Five o'clock in the afternoon, dinner time at Binhu Middle School.

When Wu Tao returned to the water conservancy station, he was just in time for the postman with a green hat to talk to Uncle Tang, who was guarding the door.

"Uncle Tang, do you have a water conservancy station named Wu Tao? I have an urgent telegram from him here. ”

Uncle Tang is old, but his eyes are slippery. With a mouth full of water, he pointed at Wu Tao and said, "Oh, it's him." ”

The postman was a young man with strong blood, and when he turned around, he confirmed according to the procedure: "Are you Wu Tao himself?"

He certainly didn't have a seal, but he had the impression that he needed this thing to receive registered mail or telegrams in the countryside.

"I'm Wu Tao myself, it's true, Uncle Tang can prove it. If you don't need a seal, can you sign it?" Wu Tao said as he glanced at Uncle Tang.

Uncle Tang was also familiar with him, and added without pain: "Xiao Chen, he is still a student, and it is normal to have no seal." Telegram you to him, don't be so rigid. ”

The postman glanced at Uncle Tang and said, "Okay, for the sake of Uncle Tang's face, I'll make an exception." ”

Wu Tao signed, unfolded the content of the telegram and took a look: Quickly return to the Bosom Friend Editorial Department: 027-......

After reading the telegram, Wu Tao smiled, stared at the phone in the communication room, and said with a flattering face: "Uncle Tang, be accommodating, borrow me to make a call." ”

Uncle Tang glared, "That's not good, my phone is public, and you can't use it casually." ”

"Uncle Tang, I have an urgent matter, and it is related to a business of thousands of dollars. When I make money, I will definitely buy a pack of cigarettes to honor you. ”

Uncle Tang's face softened and said, "Okay, you can fight." To tell you, I'm here for your sake, not for example. ”

"Thank you, Uncle Tang!"

Grabbing the phone, he dialed it. Uncle Tang was so anxious that he was excited, you should be lighter!

As soon as the phone rang, it was answered.

"Hey, bosom friend editorial department. ”

"I'm Wu Tao. Wu Tao went straight to the point and revealed his identity.

The other party was obviously stunned for a moment, and then he realized: "Oh, you are the author of the 'Sound of the Waves'?"

"Yes. ”

As soon as the identity was confirmed, the other party immediately came to the spirit and said: "I am Wang Chao, the deputy editor-in-chief of the bosom friend, Mr. Wu, you finally called." ”

"Hmm. Wu Tao, who was in the period of voice change, suppressed his throat and tried to cherish words like gold to avoid exposing his age.

Wang Chao naturally couldn't think of the cattiness in this, and said bluntly: "There is a reason for contacting you urgently this time." This issue of Bosom Friend will be published tomorrow, and we plan to edit your manuscript as a cover article. So I have to make sure to make sure that the copyright of your manuscript is still in my hands, right?"

"In. Wu Tao spoke calmly, but secretly couldn't help but be excited, the cover article, it seems that the other party is very optimistic about his manuscript.

Wang Chaoda breathed a sigh of relief and said: "In this issue, we use 'choice is more important than effort' as the cover article, and 'The Story of a Drop of Honey' will be the cover article of the next issue. Mr. Wu, are you okay?"

"No comment. ”

"Regarding the remuneration of the author, Mr. Wu, I need to talk to you in detail. ”

"Well, you say. ”

"Yes, your articles and pen strokes are very suitable for our magazine. So we'd like to sign a columnist agreement with you, and you'll make sure that you contribute at least 4 articles to us every year. If you agree, then your remuneration standard will enjoy the famous standard, that is, 1000 words per 1,000 words, if you don't want to, you can only follow the standard of 800 words per 1,000 words. ”

In China, this standard is absolutely heavenly.

But Wu Tao didn't want the other party to feel that he was too anxious, so he deliberately muttered for a while.

Wang Chao's heart suddenly rose, and it was embarrassing to be silent on the phone, so he hesitated and said: "Mr. Wu, I know that it is a bit difficult to submit 4 high-quality manuscripts a year. However, the standard of our magazine is definitely the highest in the industry. So ......"

"No problem, Editor-in-Chief Wang, I can sign. Before he finished speaking, Wu Tao gave an affirmative reply.

Wang Chao on the other end of the phone couldn't help but clench his fists excitedly and said, "That's great, Mr. Wu." I will send you the columnist's contract, the notice of transcription, and the payment for the two articles. According to the standard of 1,000 words, your two articles, the number of words is 1,67, and the total amount of 2,000 words is 4,000 yuan. It will arrive in four days, please pay attention to check. ”

"Okay. ”

"Then let's do it first, Mr. Wu?"

After saying goodbye, Wu Tao hung up the phone, and his arm trembled involuntarily.

"Are you sick? Your arms are shaking like this?" said Uncle Tang with a serious face of 'I care about you'.

Wu Tao almost choked back his internal injuries, forget it, I'm excited and happy today, and I don't care about you.

Half an hour later, An Rong had dinner and found the water conservancy station, and saw Wu Tao sitting at the desk with a serious face.

"Wu Tao, what's wrong with you, what's going on?" An Rong was concerned about it, and Wu Tao, who didn't notice the prank, was holding back very hard.

"An Rong, my two submissions ......"

"What's wrong with the submission?" An Rong couldn't wait to ask, "Haven't you be......en?"

"It's all over!"

"What, what?" An Rong's mood couldn't change for a while.

The next moment, she was already hugged by the excited Wu Tao.

This is the first time he has been recognized by this world since he was reborn, and it has benefited a lot. How can he not be excited enough not to be excited?

An Rong was also infected by his emotions, a little dizzy, and dizzy with happiness.

When she heard that both of Wu Tao's articles were selected as cover articles, she was even more dumbfounded. As for the subsequent columnist contract, she smacked Wu Tao's cheeks even more excitedly.

"You're the best!"

The excitement made the two closer and closer. So much so that when she returned to the classroom for self-study in the evening, Zhao Li could see at a glance the unsubsided flush on An Rongqiao's face.

"DID YOU TWO KISS?"

Wu Tao was angry when he was asked, and he didn't want to tell her about the manuscript at that time.

"Is that the two of you?"

"Shut up, what are you thinking about all day long...... Wu Tao said with a flat face: "I received a reply from Bosom Friend Magazine." ”

"What?" Zhao Li suddenly became nervous, "Is the draft approved?"

"After that, both articles passed. Wu Tao explained: "But the notice and the manuscript fee will not arrive until a few days. ”

"Really?" Zhao Li stood up with a gripped effort, and her excitement attracted the attention of the whole class, which was not much better than An Rong's.

Wu Tao hurriedly pulled her to sit down and said, "Don't be so excited! Now you can rest assured, we have won!"

Zhao Li's big eyes rolled, "Or, while everyone doesn't know about this, let's add some more bets, maybe there will be unexpected surprises......"

"Isn't this okay?" With the manuscript fee, Wu Tao didn't care about this small amount of money.

"This girl is Jiang Taigong fishing, and those who wish to take the bait!" Zhao Li said proudly.