Chapter 381 Doesn’t Speak of Science
“Brother Chen, let me toast you for daring to tell the truth when no one else is talking.” Yan Feng raised his glass, “Brother Chen’s work, no wonder he is praised as He is as strong as a famous scholar from the Wei and Jin Dynasties!"
Translation, translation, please stand up and speak for me, thank you.
The writers next to me also raised their glasses together and were full of praise. Not to mention the circle of writers, ordinary people will praise me and you when they are drunk.
"In the field of literature, Gu Lu only has "Liao Zhai Xin Yi". And this series is just standing on the shoulders of his predecessors." Chen Xiaolong drank well, so he spoke very loudly.
He continued, "The works of young people like Gu Lu are of no value in themselves!"
"Ahem, don't say that, we still have to save face for young people." Yan Feng said immediately .
He did not dare to completely deny Gu Lu. Young China Theory and the Diplomacy Tetralogy were both officially recognized.
Even if Yan Feng hasn't watched it carefully, he can still say a few words - Gu Lu just has the advantage of age and is lucky. The rest is just average.
"But Teacher Yan, there are five award-winning works in the 10th session..." someone asked at the banquet.
The implication is that no one else has jumped out at the five works, so why are you the one who takes the lead?
""Camel Bells Ringing" was the most famous fairy tale work of the year." Chen Xiaolong immediately responded helpfully, "Gu Lu's target must be this work. It is very obvious."
Yan Although Feng said nothing, he nodded in agreement. He also thought that Gu Lu was saying that he was not worthy. He said that "Jingle Camel Bell" is not as good as "The Little Prince", and the other party is trying to ignore it, so he will definitely refute it!
Gu Lu:?
“There is still a threshold for serious literature, and Gu Lu is still too young to cross this threshold.”
"It's okay to let him write thematic articles. Don't think too much about the rest."
"He took advantage of being too young and was promoted to a height that he shouldn't have reached."
You and I started to criticize a writer who was more than ten or twenty years younger than them and could be regarded as their junior writer. Some are jealous, some follow others' opinions, and some act like their elders.
Sometimes it really proves the saying - friends don't have to have the same preferences, they just need to have the same enemies.
Papa——
The two glasses collided with the table and made a crisp sound. The common enemy in the mouth is more alcoholic than braised peanuts and braised edamame.
The weather turned colder, and the fighting power on the wine table also weakened. There were only two empty bottles of Feitian Moutai, and Yan Feng and his group finished earlier than usual.
"I just said that the moon at eleven or twelve o'clock in the evening is beautiful. Sometimes there will be two, and sometimes there will be three." Yan Feng fell asleep with this idea in mind.
The next morning, it was rainy. For those who are in a good mood, rain is the brush that makes everything unfold. For those who are depressed, the patter of rain is like glue, making trees, streets, and memories all sticky.
The rain is still the same rain, but the mood is different and the meaning is different.
Without the sun's rays, the smell of alcohol on Yan Feng and others' bodies seemed to be unable to dissipate, and the smell of alcohol still enveloped the hungover people. When you stand up and move around, the smell of fermentation will come out.
The new August issue of "People's Literature" has been released. Yan Feng and other writers got it immediately because he ordered it annually.
Part of the sales of Flower City, Harvest, October, and People’s Literature come from writers.
Think about it, there are two to three hundred thousand writers in the country, even if you don’t count online writers. So even if the entity is in decline, People's Literature still sells 300,000 to 400,000 per issue. That's how it came about.
I drank a lot the day before and was sober during the day. My throat was dry and my tongue was dry. I poured a cup of overnight tea and I couldn’t care much about it now.
Yan Feng returned to the house with three literary magazines, namely People's Literature, Poetry Magazine, and Harvest.
People's Literature announced earlier that Gu Lu's return short story will be published in August. Yan Feng couldn't stand the fanfare. Other readers, including him, are not treated here. It doesn't matter to him personally, he mainly writes children's literature, but can other authors feel comfortable inside?
No big deal, Yan Feng thought, "Rewrite Liaozhai again, or Yuewei Cottage Notes?"
The introduction of the publication recommends three works serialized in this issue, Three of the writers are very familiar.
Chi Zijian and Chi Li, needless to say. The former's "Right Bank of the Ergun River" won the Mao Dun Literature Award, and the latter is a master of short stories, and many of his works have been adapted into film and television dramas.
The last one is Gu Lu, who is also promoted when placed with these two people. Yan Feng thought so.
"Gnome" gives us a textbook-like reproduction of the structure, story progression, and conciseness of language, which are gradually neglected technical elements of the novel. In terms of content and value, Gu Lu also thought carefully. The work accumulates potential energy as the plot advances, describing both the world situation of marginalized characters and the true speculation about society. It shows the author's extraordinary balance - Zangfeng's sense of proportion. Based on the circus and describing the entire society, in this short story, the story is told naturally in a strange and neat style rather than mysterious. It is worth reading.
“A reproduction of the textbook?” An unexplained smile appeared on Yan Feng’s lips.
Then he looked at the short story.
Ten thousand words, not much. Even if you watch it carefully, you can finish it in half an hour. At the beginning: That’s it?
After reading: This? !
"It seems to be something, but there are also many shortcomings. Writing foreign stories does not give a sense of immersion. The scenes encountered after the dwarf becomes handsome are completely unrealistic..." Yan Feng just blindly learned from the eggs. Picking bones, finally picked out a lot of bones.
After a long time, these bones turned into a sentence, "The article is made by nature, and it is accidentally obtained by a good hand. This article must be an extraordinary performance."
Short stories are a test of a writer's skills. Writers Whether it's powerful or not can be seen at a glance.
Cite an example of a writer who exists both on Earth and in parallel worlds, "Shutup", who doesn't talk about his character and morality. As for his fantasy short stories such as "Moonlight Slash" and "Aunt's Scimitar", the former was the winner of the first Pu Songling Short Story Award and is the only literary award Gu Lu has won so far.
After reading it, you can clearly feel the gap between you and other writers. Shutup is far ahead. Like Yu Hua, I will also sigh, "Damn, how come the writing is so awesome."
Similarly, the short story "Monster Saint-Aimé" is about the same level as Shutup, which is clearly ahead.
When readers can understand the gap after reading an article, then insiders can feel it even more after reading it.
Yan Feng’s progress in reading “People’s Literature” only stayed on the article “Dwarfs”. After more than ten minutes, he turned to the next article, and then he could clearly feel the distance between the other short and medium stories and the dwarf, including the other two works in the rest of the introduction.
"Teacher Chi Zijian and Teacher Chi Li, the level of this series of works is a little bit worse. So..." Yan Feng didn't like Gu Lu emotionally, but his rational literary quality told him . Even in the serial history of people's literature, "Dwarf" is top-notch.
The only thing worthy of criticism is the rare foreign background. Yan Feng understood instantly, because the freak show was an exhibition that originated in the United States and spread across Europe. There may be some in China, but they are definitely not common, let alone as common as circus clowns. Therefore, considering the influence of background, the dwarf can only be of foreign background.
Chen Xiaolong and other writers in the northwest circle are still upright, because they really help their relatives but don't care about them, and directly attack them.
Even though the short stories serialized in "People's Literature" are good enough to be seen by the naked eye, they are still criticized for their foreign background and the fact that the circus is too magical.
About the afternoon, Yan Feng made a comment:
“We write novels and form our own style. After ten years or more, every progress can be traced. Can Xue is an imitation of Kafka, Yan Lianke is an imitation of DH Lawrence, etc. It can be seen with the naked eye, but who Gu Lu is imitating is unclear, or even impossible. Tracking. After reading "Gnome", my only thought is, why can such progress be made in just four or five years? Not only the writing context, but also the evolution of species is not scientific!"
Imitation by writers may not always be successful. For example, let me tell you that Guo Xiaosi imitated Cao Xueqin’s Dream of Red Mansions. How should you respond?
Back to business, Yan Feng’s remarks.
Chen Xiaolong and all the writers who supported him in front of him felt that the sky was falling...
"Look, I said it. The circle culture of literature and art is very strong, but in the final analysis "The writing is good but it can be broken." Liu Yong, deputy editor of People's Literature, couldn't help but comment when he heard others tell interesting stories about the Northwest Circle.
"The progress in short story literature has indeed been great - I will use an inappropriate metaphor, from the level of popular novels to the level of fast-forward textbooks. Although four or five years is a long time, I feel this improvement "It's too short," said the Secretary-General of the Writers Association, "Editor-in-Chief Liu, has Mr. Gu submitted other similar short works?"
Tian Mengge, secretary-general of the Writers Association, is still the same person who announced at the meeting a few years ago that the little prince has achieved various achievements in Neon and is proficient in six languages. This year is forty-two. Secretary Tian's personal ability is quite strong, but that doesn't mean he can move up.
"There must be some," Liu Yong said, "Teacher Xiao Gu will send it to me in a few days."
"It would be great, because I feel that Yan Feng suddenly changed his painting style , just want to do a lot of shameful things," Tian Mengge said, "Currently, many people are paying attention to Teacher Xiao Gu's second short story. Editor Liu must pay close attention to it. I would rather not have it. "Dwarf."
Secretary Tian is completely clear about intrigues. So I found my lifeline as soon as I opened my mouth.
Hearing this, Liu Yong, who was calm in his heart, also became a little nervous. As the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Since ancient times, literati have looked down on each other, and he also understands these things, but he cannot delay Teacher Xiao Gu's comeback.
"Actually, Teacher Xiao Gu doesn't care about these things at all. I just talked to Teacher Xiao Gu on the phone this morning, and I didn't pay attention at all." Liu Yong said first, and then answered, "The second short story of Teacher Xiao Gu's comeback , I will definitely pay close attention to it!”
That’s good, Tian Mengge nodded.
Indeed, he didn’t pay attention either. Gu Lu is very happy now.
Good news comes one after another.
Neon's film and television rights to "The Devotion of Suspect X" were sold, and Fuji TV offered $1 million. Neon animation and Japanese dramas are more important than movies, so the prices are very good. Shochiku Co., Ltd. purchased the copyright for "Flowers for Algernon" for only 130 million yen.
Let’s talk about more detailed news on earth. The copyright of Keigo Higashino’s special show in Cloud Hollywood in 2017 is between 100 and 2 million.
There is no way, the best-seller is too diligent, and he does not waver in two or three works every year. When Gu Lu traveled through time, he had eighty or ninety works. Even though he later wrote quite good works such as "Prayer for the Guardian", the best-seller wrote too many and was unable to reproduce the level of the four masterpieces (Malevolence, White Night Walk, Suspect, and Jieyou Grocery Store). As a result, many passers-by no longer want to see it.
"Huh? Why are you rushing for the second manuscript so quickly?"
(End of this chapter)