Dust sleeps in light years

Chapter 10

[one]
In the early morning, the thick fog quietly filled the streets and alleys, stretching endlessly, and the school building looked solemn.Walking on the way to the teaching building, the cold kept seeping into the body from the back of the neck.Passing the newsstand, Qiu He put his handbag on the outstretched stand, stood on tiptoe, ordered more than ten youth literature magazines, bought them one by one, and paid two red tickets.The owner of the newsstand is beaming with joy while looking for money.

"Is this book selling well?" The girl's profile was like a pale silhouette against the gray background.

"It's okay. It sells better than that one. If it's more expensive, it's easier to sell." Tilting his head slightly, supplemented by raised eyebrows, made his face a little angry: "What's the reason for this?"

"It's the popular one now. It's beautiful and thick. It's big enough to be seen from across the road. We also have a lot of room to make money, so we must work harder when we sell it." The boss answered straightforwardly like beans. neatly.

"Oh, that's right. Is this book selling well?" "This book is the best seller. It sells more than a dozen copies a day. The students and girls nearby all ask for it by name. Look at it." How expensive it is," the boss enthusiastically handed her the change, "Are you a magazine maker? I look like a cultural person!"

Qiu He smiled, and his tone was neither business-like nor friendly: "Aren't you also a cultural person who runs a magazine?"

The thin back holding a stack of magazines and leaving, shrinks from a vertical point to a dot, gradually turns into an exclamation point, and then turns into a tired sigh, undulating in the dense fog, like a bird falling into the ocean, stiffly Go with the waves.

On Friday afternoon, there are no classes, and there is no "Healthy Life Lecture for College Students" in the department.But Qiuhe can't be free, so he has to go to the publishing house for a meeting.She is in charge of a very small magazine, which was in a state of monthly loss of 15 yuan. After she took over, she carried out many reforms, and now the sales volume has increased by six times.The leaders were very happy, and they suddenly paid more attention to it, so they organized a meeting with the marketing department and her to discuss how to make the magazine bigger and stronger.Because it wasn't a working meeting on the content of the magazine, Qiu He only brought Mi Bai with him.

"Let me put it bluntly, sales volume, it's hard to reach a higher level." The representative of the marketing department puffed and smoked a cigarette, "The key is the editor-in-chief. Now those magazines with big sales are hiring popular youth literature writers As the editor-in-chief, those people’s little fans will drive the students around them to buy ten books and eight locals. What can we use to compete with others? Let me say that we should also invite a famous writer to be the editor-in-chief, even if it is a nominal name. The production is still called this..." I glanced at the small print on the copyright page of the sample magazine in my hand, "This Qiuhe is in charge."

During the dinner, some people were laughing and turned their eyes to Qiu He.Mi Bai's heart suddenly sank, feeling embarrassed for her.Qiuhe is young and good at matching clothes. She is often misunderstood by unfamiliar people at work. Either she thinks that her backstage is relying on her family background, or that she is Xiaomi of some leader.After a few times, whenever she went to the publishing house, she would wear a T-shirt, overalls, flat shoes, rimless glasses, and a suit in charge of serving tea.But on this day, the representative of the marketing department saw her but couldn't recognize her, thinking that the editor-in-chief was absent, so there was such an oolong incident.After most people looked at Qiu He with a smile, he realized that what he said just now was inappropriate.

Qiu He spoke slowly and without any emotion: "You are right. Do you have a specific candidate?"

Mi Bai heaved a sigh of relief, remembering Yves Saint Laurent's saying - Elegance is not in the clothes, but in the expression.It can be used to describe Qiuhe at this moment. She can show a moderate amount of pride in her dusty appearance. She seems to disdain to care about other people's eyes, and all her attention is focused on her work.

"We have to talk about the specifics. I think it's quite appropriate to be like ×××."

Another editor interjected: "XXX has been signed by Memory Square, and will not cooperate with us."

"That ××× book has been selling very well recently, so it's not bad to find her." "She's already the editor-in-chief of a new magazine."

"What about ××?"

"Although she is famous, she writes about martial arts, which is completely inconsistent with the style of our magazine. Not to mention whether she will agree to cooperate, even if she does, her fans will not like our magazine."

The representative of the marketing department listed all the first-line youth literature writers, and it turned out that they were either the editors-in-chief of other magazines, or their styles were different.This proposal had to be put on hold for the time being. In fact, their goal had already been achieved. After all, changing the editor-in-chief was not an easy task. If the sales volume did not improve in the future, there would be an excuse for the leaders—the editor-in-chief was not well-known.

After some meaningless discussions, the vice president who presided over the meeting asked Qiu He if he had any ideas. Qiu He got up and went around the venue, and sent two materials to everyone present, one with 4 pages and the other with 20 pages.

"The last page of Bo's copy is attached to the statistical data of the field survey of the newsstands near the middle and high schools in this area. Due to the limited manpower, we can only randomly select 100 samples, but I think this can already show at least the situation in this area. Market overview. Based on this sampling statistics, my team came up with this plan after discussion. The general plan mainly summarizes the general idea and urgent measures. The thick one contains the overall positioning of the magazine, Style positioning, column interpretation, cost budget, distribution budget, profit margin, gift style, and detailed planning of related book series. We welcome your corrections and improvements.” After finishing speaking, Qiu He looked around, and there was only rustling of paper rubbing and flipping left in the venue sound.She smiled silently at Mi Bai who was the only one looking up at her, and sat back upright.

[two]
The twilight covered the whole world outside the window like a hemispherical pot cover. The sun gradually changed from orange to orange. The clouds seemed to be standing still, but in fact they were rolling. Look again after a while, and a red light leaked from the gap.

Xue Tao pushed the door open, and the gloomy wind in the corridor poured into the bedroom, blowing over the light carpet that formed a window lattice shape on the ground.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Qiu He chatting on QQ, she was a little surprised: "You have QQ! Why don't you add me?"

"Living in a dormitory, you can talk with your mouth, why do you want QQ? Do you still want to video chat with me back to back?"

"You didn't add me when you didn't live in the same dormitory before. Add me. There's no harm in adding me." Qiu He couldn't resist her, so he added.Xue Tao has too many friends, Qiu He is invisible, and once added, he disappears.Xue Tao searched for a long time: "Is the profile picture of bean sprouts?"

"The author who wrote the serialized script is exhausting me every day. Why do you look so happy today?" And Qiu He didn't say that when he was in a good mood, he was nosy.

Xue Tao's tone was suddenly covered with the warm tone of the setting sun: "Sir Yang asked me to work part-time in his research institute."

"Who is Sir Yang?" "It's the history teacher I told you about last time, the one from Trafon, don't you remember?"

Qiu He held his head and recalled carefully, and there was such a person in his impression. According to Xue Tao's description: he was 5 minutes late for the first class, and Xue Tao was texting and chatting with someone when he appeared.He was wearing a thin black windbreaker and a black top hat, entered from the back door of the classroom, walked straight ahead, and the pages of books were flying when people passed by.At that time, Xue Tao raised his head when he heard the sound, only to see the back, he was so surprised that he didn't hold the phone steady, and he sighed in his heart: this courage - it's like the king is in the world!The gentleman turned around and sat down, put down the book and took off his hat, and opened his mouth to "sorry", but it was a gentle and deep Beijing accent.No matter how lofty and arrogant you are, you will be confused in an instant.

And after hearing Xue Tao finish the above words in a clear tone of Shanghai style, Qiu He had a picture of "Brother Qiang coming on stage" in his mind, although in this school, even the teachers who wear long gowns to class every day are not surprising, But she still suspects that Xue Tao has watched too many TV dramas.

"He..." Qiu He dropped the mouse, yawned lazily, and rubbed his eyes, "I remember, you can just say 'Yang Chrome's dad'. He knows about you and Yang Chrome gone?"

"How can I let him know? If he knows, he won't kill me, and blames me for seducing teenagers." "Yang Rue is only a few months younger than you, so it's not that exaggerated." The son is old, it must be the girl who seduced the boy with complicated schemes." "Don't worry, Yang Que's father didn't grow up in the same country as you, and he has nothing to do with your hometown. But the strange thing is that since he didn't Knowing about you and Yang Chrome, why did you suddenly ask you to go to the research institute? You are not a student of their department, but you just took his general elective course."

"Because he likes me." Qiu He was stunned by these words, and shivered: "Then you can still laugh? Why don't you try to get out as soon as possible. Now many girls go abroad to work for insurance research. You were sneaked by your mentor, you are a genius, why did you make yourself so miserable?"

"What a tragedy. As long as Sir Yang is willing, I will cry and let him dive. I don't like Yang Chrome. There are a lot of boys like Yang Chrome, and they are all over the street. Not even half of his father... Why are you looking at me like this? Only immature lolis covet beautiful boys, and then again, they can't appreciate mature men who are too high-end."

Qiu He was speechless to her, turned his eyes back to the computer screen, and began typing on the keyboard mechanically.Guo Shujie turned on the water and came back. Seeing everyone was there, she called out: "Xue Tao, Xue Tao, I have been looking for you for a day today. Do you have a good relationship with Chen Yan?" "The relationship is very good", and she doesn't know it yet. "What's the matter?"

"Ask her for me, if she wants to go to France for an exchange in our department. I really want to go, but I have never had a chance. I will graduate soon, and my family's conditions will not allow me to go abroad in the future, so the place to lead the team I applied. But according to rumors, the head of the department seems to want Qiu He or Chen Yan to go."

"Then why didn't you ask Qiu He first?" "I asked, but Qiu He said she wouldn't go."

Xue Tao glanced at Qiu He's back, and immediately understood that she must be the one who came up with the idea of ​​"Let Xue Tao ask Chen Yan", so he followed the trend and said, "Okay, let me find out her intentions for you."

[three]
The art department implements a tutor system, and both Chen Yan and Qiu He are direct students of the department head. After all, Chen Yan is Qiu He's senior sister. When both of them were together, the department head asked Chen Yan first. "I won't go, I have to work on my graduation thesis and graduation design." Chen Yan refused, and the department head asked Qiu He: "Do you want to go again?" Eight students form a team to shoot a short film to participate in the preliminary competition, and then go to the field to participate in the semi-finals, usually led by senior students.Since the schools in the three countries took turns hosting it, Chen Yan did not go anywhere in China when it was his turn. Qiu He went to Japan as a participating student last year.

"I won't go, but I have a good candidate to recommend. Do you remember Guo Shujie from our first class? She ranks first in grades and has a minor in French."

"Hey, that's pretty good, she's the only one. Qiuhe called her here." "Huh? Call her now?" "Hurry up, get someone fixed, so I can get a visa."

The dean of the department is impatient, but Qiu He did not expect that he would inform Guo Shujie immediately. After returning to the dormitory from the office, Qiu He was always depressed. Xue Tao wondered: "Didn't you support her to go to France?"

"I want her not to know so early, so as not to cause trouble in her heart." "How can it cause trouble?"

Qiu He let out a long breath, got up and went to the water dispenser to get a glass of water: "You don't know Chen Yan yet? How could she really refuse? She knows I won't go again, and the spot is definitely hers, just Deliberately refusing to make the director a headache for not being able to find a candidate, asking three times and four times, and then agreeing at the last minute, it seems like she is helping the director."

Xue Tao smiled: "You know so well, why don't you follow her wishes. It's not like you don't know the background of her family. If she really wants to fight against you, and her parents come forward in the end, she will definitely be able to To achieve her goal, although there is nothing you can't do in school, it's a different matter if the parents come forward. Why do you have to make trouble with her because of Guo Shujie? Guo Shujie is not someone like you."

"I know the background of her family, and I also know the background of Guo Shujie's family, that's why I did this. I just think it's better for me to settle this matter first, and then let her know, lest the person's mood go on a roller coaster."

"It's good if it's settled, but I'm afraid it won't be settled." Qiu He smiled sweetly: "I can handle it. Because Chen Yan won't care about me."

Chen Yan did not give up as expected.A few days later, several sophomore students said that they could not submit their entries on time because they had too much homework, and even asked the department head, "or I won't participate in this competition."

"Qiu He, what are these kids doing? I asked their tutors, but I didn't give them much homework."

"They have a good relationship with Senior Sister Chen Yan, and it was Senior Sister Chen Yan who asked them to say that." "Chen Yan... want to go again?" The head of the department glanced at Qiu He. "Well. But, you can't agree to her now. If you follow her and break the rules this time, and everyone will follow the same pattern in the future, it will be a mess."

His face darkened: "What do you want to do?" Qiu He sensed the impatience in his expression, and said along the way: "Let Guo Shujie go according to the original plan. Don't worry about the rest, just leave it to me, I will Just do their job and you should be fine."

"Then Chen Yan..." She seemed a little worried.

"Senior Sister, I will also tell her well, and I won't make things big. Don't worry."

The dean of the department laughed: "Aren't you usually deaf to things outside the window?" I think they should make sense."

Qiuhe's solution to the junior students was actually very simple. He called the eight of them to have a meal together.She sat in the main seat, and when she spoke, her eyes were fixed on the chopsticks on the table with her fingers, and she didn't even look at them: "I heard that you are too busy with your homework to finish the entry film, right? Tell me about your original division of labor."

A few students didn't know her intentions, so they reported the division of labor one by one, and felt a little embarrassed in front of Qiu He.

"Don't be so cautious. I just want to ask about the division of labor. In this way, whoever really doesn't have time to communicate, I can find another student with special skills to fill the gap. It's completely understandable that I can't spare time. Yes, the head of the department is not as narrow-minded as you think. I heard him say in the office today that it is enough to change people. So you don’t have to worry about it. If anyone has difficulties, just tell me now, it’s okay.” Qiu He spoke quickly Slowly, with a smile on his face, he scanned their faces one by one for the next few seconds of silence, stopping when he saw one of the girls.

"Your name is Feng Wen, right?" Feng Wen looked straight at Qiu He with a stubborn face, without any reaction.

"It's you who represent everyone to explain the situation to the head of the department, so don't you have time yourself?"

"Yes." Feng Wen had to bite the bullet and admit.

"Well, editing is indeed the most energy-intensive. Anyway, the material hasn't been shot yet, so you probably haven't started editing. You don't have to worry about it from tomorrow..."

"Sister Qiuhe, changing people now, the level may not be as good as Feng Wen's, and it would be bad if it affects the quality of the work." Her classmates helped intercede.

Qiu He said lightly: "If I don't change someone else, I'll cut it myself, which won't affect the quality. Who else among you can't spare the time?"

Several people looked at each other, but no one said anything.Although Qiu He is still an undergraduate student, he is already a teaching assistant in the editing professional course, and his level even surpasses that of the teacher.The basics of editing for freshmen are actually all taught by Qiu He, and the level is of course beyond doubt.What is even more astonishing is her determination to fight against Chen Yan.

(End of this chapter)