At around eight o'clock in the morning, the subway has already started its morning rush hour.
Li Xingruo got on the train early and there was still room to sit. By the time he got off the train, the carriage was already crowded with people.
Looking at the station prompts above, she stood up from her seat when she was almost at the station, and moved slowly through the crowd of people in the carriage to the door.
The car door opened, and even though people got out first and then went up, when it was about to close, the people outside who had not yet boarded the car started to squeeze in chaotically. The little girl was caught in the crowd, holding the handbag in her chest with both hands, and was
The crowd was so packed that their feet could hardly touch the ground.
Fortunately, she was allowed to squeeze out of the car before the last two seconds of closing the door. Otherwise, as soon as the door closed, she would have been forced to run to the next station and then sit back. She had experienced such stupid things, so the social animals were getting up and down.
When driving a car, put aside your reserve and live a calm and elegant life until you become a capitalist!
Li Xingruo finally left the subway station. The morning sun had already risen, and it felt warm and comfortable on his body.
When I was studying, I still didn’t understand why most people in the subway always looked lifeless. Now think about it, I need to commute early every morning, repeat boring work day after day, and may be burdened with
It’s amazing to be able to survive with a heavy mortgage!
I hope that I will not become one of the bald girls at such a young age...
Li Xingruo took out his cell phone and looked at the time, eight twenty.
Li Xingruo was a little excited. Usually he could only see the legends of great gods, but he didn't expect that after becoming an editor, he would have the opportunity to meet them!
Fortunately, we didn't have to wait too long. At 8:49, the girl at the front desk hurried over and opened the door.
As time went by, there were a few more people waiting at the door of the company, but Li Xingruo was not familiar with them. The three or five people were chatting together, while she stood on the other side, looking a little lonely.
Everyone spoke in a low voice and looked like chickens. Any veteran of the company could intimidate a few of them.
This is the branch office. After this week, she went to work at the head office. The branch office is mainly where the operation department and channel department work. The editorial department is not here.
The warm sunshine in the February morning fell on her soft hair, casting a beautiful halo.
"Intern! Come here and help decorate the conference room! Let two boys go to the warehouse to move two boxes of mineral water. If there are not enough tables and chairs, go inside and put a bottle of water and a pen and paper on each seat. You guys will be waiting for me later.
Just sit in the back row and listen, and remember to take notes. I will check your notes at the end of the week."
"What about you, Zhu Hui?"
Take the elevator up to the ninth floor and arrive in front of the company. At a glance, you can see the front desk and company name behind the glass door, as well as various certificates, qualifications and other promotional materials in the cabinet next to it.
"Ask my uncle to help you stamp it."
Li Xingruo didn't need to check in with them, but he still needed to sign in at the front desk, write down his name, department, and the time he arrived at the company. He also had to sign in again when he got off work.
"Ah?" Li Xingruo was stunned.
In the final analysis, she does not lack basic literary skills, or her basic skills are stronger than most authors, but after all, she is just a student who has not been out of society. What she lacks is the most realistic understanding of the market. Once she gets the hang of it, she might be able to
Can your dream come true?
Internet literature has been developing for so many years, and there are many examples of people who spent several years working on it, and millions of words went unnoticed, but once they got the idea, they soared into the sky.
Following the navigation, Li Xingruo turned around and walked back along the road.
Li Xingruo didn't have the nerve to tell her that she was almost late yesterday because she couldn't find the company in the park. After all, it seemed too stupid. She had to be strong all her life and would never allow such an impression to be left on new friends.
"Hey Zhu Hui, I heard today that the great guy from the female channel came to give a lecture to the writers class, right?"
"Yesterday at noon, he didn't know where to go for dinner. He came back to the company after two o'clock. Then the editor-in-chief told him, and he quarreled with the editor-in-chief, and then the editor-in-chief asked him to go back."
Zhu Hui's voice became even lower: "Don't you know, he left yesterday."
"Seen!"
It's a pity that, without exception, all the books she submitted were rejected. Oh no, not even sold out. After all, she couldn't pass the simplest signing contract.
On his second day at work, Li Xingruo felt the cruelty of the workplace. The colleagues he greeted yesterday were all gone today, which was really sad.
This is not because she is not good at writing. After all, the biggest difference between online novels and traditional literature is that online novels serve the market. When the editor rejected the manuscript, he would reply to her and think more about the market before trying again.
"It would be faster if there was no traffic jam today..."
Then I opened the navigation again. Even though I had already walked through it yesterday, I still tried to be more cautious and not show off.
"I'm just telling you, at least take a photo with a few great people first, so you can brag to your classmates when you go back."
"Hey, Xingruo, you came so early today."
Li Xingruo looked at the several interns around him and saw that a certain seat that was still occupied yesterday was vacant, so he asked Zhu Hui in a low voice: "I remember that there was another intern in that seat, but he didn't come today?"
Being an intern editor was not actually Li Xingruo's original idea. She is a student in the Department of Literature at Soochow University. Needless to say, she loves literature and has been very interested in online novels since she was in junior high school.
Some are eating breakfast, some are chatting, some are busy catching up on tasks, some are filling cups with water...
When she was still in college, she actually wanted to be a writer. While others were in love, she was reading and writing, and she also submitted several books to the website.
The girl who spoke is named Zhu Hui. Like Li Xingruo, she is an intern in the editorial department. After her studies are over, she will go back to work with her in the editorial department of the head office next week.
Li Xingruo didn't have the nerve to tell Zhu Hui the truth because he was afraid of being laughed at. He usually told others that he wanted to be a great writer or something, and there was a high probability that he would be laughed at, right?
[Seventeen minutes walk]
Everyone seemed to have something to do, but she didn't know what to do, and the leader didn't assign any tasks, which made Li Xingruo feel a little flustered.
【Start navigation】
"Zhu Hui, you really don't want to do this anymore? If you are in this business, the company is actually okay..."
"...So that's what it is."
Because the branch happened to have a training class for its writers this week, and the editor-in-chief would also come to train some editing courses, including how to explore potential works, analyze popular trends in works, and how to control the content and plot direction of works. The editor-in-chief thought for a while and simply
Let Li Xingruo and several interns come and listen to the class together for a few days.
"I was shocked. I thought you really quit."
After signing in, Li Xingruo came to her temporary workstation. It was in the corner of the office and the desktop was empty. She had nothing to do. She wiped the table with a tissue, took out her laptop and put it on the desktop, and then looked at the office
Other colleagues were in a daze, looking at what they were doing at work.
Several colleagues from the branch who were waiting at the door followed them in and punched in using facial recognition on the attendance machine at the door.
A few interns have temporary workstations here, but the others are from male videos, and they didn't get together when chatting.
Finally, it was almost nine o'clock, almost everyone in the office had arrived, and a girl's voice sounded beside her.
I arrived a little early today, it's only 8:40, and the company door hasn't even opened yet.
"Then, what about the internship?"
Li Xingruo likes to bask in the sun. Whenever she feels confused and cannot recognize the way out, she will sit in the sun and bask in her musty mood. She can grow to such a big size safely without being abducted into the ravine.
What a blessing.
But the development of science and technology has also given ordinary people a chance to rise up the social ladder. For example, some students in their school have become well-known anchors. However, Li Xingruo has no talent and can only dream that one day he can become a great writer. Electronic subscriptions are rising rapidly.
, the physical book is printed, and the peripheral works are sold, then you can become a little rich woman.
"Hey, Xingruo, why did you want to be an editor?"
"Yes, have you read her book?"
"I failed other interviews, so I had to come here first. However, the salary as an editor is not high. If you want to do it for a long time, you have to think carefully."
Okay, Li Xingruo also figured it out. When it comes to internship and job hunting, he can no longer code without stress like when he was studying. Since I can't be your author, then I will be your colleague.
Got it!
As long as I break into the editorial department and become one of the first people to come into contact with the market, I will work hard for half a year and leave the company, and that will be the day when I, Li Xingruo, will become a great writer! Hum!
With such ambitious expectations, Li Xingruo participated in the company's campus recruitment interview. With her excellent academic performance, extensive reading of online novels and basic literary skills, she successfully penetrated into the enemy's interior, but failed to become an author under the banner.
, but became an intern editor.
Li Xingruo was a little worried, probably because he was afraid that the only colleague he could talk to was gone.
Among the several interns, she and Zhu Hui were the only ones in the women's video editorial department, and they were both newcomers, so they were quite close. They were the few colleagues in the company who could talk to each other.
Li Xingruo didn't have the key either, so he had to stand in the corridor and wait.
"Haha, we are editors now, so it shouldn't be difficult to get a signature."
"The salary is extremely low. I can't even pay the rent and eat. I don't know what to do at work. If I get scolded, I don't want to work anymore." Zhu Hui complained in a low voice.
"... I just had a casual interview, and after passing it, I came."
She opened her canvas handbag: "I even brought one of her books here, but I just don't know how to get her to sign it for me."
While we were chatting, the leader’s voice came from not far away:
In today's society, you can never make a fortune simply by working hard. And for people from ordinary families, starting a business is empty talk without the accumulation of capital.
Zhu Hui also pulled out the chair and sat down next to her.
After arriving at the park smoothly, today was not as embarrassing as yesterday. He also arrived at the office building where the company was located smoothly. Li Xingruo felt very good.
"I'm going to be a coolie again..."
"At least I can skip the class. I think the content taught in these two days is very good."
"How optimistic, Xingruo."
Zhu Hui sighed, not knowing where Li Xingruo got so much energy from his body.