my sister is not a helper

Chapter 13 The Pioneering Work

As soon as Hu Rui distributed more than a dozen printed manuscripts to colleagues attending the meeting, the female editor-in-chief of the Department of Literature and Art objected.

"The works to participate in the Youth Cup have been confirmed for half a month, and now you have to change one, Hu Rui, are you a newcomer who just joined the publishing house? Don't you understand the basic rules?"

Hu Rui seemed to have expected resistance a long time ago, and said without panic: "Rules are made by people. In our industry, all rules should be formulated around the work. A top-notch work has the right to break the rules. "

"Oh~~"

Many people in the meeting room made a surprised sound

"Lao Hu is not a casual braggart, let me see what kind of top works."

"Look at it, Lao Hu hasn't been so tough for many years, huh. Passionate swordsman, ruthless sword?"

"Well, it's too choking here, I'll go out and have a look"

"Let's go, let's go, these old smokers are too hateful, smoking in the conference room, there is no sense of public morality."

Several editors picked up the manuscript and took the opportunity to walk out of the meeting room, avoiding the old face of the president who looked like a scapegoat.

Everyone knows that the president was severely criticized by the superiors yesterday, and the anger hasn't come out yet!
But the performance of the publishing house continued to decline, could it be their fault?

If you look at Qinghe Publishing House and Xiangxi Publishing House, they continue to focus on the classification of popular commercial literature. They either promote martial arts novels or focus on romance literature. They serve the readers well, and of course they make a lot of money.

Where is it like Danjiang Publishing House, which is clearly located in the magic city of the commercial capital of the Great Wei Dynasty, but has always insisted on pure literature, although several of its periodicals are the top literature in the Great Wei literary circle, and several authors are also resounding at home and abroad , but the overall sales volume has been pulled further and further away by the other companies.

Even Jianghan, Qinshan and other publishing houses have launched asymmetric challenges to the former leader by relying on special magazines such as confidantes and female companions, and compete for the existing readership of Short River Publishing House.

Half of the people in the conference room were lost, and most of the rest picked up the manuscript and read it, but the female editor-in-chief of the literature and art department did not read it, but looked at Lao Yu, the editor-in-chief of the publishing house.

"Editor Yu, I don't have any personal complaints against Hu Rui, but what will the author think if the original entry is withdrawn at this time? What if the next book is not signed and released with us? Similar things in the past few years Is there still less?"

"Furthermore, our Duanjiang Publishing House is not good at commercial literature. It is even the last reef that Da Wei held on in the torrent of commercial literature. It is the holy place in the hearts of all literary youths in Da Wei. At this time, we withdraw an excellent Literary works, what will readers think if you hold a martial arts novel?"

"So tilting publicity resources to promote a martial arts novel, isn't that to maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses? No matter how well written a martial arts novel is, can it compare with the Legend of the Eagle Heroes at Xiangxi? Can it compare with The Legend of the Eagle Heroes? ?”

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Facing the aggressive female editor, the editor-in-chief Lao Yu smiled noncommittally, but also picked up a manuscript and put on his glasses to read it.

It was the president who spoke calmly: "Editor-in-Chief Bi, I think some of what Lao Hu said is reasonable. In our business, we still have to focus on the work. The rules are set by people and can be set or changed."

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Editor-in-Chief Bi was silent. The president's words seemed to be kind, but in fact they were already very detrimental to her.

Because this time, Chunmiao Cup and Duanjiang Publishing House have a total of three entries, one of which is a science fiction novel, and the other two collections of essays and youth trauma literature novels are all from her literature and art department.

If "Sentimental Swordsman's Ruthless Sword" is taken up, they will definitely get a copy from their literature and art department.

Thinking of this, Editor-in-Chief Bi also picked up the manuscript in front of him, intending to see what top masterpiece it is.

"If it's not a top-notch work, Lao Hu, you won't be able to eat it today. If you dare to grab meat from my old lady's mouth, you won't be afraid that I will bite you to death?"

Menopausal women are fierce, but there are ten fierce beasts in the world.

"Li Xunhuan actually has wrinkles at the corners of his eyes? Which of the protagonists in martial arts novels is not a teenager? Bad review"

"There is no description of moves in the fighting scene? Is this still a martial arts novel? Poor review"

Editor-in-Chief Bi quickly found faults one after another in "Sentimental Swordsman Ruthless Sword", but what she didn't notice was that she had unknowingly read many pages, and continued to read unknowingly.

She used to be a proud literary young woman who always looked down on low-level popular literature such as martial arts novels, and she usually discarded them after reading two or three pages.

But today, she was an exception.

All of a sudden, there was no sound from inside or outside the conference room, and the digital editors turned their pages with their heads bowed in muffled voices, without hearing the wind outside the window.

The sound of turning pages kept coming and going, and the sky outside the window was getting darker. The editor-in-chief Lao Yu finally smiled gently: "That's right, Lao Hu didn't brag."

"Not only is there no bragging, the writing style is novel and different, it is simply the masterpiece of a master!"

"I share the same feeling. This book is not the same as the known martial arts. If we operate well, maybe we can lead a new genre of novels and wrestle with Hong Kong Island."

"I just think what if readers don't like this style? It's completely different from mainstream martial arts!"

"Yes, yes, there is a risk, there is a risk!"

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Hearing the sound of discussion around, Editor-in-Chief Bi also narrowed his eyes and said: "The writing is a bit novel, but looking at Gu Long's writing style, he doesn't look like a newcomer. The Spring Miao Cup is a competition for newcomers. If there are any objections."

"嘁~"

Hu Rui chuckled, and said with a sneer: "Don't say that Gu Long has never published a book before, even if he has published a book, Yunfei on the Wave is a newcomer, why can't he be a newcomer?"

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As soon as Hu Rui's words came out, the meeting room was suddenly silent, and several editors, including the editor-in-chief and the president, all had different eyes, which were quite playful.

Yunfei on the Waves is a pseudonym, and his literary novel "Story of the Night" is the work recommended by editor-in-chief Bi to participate in the Spring Miao Cup.

It's just that Yunfei Langshang was a well-known poet a long time ago. This time he entered the competition as a novel author, just changing his face and pretending to be tender.

However, there have been rumors inside the publishing house that Langshang Yunfei is a relative of editor-in-chief Bi, so no one revealed it, so as not to offend others.

But now Hu Rui revealed it directly, obviously for the sake of a small author, so as not to give editor-in-chief Bi any face.

"Okay! I won't discuss this matter, let the editor-in-chief and the president decide it!"

Editor-in-Chief Bi threw the manuscript on the table with a rather immobile expression on his face.

But in fact, in her heart, she already wanted to strangle Hu Rui to death.

Although she looked down on "vulgar" martial arts novels, as an editor for many years, she couldn't see the market value of "Sentimental Swordsman Ruthless Sword".

But she can't support Hu Rui.

This is no longer a battle between works, but a battle over the style of the publishing house in the future.

According to gossip, Editor-in-Chief Yu will soon leave Danjiang Publishing House, so the new editor-in-chief is likely to be selected from several editor-in-chiefs.

If Hu Rui wins, then Danjiang Publishing House will definitely change its style in the future and lean towards the direction of popular commercial literature. The categories of poetry, prose, and petty bourgeoisie literature that she is in charge of will be weakened and suppressed.

"Then submit this "Sentimental Swordsman Ruthless Sword" to the competition! As for which one to withdraw, your literature and art department will decide on your own. For the honor of Danjiang, all departments must cooperate and everyone must do their best."

"Put down all the manuscripts for me. If you want to read them here, no one is allowed to take them out of the meeting room."

In the end, the president took the board, and the editors stayed in the conference room, watching late into the night and still not getting enough.

Editor-in-Chief Bi left the conference room ahead of time, took out his mobile phone and made a call.

"I'm Bi Shuhua and your entry has been withdrawn. Gu Long is a newcomer. As far as I know, his manuscript is Hu Rui, who was directly submitted by name."

Editor Bi hung up the phone, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and opened them again after a long time.

The murderous look is revealed, and the coldness is compelling.

How can a female streamer be the editor-in-chief of one of the top five publishing houses in the country?

(End of this chapter)