Chapter 775 The real one in ten thousand
The manuscript that Susie had previously prepared to submit was not "Artificial Intelligence", but another work called "The Cat Girl".
The heroine of that work is a young girl, Margot, who accidentally met Robert, a middle-aged white man. At first she thought he was quite attractive and she also felt that there was some connection between them.
During a date, Margot took the initiative to push the relationship between the two from watching a movie to kissing and then going home to bed.
Something unfortunate happened!
Robert's performance on the bed disappointed her, so she immediately terminated the relationship, which inevitably caused harm to the man.
I thought the relationship would end like this, but when the two of them accidentally passed each other, Margot received a bombardment from Robert one by one.
The story comes to an abrupt end in a text message from Robert to Margot, which will make people feel unsatisfied, a typical New Yorker style!
Readers probably feel cold behind them because the idea that "he may kill me" has been revealed. The hint is that a depressed middle-aged man like Robert has a sick heart and may take extreme measures if he can't get it.
This article will resonate with women and find themselves in various subtle descriptions.
At the same time, Robert's image is also typical, revealing a subtle and incompetent middle-aged feeling.
This is really super real New York documentary!
Susie was very sure that if she handed over "The Cat Girl" she said, she might be able to compete for the next week's short story.
From forcing friendly greetings as if nothing had happened to become impatient questioning, to finally hysterically scolding a bitch, this female author's understanding of human nature and gender psychology is extraordinary.
Margot is like the title, a cat girl, curious about new things, quickly loses enthusiasm, and is as hard to guess as a cat!
"Artificial Intelligence" and "Cat Girl" are both so excellent, but they are concentrated on her editor.
"Timeliness is more important, so choose "Artificial Intelligence". Submit "Cat Girl" next week."
The palms and backs of hands are full of flesh, so such a good work is reluctant to let it be covered with dust.
Short stories rarely become popular on the Internet.
Most people don’t pay attention to short stories often, and some even think that short stories are too long and want to tell them a story in dozens of words.
In China and the UK, this type of article is difficult to publish, but the United States attaches more importance to it!
Compared with the well-known long-form writers, no one cares about the authors of short stories.
After Susie made the decision, she started to get busy and prepare.
The advantages and disadvantages of "Artificial Intelligence" are obvious. The story can touch people, but the length is too long.
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"Susie, you haven't submitted a suitable work in three months. Which work did you choose this month?"
A more familiar colleague Anna sat next to Susie with a folder in her arms. The one posted on the New Yorker this week was submitted by Anna.
Every article that can meet readers is a real one in a million. It is selected from a vast number of works and must defeat the rest of the opponents.
He is both a colleague and a competitive relationship.
Su Xixu said with slander: "I am going to do something crazy and recommend a short story of 30,000 words!"
"Are you crazy?" Anna was so surprised that she couldn't help but raise the volume. "We can't have that many pages."
In "The New Yorker", short stories do not occupy a high position, and news and in-depth social comments are the focus!
"I know, but I still want to give it a try."
Anna shook her head. She seemed very worried on the surface, but in fact she was a little happy. This competitor would explode without any damn attacks.
Five text editors from this small department sat in the conference room with two leaders. They wanted to use democratic methods to select works that will be featured in the New Yorker next week.
Jonathan is a delicate old man with gray hair. He clapped his hands and said, "Guys, we have seen many different works this week. So which one is the best work in your mind?"
Anna was full of energy at this time, and she took the lead in saying: "My story is about a Russian who immigrated to the United States at the age of six and returning to Moscow to take care of her grandmother. However, he had no impression of Russia and grandmother. At this time, her grandmother was already Alzheimer's disease and kept asking her grandmother how they met. The story is actually quite simple."
"There is no description of specific historical events, but as the grandson's understanding of grandma deepens, we can also understand the turmoil that grandma experienced when she was young." Anna thought for a while and concluded: "The feeling gives people is like a mixture of Capote's "A Christmas Memories" and history books!"
"Sounds good, let's check out this article later." Jonathan praised casually, "So Susie, what about you?"
Susie, who was named, said calmly: "I was originally preparing another article, but today an editor in Random House suddenly recommended to me the short story "ai" by his signed writer Zhang Chu, who is the author of "The Da Vinci Code."
A somewhat bald Albert said in surprise: "Oh, it's him! That young boy can even write short stories?"
But a voice that was not very harmonious appeared, and Anna coughed: "Susi, we value the quality of the work more than the reputation of this writer. You can't directly say which writer's work is, it will affect our judgment of the content, which is very bad!"
Susie was unmoved at all. She had known that Anna was a double standard bitch. Last week she said that this was the new work of the Pulitzer Prize winner, and criticized herself this week.
"Hey, relax, it's no big deal. Anyway, we will see the author's name when we read the book." Jonathan smoothed out, "You continue."
"This is a story about artificial intelligence. The first half is a warm and cruel comparison between humans and robots, and then it becomes the robot version of the Adventures of Pinocchio. Robots, can we respond to the same love? If not, just don't let them understand whether love is better? It is worth thinking about exploring the ethical and moral issues of humans and robots."
If artificial intelligence has feelings, how do humans treat them?
Susie doesn't think that the robot David is great or selfless, she is just a simple robot.
"Science fiction? It sounds interesting." Jonathan himself has experienced the golden age of science fiction, but now there are too few excellent science fiction works.
Anna said again at this time: "But Susie said this article seems to have 30,000 words. I think we should not waste time reading it, right?"
Su Xi had known that this Bichi was unreliable for a long time, but she didn't expect it to be so direct!
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