those things in the editorial department

Mr. Wang took over a new project and handed it over to Wu Chunjun for follow-up.

In fact, half of the client's project was completed in cooperation with other publishing houses in the first two years, and then it stopped for unknown reasons. This time, it was published again with a different publishing house.

[Client: This topic selection has been passed before, so the re-declaration should be faster this time, right? ]

[Wu Chunjun: The re-declaration has nothing to do with the past, not to mention the change of publishing unit, and everything will follow the process of new topic selection. ]

At this time, Wu Chunjun hadn't noticed that this client was unreliable.

[Client: The previous CIP actually came down, won’t it be repeated this time? ]

[Wu Chunjun: No, each agency's CIP has its own number.And the previous one was not published in the end, so it should be revoked. ]

Wu Chunjun faintly felt that the other party was unprofessional, maybe he was in another position before.

Half a month later, the topic selection was approved and it was agreed to arrange for publication.The customer sent the PDF file, Wu Chunjun printed it out, and started the third review process.

After all, the manuscript is half done, and there are relatively few problems, which should be handled by the previous company.

[Wu Chunjun: Your book has both footnotes and endnotes. There are too many footnotes and the format is not uniform. How about changing all citation footnotes to endnotes and keeping only explanatory footnotes?This does not affect reading. ]

[Client: Oh, yes, yes. ]

The manuscript is neat, clear, and finalized, and it will be published.The typesetting is done by the customer himself, and the contact information is given for Wu Chunjun to connect with the typesetting staff.

[Typesetter: Hello, please send me the file. ]

[Wu Chunjun:?What file? ]

[Typesetting officer: Didn’t you let me connect with you? If you don’t send me the file, what kind of layout should I take? ]

[Wu Chunjun: ...]

[Client: Editor Wu, send the file to the typesetter.Didn't I send it to you before? ]

[Wu Chunjun: What you sent me was only the manuscript in PDF format, without the typesetting source file. ]

[Customer: Can't that be typeset? ]

[Wu Chunjun: No, the content typesetting software generally uses Founder Feiteng, and the source files must be typeset. ]

[Client: Oh, that’s right, let me look for it. ]

Oh shit! ! !Wu Chunjun complained silently.

After submitting the review comments, wait for the CIP to come down.Manuscripts were arranged quickly, and after checking, they were sent to the proofreading room for three proofreadings.

half a month later.

[Customer: We have had someone proofread these manuscripts, and they have passed the dark horse. Why do you take so long to proofread?Doesn't that take a long time to print?You won't keep pressing our manuscripts, will you? ]

Wu Chunjun rolled his eyes at the other party's profile picture, how do you talk about this?

[Wu Chunjun: We all follow the formal process. The publication cycle of a book is three to four months, which is normal. ]

The other party showed that he was typing, but only a "oh" was sent after half a day of typing.

Oh shit again!

A few days later, Wu Chunjun sent the scanned copy of the proof for revision.

[Customer: Your proofreading is all messed up, and you have been proofreading for so long, isn't this just pretending to fool people? ]

Wu Chunjun checked the proofs, remembering that there were 4 reds on an average page, and there was a passage missing for no reason, I really wanted to spray the other party with blood, so you have the nerve to say that someone proofread it and passed it dark horse?I believe you are a ghost, okay?How dare you come and beat him up.

[Wu Chunjun: If there is any problem, we can communicate well, please don't ignore the facts and put labels indiscriminately.Except for a few people who have different opinions, our revisions are basically justified. If you have any questions, please point them out. ]

[Client: Our boss has read this draft, he is the first batch of people in the country to get a mid-level professional title. ]

[Wu Chunjun: Reviewing manuscripts is different from proofreading. Your boss read the manuscripts but did not proofread them. ]

[Client: All right, anyway, it’s up to you. ]

Damn, you are the uncle, okay?It feels really fucking aggrieved to point fingers despite being unprofessional.

[Client: Is the CIP down? ]

[Wu Chunjun: Not yet. ]

[Client: It's been more than half a month, why haven't you come down for so long?You remind me every day. ]

Wu Chunjun didn't want to explain to the other party that the CIP download was slow this year, and he couldn't remind him, so he just closed the window and ignored it.

Another half month later.The manuscript production is in the final stage, and the CIP has also been issued.

[Customer: Hey, why are there two CIP data?We just need a book number. ]

[Wu Chunjun: It is a book number, but there are sub-volumes, and each sub-volume has its own signature. ]

[Customer: But there was only one before. ]

[Wu Chunjun: This was only stipulated recently.You can check on the website of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, both of which are correct. ]

[Client: I know this. ]

The grass mud horse galloped.Are you sure you know?Why am I so skeptical.

I thought I was finally going to get rid of this chat, but a new situation appeared within a few days.

[Client: Our leader said he wanted to change the title of the book. ]

[Wu Chunjun: But the CIP has already come down, and everything on the cover has been done. ]

[Client: Isn't this not published yet?Our leader said that CIP can be changed.He was one of the first batch of people to get the intermediate certificate, he knew it.And not much has changed. ]

[Wu Chunjun: CIP can be revised, but a report must be sent to the Publishing Bureau. ]

[Client: Then call.Changed "explore" to "seek" in the title. ]

[Wu Chunjun: ... OK. ]

Wu Chunjun gritted his teeth secretly, complaining wildly in his heart, what did he do in the past two months, and he changed the title of the book only after it was almost signed and printed, who was in a hurry to print it before.Venting grievances is all about venting grievances. To calm down, I still have to make a revision report to the editor-in-chief's office, and then I have to communicate with the typesetting brother to modify the cover, title page, copyright page, book header, and check whether the title of the book appears in other auxiliary texts. All changed one by one.

Finally, the manuscript was signed and printed!

Wu Chunjun really wanted to raise his hands high and hug the blue sky - let go! !

I don't want to mess with this professional client who relies on the old to sell the old, always says that he is the first batch of mid-level professional titles, has connections with the provincial bureau, and doubts the publishing house.

Next, just make a single page of the new book and it will be OK.

Just when Wu Chunjun welcomed the liberation with joy, the customer put the last straw on the camel's back--the number of sample books was reduced.

[Wu Chunjun: Didn’t the contract say 60 copies of the sample book? Why did you only send 40 copies? ]

[Customer: We always send 40 copies. 40 copies are enough, and if you want so many, it just takes up space. ]

Your sister, it's up to us to occupy the space. If you don't agree to send 40 copies, you should bring it up when you sign the contract.At least say hello and give an explanation when delivering the goods, instead of subtracting them secretly.

[Customer: We don’t print much, and we have to send some to others.Even the friends of our leaders in the provincial bureaus will also send some. ]

Wu Chunjun finally couldn't restrain himself, a mouthful of old blood sprayed in the air.

Wu Chunjun assured that this is the strangest client he has ever come into contact with, with all the problems in one.

Soon came the mid-year topic selection meeting. Before the meeting officially started, everyone was basically seated. Wu Chunjun couldn't help complaining to Mr. Wang when he saw him.

"Mr. Wang, does our agency owe this client a lot of money?"

"No, what's wrong?"

"It's too weird, can you be blacklisted for no longer cooperating?"

Lu Minghong looked at him and smiled silently. It had been several days, and he was still full of resentment.In the past three months, Wu Chunjun has often dragged him to vomit bitterness, and even took him to celebrate on the day the manuscript was signed and printed.

Although meeting this kind of customer is a bit miserable, Chunjun is sometimes a little childish, especially when complaining, his nose and eyebrows are all wrinkled together, making him, the listener, not sure whether to fight against the enemy or laugh. So he had no choice but to secretly laugh while agreeing.

However, complaints are complaints, and Wu Chunjun still feels that he should be responsible for the manuscript, and he can't just deal with it because of people.

Lu Minghong immediately put up two thumbs up exaggeratedly, "Three views are upright, attitude is good, it is worthy of praise."

Wu Chunjun smiled, ignored his teasing, paused slightly, and said: "It's just that I need to accumulate experience. I don't have enough ability now, but I hope to accumulate experience bit by bit. When someday , When a good manuscript comes to my hands, I can make it appear in front of the world in the most suitable posture, instead of pushing it to others regretfully because of lack of ability or reluctantly leaving flaws. "

Seeing that he was serious, Lu Minghong also put away the banter, just smiled and picked up a beer to touch him.

Wu Chunjun took a sip, let out a breath, and suddenly smiled again, "Actually, our agency once rejected some good manuscripts. The editors at that time lacked sufficient judgment, so they missed them. Afterwards, it became a big hit, and the author became popular too. Thinking about it makes me feel depressed."

Lu Minghong was a little surprised, "Really? Which writer? When did it happen?"

"Just XXX, it happened many years ago, when he was not famous at all. It is a great honor for the responsible editor and the publishing house to be able to make a famous writer, what a pity."

Really famous writer.Lu Minghong suddenly felt that he could be so close to these people.When he read Cheng Toru's "Editor's Disease" before, although he was moved, he still felt a little far away from him, and now he suddenly felt a sense of reality...

This makes it even more interesting.

Wu Chunjun looked at Lu Minghong holding the beer but not drinking but laughing, and suddenly felt terrified—is this a collision?

The author has something to say:

Communicating with authors or clients is also one of the important tasks of editors, as long as they don't encounter such strange things.