"You have an appointment for revised edition manuscript submission, Ms. Lan." (蓝小姐,您预约的修订版稿件递交流程已确认。)
"Yes, I’m here to submit the final revised manuscripts for my mother’s five fiction works." (是的,我今日递交我母亲五部作品的最终修订定稿。)
前台录入信息。
"We have confirmed your identity as the legal heir and editorial curator of this publication. Please follow me to the conference room for legal verification." (系统已确认您为本次出版的合法遗产继承人及文稿修订人,请随我进入会议室完成法务核验。)
……
她是伦敦民间的知名咨询侦探,博客常年更新案件思辨与推理逻辑。
这五本书的“出圈密码”,是蓝茵一生最排斥的。
她素来厌恶张扬,厌恶聚光灯,厌恶自己的姓名与代号被用作商业营销噱头。
可这是母亲的心愿。
蓝茵可以忍受自己一辈子烂在井里。
但她不能忍受母亲毕生心血,永远烂在旧纸堆里。
于是她妥协了。
她默许出版社的宣传方案,默许书腰标注「Revised by famous consulting detective Blue-Lan」
默许依托自己的博客粉丝、侦探圈层的自发热度,为这套无人问津的遗稿托底。
会议室落座,编辑与法务专员同时在场,开启正式核验对接。
Senior编辑率先开口。
"We have reviewed your pre-submitted revision instructions. You only repaired plot loopholes and unified narrative logic, without altering the core story and original intention of the author." (我们已预审过你的修订说明,确认你仅修补剧情漏洞、统一叙事逻辑,未改动原作核心故事与创作初衷。)
"I strictly retained my mother’s original writing style and story framework. All modifications are only for grammatical standardization and logical completion." (我严格保留了我母亲的文笔风格与故事框架,所有修改仅用于文法规范、补全逻辑。)
法务随即接过文件,指尖划过厚厚的遗产认证公函。
"We have verified your Grant of Probate and copyright inheritance qualification. You have full legal right to revise and republish these out-of-print works within the copyright term." (我们已核验你的遗嘱认证文件与版权继承资质,版权保护期内,你拥有修订、再版绝版原作的完整合法权限。)
法务明确告知英国出版硬性规则。
"According to UK publishing regulations, the revised edition must clearly mark the editor’s information. The copyright page will state ‘Revised edition edited by Lanyin Lan / Blue-Lan’." (根据英国出版条例,修订版必须公示编辑信息,版权页将明确标注修订人为Lanyin Lan / Blue-Lan。)
这行标注,是法律底线,也是蓝茵心底的割裂。
蓝茵眼里没有多余的情绪。
"I accept the publishing rules and marketing plan. I only require that the original author’s name be placed in the most prominent position on all pages." (我接受所有出版规则与营销方案,仅要求全书所有版面,将原作者姓名置于最醒目位置。)
编辑绅士的应允。
"We fully respect your request. The original author Elowen Hale will be the primary signature of this whole series." (我们完全尊重你的要求,全套丛书将以原作者Elowen Hale为第一署名。)
双方核对终稿电子档、纸质归档文稿、逐条确认三审三校流程、全新ISBN备案、大英图书馆法定存档流程。
所有流程核对无误,编辑递出出版确认合同。
"Please confirm and sign. After signing, the manuscript will enter the official proofreading and printing process." (请确认签字,签署后稿件将进入正式校对、印刷流程。)