If it weren't for Hongdou's call, Zhang Qiuxi would have been so depressed that she forgot about the manuscript to be submitted, although there was a psychological shadow during this time period, but when it came to money, she still felt that it was very necessary to "take risks".

"Ah Qiu, are you going to skip class again?" Li Yue, who was on the side, heard her promise of "coming soon", so he said: "The next class is physics, and the teacher is very fierce." ”

"The editor's working hours are exactly our class time, what can be done?" Zhang Qiuxi spread her hands, she never thought it was a big deal to skip class, not to mention that even if she didn't go to class now, she could still get a high score.

"That's fine, you just told the teacher that I had menstrual cramps, and I couldn't help but go to the hospital." At this time, Zhang Qiuxi suddenly felt that things often have two sides, and it is not all bad to come to the eldest aunt.

It's just a teenager, are you sure the festival is still there?

"But there's an infirmary in the school." When Li Yue was about to remind Zhang Qiuxi that this reason was unreliable, Zhang Qiuxi had already left the classroom, she could only smile helplessly, and then went to help Zhang Qiuxi ask for leave.

The place agreed with Hongdou is a café in the city, the distance from the second middle school is not short, and it costs fifty or sixty yuan to take a taxi, and after weighing it, she is still not willing to take a taxi, anyway, Hongdou has not yet gone out of the editorial office when he called.

In his previous life, Zhang Qiuxi secretly had the heart of a literary and artistic youth, but he did not have the life of a literary and artistic youth, and he had never been to a petty bourgeois place like a café, and it was too luxurious to spend dozens of yuan to drink a cup of coffee, so it was better to buy some anime peripherals.

Walking into the agreed café, Zhang Qiuxi was still thinking about how to behave like he came often, and the waiter had already greeted him first and asked, "Welcome, may I ask how many young ladies are there?" ”

"Does the café still provide young ladies now, and I actually asked for a few."

"Hello, I'm looking for someone, her name is Red Bean."

"Please come with me, Miss Red Bean is already waiting for you." As soon as Zhang Qiuxi reported her name, the waiter took her to the window inside, and through the window, she could see the people coming and going on the street downstairs.

"Hello, is it the red bean editor?" Although the other party had already discovered her and was smiling at her all the way with the waiter, Zhang Qiuxi still confirmed it first when she approached.

Azuki stood up with a smile and said, "I am." I knew that Xiqiu was a girl, but I didn't expect to be so young, a few years younger than me, it seems that we must have a common language, please take a seat. ”

Zhang Qiuxi sat down and said with a smile: "I didn't expect the editor of Hongdou to be really young." By the way, my real name is Zhang Qiuxi, and it's a pleasure to meet you. ”

"My real name is Wang Zixian, but you still call me Red Bean. Let's not be polite, let's order something to drink first, it's very hot today, do you want some cold drinks? ”

"Uh, that...... It's not very convenient, I'll drink coffee anyway. "It is said that girls can't drink cold things at this time, and the current body is depressing enough, so it's better not to make the problem more strict, but Zhang Qiuxi still feels extremely ashamed when he says this.

"Then just two cappuccinos, and then a little dessert."

The waiter who had been waiting on the side wrote them down one by one. After saying "please wait" before leaving, Zhang Qiuxi's eyes followed him, and he couldn't help muttering: "This kind of lady's suit looks good, but I always feel that it is not enough, and the waiter in the café should really wear a maid outfit." ”

"Are you an uncle?" Red Bean couldn't help but complain.

Zhang Qiuxi smiled awkwardly, this red bean editor is not only not very old, but also has an unexpectedly straightforward personality, but she is very good for her taste, if she is still a man, this should be a wonderful date......

"Well, maybe I've been reading too many comics lately, so I've been affected." After smiling, Zhang Qiuxi took out the manuscript of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and handed it over, and said, "Sister Hongdou, this is my new book, how about you take a look." ”

Hongdou looked a little surprised, and said: "Originally, I asked you out this time to tell you about the new book, but I didn't expect you to be prepared and take it out directly." ”

"Actually, this is my debut novel.,Because I was rejected by the publishing house, I wrote a short film and submitted it to your magazine.,It's also a kind of fate.,If it weren't for that, I wouldn't know Sister Hongdou.。

Because she has a man's heart, Zhang Qiuxi will still subconsciously get close to the beauty, but when this comes out of the girl's mouth, there is no element of flirting at all.

"I see, then we should be glad." Hongdou took the manuscript and didn't read it immediately, but said: "The story of bringing her eyes is very popular now, but there were some internal controversies before it was published, and in the end, the editor-in-chief came forward and asked every editor to raise their hands after reading it to vote on whether it should be published, and the result is naturally needless to say, the wonderful story will never be buried." ”

"I didn't expect to alarm the editor-in-chief, and now I'm very lucky." Zhang Qiuxi really didn't know that there was such a story in it before.

Hongdou didn't elaborate, and didn't intend to take the credit on himself, but said with a smile: "Fortunately, it's still us, your story has promoted the sales of our magazine, and let us discover an author with aura like you, if it wasn't published at the beginning, this qiē would have to be handed over, so I'm here to tie you up, are you willing to sign a contract with our magazine?" ”

"You mean to sign me as a person?" Zhang Qiuxi pointed to her nose and asked, she was a little entangled in this, she didn't want to tie herself to a science fiction magazine, and wanted to copy it...... Write other types of stories too.

"That's right." Hongdou nodded and said: "I hope you can become a contracted writer of our magazine, so that you can get more promotion, and the manuscript fee will be much higher, which is good for both of us, you might as well think about it." ”

The increase in the manuscript fee is indeed a big temptation for Zhang Qiuxi, but it is unreliable to think that he can only write science fiction novels for "Fantasy World" in the future, so he said: "Sister Hongdou, I think it's better not to sign it, right?" ”

Zhang Qiuxi's refusal did not surprise Hongdou, but it was somewhat incomprehensible to refuse without even talking about the conditions, so he asked, "Can you tell me some reasons?" It's understandable if you don't think the conditions are good enough, but I haven't even elaborated on that. ”