Chapter 60 The Fourth Issue of "Contemporary"
While Liu Hongmin was busy, the new issue of "Contemporary" was transported from the printing factory and sent to all parts of the country.
Since its founding in 1979, "Contemporary" has become a nationally renowned magazine with high quality. Many writers want to publish articles and novels in "Contemporary". Because it is a quarterly magazine, the review of "Contemporary" is very strict, which means that the works that can be published in "Contemporary" are of very high quality.
On December 15, the fourth issue of "Contemporary" went on sale.
Liu Hongmin did not notice this matter. He did pay attention to it since He Qizhi sent over two hundred yuan in royalties last time. But he was so busy conceiving "The Ming Dynasty 1566" that he forgot about it.
On this day, Zhao Zhizhong walked into the dormitory with a contemporary book and handed it to Liu Hongmin.
"This is what Teacher He asked me to give to you."
Liu Hongmin looked at him funny, no longer pretending?
Zhao Zhizhong chuckled, "Now that you know it, I won't hide it from you."
Being a "spy" did make him a little embarrassed. But He Qizhi asked him for help. For the sake of his fellow countryman, he had to help no matter what, right?
Moreover, this matter does no harm to Liu Hongmin. Although "Contemporary" has only been published for more than a year, it is backed by People's Literature Publishing House and is much better than other magazines.
Liu Hongmin didn't say much. Although Zhao Zhizhong was a bit cunning, he was still a good person. They have the best relationship in the class, but compared to Zou Shifang and the others, they have a worse relationship.
These southerners pay more attention to actual interests and are not easy to fool.
Opening "Contemporary", Liu Hongmin quickly found "The Last Military Expenditure of the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty" in the catalog.
This issue of "Contemporary" has eight sections: literary reports, short stories, drama scripts, travel notes and essays, poetry, creative talks, foreign literature, and fine arts.
After browsing through the catalog, Liu Hongmin felt like he had been deceived. Isn’t it said that there are many big names in “Contemporary”? Why didn't he see that there wasn't any writer that he was familiar with later?
On the contrary, there are many great talents in prose and poetry. Wei Junyi and Ding Mang are both famous writers, but it is a pity that one published prose and the other short poems. Ai Qing is a famous poet, but he wrote a talk about creation and wrote a preface to "Poplar Forest Style".
He has basically never heard of the rest of them. They can publish their works in "Contemporary" and their abilities are basically not too bad. This shows that, like the entertainment industry later, it is not easy to become famous in the current cultural world.
Looking back to future generations, we now feel that there are literary giants everywhere, but there are more writers who have not become literary giants. They all fell on the road to fame and became the stepping stones for those literary giants.
Just like this issue of "Contemporary", without these works, the level of "Contemporary" will definitely drop by a notch. Even if "The Last Military Expenditure of the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty" is a masterpiece, if the supporting work is not good, the evaluation will be much worse. It's like if you win the Best Actor Award based on your strength, if your opponent is Director Chen, others will say you are very strong; but if your opponent is a popular star, others will say you are the bigger one among the shorter ones.
Therefore, it is your competitors who determine your quality.
As for the competitors in this period, Liu Hongmin felt that they were not very strong. He put the magazine on the table with some disappointment and continued to formulate the outline.
“Don’t you want to take a look?” Zhao Zhizhong asked in confusion.
“I’ll read it when I have time.”
“Since you don’t want to read it, let me read it first.”
Liu Hongmin pushed the magazine to him, and Zhao Zhizhong was happy Hehehe took it away, fell on the bed and read it with relish. Obviously, the content in "Contemporary" is quite in line with his taste.
Looking at it, he suddenly sat up and said excitedly to Liu Hongmin: "Hongmin, you wrote this novel so well." Liu Hongmin was startled, "What are you doing? "Shocked?"
Zhao Zhizhong jumped off the bed, rushed over in a few steps, pulled up a chair and sat next to Liu Hongmin.
“This novel is the best novel I have read in these years. How many ancestors paid a huge price to protect their homeland and country...”
Listening to his praise, Liu Hongmin was not too happy. Zhao Zhizhong feels good because he agrees with the values described in the novel. If you don't agree with the values, seeing "The Last Military Expenditure of the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty" will be like seeing Bai Ling, a man who can kill them just by looking at it.
However, the control over the media in this era is very strict, and those haters can only discuss it in private. If you wait a few years, these bastards will be jumping up and down in the media.
As Zhao Zhizhong was talking, the door of the dormitory opened and a roommate came back.
"Hongmin, your novel has been published in "Contemporary"?"
"Have you seen it too? How about it? Is it cowhide or not?"
Zhao Zhizhong said with great interest I wanted to discuss "The Last Military Expenditure of the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty" with him, but the classmate sneered and said: "I didn't read it. I just passed Wang Qingyang's dormitory. The grandson was criticizing Hongmin's novel in front of the people in their dormitory. !"
"What?" Zhao Zhizhong stood up, "Criticism? Hongmin's novel is so good, why should he criticize it?"
"Then Sun Zi said that Hongmin is whitewashing the problem? "
Zhao Zhizhong immediately stopped, "He actually said that, I will go find him!"
Liu Hongmin quickly stopped him, "Wang Qingyang has been bullied by others before. , Later that man went to be a soldier, so he had hatred for soldiers.”
Zhao Zhizhong shouted, "Personal grudges can make him hate all soldiers. He is not a particularly good person!"
The classmate said disdainfully: "Hongmin, you don't have to explain to him. , He just has a problem with his thinking."
Liu Hongmin smiled, and he could not conflict with his classmates until he became a regular student. Wang Qingyang does have ideological problems. He plans to study abroad after graduation, and he does not plan to come back in the future. He plans to stay in the United States and become a master. Therefore, Liu Hongmin would not be surprised if Wang Qingyang said anything.
Behind Wang Qingyang was Professor Xia, which showed that Professor Xia was not a good person either. Liu Hongmin specifically learned that Professor Xia was a remnant of the Special Period. At that time, he just followed the crowd, so he was not punished.
Out of respect for intellectuals, Professor Xia's position is still retained. But in Liu Hongmin's view, this decision was wrong.
Professor Xia was obviously not as simple as he appeared, but Liu Hongmin had not found his purpose for the time being, and only had some vague guesses in his heart.
Zhao Zhizhong wanted to go to Wang Qingyang to settle the score, but was stopped by the classmate, "The Hongmin are at a critical period, don't cause trouble for the Hongmin."
"That's it. Forget it?" Zhao Zhizhong stopped and asked unwillingly.
“It’s a long time to come!”
(End of this chapter)