Wei Long's reaction naturally attracted everyone's attention.
But Weilong’s statement “What about the three horses?” was indeed a bit arrogant, and it inevitably caused controversy among many people.
However, no matter how controversial it is, it cannot resist everyone's curiosity.
What kind of article could make Wei Long lose his composure to the point of being almost exaggerated
So, naturally, a meeting was arranged within the department.
It’s more like reading a novel than a meeting.
The newly printed "The Necklace" exudes the fragrance of ink, and almost every staff member above the editor-in-chief in the conference room has a copy.
It doesn't take much time to read a 5,000-word text.
Han Jimei is also watching "The Necklace".
She was the first to get the printout, so she was also the first to finish reading it.
But when she finished reading the whole novel, she was silent for a full minute.
I don’t know whether I am savoring this story or waiting for comments and opinions from other editors.
Gradually.
Inside the meeting room.
Other editors also finished reading the manuscripts one after another.
Compared to Han Jimei's silence, everyone's reaction was very consistent. Some people even stood up from their seats with a little intention of paying tribute to Wei Long: "This short story..."
He opened his mouth, wanting to use specific words to comment, but no words came out for a long time.
It was Wei Long who added two words relatively calmly: "Classic!"
Crash!
The conference room exploded.
"Yes, it's a classic. This is a true classic, especially the ending, which is as wonderful as The Gift of the Magi!"
“The twist at the end is amazing!”
"Even without the twist at the end, the story of a woman who, for a moment of vanity, paid the price of her life to pay for a fake necklace that she thought was of extraordinary value but was actually worth only a few cents, would still be fascinating!"
“The ending is the finishing touch, which brings the whole story to a new level!”
“This is the first time a short story has so vividly demonstrated the price of vanity!”
"Even Feng Hua can't handle this kind of story!"
"I still underestimated Chu Kuang. We were so scared and frightened that we didn't even know that the strongest person was already in the formation!"
"In terms of fame and qualifications, Chu Kuang is completely defeated by Feng Hua, but if we compare their stories, it's hard to say."
"Chief, we can probably give them a tough fight!"
"… "
Everyone looked at Han Jimei.
Han Jimei was the calmest.
Everyone couldn't help but admire the chief's mentality. He was worthy of being a leader. He remained calm even when faced with a huge disaster.
If one of Han Jimei’s exquisite red false nails hadn’t broken due to excessive force.
"Get ready for battle."
Han Jimei calmly hid her fake nails and suppressed her inner excitement, saying, "Focus on promoting "The Necklace"!"
"clear!"
The crowd responded loudly.
That evening, a huge banner was put up on the Tribal Literature section, with the largest slogan on the front page being:
The latest masterpiece by the super popular genius short story writer Chu Kuang, are you ready to applaud!
The promotional banner takes up a quarter of the screen.
This is the most grand recommendation topic in the history of tribal literature.
After clicking into the topic, you can see the comments of countless editors of Tribal Literature on this novel. Without involving spoilers, all the editors-in-chief gave a series of praises and introduced Chu Kuang’s past works...
Unsurprisingly, this promotion attracted a lot of attention.
"What a big publicity stunt. Excuse me, who is Chu Kuang?"
It's obvious that this comment was posted by someone from Qi Province.
Naturally, some netizens in Qinzhou introduced him: "Chu Kuang is a very powerful new writer, and he is considered a rising star in the field of short stories. You can read his previous novels. I personally recommend "The Gift of the Magi", which ranks among the top three classic short stories in my mind!"
"Chu Kuang is indeed amazing, but isn't this publicity a bit excessive?"
"The March event of Tribal Literature is called Dreaming of Flowers. There are many big-name short story writers participating, but judging by the treatment, Chu Kuang seems to be the most famous one, directly on par with Mr. Feng Hua from Blog Novels..."
"Chu Kuang is more awesome than Teacher Wenda?"
"In terms of tribal literature, the only people who can be treated the same as Teacher Feng Hua should be Wenda, Shen Gongfang, or Teacher Yuemei."
"… "
It's like deploying troops.
Blog novels highlight Feng Hua, and among the short story writers there, Feng Hua is clearly the leader in terms of status and strength.
As for tribal literature, it is Chu Kuang, which will naturally puzzle readers.
There are also many great teachers in tribal literature.
The person leading the publicity should not be Chu Kuang. Although Chu Kuang is no longer a newcomer in the field of short stories, and he does have several excellent works, this cannot conceal the fact that he has only been in the circle for a short time.
"I have to say, this makes me look forward to it."
"Is Chu Kuang's new work really good enough to rival Feng Hua's?"
“That’s one of the three carriages.”
“I hope tribal literature is not just bragging. It would be embarrassing if the quality of the novels is not good after making such a big fuss.”
"… "
It's not a questioning, expectations have indeed been raised, but readers are inevitably a little hesitant, wondering whether tribal literature is trying to use an unconventional approach.
In comparison.
As for blog novels, I did feel a little shocked. If tribal literature was not certain about its success, would it have arranged such a large-scale publicity
"Aren't they afraid that their works will not meet readers' expectations?"
"I was so scared that I quickly read Teacher Feng Hua's manuscript again to calm myself down."
"I guess Professor Feng Hua also finds it strange. Why is there such a thing as tribal literature?"
"Maybe Chu Kuang did write a good piece of work. I think Chu Kuang has terrifying potential. I wanted to bring him over before, but unfortunately I didn't find Chu Kuang's contact information."
"Having Teacher Feng Hua is enough."
"… "
Overall, blog novels are relatively safe.
It’s not that they underestimate Chu Kuang, but they have too much confidence in Feng Hua!
And at this time.
The writers of tribal literature were also surprised, and many of them discussed the matter in the group. For example, several of the more vocal parties expressed their opinions.
Yuemei: "The main propaganda is to release Chu Kuang?"
Shen Gongfang: "I thought it would be Teacher Wenda."
Wenda: "There must be a reason. Let's see. I'm quite looking forward to Chu Kuang. What if he really beats Teacher Feng Hua?"
There is no dissatisfaction.
Anyone who faces Feng Hua will be invincible.
Since Chu Kuang was pushed out, it can only mean one thing, that is, Tribe Literature feels that Chu Kuang's work is the best one among all the manuscripts this time!
So rather than being dissatisfied, it would be more accurate to say that everyone is more curious about how good Chu Kuang's manuscript is
…
March finally arrived as scheduled, carrying the curiosity of so many people.
For ordinary people, this March is naturally nothing special.
But for short story lovers, this is a rare carnival.
Therefore.
After midnight, as tribal literature and blog fiction released new works by famous short story writers one after another, the traffic on both platforms suddenly increased greatly!
Among these people, the vast majority of readers couldn't wait to click on Feng Hua's works!
Long Fei is a short story lover.
And Long Fei’s other identity is a fan of Chu Kuang!
He naturally knew that tribal literature and blog novels were competing with each other, and he also knew that tribal literature had launched Teacher Chu Kuang, and directly let Teacher Chu Kuang compete with Feng Hua, one of the three major figures in the short story field.
As a fan, Long Fei is very concerned about this matter.
The first book he clicked on was Feng Hua's novel.
Long Fei felt that his actions had some meaning of spying on the enemy.
Teacher Feng Hua’s work is called “Face Changing”.
At the beginning of the story, there is nothing surprising. It is just an ordinary case that a patrolman took over.
It turned out that a dog without a leash bit a passerby.
The patrolman naturally wanted to seek justice for the victim, so he asked about the situation and prepared to make the dog owner pay the price.
As a result, a passerby said that the dog belonged to a general...
The patrolman's expression suddenly changed, and he insisted that it was the passerby's own fault, as he had kicked the dog, which was an act of harming animals and was illegal!
Then another passerby said that this was not the general's house.
The patrolman changed his expression for the second time and decided to kill the dog.
Then someone else said that although the dog was not from the general's family, it was raised by the general's brother...
The patrolman's expression changed for the third time.
His position was repeatedly corrected according to what passers-by said.
At the end, someone from the general's family came and took the dog away.
As a result, the dog suddenly broke free from its owner's hand and bit the patrolman's leg.
As a result, the patrolman angrily scolded the first passerby who was bitten by the dog, as he believed that it was this passerby who angered the dog!
The story ends here.
It is a very short story, with only about 3,000 words, but the language is very interesting, especially the patrolman's several changes of expression, which perfectly portray his bullying and cowardly appearance.
At the end, the dog bites the patrolman, which makes people feel funny and think at the same time.
Long Fei savored it for a long time, and finally couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
This story is wonderful!
Feng Hua is worthy of being one of the three major leaders.
It's an apparently simple plot, but the art of satire is brought to life through the patrolman's repeated changes of expression!
This kind of story reminded Long Fei of Chu Kuang’s previous article "The Death of a Small Civil Servant".
Although both of them are good at the art of satire, Feng Hua’s skills are no less than Chu Kuang’s!
Long Fei even felt that this story was stronger.
Especially with Feng Hua's status in the industry, his writing of this kind of satirical art makes it easier for readers to think deeply, and the more they think, the more they will find it memorable...
"sharp!"
Long Fei couldn't help but admire him, but at the same time, he couldn't help but worry for Chu Kuang.
Board tribal literature.
Long Fei clicked on Chu Kuang’s new work, a story called “The Necklace”.
While watching this work, Long Fei's inner thoughts were:
"Teacher Chu Kuang is still young after all. Even if his work is not as good as Teacher Feng Hua's, as long as the difference is not too far, he will be considered the winner!"
After all, the other side is a troika.
When the story was almost finished, Long Fei's mood had gradually eased a little.
What a wonderful coincidence.
Teacher Chu Kuang also plays with satire, and the focus of the satire is materialism and vanity. Compared with Teacher Feng Hua's "Face-changing", the story is more narrative.
Even if it’s a little bit...
Long Fei’s brain suddenly froze because he saw the last sentence of “The Necklace”, and the whole story instantly took a huge turn!
at the same time.
In a fan group that Long Fei was connected to on his computer, there was a crazy fan who liked Chu Kuang even more than Long Fei did. He sent a red envelope with the password:
"Chu Kuang, the eternal god!"