Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 63 Wait until I have money

The conversation between the two aroused the curiosity of other people in the editorial department, and they turned their attention to the two of them.

After holding the manuscript happily for a while, Zhang Dening finally remembered to introduce Lin Chaoyang to his colleagues in the editorial department.

Last time Chen Jiangong brought Lin Chaoyang to catch up with the weekend, only Zhou Yanru brought Zhang Dening and another female editor Wang Jie. This time Lin Chaoyang met several other editors including Chen Shichong, Liu Heng, and Fu Yonglin.

When Zhang Dening introduced Liu Heng, Lin Chaoyang took a closer look. If he was not mistaken, this Liu Heng should be the screenwriter of Zhang Yimou in the future, and he himself is also a very famous writer.

Many well-known scripts, such as "Ju Dou", "The Happy Life of Poor Mouth Zhang Damin", "The King of Western Chu", "Assembly", and "The Flowers of War", were written by him, and he is also an outstanding writer.

This includes "Qiu Ju Goes to Court", which was previously written by Lin Chaoyang under a pseudonym. The original work was a novel written by Chen Yuanbin in the 1990s, and the script was written by Liu Heng.

Not only was Lin Chaoyang observing the editors, they were also observing Lin Chaoyang.

Although "The Shepherd" is a short story, it has had a huge impact on the domestic literary world and readers in the past six months.

The pen name "Xu Lingjun" has also become a trendsetter in the literary world. Throughout last year, it, along with the names "Liu Xinwu" and "Lu Xinhua", became a representative figure of the newly emerging scar literature.

I don’t know if it was due to the powerful influence of "The Horse Shepherd", but after the publication of "The Horse Shepherd", "Yanjing Literature and Art" successively published Wang Meng's "Greetings from the Feet" and "Nanjing Pressed Duck".

In March, which is about to pass, Fang Zhi’s "The Traitor" was published. These novels have received considerable response among readers.

Especially Fang Zhi's "The Traitor", whose creative style completely broke through the "three highlights" creative principles of the Buzz Buzz Buzz period, and quickly aroused heated discussion after its publication.

In just half a year, the sales of "Yenching Literature and Art" have been rising steadily, and the influence of its works has been increasing day by day, which has directly enhanced the status of "Yenching Literature and Art" in the national literary journal industry.

This is of course related to the courage of Li Qingquan, the newly appointed person in charge, but people will occasionally be superstitious and attribute the fact that "Yanjing Literature and Art" is now on the fast track to the fact that "Xu Lingjun" and "The Shepherd" have set a good example for the publication.

However, although Xu Lingjun is very famous, he seems to be a very low-key person.

I heard Zhang Dening say that he didn't want others to know that he was a writer. He even rejected the editorial department's idea of ​​holding a symposium for "The Shepherd". It can be seen that he is a low-key person.

When they saw Lin Chaoyang today, everyone in the editorial department felt a little disappointed.

The pen name Xu Lingjun is associated with the protagonist of the novel, which inevitably makes people imagine something. Now it seems that he is just an ordinary person. Of course, this "ordinary" refers to his appearance.

Listening to the conversation between Lin Chaoyang and Zhang Dening, one can tell from the way they talk that they are well-educated.

After chatting with Zhang Dening for a while, Lin Chaoyang was about to leave, but Zhang Dening wanted to take him to meet Li Qingquan, the person in charge of the magazine.

When we met, Li Qingquan was very thin, in his fifties, with white hair and beard. This situation is very common among modern intellectuals, most of whom suffered a lot in the past few years.

He chatted with Lin Chaoyang for a while and took the initiative to mention that the editorial department recently planned to compile a review collection for "The Horse Shepherd", which would include all the more influential review articles published in the public media in the past six months.

Lin Chaoyang looked surprised, "This...isn't it necessary?"

Logically speaking, the editorial department should not be responsible for the collection of reviews, and it has nothing to do with Lin Chaoyang.

But now it seems that Yenching Literature and Art is trying to promote Lin Chaoyang. It is not difficult to understand their purpose in doing so. The rise of any literary magazine is inevitably accompanied by the rise of one or more well-known writers. The two complement each other and achieve each other.

The reason why Lin Chaoyang was resistant to this matter was that it was not profitable for him and he might be distracted by this matter.

Given the current fame of The Horse Wrangler, a collection of reviews would be nothing more than icing on the cake for him and is really unnecessary.

After all, no matter how much you exaggerate, it's just a short story.

"We are just taking the lead. Whether it can be done or not depends on the decision of the Writer's Publishing House. I am just telling you now." Li Qingquan said so, and Lin Chaoyang did not say anything more. Although it was a collection of reviews about "The Shepherd", in the final analysis, this matter had nothing to do with Lin Chaoyang directly. The editorial department and the publishing house were willing to do it, and it had nothing to do with him.

After Lin Chaoyang left, Zhang Dening flipped through the manuscript he had sent him.

It’s a whole book of standard 500-grid manuscript paper, and it looks like there should be about 50,000 to 60,000 words.

"That pair of sneakers is too dirty. Even in this small mountain village known for its poverty, rainwater mixed with livestock feces might be cleaner than that..."

Zhang Dening's mind was immersed in the contents on the manuscript paper, and the words in front of him gradually formed a picture.

She immersed herself in the world of words, was moved by the characters' joys and sorrows, and shed tears at the ups and downs of the plot.

At this moment, Zhang Dening felt someone patting her shoulder. She raised her head with red eyes.

"Xiao Zhang, it's time to get off work. Leave Xu Lingjun's manuscript with me first, I'll go back and take a look." Li Qingquan said.

Li Qingquan is a bold and responsible person in charge of a publication, but he has a problem, which is that he often reviews manuscripts directly without waiting for his subordinates to do the first and second reviews.

He was the editor-in-chief of People's Literature nearly twenty years ago. He has long experience and strong abilities. In addition, he brought Yenching Literature and Art to a new height in less than half a year after taking over the editorial department. Therefore, everyone in the editorial department is quite convinced of him.

After Li Qingquan took the manuscript away, Zhang Dening couldn't help muttering in her heart, as she had just read the exciting part.

I wonder if the puppy won in the end? Can he get the new pair of sneakers?

After leaving the editorial department of Yenching Literature and Art, Lin Chaoyang did not go back to Yenching University directly. He had finally made the trip to the city, and he planned to bring some things back for his family.

Lin Chaoyang originally wanted to buy a roast duck, but when he arrived at Quanjude, the price of "ten yuan per duck" on the menu made him hesitate.

An ordinary worker in Yanjing City only earns 30 or 40 yuan a month, and a duck is worth a quarter of that salary. According to the prices in Yanjing forty years later, this duck would cost two to three thousand yuan. Even a duck raised on milk would not be that expensive.

Lin Chaoyang does have money, but he wouldn't spend it in such a wasteful way.

Before leaving, he took a fierce look at Quanjude's barbecue oven with red bricks on the ground and charcoal fire always burning. There was a couplet on the oven mouth: The golden oven has been burning for a thousand years, and the silver hook is always hanging with a hundred delicious flavors, and the horizontal banner: The Master of the Oven.

Full of style!

Wait until I get rich in the future!
After leaving Quanjude, he turned to the state-owned department store next door and bought a can of vanishing cream for Tao Yushu, and then went to Daoxiangcun to buy two pounds of peach cakes before returning to Yanda.

After returning to the library, Lin Chaoyang distributed more than half a catty of the stuff to several colleagues at the lending desk.

There weren't many peach cakes, and when shared among four or five people, they seemed even less.

But no one is well-off right now. Those who have children at home may be willing to buy it for their children, but may not buy some for themselves to try, as a little comfort for this boring afternoon.

"By the way, Chaoyang, two groups of students will come to see you at noon," Hu Wenqiong reminded.

"Who is it? Did you leave a note?" Lin Chaoyang thought it was those people from the Chinese department.

"No."

If an acquaintance wanted to see him for something, they would definitely leave a note or ask Hu Wenqiong to help pass the message. Lin Chaoyang was a little puzzled. Who could find him?

(End of this chapter)