Editor Cheng was a little surprised when he heard Xiao Fei's words, he didn't expect Xiao Fei to make such a suggestion.

I have to say, this suggestion is still a bit interesting.

Similar ideas have been mentioned by colleagues in the editorial department of Harvest, and there are many reasons why the magazine has not been implemented, and the most important reason is that it is risky to publish a supplement.

This is especially true of the current climate: literary journals are generally in poor condition, with shrinking circulation and a sluggish market. If a journal is not properly grasped, it may lead to an existential crisis for the magazine.

Therefore, the harvest does not dare to act rashly.

You must know that under the guidance of the purpose of running a journal in Ba Lao, the harvest does not need a penny of government subsidies (this purpose has gradually changed after the new millennium, and in 2010, the harvest has increased the manuscript fee by a large amount against the trend with the support of the Modu Municipal Government), not only do not want government subsidies, but also refuse the erosion of commercial advertising, and the funds for running the journal must be self-raised, and it all depends on the distribution and sales of the magazine.

Staff salaries, publication costs, and authors' manuscript fees all have to be implemented by the magazine's own money, and this pressure is quite great.

The harvest has been able to persist for so many years and build itself into a signboard of a large domestic literary journal, which is the result of countless hard efforts by all members of the editorial department.

This achievement did not come easily.

Only then can we take the road of reform and innovation.

What is the biggest risk of publishing a "special issue of novels"?

It's not a manuscript source, this harvest is really not lacking, and the excellent long-form editorial department has now accumulated a lot of books.

It's not manpower, and compiling a "special issue of novels" only requires colleagues in the editorial department to work overtime, and the sample can be taken out in half a month.

The biggest risk is that if you want to publish a "special issue of novels", you have to take a huge distribution risk. Now the subscribers who have harvested it will not buy the account of the "Novel Special Number" is another matter! If the subscribers don't buy it, and the magazine can't sell, then the magazine will lose money.

With such a tight financial situation now, they really can't afford to lose this money!

Once there is a loss of money, it will definitely be a big disaster for the magazine.

So, they'd rather take it one step at a time than risk making any changes.

Just like the price of this magazine, when the price soared and the cost increased dramatically, the magazine did not dare to raise the price of the magazine too high, for fear of losing subscribers.

Editor Cheng is a very smart person, and the first time he said this suggestion from Xiao Fei's mouth, he knew the purpose of Xiao Fei's suggestion: to let his long story be sent out smoothly in the harvest.

This child's utilitarian heart does not seem to be ordinary.

However, Editor Cheng is not disgusted by this, everyone will have a utilitarian heart, which is also the source of power to promote people's progress.

His face was still faint, and he looked at Xiao Fei and spread his hands: "Xiao Fei, you are also the one who predicts the death of literature, don't you know that literary magazines are generally facing a current situation?" It's hard to harvest! It can only be described as barely maintaining, and if we want to try a new idea of running a journal, we have to weigh it again, and we don't have the money to pay tuition for failure. ”

Editor Cheng's words, Xiao Fei had expected it.

He smiled and said: "Novels are the king of literature, novels are the most dazzling pearl in the crown, although the literary market is now sluggish, but the literary consumer group is still very large, a "White Deer Plain" 93 years after the publication of just two or three years sold hundreds of thousands of copies, which shows that as long as the novel is really good, it will definitely be warmly welcomed by readers; With the harvest of this well-known signboard in the hearts of domestic readers, the launch of the 'Novel Special Issue', to promote the best novels in China to readers, I believe that they will be very interested." ”

"What if it doesn't turn out like this?" Cheng asked rhetorically.

Anyone will say big words, but if they fail, the only thing that can bear the consequences is to harvest themselves.

"You can do a market research to see how readers are reacting, for example, by randomly selecting readers who buy books at the door of major bookstores in Shanghai and asking them to fill out a survey to see if they are interested." Xiao Fei once again put forward his own suggestion.

Doing market research in 96 years in the country in some private enterprises not long after.

And not many periodicals and magazines have this awareness.

This suggestion made Editor Cheng's eyes light up, yes, you can first understand the reader's intention, if the reader is welcome, it is also a good idea to publish a "novel special number".

"Well, Xiao Fei, we will seriously consider your suggestion, I will accept these two drafts of yours first, I will send them up for review, if there is any result, I will also notify you as soon as possible, do you think this is okay?" Cheng said.

Xiao Fei naturally knew that Editor Cheng couldn't make a board.

He has done what should be done.

Now, we have to wait for the results.

Dai Houying pulled Xiao Fei and stood up: "Then, Teacher Cheng, we won't bother you, let's go over first, you can be busy." ”

Editor Cheng nodded: "Then Teacher Dai, I won't keep you, we've been very busy recently, I'll invite you to dinner another day and we'll have a good chat." ”

"Okay, then Teacher Cheng, you stay."

"Teacher Cheng, goodbye!"

The two came out of the editorial office and walked to the street, Dai Houying said to Xiao Fei: "Don't worry, you are still young, since Cheng Bian left your manuscript, it means that the harvest is still very recognized for your works, wait slowly, as long as your works can be published several times in succession, the entire literary world will be a sensation for you." ”

Xiao Fei knows that the preliminary results achieved today are already the best.

As a senior editor, there is still a lot of hope that the manuscript left behind can be sent.

But his heart still has a faint regret.

He sincerely hopes that his work can be published on the harvest in the near future, and time waits for no one! He is now desperate to become a man of fame quickly.

However, Xiao Fei also knows that if the step is too big, it is easy to get the egg, so don't be greedy enough for Long Wangshu, let everything be natural.

Well! I don't know if I don't know if I can count the sketches that Cheng said, no matter what he is, write out a series and hand it to him first.

Xiao Fei remembers clearly that the reason why Liu Liangcheng quickly became popular was because of the grand promotion of newspapers and periodicals such as Tianya and everyone. If you can be pushed in the harvest for a while, your essay may also be so popular, right?

"Teacher Dai, I'm not in a hurry, I can wait."

"You don't seem to be happy with the outcome."

"Huh? Have it? ”

"Haha! The look on your face says it all. ”

Dai Houying's words made Xiao Fei feel a little embarrassed, the city government is still not deep enough! In the future, we must strengthen the exercise in this area, and we can't let people see through themselves easily.