Just when Chen Xueqian and Bai Feifei were talking, the United States, which was far away on the other side of the world, was already two o'clock in the evening.

Jack is a newcomer editor at Bantam Press. As a rookie editor at Bantam, the world's top publishing house. Jack's job is incredibly stressful.

In order to be able to complete the company's contracted tasks, he will work overtime until late every day.

Halfway through the first month of 2002, he has not yet signed a single qualified book. This made Jack anxious.

For this reason, he has been working overtime until more than two o'clock at night for three consecutive days. However, the day's diligence did not surprise him.

After a busy day with nothing, Jack stood up and moved his body, ready to turn off the computer and go home.

Bending over the mouse, he was about to turn off the computer when he suddenly saw a new email in his mailbox.

Jack was surprised, and he opened the new email anyway, as he was going to go home.

When he saw the address of the email, he couldn't help but frown.

The suffix of this letter email is "cn", which is an email from China.

Jack immediately lost most of his interest in the new email. He thought to himself: "Is it possible that there can still be Chinese to write an English novel, Jack don't be funny, you better quit as soon as possible!" ”

Although there was no hope in his heart, Jack still checked the email carefully.

"The Hunger Games!"

Looking at the email headline, Jack was puzzled for a while. I thought about it for a long time and didn't figure out what it meant. Shaking his head with a sigh again.

Jack pressed on. At the top of the email is the author's introduction: Sam Chen, from China!

A wry smile rose across Jack's face. I really guessed it myself.

There is really a Chinese who submits articles to his publishing house!

Jack was completely hopeless at this point. However, out of the work ethic of an editor, he continued to read on.

At the very beginning of the story is an introduction.

"It turns out that 'The Hunger Games' is a competition in the book, where 24 people compete in a competition where only one person survives? It seems a little cruel! Isn't this book an R-rated work? Jack thought about it, but couldn't help but be a little curious.

The premise of the story was so novel that Jack swore he had never seen anything like it.

This story that takes place in the country of the future is full of a dystopian style.

The novel is narrated in the first person, and the main character is a 16-year-old girl named Katniss. In a brutal game that smells of gore, become a 'tribute' as a volunteer instead of her sister.

When Jack saw this, he felt like his heart was being pinched. He felt a little breathless, but he found that he couldn't help but keep watching.

He had forgotten that he should look at the novel as an editor. The suffocating solemnity of the story makes him as engaged as an ordinary reader.

He was thrilled when he read that Katniss and Pete were on the stage with flaming flames. Watching Katniss unexpectedly score 11 points, Jack let out a long sigh of relief.

However, before he could relax, this cruel game officially began!

At one point, Jack thought that this time the game would be different because of Katniss's involvement. However, the cruelty of the death of 12 players in the opening scene made him suddenly realize that this is not a fairy tale, and the author really wants to describe this bloody and cruel competition.

The story continues, and Katniss finds herself betrayed by Peeta! He's hanging out with the pros who use The Hunger Games as a ladder to a better life.

Katniss had to face the dilemma alone, and she struggled to overcome it. In this death game, the slightest carelessness can take your life.

Jack had completely forgotten about the editing task or anything at this point. Even forgot about the time. All he wanted to know was how Katniss could find a life-saving water.

Finally, after much difficulty, Katniss found a pool. After some rest, she found a tree to live in.

However, the organizers of the contest were far more brutal than Jack had imagined. They actually created a fire.

Jack couldn't help but imagine how spectacular and terrifying the wall of fire that fell from the sky must have been.

Katniss was injured. To make matters worse, she was once again confronted by the pros, the murderous bunch, and Pita mixed in!

Katniss hid in a tree and used her weight to escape temporarily.

However, the murderous pros didn't leave, they just stood underneath and waited for Katniss to hold on and finally throw herself into the net.

Seeing this, Jack couldn't wait to continue scrolling down the email, but this time the page did not change.

Jack tried several more times in confusion, and he suddenly realized that it was gone!

It's not that the story ends here, it's that this contributor only posted so much content. However, Jack wants to go crazy at the moment. At this time, he hated to catch this author in front of him and repair it fiercely, why did he suddenly break it in this place.

Jack stood up irritably. His whole mind was on Katnis, and his mind was full of the Hunger Games.

After a moment at his desk, he couldn't bear it anymore, sat back in his chair, and reopened his mailbox, hoping for a new email and a new story from the author.

But of course not!

Jack, who was helpless and wanted to go crazy, could only turn the front of the story out again in the end. Look at it over and over again.

I don't know how long later, a voice suddenly came from behind Jack.

"Oh my God, Jack, how can you be so early, you're so diligent, it's stressing me out."

Jack turned his head in a trance. Because he had been looking at the computer for too long, he was a little dazzled at this time, and after some effort, he saw clearly that behind him was his colleague Pete.

When he saw Pete clearly, Pete also saw his bloodshot eyes. and the haggard look on his face.

"Didn't you, Jack, you didn't go back last night?" Pete exclaimed.

Jack tugged at the corners of his mouth, then twisted his already stiff neck.

Only then did he realize that it was already dawn. He actually read that novel all night!

Pete's presence brought Jack back to his senses, and it was only then that he remembered that he was an editor and that the book was a contribution!

Thinking of this, he suddenly changed back to the conscientious rookie editor. He suddenly realized that he was lucky. He may well have found a good book that would cause a huge sensation.

There is no doubt about the wonderful Jack of this book, just look at his own indulgence this night. Even the book's conception, narrative, dystopian shock and subversion are perfect.

You must know that it is now 2002, and this best-selling book of the year, which was supposed to appear in 2008, swept the entire American publishing industry, and the well-deserved king of youth books was named the most influential book of the year by Time magazine.

In this era when the Internet was just becoming ubiquitous, the world was still amazed by Halibet's whimsy. An incredible masterpiece that amazed the world in 2008, the kind of shock brought is simply unimaginable.

No matter how you look at it, this book is definitely a huge success. Most importantly, the main thrust of the book is profound. He is not like other youth literature, which simply celebrates friendship and love. The depth of the book's thinking has been extended to the meaning of war and survival.

Jack's heart burned when he thought of this, and he couldn't help but imagine that when this book was a huge success, he would also change his life completely because of it.

Thinking that Jack couldn't sit still any longer, he hurriedly printed out the novel, looked at the time, and he knew that the editor-in-chief of the publishing house had arrived. He picked up the paper on which the first half of The Hunger Games was printed and knocked on the editor's door.

The editor-in-chief is a middle-aged man in his forties. He heard a knock on the door and looked up to see a rookie editor walking in.

"What's the matter, Jack?" The editor-in-chief took the initiative to speak. He had a good impression of this hard-working young man who had always been a diligent young man.

Jack was obviously a little excited, and stammered: "Editor-in-chief, I saw a submission last night, I think it's very good, I want to ask the editor-in-chief to take a look." ”

The editor-in-chief nodded. He was quite appreciative of Jack's diligence. You know, this is the United States. Overtime, that's extremely rare. Voluntary overtime is even rarer.

Took the manuscript from Jack. The editor-in-chief began to look at it.

Time passed little by little, and Jack kept looking nervously at the editor-in-chief's expression. I want to confirm his thoughts from his expression.

However, ten minutes passed, and the editor-in-chief did not speak, and twenty minutes passed, and the editor-in-chief still looked down. The last hour passed. For the first time, the editor-in-chief looked away from the manuscript.

said something that made Jack stunned on the spot: "What about the back?" ”

Jack ・・・・・

After calming down a little, the editor-in-chief looked at Jack with a solemn expression.

"Who is the author of this book? Is it well-known? In his mind, the author must have had a certain degree of popularity before he could write such an excellent work.

However, Jack shook his head: "No, the author is a newcomer, and even a Chinese." ”

Once again, the editor-in-chief was shocked. "Are you sure?"

Jack nodded affirmatively.

The editor-in-chief took a deep breath. "Sign him! I had a hunch that this book was going to be a big hit. You should contact the other party now, and be sure to sign a contract with him as quickly as possible. If not, you can fly to China. ”

Jack had thought that this novel would attract the attention of the editor-in-chief, but he still underestimated the importance that the editor-in-chief valued the novel.

In order to sign the book as quickly as possible, the editor-in-chief actually asked him to fly to China.

However, thinking about the actual situation that the other party is in China, if you want to complete the contract with the other party and do not fly to meet the other party, you can only use the mail to send the contract back and forth. What if the other party preemptively signs a contract with another publisher?

"Then I'll contact the other party now, and after confirming the address, I'll take the fastest flight over and sign a contract with the other party." Jack assured energetically.