Chapter 57: Do you dare to make an offer?

"What is this?"

Yang Feng asked Chu Mad with his address book.

Lin Yuan saw the news after eating, and replied: "Isn't it the manuscript that your company has contracted, the person who asked for the manuscript is called You Rong, and he said that he is the editor-in-chief of "Fun Reading" magazine, could it be that I met a liar?"

Lin Yuan was a little lucky.

Fortunately, he was very witty and sent the manuscript to Yang Feng, the editor in charge of "King of the Net" in Yinlan Library, if the guy who called himself You Rong was not the person from Yinlan Library, then Lin Yuan would not have anything to lose.

"He's not a liar. ”

Yang Feng replied with a complicated expression.

Seeing that Chu Mad over there didn't reply again, Yang Fengteng stood up from his position and dialed the phone number of the editor-in-chief: "The editor-in-chief has to come forward for this matter, You Rong actually made an appointment with Chu Mad behind our back!"

"What?"

The editor-in-chief on the other end of the phone was excited, and his tone was full of anger: "It's hard to guard against thieves day and night, he You Rong dares to make an appointment with Chu Mad behind our Youth Fantasy Department, do you want to take us in your eyes, I am working in the company now, so I will go to the magazine department to settle accounts with him!"

Many companies take annual leave.

However, there are also people on duty during the New Year in the Silver and Blue Library, and the people who go to work are all Sioux City locals, and the salary is five times that of usual, and many people are willing to work during the Spring Festival under this kind of heavy reward.

Hang up.

Lao Xiong, the editor-in-chief of the youth fantasy department, went directly to the magazine department, and saw You Rong, the person in charge of the magazine department, at a glance: "Lao You, are you doing something inauthentic, and you actually made an appointment with Chu Mad behind our back?"

"Old bear, what a terrible thing to say. ”

From the moment Chu Mad said that he had sent the manuscript to Yang Feng, You Rong knew that something bad was wrong, so he was mentally prepared in advance: "I was about to inform you, but you came, sit down and have a cup of tea, everyone is a colleague." ”

"Don't try to pretend to be crazy and stupid. ”

Lao Xiong also ignored the strange eyes of the employees around him, and said angrily: "Chu Mad's "King of the Net" submits 200,000 words every month, and I don't need me to introduce you to how high the sales of this book are now, but now you still have to ask him for an appointment, doesn't this affect his creation?"

"I'm not to blame for that. ”

You Rong was also anxious: "Even if I don't make an appointment with Chu Mad for a manuscript, he will publish the short story on the tribe himself, I am very optimistic about the quality of the short stories he writes, instead of publishing them on the tribe for free, why not publish them on our "Fun Reading", I am also our company's ace magazine." ”

"He was on a whim. ”

Lao Xiong's anger became more and more vigorous: "But you have fueled his interest in writing short stories, after all, people's energy is limited, after he writes short stories for your magazine, how much energy do you have to update "King of the Net"?"

"He volunteered. ”

You Rong coughed.

This kind of thing should indeed be greeted in advance, but You Rong knew that Lao Xiong would not let it go in order to ensure the stable update of "King of the Net", so he thought about cutting it first and then playing it, but he didn't expect it to be self-defeating.

"Are you trying to rob someone?"

"What do you call robbery in Duyi Company?"

"I think you're jealous of our performance!"

"Old Xiong, you're going too far. ”

At this time, the two editors-in-chief came to the real fire, and they quarreled in front of the staff, and finally someone called the editor-in-chief over, and the two sides temporarily stopped a little, but the editor-in-chief also had a headache: "Don't shout yet, show me the manuscript." ”

Soon Yang Feng sent the manuscript to the editor-in-chief.

This manuscript is called "The Gift of the Magi", and it is only 3,000 words, so the editor-in-chief can read it quickly.

But what makes Old Xiong and You Rong strange is ......

After reading this draft, the editor-in-chief was surprisingly silent.

Take a closer look.

Both were stunned.

Because the editor-in-chief, who has always been unsmiling and known for his majesty, his eyes were slightly red at this moment, and he even quietly wiped away his tears.

Both of them were frightened.

You Rong said worriedly: "Editor-in-chief, what's wrong with you, didn't we just have a little conflict during the Chinese New Year, you don't have to be sad like this." ”

"Yes. ”

Lao Xiong didn't dare to care about it now: "Isn't it just an appointment, since Chu Mad has agreed, then I won't say anything here, and he dares to accept it shows that he is confident that he can take care of both sides." ”

The two had never seen the editor-in-chief like this.

The editor-in-chief stood up and ignored the two, and made a phone call in a slightly hoarse voice: "Book me a ticket home immediately, I want the earliest flight." ”

Editor-in-Chief ......

Old Xiong and You Rong were completely panicked.

The editor-in-chief originally said that he would not go home during the Spring Festival this year, but he was angry and cried because of the two of them!

Now I'm going straight home!

The editor-in-chief glanced at the two of them with reddened eyes and said, "Do you know how hard I was when I first started my business?"

"Huh?"

The editor-in-chief ignored the confusion of the two, and said to himself: "I remember the worst time, my wife and I could spend a day with boiled water steamed buns, and then my wife found a cleaning job in the school cafeteria, so I went into the school cafeteria at noon every day to watch her as a reason, and soaked in free soup to drink, which tasted so delicious." ”

Old Xiong subconsciously said, "What happened later?"

The editor-in-chief smiled lightly: "Later, my wife lived in a luxury villa and ate all kinds of delicacies - but she had to take care of my parents in the big villa, and when she ate delicacies from the mountains and seas, she often could only be aloneβ€”do you say that we were happier before or now? ”

After speaking, the editor-in-chief bowed slightly, and then turned to leave.

You Rong shouted in a daze: "Editor-in-chief......"

The editor-in-chief suddenly paused: "Well, by the way, help me get a copy of Mr. Chu's autograph, and tell him that I am a fan of his books." ”

This time, the editor-in-chief is really gone.

But Lao Xiong and You Rong looked at each other, vaguely realizing that the trigger of this matter was not the conflict between the two.

Because the editor-in-chief has been in Yinlan Books for so many years, it is the first time that he has publicly admitted that he is a fan of a certain writer under the company.

Novel!

It's a novel!

The two suddenly came back to their senses and didn't quarrel anymore, but each asked Yang Feng to send a "Gift from the Magi".

This may have been the source of the editor-in-chief's change of mind.

After the old bear left.

You Rong couldn't wait to open "The Gift of the Magi", he wanted to see what was written in this novel, and he even made the editor-in-chief ignore his work.

The novel is short.

In the process of reading the novel, You Rong didn't have any special reaction.

But when he saw the end of this novel, You Rong suddenly couldn't help but cover the temples on both sides of his forehead and let out a painful wail:

"Ahh

Now he fully understands the abnormality of the editor-in-chief, the power of words is terrifying, people who have had similar experiences will always look at other people's stories and shed their own tears, especially in the face of such an explosive ending of the novel!

"Boss, what's wrong?"

Some employees couldn't help but care.

You Rong slumped in his chair: "Chu Madness said let me finish reading the novel and then quote...... Do I dare to quote such a novel......"