Chapter 408 Fate is wonderful
Chapter 408 Fate is wonderful
Ola argued in the office and even the employees outside the office heard it - was it because the door was not closed tightly?
The staff members were not clear about the whole process, but after listening to the content of the argument, they were able to roughly understand what happened by piecing together what happened.
what's the result?
Ponape, the editor-in-chief of the Tribune, reprimanded, "Mr. Ola, I hope you will spend more time and energy on more current news. The serialization of novels in today's newspapers will not help the sales of newspapers at all."
"Please understand what your position is supposed to do," Pohnpei said.
"Sir, you will regret this!"
“I’m the editor-in-chief!”
"boom--"
Ola slammed the door shut. A door with a door closer wouldn't have reacted so violently, but the deputy editor-in-chief was quite strong.
Colleagues in the editorial department saw the deputy editor-in-chief return to his office in a rage but with a bit of gentlemanly demeanor.
There was a loud crash and a faint sound of something being smashed inside. The people in the editorial department were all very surprised because in all these years, Deputy Editor-in-Chief Oula had basically never lost his temper.
The editors gossiped quietly. This was the most similar time for American workers and domestic workers. The senior editors shared gossip. The last time Mr. Ola got angry was three years ago when he had a dispute with the previous editor-in-chief...
In the deputy editor-in-chief's office, Ola sent a message to his wife, explaining the whole story and advising her: "There are very few newspapers that can serialize novels nowadays. I personally like this work very much. I heard that the Los Angeles Times is still accepting manuscripts. Golfili must help introduce it. Otherwise, it will be a pity for this talented Chinese writer."
If you know a little about the American newspaper industry, you would know that the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times are the main competitors.
The two have opposing agendas, but their readerships overlap, and most importantly, the capital groups behind them are also opposing.
Of course, Ola himself did not know the other party’s editor due to his position, but the wives did.
The wives of deputy editors and above from different newspapers often have tea parties together. It's not like Japan has a lifetime employment system. Maybe they will work together in the future, who knows?
The editor-in-chief of Forum, Ponape, was already angry in the morning because of the deputy editor's dereliction of duty. The first thing he said when he came in, and when he left, he said he would regret it!
To sum up, when Pohnpei glanced at the very good bound manuscript on the table, he wondered how a novel could make him regret it.
I wanted to throw the manuscript into the shredder, but it would be too much trouble to have so many sheets. I'll just put it aside and ask the secretary to clean it up later. As for throwing it directly into the trash can? Pohnpei would not do that. It would be too disrespectful to the writer.
Although, it is a bit disrespectful not even to look at it.
Two days later, Yao Xiaoju received the news and agreed to the Los Angeles Times' offer of $0.6 per word. Yao was also a fox who had been around for thousands of years, and he probably understood that "America is really free, but once you enter, you become a gun in someone else's hand."
He believed that Shawshank would be successful in America, but could it really be so successful that even the editor-in-chief of a major newspaper would be influenced? Yao Xiaoju didn't believe it.
He didn't tell Gu Lu about the twists and turns and just told him the result over the phone, and Gu Lu was satisfied.
"When will Call of Cthulhu and Color of the Stars be serialized? It's been three or four days since I submitted the manuscript, why is there still no news?" Gu Lu was concerned about another thing, which was to write a practical report for the think tank.
"Little Gu, it's like this. After five years, we are back again. Express wants to pick a suitable day." Yao Xiaoju thought of the Express editor-in-chief who sent a very solemn email: [The Weymouth series of works is destined to be with us in the UK. It was August 2013, 8. If the works are officially released on August 27, 2019, isn't it a five-year reincarnation? It is more commemorative. So I hope Mr. Gu Lu can agree to release it five days later. ]
The fate with Great Britain - have you asked Weymouth for his opinion? Does anyone care whether Weymouth is willing or not?
The email was sent yesterday, which is four days later. Gu Lu thought for a moment and felt that there was no need to rush.
"That's fine. Thank you for your hard work, Brother Yao." said Gu Lu.
"Hard work?" Yao Xiaoju said on the phone, "I really like this kind of hard work. Brother Gu, don't work too hard. You only returned in April and May this year, and you have created more than 300,000 words in just a few months. Don't work too hard, and take a break when you need to."
I won't say anything about the last sentence, Yao Xiaoju, is ten hours of rest a day enough? Just keep writing after the rest!
Gu Lu hung up the phone and returned to the living room. He had just been on the balcony making the call.
If he was at home, he would definitely not go to the balcony to make a phone call. He was in the living room of President Jian's house.
In the living room were President Jian and the publishing house’s art editor, Lao Li, the latter of whom designed the cover of the new book.
Seeing the author come back, we continued the previous discussion.
"How about this cover?" asked President Jian.
The cover of From the New World: Humans are on a high platform like gods, with an indistinct rat kneeling below them. The only one who can be seen clearly is the rat in the center, Algernon, who guides the GM.
There were big words in the middle: The spiritual sequel to Flowers for Algernon!
Why does Gu Lu say this work is a spiritual sequel? Because the clever little mouse in the previous work has the same name as this one. With this linkage, professional literary critics such as Yu Xinyao can see more meanings; it is an Easter egg that makes readers smile; and it is a good gimmick to increase sales for publishers.
"Very good..." Gu Luxian gave his affirmation, he also liked this picture very much.
Lao Li has no say and can only wait for the results from his boss and the great writer, especially now, but what?
"But it kind of gives away the plot. I think the cover should be more low-key." Gu Lu said, "What I said is not professional. From the perspective of readers, can the cover simply be a beautiful scenery like the Peach Blossom Spring at Suokou Hill?"
"That's right - using religious words to deliberately depict the atmosphere of the opening chapter really cannot reveal the inside story." President Jian agreed, because Gu Lu has gone beyond the level of using covers to attract readers.
President Jian asked, "Is there anything wrong with Lao Li?"
"Of course, the first edition will be available tomorrow." Lao Li responded immediately. He has not read the new work in its entirety, so to him, the cover as the writer calls it is simpler.
After the discussion, Gu Lu also asked a curious question, "Uncle Jian, I remember that the editorial department of Magic City Publishing House is in Magic City, right? You are staying in the Forty-Nine City - is it really okay?"
Then President Jian mentioned an unspoken rule, and I wonder if it is the same on Earth.
"Large publishing houses all have branches in Beijing, because there are many audits and projects, and the person in charge needs to be stationed here." President Jian said, "It's no problem for the two vice presidents to handle it in Shanghai."
It turned out to be the case.
In the next three or four days, Gu Lu looked at three versions of the cover and chose it without much hesitation. He would be overwhelmed by the choices if he kept choosing.
The time has come to August 8th.
(End of this chapter)