At night, Shichahai.
When Gong Zhen returned to the courtyard, the bedroom was dark, but the study was brightly lit.
Pushing the door open, he saw Fang Yan sitting in front of Huang Huali's desk, his pen turning back and forth between his fingers, and he was lost in thought.
“Mom said you brought a bunch of food for the swallow, but you ended up here without eating a bite.”
“I’m not going to write a new novel.” Fang Yan stretched and said, "Find yourself a quiet place."
Gong Qiao was surprised, "Didn't Yoko say that you just wrote a novel in Japan?"
"That one was for the relatives meeting in Kyoto, and this time it was to write a new pillar for "The World of Mystery" ."
Fang Yan flicked his wrist, ""The Song Ci, the Punisher" has been completed. Now, there must be a work that is not inferior to it and continues the momentum, otherwise, readers will not continue to buy and subscribe."
Gong Qie asked: "What are you going to write this time? What?”
“I haven’t thought about it yet.”
Fang Yan glanced at the scratches and corrections on the paper.
Either continue the path of the historical mystery novel "Song Ci, the Punisher of the Song Dynasty", and then write "Detective Di Renjie", "Young Bao Qingtian", and "Tang Gui", or continue the path of forensic reasoning. , wrote "Red Dragon", "Seven Deadly Sins" and so on.
Or maybe open up a new path, like the cyberpunk detective novel "Copy", which integrates science fiction, suspense and reasoning.
"If you can't think of it, don't think about it."
Gong Qie massaged his head considerately.
"Stop talking about me, how are you?"
"Me?"
"After the filming of "Once Upon a Time" is completed, what are your next plans?"
"Of course I will continue to study directing and make up for the missed lessons."
Gong Chou said: "It will be after Zhu Hu and I finished filming "Stewardess"."
"It's time to film "Stewardess" properly. It can be regarded as your first TV series after all, right?"
Fang Yan smiled and said: "When the time comes, you might be able to win a Golden Eagle Award, Feitian Award or something. "TV Award."
"You are so poor!" Gong Qian laughed and cursed.
“It’s not easy to block my mouth.” Fang Yan stood up.
Gong Chou gave him a gentle push, "Seriously, Ruoxue said it when she returned to China in January. "Saving Private Ryan" was a hit at the American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards. Pillberg won the Best Director Award, and you won the Best Screenplay Award..."
Fang Yan paused, "What else did she say?"
Gong Jie said: "The Oscars will be held in March, so you must come to Los Angeles then. He also said that the chance of winning is very high."
Fang Yan asked with a smile: "Then do you want to come with me?"
"Me? Can I?" Gong Zhen was startled.
“Why not!” Fang Yan said, “We will also pass by Xiangjiang on the way, so we can have a good look at Hollywood and Xiangjiang movies.”
Gong Zhen couldn't help but feel excited, "It depends on when "The Stewardess" can be finished. If the time conflicts, just forget it."
…………
Two Queen, the Spring Festival holiday is over.
After Fang Yan sent Gong Qie to Nortel, he came to the Humanities Club without stopping.
On the first day of work, the editorial office of "People's Literature" was crowded with people and everyone was in place.
But unexpectedly, everyone surrounded the city tightly, and their eyes focused on the manuscript paper in Zhu Wei's hand.
Fang Yan leaned over curiously, "What are you looking at?"
Everyone was startled and shouted almost in unison: "Good morning, deputy editor!"
Fang Yan waved his hand, "There are foreign When it comes to personal situations, let’s just call me ‘teacher’ in private.”
“Teacher Fang, you’re here at the right time!” Zhu Wei handed over the manuscript paper, “Someone came to submit manuscripts early in the morning. .”
"Hey, there were submissions on the first day we opened." Fang Yan was surprised, "How is it, is it a good start?"
"How should I put it, this person is a bit weird, she He said he was a music teacher at National People's University, but he looked nothing like it. "
Zhu Wei was confused.
Chen Xiaoman added: "Completely different from traditional female teachers. She wears sunglasses, carries a guitar case, and rides a motorcycle."
"Oh, she is still a rock and roll young woman."
Fang Yan glanced at the name on the envelope and said, "Liu Sola, this name is also very personal."
"She was in a hurry to go. The school was in class, so I gave the manuscript directly to the guard, and then Then he got on his motorcycle and left."
Zhu Wei said: "I left a message before I left. I hope you can read this novel in person."
Fang Yan looked around: " So, you haven’t seen it yet?”
"No."
Everyone either shook their heads or waved their hands.
Zhu Wei smiled and said: "Actually, everyone wants to see what this avant-garde lesbian wrote, but you are not here, how can we have the nerve to open it rashly?"
Fang Yan opened the envelope in front of everyone and saw the title of the novel clearly written on the title page -
"You Have No Choice".
The content is neither complicated nor simple. The background of the story takes place in a music school in the 1980s.
Liu Sola portrays a group of extremely talented music conservatory students with different personalities, but all of them are confused "problem youths".
For example, one of the male protagonists named "Li Ming" kept clamoring to drop out of school, but finally did not drop out.
There was also a man who often skipped school and disappeared, married a nymphomaniac wife, and asked the school to expel him, and then the two of them were exiled to the frontier together.
Even the only three girls in the article are equally neurotic. One of them is as cute as a cat and meows like a cat from time to time.
In short, all the students in the conservatory are out of touch with their normal lives and messing around without knowing what they are messing with.
In the chaotic narrative, the only common pursuit that can be found among this group of people is music composition.
There is no alternative, which perfectly echoes the title of the novel.
The novel is circulated among everyone, but most people no longer have any interest in it after reading it halfway.
“What she writes is not like literature, but rather music.”
"It's not just music, she is using the mouths of these nervous students to question and criticize the school's education."
"The doubts can be seen, but the criticism is still open to question. I always feel It's more like moaning and venting for no reason Emotions."
"I don't think there is any need to publish this in "People's Literature""
"..."
Speak out your opinions one by one. From then on, all eyes turned to Fang Yan.
From now on, he has been silent.
Zhu Wei asked softly: "Teacher Fang, what do you think?"
"A little crazy, a little rebellious, a little arrogant. The language and narrative are quite similar to Wang Shuo's Beijing-style novels. There is a Beijing movie flavor everywhere, and the concept is very similar to the American "Beat Generation" literature. Rebel wherever you can."
Fang Yan said: "Always. In short, they are to oppose everything, deny everything, and criticize everything, no matter whether it is good or bad, reasonable or unreasonable."
Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up: "Teacher Fang is indeed Teacher Fang," he said immediately. At its core, it is indeed the flavor of the 'Beat Generation', which is self-destructive enjoyment, criticism and denial of traditional education, and there is also a sense of pessimism between the lines."
Zhu Wei clapped his hands, "Looking at it this way, "You Have No Choice" is more like an avant-garde literature imitating the 'Beat Generation'?"
"Instead of so much the 'Beat Generation', maybe There is a more appropriate word to sum it up."
Fang Yan showed a mysterious smile, "I'll give it a try and show this to Editor Wang." (End of this chapter)