Chapter 19 Surprise
The editor responsible for reviewing manuscripts on Qidian.com is named Liu Shutang.
Liu Shutang is less than 30 years old and is not a senior editor. If he were a senior editor, he would not have been assigned to this department, which is almost the least prestigious department in Qidian Publishing House.
In fact, in this world, editors in the popular fiction circle are also divided into different levels. "Web editors" like Liu Shutang are the lowest level. Who makes online literature so uninfluential in this world?
When Liu Shutang was a student, he was a big fan of popular novels. He even submitted his works to the journal, but they were always rejected.
Over time, he realized that he did not have the talent, so he chose to settle for the second best and became an editor in the popular fiction circle.
He had originally thought this was a very happy job, because he imagined that as an editor, he would be able to see the original manuscripts that ordinary readers had not yet seen, and even give his authors advice and let them write the plots they wanted to see...
It was not until he became an ordinary "web editor" that his fantasy was completely shattered.
When he closed his eyes, he felt that all he saw were best-selling masterpieces with smooth writing and exciting plots; when he opened his eyes, the manuscripts he reviewed were works with poor writing, incorrect punctuation, and incomprehensible plots.
No, they can't even be called works.
Which author in the popular fiction circle would be willing to casually post a truly good work on the Internet?
Any new author who has a little knowledge of the popular fiction circle will choose to submit their works to the manuscript collection email addresses of physical magazines and publishing houses.
In fact, Liu Shutang was very motivated to be a "web editor" at the beginning. Many famous editors in the industry started from the bottom step by step, and even as a "web editor", they can still discover good seedlings.
However, as time went by, he gradually became numb and felt that this "gold panning in the sand" job was too difficult. Every time he watched certain works, he felt like he was suffering from mental pollution...
On this day, his agonizing work was about to begin again. As he watched, he couldn't help but complain -
"He starts off with a bunch of descriptions of the environment, showing off his writing skills. Is this like a middle school essay?"
"Another fantasy novel full of bitterness, hatred, and violence. This style is already outdated! A poor imitation!"
"Why don't you use exclamation points instead of periods? The characters in it seem like they've eaten gunpowder."
"Fuck, how can there still be people who are so blatantly engaging in pornography? They are really asking for trouble! Block them!"
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By the time Liu Shutang opened the work "Who Can Compete", he no longer had any expectations in his heart.
But he had to admit that the introduction of this work still caught his eye. After all, it chose the very novel theme of e-sports, and the game it was about was "Heroes of Glory".
It just so happened that the young Liu Shutang was also a person who liked to play this game, so he wanted to see what kind of story the author would write.
Liu Shutang used to be very fast at reading scripts, he could read ten lines at a glance, but for this film "Who's the Contender", he read slower and slower...
After he finished reading three chapters, his expression had changed. Regardless of the plot of this work, the quality of its writing was too high!
Such a work was actually casually posted on "Qidian.com". Who is this author "Nan Gezi"?
With Liu Shutang's many years of reading experience, he even felt that the writing style of this work was quite good in the entire popular fiction circle.
This is because authors in the popular fiction circle, in order to pursue the speed of updating, almost never deliberately polish their writing style, and many best-selling authors are not known for their writing style, but for the plot, rhythm, etc.
This can actually be understood by comparing it to the online literature circle in the original world. The authors who make the most money are either those who update endlessly or those who can tell stories. Anyway, their works are very enjoyable to read, and not many readers will praise their writing skills.
Authors who are praised by readers for their good writing style are often literary and artistic authors who are famous for their good reputation. Their number of readers may not be as high as that of the top authors, but their cohesion is definitely high. Even if they update weekly or even monthly, there are still readers willing to support them.
Anyway, readers of this kind of literary author have a sense of superiority because they feel that they are not reading amateurish writing.
The excellent writing style of "Who Can Compete" first impressed Liu Shutang. He liked this kind of writing style that could at least tell a story smoothly.
Even based on the writing style, he couldn't help but wonder if this "Nan Gezi" was a senior author in disguise. The other party chose to publish this novel on "Qidian.com" perhaps because the submission was rejected, so he simply posted it here to test the waters?
Thinking of this, Liu Shutang immediately changed his previous extremely perfunctory attitude towards reviewing.
As he sat upright and read patiently, the expression on his face became more and more interesting, and he began to mutter to himself again. It seemed that he was already used to complaining for his own amusement, but now, the complaints turned into exclamations -
"Holy crap! Does Phantom Blade have laning skills like this? I'm going to try it out in the game after get off work today..."
"I was initially disappointed that the protagonist was a support role, but I never thought that support could be played like this?"
"This classic 'playing the pig to eat the tiger' plot is so cool! Wow, this author must be a veteran with a new pseudonym!"
"Hey, why is there nothing below? I actually read all 50,000 words in one go!"
After Liu Shutang finished reading the serialized content of "Who Can Compete" with great interest, he was simply incredulous!
How long had it been since he had read a popular novel with such relish?
Just now he even forgot that he was an editor and became a pure reader, and even had a tendency to become a book fan.
There's no way around it, "Who's the Champion" is simply a magical herb for "Honor of Kings" players like him!
Even readers who have never played "Heroes of Glory" can still find it very refreshing and enjoyable to read, because the protagonist is very powerful and knows how to show off.
Most of the best-selling popular novels on the market are designed to make readers feel very happy and enjoyable. Otherwise, why would readers spend money to buy them?
After Liu Shutang came to this conclusion, he decisively sent an internal message to the author of the work, telling him that the work had obtained the contract qualification, and then asked the author to add his contact information.
Next, Liu Shutang solemnly recommended this work to his superior editor-in-chief Pan Liang.
Liu Shutang believed that "Who Can Compete" was a popular novel with great potential, and the quality of its writing was good enough to be serialized in a magazine, so he hoped that Pan Liang could strongly recommend it to the magazine department.
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