The magazine office looks unremarkable from the outside, but once you enter, you feel like there is something special inside. The lobby is not small, but the walkways for people to walk are very narrow.
Not to mention that the workstations are very close to each other, there is a pile of various manuscripts stacked next to almost every workstation, because there is really no room to put them at the workstation.
Many editors were immersed in their work. When they heard the sound of someone coming in, they glanced over the mountain-like stacks of books and quickly lowered their heads.
This quiet busyness also made people feel very nervous. Yu Dong walked on the ramp, carefully moving around, not only afraid of knocking over the manuscripts next to him, but also afraid of making loud noises and disturbing these people who were working hard.
Finally reaching the end, Yu Dong breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the editor-in-chief's office sign on the door, and knocked on the door.
"Come in." Su Tong's voice came from inside.
Yu Dong gently opened the door, and the smell of smoke came to his nostrils. Su Tong was sitting behind the desk, holding a cigarette in one hand and a pen in the other.
Su Tong was busy doing the layout design for the next page. When he heard someone coming in without saying anything, he raised his head and looked over. When he saw it was Yu Dong, he raised his eyebrows and smiled, "It's you, Yu Dong, come here.
Sit down quickly."
Putting down the pen, he picked up the ashtray and walked to the coffee table, "If you don't smoke, I'll get you a glass of water."
Yu Dong said quickly: "Brother, you're welcome."
"You should still drink water." Su Tong smiled and made Yu Dong a cup of tea.
Then the two of them sat down on the sofa. Su Tong looked at Yu Dong and said, "Did Principal Wu convey the message incorrectly? I told him it was three o'clock, and it was just before two o'clock."
Yu Dong shook his head, "Principal Wu said it was three o'clock. I came early myself. I happened to be doing something nearby, so I came here first, so I didn't bother you."
"Just kidding, I wish you could come earlier, but I'm just afraid of wasting your time." Su Tong took a last puff, put out the cigarette, and continued: "You are not the only one invited today, there are also Bi Feiyu, Ye Zhaoyan and the others.
, mainly to organize the manuscript for the next edition."
It turns out it’s really for the purpose of compiling a manuscript!
When he heard the man talking about the manuscript at the door just now, Yu Dong had an expectation in his mind, but he still felt that it was a little impossible.
When "Zhongshan" magazine wanted to compile an article, why did it ask a little-known person like me who had just graduated from college?
According to Su Tong, there will be Bi Feiyu and Ye Zhaoyan in today's drafting meeting.
I won’t mention Bi Feiyu. He later became the chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Writers Association, but he is not very famous yet.
Ye Zhaoyan is also amazing. Although he has no major works now, his grandfather is the literary giant Ye Shengtao, who has been in the Jinling literary circle for more than ten years.
As for Yu Dong, he only published an article in "Harvest" when he was a freshman.
Su Tong saw Yu Dong's doubts and said: "Assembling a manuscript is not an assignment given by the teacher. You come here to listen and give me advice. If you encounter something you want to write about, just write it. If you don't want to write it, just treat it as a friend."
Ye Zhaoyan and Bi Feiyu will be the mainstays of the Jinling literary circle in the future, and there will be no harm in you communicating more with them."
Yu Dong nodded. Su Tong definitely meant this well, but at the same time it was also a pressure for him. However, this pressure also aroused Yu Dong's motivation, and this time Zhongshan Magazine and his team became special.p>
At the same time, there was also a different emotion in his heart. After being reborn, his life suddenly became different. He didn't even deliberately change it, but a lot of changes had already taken place.
Take today's incident as an example. If he hadn't gone out for a walk that night, he wouldn't have met Su Tong, and Su Tong wouldn't have invited him over today.
Maybe in Su Tong's heart, there is indeed a junior student who published an article in "Harvest" that left an impression on him, but he will slowly forget it as time goes by, just like the previous life.
"Don't be nervous, I will tell you my own thoughts first." Seeing that Yu Dong was silent, Su Tong thought he was nervous, so he took the initiative to comfort him, "The style of "Zhongshan" is different from "Harvest". Some people
It is not unreasonable to say that "Zhongshan" is too conservative. We have always kept a certain distance from literary trends of thought, but we also have things we insist on..."
Su Tong said it very sincerely and had no intention of advertising "Zhongshan".
In fact, "Zhongshan" does not need to advertise. "Zhongshan" is on the list of several major domestic literary magazines. Although it is not as good as "Harvest" and "People's Literature", it still has an important historical position.
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"Zhongshan" has always followed the "grand and heavy" route, always playing it safe and not following trends. Later, when "Harvest" and the others turned their attention to film and television works and online literature, "Zhongshan" deliberately kept a distance.
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From a business perspective, the strategy of "Zhongshan" may not be correct, but for literature, they did stick to their beliefs and maintain a consistent style.
Then Su Tong told Yu Dong about the general direction of the next issue. This time Su Tong wanted a few articles about local humanities. As for whether they were essays or novels, it didn't matter.
Of course poetry can’t do it.
"Don't think that the scope is very small when you hear about places. In fact, the topic selection this time is still very broad. There are many things to write about about local humanities, including topography, food, customs, folk myths... I will list them a little, and your thinking should
It will open up." Su Tong was afraid that Yu Dong would lack confidence, so he added another sentence.
Yu Dong nodded and said: "That's true, but it's best not for everyone to write about the same thing. If the manuscript comes out and is full of delicious food, although it will satisfy your craving, it will also make you tired."
"This is natural, so we will have to discuss it later. Of course, you don't have to be too rigid. Even if someone writes in the same genre, don't worry. You are from Shanghai and studied in Yanjing, so you should be familiar with these two places.
, but I suggest you write about Shanghai. There are many people writing about Yanjing, and I don’t know how many people have written about alleys and alleys." At this point, Su Tong couldn't help but light a cigarette, "Ye Zhaoyan will probably write about Jinling.
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In fact, Yu Dong is not very interested in short-length works, but he is willing to give it a try.
The reason why he has little interest in short stories is because he knows that in the future, full-length novels will dominate the world. Not only will they be published physically, but even magazines will follow suit.
But nowadays, there are not many magazines that can produce long-form articles. That is to say, magazines like "Contemporary" that are backed by publishing houses have this kind of confidence.
Therefore, although Yu Dong sent the manuscript of "Second World" to "Science Fiction World", he also knew that it would probably be rejected, because "Science Fiction World" would probably not dare or be willing to try to serialize a long novel.
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Chapter completed!