Chapter 4 (1/2)

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Rainforest Publishing was located in Des Moines, the capital city of Iowa.

Relying on the university resources there, the literary industry such as book publishing had been developing very well.

Fang Yuan walked into the publishing company building under Lilith’s guidance.

It immediately caused a heated discussion among the editors.

“Hey, do you guys know who the good-looking Asian guy next to President Lilith is? Is he a new colleague?”

“How is that possible? When did you ever see Lilith being so polite to others?”

“You’re all clueless. He’s probably an author. The editor-in-chief went out early in the morning with a publishing contract, so she probably went to look for the author to sign the contract.”

“So that Asian guy’s a writer? Such a young writer? He doesn’t look a day older than 20!”

“There are many young writers out there, but very few who are so highly regarded by the editor-in-chief.”

“Yeah, back when our company published the Iowa Prize Winner’s book, Lilith only nodded at him. The rest of the follow-up work was done by her subordinates.”

“Why is it such a big deal this time?”

“Who knows?”

“I thought of a possibility. Could this guy be a celebrity? Those celebrity photo albums sell very well on the market, so maybe that’s why the boss personally negotiated with him.”

“It’s possible. Otherwise, it wouldn’t make sense for the chief editor to personally handle an amateur writer.”

“Isn’t the meeting room next to the editor-in-chief’s office empty? Let’s pretend that we’re going for a meeting and eavesdrop from there.”

“Okay, good idea! Let’s go!”

The editorial department was the most enthusiastic place in the world to discuss gossip.

Soon, Fang Yuan, who had just arrived, became the center of discussion.

In the editor-in-chief’s office.

The manuscript for “The Coiling Dragon” had been printed out and was neatly spread out on the desk. There were some comments and notes in red ink.

Fang Yuan sat down on the guest’s seat.

Lilith walked to the back of her desk and stood still. Then, she suddenly leaned forward and looked straight at him.

“You’re a genius, Mr. Fang Yuan.”

“Uh…” Although he was a little surprised, Fang Yuan still maintained his composure. “Thanks for the compliment.”

Lilith then changed the topic.

“But…there are many kinds of geniuses. Some geniuses explode like fireworks and disappear just as quickly. Some geniuses cut through the night sky like meteors, having a brief moment of splendor in the night. The real genius, however, is the bright moon that stays in the night sky. Whether you look at it or not, it’s still there, indispensable. Mr. Fang Yuan, I hope that you’re the latter. I can give you the best publishing resources, the most premium advance payment, the highest-tiered royalties, and the most expensive packaging and publicity. I can give you everything that other publishing companies can give you and everything that other companies can’t. I only have one request for you. Even if you decide to make ‘The Coiling Dragon’ a long novel and complete this book, just don’t stop writing. Can you do that?”

Lilith had been publishing for quite some time. She had seen too many authors who disappeared after they wrote stunning debut works. From then on, they bid farewell to the literary world, ran out of talent, and stopped publishing their works.