Chapter 712 This girl treats us like silver
Within a few days after the press conference, the news about the Youth Rag Tiger Series became the focus of many domestic media reports, and soon set off a "youth whirlwind" in the domestic literary circles and among young readers.
Not to mention the literary world's complex love-hate relationship with the Rag Tiger series.
Just talking about the young reader group, high school students and college students do not account for a large proportion of the reader group in the field of pure literature, but this is a group that cannot be ignored.
The wave of Misty Poetry in the 1970s and 1980s originated from the educated youth group and campus. Although today's college students are no longer the chosen ones, this group still has a strong social influence.
The Youth Rag Tiger Series targets readers under the age of 30, and the author must be under 24 years old, which is equivalent to locking the age into a fixed age group.
It’s impossible for an elementary school student to write a novel, right?
After all, Yuxiu's case is a special one, and only one case was discovered in the Cloth Tiger series in one year.
The works selected for Youth Tiger in the future will most likely be written by authors between the ages of 18 and 24, and college and high school students will definitely be the main force.
There is no limit on the number of words, as long as the novel is selected into the Youth Ragdoll Series, you can receive a sky-high fee of 500,000 yuan.
Which literature lover can resist such temptation?
Within just a few days, the news about the call for articles for the Youth Ragdoll Series spread throughout major colleges, universities and high schools in the country, driving young people in the schools who usually dream of literature crazy.
The call for submissions for the Youth Rag Tiger Series has started, driving countless students crazy, and the editors of the Rag Tiger Series editorial team are going crazy.
During this year they have been reviewing manuscripts day and night. They dare not take holidays or read manuscripts when they are sick. There are piles of manuscripts in the office, and the publishing house is even planning to launch a Youth Ragdoll series.
Are you trying to kill us?
This girl treats us like silver!
Before anyone could protest, a notice came from the publishing house that, in order to collect articles for the Youth Rag Tiger Series, the publishing house would draw personnel from the Rag Tiger Series Editorial Group and Tongwen Publishing House to form a new Youth Rag Tiger Series Editorial Group.
This news made the editors of the Ragdoll Series, who were originally a little angry, feel a little better, but when everyone thought about it carefully.
That's not right. By drawing people from our Buhuhu series editorial team, our staff will be reduced. Doesn't that mean the workload has increased in disguise?
Once again, the angry crowd surrounded Gao Xianjun, the deputy team leader of the editorial team, to demand an explanation. Gao Xianjun was also helpless. I am just a deputy team leader. What can I do?
He was forced to come to Lin Weimin's office. "Editor-in-chief, everyone wants to ask when the editorial team can be replenished after the people are withdrawn?"
Lin Weimin saw Gao Xianjun's helplessness and said bluntly, "The company is short of staff right now, and each editorial office can't spare anyone. A new batch of college graduates will arrive in July. This year, the company applied for a few more people. I hope everyone will work harder during this period and overcome this difficulty."
After getting Lin Weimin's answer, Gao Xianjun was able to complete his task no matter what.
When they came back and told the situation, everyone was talking about it and were not very satisfied with the decision of the society.
There are still four months until July. Besides, what does a new college student know?
Isn't it still up to them to teach it step by step? Not only can it not help, but it also increases their workload.
The group became more and more excited as they talked, and they even planned to go find Lin Weimin to have another talk.
"Stop!"
Gao Xianjun shouted loudly, and everyone immediately stopped and looked at Gao Xianjun.
"I've told you all that the company is short of staff right now, so people who come in July will be given priority. Don't you understand?
I don't even like to say it, but look at what you have gotten this year!
Who doesn’t feel bitter at work? Who doesn’t feel tired?
You guys say you guys work overtime day and night, but don’t others work overtime?
Besides, has the company treated you unfairly?
Tell me honestly, is there any department in the Manguo Literary Society that receives higher subsidies and bonuses than our temporary editorial team?
Last year, who among you received less than 8,000 yuan? How much did your colleagues in the company receive?
There is also a staff housing building that is about to be built and will be completed next year. The price is two to three hundred yuan per square meter. Which unit can build houses at such a price?
Isn’t the company good enough to you? Is this how you repay the company?”
Gao Xianjun has always been an honest man in the publishing house, but being honest does not mean he has no temper. He was able to sit in the position of editor-in-chief at a young age, and was entrusted by Lin Weimin with the important task of deputy team leader of the Buhuhu series editorial group. When he gets angry, he has his own majesty.
Everyone in the editorial team was scolded by him. The aggressiveness they had just shown disappeared and they all looked ashamed.
Although Gao Xianjun's tone was bad, what he said was not wrong.
The editors on this editing team have had a heavy workload over the past year, but the effort and reward are well matched.
It is no secret within the Guowen Publishing House that the editors of the Bu Lao Hu series have high incomes. Their combined monthly income is 700 to 800 yuan, which is considered a white-collar level income in today's Yenching University.
When they thought about getting a house next year, everyone's morale weakened again.
"Get back to work. How many manuscripts can you review if you have time to make trouble?"
Gao Xianjun scolded again, and everyone returned to their respective posts reluctantly.
After suppressing the dissatisfaction with work within the editorial team, Gao Xianjun left the office.
The shout he just made in the office alarmed people in several nearby offices.
At this time, several senior editors from the Foreign Language Department were also chatting.
"These people are so unsatisfied. What do they want with 700 or 800 yuan a month? When we were young, there were no subsidies or bonuses! It was all voluntary labor."
"You are talking nonsense. What if you didn't get paid?"
"It's just that little salary. After a month's meal, there's nothing left for the family."
"That's right. In the past, our income was low and food was our biggest expense. Now it's different. Our income is higher and we have more supplies."
"So this bunch of people are not satisfied. They make hundreds of dollars a month but still want to make trouble. If they don't want to do it, I will do it!"
"Come on, with your physique, won't you be exhausted after a month?"
It is recognized within the Guowen Publishing House that the editing team of the Buhuhu series has a high income, but everyone also knows how hard the editing team works.
"Hey, that's all I said. Besides, our workload right now is not easy!"
Before the establishment of the editorial team for the Buhuhu series, the editors of the Foreign Language Department were the busiest group of people in the Chinese Literature Publishing House. After all, they were responsible for most of the translation, editing and proofreading of the "World Literature Classics Collection".
Although several veteran editors say that the editors of the Rag Tiger series have high salaries, in fact their salaries are not low.
Since the implementation of the performance appraisal system for the editorial department at China Literature Publishing House, everyone's salary income has been directly linked to labor intensity and work results. The Foreign Language Department has had a heavy workload in the past two years, and the comprehensive monthly income of senior editors is generally more than 500 yuan.
After leaving the temporary office of the Buhuhu series editorial team, Gao Xianjun went downstairs to smoke and happened to meet Li Xin who was also coming downstairs to smoke.
The two were two of the five college students who entered the Guowen Press at the same time. Both were promoted to the position of editor-in-chief by the Guowen Press when they were in their early thirties, and they have become close friends over the years.
"What's going on? I heard that the editorial team is uneasy again?" Li Xin asked with a smile.
Gao Xianjun waved his hand, as if he didn't want to talk about it anymore. "It happens every one or two months. I'm used to it."
"Work pressure is too high, which is normal. Everyone needs a channel to vent."
"Is such a high salary for free?" Gao Xianjun muttered.
"A high salary can't help me get rid of negative emotions!" Li Xin handed Gao Xianjun a cigarette and said, "You are still in charge of the Youth Tiger this time. You will be busy again!"
Gao Xianjun sighed, half sad and half happy, "Yes!"
"Don't be so discouraged, this is because the editor-in-chief thinks highly of you!"
"Come on, no matter how much I value you, I can't value you as much as you do. How about we switch positions?" Gao Xianjun said with a sour look.
Li Xin chuckled and said nothing.
It is impossible to change it. Gao Xianjun understands it even without him saying it.
Even though Li Xin is only the vice president of Tongwen Publishing House now, his rank is only slightly higher than the editor-in-chief of Guowen Publishing House.
But in fact, Lin Weimin is now less and less concerned about the affairs of Tongwen Society, and Li Xin, the vice president, is actually the manager of Tongwen Society.
Without any constraints at work, Li Xin can thrive in Tongwen Press.
Moreover, who knows when Lin Weimin will unload the burden of being the president of Tongwen Society. At that time, Li Xin will be the most legitimate successor and he would rather be the vice president of Guowen Society.
"Don't be ungrateful. The Ragdoll series accounts for more than one-third of the publishing house's book sales. As the deputy team leader, you have almost more people under you than I do in a publishing house." Li Xin said.
Gao Xianjun exhaled a puff of smoke and looked at the smoke rising. "Yeah, there's nothing to be dissatisfied about. Five years ago, I wouldn't have dared to imagine the life I have now!"
"By the way, have you seen the construction drawings of the family building?" Li Xin suddenly asked in a low voice.
"No. How can I see that thing?"
"Go find Mr. Zhang in the archives. He has a copy on file. I looked at the construction drawings. Building No. 1 has the best location. It faces north and south and has a 125-square-meter apartment. It's simply amazing! There are four bedrooms, a dining room, a living room, a bathroom, and a utility room. It's so bright!"
"There are so many people registered in your family's household registration book?" Gao Xianjun asked in surprise.
Although the two were familiar with each other, they had never discussed this matter.
"Well, I didn't split up the family after I got married. Including my parents and my son, there are exactly five of us, hehe!"
When talking about this matter, Li Xin felt an indescribable sense of pride.
"It's better that you have a large population. There are only three of us in our household registration, so we can only buy a 75-square-meter house."
"75 square meters is not bad, with three bedrooms, which is enough for your family of three. The key is to choose a good floor and a good orientation. If you believe me, choose Building 1."
"I heard that there is also a 75-square-meter room in Building 3?"
"You want to buy Building 3? Why buy it when it faces east and west?" Li Xin asked puzzledly.
"It's cheap! Choose the fifth floor, it can save more than two thousand."
“It’s just over 2,000, which is your salary for two or three months.” Li Xin advised.
"It's the same living environment. Our home can't be compared to yours."
Li Xin and his wife are a dual-income family, and both parents are retired.
Gao Xianjun's wife does not work, so he is the only one who works at home. Although his income is high, it is not easy for him to save money.
It was only in the past three or four years that the salary and benefits of the Guowen Society were raised, otherwise he would not even dare to think about buying a house.
After hearing Gao Xianjun's words, Li Xin stopped persuading him.
Every family has its own problems.
(End of this chapter)
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