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Chapter 271 Beauty Editor, Status

"The last two episodes made me think that the hero was going to die, and I felt heavy in my heart. So, when the hero survived to the end, I was very happy. I didn't expect the book to end so heavy, but the final battle was really exciting! If the full score is 10, I can give it 8 points!"

"After finishing "God's Tomb", will the author focus on writing "The Linglong Tower of Heaven and Earth" next? Or is he preparing to start a new book? Please let me know!"

"Another favorite work has finished, and I feel empty inside. Suddenly I realize that there are both good and bad things in the books written by Yuan Yidianhui.

The good thing is that his books are of guaranteed quality, very creative, and well-written. The bad thing is that even if his books sell well and have a good reputation, he will not write too long. He will finish whenever he wants. He is too willful!"

……

In front of the computer in the Internet cafe.

Song Chao looked at the posts in the book review section of "Shenmu" and felt very envious.

He has been trying to write novels for quite a long time, but has never been able to earn any royalties. He has always been working with passion, so he is particularly envious of Cao Sheng.

Every time he thought about the fact that he and Cao Sheng had lived in the same dormitory, he felt complicated.

Sometimes, when he read Cao Sheng's works, he often had an illusion: what Cao Sheng wrote was just so-so, and there was nothing outstanding about his writing style. I can also write such a plot.

But when he started writing his own novels, not many readers recognized what he wrote.

When he looked back at his own works, he always found that the overall quality of his works was far inferior to that of Cao Sheng.

It's not just a difference in writing style.

In fact, he always felt that there was nothing special about Cao Sheng's writing style. For example, there were almost no new characters or words in Cao Sheng's novels that Song Chao had not seen before.

He felt that this was Cao Sheng's vocabulary, and it did not exceed Song Chao's.

I have never seen Cao Sheng's works, like those of Jin Yong, Gu Long or Huang Yi, which occasionally contain an original ancient poem.

He felt that this was Cao Sheng's literary talent, and it was not better than his.

but……

Every time he compares his own work with Cao Sheng's overall work.

He always found many aspects of Cao Sheng's works that were better than his.

For example: the creativity at the beginning.

For example: the compactness of the plot. The rhythm of Cao Sheng's works is always one link after another, which is closely linked. In comparison, the plot of Song Chao's works seems very loose.

For example: the characterization of the book, the male protagonist created by Cao Sheng always has an indescribable charm, which makes him unable to help but put himself in the role of this character and want to become this character.

and many more.

The biggest gap is in integrity.

He found that Cao Sheng's works had smooth plots and strong integrity, and there seemed to be a clear main line running through the entire work. When reading, there was a strong sense of emotional coherence.

However, Song Chao's works often deviate from the established main line as he writes, and the newly determined main line does not have strong continuity with the original main line.

In short, the main line of his own work is very vague.

In front of the computer, Song Chao silently looked at the book reviews in the book review section of "God's Tomb".

After reading for a long time, he wanted to call Cao Sheng to chat with him and ask him if he would write a new book next.
By the way, talk to Cao Sheng about Song Chao’s recent work and ask Cao Sheng if he has any suggestions?
But, just like last time, poverty once again limited his thoughts - he still didn't have a mobile phone.

Logically speaking, he has been interning for a few months, and his internship salary should be enough to buy a mobile phone.

But since he developed the habit of reading novels online, his meager salary, after daily expenses, was basically all spent on the Internet cafe.

The little money I saved is not enough to buy a mobile phone.

I thought of a report on the Internet a few days ago - Cao Sheng sold several scripts for more than 20 million this year.

Song Chao felt even worse when he thought about the few hundred dollars he had saved after several months of internship.

Before coming out for internship, he had little sense of the harsh reality.

At that time, he sat in the same classroom with Cao Sheng every day, ate in the school cafeteria like Cao Sheng, and he could sit next to Cao Sheng at any time.

At that time, he felt that there was not much difference between himself and Cao Sheng.

The biggest difference is the results of writing novels.

And now?
During these few months of internship, he gradually realized how big the gap between himself and Cao Sheng was.

The executives in the company who have some wealth probably don't have even a fraction of Cao Sheng's wealth, but these executives are so impressive in the company every day. Not only are they well-dressed, but each one of them is more stylish than the other.

Most importantly, he realized how slow it was to make money working normally.

After deducting various expenses from that internship salary, it would be good if I could save one or two hundred yuan a month.

And what about Cao Sheng?

One day... No! The fee for writing an article in an hour should be more than one or two hundred, right?
……

Same night.

Magic City.

In a single apartment.

Jin Qiaoyin, with long hair and wearing a pair of silver-framed glasses, sat at the dining table and was reading the book review section of "God's Tomb" on her laptop.

One look at the environment she lives in and her personal temperament tells you she is doing well. Of course, it may also be that she comes from a well-off family.

And in fact?
Not only is she doing well, she also comes from a good family.

She just joined Rongshuxia as a copyright editor this year, taking over Wang Jing's job.

Wang Jing resigned and became Cao Sheng's assistant, and Jin Qiaoyin was introduced by a relative to work at Under the Banyan Tree.

She has known Zhu William, the owner of Under the Banyan Tree, since she was a child.

So the treatment under the banyan tree is good.

Zhu William also asked her to be responsible for contacting Cao Sheng.

This made the other editors under the banyan tree very envious.

Who is Cao Sheng?

When Wang Jing was in charge of contacting Cao Sheng, why did her voice become louder and louder under the banyan tree?

Why did no one under the banyan tree dare to have any unpleasantness with Wang Jing before she resigned?
Isn’t it because Cao Sheng’s pen name is Zhongyuan Yidianhui?

Yes!
Zhongyuan Yidianhui does not have many shares in Under the Banyan Tree.

But Zhongyuan Yidianhui's position in the industry has never been based on any shares.

As soon as Jin Qiaoyin joined the company, she was assigned to be responsible for contacting Cao Sheng.

Let me ask: How can other editors not be envious?

You know, after Wang Jing resigned, everyone was hoping that they could take over the responsibility of contacting Cao Sheng.

Jin Qiaoyin clearly felt the envy, jealousy and hatred of her colleagues just a few days after joining the company.

Her response to this was to give it the cold shoulder.

She intends to use time and results to prove her work ability.

She pays close attention to Cao Sheng.

Like a dog paying attention to his goddess.

Every night after get off work, when she returns home, she would use her laptop to read Cao Sheng's works and book reviews.

She hopes to get to know him a little bit by reading his books and reading book reviews.

And provide him with various services in a timely manner.

And tonight, she looked at the posts in the book review section of "God's Tomb" and found that the publication of his book in Taiwan has reached the last two volumes, and the book will be officially completed this month.

She frowned slightly, and a question came to her mind: Will he concentrate on writing "The Mysterious and Yellow Pagoda of Heaven and Earth" next? Or is he preparing to start a new book?
After all, Cao Sheng has proven that he has the ability to double-open.

"God's Tomb" and "Linglong Tower", which were serialized at the same time, achieved good results and had good reputation. It is reasonable to speculate that since he has the ability to open two books at the same time, he will most likely choose to open two books at the same time next time.

and so……

"What service can I offer him?"

She raised her hand to push her glasses up on her nose and whispered to herself. After thinking for a while, she took out her cell phone and dialed Cao Sheng's number.

The call was connected, but he didn't answer it for a long time.

She remembered what her boss Zhu William had said - when Mr. Cao was writing articles every day, his phone would usually be on silent mode. You should try not to disturb him when he was writing articles. If you need to find him for something, it would be more useful to send him a text message than to call him.

Thinking of this, she quickly sent a text message to Cao Sheng.

After the text message was sent, it fell on deaf ears and there was no response from Cao Sheng for a long time.

……

Huizhou.

In the study room on the third floor.

In front of the computer, Cao Sheng was indeed typing.

His mind was immersed in the plot of "The Linglong Tower of Heaven and Earth", his eyes were fixed on the document on the computer, his hands were typing and stopping, sometimes he would delete a few sentences he had just written.

After a while, he finished a chapter.

When I picked up the teacup to drink tea, I thought: This state is still not suitable for writing the beginning of "The Legend of Honghuang".

For those who write online novels like them, the total number of words in each book has become longer and longer as the times change. From works of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and millions of words at the beginning of the rise of online literature, it has gradually evolved into super-long novels of three to five million words.

It is difficult for the author to maintain his creative passion and quality for such a long work.

Often a book can be in its best condition and quality with just 100,000 or 200,000 words at the beginning.

But as the length gets longer, the state and quality will inevitably decline.

This is a common phenomenon.

Just like he is now.

Up to now, when writing "The Exquisite Tower of Heaven and Earth", my passion for creation is far less than it was before.

It is inevitable that the quality of the text and the excitement of the plot will decline.

This situation will probably continue until the end of the book, when he can regain his spirit and carefully polish an ending that satisfies him.

This is also a common situation for online literature.

The so-called "phoenix head, pig belly, leopard tail" refers to this phenomenon.

Many writers, when they first see this statement, will subconsciously want to avoid this situation and strive to keep their works at the "Phoenix Head" quality.

It's easy to say.

But basically no one can really do it.

Unless you finish a book when it has about 200,000 words.

If the article is not long, you may be able to maintain your status and ensure quality.

However, the charging system for online literature means that a work of around 200,000 words is destined to make little money.

If it is published, you can also earn some royalties.

If you pay for a subscription online, a work of 200,000 words basically doesn't start charging.

Cao Sheng also wanted to maintain the quality of "Phoenix Head".

But he had long passed that stage.

I realized long ago that I couldn't do it.

Therefore, at this moment, he was only thinking about his current state of writing "The Linglong Tower of Heaven and Earth", which was not suitable for writing the beginning of "The Legend of Honghuang".

After a short rest, he continued to write the second chapter of the night.

……

Magic City.

Jin Qiaoyin is still waiting for Cao Sheng's reply.

Time passed little by little, and gradually, she could not sit still anymore. She began to feel sleepy, and her head nodded forward and back like a chicken pecking at rice.

When she almost fell down again, she smiled bitterly, finally got up and went to bed, deciding to read his reply tomorrow.

……

Huizhou.

It was already past midnight when Cao Sheng finished coding the second chapter of the night.

After saving the chapter he had just coded, he turned off the computer, picked up the teacup and mobile phone next to the computer, and went downstairs.

After a quick wash, he took his phone back to the bedroom and went to bed.

After lying down on the bed, I still couldn't sleep.

Most professional writers like him who write all year round have the habit of going to bed late.

He really likes the feeling of being alone in the dead of night.

It seems as if I am the only one left in the world, without any disturbance, I can do whatever I want, without any restraints and feel very free.

However, after his rebirth, he paid attention to his daily routine and generally did not let himself go to bed too late.

At this time, he turned on his mobile phone to check if anyone called or sent a message.

There were indeed a few missed calls.

There were also a few text messages.

Two of them were sent by Jin Qiaoyin.

He knew the new editor; William Zhu had called him to introduce him to the new editor.

She said that she was a very beautiful young editor and hoped that he could take good care of her and not make things difficult for her.

This beautiful editor, whom he had never met, had also called him and became familiar with him.

Suddenly seeing the text message she sent, Cao Sheng couldn't help but feel a little curious.

I just opened her text message.

The first message: "Mr. Cao! Congratulations! Congratulations on the successful completion of your "God's Tomb". I am looking forward to your new work! By the way, can I ask what your next plan is? Do you plan to focus on writing Linglong Tower? Or are you preparing to start a new book?"

The second message: "Mr. Cao! I'm sorry! I shouldn't have called or texted you while you were writing. Don't worry! I'll pay attention next time! By the way, if you need any help with your new book, please don't hesitate to tell me! For example, I can give you some advice from an editor's perspective. For example, if you need to collect any writing materials, please tell me a range and I can help you collect them in my spare time."

Can the editor also help collect writing materials?

Cao Sheng wanted to laugh.

Because he had never been treated like this before.

But he didn't need this treatment.

When it comes to writing materials, he has always been accustomed to searching and collecting them by himself. He is not sure about the authenticity and accuracy of the materials collected by others, so he never dares to use them.

Moreover, the process of collecting various materials is also a process of becoming familiar with these materials and inspiring some inspiration based on these materials.

Therefore, this kind of thing cannot be delegated to others.

"Thank you for your kindness! However, in the next period of time, I plan to concentrate on writing Linglong Tower, but thank you anyway."

Cao Sheng replied to her casually.

……

Magic City.

Jin Qiaoyin had just been in bed for more than ten minutes and was about to fall asleep when she seemed to hear her cell phone ringing and was suddenly awakened.

She reached out for her phone and took a look. Seeing that it was a reply from Cao Sheng, she suddenly lost all sleepiness and became fully awake.

But after reading the content of his message, she felt as if she had been awake for nothing. He didn't need her help.

(End of this chapter)