Chapter 5 Free Brokers

However, Meng Wen rushed to the publishing house and saw a staff member at the front desk who was stunned by the computer, so he hurriedly walked up and asked, "Hello, I want to ask, is your editor-in-chief Hu in the office?"

"Which editor-in-chief Hu" the staff member asked without even looking at Meng Wen.

"It's the editor-in-chief Hu Li. ”

"What are you looking for Editor-in-Chief Hu?"

"I wrote a book, and I want to find Editor-in-Chief Hu to see if it can be published?" Meng Wen said respectfully.

"Do you have an appointment?"

"Yes, yes...... I made an appointment with Editor-in-Chief Hu this morning, my name is Meng Wen," Meng Wen said quickly.

"Then you wait a minute," the front desk staff called to make sure. Then he said to Meng Wen: "Go upstairs and turn left to the first room, you go by yourself."

Only then did the staff raise their heads, and when they saw Meng Wen's slightly immature face, they couldn't help but think, "This year, everyone wants to be a writer, and I think that a writer is so good!" Alas, it is said that Editor-in-Chief Hu is about to step down, it seems that it is really possible, and even such an unknown little writer is personally received, and he is really sick and rushed to the doctor. I really thought that I could dig out a genius writer like Editor-in-Chief Wang."

It turned out that in a few months, one of the vice presidents of the club was about to retire, and now the editors-in-chief of the major editorial offices are trying hard to fight for this position. Among them, the editor-in-chief Wang is the most popular, the full name of the editor-in-chief is Wang Dejiang, who is currently responsible for the publication of youth literature books, including more than 20 years of work, and has been the editor-in-chief for ten years. The reason why Wang Dejiang is the most powerful candidate is because Wang Dejiang has unearthed a writer "Xiao Chen" who can be called a genius.

Xiao Chen, born in 96, 18 years old, finished the college entrance examination this year, and used the summer vacation to write a book "Our Youth", which was recommended and published by Wang Dejiang, from mid-July to now, in less than three months, nearly 200,000 copies were sold, and from August to dominate the campus youth literature list, from the tenth to the sixth and then to the third place today, it is expected to reach 300,000 copies by the end of the year.

What does this achievement mean for a newcomer? It means that he will definitely have a place in the cultural circle in the future, and it means that he is very likely to become the leading writer of the literary publishing house in the next few years, and even achieve the supremacy of the publishing house in campus youth literature. At that time, it will bring huge benefits to the publishing house.

Just imagine, how can the publishing house be willing to let go of such a person, and as Wang Dejiang, who has excavated such a writer, this will not only make him a model of "discerning people", but the key is that he will become Qiao Liang of communication between Xiao Chen and the publishing house. It highlights its important position in publishing houses.

As for the editor-in-chief Hu Li, although his qualifications are also very deep, due to the decline of the overall martial arts market, Hu Li, who is in charge of the martial arts editor, has been counting down in each editorial room, and the martial arts novel "The Great Martial Arts" that he made every effort to package and create in the first half of the year was unexpectedly hit Waterloo, which made it even worse. Now there are rumors in the club that the martial arts editorial room will be removed.

For a while, Hu Li has been worried, he has long been hopeless for the position of vice president, the key is how to keep the current position. After a lifetime of hard work, watching martial arts literature decline from its prosperity to today, you can imagine it. Sometimes, Hu Li really wants to pick up a new pen and write a martial arts novel by himself to save the decline of martial arts in recent days. However, his long-term work as an editor has gradually worn out his inspiration for writing.

"Bang...... Bang...... Bang"

Hu Li was worried there when he suddenly heard a knock on the door outside.

"Come in. ”

Someone came to officially Meng Wen, Meng Wen heard the shout in, hurriedly pushed the door open, walked in sideways, and gently closed the door.

"Uncle Hu, hello. My name is Meng Wen, and my dad is Meng Honghai, who talked to you on the phone in the morning, I don't know ...... you," Meng Wen said respectfully after closing the door.

"I know, the boy of the Honghai family, I am an old classmate with your father, you don't have to be so restrained. I hugged you when I was a child, but I didn't expect you to grow so big in a blink of an eye, it seems that we can't accept the old man!" Hu Li didn't wait for Meng Wen to finish speaking, and said first.

"Look at what you said, Uncle Hu, you are in the prime of life, how can you be old?"

"Okay, you kid can talk more than your father," Hu Li said with a smile.

"Take out the manuscript, I'll see how it is written, alas, it's just that you wrote a martial arts novel this time......"

When Meng Wen heard this, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, but don't kick the door, there was another accident, and he hurriedly handed over the manuscript.

Hu Li took the manuscript, put on his glasses, and said to Meng Wen, "When you get older, reading is slow, if you have nothing to do in the morning, there is a small library on the third floor, you can go there and go around, I will probably need more than an hour, and I will call you over after reading it." Save you sitting weird boring"

"That's okay, Uncle Hu, then I'll go out first, you take your time first"

After saying that, Meng Wen walked out. I thought about going to the small bookstore that Hu Li said.

Meng Wen just went up to the corner of the third floor, and suddenly saw a familiar figure, and when he looked closely, it turned out to be Teacher Ouyang.

Meng Wen hurriedly took advantage of Ouyang Die's lack of attention to shrink back the body that leaned out, but he didn't know that he was still a step too late.

"Meng Wen?!" Ouyang Die couldn't help but shout angrily when he saw Meng Wen sneakily shrinking back. I thought to myself, "Do I look so scared, I hide when I see me." ”

At this time, Meng Wen saw that Ouyang Die had already discovered him, and couldn't help but step forward, pretending to be surprised and said, "Hey, Teacher Ouyang, you are also here, what a coincidence."

Ouyang Die looked at Meng Wen pretending to be innocent, so he couldn't help but sarcastically say: "Yes, what a coincidence, fortunately I have sharp eyes, otherwise someone would have been a turtle with a shrunken head, how could it be so coincidental, don't you say?"

"Teacher Ouyang, look at what you said, how can you" After Meng Wen finished speaking, he shouted bad luck in his heart. Hurriedly changed the topic and said, "Teacher Ouyang, why are you here too, do you also have a book to publish?"

As soon as Ouyang Die heard what Meng Wen said, he couldn't help but look Meng Wen up and down, and Meng Wen was uncomfortable all over. Then he asked, "Why? Listen to what you mean, you have a book to be published, so I can't call you by your name in the future, I have to call you a great writer."

"Teacher, don't be sarcastic about me, I'm just idle, I write blindly, it's far worse than you" Meng Wen couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard Ouyang Die's tone, he really responded to the old saying "Only women and villains are difficult to raise."

"You are so humble, you can write anything you want to come to the Literature and Art Publishing House to publish?"

"Isn't this published yet? Editor-in-Chief Hu is reviewing it, and I don't know if it can be done."

"Editor-in-chief Hu Li, are you writing martial arts novels? Martial arts novels have not been very popular in recent years, and I heard that the martial arts editorial department is preparing to withdraw the adaptation," Ouyang Die suddenly whispered to Meng Wen.

"No, it's so unlucky, how can the martial arts editorial department be withdrawn if it's so good" Meng Wen couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Ouyang Die say that the martial arts editorial department was ready to be withdrawn, and he couldn't help but be stunned when he thought of what Editor-in-Chief Hu said before.

"Who said that the martial arts market has been bad in recent years, it is the same, I only know blind revenge and murder, and there are no good works, I heard that it has been losing money in recent years"

"My peerless work, am you going to die like this?" Meng Wen couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"By the way, Mr. Ouyang, how do you know so clearly?"

"Because my grandfather works here, I grew up here when I was a child, and now I often come here whenever I have time."

"Ah, what does your grandfather do, is he also the editor-in-chief, can you ask your grandfather to help me talk about it," Meng Wen said and felt a little embarrassed, and asked in a low voice.

"Busy, I can help then, but there is a condition?" Ouyang Die tilted his head and thought for a while.

"What conditions?" Meng Wen hurriedly asked.

"After you publish the book, you want me to be your agent" Ouyang Die thought proudly, "Xiao Sample, see if you dare to avoid me in the future, don't try to escape from my palm." By the way, I was addicted to being an agent."

"No, Teacher Ouyang, how can I invite you as a little writer" Meng Wen couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard Ouyang Die's conditions.

"Don't worry, I don't want your brokerage fee, and you want to, you're still a student, plus writing, how can you have time to deal with these chores, I'm also your teacher, and I should help, and I happen to be familiar with this."

At this time, Meng Wen felt that he was the innocent Little Red Riding Hood, and Ouyang Die was the evil big bad wolf.

"No, Teacher Ouyang......"

Before Meng Wen finished speaking, he heard Ouyang Die say, "And if you think about it again, if you don't let me be an agent, you have to spend time dealing with the publishing matter, how can you have time to take my class, what if I accidentally hang up on you in the final exam?"

As soon as Meng Wen heard Ouyang Die say this, he had nothing to say, if he really hung himself up because of this, he would be unjustly killed. And if you kill two birds with one stone, you should take care of a free coolie. Meng Wen couldn't help but comfort himself.

"Alright then," Meng Wen finally gave in.

"You promised, wait a minute......" After speaking, Ouyang Die hurriedly walked into an office next to him.

made Meng Wen inexplicable.

After a while, I saw Ouyang Die walking over. He also had a few pieces of paper and a pen in his hand.

"Here, sign" Ouyang Die walked up to Meng Wen and handed the pen and paper in his hand to Meng Wen.

"What's the matter," Meng Wen looked at Ouyang Die questioningly.

"Labor agreement, don't you want to hire me as an agent, you won't want to regret it" Ouyang Die thought that Meng Wen wanted to regret it, and his face immediately fell.

"No, no, I just didn't expect you to be so formal, can't I sign it" Meng Wen looked at Ouyang Die's face, and hurriedly waved his hand and said. After taking the agreement and taking a quick look, he signed his name. handed it to Ouyang Die.

Ouyang Die couldn't help but smile proudly when he saw Meng Wen signing, "It's about the same, I will be your agent and teacher in the future, I have to be obedient in the future."

When Meng Wen heard this, he suddenly regretted it, but it was too late to say anything, and it seemed that he couldn't escape from Ouyang Die's palm......