1979: My fiancée is a goddess

Chapter 122 Zhang Guangnian is a pure love party!

"This novel seems to be close to 100,000 words, right?"

Zhang Guangnian picked up the manuscript. The heavy weight made him happy. Regardless of whether it could be published or not, the number of words alone gave him a sense of security.

You have to know what hard times we lived through in the past. The number of words in the manuscripts submitted by authors generally ranged from 10,000 to 50,000 words. More than 50,000 words were rare, and there were only a few books with 100,000 words in a year.

"One hundred and ten thousand."

Cheng Kaiyan explained.

"Young people are really energetic. Last time he wrote a piece worth 200,000 or 300,000 yuan, and now he has another one worth 110,000 yuan. Comrade Xiao Cheng is quite productive."

Wang Meng thought about it and decided that this novel might have been conceived in Jiangcheng.

After finishing "Fragrant Grass", and even going to Jiangcheng to revise the manuscript for more than ten days, how could I still have the mind to think about a new book?
Young people are passionate about doing things!
Wang Meng gave Cheng Kaiyan a thumbs up with admiration.

"Okay, I'm going to start reading. Be quiet. If you can't wait, go out for a walk. Kaiyan, if you can't wait, you can go home first, or walk around the office. I will review this manuscript for you as soon as possible."

Zhang Guangnian waved his hand, picked up the manuscript and started reading it, then gave instructions without raising his head.

"Then I'll take Xiao Cheng around the club. I guess he has never been to a place like the Humanities Club, right?"

Cui Daoyi said with a smile.

Cheng Kaiyan nodded, following the host's wishes, and followed everyone out.

Zhang Guangnian was the only one left in the office. The tea on the coffee table was still steaming, with tea leaves deposited at the bottom of the water.

Soon, the only sound in the world was the rustling of papers.

Zhang Guangnian turned to the first page. At this time, he no longer had the same perspective as at the beginning, but was immersed in the world of the novel as a reader.

When he was young, he had read many romance novels, both foreign and domestic: Qian Zhongshu's "Fortress Besieged", Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice", Marquez's "Love in the Time of Cholera", and Margaret's "Gone with the Wind", these world literary masterpieces.

I have seen many loves, some are unforgettable and never regretted, some are passionate, and some are plain and simple family-like love.

But the feeling that "Love Letter" gave him was very different.

It is a love as clear as snow, a love of memories, a love of youth and innocence, a love of misses and regrets.

The background of the story is also very special, it is set in Kobe and Otaru, Japan.

But this is not surprising. Given the writer's imagination, it is not surprising that he sets the story anywhere. There are even American science fiction writers who set the background in outer space!
In addition, the beginning of this "Love Letter" is also very special. The male protagonist is actually in a dead state?
God!

The hero of the romance novel dies at the beginning.

He died in an avalanche, and was "abandoned" in the mountains by his love rival Akiba, which eventually led to his death. Then the heroine felt uneasy and stayed with Akiba.

Zhang Guangnian frowned deeply, not knowing what to say for a moment. If this were in any other novel, readers would probably write letters to curse him to death.

However, as time went by and the plot slowly progressed, Zhang Guangnian had no choice but to bury his depression in his heart. He chose to curse after he finished watching it!
After attending her fiancé's funeral, the heroine Hiroko learned her husband's previous address in Otaru, so she wrote a letter to heaven, sent to a non-existent address, but unexpectedly received a reply.

So the story gradually unfolds between two women with similar appearances, and the memories buried deep in the old times also become clearer and brighter with the exchange of letters, just like the photos taken by a camera.

A secret love hidden deep in my heart was unearthed.

"Secret love..."

Zhang Guangnian looked up at the ceiling, his eyes slightly stunned.

Everyone has had a secret crush when they were young, right?

Secret love is silent, like a seed buried deep in the soil, it may break through the ground, or it may die silently.

The fresh words written by Cheng Kaiyan describe a past story of a young boy's secret love, which is soft and delicate. As time goes by, the hearts of the two heroines gradually become calm and clear.

In any case, it is all as pure and beautiful as snow.

In this story, Zhang Guangnian found that there was no love letter from beginning to end, but every detail of the interaction between Fujii Itsuki and Ashu left a faint shadow of love.

The English test paper that was taken deliberately with the wrong answer, the two identical names on duty on the blackboard, the boy who fought over a girl, the paper bag that was put on the girl's head while riding a bike, the library cards with her name written all over them, the beautiful picture of a boy leaning on the railing to read a book and peeking at her from time to time...

Everything filled Zhang Guangnian's aging heart with emotion and nostalgia.

Perhaps the secret love in youth is tossing back and forth between heart-pounding and loss, which makes people reminisce.

The only beautiful thing in the world is secret love. The moment you have secret love, you no longer need others.

He really likes this kind of pure and beautiful love!
love it!

See the end of the story:
"Back, back!"

I didn't understand what was going on and turned the card over carelessly.

Suddenly, I was speechless.

That is a portrait of me in middle school.

I suddenly realized that they were secretly watching my expression with great interest.

I pretended to be calm and tried to put the card in my pocket, but unfortunately, the apron I liked didn't have any pockets.

……

Nv Shu always thought that she didn't care and didn't like that man, but when the truth came out, the emotions that had been buried deep in the snow and frozen for decades erupted like a volcano, impacting her heart, but she remained calm on the surface.

Even though the article did not write about the girl's crying, or anything at all, but only described her helpless state, this implicit and obscure description just fits the underlying logic of the Oriental character.

Zhang Guangnian felt that his old heart was deeply touched, "Huh... Although at my age, I won't shed tears easily, too much pain and sadness will only cause temporary emotional fluctuations.

But the faint sadness and regret of passing by in "Love Letter" are all left to nature, just like a stream flowing quietly in a mountain stream, and the lingering emotions touch people's hearts.

From an artistic point of view, it is more brilliant.”

The dim sunlight outside the window burned the clouds red, a rosy glow hung in the sky, and the low cry of swallows could be heard in the distance.

The tea on the coffee table had already become darker and colder.

After finishing the novel, he felt calm and melancholy, a feeling of helplessness at the passing of beauty.

Zhang Guangnian gently stroked the rough paper and blue handwriting in his hand. He looked carefully at the somewhat dry manuscript. There seemed to be some wrinkles on the paper caused by getting wet and then drying.

At this moment, he threw all the love, honor and status of the national publication, and criticism out of his mind.

There was only one thought left in his mind, and that was that it must be published!
Only articles that touch people's hearts are good articles, and only articles that the people like are truly good articles!

"Good boy! He is indeed a talented man. They say that a talented man deserves a beautiful woman. I am even more curious about Comrade Liu Xiaoli!"

Zhang Guang picked up the manuscript, stood up suddenly and walked out the door.

I opened the door and it was getting dark outside.

Zhang Guangnian was anxiously looking for Cheng Kaiyan, and finally came to the editorial office, where he saw Cheng Kaiyan reading a book: "Kaiyan Kaiyan! Stop reading, your manuscript has been approved!" "What?!!!"

People in the office shouted out in surprise, their eyes filled with disbelief and shock.

That romance novel actually got approved?
It's incredible!
After an afternoon of fermentation, everyone knew that People's Literature had a love novel, and even many people from the neighboring Contemporary Literature and Renwen Press knew about it.

The reason why everyone didn't leave until it was time to get off work was that they wanted to see if the novel could be approved.

Romance themes have disappeared without a trace in the country since Buzz Buzz Buzz.

Even now after the reform and opening up, not many people write about it.

It seems that the works popular in the current literary world are uncomfortable if they don’t criticize something, and they are not great works if they are not sharp and don’t tear apart reality in a bloody way.

This is caused by the times. Now we just need to allow them to criticize and expose.

This also led to many writers of this period having this tendency to be led by the style of the times, such as Mo Yan and Yu Hua, a vivid example.

It can be said that if Cheng Kaiyan's love novel "Love Letter" was published in People's Literature, it would definitely attract great attention.

This is something that every editor is well aware of. The editors are both worried about problems and looking forward to the novel being able to pass the review of editor-in-chief Zhang Guangnian.

But they did not hold out too high expectations. After all, the editors had all learned from Cui Daoyi that if this love story was to be published in People's Literature, it would have to have quality and literary qualities that far exceeded the publication standards.

This is particularly difficult, as People's Literature itself has extremely high quality requirements. Since it is a monthly magazine, it only publishes about a dozen novels at a time, and less than a hundred works a year.

Sometimes there are no good works and the release may even be delayed.

Being published in People's Literature is equivalent to becoming a famous writer, and there is a great chance of winning the National Short Story Award of that year, which is currently the highest and most influential literary award in the country.

This directly leads to the extremely high value of People’s Literature!
Just as all the editors were surprised that Cheng Kaiyan's love novel had passed the review, Cui Daoyi stood up suddenly and asked in disbelief: "Really? Editor-in-chief, are you sure? But we haven't even read it yet!"

"This manuscript has passed my review. I believe that after reading such a good work, you will agree with my decision."

Zhang Guangnian said in a deep voice that although he could have the final say in People's Literature, he would naturally not disrupt the system of three reviews and three proofreadings.

This manuscript has only passed the review of him as the editor-in-chief, and the next step will be for the editors and deputy editors-in-chief to review it.

Since I have passed the most difficult hurdle of being the editor-in-chief, other editing tasks will naturally not be a problem, especially since the quality of this novel is so high.

Zhang Guangnian can say responsibly that there is no problem with publication.

"That's good. What's the story? We asked Xiao Cheng just now, but he refused to tell us. He said that if we spoil the story, we won't have that amazing anticipation after reading the book!"

At this time, Wang Meng looked at Zhang Guangnian with burning eyes and asked with interest.

In the afternoon, several people took Cheng Kaiyan up and down the four buildings of Renmin Literature and walked around. It was in this way that the news that People's Literature had a love story spread like wildfire.

This made everyone very excited and looking forward to whether this novel can be published.

I am even more looking forward to what this novel will be about.

“Hey, I think so too.

But I can tell you that the novel takes a different approach to narration, and the writing is fresh and elegant. It uses extremely delicate and subtle brushstrokes to depict a beautiful and sad love story. Although the writing is plain and simple, it is very touching, especially for those who have been to high school or college, they can understand the true meaning of it. "

Zhang Guangnian glanced at Cheng Kaiyan and did not give any spoilers, but simply gave a brief overview, but his evaluation was very high.

When everyone heard this comment, they savored it in their hearts and became undoubtedly more curious about "Love Letter".

"Is it about campus romance? What a unique way."

"Let me take a look first. I'm an intern editor. Logically, the first review should be read by us intern editors!"

A female intern editor who was only in her twenties raised her hand and volunteered.

"Let me do it!"

"Let me do this. Don't you guys dislike romance novels?"

"Who said that? Which girl doesn't yearn for love?"

……

There was an argument in the editorial department because of this manuscript; everyone wanted to be the second to see the novel.

"Alright, alright, I'll take a second look. Old Cui, you didn't think highly of this topic before. I, Wang Meng, an old senior, will give Comrade Xiao Cheng some advice."

Wang Meng glanced at Cui Daoyi who was also eager to try, and of course he didn't let him stand up and speak, and also pointed him out.

You don't think it's good, do you? Then don't watch it, I, Wang Meng, will watch it!
"Is it that serious? As long as it's a good novel, I like it. I just think that if I don't like it, I can't get Xiao Cheng's novel published. Isn't this a waste of his time? Now that the editor-in-chief has made the decision, of course I support it with both hands!"

Cui Daoyi sighed and gave Cheng Kaiyan an apologetic look, but in fact he meant no ill will.

"It's okay. Take a look. Now that the manuscript has been handed over to you, you can decide for yourselves. It's getting late now, so I'll go back to eat first."

Cheng Kaiyan smiled. He was not a petty person, so he let the matter go at that moment.

"How about we go have a meal together? I, Old Cui, will treat you. Just consider it as compensation to our Comrade Xiao Cheng!"

Choi Do-yi suggested upon hearing this.

"No need, there are people waiting at home."

Cheng Kaiyan declined politely, saying that his mother Xu Yuxiu was still waiting for him to come home.

"Let's go, let's get off work."

"get off work!"

As soon as Cheng Kaiyan said she wanted to go home, everyone remembered that it was time to get off work.

So a group of people surrounded Cheng Kaiyan and went downstairs.

When they reached the gate, Zhang Guangnian grabbed him and approached him: "You guys must write about Qiu Ye, right? I hate this character so much, it's like a stain on a pure white painting, it makes people uncomfortable, can you delete his scenes?"

"Haha, I didn't expect that you are still a pure love party!"

When Cheng Kaiyan heard this, she knew what Zhang Guangnian meant and was immediately overjoyed.

"You can't delete it. Go back and think about it carefully and you'll understand."

After Cheng Kaiyan finished speaking, she lifted her long legs, mounted her bicycle and rode away, leaving Zhang Guangnian with only a thin back and the sound of tinkling bicycle bells.

"This kid...what he said is true, but what kind of party is the Pure Love Party? It's just a made-up word!"

Thanks to wushang zhiwuquan for the 100-point reward

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