(Thanks to Alstonkk for the big reward of 100,000, thank you very much!)
"I am deeply disappointed with your company's decision. This is not a matter of a larger share or payment of liquidated damages. You lack the respect that a good illustrator should have. I feel humiliated for the artists I represent, and Feeling very angry..."
Austria.
Anna sat expressionlessly in front of the computer, editing a harshly worded email letter.
She had just learned from the publisher’s project assistant about the group’s new decision—the famous illustration studio Weirlein would compete with Detective Cat Ms. for the opportunity to write “The Little Prince.”
Anna is writing a letter of protest.
After sending an email expressing her displeasure to the contact's mailbox, the girl closed the computer and leaned on the back of her wheelchair.
Anna did not wear any extra headgear today, and her long dark hair was tied back by a Central Asian-style brocade hairband.
She was thinking quietly, gently playing with the blue hairband with her fingertips. The light in the study room shone on her face, giving off a sheen like gelatin.
She was unhappy because the publishing house had despised Ms. Detective Cat. However, compared to the sharp words in the email, Anna's face remained cold and there was no obvious emotion or anger.
When I was very young, my aunt taught me that anger is just a sign of weakness on the part of the weak. In addition to showing your weakness, it does not solve the actual problem.
At the same time, Anna believes that as long as the market research is conducted fairly and in accordance with the conditions given by Scholastic, Detective Cat has no chance of losing.
Increase the share of the revenue and issue individual postcard peripherals and artist illustration collections - such rewards are also very generous.
Strictly speaking, things are not bad.
Of course, as an agent, even if it is not necessarily a bad thing, you still need to write a letter of protest.
This is to give the agent painter a voice and express his position while striving for the greatest interests.
After thinking for a moment,
Anna took out her mobile phone from her pocket and found Osborne's phone number in the address book.
After two gentle beeps, the call was connected.
"Excuse me, is this Miss Anna?"
Osborne's voice came over the phone.
"Well, Uncle Osborne, I'm Anna." The girl's tone was gentle and polite, which did not change at all because of Osborne's bad attitude during the last call.
"I'm calling specifically to say thank you to Uncle Osborne."
Anna said: "I saw the invitation sent by Scholastic to Detective Cat. I'm really sorry for bothering you."
"Anna, what you said...well, Uncle Osborne should be the one to apologize to you."
Osborne smiled bitterly: "Detective Cat is a very good illustrator. Thank you for recommending Detective Cat to me. Scholastic Group is very honored to cooperate with such a high-level illustrator."
"Anna, your vision is really good, much better than mine. Your grandfather once said that when I switched to study business, I was abandoning the good and chasing the weak, and I became vulgar. The old man was right in criticizing me. Uncle Osborne had a bad attitude before. , Miss Anna, don’t mind." Osborne apologized.
"Uncle Osborne, are you satisfied with Detective Cat's performance?" Anna asked calmly.
"Very good... I should say, very outstanding."
"That's it, but her agent contacted me a few minutes ago and said that there was a communication problem with the publishing house. Scholastic Group was going to use another illustration studio to replace Detective Cat. I thought Detective Cat couldn't do it. I want to apologize to Uncle Osborne at the request of the publisher.”
Anna sounded apologetic.
"Well, Anna, it's so boring for you to say that. I believe you also know the level of Detective Cat. Isn't this embarrassing for me?"
"So there is no such thing, it's just a misunderstanding?"
Osborne smiled bitterly.
He finally understood that Detective Cat's agent was not a vegetarian. After receiving the group's decision, he went to Miss Elena to file a complaint.
He knew that Anna had always liked the Internet illustrator Detective Cat. Since he could recommend her to Scholastic Group, it was normal for him to know his agent.
Osborne himself knew the quality of the manuscripts handed over by Detective Cat, and he estimated that Anna must also know the quality.
Everyone is understanding and said at this time that they could not meet the publisher's requirements and apologized to him.
How could I get off and come to Taiwan?
"Although the affairs of Wehrlein Studio are very complicated, I assure you that the marketing department's investigation will be conducted in a fair and open manner, and no one will be allowed to do anything. Anna, you should also have confidence in Detective Cat, right? .”
"It doesn't matter. Even if the group doesn't like Detective Cat, it can only be blamed on her incompetence. I'm also very grateful to Uncle Osborne for his efforts." Anna's tone sounded sincere.
The more Anna said this, the more embarrassed Osborne became.
Miss Anna, the last heir of the Elena family.
The only time I called him to ask him to do something, his tone was so rude, he looked down on the painter he recommended, and even said bad words to Anna.
As a result, the painter Anna was interested in was of a shockingly high standard. Osborne also wanted to cultivate his own connections in the art department, so his mother-in-law did not feel comfortable doing this.
He blushed for himself.
Osborne didn't know how many times he smiled bitterly.
"Miss Elena, I'm really scared of you. Don't be ashamed of your poor Uncle Osborne. It's true that your uncle did not handle this matter honestly. Anna, whatever request you have, as long as it is not too excessive, I will agree to it. "Osborne was helpless, "But the market survey has been decided by the group's top management, and it is really difficult to change it."
"Uncle Osborne misunderstood. I didn't mean it. Thank you very much for this." Anna changed her tone and said softly, "This year's candidate for the Scholastic Group's Writing and Art Master Award, I remember, Osborne Uncle Ben is qualified to be nominated."
"Nominated candidate for the Writing and Art Masters Award... Oh my god, is this what Agent Detective Cat means, or is it Miss Anna you mean?" Osborne said in a weird tone.
"Is there any difference?" The girl tilted her head.
"If it's Detective Cat or her agent who means it, I will immediately throw the phone on her face, call her crazy, and tell her to get away as far as she can. If it's Miss Anna you mean..."
Osborne was silent for several seconds and said helplessly: "This is the Master Award for Writing and Art. Even if it is the second-level Outstanding Contribution Award, I don't know how many great writers and famous artists who earn millions of dollars a year are waiting with their feet crossed. You asked me to nominate Detective Cat, Anna, you really don’t care at all about your uncle’s old age.”
"How could it be possible? Wehrlein can win awards, so Detective Cat's drawing skills cannot be called a master?" Anna smiled, "Uncle Osborne, just take it as my opinion."
"Will Wehrlein win an award? Miss, Wehrlein's paintings are really good enough. Moreover, this is not a question of artistic level. If you ask me to nominate an online illustrator who doesn't even have a formal serious art work, outsiders will What do you think? What will the board think of me?" Osborne complained.
This is like nominating a professional player from a certain Java League to win the World Footballer Award. People will laugh to death.
"No, by the time the award is judged, "The Little Prince" should have been published and sold long ago. How can it be considered a serious work of art?" Anna quibbled.
"He may not be able to get "The Little Prince"... Forget it, Miss Anna, it seems you have convinced me."
"Thank you Uncle Osborne for taking the trouble." Anna thanked her sincerely.
"Okay, I'm scared of you."
Osborne sighed: "Be prepared to be vaccinated in advance. The most I can do is nominate, even if I nominated Detective Cat, and The Little Prince has been published. If "The Little Prince" does not create a sales miracle, Detective Cat can The chance of winning the prize is about the same as that of an asteroid destroying the earth, which is just a fantasy."
"Being nominated is already a huge honor, isn't it?"
Anna asked back.
Although the honor is illusory, it is exactly what Detective Cat needs most now after being expelled from the "Oil Painting" magazine.
Be a candidate for the Writing and Art Masters Award,
This is much more useful than recording 10,000 podcasts for each other or having Director Tonks fill the Tyler National Gallery with Detective Cat quotes.
"That's true. It seems that you really like Detective Cat. It makes our Miss Elena spend so much effort to pave the way for her. This African female painter is really lucky."
Osborne said: "It was agreed in advance that she must be able to defeat Wehrlein Painter in the market survey before I can nominate Detective Cat. This is the most basic bottom line. Otherwise, it will really become a laughing stock."
"I never thought that passing market research was a problem." Anna smiled with satisfaction.
…
"Thanks to Professor Koyama and Professor Chiba from Tama Art Academy for their guidance and valuable opinions during the writing process of this paper..."
In the study room,
Ms. Sakai quietly read the final acknowledgment.
Now this paper, which has a total of about 7,000 words, has basically been completed.
Journal articles are different from doctoral dissertations. It is very common for the latter to write hundreds of thousands of words and directly contact the publishing house for publication.
The length of the journal is almost the same. After all, if you submit a manuscript of hundreds of thousands of words, even if the article meets the standard of being published, other journals will not have that much space.
According to general statistics, 85% of papers in science SCI are concentrated in the 3000-6000 word range, and it is normal for liberal arts papers to be longer.
7,000 words will neither seem lacking in content nor too lengthy. Considering the topic of Gu Weijing and Ms. Sakai Katsuko’s thesis, Uncle Sakai felt that this length was neither too long nor too short.
They have not yet formally submitted their manuscript and received the reviewer's opinion on whether they want to revise it, so they do not need to thank the journal contributor.
It was too difficult for two middle school students to complete a high-level paper entirely on their own.
Relying on Uncle Sakai's relationship, they received guidance from many professors during the writing process.
According to paper etiquette, you need to express your gratitude to the professors who provided help during the writing process at the end of the paper.
This also shows that these professors have a good impression of their papers.
If the article is too shabby, even if their names are mentioned in the acknowledgments section, people will feel embarrassed.
Seeing Ms. Sakai Katsuko typing the last period on the keyboard, Gu Weijing let out a long breath and felt relieved.
"What do you think of the journal you submitted to, Ms. Katsuko?"
Katsuko Sakai thought for a while: "My father has two suggestions for the topic of our article. One is "Taylors Journal of Art" with an impact factor of 2.543, and the other is "ARTIBUS ASIAE" with an impact factor of 3.752. Asian Art), both of which are magazines in the AHCI Index."
The so-called impact factor is an important indicator for measuring the influence of academic journals. It refers to the average citation rate of a paper published in a journal over a period of time. It is statistically published annually by Clarivate Analytics in the United States.
"Asian Art" ranks 19th in the world with 3.752, making it the most important art journal in Asia. "Taylor Art Journal" ranks 43rd in the world, also in the top 50.
In addition to different lengths, liberal arts papers and science papers also have different impact factors.
The impact factors of some scientific oncology journals can reach upwards of 500, and high-quality SCI journals also have impact factors of 4 or 5.
However, the citation rate of liberal arts professional papers is much lower, and it is very good to achieve more than 1. The impact factor does not fully reflect the quality of a journal.
Some heavyweight professional papers that have had a profound impact on the industry are not cited very frequently.
For a long time, impact factors have not been calculated for liberal arts papers. This is the first year that Clarivate Analytics has announced the impact factors of liberal arts magazines.
"Asian Art" ranks higher than "Taylor Journal of Fine Arts", but as long as it can be selected into the AHCI index, it is a good journal and there is no weak one.
"My father's opinion is to submit to Asian Art. After all, this is the best liberal arts journal in Asia. Moreover, he knows a few professors who are reviewers of the magazine and can recommend some kinder reviewers."
This is the benefit of connections.
Reviewers are the judges who decide whether an article can be published in a journal. Art journals have no quantifiable data standards and reviewers have greater discretion.
The content is exactly the same, the one with good writing was rejected, and the one with bad writing was rejected.
It is normal for the easy-to-talk reviewer to approve the manuscript and the strict reviewer to reject it.
For a paper that is somewhere between a good and bad paper, if you tell a humorous joke in the text to make the reviewer happy, and then the paper is rejected, it is not entirely a joke.
Basically, today's academic paper review requires double-blind review. The submitter does not know who the reviewer is, and the reviewer does not know who the submitter is.
but……
Sometimes, there is still room for maneuver.
At least if you submit an article to "Asian Art", Uncle Sakai can openly ask them to indicate the recommended reviewers to the editor in the submission email, so that the article can be accurately delivered to certain reviewing professors.
This is not against discipline at all.
With the subdivision of disciplines, many professional journals now require contributors to indicate six or eight recommended reviewers for their articles.
If anonymity were completely implemented and an oil painting paper was handed over to a professor of avant-garde sculpture art, no one would be able to understand who was talking.
Isn't this funny?
(End of chapter)
