Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 264: Good articles are those that resonate with you (3K)

Professor Cai rarely saw Director Chen lose his composure like this.

Moreover, his evaluation was serious, not the kind of comment made casually to give face.

For example, the manuscript I brought just now was written by a junior who had just joined the Writers Association. When he showed it to Chen Huaikai, he just politely gave some comments and said some encouraging words.

It was just a courtesy, but he didn't like the manuscript.

It's all about human relationships, and both of them understand it tacitly.

But after Chen Huaikai read the manuscript that Fangyan brought, his performance was completely different.

At the beginning, if it weren't for the face I gave you, I would have skipped reading this book once the title "Black Soil Love" came out.

This is their intuition. This question has a rookie vibe to it.

Just one look at it and you can imagine what kind of garbage is inside.

But who would have thought that Chen Huaikai would have such a reaction after watching it.

Not only Professor Cai, but even Chen Kaige came forward with a look of surprise.

However, the manuscript had already been taken away by Professor Cai, so Chen Kaige had no choice but to ask his father:

"What does this say?"

“Is the deep love for the black soil about farmers and soil?”

Facing his son's problem, Chen Huaikai said:
“It’s about the story of educated youth going to the countryside.”

Chen Kaige asked in confusion:

"The story of educated youth going to the countryside, wasn't there some novel about this a few years ago?"

Chen Huaikai said:
"This story is different from those. Those are all about calling on educated youth to go to the countryside. The tone of this book is different. It is an innovative and exploratory novel about educated youth. Anyway, I can't explain it to you clearly at the moment. You will understand it after reading it later."

"Really?" Chen Kaige looked a little surprised.

It's rare to see such a high evaluation of my father.

Chen Huaikai said:
"Of course, this author is amazing. He grows as he writes. His progress can be seen between the lines. His perspective is also very unique. No one has ever written about it before."

When Chen Kaige heard this, he felt a little uneasy, but the manuscript was in Professor Cai's hands, so he could only wait.

At this time, Chen Huaikai looked at Fangyan who brought the manuscript and said:

"Comrade Fangyan, your brother's novel must have some subsequent chapters that you haven't brought over yet, right?"

Fang Yan smiled and nodded, then responded:
"Because I'm currently working on it, I only brought what I've written so far."

Now it can be seen that the strategy of bringing only three stories was the correct one.

And the effect is much better than I imagined.

Chen Huaikai didn't comment or give any opinions at all, he just started praising.

This attitude is definitely not to save face for oneself, but because one is truly moved by the content.

It has already exceeded the dialect's expectations.

After hearing the ambiguous answer in dialect, Chen Huaikai hesitated for a moment and asked:
"Does he want to adapt his work into a play? Or a movie?"

After he finished speaking, he paused, then picked up a copy of People's Literature on his desk and asked Fang Yan:

"Or do you plan to send it out through a publishing house?"

The dialect said:

"If possible, of course the more channels for recognition the better."

After hearing this, Chen Huaikai showed a thoughtful expression. He now had no idea how many people in the industry Fangyan had met with the manuscript.

So he didn't even offer any opinions, for fear that if he pushed them a little, others would have other choices.

And the key point is that some minor flaws in this novel are not a big deal at all.

At most, just change the name.

He thought about it and finally decided to get straight to the point:
"Comrade Fangyan, I want to know if people from other channels have contacted him?"

“……” Fangyan did not answer. The question was too direct.

I just wanted to maintain this sense of mystery, otherwise he wouldn't have brought the carbon copy of the manuscript.

Soon Chen Huaikai realized that his question was a little difficult to answer, so he quickly apologized:

"Excuse me, I just want to know if any of my fellow filmmakers have seen this manuscript?"

Fang Yan glanced at him, then responded:

“The film industry is the first thing you’ll see.”

After hearing this answer, Chen Huaikai immediately breathed a sigh of relief:

"That's good."

Then he immediately asked:
"I wonder if I can keep this manuscript?"

Fang Yan smiled and nodded:
"Yes, this manuscript was brought here specially for you."

After hearing Fangyan's words, Chen Huaikai became even more certain that the author had already thought about who he would show the manuscript to before writing it, and the manuscript was probably already on several people's desks.

He is one of them.

Glancing at Meng Jimin, he thought, why not find out some inside information later?
We have known each other for such a long time, Meng Jimin should be able to reveal something.

Thinking of this, he was no longer anxious and asked Fang Yan:

"Comrade Fangyan, I wonder how old your brother is this year?"

The dialect said:

"He was born in 1957 and is just this year."

Hearing that he was only 20, Chen Huaikai exclaimed: "Young people are formidable. At the age of 20, he can write such a good article. His future is limitless."

Fang Yan smiled and said:

"Don't let him hear this, or he'll become proud."

After that, he deliberately asked Chen Huaikai:
"Take a look at the content. Is there anything I need to pay attention to?"

The reason for asking this was that he wanted to see Chen Huaikai's attitude. If this person said a lot of things that needed to be improved, Fang Yan would not let him see his brother.

He is a professional, and even if what he said is right, it will have a great impact on my brother.

Therefore, Fang Yan would rather not follow his path than let him influence Fang Chen's creation.

After all, there isn't much wrong with this book.

After hearing Fang Yan's test, Chen Huaikai immediately shook his head and said:
"He is still a new author, and he should maintain this writing style. I won't give any suggestions. If I ask him to write according to my style, it will lose its flavor."

"What he should receive most at this time is not opinions, but praise, to establish positive feedback for his writing."

"This novel has to have his style. Unless he starts writing other novels later, I have no opinions to offer."

After he finished speaking, he paused and said:

"Besides, I think that with the level of progress he has shown in these three stories, there is no need for me to make any comments later."

Fang Yan heard Chen Huaikai's attitude and nodded with satisfaction:
"Your evaluation is indeed professional."

Chen Huaikai waved his hand and said:

"Well, what's the point of being professional or not? There are too many people like me in the literary industry now, but there is a lack of young and outstanding writers and works."

After finishing speaking, Chen Huaikai pretended to ask casually:
"By the way, when would it be convenient for me to meet the author himself?"

Fang Yan smiled and said:

"I may need to ask his own opinion on this."

Chen Huaikai was not surprised either.

He took out a notebook and quickly wrote down the phone number on it. Then he tore off the piece of paper and handed it to Chen Kaige, instructing him to give it to Fang Yan:

"Comrade Fangyan, I'll give you a phone number. Once you've made your comments, feel free to call me and let me know. I'm always available."

Chen Kaige handed the phone number to Fang Yan, feeling very surprised. Was it necessary for the old man to be so humble?
By this time, when he had finished delivering the materials, Professor Cai had also finished reading them.

After closing the manuscript, Professor Cai let out a long breath:

"Wow... Awesome, this manuscript is really well written!"

Now he understood why Chen Huaikai reacted that way just now, and he felt the same way now.

However, Professor Cai was a professor after all, so he remained a little calmer. He asked Fang Yan:

"Does the author really have no other works before?"

Fang Yan thought about his brother's love poems and felt that they were not good enough to be presented. He shook his head and said:
"No, he just came back from the Northeast."

Professor Cai said:
“Is this story a true experience of yours?”

The dialect responded:
“With some minor adaptations.”

Professor Cai nodded and said:
"To be honest, apart from the title of the book, I can find some faults with it, but there is really nothing else to complain about."

"And this is indeed a new topic. I haven't seen anyone else write about it yet."

"I feel that once it is published, it will resonate with many young people."

After saying that, he glanced at Chen Huaikai, and then continued to speak to Fang Yan:

"If Lao Chen and his Beijing Film Studio want to make a movie, the production cycle will be long. I suggest that they find a publishing house directly and then publish the stories one by one in series."

"If his story is long enough, it can even be published as a separate book after being serialized later."

"Once we have a reader base, when the movie is made, the influence will be much greater than just making a movie."

Fangyan nodded seriously after hearing this. Just now Meng Jimin thought that Professor Cai would make things difficult for him, but he didn't expect that he would really give him serious advice.

His statement is similar to Fangyan’s previous plan.

"Thank you Professor Cai for your advice." Fang Yan nodded at him.

At this time, Chen Kaige finally couldn't hold it in any longer, and he asked:

"You've all finished reading it, can you show it to me?"

Professor Cai then realized that there was someone waiting in line behind him.

He handed over the manuscript with a smile:

"Come on, take it and have a look."

Chen Kaige took it and immediately began to flip through it impatiently.

He went to Xishuangbanna to work in the countryside in the spring of 1969, and then in 1970, with the help of his father, he joined the army. He was demobilized in 1974.

It can be said that his time as an educated youth was only less than a year.

However, when he picked up the manuscript and started reading it, the first paragraph of the autobiography on the train gave him a strong sense of immersion. At that time, he really had the same thoughts as the "I" in the article.

As the saying goes, only young people understand young people. Chen Kaige immediately felt that this manuscript might be more popular among young people than what his father said.

As I continued reading along, I felt a strong sense of immersion.

He got goosebumps all over his body when he saw it.

I couldn't help but praise him directly:
“This is really well written!”

“A good article is one that resonates with you!”

(End of this chapter)