Chapter 16



Yu Yao is the editor-in-chief of "Moonlight". "Moonlight" magazine has just been published for less than half a year, and the lineup of authors and illustrators is unstable. There are thousands of things waiting for Yu Yao to deal with every day, so she is definitely not as idle as Lao Miao. She took over the second proofreading of "Luohe Divine Book" because Zhechuan personally asked for it, so she had to accept it.

Therefore, compared to Lao Miao, Yu Yao needed more time to do the second proofreading. After this matter was finalized, she made an agreement with Chu Li that the first proofreading should be completed at the end of get off work on Wednesday, and she wanted to see a printed copy with traces of the first proofreading when she arrived at her seat on Thursday morning.

Chu Li agreed without thinking: Because when she begged Yu Yao on Friday night, she had promised her that it was true, there was nothing wrong with it.

The editor-in-chief of "Luo River Divine Book" was announced on Saturday night. Lao Miao disappeared without a trace for the entire weekend and was as quiet as a chicken... and this silence lasted until before the regular meeting on Monday. He finally found an opportunity and caught Yu Yao, who was alone in the conference room sorting out materials.

So the two of them sat down and talked.

Facing Lao Miao's suppressed anger for a whole day, Yu Yao actually didn't know what to say, because she didn't know how Lao Miao had offended Zhechuan.

Maybe it's a sentence.

It could also be an expression.

After all, people like Lao Miao...

"I don't know why you are so obsessed with the Luo River Divine Book."

"You really don't know?" Lao Miao sneered, "That's Zhuchuan - do you think that only authors need masterpieces? Where do those gold medal editors come from? Right now, the best opportunity is right in front of me, but you snatched it away!"

Yu Yao was silent.

"Lao Miao, I told you a long time ago that Zhu Chuan is different from the authors you have been managing for years... I have also reminded you before, be careful of those who become famous at a young age, they are usually very difficult to deal with." In the office, Yu Yao sat on a chair and looked at Lao Miao - she was plump, with a fleshy face, round eyes and short hair, which made her look very smart. When she looked at people seriously, there was always an intriguing taste. "Arrogant and proud, the pride of a scholar, do you really think these things can only be used to describe Lu Xun?"

Lao Miao lowered his head in annoyance: "Literary pride?" Forget whether it can be used to describe Zhuchuan. Speaking of "arrogance", this guy is probably the number one among contemporary young authors, right?

He is so arrogant that he is almost reaching the sky, this Zhuchuan.

Lao Miao: "Then why did you hand this book over to a rookie editor who knows nothing? It's weird enough that you hired her. We already have enough manpower here..."

Yu Yao: "I said she is passionate."

Lao Miao showed a look of both laughter and disdain: "Enthusiasm! Who are you trying to fool? What kind of enthusiasm is needed to do this business? Selecting books, making books, selling books, whether the books sell well or not, doesn't it depend on the author's own strength and popularity? Can an editor's enthusiasm be used to make a living?"

"Of course," Yu Yao said casually, "Did you lose your job in the blink of an eye?"

“…”

The conversation between the two finally came to an end when Chu Li came in with two cups of brewed tea. Then it was time for the weekly meeting.

In the regular meeting, Lao Miao had a sullen face throughout the first half of the meeting, especially when Yu Yao once again emphasized that Chu Li would be the editor-in-chief of "Luohe Divine Book" and stressed the importance of this book, the expressions on Lao Miao and Xiao Niao's faces were very synchronized... Yu Yao asked Chu Li to complete the proofreading work and hand it over to her within three days, and during this period, the "front matter" could be temporarily stopped. Yu Yao's original words were: "With the original team authors of those magazines, plus Ah Gui found by Chu Li, it is enough for the time being."

Does this mean that Xiao Niao found three authors, but she only found one? Chu Li was surprised when he heard this: "Hey, editor-in-chief, I can actually do it too..."

Yu Yao glanced at her and said, "Let's leave it like this for now. You've been given so many days and you've only found this one person. What miracle will happen if you waste a few more days? You don't need to take the lead in everything."

Yu Yao's words successfully saved Xiao Niao and Lao Miao's faces which had originally been as dark as the bottom of a pot. Especially when Yu Yao handed over the editor-in-chief of "Hua Li" to Xiao Niao, that sweet smile appeared on her face again.

Chu Li: "..."

Chu Li didn't know why she was inexplicably scolded. She only knew that when the meeting ended, the atmosphere in the entire conference hall was filled with a harmonious and beautiful atmosphere of "I am not having a good time, but you are not having a good time either, and you are having a good time, and I am not having a bad time either"... it was quite fair.

……………………God is fair to everyone.

After the Monday meeting, Chu Li held a thick A3 copy book and a red pen and began to work hard.

Proofreading a novel of 400,000 to 500,000 words in three days, with speed and quality... This is actually quite tiring. Expecting to finish it during normal working hours from morning to 5:30 in the afternoon is absolutely a dream!

So Chu Li moved without delay.

From the first page -

The book of Luohe God tells the story of a naughty kid who likes to wear white clothes while collecting pearls at the seaside. He accidentally picked up a magical book called "Luohe God Book". The book is just like "Classic of Mountains and Seas", recording the birds and beasts that dominated this yellow land long, long ago before humans - the naughty kid accidentally used his own blood to summon a strange beast from the book, and the beast grew up with the naughty kid, and used the other little monsters in the book to serve the naughty kid, joined the army to serve the motherland and pacify foreign enemies. When the naughty kid finally became a great hero and general in white, the beast also turned into a handsome general and told the naughty kid: You are dumbfounded, there are at least nine creatures as awesome as me in the world.

The kid was very shocked, and from then on the door to a new world was opened to him——

In the past, wars were all about beating people, but after the beasts transformed into human form and told him the truth that there were many magical things in the world, his main goal in wars changed from beating people to beating monsters.

The book is quite promising.

Chu Li proofreads while reading——

When eating, hold the chopsticks with one hand and turn the pages with the other;

During the break, I was holding my lap and looking at my head, dozing off a little;

When you go into the tea room to make milk, wait until the water boils before watching;

I was watching while standing outside the toilet waiting for a toilet seat;

After get off work, I put it in my cloth bag and went home to continue watching...

When I am sleeping, I want to wake up from sleep and watch it to find a few typos.

Suddenly, the proofreading notebook became like a baby to Chuli, being carried around everywhere, from eating to taking a shit to sleeping. She wished she could put some plastic wrap on it when taking a bath so that she could read a few more lines. Fortunately, Chuli was a fan of Zhuchuan's writing. If she had read a story she didn't like, she would probably have jumped off the building by Tuesday morning...

But as time went by, Chu Li found that the current "boring" and "time pressure" were not the most serious problems. The most serious thing was that during the proofreading period, he would occasionally come across ambiguous sentences or problems that he couldn't solve and would ask Zhu Chuan himself what happened. His reaction confirmed his previous guess -

As expected, Chu Chuan belongs to the most idiotic and asshole-like group of authors, the "whatever" group...


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