Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 667
As the editor-in-chief of "Oriental Daily", Xu Jixin has been serving here since the "Oriental Daily" was founded.

In 13 years, from ordinary editor to editor-in-chief, Xu Jixin can be said to have experienced all the big and small events of "Oriental Daily".

When Ma Xiru and Ma Xizhen fled to Baodao, "Oriental Daily" suddenly faced great difficulties.

As Ma Xiru's right-hand man, Xu Jixin did not switch to another newspaper, but continued to stay in "Oriental Daily".

Although the sales volume of the newspaper in the past two years has been a little bit worse than before, it is not an easy task to maintain the position of "Oriental Daily" in Hong Kong with the efforts of Xu Jixin and others.

Every day after going to work, when Xu Jixin arrives at the office, he has to finish the unfinished work yesterday, and then start to arrange today's work, and then start to read the manuscripts that have been screened by the editor below.

Just as he had just arrived at the office and was still processing documents, the intercom phone on Xu Jixin's desk rang suddenly.

Picking up the phone, it turned out that it was Ma Shaoqiang calling, and he didn't say anything, just let him go over.

For this young owner, when the "Oriental Daily" faced the situation of no leader, he took over the position of general manager.

Although Ma Shaoqiang became the general manager, he did not mess around with his command. Everyone discussed important matters.

Moreover, he usually respects old courtiers like Xu Jixin very much, which is why "Dongfang Daily" can run so well.

When Xu Jixin came to Ma Shaoqiang's office, Ma Shaoqiang immediately said with a smile.

"Uncle Xu, come and read this novel."

There was the first draft of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" on Ma Shaoqiang's desk. Xu Jixin walked over to take a look, first glanced at the title of the book, and then picked up the draft.

""Legend of Sword and Fairy"? Who wrote it?"

Xu Jixin found it very strange that Ma Shaoqiang was usually in charge of administration, and he seldom participated in writing business.

So he suddenly showed himself a novel, which made Xu Jixin feel very strange.

"This novel is amazing. It was written by Lin Daoqiu and Huang Ying."

Xu Jixin, who had his head down and hadn't opened the novel yet, raised his head when he heard what Ma Shaoqiang said, and looked at him in surprise.

"Lin Daoqiu? Is that the boss of New Oriental?"

Xu Jixin had heard Lin Daoqiu's name countless times.

Although he hasn't had the chance to meet him yet, Xu Jixin feels that this young man's experience can be described as a legend.

After coming to Xiangjiang, less than half a year later, he produced "Master Qian", which broke the box office record of Xiangjiang movies.

Afterwards, he flourished in the film and television industry, and later became famous internationally, becoming the most famous film producer among Chinese.

A big man like him doesn't need to make money by writing manuscripts at all, so how did Ma Shaoqiang get this novel.

"Mr. Lin asked me out for tea yesterday, and then handed me the manuscript of "Legend of Sword and Fairy". After reading it, I thought the novel was very good, so I wanted to get it serialized in "Oriental Daily". Mr. Lin also agreed." accepted."

For the book "Legend of Sword and Fairy", Ma Shaoqiang is not sure whether it will be a hit or not.

After reading it, he thought the evaluation was not bad, but as to whether readers would buy it, this was not something he needed to worry about.

Just the three words Lin Daoqiu can attract the attention of many people, so he doesn't need to worry about sales.

However, whether it will sell well in the end depends on the quality of the novel. As long as it is not too bad, Ma Shaoqiang believes that this "Legend of Sword and Fairy" will definitely bring a group of loyal readers to "Oriental Daily".

Xu Jixin nodded, then opened the "Legend of Sword and Fairy" and read it.

Regarding the ability to appreciate novels, Ma Shaoqiang could not keep up with Xu Jixin even if he flattered him. After all, as the editor-in-chief of "Oriental Daily", Xu Jixin read hundreds of novels every year.

Without a little ability, Xu Jixin would not be able to sit firmly as the editor-in-chief of this newspaper.

Different from the routines of general martial arts novels, the storyline of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is very compact.

If you think about it carefully, this is a pretty good novel, but if you submit it through the normal channels, Xu Jixin is not sure whether it will pass the initial review of the screenwriter.

But because this book was written by Lin Daoqiu, Xu Jixin would certainly not refuse to serialize it in "Oriental Daily" as long as the quality is acceptable.

But looking at it, Xu Jixin suddenly discovered that this novel seems to be different from martial arts novels.

"This "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is different from the current martial arts novels."

Xu Jixin looked up at Ma Shaoqiang with a puzzled expression.

"Mr. Lin said that this novel is not a martial arts novel, but a fairy tale novel."

"Xianxia novels? Is it the type of novel written by Huanzhu Zhuzhuzhu's "The Legend of the Swordsman in Shushan"?"

Xu Jixin has read a lot of novels, and of course he has also read "The Legend of the Shushan Swordsman" by Huanzhu Louzhu.

Ma Shaoqiang had never read "The Legend of the Swordsman of Shushan", so he didn't know what the relationship between this "Legend of the Sword and Fairy" was with that book.

"Mr. Lin only said that this book belongs to the genre of Xianxia. As for Uncle Xu's "Legend of the Shushan Swordsman", I haven't read it, so I dare not make any assumptions."

As long as Lin Daoqiu is not plagiarized, it is fine. As for whether it is the same type as "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman", this is not something Ma Shaoqiang needs to worry about.

"I'm just asking casually. If Mr. Lin's "Legend of Sword and Fairy" can sell well, I'm afraid there will be another Xianxia No.1 on his title in the future."

Although Xu Jixin said so, he actually didn't know whether this "Legend of Sword and Fairy" would be a hit.

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In the early morning, countless office workers and students flocked to the bus station from various places to wait for the bus, ready to take the bus.

Office workers who are accustomed to holding a newspaper will go to the newsstands and street stalls to find their favorite reading materials while waiting for the bus.

"Ming Pao", "Sing Tao Daily", "Oriental Daily", and other newspapers and magazines have all become the targets of their search.

Ah Qiang is an ordinary office worker. As a loyal reader of "Oriental Daily", he usually has the habit of buying a copy of "Oriental Daily" when he is waiting for the bus.

As usual, Ah Qiang still bought a copy of "Oriental Daily" from the newsstand today. After reading the headlines, he opened the newspaper's supplement, and Ah Qiang suddenly discovered that a new martial arts novel was serialized today.

""Legend of Sword and Fairy", Lin...Lin Daoqiu..."

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