The editor-in-chief said: "It is normal for authors to choose between various magazines. We are not a feudal autocracy and do not engage in personal dependence. But you have to know that "Ancient City" is a magazine of the same level as our magazine. They put this

If the manuscript is rejected, there must be a reason."

Editor Shen asked: "What's the reason?"

The editor-in-chief shook his head. It is difficult to spread the news about rejection of a manuscript, and it is taboo in the field of literary magazines. To know this news is already out of line.

Editor-in-chief Shen said: "I have been working as an editor for 20 years, and I have experienced several rejection incidents. Many later masterpieces have been rejected. The ending is not good for the editor or the author, let alone there is still a way forward.

Haruka and "The Ordinary World" have a tragic ending.

"Editor-in-chief, no matter whether others reject the manuscript or not, if we also reject it, it will be equivalent to the manuscript being rejected by both the first publisher and our magazine. If word spreads, the author will still have this manuscript.

The blow will be quite heavy and may even be buried. Think about it, this is a 600,000-word manuscript, how much effort did the author put into it?"

The editor-in-chief was a little impatient: "You are an idealist. You always naively want to be good to you, me, and everyone. But the reality is that this manuscript was first submitted to "Ancient City" and then rejected. You

I sincerely want to accept it, but I haven’t even finished it yet, so you should also consider the impact!”

Editor-in-chief Shen said: "I don't know what impact it will have. I only know that if we don't accept this manuscript and repeat what happened to "The Ordinary World" back then, it will be very bad."

The editor-in-chief said: "Who would want to repeat the tragedy of Lu Yao? Who didn't know that rejection would be a big blow to the author? But can the newcomer editor be blamed for the tragedy of that year? Rejection is the right of every editor, which writer

The manuscript was not rejected? Did Lu Yao suffer a blow after the manuscript was rejected? Is there any reason of his own?"

Editor-in-Chief Shen couldn't bear it anymore: "But the reason for our rejection should not be that 'The Ancient City' has also been rejected'! Then we might as well stop reviewing the manuscript and leave it to the editor of 'The Ancient City' for review!"

The editor-in-chief slammed the table angrily: "Shen Minxing, you have exceeded the rules!"

After scolding him, he felt a little rude and lowered his voice: "I didn't say we were going to withdraw. I said, take the manuscript back first, don't let too many people review it, don't expand the influence, this is better for us, and it's better for the author.

It’s also better, understand?”

Editor-in-Chief Shen apologized with a livid face, turned around and left the editor-in-chief's office. After walking far away, he shook his head and said to Yang Yin: "That's ridiculous."

Yang Yin lowered his head and said: "Every magazine will refer to the rejection status of other magazines when accepting manuscripts. This can be regarded as a common practice."

Editor Shen turned to look at him: "This has always been the case, is it right?"

Yang Yin was speechless.

Editor-in-chief Shen added: "It sounds grand, but in fact, it's just that everyone is a magazine of the same level. If you return something you don't want, I will accept it, which makes me lose face. This idea is ridiculous."

Yang Yin said: "No one dares to say that."

"Yeah, I'm embarrassed to talk about it on the stage, but everyone does it. Don't you think it's ridiculous?"

…

"I have lived in a scholarly family since I was a child, and the people in my family are all famous writers and seniors. This is not my own choice, but my helplessness. So I have no choice but to get to know many writers and editors. Many well-known magazines, such as "

"Modern" and "September", I call their editors uncle and uncle, so, you know, I can always know some news as quickly as possible."

Shi Shuqiu shrugged at Wang Zixu, as if to mean, so what if I know that your manuscript has been rejected?

Wang Zixu really couldn't do anything. He lowered his head and said: "Your helplessness is other people's dream."

At this time, the offering was being made. Chen Qingluo stared at the cards in her hand for a long time. When she heard this, she raised her eyebrows and picked out a card and handed it to him.

Zhao Peilin said in surprise: "Is this also a hint?" Then he turned to Chen Qingluo: "Have you surrendered to the enemy?"

Chen Qingluo said: "It's simply ridiculous and not worth refuting. The questioning failed. I have one more card."

"I object!" Xiao Mengyin immediately slapped the table, "How can your team have such a rule!"

"Oh, it turns out we are on the same team."

Shi Shuqiu asked again: "After your manuscript was rejected, where did you submit it?"

Wang Zixu and Zhao Peilin looked at each other and kept silent in a tacit understanding, but Xiao Mengyin on the side said for him: ""Yangtze River"."

Shi Shuqiu slapped his leg: "Oh, 80% of them will also be withdrawn."

Wang Zixu suddenly came up with the idea of ​​strangling him to death, so he used Xiao Mengyin's neck ring.

Shi Shuqiu said: "Let me state in advance that I am not trying to cause trouble, lest you misunderstand me in the future and blame me for causing trouble. "Yangtze River" and "Gucheng" are magazines in the same series, and they have a lot of exchanges with each other. Your manuscript has just been rejected by "Gucheng"

, if "Yangtze River" knows about it, I'm afraid it will also withdraw."

Zhao Peilin stared: "Why is this?"

"There is no reason. This is the custom. You can understand it as an unspoken rule." Shi Shuqiu took a sip of tea.

"Why is there such an unspoken rule?"

"Of course there is a reason. I don't know the specific reason, but there must be a reason."

After Shi Shuqiu finished speaking, he looked at Wang Zixu and shook his head: "What a pity."

"It doesn't matter if you quit and re-invest."

After Wang Zixu said this, he threw a bomb on the table, and Chen Qingluo was shaken by the bomb again.

Shi Shuqiu narrowed his eyes and smiled: "You are open-minded. Okay, I thought you liked to show off before, but I am narrow-minded. You also have a scholarly side. What happened at the wine table last time has passed, and we can't fight without it."

We got to know each other and reconciled."

Wang Zixu held the cards in both hands, looked at the hand he extended, and began to doubt: Was the scandal about the rejection of "The Ancient City" a personal act of Shi Tonghe's or his idea? Did he know about it? Did he not know about the rejection?

How much trouble has it caused to myself, or does he not care at all? Does the hand he stretched out really want to reconcile, or does it mean a bit of charity?

Regardless, he felt slightly sick.

"Sorry, you shouldn't offer to settle when a player is playing poker."

The smile on Shi Shuqiu's face gradually disappeared.

"Then if your manuscript is rejected, where will you submit it next time?" Shi Shuqiu asked pretending to be casual.

No one spoke, and there was silence at the table.

Zhao Peilin secretly raised his eyes to look at Wang Zixu and Shi Shuqiu. Even though he was so careless, he realized something was wrong at this time.

In the silence, Chen Qingluo suddenly spoke up: "Vote for "Get"."

"Oh!" Shi Shuqiu's eyes widened in surprise, "Sister, do you know what level of magazine "Get" is?"

"I know."

Shi Shuqiu said: "Then you still want to vote for "Get"? "The Ancient City" has been rejected, so how can you get it?"

"Because I said it." Chen Qingluo said.
Chapter completed!