Chapter 23 Commissioned Manuscripts from Educational Presses
Through the conversation, Qin Ge learned that the proprietress's daughter was called Chen Lu, and she was also a student of the second middle school, but she was in junior high school, and she was in the second year of junior high school this year. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
At first, Qin Ge was still a little unaccustomed to it, after all, it was the first time that a girl looked at him with such adoring eyes, so he couldn't help but be a little nervous. But gradually, he was relieved, after all, Chen Lu, who was sitting opposite him, was just a little sister in his eyes.
Chen Lu is really able to talk, sitting opposite Qin Ge and chattering all the time, from studying to writing, to some trivial things, anyway, she can say anything to Qin Ge when she thinks of it.
Qin Ge listened patiently, occasionally replying to a sentence, and Qin Ge could pick up everything she said, and then returned to the point.
This made Chen Lu very happy, in her eyes, Qin Ge was like knowing everything, and he could talk to her about anything, so she admired the senior in front of her even more.
The two got along happily, but time was always in a hurry, and the customers in the small shop came and went, walked and came, and in a blink of an eye it was eleven o'clock at noon.
"Alright, it's almost time, and I should go back too." Qin Ge got up and prepared to say goodbye.
"Senior, are you leaving?" Seeing that Qin Ge was leaving, he was a little reluctant to set up.
The proprietress fried the side and prepared the materials for selling powder tomorrow, and after hearing her daughter's words, she said: "You don't look at what time it is, it's eleven o'clock and you're still pestering Xiao Qin, and you've been talking and talking, even my ears can hear calluses, aren't you tired?" ”
"Yikes! It's eleven o'clock, huh? Senior, I'm sorry for delaying you so much. Chen Lu stuck out her tongue a little embarrassed.
"Hehe, it's okay, then I'll go first." Qin Ge said with a smile.
"Senior, are you coming back tomorrow?" Chen Lu asked.
"Tomorrow? Come tomorrow if there's nothing to do, your noodles are delicious. Qin Ge took his bag and said with some uncertainty.
"Oh......" Chen Lu was a little disappointed when she heard this.
Qin Ge looked at Chen Lu's expression, he was really a little unbearable, so he spoke again: "But there should be nothing to do tomorrow." ”
"Okay, then the senior must come tomorrow." When Chen Lu heard this, a flower immediately bloomed on her face.
Qin Ge put the bag on his back and said to the proprietress and Chen Lu: "Okay, then I'll go, goodbye Xiaolu, goodbye Auntie." ”
The proprietress also stood up when she saw that Qin Ge was leaving, and said with a smile: "Goodbye, Xiao Qin, you walk slowly, pay attention to safety on the road, and come often if you have nothing to do." ”
"Definitely." Qin Ge said and walked out of the shop.
"Senior, if I have any questions I don't understand in school in the future, can I ask you?" Qin Ge was walking on the road, and Chen Lu suddenly trotted out, standing at the door of the small shop and asked loudly.
"Hehe, is it okay?" Hearing this, Qin Ge turned around and said with a smile.
"Okay, goodbye, senior?" With Qin Ge's permission, Chen Lu laughed happily and waved his hand desperately at Qin Ge.
"Goodbye." Qin Ge also waved his hand, then turned around and left.
Qin Ge left, but Chen Lu was still stunned.
The proprietress looked at her daughter standing at the door in a daze in the store, her brows furrowed, she was a person from the past, and she knew that girls were most likely to be attracted to talented and handsome people of the opposite sex at such an age.
As the saying goes: that girl is not pregnant with spring, and that young man is not affectionate.
She was a little worried that her daughter would put her mind on this and not study, and opened her mouth to say something, but she couldn't bear to expose it when she saw her daughter's happy appearance. I had to speak: "Look at you, you haven't written your homework yet, go and write your homework, I like Xiao Qin so much, I don't see when you can come back with the first place in that concept." ”
"Mom, it's called the New Concept Essay Contest, how many times have you said it and you still can't remember?" Chen Lu came back to her senses, her face was red, and she said as she walked into the room.
"What do I remember about that, I'm too busy every day, if you want me to remember it, you can also show me a first-place certificate, and I'll remember it." The proprietress spoke.
"I would like to, but the New Concept Essay Contest is only held once a year, and I can only participate in the third year of junior high school at the minimum, and I am only in the second year of junior high school now, otherwise I would have participated in it this semester. However, I will be promoted to the third year of junior high school next semester, and when the registration for the new new concept essay contest begins, I will be able to participate, and I will definitely give you the first one. I heard that Senior Qin Ge, who won the first place this year, got a bonus of 30,000 yuan, and I will also get a bonus when the time comes, so you and your father don't have to work so hard to sell fans. Chen Lu put her arm around the proprietress and said, then put her head in the proprietress arms.
The proprietress looked at her with a loving eye, pinched her daughter's hand with one hand, gently stroked her daughter's hair with one hand and said: "Hehe, if you have this heart, your parents will be satisfied, money will not be brought to life or death, it will be enough." Now, you have to study hard is the best reward for your parents. ”
"Mom, don't worry, I will definitely study hard, and I will definitely earn a lot of money in the future. Buy a big house for you and your dad to live in, and then buy a lot of beautiful clothes for you, and take you to travel around the world and eat a lot of delicious food. At that time, you and Dad will no longer have to get up early every day to sell powder, and I will definitely let you and Dad live a happy life. Chen Lu said very seriously.
The proprietress was relieved when she heard this, patted her daughter's shoulder and said with a smile: "Hehe, silly child, as long as you are safe and happy, it is worth it no matter how hard and tired your parents are, and your father and I will feel very happy if you are happy." ”
"Well, mom, you're so nice. With you and Dad, I am very happy. Chen Lu said.
"Hehe, what a mother's baby daughter." The proprietress hung up her daughter's little nose and said.
"Okay, Mom, I'm going to read the novel written by the senior." Chen Lu suddenly remembered that he had been chatting just now, and he hadn't seen what story "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" was about, and now that the senior is gone, he must hurry up to see it.
So Chen Lu got up from her mother's arms, took the newspaper on the table and walked to her room on the second floor.
This noodle shop has two floors, the first floor is dedicated to selling powder, and the second floor is where Chen Lu's family lives, and his room is on it.
"Okay, don't forget to do your homework." The proprietress admonished.
"Got it." Chen Lu's voice came, and then the sound of the door shut.
"Hehe, this kid has a big house and earns a lot of money." The proprietress smiled and shook her head, then continued to work on the business at hand.
She didn't take her daughter's words seriously, but her daughter was so filial, and she really felt very warm in her heart.
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Qin Ge's place of residence is very close to the school, about two or three hundred meters away in a straight line, and there is a newsstand in between.
When passing by the newsstand, Qin Ge wanted to verify whether today's Youth Daily was sold out as Chen Lu said just now. So he walked to the newsstand and said to the newsstand owner, "Boss, have a youth newspaper." ”
"Howler, three." The boss quickly handed out a youth newspaper.
"You're not sold out yet, are you? Didn't they say no? Qin Ge handed over the three pieces of change and asked with some confusion.
"Hehe, the first batch was sold out before seven o'clock in the morning, and this is already the second batch of reprints, but there is not much left. A lot of people bought it for a novel called "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", I'm reading it, but it's good, you go back and take a look. The boss, who is about fifty years old, said.
"Uh...... Boss, you also like to watch "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" at your age? Qin Ge was a little surprised, he originally thought that older people would not like to read this kind of novel.
"Yes, I saw that many people came to buy this newspaper because of this "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", I tried to read it when I was free just now, hey, I didn't expect to be really attracted by this look, the author of this is called Qin Ge is really good, the beginning of this story is awesomely written, no wonder even Professor Yang Zhenyun recommended him." The boss said to Qin Ge with some excitement.
"Why, you like to watch it too?" The boss asked again.
"yes, I like it too."
"Okay, I'm going to keep watching, you go back and take a look, you won't be disappointed." The boss said, picking up the newspaper and continuing to read.
Obviously, he wanted to end the conversation with Qin Ge.
Qin Ge was quite surprised that he was actually praised in front of him, and the person who praised him didn't know that he was the one who was praised.
Qin Ge himself can't say in front of his boss that he is actually Qin Ge who wrote "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", otherwise I am afraid that he will be despised fiercely, this feeling is very wonderful, so at this moment, his heart can be described as quite exciting.
"Okay, I'll take a closer look when I go back." Qin Ge saw that the boss had no intention of continuing to talk to him, and he also chose to leave.
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"Tick ...... tock"
Walking to the door of the rental house, Qin Ge suddenly heard his mobile phone ringing, he hurriedly touched his pocket, but he couldn't find his mobile phone.
Listening carefully, the direction from which the ringtone came was clearly in the room, Qin Ge patted his head, and then remembered that he forgot to bring his mobile phone when he went out in the morning.
Quickly opening the door with the key, Qin Ge walked into the house and picked up his mobile phone, and was about to answer the other party but hung up. So Qin Ge picked up his mobile phone and looked through it to see whose calls it was.
Good guy, since there are 52 missed calls, several of them are from whom he knows.
They are Fang Changqing, Liang Tianhong and Su Xue, and there is a number without a name, and the place of belonging shown is the capital. A total of 12 words came, and the phone call just now was also made from this number.
In line with the principle of proximity, Qin Ge pressed the dial button to call back this number.
"Dut...... Honk...... Hey, is it Mr. Qin Ge? The phone rang twice, and someone answered there.
"Hello, I'm Qin Ge, may I ask who you are?" Qin Ge asked.
"Hello, I'm Zheng Shoudao, the editor of the Education Press, yes, we read the fairy tale "The Emperor's New Clothes" that you won the first place in the New Concept Essay Contest and feel that this article has a profound meaning and a far-reaching impact. So we would like to ask you, do you have any intention of publishing a physical book? The other end of the phone first praised Qin Ge, and then said the point.
"Physical book, I really want to!" When Qin Ge heard this, he was stunned, he was still worried about this matter in the past few days, but he didn't expect that the editor of the Education Publishing House would take the initiative to come to the door, and he was also very surprised by this.
However, Qin Ge was not carried away by the surprise, he quickly calmed down, and asked vigilantly: "However, you are really from the People's Publishing House?" How do you have my phone? ”
"Oh, I was negligent, it looks like you're going to call me back as soon as you get back, right? I asked for your phone from the Youth Daily, and I specially asked them to help me talk about it, don't worry, I really am from the Education Press. Hearing this, the man hurriedly explained to Qin Ge.
"That's right! That's I misunderstood you, I went out just now, and I came back with a lot of missed calls, and I replied to you first when I saw your last call, sorry. Only then did Qin Ge understand why Su Xue and Liang Tianhong called him so much, and their feelings were because of this matter.
"It's okay, how about it, are you willing to cooperate with our educational publishing house? We believe that we don't need to introduce you to know that it is one of the top publishing companies in the country, but at least it is within the top ten. You can rest assured, as long as you agree to cooperate with us, you don't have to worry about publicity or anything, you just need to write a good book, and then wait to collect the money, and you don't have to worry about the rest, we will help you operate. On the other end of the phone, a man named Zheng Shoudao said seductively.
"I know about the Educational Press, of course, but what kind of manuscript do you need?" Qin Ge asked, listening to his tone, he seemed to be very satisfied with "The Emperor's New Clothes".
"Well, what we mean is can you write another fairy tale, and then write a little longer, preferably one that is more profound and educational, and suitable for all ages." Zheng Shoudao opened his mouth and said the general request.
"So? Okay, I'll write it now, and I'll probably get you a part of it tomorrow. Qin Ge knew that this was his own opportunity, so he thought for a moment and then agreed.
"Tomorrow? So fast? You don't have to rush, quality is the most important thing. On the other end of the phone, Zheng Shoudao was a little surprised when he heard that Qin Ge would be able to publish the manuscript tomorrow.
"Not fast, not fast, you can rest assured of the quality, I can still guarantee this, it's really not good, if you are not satisfied with it, I will rewrite it." Qin Ge opened his mouth quite confidently.
There is food at home, there is no panic in his heart, Qin Ge has countless good stories in his head, he naturally does not worry about the quality.
"Okay, then that's it, I'll send you the submission email later, and you can send this email address when your manuscript is finished. Remember to talk to me when you submit, and I'll have someone deal with it for you as soon as possible. ”
Zheng Shoudao thought that Qin Ge could write "The Emperor's New Clothes" in less than two hours at the New Concept Essay Contest, and now that he was given two days to write something, it shouldn't be bad there.
"Okay, let's do it first." Qin Ge said.
"Okay, I wish you a happy cooperation with our educational publishing house." Zheng Shoudao said.
"It's a pleasure to work with." Qin Ge hung up the phone as he spoke.