At the entrance to the Bantan Book Company, there is a wall with a giant bantam depicted on it, which is the logo of their company.

The editors of Bandan Books are busy reading manuscripts.

They have to find valuable manuscripts among thousands of submissions, and then sign contracts with authors and publish them!

"Hey! Andrew! Do you remember where you put the school of magic novel that you showed me more than a year ago? A middle-aged man wearing thick bottle-bottom glasses rushed out of his office.

Andrew, a junior editor in the office, is turning to reviewing a submission. The man who yelled at him was the editor-in-chief of Bantan Books, named White, who managed more than a dozen editors.

"Editor-in-chief, what magic school? I'm not impressed. Andrew immediately stood up and replied, he was the editor in charge of fantasy novels.

"It's a novel about a little brunette boy with a lightning scar on his forehead, he's a little wizard, and his parents are ......," White gestured as he patiently explained the contents of the book to Andrew.

"Uh...... Sorry, I don't have the slightest impression. How long ago did I give you that book? Andrew struggled to recall.

"It seems like it's been more than ten months, or is it less than ten months? I only know that it was written by a seven-year-old named Alex Carpenter! Well, he's eight years old by now. White began to get anxious, and he wondered if the manuscript had been returned.

"Carpenter? This name sounds familiar! Someone said on the side.

"Isn't there a Carpenter brother who's been on fire lately? I heard that they are brothers, very talented, and have already released a best-selling record. The other person immediately remembered the recent hot news.

"Oh! Yeah! This remark attracted more people to echo it.

"Ahh I remember, it's the novel called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone! Andrew suddenly remembered, because the author's unbelievably young age impressed him.

"Did you return the manuscript?" White said as he stared at Andrew very seriously.

Andrew said with some stumbling: "I... I've returned it! ”

White was furious, and he said angrily, "Didn't I tell you to wait first!" ”

Andrew said secretly in his heart: "It's not that you said that this kind of subject matter is not suitable, and it is not good to add writing, so you let me return the manuscript!" ”

At this time, another editor suddenly said: "I seem to have seen this author submit a manuscript to our publishing house again last month." Did he change it and then vote it? ”

The editor's name was Carl, and he was a new editor who had a competitive relationship with Andrew. Carl had previously worked at other publishing houses, and only moved to Bantam as an editor half a year ago.

"What about the manuscript? Where is it? White asked, overjoyed, pressing Karl on the shoulder.

"Manuscript ...... I took the manuscript home. Carl began to slurp a little.

"Got it home?" White didn't blame Carl for this, he knew that sometimes there were too many manuscripts, even if they took them home and read them. "Then hurry back and get it!"

"Good! What a shame! Carl was relieved to hear this, and after he took the book back, it was seen by his eight or nine-year-old daughter. As a result, she was immediately fascinated by the book, and refused to let go of anything, so he could only wait for his daughter to read it before returning it to the author.

In his opinion, the writing of this book is too straightforward, and it is all common words, but considering that the author of the book is only seven or eight years old, it can be understood.

Originally, Andrew was attracted by the story described in this book, the setting of the magical world, the strange magic, the interesting life of the magic school, and so on. This is something he has rarely seen in his daily life, and because of this, the market prospect of this book is very unclear.

Publishing a novel of a new genre that has never been seen on the market is risky.

So, he put the book in the hands of the editor-in-chief, White, and let him make the decision. Unexpectedly, White gave up because of the other party's writing and the theme of the novel, after all, their company is mainly for adult users, and if the writing is not good, it will definitely not be able to sell.

As a result, long after Andrew returned the manuscript, White listened to a recording of an interview with the Carpenter brothers on the radio. In that interview, Alex mentions that he once wrote a novel, which reminds White of the story.

He secretly estimated in his mind that with the current fame of the Carpenter brothers, even if the book was bad, he was sure that it would be profitable. However, he still wanted to read the manuscript first, so he immediately asked Andrew, who was in charge at the beginning, to ask.

Unexpectedly, Alex's manuscript was sent to them again. It may be that Alex was rejected by the publisher too much, and he forgot that he had sent it once.

Luckily, Carl, who received the manuscript, was a new editor who didn't know what was going on. Otherwise, he should have returned the manuscript of the book and written a letter informing him of the problem, followed by a few words of encouragement or something. Unexpectedly, as soon as he was a little negligent, he left the manuscript of this book at home and was "occupied" by his daughter. After a long time, he forgot about it.

This was a serious omission, something like this had never happened to Carl before.

Could it be that White thinks the book will be published? It's good that the author didn't write to ask for the manuscript back! Karl thought to himself.

The manuscript was quickly in White's hands, and he flipped through it again, this time carefully.

Carl, who was standing on the side, didn't dare to take a breath, and he stared nervously at the editor-in-chief's face, for fear that the other party would suddenly lose his temper.

White quickly finished reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, touched his chin, and asked, "What do you think of this manuscript?" Is there market value? ”

"Well, I think it's rare to see this kind of work on the market, but from my daughter's feedback, this kind of work has a lot of appeal to children." Carl said carefully in his words.

"Children's market! Yes, you're quite right. White slapped the manuscript in his hand, and then continued: "Have you read the book 'The Lion King, the Witch and the Wardrobe'? ”

"A follow-up novel to Lewis's The Sorcerer's Nephew?" Carr suddenly remembered a set of children's novels, which were written by the British writer C. A fantasy novel by S. Lewis in 1950.

The story begins with a young boy and a girl who accidentally enter an otherworldly realm and become Narnia, where they experience a series of adventures and see the creation of that realm. After that, he buried an apple seed brought from the otherworldly realm in the garden and grew into a large tree.

"Yes!" White replied in the affirmative.

"You mean, this book can also be used as a fantasy literary novel, targeting the market for children?" Carl suddenly became excited, and he thought it was a good idea. Most importantly, his position in the company was consolidated. At least in front of the boss, he is a little better than Andrew.

"Do you know why I suddenly remembered this manuscript?" White continued.

"Because of the Carpenter brothers?" Carl was blessed: "Could it be that the author of this manuscript was really written by the Carpenter brothers?" ”

"At least for now, it seems that Alex Carpone should have written it. As for the specific situation, you can find out from the author. White handed the manuscript to Carl and said, "You're going to be the editor of the real book." ”

"Me? What a shame! I immediately went to call the author. Carl picked up the manuscript and stood up, ready to leave the editor-in-chief's office.

"No, you'd better visit it yourself. It's still too late to buy a ticket, go now! White ordered without hesitation.