Literary Master 1978

The conversation between the two aroused the curiosity of other people in the editorial department, and they cast their eyes on the two.

After holding the manuscript for a long time, Zhang Dening remembered to introduce Lin Chaoyang to his colleagues in the editorial department.

Last time Chen Jiangong brought Lin Chaoyang to catch up with the weekend, only Zhou Yanru brought Zhang Dening and another female editor Wang Jie. This time, Lin Chaoyang met Chen Shichong, Liu Heng, Fu Yonglin and other editors.

When Zhang Dening introduced Liu Heng, Lin Chaoyang took a second look. If he was not mistaken, this Liu Heng should be the screenwriter of the later Lao Mouzi, and he is also a very famous writer.

"Ju Dou", "The Happy Life of Poor Mouth Zhang Damin", "The King of Western Chu", "Assembly", "The Flowers of War", many well-known scripts are from his hands, and he is also an outstanding writer.

Including "Qiu Ju Goes to Court", which Lin Chaoyang wrote under a vest before, the original work is a novel written by Chen Yuanbin in the 1990s, and the script was written by Liu Heng.

Lin Chaoyang is not the only one observing the editors, they are also observing Lin Chaoyang.

Although "The Shepherd" is a short story, it has had a huge impact on the domestic literary world and readers in the past six months.

The pen name "Xu Lingjun" has also become a trend-setter in the literary world. Last year, it became a representative figure of the newly emerging scar literature together with the names "Liu Xinwu" and "Lu Xinhua".

I don't know if it was due to the strong influence of "The Shepherd". After the publication of "The Shepherd", "Yanjing Literature and Art" successively published Wang Meng's "Greetings from the Feet" and "Nanjing Duck".

In March, Fang Zhi's "The Traitor" was published. These novels have received considerable response from readers.

Especially Fang Zhi's "The Traitor", the creative style completely broke through the "three highlights" creative principle of the buzzing period, and it quickly caused heated discussions after its publication.

In just half a year, the sales of "Yenjing Literature and Art" have been rising steadily, and the influence of the works has been increasing day by day, which has directly improved the status of "Yenjing Literature and Art" in the national literary journal circle.

This is of course related to the courage of Li Qingquan, the newly appointed person in charge, but people occasionally believe in it and attribute the fact that "Yenjing Literature and Art" is now on the fast track to "Xu Lingjun" and "The Shepherd" giving the publication a good start.

However, although Xu Lingjun is famous, he seems to be very low-key.

Zhang Dening said that he didn't want others to know that he was a writer, and even the idea of ​​the editorial department to hold a work symposium for "The Shepherd" was rejected, which shows how low-key he is.

When they saw Lin Chaoyang today, everyone in the editorial department was a little disappointed.

The pen name Xu Lingjun is linked to the protagonist of the novel, which always makes everyone have some reverie. Now at first glance, he is just an ordinary person. Of course, this "ordinary" refers to appearance.

Listening to the conversation between Lin Chaoyang and Zhang Dening, you can still hear that he has ink in his belly.

After chatting with Zhang Dening for a while, Lin Chaoyang was about to leave, but Zhang Dening wanted to take him to meet Li Qingquan, the person in charge of the magazine.

When they met, Li Qingquan was very thin, in his fifties, with white hair and beard. This situation is very common among modern cultural people. Most of these people have suffered a lot in the past few years.

He chatted with Lin Chaoyang for a while and took the initiative to mention that the editorial department recently planned to make a collection of reviews for "The Shepherd", including all the more influential review articles published in the public media in the past six months.

Lin Chaoyang looked surprised, "This... is not necessary?"

It stands to reason that the editorial department should not be in charge of the collection of reviews, and it has nothing to do with Lin Chaoyang.

But "Yanjing Literature and Art" now seems to want to promote Lin Chaoyang, and their purpose of doing so is not difficult to understand. The rise of any literary magazine must be accompanied by the rise of one or more well-known writers. The two complement each other and achieve each other.

The reason why Lin Chaoyang resisted this matter is that it is not profitable for him, and he may be distracted by this matter.

With the current fame of The Shepherd, a collection of reviews is just icing on the cake for him. It is really unnecessary.

After all, it is just a short story.

"We are just the leader. Whether it can be done depends on the decision of the Writers Publishing House. I am just telling you now."

Li Qingquan said so, Lin Chaoyang could not say anything more. Although it is a collection of reviews about The Shepherd, it has nothing to do with Lin Chaoyang. The editorial department and the publishing house are willing to do it, which has nothing to do with him.

After Lin Chaoyang left, Zhang Dening flipped through the manuscript he sent.

A standard 500-grid manuscript paper, a whole book, it seems that there should be 50,000 to 60,000 words.

"That pair of sneakers is too dirty. Even in this small mountain village known for its poverty, the sewage mixed with rainwater and livestock feces may be cleaner than it..."

Zhang Dening's mind was immersed in the content on the manuscript paper, and the words in front of him gradually constructed a picture.

She was immersed in the world of words, moved by the characters' joys and sorrows, and shed tears for the ups and downs of the plot.

At this moment, Zhang Dening felt someone patting her shoulder. She raised her head and her eyes were red.

"Xiao Zhang, it's time to get off work. Leave Xu Lingjun's manuscript with me first, I'll go back and take a look." Li Qingquan said.

Li Qingquan is a bold and responsible person in charge of the publication, but he has a problem, that is, he often does not wait for the first and second reviews by his subordinates, but directly reviews the manuscripts himself.

He was the editor-in-chief of People's Literature nearly twenty years ago. He has a long career and strong ability. In addition, he took over the editorial department and brought Yanjing Literature and Art to a new height in less than half a year, so everyone in the editorial department was quite convinced of him.

When Li Qingquan took the manuscript away, Zhang Dening couldn't help muttering in her heart. She just saw the wonderful part.

I don't know if Xiaogouzi won in the end? Can he get the new pair of sneakers?

After leaving the editorial department of Yanjing Literature and Art, Lin Chaoyang did not go back to Yanda directly. He finally went to the city and planned to bring something back for his family.

Lin Chaoyang wanted to buy a roast duck, but when he arrived at Quanjude, the price of "ten yuan per duck" on the menu made him discouraged.

Ordinary workers in Yanjing City only make thirty or forty yuan a month, and a duck is worth a quarter of a month's salary. According to the prices in Yanjing forty years later, this duck will cost two or three thousand yuan. It's not so expensive even if you grow up drinking milk.

Lin Chaoyang has money in his hands, but he doesn't spend it in such a wasteful way.

Before leaving, he took a fierce look at the red brick floor-to-ceiling, charcoal-burning oven at Quanjude. There was a couplet on the oven mouth: The golden oven keeps burning for thousands of years, and the silver hook always hangs a hundred flavors. The horizontal banner reads: The master of the oven.

So cool!

Wait until I have money in the future!

After leaving Quanjude, he turned to the state-owned department store next door and bought a can of snow cream for Tao Yushu, and then went to Daoxiangcun to buy two catties of peach cakes before returning to Yanda.

Back to the library, Lin Chaoyang gave more than half a catty to several colleagues at the lending office.

There were not many peach cakes, and it seemed even less when shared with four or five people.

But everyone was not well-off at the moment. Those with children at home might be willing to buy them for their children, but they might not buy some for themselves to try, which was a little comfort for this boring afternoon.

"By the way, Chaoyang, two groups of students came to see you at noon." Hu Wenqiong reminded.

"Who is it? Did you leave a note?" Lin Chaoyang thought it was the people from the Chinese Department.

"No."

If an acquaintance wanted to see him, they would definitely leave a note or ask Hu Wenqiong to help pass the message. Lin Chaoyang was a little puzzled. Who could find him?