vstars Chapter 19's article was submitted, and good news kept coming.
Chapter 19's article was submitted, and good news kept coming.
In early September, Qi Tongwei finally received news about his long-awaited submission.
Qi Tongwei received letters from the Southern Daily and the Huacheng Morning Post.
The Southern Daily and Huacheng Morning Post accepted his article, "The Rise of a Great Power: England," and prepared to publish it, sending him a sample copy and a 120 yuan fee.
"Hard work pays off, and the article has finally been submitted to the newspaper!"
Qi Tongwei was very happy.
Although only two newspapers accepted his article and prepared to publish it, it was a very important first step.
Qi Tongwei wasn't surprised that the Southern Daily and Huacheng Morning Post were the first to receive his article and prepare to publish it.
The Southern Daily and Huacheng Morning Post are from Lingnan, and Lingnan was the first region to begin reform and opening up. They are more likely to accept "The Rise of Great Powers: England".
With the Southern Daily and Huacheng Morning Post publishing his articles, the Masses Daily, Freedom Daily, Handong Daily, Handong Evening News, and Hanjiang Daily will also publish his articles in succession.
Even if these five newspapers do not publish his articles, his other three articles will continue to be published in the Southern Daily and Huacheng Morning Post.
The successful submission of "The Rise of a Great Power: England" to the Southern Daily and Huacheng Morning Post is of great significance to Qi Tongwei.
This not only paved the way for him to become a pioneer of reform, but also solved his life difficulties.
With the 120 yuan in royalties sent by the Southern Daily and Huacheng Morning Post, Qi Tongwei became quite well-off.
Qi Tongwei had brought 100 yuan from home, intending to buy himself a new outfit.
But after learning that the township often delayed paying wages, Qi Tongwei gave up the idea of buying clothes.
Fortunately, the bedding was brought back from Handong University and was still usable, so we didn't buy any new ones; otherwise, we would have spent all of the 100 yuan long ago.
Since the township doesn't pay wages in August, Qi Tongwei has to be very careful with the 120 yuan he has, as he has to make ends meet for four or five months.
Qi Tongwei sent all 120 yuan of his royalties back home.
My younger sister, Qi Tongyu, has started school. The tuition is 120 yuan, which will help ease the burden on our family.
Given the family's circumstances, the younger sister's tuition fees will definitely be borrowed from villagers again.
Qi Tongwei did not want his family to incur any new debts.
As for my sister's living expenses, we'll have to ask the family for help.
After sending the money, Qi Tongwei called the village to find his father.
"Dad, I published an article in the newspaper and received 120 yuan in royalties. I sent it home to pay for my sister's school fees. Please remember to check the mail!"
Qi Tongwei told his father on the other end of the phone that his younger sister had already started school and that the family had probably borrowed money from the village.
Perfect timing, I'll return the 120 yuan to them.
“Awei, you can just send half back. You guys don’t get paid, and you have your own expenses too.”
Qi Dashan was displeased. He was happy that his son was thinking of the family, but he didn't want his son to suffer too much.
After all, my son is a cadre who has only been working for two months, so he still has expenses.
The reason I let my son keep half was because he hadn't returned the 50 yuan that his son had sent back earlier.
My son sent back another 60 yuan, and with what we've saved over the past two months and what we borrowed from the villagers, we have enough for my daughter's tuition and living expenses.
"Dad, I eat at the cafeteria every day, so I don't have many expenses."
Qi Tongwei explained that there were expenses, but he tried to minimize them as much as possible, though he wouldn't tell his family.
When you have money, you should think about your family first.
"Alright then, take good care of yourself in Gushanling Township!"
Qi Dashan instructed that he could not refute his son's opinion and could only accept it.
In mid-September, Qi Tongwei received letters from the Southern Daily and the Huacheng Morning Post.
The Southern Daily and Huacheng Morning Post were preparing to publish "The Rise of a Great Power: The Maritime Coachman," and sent him sample copies and a 120 yuan fee.
"Another step forward!"
Qi Tongwei was overjoyed; the second chapter had been published, and his path as a reform pioneer was now on a smooth track.
Qi Tongwei planned to use the 120 yuan manuscript fee to buy a set of clothes in the county town during the National Day holiday, and also to visit Luo Chengcai, the organization minister of Yantaishan County.
In one's career, having education and ability alone is not enough; one also needs a powerful patron.
Qi Tongwei felt that Luo Chengcai, the organization minister of Yantaishan County, could be his backer.
Although there would be no problem with his position as a deputy section chief after he was officially appointed, due to the suppression from the Liang family, the county would only give him an ordinary deputy section chief position.
If I want to advance in the future, I need the support of the county party committee leaders and I need to find a way to get promoted by the county.
Otherwise, the Liang family would keep him stuck at the deputy section chief level.
Previously, Qi Tongwei thought that as a time traveler from the future, he would understand the future trends and easily get rid of the Liang family's suppression.
But after working for more than two months, Qi Tongwei realized that he had been somewhat naive.
As long as he remains in Handong and hasn't attracted the attention of higher-ups, the Liang family can suppress him with impunity.
Although he published two articles, he embarked on the path of a reform pioneer.
However, the newspapers that published the article were only the Southern Daily and the Huacheng Morning Post, and their influence was not as great as that of the Masses Daily and the Liberty Daily.
Only if the article is published in the Mass Daily and the Liberty Daily can it truly attract the attention of the higher-ups and make Liang Qunfeng wary.
In late September, Qi Tongwei received letters from the Southern Daily and the Huacheng Morning Post.
The Southern Daily and Huacheng Morning Post were preparing to publish "The Rise of a Great Power: The Matador" and "The Rise of a Great Power: Frankish," and sent him sample copies and a 240 yuan fee for the article.
"it is good!"
Qi Tongwei was overjoyed that two of his articles were published at once in the Southern Daily and the Huacheng Morning Post, which gave him even more confidence in writing articles and becoming a pioneer of reform.
As long as his articles continue to be published in the Southern Daily and Huacheng Morning Post, he will become famous sooner or later.
With fame, the chances of his articles being published in newspapers such as the People's Daily, Freedom Daily, Handong Daily, Handong Evening News, and Hanjiang Daily will be much greater.
Most importantly, with the 360 yuan in royalties from the three articles, life won't be so hard these past few months.
Qi Tongwei also wrote "The Rise of a Great Power: France" and "The Rise of a Great Power: Cherry Blossoms," which he submitted to the People's Daily, Freedom Daily, Handong Daily, Handong Evening News, Hanjiang Daily, Nanbian Daily, and Huacheng Morning Post.
Although it's a set of multiple submissions, it's done to increase the probability of successful submissions.
But Qi Tongwei knew that apart from the Southern Daily and Huacheng Morning Post, the chances of successfully submitting articles to the Masses Daily, Freedom Daily, Handong Daily, Handong Evening News, and Hanjiang Daily were still very low.
Of course, Qi Tongwei did not give up and continued to submit articles.
He believed that one day his article would be published in the People's Daily, Freedom Daily, Handong Daily, Handong Evening News, and Hanjiang Daily.
Throughout September, Qi Tongwei continued to study under Cao Aikang.
After three months of intensive study, Qi Tongwei has gained a relatively deep understanding of agricultural technology.
After the National Day holiday, Qi Tongwei is ready to take action. He wants to use his knowledge of future trends to promote agricultural technologies suitable for Gushanling Township.