Shopkeeper Ning was sitting in front of the desk, writing something furiously.
Kaisef sat next to Shopkeeper Ning, finished writing a page, and placed it on Shopkeeper Ning's left hand side.
This is exactly the process of Kasef writing the first draft and shopkeeper Ning polishing it.
It was written about nothing else, but the Jin family's drama with all the female protagonists.
Having just finished writing a chapter, shopkeeper Ning picked up the script he had written and put it aside.
Just when the two of them were working together tacitly, the book boy outside came in: "Mr. Ning, there is someone outside who wants to see you."
Shopkeeper Ning put down the pen in his hand and said to Kessef beside him: "I have an appointment with the editor of the Northwest Evening News today. I'll be back soon."
Kaisef, on the other hand, was so immersed in his creation of the play that he couldn't help himself. Hearing what Shopkeeper Ning said, he didn't even raise his head.
Shopkeeper Ning washed the ink on his hands before going to the front hall.
The editor-in-chief of the Northwest Evening News has a standard slicked back haircut and is sitting in the front hall of Hongyin Bookstore. He wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose. He looks like a serious person.
Shopkeeper Ning stepped forward and said, "We've been waiting for you for a long time."
"Mr. Ning, if that's what you are talking about, it's me who came to visit you. I should have disturbed you." The editor-in-chief's voice was just like his own, speaking in an official tone, as if he were a scholar.
Shopkeeper Ning showed a polite smile on his face: "It's still your compliment to me. I should be the one to come to the door for such a thing."
"No, Mr. Ning is a master of talent promotion. I, Fei An, am just a scholar. How can I dare to praise myself like this?"
There was a smile on Fei An's face, but when it fell into Shopkeeper Ning's eyes, it just made him feel extremely sick.
In Fei An's face, he only saw a strong sense of utilitarianism, not the cultivation of a scholar at all.
And his outfit is just a skin to make people respect him, nothing more.
But Shopkeeper Ning had been in the officialdom for about ten years, so naturally he would not show his thoughts on his face. It was for this reason that Fei An thought that Shopkeeper Ning was a scholar who had declined and was just in Yongzhou.
A bookstore opened here.
Shopkeeper Ning's ability to read people's minds is much worse than Chen Jinjun's. If Chen Jinjun can grasp the direction of people's hearts, then Ning Zikai can see through people's most authentic thoughts.
This is the difference between officialdom and shopping malls.
"I heard that Mr. Fei came to Hongyin Bookstore because Mr. Shao recommended me?" Shopkeeper Ning frowned.
Ever since I arrived at Hongyin Bookstore, I have never used such words to others.
Thinking of this, shopkeeper Ning couldn't help but curse secretly in his heart.
This Feian is just the editor-in-chief of a newspaper, just pretending like this. If this newspaper belongs to him, wouldn't he not even know how to look at people?
Fei An looked at Ning Zikai's gentle and elegant appearance and couldn't help but look down upon him: "Our newspaper office still respects scholars like you very much."
"Especially since you are still in Yongzhou. In recent years, Yongzhou has been in the northwest, and it can be said to be second to none."
Fei An looked straight at Shopkeeper Ning Man without concealing his purpose at all.
Ning Zikai could see through his appearance at a glance, but he just wanted to reveal some things about Yongzhou, and he also wanted to look like he was flattering.
I didn’t read a few books by sages, but I learned all about the shortcomings of officialdom.
"Mr. Fei is right. When I first came to Yongzhou City, the scene was not what it is now."
Shopkeeper Ning smiled extremely modestly.
He clearly knew that Yongzhou could not be what it is today without the cooperation of his boss and Marshal Huo, but he still didn't understand Fei An's true purpose.
"I heard that Miss Chen is behind your bookcase?"
Shopkeeper Ning keenly noticed that when he talked about Chen Jinjun, Fei An's eyes flashed with a hint of calculation.
This couldn't help but make Shopkeeper Ning become more wary.
What exactly does Feian have in mind?
"You are right. In today's world, without the help of Miss Chen, Hongyin Bookstore would not be able to support so many people and books."
Shopkeeper Ning clearly knows that just the set of precious ancient books in his library has completely offset Hongyin Bookstore's income over the years, not to mention other book collections and so many manpower to support?
If it weren't for the powerful Chen family, Hongyin Bookstore would have disappeared in the turbulent capital city back then.
"In that case, Mr. Ning and Miss Chen should be familiar with each other." Fei An seemed to have caught some loophole in shopkeeper Ning's words, and smiled meaningfully.
Fei An knew that for a person like Chen Jinjun and a woman, it was not Fei An's style not to do something about her.
This is also the reason why the Northwest Evening News has been able to maintain its presence in the Northwest for so many years. Not everyone likes to read current affairs, but there are still some people who like to read gossip about celebrities.
If it weren't for this, Fei An might not have known about Ning Zikai.
Shopkeeper Ning immediately grimaced: "Oh, I am quite familiar, but not that familiar."
This Feian doesn't hide it at all. His behavior is not like a newspaper literati, but more like a profit-seeking businessman.
It's just that what the businessman gets is money, and he, Feian, gets people's attention.
Shopkeeper Ning's heart was full of sorrow. Such a person was actually the editor-in-chief of the Northwest Evening News. Every day, he thought about how to excerpt a few words from the lives of these celebrities, fabricate them a little, and then attract the attention of the general public.
Sure enough, Fei An's next sentence was: "Then I still have to ask shopkeeper Ning to write a column about Miss Chen."
He smiled meaningfully, which made shopkeeper Ning feel sick in his heart.
Ning Zikai naturally did not want to associate with such a person, but he talked about his employer's affairs.
He knew that if he didn't do it, then Fei An would find someone else, and then the right to speak would not be with the Chen family, but with Fei An.
After just thinking for a moment, shopkeeper Ning had already made a decision in his mind: "Okay, I'll write it, but I don't know when Mr. Fei will ask for it?"
Shopkeeper Ning slowly twirled his fingers and silently looked at Fei An, who looked well-dressed, but was actually a dirty look.
Although my boss is the largest businessman in the northwest, if I have to look for lace from under her skirt just because my boss is a woman...
Such people are not worthy of making a fuss.
"The faster the better, the faster the better." Feian said excitedly twice.
Only God knows that I have found many people for Chen Jinjun's article, just to be able to write an article that can attract people's attention.
He still found such a talent!
Looking at Shopkeeper Ning in front of him, Fei An felt very comfortable. As long as he got Ning Zikai's article, he had the final say on how to process it?
But he didn't know that shopkeeper Ning had already seen through his dirty thoughts.
But Ning Zikai still had a look of resignation on his face: "Then I will definitely write a true manuscript."
He looked at Fei An with an upright face, which made Fei An couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
But being able to get the manuscript about Chen Jinjun was already great news. He didn't have any extra time to waste here with shopkeeper Ning.
After exchanging pleasantries, Fei An took his leave.
Shopkeeper Ning stood at the door of Hein Data, looked at Fei An's back, and curled his lips in disdain.