Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 240 She is Lin Chaoyang's lover
Lin Chaoyang thought it was another athlete who won glory for the country, so he asked Liang Zuo, "What happened to New Sports?"

Liang Zuo said: "Their magazine published an interview with Nie Weiping, and Nie Weiping specifically mentioned your "The Chess Saint" in it."

"You mentioned The Chess Master?"

"Yes, the reporter asked him what his hobbies were, and Nie Weiping said he occasionally reads books. The reporter then asked him what he was reading recently, and Nie Weiping said The Chess Master.

Then we talked a little bit about the content of the novel "The Chess Master", praising your writing skills and saying that you are an excellent chess player."

Listening to Liang Zuo's words, Lin Chaoyang's face flashed with embarrassment. He knew his own level. Comrade Weiping's commercial flattery was a bit too much!
Not only was he praised in front of reporters, but he was also published in a magazine, which really made him feel embarrassed.

Liang Zuo enthusiastically described the content of the interview in "New Sports". He has always regarded himself as Lin Chaoyang's last disciple. Now his master's chess skills have been praised by national players and have been featured in magazines. This is also an honor for him as a "disciple of the Lin family"!

"That's enough. They just mentioned it casually. There's no need to publicize it."

Lin Chaoyang interrupted the excited Liang Zuo. He opened his mouth with a look of unsatisfied interest, then changed the subject and said, "With Nie Weiping's article, I wonder what those people who criticized The Chess Master will say."

Among the criticisms of "The Go Master" in the past few months, there has been a voice that believes that the plot of the novel is divorced from reality and is purely imaginary, and this argument has been recognized by many readers, many of whom are Go enthusiasts.

When a national Go player like Nie Weiping praised "The Go Master" for being well-written, it undoubtedly rubbed the faces of those who made such arguments into the ground. Liang Zuo felt happy just thinking about it.

After chatting with Liang Zuo for a while, Lin Chaoyang returned to the library. Unexpectedly, his colleague Tu Mansheng also pointed a copy of "New Sports" to him.

"Chaoyang, there is an interview with Nie Weiping here. He also mentioned you and The Chess Master. When did you get to know him?"

In the 1980s, if there was any profession whose influence could rival that of movie stars and poets, it was undoubtedly athletes.

As a famous national player who won 14 consecutive victories in the National Games and swept the Japanese th dan masters, Nie Weiping is very well-known in China.

He won the National Go Championship a few days ago, which led to this interview with New Sports.

"We met by chance." Lin Chaoyang replied.

Tu Mansheng chatted with him for a few words and was about to go upstairs. Lin Chaoyang said, "Old Tu, lend me the magazine."

Tu Mansheng handed the magazine to Lin Chaoyang with a smile. After he left, Lin Chaoyang opened the magazine.

The interview article with Nie Weiping in "New Sports" is on page 10. The title of the interview article is "The Unstoppable New Generation of Go".

The article first describes some events of the National Go Championship that just ended on September 9, then focuses on Nie Weiping, the men's champion, and lists the various honors he has won in the past six years. Finally, there is an interview with Nie Weiping himself.

The article mentions "Lin Chaoyang" and "The Chess Master" in the second half.

"Reporter: Go is a relatively brain-intensive sport. What are your hobbies when you are not practicing Go?
Nie Weiping: It’s not really a hobby. I like to drink some wine and read a book occasionally when I want to relax.

Reporter: What books have you read recently? What insights did you gain?
Nie Weiping: A few days ago, I read Lin Chaoyang's "The Chess Master", which is about Go. The novel is very well written, and I especially like Jiang Nansheng in it. For us Go players, Jiang Nansheng is a very familiar character. Many people in our Go team have some similarities with Jiang Nansheng, including myself, so I felt particularly close to him when I saw him.

Reporter: You are national Go players. When you read novels about Go, do you feel that they are inconsistent with the common sense of Go?

Nie Weiping: No. My teammates and I all think it is very good. The author is quite professional in Go and there are no mistakes, omissions or absurdities.

I have visited the author before. He is a good chess player and has his own unique understanding of Go, especially his layout ability, which impressed me deeply and gave me some inspiration.

......"

This interview article has more than 3,000 words, and the words mentioning Lin Chaoyang and "The Chess Master" are only 200 to 300 words. In it, Nie Weiping spoke very highly of Lin Chaoyang and "The Chess Master", which can be regarded as worthy of the favor that Lin Chaoyang was defeated three games by him that day.

After reading it, Lin Chaoyang returned the magazine to the journal room.

Although Lin Chaoyang was happy when Nie Weiping praised him in the media, he did not take it to heart and only mentioned it during the interview.

But things took an unexpected turn where he didn't expect it.

First of all, in the few days after the new issue of "New Sports" was published, people around him mentioned this matter to him one after another.

The focus of these people is on how high Lin Chaoyang's Go level must be to be praised by Nie Weiping, a national Go player and the new generation leader in the domestic Go world!

Then there is the change in public opinion. Some time ago, there were criticisms against "The Chess Master" in the literary circles and among readers. Although more people appreciate the novel, these voices cannot be erased.

As the influence of this issue of "New Sports" continued to ferment, it had an unexpected suppressive effect on those voices criticizing "The Chess Master".

Since the publication of "The Chess Master", Tao Yushu has been paying close attention to the outside world's evaluation of this novel. It should be said that this novel is the most controversial work of Lin Chaoyang since his creation, so Tao Yushu has always paid special attention to it.

When she discovered this situation, she was naturally happy. That day she ran to the editorial department of "Yenching Literature" and talked about this matter with Zhang Dening.

“I think this situation is directly related to the publication of Nie Weiping’s interview article.

Think about it, he is a national Go player and an authority in this area, right?

Those people who say that "The Chess Master" is not right in this or that, from the perspective of Go alone, do they understand as well as Nie Weiping? Now that Nie Weiping has praised the novel, these people certainly dare not fart anymore. Besides, even if they dare to fart, someone has to listen!
If Nie Weiping praised other novels, it would not have such a big impact. The key point is that "The Chess Master" is about Go.

With this kind of national master certification, this novel will definitely be more recognized, at least among the readers.

Without an audience, who are those people criticizing for? "

Zhang Dening analyzed it in a mysterious manner, which caused Tao Yushu to nod frequently.

"You are right. It is true. You should let writers like Wang Zengqi and Du Pengcheng praise novels like The Chess Master. They all start from a literary perspective, and they can always find faults with you.

But Nie Weiping’s starting point is different. He is a professional. It is impossible for those people to find fault with him. They don’t have the ability to find fault with him. ”

Zhang Dening clapped his hands and said, "Right, that's the truth. And haven't you noticed? Since Nie Weiping's interview article was published, have more people praised "The Chess Master" and Chaoyang?"

Tao Yushu said happily: "You also discovered it? I think this change comes from a sense of identity. Just like when you like to read a novel, if others also like it, you seem to have gained some sense of identity from the novel, and then like it even more."

"That's right, that's it."

The two of them chatted back and forth, responding to each other happily, and the more they talked, the happier they became.

At this time, Yang Mo, the new editor-in-chief of "Yenching Literature", walked into the office. She was in her fifties and had a plump and kind face.

In the 1950s, Yang Mo wrote the popular novel "Song of Youth" and became a household name in that era.

"Editor-in-chief, let me introduce you. This is Tao Yushu, who has written several reviews for our magazine before."

Out of politeness, Zhang Dening did not introduce Tao Yushu's other identity.

Yang Mo had just been in the editorial department for a few days and didn't know much about the personnel and writers in the department. When he heard that Tao Yushu was a young author of the magazine, he chatted with her for a while.

"What unit do you work for?"

"I haven't started working yet. I'm studying at Yenching Normal University and will graduate in a few months."

When Yang Mo heard that Tao Yushu was a student of Yanshi University, he couldn't help but look at him with admiration.

"So you are a top student at Yanshi University. No wonder you write such good reviews. I've read the review you posted in our magazine. Are you a Chinese major?"

Tao Yushu smiled and said, "I am a Chinese major, so what I wrote is not very mature yet. I am sorry to make you laugh."

After chatting for a while, Tao Yushu said goodbye and left. After she left, Yang Mo asked Zhang Dening: "Dening, I see that you have a good relationship with Comrade Yushu."

Zhang Dening said, "I've known her for several years. I couldn't introduce her to you in person just now. She is Lin Chaoyang's lover."

Yang Mo said in surprise, "Oh!" "So young!"

Zhang Dening chuckled and said, "What you said is true. Lin Chaoyang is not that old!"

Yang Mo laughed at himself, "Lin Chaoyang is so famous now that I always unconsciously regard him as a writer of the same generation as Liu Xinwu and Jiang Zilong."

Zhang Dening continued, "I met Yu Shu when I went to Lin Chaoyang's house to collect manuscripts. We have been together for a few years and have a pretty good relationship."

"Very good. Your idea is correct. We should not only start with the writers themselves, but also their family and friends. We can also use them as channels."

Zhang Dening felt that Editor-in-Chief Yang's words were too blunt. What do "start" and "channel" mean? Yu Shu and I are good sisters!
Yang Mo chatted with Zhang Dening for a while and then prepared to go back to her office, but Zhang Dening followed her back to the office.

"De Ning, do you have anything else to say?" Yang Mo saw Zhang Dening following her and looked at her in surprise.

"It's something."

"sit."

Yang Mo asked Zhang Dening to sit down and poured her a cup of tea.

I thought Zhang Dening was going to talk about the editorial department, but unexpectedly she changed the topic to Tao Yushuo.

"Yushu is a top student at Yanshi University and will graduate this year. I had an idea to bring her to work in our editorial department, mainly for several reasons.

First, she studied literature, graduated from a prestigious university, and can write beautiful reviews. She is exactly the talent our editorial department needs.

Second, her relationship with Lin Chaoyang. If we want to collect manuscripts from Lin Chaoyang in the future, it will be much easier with Yu Shu’s relationship…”

While Zhang Dening was speaking, Yang Mo listened quietly, with no emotion on his face.

"The third one is also the most important. Lin Chaoyang is popular, you may not know..."

(End of this chapter)