A widower's entertainment

Chapter 249 [More Intense Dispute] (Subscription Request)
Although love does not require logic, the ending of the novel still needs to be discussed. This is also the first time that Lin Youcheng and Zhang Wei have really discussed the plot of the novel, or the ending of the novel.

However, Zhang Wei felt that the ending should still be discussed with the editors in the editorial department, as perhaps a different perspective would emerge.

Although Zhang Wei understood that Lin Youcheng wanted to leave a blank ending for the finale, he also felt that an ending without a clear ending might make readers dissatisfied.

"Yes, I will take the manuscript with me. I'd better show your original ending to the editors in the editorial department first."

Lin Youcheng nodded and naturally had no objection.

After all, novel manuscripts need to be edited when they are submitted, and the editor-in-chief will review and proofread them three times. Lin Youcheng did not think that his manuscript must not be changed even a single word.

Of course, to date, various literary magazines have rarely changed the content of Lin Youcheng's novels.

However, some authors have very strong requirements, and their manuscripts must not be changed, not even a single word, otherwise the manuscript will be withdrawn and not published.

"I think your editors will have different opinions."

In Lin Youcheng's view, editors are also readers, so naturally they will have different opinions.

Zhang Wei nodded, he also felt that there might be different opinions.

But no matter what, Zhang Wei really feels from the bottom of his heart that Lin Youcheng's love novel "The Unreachable Lovers" is very touching, with bizarre sci-fi imagination, but the core is still about true love. Such a love story breaks the barriers of time and amazes him with its extraordinary imagination.

Now Zhang Wei can't wait to bring the manuscript of Lin Youcheng's novel back to the magazine and let other editors in the editorial department take a look at Lin Youcheng's newly written love novel. He believes that after reading Lin Youcheng's novel, other editors will be amazed by it.

Lin Youcheng looked at Zhang Wei's departing back. He was not worried that People's Literature would not approve and publish this novel, because his previous novel, The Time Traveler's Wife, had already been published, and he felt that this novel was equally wonderful.

Of course, before publishing "The Time Traveler's Wife", Lin Youcheng was worried that "People's Literature" would reject this science fiction novel, but it is obvious that the final result proved that "People's Literature" did not reject "The Time Traveler's Wife" just because it is a science fiction romance.

Zhang Wei also did not think that his colleagues in the editorial department would reject Lin Youcheng's "Unreachable Lovers", although this novel might still not be in line with traditional literature.

However, as Lin Youcheng once said, what he wrote was people's literature, and it was never scar literature or avant-garde literature.

In Zhang Wei's opinion, Lin Youcheng's novel "The Unreachable Lovers", like his previous novel "The Time Traveler's Wife", is not a science fiction novel at all, but a simple and touching story about love.

Just as Zhang Wei expected, Lin Youcheng's new work "The Unreachable Lovers" caused huge discussion after it was brought to the "People's Literature" magazine.

It was obvious that none of the editors in the editorial department had expected that Lin Youcheng would bring such a special and novel love story.

"It's really amazing. Lin Youcheng's imagination is really amazing. Two people from different time and space exchanged letters through a mailbox and then fell in love with each other. It's really incredible!"

"Yeah, I never expected that." "I just really want to know whether Zhou Xian survived. He is so good, and he seems to have the scent of a poet."

"Yes, you said what I feel. Through Lin Youcheng's words, I can clearly feel Zhou Xian's gentle and clean temperament. He is fair and thin, between a boy and a man, with single eyelids, and his teeth are like woven shells when he smiles. When he doesn't smile, he has a poetic flavor that is both sunny and melancholy."

"I like this story very much. It seems simple but is quite touching. In my opinion, Lin Youcheng's "Untouchable Lovers" is not just a love story. It also explores the importance of human relationships, communication and spiritual connection. With delicate psychological monologues and moving plots, it presents the key to communication and understanding between lovers, and the fact that love can transcend the barrier of time."

"That's right. Lin Youcheng's plot design is so clever. For a man whose life was frozen two years ago due to a car accident, the farthest distance from his lover is not space, but time. How to cross this gap is to wait. Space and time are the core of architecture. The scene usually refers to events that occur in the same space at different times. Two or even more timelines are independently narrated, with no clear order of precedence, no priority, and are independent of each other. The so-called lover is on the other side of the water. The two are separated by clear waves and mist. The man deliberately created a brush with each other, and the woman could hardly realize it later. There was no hug, no meeting, and even a glance could not convey, but the touching words still touched people's hearts."

"It's really beautiful. A love story between two people who have never met before, it interprets romance and beauty in a way that is very desirable. I was really moved after watching it and started to believe in love again."

"Yes, Lin Youcheng's romance, freshness, and beauty about love can really create a fascinating artistic conception."

……

Obviously, most editors praised the story of "The Untouchable Lover" and were impressed by its plot design and touching love. But even so, there were still other editors who had different opinions, not about the ending of the novel, but about the novel itself.

"To be honest, I really like Lin Youcheng's novel "The Untouchable Lover". The story is indeed quite touching, but compared with "The Time Traveler's Wife", this novel lacks a sense of heaviness. Moreover, I think Lin Youcheng's two consecutive novels are very inconsistent with the current mainstream of literature. This is also a novel with a science fiction nature, and the literary quality is not enough."

"I think so too. In fact, it's not just that the literary quality is not good enough. I think Lin Youcheng, the author who won the Mao Dun Literature Prize, has regressed, or that Lin Youcheng's writing has degenerated. It is not real serious literature."

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"Fallen?"

“Not serious literature?”

When Zhang Wei heard this, he frowned. In his opinion, this was a very serious criticism.

"I don't agree with what you said. Lin Youcheng's novel can be said to have only borrowed a science fiction concept. It can even be said that there is no special mention of science fiction in it. The essence is still about love. Moreover, Lin Youcheng has never said that what he writes is serious literature. He has always said that it is people's literature, literature written for the people."

"And even if it's science fiction, so what? Literature is exciting and moving enough, and that's its biggest advantage. Didn't Lin Youcheng's last work, The Time Traveler's Wife, fascinate and drive readers crazy about it?"

“This is a literary work that the people really love to read!”

It is obvious that Zhang Wei absolutely stands on Lin Youcheng's side and would never think that Lin Youcheng's "The Unreachable Lovers" is not literary enough and should not be published in "People's Literature". This is absolutely unacceptable to him.

Obviously, such disputes and disagreements are actually very common in the editorial department, but this time the dispute will appear to be more intense.

(End of this chapter)