"Unfortunately, I don't know anyone from Wanjin Press.”Yang Mi said dejectedly.
"I don't have any on my side, and I don't think I've heard of Wanjin Press either.”Teacher He added.
"Different professions are like different mountains. It's normal that we don't know each other.”"Mr. He, Mimi, ask the people in charge of the publishing houses that you know before."
They were all in the same industry, so they should know.”
"Pa!"
Teacher He clapped his hands and sighed."To be honest, after today, I realized that I'm really old. My brain is not as sharp as yours.”
Teacher He was really emotional.
For more than ten years.
He was able to sit firmly in the top spot of the entertainment host because of his on-the-spot reaction, and the most important thing for an on-the-spot reaction was to have a quick mind.
But today, he felt that his mind was not as agile.
Some very simple points, Mimireba and Zi Feng both thought of it, only he couldn't think of it.
Mimi smiled gently at him." Teacher He, you're the backbone. We'll take care of these small brain areas.
If there really is a place that requires great wisdom, I still have to rely on you.”
You see, people with high EQ speak very differently.
Mr. He knew that Mimi was comforting him.
However, after hearing it, he still felt happy.
"Mimi really knows how to talk." "Then just find someone and ask them."”
"Director Zhou, I'm already too embarrassed to look for him. Then I'll look for Sister Liu.”
As she spoke, Yang Mi took out her phone and called Liu Qin.
As soon as the phone was connected, Liu Qin answered the call." Mimi, I can help you with this.”
After the call was connected, before Yang Mi could speak, Liu Qin spoke.
It seemed that she had been watching the live broadcast.
"Sister Liu, you're really a prophet.”Yang Mi joked.
"Alright!" Liu Qin smiled." I don't have that ability. I'm watching your live broadcast."”
" Hehe..." Yang Mi smiled and said," Sister Liu, why haven't I heard of this Wanjin Press?”
"Hey!"
Liu Qin sighed." It's normal that you haven't heard of it, because Wanjin Press is gone now.”
"Ah!"
Yang Mi was greatly disappointed. It seemed that the clue that she had finally found was going to be lost again.
"Why is it gone?" Yang Mi asked.
Liu Qin explained," It's a long story. Ten years ago, Wanjin was a famous name in the country.
He had worked with many famous authors in the country.
However, times had changed. The older generation of writers had gradually increased the age of their readers.
The consumer group was shrinking day by day.
Later on, Ye Shaoheng's two alternate accounts appeared out of nowhere, and the rise of fairy tale literature announced the diverse structure of the domestic literary world.
The next year, Guo Erwei and Han Shuang made youth literature shine again.
From then on, domestic literature began to move towards a new era.
Therefore, Wanjin Press, which had always focused on old-fashioned literature, began to decline.
In fact, this topic would also be discussed in conversations with peers. With the strength of Wanjin Press at that time, how could they not grasp the new literary trend?
Now, it seemed that the reason had been found.
Thank you for finding the answer for the publishing world.”
"Haha…"
"They even rejected 'City of Illusion'. It would be strange if this publishing firm didn't collapse.”
"That's right. I admire the editor of Wanjin Press at that time.”
"You don't understand. The mainstream literature at that time was documentary literature and literature of the times. Books like fairy tales and youth literature were all subcategories.”
"This is the consequence of not keeping up with the times.”
“……”
Yang Mi pretended to be enlightened." I see. Sister Liu, do you still have the contact information of the person in charge of Wanjin Literature?”
Liu Qin replied," Yes, there is. Although Wan Jin is gone, the staff inside are still in this circle."
I just don't know if he's still willing to tell you about this.
After all, this was a great pain in his heart.
We usually avoid talking about it.”
Yang Mi nodded." Let's give it a try. What if he's willing?"”
"Good!" "I'll send you his contact information," said Liu Qin readily.
By the way, the person in charge's surname was Dong. He was about to retire and was a man.”
"Okay, thank you, Sister Liu." Yang Mi smiled.
After hanging up the phone, Liu Qin immediately sent her contact information over.
Yang Mi didn't even think about it and called him.
The phone rang five or six times, but no one picked up.
Just when Yang Mi and the others thought that no one would pick up the phone, the call was picked up.
"Hey!"
To everyone's surprise, the voice that came out after the call was actually a heavy sigh.
Yang Mi didn't understand what the other party meant and greeted him tentatively,""Hello, Mr. Dong!"
"Yang Mi, right?"
Mr. Dong's voice was mellow, but his words were full of disappointment.
Yang Mi was very surprised, but then she understood that the other party should be watching the live broadcast.
"Yes, Mr. Dong, I'm Yang Mi.”Yang Mi replied generously.
Since he was watching the live broadcast and answering the phone, he should be willing to talk about what happened back then.
"Haha…"
Mr. Dong smiled bitterly." My scar is almost healed, but you're opening it again and adding salt to it. That's not right."”
Yang Mi was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to respond.
Mr. He said into the phone," Mr. Dong, sorry to disturb you. It was an accident to bring up the past. I'd like to apologize to you in advance."
However, whether it's us or the audience, we're all very curious about this dusty past.
If it's convenient for you, you can tell us about it.
If it's inconvenient, it's fine."
Mr. Dong smiled." Teacher He sure knows how to talk!”
Mr. He smiled and didn't reply.
Mr. Dong continued," I didn't want to mention it at first, but since things have come to this, I'll satisfy the curiosity of the audience and you.
By the way, I hope you can find out Guo Erwei's true identity.
I also want to see what kind of genius we foolishly rejected back then.”
At this point, Mr. Dong's voice became bleak and desolate.
That's right, rejecting Guo Erwei's Fantasy City was equivalent to rejecting a gold mountain.
If they had chosen to cooperate with Guo Erwei back then, Wanjin might still be as glorious as before.
The most helpless thing in life was that there was no medicine for regret.
"In my life, the worst decision I made was to refuse to publish City of Illusions.
Everyone knew this.
And the reason for his rejection…
This story was too dramatic.
The content inside was too imaginative and unrealistic.
At that time, the mainstream of the literary world was still those old-fashioned documentary literature.
Therefore, publishing City of Illusions was risky.
But risks also meant opportunities.
Moreover, with Wanjin Press's strength at that time, even if there was a risk, it would not be a big deal.
Therefore, the real reason for refusing to publish the book was not that there was a problem with the story.”
Teacher He was confused and asked,"It's not the story? Is that a human problem?"
"That's right!"
Mr. Dong replied without hesitation,""When we saw the last sentence left by Guo Erwei, we were all shocked.
This is the first time since our publishing firm was established.
It doesn't seem like he's seeking cooperation, but rather, it seems like he's ordering us.
This was undoubtedly a disrespect to us at that time.
After all, no matter how great the author is, everyone is polite when working with us.
This was a fledgling new author, yet his tone was so domineering.
If he became famous in the future, it would be terrible.
Therefore, after some discussion, we didn't give it to him.
Haha…"
Mr. Dong smiled bitterly." That sentence is right. Geniuses are all abnormal.
Guo Erwei was such an abnormal person.
But we don't have the heart to tolerate it.
We rejected him and didn't take it to heart at all.
In the second year, he exploded in popularity.
At first, we didn't notice it until the publication of City of Illusions, which caused a sensation.
After that, fairy tales and youth literature began to appear in Chinese literature.
"We wanted to change our style and seek cooperation, but we realized that there was no chance.
After that, there was no need to say more.”
Yang Mi had been listening to Mr. Dong's words very seriously. When she heard this, she suddenly raised her eyebrows." Mr. Dong, you said that 'City of Fantasy' would be published the next year?
May I ask what year was it when Ye Shaoheng sent you the manuscript of " City of Illusions "?”
Mr. Dong was silent for a moment." It was 2010.”
"Yes, the timeline is correct.”
"2010, the year An Tusheng and Zhi Tong were born.”
"In other words, before Ye Shaoheng wrote 'Magical Brush Ma Liang', he also wrote' Fantasy City'.”
"My dear, thank goodness you rejected me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to see fairy tales back then.”
"He wrote 'Fantasy City' at the age of thirteen.”
“……”
"Mr. Dong, did you remember correctly?" Yang Mi confirmed.
" I might have remembered wrongly about other things," Mr. Dong said with a smile." But how could I have remembered wrongly about this matter that changed my life?"”
"Mr. Dong, did your club have any interactions with Guo Erwei in the future?”Yang Mi wanted to see if she could get more useful information from Mr. Dong.
"No."
" He didn't contact us after we rejected the draft," Mr. Dong said confidently." We definitely wouldn't have contacted him at that time.”
"Oh, thank you, Teacher Dong." Yang Mi said.
" There's no need to thank me," Mr. Dong said." Actually, I just wanted to see who the person who changed my life was."”
"Actually, I've already found it." "Mr. Dong, please continue watching the show. The results have already been revealed, so we won't disturb you any further."”
The call ended.
Yang Mi was beaming.
"The timeline matches."
Yang Mi faced the camera in high spirits.
" There's a manuscript and the witness's personal testimony, so I announce..."
"Guo Erwei is also Ye Shaoheng's alias!”
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