Chapter 87 "The Rise of Great Powers"

In the morning, Li Changhe opened his eyes and found that Zhu Lin beside him had woken up earlier than him and had already gotten up.

He also helped Li Changhe sort out the clothes he would wear today.

Now Li Changhe and Zhu Lin have a lot of clothes upstairs and downstairs, many of which were bought by Zhu Lin for him recently.

"Take these sets to school and wear them. If they get dirty, bring them back and I'll wash them for you when you come back on the weekend!"

Zhu Lin packed several sets of clothes into a cloth bag and spoke softly to Li Changhe.

Li Changhe smiled and said, "It's just washing clothes. I know how to wash clothes myself. Let's see if we can get a ticket and buy a washing machine."

Although Li Changhe said this, washing clothes in the middle of winter is indeed not a good experience. Fortunately, there is hot water at home.

The school's public toilets are most likely to have cold water. What does it feel like when you put your hand in?

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There are washing machines on the market now, but they are expensive, few in number, and noisy.

However, Li Changhe remembered that in a few years, the market for washing machines and refrigerators would open up, and new machines would appear in large numbers.

Since the 1980s, the white goods market has been an upward market. Even in the future, the home appliance market cannot be underestimated.

"You want to buy this and that, let's first divide up our own houses."

Zhu Lin said to Li Changhe with a smile at this time.

You buy this and that, but you don’t keep the things you buy at home.

"Now houses cannot be bought and sold. It's really a headache. If we hope to get a house, we'll have to wait till the end of time."

Li Changhe was also helpless. This was what it meant when supernatural powers could not defeat destiny.

No matter how many ways he has to make money, what can you do if the trading method is locked?

It was obviously impossible for the couple to wait for a different room. Besides, even if they were given a different room, even if it was a large courtyard house or something like that, Li Changhe was too lazy to live there.

"Okay, get up quickly!"

Zhu Lin packed up his things, then got up and walked out.

Li Changhe also got up and put on his clothes. When he came outside, his mother-in-law had already prepared breakfast.

Li Changhe went to the bathroom to wash up, then came out and sat down.

For breakfast, Liu Shuwan had steamed buns wrapped with fried egg slices, and added pickles and millet porridge, which tasted good.

In terms of cooking skills, Li Changhe felt that his mother-in-law's cooking level was slightly higher than that of his biological mother.

After breakfast, the two of them went downstairs carrying their things. Li Changhe first put the clothes at home, and then sent Zhu Lin to school.

After seeing Zhu Lin off, Li Changhe went to People's Literature to submit a manuscript.

In addition, Li Changhe had other intentions for coming to People's Literature.

When he arrived at the door, Li Changhe greeted the guard.

Liu Jianqing had already helped Li Changhe to get a pass, so now he didn't have to make up a lie to deceive the security guard.

On the contrary, as Li Changhe wandered around when he had nothing to do, he became quite familiar with the security department at the gate.

Li Changhe arrived at Liu Jianqing's office with familiarity and knocked on the door.

Liu Jianqing looked up at Li Changhe standing at the door and said with a smile, "Just come in if you're here. Why are you knocking on the door?"

"Etiquette cannot be abolished! Editor-in-Chief Liu, this is the manuscript for this time."

Li Changhe took out the manuscript and handed it to Liu Jianqing.

Liu Jianqing took it and took a few glances at the story. Knowing that it was similar to the previous one, he put it on the table.

"Okay, I'll give you a bill later."

"Don't worry, Editor Liu. I have something else I want to ask you and Editor Zhang. Is Editor Zhang here?"

Li Changhe said seriously at this time.

"Oh, I'll go to his office and take a look." Liu Jianqing then got up and went to Zhang Guangnian's office, and came back after a while.

"You're lucky. Lao Zhang has to go out in half an hour. We still have time. Let's go together."

Li Changhe stood up and went to Zhang Guangnian's office with Liu Jianqing.

In the office, Zhang Guangnian was reading a document. After Liu Jianqing and Li Changhe came in, Zhang Guangnian just waved his hand.

"You guys take a seat first!"

After a few minutes, after reading it, Zhang Guangnian put down the document and looked at Li Changhe.

"Changhe, Jianqing said you have something to talk to me about?"

Li Changhe nodded and said seriously, "It's like this, Editor-in-Chief Zhang, Editor-in-Chief Liu, I have a new creative idea, but I don't know if it's suitable to be published now."

"So I would like to ask you two to give me some advice."

"Tell me about your new creative ideas."

Zhang Guangnian looked at Li Changhe with interest at this time and asked gently.

Liu Jianqing also listened attentively.

Li Changhe organized his words and said, "My idea is actually related to my major and also to foreign countries."

"At present, this is a general direction. I want to write about the rise of some foreign countries, such as Portugal and Spain, and how they became world powers during the Age of Exploration."

"The entire series may include several countries, including France, Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, etc."

"I'm currently thinking of writing a series called 'The Rise of Great Powers', but I don't know if the higher authorities will allow publication of this type of subject matter."

What Li Changhe was talking about was the documentary "The Rise of Great Powers" produced by CCTV in later generations.

Of course, he couldn't memorize The Rise of Great Powers, and he couldn't remember it.

But again, it is enough for him to know the core of "The Rise of Great Powers".

As long as he knows the core, he can find information and data to fill it in himself.

"It's related to foreign affairs!"

After listening to Li Changhe's words, Zhang Guangnian showed a thoughtful look on his face, and shook his head after a moment.

"Changhe, I can only say that, at the moment, topics like yours, especially those involving foreign countries, are not suitable for publication in public magazines."

"But the idea you mentioned is indeed a very good one. We are currently lacking works with such themes."

"Well, I'll find a chance to ask the higher-ups about this topic and give you a feel for it. Let's see what their attitude is."

Li Changhe had actually anticipated Zhang Guangnian's rejection.

After all, it is only February 1978, and China and the United States will not establish diplomatic relations until next year. At this time, it is obviously very difficult to publish foreign-related topics.

Rejection is the normal operation, and approval is abnormal.

"It's okay. I'm not in a hurry. Besides, I may need to slowly check some of the information here. If it really doesn't pass, I can just not write it."

Li Changhe was not discouraged at all and spoke calmly.

Seeing Li Changhe's expression, Zhang Guangnian nodded. He did hear some rumors, but it was not appropriate to tell Li Changhe now.

After leaving Zhang Guangnian's office, Liu Jianqing took Li Changhe to the corridor on the side, then lit a cigarette and said to Li Changhe in comfort:

"Changhe, don't be discouraged. I'll give you some inside information. I heard that this time the Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Writers Association have resumed their relationship, and the two opinions are very conflicting."

"But in general, some ideas are going to be broken. I guess by then, people won't be so taboo about foreign things. As for you, just wait and see."

Li Changhe nodded: "Don't worry, Editor Liu, I understand."

In fact, he had not originally intended to publish "The Rise of Great Powers". The reason he mentioned it today was simply to foreshadow his plan here.

These are all evidence that he will do something "accidentally" in the future!
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