Zheng Yi was depressed.

Wouldn't it, this can be rejected?

Are the editors of black hole literature blind?

Even if you can't win the award, you won't be rejected directly!

In any case, this "Zoo Rules Strange Tales" is much more advanced than those "suddenly a monster eats people" and the like.

"Is it ......?"

Zheng Yi thought about it and felt that there was only one possibility that this would happen.

"Could it be that the editors of Black Hole Literature didn't understand it at all?"

Immediately log on to the official website of Black Hole Literature, and see that the call for submissions for this terrifying short story will close at eight o'clock tonight.

And now it's almost six o'clock, and there is obviously not enough time to rewrite something else.

Zheng Yi feels that what he can do now is to go directly to the website editor to match the line.

……

At the other end, black hole literature.

"Let's work hard, work overtime today, finish reviewing the rest of the manuscript, and let the horror short story event end perfectly, and I will invite everyone to eat hot pot tomorrow."

Wu Chengcheng, the editor-in-chief of Black Hole Literature, is painting cakes for employees to encourage overtime.

Layer by layer, the boss has given a task, and your editor-in-chief earns tens of thousands of dollars a month and is willing to work overtime, but he suffers from the little brothers below who only earn a few thousand yuan a month.

"Editor-in-chief, there are still two hours to the deadline, it is estimated that there will be no new manuscripts, you rest, I will help you make a cup of tea." The assistant editor-in-chief is a little girl who is convex and backward, and she is very good at doing things.

Didi ......

The editor-in-chief just looked at the girl who was bending down to pour water, and was admiring the other party's upturned buttocks, but his QQ prompt sounded.

"Annoying ......"

Muttering, the editor-in-chief glanced at the friend application, and after hesitation, clicked agree.

"Hello, welcome to black hole literature." The editor-in-chief was the first to say hello.

He uses the company's QQ, and has a published account on the website to facilitate submission and consultation.

"Hello, I just submitted to your website to participate in the collection of horror short stories, but it was rejected, can you tell me the specific reason?"

The editor-in-chief frowned and copied this QQ number to the mailbox for comparison.

Good guys, rejected nine times!

It's a dead street!

The editor-in-chief showed a disdainful expression, but replied politely.

After all, the black hole literary platform is not large, and every author who is willing to contribute should cherish it.

And if you have a bad attitude of cynicism, in case someone screenshots of the chat history are posted on the Internet, it is not good for the company's image, so you must maintain the most basic respect.

"Okay, I'll read the manuscript again, please wait."

The editor-in-chief opened the last email sent by Zheng Yi, swept the beginning at a glance, and then almost laughed.

"What the hell is this?"

"What the hell is written, we want a horror short story, what is it?"

"A few announcements, without a beginning or an end, don't even have the meaning of reviewing the manuscript at all."

The editor-in-chief immediately replied: "Hello, I have read the manuscript, it does not meet the requirements of our essay this time, and you are welcome to continue to submit the manuscript next time." ”

As soon as the editor-in-chief finished sending it, he saw a line of words appear in the dialog box.

"You don't understand, do you, why don't I explain my creative ideas to you?"

Grass!

The editor-in-chief scolded in his heart, I have been an editor for more than ten years, I have never seen any articles, you dare to question me like this!

I've seen a lot of this kind of street fighting, and it's very troublesome, so leave him to the intern to deal with.

"Hello, why don't I let the professional editors of our platform discuss it with you, and by the way, we can learn from each other."

After speaking, he didn't wait for Zheng Yi to reply, so he opened a group chat and pulled an intern editor in.

At this time, in the corner of the office, a young man who looked like Zheng Yi cheered up.

"This has been rejected nine times, you should deal with it, and you have a good attitude." The editor-in-chief sent a private message.

"Alas, you know to throw it to me ...... street," Zheng Yuan sighed.

This is his third month at the end of his internship at Black Hole, but until now, he has not signed a qualified author.

The editing profession is also very seniority and relationship, after all, the more people you know, the greater the probability of producing excellent authors.

Those old bird authors are also more willing to deal with old editors, after all, there are many recommended resources in their hands, which can be regarded as a strong combination.

And an intern like Zheng Yuan can only deal with the streets.

"Hello, I am the source of editing, and you are welcome to pay attention to black hole literature."

"Hello, I would like to ask you to help me review the manuscript again, I suspect that your website does not understand my work." Zheng Yi was a little anxious, after all, the deadline for the manuscript was approaching, and his rhetoric was gradually becoming intense.

"Okay, I'll take a look at it for you, please wait."

Zheng Yuan opened his mailbox to download the document.

"Zoo Rules Strange Tales", look at the name...... It's supposed to be a weird horror novel, and the name is not fancy, it's very direct. ”

"The editor-in-chief told me to be perfunctory, so I had to find some merits to praise and encourage the other party, so that the author could continue to submit the manuscript next time."

Zheng Yuan began to check the text in the spirit of panning for gold in.

"City X Zoo Park Visitor Code."

"1. There is absolutely no problem with the safety measures in the park, and there is no possibility for animals to escape, especially small herbivores, which are mostly kept in an untouchable closed environment. Therefore, if you see a rabbit running away on the side of the road, immediately take your child away and report to the staff, do not approach, do not touch, especially if the rabbit finds it and starts approaching you at high speed. ”

What is this, it seems to be an ordinary zoo announcement, does this have anything to do with horror novels?

"2. There is only one street in the ape park, but only apes are displayed. If you find two streets with animals on display, including rabbits, choose the one on the left and the well will end your visit to the park as quickly as possible. ”

Two roads...... Kindness?

Zheng Yuan saw the second article and found that the content of this announcement was somewhat contradictory.

It was said that there was only one road, but in the announcement it was explained what to do if two roads were discovered.

"3. The elephant is a large creature with fan-like ears, a long body, and legs as thick as pillars, and it is not white. Make sure you only see elephants in the elephant park. ”

Hey, it's even more strange, why explain in detail what the elephant looks like?

"4. Rabbit blood is not available at the zoo's beverage shop, so if you see it on the shelf, please do not buy it. ”

Rabbit blood?

“5.……”

……

……

"9. Rabbits don't laugh. If you hear laughter that is clearly not coming from the direction of the visitor while visiting the rabbit park, please tear off the dotted line on the map and hold it before leaving the zoo completely. ”

Hiss...... The rabbit laughs, combined with the previous rabbit's blood.

Zheng Yuan suddenly felt a little chilly on his back.

"15. Be wary of friends who have been separated from you more than once, especially if they repeatedly urge you to go to the aquarium or elephant park."

"This ......," Zheng Yuan narrowed his eyes.

Do you understand?

Indeed, as the author said, I didn't fully understand it, but I had a feeling of "I didn't understand, but I was shocked".

"Look at it again, this article is completely different from the manuscript I reviewed before!"

Next up is the staff code, which is written in harmony with the tourist code and has a strange taste.

"Rabbits, elephants, apes, lions...... Employees in blue, employees in black, what seems to be the connection between these people and animals? ”

"But for a while, I couldn't figure it out."

During the three-month internship period, Zheng Yuan reviewed countless manuscripts, not 10,000 but 8,000, but it was the first time he had seen a novel that made him so confused.

"However, although it looks confusing, it seems to have a kind of magic that makes people want to know more."

"And there seems to be some kind of logical connection between these notices, I really want to feel the context."

Now he feels like Columbus, exploring some kind of uncharted territory.

"Keep watching, keep watching, it's kind of interesting."

Zheng Yuan rolled the mouse, but the next second he opened his mouth wide.

"A notice posted at the entrance of the aquarium!"

"How is it possible, didn't the previous visitor code and staff code clearly deny the existence of the oceanarium, how could it be!"

Contradictory?

Written incorrectly?

Fooling around?

No, no, no!

Zheng Yuan couldn't wait to look down!

"Notice inside the aquarium."

"Aquarium Staff Code."

"A note picked up by a tourist."

"Paper left behind in the jellyfish area of the aquarium."

"Principal's Office Papers."

"A note from the security room three years ago......"

The more I look at it, the more frightened I become!

The more you look at it, the more terrifying it becomes!

And this horror is like an invisible devil's claw gently teasing in the shadows behind him, making the hair on the back of his neck stand on end.

Compared with those terrifying short stories of demons and faces, the scary methods of this "Strange Tales of Zoo Rules" are obviously much more clever and advanced!

"This manuscript was rejected?" Zheng Yuan scratched his head: "No, is it really like what the author said, our company's review editors didn't understand it at all?" ”

It's possible!

Until now, Zheng Yuan has a little bit of understanding of this article, and has only touched some skins.

"Xiao Zheng, how was the chat with that street fighter?" At this time, the editor-in-chief sent a message urging: "For this kind of person, learn to play Tai Chi, push him out, and if you can, recommend him to submit Megalithic Literature and Lights Out Literature." ”

Boulders and Lights Out are direct competitors to Black Hole literature, and pushing the street to each other can waste some of the opponent's energy.

"Ah...... Editor-in-chief, in fact, I think this author writes well and is very creative. Zheng Yuan said stubbornly.

"I even think his submission is more creative than Dark Arrow's."

Dark Arrow is a newcomer author who is now highly praised by Black Hole, and this essay also participated.

"Xiao Zheng !!"

The editor-in-chief's three consecutive exclamation marks were clearly an expression of anger.

"I'm asking you to do a perfunctory, not to say good things about that street!"

"You young people have too little social experience, your skin is too thin, and you will be soft-hearted after being rubbed a few times by the other party."

"I'm telling you, be decisive and don't waste time on this kind of person who has been rejected nine times!"

A little intern, I have read the draft, you still dare to put forward a different opinion?

Joke!

"But editor-in-chief, after reading the full text, I really think it's good."

"Could it be that you didn't understand?"

Bang dang!

Zheng Yuan regretted this news as soon as he sent it, because there was a bang of the keyboard in the editor-in-chief's office in the distance.

The editor-in-chief hurried to the corner station with heavy steps.

It's the other way around, it's all the other way around!

That one said I didn't understand.

The intern also said I didn't understand.

Now it's a person who dares to deny Lao Tzu, right?

Syllable!

A big slap slammed into Zheng Yuan's desk.

"You said I didn't understand, did you?"

"Come on, come on, today I want to see what you know as an intern!"

"If you can't tell one, two, three, hum ......"

The editor-in-chief snorted: "I think your internship period should be over!" ”