Longevity Story

Someone, teacher, you may be tired too, why don't we stop here today? "

"...Sorry, it's rare to find a serious and responsible editor like Mr. Toki. I shouldn't be distracted just now."

Xing Ke is really apologizing very seriously, he was indeed a little rude just now.

"It's nothing. Don't worry about that teacher, I'm a little impatient... To be honest, it's enough to sit and talk with a teacher for a long time. There is something in a teacher that is not affected by the world's currents, and it is easy to relax. atmosphere of."

"Are you saying that I'm slow, like an old salted fish?"

"No no no... I just want to say that people like me who work overtime seven days a week, live a fast-paced life every day, and have endless things to do, commonly known as "social animals", actually envy someone who is slow and casual like a teacher The way of life...that's it."

"envious?"

"Yeah, envious.

If someone's teacher has the mentality of "There is still a lot of time, don't worry, let's take a look at the scenery on the roadside", I may not start losing my hair in my early thirties, right? "

I don't know why, as long as people who are a little more sensitive can feel the strange feeling in Xing Ke, as if time has stopped.

This kind of temperament may not be so obvious in a country grandfather, at most it is stronger, but it is a little strange to appear in a young man in a big city like Xing Ke...

"What are you talking about, there is no social animal like Toki editors who are busy every day, where can a salted fish like me spend time peacefully."

"...Are you comforting? Why do I always feel so angry?"

"Haha, it's just your illusion."

In this way, Xing Ke and his editor, who have known each other for two years, but have not met until today, are going to leave.

Editor Toki will go back to the company in the afternoon, and Xingke is going to go to the storefront of Skytube to take a look.

But just as Toki editor, a self-proclaimed "senior", went to settle the bill, a group of people just came in from outside the store——

The lead is a very tall woman, but her dress is very masculine and plain, with a plaid shirt and jeans, an old-fashioned headband and unattractive glasses.The blue canvas backpack completely concealed her feminine beauty...

That is to say, except that it can be seen that it is a woman, the others are basically dead fat houses.

Behind her are two little sisters who are completely opposite. These two are petite, but they are all models of femininity in their dresses, but their [directions] are completely different.

One is a black long straight girl in a dark gothic loli dress, and the other is an urban trendy girl with long orange-red hair.

Xing Ke actually saw these three girls who were not the same at first sight standing together, and they seemed to be a group?

This really surprised Xing Ke. .Rarely not.

But if it's just a passerby who sees it, Xing Ke will take a look at it. The reason why Xing Ke started them is the child in the gothic dress.

After her eyes saw Xing Ke's side, she suddenly left the team and walked towards this side.

Xing Ke determined that her goal was here, but Xing Ke said that she had never seen the child, so she ruled out other options with lower possibilities, that is to say...

"Did you come to chat with me because of my looks?

Haha, just kidding...

Mr. Toki? "

After laughing at himself, Xing Ke patted the Toki editor who was making a statement and reminded:

"Look, is that kid here to find you? Is your daughter?"

The Toki editor then turned around. .Move your gaze to the direction of the star.

"How could I have a daughter? I'm not even married yet... [-]. xiao jie?"

When editor Toki saw the person who came, he spat out a name. It seemed that Gothic Loli was indeed someone he knew.

The gothic loli girl stood in front of the editor Toki and said hello very politely:

"Good afternoon, Mr. Toki, I passed by here occasionally and saw you."

"Good afternoon, Wu Geng xiao jie, I happened to have an interview with the writer teacher here. It just happened to be over. Will Wu Geng xiao jie be here too?"

"...with an acquaintance."

Wugeng turned his head and pointed to the two girls who were waiting not far away.

"It's an offline party in a chat room."

"Is that so... Then please take it slow, I still have work in the afternoon..."

"Please wait……"

Wugeng had some people who couldn't hold back the deserted person, and hurriedly called the editor of Toki:

"Excuse me, my last submission..."

"Wugeng xiao jie, I think the results of the submission have been returned by email."

The Toki editor had a distressed expression on his haggard face from work:

"To be honest, I have read a lot of Xiao Jie's manuscripts since a year ago, but isn't the result the same every time?

I have said everything I can say, interesting books can be published, and the editorial department will not miss any potential works and authors.

But you have to know that the interesting here is to make the readers feel interesting, and only when the readers feel interesting, the book will have the value of publishing.

So far, please draw on the wisdom of your predecessors and continue to work hard to revise your works. I will still review your works seriously and responsibly.

……That's it.excuse me. "

After Toki editor solemnly left these words, he gave Xingke a look and took the lead and walked out of the cafe quickly.

It was as if she was avoiding something, regardless of the girl's feelings of loss because of her own words.

However, when Xing Ke walked to the door, he glanced back, but it was not the girl in the gothic loli skirt who failed to submit the manuscript, but the tall girl with big glasses...

I always felt that the child's eyes were on him from the very beginning. I don't know if it was the illusion caused by the glasses, or if he really liked his own color.

………………

After leaving the cafe for a while. .Editor Toki breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled bitterly to Xingke:

"I'm sorry, I made you laugh."

"Anywhere, Mr. Toki must have difficulties in his work.

That kid named Wugeng, is your alternate author? "

Author candidate, that is to say, the submission is unsuccessful, but has the potential to go further.

Every editor has several of these people.From time to time, I will read their manuscripts, and if they are well written, they will lead them on the road of writers.

"Yeah, since a year ago, she has submitted to our newcomer contest, and she has been selected.

I was in charge at the time. "

But the Toki editor's expression was not very optimistic:

"But her strength is there. Being selected is already the limit, and it is almost impossible to enter the top sixteen and eighth.

So the final failure is certain. "

Xing Ke has learned about the so-called rookie competition. In addition to pure newcomers who have never been published, there are also some old fritters who are completely unknown after publication.

Probably the top four can get publication opportunities depending on the situation, whoever it is.So this game can be said to be a good opportunity, but it is also a brutal battlefield.

"After losing the election, I saw that she was only about the age of a junior high school student at the time, and she was very malleable, so I exchanged email addresses with her and encouraged her to continue to write new works for me."

Toki gave an email address instead of a phone code, which meant that he didn't actually bet heavily on the [-]-year-old girl.

This is not discrimination or underestimation, but an unspoken rule in the industry.It all depends on the strength.

"But it's been a year, and she still can't get out of the narrow worldview she's created.

The setting is cumbersome, the main line is unclear, the words are messed up, the usage of English and French is completely wrong, but it is still bluntly applied...

This kind of situation seems to be called... the second disease?

I really hope she can come out soon. "

Xing Ke listened to Toki's narration, then thought about himself, and smiled a little embarrassedly.

He wanted to tell the editor Toki that the second disease was a terminal illness, and there was no cure for it!

Look at me, I, a trillion-year-old middle-aged [-]-year-old patient, can make a promise to you!

But I feel a little sorry for that five shift xiao jie.So Xing Ke decided to shut up.

"But no matter how many times she was rejected by me, she never gave up and insisted on submitting articles once a month.

One has to admire her persistence and perseverance at such a young age..."

Speaking of which. .The Toki editor suddenly stopped.

"Someone's teacher!"

"exist!"

For some reason, the editor Toki called out Xing Ke very seriously and loudly, put his hands on Xing Ke's shoulders, stared into his eyes, and ignored people's strange gazes, and said:

"Someone's teacher! It's like this! There are many people who have worked hard for a long time, but still can't get a chance to publish!

But you have everything they want from the start!

Publishing opportunities are also good!Sophisticated writing is fine!Money is fine!People are also good!You have it all!

so! !If you publish a book with a playful mentality like you did two years ago..."

do not know why. .The bloodshot in the Toki editor's eyes was a little scary.

"I am not going to forgive you.

Understand? "

"……understood."

Of course, I understand, this is a kind of look that even if you resign, you will have to swipe Xing Ke from the number of published authors.

Xingke can only smile bitterly now, it seems that he took the initiative to get on the pirate ship of Mr. Toki, who is using his life as an editor.

I don't know if it's lucky or unfortunate...

349. I can't stop my urge to pair up female characters, this is a terminal illness...

When Xingke left the maid cafe with editor Toki, Wusuan Xiao jie, who was temporarily avoided by editor Toki, stood silent for a while.