Chapter 19 Better than "Scar"
Zhang Dening's shouting out a lesbian who was about fifty years old from the pile of manuscripts. Chen Jiangong greeted her and introduced Lin Chaoyang again.
"Teacher Zhou is the leader and editorial board of the novel group of "Yanjing Literature and Art"," he said to Lin Chaoyang.
Zhou Yanru waved his hand and signaled him not to mention this matter.
Chen Jiangong talked about Lin Chaoyang's manuscripts, first praised them, and then said: "I will bring him here for a rare good manuscript."
Zhou Yanru was a little moved by what he said, but the editorial department had the rules of the editorial department. Chen Jiangong was the author responsible for Zhang Dening. The author he brought naturally belonged to Zhang Dening, and the first instance of the manuscript must be followed by Zhang Dening.
The Yanda librarian has a special meaning in the eyes of modern Chinese people. Before Zhang Dening looked at the manuscript, he first looked at the author Lin Chaoyang obscurely.
Lin Chaoyang is not the kind of person who wins by his appearance, but he has a sense of confidence.
After reading the manuscript, Zhang Dening was soon attracted by the words on the paper and became addicted to it.
When she looked up again, it was almost noon.
The sunlight poured into the office window glass shone brightly in the room. Then he looked at Lin Chaoyang. His image gradually overlapped with the tall, handsome and elegant Xu Ling in the novel, radiating dazzling brilliance.
"Dening, how about the manuscript?" Chen Jiangong asked.
Zhang Dening only felt a moment of trance, came to his senses, holding the manuscript in his hand, "It's so good to write, it's worthy of being Yan Da!"
"You've been too rewarded." Lin Chaoyang said modestly.
Zhang Dening's praise made Chen Jiangong feel a kind of joy of being in a similar way, "I'm right, Chaoyang's manuscript is of high quality."
"I read this novel better than the one published in Wenhui Daily. However..." Zhang Dening praised the manuscript, but at the end hesitated.
During the summer vacation just passed, the "Wenhui Po" in Shanghai published Lu Xinhua's novel "Scars" on August 11.
After the novel was published, a reading frenzy was set off among the readers in Shanghai. Wenhui Daily added 1.8 million newspapers in a short period of time, but it still could not meet the reading needs of readers.
The influence of "Scar" has rapidly expanded in China with readers' reading and discussion, and not only the reader group, but also the literary and cultural circles have begun to discuss this novel.
In just less than a month, it became popular all over the country.
But "Scar" triggered public opinion does not mean that its success was smooth sailing. Now there are endless discussions about "Scar" in newspapers everywhere.
In China in recent decades, discussions involving a literary work are usually inseparable from politics.
At this moment, this critical moment is a key node in reform and opening up.
The whole society is also brewing a strong emotional potential energy.
The storm is about to come and the wind fills the building!
In the literary world's discussion on "Scars", there is not only praise, but also a critical side.
The main theme of the article "The Wrangler" is exactly the same as "The Scar". If it causes a certain impact after publication, it will inevitably face this situation.
Moreover, "Scar" is terrible in terms of ideological and artistic nature. Many people in the literary world do not understand and dislike this college student's essay that can trigger such a big craze. This is also the reason why Zhang Dening dares to say that "The Wrangler" is better than "Scar".
If "The Wrangler" succeeds after its publication, it may cause another debate by taking advantage of the trend of "Scars".
The pros and cons are in front of you. Zhang Dening is just a young editor of "Yanjing Literature". Although she thinks that the quality of "The Wrangler" is very good, she dare not make a guaranteed statement and will definitely be published.
After all, whether a work can be published in recent years is often not directly related to the quality itself.
Chen Jiangong roughly guessed the meaning of Zhang Dening's desire to speak but stop. He turned his eyes to Zhou Yanru and looked at Zhang Dening. The two had a very tacit understanding.
"Lao Zhou."
Zhang Dening called out Lao Zhou again and handed over the manuscript of "The Wrangler" to Zhou Yanru.
The first thing to add a "old" to the surname is my old style in Yan'an. Everyone in the editorial department calls Zhou Yanru that, which is now, it will not apply in future generations.
"You can take a look at this manuscript first. It happens that the author is here. I will add it to you after reviewing the manuscript."
Zhou Yanru knew that Zhang Dening could hand it to her in front of the author Lin Chaoyang, either the manuscript was so outstanding that she could not refuse, or the manuscript was too bad, but the favor made her unable to refuse.
It is true that Chen Jiangong is the old author of "Yanjing Literature and Art", but it is impossible to say that his face makes Zhang Dening unable to refuse.
With a guess in his mind, Zhou Yanru took the manuscript and started reading it.
"He is a son who was abandoned by the rich - Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables."
A sentence quoted before the novel caught Zhou Yanru's eyes and made her feel interested in reading this novel.
Good novels always make people addicted at the beginning, and this is true for "The Wrangler".
The protagonist Xu Lingjun came from a wealthy family, but he did not benefit from it. His mother died early when she was young and was abandoned by the wealthy businessman's father.
After finally waiting for all the bad luck to pass, he got married and had children in his thirties, and lived a stable and happy life. The wealthy business father who abandoned him in his early years came back to look for him.
After some ideological struggle, Xu Lingjun gave up the opportunity to live in the United States and inherit a huge inheritance, and decided to stay in China.
At the end of the story, Xu Lingjun returned to his home and saw Xiuzhi standing at the door of the house waiting for him.
She was wearing a white apron, and in the soft and vast twilight she seemed like a little bright starlight.
He also saw a fire, which was his daughter Qingqing running towards him in red clothes.
He returned to his home.
Zhou Yanru was immersed in the story woven by Lin Chaoyang, her heart was ups and downs and downs.
"Xiaolin!" Zhou Yanru paused, "Can I call you that, right?"
Lin Chaoyang smiled and said, "Of course there is no problem."
"This article "The Wrangler" is very well written. It has writing style, thoughts, and stories, and it has achieved a high degree of unity from the outside to the core."
Hearing this, Lin Chaoyang's face was calm, but Chen Jiangong was very happy for him.
Zhou Yanru stared at Lin Chaoyang's expression. Seeing that he was under his praise, he couldn't help but raise his evaluation of the young author in front of him to a higher level.
"But any work has advantages and disadvantages. Let me give you an example. The characters in the novel have too many psychological descriptions. The readers of the characters have no way to guess, and they are all given by the author.
Therefore, this description has the author's strong subjective emotions and can easily conceal the readers' attention to the plot.
For example, in the second half of the handling of Xu Lingjun and his son, I saw that the father and son reached a settlement, but I don’t recommend you write this.
After all, Xu's father abandoned Xu Lingjun, and because he inherited Xu's father's blood, Xu Lingjun lived in suffering for the first half of his life. Although others matured in middle age and were open to many things, they should be a person who had their own persistence.
He can restrain his resentment, even his resentment, and reconcile with his first half of his life, but he must never simply reconcile with his father. Such a treatment makes the character too thin..."
Zhou Yanru has been an editor for nearly twenty years and has developed a pair of golden eyes. Lin Chaoyang thought about it carefully and was mostly appropriate for the questions she asked.
Lin Chaoyang has different views on some issues. After the two discussed it, Zhou Yanru would also agree with Lin Chaoyang's ideas.
After more than half an hour, the two stopped.
"Overall, it's still a very outstanding novel. If it can be published, it should cause a response!"
Chapter completed!