Today is really a day to celebrate, because Alice, who has not patronized Bantam Books for a long time, is finally coming back with her new book to be published!

Of course, no one expects a writer to be prolific, and in the world of literature, quality is always more important than quantity. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe interval of more than a year and a half is not long or short, in fact, there is nothing unusual. But for a "newcomer" who has published two books, both of which have made the New York Times bestseller list, the significance of the third work is very different.

After all, even the mystery novel she wrote in Japan did win the most authoritative rising star award in the mystery literature industry, the Edogawa Ranbu Award.

"Alice, we haven't had a chance to congratulate you yet." Summoning the senior editors into the conference room, the editor-in-chief Domingo said to the protagonist enthusiastically: "Your current career is really thriving, everyone in our company has bought some Cisco shares, and the chairman even bought your equipment in large quantities!" ”

"Oh, that's so much appreciate." chatting with Domingo, Alice smiled: "Even a month ago, the company also sent me an email, saying that the nineteen buildings in Rockefeller Center are planning to strengthen the network structure in the building with the general trend of our Internet development. That's a big deal, and now the business department is going to be busy. ”

"Yes, network construction, after all, these buildings were built in the thirties, and they must keep up with the times at any time." Brown interjected on the side: "By the way, Alice, Microsoft has always had that system under development, will it be used here?" ”

"Hmm~ The development of that system is very long." Alice said: "After all, its requirements for security and stability are too high, but you are right, after it is produced, it will definitely be the first choice for the server operating system of major companies and institutions." ”

A small talk of three or two sentences was enough, and in a minute or two, most of the senior editors had already walked into the conference room. Then, the editor-in-chief, Domingo, immediately invited Alice to take the seat, not only for her status as a best-selling book, but also as a well-deserved entrepreneur.

"So, hello everyone, I really haven't been to our publishing house for a few days." Alice sat down and said, "You have all seen the emails sent to me, and I would like to thank all of you for your strong support for the follow-up sales of the two books "Jurassic Park" and "Scarlet Fairy Tale". Without your continued operations, we wouldn't be where we are now. ”

Tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of sales, for many new writers, this is simply an unattainable mythical achievement, and it is reasonable that the editors in these industries cannot let go of continuous operation. But for Alice, the sentiment is quite subtle.

After all, she knew better than anyone else that writing was a purely amateur pastime for her. It's normal to see other people rejoicing in their own works, but to say that these works are not original, but are plagiarized from the pinnacle masterpieces of some well-known writers, she will feel a little unhappy while feeling a burst of bad taste.

After all, Alice is not a person who eats on the literary world.

"I'm here today to explain to you the creative process in the future."

After a moment of silence, she said: "The precipitation during this period of time has allowed me to conceive a series of novels. And this entire series of novels will be published by our bantam, after all, it's also an old collaborator, and it's convenient for me to be under one company. ”

The whistle couldn't help but sound continuously, and many editors who were called to the assembly couldn't help but look at each other, but at the same time, a sense of joy greeted their eyebrows. The series of novels promised by the writer is a great news for any publishing house, and it is an iron job bowl that can bring rich performance to many editors.

Domingo was pleasantly surprised: "A series of novels? That's amazing, it's just so helpful for the brand to function! So Alice, what series of novels are you envisioning? ”

Generally speaking, after saying this, it is time for the writer to submit the manuscript directly, but Alice is not in a hurry, and says slowly: "The main plot of a school fantasy novel based on modern society revolves around a Scottish school of magic. There are seven years in this school, so my whole series will be published in the form of a seven-part series. ”

There was once again a shocking news, which made the editors present sigh suddenly. Brown was almost not burned by the tea, and quickly put down the cup and said, "Alice, seven steps!?" A total of seven novels!? ”

Praise God, seeing Alice smiling and nodding, the whole conference room was about to boil!

What is the concept of the seven-part series?

It is equivalent to a publishing house and a best-selling author who signed the distribution rights of seven novels in one go, and based on the nature of the series of novels, it has a unique advantage in operation and promotion!

And to be reasonable, there are seven whole parts!

"Oh my God," said an editor sitting in one of his seats, "doesn't that mean we're going to have things busy for the next seven years or so?" ”

"That's right, that's right, seven years, good fellow, seven years!" Another editor also said: "Since it is such a long and large series of novels, the one-year cycle of a book is the best, from the initial publicity, to the distribution of the trial book, to the official publication, to the readers' response, and then to the promotion of the next book." ”

"Look at the specific sales, of course, I believe that Alice's production will definitely be a high-quality product." Domingo spoke, and the audience immediately fell silent: "If the quality of each of these series of novels can be at the best-selling level, then we are simply equivalent to inventing Superman and Batman's DC, and inventing Captain America and Hulk's Marvel." ”

There was another burst of laughter, but everyone nodded in agreement. If Alice's seven-part series can really be a bestseller, based on its so-called campus magic setting, as long as it is operated and publicized enough, I am afraid it can really cultivate a subculture!

"Hey, hey, are you so sure?" But seeing the editors so excited, Alice was a little uneasy, although she really understood the power of this seven-part series.

"Because of our confidence in your talent, Alice, of course." Domingo said with a smile, and everyone also smiled and nodded: "Plus the mystery novel in Japan, as an amateur writer, your three novels are based on three genres, but they have all achieved achievements that are difficult for ordinary writers to achieve in a lifetime." Under this premise, you suddenly said that you want to launch a long-form series, how can there be any reason why it is not a classic? ”

There is some truth to this, and it is just as Brown immediately said: "And Alice, you also said that this is a campus magic, if it is published at a rate of one a year, it will be the growth process of a generation of teenagers." Oh...... By the way, Alice, we really haven't asked yet, what exactly is your series of novels? ”

"Seven novels, the age of the protagonists, from eleven to seventeen years old, you guess it accurately, can indeed directly affect the growth of a generation of teenagers." Cheerfully talking, and then Alice finally opened her little purse.

"This is the first third of the first part of the first book I wrote, and it's already divided into chapters, which of you is going to make a copy?"

Seeing the girl's thick stack of manuscript paper, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.

Because it's really thick.

The A4 page of paper is full of English articles, and the so-called one-third of the thickness is more than 100 pages. Brown immediately took the manuscript paper from Alice's hand and said in surprise: "It seems that there is really a lot of content in this book, and this is only a third?" ”

“harry-potter-and-the-philosopher\'s-stone，by-alice-wong.” I don't know why, everyone can clearly see that Alice's smile is really the standard weird style: "Because the story takes place in England, I wrote it in the English language, and you can revise it depending on the situation." As for the length......"

Her eyes rolled and she smiled even more strangely: "The whole book is about 500,000 words, and if you print them out, it will be about 400 sheets of A4 paper, front and back." ”

The girl said it easily, but it was another thing to want people to accept it. Brown held the 100-odd pages of manuscript paper, and because of the chapters, he could see no less than ten paper clips pinned to the upper left corner. This is really a great rhythm, the first episode of the seven-part series is going to make a four-hundred-page sixteen-page?

"Look, guys, I'm really right," Domingo was also frightened, a little stunned and a little glad, and said even more proudly: "Of course, such a novel will only be published at least once a year, otherwise not to mention Alice's creative speed, if it is really published too quickly, readers will not have time to digest it." ”

"Of course, I'm always going to get bored of writing a novel." Alice waved her hand and smiled very modestly: "So I am also preparing another magic series of novels, and the two works will be published interchangeably. If you want to say that this Harry Potter children's and teenage work, the other one is pure serious adult magic. ”

The blockbuster news came one after another, but the editor-in-chief was not carried away by the joy: "Alice, you are just an amateur writer after all, and two full-length novels at the same time?" Are you sure you can get busy? (To be continued.) )