Literary Master 1978

It was late at night, the bustle faded, and the courtyard of Xiaoliubukou Hutong returned to peace, but Tao Yushu was still a little uneasy.

At the beginning, Lin Chaoyang invited everyone to dinner purely for celebration and excitement. Everyone had similar interests and often drank a lot.

After two years of inviting guests, the reputation of this party gradually spread and began to become a favorite hobby of some people in the literary world.

Then Li Tuo and his friends started to play tricks and gave the party a name of "Cultural Salon". This year, they racked their brains and took great pains to expand the scale and specifications of the salon.

Yenching is the cultural center of China, and the Yenching literary army is the strongest literary force in the country.

Today's event can be said to have captured the power of the Yenching literary world. Coupled with the attendance of many award-winning writers from all over the country, it is no exaggeration to say that it was full of distinguished guests and all the wise men.

To be honest, even if the National Federation of Literary and Art Circles tried its best, it could only hold such a large-scale event once or twice a year, but the Xunweizhai Cultural Salon was easily held.

This was of course due to the face given by friends, but more importantly, it was because everyone saw how busy the couple had been for the salon in recent years.

Sincerity in exchange for sincerity, the hospitality that has been the same for years has made many people feel a sense of belonging to the cultural salon and feel proud to participate in the salon.

Their pride is understandable, because the threshold of the Xunweizhai Cultural Salon is first to win the National Excellent Short and Medium Stories Award, which is a kind of screening in itself.

To put it bluntly, the Xunweizhai Cultural Salon is much higher than the general symposium and writing meeting. Such a threshold has invisibly raised everyone's identity, enthusiasm and sense of honor for participating in such activities.

In addition, the cultural salon has also brought great reputation to Lin Chaoyang and his wife. Over the years, more than 150 writers have participated in the cultural salon.

There are many writers in China, but these more than 100 writers are undoubtedly the most outstanding among the Chinese writers.

With so many powerful writers around him, whether in the eyes of outsiders or in the mouths of these writers, Lin Chaoyang has already possessed the reputation that a great writer should have.

Of course, given his age, no matter how high his reputation is, it is always difficult to convince the public.

Fortunately, Lin Chaoyang has always been low-key and kind to others. Although he is criticized by the media from time to time, his character, temperament and talent have always been well-known in the literary world.

No one would not like to be friends with such a person, and everyone would naturally be willing to follow him in the activities he organized.

Tao Yushu also understood that it was precisely because of this that the Literary Association regarded this salon as a piece of Tang Monk meat, and both Zhang Guangnian and Song Fan wanted to participate.

"Chaoyang, do you think that Lao Zhang and Lao Song will not have any ideas in the future?"

"Of course they will. Although we don't think so, in the eyes of many people, our cultural salon has actually become a small group.

For the Cultural Association, they definitely don't want to see this situation, so they either imitate us or participate in it.

The official nature of the Cultural Association determines that they can only imitate us if they want to hold such an event. We are unwilling to participate in us, and this is what makes them uncomfortable."

Tao Yushu asked again: "Then do you think they will not make things difficult for us in the future?"

Lin Chaoyang laughed, "It's not that they will make things difficult for us, but they will definitely dislike us over time."

"I don't think you are worried at all. "

Lin Chaoyang shook his head, "What is there to worry about? There are so many activities held by publishing houses and magazines all over the country. Why did the Literary Association choose us instead of them? Isn't it because we have great influence? We should be happy. "

Tao Yushu couldn't help laughing, "You are really good at comforting yourself."

She added, "So you don't want reporters to report it."

"Yes. Literature has been hot in recent years, and there is nothing wrong with us being low-key. If literature declines in a few years, it won't be too late for us to show off our momentum. "

"You still want to raise your arms and become a martial arts leader?"

"The martial arts leader is boring, everyone should be like a dragon."

Tao Yushu felt Lin Chaoyang's magnificent mind from his words, and a little brilliance flashed in his eyes.

At the same time, a group of students gathered in the classroom of Yanshi University.

The students who went to Xiaoliubukou Hutong to participate in the event today were the backbone of the school's literary club, only ten people, and it was already afternoon when they returned to school after participating in the event.

A few days ago, the news that the Literature Club received an invitation to the Xunweizhai Cultural Salon had spread in the club.

In recent years, all students who are interested in literature are familiar with this name.

After the annual National Excellent Short Story Award Ceremony, the news about this cultural salon always becomes one of the hot topics among literature lovers.

Therefore, students are also full of yearning for the Xunweizhai Cultural Salon. Unfortunately, the number of places to participate in the event is limited, and the Literature Club can only draw lots to decide who will participate in the event.

Those students who won the lottery were ecstatic, and those who didn't win the lottery were inevitably disappointed and regretful.

After the lucky ones went to participate in the event, those who stayed in the school were looking forward to their return so that they could share their experience of participating in the event.

After waiting for a long time, the people finally came back. As soon as the students saw them, they couldn't wait to ask questions. The scene was chaotic for a while, until someone came out to organize everyone to the classroom on the second floor of the teaching building, and then order was maintained.

"The biggest gain from participating in the event today was listening to the sharing of Li Guowen and Shi Tiesheng. Li Guowen talked about Zhang Dai and "Peony Pavilion", which made me feel the charm of ancient Chinese literature for the first time.

Shi Tiesheng's sharing is different. You will know when you meet him. He has dark skin and a very sunny smile. Looking at him will make people feel kind and warm from the heart. No wonder he can write such words..."

"You will know when you communicate with them that writers are also ordinary people. Some people are indeed knowledgeable, and some people's knowledge is actually not much higher than ours.

But I found that they all have one thing that is better than many people , that is, the observation of life and human nature, that kind of sensitive touch, which we often do not have.

For example, Chen Shixu, he wrote "The General in the Small Town", and his winning work this time is "The Shocking Waves".

He said frankly that he felt guilty when he saw us college students, because he felt that his knowledge reserves and writing skills were not as good as ours.

But if you chat with him, you will know that he is a very insightful and empathetic person..."

Those students who participated in the event talked endlessly with their classmates around them, and everyone was excited and excited, and they wanted to replace them.

Today's event did not have any profound themes or wonderful arrangements, but every student who went there deeply felt the nourishment of literature and art.

The close contact with those writers, the mystery shrouded them disappeared, but the students also saw the shining points in them.

After today's exchanges, students have more admiration and worship for many writers.

"The only pity is that I didn't meet Lin Chaoyang. But Sister Yushu is really beautiful, with outstanding temperament, and she is really talented and beautiful."

Tao Yushu also graduated from Yanshi University. As an outstanding student of the 77th grade, Tao Yushu was the treasure of the teachers when she was in school, and she was also a celebrity in the school.

Especially when Lin Chaoyang wrote "The First Restaurant in the World" for Yanshi University, her classmates performed this play in all major universities in Yanjing. No matter whether it was Shuimu, Yanda, the Central Academy of Drama, or Yanying, they were not angry at all when they were destroyed by Yanshi University.

Whenever the younger brothers and sisters heard about the glorious past from their teachers and classmates, they could not suppress their yearning in their hearts.

Most of the students who went today were students of the 82nd and 83rd grades. They had not even entered the school when Tao Yushu left.

I always heard Tao Yushu's name from others before, and today I finally saw the real person, and I felt that hearing about it was not as good as meeting him.

"I also chatted with Senior Sister Yushu for a few words. She is worthy of being an editor working at Yenching Literature and People's Literature. Her comments on works often hit the nail on the head with just one or two sentences."

"The "You Have No Choice" published in People's Literature a few days ago was edited by Senior Sister Yushu. She said that "You Have No Choice" is a pioneering work."

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The lights in the classroom on the second floor of the teaching building were always on, and the excited students had long forgotten the time.

Such scenes also happened in other schools invited to participate in the event.

Today's event may be an unforgettable experience for the students, and it also brought a different experience to the guests who participated in the event.

Jiang Zilong is from Tianjin. He came to the salon on behalf of "Xingang" magazine.

The salon ended at nine o'clock in the evening. He did not stay at Lin Chaoyang's house or go to the guesthouse, but followed Wang Meng back home.

He and Wang Meng have a good personal relationship. When Wang Meng took over People's Literature in 1983, he wanted to transfer him to be the deputy editor-in-chief of People's Literature. Unfortunately, Tianjin refused to let him go, so the matter could only be abandoned.

Hufangqiao Writers' Building, Wang Meng's home.

Jiang Zilong and Wang Meng sat on the sofa and smoked. This afternoon, he agreed to write two manuscripts with Liang Xiaosheng and Zhang Wei. This trip was not in vain, so he was in a good mood.

"The influence of Chaoyang's event is really growing!"

Wang Meng held a cigarette in his hand, his face gloomy, "Yes."

"Next year, let alone other things, it is estimated that there may be more publications coming."

"It is normal for so many high-quality writers to gather together. Chaoyang and others are thinking about this."

Wang Meng looked indifferent, and Jiang Zilong couldn't help asking: "The Writers Association, including your "People's Literature", must be uncomfortable, right? After all, it was you who set the stage, but now Chaoyang and others have become the protagonists."

"This matter depends on how you look at it. If you consider the problem from a utilitarian perspective, of course it is like this.

But everyone understands that it is not Anyone can develop an ordinary dinner party into an event of this scale. Chaoyang's personal charm and leadership qualities play a big role in it.

And you have to know that Chaoyang's absence today actually explains the problem. "

Jiang Zilong understood what he meant and nodded: "Chaoyang wants to keep a low profile."

"That's right. It's a simple matter, but everyone stands in their own position and naturally looks at the problem from different angles.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with such an event. You see, many times in some meetings we attend, everyone obviously has no conflicts, but often quarrels.

Why?

It is because in such an environment and atmosphere, everyone must demonstrate the correctness of the line and theory they adhere to and cannot waver.

However, in a different atmosphere, can we sit together calmly and talk freely?

In fact, it is possible. Chaoyang and others are doing this activity to provide such a platform and environment. "

After listening to Wang Meng's words, Jiang Zilong agreed very much. He sighed: "Chaoyang and the others will do something like this in the future!"