Chapter 300 Get two first
Su Tong is only one year older than Ge Fei, but he has already published novels such as "Memorial in the Mulberry Garden" and "Escape in 1934", especially "The Escape in 1934" that impressed him He is somewhat famous in the literary world.
After listening to Ge Fei's words, he pondered for a moment and asked: "Liu Yong, did you receive a personal letter from Editor Fang?"
"Yes, I didn't believe it at first. , Editor Fang and I are not relatives, we just met once," Ge Fei said.
"Have you seen it before?" Su Tong was a little surprised.
"Yes, it was the end of 1983. I was in Shanghai before I graduated." Ge Fei brought Fang Minghua to Shanghai to participate in a symposium of young and middle-aged writers in East and Northwest China. He found Fang Minghua himself and told him about a novel he had written. I gave it to him and briefly explained what happened when it was returned.
"Actually, in the end, I haven't published that novel yet." At this point, Ge Fei felt a little embarrassed.
“Then what did he say about you?”
“He said that I have a certain talent and master some stream-of-consciousness writing skills, but I pay too much attention to writing skills and call it dazzling skills. Let me read the paper he wrote on "The Advantages and Limitations of Western Modern Literature" and practice more in the future," Ge Fei said truthfully.
"That's right. Editor-in-chief Fang thinks that you have talent, potential, and can write good works in the future!" After Su Tong finished speaking, he suddenly lowered his voice: "Liu Yong, in this meeting, many of them are... Have you ever heard of the little-known guy named Gao Jianqun in Qin Province?”
"No, I haven't heard that he has published any works." Ge Fei shook his head honestly.
"You're still invited, aren't you? Editor-in-chief Fang is optimistic about your future potential!" Su Tong said with a smile.
These words made Ge Fei both happy and frightened.
The two were chatting when they suddenly heard a knock on the door and opened it to see Fang Minghua standing at the door.
"Why, why don't you go out for a walk at night?" Fang Minghua said with a smile.
"I'll be out in a minute. Editor Fang, please come in." The two of them greeted hurriedly.
Fang Minghua came in and sat down on the bed, chatting with them about accommodation and food for the conference.
"You two are both from Jiangsu Province. Are you used to our food?" Fang Minghua asked with concern.
“I’m used to it, I’m used to it, it’s not spicy at all.” Ge Fei said quickly.
For the food for this meeting, Fang Minghua specially asked the chef of the hotel, saying that the writers attending this meeting were from all over the world, and the food should be lighter with less spicy food.
Now when he heard what Ge Fei said, he said: "As long as you like it, since you are in Xijing, I will visit Liu Yong more often. Have you written any articles recently?"
Ge Fei was a little embarrassed and said : "I do a lot of substitute teaching now and have very little spare time, but I recently wrote a short story."
"Oh? Did you bring the manuscript?"
"I brought it."< br>
Ge Fei took out a stack of manuscripts from the yellow satchel on the bedside and handed it to Fang Minghua. Fang Minghua looked at it seriously, and even Su Tong next to him came over to read it together.
The name of the novel is "Remembering Mr. Wu You".
It is written about the tragedy that after the intellectual Mr. Wu You was sent to a mountain village, although he was full of aspirations for enlightenment, he eventually died unexpectedly.
“When two middle-aged men wearing white police uniforms and another girl wearing a skirt came to the village, people reluctantly thought of Mr. Wu You.
That one Distant events are as easily aroused as a girl's virginity being thrown away. Since people's memories are awakened through the intervention of these three strangers, the elders of this village will treat any young person who tries to experience the joy of the painful past again. Keep repeating:
Time makes people forget everything.
The article is not long but a short story. What surprised Fang Minghua was that he used avant-garde literature writing techniques but also wrote the content of scar literature. In the novel, there are no tearful accusations or tense criticisms. The background is vague and the emotions are light. Yes, but it was shocking after reading it.
It’s hard to believe that it was written by a 21-year-old young man!
"Su Tong, what do you think?" Fang Minghua asked Su Tong next to him.
“Very good!” Su Tong was a little excited: “Liu Yong, you just said that you haven’t written any good works. Just this novel, the narrative form actually combines the stylistic characteristics of reminiscence and detective style! It’s simply amazing. It's unbelievable." "That's right." Fang Minghua held the manuscript in his hand without hesitation.
"Liu Yong, we "Yanhe" want this novel, and it will be published in the next issue! As for the remuneration, how about it be 14 yuan per 1,000 words?"
"Okay, okay!" Ge Fei hurriedly said replied.
"By the way, are you going to publish under your real name, or do you want to use a pen name?" Fang Minghua asked.
"I have a pen name called Ge Fei."
"OK, let's publish under the pen name Ge Fei." Fang Minghua decided immediately.
"Liu Yong."
"Huh?"
"Our "Yanhe" editorial department has just launched a submission agreement specifically for outstanding young writers. The remuneration, publication speed, and publication layout are all It’s a pretty good deal. I privately call it “The Great God’s Appointment.” Are you interested in signing the contract?”
Fang Minghua smiled.
Ge Fei was stunned for a moment and agreed readily.
"Okay!"
"Okay, wait until tomorrow and ask my colleague and the agreement template to be sent, and you can take a closer look at the final decision."
After finishing Ge Fei, Fang Minghua looked at Su Tong with a smile. .
"Editor Su, you are the editor of "Zhongshan" magazine. Novels are usually published in your magazine, right?"
"No, Editor Fang." Su Tong shook his head , to tell the truth: "I rarely publish in "Zhongshan" because our editor-in-chief doesn't like what I write."
"Oh, how about giving priority to your future novels and submitting them to our "Yanhe", and I will personally review the manuscripts and sign the "Great God Agreement"?
Su Tong also agreed.
Fang Minghua again After chatting with the two for a while, he said goodbye and left.
He was going to find Yu Hua and Mo Yan. Unfortunately, there was no response after knocking on the door. It seemed that the two went out for a walk.
Yu Hua and Mo Yan were hanging out in the hotel yard at this time.
The courtyard of Tangcheng Hotel is very large, with small bridges and flowing water. It has a Jiangnan garden style. After dinner in the evening, many guests came out for a walk.
Unlike Su Tong and Ge Fei, who both graduated from the Chinese Department of a key university, Yu Hua and Mo Yan have never attended college.
Yu Hua became a dentist after graduating from high school and failed the college entrance examination. Mo Yan was even worse. He dropped out of school before graduating from elementary school and went home to work. Later he joined the army. In the 1980s, he started publishing novels and was admitted to Department of Literature, People's Liberation Army Art Institute, not yet graduated.
Both of them have experienced the life of low-class people, so compared with Su Tonggefei, the two of them are less intellectual and more businesslike, and their words are quite speculative.
No, the two of them were walking and chatting, not about literature. Yu Hua was telling Mo Yan his story vividly.
Although Mo Yan is named "Mo Yan" (his real name is Guan Moye), he actually has quite a lot of truth.
"Yu Hua, let me tell you a story. It happened when I was in elementary school."
"Okay, tell me." Yu Hua immediately became interested.
(End of this chapter)