Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

As the editor-in-chief of "Oriental Daily", Xu Jixin has been serving here since the founding of "Oriental Daily".

In thirteen years, from ordinary editor to chief editor, Xu Jixin can be said to have experienced all the big and small events of "Oriental Daily".

When Ma Xiru and Ma Xizhen fled to Treasure Island, "Oriental Daily" suddenly faced a huge dilemma.

As Ma Xiru's right-hand man, Xu Jixin did not change jobs to other newspapers, but continued to stay at Oriental Daily.

Although the sales volume of the newspaper has been somewhat lower than before in the past two years, thanks to the efforts of Xu Jixin and others, the Oriental Daily has been able to maintain its position in Hong Kong. This is actually not an easy task.

After going to work every day, when Xu Jixin arrives at the office, he must first finish the unfinished work yesterday, then start arranging today's work, and then start reading the manuscripts that have been screened by the editors below.

Just as he arrived at the office and was still processing documents, the intercom phone on Xu Jixin's desk suddenly rang.

I picked up the phone and heard that it was Ma Shaoqiang. He didn't say anything, and just asked him to come over.

For this young boss, when Oriental Daily was facing a leaderless situation, he took over the position of general manager.

Although Ma Shaoqiang became the general manager, he did not give random orders. Any important matters were discussed with everyone.

Moreover, he always respects old ministers like Xu Jixin very much, which is why "Oriental Daily" can run so well.

When Xu Jixin came to Ma Shaoqiang's office, Ma Shaoqiang immediately said with a smile.

"Uncle Xu, come and read this novel."

The first draft of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" was placed on Ma Shaoqiang's desk. Xu Jixin walked over and took a look. He first glanced at the title of the book and then picked up the manuscript.

""Legend of Sword and Fairy"? Who wrote it?"

Xu Jixin found it strange that Ma Shaoqiang was usually responsible for administrative matters and he rarely participated in writing business.

So he suddenly showed himself a novel, which made Xu Jixin feel very strange.

"This novel is incredible. It was written by Lin Daoqiu and Huang Ying."

Xu Jixin, who had his head lowered and had not yet opened the novel, raised his head when he heard Ma Shaoqiang say this and looked at him in surprise.

"Lin Daoqiu? Is that the boss of New Oriental?"

Xu Jixin didn't know how many times he had heard the name Lin Daoqiu.

Although he hasn't had the chance to meet him yet, Xu Jixin feels that this young man's experience can be described as a legend.

I came to Hong Kong at the age of 18, and within half a year, I made "Master Qian", which broke the box office record of Hong Kong movies.

After that, it can be said that he prospered in the film and television industry, and later became internationally famous and became the most famous film producer among Chinese people.

A big shot like him doesn't need to make money by writing manuscripts. So how did Ma Shaoqiang get this novel?

"Mr. Lin invited me out for tea yesterday, and then handed me the manuscript of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy". After reading it, I thought the novel was very good, so I wanted to get it serialized in "Oriental Daily News." Mr. Lin also

Agreed."

Regarding the book "Legend of Sword and Fairy", Ma Shaoqiang is not sure whether it will be a hit or not.

After reading it, he thought the review was pretty good, but as for whether readers would buy it, that wasn't something he needed to worry about.

Just the three words "Lin Daoqiu" can attract a lot of people's attention, so he doesn't need to worry about sales.

However, whether it can sell well in the end depends on the quality of the novel. As long as it is not too bad, Ma Shaoqiang believes that this "Legend of Sword and Fairy" will definitely bring a group of loyal readers to "Oriental Daily".

Xu Jixin nodded, then opened the book "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" and started reading.

As for the ability to appreciate novels, Ma Shaoqiang can't keep up with Xu Jixin even if he is a pat on the back. After all, as the editor-in-chief of "Oriental Daily", Xu Jixin reads hundreds of novels every year.

Without any ability, Xu Jixin would not have been able to secure his position as editor-in-chief of this newspaper.

Different from the routines of ordinary martial arts novels, the storyline of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is very compact.

To be honest, this is a decent novel, but if submitted through normal channels, Xu Jixin is not sure whether it will pass the preliminary review of the screenwriter.

But because this book was written by Lin Daoqiu, Xu Jixin would certainly not refuse to serialize it in Oriental Daily as long as the quality was somewhat acceptable.

But as he looked at it, Xu Jixin suddenly discovered that this novel seemed different from martial arts novels.

"This "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is different from the current martial arts novels."

Xu Jixin raised his head and looked at Ma Shaoqiang with a puzzled expression on his face.

"Mr. Lin said that this novel is not a martial arts novel, but a fairy tale novel."

"Xianxia novel? Is it the type of novel "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman" written by Huanzhu Louzhu?"

Xu Jixin has read many novels, and of course he has also read "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman" by Huanzhu Louzhu.

Ma Shaoqiang has never read "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman", so he doesn't know what the relationship between this "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is and that book.

"Mr. Lin only said that this book belongs to the genre of Xianxia. As for "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman" that Uncle Xu mentioned, I have not read it, so I dare not make any inferences."

As long as Lin Daoqiu doesn't plagiarize, that's fine. As for whether it's the same genre as "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman", that's not something Ma Shaoqiang needs to worry about.

"I'm just asking casually. If Mr. Lin's "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" can be a big seller, I'm afraid he will have another title as the number one immortal in the future."

Although Xu Jixin said so, he actually had no idea whether "Legend of Sword and Fairy" would be a hit.

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In the early morning, countless office workers and students flocked to the bus station from various places to wait for the bus and prepare to catch the bus.

Office workers who are accustomed to having a newspaper in hand will go to the newsstands and street stalls nearby to look for their favorite reading materials while waiting for the bus.

"Ming Pao", "Sing Tao Daily", "Oriental Daily", and other newspapers and magazines have all become the targets of their search.

Aqiang is an ordinary office worker. As a loyal reader of "Oriental Daily", he usually has the habit of buying a copy of "Oriental Daily" while waiting for the bus.

As usual, Aqiang bought a copy of "Oriental Daily" from the newsstand today. After reading the headlines, he opened the supplement of the newspaper and suddenly discovered that a new martial arts novel was serialized today.

""Legend of Sword and Fairy", Lin...Lin Daoqiu..."