Gu Lao acted vigorously and resolutely, and the onlookers of the publishing house were still rubbing against the door of the conference room, and Gu Lao was ready with the three interviewers to start the interview. Gu Lao sat in the center, and the three interviewers sat in the three positions on the left hand in turn. After Liu Yan helped Gu Lao move the chair, he rushed to sit in the position closest to Gu Lao, Qiu Haipeng was the second, and Zhou Heng didn't fight with them, and sat in the third seat.

The interview is about to begin. Qiu Haipeng and Liu Yan couldn't help but be a little nervous, one took a deep breath, and the other tidied up their necklines a little irritably. Looking at these two guys and then at himself, Zhou Heng couldn't help but feel a little funny. In this harsh environment, it was as if he had come to be funny—dressed in casual clothes, holding a laptop bag that shouldn't have been here at all, and even his head was empty—and without the help of the Lord God, he himself would not have known any French. It's no wonder that I couldn't talk to these two guys just now, after all, in terms of attributes, Zhou Heng himself is completely incompatible with this kind of environment full of social elites.

"For this interview, the content is still a live translation, and the translation is the same as the previous interviews, which are excerpts from the novel that you are about to translate. In terms of language style, I will not have any other requirements, and the content of the translation will not require a literal translation word by word, but it must be plain and straightforward, without any ambiguity......"

With Gu Lao's voice, the crowd of onlookers in the conference room who were buzzing quickly quieted down. Liu Yan and Qiu Haipeng nodded slightly-this time's requirements seemed to be really looser than before.

In the previous interview, Gu Lao's requirements were 'no increase or decrease, smooth and beautiful, and elegant writing', although it sounded like an empty sentence, but in comparison, this time's requirements were obviously reduced;

Editor-in-chief Wu took out two stacks of prepared manuscripts and divided them, and explained while dividing them: "Next, I will give you an original manuscript of a French novel, and you will have ten minutes to read it, and then choose a text that you understand most thoroughly, and translate it directly on the spot." This will be followed by a brief defense with questions ......"

Editor-in-chief Wu is a former student of Gu Lao, and at this moment he took the initiative to take over the work in the hands of his employees and gave Gu Lao a start. He has been to the recruitment site several times before, and he already knows Gu Lao's process; So now I have explained the rules of the interview for Gu Lao, and I am naturally familiar with it. But even so, when he brought the information in his hand to Zhou Heng's desk, he still couldn't say any more.

I saw a large computer bag on the table in front of Zhou Heng, and he had no intention of moving it at all.

Editor-in-Chief Wu had a headache.

Because he had already brushed several batches of people before, and now he still came to apply for translations, most of them, like Liu Yan and Qiu Haipeng, had roughly learned about the general situation of this interview from their peers, so he was lazy and didn't remind him again. However, he forgot that there was a pure newcomer who came this time. At the beginning, he just brought his resume to Gu Lao with the idea of giving it a try, and he didn't know why he passed it.

"You're Zhou Heng, right?" Wu Yongjian said, "Are you going to ...... Do you use a computer for translation and entry? ”

Liu Yan, who was sitting on the other side, burst out laughing, and even a few onlookers around him laughed out loud. They had already noticed the somewhat eye-catching laptop bag in front of Zhou Heng, but Wu Yongjian was holding the information in his hand, and he didn't realize this guy's strange behavior, and he hadn't seen it until now.

Hearing Wu Yongjian's question, Zhou Heng thought about it and nodded, "Hmm...... Yes. ”

There was another round of laughter. Wu Yongjian's question was originally just a euphemistic reminder; But this kid didn't know what to do at all, so he agreed directly. Wu Yongjian frowned, is this guy here to make trouble on purpose? But despite thinking so, he didn't directly reprimand, so he had to turn his head and look in the direction of Gu Lao with a soliciting gaze.

Gu Lao was naturally a little unhappy. He doesn't have a pen-and-paper complex, and he knows that the interview notice doesn't say that he can't bring a computer; However, this kind of conventional habit is not something that can be done without saying it - just like there will be no restrictions on firecrackers in the lobby of a five-star hotel, and the previous interviews have always been paper-and-pencil translations, and this time, it is naturally the same. He didn't have the habit of giving face to young people, and said directly: "Put away the computer, you can't check the information during the interview." ”

As soon as Gu Lao said this, all eyes were focused on Zhou Heng again. Except for Liu Yan and a few people who watched the jokes, most of them didn't say anything. However, Zhou Heng did not put the computer bag aside as they expected; Instead, he said directly to Gu Lao: "Although I'm a little sorry, but before you start, can you borrow me a few minutes?" ”

"Don't talk about topics that aren't relevant to the interview." Gu Lao's brows were already furrowed.

"It's about the content of the interview. The fragment of the original manuscript that Editor-in-Chief Wu mentioned just now should have been taken from the sixth part of "Herbert's Gate", right? Zhou Heng said, "Because I prepared in advance, I brought some materials over to ......."

"It's this one." Gu Lao didn't say anything, and directly confirmed, "It's good to be able to prepare in advance, but during the interview, it's better to use paper and pen to answer questions and answers." ”

Saying this, Gu Lao understood what this young man meant—at least in his opinion. Perhaps I learned about the interview from a candidate who had come before, so I specially prepared some materials; This kind of behavior is not a problem. The profession of translation is not fake, his titles are all from the sixth volume of "Herbert's Gate", which has just been translated and has not yet been published, and even if the candidate knows the question, it is impossible to know the correct answer. But even so, the interview should look like an interview, and if you bring a computer, what will it look like?

"No, I mean ......"

Before Zhou Heng finished speaking, Liu Yan, who was sitting next to him, sneered.

"Everyone has done the preparation in advance, and this is no excuse. If you don't have ink in your stomach, don't waste everyone's time, okay? ”

Liu Yan's words represented the thoughts of some of the onlookers, and before he finished speaking, there were several echoing voices around him. In their opinion, this young man who doesn't even wear formal clothes, let alone a job as a translator, is probably enough to choke even the doorman. Letting him sit here is already a big face, and he still chirps so many crooked words, isn't this just death?

Because Gu Lao and Wu Yongjian are still there, no one is shouting with the great god; However, he has a quick eye, and when he walks over, he wants to 'help' Zhou Heng pack up his computer bag - "Let's put the bag aside and start quickly." ”

Zhou Heng naturally didn't give him the bag, so he directly opened the zipper and took out the computer. The young man only grabbed the computer bag, and when he turned his head, Zhou Heng had already lifted the computer screen.

What is this for? Most of the people around were dumbfounded, and Wu Yongjian frowned, "Young man, aren't you interviewing?" ”

"Yes, I'm not interviewing anymore—" Zhou Heng said, standing up from his seat, "or rather, I don't think I need an interview." ”

For a moment, there was silence in the conference room.

"The content of this interview is to take a small part of the original text from the untranslated novel and let us translate it to test the candidate's ability - I am right." Zhou Heng said, pointing to Liu Yan and Qiu Haipeng, who were still sitting beside him, "This kind of test may be the best way for them, but I think it can't objectively reflect my full strength." ”

"You ......" Liu Yan was furious and stood up from his seat in a hurry. was about to do it, but was pressed down by the editor-in-chief Wu Yongjian on the shoulder.

Wu Yongjian frowned, his eyes staring at the young man in front of him. If it weren't for Gu Lao being here, he would have wanted to blast Zhou Heng out on the spot. But even then, his patience was running out.

"The people we hired were the translators of the book; Why can't I use the content of this book as a quiz? ”

The editor-in-chief was not good-looking, and several onlookers around him had already begun to be eager to try; As long as Wu Yongjian gave him a look, they would definitely throw Zhou Heng out of the door of the publishing house in a few seconds.

Looking at the people around him, Zhou Heng was also a little embarrassed. Having grown so big, this was the first time he had directly faced so many hostile eyes.

As a layman who speaks loudly, Zhou Heng has attracted enough hostility. His eyes swept around, except for the angry Liu Yan and the impatient Wu Yongjian, even Gu Lao's brows were already wrinkled. The eyes of the surrounding publishing house employees were full of incomprehension and contempt from all directions, turning the entire conference room into a sea of undercurrents. And Zhou Heng has become a lonely boat in the ocean.

Unless you turn around and retreat immediately, you will be swept over by the waves the next moment, and there will be no day to turn over. In real recruitment, rhetoric and empty talk are not welcome.

Jokes and incomprehension, boredom and hostility, all kinds of eyes pressed Zhou Heng to feel breathless - but although he was nervous, he was not afraid. Zhou Heng pinched the palm of his hand that was a little sweaty, but on the surface, he was not timid at all, and smiled confidently:

"I think you're mistaken, I didn't say there's anything wrong with using a fragment of the original manuscript as an interview question. What I want to say is that just one clip does not reasonably reflect the strength and value of a translator. Too short a text does not reflect the translator's understanding and knowledge of the content of the translation, so I think this kind of topic is a bit too simplistic. ”

"What do you want to say?" Wu Yongjian asked rhetorically, "Do you have to ask everyone to translate that book in its entirety?" ”

And Liu Yan was even more indignant-

"Simple? You have the ability to translate the entire translation yourself, what is the ability to chirp here? ”

"Yes, that's right."

Faced with the interrogation of the two, Zhou Heng did not deny it, but agreed with a smile. Then, he turned the computer that had been turned on in front of him in the direction of Wu Yongjian, the icon of oRd2oo3 flashed, and a document page with a blue background appeared on the computer screen.

"Before the interview, I had already translated the entire sixth volume. This time, I brought it over specially and asked Editor-in-Chief Wu and Gu Lao to take a look. ”

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