Chapter 8: Emma, Unspoken Rules
Calm, calm, Zhang Qiuxi tried to calm himself down, since he has become a woman, many things are unavoidable, which woman has not been targeted at by lust.
Although he convinced himself so much, he still felt as uncomfortable as eating a fly, and he was quite disappointed that he didn't see anything wonderful Yang Chengbiao put the manuscript on the table and said, "Look at your appearance, you're not very old, you're still a student, right?" ”
"Haha...... Yang Bian is really discerning, this is all you can see, I am sixteen years old this year, and I am in high school. Zhang Qiuxi laughed dryly twice, trying to put up a smile.
"What a torch of discernment, this is something that anyone can see. I didn't expect you to be able to write a novel in your first year of high school, and you really have both talent and appearance. Yang Cheng gave a thumbs up and smiled all over his face, but he didn't look at the manuscript.
"Well, actually, I started school relatively early, and I'm already in my third year of high school this year." Zhang Qiuxi explained, and couldn't help but remind: "If Editor Yang is free, I hope to be able to get your guidance, even if this novel does not meet the publishing requirements, I will definitely benefit from being able to get Editor Yang's guidance." ”
Yang Cheng smiled again, his eyes never took off her body, and said with a smile: "This is originally my job, and as an editor, I should give some guidance to each author who submits a manuscript." Of course, not every editor can do this, so you should have made other choices before coming to our publishing house, right? ”
Although I still haven't read the manuscript, but the topic is related to this, Zhang Qiuxi said: "Don't hide it from Editor Yang, I have been to two publishing houses before, but they don't even want to read the manuscript." ”
She briefly told what had happened, and Yang Cheng put on an expression that she knew so, and said: "This is expected, some of the two publishing houses publish manuscripts, and the probability of accepting newcomers' manuscripts is negligible, so it is not surprising that you will be treated like this." ”
Newcomers, who are not famous and have not been tested by the market, and whose manuscripts are much riskier than those of famous writers, it seems not surprising that a publishing house of that nature is not adventurous and enterprising, and if she goes to the New Concept Essay Contest and wins a prize, the situation will be better.
"In fact, there are not many authors like you who directly vote to the publishing house, and the more mainstream approach is to submit to the magazine serialization, and then seek the opportunity to publish."
Yang Cheng continued: "For the author, the advantage of this is that he can get an extra manuscript fee, but the disadvantage is that the sales of future publications may be affected, after all, it is a work that has already been published. And for us publishers, it is clear at a glance whether a work is worth publishing or not, and if it is not popular, it will be cut in half in the magazine. ”
"Editor Yang, I think this shortcoming is not only for the author himself, but also for the publishing house. Although my works have not been tested by the market and have risks, the benefits behind the risks are greater, and there are good and bad ones, in the end, they are all the same. ”
After Zhang Qiuxi finished speaking, he reminded again: "Of course, it's worth the risk, it's up to you to make the final say, I have confidence in my work, but it's you who makes the final decision." ”
After she finished speaking, Yang Cheng finally didn't ink anymore, picked up the manuscript and glanced at it casually, and said: "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Milky Way, the name has a romantic atmosphere, but the taste of science fiction is not strong, and it does not have the momentum of mountain rain. ”
"There's no sci-fi flavor yet, is it going to be called a galactic battle or something?" Although he did not approve of this criticism, Zhang Qiuxi still listened very seriously.
"Alien invasion and destruction of the earth, the beginning is completely uninspiring." Speaking of which, Yang Cheng flipped through several pages in a row, and after a cursory glance, he turned it again again, and he finished "reading" them all in less than three minutes.
"I don't see anything sci-fi except that the story takes place in the galaxy, and there are aliens with two heads and three hands in the story, and it's more like a fantasy novel than the background."
Yang Cheng held the manuscript in his left hand, tapped the coffee table with his right hand, and continued: "The story itself is not exciting enough, there are no thrilling scenes, let alone ups and downs of the plot, it is too peaceful." ”
The title of the book is such a thing, if it is because it is not commercial, it is understandable, after all, as an editor, the grasp of the market must be more accurate, Yang Cheng has no opinion on the criticism of the title of the book, but the next evaluation of the story itself makes her want to listen to it at all.
Originally, seeing Yang Cheng so enthusiastic, he thought he could succeed, but who knew that he had said a lot of pulling, pulling and talking, Yang Cheng had not been staring at her neckline for as long as he had been looking at the manuscript, and it was too arbitrary to make comments without looking at it carefully.
"In other words, this novel does not meet your publishing requirements?"
Yang Cheng nodded, Zhang Qiuxi stood up and stretched out his hand and continued: "Then I'm sorry for delaying your time, I will consider your opinion, please return the manuscript to me now, after all, this is my hard work." ”
"Don't worry." Yang Cheng still had a smile on his face and said: "According to the requirements, it is true that it does not meet the publishing standards, but it does not mean that there is no opportunity to publish, it is normal for new authors to have shortcomings, and our publishing house has always been more willing to support talented newcomers, in another way, you can still realize your dreams." ”
"I don't understand what you mean." Zhang Qiuxi suddenly felt that Yang Cheng's smile was very disgusting, and couldn't help frowning.
"I can't say this for a while, let's make an appointment in the evening to talk about it. If you want, I will make you the most popular beauty writer. ”
Zhang Qiuxi took a deep breath and said, "Give me back my manuscript." ”
Yang Cheng didn't hand over the manuscript, but grabbed her hand and said: "There are so many people in line these years who want to do everything possible to get published, and not everyone will have such an opportunity......"
"I'll leave this opportunity to your mother." Zhang Qiuxi squeezed out such a sentence from between his teeth, and fanned it with a backhand slap.
"Bang", Yang Cheng was beaten firmly, his cheeks immediately became red and swollen, Zhang Qiuxi withdrew his hand, raised his foot through the coffee table and kicked it again, directly kicked it to the ground, and then directly smashed the coffee table on Yang Cheng's body.
With her current force value, it is not a problem to beat five or six goods like Yang Cheng, and she didn't want to do it originally, but the anger that she finally suppressed completely exploded the moment her hand was caught, Nima This is completely kicking her nose in the face.
"With your virtue, you also want to pay attention to this girl, and you don't look in the mirror to see if you are worthy." After scolding, Zhang Qiuxi picked up the manuscript, felt puzzled and kicked Yang Cheng's stomach fiercely: "I bought a watch last year, and the toad wants to eat swan meat." ”
The movement of the conference room attracted the attention of outsiders, Zhang Qiuxi walked out and just happened to take a look at the people who came to see what was going on, she snorted, left without saying a word, and walked out of the office building until she couldn't help but shout "Ah", the tone dragged on for a long time, which startled the passers-by, and thought that this was the door of the neurological hospital.
Heaven, earth, let no one live, Nima's unspoken rules will happen to me......
beat Yang Cheng, but Zhang Qiuxi's depression was even worse, the three words of unspoken rules kept circling in her mind, her eyes were black and she almost didn't vomit blood, her world had really collapsed and was completely hopeless......
was disturbed like this, and she completely lost the interest of submitting again, dragging her weak body back to school, and the goosebumps on her body when she entered the subway station had not subsided.
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Back at school, just in time for physical education class, wearing a skirt to physical education class is definitely not okay, all the girls in the class are crowded in the locker room to change into tight short-sleeved T-shirts and shorts with sportswear,.
"Ah Qiu, why is your expression so gloomy, is there something unexpected in the submission?" Li Yue was waiting for good news, but when he saw Zhang Qiuxi's expression, the answer was self-evident.
"Sister, I want to die now." Zhang Qiuxi told Li Yue what happened with a sad face, and when he stepped into the dressing room, he saw snow-white skin and colorful ......
"You seem to be a lot bigger here, how did you do that?"
"Ahh......h
The locker room is full of girls' laughter, and there are very private conversations, these words were unheard in any way before, and this scene is only in anime, Zhang Qiuxi saw that his blood was boiling, and his nosebleed seemed to be about to squirt out.
Is this the kingdom of heaven? In the past, Zhang Qiuxi's brain supplement to heaven was just this scene......
"The biggest one in our class is Qiu Xi's, you should learn from her. Qiu Xi, why are you in a daze? ”
From a man's point of view, the B cup is really not big, but at this age, Zhang Qiuxi's current body is indeed proud, and many adults just have this amount of milk.
"This is still in the development stage, and it will definitely grow." Zhang Qiuxi didn't know how to respond.
"That's not necessarily, a lot of times it's not long where it should be. Just like me, I don't go where the fat should go, it's all concentrated on the waist, and I'm worried about how to lose weight. ”
"Ahem, in fact, I can identify whether it can grow in the future, and if I pass through some assistance, I am still very optimistic about my future growth." Zhang Qiuxi was a little overwhelmed.
"Really? Help me see, help me see. ”
Helped all the girls do an appraisal, Zhang Qiuxi raised his hand and was already out of his body, Li Yue changed his clothes and said with a smile: "Ah Qiu, looking at you now, it seems that you don't need me to comfort you anymore." ”
"It's useless to be depressed, who let me meet a beast." Zhang Qiuxi had already swept away all the depression at this time, and hurriedly changed his clothes as he spoke, and it was almost time for class.
"Well, can it really be made bigger if you pass guò assistance?" Li Yue suddenly leaned over and asked in a low voice.
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