"Teacher Zhuang, you're here!" Xiao Li said excitedly while standing at the elevator door.

Zhuang Yan nodded with a smile, "Well, Editor-in-Chief Wang is here." ”

"Yes, Editor-in-Chief Wang just said hello and said you want to come over. Xiao Li said with a smile.

Zhuang Yan nodded, no wonder this little girl looked like she was greeting people at the elevator door, it turned out that she already knew that she was coming. He smiled and walked towards Wang Lijian's office, but Xiao Li suddenly shouted, "Teacher Zhuang." ”

Zhuang Yan turned his head to look at Xiao Li: "What's the matter, is there anything else?"

Xiao Li nodded a little shyly, and then picked up a copy of "Alive" from his desk, "Teacher Zhuang, can you sign it for me?"

Zhuang Yan took the book with a smile, spread his hands and smiled: "If you want me to sign, you should also give me a pen." ”

"Oh, I'm sorry, I'll get you a pen. Xiao Li hurriedly went around behind his desk to find a pen.

When she was looking for a pen, Zhuang Yan noticed that there was a book called "The Way of Thinking in Economics" on the corner of her desk, and Zhuang Yan was a little curious: "Do you like economics?"

Xiao Li was looking down for a pen, and when he heard Zhuang Yan's words, he glanced at the corner of his desk and said, "I don't like it, I used to study economics, and I'm used to reading these books." ”

At this time, Xiao Li also found the pen, and she handed the pen to Zhuang Yan: "Teacher Zhuang, give it to you." ”

Zhuang Yan took the pen, wrote his name on the title page of the book, and asked Xiao Li, "What's your name?"

Xiao Li was stunned: "Huh?"

Zhuang Yan smiled and pointed to the book with a pen, Xiao Li reacted, and said with some surprise: "My name is Li Yun, Teacher Zhuang." ”

"Li Yun, Muzi Li, the Yun of all beings, or the clouds of clouds?" Zhuang Yan asked.

"Mu Zi Li, Yun of all living beings. Li Yun replied.

Zhuang Yan nodded, wrote another sentence "to Li Yun" on the title page, and then returned the book to Li Yun.

Li Yun happily took the book and held it in her arms, looking like she couldn't put it down.

Zhuang Yan didn't rush into Wang Lijian's office at this time, he looked Li Yun up and down, this girl looked twenty-five or sixteen years old, and she looked a little older than herself.

She was dressed in a black and white professional uniform, of medium height, with a ponytail tied behind her head, and light makeup painted on her face.

Zhuang Yan looked at the book on the corner of the table and said with a smile: "You are studying economics, why did you come here to work?"

In this era, studying economics is actually quite popular, just find a company to work, be a financial consultant, and then be a small accountant, why do you just run to the literary and art world website to work, and it is only a copywriting secretary.

Li Yun said with a smile: "Mr. Zhuang, I won't tell you, I also worked as an accountant for a period of time before, but I felt that the job was not what I liked, so I changed jobs." ”

"So you like to be a copywriting secretary and answer the phone every day?" Zhuang Yan teased.

Li Yun shook her head, "No, I first applied for the editor of our company's publishing house, but I didn't have the right major, and I didn't pass the written exam, and then I went to the headquarters here to be a copywriter secretary for Editor-in-Chief Wang." But it's okay to be a copywriting secretary, otherwise I wouldn't have seen Mr. Zhuang Yan today. ”

"Do you want to be an editor at a publishing house?" Zhuang Yan asked again.

Li Yun nodded vigorously: "Well, I was quite a writer when I was a child, but I don't have this talent, think about it, being an editor is the closest to a writer." ”

Zhuang Yan squinted and smiled, editors and writers are completely different things, and what she said about having no talent, Zhuang Yan also felt that it didn't make sense. Writing is such a thing, even if it is talented, but it is definitely not the main reason, and it can even be said that if you want to be a writer, in fact, compared to other professions, you don't need talent the most.

However, Zhuang Yan did not continue on this topic, but asked: "You want to be an editor in a publishing house, have you ever learned about the editing industry and publishing affairs?"

Hearing Zhuang Yan's question, Li Yun straightened her chest and said, "Of course, I worked as an editor in the school's publishing house for a period of time when I was in college. ”

Zhuang Yan shook his head, "The school's publishing house is different from the publishing house outside. ”

"Of course I know it's different. Li Yun said, "So I also read a lot of related books on publishing before applying." ”

Zhuang Yan still shook his head, reading books and doing it on the ground are two different things. The reason why he stopped to tell Li Yun about this was actually because he saw the book on her desk and knew her experience, so he thought of finding a writer's agent.

However, he just asked, Li Yun still lacked something professionally, and she did not have real work experience in publishing. If she is asked to be her agent, it is estimated that her biggest advantage is that she has been Wang Lijian's copywriting secretary, and she must have some understanding of the operation of the literary and art world, and she must also have a certain advantage in resources.

In addition, it can be seen that she is also a literature lover and should be able to reach the passing line in terms of literary literacy.

Smiling, Zhuang Yan decided to let it go first, he said, "Well, then you work, I'll go in first." ”

"Okay, Mr. Zhuang, go in. Li Yun said with a smile, she was still a little confused about Zhuang Yan's question just now.

knocked on the door and walked into the office, Wang Lijian saw Zhuang Yan coming, put down the things in hand, and invited Zhuang Yan to sit on the sofa with a smile, "Lao Yu has already told me that he will bring things up in a while, you can sit here with me for a while." ”

Zhuang Yan nodded, "It's not convenient to talk about this matter at the publishing house, I can only borrow your place, and it won't disturb your work." ”

Wang Lijian said with a smile: "How come, the publishing house is also part of the company, and their work is also my job, and I should also read the final version of "The Adventures of Shuck and Beta". But then again, this time Lao Yu also took a lot of effort, to say that a children's book can't be made by him, an editor-in-chief running around every day, and it is completely possible for others to do it. ”

"Yes, Brother Yu and Brother Wang, you two have helped me a lot, and I don't know how to repay them. Zhuang Yan said gratefully.

Wang Lijian poured Zhuang Yan a cup of tea and said, "I didn't say this to show merit, Ziyan, you are indeed worthy of us doing this." Oh, by the way, when will your new book be finalized?"

"I don't know, I'm still thinking about whether to go to the United States for a field trip. Zhuang Yan said.

Wang Lijian nodded, "It's indeed right to be rigorous in treating the work, and when I say this, I also want to ask you how you want to publish this book, whether to publish it on the Internet first, or go directly to the entity?"