The literary era since 1979

Chapter 183 There is an unexpected gain!

As expected, Fangyan's publicity plan for "The Garland under the Mountain" received the support and approval of everyone, including Li Cunbao, and the entire editorial department implemented it in an orderly manner.

When Li Cunbao was writing his "Creation Talk", Fangyan walked for him to Shatan North Street and went straight to the Writers Association. Just after he parked and locked his bicycle, he ran into the editors of "Contemporary" who also parked their bicycle.

"Xiao Fang!"

"Teacher Qin! Teacher Feng!"

Fangyan greeted Qin Zhaoyang, Feng Xuefeng and others one by one.

"Are you sending your manuscript to People's Literature again?"

Feng Xuefeng stared at his briefcase.

"No no."

Fang Yan shook his head and said that he came to find Feng Mu himself.

"When will you come to our editorial office and sit down?"

Qin Zhaoyang wears glasses and has a kind face.

Fangyan knew clearly that they were not greedy for his body but for his manuscript, so he said politely, "Definitely next time."

After separating from them, I walked to Feng Mu's office.

The secretary had been waiting for a long time and knocked on the door in dialect, only to hear a voice from inside saying "Come in".

Pushing the door open, I saw that besides Feng Mu, there were also Zhang Guangnian, Zhou Weizhi, and another heavyweight sitting in the room.

Qiao language.

Not to mention "My Motherland", "Let's Row the Boat Together", "Unforgettable Tonight" and "Love My China" were all written by this person, and even the theme song of "Big Windmill" was written by him.

"The big windmill is turning with a creaky sound..."

A veritable giant in the lyric writing world!

"This must be Xiao Fang."

"Hello, Mr. Qiao."

After hearing Zhang Guangnian's introduction, Fang Yan shook hands with him and looked at the four people in front of him with an awkward but polite smile:

"It seems I came at the wrong time."

"No, you came just in time."

Feng Mu explained that all three of them were coming for him.

"I?"

Fangyan was confused. Wasn't he just asking for a comment?

"They have their own business. I'll tell you later. Now, let's talk about our business first. Did you bring the manuscript?"

Feng Mu gave a mysterious smile.

"Bring it."

Fangyan took out the manuscript paper from his bag.

"And yours?"

Feng Mu said with a smile that after the symposium on military literature, most people were looking forward to his and Li Cunbao's works, and wanted to see what military literature in the new era is like!
“I promise you won’t be disappointed.”

Fangyan said it with confidence.

Feng Mu held up The Garland Under the Mountain and the unfinished Operation Sharp Sword, and said, "I'll take a look first, you old friends, feel free to do as you please."

"You, look at the good things you have done."

Zhang Guangnian looked at him with great satisfaction.

Fangyan asked in confusion: "Which one are you talking about?"

“You have to ask yourself this.”

Zhou Weizhi pointed to the chair and said, "Sit down and think about it carefully."

"I've done a lot of good things, I really can't guess."

Fangyan pondered for a moment and grinned.

"Hahaha."

In an instant, the three of them burst into laughter. Even Feng Mu, who was flipping through the manuscript, couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

"This is the first time I've heard someone praise themselves like this."

Qiao Yu stopped smiling and said, "Okay, I won't play dumb with you. It's about the song you wrote, "Down with the White-Eyed Wolf of Annan."

Fangyan was very surprised. He didn't expect that it would be directed at him.

"Tell me, is this a good thing you did?"

Although Zhang Guangnian's tone seemed to be accusing, there was actually pride in it.

After listening to his senior brother, Fangyan realized that "Down with the White-Eyed Wolf of Annan" was not as simple as being published in newspapers and magazines such as "Liberation Army Daily" and "Song", just like "Down with the Ambitious Wolf of America".

I haven’t been to Yangfengjiadao to play cards for a long time, I have to play cards!

"Xiao Fang, I didn't expect you had something else to hide."

Zhang Guangnian joked: "He can actually write lyrics."

Fangyan said: "I only know a little bit."

Qiao Yu said: "You don't have to be nervous."

When Fangyan heard this, he realized that Zhang Guangnian and his team had received instructions from their superiors to make the war song "Down with the White-Eyed Wolves of Annan" better and more perfect so that it could be promoted nationwide.

Especially the troops stationed on the front line in southern Xinjiang.

"The line in your poem that I like best is 'The blood dyed the most beautiful flowers red, and sprinkled them on my chest'."

Zhang Guangnian commented with appreciation.

"The music composed by the Guixi Military Region Choir is also very good."

Zhou Weizhi then carefully analyzed it from the perspective of composition, and even compared it with "Down with America's Ambitious Wolf".

"There is the indomitable spirit of a soldier!"

"There is a heroic spirit of moving forward without fear when a narrow road is encountered."

"But the only flaw is that there is a missing word." Qiao Yu looked at Zhang Guangnian on the left and Zhou Weizhi on the right.

Facing the gazes of the three people, Fangyan explained truthfully that he had originally wanted to use "China|Military Soul", or the original name of "The Wreath under the Mountain", "National Defense Military Soul", but he felt that the term "Military Soul" was inappropriate, so he had to abandon it and could not find a replacement for a while.

"You did the right thing."

Zhang Guangnian heaved a sigh of relief, "The term 'military spirit' cannot be used carelessly."

Qiao Yu nodded and said, "It's indeed inappropriate."

"How about this, you sing the entire song that originally contained 'China | Military Soul' to us verbatim."

Zhou Weizhi said seriously: "Then let us think about it carefully."

Fangyan cleared his throat, clapped the beat, and began to sing.

After listening to it once, Qiao Yu praised it: "It seems that the only problem with this poem is to find a word that can replace 'China｜Military Soul'."

Zhang Guangnian nodded in agreement: "Xiao Fang, are you willing to let us revise this song?"

Fangyan nodded, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up when he thought about being able to be like in "Down with America's Ambitious Wolf".

"Once this song is revised, how about singing it first on 'Song of the Week'?"

Zhang Guangnian sought the opinions of his two old friends.

Zhou Weizhi felt that there was no problem. If the first performance was successful, it could be put on this year's Cultural Bureau Spring Festival Gala.

"Speaking of Spring Festival Galas, I heard from my wife that CCTV seems to be planning to organize a gala for the 83 Spring Festival."

Qiao Yu said that maybe it could be arranged by then.

Oh my, on the Spring Festival Gala?

Fangyan raised his eyebrows, very surprised.

…………

When the four of them had finished chatting, Feng Mu was watching the second part of "Operation Sword". As for "The Garland under the Mountain", which they had already finished watching, it was passed around among the three old friends.

Fangyan refilled the teacup with water and sat quietly.

After a while, Feng Mu put down the manuscript in his hand, looked up at the young man in front of him, and said with praise:
"I'll give you a three-word review of these two novels."

"Good! Excellent!"

"Live up to everyone's expectations, live up to everyone's expectations!"

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted the attention of Zhang Guangnian and others.

"You flatter me."

Fang Yan said that the first draft of "Operation Sword" has not been completed yet and it will take some time to complete it thoroughly.

"No rush, take your time."

Feng Mu turned around and asked Zhang Guangnian and the other two what they thought.

"Both manuscripts have their own merits."

Zhou Weizhi said: "Xiao Fang's article is unique and original, just like the spy literature he wrote. It has groundbreaking significance for the entire military literature."

"Indeed."

Qiao Yu said: "Military fantasy, unprecedented."

Feng Mu said: "Including this 'military fantasy', the new concept of military literature mentioned by Xiao Fang at the symposium has caused a lot of debate in the literary world and even in society, but these arguments have always lacked military-themed works to serve as strong arguments. In my opinion, this argument has now appeared."

Watching you and I talking, we were almost praising General Fang like a flower. He was grinning from ear to ear, and the corners of his mouth were harder to suppress than AK.

"Although The Garland Under the Mountain is not as groundbreaking as Operation Sword, I think it is unmatched in terms of ideology among contemporary military literature."

There was admiration in Zhang Guangnian's tone.

Qiao Yu agreed: "It hits the dark side directly. This can be said to be another major breakthrough in military literature."

"You guys are really brave."

Everyone agreed with Feng Mu's words.

Fang Yan took a sip of water and said seriously:

"Although we write about the dark side, we don't do it for the sake of being dark, exaggerating, or even making it up. For example, Jin Kailai is indeed different from the typical hero image. He has flaws and is not perfect."

"But it is precisely this imperfection that brings the heroes closer to the readers, allowing them to feel that they are real, with flesh and blood, joys and sorrows, and shortcomings and deficiencies."

"well said!"

Qiao Yu slammed the table and said, "Just based on what you just said, I'll make it clear." Then he said excitedly, "Xiao Fang, have a drink with me later when we eat."

Fang Yan was very surprised and looked at Zhang Guangnian.

Zhang Guangnian couldn't help but laugh and make fun of his old friend.

Qiao Yu is addicted to alcohol. She can drink so much that she can drink with her bosses without telling them who is better. She likes to drink at ordinary times and even more when she is creating. Even when she was hospitalized for an IV drip, she joked with the nurse and asked if she could have Maotai.

"nonsense!"

Qiao Yu corrected him: "It's obviously Wuliangye."

"Hahaha!"

Instantly, everyone burst into laughter.

Fangyan also laughed and wanted to ask, "What is your blood type? Is it "Fenjiu" or "Erguotou", but he held back and didn't say it.

"You are clearly using Xiao Fang's excuse to satisfy your drinking addiction."

Zhou Weizhi also added with a smile.

Feng Mu asked, "Xiao Fang, you are very courageous. I wonder how much you can drink. Do you dare to drink once?"

"dare!"

Dialects are eager to try.

Feng Mu, Zhang Guangnian and others looked at each other and then agreed to write a literary review of "The Garland under the Mountain".

"I'll have my secretary deliver it to your editorial office tomorrow."