In the next few hours, An Qingxue did not quickly browse through the manuscript as usual, but read the part of the manuscript that Ning Mo sent her completely as a reader.

Even after work at noon, she quickly ate lunch and continued to sit in front of the computer to read. She was already completely fascinated by the mysterious tombs depicted in "Ghost Blowing the Lantern".

It wasn't until half past two in the afternoon that she finally finished reading the 100,000-word manuscript that Ning Mo sent her.

When she saw that there was no longer one in the end, An Qingxue even had the urge to ask Ning Mo to continue reading the rest of the manuscript.

However, as an editor of a publishing house, An Qingxue knows that what she has to do now is to objectively evaluate the market value of this novel from the perspective of an editor, and then decide whether to sign the book and submit it to the editor-in-chief.

An Qingxue only weighed it for less than ten seconds before deciding to sign this book!

A novel that can make you so fascinated that it is supposed to be a review, but has become a reader entirely, and its appeal has been reflected in a certain Cheng dù.

So An Qingxue didn't hesitate and hesitate too much, and soon made a decision. At least in her opinion, the novel is valuable.

So An Qingxue immediately submitted the manuscript to the editor-in-chief.

Just over half an hour later, editor-in-chief Chen Qing called An Qingxue to the office.

An Qingxue knew that the other party was going to tell her about the book "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" that she had just submitted, and she couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in her heart, and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

She was indeed reprimanded by the editor-in-chief during this time, and the psychological pressure was quite great.

Editor-in-Chief ......

An Qingxue walked into the editor-in-chief's office.

Chen Qing looked up, and then said, "That manuscript of 'Ghost Blowing the Lamp' was submitted by you just now?"

"Yes, editor-in-chief. An Qingxue hurriedly responded.

After a slight pause, he added, "I think the subject matter of this novel is very novel, and it is a genre that has never appeared before." ”

"It's also very good in terms of storytelling, and there are a lot of things about tomb robbing, feng shui, some supernatural phenomena and so on that are very novel and exciting for readers, so I think we should sign this book. ”

Chen Qing looked at An Qingxue, but he couldn't tell whether he agreed or denied it.

After a long while, it wasn't until An Qingxue couldn't even help but feel a little nervous in his heart that he finally spoke slowly: "This book...... Not bad indeed. If it is well advertised, it should have some commercial value. ”

"You can talk to the author who submitted the manuscript about how it is appropriate, and then sign it. ”

Hearing Chen Qing's words, An Qingxue suddenly felt happy in her heart, and hurriedly responded: "Okay, editor-in-chief!"

She has indeed been scolded too much recently, and finally this time she was not reprimanded and scolded by the editor-in-chief, and she couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief in her heart, and some tense nerves couldn't help but relax a little.

"By the way, editor-in-chief, what is the bottom line in terms of price when talking to the author?" An Qingxue asked again.

She is only the editor-in-chief, and whether to sign a book in the end, and at what price, it will ultimately have to be decided by the editor-in-chief.

Chen Qing thought for a moment and couldn't help asking, "Is the author of the submission a newcomer or a writer who has already become famous?"

An Qingxue hesitated for a moment and said, "It should be, it should be a newcomer." ”

Chen Qing suddenly frowned, "What do you mean?" Yes, yes, no, no!"

An Qingxue hurriedly explained: "Editor-in-chief, this book was recommended to me by a girlfriend of mine, and it was written by one of her students, and I don't know if the other party has published other works before, so I'm a little uncertain." ”

"Or a student? Since you are a student, you will not be very likely to become famous. When you talk to him, remember to ask if he is new or not. ”

"If it's a newcomer, I'll give you a bottom line on the buyout price of 500 thousand words. If the other party is not a newcomer, then you can ask him what his original pen name is, and if it is a pen name that is not well-known, you will control the price to me within 800 thousand words. ”

Chen Qing said.

An Qingxue responded, hesitated slightly, and still asked, "Editor-in-chief, what if the other party asks for a royalty share?"

Chen Qing frowned, pondered for a while, and said, "Try to talk to him about buying out directly, if he must ask for a share, unless he is a well-known writer, you will control the share ratio for me within 8%." If it's a pure newcomer, try to keep it as low as possible to 6%, up to 7%. ”

Hearing Chen Qing's words, An Qingxue knew that her boss was obviously planning to exploit the newcomer.

If you look at it purely from her own personal point of view, she is very optimistic about this book. If you buy it outright, the price of two or three thousand words is acceptable.

If it is divided according to royalties, then as long as it does not exceed 10%, it is not unacceptable.

However, if a publishing house wants to make a profit, it wants to make money, and it doesn't exploit newcomers to exploit anyone? This is the normal state of the publishing industry, and An Qingxue has long been accustomed to it.

It's just that this time the author of this book is a student of her best friend after all, and An Qingxue will feel a little bad in her heart.

It's just that since the editor-in-chief has already said so, An Qingxue can only answer the 'okay' and walk out, ready to talk to Ning Mo......

On the other side, inside Jese University.

Ning Mo and the others had a physical education class in the afternoon, when the whole class was practicing basketball on the court.

Ning Mo used to play basketball with his classmates occasionally in high school, and his own physical fitness was not bad, so he was okay with some basic skills in basketball.

It was the basketball practice of this physical education class that was really simple for Ning Mo. However, it is quite difficult for girls who don't usually play much.

Therefore, it didn't take long for the physical education teacher to simply let the boys who could play basketball go to the activities on their own, while the girls who didn't know how to play continued to practice some basic basketball skills with him.

"Lao Mo, come, let's fight in groups. Fang Mingliang slapped the basketball in his hand and said to Ning Mo.

There were several other boys in the class next to him.

"Okay!"

Ning Mo answered, and began to group people.

Unknowingly, Ning Mo fought with his classmates for about 20 minutes, sweating all over, and a little tired, so he took a break for a while and let others play.

At this time, on the girls' side, the physical education teacher also began to let them practice with the ball by themselves.

Chu Yushan saw Ning Mo resting, so she called him, "Ning Mo, come and teach me to play!"

"Okay. ”

Ning Mo answered, and walked towards the basketball hoop where Chu Yushan and the other girls in the class were. During this time, he was quite familiar with Chu Yushan.