The standards of "Selected Novels" are very strict, and consistently good quality is the key to appearing in the magazine, Cheng Litao looked at the list that was beaten down by himself, and he opened his mouth and said to his assistant: "Xiao Liu, you first find all the novels on this list, and then send them to me." ”

Each novel is published in a different magazine, and "Selected Novels" does not do original content, what they do is to discern the talents from the vast number of other magazines, so it is necessary to do a comprehensive combing of these preliminarily selected novels.

"Okay, I'll go and summarize it right away, and I should be able to hand it over to you by noon. Xiao Liu held the stack of papers that had been instructed, and his expression did not change much.

Every month, editors submit a large list of novels, but a large number of them are disqualified at this step, and only a few make it to the re-examination, and even fewer end up in the magazine.

He took the list and turned around and walked out of the office, but before he could return to his desk, he was cut off by Tu Meilun halfway.

"Brother Liu, Brother Liu, let me ask you one thing quietly, how many of my lists have been brushed off?"

Tu Meilun pulled Liu Jun's clothes and didn't let go, wanting to get first-hand news to see if the value of staying up late had been realized.

Xiao Liu looked at the busy people in the editorial department, he knew that the little beauty in front of him who had just joined the company had a lot to do with the boss, so he didn't put up any shelves, and said in a low voice: "Of your ten novels, two survived, and the rest were beaten down." ”

"Ah, there are only two articles!" Tu Meilun's tone was full of disappointment, "Did "The Country Teacher" survive?"

"Wait, I'll take a look. was crossed out, is this actually a science fiction article?" Xiao Liu was surprised, he saw an editor recommend science fiction for the first time, "What do you recommend is not good, you actually recommend science fiction, our magazine has not published ten articles since its inception." ”

Tu Meilun covered her mouth and widened her eyes, "No, I haven't recommended ten science fiction novels in nearly 40 years, wouldn't this be too exaggerated?"

"It's not an exaggeration at all, our magazine represents the attitude of mainstream culture, you know, science fiction literature is still a bit niche after all. What's more, Science Fiction World magazine doesn't have any partnership with us, so it won't be published. I'm going to get busy first, the boss is still waiting to find all the novels, and we'll talk about it when I have time!"

"Mm-hmm, goodbye, Brother Liu. ”

After Tu Meilun waved his hand, he returned to his desk with a dejected expression, his chin resting on the table, and one hand turning the water glass aimlessly.

She knows the inside story of some magazines, but it is not very fair, because "Selected Novels" magazine has a cooperative relationship with other magazines, so it will give priority to selecting articles from the cooperative magazines.

For example, with "Fantasy 1+1", "Martial Arts", "Fantasy Era", "People's Literature", "Fantasyland" and other magazines have completed the exchange work, "Science Fiction World" is like a stepmother's raising, and it is discriminated against.

Although the sales of "Science Fiction World" are also good, with eight or nine million copies per issue, it is not favored by mainstream culture, and the treatment of martial arts novel writers is much better than that of science fiction, because China is a hotbed of martial arts novels.

The more Tu Meilun thought about it, the more unwilling she became, she picked up the "Science Fiction World" on her desk, and then quietly sent a text message to Chen Jiaxuan.

……

The huge Yenching Library has a rich collection of books, and rows of bookshelves full of all kinds of books stand neatly, Lin Han is standing next to the sci-fi series bookshelf at this time, slowly looking for the works he is interested in.

Compared with the rest of the literature, science fiction literature occupies only a few rows of books, and the books of top Chinese and foreign authors are stored, but the people who come here to borrow books are a minority, and there are not many people with the same interest.

Most of the readers who like science fiction have collected these books of interest themselves, and few people go to the library to borrow them, and even some university libraries do not have many science fiction books.

Contrary to martial arts literature, Chinese martial arts novels sell well at home and abroad, and their influence is extraordinary, and martial arts TV series and martial arts movies are emerging in an endless stream, and it is common for them to be exported to other countries.

The United States, on the other hand, has extremely developed science fiction literature, with quite a few top science fiction writers, and science fiction movies produced by Hollywood every year are popular all over the world, and some science fiction TV series have high ratings.

Science fiction literature is basically a short board in China, few classics are born, most of them are translated works of foreigners, and there are very few domestic science fiction masterpieces.

Almost alone in the area of the novel, want to read which one to read, Lin Han took a copy of "The Arc on the Moon" written by an American author, he sat on a chair and began to read.

It's just that as soon as he turned to the catalog, Chen Jiaxuan's phone called, and the mobile phone that forgot to switch to silent mode rang quickly, Lin Han quickly connected the phone before others cast disgusted glances, and then trotted to the smoking area by himself.

"Lin Han, are you listening, why don't you speak?"

Chen Jiaxuan was very puzzled, she fed several times and did not respond, "Hey, can you hear me?"

"Okay, I couldn't answer the phone in the library just now. ”

"That's right, the editor of "Selected Novels" told me that she recommended "Country Teacher" and was killed. But if you can write a good reason for the tweet, she's willing to try again. This is a playmate of mine when I was a child, and he is very righteous, can you write it? If you can, send it to me as soon as possible. ”

There are not too many people in the smoking area, but Lin Han can only absorb the poison of second-hand smoke here, he thought about it, and probably understood what Chen Jiaxuan wanted to express, science fiction novels are congenitally discriminated against, this kind of theme will be passed, and if you want to publish it in "Selected Novels", you must find another way to dig out the places in science fiction that conform to mainstream literature.

So he replied, "I'll try, thank your friend for helping me by the way." ”

"Don't try, give me all my might. You said that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it's up to you whether you can seize it or not, so don't talk to me, think about it!" Chen Jiaxuan's tone was very violent, she didn't allow the opportunity to be missed like this.

When Lin Han was said like this, he also had the motivation to struggle, and he firmed his tone, "No problem, give me ten minutes!"

After hanging up the phone, he slowly returned to his seat just now, connected to the WIFI in the library with his mobile phone, and thought about it seriously, how to dig in line with the preferences of mainstream literature?

First of all, this can barely be regarded as a novel with a rural theme, which happens to be one of the favorite genres of mainstream literature, and temporarily ignoring the connotation of science fiction, there is also part of the content of the novel that focuses on reality and rural education, and refutes the uselessness of reading.

The charm of this book lies in the fact that it is out of the complicated background, focusing on the conflict between the little people and the big fate, and the science fiction part also has a certain refraction of realistic significance.

I don't know if this is a curve to save the country, Lin Han feels that writing a tweet is more difficult than writing a new novel, he has to take into account the old-fashioned ideas of reading this novel.