I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 133 I'm Joking Too

"Editor Qian, Editor Qian!"

"Out of stock again? Let them wait, the printing factory is working overtime!"

"No, Chief Editor Qian. "The Caged Bird" won the award!"

"Which award, which one did we send?"

I heard the editor howling outside again, but no one came in.

Editor Qian was a little helpless.

How normal is it for this "Bird in a Cage" to win an award? Based on the current sales of "Bird in a Cage", it can win the award regardless of word of mouth.
Not to mention the reader feedback is so good.

And now there are no big awards at home and abroad, so I guess it's just some small awards.

But even though he thought so, Editor-in-Chief Qian got up and walked out of the office.

Then I saw several editors gathered around the same computer, as if they were looking at an email,
All of them were flushed, a little excited, with some vulgar words coming out of their mouths,
"Fuck! Awesome!"

Seeing this scene, Editor-in-Chief Qian's mentality changed a bit.
What prestigious award did this get?

Editor-in-Chief Qian couldn't help feeling a little hopeful, and walked over.
"What's the situation? Which award did you win? An email from the jury?"

Editor-in-chief Qian asked one after another.

"No...but it's about the same. It's a notice from the cultural department."

"Cultural department?"

The person who howled just now explained to Editor Qian,
Editor-in-Chief Qian raised a little bit more, what is the cultural department? That is the boss of their publishing house industry,

The related awards don't seem to be too stretched.

"Which award did you win?"

"Excellent long-form science fiction work of the year."

"Well, which award?"

"Without any award, it is one of the annual outstanding long-form science fiction works recognized by the cultural department."

Editor-in-Chief Qian was a little silent, with thoughts spinning in his mind, and he couldn't figure out whether it was a good award or a good award.

"It's an event recently held by the cultural department to select some outstanding works, not limited to science fiction, but also other types of works."

"After the outstanding works are selected, the cultural department will help promote and publicize these works as a catalog of recommended works."

Hearing the editor's explanation, editor-in-chief Qian's eyes lit up.

Let's not talk about whether there are works promoted by the cultural department, but even if it is a symbolic meaning, it has a strong effect, at least it is an official recognition.

And the editor's words haven't stopped yet,
Then he said more excitedly,

"The incoming email said that they will promote "The Bird in the Cage" as a recommended reading book for young people and promote it together with other books."

"Also! Just now we found the hot searched 'recommendation of outstanding works of the cultural department' on the social platform just now, so it must be on the top for many days no matter what!"

Speaking of this, the editor became even more excited.

Editor-in-Chief Qian was also excited when he heard this.

What does this mean? It means that the cultural department really has to put in a lot of effort to promote it.
This is the huge traffic and new readership!
mean!The [-] new reprints of "The Caged Bird" may be sold out again.

"Editor Qian... Should we consider printing more books?"

The editor suggested that the editor next to him also looked at Editor-in-Chief Qian,
Editor Qian was a little moved.

He already felt that his publishing house was going to have a super bestseller, maybe it could reach the bestseller standard in those years when the publishing industry was still booming-annual sales of one million?
Of course, even if it is reprinted, the printing house must be busy.

The printing factory that has cooperation almost has three shifts.

……

"Hey……"

Ji Zhuo flicked the gel pen in his hand,

After three books that needed to be signed, this pen finally ran out of ink.

Putting the empty gel pen in front of his eyes, Ji Zhuo looked at it seriously,

If I become a famous writer in history in the future,

Can this gel pen that I use for my signature go to auction?
Ji Zhuo thought about it, and felt that it was unreliable. After all, what other people auctioned were all fountain pens, so this gel pen of mine was almost worthless.
Then throw it in the trash,
Turning his head again, he glanced at the pile of unfinished autographs piled up next to him,

"Hey……"

Another sigh.

Or buy a pen first.

"Ding dong."

Ji Zhuo hasn't touched his phone yet.

The phone rang first,

Picking up the phone, I found that besides the Penguin message, there was also an email.

The message content is,
"Respect for Mr. Yu Chengqi:... I would like to inform you that your work "The Shepherd Boy Seeking Immortals" has been selected as this year's excellent long fairy tale work..."

The inscription is the cultural department.

Scam information?

Or some small award that I haven't heard of?

Then there's the Penguin message,
From Editor-in-Chief Qian of Huating Publishing House.

"Editor Qian: Mr. Bugong, congratulations on your work winning the award from the cultural department.

It's a coincidence: You know it too?

Editor-in-chief Qian: ? ? ?

Editor-in-chief Qian: Mr. Bugong, your "Bird in a Cage" has won an award, and the publisher has also received the information.

It's a coincidence: Oh, that's another one.

Editor-in-chief Qian: ...

Editor-in-chief Qian: Mr. Bugong is amazing. "

I always feel that Ji Zhuo is showing off, but it's not easy to expose, so Editor-in-Chief Qian is polite.

But on this end, Ji Zhuo was a little bored, looked at the pile of books next to him, and asked Editor-in-Chief Qian,

"Big coincidence: Editor-in-Chief Qian, what kind of genre do you think my next book would be better for?

Editor-in-chief Qian: ...

Editor-in-Chief Qian: Of course it depends on what you want to write, Mr. Gong.Mr. Bugong, you don't have a better grasp of the market than I do. I am also the editor-in-chief, and it may be difficult to answer questions about creation.

Editor-in-Chief Qian: If I had a good grasp of the market, the publishing house would not have had poor results before you published your book, Mr. Bugong. "

Editor-in-chief Qian's words also make sense.

Ji Zhuo looked a little silent.

"Editor Qian: But I think, Mr. Bugong, your abilities should be able to control everything except some outrageous themes."

"Big coincidence: what is the subject matter that you think is too outrageous?
Editor-in-chief Qian: Sports, romance?I can't tell you exactly.

It's a coincidence:..."

It's okay to write about sports, but it's a bit outrageous to write about romance.

Ji Zhuo is a single dog writing romance novels.

"Big coincidence: Editor-in-Chief Qian, what kind of subject do you think will be a hit or a hit."

Editor-in-Chief Qian looked at the news and felt a little baffled. He suspected that Ji Zhuo was joking.

Also returned a joke.

"Editor Qian: Religious works will either sell well or be blocked."

"Big coincidence:..."

Somewhat out of line,
If you are wrong, he seems to have a point,

Seeing the world's highest-selling book is the religious classics.

But Ji Zhuo to write, to write a "classic story" of the God of Flying Spaghetti?
But Ji Zhuo changed his mind,
There's an idea in my head,

He can't write this kind of outrageous type of work,

Or write fairy tales,
Classical myth?

I also heard that there are some famous classical mythological works in modern times,

Some are handed down from ancient times...

Well, it seems that there is no such thing... There are Cthulhu myths abroad, and he has written about them.

No, isn't that science fiction?

Ok……

With some ideas, Ji Zhuo sent back a message from Editor-in-Chief Qian,
That's the end of the chat.

"Big coincidence: I think about it.

Editor-in-chief Qian: ...

Editor-in-chief Qian: Mr. Bugong, I’m just joking.

It's a coincidence: I know, I'm joking too.

Editor-in-chief Qian:..."

At this moment, editor-in-chief Qian seems to have resonated with the previous pen and ink,

I feel a little tired chatting with this author.

But fortunately, the author should not be so outrageous.

But what will his new book be about?Or science fiction?

Will it be republished by Huating Publishing House?
Hey, that old Tao guy must still be watching.

(End of this chapter)