After reading "The Necklace" over and over again two or three times, Duan Qiao remembered his responsibilities and immediately sent a message to Deputy Editor Fang.
Within a minute, Duan Qiao saw that Deputy Editor Fang had not responded "for a long time", so he hurriedly stood up and walked to the Deputy Editor's office.
There are several associate editors of Provoking Literature, and they are responsible for various sections. Of course, it is impossible for each person to have an office.
However, the deputy editor's office is separate from the offices of ordinary editors. It's on the other side, and it only takes a minute to walk there.
When he found Fang Xingkai, Fang Xingkai was discussing the next issue's essay collection with another deputy editor. When he saw Duan Qiao coming, he turned sideways and asked, "What's the matter?"
Duan Qiao was a newly recruited intern editor, and there were no important tasks assigned to him in the agency. Fang Xingkai happened to be promoted to deputy editor, so he was asked to keep an eye on the "fifth-grade vegetative".
"Editor Fang, the fifth grade vegetative person has released a new book." Duan Qiao said.
"New book?" Fang Xingkai told the other deputy editor that he had something to do, and then turned to Duan Qiao, "Are you sure it's a new book published by a fifth-grade vegetative person?"
No wonder Fang Xingkai was suspicious. After all, Zhang Zhong's new book "Ten Little Indians" had just been serialized on the website and was still being edited. Of course he couldn't believe it when he was told that the new book was out.
"Of course I'm sure, I can only receive messages from him." Duan Qiao said.
Fang Xingkai nodded. Of course it was not that he didn't trust Duan Qiao. Even if Duan Qiao was a newcomer, he would not make such a low-level mistake, let alone lie to himself about it.
He just... really couldn't believe it.
"It's already been reviewed."
"Yes, it has been reviewed." In fact, Duan Qiao didn't review it at all. When he saw the update, he directly clicked "Approval", but there was no way he could tell Fang Xingkai about this.
"Okay, you go back first."
After Duan Qiao returned, Fang Xingkai hurriedly found Zhang Zhong's homepage on the website.
Sure enough... there is a new book "The Necklace" with a status of completed, with a total word count of 6025.
It was another short story, and Fang Xingkai breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was a short story, otherwise it would be difficult to imagine what kind of monster Zhang Zhong was.
After quickly reading the novel, Fang Xingkai turned around without hesitation and said to the deputy editor who had just been chatting with him, "Let's not worry about it. Isn't this manuscript here?"
"oh?"
Of course the deputy editor heard what Duan Qiao said just now. He stretched out his head and looked at Fang Xingkai's computer page, "Is the new book good?"
"More than good? You'll know after you see it for yourself."
"Looking back, I can't read many of the books here. Since you said it was good, it must be good. Besides, the quality of the previous articles by this fifth-grade vegetative person was very high." The deputy editor thought for a while and then said,
"But you still have to think about the essay solicitation. After all, he already has two books serialized in the book. Isn't it a little too rash for you to write another one?"
After listening to what he said, Fang Xingkai felt that it made sense, but the quality of this novel was so high, how could it not be published.
If we talk about delay, how long will it be delayed? It is estimated that Zhang Zhong’s two books will take a year to be serialized.
Moreover, Fang Xingkai always had a hunch that Zhang Zhong might have a new book coming soon, and it would be even more difficult to arrange it by then.
Fang Xingkai patted his forehead. Usually he was very worried about selecting manuscripts, but now it was better. There were already good works but he didn't know whether they should be included or not.
The worries of happiness are still worries after all.
Unable to make a decision, he knocked on the door of editor-in-chief Li Nan's office.
Li Nan was also very surprised when he learned that Zhang Zhong had published another short story.
"Is this guy so fast?" Li Nan was stunned for a moment and then added, "Writing so fast?"
As for whether the essay would be accepted, Li Nan knocked on the table for a while and finally decided, "Yes, why not? You can't be timid just because it is his work alone. Readers won't care who the work is, as long as they read it well."
Just the works will do.”
The editor-in-chief made the decision and the matter was settled. In the next issue, Zhang Zhong's new book "The Necklace" will have a place.
"Oh, by the way, let's ask Zhang Zhong if he can let our official Weibo forward this article."
Even if the article is first published on the Provoking Literature website, their website does not have the right to repost it on Weiyu without authorization. If you want to repost it, you must obtain Zhang Zhong’s authorization.
"I guess he will choose to post it himself first and then let us forward it." Fang Xingkai said with a smile. Although he didn't have much contact with Zhang Zhong, he did have some understanding of him.
"That's okay. You go and talk to him. Isn't there a new guy called Duan Qiao? Take care of him more. If you have anything to do in the future, let him do it. It will be easier for you. Now you are the deputy editor and you have your own
Things to do.”
"Okay, I understand."
…
Although it has only been two months since he first published a book on Provoking Literature, Zhang Zhong is no longer a newcomer. He already has a large fan base.
In just a few minutes after his new book "The Necklace" came out, the number of comments in the book review area has exceeded 100.
[Congratulations, you are so productive!]
[Finished work? Is it a short story? Forget it, some of you may want to see what else I choose.]
[As prolific as an online novel author.]
[Necklace? What are you writing about this time? I hope it is a suspense mystery novel. I am still stuck in the trap of "Ten Little Indians". 】
[I heard that this is the original author of "Chameleon"? 】
[The internet has just been connected to the house upstairs?]
[I also came here for sketches, but I have completed all the author’s works, hehe.]
[I haven’t read the book yet, so I want to read the comments first. The old guys in the comment section are very nice and nice, and...]
[@华夏民报Official whispers, come to life.]
…
It took about half an hour before the book review area was occupied by comments about the content of the work.
A 6,000-word novel can be read in just a few minutes.
Then they started having a heated discussion.
Regarding the protagonist Luo Zijun, it seems that readers have some different opinions.
Some people believe that Luo Zijun brought all this to her own fault, and that she ultimately paid the price because of her vanity. The purpose of this book is to use this character to satirize those vain people.
But some people think that although Luo Zijun was vain, her life changed the moment the necklace was lost, and everyone can see other things in her heart, such as kindness, honesty, and simplicity.
At least, she is also a trustworthy person.
This group of people believe that although the loss of the necklace seemed to harm Luo Zijun on the surface, in fact it was the loss of the necklace that made Luo Zijun abandon those flashy fantasies and return to become a hard-working, thrifty person.