"Goddess, goddess, I'm sorry. Unexpectedly, today, September 30th, the last day of September, I actually completed the transcendence of you. 156 votes, time is running out for you. Come on, goddess."

Chang Zheng continued to code until four o'clock in the morning today, and after getting up at half past eight, he continued to fight. Up to now, at two o'clock in the afternoon, he has updated six chapters today, and under the strong advertising of Feng Tui, "Infinite Terror" surpassed "Lonely Men and Women" in one fell swoop, and gradually opened the lead.

In ten hours, September will be over.

Today is the last day of September, Monday. Chang Zheng is out, and he is going to an appointment.

Nangang Literature and Art Publishing House, a local publishing house, is near the Nangang City Hall. Opposite this publishing house is the Nam Giang Writers Association. Nam Gang is the capital of Nam Giang Province, and the Provincial Writers' Association is generally located in the provincial capital.

Chang Zheng wore a slim-fitting white shirt, the shirt was tucked into a belt, a pair of casual trousers underneath, and a black square bag with two bottles of Coke in the bag, making the bag look quite full. With his neat short hair and angular facial contours, he looks like a white-collar worker.

To go to such a sacred place as a publishing house, the source of knowledge dissemination, of course, you have to dress formally.

Chang Zheng walked into the reception hall of Nangang Literature and Art Publishing House, walked to the front desk, and the front desk lady asked with a smile: "Hello sir, can I ask if there is anything I can do to help you?" ”

Chang Zheng: "Hello beauty, my name is Chang Zheng, and I made an appointment with Mr. Hu Weihua at three o'clock." ”

Chang Zheng Lao Tzu is a beard dwarf, and he didn't say what position Hu dwarf is. I don't know the other person's position, but it's always right to call a teacher. In today's society, when dealing with people in many industries for the first time, when they are not clear about the other party's background, occupation, and position, they are generally referred to as teachers, just like "masters" and "comrades" decades ago. This is a society that respects teachers and values education, and the public is equal, and the manager and mommy of the night club are called teachers.

The front desk lady was a little surprised, she said, "Please wait", and then picked up the landline and asked her superiors: "Sister Li, there is a Mr. Chang Zheng who said that he made an appointment with President Hu." Oh okay, I'll bring him up right away. ”

"Mr. Chang, please follow me." , The front desk lady respectfully and politely took Chang Zheng to the second floor.

This Hu Weihua is actually the president? I thought he was the editor-in-chief, the director, or the head of the administration or something. It is generally not easy for a person to be the president. Chang Zheng was taken to the door of the innermost office on the second floor, with a sign hanging on the door that read "President's Office".

Chang Zheng entered the president's office, and this office is divided into an outer room and an inner room, and there is a desk in the outer room, and a middle-aged woman gets up behind the desk and says to Chang Zheng: "Mr. Chang Zheng?" ”

Chang Zheng nodded: "Hello, it's me." ”

The middle-aged woman knocked on the door of the inner room and said, "President, Mr. Chang has arrived." ”

A male voice came from the inner room: "Please come in, Mr. Chang." ”

The middle-aged woman gently pushed open the door of the inner room and made a gesture to Chang Zheng to invite him in. Chang Zheng nodded his head to thank her, and then entered the inner room.

The inner room is arranged in a simple and simple manner, with a pot of loose tail bamboo in the corner of the wall, a large bookcase on the left side, a pair of sofas on the right side, a large desk in the middle, and a middle-aged man sitting behind the desk, with dark skin, thick hair, thick lips and small eyes, and a slightly collapsed nose bridge, looking about forty or fifty years old. Presumably this is President Hu Weihua Hu.

"Oh, Xiao Chang. It's been a long time, I've grown into a big guy, haha! Hu Weihua got up, walked out of the desk with a smile on his face, and greeted Chang Zheng.

Seeing Hu Weihua, Chang Zheng understood why his father called this old comrade-in-arms Hu Dwarf. This President Hu is indeed not tall, and when he wears leather shoes, he is only 1.6 meters. There seems to be a height requirement to join the army, right? President Hu is not tall, so there must be another master.

Chang Zheng also greeted him with a smile: "Uncle Hu, hello! I haven't seen you for a long time, your heroic demeanor is still the same as it was back then, the more you live, the younger you get, I have to call you Brother Hu. ”

"Haha, you kid, you have really been trained in society, and you have learned to tell lies. Come, sit down. Hu Weihua welcomed Chang Zheng to the sofa and sat down, "Xiao Chang, the last time I saw you, it was several years ago. I remember that you just finished the college entrance examination that year, and this parting was five or six years. You didn't come to Uncle Hu when you arrived in Nangang, this is your fault. Your father and I have been old comrades-in-arms for more than ten years, and I often called me personally about you, and I really pity my parents all over the world. I remember that you were admitted to Nanxin University, yes, a high-achieving student who graduated from university. What major? Your school's journalism major is well-known in the industry. There are many employees in our club, all of whom are alumni of you, and most of them are majoring in journalism. ”

Chang Zheng: "I studied materials chemistry. ”

Hu Weihua was a little surprised: "Oh? This major is science and engineering. How did you think about it back then, and chose to apply for this major. What kind of topics does this major study? ”

Chang Zheng said calmly: "The news dissemination of the first professional newspaper is estimated to be insufficient, so I was randomly assigned to the Department of Materials Chemistry. Our major is the study of water glass ceramics, that is, cement, glass, ceramics, and engineering. I specialize in the development of high-alumina self-leveling cement, which is actually with cement. ”

Hu Weihua: "Oh, in fact, it doesn't matter what major you studied in college, your father and I were both artillery soldiers back then, and after demobilization, we were engaged in completely unfamiliar jobs." Life is our best teacher. As the saying goes, you like to write about something, too. Xiao Chang, since you are interested in coming to our club and engaging in literary and artistic work, can you talk about your understanding of our industry? "That's an interview question.

Of course, I don't study this all day. Chang Zheng began to think, organizing language in his heart, thinking about where to start and talk about literary and artistic work.

Seeing that Chang Zheng didn't speak, Hu Weihua frowned slightly, then returned to normal, and said with a smile: "Literature and art are a very large and general category, maybe my question is not appropriate, and it is understandable that you can't answer it." Our club also recruits some fresh graduates every year, who generally start as assistant editors, and then move on to editors-in-charge, editors-in-chief, and editorial directors. Our publishing house has many departments, and the editorial department is undoubtedly the core department. The editors of the editorial department are the key to maintaining the operation of this core department. Can you tell us about your perception of editing? Casual talk is like chatting. ”

This was more capable. Before I officially took up my post, I received three months of pre-job training, and the editors-in-chief of each group took turns to attend classes, and I kept in mind 100 rules of editing. Chang Zheng said without hesitation this time: "In my opinion, the author is like a pregnant woman, the work is their fetus, and the editor is the midwife. ”

Hu Weihua was a little surprised, and then smiled: "This metaphor is novel and appropriate, hehe." That's right, for every author, it is their work that is conceived in October. And the editor, as you likened it, is the midwife, who helps the pregnant woman to bring the baby into the world healthy and thrive in the future. It seems that you have a deep understanding of editorial work. ”

Constant signs: "Whether an embryo's genes are excellent or not, in addition to the mother itself, must also have excellent paternal genes." Just like a fertilized egg, the sperm cell that combines with the egg cell is the best one selected from an army of billions. This army of hundreds of millions of sperm cells is infinite inspiration and creativity, and in the end, only the best idea can combine with the mother's egg cells to give birth to the best embryo and develop into the healthiest fetus. This is my superficial view of literary creation, creativity determines the height of the work. ”

Hu Weihua was stunned for a moment, then laughed, he patted Chang Zheng's shoulder, "Haha! Good, good! Your understanding of literary creation can reach the microscopic level of cells, and you are very thoughtful, and none of the editors of our company can make such an analogy. Just now we are talking about the macro aspect, how much do you know about the specific work of the editor? ”

Chang Zheng opened his mouth and came: "First of all, in the field of professional knowledge, editors do not have to be specialized, but they must be broad, novels, essays, essays, poems, biographies, documentaries, etc., this is the genre. Realism, alternate, historical, urban, science fiction, martial arts, romance, war, etc., this is the theme. Genres and themes should be broadly covered.

In specific business areas, the main tasks of editors include manuscript commissioning, review, correction, and final delivery. The focus of its work should be on active communication with the authors, and its working principle should strive to ensure that it is neither easy to affirm a manuscript whose quality does not meet the requirements of publication, nor to easily reject a manuscript that meets the requirements of publication or has a basis for revision. On literary, artistic, and academic issues, we must resolutely implement the principle of letting a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend......"

Chang Zheng said for seven or eight minutes without pause, many of which could not be found in textbooks, and were taught to him by Chang Zheng's former editor-in-chief. Hu Weihua's expression changed from smiling to not smiling, and finally changed back to smiling.

Chang Zheng finally made a summary summary: "All in all, as an editor, we must put social benefits in the first place, and at the same time take into account the economic benefits of the agency. My personal view is to maintain a social conscience and maximize the wealth created for the publishing house. ”

Hu Weihua was already a little excited at this time, "Yes, it is very comprehensive and in place." Have you interned at another publishing house? Xiao Chang, I'm very satisfied with you, and now I passed the interview. How, are you interested in working with us? ”

Chang Zheng scratched his head: "Uh, Uncle Hu." I'm sorry, but I'm not here to apply today, but to contribute. ”

Hu Weihua: "......"