After waiting for the online car-hailing car Li Shi took to leave.
Peng Zichen walked back with Editor Wang. After walking a few steps, he suddenly asked: "Old Wang, is Mr. Li's calligraphy really that good? Is your previous praise too exaggerated?"
Editor Wang stopped and looked at him sideways: "Then you are still asking for calligraphy treasures?"
Peng Zichen smiled and said: "I don't believe in your vision in calligraphy, and this Teacher Li is indeed talented. Although I can't tell what level his calligraphy is, I am optimistic that he will become famous in the future. By then, even if he is a calligrapher The level is very average, but it’s also a calligraphy and painting by a famous person, hey.”
Editor Wang shook his head: "You...I am exaggerating a bit, and I am flattering, but his calligraphy level is indeed much higher than mine, especially the basic skills such as pen strength, structure, etc. In reality, I have never seen anyone learn from Europe." People who study regular script...well, not just those who study European script, but all those who study regular script, I have never seen anyone with better pen control than him."
"Of course, this may just be that his calligraphy is in line with my aesthetic taste, or it may be that I have little knowledge. After all, I am just a transparent little person in the district calligraphy association."
…
Li Shi bought a high-speed rail ticket to Beijing at 6:30 in the evening.
After boarding the online car-hailing service, he took the contract out of his bag and read it, took a photo with his mobile phone and posted it in the group, sharing with his wife Xian Shu at home that he had made a big step forward in publishing his book.
Then I thought about my trip to the publishing house this afternoon.
"There are so many firsts today, the first time I signed a publishing contract, the first time I was asked for calligraphy... Editor Wang's acting skills are average, which is a bit exaggerated, but he really likes his own calligraphy. Otherwise, he is an editor and there is no need to follow him. It’s quite a beautiful feeling to ask for words from a new author, hehe.”
Li Shi opened QQ again and shared with Bai Mangmang the signing of the publishing contract today.
The photo was sent, and it immediately attracted several (envious) emoticons from her.
After arriving at the high-speed rail station, there was still time before the train departed. Li Shi remembered that he had not yet booked a hotel in the capital, so he called the app and booked a hotel near the National Library, Shangri-La.
"In the future, when I learn calligraphy, I will definitely go and observe the ancient and modern masterpieces in the National Museum and the Palace Museum."
"My talent in calligraphy is terrifying to the point where I feel scared. There is really nothing to worry about when it comes to professional progress, but preaching... In today's era when many adults cannot write with a pen several times a year, preaching Calligraphy may require a lot of thought, and the capital city...is a cultural center after all."
Li Shi was thinking that he would definitely find a permanent residence in the capital in the future.
"If you don't live there all the time, but only come here occasionally to study and do business, you don't have to make it too luxurious as you thought before, just make it comfortable and convenient for travel."
At half past six, Li Shi got in the car. After lying down in the business seat, he remembered that he had promised Wang Yuan and Wu Xiuyue that whenever he went to the capital again, he would tell them in advance, so he took his mobile phone and sent them a message respectively.
Wang Yuan replied quickly and directly replied by voice, with a Beijing flavor in his words: "Brother Shi, are you here for fun or business? How long can you stay? If you can stay a few more days, I will take you to Houhai on the weekend. Give it a try, I have a friend who opens a special bar there, it’s very artistic, and the people who frequent it are pretty young women, haha.”
Today is only Monday. Li Shi did the math. He only has two days to look up information in the capital. The National Expo appointment is for tickets for the day after tomorrow, which is Thursday. According to the plan, he will set off to the Chinese Characters Museum on Thursday night. Anyang, Nan Ha Province.
He can play it anytime. What he wants to do most now is to quickly complete the draft of "Guide Map".
He scanned around and saw that the passenger next to him was resting with his eyes closed, so he typed a reply without using his voice: "I came here this time to check writing materials for the book I want to publish. I will go to Anyang on Thursday and stay here." It’s not until the weekend, maybe next time. I’ll definitely come to the capital often in the future, and then I’ll go with you to see the sharp berries in the capital. (Squints)”
Jianguoer refers to a beautiful young woman in Beijing dialect. Li Shi deliberately made a joke.
After sending it, he stared at the screen expectantly, waiting for a reply.
"Brother Shi, are you going to publish a book?!!!"
"What kind of book are you writing? Damn it, Brother Shi, you are still a writer!"
Looking at Wang Yuan's two consecutive messages, especially the three neat exclamation points in the first one, Li Shi was immediately satisfied, "Well, yes, Wang Yuan understands me."
Hey, Li Shi curled up his lips and laughed silently, feeling happier than making 10 million.
"No, it's a book about pre-Qin history."
After chatting for a while, Li Shi switched the software and began to continue reading the Twenty-Four Histories.
He did not read every article intensively, but selected them. Most of them were rough reading, so he flipped through the books very quickly. Now he is reading the main chronicle of "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" and has read the sixth volume of "The Chronicle of Emperor Xiao'an".
Most people may have never heard of Emperor Xiao'an. He was the sixth emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. According to historical records, he did not practice morality as an adult and slaughtered and humiliated virtuous officials, leading to many people being forced to commit suicide. Among them was the improvement and invention of papermaking. Cai Lun, who is regarded as the "Paper Saint".
Li Shi was immersed in the long river of history, and the words in front of him seemed to turn into a picture manifested in the river. It seemed real and illusory, and then rolled away eastward.
Suddenly, the cell phone in his pocket vibrated again. He thought it was Wu Xiuyue who had not replied to the message before. When he took it out and took a look, he found that it was Guo Lan's husband, Lin Zongyue, who was crazy about martial arts.
"Teacher Li, I'm going to the capital in a few days to attend the 80th birthday of a martial arts senior. After that, I will get together with some friends who are in the same profession. They are all martial arts practitioners. I wonder if you are interested in coming and having fun?"
Martial arts senior’s 80th birthday?
Is this a real-life martial arts party?
Not to mention, Li Shi was very interested when he heard it and immediately asked: "When will it be specific?"
Lin Zongyue: "The senior's birthday is on the 22nd. Next Tuesday, after having a birthday party, we will go to climb the Great Wall the next day as usual. If you are interested, we can go to the Great Wall on the afternoon of the 22nd, or on the 23rd You can come in the morning, it’s best if we contact you early in advance.”
Li Shi immediately typed: "Okay, it just so happens that I am also involved in the capital and Nanhe Province during those days. Let's contact you in advance."
Lin Zongyue: "Okay! In fact, I'm telling you, I just want you to go and let them open their eyes and see what it means to be born with supernatural power and martial arts prodigy! (呑ya)"
Li Shi thought for a while and asked: "Master Lin, who will be there then? Is there anything we need to pay attention to?"
Lin Zongyue: "They are all friends I made while practicing martial arts. I have good friendships with them. They are all people with good martial arts ethics. There is nothing special to pay attention to. Besides me, there are three other people, Gao Shicang of the Wudang Shenyin Sect; he is proficient in big and small airs. That is, Guo Liang, who practices Shanxi Xingyi Quan and Hebei Xingyi Quan; and Wang Jianmu, who practices Wang Jiagong, which is passed down from generation to generation, and Wang Jiagong is roughly within the conceptual scope of Xingyi Quan."
Lin Zongyue: "The four of us have a very good relationship, and we all have a connection with that senior, so every time we go to celebrate that senior's birthday, we get together and keep the program. In addition to practicing martial arts, we climb the Great Wall."
When Li Shi heard this, he became more and more curious. He originally wanted to ask who was more powerful among them, but as the so-called Wen Wu was the first and Wu Wu was the second, if Lin Zongyue was not the most powerful among them, it would be embarrassing for him to ask this question. .
When the time comes, we will meet and observe for ourselves.
However, he didn't ask. Lin Zongyue took the initiative and said: "Among us, the most powerful in boxing and kicking is Wang Jianmu. He relies on his innate strength and acquired blood to often fuck me. This time, Mr. Li, you go Help me teach him how to be a good person! (Bia Ya) (sinister smile)"
Li Shi was happy and thought to himself that Lin Zongyue must have been bullied severely by Wang Jianmu, so he specifically asked him to help him "revenge".
After chatting with Lin Zongyue for a while, Li Shi continued to read.
In the next three days, after arriving in the capital, he checked the information step by step, supplemented and improved the "Pre-Qin Cultural Context Guide".
Watching his first work getting better and better day by day, gradually approaching the degree of completion he expected, Li Shi felt a great sense of accomplishment.
On the night of the third day, he went to Anyang again and stayed in Anyang for two days.
He was so busy that on May 19th, at 6:30 in the evening on Saturday, he took the high-speed train to Beijing again.
Sitting in the business seat and opening the storage board, Li Shi couldn't wait to sort out the notes and reflections he had recorded on the spot in the museum today, as well as the photos and videos he had taken. Then he took out part of the manuscript from his bag, added it in, and then took it out. Laptop and start revising and improving the electronic version.
The high-speed train from Anyang to Beijing West Station takes two hours and 19 minutes. As soon as he gets on the train, he starts working selflessly.
Due to the small storage board on the high-speed rail, the speed is slower than usual, but fortunately in the past period, he has sorted out his harvest in time every night. Today, he only needs to sort out the things from this afternoon, so It only took a little over an hour and it was done!
Once again, he flipped through the thick manuscript that he had perfected in his hand, and then looked at the full version of the electronic file displayed on the laptop screen. Li Shi felt an overwhelming sense of accomplishment and couldn't help but shout "Oh". .
This feeling is so refreshing!
It's comparable to boudoir bliss, and even... has a different sense of accomplishment.
However, his shout immediately attracted the attention of everyone around him.
Li Shi knew that his behavior in public was a bit rude, but that sound was an uncontrollable vent after his emotions reached their peak.
After realizing this, he stood up and apologized to the passengers around him.
The stewardess in the carriage was also attracted by his voice. From the side, she bowed slightly to him and asked politely: "Sir, are you okay?"
Li Shi was in a very good mood at this moment and smiled at her: "I'm fine. I was just embarrassed and a little excited."
His heartfelt smile is very contagious, especially to the opposite sex.
The stewardess wearing a purple uniform and black stockings couldn't help but froze for a moment when she looked at the handsome boy with particularly good skin in front of her, and then turned and left.
After walking a few steps, I couldn't help but look back and glanced back, thinking: How strange, why didn't I notice before that there was such a good-looking male passenger today?
After the flight attendant left, Li Shi first put the manuscript into his backpack, then checked the electronic manuscript again and again. After making sure there was no problem, he then connected to the hotspot WiFi on his phone and sent it to the editor Peng Zichen via email.
He also sent separate messages to Peng Zichen, asking him to check them carefully.
Peng Zichen is the second most Internet bug among Li Shi's acquaintances, and he is always on the Internet almost all the time.
He quickly replied with an (OK) emoticon on QQ: "Teacher Li's efficiency is so high! I'll go check it out right now!"
Li Shi smiled and replied: "Thank you for your hard work."
Returning to the QQ conversation list, I conveniently shared the good news with Bai Mangmang.
Bai Mangmang is the number one Internet bug among people she knows. She is often online at midnight. Her reply speed is faster than Peng Zichen's, and there is a series of messages in one go:
"That's great, congratulations!"
“I can’t wait to read your book!”
"You must give me a copy when the time comes, and it also has to be signed! (Smiley face)"
Li Shi sometimes really admired her hand speed. How could she be able to pop out three messages at once?
I don’t know whose hand speed is faster than hers or Wu Yuan’s.
I don’t know if there will be a chance for the two of them to compete in front of me in the future...
Li Shi took his time and typed back: "Okay, when the sample book comes out, I will express one to you."
Bai Mangmang said: "Actually, you can hand it over to me in the future. Don't forget, you promised to accompany me to Xijing! (Wrinkles nose)"
Li Shi knew that she was referring to the plan to explore the history of ancient capitals of several dynasties. She had been planning it for a long time, but because of her entangled nature, she had not made up her mind to do it yet.
Thinking that she had spared no effort to help him since he studied history, Li Shi quickly replied: "Don't worry, I will do what I say. When did you decide to go to Xijing? Tell me in advance that I will definitely go with you." Let’s join together and be your good assistant!”
This time, it took more than a minute for Bai Mangmang to reply: "Yes, thank you."
Li Shi felt that her mood seemed to have changed a little, and he thought to himself that this teacher Bai, who was also a young and artistic woman back then, might be a little sentimental.
"You're welcome, we are friends who also like history and love."
This time I came to Beijing again and stayed at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel next to Jinyu Alley.
At around ten o'clock in the evening, Peng Zichen suddenly called me: "Teacher Li, the new version of the manuscript is great! I think as long as I modify two more details, I can submit it to our director for a second review!"
Li Shi was very happy when he heard this. The two communicated for a while, and after hanging up the phone, he immediately changed the two things Peng Zichen said.
Peng Zichen has been waiting. After reading it, he immediately replied: "Okay, I will submit it now,"
After chatting for a few words, Li Shi put down his mobile phone. He was slightly excited and couldn't help but take a few steps back and forth in the hotel room.
Then I picked up my phone again, selected a few photos I took this time in Beijing and Anyang, and sent them to a circle of friends: After traveling between the two places, I successfully entered the second trial. The efforts these days have finally been in vain. Let’s commemorate this.
As soon as the news was sent, the QQ message prompt at the top of the screen popped up.
Bai Mangmang sent a message: "Stubborn stone, I got it!!!"
Li Shi:?
Li Shi, who was still a little excited, was immediately stunned.
No, what do you have?
Across the network cable, we didn't do anything. (End of chapter)
