Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 24 Short, Flat and Fast Projects

When he couldn't sleep at night, Lin Chaoyang was also reflecting on what actions of his had caused such a big misunderstanding from his wife?

After much thought, he could only attribute the reason to being too serious and dedicated at work, always covering for his colleagues. His wife must have thought that he was trying to make progress.

Poor God, he just wanted to get familiar with people so that he could take advantage of the situation!

Besides, he goes to the library whenever he has nothing to do, just to build up his own piggy bank.

Being a man has a hard life, being a man without a secret stash has an even harder life, and being a man without a secret stash and living with his father-in-law has an even harder life.

Ugh!
It's not easy to be a salted fish because you can't move it around or lie down flat.

In the few days after sending out the manuscript, without any creative constraints, Lin Chaoyang happily started to work.

In his third week of working at Yenching University Library, he finally moved his position from the front desk of the closed-shelf lending counter to the library on the sixth floor.

When going upstairs in the morning, Du Rong kindly handed him a gauze mask.

"Take it with you, it may be useful."

The weather has turned a bit cooler these two days. Zheng Tongjiang and Tu Mansheng at the lending library started to have red noses and sneezed constantly.

The ventilation conditions in the library are very average. Because there are too many books on the sixth floor, there is a strong smell of dust in the library all year round. Coupled with the lack of sunlight, it is easy to contract allergic rhinitis, an occupational disease.

The two didn't take it seriously at first, but by the time they felt uncomfortable in their noses, they were already infected. Now they have given up and are too lazy to wear masks even if the library smells bad.

In the words of Tu Mansheng: Since I have rhinitis anyway, what's the point of wearing it?
What he said makes sense, but it only applies to middle-aged people whose lives are bleak. Lin Chaoyang is still young and cannot follow their example of self-degradation. He put on a mask and went upstairs.

In addition to retrieving and storing books and registering borrowing, the biggest unstable factor for those stationed on the sixth floor of the library is the elevator that often goes on strike.

At the library, you have to use an elevator whether you are borrowing or returning books. If it breaks down, you will just have to climb the stairs, which are silent.

The good news is that the elevator is functioning normally today.

Therefore, Lin Chaoyang's job was very easy. He sat at his workstation. Occasionally, the elevator rang. He took out the book request form to get a book or put it up, and then made a mark on the notebook hanging next to the elevator.

There are densely packed "正" characters on it, which represent the books that are loaned out from the sixth-floor library every day.

At lunch time, Lin Chaoyang counted and found that he had borrowed thirty-two books that day.

Taking the example of taking five to six books each time, he took out books about six times, and it took him about six or seven minutes to find a book each time, which is a little more than half an hour. The rest of the time he was just slacking off.

When no one was disturbing him, he would just pick up a book from the bookshelf and read it to pass the time.

When getting his lunch at noon, Lin Chaoyang hesitated while touching the banknotes in his pocket. He did not choose the braised pork slices at 20 cents, but instead chose the Kung Pao Chicken at 15 cents.

He chewed the chicken in his mouth, feeling a little anxious.

It has been several days and there has been no movement from the editorial department of "Yenching Literature and Art", and the money in his pocket is becoming less and less worth spending!
This is too inefficient!
Lin Chaoyang is relatively confident in the quality of The Horse Wrangler. Everyone who has read it says it is good, so there is no reason why it cannot be published. It must be that the editorial department is too inefficient.

However, even though he complained, Lin Chaoyang also understood that these days it takes an author three months, and half a year, neither too long, to publish a work in a magazine.

He thought that finding someone he knew would help improve his efficiency, but it seemed that he had overestimated the work efficiency of people born in the 1970s.

The funds in the slush fund were running out, and he felt that he had to open up a second front and not rely on just one thing.

And this time he changed his idea and tried submitting to a magazine farther away.

The development of domestic literary journals has been stagnant for a long time. Many well-known publications have ceased publication since the 1960s and have not resumed publication to date.

Apart from some publications organized by regional literary associations, Lin Chaoyang did not have many options to submit his work to at that time. After looking around, he chose Shanghai Literature and Art.

Shanghai Literature and Art was founded in 1953. Its first editor-in-chief was the highly respected Mr. Ba Jin. It was originally called Literature and Art Monthly. It was discontinued in the 77s and resumed publication in .

Interestingly, "Shanghai Literature and Art" was once renamed "Harvest" in 1964.

As early as 1957, Ba Jin and Jin Yi founded "Harvest" and served as editors-in-chief. Later, due to various influences, "Harvest" ceased publication in 1960. Therefore, "Shanghai Literature and Art" was known as "Little Harvest" in the literary world.

At present, "Harvest" has not resumed publication, so it would be nice to be able to publish a small "Harvest".

And the implication is good too, small gains and being content with a small fortune, which is very consistent with Lin Chaoyang's concept of building a small treasury.

He has no other advantages except that he is down-to-earth.

Otherwise, how could one walk from the black soil of the Northeast to this huge city of Yanjing?
With the idea in mind, Lin Chaoyang took action. In the era without computers and the Internet, writing novels was not only a literary creation, but also a physical job.

Most people's shoulders would feel sore for a while after writing an 800-word essay. Lin Chaoyang wrote at least 3,000 words a day when he was in creative mode. At the end of the day, his back and waist ached and his fingers were almost callused.

He was the only one on the sixth floor of the library, so he didn't need to worry about anything when writing.

After only one day, Lin Chaoyang fell in love with this place.

This librarian position is really tailor-made for him!

Lin Chaoyang's new work is still a short story. After all, it is short in length. If he writes it smoothly, he can submit it in a week or so. If he meets an editor-in-chief with a high level of appreciation, it may be published in a month.

Such a short, simple and fast project is perfect for Lin Chaoyang, who is currently short of money.

Lin Chaoyang was busy writing a manuscript that day. When he heard the sound of the elevator arriving, he thought that he had started working again.

When I got to the elevator, I found that what came up was a small note.

"Chen Jiangong, class of 77, Chinese Department, wants you to come to Zhongting after get off work to discuss something."

Lin Chaoyang recognized that this should be Du Rong's handwriting. Chen Jiangong was looking for him. Could it be that there was some movement at "Yenching Literature and Art"?
After work, Lin Chaoyang happily strolled to the west bank of Weiming Lake. The afternoon class had just finished, and there were many students walking and reading by the lake. On the way to the bell pavilion, he heard a fierce debate.

Following the sound, I saw a few boys gathered together to discuss international affairs.

"Vietnam is a small country with wicked ambitions. It frequently harasses our borders. The people living along the borders suffer greatly. We must teach them a lesson," a boy said angrily.

"The most important affairs of a country are war and sacrifice. Now that the country has just emerged from the recession, the most urgent need is reform. To talk about war lightly is like pulling your feet out of a quagmire with great difficulty and falling into another quagmire.

We should still rely mainly on diplomatic means, use the United Nations to put pressure on them, and return to the negotiation table to resolve the issue.”

"That's easy to say. The barbarians fear power but not virtue. Moreover, the United Nations is dominated by the United States and Western countries. They are eager for Vietnam to cause trouble for us."

……

The country is in urgent need of talents, and students from prestigious universities such as Yanda will definitely play an important role in various fields of the country in the future.

This is not only the idea of ​​some students, but also the consensus of schools, governments and society as a whole.

Therefore, it is inevitable that many students of Yanjing University have some self-demands such as "being bold and decisive, and treating the former nobles as dirt" and "every man has his share of responsibility for the rise and fall of his country". These people also take it for granted that they are deeply involved in politics.

"Chaoyang!"

When Lin Chaoyang was daydreaming, he heard a shout from afar and hurried towards the bell pavilion.

(End of this chapter)