239, The Man Who Sells Memories (Asking for Subscription)
Guangdong, the headquarters of United Life Weekly.
At half past eight in the morning, the time for work has arrived, and the men and women have begun their busy day's work.
But the way of working here is more free, just like the atmosphere here, free and individual, full of energy. A large number of bright colors are used, and from the moment you walk into the company, you will be greeted by the eye-catching burgundy and lake-green soft cloth chairs, which is the waiting area, and the simple and shiny golden bookshelves next to it are carefully displayed for visitors to flip through the books, newspapers and magazines......
"Did you go to the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala yesterday? Let me tell you, Tang Zhen is so beautiful, even more beautiful than on TV, and when she sings, I have been worrying about whether a gust of sea breeze will blow her to the Moon Palace. A beautiful woman with big round earrings said.
It's really worthy of engaging in writing work, and praising people is different from others.
"Ah, did you go to see it at the scene? I didn't buy a ticket! I heard that Tang Hao and Luo Yuqing are here, who are they beautiful?" said another beautiful woman who was a little baby fat.
"I like Luo Yuqing more, she is really beautiful and feminine. A girl with a ponytail next to her looked up from the computer and answered.
"Don't you think Tang Hao is more temperamental, although it is cold, but men should like it more, right, Xiao Li. The beautiful woman with big round earrings said, asking the young man named Xiao Li.
"Can you be my girlfriend? I like both, and I don't have a big heart, so please God give me one." Xiao Li looked up to the sky and prayed.
The girl, who was a little baby fat, glared at him and said, "You dream!"
The beautiful woman wearing the big round earrings smiled: "It's not enough for you to have Jiajia, it's really Longwangshu, men are like this!"
Jiajia is a girl with a little baby fat, she and Xiao Li have always been a little interesting, the two are still in the ambiguous stage, at this moment, Jiajia is very embarrassed, but Xiao Li is very generous, smiling and looking at the girl.
The girl with a ponytail suddenly said, "Do you think we can invite Tang Zhen to do an interview?"
Everyone was stunned, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that it was okay, "United Life Weekly" was famous enough, and Tang Zhen was getting more and more popular, which was good for both parties, so the next few people chatted about this topic.
When Wei Tingting arrived at the company, half an hour had passed, and she looked left and right a little weakly, worried about being arrested, even if the company atmosphere was free, she couldn't be late.
The girl with the big round earrings smiled and said, "Hey! I caught a baby who was late!" and said, what did you do last night, did you not get up in the morning?"
The ponytail girl also smiled: "Tingting's boyfriend must have come to Yuezhou, haha~"
…… Uh, I really let them say it right, Wei Tingting's boyfriend came to Guangdong yesterday, and the two went to watch the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala in Guangdong and played until late.
was told the central matter, Wei Tingting's face secretly turned red, but she knew the temperament of these little hooves, if she showed a little timidity, she would be held accountable immediately, and it would be even more difficult to get out when the time came, so she pretended to be frank and swaying, and skillfully diverted the topic.
"I watched the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala last night, Luo Yuqing and Tang Zhen are so beautiful......"
Luo Yuqing is liked by the girl with ponytails, and Tang Zhen is liked by the girl with big round earrings, and the two of them were taken away with a word.
Seeing that the two of them were attracted to attention, Wei Tingting's heart was relieved, and then the editor-in-chief called and asked her to go to the office.
The editor-in-chief's office is very spacious, and there are five people sitting on a group of sofas in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows.
"Wu Qing has promised to open a column in our weekly magazine, this opportunity is very rare, his "Youth" is now selling very well, on the top ten of the monthly sales list of Huaxia bookstore, it has risen very fast, we must firmly seize this opportunity......
The editor-in-chief waved silently and asked Wei Tingting to come and sit down, and it was not until the other party finished speaking that he said: "You have worked hard, Wu Qingneng can open a column, I also agree, arrange him next week, you must take care of the article." ”
Ah Jiang said: "This editor-in-chief, please rest assured, Wu Qing's article has been written, it is in my hands, I have read it, it is very good, editor-in-chief, you will make the final check." ”
As he spoke, Ah Jiang gave the editor-in-chief a copy of the manuscript printed on A4 paper, and the editor-in-chief quickly read it and said something really good.
Ah Jiang breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately said that since Wu Qing's article had been brought, could it be put in this issue of the magazine, which also showed the importance of him.
Wei Tingting has been watching, and at this time, her heartstrings moved inexplicably, as if someone had sneaked into the house and plucked the red thread tied to the bell.
The editor-in-chief thought about it and said that the slot for this issue of the weekly was full, and he could only wait for the next time.
Wei Tingting looked at Ah Jiang and thought to herself that he was starting to come for real.
Sure enough, Ah Jiang didn't say it to the editor-in-chief, but asked Wei Tingting. The column she is responsible for is still empty, and there is no article at this time, can you let it out and publish Wu Qing's article.
The 200-page issue of United Life Weekly is 400 pages, which is very thick among all magazines, which indirectly explains its popularity.
Although the content is rich, because of its fame, the circulation is the highest in Huaxia Weekly, and a large number of manuscripts are received every day, among which there are many famous experts, who are up and down will test the skills of the editors.
Although the weekly magazine tries its best to maintain fairness and fairness, as long as it is a human being, there will always be some personal feelings in it, and in the case of a similar level, it is inevitable to give preference to authors who are more familiar with them, and it cannot be said that it is out of favoritism.
Ah Jiang just said that Wu Qing was going to "United Life Weekly" to open a column, that is, for a long time, Wei Tingting is not stupid and sweet, I really believe what Ah Jiang said to give him one issue, I am afraid that after giving one issue, there will be no matter of her later, and the dove occupies the magpie's nest, this kind of thing is not uncommon in newspapers and magazines.
In the final analysis, everyone relies on articles to speak, if you write well, are famous, and have a market, you will be on it.
This is similar to a football game, the original fixed starting striker, because of a cold missed a day, so the substitute got the opportunity to play, because of the excellent performance, continued to start in the second game, squeezed the original starter to the bench.
Wei Tingting didn't dare to open this mouth at will, this is not a matter of generosity or generosity, if it belongs to herself, she must fight for it and firmly control it in her own hands.
So of course Wei Tingting didn't agree to Ajiang's request, but the refusal was not so direct and tactful, after all, everyone is a colleague.
Ah Jiang smiled, guessing that Wei Tingting would say this, so he didn't care, and looked at the editor-in-chief.
Of course Wei Tingting can refuse, she will refuse, and the same is true for Ajiang. But he is not afraid, because if there is no article, how can you occupy the space?
Ah Jiang had already inquired with the layout designer, Wei Tingting's column of Tang Shuang, which was in charge of Tang Shuang, was still empty as of this morning, and there was no manuscript to bring in, when was this, other people's layouts have been designed, but you don't even have a manuscript.
It was precisely because he knew this that Ah Jiang had the confidence to make a request to Wei Tingting, and took a step back and said that he thought that Wu Qing's article was no worse than Tang Shuang's, and maybe it was in line with the editor-in-chief's taste, so he directly squeezed Tang Shuang down.
Sure enough, the editor-in-chief asked Wei Tingting: "Hasn't Tang Shuang's article been handed in this week?"
Wei Tingting complained bitterly in her heart, and couldn't help complaining about Tang Shuang, every time she asked her to urge, never consciously! In the past, it was okay, no matter how late it was, it would usually be delivered the day before, but this time it was delayed.
Wei Tingting went with her boyfriend yesterday, and forgot to call Tang Shuang, she originally wanted to be a little later, but she didn't expect to meet today's play, Ajiang invited Wu Qing, and set her eyes on her position.
She knew that as long as she said "didn't come", the editor-in-chief would definitely change the layout to Ah Jiang, and as for whether there would be Tang Shuang's share in the next issue, who knows.
I watched the party last night, and I have been with my boyfriend since then, and she didn't check the email at all, so whether she came to Tang Shuang's manuscript or not, she didn't know the bottom in her heart, and she didn't dare to talk about it.
So I turned around and talked about Tang Shuang's recent situation, "Hero" has occupied the first place in the sales list of Huaxia bookstores for two consecutive weeks, and the serial "Romance of the Dragon and Snake" is extremely hot, and there are media reports that many film and television companies are contacting to buy copyrights......
Ah Jiang's face was a little bad, and he forced himself to calm down.
Indeed, Wei Tingting is right, although Wu Qing is very popular, but in terms of fame, he is a big difference with Tang Shuang, his rising momentum is very strong, Tang Shuang's rising momentum is even more fierce, compared with this aspect, Wu Qing has no hope at all.
But......
Thinking of this, Ajiang smiled and didn't refute it, seeing what the editor-in-chief said.
The editor-in-chief patiently listened to Wei Tingting's words, and praised Tang Shuang with a smile as a typical example of becoming famous as soon as possible, with such good grades at a young age, and a promising future, but ...... Did he deliver the manuscript?
Ah Jiang almost laughed out loud, he had long wanted to ask Wei Tingting, did he deliver the manuscript? Didn't hand it in? What else did he say.
The taste of being watched by others was very uncomfortable, Wei Tingting didn't dare and couldn't say that she hadn't handed it in, so she stubbornly said: "Tang Shuang has already sent me the manuscript last night, and it is about to be handed over to you for review." ”
Ah Jiang's heart tightened, yes, this is what he is most worried about.
But he didn't believe Wei Tingting's words, just now he noticed that she was very nervous, if Tang Shuang delivered the manuscript, why didn't he say anything.
"Oh, Tingting, can you show us now, I'm very interested in Tang Shuang's story, the first few articles are so well written, I don't know how this time is." ”
Several other reporters and editors present are also interested, Tang Shuang's column story should be the most special in the content of "United Life Weekly", and even in the whole of China, it is unique, not only is his language concise and timeless, but also the story is whimsical and unpredictable, often until the end, and the ending cannot be guessed at all.
Since Tang Shuang's column began to be serialized, his popularity has remained high, and according to the weekly questionnaire survey, he has been in the top three among readers' favorite content.
Not only readers love to read it, but the reporters and editors of the weekly magazine also like it very much, and every time it is time to deliver the manuscript, everyone gathers to Wei Tingting to have a look, guess the ending while watching, and get together to discuss it warmly after reading it.
These stories are not only suspenseful and interesting, but also often have deep meanings in them, either directly hitting the deep social phenomena, or directly hitting the hearts of readers, and tightly tugging at everyone's hearts.
Wei Tingting gritted her teeth with hatred for Ah Jiang in her heart, and really wanted to press him to the ground and spank him!
But in this situation, where can she say a word, so she has to turn back to the desk and get the computer, praying in her heart that Tang Shuang must be diligent!
Maybe he heard Wei Tingting's prayers, Tang Shuang, who was far away from the old Tang family, got up this morning and was writing stories, he was too busy this week, and he was too lazy to move, so he didn't start writing a column story until today.
He knew that this morning was the final deadline, and he didn't want to put pen to paper until he burned his eyebrows.
He just clicked on the email to send, and over there, Wei Tingting was walking slowly to the office, on the one hand, she was preoccupied, and on the other hand, she was stupidly hoping to delay a little time.
In just a short way, she seems to have walked for a long time, her heart is hanging high, and she has made up her mind that tomorrow, oh, no, tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and after the festival, ask Tang Shuang to come out and chat, you can't always be so lazy, it's really not good, please ask Dad Wei Daqun to come out.
When Xiao Li saw Wei Tingting coming back, he asked to see Tang Shuang's column story, this time of the week is story time, and today is no exception.
Hearing the story, the colleagues around me put down their work and came over, and before they could read it, they had already begun to guess what kind of story it would be.
Wei Tingting was in no mood to deal with them, and quickly opened the mailbox, fortunately! At first glance, I saw the unread email lying on the top, the sender Tang Shuang, and the sending time turned out to be just now!
Wei Tingting didn't know whether to laugh or complain, forget it, don't care about it for now, let's talk about it next time we meet.
She couldn't wait to open the email, casually tilting her head, startled, I don't know when she got up, and a bunch of heads were squeezed behind her.
"You're too scary, you don't make a sound!"
Xiao Li urged: "Open the manuscript quickly, let us have a look." ”
"Go pour my sister a glass of water!"
Xiao Li wanted to finish reading it and then pour it down, Wei Tingting didn't allow it, so the others urged Xiao Li to act quickly, and everyone was waiting.
There was no way, Xiao Li trotted all the way, respectfully handed the water to Wei Tingting, and then watched the sister open the attached document.
What caught everyone's eyes was a few bold words - "The Man Who Sold Memories"!
It's still a familiar formula, looking at the name makes people feel that the story is unexpected, and it arouses people's curiosity at first glance, or after reading it, this heart is like a cat's paw scratching!
Fifteen minutes later, Wei Tingting, with red eyes, held the printed manuscript and went to the office to hand it to the editor-in-chief.
When Ah Jiang saw her, he took the lead and said with a smile: "Hasn't Tang Shuang delivered the manuscript yet? If not, forget it, don't rush him, he is a movie now, he must be ......very busy."
Wei Tingting glared at him and handed the manuscript to the editor-in-chief.
"Who said there was no draft, okay, everyone cried when they saw it. ”
Yes, Tang Shuang's "The Man Who Sells Memory" is good, this story tells the story of the male protagonist who sells his memories to make money to treat his daughter's illness, and in the end, his head is empty, his memory is blank, and he has become a living dead with no past, no joys, sorrows, and sorrows!
This story is brain-opening, not only novel, but also touches the softest part of people's hearts - love!