Chapter 55 Manuscript Review

Chapter 55 Manuscript Review

Chapter 55 Manuscript Review
Ye Yuqing was reading Li Kang's novel and before she knew it, she had finished the iced juice in her hand.

There's nothing left inside, but it's still making a chirping sound.

After reading it, he stared at Li Kang in surprise and said, "I have checked your opening, it is not in the style of foreign literature.

I just didn't expect you to write so well, and to incorporate your own experiences into it.

And some of the content inside doesn’t seem like something a teenage student could write.”

Li Kang saw that the juice in her hand was empty, so he handed his to her, "Do you want to drink more? I haven't finished this glass yet."

"no need."

"Comrade, are you still going to line up? Look where the people in front of you have gone!"

The people behind Li Kang couldn't stand it anymore. They were already several positions behind the people in front.

"Sorry, sorry."

Li Kang asked Ye Yuqing and Lin Meixia to wait for him aside, as it would be Li Kang's turn to read the manuscript soon.

There is only one person left in front.

"Meixia, have you found your father?"

"not yet."

"I see you're not in a hurry at all, what's going on?"

The two sisters standing together also attracted other men who felt they had some power to come and chat with them.

……

"next."

The person in front of Li Kang had his manuscript rejected and left with some disappointment.

"Hello, editor." Li Kang handed over the manuscript, feeling a little nervous.

The people in front of me were very fast in editing and reviewing, and it was done in a flash.

For a good manuscript, the editor may spend more than ten minutes reading it.

A bad manuscript can be read in less than a minute.

"So young?!" The editor shook his head, not very optimistic about him.

“What’s the editor’s name?”

"Just call me Editor Ouyang. Comrade, how old are you this year?" Editor Ouyang asked casually and lit a cigarette.

Li Kang also lit a cigarette in front of him.

Why should he be exposed to second-hand smoke when others smoke? Then let's all smoke together.

Ouyang had just lit a cigarette when the young man sitting opposite him also lit one.

He frowned slightly and thought to himself, "This kid is interesting."

I didn't think much about it. As an editor, he had to read so many manuscripts every day, most of which were from chance encounters.

It’s okay if I don’t light a cigarette for you.

He didn't light a cigarette for anyone else, so why should others light one for you?

I picked up Li Kang's manuscript and took a look at it. I wasn't very optimistic about it.

So young, "I think you are still too"

Before he finished speaking, he was ready to give this kid some pointers like an old senior.

Let him go back and learn more and look at some excellent works.

You are so young, but you submit your work to their magazine "Harvest". The chance of getting your work accepted is very low.

Not even one out of a thousand people can come up with this.

But when he saw the tenth line, his gaze retreated again.

Start again from the first line.

Every word, even the punctuation marks were not missed.

The people behind saw how serious the editor was.

I felt miserable and envious at the same time: "Look at Editor Ouyang's attitude. It will take him at least ten minutes to finish reading this manuscript."

"This kid is so lucky that he can even be favored by someone like him."

For works that can make Editor Ouyang read the manuscripts so carefully, he will generally give a definite answer.

The manuscript fee can be discussed on the spot. For works with great strength, you may be invited to the back to discuss the details with the editor-in-chief.

"Editor Ouyang? Editor Ouyang?"

Li Kang called out a few times, but Editor Ouyang was still immersed in Li Kang's manuscript.

It's no wonder that Li Kang interrupted me. "Huh?"

He took a bottle of mineral water for Li Kang and said, "Drink some water first. I need to take a closer look at the manuscript. At present, the writing style seems a little immature. But for an author of your age, it is already very valuable."

The more Editor Ouyang read, the more guilty he felt. The boy in Li Kang's story lost his father when he was young.

Life in Yunnan was very miserable.

The story resonated with him.

No one would have thought that Editor Ouyang had also had a romantic experience during his years as an educated youth in the countryside.

There has been romantic and sincere love, and even the fruit of love.

But later, with the east wind of reform and opening up, the green grass on the land was transported back to the city one after another.

Become a green belt in the big city.

The connection with the original land was naturally cut off.

"Excuse me, where are you from?" Editor Ouyang took off his glasses and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

The weather was a little hot, but not too hot, so I didn't turn on the air conditioner.

“I’m from Yunnan.”

"Yunnan? Are you the prototype of the story in the novel?" Editor Ouyang asked.

Li Kang shook his head. "It's not just me, but thousands and thousands of children like me who grew up in single-parent families."

These words were like a heavy hammer hitting his muddy heart.

After a long while, he came back to his senses, "Our generation has had a very difficult life, and we have committed many sins."

"Can you understand?"

Editor Ouyang then continued to talk to himself, "When I left, there was also a child there. He should be in junior high school now. I occasionally write back, and he has formed a new family there. His life has improved. I don't have to worry about him at all."

Then he looked at Li Kang seriously and said, "You wrote the first part very well. I want to know what will happen to this little boy in the end?"

"Please forgive me for not being able to reveal it for now."

The terms haven't been negotiated yet.

It is impossible to spoil the story in advance.

"I know. I didn't expect that you could write such a good novel at such a young age. Even if you had some unfortunate experiences in your childhood, it is still a precious treasure for you."

"At present, I think this manuscript can be paid 200 yuan per thousand words."

"I need to discuss the exact amount with the editor-in-chief. Please wait a moment."

So, Editor Ouyang took Li Kang's manuscript and went into the editor-in-chief's office.

Li Kang turned around and made a scissors hand gesture to the two beauties. He happened to see a strange man trying to strike up a conversation with him.

"Damn it, the girl next to me is also trying to flirt with me! How many drinks did you have?"

As a normal man, he also has his own sense of territory.

No one can escape the constraints of natural laws.

Being a male, you have these thoughts.

……

"Miss, my name is Han Feng. I once published a short story in Shanghai Literature. Nice to meet you. This is my business card."

The man named Han Feng behaved like a gentleman and handed over his business card in a very skillful manner.

Even when introducing himself, he exuded a strong sense of confidence.

"Hello."

Unfortunately, Ye Yuqing is not particularly interested in mainland literature.

She always seemed a little gloomy and depressed, so she read most British and American literature in college.

Works of Shakespeare from England, Mark Twain from the United States, and other masters.

Moreover, the man in front of him looked like a scoundrel.

However, Han Feng still introduced to Ye Yuqing the masters of Chinese studies and literary celebrities he had met.

"If you two are interested, there is a famous writer exchange meeting going on right now. Would you like to join us?" Han Feng took the initiative to invite.

In his opinion, most of the people who appear here are people who are interested in literature.

Faced with such a tempting invitation, I should not refuse it.

PS: This book has entered the third round of recommendation. If it cannot be published on Sanjiang, it will be put on the shelves. I am very happy to be able to write a book that can be published on Qidian. I hope readers can support Mayou Du Fu. After the last Sanjiang, Mayou can update for free for two more weeks. The editor said that we will see the situation after this Thursday. Maybe by then, if it cannot be published on the next Sanjiang, it will be directly published on the shelves. Before publishing, a separate chapter will be opened to discuss some issues.

(End of this chapter)