Chapter 563 You Deserve It
After becoming proficient in her work at the TV station, Gu Siqing began to consider serializing her novel "Zhi Tu".
She now has more than 100,000 words in reserve. Novels serialized in magazines are generally published weekly, which means 10,000 words are updated every week. She has no problem with this at all.
This time she chose to serialize the novel in People's Literature, a magazine with the largest circulation in China. Its content is highly literary, making it a perfect fit for the novel.
She printed out 20,000 words, put them in an envelope, and mailed it to People's Literature.
Although she was quite confident in herself, she still felt a little nervous after sending the manuscript. After all, different people would have different opinions on literary works, and who knew whether the editor who read her manuscript would like her style?
While she was worried, the editorial department of People's Literature caused a small stir because of her manuscript.
As the largest literary magazine in China, People's Literature receives a lot of submissions every day, so the editors are very busy every day.
Today, intern editor Xing Xuewen received another pile of mail from the mailroom and began to read it one by one. When he felt dizzy, he checked the time. It was 11:30, and he still had half an hour before the end of the work day.
He took out another letter and opened it, and he was deeply attracted by it. At the end, he found that the signature was actually the writer Nian Dou Bao.
He was a bit confused. Was it true? Did people submit their articles by mail? Could someone be impersonating them? But who would use someone else's name on their own article?
He knocked on the editor-in-chief's office door with the manuscript in hand and placed it in front of the editor. "Editor, look, this submission is signed with 'Nian Dou Bao'?"
The editor was stunned for a moment, "Who?"
"Sticky rice dumplings." said Xing Xuewen.
The editor-in-chief picked up the manuscript and read it carefully. He couldn't help but be absorbed in it. After reading 20,000 words, he looked up and asked Xing Xuewen: "Is that all?"
Xing Xuewen: "No."
"This Kawen Ka is really amazing. It's really frustrating." The editor-in-chief looked helpless, then said, "Okay, I'll contact her."
"Okay, please finalize the relevant matters with her as soon as possible. I'm still waiting to see what happens next." Xing Xuewen was also anxious.
"I know. You don't have to rush me. I'm also anxious to read the rest of the content." The editor-in-chief waved his hand to let Xing Xuewen go out, then picked up the phone and dialed the number on the manuscript.
When the phone rang, Gu Siqing had just gotten up, washed up, and was about to go to the kitchen to eat. When she heard the phone in the main hall ring, she walked over and answered it, "Hello."
"Hello, I'm Yang Kaifeng, the editor of People's Literature. Are you Nian Doubao?" Yang Kaifeng asked. He knew that Nian Doubao was very young and judging by his voice, he seemed to be.
"It's me." Gu Siqing breathed a sigh of relief. The call probably meant that the manuscript had been approved.
"I saw your submission. It's very good and very suitable for our magazine. If you have time, we can talk in person." Yang Kaifeng said.
Gu Siqing thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow morning, I'll go to your magazine office."
"Okay," Yang Kaifeng hesitated for a moment, then said, "Can you bring the rest of the content tomorrow?"
"good."
After they agreed, they hung up the phone. Gu Siqing went to eat, while Yang Kaifeng took the manuscript to see the president.
After dinner, Gu Siqing went to the TV station. When she entered the office, Wang Li was the only one there. As soon as she sat down, Wang Li asked her, "Are you close to that Lu Xinyu?"
Gu Siqing turned on the computer and said, "We both reported in on the same day, and we have a pretty good relationship."
"Does her family have a strong background?" Wang Li asked again.
Gu Siqing was stunned for a moment, "I'm not quite sure about this, what's going on?"
Wang Li said with sarcasm, "She got rid of Ning Huaqing from her department."
Gu Siqing frowned. Ning Huaqing should be the director of the column where Lu Xinyu was interning. How could he be fired by Lu Xinyu?
Wang Li saw her look of disbelief and continued, "I heard it was because Ning Huaqing touched her hand, but Ning Huaqing deserved it. I've heard that he..."
Wang Li didn't continue, but Gu Siqing could roughly guess what was going on. It was probably Ning Huaqing who was sexually harassing Lu Xinyu, but Lu Xinyu's family background was strong, so she hit a wall.
It's what she deserves! This is because Lu Xinyu has a strong family background. If she were a girl from an ordinary family, she would have to endure it, otherwise she might lose her job.
Gu Siqing thought to herself that she should write this down when she got home, as it would be a great source of material!
Because she had to go to the People's Literature magazine the next day, Gu Siqing went to bed early that night. She arrived at the People's Literature magazine around nine o'clock the next day and was personally received by their president. They discussed the serialization matters and gave them the 20,000 manuscripts she had brought with her.
The editor-in-chief also asked Gu Siqing how many manuscripts she had in stock. Gu Siqing said there were 100,000. The editor-in-chief looked like he wanted to see them all, but was glared back by the president.
They have been editors for many years, how could they have forgotten common sense? For safety reasons, it is impossible for the author to give them all the manuscripts at once, and they will not make such a request.
The editor touched his nose. He was really eager to read the next content!
In the afternoon, she ran into Lu Xinyu at work, and Gu Siqing asked her about Ning Huaqing. Lu Xinyu didn't hide anything from her, "He always gets very close to me when he talks to me, often touching my shoulders and arms. A few days ago, he even touched my hand while receiving a document. It almost disgusted me. I told my mom when I got home."
"What's the reaction of the people in your office?" Gu Siqing asked.
"Someone actually said I was making a big deal out of nothing! And it's a woman." Lu Xin said angrily.
Gu Siqing took her arm and whispered, "Ignore them. I think you're doing the right thing."
Lu Xinyu nodded heavily. Gu Siqing was thinking about when to conduct a survey on sexual harassment to understand the attitudes and feelings of the harassed and the bystanders.
Although we are always shouting slogans about gender equality, the status of women is still much lower than that of men, and many women themselves are not even aware of it.
Maybe sometime, she’ll write a novel about a woman’s struggles growing up.
Three days later, her novel, "Knowing the Path," was published in People's Literature. For its first publication, the magazine published 20,000 words. Gu Siqing felt it would take a while for readers to see a reaction, given the short length.
But unexpectedly, after the second issue was published, she began to receive letters from readers. She would open them whenever she had time, but as the number of letters grew, she didn't have time to read them, so she temporarily put them in the storage room. She had also kept her previous letters there.
That day, she received a call from Xie Jihua, a professor in the Department of Literature at Peking University. He spoke highly of "Zhi Tu" and said that the China Writers Association wanted to invite her to join.
Gu Siqing did not refuse this time. She asked about the relevant procedures, said she would handle it as soon as possible, and also said she would treat him to a meal.
Xie Jihua agreed with a smile.
Since she wants to pursue a career in writing, it is necessary for her to join the Writers Association and make some writer friends. She cannot stay outside the circle forever.
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