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Moonlight

Episode 26

Operating at a loss year after year, management failure adds to the woes

So this printing factory

has got some history.

Jiang Yu Cheng, are you free now?

The printing factory got out of it unscathed?

Sort of.

Where is Chu Li?

She went to her room after lunch

and hasn't been out since.

And you are just going to stay here?

What a good boyfriend you are.

Maybe I should go upstairs and check on her?

What's there to check?

Given her current state,

just a few words of advice won't make her feel better.

Is there anything I can do to help then?

How are you and Gu Bai Zhi

doing lately?

Why are you asking this all of a sudden?

I need verifications on several news articles about the factory.

Since she has a lot of connections,

I need her to put me in touch with a few people.

Why are you avoiding my eyes?

I am not.

I think

you can ask her yourself.

I ask her?

Then I will be owing her a favour, won't I?

You can ask for me.

I will just get a free ride from you.

Don't you think you are getting

more and more shameless these days?

That depends on who you're comparing me to,

if it's to you,

I admit defeat.

I've got other things to do, bye.

What other things?

I can't tell you.

Why is he smiling like a lovesick fool?

Director Gu,

can you explain this to me?

What's wrong with these authors?

Why are they removed from the Highly Recommended list?

The quality of

their novels isn't good enough

to be on Highly Recommended.

Once the quality of Highly Recommended declines,

Xin Dun Network will start losing paid subscribers.

Since this project has been assigned to me,

you can trust me, Mr Luo.

Fine.

And how did it go with the task

concerning Jiang Yu Cheng that you were entrusted to?

Once he announces his new book project,

I will seal a deal with him as soon as possible.

Director Gu,

certain ways and means are needed

to be taken to get things done.

And some things are easier to get done

behind closed doors.

What do you mean by that?

Every one of these young authors

earned their spots here with their own abilities.

I won't use any dirty tricks to get what I want.

Gu Bai Zhi,

I noticed that you've been defying me lately,

from Yun Fei's Imperial Guard's Journal

to Highly Recommended list and Jiang Yu Cheng.

What's your problem?

Mr Luo, you really have misunderstood me.

I'm just doing my job.

Fine.

I'll just wait for the results from you then.

Mr Jiang Yu Cheng,

are you here to pick Director Gu up from work?

Yes.

Just doing her job, huh?

Looks like you can't trust

anything that woman says.

What is that supposed to mean?

I suppose you know

Gu Bai Zhi better than I do, am I right?

Aren't you worried that she has some other agenda?

Mr Luo,

what are you trying to say?

Such as

to sign your next new book

and be promoted as vice president.

What were you guys talking about?

Nothing.

Nothing important.

By the way,

Zhou Chuan wants to ask you for a favour.

Let's go.

Amid closures of businesses, former leading enterprise is struggling to survive

Did you cut your hand?

Don't you think the broken glass on the ground

look just like my shattered career?

Don't tell me you broke it on purpose.

I just wanted to drink some water.

Am I really

going to lose my job?

It's been less than 24 hours since your suspension.

Can you get some sleep now?

Go to sleep.

Why don't

you teach me how to play games?

Or maybe we can just catch a movie?

I think midnight screening is still available now.

Or should we go out for a late night snack?

How about we put Er Gou in a costume?

Put you in a costume then, maybe?

Can you find something fun

for me to do?

All right now.

I'll do whatever you want to do with you tomorrow.

Just get some rest tonight.

Sleep tight.

Mr Zhou, don't go.

I slept too much during the day, I can't sleep now.

Can you stay with me for a while?

Do you know what you are talking about?

When I close my eyes now,

I can see myself being unemployed and living on the streets,

Mr Liang and Miao are throwing coins at me

like I'm a beggar and mocking me.

Okay.

I'll stay here with you, all right?

Mr Zhou, you're so sweet.

How could you do this?

Even though I was sad and frustrated last night,

but that didn't mean you could take advantage of my vulnerability.

You were the one who asked me to stay last night.

I...

I did nothing.

You get out.

-I... -Get out.

-I... -Get out.

But I...

I really didn't do anything.

I've been miserable lately.

I told her that Little Deity has been widely praised.

Its sales volume is still rising,

it has almost exceeded 150,000 copies now.

She was only happy for ten minutes,

and then she went back upstairs ten minutes later.

When the night came,

she just started to walk around in the living room,

asking to catch a movie or play games,

and she had to drag me along.

On the next morning,

she kicked me out.

We kept doing this round and round for days.

She has been behaving erratically,

like she has been drinking fake liquor.

I kind of get it now what does it mean by

attitude can change faster than the weather.

Kicked you out? Kicked you out of where?

Is that the only thing you heard after everything I said?

Our relationship is purely platonic.

I have affection for her, but I respect her.

I never overstep the line.

I think

you are decent on the outside

and dirty on the inside.

What about you?

What you said is just sour grapes.

There is something wrong with your mood.

You looked like a lovesick fool two days ago,

what's with the long face today?

Why are you being such a gossip?

You've listened to a lot of my stories, haven't you?

You think I want to hear it?

It's all because of your strong desire to express yourself.

You came telling me every time something trivial happened.

I haven't even charged you for relationship consultation fee.

Those relationship advice from you?

I had to wash my ears after hearing your advice.

I haven't even asked you for compensation.

Let me record it down for you,

say it again.

Say you will never seek my advice

on relationship problems again.

Let me remind you kindly

and compassionately that

don't forget the tragic moment you had

when you broke up with her.

Don't come hugging and crying to me in my house

for three days and three nights again.

Have you been fantasizing about me?

Who are you in a relationship with,

me or Chu Li?

Fine, you'd better not let me catch you crying again.

Otherwise, I am going to record it and upload it online

to show all the readers

what a crybaby you are.

All the videos on your phone are about me?

Do you really care about me that much?

Get lost!

This is a public place.

Why should I leave?

Fine, I will go.

Hold on.

The idea that you thought of before, have you executed it?

Of course.

I have uploaded an 10,000 words long article before I came here.

You want to denounce the printing factory?

You think I'm some kind of single-celled creature?

Always use your head

to handle anything.

What?

The printing factory even issued an apology statement.

The statement also said

they would carry out a friendly negotiation with us

to cover the loss of this mistake together.

Of course they should apologize.

This entire thing was their fault.

But I thought they were facing difficulties in their business?

Why would they be willing to cover the loss?

You'll have to ask Mr Zhou Chuan about that.

And what's wrong with Zhou Chuan?

He actually posted a 10,000 words long article on Weibo,

about the rise and fall of Zhaoming Printing

over the past fifty years.

He even got a bunch of writers in the circle

to share it for him.

This old factory that has

an epic and long history,

is poorly managed

and is facing talent loss

due to the external environment.

Such a

devastating story.

But this result is well enough,

isn't it?

It's a happy ending for everyone.

Not only our readers' anger are dissipated,

but they also believed that Yuan Yue Publishing House was being generous

for taking the fall for the old factory.

Honestly,

Zhou Chuan has made a really smart move.

But

the question is that after he did this,

who will still hold the managing editor,

Chu Li, for her

responsibility in this?

You see, now everyone believes that

the old factory's slip-up

was because of the external environment.

And the printing factory

is now speaking up for Chu Li,

as a thank you to Zhou Chuan for creating a good publicity for them.

As a result, Yu Yao and Mr Xia

have gone to see Director Yang

to help Chu Li apply for reinstatement.

We can't have this, Mr Liang.

You have to step up and say something.

Miao, I think you are

getting carried away.

Don't make it personal.

No matter what you do,

you have to put yourself in Yuan Yue Publishing House's place,

stop focusing on just one person,

am I right?

Now your top priority is to

manage the Animation Column well.

That's your priority, got it?

The result is good.

You've received so much support.

Now Chu Li should be able to be reinstated soon.

It doesn't matter to me whether she's reinstated or not.

I just couldn't stand

to see her being sad.

Luo Wen

Hello.

All right, I will be right over.

Go home now and coax your girlfriend.

Now is a good chance for you to claim credit.

Is this Luo Wen

the same Luo Wen from Xin Dun?

Yes.

Gu Bai Zhi's boss?

He said he wanted to talk to me about something.

Does Gu Bai Zhi know about this?

She

doesn't need to know.

Jiang Yu Cheng.

I don't care if you've gotten back together again,

or if you have personal ties with Luo Wen...

Just make sure you know what you're doing.

Chief Editor Yu is helping me to get reinstated.

If all goes well,

I am going back to work next week.

Mr Zhou, you're so sweet.

Why are you so sweet?

Now you know how sweet I am.

But how have you been treating me in the last two days?

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

See, I've prepared quite a feast for you.

I'm getting just a feast?

Are you happy now?

It's not enough.

You are home.

Why didn't you turn on the lights?

What's wrong?

Since when?

What do you mean?

Since when did you start using me

as a tool to get your promotion as vice president?

Who told you that?

Answer me.

You've never been a tool to me,

not even once.

You are still lying even at this moment?

Have you been honest for even once?

Have you ever trusted me then?

You suspected that I gave your manuscript to Yun Fei before,

now you are suspecting me

for using you as a tool for my promotion.

Right, I, Gu Bai Zhi, have been

using myself as bargaining chip to play with you.

Happy now? Satisfy?

If you want my book, I'll sign it with you.

If you want to be promoted as vice president, I'll help you.

Just don't lie to me again.

I don't want to learn about you from other people again.

If you have any real thoughts,

please tell me.

If you promise me this,

I will pretend nothing has happened.

Go ahead and pretend nothing has happened.

Jiang Yu Cheng,

are you feeling sorry for yourself now?

All these year, I, Gu Bai Zhi

have been approaching you with an ulterior motive.

I was wrong, you were right.

We shouldn't have started over.

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Where is the knife? Where is the knife?

What's the matter with you?

I'm going to kill Liang Chong Lang that rascal.

Rascal!

-What's the matter with you? -Let go of me!

-Let go of me! -What did he do to you? Tell me!

I'm so mad right now.

Give me the knife.

I say,

Mr Liang, only you are capable of this.

You managed to

talk Director Yang out of

reinstating Chu Li.

And Mr Xia can't even get mad at you.

Cut it out.

I didn't do that for you.

How did it go with the popular comic book writer

you contacted?

Time is running short.

Don't worry,

Xiao Niao and I

have accumulated

a lot of resources.

You see,

I just learnt two new massage techniques

during my massage the other day.

Come, sit down, sit down.

Feel it.

Harder.

Harder.

I don't care.

She's like a different person now.

I kicked the trash can

by accident just now,

and she looked at me like she was going to kill me.

How can she just turn hostile so quickly?

I don't care.

If you don't come sooner, I'm dead for sure.

What are you doing?

Nothing.

I'm not doing anything.

Are you feeling bored right now?

No.

Go and work on your novel then.

Do the laundry too.

Okay.

Remember to mop the floor.

Sure.

What should

I do first?

Forget it.

You'd better come and help me cook.

What is this?

A gift that should be given to you three years ago.

If you want my book, I'll sign it with you.

If you want to be promoted as vice president, I'll help you.

Just don't lie to me again.

I don't want to learn about you from other people again.

Okay.

Hello, Director Gu.

No problem.

I'll see you next week then.

Okay.

Okay, bye.

Well played, Mr Luo.

What do you mean by that?

You told Jiang Yu Cheng, didn't you?

Well, you said you were just doing your job.

So I suppose telling him wouldn't affect

your arrangement, right, Director Gu?

Of course.

These are the works you wanted to put on Highly Recommended.

I've looked through them, none of them pass.

You should stop interfering with

Content Planning Department's work,

so that you won't increase our workload.

The incident with the printing factory

has finally come to an end.

Thank you, Chief Editor Yu.

Since Chu Li has been suspended,

so naturally that I should take care of these matters.

You don't have to thank me.

And about Chu Li's suspension,

is there anything I can do to help?

She has been suspended for a week now.

I've sent Ah Xiang to see her.

Chu Li can take care of it.

When the time comes,

we just have to give her a little help

at the critical moment.

Okay.

Qiu Qiu's birthday

is coming soon.

You'll come to his birthday party, right?

He'll be really happy when he sees you.

When I wasn't pregnant,

I said

you'd be Qiu Qiu's godmother.

Do you remember that?

Qiu Qiu has grown so much now.

Isn't it a bit strange to tell him

that he has a godmother all of a sudden?

No.

In fact, I often brought you up in front of him.

He knows who you are.

It's okay.

We will see.

This should be the place.

Is this Mr Zhou Chuan and Chu Li's place?

I'm Ah Xiang.

Chief Editor Yu sent me here.

Is there a hope for her reinstatement again?

Yes, Mr Zhou Chuan.

Have some water.

Thank you, Mr Zhou Chuan.

Have a seat.

So, actually,

Chief Editor Yu and Ms Suo Heng

were supposed to come with me.

But something came up

at the printing factory.

So I came alone.

How's it going?

The gifts have been sent out.

Everything is going well.

Good to hear that.

If it hadn't been Mr Liang's sabotaging,

you would've been reinstated by now.

But Mr Xia still got you

an opportunity from Director Yang.

You know that Yuan Yue Publishing House

is going to reinvent right?

Are you talking about the new Animation Column?

Mr Liang and Miao have been wanting to take charge of it for a long time.

It has probably been assigned to them, hasn't it?

Other than the Animation Column,

Yuan Yue Publishing House

is also adding a New Writer Column with greatest potential.

You will be in charge of this section.

New Writer Column.

Are you saying that

I am going to scout new writer?

Sort of.

Chief Editor Yu asked you to contact

the outstanding authors whose follow-ups were picked

in the Interactive Cultural Festival last year.

As long as you can recruit a talented new writer,

you'll have no problem getting reinstated.

You got it.

As long as I can keep my job,

I'll do anything.

I will look through the follow-up articles

from the Interactive Cultural Festival last year now.

I do remember one writer

whose article was good.

I know who you're talking about.

The Ghost Behind You!

Found it.

But I only found his QQ account.

That will do.

Hello.

I am the editor of Moonlight Magazine.

My name is Chu Li.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

I am feeling a little excited suddenly.

What are you excited about?

This is my first time signing a new writer.

Whether it was you,

or Mr Jiang, or Ms Suo Heng,

you all have some experience in book publishing.

This is the first time I'm working with new writer.

He hasn't added you yet.

And you already knew you are going to work with him?

He'll definitely say yes.

First, he chose your manuscript,

so he is most likely your fan.

Second, even if he isn't your fan,

among all manuscripts,

he and you were like-minded.

So if I can't persuade him,

I can send you to persuade him for me.

That's very cheeky of you.

You were still trying to stab your husband to death a while ago.

Now you're thinking about how to take advantage of me.

What a slap in the face.

You'd better not lose your job again in future,

otherwise, I might as well just sleep with Er Gou,

it's safer for me.

What nonsense are you talking about?

Who is my husband?

What do you think? Who else do you think it is?

You haven't answered my question.

You, you, of course it's you.

Now that's more like it.

Ghost

Goodness,

This kid is generous

in using exclamation mark.

Let me send him a few topics and ask him to submit his drafts as try-out.

Director,

I've sent you the information via email.

I'm going take off now.

Okay, get home safe.

We need to talk.

There's nothing to talk about.

Do you really not want to see me?

What? Are you going to cut me out of your life now?

Gu Bai Zhi.

Bai Zhi.

Drive.

One minute, I just need one minute.

What are you waiting for? Drive.

What are you doing here?

What is this?

This is the manuscript of the revised edition of Imperial Guard's Journal.

I thought I'd give it to you in person.

Xin Dun Media "Imperial Guard's Journal"

Bai Zhi, did anything happen

between you and Jiang Yu Cheng?

Mr Zhou, come and take a look at this.

Ghost's writing is so funny.

It's funny when you laugh like this.

Let me take a look.

Come on.

Look.

What do you think?

Once Upon a Time in A Mountain

It's pretty funny.

But what he wrote here

is considered a joke,

not an article.

Besides, sense of humour vary from person to person.

Not everyone will laugh so stupidly like you.

Didn't you just laugh like that too?

Ghost's writings

made me feel happy and relax.

All my stress is gone.

And I just talked to him,

I feel that he is a very energetic young man.

I will text him now

and ask him to meet up.

Ghost, Male

And he is a young and handsome man.

I'm getting a little high.

High for what?

It might turn out to be a girl.

I have a lot of fangirls...

You're being narcissistic again.

His QQ account says that he's a male.

Do you really believe in the online world?

You are so easily fooled.

He replied.

He agreed to meet me tomorrow.

Why are you getting so excited?

However, will such an unusual style of writing

get picked in Yuan Yue Publishing House's

selection process?

Both Ghost's ideas and writings

are trendy and amusing.

I think his appearance will bring more

young readers to Moonlight Magazine.

It will broaden the age group of our readers.

He is back.

Who's back?

Ma Liang, who makes imagination come to life with his magic brush.

He's finally back.

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Are you afraid that

Ghost really is a handsome young man?

Feeling threatened?

Nonsense.

Maybe it's one of my fans.

Can't I come and take a look at my fan?

Can, can.

Your fan, your fan.

Don't worry.

Even though you are not a young and handsome man,

you can be considered an old and fascinating men.

Who are you calling old?

Welcome.

Hello.

Monkey design.

You are Chu Li?

The Chinese Literary Vein, Yu Qiu Yu

And you are

The Ghost Behind You?

So you are a girl.

Oh my god,

I am looking at a living editor for my first time.

This is incredible.

Hello, nice to meet you.

You can just call me Ghost.

Hello, hello.

Let's go have a seat.

See that.

You big idiot.

You're younger and cuter

than I thought.

You are still a student, aren't you?

I'm not that young.

I've completed half

of my college years.

You are the first editor who invites me to write for you.

Let me tell you secretly

I was so thrilled that day that I couldn't sleep at all.

Have you never published your article on other magazines before?

No.

I keep getting rejected.

They think my articles are too nonsensical.

Not at all, I think it's very interesting.

Mr Zhou Chuan thought so too.

Who is Zhou Chuan?

The...

The author whose article you picked to write follow-up to.

Turned out that you don't know Zhou Chuan.

So you didn't write the follow-up for his article

because you were his fan?

Of course not.

I just picked what I liked.

Who cares whether it's written by Zhou Chuan or Ping Chuan?

By the way,

I've submitted your pitches.

I think there should be no problem.

Once the serialization for your work is confirmed,

it will be published on the New Writer Column of Moonlight Magazine.

This is Moonlight Magazine's redesign project.

You can take a look at it first.

Okay.

Little Monkey

Did you hear that? You silly peacock.

Yu Yao

Ghost's pitches were rejected by Mr Xia.

He'll be excluded from consideration for now.

I don't understand these,

you can do whatever you want to do.

As long as my works can get published in the magazine,

even if

I don't get paid, it's fine.

I've been rejected by ten magazine publishers in a row before.

But I'm not discouraged,

I believe that I will meet someone

who will appreciate my works.

And I met you, didn't I?

You're not done yet, why are we leaving?

What's wrong?

We are going to Yuan Yue Publishing House.

Okay.

Mr Xia, what's the problem?

No, no.

This is the notes I wrote

when I was reading Ghost's works.

He wrote that

side ponytail hairstyle is dangerous.

And also,

the white album.

I mean

how does this

have anything to do with the four seasons?

If I can't understand it,

how will I be able to decide that

whether this can be published?

Also,

Chu Li,

let me ask you,

if a book is incomprehensible to you,

will you introduce it to the readers?

Since this idea didn't work,

we'll find other ways.

Something just doesn't feel right.

Ghost has used too many

anime and manga jokes in her pitches.

People of Mr Xia's age,

just like my dad,

it's normal that they can't accept it for the moment.

But this isn't

the broad sense of incomprehensibility,

the issue here lies with the reader's age group.

I can't just give up Ghost's novel like this.

You want to get Mr Xia to understand

Ghost's Animation, Comics and Games ACG genre novel.

that's okay,

but this isn't something that can be achieved overnight.

I know,

but Ghost can't wait.

The market is so big,

while we are working on the New Writer Column,

other publishers are also transforming themselves.

There will be novels of the same style

on the market soon.

But you have to give Mr Xia time

to understand ACG genre.

It's easy for us to understand ACG,

but it's hard for Mr Xia.

No.

Why must we get Mr Xia understand it?

Besides, what more can we do?

Yes, yes, let me tell you...

Mr Xia!

Mr Xia.

Chu Li, what are you doing here?

Don't you know

you are under suspension?

Miao.

Fine, I'll get on with my work.

Side ponytail is a common hairstyle

for women in anime.

Most characters who show up with this hairstyle,

they are either dead or going to be dead.

That's why she wrote

"Madam, your hairstyle is dangerous."

The season for white album is winter.

Whenever there is a love triangle between two women fighting for a man,

people will say,

"This is the season of the white album."

After you explained it,

I get it now.

But you can't explain it

to the reader one by one.

Not everyone

can understand Ghost's novel,

but there must be a certain group of readers

that will really like and appreciate her.

As long as our New Writer Column

can seize these readers' attention,

we are already half success.

What I'm about to say may sound a bit overconfident,

but please trust my judgment.

Ghost will definitely become the most popular author

in the New Writer Column.

Fine.

You want me to trust your judgment.

Tell me then,

what kind of book do you want to publish?

What kind of energy do you want to convey to reader?

I believe that the energies that a book

can convey to the reader are diverse.

It doesn't have to have profound ideologies

or educational significance.

As long as it can move the reader for even just one second,

it's a book that I'm willing to push through all obstacles to work on.

Did it really make you that happy?

Of course.

Not only did I convince Mr Xia,

but I might get reinstated too.

This would be another highlight

of my year.

What if Mr Xia wasn't convinced?

Not likely to happen.

Entrenchment is the biggest taboo for a literati.

A literati should be

tolerant to diversity.

Just because Mr Xia was taken aback by

the sudden emergence of a new generation of literature,

it doesn't mean he rejects it.

Are you that confident?

Yes.

Otherwise, Moonlight Magazine wouldn't have carried out a reinvention.

I believe that Moonlight Magazine can definitely

introduce these new generation literature

to those who miss out on great literary works

because of their traditional stereotype.

Like Mr Xia.

Like your dad.

What are you doing?

We are still in the company.

What? I just want to hold your hand.

Do we really need so many books?

Of course.

When Ghost's novel

is published,

as her editor,

I have to understand

all the references of ACG first

before I can evaluate her content.

You really are...

Really are what...

You really are making me proud.

What are you doing? This is a public space.

Don't worry, I checked, no one's looking.

Tell me,

if I didn't run

when we first met,

what would have happened?

When we first met?

The first time I found out you were Monkey was here.

Mr Zhou Chuan?

No wonder you ran away so fast that time.

Weren't you afraid you were going to fall down hard?

Will you still want me if I disfigure my face?

Of course not.

What are you doing?

-Grabbing a book. -Come down.

Come down.

I'll get it for you.

Get me The Garden of Sinners.

Okay.

Natsume Soseki Collection

Sir.

Have you forgotten that you snatched

Natsume Soseki's Crime from me?

I gave it back to you after that, didn't I?

But aren't you going to apologize me

after you made a mistake?

Come here.

Why?

I'm going to make it up to you.

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