Chapter 213 When will we connect to the internet?
The editor-in-chief was so angry that he kept yelling at Xiao Li, "What am I supposed to say to you?"
"Knowing the manuscript was almost finished, why didn't you contact them sooner?"
Editor Li looked at the editor-in-chief with sparkling eyes: "Then, then I'll go find Teacher Jiang myself?"
The editor-in-chief was almost driven mad by him: "What's the phone for? Did Professor Jiang install a phone specifically for our convenience, just for you to see?"
Editor Xiao Li: "It's hard to explain over the phone, so let's talk face to face."
"Also, we need to talk to Teacher Jiang about the publication of 'The Sequel to Investiture of the Gods' once it's all finished."
"Hasn't filming already started? Editor-in-chief, what do you think? Should we invite Mr. Jiang to the filming location?"
The editor-in-chief said irritably, "I think you're the one who wanted to go watch the filming, aren't you?"
Zheng Changming spent several months searching for good-looking people, reportedly looking all over the country.
Editor Xiao Li couldn't imagine how a mythological drama, filled with young and good-looking people, would be acted.
Are they going to find a young and handsome actor to play Venus?
There is also the Jade Emperor.
If the Jade Emperor were too young, could he still portray the majesty of the Jade Emperor in "Journey to the West"?
Although the Jade Emperor in "Journey to the West" has lost all face and dignity.
But he was really curious.
Editor-in-Chief: "..."
After Xiao Li mentioned it, even the editor-in-chief became curious.
He stood up with a frown on his face, resting his chin on his hand, and paced back and forth in the office. Editor Li didn't dare to breathe too loudly.
They fear that if they are too conspicuous, their ideas will not be realized.
After a short while, the editor-in-chief made up his mind: "How about this, let's go together."
"Didn't we accumulate a whole bunch of letters from readers to Teacher Jiang?"
"When we go this time, let's also take this letter to Teacher Jiang."
Readers these days are really willing to write letters.
From the moment Jiang Jiani began her serialization in the magazine, the magazine has been receiving letters from the author.
Some comments were praise, some were criticism, some were simply urging for more updates, and some were writing down their own knowledge of the Erlang Shen story, saying that Jiang Jianni's writing did not conform to the legend.
Jiang Jianni is quite interested in these handwritten letters. She has a lot of letters from readers at home, and she will open a few to read when she has nothing to do.
It's impossible to see everything.
There were so many letters.
Previously, Editor Li and his team had brought her a large cardboard box full of letters.
If you look at all of it, your eyes will go blind.
But this time the letters have accumulated to a greater extent, already filling two or three sacks.
There's a legend in the industry.
There's a story about a certain big shot who, because he received so many letters from readers and couldn't bear to throw them away, and had no place to put them at home, had to buy another house specifically to store them.
But there were just so many letters from readers.
He bought one house, but it wasn't enough, so he had to buy a second, a third, and a fourth...
They bought about ten houses just for storing mail.
Once housing prices have fully taken off, even a tycoon could become a billionaire simply by owning a house with fake property.
Jiang Jianni's current reader mail volume can't compare to that of the big names, but if she continues writing and produces a few more popular stories, she might really have to buy a house specifically to store the mail.
The editors and the others said they would go, and they set off very quickly.
One person carried a large box of letters.
Jiang Jianni was speechless when she received the large box: "Why are there so many?"
Editor Li wiped his sweat and laughed, "This is nothing."
"We have an author in our magazine who writes martial arts novels, and that's why we receive so many letters."
“Editor Wang packs a large box every month and delivers it to people.”
"You've only gotten this much in over six months, it's not much."
The editor-in-chief was more direct, getting straight to the point:
"Teacher Jiang, what are your thoughts on your next project?"
Jiang Jianni couldn't help but laugh: "I do have the idea, that's right..."
The editor-in-chief immediately understood: "Professor Jiang, we have confidence in your work."
"You don't need to worry about the price either."
"If you write a good enough new book and everyone likes it, I can offer you a salary of 80 per thousand words."
Xiao Li gasped.
The editor-in-chief ignored him: "This is just a provisional price. If it's popular enough, we can raise the price later, just like with 'The Sequel to Investiture of the Gods'."
The sequel to "Investiture of the Gods" is already being adapted into a TV series. The first volume was published, and its success surprised them so much that they even had to reprint it a second and third time.
Although it can't compare to those best-selling books that have been reprinted ten or eight times across the country, the fact that a new author's first book has achieved this result is, in the eyes of Editor-in-Chief Hu and his team, a sign that the author is on the verge of a rise to prominence.
Of course, this is on the premise that Jiang Jiani can maintain a consistent level of quality in her work.
Otherwise, there are also cases where someone writes a book that becomes a hit and then disappears from the public eye.
They've seen this kind of thing many times before.
Regardless of what the future holds, before the other party sinks, of course, we should try to build as much of a relationship as possible.
What if it becomes another hit?
Right?
It's not uncommon for a book to save a publication.
Jiang Jianni didn't waste any time and showed them the first few chapters of the new book she had printed out earlier.
Editor Li was disappointed: "Teacher Jiang, are you not going to write manuscripts by hand anymore?"
Teacher Jiang's handwriting is very distinctive.
They're round and plump, and especially cute.
Editor Xiao Li even secretly studied it in private.
Unfortunately, calligraphy requires a long period of practice to be effective, and for editor Xiao Li, who has already developed his own writing style, the childlike and cute rounded style is fine if he writes a few words, since it's just imitation anyway.
But I can't write as long a piece as I usually do.
The editor-in-chief, however, preferred the printed copy: "I think the printed version is better; it's easier to read this way."
"Some writers' handwriting is really hard to decipher."
These days, everyone submits their work by hand.
New authors are cautious and might correct typos or grammatical errors. When submitting a manuscript, they might even rewrite it, just like Jiang Jiani did when she first started.
But once they get to know each other well, authors can easily let their imaginations run wild.
Especially for authors who have procrastination issues.
It's already good enough if we can finish the manuscript before the deadline. Who cares about things like proofreading or copying? There's no time for that.
I was in such a hurry that I even wrote it in cursive.
The cursive script was so messy that even the author himself might not be able to recognize it the next day.
Sometimes editors struggle a lot just to recognize the author's handwriting.
Therefore, Editor-in-Chief Hu was very pleased with this clean and neat printed manuscript.
He was even more curious: "Teacher Jiang, you can use a computer too?"
"I heard this thing is hard to learn. You're really amazing."
“Our company also bought this thing, but basically no one uses it.”
Editor Xiao Li said, "Who said nobody uses it? Several of us use it."
Editor-in-Chief Hu: "You guys are useless! All you do is play games all day!"
"I think we should remove that computer, so you guys won't be wasting your time playing games all day."
"Seriously, computers, shouldn't they be used for learning? Why are you installing games on them?"
Jiang Jianni asked curiously, "Your magazine office has installed computers too? So, will you use computers for office work in the future? And if it's connected to the internet, will you connect?"
The two editors were stunned at the same time: "Internet connection? Using computers for work?"
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