Literary Master 1978

"It hasn't been decided yet. The publisher's idea is to find a magazine to publish it first," Lu Yao replied.

Wang Weiling, who requested the manuscript from him, is the editor of China Youth Publishing House. Since it is a publishing house, it is natural for it to be published.

Although there are many literary lovers nowadays, it is also very difficult for works by non-contemporary famous artists to sell well.

Therefore, after many publishing houses obtain high-quality manuscripts and confirm them for publication, they will first try to find authoritative literary magazines to publish them, do key promotions, and expand the influence of the works, so as to lay the foundation for the subsequent hot sales of single volumes by the publishing houses.

"It seems that the publisher is very optimistic about your novel!"

Lu Yao couldn't help but laugh. This novel was indeed the work of his painstaking efforts. The publisher's attention was an affirmation of his talent and novel.

Listening to the conversation between the two, several other people curiously asked about Lu Yao's new work, and Lu Yao told everyone about his work.

His story is based on the contemporary urban and rural life in northern Shaanxi. It describes the tragic life of the protagonist Gao Jialin, who has a heart as high as the sky but a life as thin as paper. He returns to the land, leaves the land, and returns to the land again. It makes everyone sigh. .

"What a good story! Although I haven't read the novel yet, the novel must be perfect for Lu Yao's story!" Li Tuo praised.

Everyone also expressed their agreement, expressing high expectations for Lu Yao's novel titled "Life".

Everyone's praise made Lu Yao a little shy, and there was a bit of pride behind that shy expression.

He always felt a little inferior when facing these writers who were born in Yanjing, so when he gained recognition through his works, he felt extra arrogant in his heart.

His pride is not for the purpose of belittling others, but to offset his inferiority complex.

"Stop praising me. I'm so proud that I don't know what to do." After listening to everyone's praise for a while, Lu Yao said with a wry smile.

He did have high hopes for "Life", but now that the novel has not been published yet, and everyone has praised it so much, he realized that this would easily raise his expectations.

Everyone laughed and stopped talking about "Life".

Li Tuo took over the topic. He brought two new friends, Shi Tiesheng and Chen Jianyu, today.

Chen Jianyu was originally the editor of "Film Art", but now he has been transferred to the Film Association. He can be regarded as a figure spanning the two fields of film and literature.

This summer, the sports movie "Shaou" directed by Li Tuo's wife Zhang Nuanxin was released. The story tells the story of Chinese women's volleyball player Shaou who experienced various blows such as injuries, failures, and the death of her lover, but still managed to regain her spirit and devote herself to the cause of volleyball. life story.

In the past two years, the Chinese women's volleyball team has successively won glory for the country in the world sports arena and is very popular in the country. The quality of "Shagull" itself is good, and it follows the trend, and it has achieved good box office and reputation after its release.

Li Tuo and Zhang Nuanxin are a husband and wife team. He participated in the writing of the script of "Sand Ou" and also provided a lot of help to Zhang Nuanxin during the filming process.

He and Chen Jianyu met at a seminar held by Yan Film Studio for "The Sand Ou". The two had a great conversation and became friends.

The relationship between Shi Tiesheng and Li Tuo can be traced back to the founding of "October".

"October" was founded in 1978, and its team was members of the literary and art group of Yanjing Publishing House. At that time, the publishing house and the Yanjing City Creative Liaison Office were working in the same courtyard.

This office was a temporary organization before the restoration of the Literary and Art Association. After "October" was founded, in order to attract young authors to contribute enthusiastically, the literary and art group often organized activities together with the founding office, attracting a large number of young amateur authors.

These include Liu Xinwu, Li Tuo, Mu Guozheng, Liu Jinyun, Shi Tiesheng and many other well-known writers who later became famous. It was under such circumstances that Li Tuo and Shi Tiesheng got acquainted.

Shi Tiesheng only started trying to create in 1978. At first, he could only publish articles in some student magazines, such as "Hope" of Northwest University and "Morning" of Yenching University.

Later, slowly, his works began to appear in several well-known literary magazines, and he became slightly famous.

This summer, he was diagnosed with a kidney problem. He had to quit his job in a street factory to recuperate. His meager monthly salary was gone. Now his income relies on government subsidies and writing.

Shi Tiesheng joined the team in northern Shaanxi, and his healthy legs stayed in northern Shaanxi.

Speaking of which, the group of educated youths from Yanjing who came to Shaanxi to join the team are very closely connected. Lu Yao's wife Lin Da is an educated youth from Yanjing, and Wu Beiling, a grade 77 Chinese major at Yanjing University, is also an educated youth from Yanjing who joined the team in Shaanxi. The relationship with Shi Tiesheng is irreversible.

"I am really grateful to Beiling for being able to persist in writing. In the past two years, she often rode her bicycle to my house after school, listened to me read my immature works, and provided me with revision suggestions."

Shi Tiesheng mentioned Wu Beiling with regret on his face. In September, Wu Beiling had already left to study in the United States.

Shi Tiesheng and Zhang Chengzhi were classmates at Shuimu High School, but they were separated by three years and had many friends in common.

Tao Yushu immediately thought of the novel "Cloud" she had read two days ago, and said to Chen Jiangong: "The two novels do coincide in some aspects."

Li Tuo asked curiously: "What novel?"

Tao Yushu briefly described the content of Zhang Manling's novel. After listening to it, Li Tuo said: "The style is indeed very similar. In which magazine was this published? Let me look back."

"It hasn't been published yet. The manuscript is here in Chaoyang, and I want him to help recommend it." Chen Jiangong said.

After chatting for a while, Lin Chaoyang saw that the time was almost up, so he got up to prepare lunch, and everyone also got up to help.

"Just leave two people, we won't need that many people." Lin Chaoyang said.

After some discussion, Feng Jicai and Chen Jiangong were left behind.

While washing vegetables, several people in the kitchen were chatting away. Chen Jiangong asked Tao Yushu, "Yushu, are you graduating soon? Which unit do you plan to attend?"

"A job can be chosen by me? It's all assigned by the state."

Chen Jiangong said with a smile: "You can deceive others, but you can't deceive me. At least you can go to "Yenjing Literature", right? De Ning told me that they are not bad, and they are prospering now."

"It's quite good." Tao Yushu agreed. Compared with going to government agencies or news units, she would rather go to a magazine because she still does literature-related work.

"Already decided? Then I have to tell Dening."

"I bet you are here to gather information today?" Lin Chaoyang said teasingly.

"It's not just about gathering information, but I'm also hoping that Yushu can go to "Yanjing Literature"? Then in the future, there will be one more person in the editorial department who can protect me."

"Promise!" Lin Chaoyang laughed and cursed, then asked: "Don't just talk about jade books, do you know where you will be assigned after graduation?"

Chen Jiangong glanced at Feng Jicai next to him and told him with his eyes: Don't spread the word blindly!

Feng Jicai returned his incoming look, and Chen Jiangong lowered his voice and said, "I will go to the Yanjing Literary and Art Association to be a professional writer after graduation."

Lin Chaoyang joked: "Okay, I will join the Literary and Art Association as a professional writer as soon as I graduate!"

There are very few people who write professionally these days. There are roughly only two types of people in society who can make a living by writing. The others can only write part-time, no matter how famous they are or how much they pay for their manuscripts.

One type is writers who have become famous in their early years, such as Ba Jin, Zhao Shuli, and Sun Li.

Another category is the path that Chen Jiangong is about to take. By becoming a professional writer in various provincial and municipal literary associations, he can hold an iron rice bowl and concentrate on creation. Even if there is no creative output, he can still maintain income despite droughts and floods.

"Hey! Isn't it lucky to win a national award?"

In late March this year, Chen Jiangong won the National Outstanding Short Story Award for his short story "Phoenix Eyes". He is a native of Yanjing and a graduate of the Chinese Department of Yanjing University. It is not surprising that he can join the Yanjing Literary Association as a professional writer. Makes sense.

Among the winners of the National Outstanding Short Story Award, many have used this award to enter the Literary Association and become professional writers.

While chatting and laughing, lunch was prepared and the dining table was placed in the west wing. The three rooms here were specially prepared by Lin Chaoyang to entertain guests.

Shi Tiesheng had kidney disease and needed to pay attention to his diet. Lin Chaoyang specially cooked two light dishes for him and did not pour him any wine. He looked at everyone feasting and drinking, feeling melancholy.

"When you get sick, there's nothing else. It's just that you don't have the pleasure of talking. It makes people feel that life is gloomy."

His tone was half joking, half complaining.

Zhang Chengzhi teased him, "There are obviously so many dishes that can be eaten, but you have to put them here. If you like meat, just say you like meat."

Shi Tiesheng said with a very bachelor attitude: "Without meat to eat, what is the meaning of life?"

Because he has kidney disease, Shi Tiesheng has many taboos. Of course that doesn’t mean you can’t eat it at all, it just means you can’t eat more.

But he is also a "carnivore". When he looks at the delicious food, he can only taste it without even filling the gap between his teeth. How can this not make people feel sad?

"My disease should be more thorough. Only the upper body is affected. Without the lower body, I can still enjoy it in my mouth, and it will be digested on the spot."

Shi Tiesheng unscrupulously joked about his sick body. Everyone imagined the scene described by Shi Tiesheng and felt that the taste of the meat in their mouths had changed.

They all said in disgust: "This person is so bad! He can't even eat it, and he disgusts us."

Seeing everyone's reactions, Shi Tiesheng nodded with satisfaction.

Anyway, I can’t eat anymore. If you guys eat less, I’ll feel better.