Chapter 529 New Book
After a struggle in her heart, Ye Qian decided to change the subject. She felt that it was because of the subject that she couldn't write.
After much thought, she thought about what genres were popular now and felt that romance novels had always been quite popular. She also wanted to write one, so she decided to write in that genre.
When it comes to love, I naturally have to choose a love novel based on where it happened, so after some thought I decided to book it on a university campus.
There is a lot to write about university campuses. Nowadays, people fall in love in many different ways, some are subtle, some are blatant, but in short, they are all quite interesting. Based on her previous experiences of walking back to the dormitory in the dark from the night market and the experiences from the novels she read in later generations, Ye Qian created a masterpiece a month later.
There are very few words, the total number of words in the whole book is only 130,000. With Ye Qian's typing speed, she finished it in half a month. Then she checked it again, added some content to it, printed it out and took it to the publishing house.
She had never published a work of this type before, so she had to ask around. She also had a lot of collaborations with the publishing house. After she came to Beijing, her next few novels were all sold by this publishing house. When Ye Qian brought her new work to see her editor-in-chief, the editor was flattered and asked, "Why did you come in person?"
"I'm worried if I don't come in person. This is my new book, but this is the first time I've written about this subject. I'm not sure if it's okay. Could you please take a look at it?"
"Okay." The editor-in-chief took the novel handed to him by Ye Qian and began to read it.
It is said that experienced writers are different. Just the beginning can attract the public's attention. The beginning attracts her and makes people unable to help but read on. The key is that other people's novel routines are similar. You can know the development of the content after reading the beginning, but Ye Qian is completely different. You can't guess what the protagonist will do next.
The editor was very surprised and asked, "How did you come up with this genre? It's really popular recently, especially among college and high school students, and their purchasing power is not bad. But many famous directors and writers like you are generally reluctant to switch to this genre."
"I feel like if I'm stuck in one place, I won't learn anything. The times are advancing, and we must also advance to keep up with the times and make our own contributions to this era. That's why I want to try a different genre. Could you please take a look at it first to see if it needs any modifications, or if there are any problems so I can fix them."
"How about this, I'll contact you after I finish reading it. Your book has more than 100,000 words, right?" said the editor-in-chief after scanning the entire book.
"You're so accurate. 130,000 words."
"We've been doing this for so many years, so we're naturally familiar with it and can tell at a glance. I'll take a look now and give you a reply tomorrow afternoon, okay?"
"Yes, of course no problem, then I'll wait for your call."
"good."
After seeing Ye Qian off, the editor-in-chief also began to read the novel carefully. According to her speed, she could finish reading the 130,000 words today, so giving a reply tomorrow afternoon was just an excuse. After all, Ye Qian had changed the type of novel, so even if it was approved, she would have to explain the situation to her superiors.
The editor-in-chief became more and more excited as he read, and even missed his lunch. It was only his assistant who brought him lunch. "Look at me, I'm not hungry at all."
"It's been a long time since you did this. You were so engrossed in reading a novel that you forgot to eat. It seems like it's really well written."
"Ye Qian's novel has changed to a different genre, but I think it's more suitable for her. I haven't finished reading it yet, but I think it's going to be a hit once it's published."
Everyone knew Ye Qian, so the assistant asked, "Can I take a look?"
"You don't have a job, so wait until I'm done reading it. The proofreading job is still yours anyway, so you can look at it later."
The assistant returned home disappointed. In order not to dirty the manuscript, the editor hurried to eat. After dinner, he continued to read. When he finished reading the whole novel, the editor was still unsatisfied and leaned back in his chair, "How could it be over? How could it be over now?"
The editor-in-chief took the entire manuscript to the boss's office and said, "Boss, give me a channel. I want to insert this novel into it."
The editor-in-chief was always impulsive and didn't notice if anyone was in the boss's office. He just walked in and frightened the boss so much that he trembled all over. The boss sighed and said, "Why don't you just stop scaring me?"
"Ye Qian's new work is so good! I'm asking for a channel. Didn't you say our sales have been poor in the past few months? This book will definitely boost sales."
Speaking of sales, the boss also had an idea. They have a lot of authors and books under them, but there may not be many who can support the sales. Although they have not reached a loss-making state, they have not made much money. When they heard that sales could be improved, isn’t this a top priority?
"Here, show it to me."
The editor handed it over and said, "I haven't stopped breathing since this morning. I saw it and came to you now. You can see how beautiful it is."
The boss glanced at the editor-in-chief, didn't reply to her, and started flipping through the book. Once he took a look, he was really attracted by it.
This is very simple. These are the three golden chapters. All writers know that the beginning must attract people and arouse their desire to continue reading. Otherwise, if people can't even read the beginning, no matter how wonderful the rest of the chapter is, it will be useless. If people don't want to read it, what's the point of writing well?
Ye Qian, who has been writing books for so many years, naturally understands this principle, so each of her books sells very well. The key is that the words she uses are different from those of this era, so the plots she writes will be more interesting.
Once the editor-in-chief started talking, he would talk non-stop. After leaving the novel behind, he kicked the editor out. The editor-in-chief, who was locked outside, still refused to give up: "I said I would give you a reply tomorrow afternoon. Please take a look and tell me the result quickly."
"knew."
The boss sat in the office, engrossed in reading a book, and only noticed it when it was dark outside. However, due to his work habits, he would not bring work things home, so he called home and said he would be back later, and then continued reading.
It was not until late at night that he repacked the novel, locked it in the drawer, turned off the lights and left.
The next day, early in the morning, the editor-in-chief sat in the boss's office waiting for someone to arrive.
But no one showed up after waiting for a long time. When I was really impatient, the boss finally came and asked, "Why are you here so late?"
"As a CEO, I'm still being rushed to work by my employees. You're incredible."
If they weren't siblings, I would have thought the boss was angry. "Brother, I'm just anxious. Do you still want our business to be good?"
"Alright, let's cut in. It won't work this month. We'll be lucky if we can publish it before November 1st."
The boss took the novel out of the drawer and handed it to the editor-in-chief, who took it and replied, "No problem."
(End of this chapter)
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