After being in a trance for more than ten seconds, Han Jimei finally came to his senses.
She never expected the ending to be like this...
The lady sold her beautiful long hair to buy a gold watch strap for the husband, and the husband sold his beloved gold watch to buy the lady the hair comb she had longed for.
They sacrificed the most precious possessions of their homes for each other, but at the same time the gifts they gave to each other lost their original value.
It's an exaggeration to say that this ending is cruel, but it's still a bit funny.
And in such a humorous contradiction, the love between the gentleman and the lady is expressed on paper and displayed vividly!
It's really a love that makes people yearn for it.
Han Jimei closed the magazine thoughtfully.
She suddenly thought:
Such a good story should have appeared in the literary section of the tribe, just like Chu Kuang's "Artificial Beauty".
"Why did you miss Chu Kuang in the end?"
It was obvious that he chose our platform at the beginning.
Han Jimei's eyes flashed, and he pressed the green button on the upper left corner of his desk: "Editor-in-Chief General Meeting in five minutes."
Why has the literary section of the tribe always been lukewarm
Because the quality of stories in the literature section is not as good as those in magazines on the market.
The ultimate reason is that the literary section of the tribe is not attractive enough for outstanding writers!
How can I change this situation
It’s very simple, that is to grab the story and the author!
Excellent authors like Chu Kuang are worthy of tribal literature. Han Jimei believes that he will eventually impress outstanding writers like Chu Kuang.
With this idea in mind, Han Jimei started the editor-in-chief meeting.
The first question she asked at the conference was: “Why is tribal literature not the first platform of choice for writers?”
This is actually the most important question.
The editor-in-chief on the right smiled and said, "In addition to the fact that the literature section is relatively special as an online publishing platform, the most important reason is that we don't pay the authors enough."
Writers also need to make a living.
The rewards from online platforms alone are not enough.
Han Jimei stood up, put his hands on the table, and leaned down slightly: "I will apply for funding from above. Do you know what you should do?"
“Dig people!”
The editors got the message.
Han Jimei smiled slightly: "I want to see the target list of people you want to poach tonight. The first batch of writers must not be less than 30. Let's go for the big one."
"It looks like we have to compete with major magazines for talent."
The editors smiled. They had no shortage of connections with writers, and if they had enough funding, it would not be difficult to recruit outstanding writers.
"very good."
Han Jimei straightened his back and said, "It seems that you all have targets to recruit. Let me recommend someone from your recruitment list."
"who?"
"Chu Kuang."
The editors were stunned, thinking that Han Jimei had made a mistake: "This should not be considered a famous short story writer. He writes youth fantasy novels. The last "Artificial Beauty" is just a short story he occasionally writes. Although it is not bad..."
"Then take a look at this article."
Han Jimei put the Fun Reading on the table, then glanced at everyone: "It's up to you to decide who you want to find, but Chu Kuang is the first target I want to fight for."
…
As the first article featured on the magazine cover, "The Gift of the Magi" was not only noticed by Han Jimei, but also by many magazine buyers who read this story.
Nearly a week later, the discussion on the internet was thorough.
The first platform that attracted heated discussions was the official website message board of the Silver Blue Library magazine section.
The function of this message board is similar to that of a novel forum.
“The quality of this issue of the magazine is very high, especially The Gift of the Magi. I really like it and it is very touching.”
“It’s worthy of being featured on the cover, it didn’t disappoint!”
"It's been a long time since I've seen such a good story. The Gift of the Magi is excellent."
"During the Chinese New Year, I was lucky enough to read an article called "Artificial Beauty" on the blog. I remembered a writer named Chu Kuang. I didn't expect to read his new work so soon. It is as wonderful as before. I even think it is more wonderful than the previous one."
"Such a good short story was actually written by Chu Kuang..."
"I looked up Chu Kuang's information and found out that he is a novelist who writes youth fantasy themes. It's so rare."
"As a reader who loves both youth fantasy and short stories, it is a wonderful experience to read Chu Kuang's works in both fields. I have become his fan."
"… "
Soon this trend of discussion began to spread, and unsurprisingly, "The Gift of the Magi" was widely welcomed.
The direct consequence of this is that the first-week sales of the latest issue of "Fun Reading" was 50% higher than the previous issue!
Perhaps the subsequent sales of "Fun Reading" this month are also worth looking forward to.
The pen name Chu Kuang entered the field of vision of short story lovers for the first time.
Even some short story writers secretly remembered the pen name Chu Kuang through "The Gift of the Magi".
At this time, Chu Kuang had begun to gain fame in the short story circle.
Some people said, didn’t Chu Kuang write "Artificial Beauty" before
Indeed, but at that time, Chu Kuang was still labeled as a youth fantasy writer. The reputation of "Prince of Tennis" covered the excellence of that short story to a certain extent.
This situation will occur when one identity is more dazzling than the others.
So it wasn’t until Chu Kuang wrote a short story for the second time that everyone really realized:
It turns out that Chu Kuang has such talent.
However, one thing that is undeniable is that Chu Kuang is a newcomer in both the field of short stories and youth fantasy.
He still has a long way to go.
However, the number of people who are looking forward to this is gradually increasing.
Some people might say, isn’t “The Gift of the Magi” a very famous short story on earth? And readers are just shocked by it and that’s it
This taken-for-granted view is understandable.
However, in reality, it is very difficult to achieve artistic success overnight.
Countless classics that have been regarded as masterpieces by later generations can only cause temporary discussions when they are first released. When people hear that a certain work is a world-class masterpiece, they must first think about how long it has been since this work was officially released.
There are too few contemporary deifiers.
Unless they already had a high level of influence at the time.
More often than not, it is time that creates classic masterpieces.
When these classic works were first published, their creators actually only had the potential to be deified. Before they could truly be deified, they might still be short of a Nobel Prize recognition, or many classics of the same level.
Or... one death away.