Chapter 104 104 Recommended List of Excellent Short and Medium Novels Award-winning Candidates
The weather is good today. After lunch, Fang Minghua has nothing to do. He simply sits at the door of the guard room and chats with Zhang Baofu while basking in the sun. He sees Lu Yao leaving in a hurry. Enter the unit door.
“Brother Lu!”
Fang Minghua greeted.
"Xiao Fang, you are so leisurely, I am going to find you."
"What happened?"
"I heard that you and Editor Sun had a quarrel?"
"It's true that good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles." Fang Minghua joked.
“The quarrel was nothing, and we didn’t start a fight. I just want to know what kind of article the novel that you admire so much is like, and I want to take a sneak peek.”
"Let's go, I'll take you to see the manuscript."
The two came to the editorial office and found the manuscript from the archives that had been manually proofread and sent a copy to the printing factory for printing. Lu Yao read it carefully.
He read the novel of only about 8,000 words for half an hour, and finally said with emotion: "It is really well written. It is hard to believe that it was written by a female college student, describing youth and youth. Such eyes are really rare in works!”
“Generally, those who appear in front of readers are those who are critical, hurt, and deeply painful. Sometimes they are still passionate and persistent, sometimes they are cold and serious, and sometimes even It’s an “unintentional” eye, and this novel is completely different!”
“Haha, Brother Lu, you think highly of me. I’m going to write a reply to the author to tell you about her! The evaluation was written in! ”
Fang Minghua really wrote it in.
Yu Shan, who was far away at Wuhan University, received a handwritten reply and remittance order from Fang Minghua, editor of the editorial department of "Yanhe".
The letter told her that the novel had been accepted by the editorial department and would be published in the December issue. It also spoke highly of the novel, quoted Lu Yao's words, and encouraged her to report more to " "Yanhe" submission and so on.
“Wow Fang Minghua, Lu Yao!
The girl’s face flushed with excitement.
These are all writers she likes and admires!
Um!
Come on!
The girl secretly waved her fist
At this time, Fang Minghua was sitting at Lu Yao's house and refused to leave.
It turns out that Lu Yao recently wrote a novella "Yellow Leaves Falling in the Autumn Wind". Fang Minghua found out about it and immediately ran to his house and asked him to submit the novel to "Yanhe" .
Lu Yao was a little embarrassed after hearing this and said:
"Xiao Fang, I am planning to submit the manuscript to "Novel World", and I also talked about it with their editor Liu, and he asked me to send the manuscript to Yanjing as soon as possible. ."
"Brother Lu, did Editor Liu ask for the manuscript?" Fang Minghua asked.
"No."
"Then what are you worried about? Just say that President Huang of Yanhe magazine saw it and cut it off immediately! Put the responsibility on President Huang!"
Linda, who was sitting next to him, suddenly laughed after hearing this.
"Xiao Fang, you are really the one, let President Huang carry this blame."
"He is the leader, he can carry it, but he can't let me, a little editor, carry it, right? "Fang Minghua chuckled.
Seeing that Lu Yao was still hesitating, Fang Minghua continued: "Brother Lu, as long as you vote for "Yanhe", I promise that I will never mess up your tiles when we play mahjong in the future, and I will also let you play!"
"Did you say this? I've been having bad luck lately and I keep losing." Lu Yao said.
"Of course, a gentleman's words are hard to follow!" Fang Minghua said with emotion.
But I'm thinking in my heart.
Hey, Brother Lu, with your bad poker skills, you can't catch luck when it comes.
So, the article "Yellow Leaves Falling in the Autumn Wind" was snatched away and arranged to be published in the first issue of the magazine in January next year.
This novel later won the second National Outstanding Novella Award.
Following the same pattern, Fang Minghua went to Chen Zhongshi and Jia Pingwa again and snatched the "Kang Family Courtyard" written by Chen Zhongshi. Jia Pingwa said that he had no works at the moment, but promised that next year he would go back to his hometown to "retreat" for a while and would write a novel. A series of anthologies, among which there will definitely be novels that will be handed over to him. Fang Minghua knew that one of Jia Pingwa's masterpieces, "The First Record of Shangzhou", was about to be born.
The December issue of "Yanhe" magazine was released as scheduled. The two short stories published in the magazine, "Red Dresses Are Popular on the Street" and "Female College Student Dormitory", aroused the interest of readers. There are very few novels about female subjects in the literary world!
And they are also a very representative group of women - textile workers and college students!
Letters from readers about these two novels quickly flew to the editorial office like snowflakes.
Fang Minghua and Bai Miao were eating in the cafeteria at noon today. Li Tianfang sat down at his table happily with a bowl in his hand and said:
"Let me tell you some good news. This month's magazine sales have begun to pick up!"< br>
"Really? Can't we get more bonuses this month?" Fang Minghua joked.
“You have so much royalties, why do you still care about these ten yuan?” Li Tianfang rolled his eyes at her.
"Look what you said, Sister Li, ten yuan is a lot, right? Besides, I am saving money now."
"Saving money? Are you planning to marry a wife?" Li Tianfang immediately became energetic when he heard this: "Hey, Xiaofang, the female soldier who often came to see you some time ago is named Song Tangtang. I think she is good. When are you going to treat us to dinner? Wedding candy? "
This woman
It’s natural to gossip.
“The eight characters haven’t been written yet.” Fang Minghua quickly changed the subject: “Sister Li, have you decided on the novellas and short stories recommended for the outstanding novels this year?”
“Definitely. Yes, I'm about to tell you." Li Tianfang said:
"For the medium article, I am going to recommend the article "Into the Dust" and Huang Jianguo's "Meeting with Friends" written by you. For the short story, I recommend Lu Yao's "Sister", Chen Zhongshi's "Standing Up" and Yu Shan's "Female College Student Dormitory" and You just published "Red Dresses on the Street."
"Isn't it good to recommend two of my novels?" Fang Minghua was very modest.
"The problem is that your two novels are very popular. Needless to say, "Into the Dust", the movie has been released and is very popular with the audience."
And I just wrote this " "Red Dresses Are Popular on the Street" has received very good feedback from readers. Who would you recommend? Moreover, two newspapers reprinted the full text and gave it high praise. "Li Tianfang said with a smile.
The current literary world is somewhat similar to the Internet in later generations. As long as a relatively popular article appears, it will be reprinted crazily, and readers and critics will join in to comment.
This is how the article "The Sun Also Rises" became so popular.
Of course reprinting also requires payment of royalties.
Bai Miao interrupted after hearing this: "Okay, Xiaofang, two novels have been recommended, you want to treat me!"
"I haven't won the award yet, what treat?!"
"This is called a pre-invitation. When I win the prize, I will officially treat you. I don't have high requirements. How about a bowl of mutton steamed buns?"
Okay
This guy likes to be treated by others!
It is certainly a good thing that magazine sales picked up at the end of the year, at least the welfare bonuses are there!
1982 is coming to an end, and a major event happened in the literary world: the first Mao Dun Literature Award Ceremony was held in the Great Hall of the People in the capital. Nearly 600 people from the literary and art circles gathered to participate in the ceremony.
The six writers who won the Mao Dun Literature Award held copper medals in their hands and greeted those who came to congratulate them.
Zhou Keqin (author of "Xu Mao and His Daughters"), who just came from the countryside of Sichuan Province and walked onto the podium smelling of earth, said: "I don't feel the joy of success, but more of shame and uneasiness. I just feel The burden on the shoulders is heavier and the tasks on the body are heavier."
Wei Wei, the author of "Eastern", only has one sentence in his heart: "Serve the people."
Yao Xueyin, who has been devoted to the creation of historical themes for decades, regards rewards as motivation. He said: "The second volume of "Li Zicheng" is not final yet, I want to revise it better.
Li Guowen (the author of "Spring in Winter"), who has experienced ups and downs in his creation and life, is He said at the ceremony: "I was not disappointed in the suffering because I did not leave the party and the people. From now on, he will use his own pen to answer the care and honor given by the party and the people. ”
Fang Minghua did not attend the on-site ceremony, but saw the introduction of the entire award ceremony in the People’s Daily.
Solemn and grand.
It is enviable.
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