Chapter 2097 Edit
This spring, Ha Chen saw the news about Ha Chen and three essays on "j-young Literature". He learned that although Ha Chen is still working hard in Seoul and is separated from his hometown wife Yan'er, he is already happy. Not only has he married his beloved girl, he has also begun to make his mark in literary creation, publishing some poetry and prose in newspapers and magazines, and even "j-young Literature" specially recommended him.
Although He Chen is better than Lin Bin in his literary creation achievements and his literary talent is much better than Lin Bin, He Chen feels that he is not as good as Lin Bin because Lin Bin is happy. At this time, he is still a wandering poet, writer, and film screenwriter. He has not even written a representative work. Writing can only bring him a meager income and make his life difficult and lonely.
That winter in 2004, He Chen helped enlighten Lin Bin, which cheered Lin Bin up and moved towards happiness.
This spring, things turned around. He Chen gained insights from Lin Bin, rejuvenated his fighting spirit, and felt that he could no longer wander or sink. He had discovered that the so-called freedom and art he had been pursuing was actually meaningless. Idealism is idealism after all, and being a human being must be more realistic. Therefore, he had to start pursuing money and reputation. Only with money and reputation can he be qualified to talk about dreams, otherwise it would be a joke.
Moreover, he was twenty-eight years old, and he dropped out of school at the age of nineteen and started wandering. He had been wandering for nine years. He was about to reach his thirty years. At this time, he had no more youthful capital left for him to continue to squander.
So, Hachen came back to Seoul and wanted to find a good job in Seoul. This good job must not only give him a good income but also be related to literature. This is not a loss of dreams. Moreover, he is only good at literature, so he has no ability to do anything else. Although he has worked as a small theater host, advertising copywriting planning and other work in the past, it is all about making a living, and his specialty is not in this regard.
After careful consideration, Ha Chen set his goal at "j-young Literature and Art" magazine. He wanted to be the editor of this magazine. He liked this magazine very much. Moreover, this magazine is now a top Korean literary and art magazine, which can satisfy his pursuit of money and reputation.
In addition, the backstage of this magazine is a powerful j-young fashion and culture company, and jjc entertainment company. He Chen feels that he works hard in "j-young Literature and Art", and it will not be difficult to publish his own literary works in the future, and may even allow jjc entertainment company to invest in the filming of his film scripts.
However, it is not easy to hire the editor of "j-young Literature and Art". After all, this is a top Korean literary and art magazine, especially recently. With the popularity of "The Days of Confucian Scholars in Sung Kyo-kwan" and the serialization of Kim Jong-sung's short stories in each issue, this magazine has repeatedly created sales miracles recently, so the recruitment of editors will naturally be very strict and must be appreciated by Yao Yihan.
Ha Chen came to Seoul in early April. It took nearly three months to travel to the "j-young Literature and Art" magazine more than a dozen times. It finally moved Yao Yihan and was recognized by Yao Yihan. In fact, if he had only the education and qualifications, Ha Chen was not qualified to be the editor of "j-young Literature and Art". Yao Yihan was mainly moved by his sincerity and was willing to give him a chance.
So, on the afternoon of July 2, He Chen, who received a call from Yao Yihan, came to j-young Fashion and Culture Company with excitement and walked into the "j-young Literature and Art" magazine. This is his tenth time here. However, every time he came here, he was very gloomy every time he came here, but this time he was in a clear mood, no longer depressed or sad, nor felt that he was poor, because Yao Yihan had already told him on the phone that he would hire him.
More than a dozen staff members in the magazine, including deputy editors, editors, photographers, etc., all learned the news in advance, so the most direct feeling of He Chen was that these staff members treated him much better this time. Before, he came over more than a dozen times and was disliked by the staff. But this time he came over, he was already the editor who was about to be hired.
The change in attitudes of these staff members alone made He Chen feel more clear. He felt that his choice was correct this time. He thought silently: "I have been wandering for nine years under the guise of so-called freedom and art, poor for nine years, and depressed for nine years. It was not until now that I suddenly realized that I am actually a vulgar person. I also like money and reputation, and I like the feeling of being looked up to by others, and I hate being despised and insulted."
After He Chen waited for a while, Yao Yihan came to the magazine "j-young Literature and Art". Although Yao Yihan is the editor-in-chief of "j-young Literature and Art", she is the vice president of j-young Fashion and Culture Company, so naturally it is impossible for her to stay in the magazine often.
Yao Yihan is really busy now. Take this example. In the morning, she personally received and hired sleepwalking, and in the afternoon, she personally received and hired He Chen. This is just a small part of her work that is not very prominent.
Yao Yihan came to receive and hire He Chen in person this time, which shows that he has expectations for He Chen and believes that this is a malleable talent.
However, He Chen's education and qualifications are really limited. Yao Yihan did not sign a formal editorial contract with He Chen this time, but instead obtained a temporary internship contract to He Chen, and said in a serious tone: "You should know that with your education and qualifications, you are not qualified to be the editor of our "j-young Literature". I am willing to give you a chance this time, mainly because I am moved by your sincerity, but I only give you a two-month internship period. If you perform poorly, even if you are good, I will not formally hire you. You will leave in two months unless you perform well, and you will become the official editor of "j-young Literature" in two months."
He Chen was not dissatisfied at all: "Okay, I understand, I will perform well."
He was very confident in his literary talent. If he had not pursued so-called freedom and art over the years, and with his literary talent, even if he was not famous yet, he would at least earn royalties to ensure a good life, and would not have been so poor and depressed and sad.
He Chen was arranged to have an office belonging to him. The office environment of "j-young Literature and Art" magazine is very good. Moreover, although He Chen is an intern editor, he is an editor at least. The editor has a relatively high status in the magazine, second only to the editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief.
In fact, the current "j-young Fashion" and "j-young Literature" should be expanded. Yao Yihan also mentioned this to Jin Jingcheng, but Jin Jingcheng did not agree and was about to postpone his actions until he officially formed the chaebol group.
He Chen sat in the neat and bright office and felt more honored. He spent some time recalling some of his sad experiences when he was wandering for nine years and sighed: "Yes, everyone has their own path, one end and the other end. People who are busy on the road do not know where they are from, nor can they accurately predict where the end will be, and what kind of scenery the end will be. The only thing that can be confirmed is that constantly pursuing on this long road is the most correct choice."
Chapter completed!