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
It took only a week for Duan to complete the revision of the first draft. Gu Yunlan sent the work to Fang Hao's mailbox together with the topic selection table.
Another week, one afternoon, Gu Yunlan was looking for potential works on a literary website when the phone on his desk suddenly rang. Half a month after coming to the company, this phone has never rang, the ringtone made Gu Yunlan feel a shock, in order not to disturb colleagues, she quickly picked up, the person in the earpiece said: "I am Fang Hao, you come to my office." ”
The sound did not have a single ripple, like the still surface of a lake.
It should be the story of Duan Chaoxi's novel, right? Gu Yunlan pondered that as the content director in charge of the entire department, he could give a review opinion in a week, and the efficiency was still quite high. In the past, it was common for the editor-in-chief to wait for a month or two for the editor-in-chief's opinion.
For such a long time, Gu Yunlan had never had business contact with Fang Hao. At the weekly regular meeting, Fang Hao only listened to everyone's work report without a word, and then he summed it up again, and adjusted the focus of the work for the next week in a targeted manner, never saying superfluous words or delaying the meeting time. At this time, Gu Yunlan was a little curious, what preference did this Fang Hao have for the style of fiction? What exactly is the business capability?
To be honest, Gu Yunlan is very confident in his vision of picking works. For an editor who has only been in the industry for three years, it is a very eye-catching achievement to make a 500,000-level and two 100,000-level sales works, which is why she was poached.
Fang Hao did not have the habit of closing the office door. Gu Yunlan knocked on the open door, signaling that he was coming, and then walked in and stood at his desk: "General Manager Fang, what is the matter?" ”
"Gu Yunlan." The other party read her name like a strange word, paused for a moment before saying, "I heard that your previous achievements in the Art and Literature Club were very good." ”
"It's okay..." Gu Yunlan responded. She couldn't hear Fang Hao's tone or see through Fang Hao's expression. She didn't know what the other person meant when she said this, but she had a bad premonition.
"I don't know how your previous grades came about. After a long time, you want to cope with this kind of thing? Fang Hao's slender fingers picked up an A4 piece of paper on the desk and held it up to Gu Yunlan's eyes and shook it.
Gu Yunlan saw that it was the application form for the topic he had turned in. She frowned, "I don't mean to deal with it in the slightest." If you read this work, you should know that its quality is completely up to the standard of publication, not only that, but even if it is compared with many published novels, the quality is also superior. ”
Fang Hao's head leaned back on the office chair, and his chin was slightly raised: "So?" ”
"So? So I submitted a selection of topics, hoping to set up a project for publication. ”
"That's it?"
For a while, the awkward atmosphere spread in the office, Gu Yunlan felt a little bit of a nest fire, does this Fang Hao understand novels? Is the novel well written, he can't see it? Oh, no wonder he was able to give a review opinion so quickly, dare he not even read the novel? She calmed down a bit and explained: "This author has great potential, and where this work is good, I have written it clearly on the topic list." If you don't have time to read the work in person, I hope you trust my judgment as a professional editor. ”
"I don't agree to pass this topic." Fang Hao said emphatically.
Gu Yunlan felt a "clanging" sound in his head. For half a month, because she was mistaken for Yu Zong's person, her colleagues ignored her, and the piles of those things exploded in her mind, her face had no expression, her hands were clenched into fists, and her index finger and thumb were constantly rubbing. Because you are not on the same team, because the leaders of other factions have recruited employees to your department, you have to deny my efforts, and use your power to suppress me, kill my topic, and not give me any chance?
Gu Yunlan endured, did not ask these words out, only coldly asked: "Why not pass?" ”
"It's my responsibility to sit in this position to shoot those worthless topics." You don't think that as long as you hand in the topic, I have to pass, right? ”
"You say this topic is worthless?"
Fang Hao sighed a long time, looking helpless. He pointed to the "Author Profile" column of the selected topic table: "In this column, you fill in which university did the author graduate, what kind of work is he doing, and what has he published?" He read, "Duan Chaoxi, graduated from × University, and is currently working as a designer at an advertising agency. He has published the book Lost Fruit. That's it? What is the use of this information? ”
Gu Yunlan was speechless for a while, but the author profile did not write these, what should I write?
Fang Hao continued: "The most important judgment on whether a topic is valuable is based on the author's past achievements and the data of this work on the Internet. The novel you are reporting is not an online novel, there is no network data, so it is necessary to judge the author's past achievements. "Lost Fruit" is the book you made before at the Art and Literature Club, right? Aren't you the most clear about the sales results, why not write them in the selection list? ”
Gu Yunlan knew that he was wrong and admitted, "... Next time I will pay attention. In fact, the main reason for not writing about sales is that the sales of that book are really not worth mentioning, and writing it will not bring any positive results.
Fang Hao said: "I have checked the data, although it is not completely accurate, but the sales of her book will not exceed 5,000 copies." From the quality point of view, compared with the previous one, her work has no qualitative breakthrough, so after the book is published, it is likely to repeat the mistakes of the previous one. I don't do business that doesn't make money, which is why I don't pass the topic. ”
This is also true, but Gu Yunlan is not convinced: "According to your statement, all the authors who have not sold well before, or who have not published books, are not worthy of publishing books again, and they can no longer have a chance?" Then there will never be a new author coming out. ”
"Such authors can try to put their work online to increase exposure, or go to publishers that publish books at a lower cost, or find enough selling points." We are just a private book company, not a charity that helps authors realize their dreams, the most rational way is to find authors with a reader base to cooperate, I just try to ensure that we do not lose money on every topic we choose. ”
How can a literary work be valued in this way as a commodity? Isn't the decision to publish a book based on the quality of the work itself? Gu Yunlan stared at the man in front of him: "What you said is correct, but I don't agree." Moreover, I don't think duan chaoxi's book can't make money. As long as you find the right marketing method, such a good work will definitely have readers who accept it. If you insist on not passing this topic, I hope to be able to vote later. ”
Gu Yunlan felt an imperceptible smile flash on Fang Hao's face, like a still lake finally flashing a ripple. She didn't know if she was wrong, if she didn't read it wrong, why would Fang Hao laugh? Do you laugh at your childishness, or do you express disdain?
Fang Hao agreed, "Well, then you are ready to prepare, and let's meet and discuss it this Friday." ”
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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