Fortunately, the meeting was not too long, and at about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, all the guests present moved to the adjacent grand ballroom to participate in the pre-dinner cocktail party.

Accompanied by Miss Manners, Lu Menglin entered the Grand Ballroom with several heavyweight guests on the rostrum, followed by other guests, as for those readers and fans on the periphery, they were not qualified to enter, they usually chose to visit the exhibition hall outside.

Lu Menglin followed several heavyweight guests into the venue, and naturally accompanied him at the end, without any publicity, and his state was very relaxed.

However, Vice Minister Liu, who had the highest position and the heaviest weight among several heavyweight guests, took the initiative to stop and smiled and nodded at Lu Menglin, who was hanging at the end.

As soon as Vice Minister Liu stopped like this, several other people stopped in time, and only Lu Menglin quickened his pace and stepped forward.

"I have read the novel you wrote, and it is very imaginative, very sophisticated, and most importantly, the attitude towards science, which is logical and does not make things up. Vice Minister Liu said with a smile.

Lu Menglin nodded and smiled: "Thank you Minister Liu for your advice, I will continue to work hard." ”

Vice Minister Liu said no more, nodded, and continued to move forward.

Several heavyweight guests next to him, as well as those accompanying the staff, were all shocked.

It turns out that Vice Minister Liu is also his reader?

This kid can get Vice Minister Liu's public comments, and he will definitely have a bright future in the future!

It seems that the matter of supporting the young author Lu Menglin is likely to be a plan drawn up by the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee and the magazine for a long time to set up a typical character, and this young man has a good opportunity!

Everyone thought about it as they walked, and put all kinds of thoughts on Lu Menglin's body, and when they looked at him again, they only felt that this son was magnificent, and he would definitely be in the pool in the future.

Lu Menglin didn't think much about it, and obediently followed behind and walked with his head down.

And Vice Minister Liu's actions just now were actually over-interpreted by everyone.

A leader of Minister Liu's level is cautious, and since he wants to attend this annual meeting, he must always have some understanding of "Science Fiction World" magazine. So before I came, I flipped through the latest issue of the magazine, and the cover story on it happened to be Lu Menglin's "Antimatter War", so I was a little impressed.

As for the fact that Vice Minister Liu would peruse such a science fiction novel, it is almost impossible, perhaps the minister asked the secretary to read it, asked a few comments, and then commented casually.

But in the eyes of others, they misunderstood Vice Minister Liu as Lu Menglin's book fan, so they naturally treated him differently and did not dare to despise him more and more.

At the cocktail party, several other heavyweight guests also chatted with Lu Menglan, everyone's attention was all on his age, for such a young high school student, he was surprised to be able to write such a high-level article, and he had high hopes for such an excellent junior.

Lu Menglin doesn't talk much, but every sentence is very decent, giving people a very good impression, and there is no so-called arrogance of talents, but there is a little more simplicity and frankness of young people.

As the guests entered one after another, the number of people in the grand ballroom gradually increased.

Although so many people gather together, in fact, there are still their own circles, usually in groups of three or five, toasting and inviting each other, talking and laughing.

Lu Menglin didn't belong to any circle here, and he didn't know anyone, so when the heavyweight guests sat in the sofa area to chat, he didn't follow up with self-righteousness, but took a cocktail cup casually and took the initiative to stand in the corner.

"Little Brother Lu, it turns out that you are here!" The editor-in-chief Hu Yiming Hu held a goblet, stretched his neck and looked around, and finally found Lu Menglin in the corner.

"I really want to thank you today! But I've helped a lot! Come, I'll toast you!" Hu Yiming tilted his neck and drained the wine in the cup, leaving nothing left.

Lu Menglin looked at his big cocktail, smiled slightly embarrassedly, and took a big sip.

"If it weren't for Brother Hu, you lifted up and accepted my manuscript, I would still be in the high school classroom!" Lu Menglin thanked very sincerely.

As soon as Hu Yiming heard this, a satisfied smile immediately appeared on his face.

Originally, he felt that he owed someone a big favor, which felt weird, but now when he heard Lu Menglin say this, it turned out that he had his own insight and picked him up from the pile, and it was much more comfortable to think about it.

"Brother Hu has the grace of knowing me, I respect you!" Lu Menglin was also refreshing, and took a big sip directly, suffocating all the remaining cocktails in the cup.

Seeing that this young man was so upright and cheerful, Hu Yiming suddenly felt a big appetite, and hurriedly said: "You also have real skills!

The two were chatting when another person approached, led by the little master Wang.

Master Xiao Wang nodded at Editor-in-Chief Hu first, and said with a smile on his face: "Brother Yiming, I really admire you!

Hu Yiming is a person who has no scheming, and when he heard people praise him, he was so happy that he couldn't keep his mouth shut.

Master Xiao Wang changed his words, and smiled at Lu Menglin again: "Little Brother Lu, the so-called ignorant is not guilty, I was offended before, I'm sorry!"

Lu Menglin's mind was so sharp, he knew at a glance that most of this little braid was going to have a demon moth, so he didn't say much, just nodded indifferently.

"I heard that Lu Xiaodi is still in high school, and he passed the draft for the first time in "Science Fiction World", which shows that his talent is compelling. I wonder if Brother Lu is interested in joining the Writers' Association?"

Without waiting for Lu Menglin to answer, Master Xiao Wang continued: "The contemptible person is a member of the H Provincial Writers Association, and he has the qualifications to recommend members, so he can recommend you to your local city Writers Association first, and if there is a chance in the future, it is not impossible to summon you into the Provincial Writers Association." ”

After Master Xiao Wang finished speaking, he had a high-minded and arrogant expression, and his face was full of rich emotions of you come to beg me, come to beg me.

In his opinion, a mere high school student, where has he seen how much of the world, to be recommended to join the Municipal Writers Association, is already a godsend, as long as this kid has vanity, he will definitely take refuge in his own mountain.

And he also thought about it, after this kid joined the Writers' Association, let him worship under his own door, and in the future, he will pinch or pinch it as he likes.

As long as you enter the system, you have to rank seniority, and there are ways to clean up this kid when the time comes.

But in the eyes of others, this is Master Xiao Wang promoting the juniors, for a high school student, even if he is talented, he will inevitably be tempted by this.

Just when Master Xiao Wang and a group of people were talking around Lu Menglin, behind the dining table not far away, the black-faced uncle Ji Hu was also silently paying attention to this scene.

Ji Hu knew very well that with Master Xiao Wang's current status in the rivers and lakes, and no matter how high the Xiao Lu brother was praised in the venue, in the final analysis, he was just a rookie author, and it should be difficult for him to refuse the conditions proposed by Master Xiao Wang.

Or, as long as he wants to continue to mix in this industry, he will not refuse a leader like Master Xiao Wang.

Thinking about it the other way, he and he are just roommates who meet in Pingshui, and it is impossible for others to be biased because of themselves.

The more Ji Hu thought about it, the more he felt sorry, if he was ten years younger, he would definitely stand up and fight with the pigtails.

Just when everyone thought that Lu Menglin would push the boat down the river, agree to Master Xiao Wang's invitation, and turn the fight with the other party into a jade silk, he smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "Thank you, no need!"

"What?" Master Xiao Wang was stunned on the spot, and couldn't help but lose his voice.

Lu Menglin shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "I still have to prepare for the college entrance examination, so I don't have time to take these." Besides, I just write novels to earn manuscript fees and subsidize my family, and I am not interested in anything else. ”

As soon as these words came out, most of the people present were in an uproar, and suddenly there was a buzzing discussion.

Master Xiao Wang's expression changed slightly, and he smiled slightly embarrassedly: "You are still young and don't understand the benefits of the system. But it doesn't matter, the coming day is long, and there will be opportunities in the future. ”

"However, I advise you, it's best not to mix with people like Ji Hu, so as not to be treated as a group of bereaved dogs, do you understand?" Master Xiao Wang pretended to be a senior master.

Lu Menglin frowned, thinking to himself that this person doesn't know what to do, he can't kill people too much, and trample on people to death, what is the point!

Thinking of this, Lu Menglin didn't bother to pay attention to him, but waved his hand behind Master Xiao Wang, and said loudly: "Uncle Ji, I'm here! I'll come to find you!"

Lu Menglin shouted, and everyone present turned around in surprise, and sure enough, they saw Ji Hu standing in the corner behind him.

Ji Hu didn't stand far away, he heard the conversation between the two just now clearly, and suddenly felt a warm current in his chest reverberate, and when he heard Xiao Lu shouting himself like this, he felt a sense of raising his eyebrows.

After Lu Menglin finished shouting, he strode towards Ji Hu.

Everyone present could see it clearly and clearly, and they all had an inexplicable impression of this young man's fearless strength.

Master Xiao Wang's brows furrowed, and he suddenly felt that he had once again lost face in public, and he actually made an extremely provocative move, that is, he directly reached out to pull Lu Menglin.

Who knew that his hand had not touched Lu Menglin yet, so the latter raised his hand and opened his palm.

"Good dogs don't get in the way!" Lu Menglin reprimanded unceremoniously.

Master Xiao Wang's face turned red all of a sudden, and his teeth chattered.

He thought that he had made a name for himself in the circle, but he was ignored in public by this young man who had just started, and he was naturally angry.

"What are you talking about, I have to say it again!" Master Xiao Wang roared angrily.

At this time, the editor-in-chief Hu next to him couldn't stand it anymore, and took the initiative to take half a step forward and stopped between Lu Menglin and Master Xiao Wang.

"Wang Guanggu, don't make trouble! Otherwise, I'll ask you out!" Editor-in-Chief Hu shouted solemnly.

Master Xiao Wang doesn't want to go against Hu Yiming, everyone knows that this editor-in-chief Hu is sometimes more axial, and it is really impossible to compete with this person, and he is also the editor-in-chief of the magazine, so he doesn't have to sell his face at all.

"Hmph, a raccoon dog, wait and see!" Master Xiao Wang knew that he couldn't get a bargain here, so he had to brush his sleeves and leave.