Beijing, Monday, drizzling.
It was rare to sweep away the summer heat, Shi Qinglan put away her umbrella and shook off some water drops.
Then she pushed open the glass door of the editorial office and made a cup of coffee, which is a must-have for workers, in the tea room.
She put on her glasses and started her daily manuscript reading session.
After a weekend, a lot of manuscripts have piled up in her mailbox.
But what surprised her most was that Jiang Lai finally sent the big cake he had drawn before.
Without further ado, Shi Qinglan clicked on the download and began to read word by word.
It didn't take long for her to get attracted to it.
A strange case, a cruel murderer, a fearless female police officer, and an elegant and dangerous prisoner.
Compared with Jiang Lai's previous work, this long novel focuses on the characters.
Use the plot to shape the characters.
Although there are not many characters, each of them has a distinct personality and is vivid on the paper.
The story came to an abrupt end in the middle, leaving Shi Qinglan feeling lost.
It was as if a man with an indifferent face was sitting opposite her.
The scalpel-like eyes pierced through her skin, accurately and elegantly analyzing her heart.
Although she hadn't seen all of it, Shi Qinglan was sure that this was undoubtedly an excellent work.
She even had an impulse to go directly to the publishing house that cooperated with "Story" and publish the book as a physical book.
"Qinglan, let's go, the weekly meeting is about to start." A colleague next to her left the office with a notebook, and reminded Shi Qinglan, who looked a little confused.
"I'll go right away."
Shi Qinglan came to her senses, picked up a pen and paper, and quickly followed.
"Story" editorial department, first conference room.
"First, let me talk about last month's sales performance. It's pretty good. We need to keep it up."
"The next thing is about the split of the journal. The short and medium-length stories and long serials are divided into two separate journals. The short and medium-length stories will still be published half a month, while the long novels will be published weekly."
"Does anyone have any opinions? Tell us."
Putting down the report in his hand, Xiang Yuan looked up at everyone.
Because it was a very important change, basically all the staff except the administrative department were present.
As the editor-in-chief, he also needs to coordinate the work of all departments.
A man raised his hand.
"Now we don't have many authors who can produce long novels stably, and the production capacity may not keep up."
"If there are not enough, go out and find them. As for funds, the budget is sufficient this time."
...
Shi Qinglan quietly watched the discussion of everyone, but she was still thinking about Jiang Lai's manuscript in her mind.
If nothing unexpected happens, it will definitely be adopted.
After the meeting, Shi Qinglan and Editor-in-Chief Deng returned to the office together.
"Qinglan, you should ask those authors recently if there are any who can write serialized long stories. You don't need to send me the long stories."
"Editor-in-Chief Deng, why is that?" Shi Qinglan was slightly stunned and asked.
"It's the first book after the split, so it has to be done better. All the long stories should be sent to Editor-in-Chief Xiang, and then all the editors-in-chief will be called together for collective review."
Shi Qinglan nodded. She could understand this approach.
Generally speaking, a manuscript needs to be reviewed three times.
Editor, deputy editor-in-chief, editor-in-chief.
The editor-in-chief is responsible for the last review before the magazine is printed and sold.
However, Shi Qinglan's current editing team only has her and Editor-in-Chief Deng, and the speed of passing the manuscript is much faster than those large editing teams.
Shi Qinglan read Jiang Lai's manuscript again, and then forwarded it directly to Editor-in-Chief Xiang's email.
Not long after, there were quite a few people in the conference room.
At a glance, they were the editors-in-chief of each editing group.
Shi Qinglan sat aside, watching them discuss the manuscript on the projection fiercely.
It was the manuscript of "The Silence of the Lambs" that she submitted.
"It's a good work, but the crime theme is probably not suitable for the first one."
"Suspense is also a kind of novel, what's wrong with it?"
"The plot design and character creation are very clever, I think it can be put first."
"Qinglan, is this really a new author who submitted a manuscript for the first time? Judging from the writing style and the eye-catching structure, he is definitely a veteran."
Shi Qinglan nodded, anyway, that's what Jiang Lai said.
As for whether it was a vest of a certain big boss, she was also curious.
"It's OK as long as the work is good enough. As for the theme and safety review, I'll talk about it."
Everyone talked a lot, and finally the editor-in-chief made the final decision, and directly finalized "The Silence of the Lambs" as the first long-form publication.
"Qinglan, has this author signed a contract?" After the collective review, Xiang Yuan stopped Shi Qinglan."Not yet. The other party has no intention to sign a contract." Shi Qinglan shook her head slightly.
Xiang Yuan touched his chin. He had a hunch that this person must be caught.
If it is really a newcomer, then he is definitely a good seedling picked from thousands of people.
"Try to negotiate. You can mention the benefits and so on. It's okay to increase the signing fee."
The implication is to tell Shi Qinglan that even if the money is increased, she should try her best to sign this author.
But Shi Qinglan always has a feeling that the other party is not unwilling to sign the contract because of the cost issue.
But since the leader has spoken, she must continue to try hard.
Shi Qinglan walked back to the office quickly, ready to have a good chat with Jiang Lai again.
After all, there is nothing difficult in the world, but I am afraid that there is not enough money...
On Sunday, the weather in Jiangcheng suddenly changed, and the scorching sun disappeared without a trace.
The sky was very gloomy, and it seemed that a heavy rain was inevitable.
Jiang Shi took back all the clothes hanging outside.
She could already feel the dampness in the air, making her clothes a little sticky.
Then she closed the window to prevent the wind from blowing rain into the house.
She had planned to go out for a stroll on her bicycle, but now she could only stay at home.
With nothing to do, Jiang Shi found some novels from under the bed that her original body had collected.
But they were all light novels with girlish style.
After flipping through a few books, Jiang Shi lost interest. They really didn't suit her taste.
So she threw them back under the bed to collect dust.
Lying back on the bed, Jiang Shi thought about the chat she had with editor Qinglan yesterday.
The other party seemed to value her very much and directly said that the signing fee could be negotiated in person.
This meant that they could jump out of the company's rules and regulations and give her a higher salary.
This made Jiang Shi a little flattered. In total, she had only contributed to "Story" twice.
It seemed a little strange that the other party was so active in trying to win her over.
If the other party knew that she was just a freshman in high school, I wonder what he would think.
The conditions offered by the other party were also very tempting to Jiang Shi.
But signing a contract is not a simple matter, and it needs to be discussed offline.
Moreover, she is a minor, and she probably needs a guardian to accompany her to sign the contract.
It's really hard to choose... Jiang Shi rolled from one end of the bed to the other.
If she refuses, the real money will fly away from her eyes.
Jiang Shi sat up suddenly from the bed, otherwise... give it a try?
Meet this editor?
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