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Chapter 293: Mysterious World

Publishing house, editorial department.

Li Li looked at the text in the chat box and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

As a senior editor of physical publications, he is naturally happy to see authors he knows submitting articles to the editorial department.

However, it is still rare for online writers to submit their works directly to physical publishing houses.

In particular, the other party is a very famous online writer "I Don't Eat Beef".

According to gossip in the circle, the other party has almost been selected to sign a "great god" contract, and as long as his next book is not too bad, his prospects in the field of online literature will be very great.

Traditional publishing -

That's another way.

Not all online literature is suitable for physical publishing. Although many publishing houses now purchase the copyright of online literature to publish physical books, their main purpose is to harvest the other party’s existing online literature fans.

As for those readers who do not read online novels, the editorial department does not have such high expectations. After all, online novels focus on the sense of excitement, and most of them do not pay much attention to the story.

"Weird World" is a small exception.

This book has a novel subject matter, which not only raises people's expectations, but also has a strong story. Therefore, not only readers who have followed the online serial will buy another copy to collect, but even many readers who only read physical novels will be attracted.

Judging from the data from the publishing house, the current reader profile shows that there are more readers who have not read the serialized works online.

"Even if this book doesn't gain popularity online first, it will still be popular if it is published directly in physical form."

Li Li recalled the comments made when the editorial department discussed "The Weird World".

At the same time, he quickly replied, "We are honored that Mr. Bai chose our publishing house. I wonder what Mr. Bai thinks of the new book? If there is anything I can help you with, I will do my best."

Discussing new book ideas with the author is naturally one of the editor's jobs, and Li Li got into the swing of things quickly.

Bai Yang: "Actually, I have already written some of the new book. I wonder if Editor Li has time to take a look?"

"Of course there is time!" Li Li couldn't help but feel a little excited.

The other party acted decisively and soon, an email was sent to Li Li's mailbox.

"Mysterious World"?
Li Li looked at the title of the attached document and was stunned for a moment.

It really sounds like Mr. Bai’s naming style, but it looks exactly like the sequel to "Weird World". Didn’t he just say that he had no intention of making a sequel?
With such doubts, Li Li downloaded the document and then noticed the size of the document.

"More than 500,000 words?!"

"Is this what he said he wrote? Is this fucking finished?"

As expected of an online writer.

Think about other physical publishing writers I know. If they can produce 200,000 words a year, they are already model workers.

"It looks like there's work to do today."

Li Li cleared his mind of distracting thoughts and began to review the manuscript carefully.

"A Western fantasy-style opening? There are fewer people writing Western fantasy these days. I don't know why Mr. Bai chose this style."

"Resurrection from the dead? That's interesting. It really puts the anticipation in the early stages of the game on hold."

“The writing style seems to be more detailed than the previous work, especially in the creation of the world view, which seems to be more leisurely, but the ability to create the overall atmosphere is consistent.”

"It seems that some changes have been made for the physical publication?"

Li Li continued to read while guessing. As the magnificent and strange world view gradually unfolded, the protagonist began to come into contact with the novel and complex mysterious and extraordinary system. Li Li's mind was involuntarily immersed in it. Slowly, he even forgot that he was reviewing manuscripts as an editor, and found the identity of a simple reader for the first time in a long time, and felt the feeling of being fully immersed in the book.

"Mr. Li, you're still sitting here after get off work?"

The colleague next to him stood up and stretched: "Let's go have a drink."

Li Li had no reaction.

"Hmm?" A colleague came over and waved his hand in front of him: "What are you looking at? So engrossed?"

Li Li finally woke up from his dream and looked at his colleague: "What's wrong?"

"It's time to get off work!" a colleague reminded.

"Oh." He paused, then shuddered: "Getting off work already?"

I didn't feel the time passing at all.

"Which author's new book are you reading? I haven't seen you so engrossed in a book for a long time." As fellow editors, the colleague can naturally guess each other's situation.

"Teacher Bai's new book." Li Li smacked his lips.

"Teacher Bai?"

"It's the one who writes about the weird world. I don't eat beef."

"Isn't he an online writer? Aren't you responsible for acquiring online literature copyrights?"

"He wants to publish this book in physical form. That's not the point. The point is..." Li Li took a deep breath: "I think this book has great potential!"

He said to himself: "Although it was a bit flat in the early stage, it might be easy for the audience of online literature to lose patience to read it, but it is just right for readers who are used to reading physical books."

"Moreover, the background setting of this book is very unique. The background of the steam age, coupled with a huge and logically rigorous extraordinary system, has never appeared before."

“I have to say that Mr. Bai is very good at innovation. I originally thought that this book was just a reprint of the Weird World, but I didn’t expect the world view and plot to be completely different!”

"There is no doubt that Mr. Bai is even better than before in terms of writing skills. Both the character creation and plot design are extremely brilliant, and the handling of various details can make readers completely immersed in this fantasy world."

"Sometimes I wonder how he came up with such a complicated yet reasonable system. It hasn't been long since he finished his last book, right? In such a short time, he wrote more than 500,000 words. Does he not need to rest at all?"

"After reading it so far, I think the only problem is that there are too many foreshadowings, and I have no idea how Mr. Bai will end the story. With such a long story, if there is no huge explosion and reversal at the end, it is easy for the readers' accumulated expectations to be misplaced or even disappointed."

"But even so, as long as the quality of this book doesn't fall apart later on, I think it will be the next Dragon Clan."

"It's rated so highly?" My colleague raised his eyebrows. "That kind of bestseller can't just be compared with excellent content."

"Teacher Bai has already accumulated enough popularity due to his previous book. As long as the marketing is good when it is published, there is still a possibility." Li Lidao.

"They're already thinking about publishing." A colleague laughed and said, "So, are we going to drink or not?"

"Not today." Li Li shook his head: "I have to finish reading the manuscript."

It's not just because of his duties as an editor. Even when chatting, Li Li's mind is still in the world of novels. Now, let alone drinking, even the king of heaven can't stop him from continuing to read novels!

"Okay." The colleague didn't force it and said with a smile: "Then congratulations in advance on receiving another good book. If this book really becomes a hit as you predicted, your year-end bonus this year is worth looking forward to."

"You'll have to treat me when the time comes."

"That's for sure." Li Li replied casually, then turned his head to look at the computer screen, completely immersed in it.

(End of this chapter)