The style of painting changed too quickly.

Chu Li saw Xiaoniao's face turn from pale to blue out of the corner of her eye, and she felt secretly happy in her heart.

At this time, Lao Miao was still checking the contract in his hand again and again, making sure that it was Zhaochuan's personal signature and not Chu Li's own drawing. He raised his head to look at Chu Li, and then at Yu Yao: It was obvious that such a scheming and sinister man didn't know how to respond at the moment.

The expression on Yu Yao's face changed quickly. After a moment of realization, he blinked and said, "You got it? The Luo River Divine Book? You got it. When did it happen? Why didn't you tell us--"

If you guys hadn't rushed it out, I would have been planning to talk about it next week.

I didn't expect this to happen this morning.

Chu Li glanced at Lao Miao and bit his lower lip. "This matter has been going on for almost twenty days. The contract is with Teacher Zhuchuan. It was not until last night that Teacher Zhuchuan told me that he agreed and that I could go and get the contract today, so I went there early in the morning..."

Lao Miao glanced at the date on the contract. The date was left blank, presumably so that they could fill it out together after Yuanyue Society stamped it. Lao Miao glanced at Chu Li, then closed the contract and said nothing more.

Yu Yao: "Zhouchuan got up so early?"

"..." Thinking of Crayon Shin-chan's pajamas, Chu Li twitched his lips and lied, "It's just a contract. I even brought him breakfast."

Yu Yao seemed very satisfied when he heard this. He nodded and said "hmm". He glanced at Chu Li with satisfaction like an old Buddha: "You are a capable person. Well, since you have got the contract of Zhuchuan, it is a great contribution. I will not only keep you but also try to get more salary for you..."

Chu Li's eyes lit up, and he felt relieved. He was thankful that there was a normal person he could talk to, and his gloom suddenly disappeared: "Really?! Thank you, editor-in-chief!"

Yu Yao's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, and the whole office could hear it. Xiaoniao was a little confused by the sudden change of style. When she heard this, her smile disappeared completely. She raised her head and looked at Lao Miao at a loss. Lao Miao was angry at the moment and glared at her fiercely... Yu Yao pretended not to see the exchange of glances. She glanced away and stretched her neck: "Now that the contract is ready, let's start this project. Xiaoniao, go and print the full text of "Luohe Divine Book" in A3 size and bind it into a book——"

At this time, Lao Miao, who had been a corpse nearby for a long time, came back to life.

He put down the contract in his hand and quickly followed up on Yu Yao's words, "By the way, please do the first proofreading. It's over 400,000 words. Make sure you finish it before next Friday for the second proofreading... This is very important. It's the main publication of Moonlight this year. You're a new editor. You must be fully alert and responsible."

Xiaoniao heard this, responded, and turned around to find a document to print.

The smile returned to her face.

The proofreading of a book is generally divided into three steps:

One proofreading is the fastest. Generally, you just need to look through it once to find out the wrong characters or incorrect sentences, and then mark them on the page with a red marker. This work is best done by a new editor who has just joined the magazine.

The second proofreading has the heaviest workload. While checking for omissions and filling in the gaps missed by the first proofreading, the editor also needs to proofread the products that were revised by the first proofreading. The second proofreading takes the longest time and has the most complicated process. The editor will use a ballpoint pen to mark outside the original red pen marks. This task is usually assigned to senior editors.

After the third proofreading is completed by the second proofreading, the printed copy used for proofreading will be returned to the hands of the first proofreader, who will complete the final check. If there are any omissions in the final check, they will be marked with a pencil...

After three proofreadings, the printed booklet is sent intact to the editor-in-chief of the publishing house for review and final approval.

At this moment, Lao Miao took over the proofreading job without waiting for Yao's arrangement. Chu Li didn't even have time to react to what was going on.

She thought about it and subconsciously felt that there must be something wrong with Lao Miao being so attentive... She was about to say something when her eyes suddenly flashed and she saw the art editor A Xiang raising her head. She stopped smiling foolishly and blinked gently at Chu Li, then frowned and pointed her finger at the phone slightly.

Chuli accepted the gesture and glanced at her phone inconspicuously. Only then did she realize that Ah Xiang had sent her a WeChat message at some point, which read:

【Ah Xiang: The person in charge of proofreading is usually the editor of the book. Give this job to them. From today until the book is released, promoted, and sold, you have nothing to do with how it sells.】

First Li: “……………………”

Chu Li almost threw her phone away and cursed “Fuck you!”

Fortunately, Ah Xiang reminded her at this time, otherwise she would have made a wedding dress for others in vain and would not know what happened!

The book she had found with so much difficulty!

She promised to give Zhuchuan Juju a book that would sell well!

She swore!

These people are actually going to exclude her from the plan? !

whats the f*ck? !

It was okay to be squeezed out by those little tricks before, but this matter concerned himself, concerned Zhechuan, and concerned Chu Li's promise to Zhechuan. Chu Li could no longer sit idly by! A surge of courage with raging anger surged in his chest. Chu Li ignored Lao Miao and turned directly to Yu Yao, as if he was grabbing the last straw, and smiled stiffly -

When he spoke again, his voice sounded a little anxious: "What about me? Editor-in-chief, I went to the door of Zhuchuan's house every day for more than ten or twenty days to get this contract. I can't just sign it and then be done with it..."

Yu Yao: "Then..."

"What else?" Before Yao could finish speaking, Lao Miao interrupted, "Chu Li, don't be nervous. I still have the annual edition of "Chinese Etiquette" and I'm looking for someone to proofread it. I was just about to give it to you..."

Chu Li was silent for a moment: "Why not ask Xiao Niao to do Hua Li? I just want to do the book I signed back."

Lao Miao pretended to be surprised and widened his eyes: "Hey Chuli, you are not satisfied with my arrangement, right? - Hey, it seems that this book is signed by Zhaochuan to "Moonlight" and not to you personally, right? Chuli, it's meaningless for you to say this. We are all very happy for you that you signed the contract and passed the internship period smoothly. Now everyone is working together to complete the follow-up work. What are you dissatisfied with? Or did Zhaochuan appoint you as the editor-in-chief of this book?"

Chu Li: "..."

OK.

A higher-ranking official can crush people to death. Are you so awesome?

Looking at Lao Miao in astonishment, Chu Li clenched his fists.

His nails dug deep into his palms.

She shook her head and smiled: "That's not the case."

Lao Miao rolled his eyes: "That's it."

As he said this, he twisted his head and walked away arrogantly. Chu Li looked at his back, was silent for a while, and sat back in his seat. After thinking for a while, he said, "Anyway, I don't agree with this decision. They are all new people brought up by you, Lao Miao. Even if I didn't get the contract back, I should have a share of the first or third school. Why is it only Xiaoniao?"

Lao Miao burst out laughing: "What's the point of you disagreeing? What's the difference between proofreading "Hua Li" and "Luohe Divine Book"? Or do you look down on Nian Nian?"

Chu Li: "..."

Chu Li slapped the mouse in his hand hard, and Lao Miao was stunned for a moment——

For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire office was a little stiff.

Yu Yao looked at everyone and after a moment, he said in a calming tone, "Alright, alright, what are you all arguing about? Chu Li, stop talking, and Lao Miao, stop being so shady—"

Lao Miao: "Oh, why am I so weird? I'm an old editor and I have to be taught by a newcomer? Before this, just like Nian Nian and the others, I was the one who led Zhuchuan..."

Yu Yao sneered: "Wait, how come it's the same as Nian Nian and the others? Isn't Zhuan an author you are guiding? He should consult me ​​if he has any problems."

After Yu Yao's question, the righteous look on Lao Miao's face froze a little, and he stopped talking for a moment.

Yu Yao glanced at Chu Li, who was sitting in his seat with his head down and not saying anything. "Chu Li, don't be anxious. There's no need to rush the proofreading. It's better to follow Zhu Chuan's own opinion on his book, so as to avoid any unpleasantness..."

Lao Miao said "Oh" in a long tone, glanced at Chu Li, and raised the corners of his lips, as if to say: You make it seem as if Zhuochuan will be on your side, who are you?

…

Next, there was a long workday, and I had to endure the giggling of little birds and hens, as well as Lao Miao's weird sighs and the sound of typing on the keyboard...

Chu Li didn’t know how she managed to get through the day. Fortunately, the next day was the weekend so they could be quiet and they didn’t have to force themselves to see Lao Miao’s evil face. Otherwise, she didn’t know if she would have collapsed and quit on the spot…

When it was time to get off work, everyone in the office had left. Chu Li was the last one to leave. She squeezed into the bus and the subway, and when she got home it was almost 8:30 in the evening. She realized that she had forgotten to buy dinner.

Climbing onto the bed, she opened her phone and found that Mr. L was sharing with her how bad the fried chicken they had eaten in the evening was. She touched her empty stomach, smiled bitterly, and typed -

[The monkey’s hired soldiers: I haven’t even eaten yet, you have food to eat and you’re still complaining. ]

[Disappeared Mr. L: Then why don’t you go and eat? Do you still want me to feed you? ]

[The monkey's hired navy: No appetite. ]

【The disappeared Mr. L: What the hell is this? 】

[The navy hired by the monkey: Break up! ]

[The disappeared Mr. L: Why break up? We were together for only one afternoon and now we're breaking up?! ]

Chu Li rolled her eyes. She didn’t know how many times she had rolled her eyes today. She threw away her phone and was about to ignore L Jun, this piece of crap, when a voice call came from the other end. Chu Li hesitated. They had known each other for such a long time, and because they had always maintained a pure and beautiful online friendship, she had never spoken to L Jun by voice…

She grabbed the phone and answered it. Before she could say anything, she heard a "Hello" from the other end.

The voice is deep and magnetic.

It actually sounds pretty good.

Chu Li opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but she didn't know what to say. At this time, she could only hear the faint sound of her breathing. She knew that she was staying by the phone obediently, but she didn't say anything, so she continued to speak: "What's wrong with you? Are you angry?"

The man's voice was gentle, with a calmness that was enough to extinguish a person's anger.

Chu Li sat on the bed, hugged her knees, and stared at her phone for a while... At L-kun's voice that was too pleasant and familiar after hearing it so many times, her heart, which had been tense for a day, suddenly relaxed. She frowned slightly, and then said in a slightly hoarse and slow voice: "The trial period is about to end, so I took Zhuchuan's contract back to the publishing house today. I originally thought of taking it in a few days because I was afraid that Lao Miao would be unhappy if I got it too quickly - he didn't like me in the first place... Later, I thought that everything would be fine after taking it out. Lao Miao would be unhappy at most. Who knew that he left me out of all the work when arranging the follow-up of this book - he actually left me out, is he mistaken? I signed this book, and I squatted at the door of Zhuchuan's house like a dog every day to sign the contract..."

Mr. L listened quietly to her incoherent complaints until this moment when he suddenly spoke helplessly: "...Zhao Chuan doesn't treat you like a dog, so don't take him in blindly."

"You are not Zhuchuan, you know nothing!"

"If you're so angry, just quit and walk away."

"It's Lao Miao that's rotten, not Yuanyue Society. I won't be a deserter."

"Besides," Chu Li tapped her phone, as if she could beat up the person on the other end of it, "another colleague of mine told me that if I can't even do proofreading, basically all the subsequent work on this book will have nothing to do with me - how can that be? When I signed the contract, I promised Zhu Chuan that I would sell this book well for him, promote it well, and make a nice cover... Now this book has nothing to do with me, and Zhu Chuan might think I'm just a liar who can draw cakes..."

Chu Li felt even more wronged when he said this, and couldn't help but choke up a little.

"He laughed at me before, the magic brush of Ma Liang."

There was a sound of Mr. L's cell phone falling to the ground.

And the dogs barked.

He also has a dog?

Chu Li's mind was already a mess and she was just daydreaming. She raised her hand to wipe her eyes, but her vision quickly became blurry again. Tears started to fall. She really didn't want to cry, but after listening to Mr. L's patient and gentle voice, she let herself go...

Just started crying and sobbing.

"No, it's not a big deal, why are you crying?" The man on the other end of the phone sounded a little irritable, and it sounded like he was frowning, "Has this been decided? Has the editor-in-chief of this book been decided? You didn't resist? You are usually so fierce, but now you are willing to take the blame?"

"It hasn't been settled yet. I rebelled." Chu Li couldn't stop crying. The grievances of the past few days were like a flood. She sobbed and said intermittently, "I rebelled, but Lao Miao is the deputy editor-in-chief..."

"The deputy editor-in-chief is in such a state, what does he say count for?"

"…At least it counts more than what I say."

"Who is the editor-in-chief? Does Zhachuan have no say? Yuanyue Society has taken a stupid pill and just asked him to decide the editor-in-chief? Do you not want to cooperate with him in the future?"

Mr. L's voice was low and sounded particularly dignified because of his anger... During this series of questions, Chu Li sniffed and her mind became clearer. She became a little less desperate and lifted her head from her knees: "No, the editor-in-chief did say that he wanted to ask Zhuo Chuan's opinion..."

There was a pause on the other end of the phone. After a few seconds, the man's anger subsided a little and he asked in confusion, "May I ask why you are crying?"

"What difference does it make whether I ask or not? Joo Chuan can't be on my side! I fought so hard to get him back!! My Joo Chuan! He's about to be taken advantage of by a pig! How can I not be anxious!!"

"...When did he become your Chu Chuan...Forget it, forget it. How could you know that he doesn't support you? How could he give you the bookmark if he didn't support you?"

As Mr. L finished speaking, he heard the sobbing from the other side stop... Just when he thought Chu Li was convinced by his powerful words, he suddenly heard a sob from the other side, and then he broke down in tears -

"It's over!!! You bastard, everything you said is the opposite of what I said. Now, Zhuchuan will not stand by me anymore!!!"

“…”

"Why can't you just shut up, you crow-mouth! I still had a glimmer of hope!"

"……………………Fuck you, which trash can did I pick this up from, you psychopath?"

The person on the other end hung up the voice call with a "click".

After a while, Chu Li heard his cell phone vibrate.

[The disappeared Mr. L: Go and have dinner! Stop being stupid here! ]

Chu Li stared at her phone and hiccuped.

[The monkey’s hired navy: Pah.]

[The disappeared Mr. L: Okay, then you might as well starve to death. ]

[The navy hired by the monkey: Break up! ]

【The disappeared Mr. L: ...childish ghost. 】