Chapter 564 The First Fire
The editorial department performance appraisal system was not something that Lin Weimin came up with on a whim. In fact, many publishing houses in the southern region were already implementing it, and the results were generally ideal.
Lin Weimin is willing to chat with his colleagues at Guowen Press in private. Many ordinary colleagues have no idea about the performance appraisal of the editorial department, but there are always discussions about the fact that they have created benefits but have not received corresponding rewards. Some colleagues who work more but get less are also full of complaints.
Cheng Zaochun is a conservative person, this is his character. In fact, this kind of thinking is not uncommon among the top leaders of units.
As the top leaders, this group of people will bear the ultimate responsibility for the results.
Cheng Zaochun is not a perfect person, so he is naturally somewhat resistant to such things.
But Lin Weimin insisted on his own opinion, so he had no choice but to compromise. After all, it was Lin Weimin whom he supported.
After agreeing to Lin Weimin's proposal to reform the editorial department's performance appraisal system, Cheng Zaochun also had to help him contact the publishing house for inspection.
Reform is not something that can be done on a whim. Lin Weimin already has a plan in mind, but before it is implemented, it must be investigated to see the practical results of other publishing houses. The most important thing is to understand as much as possible how the problems encountered in the practice process were solved.
The next day, Cheng Zaochun called Lin Weimin to his office and told him that the inspection arrangements had been made.
The object of this inspection is Huacheng Publishing House.
When talking about Huacheng Publishing House, we have to mention "Huacheng". This literary magazine, which was founded at the same time as "Dangdai", has a high reputation in the domestic literary circles. It is known as the "Four Famous Stars" of pure literature journals together with "Dangdai", "Harvest" and "October".
Since Huacheng Publishing House was born at the forefront of reform and opening up, its culture has always been one of the most open among domestic publishing houses.
In the early days of reform and opening up, Huacheng Publishing House launched "The Collected Works of Shen Congwen" and "The Collected Works of Yu Dafu", but at that time, the word "capital" attached to Shen Congwen and Yu Dafu had not been completely removed.
This open atmosphere has its pros and cons, but it is undeniable that after years of development, Huacheng Publishing House and Huacheng have established a high status in the Chinese literary world.
After two days of preparation, the inspection team of Guowen Publishing House set out, led by deputy editor-in-chief Lin Weimin. Accompanying them were the company's senior editor and famous translator Jiang Lu, director of the first editorial department of contemporary literature Li Xin, director of the second editorial department Gao Xianjun, and a little follower Tong Zhonggui.
The group of five people came to Guangzhou and received a high-level reception from Huacheng Publishing House.
Lin Weimin and others stayed here for three days. In addition to communicating with the leaders of the publishing house, there were also many front-line editors. The performance appraisal of the editorial department of Huacheng Publishing House has been implemented for nearly two years. There have been constant twists and turns in the process, but judging from the final results, it is still good, and the efficiency has been much improved than before.
The most important thing is that editorial staff are paid according to their work, and the more they work, the more they get paid. However, the salary increase of editors far exceeds the inflation and national standards. Everyone's hard work is rewarded, and the editorial staff generally accepts and recognizes this approach.
After the inspection, Lin Weimin and others were preparing to return. It happened that Wen Neng, the editor-in-chief of Huacheng, was planning to go to Yenching to collect manuscripts, so he went with them.
On the return train, Jiang Lu chatted with Lin Weimin, who is a senior editor at Guowen Publishing House. He has always been a member of the editorial committee and has long served as a member of the professional position review committee. His inspection at Huacheng Publishing House in the past few days has left him with deep feelings.
"To be honest, I don't like the atmosphere at Huacheng Publishing House, but I have to admit that the distribution method here is relatively fair. The problem with our publishing house now is that it seems warm and affectionate, but in fact it is still based on seniority.
Young people have done a lot of work for old comrades, but in the name of "learning" and "guidance", they easily erase the young people's contributions and take the work achievements for themselves. This situation is wrong."
Jiang Lu had no reservations when talking to Lin Weimin. He had a good relationship with Cheng Zaochun and was also very clear about the original intention of this investigation.
Lin Weimin was not surprised by Jiang Lu's words. He was a meticulous worker and had strong principles.
Two years ago, there was a professional title review. An editorial director exaggerated when recommending a colleague in his department. The other evaluators spoke more tactfully for the sake of face. Only Jiang Lu stood up and angrily scolded the director.
Then he opened his notebook and pointed out the work situation of the editor-in-chief, saying that he had not even completed 20% of his job workload, completely embarrassing the director and the editor-in-chief.
It is completely understandable that such people cannot tolerate some of the unhealthy trends in the society.
When the first Tao Feng Publishing Award was being presented, Jiang Lu regretfully missed the award because of Lin Weimin's recommendation, but he never blamed Lin Weimin. On the contrary, he admired Lin Weimin very much. The reason was that Lin Weimin had always been fair in the publishing house and never sought personal gain, which coincided with his temperament.
Lin Weimin said: "These situations do need to be corrected, especially as reform and opening up are becoming more and more in-depth. People are no longer treated equally regardless of how much they work. Economic interests are more valued. We cannot let this happen again."
Jiang Lu nodded, and then smiled at Lin Weimin and said, "Shouldn't you consider raising your professional title issue next year? Otherwise, it would be too unreasonable."
Although Lin Weimin did not fight for positions in the publishing house over the years, he has already been promoted to editor according to the rules.
The next level is deputy editor. Logically speaking, it should not be difficult given his qualifications, but he did not fight for it, so this matter naturally had nothing to do with him.
Lin Weimin understood what Jiang Lu meant. He would be promoted to editor-in-chief of Guowen Publishing House in a while, and it would be a bit embarrassing for him to still hold the title of editor.
"Let's wait until next year."
The two were chatting, and Li Xin and Gao Xianjun looked at them with doubts in their hearts.
"Lao Gao, did you see anything?" Li Xin asked.
Gao Xianjun said: "You figured it out too? I guess he's going to be promoted! Otherwise, we can't let him lead the team."
"Editor-in-chief? Too young, right?"
"What's wrong with being younger? It proves that the company is willing to employ young people. When the company promoted the two of us, weren't there a lot of people who were not optimistic about us?"
Li Xin and Gao Xianjun were assigned to Guowen Publishing House at the same time. Within less than ten years of working there, they became editor-in-chief. There was considerable opposition within the publishing house at the time.
Li Xin nodded and said, "That's right. Weimin has been the deputy editor-in-chief for almost three years, right? He excels in all aspects and is fair in his work. If he were to become the editor-in-chief, I would definitely support him."
Tong Zhonggui, who was standing by, was listening to their conversation and felt a storm in his heart.
Teacher Lin is going to be the editor-in-chief?
An editor-in-chief in his early thirties?
Tong Zhonggui looked in the direction of Lin Weimin and thought about the inspection of the editorial department's performance appraisal system. He was almost certain that Li Xin and Gao Xianjun's predictions were 100% correct.
This editorial performance appraisal system might be Mr. Lin’s first move after taking office as editor-in-chief.
I don’t know why, but when Tong Zhonggui thought about Lin Weimin becoming the editor-in-chief, he felt happier and more excited than if he had become the editor-in-chief himself.
After returning to Yanjing, Wen Neng from "Huacheng" separated from Lin Weimin and others.
Before leaving, he said to Lin Weimin: "Weimin, I am planning to organize a small gathering of Yenching writers this time. If you are free, come and join us!"
Lin Weimin nodded in agreement. Wen invited him to the party because of his status as a writer. He had just accepted someone's hospitality, so he naturally had to give him face.
After resting at home for a day, Lin Weimin went to work as usual early the next morning.
He first reported to Cheng Zaochun, and then focused all his energy on the documents.
This inspection trip to Huacheng Publishing House was certainly not in vain. An inspection report is definitely required. In addition, based on this inspection, he will make certain revisions to his original ideas and improve the performance appraisal system of the editorial department.
For several consecutive days, Lin Weimin locked himself in his office and worked on two documents.
That night, he returned home at around seven o'clock and found that there were guests at home.
Tao Huimin was sitting on the sofa and chatting with He Saifei. When she saw Lin Weimin coming back, He Saifei hurriedly stood up from the sofa.
After greeting each other, Tao Huimin introduced: "Sister Saifei came to Yanjing this time to dub the movie, which is Yimou's "Raise the Red Lantern"."
"Raise the Red Lantern" uses synchronous sound recording, which is rare in this era, but live recording is bound to have flaws, so it still needs to be processed in post-production.
Lin Weimin nodded, "I know, she's Mei Shan!"
Mei Shan is the third concubine in "Raise the Red Lantern". She has a lot of scenes and is considered the second female lead. This role was played by He Saifei in later generations.
When Zhang Yimou was selecting actors, Lin Weimin mentioned her casually based on the impression she left in later generations, and Zhang Yimou then called her over.
"Director Zhang told me when we were on the crew that it was you who recommended me to him." He Saifei said with gratitude.
Lin Weimin waved his hand and said, "Your image fits the character in the novel very well, and you are Huimin's good friend."
Tao Huimin said to Lin Weimin, "We'll eat first. The food is in the kitchen and has been prepared for you. Eat by yourself."
After that, she pulled He Saifei again, "Sister Saifei, let's not talk about this..."
The two worked together in the Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe for five years and were colleagues and classmates.
Although there had been some misunderstandings when Lin Weimin was pursuing her, and they felt a little awkward getting along with each other, but after so many years, especially now that Tao Huimin has settled in Yanjing with Lin Weimin, they felt particularly cordial when they met again.
She kept chatting with He Saifei until almost nine o'clock, and then drove He Saifei back to her hotel.
On the way, He Saifei said to Tao Huimin: "Huimin, you are the best married one among all of us."
Just now at home, she could see at a glance how much Lin Weimin doted on Tao Huimin.
She visited Tao Huimin's home today, not only to see Tao Huimin, but more importantly to express her gratitude to Lin Weimin.
Tao Huimin smiled and said, "That's because you don't want to find one. With your conditions, what kind of young talent can't you find?"
"How can I be so lucky!"
There was a hint of melancholy in He Saifei's tone as she looked out the car window.
(End of this chapter)
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