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Half an hour later, Editor Zhao came to the home of Jin Jixi, a non-staff member of their publishing house and a scholar who was responsible for translating some foreign works.
Because they called in advance.
So, Editor Zhao knocked on the door twice and was ushered in by Jin Jixi who had been waiting for a long time:
"You really go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing.
I can¡¯t even see him when he¡¯s not doing anything, but when he comes to see me for something, he comes to visit me in person.
Let me do the math
When did you come here last time?
It¡¯s been almost half a year.
Tell me, what is going on? "
Although Jin Jixi was complaining about Editor Zhao, he still walked to his kitchen skillfully and made Editor Zhao a cup of chrysanthemum Pu'er.
This is the tea that Editor Zhao usually drinks.
The two of them were classmates in high school. Although they later studied in different departments in college, they were in the same school, so their relationship has always been good. Later, they kept in touch a lot after work, and even had many intersections during work, so they were still very close to each other. Familiar, including mutual interests and hobbies.
¡°Hey, aren¡¯t I busy?
I came here specifically for work reasons. Please help me take a look at this.
This is a manuscript mailed by an author who our publishing house just signed this year. It is written in pure English, and it is also a fantasy novel.
She said she wanted to get it published abroad.
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You also know that I do know some people from foreign publishing houses, but in the past, we usually got the copyright from there, translated it for you, and then published it in our country.
So, I just want to try it.
"But I don't understand these English very well. You also know that my English was not very good when I was in college. So many years have passed.
I have long forgotten about it.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? together out of the way to appreciate, help me judge whether a foreign publishing house is likely to or is willing to publish it, if it is too bad, I will not lose face. "
When facing his subordinates, Editor Zhao was embarrassed to say that he couldn't understand the manuscript, but it didn't matter much when facing his friends, because they knew each other very well, and no one knew the details of the other.
¡°A manuscript written in English?
"Don't talk about the content, I think it's good based on the confidence alone. You drink tea first, and I'll take a look. "
Hearing Editor Zhao say this, Jin Jixi became interested. He immediately put Editor Zhao aside, picked up the manuscript and read it attentively.
I watched this for half an hour.
And sometimes I frown while watching.
After he finished reading the first part, he couldn't help but put down the manuscript in his hand, touched his chin and tidied up his words a little before saying:
"Well, the content of this novel is actually quite good. I read it, and it is quite in line with foreigners' reading habits. The specific content is also quite exciting. Some of the magical things in it are basically in line with their myths and legends. .
¡°However, this manuscript needs to be revised.
It¡¯s not the content that needs to be changed, but some words and a little grammar in it that need to be changed. The author doesn¡¯t know where he learned English.
What she learned was not the English we normally use today, but what she learned was Middle English.
If I hadn¡¯t taken language history as an elective in college and had some knowledge of Middle English.
I can't understand some words.
There is a lot of French system mixed in here.
Although some foreigners may think that this kind of Middle English is more elegant and stylish, it is obviously not suitable for publication.
So I suggest you modify it.
It doesn¡¯t matter whether you ask someone to modify it or let the author modify it yourself, and then contact us for publication. "
¡°Middle English?
Oh, what you mean is that the content is qualified, but the words need to be changed or something, right? Well, then I will contact you later.
If the author can change it, let him change it.
If the author cannot make changes, he will have to trouble you, but you will be charged cheaper later. If he can really publish a book that is sold abroad, the publisher will be proud of it. "
Although Editor Zhao doesn¡¯t understand Middle English, he still knows that content is king.
As long as the content is qualified.
Just change other aspects.
The ability to appreciate one¡¯s old classmates.
He is quite confident.
"There is no problem with your understanding, but I think the author you signed is probably not too young, because as far as I know, except for professionals, most young people now don't know about Middle English, let alone Can write.
On the contrary, a few decades ago, about fifty or sixty years ago, there were some foreign nobles who were in decline and who were unwilling to give up the glory of their families. They still communicated in Middle English and taught foreigners. class.
I know a professor.
For many years, he didn¡¯t know that he was learning Middle English. It was only in recent years that he discovered it and studied it for a while.
Mastered modern English.
That professor is eighty years old this year.
From this, I think the author signed by your publishing house is probably not too young.
At least sixty or more.
"If she doesn't understand the differences between them and doesn't have any learning channels, it will probably be quite troublesome, so I still recommend that you meet with the author and discuss it with her in person.
In addition, I can change this for you first. You can first contact the foreign publishing house with the content I have changed. If the foreign publishing house is willing to publish it, you can go to her with the contract and you should update it. It's better, and it saves you the trouble of going back and forth from time to time. "
Even without saying anything, Jin Jixi was quite curious about this author, because he felt that if his guess was correct, it would be really difficult for an older person to write such a magical novel, absolutely. It's trendy enough.
¡°If it was not written by an older person but by a young person, then there may be a question mark as to whether this manuscript was written by him.
Jin Jixi asked Editor Zhao to meet the author in person, just to let him verify it again.
Are there any issues with copyright?
When publishing domestically, there is no conflict over copyright. It is nothing more than a quarrel and a verdict. But if it is published abroad and there is any conflict over copyright, it will not only lose the publisher. It is a person who has disgraced the country. We must not be careless about this.
Editor Zhao could generally understand what her old classmate meant at this time, so he nodded and said that he would do it, and at the same time said that he would be troubled.
¡°I guess Qiao Mu herself couldn¡¯t have imagined that in order to get closer to her original persona and knowledge reserves, she specifically wrote the novel in the Middle English in her original memory, which directly caused her to be rejected by the publishing house. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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