Chapter 320 People’s Literature
February 2, Yanjing.
On the second day after the CCTV Spring Festival Gala was broadcast, the staff responsible for manning the hotline of CCTV were so busy that they were dizzy.
The phone calls were made one after another with almost no gaps. They were all voting for their favorite programs.
Even in the streets and alleys and state-owned hotels, you can see people talking and commenting on last night’s Spring Festival Gala program.
"For songs, of course I choose "Little Happy"."
""Little Happy" is good, but "My Chinese Heart" and "Descendants of the Dragon" are both good and touching."
"Yes, that's the truth! I All the gentlemen are crying. When will you be able to return? "
"..."
"What did you choose for the language category? "A Day in the Life of a Heroic Mother"? Is it better than "Eating Noodles"? ”
"Why not! The part about 'Sima Guang smashing the vat' made my old lady laugh all night long and kept talking about Zhao Lirong."
"Chen Xiaoer's acting was not bad, if he didn't know His bowl was empty, otherwise he would have thought he had a big bucket of it!”
“ ………”
After listening to the whole journey, Fang Yan visited each house one by one to pay New Year greetings as usual, starting from Shen Shuang’s house, then Zhang Guangnian and Wan Jiabao...
But today is different from the past. This time, I took Gong Cie with me and helped her negotiate an arrangement for her to study in the directing department of Nortel.
When it was Wang Meng's turn, he was warmly entertained by his family.
"Yanzi, come into the study with me and take a look at my new book."
"Your new book? Then I have to look past it."
Fang Yan followed When he came to the study room, he saw a thick stack of manuscript paper on the table, with "Moving into Humanoid" written on the title page.
“This book should have been written last year.”
Wang Meng shook his head and laughed: "But you also know that when I was transferred to "People's Literature", there were so many things. You can't just scratch your eyebrows and beard. You must first sort out the relationships and ideas, and then you can grasp the key points and start the work. Isn’t this a delay?”
Fang Yan asked, “What are your plans?”
“First we have to think clearly. Chu, how can we make "People's Literature" better?"
Wang Meng said: "That is, what is our philosophy of running the magazine? In other words, what should we make "People's Literature" become? Literary magazine?"
Fang Yan sat down at his signal: "Actually, this question is difficult to answer, and it is easy to answer."
"How to say it?"
"The answer lies in the riddle. In "People's Literature", the focus is of course on the word 'people'."
"What you say makes sense, just like This year’s Spring Festival Gala is just like this, and it is very popular with the people.”
Wang Meng readily agreed, “I also hope that the people will like it.” "Literature" can provide readers with high-quality and pleasing issues of the magazine, but it is not that easy. Now the thinking of the entire editorial department and even the entire literary world is very confusing, and there is no unified consensus at all."
< br>Fang Yan said: "Doesn't this seem like 'a hundred schools of thought are blooming and a hundred schools of thought contend'?"
"What you said is a bit weird."
"How dare I? I don't dare to be weird in front of your old leader."
"Then don't beat around the bush, if you have anything to say, just say it To be honest, there are no outsiders here.”
< br>“Let’s talk about last year’s ‘spiritual pollution’. You should know how much damage it caused to the literary and art world, right?”
“This is also why I did not implement reforms in People’s Literature last year The main reason.”
Wang Meng sighed. Affected by this, the editorial department is currently divided into three factions and following three different literary routes.
Fang Yan asked and found out that behind the three literary lines and factions, they pointed to the three deputy editors of "People's Literature".
“Let’s talk about Zhou Ming. He and Lu Shuyou, the deputy director of the editorial department, both believe that “People’s Literature” should be the most cutting-edge and global benchmark in the literary world, and should increase the introduction of works from modern Western literary schools. , support more young people Novels by avant-garde writers. "
Wang Meng said thoughtfully: "For example, the Latin American magical realism and the American 'Beat Generation'."
Fang Yan frowned, "The other two. What?”
"Chaoyin is mainly responsible for liaising with the Hunan Army. You are more familiar with the situation of the Hunan Army than I am."
Wang Mengdao: "Gu Hua and Han Shaogong were influenced by you and wanted to combine literature with national and regional culture. Dynasty Yinye This standard for manuscript selection is completely inconsistent with Zhou Ming and Lu Shuyou’s philosophy of running the journal.”
Fang Yan smiled and said nothing, and the remaining Liu Jianqing was, as expected, a middle-of-the-road approach, specializing in mediating between the two sides. .
"Comrade Jian Qing is a good old man. Thanks to him in the editorial department, "People's Literature" did not have big troubles."
There was a hint of helplessness in Wang Meng's tone.
Fang Yan crossed his arms and said, "This is going to be difficult." "If it wasn't difficult, I wouldn't have borrowed you."
Wang Meng said: "Originally, I wanted you to transfer me directly. Go to the editorial director or editor-in-chief However, the resistance is not small, so I can only temporarily serve as acting director. When your staff is officially transferred to the Humanities Society, I will help you remove the word 'generation'."
Fang Yan raised his eyebrows. , and unknowingly took another small step forward.
“Although your authority is not as powerful as that of the deputy editor-in-chief, Comrade Jian Qing and I will fully support your work.”
Wang Meng said in a serious tone: "And your status on the editorial board is the same as Zhou Ming and Chaoyin."
Fang Yan's eyes flickered: "New editorial board?"
Wang Meng nodded: "After the year, we will reorganize the editorial board of "People's Literature", and the new and old members will Pass the baton."
"That's what I think. Now that a new editorial board has been established, there should be a new atmosphere."
Fang Yan said: "It's better to use the editorial board of this journal. In the name of the new year, come up with a new year’s declaration to clarify your magazine’s philosophy to readers.”
"Exactly what I want!"
Wang Meng laughed loudly and took out the editor's declaration that he had already drafted from the drawer.
Fang Yan took a closer look, and the title was "Not Just for Literature—For Readers."
It not only states that "literature should pay attention to the world's people and social progress", but also "supports and encourages all attempts that can make our literary expression methods richer and more novel", and strongly advocates the art of novels The innovation opens the door of the magazine to newcomers in literature...
"In short, it is 'not sticking to one style and opening up a wide range of literary paths'."
Wang Meng said: "Whether it is Zhou Ming's line or Chaoyin's line, as long as it is conducive to "People's Literature" and Chinese literature, I will support them regardless of whether they are chaotic or not. What do you think?"
"Is it possible to add one?"
"Which one?"
" "People's Literature" will never forget its roots, let alone the people."
Fang Yan Youyou said: "We hope to dedicate to readers the voices of hundreds of millions of people and the magnificent and mottled picture of the times. We welcome it. The most important ones are those works that are closely related to the fate of millions of people, connected with flesh and blood, and heart-to-heart..."
"Okay! Well said!"
Wang Meng slapped his thigh, "Help me add this and see where it fits."
Fang Yan took the one he handed over. After carefully considering it for a while, I started revising it directly on the manuscript paper.
“There is one more thing, I want to say hello to you in advance.”
While reading, Wang Meng talked about the division of labor in the editorial department of "People's Literature" and the authors of different editors Request area.
Generally speaking, in addition to the fixed group of writers on hand, each editor also has the contacts and resources accumulated from the journal platform. According to the location of the divided areas, you can see the editor’s voice and status in the entire editorial department. .
The most important ones in "People's Literature" are the three major literary towns of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, currently controlled by Liu Jianqing.
The next ones are Hunan, Hubei and Henan and Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, managed by Chaoyin and Zhou Ming respectively. Each deputy editor is like a commander with heavy troops.
Speaking of this, he patted his shoulder, "As for Yanzi, you..."
Fang Yan said: "I and the Guangdong Army, Gui Army, and Shaanxi Army are all going well. It’s close, how about I just take care of these three places?”
Wang Meng said: "Okay, originally I wanted you to take charge of South China and Southwest China."
Fang Yan asked: "Including the Sichuan Army?"
"Yes, Sichuan-Sichuan literary world It’s been quite impressive in recent years.”
Wang Meng said: "However, the foundation of "People's Literature" in Sichuan and Sichuan is weak, and basically few talents have been discovered for me to use."
"Speaking of Sichuan and Shu, I can replace "People's Literature" Literature", let’s find out first."
Fang Yan said that he was going to Chengdu and planned to hand over the manuscript of "Midnight Ring" to the editorial department of "Science Fiction Literature and Art".
“Sichuan and Shu are indeed ahead of other literary circles in terms of popular literature, especially in martial arts, romance, and science fiction.”
Wang Meng paused, “But last year’s 'Spiritual pollution' can be used to describe science fiction It's a disaster to learn."
Fang Yan spread his hands and said, "I decided to go to Rongcheng because of this."
Wang Meng's eyes lit up, "This is a fake note. I’ll approve it now!”
"Thank you, Teacher Wang." Fang Yan smiled.
Wang Meng asked: "Don't thank me too quickly, tell me about "Midnight Ring"."
"This cannot be revealed in advance, otherwise it will greatly reduce the impression."< br>
Dialect showed a mysterious smile , "Anyway, I promise I won't disappoint you." Then the topic changed, "If you really can't wait, you might as well wait a few more days. My novel will be published in the latest issue of "October"."
(End of this chapter)