I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 319 Find me the best literary translator!

The editor-in-chief of Al Press, Al Press, probably understands.

Probably because of his high recognition of his works, this writer insisted on publishing his works with Ayer Press, right?
However, the more this writer is like this, the more Al feels a great responsibility to live up to this excellent work, this noble writer.

So Al struggled for a while, and once again declined.

"al: Mr. I, thank you for your recognition of me and my publishing house. I really like this work, so I don't want this excellent work to be delayed in my hands."

"al: If possible, I would like to recommend another publishing house to you, a publishing house with a larger scale and stronger operational capabilities.

al: I don't want this excellent work to be buried. "

I am really a bit stubborn as the editor-in-chief of Al.

But Ji Zhuo is not afraid of this book being buried, what he pursues is this book being buried.

So Ji Zhuo replied the message again.

"Clumsy and Uncommon: Mr. Al, I think, if this work is really good enough, then he won't be buried so easily.

al: This work is of course excellent enough!It's just... I'm worried...

Clumsy and extraordinary: then there is nothing to worry about, since Mr. Ayer has confidence in this work.

Clumsy but uncommon: Then I think, as long as it is given the most common publishing conditions, it can shine by itself.

al: Oh... this..."

Mr. Al was a little confused.

Al, the editor-in-chief who was planning to give up publishing this excellent work for fear of burying this great work,
Started to hesitate again.

A little excited.

As the writer himself put it,
If this work is really excellent, it may not require strong operational capabilities of the publishing house, or it may not require such strong channel capabilities.

Maybe my own publishing house can also publish this excellent, even great work?

Can I preside over the publication of such an excellent work?
Thinking of this, Editor-in-Chief Al became more excited and more entangled.

"Clumsy and Uncommon: Does Mr. Ayer have enough confidence in this work?

al: Of course.

Clumsy and uncommon: Then I have enough confidence in your publishing house. I believe that instead of finding a big publishing house to publish this work, it is better to choose a publishing house that really recognizes this work.

Al: ...Thank you. "

Finally, the editor-in-chief Al chose to agree to publish this excellent work,
It's just that Ji Zhuo's words also made him feel that the responsibility on his shoulders was heavier, a little heavy.

This excellent work has been handed over to him, and his publishing house is responsible for publishing it, but he can't let it be buried!

Editor-in-Chief Al was firm.

"Clumsy and Uncommon: Thank you for choosing to publish my work with your publishing house.

al: In fact, no publishing house can reject Mr. I's excellent work. Thank you again, Mr. I, for choosing our publishing house.

al: Our publishing house will do our best to publish your work well! "

Seeing editor-in-chief Ayer's firm words, Ji Zhuo couldn't help but slow down his heartbeat by half a beat.

It doesn't have to be that way.

"Clumsy and uncommon: No, no. Mr. Ayer doesn't need to be too nervous, just publish normally.

al: This is a must! "

Mr. Al replied firmly again.

Ji Zhuo was silent for a while, forget it, let it be.

……

After confirming that Ji Zhuo's new book "The Ordinary and the Great" is published by Ayre Press,

Naturally, it enters into some publishing conditions.

"al: Mr. I, our publishing house will temporarily obtain the publishing rights of your works for five years.

al: If our publisher bury your work, you can choose another publisher to try again.

al: If we are lucky enough to play some role in the publishing process of your work, we will renew the authorization at that time.

al: Then our publishing house gave you 15% of the royalties for Mr. I, what do you think? "

The editor-in-chief of Al gave a very generous condition,

15.00% royalty share is already very high for a newcomer to 'I',
At the same time, this authorization is only for five years, and it only involves book publishing.

In other words, the copyrights of film and television adaptations are still in Ji Zhuo's own hands.

"Clumsy and uncommon: so be it."

Ji Zhuo thought for a while, and didn't continue to ask for better conditions, so he agreed.

"al: Then I will send the drafted contract to Mr. I later."

The conditions for the authorization of publication were negotiated.

Naturally, I talked about some details.

"al: Then there is the official publication of your work, Mr. I.

al: I take the liberty to ask Mr. I, how long will it take for "The Ordinary and the Great" to be finished.

Clumsy and uncommon: about 20 days.

Al: Well..."

Al thought that Ji Zhuo would finish the draft in 20 days,
It may have been almost finished, or it may be just modifying and polishing some details.

Just nodded.

After all, in his impression, it is not an exaggeration for a writer to write a published work as quickly as half a year, and as slow as a few years.

I don't know anything about Ji Zhuo's coding speed.

"al: After Mr. I finished your manuscript, we will start preparing for the publication of your work, Mr. I.

al: I see that Mr. I, your works are in English version. Before publication, we will translate your works and add white flag Chinese version, Russian version and German version.

al: Although our publishing house is relatively small, we will try our best to meet Mr. I's conditions for your works to be sold throughout Europe.

al: Mr. I, let's draft your work temporarily, how about releasing it in a month and a half, fifty days later?
al: In this way, the publishing house can try to give your work some pre-publicity, and at the same time avoid the 'dog author' and 'ABC' which are in the limelight recently.

Clumsy and Uncommon: Hmm..."

Looking at the other two vests confided by this Al editor,

Ji Zhuo had a strange feeling.

But want to avoid?That's possible, avoiding the current "Epic of Empire" and "Seven Days of Hell" by "Dog Author" and "ABC",
That can't avoid the next book.

After all, 'I''s "The Ordinary and the Great" was written and published to be 'beaten'.

paused,
Ji Zhuo asked again curiously,

"Clumsy and Uncommon: Is the choice of publishing at this time greatly influenced by the works of these two authors?

al: Very big. During this period of time, the most common suggestion I gave to the co-authors of the publishing house was to postpone the release of new books.

al: It is because this author's works have seized too much popularity, and the competition between these two publishing houses has also seized too many publishing channel resources.

al: The quarrel between the writer and readers did not knock down the works of the other party. On the contrary, under the upsurge of the two writers' fighting, they were flooded with a large number of new books.

al: In the past, many writers’ works fell under this craze, and the promotion of new books couldn’t get up at all. After the release, no readers paid attention to them, so the sales naturally couldn’t increase.

al: Originally, this wave of enthusiasm was almost over, but recently "The Epic of the Empire" won the Goncourt Prize for Literature.

al: As you know, our publishing house is located in Baiqi State. Before receiving your submission, I was still in contact with the author and continued to postpone the release of the new book. "

Ji Zhuo just asked a question, and the editor-in-chief Al said a lot,
From these words, it can be seen that the editor-in-chief Al is suffering during this period,

It's just a lot of bitterness.

"Al: Of course, Mr. I, I think your works are not inferior to those of these two authors, but we really don't need to confront these two authors. It will only affect the early sales of new books, which is harmful instead of beneficial. I believe, Mr. I After your work is published, it can also set off a reading craze of your own."

It seems to be worried that Ji Zhuo insists on publishing it at this time,
Mr. Al said a few more words.

Ji Zhuo thought, it's a pity that he can't catch up with this wave.

"Clumsy and uncommon: Hmm..."

"al: Hey, but I really admire these two writers. The works of these two writers are indeed excellent, but it's a pity that they are not published by our publishing house...Of course, if they are published by our publishing house, it may not be able to set off the current situation. High heat.

al: However, there are also works by Mr. I now, and Mr. I's works are equally excellent. "

After listening to a few words of praise from the editor-in-chief of Al,

Ji Zhuo ended the communication with the editor-in-chief of Ayer Publishing House.

put down the phone,
Raising his head, he looked out the window at the darkening night,

Turning back again, I looked at the "Star Dream" piled up in the room waiting to be signed,
He reached out and took a few more copies, and continued to sign.

I signed about a dozen more copies,
After a hundred books,
Ji Zhuo's phone received another email,
From Ayer Press.

electronic version of the contract,
Ji Zhuo needs to print it out, sign it and send it to Ayer Publishing House.

Ji Zhuo glanced at the terms of the contract,
It's the same as the conditions agreed with the editor-in-chief Ayer earlier.

Ji Zhuo turned his head back again, and then took the bookmark.

……

"...Penny, Petunia!"

Editor-in-Chief Al ended his communication with Ji Zhuo,
He shouted out of the office, excitedly calling his assistant and editor of the publishing house.

"... My dear Editor Al, is the money in the sky? Otherwise nothing can stop me from get off work."

Petunia had serious bags under her eyes, walked into the office weakly, and said to Editor-in-Chief Al.

"Help me contact Russian translators, English translators, German translators, good ones! The best kind of translators! Literary translators, literary translators, do you understand?"

Editor-in-Chief Al was excited, and said a little excitedly,
Assistant Petunia listened, seeing Al's restless appearance, she was stunned for a moment,
When did their small publishing house need so many literary translations?
Most of the sales channels of the works published by their publishing houses are limited to Great Britain, the White Flag State, and surrounding countries.
Often the language of the published works is English and the Chinese language of the white flag.

"...My dear Mr. Al, the translator, the best translator, the best literary translator, also needs to get off work, instead of working overtime for free like me."

The reason why Assistant Petunia is still working overtime here, and at the same time being so rude to Editor-in-Chief Al,
Because, besides being an assistant and editor at the publishing house, she was Al's wife.

"...Oh, sorry, sorry..."

Penny's words made Editor-in-Chief Al recover from the excitement,
Indeed, it was already getting dark outside the publishing house,
Where to contact the translator, even if you contact a good literary translator, it is impossible to start the translation work now,
"Penny, Penny, come over and read this submission."

Al then excitedly dragged his wife and editor to his computer.

Seeing Al's appearance, Penny turned her head strangely and curiously, looking at the computer screen,

On the computer screen, the chat box has been closed,
It shows the contribution of "The Ordinary and the Great",

"Ordinary and great?"

"Contribution?"

"Yes, look, Penny, this is really, really good, great work!"

In the voice of her husband's excited words, Penny re-scratched the manuscript to the most open place, and read it from the beginning.

I was in a strange mood just now, but when I saw the beginning of the "ordinary" chapter, it gradually faded away.

Following the writer's words and descriptions, Penny gradually seems to be drawn into the world in the book,
immersed in it,
The reading speed slows down, and emotions fluctuate with the words and plots in the book,

Feeling the absurdity of the scene of Medioc's death,

Nervous for the scene where Hoss got blood on his ankle.

Feeling for the kindness of neighbor Mrs. Milia to Little Hoss,

I saw Mrs. Milia again after being beaten by her husband, and proposed to adopt Little Hoss.

Perhaps Mrs. Milia's kindness to little Hoss is because she wants to adopt him, because she has no children.

Look down again,

When Mr. Raleigh arrives, I will be nervous about Little Hoss again,
The content of the whole story becomes depressing again,
Seeing the end of the submission, the neighbor Mrs. Milia and her husband turned and left.

"call……"

After reading it, Penny stared at the screen silently for a while,

Then he exhaled, and gradually regained his composure,

Then, get a little more excited,
"It's a good book, no, it's a great serious book."

Penny was a little excited,
"Al, is this a work submitted to our publishing house?"

"Yes, and I've negotiated with the author to publish his work."

"Really? I didn't expect our publishing house to receive such submissions and publish such works!"

Petunia was a little excited, and immediately after that, she became a little worried again,

"... But, Al, are we really going to be able to publish this work? If we delay this work... my heart will be disturbed."

"No, the brilliance of this excellent work will not go unnoticed, and I have already mentioned this to the author, but he still chose our publishing house and chose us to publish his work."

"Then we must do a good job in publishing this book."

This kind of trust made Penny feel a heavy responsibility,

I really don't want to live up to such a trust, to live up to such a work.

"...However, Al, even if we were looking for the best translator to translate this work, we might not be able to find one."

"I think those excellent literary translators have been receiving translation work for a long time. Before that, we basically didn't have such translation needs, and we didn't have much cooperation with these literary translators."

Petunia turned her head again, frowning.

Al also frowned,
"However, we have to translate it. Not all people in Baiqi country understand English like us, so is it only published in English-speaking countries? Do we have to give up the best channel of Baiqi country operated by our publishing house?"

"However... for such an excellent work, if I find some not-so-excellent literary translators to do the translation work, I really can't accept it. I feel that even a slightly inferior translation is for such an excellent work..."

"Pollution. I can't accept finding some poor translations to ruin the content of this book and those beautiful words."

Petunia took Al's words and said the same.

Al turned his head, then looked at his wife, then at the manuscript on the computer screen, frowning.

"...Actually, it's not completely impossible."

"Ok?"

Petunia spoke again, and Al turned around,
"Add money. I think that the usual price several times is enough for those outstanding literary translators to translate "Ordinary and the World" in advance."

"Then add more money. Anyway, this is the only work we need to translate at this stage. This money can still be spent."

Al gritted his teeth and said firmly.

"Well... then I'll contact those literary translators."

"Shouldn't they be off work?"

Al subconsciously responded.

"... We have to determine which literary translators will translate for us. Let me look it up online. There are quite a few translators in need, German, Baiqi Mandarin, Russian..."

While talking, Penny sat down in front of the computer,

After looking at the manuscripts displayed on the computer screen, I began to search to determine the candidates for literary translation.

"oh oh……"

Al responded.
Then he picked up his phone next to him,

"That's fine, then I'll contact a lawyer and help us write a contract with this writer."

(End of this chapter)