In the bar, Mr. Ye Chuan and Guo Pinyuan sat at the back of the bar and ordered a cocktail by themselves.

Editors because of their work, they often go to this kind of occasion, some of them are liked by the editors themselves, and some are liked by cartoonists who talk to each other, after all, most of the cartoonists are still adults, Liang Yu is a very rare case, and Chen Nan and Gu Chengfeng also exceeded 18 years old last year and the year before last.

As soon as he sat down at the bar, Mr. Ye Chuan was a little impatient to ask what was going on, he was not particularly keen on gossip, but this matter was inexplicable, and he originally thought that this matter was a foregone conclusion, but suddenly the peak turned around, even if he was as old as Mr. Ye Chuan, he couldn't pretend not to care.

Guo Pinyuan didn't really want to talk about it, but he still couldn't stand Mr. Ye Chuan's toast and question: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that before the serial meeting, I went to the editor-in-chief alone." ”

"Oh?" Although Mr. Ye Chuan also guessed what Guo Pinyuan should have done, otherwise with Duan Changzai's character, it would be absolutely impossible to let this work pass, but what he really cares about is what Guo Pinyuan said to the editor-in-chief, or how he persuaded him to change his mind.

Guo Pinyuan took a sip of wine, looked at Mr. Ye Chuan's interested expression, and knew that if he didn't explain today, he wouldn't be able to get out of the bar, so he simply stopped hiding it, and said: "I also showed him this manuscript, he was very curious at first why I was looking for him, but he didn't ask directly but read the manuscript first, and after reading it, he asked me whose draft it was, why didn't I hand it over at the serial meeting in accordance with the charter." ”

"What do you say?"

"I told him that this is a manuscript drawn by Mr. Chen Nan and an original author." Guo Pinyuan paused, and seeing that Mr. Ye Chuan couldn't help but interject, he continued to say: "At this time, the editor-in-chief's expression is a little unnatural. He asked me if it was Liang Yu, and I said no, and he showed a somewhat regretful and relieved expression. ”

He ...... In fact, they still attach more importance to Liang Yu, when "Chess Soul" was serialized, they also stood here and persuaded to let Chess Soul start serialization. It's just that he has a better face, and after becoming the editor-in-chief, he feels that he has to maintain his inexplicable face in front of us, so he ......" Mr. Ye Chuan said fairly, but he also knew that it would be useless, so he didn't go on: "Hey, there's nothing to say, you continue." ”

"The editor-in-chief asked me again, since it was a new serialization that had been submitted, why didn't I submit it at the serialization meeting. Even if he shows it to him now, he won't be accommodating, and it depends on everyone's review results. ”

This is not wrong at all, although the editor-in-chief has the power to decide whether to serialize or cut a work in half without the review of other editors, but this right of acceptance or veto is not something that can be abused casually. In fact, the editor-in-chief who is too authoritarian cannot sit in this position for long, and there have been editors-in-chief who have been impeached by editors and authors in history, so there are very few opportunities to exercise this power, and the editor-in-chief himself has to bear the public opinion and pressure when the results are diametrically opposite.

According to what Duan Chang said, it is. No kidding, I'm not stuck with this work, it's already open. You still want me to release the water?

"And how did you answer?" Mr. Ye Chuan asked.

"I told him that other editors have said recently that it was because the editor-in-chief had an opinion about Teacher Liangyu that they were angry with Teacher Chen Nan for cutting off her work."

"......" Mr. Ye Chuan was taken aback, and looked at Guo Pinyuan strangely: "You really said that to him?" ”

But he quickly figured something out and smiled bitterly: "I think his expression must have been thunderous." ”

Guo Pinyuan nodded. Took a sip of sullen wine.

"!" At that time, Duan Changzai lifted all the teacups on the table, and then forced Guo Pinyuan violently, squinting his eyes: "Who told you that, or did you guess so?"

"Everyone says so, after all, the matter of the chess soul is quite big. Isn't it also the editor-in-chief who said that he would never be hired? ”

"You!" Duan Changzai is dumb and eats coptis, because don't say it, these words really came out of his mouth, and they can't be washed off or relied on. He couldn't figure it out, what was this Guo Pinyuan doing today, and what was his intention?

It's hard to come to myself to complain and vent my dissatisfaction, it shouldn't be today, the day Chen Nan's work was cut in half, I didn't see him say anything, and if he really wanted to do this, he wouldn't show the new serialized draft to himself.

Duan Changzai's face was full of doubts, and at this time, Guo Pinyuan himself revealed the answer: "Because everyone said that the editor-in-chief did not like Chen Nan's work, but she persevered to deliver the manuscript again this time, so I want to ask your opinion before the review meeting." ”

At this time, whether it was the editor-in-chief at that time, Duan Changzai, or the current Mr. Ye Chuan, they all understood Guo Pinyuan's intentions.

A good move is to retreat as advance.

Guo Pinyuan's meaning is to clearly tell Duan Changzai, you see if this manuscript can be completed, if it is not successful, I will not hand it to the serialization meeting, anyway, the editor-in-chief should respond here, and this work will not be able to pass. Do you think he is open-minded on the surface, but in fact he is not, because he knows very well that with the position of the editor-in-chief, Duan Changzai can't veto it at all, otherwise wouldn't that confirm his notoriety for suppressing authors?

He is now the editor-in-chief of Fantasy magazine, and then he is the top management of the company, everything depends on the evaluation, if he carries a reputation for public and private use, and is known by the leaders above, it is not over. His only choice was to hand over this work to other editors to vote, but what he didn't expect was that because of Liu Xiang's vote, it was ultimately him who decided whether this work should be serialized.

As a result, everyone saw it, and Duan Changzai dramatically voted to agree, allowing the work, which was originally likely to be cut, to be serialized. However, don't think that everyone is a fool, the reason why Guo Pinyuan did this, he himself knows that his career is over, at least under Duan Chang, the editor-in-chief, he has no room for promotion.

"Why are you doing this?" Mr. Ye Chuan asked.

"Anyway, there are many lice on the body that are not afraid of bites, so let's leave a thought for myself." Guo Pinyuan smiled bitterly and suddenly said: "After their works are over this time, I won't bring them." ”

This surprised Ye Chuan: "You helped them win the opportunity to be serialized so much, did you just give up?"

"Well, Mr. Ye Chuan, you have a very correct saying, that is, editors must remain neutral, in this matter, I have been involved too much to maintain a normal mind, it's time to withdraw."

Seeing that Mr. Ye Chuan had something to say, Guo Pinyuan added a sentence at the end.

"That's what I agreed with the editor-in-chief." (To be continued.) )