Chapter 7: You're Excellent
The people in their editorial department, from the person in charge Xiao Haitang down, to more than 10 people like Murong George, who received the manuscript for the first time, are all obsessed with poetry. Today, I suddenly found a good poem, and if I don't share it and publish it to the world immediately, I'm afraid it will be difficult to sleep at night. That's why Murong George forgot the time just now and called the editor-in-chief in the middle of the night. To sum up, they are the same kind of people, they are all poetry idiots, and they have a love for this profession and literature from the bottom of their bones.
"But, editor-in-chief, this is not in accordance with the rules, right? The president of the final draft has already signed it, and it has been handed over to the printing department, everything is ready, but I am afraid that it will ...... Besides, after the finalization at noon, the Finance Department has already paid off all 10 manuscript fees in the afternoon, including the author of the poem "A Hundred Flowers in Bloom". Murong George can understand the emotions of the editor-in-chief, and wants to publish these two good poems as soon as possible, so that more poets can enjoy the poetry and picturesqueness. However, Murong George knew that it was too difficult to change the manuscript on the spot, and it was very troublesome to operate.
Love to read poetry is not only a department in the editorial department, Xiao Haitang is the person in charge of the editorial department, and he must have the final say within the department. But above him, there are more than 1----0 departments such as the finance department, the art department, the printing department, the legal department, the sales department, and the customer service department.
As for the fact that the Finance Department has already paid the manuscript fee, you contact the author of "A Hundred Flowers in Bloom" and put it for publication in the next issue, and say that the manuscript fee will be sent in advance. Xiao Haitang made up his mind, and he was not satisfied with the song "Hundred Flowers in Bloom". But the convention of publishing is to ask for 10 poems, so it's a bit lame to choose a general, and put the poem "A Hundred Flowers in Bloom" at the end, and make up 10 poems. Now such a good poem has emerged, and it is a rare masterpiece in a hundred years, if there are good poems that are not published, do you have to publish defective products and smash your own signboard?
Xiao Haitang acted quickly, he first called the person in charge of the printing department to confirm that it had not been printed yet, otherwise everything would be avoided.
Then call the president and report on the change. Needless to say, this must be nodded by the president. When the president received the call, he was also very cautious, and after Xiao Haitang patted his chest and promised, he finally agreed. When it comes to management and operation, the president is confident that he is the best at it, but for literature and poetry, he knows that his level is still incomparable with Xiao Haitang, and he trusts Xiao Haitang's vision.
But in the first song of the opening paragraph, that position is absolutely not good. As soon as Huang Lao, who had already given that position to the Poetry Alliance, he had already said good things, and it was easy to offend people with temporary mutations. In the end, both sides took a step back, and it was okay to replace "Hundred Flowers in Bloom" with "Hoe He", but it must be in the original position of "Hundred Flowers in Bloom", that is, the last song, and the first nine songs should not move. This minimal change minimizes the effort required for revision.
Hanging up the call with the president, Xiao Haitang wiped the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief. This round of phone calls came down to coordinate the relationship between all parties, but there was no lack of nonsense. In the middle of the night, the phone call itself disturbs the other party's rest, and it is a thankless task to change the manuscript on the spot.
Especially the president finally chose to believe in himself, which made Xiao Haitang feel pressure, after all, he is a poetry fanatic, and he only has poetry in his eyes, no matter anything else. But love to read poetry magazines is a company after all, and to make a profit, the president must take into account all aspects of the entire poetry magazine and the jobs of the 100 people.
In the last step, I contacted the person in charge of the art department and arranged for someone to work overtime overnight to design a suitable picture for the poem "Hoe He".
Xiao Haitang wiped his sweat again with a handkerchief, his work was not finished, and the last thing was to write a short comment on the poem "Hoe He".
The 10 poems published in the poetry magazine should not only be accompanied by pictures, but also with brief comments. This work cannot be sloppy, there are many poetry professionals in the country, as soon as the journal comes out, how many pairs of eyes look at it, and he can't make jokes, he must write it himself to rest assured.
……
However, it was said that Murong George hurriedly returned to the computer to ask for Lu Dongchen's relevant information according to Xiao Haitang's request. Lu Dongchen's reply to him has been flashing for a while:
"Editor, I have read the requirements of your journal, and I must have brought these two poems to this world myself. ”
Lu Dongchen didn't lie, although he was not the original author of these two poems, but these two poems were indeed brought to this world by himself.
But Murong George saw this in his eyes and understood what it meant: It is confirmed that it is his original intention.
Murong George wiped his sweat secretly, the editor-in-chief over there was already arranging the change of manuscript, if the copyright was not this netizen of the "Lu family's eldest young master", he would have to cry, and the oolong would make a fuss.
Murong George secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said in his heart: The author on the other side of the computer, Mr. Lao, must also be a poet idiot, and he treats his works as precious as his own children. Children are brought to this world by their parents, and their parents give life to their children, while poems are brought to this world by the author, and the author gives life to this poem!
Yes, the old gentleman must think that his two poems are alive! What a high realm this is, idiot, the person on the other end of the computer is definitely a real poet idiot, and he is not as good as him.
I didn't expect Lu Dongchen to say a simple single sentence, Murong George could automatically make up so much content in his brain, and the imagination of the literati is rich.
"Old man, don't call me 'editor teacher' again, you're tormenting me, you can just call me George!" Murong George imagined that there was a poet-level figure on the other end of the computer, and his posture was getting lower and lower.
The editors of this world are so good, and the service attitude is so correct?
Lu Dongchen was a little flattered for a while, he didn't know how to reply to the news, scratched his head, and his freshly cut short hair was still a little prickly.
"Sir, I have already reported to the editor-in-chief just now, and we will publish your masterpiece "Hoe He" in the issue of "Love Reading Poetry Magazine" next Monday. As for your other masterpiece "Climbing the Stork's Tower", we will publish it in the next issue. I'm really sorry, I think about it, sir, you should have heard a little about the rules of my journal, the same issue, the same author can only publish one poem, because there are a total of ten poems, not that your one is not ......good enough."
Without waiting for Lu Dongchen to reply to the message on the Internet, for fear that Lu Dongchen would misunderstand, Murong George sent a large paragraph of the above again.
Next, according to the process of loving poetry magazines, Lu Dongchen sent his real name, age, occupation, home address, pen name, ID number, bank account opening information, etc. according to Murong George's requirements.
Originally, Murong George kept asking which poetry alliance Lu Dongchen was a great writer and old gentleman. When he saw the ID number and age sent by Lu Dongchen, Murong George was instantly petrified, and he couldn't believe it, shouldn't such a wonderful poem be the skill that an old pedant who has learned five cars.
……
The road of making money by poetry has opened the door to Lu Dongchen, the two poems have been sent, and the other party has also passed the review, and the next time is to wait. Fortunately, the love to read poetry magazine is published every Monday, and the cycle is not long, and it will be known on Monday three days later.