Chapter 42 Cultivating New People
"Your style of writing is full of antiquity, and it is very charming to read, which is very good, but I suggest that you do not deliberately go to the ancient level, because the audience of fantasy literature is mainly concentrated in the level of young people, and it may be difficult for young people nowadays to sit down and watch you write ancient texts with peace of mind......
Lin Nan talked to Zhai Qiuyuan in detail about some of the problems and solutions in Zhai Qiuyuan's novel, mainly about Zhai Qiuyuan's ancient style, if it is used properly, this will be the color of Zhai Qiuyuan's novel, but if it is used, it will only be counterproductive.
Because best-selling literature is not serious literature, if the text is too jerky and difficult to understand, it will cause many readers to inconvenience in reading.
Zhai Qiuyuan also agreed with Lin Nan's opinion, and finally decided to make some changes to his work under Lin Nan's suggestion.
Zhai Qiuyuan's novel has nearly 500,000 words, and it will definitely take a lot of time to complete all the changes, so Lin Nan asked him to complete the previous changes first.
Three days later, Zhai Qiuyuan sent the revised first 100,000 words to Lin Nan again.
Zhai Qiuyuan's talent is really good, after Lin Nan's simple guidance, the revised "Seeking Immortals" has made Lin Nan very satisfied, so he told Zhai Qiuyuan to quickly revise the next chapters, Lin Nan took Zhai Qiuyuan's novel to the editor of "Fantasy Chronicles".
In the newly established editorial department of "Fantasy Journal", Lin Nan is not unaware of anyone, because Lan Li is here.
Out of her love for fantasy literature and the sense of accomplishment of creating a new magazine, Lan Li applied to be transferred to the editorial department of "Fantasy Journal" as soon as the new editorial department was established.
"Hey, Sister Lan Li, I recommend a novel to you, I think it's very good!"
Lan Li was still wondering how Lin Nan could call herself, but when she answered the phone, she suddenly heard Lin Nan say that there was a manuscript, and then she remembered that Lin Nan was also an editor with the right to review, but Lin Nan had never recommended any novels to the editorial department in the past two months, and the busy Lan Li almost forgot about it.
Now that I think about it, Lan Li is happy in her heart, and the novel that Lin Nan recommends must be very good, which makes Lan Li, who is now thirsty for literature, look forward to it: "Hurry up, send it to me quickly!" ”
"It's been sent to your mailbox, I'm calling to remind you!" Lin Nan listened to Lan Li's urgent tone and said with a hint of a smile, I think it must be that the novels of the first issue of "Fantasy Chronicles" have not been completed yet, otherwise Lan Li would not be in such a hurry.
After Lan Li learned that the manuscript had been sent to her mailbox, she said directly: "Okay, I'll take a look at the manuscript first, and then I'll contact you later!" ”
Lin Nan listened to the "beep" sound of the phone being hung up, and a trace of helplessness flashed on his face, it seems that this Lan Li is really busy these days.
In fact, if you think about it, it is so easy to start a new magazine, but it is still a literary category that has just emerged - fantasy literature.
Not to mention that they have no previous experience for reference, and even most editors don't know much about fantasy literature, so they can only study and analyze and review the manuscript again and again, and they can't wait for 72 hours a day.
After Lan Li hung up the phone, she quickly logged in to her mailbox and found the novel that Lin Nan recommended to her.
"Seeking Immortals"?
Shaking his head, Lan Li continued to read, unlike the usual taste of chewing wax when reading most manuscripts, "Looking for Immortals" made Lan Li read it with relish, and actually read 100,000 words in one go, after reading it, Lan Li took a deep breath, and secretly said in his heart, the novel recommended by Lin Nan is not ordinary!
The plot of this novel is wonderful, the rhythm is clear, and the author also has his own understanding of fantasy novels, although it is not as good as Lin Nan, but it is already very good, and what is more valuable is that its words have just the right trace of ancient charm, which will not cause readers to read difficulties, and add a lot of color to the novel.
For "Looking for Immortals", Lan Li, like Lin Nan, gave a high evaluation, and then decided to immediately recommend this novel to Xie Simiao, the editor-in-chief of "Fantasy Journal".
Xie Simiao was originally the deputy editor-in-chief of the True Martial Arts Editorial Department, and he has been Xu Changtian's right-hand man for a long time, and Xu Changtian's kung fu has also learned eight or nine points, although it is slightly inferior, but it is not much different.
If it weren't for Xu Changtian above, he would definitely be a person who could be the editor-in-chief in other places, so as soon as he said that the new editorial department was established, he would naturally become the new editor-in-chief.
The first issue of "Fantasy" was originally expected to be published on May 1, but until now, there has been a shortage of manuscripts that can be published, which makes Xie Simiao very worried, and if he can't get enough qualified manuscripts, then the first issue of the magazine, which was originally scheduled to be published on May 1, can only be postponed.
Postponement is a terrible thing, whether it is for readers or bosses, this is the last thing you want to hear, and you will even lose confidence in "Fantasy Journal", after all, a magazine that can't even find good manuscripts is really worthless.
Once it really comes to this point, then the editorial department that has just gathered will be broken up by a trick, which is not only a great shame for an editor-in-chief, but also a stain on his life.
Therefore, Xie Simiao is now extremely worried about this matter, he can only find a sufficient number of manuscripts with high quality immediately, so that he can stabilize the position of editor-in-chief he just got, otherwise let alone make a big career, he can only be an associate editor for the rest of his life!
Just when Xie Simiao was worried, he suddenly heard a knock on the door, and as soon as Xie Simiao heard the knock on the door, he immediately came to his senses: "Come in!" ”
Xie Simiao looked at Lan Li with burning eyes, if she could find herself at this time, she must have a good draft, so she hurriedly said without waiting for Lan Li to speak: "Is there a good draft, let me take a look!" ”
"Editor-in-chief, this is a manuscript personally recommended by Nanshan Yi, I also read it again, it is indeed very good!" Lan Li also knew Xie Simiao's urgency, so she didn't bother with it, and directly handed the sample of "Seeking Immortals" that had just been printed to Xie Simiao.
Xie Simiao heard that it was Nanshan Yi's recommendation, and immediately came to his senses, although he had not seen Nanshan Yi, but he knew Nanshan Yi's strength very well, especially the few writing opinions on fantasy literature issued on the meager side, which has almost become something that every editor of "Fantasy Journal" must study carefully.
And as a person who pioneered the genre, how could the novels recommended by Nanshan Yi be bad!
Although there was no doubt about the quality of this manuscript, as the editor-in-chief, Xie Simiao still picked up the manuscript handed over by Lan Li and carefully reviewed it.
After a long time, Xie Simiao put down the manuscript in her hand, and said to Lan Li with a little excitement in her eyes: "Hurry up and contact this author and sign this novel!" ”
For this result, Lan Li was not surprised, no one would let go of such an excellent novel, so he immediately prepared to contact the author of "Seeking Immortals".
Just as Lan Li walked to the door, a trace of firmness flashed in Xie Simiao's eyes, as if he had made some decision, he stopped Lan Li and said, "Lan Li, you tell Nanshan Yi, just say that I want to make an appointment to meet him!" ”