"You have been making a splash in the film industry recently."
Feng Mu spoke in dialect and sat on the bench in the pavilion.
"Where."
Fang Yan shook his head and said with a smile: "My bold views almost drowned me in saliva. How can I be so brilliant?"
“Isn’t it?”
Ding Ling said that ever since "Farewell My Concubine" came out, ever since Dialects started to advocate for root-seeking literature at the Hangzhou Conference, root-seeking literature is now full of vitality and business in the literary world, and the situation in the film industry is just like that in the literary world. That time and that scene.
"Having said that, the literary and art theoretical circles have not yet given a qualitative assessment of "Farewell My Concubine.""
Fang Yan was helpless, "There are still many comrades who simply regard it as a A look at taboo gay novels ”
“About this, you. Don’t worry.”
Feng Mu said with a smile that Zhang Guangnian, Wang Zengqi, Wang Meng and others discussed with him and prepared to hold a symposium in the name of the journal "Chinese Writers", one of the topics That is to study and discuss "Farewell My Concubine" and come to a final conclusion from a literary perspective.
Fang Yan was shocked when he heard such good news and thanked him repeatedly.
"If you want to thank me, just thank Lao Feng. This is his idea."
Ding Ling waved her hand and said, "Xiao Fang, you may not know that he is not only a senior theater fan, but also a fan of Comrade Cheng Yanqiu. Accept him as a disciple.”
“Not right. Shi disciples are only registered disciples. Teacher Cheng cherishes feathers and only accepted 9 true disciples in his life."
Feng Mu joked: "Xiao Fang, I heard that Comrade Mei Jiubao intends to accept you as a disciple. That’s not the case?”
"There is such a thing, but it's not me who takes over, but my wife."
Fang Yan simply explained the whole story, perhaps for the sake of "Farewell My Concubine", Mei Jiu kept her daughter. He did not refuse to accept Gong Qie as his disciple.
“I didn’t expect that there is such a connection.”
Feng Mu does not find it strange. Anyone who is fascinated by Peking Opera or even Chinese opera will basically be interested in "Farewell My Concubine".
After chatting for a while about the art of Peking Opera and "Farewell My Concubine", Fang Yan suddenly asked about the magazine "Chinese Writers".
In my own impression, there seems to be no one called "Chinese Writers" among the large and small literary journals across the country.
“It’s normal that you don’t know, because this is a bimonthly magazine founded this year.”
Ding Ling explained with a smile that it is owned by the Writers Association, the deputy editor is Zhang Fengzhu, and the editor-in-chief is Zhang Fengzhu. Feng Mu.
"Just in April of this year."
Feng Mu added that the policy of "Chinese Writers" is to "let a hundred flowers bloom, quality first, standing first, and innovation." ".
Then he said with regret that before the launch of the publication, I originally planned to write a novel in dialect to get a good start, but by chance, I happened to coincide with the Hollywood awards ceremony, and there was a time conflict. In the end, I had to abandon the original plan of writing the manuscript and make up for it. Recorded a piece of "Thanks for Life" by Feng Jicai.
“This is really unlucky.”
Fang Yan said politely that he would definitely find time to read this journal.
Ding Ling joked: "Instead of reading it, you might as well write a manuscript for "Chinese Writers". I guess Lao Feng will be happier."
Seeing that he was directly broken, Feng Mu showed a helpless smile:
"Although "Chinese Writers" carries the brand of the Writers Association, because it is a new creation and its name is not well-known, the manuscripts are not very satisfactory. Comrade Fengzhu and I can only brave this old face and ask all the old Friends, please help us.”
“Since Mr. Feng has spoken, how can I refuse?”
Fang Yan thought for a moment and agreed.
"It's quite embarrassing for you. I didn't know how to say this at first." Feng Mu said kindly.
“Don’t say that. Without your support and guidance, I wouldn’t be where I am today.”
Fang Yan vowed to write a manuscript for "Chinese Writers".
"Okay!"
Feng Mu patted his shoulder, "Thank you for your hard work, Xiaofang."
Fang Yan changed the topic to "Chinese Writers" "The request for manuscripts, whether it is short, medium or long, what subject matter and type...
"This is another headache for us."
Feng Mu sighed faintly, "Our original intention of founding this magazine was to revive the declining long-form novels and to give more realistic novels a platform to display. However, the most popular thing in the literary world now is root-seeking literature. , is avant-garde literature and modern novels.”
“Yes, traditional realist literature has disappeared. There are very few young writers who can master novels now."
Ding Ling said: "Not to mention realistic novels, there may not be one or two in a year."
< br>Seeing the frowning faces of the two bosses, Fang Yan suggested whether to expand the selection range of "Chinese Writers" and readjust its publication direction.
“Yes, Xiao Fang, give Lao Feng some advice.”
Ding Ling's eyes lit up instantly.
Fang Yan was stunned, "Me?"
Ding Ling said firmly: "Yes, it's you! You are now the deputy editor of "People's Literature", and before that you were "October" , editor of "Yanjing Literature", the achievements of these magazines are absolutely indispensable for your contribution."
Although Fang Yan is very humble, he agrees with it in his heart.
Not to mention "Yanjing Literature", which is regarded as a "reflective literature" position, let's talk about the four famous figures in the literary world, "Flower City", "Harvest", "October" and "Contemporary". Except for "Harvest", the other three books are more or less influenced by the beacon of dialect.
"Flower City" has successively promoted the banners of "Cantonese novels" and "Lingnan literature", and is also an important channel for popular literature exchanges between Hong Kong and the mainland. As for "Contemporary", in addition to reform literature, the most worthy trump card is the dialect. Military literature and root-seeking literature.
As for "October", the benefits received are countless, including love literature, new local literature...
In addition, "Foshan Literature and Art" "Working Literature", " "Military Literature" of "Zhongshan", etc., any literary magazine that can get dialect guidance can at least have a fresh move and be popular all over the world, let alone the "People's Literature" where he is now.
Compared with his predecessor Zhang Guangnian, although "People's Literature" is also the benchmark and flagship of national literary magazines, it is more enterprising, always keeping an eye on the literary trend, discovering new talents in the literary world, and always keeping the magazine at the forefront. The leading position of the literary wave and its dominance are unshakable.
Because of this, Feng Mu put down his elders’ airs and asked for advice humbly.
"Mr. Feng, what do you think of documentary literature?"
Fang Yan pondered for a long time before giving his answer.
“Documentary literature!?”
Feng Mu and Ding Ling looked at each other, greatly surprised.
Although documentary literature is called 'reportage fiction', it is different from reportage. It is a branch of realist fiction. It reflects the objective facts in real life, but is more real. It mainly focuses on real people and true events, allowing There is a certain amount of fiction, but there are strict restrictions on fiction.
Therefore, it is called "a novel that is a reportage, and it is also a reportage that is a novel."
Since "Chinese Writers" is intended to be a platform for realistic novels, how can it not include documentary literature?
Listening to Dialect’s explanation, Feng Mu was surprised and delighted: “This is indeed a good literary direction.”
“Yes, there is no shortage of reportage publications in China. Channels, but documentary literature is different."
Ding Ling clicked her tongue, "Xiao Fang, how did you come up with the idea, are you planning to write a documentary for "Chinese Writers"?" (This chapter? End)