What he didn't know was that Shi Chuanfeng and Yan Xiaokang had almost openly fought for " Those Things in the Ming Dynasty."
"Chief Editor Shi, I think that no matter what, we should never lose our basic judgment. Look at this, look at this. A high school student's article, and it's written in such a way, yet you dare to sign it? Alright, it's fine if you sign it, but you actually offered a high price of 80 yuan! Are we supposed to give out scholarship to high school students?”
Yan Xiaokang's face turned red as he added to Shi Chuanfeng's embarrassment.
Shi Chuanfeng had long expected such doubts. He thought for a moment and said,"Chief Editor Yan, both of us have the right to approve the manuscript. I'm just exercising my authority. I think this manuscript is worth that price! I also believe that this manuscript will be very promising.”
"That's just your guess. Such a guess is too irresponsible.”" He's a newbie, after all," Yan Xiaokang said." He has such a high price. It doesn't make sense to others."”
In fact, Yan Xiaokang had read the manuscript of " Those Things in the Ming Dynasty." He indeed felt that this was a very magical book and had the potential to become popular. However, it was more likely that it would be drowned in the sea of books. Most importantly, this book was signed by Shi Chuanfeng, so Yan Xiaokang felt that this book was just so-so.
Now, he had to say it out loud to attract the attention of others. It would make many people think-Oh, so Shi Chuanfeng gave such a high price to a newcomer!
"Chief Editor Yan, we each have our own responsibilities. I don't need to explain to you! At that time, the sales of the book would explain everything!”
After Shi Chuanfeng said this, he made a gesture to invite Yan Xiaokang out of the classroom.
Yan Xiaokang shouted angrily…Seeing that Shi Chuanfeng had already lowered his head to read, he could only leave. He did not want to be snubbed here. However, before he left, he turned around hatefully and said,"Chief Editor Shi, just wait and see! If this book doesn't even sell 1000 copies, I'll see how you explain it to the higher-ups!”
After saying this, he walked out of the office and slammed the door shut.
"Bang!"
A loud sound locked Shi Chuanfeng in the space inside.
Many of the employees outside had heard the argument between Shi Chuanfeng and Yan Xiaokang, and they had also heard about the new book.
"What? Chief Editor Shi signed 80 yuan per thousand words for a newcomer? What is he thinking?"
"Maybe this book is really good!”
"No matter how good it is, this 80 points is a bit of a violation of the rules!”
"Just you wait…" A nosy employee lowered his voice and whispered,""If the sales of that book really doesn't exceed 1000 copies, then Chief Editor Shi will have a lot to read!”
After everyone heard it, they nodded tacitly.
1000 copies was the standard for a book to pass. Generally, if a newcomer's book could sell more than 1000 copies, there was still a possibility of continuing to write.
If Shi Chuanfeng's new book did not sell even 1000 copies, then he would definitely lose face this time, and his voice in the publishing house would be greatly reduced.
He might even become a laughingstock!
Selling 1000 copies didn't sound like much, but it wasn't easy either. In this day and age, there were more and more people writing books, and fewer and fewer people reading books. Selling 1000 copies was actually a decent result.
Many people were also waiting for the show to begin.
In the office, Shi Chuanfeng's face was livid.
Yan Xiaokang's rude attitude made Shi Chuanfeng quite angry. Although he could hear the discussions of the employees outside vaguely, he knew what they were expecting. He was even angrier when he thought of being pointed at behind his back.
"Li Chencan…this time, I bet a lot of things on you…your book better not disappoint me.”
Yan Xiaokang returned to his office with a sneer on his lips." Shi Chuanfeng, you're an old hand. How did you fall for a newcomer this time?”
The bell for the college entrance examination was getting closer and closer.
Ye Hanxue was studying almost all the time while Li Chencan had been writing his " Those Things in the Ming Dynasty." Up until now, more than 16,000 yuan had been transferred to his account. It was just that Li Chencan had not made it public yet.
Suddenly, a female classmate walked to the side of Li Chencan's table and said,""Li Chencan, Teacher Yu wants you to go to the office.”
"Oh, okay."
Hearing this, many people were guessing why Yu Feng was looking for Li Chencan.
Last time, Yu Feng and Wu Chuan had specially come to the class to look for him because of Li Chencan's " Return to the State at Sunset ". Could it be that something good happened this time?
Some of the girls looked at Li Chencan with infatuation, while some of the boys were envious and jealous of him.
Li Dong pressed his head against the top of his desk and secretly clenched his fists. The sense of humiliation rose in his heart…Then, he desperately threw himself into the sea of questions. He must beat Li Chencan in the college entrance examination!
Li Chencan knocked on the door and walked into Yu Feng's office. Yu Feng saw that Li Chencan was very affectionate and asked him to sit directly opposite him.
"Teacher Yu, why did you call me here?”Li Chencan asked as he sat on the stool.
Yu Feng smiled and said," Actually, it's not a big deal. It's just that President Wu has already recommended your two poems to the Empire's Ancient Poetry Competition. He specially asked me to tell you to study hard. He will help you resolve the matter of these two poems participating in the competition!”
Li Chencan nodded. If these two poems could really win an award in the ancient poetry competition, it would also be a kind of benefit for himself. Therefore, if this matter could be successful, he would be happy to see it.
"Thank you, Teacher Yu. Please thank President Wu on my behalf.”Li Chencan said politely.
Yu Feng chuckled. He felt that this young man was not bad and was very decent.
He continued," There's no need for these. Actually, I wanted to ask you if you have any other good poems. If there was, he could take it out as well.”He rubbed his hands in anticipation.”
Li Chencan shook his head after thinking about it. Although he had a lot of things in his mind, it would be too eye-catching to bring out a classic. It was better to wait."I don't have any more for the time being. If there are, I'll tell Teacher Yu.”
"I see." Yu Feng was a little disappointed, but then he put on a smile."Go back to school. I'll inform you if there's any news.”
"Alright, thank you, Teacher Yu. Goodbye.”
Li Chencan walked out of the office. He thought that if his two poems could really win an award in the ancient poetry competition, it would really be a good thing. Moreover, he still had a lot of stock to prove that he was not at his wit's end.
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