Cheng Editor took a red-eye flight back to Shanghai.

When he arrived in the magic capital, it was already past twelve o'clock in the morning. After getting off the plane, Editor Cheng turned on his mobile phone.

This mobile phone was assigned to him by the editorial department, it is an official mobile phone, not long after it was matched, Cheng Editor is very good, and he is usually reluctant to use it.

Unexpectedly, not long after he turned on the phone, he received a call from Editor-in-Chief Xiao.

"Xiao Cheng, have you arrived?"

"Ahh Editor-in-chief, you haven't slept yet? ”

"What a sleep! If I don't finish the manuscript of the autumn and winter volume of the long special issue, I can't sleep even if I lie in bed! Xiao Cheng, I'm in the office now, you can just take a taxi now, I want to see the manuscript immediately! Editor-in-chief Xiao said.

Editor-in-chief Xiao is the kind of person with a strong sense of responsibility, extremely responsible and serious about her work, when she is busy with work on weekdays, she often works overtime until late at night, and it is common for her to sleep in the unit.

"Alright, editor-in-chief, I'll go over now." Cheng said in his heart that he wouldn't be able to go home tonight. However, it would be good to be able to finalize the main draft of the long-form special issue autumn and winter volume, so you don't have to worry about it anymore.

Editor Cheng hitchhiked a ride to the unit.

In the dead of night, there were few cars on the road, and it didn't take long to arrive at the gate of the Demon Capital Composer's Association.

Harvest magazine is right in this yard.

Editor Cheng got out of the car, looked up, and saw that the light in a room on the floor where his unit was located was on, which was the office of Editor-in-Chief Xiao.

He dragged his luggage and knocked on the door.

hurriedly went upstairs and soon met Editor-in-Chief Xiao.

"What about the manuscript, show it to me!" Editor-in-chief Xiao was not polite, and stretched out his hand and said.

"Editor-in-chief, this manuscript is relatively long, I suggest you read it again tomorrow, and only roughly turn it through tonight." Editor Cheng took out the manuscript from his bag, put it on Editor-in-Chief Xiao's desk, and said.

It's already one o'clock in the morning, and Editor-in-Chief Xiao is also a little older. Staying up late is not good for her health.

"I'm fine, I've squinted for a while just now, Xiao Cheng, you go to the lounge and lie down for a while. I'll read the manuscript first. Editor-in-Chief Xiao waved his hand.

Editor Cheng shrugged his shoulders and said, "Okay then, I'll make you another pot of tea." ”

Editor Cheng went to make a pot of green tea for Editor-in-Chief Xiao and brought it to her desk gently.

At this time, Editor-in-Chief Xiao was already concentrating on Xiao Fei's manuscript. She was so engrossed that she barely raised her eyes to thank Editor Cheng.

Editor-in-Chief Xiao is a very polite person, and she will immediately express her gratitude when others do something for her.

Editor Cheng smiled, judging by this, this "Brother" is very attractive to Editor-in-Chief Xiao.

He came out lightly, helped Editor-in-Chief Xiao close the office door, and then went straight to the lounge of the editorial office.

Because people often have to work overtime, the editorial office has set up two rest rooms. One for men and one for women, the bedding is complete and clean.

Editor Cheng was lying on the bed and wanted to rest for a while.

Unexpectedly, as soon as his body hit the bed, he fell asleep involuntarily.

Let's say that Editor-in-Chief Xiao, when he first saw the name of this manuscript, he frowned slightly, this title is too ordinary, no gimmick and no connotation!

If the author is not Xiao Fei, but an author who has never heard of it. Just looking at the name, she wasn't interested in looking at it.

However, Editor-in-Chief Xiao still has a very good impression of Xiao Fei, and she also knows Xiao Fei's strength very well. She waited so long in the office. is just to wait for Xiao Fei's manuscript, and after getting it, he naturally has to read it quickly.

Under this reading, Editor-in-Chief Xiao couldn't stop as if he was obsessed.

After working as an editor for so many years, Editor-in-Chief Xiao has seen countless excellent works, and many famous works of great domestic writers have been published in the harvest.

But. Before that, few works had been so appealing to her.

The readability of this "Brothers" is so strong that it is comparable to most popular novels.

Editor-in-Chief Xiao vaguely remembers that there are only a few pure literary novels that are so easy to read.

And the authors of those works have all become first-class writers in China without exception.

Editor-in-Chief Xiao sat quietly at the table, kept turning the pages, lost track of the time, and didn't even take a sip of the tea that Editor Cheng made for her.

It wasn't until the last page that she looked up.

Then, she saw that outside the window, it was already bright sky.

And she herself has a sore back and legs, sore eyelids, and uncomfortable all over her body, but her brain is still very excited.

"Xiao Fei's "Brothers" is definitely a rare masterpiece!"

"I didn't expect that! This kid is so good, and in a short period of time, he has written such a classic novel. ”

"Don't worry about the main long-form of the long-form special number autumn and winter rolls, huh! Even next year's spring and summer rolls don't have to worry anymore, and the second half of "Brothers" can be published. ”

"This book has all the potential to become popular, and the harvest will be rejuvenated again because of it!"

Editor-in-Chief Xiao pondered, his hand tapping on the table.

She looked at the time, and it was already past 6 o'clock in the morning.

She was about to get up and go to the lounge to wake up Editor Cheng, but Editor Cheng pushed the door in, and saw Editor-in-Chief Xiao with a tired face, pressing the table with his hand to stand up, so she asked in surprise: "Editor-in-Chief, you won't have slept all night, right?" ”

"I just finished reading Xiao Fei's manuscript, this book is really well written, Xiao Cheng, let's list it as the main feature of the autumn and winter volumes, everyone has worked hard these days, input the manuscript into the electronic version, complete the editing work, and deliver it to the printing house as soon as possible!" Editor-in-Chief Xiao commanded.

"Yes, editor-in-chief, this manuscript already has an electronic version, Xiao Fei wrote the book on the computer, he copied two floppy disks, and I have copied them to the computer." Editor Cheng said happily.

He knew that Xiao Fei's book would definitely be recognized by the editor-in-chief.

But when he heard Editor-in-Chief Xiao's affirmation, he was still very surprised.

"Oh! That's better, it saves us a lot of time, I also carefully revised it when I read the manuscript, and I didn't find a single typo or sentence error, Xiao Fei wrote the book very seriously. Editor-in-chief Xiao said.

"Yes, I have also revised it, and I haven't found a single error, and I can't even propose a single revision." Cheng said.

"Nacheng, when the others go to work, Xiao Cheng, you can assign the work, you can't delay it any longer, try to finish the editing of the autumn and winter volumes today, and then, send it to the printing house tomorrow!"

"Okay, editor-in-chief!"

"Also, spread the fact that Xiao Fei's new novel is about to be launched in the special issue of our magazine, and this work is very classic and excellent, if necessary, then reveal the first few chapters of the novel and the synopsis of the novel, and strive for the greatest media attention!" Editor-in-Chief Xiao continued to command.

The release of new novels by well-known writers is also very important cultural news, and large literary journals and publishing houses will release the news, and the media will also cooperate with the publicity.

As for how much cooperation the media has, it lies in two points.

The first point is that to what extent the writer is a big name, and the furniture does not have a strong appeal in the reading market.

The second point is that literary journals and publishing houses have not made any efforts to help promote them. There is some gray content in this, and many times, it is necessary to give some benefits to the reporters of major newspapers in order to send out large pieces of news.

However, a well-known young writer like Xiao Fei, who has become famous all over the country, will definitely not lack interested media as long as the harvest is released.

"Editor-in-chief, do you want to have a press conference? More formal? Editor Cheng suggested.

Editor-in-Chief Xiao frowned slightly: "Is it appropriate?" ”

Harvest hasn't held a press conference specifically for a certain writer's work, that is, the top domestic old writers have sent big drafts on Harvest before, and they just fax the draft to major media, and then call to talk to familiar reporters, that's all.

Editor-in-Chief Xiao is afraid, which will lead to some bad discussions.

After all, Harvest is a large literary journal, not a profit-making commercial organization, and the commercial flavor of holding a press conference is a bit too strong.

"Editor-in-chief, I think it's more appropriate, this is also a good time to expand the popularity and influence of this journal, between us and Xiao Fei, this is also complementary! At that time, invite Xiao Fei over and have a launch ceremony for the autumn and winter volume of the 1997 harvest novel, and many media will definitely be interested. Cheng said.

"That's just the last few days." Editor-in-chief Xiao said.

"That's right! Mid-September at most. Cheng said.

"Good! Let's set it for September 14th, which happens to be a Sunday. Editor-in-chief Xiao said.

"Editor-in-chief, then I will call some major media reporters to inform them first, and then send them a formal invitation letter, and write a simple press release to send them first." Cheng said.

"Hmmm! All right! Xiao Cheng, it's hard work, you go get busy, no, I can't hold it anymore, I have to make up for sleep. Editor-in-Chief Xiao rubbed his eyes and said.

"Editor-in-chief, you can go to sleep quickly, and leave everything to me." Cheng said.

This day was an extremely stressful day for Editor Cheng.

He assigned the editing of the autumn and winter volumes of the special issue of the novel to a few colleagues in the editorial department. He himself was busy writing press releases, calling reporters from major domestic media outlets, and then faxing them to the other side. Then he wrote the content of the invitation, bought the invitation himself, and sent sixty or seventy copies of the invitation.

What made him feel relieved was that over there in Beijing, the Beijing Evening News and the Beiqing Daily had already published news about Xiao Fei's new work that day.

After receiving the call from Editor Cheng, the reporters of these two major newspapers immediately turned against the customer and conducted a detailed telephone interview with Editor Cheng.

They told Editor Cheng that many old professors in the Department of Chinese at Peking University had great opinions about "Brothers" and thought it was too vulgar, and they asked Editor Cheng what he thought of Xiao Fei's new work "Brothers" and what he thought of editing Xiao.

Naturally, Editor Cheng praised "Brothers", saying that this book will be a masterpiece with far-reaching influence, and it has the magnificent spirit to go to the world.

In short, Editor Cheng praised "Brothers" like a flower.

Editor Cheng claims that among all the novels published since the inception of "Harvest", the quality of "Brothers" is among the best! Never lose to any masterpiece! Therefore, "Harvest" will spare no effort to focus on Xiao Fei's new work this time. (To be continued.) )