In the early morning, when he came to the publishing house, he saw his colleagues gathered around motley Evelyn's desk, a senior reviewer. Exclamations and whispers made the open office as lively as a market. He knows what the reviewers are doing. The publishing house is going to issue a list of novels that have won the Leonard prize. For this reason, we need to refer to the opinions of the reviewers and count the popularity of novels.

At present, the publishing house does not have a detailed method to calculate the popularity of novels. The most simple and crude mode is to count the number of readers' feedback to determine the popularity of novels.

"Has the number of readers' feedback on novels been counted? Let me see. " Pran squeezed in and, sure enough, saw a form posted on motley's desk, but no one could see him.

A reviewer slapped him on the shoulder and said with admiration, "Pulan, you lucky guy, the novel you are in charge of has won the first place in the popularity list of readers. It's time to celebrate!"

There are also reviewers who are not stingy to praise: "I know that the count of Monte Cristo is a strange and wonderful novel. I can't wait to see the story of the count's revenge."

"Oh, my poor Meredith, she is so beautiful and kind that even if Edmond was imprisoned for more than ten years, she would take care of his father until he died. Oh, I wish I could see her reunite with the protagonist."

"I can't think that I haven't heard that. The heroine of this novel is not Merseyside Tess. Although she is very outstanding as a woman, she married Edmond's enemy. I prefer Haide, who has noble background. The description of her in the novel is really wonderful!"

"Don't be silly. Haide is just the count's Revenge tool. When the count was in prison, Meredith gave him the impetus to live."

"Hey! That's the credit of father Faria. He is the hope of saving the man in prison. "

The reviewers are red necked and quarrel fiercely. They are clearly responsible for their own works, but they quarrel over the contents of the works that do not belong to their own responsibility.

Pulan finally got into the crowd, leaning his head and looking hard at the data on the table.

"Count of Monte Cristo": 1223 readers' opinions.

Wild Rose: 989 readers' opinions.

His daughter: 746 readers' comments.

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the first!

Pulan felt naturally pleased, and his face still couldn't help smiling《 The Earl of Monte Cristo has never been advertised since it was serialized in the collection of novels by Leonard publishing house. Almost all the novels and newspapers of Leonard publishing house are promoting the work of wild rose. He knows that the author of wild rose is a member of the Elroy family, and this solicitation activity is just to please him in order to highlight his talent.

Pulan, who ranks third, has also read his daughter. The author is supposed to be a talented woman, without gorgeous rhetoric and fierce conflict plot. However, the whole novel can feed back a woman's strength in the face of today's social environment.

But all of these are not as good as the count of Monte Cristo, with its peculiar writing, interesting and rich plot, and profound and straightforward truth. Until Edmond met father Faria, the popularity of the novel suddenly soared, and the hero's treasure and revenge plot attracted countless attention, including the reviewers who were looking forward to the count of Monte Cristo's revenge, This may not be a noble work, but it is a masterpiece that can move people's hearts and make people applaud!

When I met Harvey Adrian for the first time, Pulan felt a little bit that a famous Playboy could create such wonderful works. Of course, now his impression of Harvey has completely changed.

After a short period of happiness, Pran fell into a worried situation again. The number one of the readers' feedback for the count of Monte Cristo is that it has added a chip to win the Leonard prize. If this is a regular solicitation, the count of Monte Cristo will undoubtedly become the most brilliant pearl.

The decision-making power is still in the hands of the senior management of the publishing house, and even they can change the statistical results in a word.

Pran secretly gritted his teeth, and now the situation is very good. He doesn't want the count of Monte Cristo, which he is responsible for, to be surpassed by a mediocre work. Because of his original intention as a reviewer and the reader's love for words, he has to do something.

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In the afternoon, Pulan came to the door of an independent office of the publishing house. The doorplate hanging on the wooden door showed the name of the owner of the office, belock Leonard, a member of Leonard's core family, who was directly responsible for all the work of the solicitation.

When he knocked on the door, he saw a middle-aged man with two curly beards. His skin was well maintained and his hair was carefully taken care of. His first feeling was orderly. He glanced coldly at the incoming Pulan and continued to work, waiting for Pulan's report.

Prawn took a quiet breath, calmed down, and stood in front of him with a bow: "Dear Mr. Leonard, I wonder if you are free now? I'd like to make a few comments on this solicitation. "

"Oh?" At last, beiluoer was willing to give up his work and reached for him to continue.

"Mr. Leonard, I know the intention of this solicitation, but you should know that there is an unexpected excellent work in this solicitation, which is the novel the count of Monte Cristo, which I am in charge of now."

Becker nodded: "ah, it's the work of Harvey Adrian. It's really good."

Hearing his praise, Pulan was pleased and struck while the iron was hot, and said: "yes, sir, in the number of readers' feedback counted by Mr. Evelyn, it is this work that won the first place with the amazing number of 1223. This is undoubtedly a masterpiece, which is very popular with readers. Many friends I know and other reviewers praise this work. I'm thinking, why don't we seize this opportunity? This is a work worthy of our publishing house's attention. "

"Do you mean to give this novel a chance to win the Leonard prize and be officially published?" he said

The novels that won the Leonard prize in this solicitation activity not only have a rich bonus, but also have the chance to be officially published by Leonard publishing house. The novels will be printed as hardcover books and then spread to the whole country. Therefore, many famous writers in Elroy want to wade in this muddy water.

"Yes, sir." Pran answered in the affirmative.

"Even if its author is just a nameless and declining aristocrat?" he added calmly

"Literature has no distinction between the high and the low. It's not from my selfishness. Mr. Leonard, perhaps we can consider presenting a double prize for this essay solicitation. The wild rose and the count of Monte Cristo are both selected. "

This is the best compromise he can come up with.

Beiluokelian expressionless looking at him, light way: "the winner of this solicit contributions activity has decided from the beginning, there is no juxtaposition award argument."

"But the count of Monte Cristo is worth the prize. It should have been!" Pran stepped forward in a determined tone.

Beiluoer looked at him with disappointed eyes. He bent his fingers and knocked on his desk and asked, "Garcia, don't you understand《 The author of wild rose is the second son of the Elroy family. His identity is more important than his works. Your idea is good and in line with the interests of our publishing house. But it's too ambiguous. The most basic skill to survive in the society is to stand in line. You can't be ungrateful. If the count of Monte Cristo and the wild rose win the same prize, what do you think the outside world will think and how will the second son of the Elroy family feel? It's because the count of Monte Cristo is so much better than the wild rose, We can't take it out. "

"Not only can the count of Monte Cristo not win the prize, but also let it fade out of the reader's view, at least until the wild rose is out of people's view."