RNP Chapter 250
Chapter 250
Faced with Raven's strong request, Gray Snake was helpless and could only agree to help her call Night Owl over and scold him.
Night Owl did not go back at this time. He was busy planning the New Year special issue of the short story magazine "Spark".
Everything was going well, but suddenly an author failed to submit his manuscript on time, and his work was originally intended to be on the front page.
This sudden change caught Night Owl off guard, and the magazine that should have been prepared two days ago was forced to delay printing.
Just when he was anxious and exhausted, he suddenly remembered Qianjian, so he contacted him with the mentality of giving it a try.
However, his little action was directly exposed to Raven because of Bai Qianqu's negligence.
He himself was called over by Gray Snake.
Before the two had time to say anything, the furious Raven had already rushed in.
When Night Owl saw Raven, he immediately knew that his affairs had been exposed, and he thought to himself that it was not good, but it was too late to escape.
Raven stood at the door with his hands on his hips, and said angrily: "Editor Yexiao, are you being too unkind? How dare you dig out my Thousand Swords?!"
Yexiao knew he was in the wrong and smiled.
"Yes, Editor Raven, I was planning to tell you about this, but I didn't expect you to know it already. Don't be so angry, I just talked to Qian Jian casually, and he hasn't confirmed that he wants to write it."
"Don't pretend to be confused when you know the truth!" Raven's voice was very loud, and the employees working overtime outside could hear it, "Qian Jian is looking for inspiration for his next novel during this period! Don't tell me you don't know how successful his novel is! If you go to him to ask for a manuscript now, won't it affect his creation?! And he has already finished the work and sent it to me, but he just sent it to me by mistake!"
Night Owl pouted, facing Raven's aggressiveness, he was also a little unhappy: "Isn't this the last book not finished yet? This period should be considered his free time, and his next work has not been confirmed. He can write whatever he wants. Who says he has to write a novel? Besides, even if he writes a novel, it doesn't necessarily have to be about e-sports."
Raven's eyes were wide open!
"He just writes short stories casually, he will eventually develop into a novel! What can your magazine develop? How much can you pay him? Do you know how much he made from "The King's Avatar"? Can your magazine make him so much money? Even if you pay him 50,000 per thousand words, it won't reach a fraction of the novel!"
Night Owl was not to be outdone: "Can't I write a novel if I write short stories? He can write whatever he wants, why do you make decisions for Qian Jian?"
"Okay, it seems that you really want to snatch me away?"
"So what? Everyone depends on their own ability!"
The two people quarreled more and more, and they looked like they were on the verge of a fight.
Finally, Gray Snake couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted them.
"Enough! What's the point of quarreling like this! No matter what Qian Jian writes, he is a member of our World Snake Library!"
The two snorted at the same time and turned their heads away from each other.
Gray Snake also had a headache and had to change the subject temporarily.
"Hey, Editor Raven, you said Qian Jian has already written a short story? Can you show it to me first?"
Raven took a deep breath, turned around to print out "The Gift of the Magi", and handed it to Gray Snake.
This short story is not long, so Gray Snake finished it quickly.
But after reading it, Gray Snake suddenly fell into silence.
Raven and Night Owl, who were still confronting each other, also noticed something was wrong. They stopped arguing and looked at Gray Snake, and found that he actually picked up a piece of paper and put it into the mask, and blew his nose hard.
The two looked at each other, both a little uneasy.
Could it be that their quarrel made Gray Snake sad?
Night Owl said quickly, "Editor-in-chief, it's not that serious. We just had a small quarrel. What kind of conflict between colleagues can't be resolved?"
"That's right." Raven was no longer entangled. "It's just an appointment with Qianjian for an article. It's not a big deal. I don't plan to pursue it. Anyway, Qianjian will definitely adjust it himself."
Gray Snake didn't answer. He booked a nearby plane ticket for himself, then packed up simply, picked up a briefcase and stood up.
"I will go home in the afternoon. I won't work overtime during the Chinese New Year this year."
Hearing Gray Snake say this, Raven and Night Owl were stunned.
You know, in the World Snake Library, Gray Snake is a well-deserved overtime maniac. He works the longest overtime. He has even stayed in the company to work overtime during the Spring Festival for several consecutive years and didn't go home. This year, it seemed to be the same, but now he said he wanted to go back?The two did not understand what had happened to make him change his habit that he had maintained for several years.
Gray Snake saw the confusion in their eyes, and he whispered: "You can never make enough money, but the time you spend with your family is getting less and less. After working outside for such a long time, it is time to go back and spend time with them."
As he said that, he hurried out with his bag.
Raven looked at Gray Snake who was leaving in a hurry, and it took a long time for him to come back to his senses. Night Owl was also confused.
Although this was true, it felt very abnormal when it came out of Gray Snake's mouth.
Both of them felt that things were not simple. Their eyes fell on the short story that was still on the desk. Gray Snake suddenly became like that after reading this story.
They were very curious about what kind of story could make Gray Snake react so much.
Raven and Night Owl reached out and grabbed the paper at the same time. After glaring at each other, they took one side each and read together.
The novel was indeed very short. Both of them were senior editors and looked very fast.
The story seemed simple, it was about a poor couple giving gifts to each other. They had read so many stories of this type that they were already numb.
According to what they thought, the story must end with the two giving gifts to each other, feeling each other's feelings, and then hugging each other tightly, showing the beauty of family.
They didn't understand, how could this story make Gray Snake react?
They themselves had no feelings.
But when they saw the ending, they realized that they were completely wrong, and very wrong.
They both took a breath and couldn't help but say in unison:
"Fuck!"
At this time, they finally understood why Gray Snake was so touched just now, and they completely understood everything.
The appeal of literary works is very strong, especially when the content described in the text is very similar to one's own situation, it can resonate greatly. There is a saying that goes well: people are more willing to believe what they believe.