Chapter 90: The Signing Meeting
Zhuang Ziyan, when Zhuang Yan originally came up with this ID, it was based on Confucius, and it happened to be his own name, so he didn't think about taking Ziyan out alone.
But this is a very beautiful misunderstanding, so Zhuang Yan didn't want to correct it, anyway, he didn't say anything, and suddenly there was one, and Ziyan sounded very good, and his name was also very good, so Zhuang Yan gladly accepted it.
Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's just that no one has called me like this for a long time." ”
"Indeed, young people like you, let alone calling each other, I'm afraid there are fewer people who even have a table. The economy is developing too fast, and now that China is seriously westernized, many people do not have a word, but instead catch up with the fashion and have a foreign name, including English, German, and even Japanese. Wang Lijian sighed.
Hearing Wang Lijian's emotion, Zhuang Yan smiled, what is this, you haven't seen China with more serious Westernization. At least now the Chinese's interest in English is completely autonomous, and in later generations, English is a compulsory subject. At that time, Chinese who learned English well were definitely more popular than those who learned Chinese well.
Zhuang Yan said with a smile: "In fact, this is understandable, a few years ago, the country promoted the vernacular, and in recent years, it seems that traditional Chinese characters affect the learning efficiency, and they are ready to simplify the text." If you think about it, in this case, the act of calling the table word is a bit out of place. Sometimes, you can't think about saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new while still wanting to keep the tradition, but it's not that good. Change is an eternal theme, and now some traditions have been lost, but no one can say that people's lives are worse than before. ”
"Change is an eternal theme, tsk, Ziyan you are really witty. Wang Lijian exclaimed.
Zhuang Yan raised his eyebrows, thinking that this Internet term on the rotten street in later generations can even be regarded as witty words, if the poisonous chicken soup in later generations is moved, it is estimated that Wang Lijian will ascend to heaven on the spot.
However, Zhuang Yan no longer dwelled on this topic, but asked: "Wang ...... Brother Zijian, about this incident, I still want to ask you, why did the Literature and Art Department suddenly come forward this time? Our Literature and Art Department can still take care of these small things?"
"It's no small thing. Wang Lijian said, "Do you know, just because of you, President Cai Yuanpei and Kang Youwei Kang Gong also held a special meeting." ”
Zhuang Yan was a little surprised: "Principal Cai and Kang Gong are also concerned about this matter?"
Wang Lijian said with a smile: "Not only that, but Mr. Dong Yan was also present at the time, and he also tried his best to protect your book, otherwise your book would be a little dangerous." ”
Zhuang Yan only knew that there was this stubble, but he was a little puzzled: "Who is this Mr. Dongyan?"
Wang Lijian was surprised: "You don't even know Gu Hongming?"
Zhuang Yan rolled his eyes, these literati are really, Gu Hongming is Gu Hongming, what is Mr. Dong Yan of Lao Shizi, this is the problem with the table, and the person who remembers it has to remember several names.
Of course, Zhuang Yan still thought wrongly, Dong Yan is not Gu Hongming's word at all, Mr. Dong Yan is just his alias, Gu Hongming has another word, a number, several self-names and aliases.
Zhuang Yan shook his head and said, "Of course I know Gu Hongming, but I don't know Mr. Dong Yan." In this way, this time the Literature and Art Department was able to come forward, thanks to Principal Cai, Kang Gong and this Mr. Dong Yan?"
"Not really!" Wang Lijian said with a smile, "So in addition to giving you good news this time, I have another thing to tell you." ”
Zhuang Yan was curious: "What's the matter?"
Wang Lijian said: "That's the case, at the meeting, everyone was more curious about you, especially when they heard about your age, they all wanted to communicate with you. ”
In fact, Wang Lijian exaggerated the facts, Cai Yuanpei and the others didn't ask about this stubble at all, and Ma Yinchu was only one interested in Zhuang Yan himself. However, Wang Lijian felt that if Cai Yuanpei and them did not move out, Zhuang Yan would definitely not be willing to show up.
But Wang Lijian didn't expect that he moved out of Cai Yuanpei and them, and Zhuang Yan was even more reluctant to show up. He knows how many pounds and taels he has, and when he communicates with these masters, isn't that about to be exposed immediately?
If you talk about novels, Zhuang Yan, as a senior reader, can of course talk to them, but if you talk about some Chinese studies and some more in-depth things, Zhuang Yan can't do it.
So Zhuang Yan said: "It's not good for me to run away from these big people as a small person, I'm not very good at talking, don't accidentally annoy these big people, especially Mr. Dong Yan is not young, if I get angry, it will be a sin." ”
"Hey, what kind of demons do you think of these masters as demons and monsters, they are all masters of Chinese studies, but they are not some complacent, stereotyped and old-fashioned old-fashioned, you believe me, they will also like interesting people like you. Wang Lijian said.
Zhuang Yan pursed his lips, who are you fooling, just like Gu Hongming, just by looking at his appearance, he knows that he is an old man with a very conservative concept.
He smiled and said, "Brother Zijian, let's put down the things I saw first, and talk about it later." ”
"But ......" Wang Lijian originally thought that he had packed the ticket for Ma Yinchu, but he still swallowed it back, sighed and said, "Ziyan, it's not a matter if you don't show up like this." Two days ago, many people wrote to the publishing house, asking if Zhuang Yan, the author of "Alive", was an ugly bastard, why didn't he show up, and he couldn't even search for a photo of you on a search engine. ”
"Hehe, Brother Zijian, don't tease me, someone really asks me if I'm ugly? Besides, whether I'm ugly or not doesn't affect the sales of my books." Zhuang Yan said with a smile.
Zhuang Yan's rogue laughter made Wang Lijian angry for a while, but when it comes to sales, the sales of "Alive" have been very good recently, selling tens of thousands of copies every day on average, and the cumulative sales have already exceeded 1.5 million copies.
Wang Lijian sighed angrily, "You guy is really, people are trying to meet with the masters, you are good, but you are afraid that you can't hide, you tell me what is good about you?"
Can you grow more meat when you meet the masters? Zhuang Yan smiled, but Wang Lijian also said that it was not good to always show up. So he said: "That's it, the master, we'll be gone, and you can arrange a signing session for me when you go back, and I'll show my side." ”
"What?" Wang Lijian was stunned, almost didn't react, this change was too fast, "You figured it out so quickly?"
Zhuang Yan laughed and said: "What has you figured out, you are so easy to say, I can only sacrifice the hue to help your publishing house sell books." ”
"This is your own book, what do you mean by helping our publishing house sell books?" Wang Lijian exclaimed.
"It's all the same, but you can only arrange a maximum of three signing sessions, and they must be not far from Jinling, of course, it would be best if they were all in Jinling. Zhuang Yan said.