Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 77 Works do not equal character

From Hu Heping's tone, people around him could tell that he really admired Xu Lingjun, the newly emerging writer.

But Cha Jianying asked such a question, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Hu Heping didn't know where Zha Jianying got such a strong grudge against Xu Lingjun's work, but he still answered carefully:

"I think I understand what you mean. Chinese literature needs people like Lu Xun, but it also needs Bing Xin. Not only these two, but every writer with his or her own unique style and profound thoughts is an important part of Chinese literature.

We can criticize the shortcomings of some works, but we should not only see its shortcomings, but also its advantages and strengths. If literature only has criticism, it is probably preaching. "

Hu Heping answered Cha Jianying's questions in a calm tone, but his attitude was unyielding.

Having hit a snag, Cha Jianying was about to retort but was stopped by Wang Xiaoping.

"Okay, Jianying, it's time to go back and discuss this."

Wang Xiaoping dragged Cha Jianying, who wanted to refute, back to the house. Hu Heping scratched his head and asked Yang Lian: "This classmate seems to have a big opinion on Xu Lingjun?"

Yang Lian smiled and said, "She is Zha Jianying from Yanda. Last time Zhenkai went to Yanda and wanted to ask Xu Lingjun for an article, but Xu Lingjun didn't agree. It is said that his attitude was a bit perfunctory. She was there at the time, maybe because of this."

Hu Heping didn't know what to say when he heard this, and a saying came to his mind: It is better to offend a gentleman than to offend a villain; it is better to offend a villain than to offend a woman.

Women really hold grudges!

"You said Zhenkai went to Yanda to discuss writing with Xu Lingjun?" Hu Heping suddenly asked.

"You do not know?"

"what do you know?"

"Xu Lingjun is from Yanda University. He seems to be a staff member of the library."

"Ah!" Hu Heping was a little surprised when he heard this information, "Xu Lingjun is actually from Yanda?"

"I only found out about this from what Zhenkai said," Yang Lian explained.

At this time, someone called everyone into the house to continue the discussion, and the two followed everyone into the house.

After more than two hours of poetry discussion, Cha Jianying and Wang Xiaoping rode their bicycles out of Dongsishitiao Hutong.

"Jianying, you..."

Wang Xiaoping's tone seemed to be hesitant.

"what?"

"Don't be so petty."

Cha Jianying immediately got angry when he heard this, "Why am I so petty?"

Wang Xiaoping looked at her speechlessly, "Lin Chaoyang's novels can't be considered preachy or hypocritical, right?"

Cha Jianying was very angry when Zhao Zhenkai was rejected by Lin Chaoyang when he went to Yanzhou to submit a manuscript last time. She was not angry about Lin Chaoyang's rejection, but she thought that there was something wrong with Lin Chaoyang's attitude and he seemed to dislike Zhao Zhenkai very much.

Although she is also a fan of Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu, a legendary couple on the Yanjing University campus, her appreciation cannot be compared with that of her idol Zhao Zhenkai.

She had discussed this topic with Wang Xiaoping privately more than once, so Wang Xiaoping knew her true thoughts better than anyone else.

"There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand readers. What's wrong with that?"

Wang Xiaoping said: "When you were watching "Little Shoes" this morning, I couldn't even call you..."

“Works do not equal character!”

Although Cha Jianying's words were firm, his tone revealed a guilty conscience.

Wang Xiaoping almost laughed out loud when he heard her words. A good work does not equal a person’s character!

It’s you educated people who know how to speak.

Although Yenching Literature and Art bears the name of Yenching, its influence is national in nature. Especially in the past six months since Li Qingquan took office, he has made drastic changes in accepting manuscripts, taking risks in order to get many good works published, which has had a miraculous effect on the development of the publication.

Over the past few months, the reputation of Yanjing Literature and Art has risen rapidly among readers across the country, and many high-quality works have been widely recognized by readers, and the influence of the publication itself has also expanded rapidly in a short period of time. For a publication, the quality and influence of the works published also determine the influence of the publication itself.

Last October, "The Shepherd" came out of nowhere and quickly became a masterpiece of domestic scar literature.

Now, after half a year, Xu Lingjun returns with "Little Shoes", which immediately attracted the attention of hundreds of thousands of readers of "Yanjing Literature and Art".

However, due to the speed at which information spreads in this era, this attention and the effects it triggers have a long lag.

On the evening of the second day after the publication of "Yenching Literature and Art", Tao Yumo returned home and showed off to Lin Chaoyang the copy of "Yenching Literature and Art" she had bought to support her brother-in-law.

This girl is used to getting her sister Tao Yushu's books and magazines. She rarely spends money to buy magazines, which can be understood as her trying to flatter her brother-in-law.

"The college entrance exam is coming soon, so there's no rush to read magazines. Put all your energy into studying."

Tao Yumo said in a delicate voice: "Isn't this supporting you? Brother-in-law, you are such a spoiler!"

Listening to the conversation between the two, Tao's mother frowned slightly.

"Your brother-in-law is right. The college entrance examination is just over a month away. This is a critical moment in your life. Can reading these novels help you improve your grades? It will only delay your study progress!"

After being scolded by her mother, Tao Yumo blamed the matter on Lin Chaoyang and glared at him with her almond-shaped eyes.

The next day, Lin Chaoyang was at work when Du Rong, who was downstairs, suddenly ran upstairs and wanted to share with Lin Chaoyang her thoughts after watching "Little Shoes".

Lin Chaoyang didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing her request. The elevator was busy going up and down at the moment, so he had no time to chat about these things with Du Rong.

"Let's have lunch later."

"Okay. Lao Tu and Sister Hu also want to talk to you!"

Well, we came in a group.

The identity of a writer is somewhat of a filter for the general public. Even in later times, if someone introduces himself as a writer, others will look at him with a higher regard, not to mention now when literature is booming.

Regardless of the personalities of my colleagues in the library, they all have a high level of education, and most of them like reading.

Now that everyone knows that Lin Chaoyang is Xu Lingjun, and his new work is about to be published, everyone wants to hear him talk about novels.

After lunch, Lin Chaoyang stood at the door of the library and chatted with several colleagues. Among them were not only colleagues from the lending desk, but also several young colleagues in the library who liked literature. What everyone was most curious about was how he wrote novels.

Facing the curious eyes of the crowd, Lin Chaoyang could only close his eyes and blow the summer breeze.

Anyway, he wrote the novel, so whatever he says makes sense!

Receiving a lot of admiring looks from his colleagues, Lin Chaoyang took a sip of water to moisten his throat.

Du Rong said: "Chaoyang, I think everything else about "Little Shoes" is good, but I think the role of the puppy's mother is a bit weak, and it feels like not enough ink was spent on it."

In "Little Shoes", Xiaogouzi's mother is a housewife suffering from chronic diseases. She does not have many scenes and her character is indeed not outstanding enough. Du Rong's feeling is not wrong.

Lin Chaoyang nodded and said, "I deliberately downplayed the character of Xiaogouzi's mother. The focus of the novel "Little Shoes" is actually on Xiaogouzi and his sister. Over-emphasizing the character of the mother, if her character is too full, it will easily cause the novel to be top-heavy.

And when you write about mothers and maternal love, it is easy to fall into the realm of sensationalism. Although the style of "Little Shoes" is warm and positive, I don't want to deliberately be sensational.

The part about curing my father's illness is enough. The emotions and information I want to convey to the readers are enough. Any more would be counterproductive. "

After listening to Lin Chaoyang's explanation, Du Rong nodded sincerely.

The writer's considerations were indeed much more thorough than those readers. She thought about the situation described by Lin Chaoyang and thought that considering the style of "Little Shoes" that she was reading now, this approach was indeed a very good choice.

Several colleagues around me also looked admiring.

At this moment, a female voice echoed at the entrance of the library, decisively.

"I disagree!"

Everyone was stunned and looked in the direction of the voice.

I saw a good-looking, simply dressed, glasses-wearing female student standing not far from them, holding a book and looking indignant.

(End of this chapter)