Almighty painter

Chapter 143 Award nomination and thesis completion (thanks to Alstonkk for the great reward)
(Thanks to Alstonkk for the great reward of [-], thank you very much!)

"I am deeply disappointed with your company's decision. It is not a matter of a little more share or payment of liquidated damages. You lack due respect to a good illustrator. I am for the humiliation suffered by my agent artist, but Feeling very angry..."

Austria.

Anna sat in front of the computer with a blank expression, editing a harsh email letter.

She just learned of the group's new decision from the project assistant of the publishing house - the famous illustration studio Wehrlein will compete with Ms. Detective Cat for the opportunity to write for "The Little Prince".

Anna is writing a letter of protest.

After sending the email expressing her displeasure to the contact mailbox, the girl closed the computer and leaned on the back of the wheelchair.

Anna didn't wear any extra headgear today, and her long dark hair was tied behind her head by a Central Asian-style brocade hair tie.

She was thinking quietly, playing with the blue hairband lightly with her fingertips, the light from the study shone on her face, exuding a creamy luster.

Because of the publisher's contempt for Ms. Detective Cat, she is unhappy now, but compared with the sharp words in the email, Anna's face has always been cold, and there is no obvious joy or anger.

When I was very young, my aunt taught myself that anger is just a sign of the weak side's weakness, and it doesn't solve practical problems except to show your weakness.

At the same time, Anna believes that as long as the market research is carried out fairly according to the conditions given by Scholastic, the big sister Detective Cat has no possibility of losing.

Increase the share, and release a separate postcard peripheral and artist illustration collection-such rewards are also very generous.

Strictly speaking, things are not bad.

Of course, as a manager, even if it is not necessarily a bad thing, the letter of protest that should be written must still be written.

This is to give voice to the agent painters, while expressing their positions, while striving for the greatest benefits,

thought for a moment,

Anna took out her mobile phone from her pocket and found Osborne's phone number in the address book.

After two soft beeps, the call was connected.

"Excuse me, is this Miss Anna?"

Osborne's voice came from the phone.

"Well, Uncle Osborne, I'm Anna." The girl's tone was gentle and polite, not at all changed by Osborne's bad attitude during the last call.

"I'm calling to express my thanks to Uncle Osborne."

Anna said: "I saw the invitation from Officer Scholastic to Detective Cat. I'm sorry to trouble uncle."

"Anna, what you said... Well, it should be Uncle Osborne who apologized to you."

Osborne smiled bitterly: "Detective Cat is a very good illustrator, thank you for recommending Detective Cat to me. It is a great honor for Scholastic Group to cooperate with such a high-level illustrator."

"Anna, your vision is amazing, much better than mine. Your grandpa once said that when I transferred to study business, I was sacrificing everything, and I became vulgar. The old man was right to criticize. Uncle Osborne had a bad attitude before. , Miss Anna, you don't mind." Osborn apologized.

"Uncle Osborne, are you satisfied with Detective Cat's performance?" Anna asked calmly.

"Excellent...it should be said, outstanding."

"That's right, but her agent contacted me a few minutes ago, saying that there was a problem with the communication with the publishing house, and the Scholastic Group was planning to replace Detective Cat with another illustration studio. I thought Detective Cat couldn't reach At the request of the publishing house, I want to apologize to Uncle Osborne."

Anna apologized.

"Uh, Anna, it's too boring for you to say that. I believe you also know the level of Detective Cat. Isn't this embarrassing me?"

"So there's no such thing, it's just a misunderstanding?"

Osborne smiled wryly.

He finally understood that Detective Cat's manager was not a vegetarian. After receiving the group's decision, he approached Miss Yi Lianna to file a complaint.

He knew that Anna had always liked the online illustrator Detective Cat, and since he could recommend her to the Scholastic Group, it was normal to know her agent.

Osborne himself knew the quality of the manuscripts submitted by Detective Cat, and he guessed that Anna must also be clear.

Everyone is a sensible person, and said at this time that they did not meet the requirements of the publishing house and apologized to him.

How can I get down to Taiwan?

"Although the matter in Wehrlein's studio is very complicated, I assure you that the marketing department's investigation will be conducted in a fair and open state, and no one will be allowed to tamper with it. Anna, you should also have confidence in Detective Cat, right? .”

"It doesn't matter. Even if the group doesn't like Detective Cat, we can only blame her for being incompetent. I am also very grateful to Uncle Osborne for his dedication." Anna's tone sounded sincere.

The more Anna said this, the more embarrassed Osborn became.

Miss Anna, the last heir of the Irina family.

The only time I called him to ask him to do something, my tone was so rude, I didn't like the painter recommended by others, and even sweared at Anna.

In the end, not to mention the scary high level of the painter Anna fell in love with, and because Osborne wanted to cultivate his contacts in the art department, the mother-in-law and mother-in-law who took care of this matter were not straightforward.

He blushed for himself.

Osborn didn't know how many times he smiled wryly.

"Miss Irina, I'm really afraid of you. Don't embarrass your poor Uncle Osborne, this matter is indeed unreasonable. If you have any request, Anna, as long as it is not too much, I will agree. "Osborn was helpless, "But the market research has been decided by the top management of the group, and it is really difficult to change."

"Uncle Osborne misunderstood. I didn't mean it. Thank you very much for this matter." Anna changed the tone and said softly, "This year's candidates for the Scholastic Group Writing and Art Master Award, I remember, Osborne Uncle Ben is eligible to be nominated."

"The nominee for the Master of Writing and Art Award...God, does that mean Detective Cat's agent, or Miss Anna?" Osborn said in a strange tone.

"Is there any difference?" The girl tilted her head.

"If it's Detective Cat or her manager, I'll throw the phone on her face immediately, call her insane, and tell her to go as far as she can. If it's Miss Anna, what do you mean..."

Osborne was silent for a few seconds, and said helplessly, "This is the writing and art master award. Even if it is the second-level outstanding contribution award, I don't know how many great writers and famous artists who have earned millions of dollars every year are waiting with their feet on their feet. It’s time to nominate. You asked me to nominate Detective Cat, Anna, you really don’t care about uncle’s embarrassment of old age.”

"How could it be? Wehrlein can win the prize, and Detective Cat's level of knife drawing can't be called a master?" Anna smiled, "Uncle Osborne, just take it as what I mean."

"Can Wehrlein win an award? Miss, Wehrlein's paintings are really good enough. Besides, it's not a matter of artistic level. You asked me to nominate an online illustrator who doesn't even have a formal serious art work. Outsiders will What do you think? What will the board think of me?" Osborne complained.

It's like nominating a professional player from the Java Island League for the World Footballer of the Year, people will laugh at him to death.

"No, "The Little Prince" should have been published and sold by the time of the awards. How can it be considered that there is no serious work of art?" Anna quibbled.

"He may not be able to get "The Little Prince"... Forget it, alas, Miss Anna, it seems that you have decided to eat me."

"Thank you Uncle Osborne for your trouble." Anna sincerely thanked him.

"Okay, I'm afraid of you."

Osborne sighed: "Get a vaccination in advance. The most I can do is nominate, even if I nominate Detective Cat, and the little prince has been published. If "The Little Prince" does not create a sales miracle, Detective Cat can The odds of winning a prize are about the same as an asteroid destroying the earth, it’s just a fantasy.”

"Being nominated in itself is already a huge honor, isn't it?"

Anna asked back.

Although the honor is false, it is exactly what Detective Cat needs most now after being expelled from the "Oil Painting" magazine.

Can be a nominee for the Writing and Artistic Master Award,

This is much more useful than recording [-] episodes of podcasts for the other party, and curator Tonks filled the Taylor National Gallery with quotes from Detective Cat.

"That's true. It seems that you really like Detective Cat. It's lucky for us Miss Elena to spend so much energy paving the way for her. This African female painter is really lucky."

Osborne said: "I told you in advance that she must be able to beat Wehrlein in the market research before I can nominate Detective Cat. This is the most basic bottom line. Otherwise, this will really be a laughing stock."

"I never thought it was a problem to pass market research." Anna smiled as she wished.

……

"Thanks to Professor Koyama and Professor Chiba of Tama Art Academy for their guidance and valuable advice during the writing process of this thesis..."

In the study room,

Ms. Sakai quietly read the last written acknowledgment.

Now this paper with a total of about 7000 words has basically been completed.

Journal papers are different from doctoral dissertations. It is very common for the latter to write hundreds of thousands of words and directly contact the publishing house for publication.

The length of the journal is almost enough. After all, if you submit a manuscript of hundreds of thousands of words, even if the article meets the standard of drafting, other journals do not have so many pages.

According to general statistics, 85% of science SCI papers are concentrated in the 3000-6000 word range, and it is normal for liberal arts to be longer.

The 7000 words will neither appear to be lacking in content nor be too lengthy. Taking Gu Weijing and Ms. Sakai Katsuko's thesis theme, Uncle Sakai feels that this length is neither too long nor too short.

They have not yet formally submitted the manuscript, and have received the reviewer's opinion on whether they want to revise it, so they do not need to thank the journal contributors.

The two middle school students are completely on their own, and it is too difficult to complete a high-level thesis.

Relying on the relationship of Uncle Sakai, they received guidance from many professors during the writing process.

According to the paper etiquette, you need to thank the professors who helped you in the writing process at the end of the paper, one by one.

This also shows that these professors have a good impression of their papers.

If the article is too watery, even if their names are mentioned in the acknowledgment part, people will feel ashamed.

Watching Ms. Sakai Katsuko typing the last period on the keyboard, Gu Weijing let out a long breath, feeling a burst of relief.

"What's your opinion on the journal you submitted to, Miss Shengzi?"

Katsuko Sakai thought for a while: "For the topic of our article, my father has two suggestions, one is "Taylors Journal of Art" (Taylors Journal of Fine Arts) with an impact factor of 2.543, and the other is "ARTIBUS ASIAE" with an impact factor of 3.752 ( Asian Art), both of which are magazines in the AHCI Index."

The so-called impact factor is an important indicator for measuring the influence of academic journals. It refers to the average citation rate of a paper published in a journal within a period of time. It is published annually by the Clarivate Literature Database Company in the United States.

"Asian Art" ranked 3.752th in the world with 19, and it is the most important art journal in Asia. "Taylor Journal of Fine Arts" ranked 43rd in the world, also in the top [-].

In addition to the difference in length, the impact factors of liberal arts papers and science papers are also different.

Certain scientific journals on tumor medicine can have an impact factor of 500 or more, and SCI journals with superior quality also have an impact factor of 4 or 5.

However, the citation rate of liberal arts professional papers is much lower, and it is very good to achieve more than 1.The impact factor does not fully reflect the level of a journal.

Some professional papers that have had a profound impact on the industry have not been cited too much.

For a long time, the impact factors of liberal arts papers have not even been calculated. This year is the first year that Clarivate Analytics publishes the impact factors of liberal arts journals.

The ranking of "Asian Art" is higher than that of "Taylor Journal of Fine Arts", but as long as the journals can be selected into the AHCI index, they are all excellent journals, and there is no weak one.

"My father's opinion is to select for "Asian Art". After all, this is the best liberal arts journal in Asia. Moreover, he knows some of the reviewers and professors of the magazine, so he can recommend some kind reviewers."

This is the benefit of networking.

Reviewers are the judges who decide whether a journal will publish or not.Art journals do not have quantifiable data standards, and reviewers have greater discretion.

The content is exactly the same, the one with good writing is passed, and the one with bad writing is killed.

Or it is normal for a talkative reviewer to pass the manuscript, and a strict reviewer to reject it.

For a paper between pass and pass, a humorous joke was told during the writing to make the reviewers happy, and then the pass was passed, which is not entirely a joke.

Basically, the review of academic papers today requires double-blind review. The contributor does not know who the reviewer is, and the reviewer does not know who the submitter is.

but……

Sometimes, there is still room for manipulation in the middle.

At least for "Asian Art", Uncle Sakai can openly ask them to indicate the recommended reviewers to the editor in the submission email, so that this article can be accurately delivered to the eyes of certain reviewing professors.

This is not illegal at all.

With the subdivision of disciplines, many professional journals now require contributors to indicate six or eight recommended reviewers for their articles.

If complete anonymity is implemented, a paper on oil painting is handed over to a professor engaged in avant-garde sculpture art, and no one can understand who is talking about it.

Isn't this funny?

(End of this chapter)