NOVEL NEXT Chapter 347: 347 thank you
Just a few days later, as the weekend neared, Liu Zhizhong started feeling a bit excited.
After all, he had to accompany Ma Qingqing to the Provincial City again to visit her father, so good things were approaching.
On Thursday morning, just as Liu Zhizhong arrived at the office, the City Committee Office issued an internal notice, the kind not recorded in office files.
It was forwarded to him by the head of the City Government Office, and upon seeing it, he really felt helpless.
Damn Zhang Hongyang, he works too fast!
In less than two weeks, "County Government Office - East of the Clear River's Water and Pure Sand," was published, with an initial print of fifty thousand copies, priced at 66 yuan, published by the well-known Mountain Language Publishing House in the Provincial City.
So quickly, they had obtained the publishing number, completed the print run successfully, and it had already made its way to bookstores throughout the province.
The requirement from the City Committee Office was that all government and enterprise units in Yangzhou had to uniformly order, ensuring one copy per person.
Obviously, the expense of ordering books would come from office funds, not out of personal pockets.
As a powerful political family, the Zhang Family would, of course, fully promote and create momentum for a book by Zhang Hongyang within Yangzhou.
Even, within two weeks according to the notice from the City Committee, they planned to hold a seminar on Comrade Zhang Hongyang's works.
This damn thing, he's really made a fortune under the protection of his privileges.
Not only did he make money, but he also gained fame, and even embellished his political achievements.
Actually, the most frustrated and helpless person had to be Liu Zhizhong!
The book, he typed out word by word, of course, based on the data and materials provided by Zhang Hongyang from Shadong County.
This half-autobiographical, half-narrative novel, a total of 350,000 words, was indeed wonderfully written, a labor of pride for Liu Zhizhong, yet damn it, it ended up as a wedding gown for Zhang Hongyang.
Tell me, isn't that frustrating?
By Friday afternoon, Liu Zhizhong was entirely gloomy.
Because Zhang Hongyang had also hired an internet troll to promote his book which really caught fire, selling out immediately, leading to an additional print run of 500,000 copies.
Even so, it seemed like it still wasn't enough, and they continued to print more.
Because a Provincial Newspaper commentator praised the book highly, saying it was a rare good work in recent years that dealt with anti-corruption, economic development, and focusing on people's livelihood during the new era.
The Provincial Newspaper called on Party members and officials to earnestly study the spirit of the book and appreciate its stories. This just forced people to buy the book, and they also had to step up efforts to combat piracy.
Now, Zhang Hongyang was ridiculously famous, proudly accepting interviews from various reporters, recalling the contents of the book and his struggles in Shadong, often moved to tears when he spoke.
His positive public persona was established!
Liu Zhizhong had to admire it; this damn guy must have put in a lot of effort, memorizing the book's content off by heart perfectly!
Liu Zhizhong was truly suffocating with frustration and found himself rushing into Zhang Yue Xing's office for comfort on Friday afternoon.
Zhang Yuxing was surprised by the success of the book, and of course, she admired her man's talent even more, but how could she comfort him?
In Zhang Yuxing's luxurious lounge, she took the initiative, letting Liu Zhizhong do some things.
Liu Zhizhong's passionate actions provided some consolation amidst these circumstances.
At that moment, it was even more exciting than when, after Zhang Yuxing's relatives left, Liu Zhizhong sneaked into her home one night. After all, this was happening in the Mayor's office, where both a sense of achievement and vanity inflated.
Zhang Yuxing also felt extremely satisfied, especially when Zhang Hongyang's call came through to Liu Zhizhong's mobile.
Standing by the bed, Liu Zhizhong, holding one of Zhang Yuxing's slender legs, picked up the phone and laughed, "Hey, Yue Xing, my great nephew's calling, should I answer or shall I answer?"
"Ah? Don't... don't answer…" Zhang Yuxing was somewhat panicked, breathing heavily, her jade arm reaching out to grab Liu Zhizhong's mobile!
But Liu Zhizhong said, "You keep quiet, just quietly enjoy life. I still need to answer! Now that County Head Zhang ranks among those most skilled at writing, and he's quite the celebrity, I've got to show some respect, haha..."
After saying that, he actually answered the call on speakerphone.
Zhang Yuxing was shocked, helpless, her hands covering her mouth, she could only listen, even as her mouth was occupied with eating.
Liu Zhizhong thrusted slowly and moaned, Zhang Hongyang's arrogant voice abruptly filled the phone.
"Ah, Comrade Zhizhong, you've been working hard!"
Liu Zhizhong shifted a bit, enjoying it, "Hard work? What's up, County Head Zhang? Just speak, I'm rather busy right now!"
Zhang Yuxing was clearly delighted but dared not make a sound.
"Haha... my book's such a hit, you've played a big part! Now here I am, calling to express my thanks, seems appropriate, right? Haha, as you're tasked, you just gotta do it, right?"
"Haha, of course!" Liu Zhizhong had to exert a little more effort and moved again, "And your second point?"
Zhang Yuxing nearly cried out.
"Well, you know, my book's too hot right now. At the moment, I'm in the city, just finished signing the film rights, handed them over to director Feng Xiaoyue to make into an anti-corruption TV drama, already got the name 'County Government Office'. And for this script adaptation, as I'm quite busy, naturally, I recommended you, huh... You damn guy, I've got you working again, you wouldn't dare not do it, would you?"