Chapter 431 Wang Shuo’s Confidence
The next morning, Fang Minghua gave a speech and talked about some of his views on new realistic novels. The title was "Ideological Trends and Spiritual Techniques - A Preliminary Study of New Realistic Novels"
< br>Fang Minghua looked energetic in a suit and tie.
“Around 1985, when China’s avant-garde literature emerged and achieved great development in the literary world, some people once claimed that realist literature in China had reached the end of its road. While others Put on a posture of resolutely defending realism."
"Of course, what is more powerful than any eloquence is the fact itself: the creative practice from 1987 to the first half of 1988 shows that realist novels are developing after a period of time. After being depressed and exhausted, he finally absorbed new nutrients, jumped into the literary world with a new attitude, and once again occupied a prominent position.”
"But this kind of realist novel is different from both avant-garde literature and the realism of the past. It presents a new style, let's call it neorealist novel."
New Realistic novels are not satisfied with describing the bloody superficial life scenes, but go deep into the various ugliness hidden in the depths of human nature, describing the confrontation between human nature and beastliness deep in the soul, thereby revealing the true meaning of life at a deeper level.
Secondly, the author would rather interweave goodness and ugliness, sincerity and hypocrisy, light and darkness, tragedy and comedy, hiding the tendency between the lines, rather than be like some pseudo-realist works. In that way, in order to highlight a certain tendency, the incomparable richness and vividness of life are abandoned, so that the characters in neorealist novels appear fuller and the connotation is thicker.
Fang Minghua spoke for two hours.
There was warm applause at the final meeting.
This is the first in the domestic literary world to elaborate on the background, connotation, and development of new realistic novels from the perspective of literary theory.
After the speech, Tang Yin, deputy editor-in-chief of "Literary Newspaper" who was invited to the meeting, approached Fang Minghua.
"Editor Fang, your article will be published in our "Literary News""
"Hey, Editor Tang, you can't kill Cheng Yaojin halfway, Fang Our "Novel Review" magazine has already booked this article, editor-in-chief Fang, right? "
The person who spoke was Wang Yu, the editor-in-chief of "Novel Review" magazine.
Although Wang Yu and Fang Minghua had some unhappiness when they competed for the position of editor-in-chief of "Yanhe" magazine, it has been a few years, and Wang Yu's "Novel Review" has also made great progress, so those previous unhappiness has been forgotten. Gone by the wind.
Fang Minghua is the vice chairman of the Qin Provincial Writers Association, and Wang Yu is a director of the Writers Association. They often meet during meetings of the Writers Association, so there is no need to worry about the original trivial matter.
Hearing what Wang Yu said, Fang Minghua smiled and said: "Editor Tang, what Editor Wang said is the truth. He told me a long time ago."
"Hey, "Novel" "Review" is a monthly and we are a newspaper, but they are both published at the same time, so there is no conflict." Tang Yin immediately thought of a way: "You still think so, Editor Wang?"
In the end, it is "Literary News". The newspaper was so powerful that they forced themselves to get this article from Wang Yu, and it was soon published in full in "Literary News", which aroused heated discussions in the literary world and became an important discussion in the field of domestic literary theory in the late 1980s.
Of course this is a later story.
The four-day seminar ends with, of course, the last activity:
Climbing Mount Huashan.
Fang Minghua doesn’t want to climb.
He climbed once when he was in love with Song Tangtang, and then twice with his friends. He had no interest in this thing at all.
But a group of young people such as Yu Hua and Li Hongying insisted on pulling him to climb together, saying that as a teacher, you should take the lead.
What kind of teacher am I? I have only been teaching for a few months
There was no other way, so Fang Minghua had no choice but to make preparations - a military coat, a flashlight, and climb Mount Huashan at night.
"Bai Miao, you don't want to crawl?" Fang Minghua asked while packing his things.
“If you don’t crawl, you will be too old to crawl.”
Damn it!
How much older are you than me? Just old?
Actually, Fang Minghua also knew that this guy was tired of crawling.
"You guys crawl on, I want to have a good sleep, I've been busy for so many days." Bai Miao stretched.
"Okay, I'm going to bed. Pay attention to safety when hiking." Bai Miao said and left the room. Just as Bai Miao left, another person knocked on the door and came in. It was Wang Shuo.
Fang Minghua also paid attention to Wang Shuo.
In the past few days, Wang Shuo has changed from Kanye's usual style and appears to be very low-key. Except for a few chats with Liu Zhenyun, who works in Yanjing, he rarely talks to others, looking very worried.
Seeing him coming today, Fang Minghua greeted him warmly: "Wang Shuo, aren't you going to climb Mount Huashan?"
"No, I'm afraid of heights."
Afraid of heights?
Fang Minghua was a little surprised, not sure if it was true or not?
Of course Wang Shuo said so, and Fang Minghua couldn’t ask.
Watching Fang Minghua finish packing his luggage, Wang Shuocai said: "Editor Fang, I have something to tell you."
"Okay, sit down and I will pour you tea."< br>
"No, no need."
Wang Shuo looked very well behaved today.
"Editor Fang, your wife is Brother Yuemin's sister Song Tangtang. She is the deputy general manager of Xijing Shengshi Book Publishing Company?" Wang Shuo asked.
Brother Yuemin?
The call was quite affectionate.
But I heard from my uncle that you are just acquaintances, right?
Fang Minghua did not say this and just said: "Yeah, what's wrong?"
"I heard that Lu Yao's "Ordinary World" was actually published by Sheng Company , and paid royalties?”
Ask this?
Fang Minghua somewhat understood why Wang Shuo suddenly came to him today.
"Yes, the royalties are indeed given." Fang Minghua answered readily. There are some things that cannot be guaranteed, and many people already know this.
"That's right, Editor Fang, we are also friends, so I won't beat around the bush." Wang Shuo said: "I have published some novels in recent years, and I want to compile them into a collection of novels and submit them to Shengshi Books for publication. "
"Give it to Shengshi Books?" Fang Minghua smiled: "Do you want royalties?"
"Yes, Yanjing Youth Publishing House wanted to publish it, but I declined. .”
“They don’t give royalties”
"Yes."
Oh.
Seeing Fang Minghua lost in thought, Wang Shuo further said: "Editor Fang, to tell you the truth, three movies adapted from my novels will be released this year. , respectively "The Unruly Lord", "Out of the Sea" and "Rubber Man""
Fang Minghua knew that the reason why Wang Shuo came to him for copyright income was his greatest confidence!
He thought for a while and said: "Wang Shuo, I have read all the novels you have published in the past few years. I personally think they can be published according to your requirements, but after all, I am not the boss of Shengshi Books. So, first of all Tell my wife, please go to Xijing after the meeting. The company boss Zhao Hongjun is on a business trip to Hainan. My wife is in charge of the company. You can talk to her. How about it?”
If you agree, will your wife disagree?
Wang Shuo even wondered if this Shengshi Book Company was Fang Minghua’s shares?
On the surface, it is run by his friends and wife, but he is hiding behind the scenes and directing it.
Of course this is none of his business.
So Wang Shuo readily agreed.
(End of this chapter)