Chapter 20: The Publisher's "Attack"
On the train from the capital to the ancient city, a man with glasses kept flipping through the paper in his hand, and his mouth kept admiring something.
This man came from the capital and came for these manuscripts in his hand, his name was Liu Yu.
Liu Yu, the editor-in-chief of the China Children's Publishing House, received the manuscript a dozen days ago, and at that time he just regarded it as something sent by some literary youth, and because he didn't have time to read it, he put it aside. You must know that he receives a lot of manuscripts from all over the country every day, and he doesn't have that much time to read them carefully, so he can only roughly glance at whether they are worth publishing.
This manuscript was casually flipped through in his spare time a few days ago, but he was immediately attracted by the contents. As an experienced editor at a publishing house, he immediately saw the great publishing value. At this time, he realized that he was negligent for a moment, and he was likely to miss out on a writer with great potential. So he didn't think about anything else, and directly booked a train ticket to Gucheng County.
In fact, Liu Yu didn't know that there was also someone on a train from south to north who had the same thoughts and experiences as him, and now he also rushed to this place in Gucheng County.
After Liu Yu got out of the car, he found Sujia Village according to the address provided on the envelope, but he did not know the specific home address of Su Yuchen, so he could only ask the local village committee for help.
After Liu Yu found the village committee of Sujia Village, he looked at the old people sitting in the courtyard of the village committee who were basking in the sun and drinking tea, and asked, "May I ask who is the comrade village director?"
"Who are you, comrade, and where are you from?" Su Zhongzheng, who was squinting and napping, got up from the stone slab next to the wall, looked at Liu Yu, and then asked.
"You're the village chief?"
"Yes, I'm the village director, I don't know who you are?" Su Zhongzheng looked at Liu Yu like a cultural person, and he didn't embarrass him, but asked relatively politely.
Liu Yu hurriedly shook hands with Su Zhongzheng, then took out his work card and letter of introduction and said: "Hello, Comrade Village Director, I am the editor-in-chief of the China Children's Literature and Art Publishing House, and I am from the capital. ”
"Ao, it's a comrade from the capital. Doesn't this comrade know what's going on?" Su Zhongzheng couldn't help but say with some importance when he heard that this person was from the capital, or from some Chinese society. When the old people who were basking in the sun heard that they were from the capital, they all gathered around to see what was going on.
Liu Yu was very uncomfortable when he was surrounded by a group of old people, so he hurriedly asked: "Comrade village director, I want to ask if there is a person named Su Chenyu in this village, and where does he live?"
"Su Chenyu?" Su Zhongzheng was stunned for a moment.
At this time, an old man interjected: "Is it the little grandson of the Zhongping family?"
"yes, it really is. Su Zhongzheng thought secretly, but he didn't know what this person's purpose was, so he didn't say it directly, but asked: "I don't know what Comrade Editor is looking for this Su Chenyu? Do you know how old he is?"
Liu Yu heard Su Zhongzheng ask, so he said: "He sent a book manuscript to our publishing house, and I came to him this time for this matter." As for how old this Su Chenyu is, I don't know very well, probably twenty or thirty years old. ”
Liu Yu didn't know how heavy Su Chenyu was, so he could only guess according to his imagination.
"That might not be Xiaoyu's kid. Su Zhongzheng said secretly in his heart, and then said to Liu Yu: "There is indeed a person named Su Chenyu in our village, but it is not the age of twenty or thirty years old as you say. ”
"Then can you take me to his house? I don't know his age, but the address is Sujia Village. I think it should be this Su Chenyu. When Liu Yu heard that there was really such a person, he hurriedly said.
Su Zhongzheng saw that Liu Yu looking for someone didn't seem to be a bad thing, but like a good thing, so he took Liu Yu to Su Chenyu's house: "Okay, you come with me." ”
took Liu Yu to Su Chenyu's house, obviously there was no one at home at this time, the people who went to work went to work, and the people who went to the ground went to the ground, and only Su Chenyu's grandmother and grandfather were there at home.
"Uncle, this comrade is from the capital, and he has something to do with Xiaoyu. Su Zhongzheng pointed to Liu Yu and introduced to the old lady.
"Oh, Xiaoyu is not at home, went to school. The old lady glanced at Liu Yu, and then said, "There is no one at home, they are all in the city, or I will take this comrade to the city to look for it." ”
"This comrade, what do you think?" Su Zhongzheng looked at Liu Yu and said.
"Okay, I hope to see Comrade Su Chenyu soon. Liu Yu nodded in agreement.
Although the old lady is over 70 years old, she is very physically strong, and she still has to work in the field every day. So, the old lady rejected Su Zhongzheng's idea of going for him, and took Liu Yu to the county seat by himself.
Not long after leaving, the old lady took Liu Yu to Gucheng Primary School. When Liu Yu came to a primary school, he thought that Su Chenyu was a teacher in a primary school.
As soon as Feng Ying returned to the office after class, someone from the doorman came to tell her that an old man in his seventies came to her at the door. Feng Ying went out to take a look and saw the old lady sitting at the door smoking a dry cigarette, so she hurriedly ran over and shouted, "Grandpa, why are you here?"
"This must be Comrade Su Chenyu, hello. Liu Yu recklessly thought that Feng Ying who ran out was Su Chenyu, so he said to Feng Ying.
"She is not Xiaoyu, he is my granddaughter-in-law. The old lady explained: "This comrade is from the capital, and he said that he was looking for Xiaoyu. ”
When Liu Yu heard that it was not Su Chenyu, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
Then, after listening to the old lady's explanation, Feng Ying looked at Liu Yu, and then said, "What is the matter with this comrade looking for Su Chenyu?"
So, Liu Yu could only tell the cause and effect of the matter again. Feng Ying was taken aback at this time, and quickly brought the old lady and Liu Yu into her office, and immediately asked someone to call Su Chenyu.
Feng Ying didn't expect that Su Chenyu, a kid, would actually submit articles to the Children's Publishing House, and it also attracted the attention of the publishing house. Anyway, she still doesn't believe that Su Chenyu did this, if Liu Yu hadn't taken out his work card and certificate, maybe Feng Ying would have thought that Liu Yu was a liar.
Su Chenyu was still blatantly looking at his book in class, when Tang Xiaojuan came in from outside and interrupted the math teacher's lecture. Tang Xiaojuan naturally came to call Su Chenyu, so Su Chenyu, who was at a loss, walked towards Feng Ying's office with a stomach full of doubts.
"Grandpa, why are you here?" As soon as Su Chenyu saw the old lady, he hurriedly ran up and asked.
"Haha, Xiaoyu, grandpa has come to see you. The old man touched Su Chenyu's head and said with a smile.
Feng Ying said to Su Chenyu who came in, "Xiaoyu, don't you see any guests?"
At this time, Su Chenyu noticed that there was a man in his forties sitting on the stool next to the road, and he couldn't help but look at Feng Ying suspiciously. Feng Ying didn't pay attention to his gaze, but introduced to Liu Yu: "Comrade Liu, this is my son Su Chenyu. ”
When Liu Yu came in, he guessed that this little pot friend might be Su Chenyu that Feng Ying said, but he didn't believe that the novel was written by this child. At this time, after getting confirmation from Feng Ying's introduction, I couldn't help but be taken aback.
"This ...... This is Su Chenyu... Same... "Liu Yu originally wanted to say "comrade", but when he saw Su Chenyu's appearance, he changed it to "classmate".
"Yes, he is Su Chenyu. Feng Ying said affirmatively.
Liu Yu looked at Su Chenyu for a while before calming down, and then asked Su Chenyu, "Xiaoyu, have you submitted a manuscript to our publishing house?"
As soon as Su Chenyu heard this, he immediately understood, it turned out that this was someone from the publishing house. In this way, Su Chenyu had a bottom in his heart, so he said, "I don't know which publishing house you are?"
"Oh, how many publishing houses have you submitted to them?" Liu Yu knew that they must be the only publishing house.
"Baihua, Yangtze River, and children's literature and art, I don't know which one you are?"
Hearing that Su Chenyu actually submitted articles to these three large publishing houses, Liu Yu felt a lot of pressure, but it seemed that no one had found it yet. So he hurriedly said: "I am the editor-in-chief of the Children's Literature and Art Publishing House, and my name is Liu Yu." ”
"You are a children's publishing house, are you here for "Xiaobei Wanderings"?" Su Chenyu said.
"Yes, it's for this excellent fairy tale. Liu Yu did not hesitate to praise "Xiaobei Wanderings", so he said: "Xiaoyu, I don't know if I can take a look at the original manuscript of this book?"
Obviously, so far, although Liu Yu was surprised by the calmness and brilliance of Su Chenyu's conversation with him, he still didn't believe that the book was written by a child like Su Chenyu. So, for the sake of safety, he decided to look at the manuscript anyway.
Of course, Su Chenyu understood what Liu Yu meant, so he said briskly: "Yes, but the original manuscript is at home." You've got to come home with me. ”
When Liu Yu heard Su Chenyu say this, he couldn't help but believe most of it in his heart, and secretly thought that he might have really met a literary genius this time.
"Alright, let's go now. Su Chenyu said.
"No, I can't. Feng Ying decisively refused: "You go back first and finish the morning class." ”
"Oh, I forgot, Su Chenyu is still a primary school student. Liu Yu smiled: "Yes, Xiaoyu will go back to class first, and we will go back to read the original manuscript at noon." ”
Su Chenyu, who originally wanted to take the opportunity to slip away, could only go back dejectedly, while Feng Ying arranged for the old lady to accompany Liu Yu to sit at school for a while. As for herself, she naturally went to the gas station to find Su Zhenbang, and Su Zhenbang had to take the idea of this kind of big thing. Feng Ying hurriedly called Su Zhenbang from the gas station, and the husband and wife kept discussing the matter on the road.
The final conclusion is that there is no conclusion, it depends on the situation.
"Comrade Liu, this is my husband, that is, Su Chenyu's father, Su Zhenbang. Feng Ying introduced Su Zhenbang to Liu Yu.
"Hello, Comrade Liu. Su Zhenbang shook hands with Liu Yu and greeted him, and Liu Yu quickly got up to respond.
Su Zhenbang got straight to the point and asked: "I know about everything, but what is the main purpose of Comrade Liu's visit this time?"
"This is mainly to hope that Su Chenyu can hand over the manuscript to our publishing house for distribution. Liu Yu said, but his most important purpose was: "Of course, I also hope that if Su Chenyu has good works in the future, he can continue to hand them over to our publishing house for distribution." ”
"Oh?" As soon as Su Zhenbang heard this, he understood that Liu Yu was preparing to seize Su Chenyu's potential stock, and couldn't help but ask again: "Then I want to ask, what kind of charter is this issuance?"
"There are a lot of requirements for this release. For example, most of the works that are not very good are released at their own expense, and our publishing house will take care of all the distribution matters of such excellent works. Of course, our publisher will definitely pay a certain amount of manuscript fees. ”
Su Zhenbang nodded, and then said: "This issue matter, let's talk about it later." Wait a minute, Comrade Liu will go home with us first and read the original manuscript before talking. ”
"That's fine. Liu Yu said briskly, he felt that there was no need to settle the issue so quickly, after all, now that he had taken the lead, he alone found this potential stock.
Actually, Liu Yu didn't know that there was a person sitting in the courtyard of Su Chenyu's house, and this person's purpose was naturally the same as him......