After dreaming of getting rich, I dressed up as a collapsed idol

"Children's Literature" magazine is one of the affiliated institutions of China Children's News Publishing House.

The publishing house is mainly responsible for various cultural contents for young people.

In addition to magazines and periodicals, there are also children's books and audio-visual products.

They helped produce many of the early programs on CCTV Children’s Channel, which are childhood memories for many people.

"Children's Literature" belongs to the upstream chain in this huge organization and is responsible for producing high-quality content. Therefore, even at the moment when magazine sales are sluggish, it still has a pivotal position.

This can be seen from the fact that the magazine occupies an entire floor of the office building.

Yang Xiuxiu still came ten minutes earlier than usual and first wiped all the tabletops.

I then watered the green plants in the office one by one, and only after finishing all this did I make myself a cup of tea.

After a while, colleagues came in one after another.

"Xiao Yang, you're still so diligent. You've made us all feel embarrassed."

The first person to come in was Chu Hongmei, the older sister of the magazine, who was almost fifty years old this year.

The fact that she is still working as an editor at such an old age is largely due to her limited professional abilities.

As for why he hasn't been fired despite his lack of ability, there's no need to elaborate.

Relying on her age and seniority, Chu Hongmei likes to give orders.

It must begin with "my time" and end with "young people today".

Not long after Yang Xiuxiu graduated from university and joined a magazine, she started as an editor.

Chu Hongmei, as a veteran, naturally couldn't stand it and often made things difficult for her.

The first words he said upon entering the door were a bit sarcastic.

Yang Xiuxiu was used to that peaceful smile.

"I'm a newcomer, so I should do more work."

"What you said, tsk tsk."

Chu Hongmei walked to her desk, put down her bag, and ran a finger across the table.

After taking a look, his expression became a little unhappy.

"Xiao Yang, did you not wash the rag clean? Look how dirty it is."

As he said this, he showed his finger to everyone.

"So young people nowadays are good at pretentious projects. If you don't want to clean, you don't have to, and no one forces you. But if you do it, you have to do it well."

"Okay, okay, it's not a big deal. There's no need to make such a big deal out of it."

The good guy Qian Youxin came over to smooth things over.

He is also an old veteran. He is less than 40 years old this year, but his hair has entered the old age stage early.

So I take good care of the little hair I have left.

Chu Hongmei glared and was about to give a long speech.

Editor-in-chief Wang Weimin walked in.

"Everyone seems to be in high spirits. I have an announcement to make."

He clapped his hands and called all the editors over.

"Everyone knows that the rise of the internet has had a huge impact on the traditional publishing industry. Readers' reading habits are changing. Our children's literature is primarily aimed at children aged 5-15, so the situation is relatively better."

"But it is an indisputable fact that the quality of articles has declined in the past two years."

"Whether it's traditional or the internet, in the cultural industry, content is king."

"Yesterday, the publishing company's senior management held a meeting. Market research shows that our subscriptions this quarter have dropped another 0.6 percentage points compared to the previous quarter."

"The higher-ups believe that children's literature has reached a point where it must change, and have decided to open a brand new column to publish a series of high-quality fairy tales."

"At the same time, we will introduce several emerging writers around this column."

"The next issue will be a trial run, so our editorial department has a heavy responsibility. In the next two days, please submit more articles. If you think the content is good, please come to me."

"Okay, that's the situation. Time is tight and the task is heavy. Everyone, please pay attention."

As soon as Wang Weimin finished speaking, Chu Hongmei immediately joined in as if she was ready.

"Editor-in-Chief Wang is right. No one should fall behind. My young writer Qiu Ji just recently sent me two new stories. This young man is quite talented. I'll give him some guidance later."

Wang Weimin smiled politely.

He is the one who knows Chu Hongmei and the people behind her best in the entire magazine.

But his own rank and status were not low, so he had no special feelings about it and just treated it as a freeloader.

After giving everyone some encouragement, he returned to the office.

A group of editors were chatting about what had just happened, lamenting that they had to work overtime again.

Yang Xiuxiu took out her homework book from her bag and watched Chu Hongmei enter the main office.

When she heard about the boutique column, the Rising Star Writer Program, the first thing she thought of was Lu Qingfeng and the manuscript in her hand.

However, she is the only one who has read the manuscript so far, although she believes in her own ability to appreciate it.

But after all, I have just been an editor for a short time, and I still lack a little confidence.

Although Editor-in-Chief Wang has said that if you have a good manuscript, you can go to him directly.

But she still wanted to find someone to take another look.

With this in mind, she went straight to Qian Youxin.

Hearing the purpose of Yang Xiuxiu's visit, Lao Qian did not refuse and said with a smile.

"Okay, send it to the email."

"I brought it directly."

Yang Xiuxiu put the notebook in front of him.

Old Qian was stunned for a moment, then said happily.

"Xiao Yang, the person who submitted your manuscript is quite a talent. This is the first time I've seen someone write a manuscript in a student's notebook."

Yang Xiuxiu pursed her lips and smiled.

"There are other reasons, but it's really interesting."

She thought of Lu Qingfeng's eyes.

For some reason, this was the deepest impression she had of the boy.

Lao Qian has already opened his homework book.

“This author is very attentive.”

He saw the scattered settings in front.

When he reached the main text, he stopped talking and calmed down to read carefully.

The first story, "The Little Match Girl", has few words and can be read quickly.

Lao Qian didn't turn the page, but read it again, then closed his eyes and thought about something before reading the next article.

"The Ugly Duckling" has many words, so Lao Qian read it more carefully.

It took half an hour to finish reading both stories.

At this time, Chu Hongmei came out with a smug look on her face.

It goes without saying that the recommended manuscript was selected.

"Qian Bian, how is it?"

Yang Xiuxiu asked.

Lao Qian took a sip of the teacup and leaned back in his chair, looking very happy.

"Go."

Nothing else was said.

But Yang Xiuxiu's face showed joy.

Everyone in the editorial department knows Lao Qian’s habit. He always does this after reading a good story.

According to him, it is to promote tea with literature, which is an elegant thing in life.

Lao Qian's picky taste can be seen from the fact that he has brought out many well-known fairy tale writers.

In recent years, it has been rare to see him have this kind of reaction.

Once it appears, it means it is stable.

"Sorry to bother you, Qianbian."

Yang Xiuxiu picked up her homework book and went to the editor-in-chief's office.

Chu Hongmei was currently boasting to others about how good the article she recommended was.

Seeing Yang Xiuxiu's movements, he immediately shouted.

"Xiao Yang, you have a manuscript too. Let me take a look at it for you. Don't waste Chief Editor Wang's time by making it unusable."

Yang Xiuxiu smiled softly.

"No need, I asked Qian Bian to look at it."

Having said that, he bowed politely and turned to walk into the editor-in-chief's office.

Chu Hongmei looked unhappy and kept mumbling something nonsense.

She's nothing more than a little girl who doesn't respect her elders and doesn't know how to appreciate good people.

The editorial department was used to her personality and no one paid any attention to her.

Ten minutes later, Yang Xiuxiu came out with a happy look on her face.

Obviously, the manuscript was approved.

Chu Hongmei became even more unhappy, but she kept a smile on her face.

"Congratulations, Xiao Yang. It's amazing that a newcomer like you can get a spot in the premium column."

Yang Xiuxiu said modestly.

"It has nothing to do with me. It's mainly because the writer's story is good."

Upon hearing this, Chu Hongmei immediately spoke in a condescending manner.

"Xiao Yang, you're wrong. As the saying goes, there are many good horses, but few good horse trainers. Even if writers are good, opportunities won't come to them without the recommendations of our editors."

The conversation changed again.

"I heard from Editor-in-Chief Wang that the new column will launch an audience popularity survey. How about we compare and see whose article is the most popular?"

"This……"

Yang Xiuxiu felt that there was no need to compare such things. Before she could say anything, Lao Qian spoke.

"I think your suggestion, Old Chu, is a good one. It's healthy competition, and the opening of a high-quality column can also boost the enthusiasm of our editors. Xiao Yang, why don't you compete with your elder sister Chu?"

Chu Hongmei was happy to get Lao Qian's recognition.

"Those things are settled."

Yang Xiuxiu nodded helplessly.