More than a week after "Bring Her Eyes" was sent, Zhang Qiuxi received a sample issue from the magazine, and nearly 700 yuan of manuscript fees had been transferred to her bank card in advance.

Although the manuscript fee is very small, even if it is calculated using the standard of the original time and space, it has not yet reached the standard of taxation, but after all, it is the first pot of gold, and it is still worth celebrating, so she and Li Yue appeared in KFC after school.

"This time it's very smooth, Ah Qiu, you have finally taken the first step." When Li Yue said this, neither of them knew that this novel had also caused a lot of controversy in the editorial department of "Fantasy World", and the publication was not as smooth as they imagined.

The first review editor, Hongdou, was the first to come into contact with the novel, and editors like her have to review countless manuscripts every day, and then select the valuable ones for the editor-in-chief to make the final decision.

Being able to go to the magazine as an editor, of course, I am also full of enthusiasm for novels, in fact, Hongdou is because I like to read novels too much, although I ran to be an editor, because I can enjoy reading it, and I can see wonderful stories in front of everyone.

It's just that her ideas are a little too idealistic, and after she really became an editor, she found that this job is far from being as interesting as she thought, and it can even be said to be boring and boring.

It was a surprise to see a wonderful story, but the odds were so low that she couldn't read most of the manuscripts piled up on her desk every day, and she hadn't even found a single masterpiece in two months.

If, by her standards, none of those stories are worth publishing, but as an editor, you can't do it to your liking, so should the magazine publish it?

Therefore, Hongdou's enthusiasm has long been exhausted, and the daily review is like a dull machine, just to cope with the work, picking out some barely acceptable manuscripts and handing them to the editor-in-chief.

On that day, the sun hung tepidly in the sky, the magazine also looked lifeless, and colleagues had piled up a large number of manuscripts from all over the country on their desks, and the top one was the envelope sent by Zhang Qiuxi.

"It's so beautiful, it can't be a girl, right?" Hongdou was attracted by the handwriting for the first time, because science fiction is originally niche, and there are even fewer girls who like science fiction, and it's good to be able to see it, not to mention creation, even if it's herself, the first choice will not be science fiction.

With this idea, Hongdou first opened Zhang Qiuxi's envelope, and there was no nonsense in the letter "I have liked science fiction stories since I was a child, and I have always liked the magazine Fantasy World", and it was the title in the middle of the first line.

"Take her eyes, what a strange name."

After muttering and looking down, her mind was immediately completely devoted to this story, and she read the content of more than 8,000 words for more than ten minutes, almost all of which were carefully considered, and Zhang Qiuxi, the author, had not read it so seriously.

At the end of the manuscript, there was only Zhang Qiuxi's personal information, and there was not a word of nonsense except for the manuscript, and Hongdou had not come back to his senses when he saw this, and he was still immersed in the faint sadness in the story.

After a long time, the sudden surge of excitement diluted the melancholy brought by the story, and she immediately got up and rushed into the editor-in-chief's office, without even knocking on the door, and the shout could be heard by the entire editorial office: "Editor-in-chief, I have found a great novel, which can definitely meet the standard of cover recommendation." ”

"Anyway, you're a college student, can't you even knock on the door?" Editor-in-chief Zhou Haibin frowned, and the gaffe of the red bean made him very dissatisfied.

Hongdou also knew that he was too excited, and he didn't care about Zhou Haibin's scolding, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, editor-in-chief, I'm a little too excited, but this work is really exciting, you can take a look." ”

She handed over the manuscript, and the first thing Zhou Haibin saw was the name, and said: "Take her eyes, this author is a layman, and he actually gave such a name." ”

"Editor-in-chief, if you don't read the content, the name may feel a little weird, but after reading it, you will understand that the name is very good. In fact, I don't think the name itself is important, just like the previous Galactic Empire, it is true that you can see the taste of science fiction at a glance, but in the end, it is not that it is not recognized by readers, so you can only cut it in half. ”

Hongdou defended Zhang Qiuxi's novel, but Zhou Haibin didn't answer, and didn't say until after reading the story: "Hongdou, although you came here for an internship, you have also been in our magazine for two months, why don't you even have any eyesight?" ”

Hongdou was a little stunned when he heard this, paused and said, "Editor-in-chief, you mean this story is not good?" ”

"The story is not bad, but it is very touching, but don't forget that our fantasy world is science fiction, and even if the market is sluggish now, we will not follow the example of other magazines to attract attention with some messy content."

Zhou Haibin's reaction was completely unexpected by Hongdou, and she couldn't help but say: "But this is obviously science fiction." ”

"Pseudo-science fiction is almost the same, it is just a layer of science fiction, which is essentially more like a love story." Zhou Haibin threw Zhang Qiuxi's manuscript back, and the paper was scattered all over the ground.

"Editor-in-chief, I don't agree with you." Red Bean picked up all the manuscripts and said, "What is science fiction?" Does it have to be that the reader does not understand what the author writes without reading the notes? ”

"There is really nothing mysterious in this story, but the whole story takes place in the background of the assumption of future technology, and it is not out of the category of science fiction, I don't think it has to be StarCraft or alien invasion to be science fiction. After all, novels rely on stories to win, which is why readers say that science fiction in my country is boring, because there is no story at all, not even a novel, except for the mystery. ”

Hongdou's argument made Zhou Haibin even more dissatisfied, and said: "I am the editor-in-chief and have worked in the editorial department for ten years, is it not as good as you as a fledgling college student?" I don't care what you think, in short, this manuscript does not meet the publication standards. ”

Hongdou is also a fledgling who is not afraid of tigers, very stubborn, and said: "That's right, you are the editor-in-chief." But as an editor, my job is to dig out wonderful stories and dedicate them to readers, I don't think this work is good, I won't give up, it doesn't matter if you don't agree, I can go directly to the editor-in-chief, I don't believe he is also full of prejudice like you. ”

Zhang Qiuxi can't know what happened to the editorial department, all she got was the result, the first step has been taken, and the next step is to take this road steadily, but she is not in a hurry to cast out the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", you can wait and see.