In the new message displayed on the screen, the author's reply is just a simple sentence:

"I agree to revise the manuscript, but please give me a satisfactory remuneration and pay in advance. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Did Mr. Lindbyer inform the author directly that he had passed all the reviews of the manuscript, and even talked about the remuneration?

This question lasted only a brief moment in David's mind, and then quickly turned into another question: why was Mr. Lindbyer so angry when the author was willing to negotiate the right to change?

Is it because of the tone? Or is it too much? David immediately dismissed the speculation, and the author's tone was as ordinary as that of any national of the Stars and Stripes. Moreover, it is not very difficult to pay the manuscript fee in advance.

In addition, when encountering a request ten times more demanding, Mr. Linde Baier always smiled and calmly persuaded the authors to abandon their original ideas.

It's probably because this author is too ignorant! Although this guy's creativity is good, but the messy text, the dry and boring plot, finally we are willing to review, he still dares to mention this and that?

In fact, David himself thinks that this possibility is not very large. But he didn't dare to slack off, this guy didn't know what to do, but he voted for Lindebyer and sent it to Lindebyer in person.

If Linde Barer was really angry about this, the author was not afraid of being sprayed with a drop of saliva when he hid thousands of miles away. Thinking so, David's desire to get published for the author was immediately diluted.

Lindebyer's anger had nothing to do with him, it came from the torture of the heart.

Looking at this bullshit reply, Lindebyer had a feeling that he still had to beg this perverted worm for a chance to fix this sinful thing he didn't want to touch!

The most infuriating thing is that this is exactly what happened.

Afraid of being angered, David took a moment to phrase his words, and then said in a cursing voice that was getting smaller and smaller, interspersed with coughing: "Mr. Lindebyer/Mr. Waldcher, I'm sorry for the trouble I caused, you are right, the guy who writes this kind of schoolboy work is not worth our time, we should ......." ”

Lindebair, who had finally stopped cursing, seemed to have exerted a great deal of physical strength in the movement of his mouth, and he looked tired and did not seem interested in listening to such a tirade. He waved his hand and interrupted David's apology and suggestion in a rare way (for the first time in David's memory): "No, you're right, David, we've got to catch this author, we've got to have this manuscript!" ”

"Ah, Mr. Lindebyer, what a ......" David did not know whether to praise Lindebyer's tolerance or lament his capriciousness.

But he was sure of one thing: Mr. Lindbyer, something was really wrong today.

Mr. Lindbyer, who was "very wrong", did not even notice the rich expression on David's face, and he typed on the keyboard and typed a short piece of information that made David feel even more wrong, even completely unbelievable.

"Mr. 'Consul', the remuneration of three cents per word will be a result that both parties will be happy to accept, and I am sure that you will be happy to give our magazine the right to revise it."

Three strips per word! That's pretty much the pay paid to a top-notch short science fiction author!

Is Lindebyer crazy? How could the misspelled word, the story be messy, and even the cheesy "archon" with his pen name worth the price! The sudden burst of jealousy struck David violently, and his heart seemed to twitch for a while.

He couldn't accept this fact at all, and his heart was full of remorse. ---- although the publication of the works of this "consul" will definitely not have any bad impact on him.

This sentiment grew rapidly, and soon David moved beyond his usual deference to Lindbyer, and also allowed him to go beyond his usual cautious words. Before the "send" button was pressed, David hurriedly said, "Mr. Lindbyer/Mr. Waldcher, this remuneration ...... Maybe you can think again? ”

"Why?"

"The board group doesn't see the fleeting opportunity, nor the risks that must be taken to catch a genius author. Mr. Lindbyer/Waldcher, I have to say something that is almost flattering, but it is absolutely from my conscience: the eyes of those people are far less than yours. ”

"Yes, Mr. David/Smith."

David's words had an effect, and Lindebyer looked up at him. ---- after pressing the "Send" button.

The ......'s efforts were fruitless, and David felt a sudden surge of blood in his brain, which then gradually retreated. After calming down a little, he was devoid of joy, and even a little disappointed to find that the outcome of the matter was exactly what he had originally wanted.

So why am I a little unhappy? When he found out that David began to think about this, the jealousy in his head was quickly hidden without a trace, no matter how he could find it, no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't figure it out.

"Ding", the sound of receiving a new email made David stop reflecting without results.

In the new email displayed on the screen, the author's reply is still just a simple sentence:

"Okay, use Western Union for remuneration." (Note 1)

David and Lindbyer exhaled in unison, but they meant something completely different.

David suddenly wanted to find a place to sit, preferably on his stomach, but all the tables and chairs were within Lindebar's sight. So he said, "Mr. Lindbyer/Mr. Waldcher, I think I should go to work." ”

"Yes, Mr. David/Smith, you have to do something for me, but please wait a minute."

David then watched as Linde Baier lifted the pen from his desk, removed the cap, and made careful corrections on the manuscript he had sent, and after a long time looked up and said to him in a tone that had been completely restored: "Now, Mr. David/Mr. Smith, please make the necessary changes and embellishments to this manuscript, and I am sure you will be able to bring it to me again in three hours." ”

"As you wish, Mr. Lindbyer/Waldcher."

It seems that you don't want to rest for three hours. David, who didn't realize that he was looking frustrated, took the paper and noticed that not a single word had been rewritten on the manuscript, but anyone could tell at a glance that the article had been revised very carefully. ---- the places that are painted so black that it is impossible to see what the words are in their original places are very good evidence.

David turned and walked out, looking down at the paper in his hand. Each word is equal to three strips! He decided to change the manuscript to the most concise style. But he had to sadly admit that this was a truly unfulfilled wish.

If it were only brevity, the manuscript would have reached its most dry level. The modifiers that naturally churned in his mind reminded him that no matter how he changed, Mr. David/Smith would have to add a considerable amount of money to the "Archon".

"Grid"

Lindbyer watched the door close softly and exhaled softly. He wasn't worried about whether the board group would cause new trouble. For no reason, he didn't tell David what really worried him, he just smeared the part of the manuscript that could be used for human torture.

Mr. Lindbyer noticed that the mail was coming from across the ocean, and that it should be the early hours of the morning in the Stars and Stripes. Is the night owl "Archon", who is in front of the computer, now conceiving a new torture?

That's why, he felt, he still felt uneasy in his heart.

As the editor-in-chief of a science fiction magazine, he rightfully ignored the information obtained from torture. ---- contains some information related to the cosmological constant.

Moreover, he did not notice that what was erased was only torture that "he" thought could be used on the human body.

Note 1: Western Union, anonymous, the sender will inform the payee of the password obtained when remitting, and the payee will use the password to withdraw money, the fee is higher. If this is not the case in reality, then the earth in the story must be.