Chapter 568 Chapter 567 Do you also want to fight over this thing? !
Fang Minghua arrived at the office next door and picked up the landline microphone.
"I am Fang Minghua, who are you?"
"Mr. Fang, haven't seen you for a few years? How are you? I am Jin Dongxu." A man's voice came from the opposite side, with a very serious tone. You're polite, but speaking Mandarin is really awkward.
But Fang Minghua heard clearly, but he was stunned.
"Jin Dongxu? Do we know each other?"
"Mr. Fang is indeed a noble man who forgets things. We participated in the Iowa International Writing Program in the United States in 1986."
Oops
Fang Minghua suddenly remembered.
It turns out to be this young man.
He is also the second son of Kim Chang-ho, the president of "Korea Daily".
At that time, when I was participating in the international writing program in Iowa, Japan, "Weekly Shōnen MAGAZINE" under Kodansha in Japan was serializing the space science fiction "Our Journey is the Sea of Stars" written by Fang Minghua. Jin Dong Xu felt very unhappy when he found out.
Specially approached Fang Minghua and asked to import the copyright of this book and serialize it in Korean in South Korea!
Holy shit!
Do you want to fight for this thing?
Of course Fang Minghua is happy.
After discussions after returning to China, Kim finally began to serialize the novel in "Weekly Korea", a subsidiary of "Korea Daily".
Of course the plot that the Japanese had modified was changed back, and the big guys from the Three Kingdoms beat up Oda Nobunaga one after another.
From then on, Fang Minghua never contacted this young man again. , I wonder why you called suddenly today?
Of course, you have to be polite on the phone: "I'm sorry, Mr. Jin, why are you calling me today?"
"Mr. Fang, your call for submissions for the World Chinese Literature Award was published in Japan, why not in Korea?!"
Jin Dongxu's tone was slightly questioning.
Holy shit!
Do you also want to fight over this thing? !
After all, Japan has famous writers such as Kawabata Yasunari, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Oe Kenzaburo, including the now popular Haruki Murakami. Do you have a hammer in Korea? !
Post a call for papers? Is it a waste of my money?
Fang Minghua was about to refuse, but Jin Dongxu said: "Mr. Fang, please be sure to publish a call for papers in our "Korea Ilbo". In addition, you must also publish a notice in "Chosun Ilbo" and "Chosun Ilbo". Published in the JoongAng Ilbo! All expenses will be paid by me personally.”
Holy shit!
What a loud tone!
However, I like it.
Free advertising, why not?
Even if you don’t have much literature in Korea, it would be good to expand the influence of this award.
Fang Minghua immediately agreed, and thoughtfully said that he would fax the Korean version of the call for papers to the other party immediately, so as not to trouble the other party to find a translator.
"Yanqian! Yanqian!" Fang Minghua shouted immediately after hanging up the phone.
When Zhang Yanqian came over, Fang Minghua simply said a few words: "Go to the outer courtyard immediately and find a student who understands Korean! Students are on vacation? Then hire a teacher!"
Within a few days, a call for essays for the World Chinese Literature Award appeared in several major newspapers in South Korea.
Of course this is just a small episode.
The essay collection work is proceeding in an orderly manner. Fang Minghua's job is not only to deal with the work of the judges' office, but more importantly, as a member of the reading class of the novel group, reading submissions from various places.
"Shouting in the Drizzle" by Yu Hua
"Mi" by Su Tong
Liu Zhenyun's "Hometown and the World's Yellow Flowers"
Chi Zijian's "The Great Future"
Wang Anyi's "Utopia Psalms"
Ye Zhaoyan's "Picking Red Lings"
They are basically all emerging writers who emerged in the 1980s. After entering the 1990s, their creations also reached a climax, and their masterpieces doubled. Of course there are also works by older generation writers
The second part of Liu Sifen's long historical novel "White Gate Willow".
Ye Xin's "Debt".
Oops
I actually sent the work that will win the next Mao Dun Literary Award. ?
Liu Sifen's "White Gate Willow" (Part 1 and 2) won the 4th Mao Dun Literature Award together with Chen Zhongshi's "White Deer Plain"!
Fang Minghua immediately picked up the book and read it carefully.
"White Gate Willow" is a novel written by the writer Liu Sifen. It has 3 volumes in total, namely: "Sunset Grass", "Autumn Dew in Dangerous City", "Cockcrow and Storm". It mainly writes about the situation in the wind and rain. A thrilling history of the Ming Dynasty.
The submission this time is the second part "Autumn Dew Dangerous City".
It mainly writes that Li Zicheng led his troops to invade Jiangnan. The sudden demise of Ming Chongzhen caused shock and extreme chaos to Jiangnan. For half of the rivers and mountains in the south of the Yangtze River, the Donglin Group headed by Shi Kefa and the political forces headed by Ma Shiying competed with each other to support a new king. Contradictions within the regime became increasingly acute, with thrilling struggles among various factions, and even a civil war crisis broke out, until the Qing troops moved south in one fell swoop.
By describing the fate and personality changes of a series of famous figures such as Huang Zongxi, Chen Zhenhui, Shi Kefa, and Dong Xiaoyuan, the work uses colorful brushwork to present a long historical scroll with vast scenes and numerous characters at multiple levels and angles. historical penetration and artistic appeal.
This book will definitely pass the preliminary evaluation of the reading class. Will he finally win the first Chinese Literature Award? It's probably still a big question mark.
Of course, this is a matter for the judges.
Fang Minghua is reading books carefully in his study room at home, and there is a pile of contributions on his desk from all over the world.
He doesn’t really like going to the Writers’ Association. The office is small and a bit noisy, so he’d better find a quiet place to study.
"White Gate Willow" is very long, and the second volume "Autumn Dew Dangerous City" alone has nearly 400,000 words, so it takes a certain amount of time to read.
You can’t just write random comments without reading carefully if you know he is going to win the Mao Dun Award, right?
Each book has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Fang Minghua looked at it for a while, his eyes were a little sleepy and he decided to go downstairs to see the flowers and plants in the yard.
My daughter-in-law went to the United States, and my two children were at my mother-in-law’s house. He was the only one left at home with a loyal German shepherd and a lazy cat.
The courtyard is very quiet in summer.
At this moment, the phone rang in the living room. Fang Minghua walked into the living room and picked up the phone.
It’s Zhang Yanqian calling.
"Chairman Fang, people from Hong Kong and Taiwan have sent us works!" The girl's voice on the microphone was very excited. "And there are several of them."
"Really?"
"Hmm, Chairman Fang, come and take a look when you have time."
"Okay, I'll come over."
Fang Minghua hung up the phone, put on a T-shirt and trousers, and drove After leaving home, I went straight to the Writers Association.
Since the selection process started, Zhang Yanqian and the others were worried about one problem.
Let’s not think about overseas works for now. What if Hong Kong and Taiwan don’t submit submissions?
The first World Chinese Literature Award has become a carnival for mainland writers behind closed doors. Hong Kong and Taiwan are watching with cold eyes. What’s the point?
Some time before submission, there was really no movement from Hong Kong and Taiwan, which made Zhang Yanqian and the others a little anxious.
However, Fang Minghua was able to keep his composure and smiled and told them not to worry.
Except for Liu Yichang, who is already a judge, the only serious literary writers in Xiangjiang are Xixi, Li Bihua, etc. There are not many.
But there are still some in Taiwan.
Look, here it comes.
Fang Minghua drove to the Writers Association compound and entered the judges' office. Several girls were very excited.
Li Hongying has neatly placed the incoming works on Fang Minghua’s desk.
Xiangjiang Sanlian Bookstore sent Xixi's "Mourning the Breasts"
Xinxing Publishing House sent Li Bihua's novella "Dumplings"!
Taiwan's Hongfan Bookstore (publishing company) also sent Qi Jun's "Oranges Are Red"!
Jiuge Publishing House sent Love's collection of poems "Moonlight House"!
Holy shit
They are all excellent products.
(End of this chapter)