Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 83: The Greatest Works of 1979

After eating together, Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu sent Wu Yingfang to the bus and then walked home.

Along the way, Lin Chaoyang attracted the attention of many students.

Before today, the news that the librarian Lin Chaoyang was Xu Lingjun, who wrote "The Shepherd", had been circulating on the Yanda campus.

Sometimes, some students would go to the library out of curiosity to see what the author of "The Shepherd" looked like, but most students still held on to the pride of being Yan University students and had never taken the initiative to contact Lin Chaoyang, so naturally they had no idea what Lin Chaoyang looked like.

Today’s speech in the dining hall was Lin Chaoyang’s first public appearance at Yanda.

Not to mention students from other schools, there were thousands of students from Yan University alone.

Normally everyone is very proud of their status and reserved, but now that we are organizing an event, isn't it normal to go and see the popular writers who have become famous in the past year?

This speech made Lin Chaoyang's face suddenly more well-known in Yanjing University.

Many people also noticed the bright, beautiful, intelligent and gentle woman next to Lin Chaoyang. She must be the daughter of Professor Tao who was rumored to have a keen eye for talent.

When the couple walked on the street, they would be stared at by curious and inquiring eyes from time to time.

"What did I say? Being famous isn't always a good thing."

Along the way, Tao Yushu felt the attention of many people and his whole body was tense.

Feeling her emotions, Lin Chaoyang said something when they reached the door of her house.

"There are gains and losses!" said Tao Yushu.

It was two o'clock in the afternoon when the two returned home, and there was no one at home.

It's rare to have such a world for two people, so the couple naturally wants to enjoy it.

Before four o'clock, Mr. and Mrs. Tao came back together, carrying a lot of vegetables in their hands. It seemed that they went shopping.

The blush on Tao Yushu's cheeks had not yet completely faded, and his expression was evasive.

"Dad, Mom, you're back." Lin Chaoyang greeted them generously.

Father Tao nodded and said, "I went to the speech this morning. It was good. What he said was meaningful, and what was even more rare was his attitude."

"Thanks dad!"

Lin Chaoyang smiled brightly. His father-in-law had a calm personality and seldom praised others so directly. It was obvious that he was extremely satisfied with his performance in the morning.

Lin Chaoyang glanced at his mother-in-law again. Mother Tao did not express any opinion and turned back into the house.

Father Tao nodded to Lin Chaoyang, "It's really good."

Lin Chaoyang smiled knowingly. It seemed that his mother-in-law had also gone there in the morning.

After a while, Lin Chaoyang heard a series of ping-pong sounds outside the house. First, his sister-in-law Tao Yumo came back, and then his brother-in-law and his family came back.

"What was my brother-in-law's speech like today? Tell me quickly!" Tao Yumo grabbed his eldest brother.

Tao Yucheng didn't bother to tell his sister about the speech, and shouted to Tao's parents' room:

"Mom! Mom! I seemed to see you in the dining room this morning. Did you go to listen to Chaoyang's speech?"

Tao Yucheng's shout did not get a response from Tao's mother, but Tao Yumo was surprised.

"Mom went to listen to my brother-in-law's speech? Is that true?"

At this time, Tao's father came out of the room and said, "I took your mother there this morning."

"No wonder. I said I was not mistaken this morning, but Zhao Lifei said I was mistaken." Tao Yucheng muttered.

Zhao Li standing by almost rolled her eyes to the sky.

Tao Yumo also joined in the fun and asked, "Dad, did you and Mom go to listen to your brother-in-law's speech? How was it? Tell me about it!"

"Let your elder brother tell you!"

Tao Yucheng said: "The person involved is here, is there any need to ask me?"

"Keep your voices down!" Tao Yushu came out of the room and saw Tao Yumo looking at her eagerly, so she said, "This morning, Liu Xinwu said that he wanted Chaoyang to organize the content of his speech and publish it in October."

"Ah! It still needs to be published?" Tao Yumo shouted in surprise.

All speeches have to be published, so how good must they be?

Tao Yumo felt like a cat's claws were scratching her heart. The whole family went to listen to her brother-in-law's speech, but she didn't go. When she thought of this, she felt so angry that she wanted to scratch the wall.

"Don't make a fuss. Let your brother-in-law finish writing and show it to you later."

When Tao Yumo heard that there was a speech script to read, he immediately shut up.

Although it was a pity that he didn't go to the scene, at least he had the speech to read. As soon as he got to work the next day, Lin Chaoyang was teased by his colleagues. Several colleagues witnessed Lin Chaoyang's elegant demeanor at the scene of yesterday's speech.

"Good job, Chaoyang. I really didn't realize before that you are really not stage-shy at all. You spoke so freely and eloquently in front of so many people in the dining hall yesterday. I admire you!" Tu Mansheng praised with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

"Chaoyang, this is called a true man who never reveals his true identity." Hu Wenqiong also said with a smile.

Lin Chaoyang responded to everyone's teasing with a smile. After chatting for a while, the library opened and everyone went into work mode.

Because of yesterday's speech, Lin Chaoyang could clearly feel that the students who came to borrow books today paid much more attention to him.

At lunch, Hu Wenqiong joked, "Chaoyang, if you keep going like this, the director will have to hide you in the library."

"This is better. I can write novels with peace of mind."

Lin Chaoyang was not joking. Apart from attending classes and slacking off, his daily routine recently has basically been writing novels.

You have to be careful about the impact at the front desk, but once you go to the library, you can really let yourself go.

However, despite Lin Chaoyang's diligence in writing novels, the progress of the novel he promised to "Harvest" is still not optimistic. His main creative energy is now focused on the novel he promised to Du Feng.

After this period of creation, the novel has become more and more perfect. It is estimated that it will be almost finished in another ten days or half a month.

Two days later, after finishing the speech on "The Inevitable Rise and Fall of Scar Literature", Lin Chaoyang took time out to visit the editorial office of "October".

No. 51, Dongxinglong Street, Chongwenmenwai, Yanjing City, is the office of both Yenching Press and October magazine.

Since its founding in September 78, October has not had a dedicated editorial department, nor an editor-in-chief. They don’t even have a magazine publication number, but instead publish a book instead.

When they arrived at the office of October, Liu Xinwu took Lin Chaoyang by the hand and enthusiastically introduced him to his colleagues.

"October" has no chief editor. The person in charge of the publication is Wang Shimin, the head of the literature and art group of Yenching Publishing House. There are also well-known editors such as Zhang Shouren and Zhang Zhonge. Lin Chaoyang greeted them one by one. They all looked at Lin Chaoyang with a smile on their faces, which made him feel like he had entered a wolf's den.

"It's quite fast. It took only two days to finish it?" Liu Xinwu asked.

"These are all prepared in advance. It's nothing more than transcribing the ideas in my mind."

Liu Xinwu nodded, made him a cup of tea, and said, "Then I'll take a look first, you wait for me for a while."

Because he had listened to the speech before and had a general understanding of the content, Liu Xinwu read it very quickly, reading ten lines at a glance.

His eyes would only linger for a while when he noticed some new content added by Lin Chaoyang. After about twenty minutes, he put down the manuscript.

"Very good. The content is more detailed, clear and organized than what I heard that day. It seems that you have done a lot of research on scar literature!"

Lin Chaoyang smiled and explained, "It's not me, but my wife. She is a student at Yanshi University. She has collected a lot of information on scar literature this year. Her contribution to this manuscript is a little greater."

Liu Xinwu laughed and said, "A husband and wife working together can accomplish anything. If you two write this together, it will be a good story if it gets out."

At this point, an idea occurred to him, "Why not add both of you in the signature?"

Lin Chaoyang nodded, "I think so too."

Because the current model is still to use books instead of magazines, the publication date of "October" this year is not fixed. It is tentatively scheduled to be published four times a year, which can be classified as a quarterly magazine.

The first issue of April has just been published. According to the plan, Lin Chaoyang's manuscript should be published in the second issue of July, published in the "Learning and Reference" column.

The full text of "The Inevitable Rise and Fall of Scar Literature" is more than 6,400 words, and Lin Chaoyang received 45 yuan in royalties for it, which is close to his monthly salary.

While he was chatting with Liu Xinwu, Zhang Zhonge, who was standing next to him, finished reading the manuscript and had a strange look on his face.

After hesitating for a while, he said, "Chaoyang, your article is well-organized, well-argued, and of high quality. But you became famous for scar literature. Now you write an article like this to criticize scar literature. Aren't you afraid of being scolded?"

"Thank you for your reminder. But in this world, who would be afraid of being scolded if they want to do something?" Lin Chaoyang had a calm expression and a relaxed smile.

"Some people cannot bear to hear the truth. If you even look at them, they can find a reason to punish you. My articles discuss the facts. It is normal for people to have different opinions and debates. As for those who come here to curse... why bother with them?"

Listening to Lin Chaoyang's words, Zhang Zhonge's eyes revealed admiration. It was rare for Lin Chaoyang to have such an open-minded thought at his age. No wonder he could write such an article.

"I watched your movie 'Little Shoes' a few days ago. The content is very unconventional, which is rare nowadays," Zhang Zhongye praised.

"You flatter me."

"How did you come up with such a story?"

Zhang Zhongye mentioned "Little Shoes", and several other people in the office also joined the topic.

Since its publication in May, "Little Shoes" has aroused strong response among readers. It is said that the sales of this issue of "Yanjing Literature and Art" has set a historical record, exceeding 90 copies, and the one million copy mark is just around the corner.

Not only has the response from readers been strong, but various reviews from the literary community have also begun to appear in newspapers recently, and the reviews are almost unanimously positive.

Many literary critics generally believe that in today's world where scar literature is prevalent, the popularity of "Little Shoes" is like a spring breeze blowing across the devastated Chinese literary world.

It not only swept away the filth in the literary world over the past years, but also brought a breath of fresh air to the literary world.

It can be regarded as a masterpiece in the literary world in 1979!
(End of this chapter)