Backtracking to the Age of Literature and Art

Chapter 112 You Are Criticized

On Saturday afternoon, Yu Dong took the revised manuscript to the "Zhong Shan" magazine office.

Su Tong accepted Yu Dong's manuscript with a smile, and took out a magazine from his drawer to Yu Dong.

"You've been criticized."

Yu Dong took the magazine with a blank face, looked at the words "Yangcheng Literature" on the magazine, and asked in confusion, "What was criticized?"

"Look at the catalog first, and you'll understand."

Yu Dong nodded, and according to what Su Tong said, he first turned to the catalog page of "Yangcheng Literature", and then saw a title in the "Literature Round Table" section: Mythological subversion from "Mending the Sky".

To be honest, this title does not reveal anything, nor can it be determined whether the author derogates or praises "Bending the Sky".

So he turned to the text according to the page number and read it carefully.

The article was not long, only one or two thousand words, and Yu Dong finished it in a few minutes.

Su Tong was right, he was indeed criticized.

As for the person who criticized him... his name was Liu Fahao, and he had never heard of it before, including the few novels written by Liu Fahao mentioned in the author's introduction below the article, and Yu Dong had never heard of it either.

In the article, Liu Fahao stated that the novel "Mending the Sky" is just a propaganda of doomsday under the guise of mythology. It first establishes the evil of human nature, and then criticizes the evil of human nature. It has no realistic warning.

Yu Dong almost laughed out loud.This is already in the 90s, and some people mentioned such vocabulary when they were doing literary criticism. To use the fashionable buzzwords of later generations, it is "Renaissance".

In addition, Yu Dong was also very curious, what kind of person is this Liu Fahao, and why did he criticize himself?

It is a bit utilitarian to say that literary criticism is often aimed at well-known or popular writers, and generally not aimed at newcomers like Dong.

Because only by criticizing well-known writers can arouse public opinion and attract more readers.

According to calculations, when Liu Fahao wrote this article, "Death of a Widow" had not yet been published in "Harvest", which means that Yu Dong had only published a novel at that time.

What is this literary critic named Liu Fahao plotting?

Criticizing a writer that most people don't know can't arouse public opinion at all, and it can't bring him popularity.

It can't really be that the novel "Mending the Sky" really made him feel heartbroken.

"Finish?" Su Tong glanced at Yu Dong and said with a smile: "It's a good thing to be targeted by people who engage in literary criticism. One of them proves that you have some fame, and the other can make you mentally prepare in advance. There is no A writer is not criticized, but a well-known writer is surrounded by a group of literary critics every day."

"I didn't expect to be targeted so early, what good would it do to criticize me?"

"It is true that there is no benefit in criticizing you, but it is not necessary to criticize "Zhong Shan". The literary round table of "Yangcheng Literature" has published literary criticism articles for three consecutive issues, and the criticisms are all works published before "Zhong Shan"."

When Su Tong said this, Yu Dong understood.It turns out that the drunkard's intention is not to drink, but "Yangcheng Literature" is aimed at "Zhong Shan".

As for why "Yangcheng Literature" did this, there are too many reasons. Magazines like "Zhongshan" have almost monopolized domestic literary awards these years, and there will always be colleagues who don't like it.

Moreover, there are differences in literary ideas in various places, and the struggle in the literary world has never stopped. Things like this are really not worth mentioning.

Su Tong didn't take it too seriously, and it was impossible for "Zhong Shan" to respond to this. The operation of "Yangcheng Literature" was destined to be a one-man show.

In this way, Yu Dong can also understand why he picked himself to criticize. After all, "Yangcheng Literature" is aimed at "Zhong Shan" and not other people.

They can't choose well-known writers like Wang Anyi to criticize, otherwise they will not hurt "Zhong Shan", but will arouse the resentment and even counterattack of these great writers.

Picking up Yudong's soft persimmons and pinching them not only achieved the goal, but also did not cause accidental injury, which can be described as the best of both worlds.

Seeing the indifferent expression on Yu Dong's face, Su Tong continued: "I'm showing you this, not to make you feel resentful towards the "Yangcheng Evening News". The three writers they mentioned this time are all newcomers, but in addition I didn’t tell them this about the two people. Because in my opinion, you need to be mentally prepared the most. After you published a novel in "Science Fiction World", as your fame grows, there will be more and more More and more people will know. There will be a lot of people who will use this to attack you, and they will paint this matter as a huge stain on your literary career."

"Don't overestimate the bottom line of literary critics. They can say anything. And in recent years, the trend of criticism has gradually changed. Many literary criticisms have been done for the purpose of advertising and creating public opinion. .”

Su Tong spoke earnestly, and he was afraid that his junior brother would be unprepared when encountering these things in the future, and his psychological defense would collapse.

Of course Yu Dong could understand the meaning of Su Tong's words, he nodded gratefully and said, "Thank you, senior brother, I know it well."

"Okay, I don't have anything else to do here. Just leave the manuscript here. It will probably take a little longer this time, and you don't have to wait here. If I don't look for you, it means the manuscript has passed , if there is a problem, I will go to you." Su Tong said to Yu Dong with a smile.

He didn't want Yu Dong to sit here for hours because he was waiting for news, and Yu Dong's presence here would also greatly affect his smoking.Although he would also smoke in front of Yudong, he still had some scruples.

Yu Dong was not pretentious, nodded and left Su Tong's office.

……

When returning to the dormitory, Yu Dong saw Ruan Xiaohu standing at the door.

He was quite surprised and said, "Little Tiger?"

Ruan Xiaohu was drawing circles on the ground with his toes, when he heard Yu Dong's voice, he raised his head in surprise, "Teacher Yu, you are back."

Yu Dong hasn't seen Ruan Xiaohu for quite a while, the last time we met was a month ago, when he just returned to Jinling.

A few days ago, Yu Dong was still talking about Ruan Xiaohu, thinking that he didn't know if something happened to him, and he hadn't come for a long time.If Ruan Xiaohu doesn't come again after a while, Yu Dong will most likely go to the restaurant where he works.

Seeing him suddenly today, Yu Dong felt relieved.

Then Yu Dong asked curiously, "Why did you come here this afternoon? Isn't the restaurant busy today?"

Ruan Xiaohu replied with a smile: "The boss' nephew has come to Jinling, and he also needs to work."

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