Volume 2 1999 Chapter 66 The road is narrow

"The response is pretty fast. Zhang Wei said: "Judging from the current situation, your inference is very likely, as for the exact information, it depends on whether our trip went smoothly." ”

"You guys?"

"It's us. Zhang Wei looked at Li Yuan with a smile, "You know so much, do you still want to stay out of it?"

Li Yuan lost his mind for a moment when he heard this, but he quickly came back to his senses and said with a wry smile: "What can I do?"

"Before answering your question, I would like to explain the current tensions. Zhang Wei said: "At present, the work of the provinces is progressing smoothly, and the arrest operation will be carried out simultaneously in half a month at the latest, but some key areas may act in advance to avoid accidents." The only problem now is that Li Shilin and a few other core personnel are still in the United States, and if they cannot be successfully arrested, the follow-up impact will be very bad. ”

Zhang Wei stopped, waited for Li Yuan to finish digesting, and then said: "The general direction of your plan is correct, as long as you can lure Li Shilin back to China, this case can be successfully resolved." But Li Shilin's vigilance is very high, and no one dares to guarantee that he will definitely take the bait, and in the case of limited time, we need to take the initiative and find a way to bring him back. ”

Li Yuan nodded again and again, and said, "It's still that question, what can I do?"

Zhang Wei smiled: "Take the initiative, it is also fishing, I want you to be bait." ”

"I'm going to make bait?" Li Yuan involuntarily asked, and then smiled bitterly: "You think too highly of me." ”

"I also came up with it on the fly, and whether it is feasible or not needs to be decided from above. I'll just say my personal opinion. Zhang Wei said: "The best bait is nothing more than two characteristics, the first is that it is attractive enough, and the second is that it is less threatening enough. Your age helps to lower the vigilance of the other person, and from that point of view, you are better than the people we have arranged before. ”

"I admit it. Li Yuan nodded, his age was indeed a big advantage.

Li Yuan then asked, "But you also said that the attraction of the bait should be big enough......

"You forgot the idea you gave to the Qiao family's sister?it's very simple, just pack it......"

……

Li Yuan got off the plane with a lot of worries, waiting for him in addition to Shen Feng's second daughter, and Ma Jun's driver Hao Dazui.

"Brother Jun asked me to tell you, and he will give you an explanation. ”

Hao Dazui said expressionlessly. After speaking, without waiting for Li Yuan to speak, he turned around and left directly.

Feng Wan glanced at Hao Dazui's back and asked, "Why did Ma Jun come to Shanghai too?"

"Hmm. Li Yuan replied absentmindedly.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, let's go. ”

……

The three of them got out of the airport and took a taxi to the hotel they had booked.

There was silence all the way, until after checking in and taking the elevator upstairs, Li Yuan suddenly said to Feng Wan: "You have to contact the publishing house in the past two days, and the conditions will be discussed according to the pre-negotiation, I have other things, and it is inconvenient to show up for the time being." ”

"Hmm. Feng Wan nodded, and did not ask the reason, but reminded: "You will definitely be present when you sign the final signing, and in addition, Editor-in-Chief Wu is going to have dinner tonight, so it is inappropriate for you not to come forward." ”

"I'll go for dinner in the evening. ”

While speaking, the elevator door opened, Li Yuanchong nodded to the two, and dragged the suitcase into his room.

After carefully checking whether the door was closed, Li Yuan sat on the ground with his buttocks, and his body trembled involuntarily.

After a while, he stood up, took a cigarette out of his suitcase, lit it with a hotel match, took a deep breath, and then his face changed, and he rushed into the bathroom, lying on the toilet and vomiting.

It wasn't until even the bile was vomited out that the stomach cramps were relieved, Li Yuan straightened up and washed his face, only to find that the close-fitting velvet was already soaked.

……

Li Yuan was extremely glad to have chosen a high-end hotel at this time, and it was not until lying in the warm bathtub that his panic finally subsided.

Calming down, Li Yuan began to think about the current situation.

It was a terrible feeling to be investigated, it felt like being stripped naked and thrown in the snow, but thankfully, his best secret was kept.

If the identity of the reborn was revealed, Li Yuan could not imagine what he would face.

"It's still too high-profile......"

Li Yuan sighed, and then smiled bitterly, he is now riding a tiger, even if he wants to keep a low profile, he can't do it.

Zhang Wei gave him a problem.

According to Zhang Wei's plan, Li Yuan will play the role of a high-ranking official's son to go to the United States, find an opportunity to get close to Li Shilin, and eventually find a way to trick him back to China.

Zhang Wei has three reasons.

First, Li Yuan's visit to the United States is reasonable. The night before, Haim had invited him - regardless of how Zhang Wei knew, in short, using this as an excuse to go to the United States would minimize Li Shilin's vigilance.

Second, Li Yuan's mind passed. Whether it is the Jiang Xiaoliang incident or the process of rescuing Zhao Min, Li Yuan has shown outstanding psychological quality, which is also the most important point for Zhang Wei.

Third, Li Yuan's position. Li Yuan's position has been made clear from the materials he submitted. Combined with his consistent actions, Zhang Wei was confident that he would persuade the top management to agree to his plan. Don't underestimate this, political correctness is often more important than the ability to do things.

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At about six o'clock in the evening, Li Yuan received a call from Wu Ciren and came to a hotel not far from the hotel with Feng Wan and Shen Zhuyin.

Wu Ciren arrived earlier and waited at the door of the hotel in advance, he saw Li Yuan's photo, recognized him at a glance, and greeted him with a smile.

"I wanted to pick you up at the airport, but I had something to do in the afternoon......"

Wu Ciren greeted him, and suddenly found that Li Yuan's eyes were wrong, looked back along his line of sight, and suddenly realized: "This is the director of the distribution department of Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House, Mr. Tian Zhongqing." Teacher Tian, he is Li Yuan......"

Wu Ciren introduced enthusiastically, and found that neither of them meant to say hello.

"Humph!"

Tian Zhongqing glanced at Li Yuan deeply, staggered past, and walked away with a black face.

"Teacher Tian!"

Wu Ciren shouted, but received no response.

"It's really a narrow road. ”

Li Yuan pursed his lips and said to Wu Tsering, who was at a loss, "I'm really sorry, it seems that I have offended people hard." ”

Wu Tsering came back to his senses and asked, "What's the matter? Do you know?"

"Once met, on the plane......"

Li Yuan explained what happened on the plane, Wu Ciren wanted to speak several times, and finally sighed and said with a wry smile: "Let's go in and talk about it." ”

……

Walking into the box, Li Yuan took out a gift prepared in advance, a Parker gold pen, and gave it to Wu Tsering, thanking him for his help for a while.

Seeing that his smile was a little reluctant, Li Yuan asked, "That Teacher Tian is your friend?"

"I can't talk about friends, I guess I know each other. Wu Ciren stretched his brows and explained: "I don't blame you, after all, he didn't take advantage ......of this matter."

As soon as Wu Tsering's voice fell, his mobile phone rang.

"I'll answer the phone first. ”

Wu Ciren walked to the window to make a call, Li Yuan spread his hands at Feng Wan, and whispered: "It seems that the matter of publishing the book is hanging." ”

"What's wrong with your voice?" Feng Wan asked, "You shouldn't have known that person's identity a long time ago, and hid in the house in the afternoon and secretly cried your nose, right?"

"I'm so vulnerable. Li Yuan rolled his eyes. His voice was hoarse because he had vomited.

Li Yuan picked up the teapot and poured water one by one, picked up the cup and moistened his throat, and said, "Sister Feng, try to contact other publishing houses, if it doesn't work, forget it, just come to travel." ”

"Speaking of which, you said there was something else at that time......

"I can't say that. Li Yuan interrupted Feng Wan and said solemnly: "In short, it's a troublesome matter, who knows who is in trouble." ”

After speaking, Li Yuan said apologetically to Shen Zhuyin: "I was going to take you to play, I guess I don't have time, you can follow Sister Feng these days." ”

Shen Zhuyin said considerately and generously: "It's okay, you guys are busy with yours, don't worry about me." ”

While speaking, Wu Ciren hung up the phone and sat down again, and said to Li Yuan helplessly: "Tian Zhongqing called, and he said that the matter of publishing the book needs to be considered again." ”

Li Yuanqi said: "He didn't say anything to death?"

"The words are not dead, the meaning is almost the same. Wu Tsering said: "He said that you are not famous, and the publishing house takes too much risk, so you can't follow the sharing model, and if you are willing to sell the copyright, then you can talk about it again." ”

Li Yuan said lightly: "What he said is not bad, I am young, and I have never published works before." By the way, what's the price of buying out the copyright?"

"The price is 100,000. ”

"What do you say?"

"I helped you refuse. ”

Wu Tsering thought that Li Yuan didn't understand, and explained: "This price is a lot for a first-time writer, but I don't recommend you to do it." I've read your book, and even if it doesn't serve as a foreshadowing for the competition, as long as it's properly promoted, it won't sell less. If you sell the copyright, the publisher won't give you a penny when the work is reprinted or reprinted. ”

"I understand. I never thought about a buyout. ”

"If only you could think like that. Wu Ciren took a sip of tea and scolded: "This Tian Zhong is not a thing!"

"I think he's fine. Li Yuan smiled: "It's better for him to turn his face than to stab him in the back." ”

"I guess he hasn't read the content of the novel yet, and when he sees it, he regrets it. ”

"He hasn't seen it, so why did he see me?"

"I contacted him. Wu Ciren smiled awkwardly and said, "Don't look at him as just a director of the distribution department, his status in the Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House is higher than that of the president." I invited him to come, mainly in the hope that he would be more relaxed in terms of print runs. ”

"He's very old, I don't think he's very old. ”

"It has nothing to do with seniority, the main thing is that his brother's face is big enough. His elder brother, Tian Boqing, works in the Press and Publication Administration. ”

Well, this time it's not Daddy, it's Brother.

The predecessor of the Press and Publication Administration was the State Publishing Administration, which was mainly responsible for the publication and distribution of domestic newspapers, periodicals and books, and was regarded as the direct boss of major publishing houses. Tian Zhongqing has someone above him, no wonder he doesn't even care about the president.

Li Yuan asked, "I heard that he is still a member of the Writers' Association?"

"Hmph!" Wu Ciren said disdainfully: "Just the little ink in his stomach, he will also write some bullshit modern poems!"