Chapter349:PopularityRisesAgain!
Ontheweb.
Atfirst,manypeoplewerestillhavingacontinuationofthetopicfromlastnight.Thereweremoreandmorepeoplejoiningintheranksofthosewhosupported\"OdetoYoungChina\".TherewerealsomoreandmorepeoplejoiningtheranksofpeoplewhodenouncedZhangYe.Itreachedquiteaferventstate.Then,suddenly,inaninstant,theentiresituationflipped!
\"AhAhAh!\"
\"Myeyes!\"
\"QuicktakealookatPeople'sDaily!\"
\"WhataboutPeople'sDaily?Whyshouldwelookatit?\"
\"It'sjustapoliticalnewspaper.Whichcommonerwouldbuyit!?\"
\"Letmetakealook.Myorganizationissubscribedtoit...Holysh*t!Myeyesareblind!Whatisthis?ThePeople'sDailyhaspublishedanexcerptof'OdetoYoungChina'!\"
\"Impossible!\"
\"F**k!Isthisrealornot?\"
\"Ihaveattachedapicture.Pleasetakealookforyourselves.WhywouldIlietoallofyou!\"
Whenacellphonepictureoftoday'seditionofPeople'sDaily'sthirdpagewasuploaded,everyonewasstunned!
\"Breakingnews!\"
\"That'stooawesome!\"
\"TeacherZhanghasgottenontoPeople'sDaily!\"
\"Iknewit.Howcan'OdetoYoungChina',somethingthatcanbeimmortalized,becondemnedbypeople!Thiswoulddefinitelybepasseddownforcenturies!\"
Immediately,manypeoplecriedoutindisbelief!
ElderQian,YaoJiancai,ZhaoGuozhou,HuFei,XiaoLu,HouGe,HouDi,WangXiong,DongShanshan,WangXiaomei,etc.ZhangYe'soldfriendsandcolleaguesallforwardeditonWeibo.
ZhaoGuozhou:\"Congratulations.\"
YaoJiancai:\"Welldonebro!Haha!\"
XiaoLu:\"TeacherZhangissomagnificent!\"
ElderQian:\"Aslongasitisgold,itwillglitter!\"
DongShanshan:\"Oldclassmate,I'mhappyforyou.\"
AsforthosepeoplewhohaddenouncedZhangYeinoutrage,theyimmediatelybecamesilent.Alargenumberofpeopleshuttheirmouthsandsilentlywentoffline.Therewerestillpeoplewhogaveafewindignantcurses,buttheirvoicesdecreasedtilltheycompletelydisappeared!WithPeople'sDailygivingZhangYe'sspeechaffirmation,itwasmeaninglessforthemtocarryondenouncingit!
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Afternoon.
ZhangYetreatedeveryonetolunch.
ThedininghallwasinPekingUniversity'scampus.Itmayhavebeencalledadininghall,butitwasactuallyarestaurant.ZhangYehadreservedanareaearlier.Hedidnotknowhowmanypeoplewouldturnup,norwashelackinginmoney,sohedecidedtoreservearoomfortwentypeople.Thereweretwotables,soitwassurelyenough.
\"TeacherZhang,congratulations.\"
\"ThankyouTeacherXu.\"
\"LittleZhang,IheardyouwerepublishedbyPeople'sDaily?\"
\"Yeah,Ididn'texpectiteither.ProfessorLi.TeacherXu,youcameattherighttime.Iwasjustabouttoinviteyoutolunch.Ihavealreadyreservedsometables.\"
\"Isitappropriate?\"
\"It’smytreat.Everyoneisgoing.\"
\"Haha,alrightthen.I'llscroungeamealfromyouthen.\"
Thereweremoreandmorepeoplecoming.MostofthemwereteachersfromtheChinesedepartment.ZhenShuquanhadalsoinvitedtheDeanandtheDean'ssecretary,butZhenShuquanandChangKaigehadbothnotarrivedatworkthatday.TheyhadgonetothehospitaltovisitthePresident.Anotherwasoutoftownforaconference.Theywerenotaround,sotherewasnootherwayaboutit.AsforYanJiantaoandthoseelderlyprofessorsandlecturersthathadgoodrelationshipswithYanJiantao,ZhangYedidnotbotherinvitingthem.Heknewtheyweredefinitelyfeelingagrudge,andwouldnotcome,soZhangYedidnotwanttobringcontemptonhimself.Furthermore,hehadwonthistime,andthepeoplethatshouldhavebeenscoldedhadbeenscolded,andfacessmacked.IfheweretoinviteYanJiantao,itwouldmakepeoplethinkhewasintoxicatedbysuccess.Itwouldnotlookgoodonhim.
Ring,ring,ring.
Atelephonecallcame.
Therewasnoonearoundhim,soZhangYepickeditup.\"Hello?\"
\"Hello,ZhangYe.\"Itwasawoman'svoice.\"I'mfromthePeople'sDaily.Asthemanuscriptwasrushed,weaddedyourspeechatthelastminute,soIonlyhadthetimetoinformyounow.\"
ZhangYehurriedsaid,\"It'snoproblemwhatsoever.Infact,I'mveryhonoredtobeabletobeonPeople'sDaily.Iwanttothankallofyou.\"
Thewomansmiledandsaid,\"ItwasrecommendedbyyourPresidentWu.Afterexaminingit,wefounditprettygood.Hence,wedecidedtoadditat3inthemorning.\"
\"PresidentWurecommendedit?\"ZhangYewasstunned.
Thewomansaidcuriously,\"That'sright.Youdidn'tknow?Well,it'snothing.I'mcontactingyoutoknowwhatmethodyouwouldlikeforustotransfertheroyaltyfeestoyou.Doyouwanttodoitbyregisteredpost,orthroughthebank?\"
ZhangYesaid,\"There'snoneedto.I'malreadyextremelyhonored.There'snoneedformoney.\"
\"Justgivemeyourbankaccountnumber.Thesearetherules,soweneedtogothroughtheprocess.Theroyaltiesaren'tthatmucheither.It'sonlyaround23bucks.\"Thewomansaid.
ZhangYecouldonlysay,\"Alright,thenI'lltextyoumybankaccountnumber.\"
Afterhangingup,ZhangYesentheratextmessage.Honestly,theroyaltyfeesfromPeople'sDailywasridiculouslylow.Thiswasn'tthefirsttimeZhangYehadbeenpublishedonanewspaper.Forexample,fortheBeijingTimes,althoughtheroyaltyfeeswerenotthatmuch,itwasatleastinthehundredseverytime.Iftherewerealotofwords,itcouldevenbreakathousand.ZhangYehadreceivedquiteabitofroyaltiesfromthosepoemsandproses,butthiswasthefirsttimehehadeverreceivedatwo-digitroyaltyfee.
Butthenagain,eversinceZhangYedebuted,hehadappearedonnearlyallthenewspapersovertheentirecountry,orindifferentprovinces,buthehadneverappearedonthelargestPeople'sDaily.Asthispublicationhadapoliticalleaningtowardsitandhadnoentertainmentsection,ifitwasjustacommoncelebrity,likesingersoractors,theseimportantfigureswouldhavenochancetoappearonsuchanewspaper.ZhangYuanqiwasthesametoo,butZhangYehaddoneit.TobeabletogoonPeople'sDailywasalreadyextremelylucky,soroyalties?Thatwasnothingofimportance.Eveniftherewasn'tahundredmillionpeoplewhowantedtogetonthisnewspaper,therewereatleasttensofmillions.Thiswassomethingyoucouldnotobtainwithmoney.Ignoringthe23bucksofroyaltiesgiventohim,evenifZhangYehadtopayamillion,hewouldbewillingtodoso!
Itrepresentedfame!
Itrepresentedprestige!
Thiswasashimmeringqualification!
WasYanJiantaoawesome?Washeexperienced?Washereputable?ButouroldcomradeYanhadneverbeenonPeople'sDaily!Orhewouldn'thavegonebacktohisofficeafterknowingaboutthenewsinthemorning.Hehadnotevensteppedoutofitsince!Thiswasbecauseitrepresentedsomethingexceptional!
\"TeacherZhang,areweleaving?\"
\"Sure,TeacherSu.Letmemakeacallfirst.\"
\"Alright,everyonewillbewaitingforyoudownstairs.\"
\"Great.Goondownfirst.I'llberightthere.\"
SuNacamelookingforhim,butZhangYedidnotgowiththem.Hemadeaphonecallfirst.RingRingRing.Itconnected.\"Hello,PresidentWu.It'sme,LittleZhang.\"
\"LittleZhang.\"WuZeqingsaid.
ZhangYesmiledandsaid,\"I'llbetreatingeveryonetolunchatnoon.Sofar,itismainlyteachersfromtheChinesedepartment,wouldyoumindshowingyourface?\"
WuZeqingsmiledlightlyandsaid,\"Goonahead.Iwon'tbejoininginonthefun.\"
\"Don'tsaythat.Youarethestar.Ifyoudon'tcome,Iwon'tbeabletoeat.\"ZhangYesaid,\"Iheardthatmy'OdetoYoungChina'wasrecommendedtoPeople'sDailybyyou.Forthemtousemytextwasmostlybecauseofyourrecommendation.Imustthankyouproperly.\"IfitweretheotherVicePresidentsofPekingUniversitywhohadtheirtrainingineducation,theywouldlackthisability,butWuZeqingwasdifferent.ZhangYeknewshecamewithpoliticaltrainingandwasapoliticalexecutive.HernetworkwasnaturallywiderthanotherPekingUniversityVicePresidents.
WuZeqing'svoicewasalwaysthatsoftandgentle.\"Ifyousayitinthatway,I'llfeelguilty.HurHur.Youknowbetterthananyoneelsewhatyourspeechrepresents.It'syourliterarytalentthatallowedyoutoberewardedwithsuchhonors.Ithaslittletodowithme.Ionlytookontheroleofrecommendingit.Thatwasall.\"
ZhangYesaid,\"I'vealreadyreservedaplace.Wearejustwaitingforyou.I'mjustnotsureifyouareinyouroffice,ifnot,Iwouldhaveinvitedyouinperson.\"
\"Don'tgo.I'mnotintheoffice.Well,alrightthen.Goonaheadfirst.OnceI'mfinishedhere,I'llcomeover.\"WuZeqingagreed.
ZhangYesaidhappily,\"Alright.Thenwewillbewaitingforyou.\"
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Restaurant.
Onabalconyonthethirdfloor.
NexttoPekingUniversitywasalake,sothescenerywasexceptionallygood.