The remaining small portion is occupied by second-tier literary magazines such as Yanjing Literature, Shanghai Literature, Hebei Literature, and Sichuan Literature.

It is almost impossible for works published in publications as high as "Jiaodong Literature" to appear on the nomination list.

In Li Tuo's impression, among the more than 50 works nominated for this year's awards, there are no works from "Jiaodong Literature".

Lu Junfeng's friend didn't know where he heard the news. It was so false.

Or maybe it's a "Fan Jin wins the exam" mentality?

Li Tuo didn't know the details of this, but he couldn't help feeling a little emotional about his cheerful personality and enthusiasm for others. Otherwise, he wouldn't have such a good reputation in the Yanjing literary world. Thinking of how he had just sent Lu Junfeng away without mercy, he felt

It doesn't feel good.

He is relatively familiar with Zheng Fanglong and Liu Heng, so he doesn't have so many scruples when speaking.

For someone like Lu Junfeng, who has no friendship and is so humble when he comes to the door, according to his usual behavior, regardless of whether he can help or not, he must be treated well.

But now -

"Throat~"

Li Tuo sighed helplessly, this is really an offending job!

"There have been quite a few people coming to see you these past two days!" Zhang Nuanxin asked Li Tuo.

"Yes. As the results are getting closer and closer, some people must be impatient."

He replied to Zhang Nuanxin, and with a thought in his heart, he said, "No. I'd better go back to Chaoyang first. I won't be going home for the next few days. I'll come back after the awards are judged."

After he said this, he was about to get dressed, and Zhang Nuanxin looked resentful.

When Jing saw his wife's face, Li Tuo consoled him: "I make money as a judge. I get a subsidy of 5 yuan a day, which is 150 yuan a month. It's almost the same as my salary and allowance combined. One month is equivalent to two months."

After hearing this, Zhang Nuanxin felt a little better, "Go!"

The judges have encountered more or less encounters like Li Tuo's, but because he is usually so popular, it has become a disadvantage at this time. Everyone wants to come to him to inquire about the situation.

After returning to Xiaoliubukou Alley, Li Tuo chatted with several judges and found out that everyone had encountered this situation, which made him feel more balanced.

It doesn't matter if he offends others, as long as he is not the only one who offends others.

In the last week of May, the jury members were still reading and discussing.

After the first two days of voting, everyone’s main focus has now been on selecting 15 works.

Although you are already familiar with these works, for the sake of caution, everyone will continue to read and review these works with caution.

At the same time, the communication time between judges has also become longer.

During this period, many people are sparing no effort to recommend their favorite works to everyone.

For example, Feng Mu, the chairman of the jury, is very optimistic about Ling Li's "The Young Emperor", Xie Jin and Zhang Yimou are both optimistic about "Red Sorghum", and Li Shifei, his favorite works are "The Ordinary World" Parts 1 and 2.

Li Shifei's perception of "The Ordinary World" is somewhat complicated. He was the one who advocated for the publication of the first part. Although it did not achieve the desired effect after its publication, Li Shifei was not complacent and even spared no expense or manpower to hold the conference for "The Ordinary World".

Works seminar.

But he never expected that the business situation of "Flower City" would deteriorate so quickly. Faced with the opposition from colleagues in the editorial department, even Li Shifei, as the editor-in-chief, could not insist on his own way.

After giving up the second part of "The Ordinary World" and even the third part that followed, Li Shifei inevitably felt regretful.

He always believed that this was a work that could be established as a model of realism.

Therefore, when he discovered "The Ordinary World" on the list of nominees for the Zhuang Chongwen Literary Award, he couldn't help but get entangled in whether he should vote for such a work that he was optimistic about at the beginning but had no choice but to give up in the end.

What about one vote?

This problem tortured Li Shifei for several days, and finally he figured it out.

At first, he gave up "The Ordinary World" due to the pressure from publishing houses and publications. Now that there is no such pressure, why should he hesitate?

The last day of May is also the day for the final voting of the first Zhuang Chongwen Literature Award to determine the winning works. The 25 judges once again gathered in the West Courtyard of Xiaoliubukou Hutong.

Thinking back on the hard work over the past month, everyone couldn't help but sigh. Thinking about the upcoming voting, they were inevitably a little nervous.

The works that make it to the final list are all mediocre, and we still don’t know who will win!

While everyone was whispering, Li Shifei secretly asked Lin Chaoyang, "Chaoyang, which work do you like most?"

Lin Chaoyang smiled at him, "Guess!"
Chapter completed!