Chapter 9: The Controversy
"The Legend of the Condor Heroes"?
At a glance at the title of this book, Lao He pouted, just in general, because this is the "Hero Cup" competition, so many works have the word hero in their names, I don't know if it is to answer the topic or ask for a lottery.
Look at the author's name again, Tree Man? Lao He has no impression at all, he should be a newcomer, I'm afraid he is not even a writer, so he suddenly has little interest, but in line with his duties, he continued to look down.
"The first time, the wind and snow are shocking!"
Hehe, it must be that the whole family has been wiped out, looking at this title, Lao He secretly complained.
"The mighty river of Qiantang River, day and night, bypasses the edge of Niujia Village in Lin'an, and flows into the sea ...... in the east."
Lao He looked at it little by little, well, yes, the words are accurate, the language is sophisticated, when you read "The little peach has no owner and blooms, and the tobacco is vast with evening crows." Several ruins surrounded the old well, and they have always been people's homes", he felt that the author's poetry skills were good, and he gradually became interested.
This look, Lao He was fascinated, just like when he was obsessed with the works of Master Liang Yusheng, he didn't listen to the things outside the window, and the expression on his face continued to change with the plot in the book.
"Ahh How come there isn't! ”
Lao He slapped his desk and made a shocking noise, the voice was so hateful, it startled the other colleagues.
"Lao He, are you stunned?!"
Lao He let out a long breath, swept away the previous exhaustion, it can be said that he was refreshed, he looked around, and said with a smile: "I am very lucky to be able to witness the hope of martial arts becoming popular again!" ”
This sentence without a beginning or end is confusing, but it is still the female editor Xiao Sun who is thoughtful, and she smiled: "Do you have any good works there?" ”
Lao He shook his head: "Hehe, yes, although it is only 100,000 words, but the simplicity of the language, the grandeur of the pattern, the complexity of the plot, the portrayal of the characters, and the depth of the heritage can give a glimpse of the grandmaster's demeanor!" ”
Lao He's high praise aroused the curiosity of editor Xiao Xiao and female editor Xiao Sun, and said: "Really fake? We only believe in our own eyes, you send it, we see"
Lao He smiled slightly and did so.
After a long time, Xiao Xiao and Xiao Sun have finished reading, and Lao He asked, "After reading it, tell me what you think"
Xiao Xiao pondered for a moment and replied: "It's really good, but it's not as good as you said, maybe it's still short, and I can't make a very judgment, so I have a conservative opinion, and I'll talk about it later."
Lao He smiled and asked Xiao Sun, "What about you, how do you feel?" ”
Xiao Sun wrung his brows and said: "That 'Guo Jing' should be the protagonist, stupid and stunned, I can't see anything good."
"Superficial!" Lao He said dissatisfiedly, "I've read more than ten years more than you, I can't tell if it's good or bad?!" Forget it, I won't argue with you, anyway, if nothing else, my editor's recommendation will be this 'Legend of the Condor Heroes'! ”
This is Lao He's own power, Xiao Xiao and Xiao Sun didn't feel much surprise, but the next sentence made them change their faces.
"Also, the editor-in-chief recommended me to fight too!"
Xiao Xiao was stunned and said: "Do you think that the swordsman is not as good as this newcomer, what is it called, oh, tree man?" In the past, you had a lot of praise for drawing swords! ”
Lao He shrugged his shoulders and replied: "The only thing I am faithful to is a good work!" ”
Xiao Xiao rolled his eyes: "It's up to you, but I still have to say, 'Editor-in-Chief's Recommendation' you can't compete with me, no, you shouldn't be able to compete with the swordsman"
Xiao Sun also joined in the fun: "Don't forget that there is me, this 'Lianzhi' is also very well written, it depends on who the editor-in-chief likes!" ”
Lao He smiled, no longer arguing meaninglessly, thinking about how to convince the editor-in-chief tomorrow.
The next day, Lao He walked into the office, his spirit seemed a little bad, mainly because he didn't say it late at night, and all kinds of ideas about the Legend of the Condor Heroes in his mind took turns, and the quality of sleep could be imagined.
However, when Lao He saw that Xiao Xiao and Xiao Sun's desks were empty, he suddenly had a spirit, and then looked at the editor-in-chief's office, and could vaguely see two figures.
So Lao He hurriedly sorted out the information, and also knocked on the editor-in-chief's office, and a faint but pleasant voice came from inside: "Please come in!" ”
Even if he is already a middle-aged man, even if he has seen the editor-in-chief many times, but every time he sees this beautiful editor-in-chief, Lao He will secretly sigh, what a stunner in the world!
Yes, no one would have thought that the editor-in-chief of a martial arts novel would be a big beauty!
Pushing the door in, Xiao Xiao and Xiao Sun sat in front of a large office desk in a regular manner, and behind the desk, a woman was looking down at the manuscript in her hand.
This woman is about twenty-eight or nineteen years old, it is the age between maturity and youth, her black hair is tied up, revealing a smooth forehead, slender eyebrows, a pair of big autumn eyes, a delicate nose, fair skin, especially the ruddy and sexy cherry mouth, which makes people reverie infinitely, and the most striking thing is her figure, which can only be described in two words, hot! Under the graceful and delicate collarbone, a bottomless ditch is faintly visible, surrounded by white professional clothes, and wants to tear out!
What a tempting peach!
Lao He sighed a pity, this kind of best is not necessarily a good thing in the workplace, this beautiful editor-in-chief is called "Xia Qing", although the background is average, but the beauty of the person is not to mention, the ability is also extremely outstanding, with his own ability, in the Wenhui Group to do a good job, in a few years as the editor-in-chief of the fashion magazine, but because she is so good, attracted the attention of a young senior executive of the group, want to pursue this woman, how do you know that this Xia Qing is extremely strong, several refusals, no matter how to follow, and even publicly declare a news, she's a gay and she's an unmarried!
The high-level was so angry that he used his power to transfer Xia Qing from the fashion magazine she founded and assigned her to "Wu Xia", which is called her outstanding work ability, and she will definitely be able to re-lead the revival of the half-immortal "Wu Xia", but everyone knows that this is a naked distribution, that's right, at the peak of the "Wu Xia" periodical, each issue could sell more than 500,000 copies, but that was a long time ago, and now the martial arts novel market is sluggish, and the "Wu Xia" journal now sells only tens of thousands of copies per issue, and the prospects are bleak, And I heard that this woman hasn't read half a martial arts novel before! However, everyone looked down on this stubborn woman, even if she was assigned here, she had no complaints, and directly slapped her face with her actions: it was she who flew to Xiangjiang to negotiate with the martial arts writer Liang Yusheng, and finally persuaded this old man to go out of the mountain and serve as the ultimate judge of this competition!
"Huh? Lao He, sit down! ”
As soon as Xia Qing raised her head, she saw Lao He staring at her in a daze, and suddenly frowned slightly, and her tone was a little cold.
Lao He suddenly woke up, this is a strong woman, if you can not provoke it, you will not provoke it, so he smiled: "It's such an editor-in-chief, presumably the two of them are reporting to you, I'm a little late, well, these are the three best works in my group, take a look"
"Put it on the table," Xia Qing said without raising her head.
Lao He respectfully put down the information and found a place to sit down.
The office seemed very quiet, because Xia Qing had a strong and cold personality, so that the three editors didn't dare to speak, so there was nothing else except the rustling sound she flipped through, and the three of them saw that the editor-in-chief saw it so quickly, and they also questioned it in their hearts, even if you are very capable, but do you really understand martial arts?
didn't let them wait long, Xia Qing quickly browsed the nine works handed in by the three of them, all of them were novels, leaned back on the chair behind her, her slender and white fingers had already picked out the three works, looked at the three of them and said, "In my opinion, the best works in each of your groups are these three!" ”
Lao He and the three of them looked at it, aren't they the three works of "Heavenly Providence Sword - Swordsman Drawer", "Wushuang Villa - Lianzhi" and "Condor Hero Sword - Tree Man"?
They were immediately surprised in their hearts, not to mention the most famous swordsman, but Xia Qing was able to point out the other two works in such a short time, her appreciation ability was really not covered! Who said she had never read a martial arts novel?!
How did they know that Xia Qing really hadn't read any martial arts novels before, but this time she has been making up for evil day and night to have such an effect, she is such a person, she will do the best if she wants to do it, and if she wants to go back and beg after hitting the wall, it is impossible!
Seeing the expressions of the three of them, Xia Qing knew it in her heart and said, "Tell me what you think."
The eldest Lao He took the lead in speaking: "The editor-in-chief is really discerning, I admire Lao He, as the editor-in-chief sees, this 'Legend of the Condor Heroes' is exactly what I am optimistic about, and my editor's recommendation is given to him, and I think the editor-in-chief recommends him!" ”
Xia Qing smiled, like a blooming peach blossom, she suppressed Xiao Xiao and Xiao Sun who wanted to speak, and asked, "Oh? You're highly rated! ”
"Exactly! It can even be said that the biggest surprise in this essay contest is this 'Legend of the Condor Heroes'! Lao He replied with an oath.
The other two couldn't hold back any longer, and said one after another:
"Editor-in-chief, you know the swordsman in my group, and the editor-in-chief doesn't recommend him to be unacceptable!"
"Editor-in-chief, I dare to say that Lian Zhi must be a new star in the martial arts novel industry! You can also see his works, which are most in line with the trendy tastes of today's readers! ”
"Readers' tastes? I think it's your taste! ”
"What's the matter, everyone knows whose work is the hottest now, Gurung!"
……
Xia Qing looked at the three people arguing lightly, and finally she said: "What you said makes sense, so be it, anyway, the nine works we need for the essay must be signed by the author himself, you can arrange it, and I will make a decision when I see the author himself!" ”
Seeing that the leader had made a decision, the three of them were silent and hurried down to contact.