Wang Gang took the train to the capital at noon the next day.
This is the first time he has left Jichun City in this world. This time he went to the capital mainly for two things.
The first thing is to find a house. The family will live in the capital for four years and it will be inconvenient not to have a house.
Wang Gang also considered buying a house, but finally decided to wait.
Nowadays, houses are not allowed to be bought and sold. Wang Gang knew most of the houses he bought in Jichun before and asked Cai Xiaoguang's father for help, so the risk was relatively small.
It's different in the capital. As a foreigner buying a house, the risk is too great, and you are likely to be cheated.
The second thing was that Wang Gang made an appointment with people from Xiangjiang Newspaper to meet in the capital to discuss the publication of The Condor.
The serialization of "The Condor" ended three months ago. The response was very good. Wenbao immediately started serializing the second part of "The Condor" and paid a high royalties of 80 per thousand words.
The reason why the newspaper paid so much money was because Condor Shooting was so popular and the copyright was in Wang Gang's hands, so they had nothing to do.
Another reason is that Wang Gang promised to give the newspaper "Shooting the Condor" the priority publishing rights.
Two months ago, we received a letter from the newspaper, hoping to have an interview with Wang Gang, so Wang Gang chose to meet in the capital, which was convenient for both parties.
When Jichun arrived in the capital, Wang Gang took the train for two days and two nights. Fortunately, he didn't lack money and bought a sleeper ticket.
After getting off the train, Wang Gang saw Feng Huacheng.
"Bingkun, here." Feng Huacheng also saw Wang Gang and waved.
Wang Gang didn't see Zhou Rong and walked directly to Feng Huacheng carrying a small bag.
"Bingkun, thank you for your hard work. Are you hungry? Why don't we go eat first." Feng Huacheng enthusiastically wanted to help carry the bags, but Wang Gang refused.
"Let's go see the house first and then eat!" Wang Gang said calmly.
Feng Huacheng smiled and said: "Okay, I have my eye on three houses. Where should we look first?"
Wang Gang asked Feng Huacheng to help him find a house because he didn't know anyone else in the capital.
Of course, this help is not free. Wang Gang and Feng Huacheng agreed to give him thirty yuan as a favor.
After Zhou Rong found out about this, she even had a quarrel with Feng Huacheng. The couple had a cold war for several days, so Zhou Rong did not come to pick up Wang Gang this time.
"Your sister has to go to work today, and I made an agreement with her to have dinner at our house tonight." Feng Huacheng rode his bicycle and took Wang Gang to the first house.
Wang Gang sat behind and raised his eyebrows, thinking that Zhou Rong must not want to see her now!
Wang Gang did very well in the college entrance examination, ranking third in the province and was admitted to the School of Liberal Arts of Peking University.
Zhou Rong deviated from the original work and performed abnormally in the college entrance examination. Although she passed the score line, she was far from the admission line of Qingbei.
In fact, Wang Gang also knows the reason for this result.
Zhou Rong had to send Jichun sixteen yuan every month, so she could only work and study part-time, so she didn't study well.
She wanted too much to prove that she was better than Wang Gang, and put too much pressure on herself. She was so nervous during the college entrance examination that she developed a low-grade fever, which greatly affected her condition, and she eventually performed abnormally.
Zhou Rong almost cried when she checked her scores. Later, she heard about Wang Gang's and Zheng Juan's scores, especially that Zheng Juan had been admitted to a key university like Beijing Normal University.
Zhou Rong lost her composure at all and even had no shame to return to Jichun.
This time Wang Gang came to the capital, Zhou Rong deliberately avoided him, always feeling that she would be humiliated by Wang Gang after meeting him.
In fact, Wang Gang didn't care what Zhou Rong thought at all, let alone have a meal with her.
"I have something to do tonight. Once the house is settled, I will go to Quanjude for an appointment." Wang Gang said to Feng Huacheng.
"What's going on! Do you want my help?" Feng Huacheng asked subconsciously.
"I made an appointment with the editor of Xiangjiang Newspaper for dinner tonight." Wang Gang said calmly.
When Feng Huacheng heard this, his car almost overturned.
"Editor from Xiangjiang?" Feng Huacheng stopped the car in the middle of the road and turned to Wang Gang.
Wang Gang didn't sit firmly and jumped directly from the car. Fortunately, it was a bicycle.
"Look at the road." Wang Gang complained a little.
"I'm sorry, I'm so surprised." Feng Huacheng said.
Wang Gang shook his head and said: "How far is the house? Otherwise, we can walk there."
Feng Huacheng came to his senses and said: "The house is not far away, just in front. It only takes five minutes to walk there."
Wang Gang stopped sitting on his bicycle and walked forward. Feng Huacheng came over pushing the bicycle and asked: "Bingkun, do you really know the editor of Xiangjiang Newspaper?"
"My novel was serialized in the Xiangjiang Newspaper. We used to communicate through letters, but now we are more relaxed! So Xiangjiang sent people over," Wang Gang explained.
Feng Huacheng lowered his head, his eyes flickering, wondering what he was thinking.
He used to think that Wang Gang was cheating Li Suhua and that all his money was earned through speculation and not following the right path.
"Bingkun, can you introduce me to the editor of Xiangjiang Newspaper this evening?" Feng Huacheng thought for a long time and finally raised his head and said.
"Do you also have articles you want to publish?" Wang Gang asked.
Feng Huacheng's eyes flashed with enthusiasm.
"I have written a few poems recently and want to give them a try," Feng Huacheng said confidently.
Wang Gang twisted his lips, not thinking that the Xiangjiang editor would like poetry, but he still said: "Then you can come in the evening!"
Feng Huacheng became excited. He believed that with his talent, he would surely win the favor of the editor in Xiangjiang. Once his article was published in a newspaper in Xiangjiang, it would be a huge honor and would be extremely beneficial to his future development.
The two of them came to the first house with their own thoughts.
It was a small courtyard house located in an alley, not far from the front door, and the area was not small, with four rooms.
The landlord was an old man and he seemed nice, but Wang Gang didn't like the house.
The house was too old and had no water supply. The old man was so confident that he offered an extremely high price.
Wang Gang didn't even pay back the price, and left directly with Feng Huacheng, heading to the second house.
It was a building, just a tube building, with a shared kitchen and toilet. The area was not large, and it was considered to be two rooms, so the price was quite right.
The landlord is a middle-aged woman, a typical Northeastern person, very enthusiastic, and she keeps promoting how nice her house is, but Wang Gang still doesn't like it because it's too small.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The third house is further away. Wang Gang and Feng Huacheng went there by bus.
The house is located on the second floor. The homeowner is an engineer in a large factory, and the house is allocated by the factory.
The landlord is in his forties, polite, wearing glasses, and I heard he is a college student named Li Wenxin.
Wang Gang fell in love with the house at first sight, but he didn't show it on his face.
The house has four bedrooms and one living room, with an area of more than 140 square meters. The floors are widely separated. It is not only bright and spacious, but also has a good floor. It does not matter if Li Suhua has limited legs and feet.
"Comrade Li, why do you want to rent a house? I think your house is quite good, but you haven't lived in it yet?" Wang Gang asked Li Wenxin to test.
Li Wenxin sighed and said, "If it weren't for the fact that my family couldn't help it, I wouldn't rent out the new house."
Feng Huacheng said: "Wen Xin is a friend of mine. Something happened at home recently. Her wife is seriously ill and her monthly medical bills are quite high. In order to treat the illness, he wants to earn some money from rent."
Wang Gang asked curiously: "What kind of disease is it? If the disease is cured, will the house no longer be rented?"
Li Wenxin heard this and said quickly: "No, I plan to rent the house for a long time, at least three years, and we can sign a lease."
Feng Huacheng said to Wang Gang: "Wenxin's wife's illness is quite troublesome. She needs to take medicine for a long time, and the monthly medical expenses are not low."
Wang Gang nodded and said: "Comrade Li, I really like your house. Since you are my brother-in-law's friend, I won't beat around the bush.
I want to rent it for four years, with a monthly rent of 25 yuan, and I can pay you one year's rent in advance."
When Li Wenxin heard this, he immediately became excited. 25 yuan was a lot, enough for an ordinary worker to earn a month's salary, and he could directly pay a year's rent, which was nearly 300 yuan, which could solve his urgent need.
"We will sign the lease immediately." Li Wenxin said hurriedly.
Wang Gang nodded, then took out paper and pen from his bag, and wrote a simple lease on the spot, in duplicate.
After the lease was signed, Wang Gang gave Li Wenxin a copy and gave him three hundred yuan directly.
After taking the money, Li Wenxin didn't count it, just wrapped it in a handkerchief and put it into the hidden pocket of his clothes.
"By the way, this house was allocated to me by the factory, so it cannot be rented out. If anyone asks in the future, just say that you are a relative of my hometown in Sichuan Province, and you are temporarily living here for school." Li Wenxin collected the money, and suddenly
Thinking of something, he said.
Wang Gang felt even more relieved when he heard that Li Wenxin was a trustworthy person.
After the house was finalized, Wang Gang was no longer in a hurry and planned to buy some furniture and daily necessities first.
There is nothing in Li Wenxin's house and no one has ever lived there. Wang Gang has to buy everything by himself.
Fortunately, he has money in his pocket, so everything is easy to handle.
Feng Huacheng originally wanted to help, but he wanted to go home first to pick up his creations, so Wang Gang simply asked him to go directly to Quanjude in the evening.
