Chapter 19: Cornered

I don't know when public figures have been on opposite sides of the media, either cooperating or tearing apart. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In today's situation, no matter what these reporters think, they can't think of it.

Under the anger of the crowd, a group of reporters were a little stunned and wanted to fight back, but every word they said was quickly drowned out in condemnation.

Just like Yu Bai was besieged and helpless, the situation between the two is very similar, but the besieged object has changed.

"Why are you still stunned?"

"Let's get out of the way."

“……”

In fact, the reporters have secretly evacuated one after another, but after someone shouted out one after another, they quickly left from the crowd that was removed.

A struggle that has not seen the smoke of gunpowder ends in such a situation.

In a KFC in the distance, when all these reporters were evacuated, the man also left alone, but before leaving, he instructed his subordinates next to him, "Cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and leave no trouble." ”

Obviously, this President Cao may have felt Wang Tansheng's intentions, or he may have felt the power of Yu Bai, a newcomer, so he released such words of extermination.

On the other side, when Yu Bai turned around again, he found that everyone who stayed behind had a smile so gentle.

"Yu Bai, come back quickly, let's hurry up and start, there are so many people waiting."

Hearing Wang Tansheng's shout in the distance, Yu Bai responded, then bowed to the people around him, and then returned to the signing table.

For two hours, in addition to going to the toilet, Yu Bai kept writing and drawing.

Originally, he was going to write the word Yu Bai squarely, but this insisted on giving up completely after signing dozens of books, and used the previously designed "ghost drawing talisman" instead. This kind of signature greatly proves a truth, that is, one stroke, bring it up, and get it done. Very fast, convenient and fast.

Even so, when he was an hour, Yu Bai felt that his entire right hand was no longer his, and he was sore, but looking at the people in front of him who were still full, he could only grit his teeth and insist.

After two hours, the crowd had begun to thin out, but Yu Bai's ghost drawing speed was getting slower and slower.

In the end, Wang Tansheng came forward and announced the end of the signing meeting very kindly, and the remaining people could only sigh and leave.

This signing meeting was a success in itself, which can be seen from the number of Yu Bai's autographs, and the other point can also be reflected from the fact that the "Triple Gate" in the bookstore next door was sold out. But Yu Bai and Wang Tansheng both know that today's group of media people who have returned from their halberds may talk nonsense again.

Judging from this, the effect of this signing meeting has not been achieved, but it will also affect the sales of "Triple Gate".

Leaving Yantian Shopping Mall, Yu Bai did not return to where he lived, but followed Wang Tansheng to the hotel next to another signing place non-stop.

The two of them were sitting in the hotel restaurant at the moment, looking at the building opposite, and the two were chatting with each other.

"Eat more, there's a tough battle to fight in the afternoon." Although Yu Bai was also a little tired, he still tried to lift his spirits.

On the contrary, Wang Tansheng looked at the plate of noodles in front of him, without the slightest appetite, and the fork in his hand rolled and rolled on it, but he never fed the noodles to his mouth.

"I can't eat, I just drink water." As he spoke, he took a sip of a glass of boiled water next to him.

Yu Bai shook his head slightly, "Brother, are you still worried about the morning's affairs." ”

"Can you not be annoyed, I can even think of how those reporters will make a big deal and how they will try their best to smear them." After saying that, there was another sigh.

"Don't be like this, judging from the signing meeting in the morning, isn't the effect very good, it will definitely save your current predicament, brother." Yu Bai thought he was worried that those reporters and media would talk nonsense, which would lead to a decline in sales.

But Wang Tansheng looked worried, he was originally restless, he suddenly stood up, and then came to the side, looking at the building opposite, "Yu Bai, I'm afraid my brother is going to say sorry to you this time." ”

Seeing him say that, Yu Bai walked over, stood next to him, and looked at him in the line of sight, as if he could really see through the layers of intervals, and saw the signing scene they were about to go to.

"Don't say that, I chose to let you, brother, publish it in the first place, even if something happens, I will help you carry it."

"Haha, good boy, my brother really didn't mistake you."

……

At the noon signing meeting, compared with the morning, there were more book lovers who came directly, and Yu Bai, who had not slowed down, signed in his hand cramps. There was even a suggestion to use a stamp, because that way it was faster. But it was directly denied by Yu Bai, and the words of refusal were very simple, people paid for me to buy a book, this is a heart, others are good to me, I can't fool people.

If the morning signing session was full of twists and turns, then the afternoon signing session was calm.

Experienced the fun of signing autographs for a day, and enjoyed the words of being complimented for a day, which made Yu Bai feel that the whole person walked lightly.

The sentence of the young man Dezhi describes Yu Bai is not too much at all.

He doesn't have the worry of Wang Tansheng like him, and he doesn't have the mind of worrying about the country and the people.

There is a saying that people are fearless because they know very little. Just like Yu Bai's situation at this moment, the reason why he has no worries about his situation is precisely because he knows too little about the situation.

Wang Tansheng, in his early forties, is the editor-in-chief of the Changsam Literature and Art Publishing House, but only he knows how far the situation of his own publishing house has reached.

With the rise of the Internet and the prosperity of e-reading, the publishing industry has been declining. The publishing house barely survived under Wang Tansheng's control, but since President Cao appeared a year ago, he knew that his days were numbered. In fact, as he expected, since the emergence of President Cao and his Hunan Qianchen Publishing House, they have continued to annex small and medium-sized publishing houses in Changsam City.

A year has passed, and Qianchen Publishing House has become a dominant pattern in Changshan City and even Hunan Province.

In fact, if it weren't for the coincidence that he looked at Yu Bai and saw his "Triple Gate" even more coincidentally, maybe he wouldn't even bother to do the struggling action.

Because the two are already very different, no matter how they fight, the ending is like that, it is nothing more than to let themselves leave more decently.

The media reporters who came to make trouble at this morning's signing meeting are the best proof that there are not many resources left in his hands, and there is nothing he can do about publicity, that is, Yu Bai, if he were someone else, I am afraid that his opponent will be so discredited, and he has long lost confidence like him.

Originally, the signing meeting ended in the afternoon, and an internal celebration was to be held, after all, the effect was very good and the harvest was very fruitful.

However, when Yu Bai rushed to the headquarters of Changsam Literature and Art Publishing House, saw Wang Tansheng again, and saw this big brother, it was like seeing an old man in his twilight, without the slightest spirit, just slumped in his office chair, staring at a few newspapers in front of him.

"Brother, you're not kind! At the end of the afternoon, someone told me to have a celebration as usual, but there was no movement on your side. ”

Yu Bai walked over with a smile, but was greeted by Wang Tansheng's sad face.

With a deep sigh, he pushed the newspaper in front of him, "Look at it, I know, I know that he won't give me any chance." ”

Yu Bai didn't squeak, picked up a few newspapers and read them.

The first newspaper was the Changsam Evening News, and the headline was very eye-catching, "The new generation of writer Yu Bai, who sells dog meat works on the head of a sheep, should be boycotted by the whole society!" Reprimand! ”

With patience, Yu Bai roughly read the text below, and one of the paragraphs was written like this.

"To say that he is a writer like the leader of the new generation, it is better to say that he is selling dog meat with a sheep's head. Because he's essentially a liar, a literary liar. Cloaked as a writer, he earns the money of a vast number of ignorant teenagers, and promotes his so-called rebellious ideas. It's sad and ridiculous. What's even more tragic is that he is still complacent about this, and there are even people who are confused by him and shout for him. What can he say about those who didn't study and didn't learn for three years in high school, abandoned their studies, and finally couldn't even get into college? So far, what do I see? Seeing his smiling face with a mask, I would like to advocate for the whole society to geology this man's work and condemn him personally! ”

Yu Bai's face was calm, his expression was out of the focus, he couldn't see anything else, so he read the next newspaper without saying a word.

"Xiangjiang Evening News", "Just ask Yu Bai three words!" ”

The first word of the content, "Genius? I think it's a stupid, a work without connotation is just like a person with no connotation, full of fragmentary nonsense, expressing what he doesn't know, and what he wants to say doesn't know what to say, can such a person be called a writer? ”

The second word, "His nature is bad, ugly to a heinous level, according to insiders, at today's signing meeting, he made a lot of nonsense, insulting everyone, that arrogant posture seems to emphasize his young and promising capital." Just ask, can such a person become an idol for teenagers? ”

The third word, "An incomplete family creates an incomplete character." According to insiders, Yu Bai is a single parent, and it is not difficult to see from this point that he does not have the life and care that most people deserve. So I wrote a work full of gray and negative energy, which is undoubtedly dross that should be discarded. Incomplete family education led to his academic failure, and he didn't even get into college, can such a person write a normal work? ”

……

Seeing this, Yu Bai had no patience to continue reading, and immediately tore the newspaper to shreds, and then fell to the ground.

"Holy! These guys are fucking farting! Yu Bai was still angry after scolding, and continued to yell at Wang Tansheng in front of him, "Have they read what I wrote?" Who are they to say about me! What qualifications do they have to expose my family! Grass! ”

Finally, after speaking, he kicked over the stool in front of him in annoyance.

However, when he saw Wang Tansheng, who was still indifferent in the face of such an angry and corrupt self, and maintained his previous actions and looks, he suddenly realized that these media attacking him were one point to suppress himself, and the other point was to curb the sales of "Triple Gate".

That's it......

Thinking of this, Yu Bai hurriedly picked up the stool and sat opposite Wang Tansheng.

"Dude, I ......"

How do you know that Wang Tansheng smiled bitterly and waved his hand, "That's it, I can't control them, I can't help you, and I can't save ......."

Speaking of this, he slowly raised his head and looked at the extremely familiar office room around him, his eyes were full of infinite affection, "I can't save my old buddy, forget it, forget it." ”

"Brother, what are you talking about? Shall we just let them slander me like this, and ...... like this?"

"After so many years of fighting, so many years of busyness, I'm really a little tired."

For a moment, looking at Wang Tansheng, who was only in his forties, but at this moment, he looked like an old man in the twilight, shaking his head and sighing, full of sadness.

As Wang Tansheng thought, after Cao Qianchen, who was squeezed away by him, came back, he understood that sooner or later there would be a day.

As the newspapers say, he has a media path and he can do everything he wants.

Slander, abuse, exposure, everything!

Even Wang Tansheng had predicted that a few days later, the media across the country would turn their guns like a typhoon and deal a devastating blow to Yu Bai, a newcomer who had just emerged. At that time, not to mention that "Triple Gate" and "Scarlet Years" will be unsold. I'm afraid that even Yu Bai will be labeled as no longer accepted by the people of the whole country, and not only will it be difficult for Yu Bai to get ahead in the future, but I am afraid that no publishing house will use his manuscript at all.

Then, his old buddy publishing house will also cease to exist.

Thinking about what he had been fighting for so far, he was destroyed in front of his eyes like this, and thinking about Yu Bai, a potential writer who had just emerged, was suppressed and banned because of him, Wang Tansheng spontaneously felt a sense of apology.

Apologies to the old man, apologies to Brother Yu Bai.

Got up from the position he had been sitting in for decades with difficulty, and came to Yu Bai very tired, and was just about to say a few words when the phone on the desk rang.

The phone bell at this moment was particularly harsh, but Wang Tansheng still pressed the speakerphone and picked it up.

"Oh no, editor-in-chief, many dealers across the country have canceled their orders, and the two printing houses that we cooperate with have just said that they want to terminate cooperation with us, what should we do with the editor-in-chief! Chief editor...... Chief editor? You're gone...... In the absence ......"

Yu Bai opened his eyes, sometimes looking at the roaring phone next to him, and sometimes looking at Wang Tansheng who was aging in front of him.

It wasn't until this moment that he knew that the matter had reached this point, as if he had been forced into a desperate situation together with the old brother in front of him!