After reading the content on a test paper, the female invigilator was still a little unsatisfied, if it weren't for her identity as an invigilator, she might have been unable to help urging Ye Chen to write quickly.

Fortunately, Ye Chen wrote very fast because he didn't have to think about it, and it didn't take long to finish writing the second one, Ye Chen just put down the second test paper and was about to continue writing the third one, but he didn't expect a hand to reach out next to him and take away the second one he had just written, Ye Chen raised his head in astonishment, and saw that the female invigilator next to him was watching the second one he had just written with a focused face, which made Ye Chen cry and laugh.

But Ye Chen didn't care, picked up the third one and continued to write, this "Necklace" is about 6,000 words, and it will be finished soon.

Half an hour later, Ye Chen finished writing the last word of "The Necklace", and the female invigilator who watched Ye Chen finish writing on the side also looked at Ye Chen with a complicated face, Ye Chen didn't stop thinking from beginning to end, it can be said that such a long novel was written in one go, and there are only two possibilities for this situation. First, this novel was written by Ye Chen before, and now he is just copying it again. The second is that Ye Chen is a genius, and only a genius can do this.

And the essay questions of this exam are kept secret throughout the whole process, and before the test papers are issued, I don't even know about my own invigilator, so it is obvious that it is impossible to leak the questions, so there is only one possibility, and the young man in front of him is a genius.

Ye Chen didn't know what the female invigilator on the side thought of herself, she wrote a "necklace" completely by hand, her arms were sore, she sat on the seat and rested for a while, looked at the time, it was still early before the end of the exam, she sorted out the papers, and as soon as she got together, she heard the female invigilator next to her ask softly:

"Are you going to hand in the papers? Just give it to me. ”

Ye Chen was stunned, then nodded, handed the test paper to the female invigilator, Shi Shiran walked out of the examination room, and the candidates were in an uproar again.

After Ye Chen left, the female invigilator walked to the podium with the test paper, and at this time, one of the invigilators came over and asked in a low voice:

"What's the matter, seeing that you have been standing in front of that candidate for so long, do you suspect that this candidate is cheating?"

The female invigilator was stunned for a moment, looked at the direction in which Ye Chen disappeared, and said with a smile:

"No, he doesn't need to cheat, he's born to cheat. ”

Immediately, the female invigilator stepped off the podium and inspected the examination room, as if she was looking for the next Ye Chen, leaving only another invigilator confused.

But no, a genius like this kind of demon can already be born as a cheat

Ye Chen walked out of the examination room and was about to go home, when he walked out of the school gate, the mobile phone in his pocket rang, Ye Chen turned on the phone, and the caller ID was Zheng Wei.

Ye Chen connected the phone and said with a smile: "Hey, is it Brother Zheng?"

"Ye Chen, do you have time now? I just called you and couldn't get through, if you have time now, I hope you can come to the publishing house." ”

"I'm sorry, Brother Zheng, I was in the examination room just now, my phone was turned off, I have time now, you wait a while, I'll come over immediately." ”

"Well, okay, then I'll wait for you in the office. ”

Ye Chen hung up the phone, his face was thoughtful, listening to Zheng Wei's tone on the phone, there should be something, and he was in a hurry, it should be related to the publication of his novel.

Ye Chen had a bad premonition in his heart, stopped a taxi, got in the car and said Huayu Publishing House to the driver, half an hour later, the taxi stopped under an office building, Ye Chen paid the money and said thank you.

Walking into the elevator, Ye Chen soon came to Huayu Publishing House, and it was still the female receptionist, but this time it may be the reason for recognizing herself, and she took Ye Chen directly to the door of Zheng Wei's office.

Ye Chen knocked on the door and walked into the office after hearing a "please come in". When Zheng Wei saw Ye Chen coming, he got up and said with a smile on his face: "Ye Chen is here, I heard you say that you were in the examination room just now, how was the exam?"

"It's ok. Ye Chen said modestly.

Zheng Wei smiled, didn't ask any more, picked up the landline and called the front desk, asked for a cup of tea, and then turned to Ye Chen and said:

"Sit, I've been here once, why are you still so polite. ”

Ye Chen sat down and asked with a puzzled expression:

"Brother Zheng, are you in such a hurry to find me?"

When Zheng Wei heard this, the smile on his face slowly retracted, and he said in a low voice: "Ye Chen, this time Brother Zheng can't stand you, your novel may have to be published the day after tomorrow." ”

Zheng Wei felt a little guilty, but he still looked at Ye Chen and said sincerely: "This is what the publishing house meant, but it is also what I meant, and the reasons are a bit complicated, but I still hope you believe Brother Zheng once." ”

To be honest, Ye Chen was a little uncomfortable when he heard Zheng Wei say that he wanted to publish it in advance, after all, fools who republish novels after publicity and novels that are published without publicity know what the concept is, but Ye Chen quickly calmed down and considered the reason, after all, he still has a relationship with Zheng Wei and Wang Kong, and he was signed by Zheng Wei himself, Zheng Wei can't harm himself.

After Ye Chen calmed down, he immediately analyzed the reason, he was also the editor of the publishing house in his previous life, and he was also very clear about this situation, the first possibility is that in the past two days, a newcomer has submitted a novel that is better than his own book, after all, the resources of a publishing house are also limited, and the quality must be the first for the sake of interests, but this situation is impossible, it is not that Ye Chen is arrogant, but that Ye Chen has confidence in this classic. The second is that there is a great god who is going to publish a book at this time, which is equivalent to the ancient emperor going on patrol, and the little brother along the way can only sing the praises of merit and virtue, and will not allow anyone to come out to fight in the ring.

"Brother Zheng, can I ask which great god is going to publish a book recently?" Ye Chen said lightly.

Zheng Wei was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect Ye Chen to ask such a question, it seems that he still underestimated Ye Chen, Ye Chen is not only a genius in writing, but also a genius with high emotional intelligence, at least he knows more about things in the publishing industry.

Thinking of this, Zheng Wei opened his mouth and said:

"You guessed it, the deputy editor-in-chief of the publishing house signed a new book and is going to publish it in the near future. ”

"I don't know which famous writer it is?"

"Cheng Ji. ”

"You mean Cheng Ji, the suspenseful little prince of this city?"

"Yes, that's him. ”

Ye Chen nodded, recalling the information about Cheng Ji in his mind, from the memory it was ugly, Cheng Ji was the same as Ye Chen, he was also from Qingyang City, and even the school where he graduated from high school was the same, he was a graduate of Qingshui High School. When he was twenty years old, he published his first novel "Ghost Eye" and became an instant hit, and in the following years, several novels of the same type were released one after another, and he is also a well-known writer in China, but this is only based on the whole country, as a native of Qingyang City, it is thunderous in Qingyang City, and the local media of Qingyang City is called the new generation of suspense little prince in Qingyang City, and it is also the pride of Qingyang City.

Ye Chen has also read this "Ghost Eye", to be honest, judging from Ye Chen's experience of many classic novels in his previous life, this novel is very ordinary, the plot is old-fashioned, not so much a suspense novel, but more like a ghost story.

However, hasn't Cheng Ji signed a contract with another large publishing house in the past few years? Why is he cooperating with Huayu Publishing House now? Thinking of this, Ye Chen opened his mouth and asked, "Brother Zheng, didn't this Cheng Ji sign a contract with another publishing house?"

"That's the case, Cheng Ji published a new book a while ago, and the results were a bit miserable, I heard that I fell out with the publishing house, and this time I went back to Qingyang City to prepare for a comeback, which should not be underestimated. ”

The corners of Ye Chen's mouth twitched, it turned out that he was bullied and returned to his hometown, and it happened that he was just in time to send out his book, is this going to find a place in Ye Chen, who is also from Qingyang City?

However, it is not certain who bullies whom!

"Brother Zheng, then let's publish it as originally planned. Ye Chen looked at Zheng Wei and said with a serious face.

Zheng Wei saw Ye Chen's insistence, and was afraid that Ye Chen would not understand the twists and turns in this, so he patiently explained: "Ye Chen, you don't know" Before the words were finished, Ye Chen interrupted: "Brother Zheng, I know that you are for my good, and I also know very well what is going on, it is nothing more than that Cheng Ji is the suspenseful little prince in the mouth of the media in Qingyang City, and the pride of the locals in Qingyang City, but I am also from Qingyang City, and I am older than him to write, the most important thing is that I believe in my novels, and I also believe in myself." ”

Zheng Wei listened to Ye Chen's words, and saw Ye Chen's confident look, but Zheng Wei was an adult after all, and he had his own ideas, and he couldn't help but persuade while admiring Ye Chen: "Ye Chen, you are still young, and you still have a lot of opportunities, this time you are a little unlucky, but we don't need to fight Cheng Ji to the death, are you right." ”

Ye Chen nodded, smiled at Zheng Wei, and said, "Brother Zheng, do you remember yesterday that you said that I believed in you? I still believe in you now, but I also hope that you will believe in me, and also believe in your own vision, believe in my novels, if you are ambitious, believe me, I Ye Chen will not lose to others!"

Zheng Wei looked at Ye Chen with a firm face, and his heart was also a little shaken, yes, Ye Chen believes in himself, and he should also believe in Ye Chen, not to mention, thinking of the "Da Vinci Code" he watched yesterday, and thinking of the new genre he has been pursuing, why not fight once? Ye Chen is not lost to others, is he losing to him Zhu Jin?

Thinking of this, Zheng Wei took a deep breath and smiled at Ye Chen: "Then let's talk about how to promote your novel in the next two weeks." ”

Ye Chen smiled brightly, nodded emphatically and said, "Okay!"

Speaking of business, Zheng Wei's face was straight, as if he had changed in an instant, and said with a serious face: "Since we are already planning to fight Zhu Jin, then we must first analyze the pros and cons of both sides." Perhaps seeing Ye Chen's puzzled gaze, Zheng Wei explained: "Zhu Jin is the deputy editor-in-chief of our publishing house, and this time Cheng Ji is talking about the publication of a new book in our publishing house, and he also competed for the position of editor-in-chief a while ago."

Ye Chen suddenly understood the meaning of Zheng Wei's words, this change should be in this Zhu Jin, the relationship between the editor-in-chief and the deputy editor-in-chief in the publishing house has always been very delicate, presumably Zhu Jin was dissatisfied with Zheng Wei becoming the editor-in-chief so that Cheng Ji was dug up, and it was also successful, but at this time, Zheng Wei signed a contract with himself at this time, and the publication time was about the same, presumably Zheng Wei also had pressure, after all, it would be funny if he was killed by the deputy editor-in-chief not long after becoming the editor-in-chief, and the position of the editor-in-chief would not be guaranteed, thinking of this, Ye Chen also understood the pressure on Zheng Wei, and he also appreciated Zheng Wei's courage。

After all, not every editor-in-chief would dare to bet his career on a fledgling rookie writer to fight a well-known writer in the ring.

Ye Chen nodded at Zheng Wei, and he was also a little grateful in his heart.

Zheng Wei saw that Ye Chen understood what he meant, Zheng Wei was also relieved, it was not that Zheng Wei was afraid of losing, but Zheng Wei hoped that Ye Chen would pay attention to this matter, to be honest, if he didn't really have confidence in Ye Chen's novel, even if he was a student of Wang Kong, Zheng Wei would not have made such a big bet.

But since it has been decided, it is useless to talk about these things, Zheng Wei continued: "First of all, the biggest advantage and only advantage on our side is the quality of the novel "The Da Vinci Code", and the biggest disadvantage is that you are just a newcomer without any fame, which is inherently insufficient in publishing. ”

Ye Chen nodded in approval.

Seeing this, Zheng Wei continued: "The second is publicity, although I am the editor-in-chief of the publishing house, I can only try to strive for some resources, but no matter what, the propaganda is definitely not as good as Zhu Jin's side, I hope you are psychologically prepared for this, this is also our biggest shortcoming"

Ye Chen nodded in understanding, and looking at Zheng Wei's contemplative expression, Ye Chen couldn't help but say:

"Since our own publishing house doesn't publicize it too much, can we let other newspapers and magazines promote it for us?"

Zheng Wei was stunned for a moment, and then his face was a little unhappy and said:

"Ye Chen, although I am on your side now, I am first and foremost the editor-in-chief of Huayu Publishing House. ”

Ye Chen was stunned after hearing this, and then realized that Zheng Wei had misunderstood, and he appreciated Zheng Wei's professional attitude a little more, but he still explained:

"Brother Zheng, you misunderstood, I didn't want to breach the contract to sign a contract with another publishing house, but I wanted to get other media to promote my novel through other methods. ”

When Zheng Wei heard this, he realized that he had misunderstood Ye Chen, and apologized to Ye Chen: "I'm sorry, it's Brother Zheng who misunderstood you, don't blame me." ”

Ye Chen shook his head to show that he didn't care, and then put his head into Zheng Wei's ear and whispered a few words.

"It's feasible, this method is good, but are you sure?" After listening to Ye Chen's method, Zheng Wei nodded, and then asked.

"Brother Zheng, believe me, you can rest assured to wait for my good news. ”

"Cheng, then Brother Zheng will wait. ”