Culture Conquers Foreign Worlds

Early in the morning, Pulan, who came to the publishing house, saw his colleagues gathered around the desk of the senior reviewer Motley Evelyn, exclaiming and talking quietly, turning the open office into a bazaar. . Pulan's face changed slightly. He knew what the reviewers were doing. The publishing house was about to publish a list of novels that won the Leonard Award. For this, it was necessary to refer to the opinions of reviewers and to count the popularity of the novel.

　　 Currently, publishers do not have a detailed method to count the popularity of novels. The simplest and rude model is to count the number of reader feedback to determine the popularity of novels.

　　 "Has the number of readers' comments on novels been counted? Let me see." Pulan squeezed in, and as expected, he saw a form posted on Motley's desk, but he did not see him.

　　 A reviewer slapped him on the shoulder enviously and said, "Pulan, you lucky guy, the novel you are responsible for won the first place in the reader's popularity ranking. I really should celebrate!"

　　 there is also a reviewer who praised: "I knew that "The Earl of Monte Cristo" is a peculiar and wonderful novel. I can't wait to see the story of the Earl's revenge."

"Hey~ my poor Mercedes, she is so beautiful and kind, even though Edmond was imprisoned for more than ten years, she has been taking care of his father until he died, oh~ I wish I could see her and The protagonist reunites."

"I can't assume that I have never heard this sentence. The heroine of this novel is not Melcedes. Although she is very good as a woman, she is married to Edmond's enemy. I prefer Haidée. , With a noble background, the portrayal of her in the novel is great!"

　　 "Don't be silly, Haidée is just an instrument of revenge for the Earl. When the Earl was in prison, Mercedes gave him the motivation to live."

　　 "Hey! That's Father Faria's credit. He is the hope of saving the hero from the prison."

　　 The reviewers quarreled fiercely with red necks, and they were arguing about the content of the works that they were not responsible for, although they each had their own specific works.

　　 Pulan finally squeezed into the crowd, and turned his head to look hard at the data displayed on the table.

　　" "The Count of Monte Cristo": 1,223 readers' opinions.

　　 "Wild Rose": 989 reader opinions.

　　 "His Daughter": 746 reader opinions.

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　　 First place!

　　 Pulan felt relieved of course, and couldn't help but smile. "The Count of Monte Cristo" has not been advertised since the series of "Leonard Publishing Novel Collection". The novels and newspapers of Leonard Publishing have almost all promoted the work "Wild Rose". He knew that "Wild Rose" The author of "is a member of the Elroy family, and this call for papers is just to highlight his talent and to please him.

The third-ranked work "His Daughter" Pulan has also seen it. The author should be a talented woman. There is no gorgeous rhetoric and fierce conflict plot, but a whole novel can give feedback to a woman facing the current social environment. strong.

But all of these are inferior to "The Earl of Monte Cristo", with peculiar writing, interesting and rich plot, deep and straightforward truth, until the hero Edmund met Father Faria, the popularity of the novel suddenly skyrocketed, and the hero gained a treasure. And the revenge plot has attracted countless attention, including the reviewers who are very much looking forward to the completion of the revenge of the Count of Monte Cristo. This may not be a noble work, but it is a masterpiece that can move people's hearts and applaud it!

Recalling the first time he met Harvey Adrian, Puland was a little bit emotional. Who would have thought that a famous **** could create such a wonderful work, of course, now his impression of Harvey has completely changed. .

After a brief period of joy, Puran fell into a distressed situation again. The number of readers' feedback for "The Earl of Monte Cristo" is to add the bargaining chip to win the Leonard Award. If this is a formal call for papers, "Christ "Earl of Mountain" will undoubtedly become the most brilliant pearl.

　　The decision-making power is still in the hands of the top executives of the publishing house, and even a word of them can change the statistical results.

Pulan gritted his teeth secretly, and now the situation is very good. He does not want the "Count of Monte Cristo" that he is responsible for to be surpassed by a mediocre work. Out of his heart as a reviewer and out of the reader's love for words, he will What must be done.

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In the afternoon, Pulan came to the front of an independent office of the publishing house. The door sign hung on the wooden door showed the name of the owner of this office, Belocer Leonard, a member of Leonard’s core family, and was directly responsible for this call for papers. All things about the event.

　　 knocked on the door and went in. Puland saw a middle-aged man with a double beard. His skin was well maintained and his hair was well managed. The first impression was that he was orderly. He glanced indifferently at Pulan who walked in and continued to work, waiting for Pulan's report.

　　 Pulan quietly took a breath and calmed down, and stood in front of him and bowed to salute: "Dear Mr. Leonard, do you know if you are free now? I would like to make a few comments about this call for papers."

　　 "Oh?" Belocer was finally willing to put down his work, and stretched out his hand with Erlang's legs to beckon him to continue.

　　 "Mr. Leonard, I know the original intention of this call for manuscripts, but you should know that an unexpected and outstanding work appeared in this call for manuscripts, which is the novel "Count of Monte Cristo" that I am now responsible for."

　　 Bellock nodded: "Ah, that's the work of Harvey Adrian, it's really good."

Hearing his praise, Pulan was overjoyed and said in a hot tone: "Yes, sir, the number of reader feedback counted by Mr. Evelyn is precisely this work that won the first place with an amazing number of 1223 comments. This is undoubtedly a masterpiece. It is very popular with readers. Many friends I know and other reviewers praised this work. I was thinking, why don’t we seize this opportunity, it is worthy of our publication Works that the society values."

　　 Bellocer stared at Prowlan, folded his hands together and thought: "Do you mean you want this novel to win the Leonard Award and the chance to be officially published?"

The novels that won the Leonard Award in this call for contributions not only have a rich bonus, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com can also get the opportunity to be officially published by Leonard Publishing. The novel will be printed into hardcover books and then promoted to Nationwide, so many well-known writers in El Roy wanted to wade in this muddy water.

　　 "Yes, sir." Pulan replied affirmatively.

　　 Belocer calmly added: "Even if its author is just an obscure nobleman?"

Pulan thought for a moment, and nodded without fail: "Literature has no distinction between high and low, this is not from my selfish intention. Mr. Leonard, maybe we can consider giving this essay a two-person award, "Wild Rose" and " "The Count of Monte Cristo" was both selected."

　　 This is the best compromise he can think of.

　　 Belloker looked at him blankly and said, "The winner of this call for papers has been decided from the beginning, and there is no such thing as a tie for awards."

　　 "But "The Count of Monte Cristo" deserves an award." Pulan stepped forward with a firm tone.

Belocer looked at him with disappointed eyes, knocked his fingers on the desk and asked, "Garcia, don't you understand? The author of "Wild Rose" is the second son of the Elroy family. How important is his identity? It’s already too many works. Your idea is good and it is in the interest of our publishing house. But the approach is too ambiguous. The most basic skill to survive in the social world is to stand in line. "And "Wild Rose" are tied for awards. What do you think the outside world will think, and how will the second son of the Elroy family feel? It is precisely because "Count of Monte Cristo" is so much better than "Wild Rose" that we Can’t take it out."

　　 "Not only cannot the Count of Monte Cristo be awarded the prize, but it must also fade out of the reader's field of vision, at least until "Wild Rose" has not been out of sight."