Chapter 60: Chapter 57: Dare to Quote a Price?_i
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âWhat is this?â
YangFeng asked Chu Kuang via a text message.
Only after having his meal did Lin Yuan see the message and he replied, âIsnât it the article you guys commissioned from your company? The commissionerâs name is Yu Rong, and they claimed to be the editor-in-chief of Fun Reads magazine. Did 1 fall for a scam?â
Lin Yuan felt slightly relieved.
Fortunately, he was quick-witted enough to send his article to YangFeng at Silver Blue Books, who was in charge of King of the Net. If that person, claiming to be Yu Rong, wasnât from Silver Blue Books, Lin Yuan wouldnât have lost anything.
âHe isnât a scammer.â
YangFeng replied with a mixed expression.
Seeing that Chu Kuang didnât respond further, YangFeng abruptly stood up from his seat and made a call to the editor-in-chief, âEditor-in-chief, you must step in this time. Yu Rong dared to commission a manuscript from Chu Kuang behind our backs!â
âWhat?â
The editor-in-chief on the other end of the phone sounded angry, âAlways guard against outsiders, but itâs hard to prevent a traitor. Yu Rong dared to commission Chu Kuang behind the back of our Youth Fantasy Department. Does he even take us seriously? Iâm at the company, Iâm going over to the magazine department to settle this!â
Many companies had started the New Year holiday.
Even during the holidays, there were people on duty at Silver Blue Books. Those who had to work were locals from Su City, and their salaries were five times the regular pay. Despite the heavy workload, many were willing to work during the New Yearâs holiday.
After hanging up the phone.
The editor-in-chief of the Youth Fantasy Department, 01ⲠXiong, went straight to the magazine department. He spotted the director of the magazine department, Yu Rong, almost immediately: âOld Yu, arenât you guys being a bit underhanded, commissioning manuscripts from Chu Kuang behind our backs?â
â01ⲠXiong, those are harsh words.â
From the moment Chu Kuang said he sent the manuscript to YangFeng, Yu Rong knew something was off. Therefore, he had mentally prepared himself. â1 was just about to inform you guys. Coincidentally, youâre here. Sit down and have some tea. Weâre all colleagues.â
âDonât play dumb.â
Despite the odd looks from nearby employees, 01ⲠXiong tersely responded: âChu Kuangâs âKing of the Netâ provides us with a hundred thousand words every month. Thereâs no need for me to explain how high the sales volume is. Now youâre asking him to write more, isnât this going to affect his creation?â
âI canât be blamed for this.â
Yu Rong was also getting anxious: âEven if I donât commission Chu Kuang, he would still publish short stories on the Tribe platform. I have high hopes for the quality of his short stories. Instead of posting them for free on the Tribe platform, why not publish them in our âFun Readsâ? Itâs one of our companyâs top magazines.â
âItâs a fleeting interest.â
01ⲠXiongâs anger flared up even more: âBut youâre encouraging his interest in writing short stories. People only have so much energy. After writing the short stories for your magazine, how much energy does he have left to update âKing of the Netâ?â
âHeâs volunteering.â
Yu Rong coughed once.
He should have informed in advance about such matters, but Yu Rong knew that 01ⲠXiong, in order to ensure the stable update of âKing of the Netâ, probably wouldnât agree, which is why he took the âforgiveness is easier to get than permissionâ approach. However, it ended up backfiring.
âAre you deliberately poaching?â
âHow can it be called poaching when weâre in the same company?â
âYouâre just jealous of our performance!â
â01ⲠXiong, thatâs going too far.â
Both editors were genuinely angry this time, arguing in front of their staff. It wasnât until someone called over the executive editor that both sides cooled down a bit, but even the executive editor held his head in his hands, âStop shouting for a moment, let me look at the manuscript.â
Quickly, YangFeng sent the manuscript to the executive editor.
The manuscript was titled The Gift of the Magi, which was only about three thousand words, so the executive editor could finish reading it quickly.
However, what surprised 01ⲠXiong and Yu Rong wasâŚ
The executive editor, after reading the manuscript, stayed unusually silent.
Upon closer inspection.
Both were stunned.
Because the always serious and authoritative executive editor now had red-rimmed eyes and even carefully wiped away a tear.
Did the executive editor cry from anger?
Both of them were startled.
Yu Rong nervously said, âWhatâs wrong, executive editor? Itâs the New Year. We had a small disagreement. You donât have to be this upset.â
âExactly.â
01ⲠXiong no longer had the gall to argue, âSince Chu Kuang agreed to it, I wonât say anything else. Seeing as he dared to accept the task shows heâs confident he can handle both.â
Both of them had never seen the executive editor like this before.
Without acknowledging the two, the executive editor with red-rimmed eyes got up and made a phone call with a slightly hoarse voice, âImmediately book me a flight home, I want the earliest one.â
âExecutive editorâŚâ
Now 01ⲠXiong and Yu Rong were genuinely panicked.
The executive editor was originally supposed to stay for the New Year and not return home. But now, just because of their small argument, he ended up crying from anger!
Heâs not even planning on doing his work!
The executive editor said as he glanced at the two of them with his red-rimmed eyes, âDo you know how hard it was for me when I first started my business?â
âHuh?â
The executive editor ignored their confusion and continued, âI remember during the hardest times, my wife and I could go a day with just plain water and bread. Later, my wife found a job cleaning at the school cafeteria, so every day at noon, 1 would go to the school cafeteria under the pretext of seeing her, and scrounge for food. The taste of soaking in free soup was truly fragrant.â 01ⲠXiong instinctively asked, âWhat happened after?â
The executive editor subtly smiled, âLater, my wife moved into a luxurious villa and tasted all kinds of delicacies???? however, she has to take care of my
parents in that villa. When she eats the delicacies, she usually eats alone would you say we were happier before or now? Itâs New Year. I miss my wife. I need to spend time with my family. As for those of you from here, 1â11 have to trouble you to work a bit harder. Iâm counting on you.â
After finishing, the executive editor gave a slight bow and then turned to leave.
Yu Rong called out in shock, âExecutive editorâŚâ
The executive editor suddenly stopped, âHm, by the way, get me an autograph from Teacher Chu Kuang. Tell him that I am a fan of his books.â
This time, the executive editor really left.
But 01ⲠXiong and Yu Rong seemed to realize that the catalyst for this incident was not just their conflict.
Because for the first time in all his years at Silver Blue Books, the executive editor publicly admitted that he was a fan of a certain author at his company.
A novel!
It was the novel!
The two of them quickly came back to their senses, not arguing any longer, and each let YangFeng send them a copy of The Gift of the Magi.
This might be the source of the executive editorâs change of heart.
After 01ⲠXiong left.
Yu Rong couldnât wait to start reading The Gift of the Magi. He wanted to see what was written in the novel that made the executive editor even abandon his work.
The novel was short.
While reading the book, Yu Rong had no particular reaction.
But when he reached the end of the novel, Yu Rong was stunned. He couldnât help but clutch at his temples and cry out in pain:
âAh!â
Now he completely understood the executive editorâs strange behavior. The power of the text was terrifying. People who have had similar experiences often read other peopleâs stories and shed their own tears, especially when faced with such a stunning ending in the novel The Gift of the Magi!
âBoss, whatâs wrong?â
One of the employees couldnât help but ask.
Yu Rong slumped in his chair, âChu Kuang told me to quote a price after I finished readingâŚ. how can I dare to quote a price for such a novelâŚâ
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