"Editor... Thank you for your comment, although I don't quite understand it." Seiji tilted his head.
He didn't quite understand what Editor Yoshizawa meant. Although he knew that the other party was praising him, he didn't understand what was worthy of such praise in his actions just now.
Seeing the other party's confused expression, Sahi just smiled.
What should a good editor look like
Different people will have different answers to this question.
When Saki was a newcomer, she once talked about related topics with editor-in-chief Sozo Hattori, and what the latter said impressed her deeply.
"A good editor does not necessarily have to be able to do all the things well, but only needs to do the basic things well, but it is not easy to really do all these 'basic' things well."
"Take the communication with the author as an example. Many people think that a good editor should be able to accurately judge a work, give the author good advice, and help the author improve the work. Or when the work fails, the author should be able to raise spirit, to encourage it to maintain its enthusiasm, to continue to create... There is nothing wrong with this view, but I don’t think it is necessarily correct.”
"Criticism and advice on works, comfort and encouragement to authors, these are not 'basic' things in the final analysis, but additional work for editors. Of course it is good to do well, but if you can't do it well, It’s okay to be mediocre, as long as you don’t screw it up.”
"The 'basic' of communicating with the author, I think there are two points, one is to let the author recognize the situation, and the other is to let the author recognize himself."
"The first point is relatively easy to do well, but the second point is very difficult."
"Let the author recognize the situation, this point is a qualified editor. And let the author recognize himself, this point is an excellent editor, even if all other aspects are mediocre. At least if I am the editor-in-chief , I would regard an editor who can do this well as a trump card."
"The group of authors has many similarities at first glance, but in fact they are all individuals with unique personalities. This personality is usually internal, and few people will show it externally, and even if it is externally displayed, it is not certain That's his real personality."
"It allows the author to recognize himself, know who he is, what kind of person he is, what he wants to create, what he can create... so as to stimulate the author's enthusiasm and potential, and create works that conform to his own personality and even surpass himself. There are quite a few editors."
"Because it's really difficult to see through or perceive the author's inner personality and awaken him with appropriate words." Editor-in-Chief Hattori sighed sincerely.
Saki, who was still a newcomer, didn't quite understand what the editor-in-chief said, but she remembered it.
After that, I gradually became familiar with the work, and gradually understood the meaning of the editor-in-chief.
It is really difficult for an author to recognize himself.
Some of the author's personality are difficult to see clearly, and some are easier to see clearly, but that may not be his real personality, and even if he can see clearly, it is a bigger problem for him to recognize himself.
Even if the words are spoken frankly, the other party may not accept or understand them. Resistance or anger are possible. Only accurate and appropriate words can be achieved.
However, such a difficult task, the young man in front of him just now did it naturally!
"At most, it's just to make him realize his own will"—this can't be said to be "just", Harano... Haruta-kun. Sahi admired in her heart.
She didn't explain it to him, because he was not an editor, and it was impossible for him to aspire to be an editor, so as long as she knew it, it was fine.
…
After parting with Editor Yoshizawa, Seiji went to buy a digital tablet for computer drawing, and then went home.
After arriving home, he immediately told Xiaoshi that he had won the competition, and showed her the paintings he drew and the paintings of Mr. Guibing.
"This teacher also draws very well, but brother Seiji's paintings are really better." Xiaoshi said sincerely, "I'm looking forward to seeing all the illustrations drawn by brother."
"It will take some time to finish all the drawings. I will do it as soon as possible, so that our novel can be published as soon as possible." Seiji smiled, showing the hand-painted board he just bought.
"Using this thing can draw on the computer, it is more convenient to draw, and it can speed up the speed while ensuring the quality."
After that, he went to the study to connect the drawing board to the computer and try to use it.
After confirming the smooth operation of the hand-painted board, Seiji opened the g system and exchanged for "painting tool card-hand-painted board".
A new card emerged, with a black figure drawing smoothly on the white drawing board, constantly drawing various patterns.
Seiji went to lie down on the bed, clicked "Use", and the card turned into starlight and entered his mind.
It feels similar to when using a "writing card", my head gets hot for a while, and then I suddenly become cheerful.
He sat down in front of the computer again, opened the software, picked up the drawing board, and picked up the brush.
The tip of the pen falls on the drawing board, and the lines are drawn smoothly, without the slightest jerkyness of just starting to use a hand-painted board.
The drawing speed has indeed accelerated.
After using the "writing card", the speed of writing has been doubled. After all, I still use a brush to draw.
And after a while, Seiji discovered that not only the speed, but also the quality of painting had improved significantly!
Compared with drawing on drawing paper, drawing patterns on the computer with a hand-painted tablet can make it easier to draw more detailed, and thus improve the quality of the picture.
very nice.
Seiji drew and drew, immersed in it.
…
night.
Seiji, who continued to paint, received a call.
The displayed caller is Airi Kazama.
The figure of the little girl with short sky blue hair and sweet face appeared in his mind, and he connected the phone immediately.
"Good evening, big brother..." A nervous voice sounded from the phone.
"Good evening, little sister Kazama."
Hearing this gentle male voice, Airi clearly remembered what happened before.
When she thought she had accidentally killed her brother, and she was extremely panicked, frightened, and uneasy, he was the one who comforted her, called an ambulance in time, encouraged her to contact her father, and accompany her before the friend entrusted by her father arrived...
After that, Airi tried several times to contact this princely big brother who was gentle and helped her, but because of various emotions, she couldn't muster up the courage to make the call.
Until yesterday, the parents offered to invite him to their home to express their gratitude. She immediately asked to be contacted by herself.
"Big brother, are you free tomorrow?"
Seiji looked at the computer screen.
"I have things to do, but I'm not completely empty... What's the matter?"
"Dad and Mom said they wanted to invite you to our house for dinner."
Dinner... just to say thank you. Seiji thought about it.
"Okay." He agreed.
Thank you for the way of growth and the No. 8 technician's reward of 1,000 starting coins! !
Thanks to Kanzaki Kuangsan and book friend 160525154754614 for the reward of 500 starting coins! !
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Sahua welcomes the guests~~ Let's hold a banquet in the mansion! You can dance, swim, eat delicious food, play games, there will be live band performances, and there will be magic shows to watch, please have fun~~
There is some news that this book is fortunate to be on the starting point international station! It is the first two-dimensional work of Qidian International Station! !
Translated as NEET Receives a Dating Sim System. It's all in English!
Ben Xianyu is a scumbag who has never passed CET-6, so he can't even understand his own works, haha.
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(end of this chapter)