Chapter 8 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

At the same time.

Penguin Publishing, the world’s largest publishing company, was holding its monthly topic selection meeting.

The topic selection meeting was for all the employees in the corporation.

Even the editor-in-chief would attend the meeting.

The goal was to gather information from everyone and find the most promising work in the current market, then sign its copyright.

Their principle was that they would rather sign the wrong ones than let any go.

Anyway, as long as they signed enough authors, there would always be a portion that would stand out.

Then, they would package and market these authors who stood out in the sea of people.

These were the best-selling authors published by Penguin.

As for the rest, they would leave them to fend for themselves.

In the parallel world, the authors called this method “the penguin’s feeding strategy”.

Although the authors had many complaints, it was undeniable that this was how they became the world’s best.

At this moment.

A man with a hooked nose, high cheekbones, and deep-set eyes sat at the head of the conference table.

He was the content editor of Penguin Publishing in North America, Jeffrey.

“Let’s get the latest developments in publishing first.”

University of Iowa Press was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Penguin Publishing.

The magazine had arranged for Stoner, the editor who had rejected Fang Yuan’s submission at that time, to be in charge of today’s report.

“Yes, Mr. Jeffrey. Our company’s work, ‘Dawn’, is the first place in best-selling romance books and tenth place in the general board. ‘Ghost Hands’ is the first place in the mystery and horror category, and fifth place in general. ‘Starfleet’ is the first place in science fiction and seventh on the general rankings.”

Through various efforts, they ensured that their works would be on the best-selling list.

This was how Penguin Publishing operated.

Stoner continued, “Fantasy book sales…”

The editor-in-chief, Jeffrey, was most concerned about this.

The Fantasy book released this month was “Magic Age”. It was the first book that the company had poured countless resources into its packaging.

It was expected to win an award for the best fantasy work of the year, then it would shine at the New York Book Fair.

However, Stoner suddenly stopped speaking.

Stoner looked at the document in his hand and was speechless for a long time.

That was because the first place on the list was not “Magic Age”, which Penguin Publishing had been promoting.

Instead, what was written in a large font was, “The Coiling Dragon”!

“‘The Coiling Dragon’?”

Stoner’s first reaction was that it sounded familiar as if he had heard this name somewhere before.

Combing through his memories, he vaguely remembered that a Chinese boy had come over yesterday to submit a piece that he did not even open.

However, Stoner still had a slight impression of the title of the book. It was this name.