Backtracking to the Age of Literature and Art

Chapter 89
Unconsciously, when it was noon, Cheng Yongxing invited everyone to have dinner together.

"We'll have some at noon. After dinner, we'll go to the bookstore to sit and have a good meal in the evening."

Cheng Yongxing said that it was coming, but it was really coming. He took everyone across a street to a small restaurant with a hidden door, and then asked the boss to find two square tables to put together, and a dozen people gathered around. Sit down.

"It's cold, and it's warm for everyone to squeeze."

Seeing that it was indeed too crowded, the burly Sun Ganlu felt embarrassed that he had taken up a lot of space, so he could only say this with a smile.

But no one complained at all. No matter whether the writers here are famous or not, none of them are people who usually want to enjoy it—mainly because the conditions do not allow them to enjoy it.

The magazine office is a restaurant, and everyone can understand it.

But when they got to the restaurant, people who smoked couldn't take care of the two ladies. Some people smoked, and people in the circle were puffing up.

In addition to the two ladies, there are several men including Yu Dong who also don't smoke.Seeing the smoke in the room, Wang An wrinkled his nose and waved at Yu Dong, "Young, come and sit next to me, we don't smoke and sit together."

When Yu Dong was about to say no, Cheng Yongxing and other old smokers who were between him and Wang Anyi had already stood up and put Yu Dong up.

"Mr. Wang's proposal is good. We are separated by Yudong, so we don't have to burden to smoke." Cheng Yongxing said with a smile.

Yu Dong was placed next to Wang Anyi in this way, and two non-smokers were also pulled over.A few non-smokers sat on both sides of Wang Anyi and Yan Geling, separating them from the other smokers.

Before the dishes were served, everyone started chatting with the people around them. Some people talked about mahjong, some people talked about cigarettes, and some people talked about food.

Wang Anyi covered her nose and said to Yu Dong, "Small, you have to keep it, don't let them ruin it."

"I mainly can't learn." Yu Dong laughed.

On the other end, Sun Ganlu, who was chatting with Cheng Yongxing about cigarettes, heard Yu Dong's words, turned his head and said with a smile: "Yu Dong can still talk, Mr. Wang, don't worry, Yu Dong doesn't look like a smoker. , and we will protect it with all our hearts.”

"I'm counting on your protection, it's over." Wang Anyi glanced at Sun Ganlu and said to Dong: "I said before that I would have time to go to Jinling to see Su Tong and you, but I haven't had the chance."

"Teacher Wang has time to pass by, and I will do my best as a landlord."

"What kind of landlord are you, and Su Tong is even half a landlord."

Yan Geling, who was sitting on the other side of Wang Anyi, heard the conversation between the two and leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Is it less than in Jinling?"

Yu Dong nodded and replied, "Yes, Mr. Yan, I am now working at Jinling Art Institute. You have time to play there."

"Okay, I've always been very interested in Jinling." Yan Geling nodded with a smile, and then said with a little regret, "Unfortunately, I won't be able to stay for a few days this time, and I'll be going to the United States soon."

Wang Anyi smiled and said, "Could it be that you can't come back? When you come back, let's make an appointment and go over together."

"Okay." Yan Geling nodded, but her mood was very complicated.

She is now faced with a choice, and she is very confused about the future. She doesn't know whether she will come back in the future.

Wang Anyi didn't notice Yan Geling's expression, and just continued to follow Yu Dong's family.She really likes Yu Dong, the young man. He looks clean, and he is very humble and gentle, not like a typical Shanghainese.

Yu Dong also has a good impression of this cheerful eldest sister. She is very different from the "Shanghai style" in Yu Dong's impression.

The Beijing School and the Shanghai School are still the way they used to teach, but there are still people who put forward this way of thinking and put such a label on a certain writer.

But in fact, this kind of saying that distinguishes factions by region is really not keeping up with the trend.Take Yu Dong as an example, his works neither resemble the Shanghai style nor the Beijing style.

Not only Yu Dong, but also Yu Hua and Su Tong can't be classified as Beijing School or Shanghai School.

This generation of writers in China has seen great changes in their exploration of literature over the years, and the reflective literature and scar literature that were popular in the past have also become blurred.

……

The noon meal was fast. After everyone came out of the restaurant, they went directly to the Writers Bookstore, and then each took a cup of coffee and sat down on the second floor.

Yu Dong was holding the coffee, but he still didn't like it. Compared with coffee, he felt that tea was more suitable for books.

Smelling tea and reading a book, the text on the book will become fresh, but coffee lacks this effect.

In recent years, coffee is very popular in Shanghai, and drinking a cup of coffee every day has become a standard for petty bourgeoisie.Yu Dong will not deny that some people really like to drink coffee, but it has to be said that many people drink coffee just for those sentiments that they themselves can't understand.

All afternoon, more than a dozen people huddled in the bookstore, but they didn't talk about literature-related things like they did in the morning.

Most of the time, everyone gets together in twos and threes to chat about things they are interested in.

Many of them came here with the idea of ​​​​from where they came from and to increase their connections.Cheng Yongxing, who organized this gathering, is naturally aware of this, so he will deliberately pull people back and forth, the intention is to let everyone know each other.

Yu Dong was pulled by Wang Anyila next to the two ladies, and he didn't talk about literature, but basically talked about some humanities.Wang Anyi likes to write about Shanghai's local affairs, and has a good grasp of Shanghai's local humanities and customs.

Occasionally, she would ask Yu Dong, a native of Shanghai, about his impression of Shanghai, and if he had seen anything interesting, sharing it would help her write.

But Yu Dong couldn't give much help at this point. From childhood to adulthood, Yu Dong has always been in the area around their home. The university went to Yanjing, and the work was in Jinling. He really didn't have much research on Shanghai. .

However, Wang Anyi was not disappointed, on the contrary, she was willing to tell Yu Dong what she had observed about the people and things in Shanghai.

Yan Geling was more interested in Jinling. When she learned that Jinyi where Yu Dong was located was not far from the Qinhuai River, she even clapped her hand and said that she must visit.

Not far away, Gefei and the others are talking about the writer's help and obstacles, discussing the innate conditions and the acquired efforts to be a good writer.

Zhou Nan, who was on the side, looked at Yu Dong's direction, and suddenly said, "I don't think it's a good thing for a writer to be attractive. Literature should be lonely."

Ge Fei glanced at Zhou Nan and said with a half-smile, "You mean, it's not a good thing for us to sit together today?"

Zhou Nan was startled, and quickly waved his hand, "I'm not, I didn't mean that, I just..."

Ge Fei ignored him and continued, "Later training..."

……

Tan Kai had just returned to the office after lunch when the phone rang.

"Oh, hello, this is the editorial office of Science Fiction World..."

"Editor Tan, it's me, Jimmy."

Jimmy's voice came from the other end of the phone, and Tan Kai said with a smile, "Mr. James, have you come to China?"

"Yeah, isn't this the New Year's Eve?" Jimmy said with a smile, and added, "Editor Tan, I'm calling this time to tell you a good thing."

"Good thing?"

"Yes, it's a good thing. I didn't go to you before and told you to buy the copyright of "One Day". You also gave me the contact address of Teacher Yu Dong."

"Yes, that's right." Tan Kai nodded on the phone.

"It's happened now. Harold, the big director on the American side, has decided to make "One Day" into a movie. I made this phone call to tell you about this because "One Day" is your "Sci-Fi World" "The first release, you must be very happy to hear the news."

Tan Kai's eyes lit up when he heard the news, and he sat up straight, "Really?"

"It's done."

"Yo, that's really good news." Tan Kai's tone became excited, "Mr. James, thank you for telling me this news, it's very useful to us!"

Jimmy said with a smile, "You're welcome, Editor-in-Chief Tan, you have helped me a lot before."

"I still want to thank you. When you have time to come to Rongcheng, I will invite you to drink."

"It's easy to talk about." Jimmy smiled, and suddenly said: "Our magazine has this news now, we should do some publicity. After all, such good news is a good opportunity to publicize."

"That's for sure." Tan Kai took the phone and leaned back in his chair relaxedly, "I'll ask right away if there is any hope of putting this good news in the next issue of the magazine."

The opposite side pondered for a while and said, "Editor Tan, I don't think it's enough to announce news in "Sci-Fi World". With all due respect, how many audiences does "Sci-Fi World" have? How many people can see this news? Only Putting news on Science Fiction World won't do much for you to expand your readership."

"What do you mean, Mr. James?" Tan Kai asked.

"I'm actually just making a small suggestion. Since there is such good news, let's do more publicity and put the news in other newspapers and publications."

Tan Kai thought about it and said, "This proposal is a good one, but I can't decide this matter, so I have to ask President Yang."

"Haha, I don't mean anything else, I just feel that it's a pity that you didn't seize this opportunity."

"Okay, I'll ask now."

"Then I won't disturb you."

After hanging up the phone, Jimmy shook his head slightly, and blamed himself for bragging about Harold before, saying that Yu Dong was the most famous science fiction writer in China.

Now Harold wants to release the movie news, and wants to find some information about Yu Dong's famous in China for publicity.

Jimmy can only contact "Science Fiction World" and want them to make a wave for "One Day" on the Chinese side, and then he will show Harold the things that are making waves.

　Thank you [Mr. Poetry] for the 1500 reward from the boss
　　
　
(End of this chapter)