Magic City, Puxin District, Starting Point Editorial Department

Zhang Ming, the editor in charge of the new book signing review, flipped through the new books that popped up in the background as usual.

After beating more than a dozen works that did not meet the signing standards into the cold palace in a row, he was a little irritable, and he picked up the chrysanthemum tea on the table and drank it while reviewing.

Then Zhang Ming was caught by a new book.

The book has only been uploaded for less than three days, and the number of words has reached 90,000, and the author is almost uploading 30,000 words per day!

Coupled with the name of such a featureless work as "The Sinking Country", Zhang Ming basically concluded that this was another newcomer's work, and it is estimated that this author directly put all his manuscripts on it.

However, when he put down the water cup and opened the text, he couldn't help but be a little puzzled.

The first two chapters of the work have not been able to get rid of the common problems of novices, both of which are about the background setting in large pages, and the theme is also a combination of magic and science fiction, a combination of ancient civilization and modern technology, commonly known as a hodgepodge, and it is also the most taboo way to write.

But after reading the whole story, the author's ingenious narrative penmanship does not make people feel redundant at all.

And from the third chapter onwards, the whole article begins to develop towards a tone, that is, "realistic" and "hot-blooded", and the background overview in the early stage has also become the tip of the iceberg, attracting attention to read down.

Whether it is from the setting or the content of the story, it is very different from all the popular online articles today, but it seems that the author is telling the story of his own personal experience, which makes people want to stop for a while.

After reading this, the only thing Zhang Ming could think of was that this author must have a strong foundation in physical writing!

Looking at the data of this book again, there are only 100 clicks in total, but the collection has reached 40, which is actually less than three to one.

Although such data is suspected of cheating, judging from the quality of the writing, it is not surprising that the high point is not surprising.

But in the face of such an alternative style of work, even Zhang Ming, who has four or five years of editing experience, is still a little hesitant, unsure whether such a work has commercial value.

After thinking about it, Zhang Ming, as an editor, did not directly submit the contract, but sent a message to the author asking the other party to add him as a friend.

He plans to talk to the author first, and then decide whether to sign a contract for the work, after all, once this non-mainstream work is signed, the website will be responsible for all aspects of its operation, and the risk of losing money is still relatively large.

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Ishikawa City, University of Science and Technology Male Dormitory.

Today is the third day of uploading, and according to the information Li Mo himself collected before, after the novel is uploaded to 20,000 words, it will be reviewed by the editor to determine whether to sign the contract or not.

If you don't have an editorial notice, you can only wait until 100,200,000 words to apply for a contract yourself.

After two days of thinking, he had already thought that if he really couldn't sign a contract to make money by 500,000 words, he would go and sell the 2 million word book as a scrap manuscript, so that he could at least earn back 7 or 8 thousand and make himself lose a little bit.

After returning to the dormitory after school at noon with the meals bought from the cafeteria, out of habit, Li Mo first went to his online store to check it, and there were only two orders of recharge in the morning.

Then he clicked on his starting point author background, planning to upload another 10,000 words as today's second update.

However, just when entering the author's background, a prompt popped up, "You have an unread short message, please go to the author's SMS box to check"

Li Mo was a little curious and opened his text message box

"Hello, I am the responsible editor of the starting group, please add qq1 *****, thank you for your cooperation"

Seeing this sudden text message, Li Mo was a little confused.

In the past two days, once he is free, he will find some information related to online articles to popularize science for himself, which is not like the text message he has seen inviting him to sign a contract.

But since the other party is the starting point editor, Li Mo naturally will not miss this opportunity casually.

With a curious attitude, he opened QQ to inquire, and after indicating the title of the work "Sinking Country", Li Mo applied to add the other party as a friend.

"Dididi"

Immediately, Li Mo's friend application was approved, and the QQ dialog box flashed.

Zhang Ming: Hello, I am a group of editors, am I the author of "The Fallen Country"?

Li Mo: Yes, what's the matter?

Zhang Ming: Do you have an outline for your article? Please send me a copy

Li Mo: Well, no, I don't know how to write an outline...

Zhang Ming: Do you have any other writing experience? Like a physical book or a magazine?

Li Mo: I haven't written an essay since graduating from high school, and this is the first time I've written an online essay

Zhang Ming: Can you tell us about the general story of your novel?

Li Mo: Uh... I can't say very clearly, the storyline is in my head, if you want to read it, I can send you the 100,000 words that have been written at hand, okay?

Zhang ming:

Looking at the dialog box on his computer screen, Zhang Ming, as an editor, was completely speechless.

It's the first time he's seen such a strange contestant, he has no outline and no writing experience, but he has such a strong writing foundation and a weird style...

He was also a little entangled for a while, and some doubts about whether to continue to sign this wonderful work written by this wonderful author.

Probably aware of the editor's thoughts, Li Mo, who was eager to get a contract, did not forget to quickly put forward his advantages, "I can write 20,000 words a day now, and if I have enough time, I can write 30,000 or 40,000 words, and the quality is guaranteed, so is there any hope for signing a contract?" ”

The moment he saw this sentence, editor Zhang Ming felt that he was about to be petrified.

There is no outline, and the synopsis of the story cannot be explained, but it can be updated with quality and quantity of 20,000 or 30,000 words every day...... This Nima can't even find a sharpshooter!

What's more, this is still a work that has not been signed and has no profit.

Then Zhang Ming replied: That's right, this work does have some highlights, and it's okay to sign a contract, but it doesn't quite fit the current style of online writing, and if you sign a contract, you may not even be able to earn back the contract money - of course, it is also possible that the sword will go off the rails and soar into the sky.

Seeing the editor's explanation, Li Mo was firm: Then please ask the editor to help sign the contract, I want to try it.

In this regard, editor Zhang Ming didn't explain much anymore, adhering to the idea that "sometimes diligent and updated authors are more worthy of cultivation than authors who are powerful but always break the rules" and replied:

"Okay, please pay attention to receiving background information. Also, it is enough to ensure that five or six thousand words are updated every day before it is put on the shelves, and the excess manuscript can be saved in case of emergency. ”

Since the other party is full of confidence, Zhang Ming plans to give this work a test recommendation to see the situation at that time, if it really doesn't work, he can only guide this wonderful author with a sharp and updated writing to try other popular themes.

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After chatting with the editor, Li Mo refreshed the background again and received a traditional signing SMS.

"Hello, your work has been submitted for contracting, please add the contract editor × (QQ number 1******) as a friend through QQ to negotiate peace matters..."

Maybe it's because of his character, the other writers complained that he couldn't add the contracted editor QQ, or added the Q question, and no one cared about it, Li Mo didn't encounter it, and he easily and smoothly added the contracted editor as a friend.

After filling in the contract according to the instructions of the other party and registering the bank card and other information, Li Mo easily printed out the electronic document and mailed it by courier.

Although I am still a little apprehensive about the results of this xenographic novel, this is at least the first step towards success, with the opportunity of official recommendation and sale.

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