LOVE DISTANCE
Genre fiction writer and former senior editor Chen Hongyu is a workplace romance
This was the calm before the content industry storm.
Because of a covered plagiarism incident,
The fates of novel editors, online gods, and small transparent authors began to intertwine.
We fight for the original;
We love because we recognize each other.
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By Chen Hongyu
On the weekend before joining the company, Gu Yunlan and Xiao Lou moved into a newly found two-bedroom apartment and began a shared life. When she came home from work today, she was going to complain to Xiao Lou, but she didn't expect that Xiao Lou was also sad and sad, and she was lying on the sofa on all fours when she entered the door.
Gu Yunlan went to lie down on the other side of the sofa and asked weakly, "Why are you paralyzed here?" ”
Xiao Lou sighed: "Also said, there is a person, listening to the voice on the phone, it should be a middle-aged man, before submitting to us." The quality is particularly poor, generally this kind of manuscript is distributed to new editors to see, and then write a rejection letter to reply to the email. So his rejection letter was my reply. As a result, he called the company today, had to talk to me, talked to me about what was good, said that his work was good, I did not see that it was good, and said that I was not serious about my work, and wanted to complain about me, so that I could find the editor-in-chief to read his manuscript. ”
Gu Yunlan said helplessly, "I have met this kind of person before. It's quite rude, you don't go to your heart, don't take it seriously. ”
"Hmm." Xiao Lou said, "My colleagues also told me that, and later I really tangled with him, or they helped me send him off." How can you look unhappy? ”
"Don't mention it. I went to check in today and none of my colleagues took care of me. Later, I learned that there was a reason they ignored me. ”
"Why?"
Gu Yunlan told Xiao Lou about the conversation he heard at the door of the pantry, and analyzed: "Fang Hao, the director of our department, is not Yu Zong's person, and I was recruited by Yu Zong, no wonder he is so dismissive of me." Also, that Feng Na was very close to Yu Zong, so she didn't deal with Fang Hao. As a result, Feng Na thought that I was a confidant arranged by Yu Zong, and she did not play a role in the overall flattery, so she rejected me very much. You say I'm wronged? Even Yu Zong had never met her, and she had offended both the director and the most senior editor. Of course, ordinary colleagues don't like me as employees who come into the leadership relationship, and they are all respectful. Gu Yunlan looked at the ceiling, "What is this called?" People sit in their homes, pots come from heaven. ”
Xiao Lou had some sympathy: "So miserable? ”
"In short, I have a bad premonition about my long career." Gu Yunlan stood up, "Hey, forget it, don't think about this first." Have you eaten? I went to cook noodles. ”
The noodles were cooked, and Xiao Lou came up and shouted "So fragrant."
"Just a bowl of noodles, don't be so exaggerated." Eat it. ”
The two of them served a bowl each. Gu Yunlan was about to eat, the mobile phone rang a new email prompt, and then received a WeChat message: "Little Sister Lan, my new novel is written, sent to your mailbox, please check it." Hard work, I wish you a smooth work. "The sender of the letter is a day and night.
Before resigning, in addition to the three best-selling authors left for the Art and Literature Society, Gu Yunlan sent a message to other authors who had cooperated, indicating that he would jump ship to Jiushi Culture Media Group. If they still want to continue to cooperate with the Art and Culture Society, she will put the new editor in charge of the publication of the new works in the future; if they still want to make themselves the editors, they will operate their new books in the Jiushi Culture Media Group.
Duan Chaoxi is the author of Gu Yunlan's single-handed excavation. When he was in the Art and Literature Club, Gu Yunlan was always responsible for the preliminary examination of the free manuscript mailbox. To be honest, more than 90% of the freelance manuscripts did not meet the publishing standards, and that afternoon, Duan Chaoxi's work made her eyes shine. It was a novel set in the Republic of China, called "The Lost Fruit", which told the story of young women from several families who had different fates in the era of change or pursued freedom or conformed to the rules, and were entangled under various coincidences.
Telling the intricate relationships of the characters and placing them in the torrent of the ever-changing times, Gu Yunlan judged by experience that such a work with a huge structure must have been written by a very experienced author. But she went online to search for the author's name and found nothing.
After contacting the author, he found that the other party was only a college student, which made Gu Yunlan a treasure. In order to make this amazing work come out earlier, Gu Yunlan spent a lot of effort and stepped up editing work.
Gu Yunlan firmly believes that his vision is correct, the work is very wonderful and has the characteristics of the times, but I don't know where the problem is, and the sales of the book are far less than expected. Because the author is a newcomer, the company only approved the first print of 8,000 copies. At that time, Gu Yunlan did not argue much, just thinking that he could print it after selling it. The fact is that in the first six months of listing, not only 8,000 books were not sold out, but the 6,000 books that were issued were also returned half of them, and the final sales data was only more than 3,000 copies, and the rest of the books were all "rotten" in the warehouse.
Gu Yunlan did not tell Duan Chaoxi the real sales situation, but even so, she still felt sorry for the author. She has reflected on this case, obviously it is a wonderful novel, why is the market acceptance not high? The new media publicity of the Art and Culture Society is a weakness, the new author has no reader accumulation, published the work, if there is no strong publicity, no one will know, let alone sell. But putting all the blame on the lazy government that is declared, is all right?
In the following two years, although Gu Yunlan had been encouraging Duan Chaoxi to write new works, Duan Chaoxi only said that he was writing and did not hand over the manuscript. Gu Yunlan once thought that she had given up writing because of the dismal sales of her debut work? Receiving her new manuscript at this time is undoubtedly a surprise; for Gu Yunlan, who has just jumped to a new company and urgently needs the accumulation of author resources, it is a timely Ganlin. Using the platform of Jiushi Culture Media Group and cooperating with the efficient marketing and distribution departments within the company, can Duan Chaoyi turn around with this new work?
Gu Yunlan quickly replied to the message: "Great, I will read it as soon as possible to give you a reply." ”
Xiao Lou knocked on Gu Yunlan: "What are you smiling at with your mobile phone?" The noodles are cold. How, is there a new situation? ”
"What a new situation," Gu Yunlan did not hear the meaning of Xiao Lou's words at all, patronizing excitedly, "my author has delivered the manuscript!" Do you know? For an editor, the author he likes has submitted a new manuscript, that is, the New Year! ”
Gu Yunlan finished reading Duan Chaoxi's new work that night. The novel remains a genre of female fate entanglement that she excels at and maintains the same level as her previous work.
The next day, Gu Yunlan and Duan Chaoxi exchanged opinions on the manuscript. According to Gu Yunlan's understanding of Duan Chaoxi's personality, this is a more introverted and sensitive author, so she mainly praises and expresses her appreciation for her new work, while pointing out several small problems worth modifying. Gu Yunlan said, "Rest assured, leave it to me, this time it will definitely sell better than the previous book." ”
Duan Chaoxi replied: "Please." I will fix it as soon as possible. ”
Gu Yunlan began to prepare the application form for the topic selection. Publishing books needs to go through the process of three reviews and three proofs, and after a long time, the planning editor will report the publication topic, and the content director Fang Hao will review it. After the content director passes, the book can be approved.
In addition, at the monthly departmental topic selection meeting, the editor will report his new topic at hand. If a colleague raises a clear objection, the topic needs to be reconsidered, but this will not happen.
Occasionally, if there is a big disagreement between the preliminary editors of the works and Fang Hao, all the editors will vote at the topic selection meeting.
LOVE DISTANCE
Title: The Line of Love
Author: Chen Hongyu
ISBN:978-7-5411-6158-2
Publisher: Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House
Publication date: March 2022
Folio: 32
Binding: Paperback
Pricing: $49.80
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