor. Occasionally, there are some amazing talents, such as Wang Yangming, who promoted his conscience through writing and had many students.

The mainstream cultural circle's contempt for popular novels in the market was not improved until the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.

The so-called division between serious literature and popular novels actually came from the West. Today, modern Chinese literature is just getting started. Although it is influenced by the vernacular movement and it is popular to write vernacular novels, China is too deeply influenced by the West, and the mainstream cultural circle attaches importance to tragedy. They believe that tragedy is the only artistic value. Therefore, in the eyes of many people, the Night Watchman who writes serious tragedies is naturally more prestigious than Lin Zhongqi who writes refreshing novels. In addition, the Literary Newspaper is the base camp of serious literature, so it is not surprising that Yang Jinglun likes "The Rise of Dynasties" and is as secretive as a closet.

Yang Jinglun now admires Le Jing very much. In his opinion, Mr. Li has written serious literary works with profound ideas and sharp words such as "Memoirs of a Famous Courtesan", "Rat Eyes Look Down on People", and "The Last Non-Drug Addict", and can also write popular novels such as "The Rise of Dynasties" that are imaginative and interesting. He can switch between different styles and use them freely. He can really be called a master.

At the same time, he also had a sense of crisis. In the days when Mr. Li had not decided on a new series, the series of "The Rise of Dynasties" had not stopped for a single issue! What if Mr. Li switched to the embrace of "Peking Fiction Newspaper" because his pen name "Night Watchman" was banned? !

Although he also liked "The Rise of Dynasties", as a fan, he still hoped that Mr. Li could continue to create serious literature. Because only in this way can Mr. Li squeeze into the mainstream literary circle and gain a higher social status.

Because of this worry in his heart, Yang Jinglun quickly told Le Jing the purpose of his visit, regardless of the fact that the editors of other newspapers were still present: "Sir, good news! Just now a film company in Shanghai contacted our newspaper and wanted to make your "Memoirs of a Famous Courtesan" into a movie!"