"Good! Good! It couldn't be better! Xiao Fei, I have received this manuscript, I believe that Editor-in-Chief Xiao will also like it, and I will try my best to publish this masterpiece of yours in advance. ”

Editor Cheng read the manuscript of forty or fifty pages and said ecstatically to Xiao Fei.

Xiao Fei smiled, and the changes in Editor Cheng's expression naturally fell in his eyes, and Editor Cheng's reaction was reasonable.

Anyone with a slight literary appreciation can see the excellence of "Fatigue of Life and Death".

Not to mention a veteran like Editor Cheng?

"Mr. Cheng, the book is a bit thick, almost 500,000 words, about the same length as "Brothers", I'm afraid you can't fit in one issue of your magazine, otherwise, how about you also extract some of it or compress it?" Xiao Fei suggested with a smile.

"Nope! How can such a good book be abridged or compressed? That would affect its literary value, I mean, make sure to publish it in its original form! Cheng said.

Generally speaking, it is rare for a manuscript to be submitted to "Harvest" once.

I have to revise it two or three times to get it done.

This is also the magazine's hope to strive for excellence as much as possible, so that each manuscript can have fewer defects and become a high-quality product.

As Editor Cheng says now, it is almost the top treatment that only top literary people can enjoy. But if you think about it, Xiao Fei is indeed a super god in the domestic literary world now.

For "Harvest", Xiao Fei is one of their most important authors.

The average writer of pure literature may be able to write beautifully, but. At the same time that the work is good, it can be called and sold well, too little is too little!

Xiao Fei is such a well-written and best-selling writer.

"Harvest" doesn't treat him as a treasure, right?

"But. You only have about 400,000 words in one issue, right? Could it be that this time you are planning to publish a supplement? Xiao Fei asked with some puzzlement.

"It's a supplement. It can't fit a small 500,000 words, and even if it is fully packed, it looks a little cramped. Such a good book must be typeset better. I would like to suggest to Editor-in-Chief Xiao that you put your book in two separate magazines. Editor Cheng smiled and said in a good mood.

"Oh? Two issues of the magazine? Xiao Fei blinked.

"That's right! For example, wouldn't it be just right to put half of the main issue and half of the spring and summer volumes of the special issue of the novel? Cheng said.

"In this way, will it crowd out the works that are already planned to be published?" Xiao Fei asked.

A maximum of 400,000 words will be published in an issue of the magazine.

The book "Fatigue of Life and Death" is divided into two parts. That part also needs more than 200,000 words, which is more than half of the content of an issue.

Listening to the tone of Editor Cheng's speech, it seems that the spring and summer volume of the 98 novel special issue is about to release his own book, doesn't that mean that the manuscripts that have been originally planned for the third issue of "Harvest" in 98 and the spring and summer volume of the 98 novel special issue will be postponed for publication because of their own reasons?

That's probably going to be a lot of complaints.

"Nope! The quality of the long articles that were originally to be published in these two magazines is not good enough, and it can only be said that they can barely be posted on the harvest, in this case, it is better to replace them directly. Cheng said.

"Well, then do whatever you want." Xiao Fei shrugged.

He also wanted to send it out sooner. Don't drag it back.

If Editor Cheng says that it can't be published this year, it is estimated that Xiao Fei will no longer consider publishing it on the harvest, and will publish it directly.

After all, he had to catch the last train in '98.

The feeling of being valued. Very good!

After Editor Cheng got Xiao Fei's manuscript, he didn't want to stay in the capital to visit the other writers who had planned to visit them one by one, but went back to the magic capital directly.

He put "Fatigue of Life and Death" on the desk of Editor-in-Chief Xiao. He poured out his praises without hesitation.

Editor-in-chief Xiao naturally attaches great importance to it.

I immediately began to read Xiao Fei's manuscript.

Like Editor Cheng, she was quick to realize. "Fatigue of Life and Death" is a rare long-form masterpiece in China, and it can even be said to be a shocking book!

Such a good work. If it can be published in the harvest magazine, it will bring great glory to the magazine!

Editor-in-chief Xiao spent two days reading the manuscript.

In the past two days, she has been eating and reading, going to the toilet, and holding Xiao Fei's manuscript as long as she has a little time.

It is not too much to describe it as a waste of sleep and food.

In the past two days, Editor-in-Chief Xiao only slept for four or five hours at most, and he was too sleepy to squint for a while.

She looked at the manuscript and cried and laughed as she read it, and her emotions were fully integrated into the book.

After reading the manuscript, she called Editor Cheng to her office.

Editor Cheng entered Editor-in-Chief Xiao's office, and when he saw her, he was startled, only to see Editor-in-Chief Xiao's face haggard, tired, and bloodshot eyes.

It's just that there was a kind of excitement in her eyes.

"Editor-in-chief, what are you?"

"Haha! It's okay, this book really attracted me, made me want to read it, almost didn't sleep much, and when I saw the final ending, I was so excited that I was lifting. Editor-in-chief Xiao said.

"Editor-in-chief, what do you mean?" Editor Cheng looked pleasantly surprised.

"Xiao Cheng, I agree with you, this is indeed a stunning work, it is comparable to all the great works in the world! So, we want to publish it as soon as possible, just according to your meaning, our third issue of the main feature "Life and Death Fatigue" is half of the novel, and then, the special issue of the novel spring and summer volume will be released the other half of this novel, and the two magazines can be launched at the same time! ”

"Time is already running out. Fortunately, when I read the manuscript of "Life and Death Fatigue", I read it very carefully, and I found that this novel is really clean, I can't see a typo, I can't see a single mistake or omission, not to mention the plot details, there is no need to revise it at all, in my eyes, the current appearance of this book is the most perfect. ”

"Hmmm! Take it and edit it well, arrange the version, and we can send it to the printing house. ”

Editor-in-Chief Xiao commanded.

"Okay, editor-in-chief, don't worry, I promise to complete the task as soon as possible, I estimate that it will be done in two days at most." Editor Cheng said excitedly.

Editor-in-chief Xiao thought for a while and said, "You can communicate with the writers who have been retracted, and tell them that their manuscripts will be sent out as soon as possible." ”

"Okay, editor-in-chief."

"Also, write a press release about Xiao Fei's new work and send it to various newspapers, I believe the media will be interested in Xiao Fei's new work." Editor-in-chief Xiao said.

"Editor-in-chief, I'll do it."

Editor Cheng came out of the editor-in-chief's room, returned to his workstation, and copied the electronic version of "Life and Death Fatigue" to his computer.

Then, he began to assign tasks.

Editor Cheng has now been promoted to director of the editorial department, which can be regarded as the successor of Editor-in-Chief Xiao.

What he said, the editors were still convinced.

After assigning the work, Editor Cheng hesitated for a moment, but decided to call several writers who were about to be squeezed off the page one by one to explain.

This time, three novels will be taken down.

After the first two Cheng editors explained to them, although the other party was also very unhappy and depressed, they still accepted this cruel reality.

Harvest for an important manuscript to temporarily withdraw your own manuscript, that is also a matter of no way, can only say that his fame is not big enough, his strength is not strong enough, and his work is not good enough.

What's more, Editor Cheng also promised to send out his work as soon as possible?

If you want to continue to publish articles in "Harvest", you can't have a stiff relationship with the magazine.

After notifying the two writers, when Editor Cheng saw the third person, he had a headache for a while, this person is not easy to deal with!

This person who gave Editor Cheng a headache was called Qian Guoyun.

He's a Modu man.

He is a second-generation writer, his father was a well-known writer during the Republic of China, and his father had pursued progress before liberation and joined the party very early.

After liberation, Qian Guoyun's father was famous in the literary world and had a very strong network in the domestic literary circle.

Qian Guoyun also began to write very early, and since 1978, he has published a lot of works, although the level of his works is average, and he has not produced a sensational effect, but he is also an influential writer.

Qian Guoyun has submitted many drafts to the harvest.

But I've only posted a short story before, and then I haven't posted a manuscript again.

This time, about a year ago, Qian Guoyun brought a long story and asked many people to deliver a message to Editor-in-Chief Xiao, and even to Ba Lao, wanting to publish it on the harvest.

Editor-in-chief Xiao also had no choice, so he left his manuscript.

After reviewing it, Editor-in-Chief Xiao found that the quality of the manuscript was really not very good, and if it was sent out like this, it would damage the reputation of the harvest.

As a result, Editor-in-Chief Xiao began to give suggestions for revisions and asked Qian Guoyun to revise the draft.

She had a lot to offer.

If Qian Guoyun corrects according to her suggestions, it will take a lot of energy.

Editor-in-Chief Xiao did this, the purpose was very simple, that is, to let Qian Guoyun retreat in the face of difficulties, take the manuscript and leave as soon as possible, and go to other magazines to publish it.

Unexpectedly, Qian Guoyun was reluctant, so he revised it greatly according to the suggestion made by Editor-in-Chief Xiao, and sent the manuscript to the editorial office again.

Editor-in-chief Xiao pinched his nose and looked at it again, and found that it was indeed a little better than before, but the quality was still not very good, so he put forward his opinions again and asked him to revise it.

After tossing and turning several times, Qian Guoyun spent more than a year revising the draft over and over again.

Good manuscripts are all changed.

Under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief Xiao, Qian Guoyun has seriously changed it several times, and the work is finally a lot smoother and more flavorful, which can be regarded as a little interesting.

Probably moved by Qian Guoyun's tenacity, Editor-in-Chief Xiao nodded reluctantly, planning to pinch Qian Guoyun's long story and send it to the spring and summer volume of the 98 novel special issue.

Notices have been sent out.

Now, let Editor Cheng do this villain, and go to explain to such a reluctant person, Editor Cheng is really a little panicked. (To be continued.) )