readx;? Chapter 358: Something More Important Than Eating

"Lao Zheng, then can't you bring the manuscript together! Let's drink and enjoy it together, the ancients, 'Qiwen Appreciation and Analysis'! Such a good manuscript, how can you just read it alone!"

As soon as he heard Zheng Tian say that he wanted to read the manuscript and didn't want to drink, it also made Liu Changtian very curious, so he also wanted to see what kind of manuscript Zheng Tian was talking about, how could it be so good-looking!

"It's not that good-looking, it's just a newcomer's work, you can't see it, just let me watch it alone, it's just that I feel good, you see it, it will definitely feel bad. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

As soon as he heard that Liu Changtian also wanted to see the manuscript in his hand, Zheng Tian immediately changed his mind again, saying that the manuscript in his hand was not very good.

"Hey, Lao Zheng, what are you doing! One moment you say that the manuscript in your hand is very good, and the other time you say that it is not very good, whether it is good or not, let's bring it together! I have one more important thing to tell you! This is related to the future of our two publishing houses! Come over quickly! I am waiting for you at the 'Li Palace Hotel'. Still the same room, you know. ”

After Liu Changtian finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Zheng Tian originally wanted to go, but when he heard Liu Changtian say that there were important things related to the future of their two publishing houses, he couldn't sit still.

But this manuscript is in a wonderful place, and if you don't read it now, you will be a little reluctant. So I thought about it for a while, and I went out with the manuscript.

Driving his own car, Zheng Tian soon came to the 'Li Palace Hotel'.

Go upstairs to a private room on the third floor.

"Lao Zheng, you're finally here! Hurry up and let me see, what kind of manuscript are yours, you are so fascinated by it!" Liu Changtian said as soon as he saw Zheng Tian.

"You want to talk about the big things about our two publishing houses! You said, I'll let you read the manuscript again. Zheng Tian now wants to know what is the big deal for Liu Changtian looking for him!

"No, you let me read the manuscript first. Liu Changtian looked at Zheng Tian, he deliberately commanded the first army.

"Okay, who told you that you are a few years older than me, I'll let you!" Zheng Tian didn't want to talk to Liu Changtian anymore, so he directly put the manuscript on the dining table in front of Liu Changtian.

Liu Changtian only glanced at it and immediately froze.

"Isn't this --- "The Wanderings of Sanmao"! You --- how did you have the manuscript of this work? Seeing that Zheng Tian was watching "Sanmao Wandering", Liu Changtian's eyes widened in horror.

"What's the matter, can't I have this work? Looking at Liu Changtian's surprised expression, Zheng Tian was still very strange! I thought, isn't this the debut novel of a young author? Why, this debut novel is no longer a 'virgin'.

"Of course I've seen it, I've seen it a long time ago, I thought it was a masterpiece! It turned out to be a mediocre work, and you still regard it as a treasure!"

Liu Changtian looked at Zheng Tian and immediately poured a basin of cold water on him.

"Hey, Lao Liu, what are you talking about! How can this work be a mediocre work! I feel that this work is very good, and our publishing house is preparing to publish this work!" Hearing Liu Changtian's words, Zheng Tian was a little unhappy, and said that their publishing house was preparing to publish this work!

"What are you talking about, you are going to publish this work, have you signed a contract with this author!" Hearing Zheng Tian's words, Liu Changtian's eyes widened in horror again.

Because, Liu Changtian couldn't be clearer about this "Sanmao Wanderings". I know that this is Xu Hong's work. If the 'Chuncao Publishing House' is allowed to publish it, then he will lose, and he will have to pay Xu Hong 500,000 yuan! This 500,000 yuan is not a small amount. Another important point is that he, the president, is afraid that he will also lose his adult! Therefore, he cannot let other publishing houses publish this work of Xu Hong under any circumstances.

The reason why Liu Changtian wanted to invite Zheng Tian to dinner today was to tell him first that if Xu Hong brought his works to their publishing house, he would definitely refuse to publish Xu Hong's works.

Originally, Liu Changtian thought that Xu Hong would not come to the 'Chuncao Publishing House' so soon. He thought that Xu Hong would definitely find a smaller publishing house first, like the 'New Star Publishing House', which had just been established for more than two months. Because only the newly established publishing house may publish the works of new writers, after all, the newly established publishing house has not signed famous writers, and can only train some new writers on its own!

What Liu Changtian didn't expect was that Xu Hong directly found the second largest children's publishing house in Beijing, 'Chuncao Publishing House'. His manuscript has already fascinated President Zheng!

"Not yet! I asked the editor-in-chief to contact the author in a hurry! Wait a while, I will meet with the author and discuss the signing of the contract together! Now, we have a talented writer in our 'Chuncao Publishing House'. ”

Zheng Tian looked at Liu Changtian, the pig's liver face that had changed color, and he didn't know why!

"Lao Zheng, listen to me, you must not publish this work. ”

Zheng Tian originally boasted in front of Liu Changtian that he could sign a talented writer with a publishing house.

Originally, he thought that Liu Changtian would definitely congratulate him when he heard this, but what he didn't expect was that Liu Changtian actually said something that made him a little angry.

"Lao Liu, what are you talking nonsense! Such a good work, how can you not sign a contract!" Zheng Tian looked at Liu Changtian with an unhappy expression.

"Didn't I say it before, it's a mediocre work, and if you publish it, you're going to lose money. Liu Changtian once again emphasized this matter.

"Lao Liu, why do you say that! What evidence do you have to say this, do you feel that this work is not well written? Then you can tell me that there are problems in this work, and there is no good writing there. ”

As soon as I heard Liu Changtian say that Xu Hong's "Sanmao Wanderings" is a mediocre work. Zheng Tian was very unhappy, so he wanted to debate with Liu Changtian!

"Lao Zheng, don't get excited, listen to me tell you slowly, come, sit down and drink a glass of wine first. Seeing that Zheng Tian was very excited, he looked angry. Liu Changtian took Zheng Tian's hand and sat down, and then poured him a glass of wine.

For the sake of being a good friend before, Zheng Tian is not angry anymore. had no choice but to calm his face, sit down, and drink the wine that Liu Changtian poured for him in one gulp.

"Actually, this work, in our 'Spring Buds', also set off some waves. This work was discovered first by editor Zhang Chuanzhang, and it feels very good. After reading it, I took it to Chen Wenchen, editor-in-chief. Editor-in-Chief Chen read it before he showed it to me.

But when I thought about it, although we had published children's literature, we had never written children's literature ourselves, and our ability to appreciate children's literature was still very limited.

I think, I don't need to say, you also know that in the appreciation of children's literature in our capital, the most authoritative person is Sun Yuanjie and Teacher Sun.

Mr. Sun has been engaged in children's literature writing for more than ten years, and it can be said that he has a unique opinion in this regard. He has also published many reviews on the appreciation of children's literature, and it can be said that he has also been praised by many education experts in Beijing.

If our publishing house wants to publish a book, it is like a company is going to launch a new product, and it must be cautious and cautious. Not only must the appearance of the product be designed, but also the quality of the negotiation must be considered, so that the new product can be launched into the market!

And we publishers are the same, if we want to bring a new work to the market, we must be cautious and cautious, and we can't just rely on our own feelings. Follow the feelings, that's unscientific. Should writers also pay attention to science?

A good literary work is like a piece of beautiful jade! What kind of person will feel good when he reads it! But whether or not beautiful jade is 'beautiful jade'? I'm afraid that no one can see it casually!

A good literary work cannot be judged to be a piece of beautiful jade because we feel good about it? Should we also let some authoritative experts appraise it? Do you think what I said is reasonable? ”

Liu Changtian didn't say anything about Xu Hong's "Sanmao Wanderings" first, but first talked about a lot of literary criticism.

But when Zheng Tian heard it, he also felt that there was some truth, and he already felt Liu Changtian, what would he say next!

"Lao Liu, what you said is very reasonable, I feel that I have not considered it well enough in this regard!" Zheng Tian had already begun to follow Liu Changtian's train of thought.

"Now to paraphrase Xu Hong's work, let's talk about this problem again! After I watched Xu Hong's work at the time, I also felt very good, and I felt very good. I almost wanted to publish it directly. But I still kept my emotions in check and didn't publish this work right away. Now that I think about it, I did the right thing. Fortunately, it was not published, otherwise it would have been in trouble.

I wasn't completely fascinated by this work at the time, I calmed down and thought about it for a while, and decided that I should show this work to Mr. Sun first. People are the authorities on this. If Mr. Sun also thinks that this work is good, it will not be too late for me to publish it!

Therefore, instead of publishing it directly, I invited Mr. Sun to our publishing house, and then let him read Xu Hong's manuscript.

After Mr. Sun read it, he didn't directly say how Xu Hong's manuscript was bad. Let's just say that this author is a newcomer. Although the writing is good, the characteristics of children's literature and the development and changes of the times are not taken into account when writing. Just write how you want, you can write how you want, although such a work, although it may be good-looking, but as long as it is published, it will definitely smash the pot!

I asked Mr. Sun at the time, this work looks good, there is a problem there. Mr. Sun said that the background of this work is not very good. If it was more than ten years ago, some children might still like it, but now that the times have changed dramatically, in a modern city, how can there be children who like to read children's literature with such a background as the old society!

In fact, the historical background of a work can also be said to be a very important part of a work, and if this part is not well written, this work is basically not a good work.

As soon as Mr. Sun said this, I had a feeling of sudden enlightenment. I can't help but admire Mr. Sun, it seems that the appraisal level of this professional is relatively high, and compared with others, it is still a lot worse.

As soon as I heard Mr. Sun's words, I thought, since this is the case, then forget it, and I won't publish this work.

But Mr. Sun is a generous person, I heard that the author named Xu Hong is a newcomer, or a primary school teacher, and Mr. Sun's career before he became a writer is the same. How to say, teaching is a respectable profession.

So people said to me that although there is a big problem with Xu Hong's work, if the author is willing to spend time and energy to carry out a 'major operation' on this work and change the background of this work, this work is still a good work, and it can still be considered for publication.

When I heard what Mr. Sun said, I was also overjoyed. Originally, I thought that since Mr. Sun said a huge problem with this work, they would not want me to publish this work.

I didn't expect that Mr. Sun was very generous and cherished talents. Thinking that he used to be a primary school teacher, and Xu Hong was also a primary school teacher. So he told me that as long as Xu Hong was willing to change the background of his "Sanmao Wanderings" to the background of a modern city, he could consider publishing this "Sanmao Wanderings".

As soon as I heard Mr. Sun's words, I quickly said thank you. I just thought that this time I would definitely be able to publish Xu Hong's works, I am also a person who cherishes talents, and I also feel that Xu Hong is a talent.

So, I hurriedly brought Xu Hong over and told Xu Hong what Teacher Sun said. Originally, I wanted to be a newcomer and get the guidance of a well-known senior. And it can be regarded as giving him a chance to publish, which is a good thing. Xu Hong should have agreed immediately, and then he should have said thank you to me and Teacher Sun!

But after Xu Hong heard it, what he said immediately made me angry. I was almost in a rage. (To be continued.) )