Chapter 264: Good articles are those that resonate (3K)
Professor Cai rarely saw Director Chen lose his composure like this.
Moreover, his evaluation was serious, not just a casual comment to save face.
For example, the manuscript I just brought over was written by a junior who had just joined the Writers Association. When he showed it to Chen Huaikai, he just politely gave some comments and words of encouragement.
I just gave him some face, but I didn't care about the manuscript.
Everything is a matter of human nature, and the two of them understand each other tacitly.
But after Chen Huaikai read the manuscript that Fang Yan brought over, he showed it to be completely different.
At the beginning, if it wasn't for the sake of face, as soon as the title of "Black Earth Love" came out, I wouldn't have read this book.
This is their intuition. This question looks like a rookie at first glance.
At a glance, you can imagine what kind of garbage is inside.
But who would have thought that Chen Huaikai would have such a reaction after watching it.
Not only Professor Cai, but also Chen Kaige came forward with a surprised look on his face.
However, by this time the manuscript had been taken away by Professor Cai, so Chen Kaige had no choice but to ask his father:
"What does this say?"
"Is the deep love of black soil about farmers and soil?"
Faced with his son’s problem, Chen Huaikai said:
"It is about the story of educated youth going to the countryside."
Chen Kaige asked in confusion:
"The story of educated youth going to the countryside, wasn't there some novels a few years ago?"
Chen Huaikai said:
"This story is different from those that call for educated youth to go to the countryside. The tone of his book is different. It is an innovative and exploratory novel about educated youth. Anyway, I can't explain it to you at the moment. You can wait for a while. You’ll find out later.”
"Really?" Chen Kaige looked a little surprised.
It’s rare to see my father speak so highly of me.
Chen Huaikai said:
"Of course, this author is very powerful. He grows as he writes. You can see his progress between the lines. And his perspective is very unique. No one has written before."
When Chen Kaige heard this, he was a little worried, but the manuscript was in Professor Cai's hands, so he could only wait.
At this time, Chen Huaikai looked at Fang Yan who brought the manuscript and said:
"Comrade Fang Yan, there must be further chapters of your brother's novel that you haven't brought over yet, right?"
Fang Yan nodded with a smile, and then responded:
"Because I am currently working on it, I only brought over what I wrote earlier."
It can now be seen that the strategy of only bringing three stories was correct.
And the effect is much better than I thought.
Chen Huaikai didn't comment or comment at all, and just started praising it.
This attitude is definitely not to give yourself face, but to really be moved by the content.
It has exceeded dialect expectations.
Chen Huaikai heard the ambiguous answer in dialect, pondered for a moment, and then asked:
"Does he want to adapt the work into a play? Or a movie?"
After speaking, he paused, then picked up a copy of "People's Literature" on his desk and asked the dialect:
"Or are you planning to publish it through a publishing house?"
Dialect said:
"If possible, of course the more channels for recognition, the better."
Chen Huaikai looked thoughtful after hearing this. He just couldn't figure out how many people in the industry Fang Yan had met with the manuscript.
So he didn't even raise any opinions, for fear that if he said a few words, others would have other choices.
And most importantly, some minor flaws in this novel are nothing to worry about.
The most I can do is change my name.
He thought about it and finally decided to get straight to the point:
"Comrade Fang Yan, I want to know if anyone from other channels has contacted him?"
"..." Fang Yan didn't answer. This question was too straightforward.
He just wanted to maintain this sense of mystery, otherwise he wouldn't have brought a copy of the manuscript.
Soon Chen Huaikai realized that his question was a bit difficult to answer, so he quickly apologized:
"Sorry, I just wanted to know if any film colleagues have seen this manuscript?"
Fang Yan glanced at him and then responded:
"The film industry is the first one you see."
After Chen Huaikai heard this answer, he immediately breathed a secret sigh of relief:
"That's good."
Then he immediately asked:
"I wonder if I can keep this manuscript?"
Fang Yan smiled and nodded:
"Yes, this manuscript was brought here specially for you."
Hearing the dialect's words, Chen Huaikai became even more certain that he had already thought about who he wanted to show it to before writing it, and the manuscript was probably already on several people's desks.
He is one of them.
Glancing at Meng Jimin, he thought, how about asking for some inside information later?
Having known each other for such a long time, Meng Jimin should be able to reveal some content.
Thinking of this, he became less anxious and asked Fang Yan:
"Comrade Fang Yan, I wonder how old your brother is this year?"
Dialect said:
"He was born in 1957, and he is just twenty this year."
When Chen Huaikai heard that he was only twenty, he praised: "Young people are awesome. If you can write such a good article at the age of twenty, your future will be limitless."
Fang Yan smiled and said:
"Don't let him hear this, otherwise he will be proud."
After that, he deliberately asked Chen Huaikai:
"Look at the content. Is there anything I need to pay attention to?"
The reason why I asked this was to see Chen Huaikai's attitude. If this person said a lot of things that needed improvement, Fang Yan would not let him see his brother.
He is a professional, and even if what he says is right, it still has a great influence on my brother.
Therefore, Fang Yan would rather not follow his path and not let him affect Fang Chen's creation.
After all, there's actually nothing wrong with this book.
After hearing the test of dialect, Chen Huaikai immediately shook his head and said:
"He is still a new author, and the most important thing he should maintain is this writing style. I won't make any comments. I asked him to write according to my style, but it doesn't have this flavor anymore."
"What he should receive most at this time is not opinions, but praise, to establish positive feedback on his writing."
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"This novel needs his taste. Unless he starts writing other novels later, I have no opinions to offer."
After speaking, he paused and said:
"Besides, I think based on the level of progress he has shown in these three stories, I don't need to make any comments at all later on."
Fang Yan heard Chen Huaikai's attitude and nodded with satisfaction:
"Your evaluation is indeed professional."
Chen Huaikai waved his hand and said:
"Hey, what are you professional or not? There are too many people like me in the literary industry now. On the contrary, there is a lack of such young and outstanding writers and works."
After finishing speaking, Chen Huaikai pretended to be casual and asked:
"By the way, when do you think it will be convenient for me to meet the writer himself?"
Fang Yan said with a smile:
"I may need to seek his own opinion on this."
Chen Huaikai was not surprised either.
He took out one of his notebooks and wrote the phone number on it. Then he tore off the piece of paper and handed it to Chen Kaige, instructing him to give it to Fang Yan:
"Comrade Fang Yan, I will give you a phone number. After you ask for your opinion, please call me at any time to let me know. I will be available at any time recently."
Chen Kaige handed the phone number to Fang Yan and was very surprised. Is it necessary for the old man to have such a low attitude?
By this time, when he had finished giving the things, Professor Cai had also finished reading.
After closing the manuscript, Professor Cai let out a long breath:
"Wow...awesome, this manuscript is so well written!"
Now he understood why Chen Huaikai reacted that way just now, and he felt the same way now.
However, Professor Cai was a professor after all, so he acted a little calmer. He asked in the dialect:
"The author really has no other works before?"
Fang Yan thought of his brother's love poems and felt a little overwhelmed, then shook his head and said:
"No, he just came back from the Northeast."
Professor Cai said:
"Is this story your true experience?"
Dialect responded to:
"Made some minor adaptations."
Professor Cai nodded and said:
"Honestly, except for the title of the book, which can make me find some faults, I really can't fault anything else."
"And this is indeed a new subject. I haven't seen anyone else write about it yet."
"I feel that if I publish it, it will resonate with many young people."
After saying that, he glanced at Chen Huaikai, and then continued to say to Fang Yan:
"If Lao Chen and his Beijing Film Studio are making movies, the cycle will be long. I suggest you go directly to the publishing house and serialize the stories one by one."
"If his story is long enough, it can even be a separate book after it is serialized later."
"Once the reader base is established and the movie is produced, the impact will be much greater than simply producing a movie."
Fang Yan nodded seriously after hearing this. Just now, Meng Jimin thought that Professor Cai would be a stumbling block, but he didn't expect that he would really give his advice seriously.
What he said was similar to Fang Yan’s previous plan.
"Thank you Professor Cai for your suggestion." Fang Yan nodded to him.
At this time, Chen Kaige finally couldn't hold it in any longer and asked:
"You've all finished reading. Can you show it to me?"
Only then did Professor Cai realize that there was someone waiting in line behind him.
He smiled and handed the manuscript over:
"Come on, take a look."
Chen Kaige took it and immediately started flipping through it impatiently.
In the spring of 1969, he went to Xishuangbanna to join the army. Then in 1970, under the control of his father, he had already joined the army and was demobilized in 1974.
It can be said that his time as an educated youth was less than a year.
However, when he picked up this manuscript and read it, the first self-narration on the train gave him a strong sense of immersion. At that time, he really had the same thoughts as the "I" in the article.
If only young people understand young people, Chen Kaige immediately felt that this manuscript might be more popular with young people than his father said.
As he continued to read, he was filled with a sense of immersion.
He had goosebumps all over his body.
I couldn’t help but praise him directly:
"This is indeed well written!"
"Whatever resonates is a good article!"
(End of chapter)