Chapter 462 Literary Translator
For this manuscript, Xu Hongmei had read the previous ones before.
Looking at today, Lu Miao's level and quality have been stable, and she has even performed exceptionally. Xu Hongmei is very satisfied.
Xu Hongmei read the manuscript and stamped it directly for Lu Miao.
Other editors were standing on the other side of the table with their manuscripts in hand. On the other side of the small long desk, Xu Hongmei smiled and communicated with Lu Miao:
"You can translate foreign poetry so skillfully. You are really talented. This time I want to arrange a serious manuscript job for you. Do you dare to take it?"
Lu Miao's eyes were clear and he said nothing. But he put up a position that he was willing to hear the details.
Xu Hongmei laughed and took out a work record book from the drawer.
Open in the center, the page is densely packed with text.
Xu Hongmei squinted her eyes and looked back a few times.
In the dense font, several empty grids gradually appeared.
Xu Hongmei looked carefully at each area, pointed at one of the gaps with her fingertips and said:
"There are two volumes of the American masterpiece "The Storm of War". The first volume was assigned to an old translator in the agency. The next volume is still available, if you are interested, I think you can give it a try."
Lu Miao frowned, looking serious, considering the matter, and made no comment for the time being.
“Although they are all translators, there are many types of translations. If you have the experience of independently completing the translation of famous works, then you are a literary translator.”
Xu Hongmei was very optimistic about Lu Miao and was afraid that Lu Miao would not understand. She explained again and again:
"You are still in school now, and you are translating to support your family. After you leave school, even if you no longer work here, there is this layer With experience and translation works, you are an elite in the industry and will be in demand wherever you go.”
What Xu Hongmei said was not a lie.
There was a real shortage of translators. Xu Hongmei took a look and realized that this situation would most likely not be short-lived.
The country will be in such a dilemma for a long time to come.
The girl in front of me has excellent abilities, and is on par with several veteran translators working with the publishing house.
She is still young and has unlimited possibilities for the future.
Xu Hongmei cherishes her talents and does not want Lu Miao to waste her time, nor does she want Lu Miao to take detours.
At the same time, part of Xu Hongmei's heart still wants to cultivate the best people in the industry.
There may be vanity in it, but more of it is that only by truly cultivating a character that can cause a sensation, certain levels of needs will be exposed to the public.
Only in this way can we more effectively appeal to the people to mobilize.
Xu Hongmei suddenly felt a little emotional.
Also afraid that the strong-willed melon would not be sweet, she gently patted Lu Miao on the shoulder and said:
"You should think about it slowly, don't be in a hurry, I may wait for you to arrive..."
Xu Hongmei didn’t say the words “next weekend”, Lu Miao shook her head gently:
"I should be able to give it a try, but are I in a hurry for this manuscript? Is it still the same as before, just come and submit the manuscript within half a month?"
Xu Hongmei was stunned for a moment, nodded overjoyed, and explained the requirements in detail:
"Long-form manuscripts are submitted once every half month, each time The guaranteed word count is no less than 8,000 words. "
"In terms of settlement, half of the first three issues will be withheld, and all the later ones will be returned and distributed after the deadline."
This way. For a long manuscript, I am afraid that the translator will give up on it midway, but it will be okay if I can find someone to continue it.
If you can't find someone, you can only negotiate with the translator, continue to complete the manuscript, and withhold part of the manuscript fee, which is the publisher's "bargaining chip."
It may not sound nice to say it, but it is a rule and it is not incomprehensible.
Lu Miao came to this job just for the money.
She won’t be embarrassed about money. It’s good to be stable.
Lu Miao had a calm mind and said humbly:
"I can't guarantee that I will be qualified, but if you believe me, I am willing to give it a try... Just like last time, I will bring some manuscripts next week, and you will check them first."
"You are just too humble!"
Xu Hongmei patted her shoulder happily:
"Congratulations in advance, great literary translator."
Lu Miao was stunned for a moment. Seeing Xu Hongmei's sincere smile, she scratched her forehead. He also laughed and nodded slightly:
"Yes." After signing a cooperation document for the translation of famous works at the publishing house and stamping it with his fingerprint, Lu Miao put the already creased foreign masterpiece into his handbag.
Although she came here for the money...
But Bole, who had supported and appreciated her all the way, she didn't want to let them down.
Then do it well!
Patting the handbag carefully and cherishingly, Lu Miao breathed a sigh of relief and set off to the bus stop.
The sun is very strong at noon in summer, and the sun hats bought in department stores are small and made of thick cotton.
Even if it can’t cover the sun, it’s still too hot to wear, so Lu Miao didn’t wear it when she went out.
The sun was scorching, she had no armor, and the sun was scorching the top of her head.
She trotted along the road, thinking of getting to the station quickly.
There are locust trees on both sides of the road over there, and it can be cooler under the shade of the trees.
After running out a few steps, she heard someone calling her, and the voice was quite familiar.
“Comrade Xiao Lu, Comrade Xiao Lu!”
Lu Miao put her palm on the side of her head, turned around and looked back.
Two fat and thin men ran over.
One of them is middle-aged.
The other one has slightly gray hair and wears glasses. He is older.
After seeing it clearly, Lu Miao quickly stood up straighter and said seriously:
"Director Ma?!"
Who is he if he is not Director Ma?
Of course, Director Ma is not the only one.
In addition to Director Ma, he was also accompanied by the president of Sitong News Agency, Liu Shouyi.
Liu Shouyi nodded and said hello:
"Comrade Xiao Lu."
Lu Miao nodded seriously and greeted equally politely:
"President Liu."
Director Ma didn't know what he thought of. He frowned and turned his head to glance at Liu Shouyi in confusion.
But these are not important. Director Ma waved and spoke, and asked the two of them to go to a shady place not far ahead:
"Comrade Xiao Lu, I haven't seen you for a while. Yes, I didn’t expect to meet you here.”
“Yeah.”
Lu Miao scratched her head, a little embarrassed, afraid that Director Ma would talk about the recommendation letter.
It can be seen that Director Ma and the president of Sitong News Agency are together, and Lu Miao has many suspicions in her mind.
Director Ma asked her to get a letter of recommendation from Teacher Tan before. Could it be Amway who went to Sitong News Agency?
Although she did not go to Sitong Newspaper Agency, she had an interview there.
If Director Ma asks, please explain and it should make sense, right?
"..."
I hope so.
Whatever you worry about comes to you.
The three of them stood under the shade of the locust tree, and Lu Miao was thinking about something to say to greet them.
Director Ma went straight to the topic and asked with a smile:
"How are you doing at work these days? Is there a lot of pressure? Can you keep up with the pace? Can you adapt?"
Director Ma has a warm look on his face, and his tone has a kind of friendly feeling to tease the juniors.
Lu Miao scratched her head and wanted to speak but before she could speak, Liu Shouyi tugged on Director Ma's sleeves and asked indifferently:
"Teacher Ma, are you...?"