Du Fu didn't dare to act like an elder brother. He hurriedly bent down slightly to salute Ang Lee. With a kind smile, he said, "Thanks to Assistant Minister Li, since I became the chief editor of the Tang dynasty newspaper, I've been living a comfortable life. My family has never been hungry again, and I even have money to buy wine."
"Haha! Brother Du is still the same as before. He's satisfied as long as he can eat and drink. Haha! He's too easy to satisfy. Come on, have a seat! Have a cup of tea and rest your feet. "
Ang Lee said politely and sat down.
Seeing that Du Fu was about to speak, Ang Lee hurriedly said, "Brother Du, please wait. Let me guess why you're here."
After a short pause, Ang Lee picked up the Tang dynasty newspaper on the table and said with a smile, "If I'm right, Brother Du wants to talk about the sequel of the Dragon Slayer, right?"
After that, he looked at Du Fu, who was embarrassed.
Du Fu hurriedly nodded, moved his wrinkled cheeks, and said with an embarrassed smile, "Yes, it's about that. Assistant Minister Li is now in charge of the Long-distance Voice-transmitting Project, so he should be very busy. It's indeed inappropriate to disturb Assistant Minister Li because of this. However, this is also a task assigned by the higher-ups. They all refused to come, so they sent me here. If Assistant Minister Li is not available, then forget about it."
As the chief editor of the Tang dynasty newspaper, Du Fu had enough reasons to let Ang Lee continue to write the sequel of the Dragon Slayer. After all, as long as this matter was completed, it would be an excellent thing for the Tang dynasty newspaper. His superiors would also appreciate him very much. In short, there were only benefits and no disadvantages for him.
However, Du Fu was also a person who understood the big picture. He knew very well that compared with writing the sequel of the Dragon Slayer, the Long-distance Voice-transmitting Project was much more important. Novels like the Dragon Slayer were just for people who were bored to read. They wouldn't be of much help to the development of the entire Tang Empire. However, the Long-distance Voice-transmitting Project was different. Once it was realized, the role it would play for the Tang Empire was immeasurable.
Du Fu found it hard to calm down at the thought of being able to talk directly to someone who was thousands of miles away. He felt that this was too unbelievable. He even suspected more than once that this was a fake research and development project, a technology that was unlikely to be realized. However, so many impossible projects had been completed before. So, what right did he have to say that this project would not succeed this time?
Therefore, before Du Fu came, he was quite conflicted. He was very worried that his selfish behavior would have a greater negative impact on the Long-distance Voice-transmitting Project. However, his position was here. Since his superiors had given him this important task, he must complete it well. Otherwise, how could he live up to his position?
The dilemma gave Du Fu a headache. In the end, Du Fu came, but he also made a decision that he wouldn't persuade Ang Lee too much. Even if Ang Lee didn't agree, he wouldn't force him in the slightest, so as not to delay Ang Lee's time and cause obstacles to the Long-distance Voice-transmitting Project. In this way, he felt that he would be a sinner of the Tang Empire.
"Hahaha! This is really interesting. Brother Du's purpose of coming here is to talk to me about the sequel of the Dragon Slayer. Why are you planning to give up before I say anything? If your superiors know about this, it will be troublesome. "
Ang Lee said with a smile.
Du Fu looked embarrassed and didn't intend to beat around the bush. He said straightforwardly, "Assistant Minister Li is right, but I always feel that if Assistant Minister Li's Long-distance Voice-transmitting Project is delayed because of the request of the Tang Empire, wouldn't we be sinners? I have told my colleagues about this concern, but no one has the same thought as me! All my colleagues unanimously believe that Assistant Minister Li is a genius. Even if he is busy with the Long-distance Voice-transmitting Project, he can still find time to write the sequel of the Dragon Slayer. Therefore, after much hesitation, I still came here. "
When Li An heard that, he smiled and said, "Aiya! They all praise me as a genius, but they don't come to praise me face to face. Instead, they give such a good opportunity to you. How interesting! "
Although Ang Lee said so, he didn't think so in his heart. He felt that Du Fu's colleagues were all bullying honest people. This was not a good job at all. It was very risky.
If Ang Lee's Long-distance Voice-transmitting Project failed, Ang Lee would blame the Tang Empire for the failure of the project, saying that he had wasted his energy writing novels. Then, Du Fu, who was in charge of lobbying, would be in trouble. Even if the Emperor understood that Ang Lee was more responsible, Ang Lee was too important. He couldn't send Ang Lee to prison, could he? After all, if this plan failed, there were more plans waiting for Ang Lee.
But a plan that consumed a lot of manpower, material, and financial resources failed just like that. Someone had to be responsible for it! A few people had to be punished to show the power of the Imperial Court and appease the ministers and the people. In this case, the Imperial Court would also look for scapegoats.
Even if the Emperor didn't say anything, the ministers would immediately come forward to fabricate crimes. For example, someone had lobbied an important minister of the Tang Empire to write novels, which delayed the Imperial Court's important matters and caused the failure of the Long-distance Voice-transmitting Project. According to the law, he should be beheaded. In this case, even the gods couldn't save Du Fu and his brother.
And even if the Long-distance Voice-transmitting Project succeeded in the end, and the novel didn't delay Ang Lee's plan, Du Fu wouldn't get any reward. After all, he was the chief editor of the Tang Empire newspaper. This was what he should do. When others praised Ang Lee, they wouldn't think of Du Fu.
In short, Du Fu came to ask him to write the sequel. There was no reward, but he had to bear a lot of risks. This was very unfair. That was why his colleagues and superiors gave him this important task.
Du Fu knew that Ang Lee was joking, so he didn't respond. He was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say.
"You bully honest people!"
Ang Lee sighed again and observed three seconds of silence for the honest people.
It seemed that bullying honest people wasn't a precedent in the civilized society of later generations. In the era of the Tang Empire, people also liked to bully honest people. They bullied honest people. If they didn't bully honest people, who would they bully?
As for why honest people were always bullied, it was because honest people had some characteristics that made them easy to be bullied by others.
For example, honest people didn't know how to refuse. As long as their colleagues asked them for help, they would agree without hesitation. Even if this matter was very risky or infringed on their interests, they wouldn't refuse. In the long run, their colleagues would ask honest people to do a lot of things. Over time, it became a habit, which made honest people overwhelmed. At the same time, many people felt that this was what honest people should do. If honest people dared to refuse one day, they would say bad things about honest people. In order not to offend others, honest people could only bear it by themselves. No matter how tired they were, they could only swallow it into their stomach.
In addition to not knowing how to refuse, honest people also didn't know how to persist. Even if their ideas and thoughts were very correct, in order not to offend others, they didn't dare to insist on their own opinions, let alone argue with others about it. They were afraid that if their opinions were contrary to others', there would be conflicts, which would greatly limit their own development and make it difficult for them to rise in value. They would always be at the bottom of the food chain and be bullied by others. All the unreasonable work would be given to them.
In addition, honest people were kinder and didn't know how to fight back. When they encountered conflicts, honest people's attitude was more to settle things peacefully and wanted to settle things as soon as possible instead of reasonably fighting for their own rights and interests. In the long run, more people would ignore honest people's self-rights. They would think that honest people's words didn't have enough weight. If they didn't bully you, who would they bully?
Another point was that honest people were too kind to understand the cruel law of survival. The world itself was very cruel. There was a competitive relationship between people. If you let others gain benefits, you would lose some of your own rights.
For example, in any unit, there was a gaming relationship between colleagues. Although they also had a cooperative relationship, the gaming relationship was also very big. For example, in the distribution of income, some people did the most work but didn't get much salary, while some people didn't work much but had a higher income. These were very unreasonable phenomena, and it also made many people who worked more and received less money feel a little indignant. However, for their own popularity, they could only choose to endure. In this way, their own interests would be lost again and again, and they would feel more and more uncomfortable in their hearts.
Since ancient times, any society was a competitive society where the strong preyed on the weak. In any position, one had to learn to be cruel. One had to dare to protect one's own interests and dare to fight for those potential interests that could belong to one's own. If one didn't fight and fight for it, in the end, everything would be taken away by others, and honest people would have nothing.
Relatively speaking, Du Fu was definitely an honest person in the workplace. He worked conscientiously every day, and there was absolutely no problem for him to be evaluated as a model worker. He was simply an old bull that worked hard, and he was completely in line with all the characteristics of an honest person. Therefore, when there was a risk, naturally, Du Fu would be the one to complete it.
According to Ang Lee's guess, arranging the position of chief editor for him wasn't a promotion. It was just to let him work more. In terms of salary, it wasn't much. In fact, it was estimated that it was less than one-tenth of the leader's salary. As for benefits, it was estimated that it was the same as that of an ordinary employee. Doing five times the work and only receiving two times the salary was the most disadvantageous.
"Assistant Minister Li, what is an honest person?"
Because he had never heard of this term, Du Fu's serious temper rose again, and he looked at Ang Lee with a puzzled face.
"Silly look, you're an honest person! Haha! "
Ang Lee said mischievously. There was a hint of gay love in his tone, which involuntarily gave Ang Lee goosebumps all over.
Du Fu suddenly froze, and his old face was full of surprise. He didn't expect that Ang Lee would suddenly be so mischievous, which made him feel uncomfortable all over.
"Haha! Old Du! I was just joking just now. Your worries are not unreasonable. The Long-distance Voice-transmitting Plan is naturally much more important than the sequel of the Dragon Slayer. However, in fact, it can't be delayed. In addition, there is nothing to write about the Dragon Slayer. I'm going to write something different, but it will definitely be well received by the Dragon Slayer. The number of subscriptions of the Tang dynasty newspaper will definitely reach a new high. Don't worry, you can directly come and get the whole book in a month. One book is enough for your Tang dynasty newspaper to serialize for a year. "
Ang Lee said with a smile.
Because he had read too many novels in his previous life, Ang Lee's brain was very rich. Any random book he took out was enough for the people of this era to read. Moreover, the novels in his previous life were all novels with millions of words. There were too many books with more than 300 chapters, and that was enough for a year's worth of updates.
"Assistant Minister Li, what is the title of the book? Can you tell me in advance?"
Du Zimei's stubbornness rose again, and she asked.
"Uh, this one? I haven't thought about it yet. When I have, I will tell you, okay? "
Ang Lee indeed hadn't thought about which book to write, but as long as it was a work by a famous author, it wouldn't be bad. He could just choose a well-known one.
In the past, he had basically written Wuxia novels, and there had been a certain trend. This time, Ang Lee planned to write in a different genre. For example, a Xianxia novel. Once it was approved, it would cause a bigger sensation.
After all, Wuxia was only about people who were much stronger than ordinary people. Xianxia was even more powerful. People could fly in the sky and live for thousands of years. It could be imagined that an ordinary person, after hard practice, could fly in the sky and live for thousands of years. He could easily defeat thousands of enemies and even destroy the world. Just thinking about it was very satisfying. At least, it was much better than Wuxia novels. Of course, there were many things that couldn't be written in the book, and they had to be changed. If the book was too powerful, such as destroying the world, then it had to be changed because it was too scary. It would frighten the ancient people.
However, it could be written in the book about immortality. It could increase a person's lifespan by about ten times. It was very feasible. Since people with long lives could live up to a hundred years old, why couldn't they live up to a thousand years old? As long as they practiced seriously, they might be able to succeed. It would definitely be very popular. It would be something that people liked to read, especially those who were slightly older. They would definitely want to live for a few more years. Maybe they would practice according to the content of the book. What if they could really practice it?
However, in order to prevent people from really practicing immortality and becoming disabled, Ang Lee had to make it clear at the end of every chapter that this was fantasy literature. The content was all made up by himself and could not be imitated. That way, if people were to practice immortality, they wouldn't care about Ang Lee anymore.
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