1980 My Literary Era.

Chapter 439 Xiangjiang Publishing
The writing time of "The Hunt" was very short, about ten days before and after, and the length of [-] to [-] words can only be regarded as a short novel, but no one dares to underestimate this novel.

All the editors of Guowenshe who have read this novel can see that the birth of this novel symbolizes that Lin Weimin has fully entered a mature period in his creation.

It should be said that "The Hunt" is the best novel written by Lin Weimin in recent years.

Apart from political factors, such a novel should be the object of competition for many top domestic literary publications.

But catching up with the recent limelight, this novel is somewhat suspected of being a hot potato.

Cheng Zaochun, as the head of the Guowen Society, was actually very conflicted.

Lin Weimin is a member of the Guowen Society, and his novels have always been published by the Guowen Society, and rarely left outside the society.

This is the precious lump of the Guowen Society. If anyone dared to grin at him, he would have already cursed and suspended him to reflect.

But facing Lin Weimin's nonsense, he could only reprimand him a few words, and then make up.

Novel publishing is definitely going to be published, but there is no room for adjustment!

Giving it to "Harvest" was outspoken in a hurry. If "Harvest" really accepted this manuscript, the Guowen Society would be ashamed and thrown home.

The agency has always wanted to make "Contemporary" the top pure literature magazine in China, and now it seems that the development trend of "Contemporary" has indeed surpassed that of "Harvest".

But if you can't bear the pressure at this time and hand over "Hunting" to "Harvest", that would be a shame!
Lin Weimin is the editor-in-chief of "Contemporary", and he dared not publish the things he wrote, but wanted to submit them to his competitors.

I can't afford to lose this person!
Therefore, "Harvest" must not be voted for, even if it is killed, it cannot be voted for.

It was published in "Contemporary", but at this time...

"August? Isn't that four or five months away?" Lin Weimin looked at Cheng Zaochun dissatisfied.

"It's too soon, just a few months. If you line up normally, it will take two or three months to send it out? It's just an extra month!" Cheng Zaochun bewitched.

Lin Weimin hesitated, Cheng Zaochun was the top leader in the club anyway, he had already given in, and he didn't want to push people too much.

"That's fine!" Lin Weimin reluctantly said.

Cheng Zaochun smiled when he heard the words, "That's right! There's no need to commit crimes against the wind."

Lin Weimin instinctively felt that there was no kindness behind Lao Cheng's grinning smile. He guessed right, Cheng Zaochun really had no kindness.

If you can delay it, you can delay it until August. If the situation is still severe by then, then think of a way!

As a leader, if you don't even know this little skill, how can you get along in the officialdom?
Smiling as he sent Lin Weimin away, Cheng Zaochun shook his head.

This kid is really worrying!
After finishing "Hunting", Lin Weimin resumed his normal working status.

Hearing that the novel "Hunting" will be released in August, the colleagues in the editorial department are also relieved, at least not now, everyone still has a few months to live in peace.

Yesterday, Mo Yan just delivered his latest novella "Joy", which has become the key review object of the editorial department for the past two days.

The release and publication of "Red Sorghum Family" successfully made Mo Yan half a stature ahead of his peers.

The movie "Red Sorghum", adapted from the first film of "Red Sorghum Family", won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival again, making Mo Yan even more famous.

This movie is currently being screened in cinemas all over the world. Although Lin Weimin's name is written first in the screenwriter column, no one can deny Mo Yan's contribution as the author and screenwriter of the original work.

"Joy" is Mo Yan's first novella after "Red Sorghum Family", so it naturally attracts the attention of the editorial department.

The plot of "Happy" is not complicated. Yongle, who was born in poverty, like thousands of rural children, hopes to pass the college entrance examination, jump out of the farm, and get rid of poverty and backwardness.

Can take the college entrance examination 5 times and fail 5 times.Hopes come to nothing, efforts to come to naught.

He is bored, depressed, painful, helpless, his mother's hard heart, his brother's helplessness under the pressure of life, his sister-in-law and everyone's contempt, the hopelessness of the future...

Everything oppresses him, and he has no choice but to escape from the house and embark on the "happy" road of no return.

The review by the editorial department went smoothly, and the temperament of "Joy" has a bit of puberty symptoms. Although it is a bit decadent overall, it is not taboo.

Everyone's review comments were very consistent and agreed to be published.

Lin Weimin called Mo Yan to the editorial office again that day and told him the news.

"The military art in the past few years has not been in vain. You have gradually formed your own unique style. The writing is sharp, the story is innocent and tragic, and you can smell the smell of the countryside."

Lin Weimin's compliment made Mo Yan very happy.

However, after several years of training, he was no longer as excited about the publication of his works as before, so he turned to talk to Lin Weimin about another matter.

"You want to go to the Faculty of Arts?" Lin Weimin looked a little surprised.

Recently, the National Academy of Liberal Arts has recruited a key university in Yenching—Yanjing Normal University, and jointly organized a postgraduate course for writers with Yanjing Normal University. .

According to Mo Yan, he had just graduated from military arts and then entered the National Academy of Arts, the main purpose of which was to learn some English.

Looking at Mo Yan who was eager for knowledge, Lin Weimin was speechless for a while.

You who write novels, what are you doing learning English?
Of course, you can't say this directly, you have to be more subtle.

"Does learning English have anything to do with your novel writing?"

Mo Yan said: "After all, English is the universal language of the world. It is not harmful to learn it. Besides, entering the National Academy of Letters is also a kind of learning for my literary creation."

Faced with Mo Yan's eagerness to learn, Lin Weimin was embarrassed to pour cold water on him, and he was right.

I entered the postgraduate class for writers jointly organized by Yan Normal University and the National Academy of Letters, and I didn't just learn English.

"That's good. It's good to learn more, and I have time to create."

There are very few full-time writers these days, and most writers have their own jobs and write part-time in their spare time.

Mo Yan went to the writer's postgraduate class to study. In addition to the study time every day, he can spare a lot of time for writing, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

With Lin Weimin's support, Mo Yan was very happy. He joked: "It's just a chance to change my image of a 'bumpkin'."

If you learn English, you are not a "bumpkin" anymore?

Your "soil" has nothing to do with whether you learn English or not, it has something to do with your image. It is the "soil" of a soil dog.

In terms of image, Teacher Lin has always had a sense of superiority, especially when facing Mo Yan and Yu Hua.

"This time you should be regarded as Yu Hua's junior. If this kid finds out, he will definitely be taken aback." Lin Weimin said with a smile.

Mo Yan also laughed. He knew Yu Hua well, and Mr. Lin knew Yu Hua better. With his character, it was absolutely possible that he had such an attitude.

After talking about his own affairs, Mo Yan became concerned about Lin Weimin again. He had already heard about Lin Weimin's new novel when he came, and he heard that it would not be published until August, and Mo Yan was full of regrets.

A few days later, Lin Weimin received a letter from Xiangjiang.

The letter came from Pan Yaoming, the person in charge of Xiangjiang Sanlian Bookstore.

In the letter, he was polite first, and then he talked about the fact that he heard that Lin Weimin's new work "Burning" won the National Book Critics Association Award for Best Novel, and congratulated Lin Weimin. Chinese pride.

In the second half of the letter, Pan Yaoming did not forget to mention an interesting story he heard recently.

"The Great Ming Dynasty 1566" was published the year before last, and it was first circulated in the literati circles in Xiangjiang, and then spread to the business circles. It became popular inexplicably, and many businessmen and bosses highly praised this novel.

Some time ago, the manuscript of "Daming Dynasty 1566" was in Xiangjiang. When Pan Yaoming was gathering with his friends, he heard that the manuscript was collected by the owner of Xiangjiang at a high price of 20 Hong Kong dollars. The boss who collected the manuscript was none other than Zheng Yutong, the jewelry king of Xiangjiang .

Everyone understands the excellence of this novel, but spending 20 Hong Kong dollars to collect the manuscripts of a living writer is already legendary, and the owner of the collection is one of the richest people in Hong Kong.

This matter quickly aroused heated discussions in the circle of literati.

As the influence of "Da Ming Dynasty 1566" continues to ferment in Xiangjiang, many readers who have read the mainland version hope that this novel can be published in Xiangjiang.

Sanlian Bookstore attaches great importance to the feedback of readers, and they are deeply involved with the mainland, so this time I wrote a special letter hoping to publish "Da Ming Dynasty 1566".

At the end of the letter, Pan Yaoming did not forget to mention the standards for manuscript fees.

Because of the previous serialization of "Farewell My Concubine" and "Lover" in Xiangjiang, Lin Weimin's works have a lot of audiences in Xiangjiang.

In recent years, his novels have been published overseas and sold a lot. He successively won the Naoki Award and the National Book Critics Association Award in the United States. His reputation has also spread to Xiangjiang.

Therefore, Pan Yaoming gave a very sincere manuscript fee standard, 13% royalties.

Lin Weimin was very satisfied with this, so he took the initiative to call Pan Yaoming back.

Because the publication of "Farewell My Concubine" and "Lover" was blocked, Lin Weimin specifically asked about the censorship.

Pan Yaoming laughed and explained the reason.

There are two reasons why Sanlian Bookstore is confident in publishing "Da Ming Dynasty 1566".

Firstly, "The Great Ming Dynasty 1566" is a work with historical themes and does not involve modern or contemporary elements, so the British Hong Kong government censored it relatively loosely.

Secondly, a group of businessmen and bosses contributed to it. I heard that Sanlian Bookstore wanted to publish this novel, and several Chinese bosses who were familiar with the British offered to help. Popularity among merchant groups.

Since censorship was not a problem, Lin Weimin readily agreed to the matter, and the next step was to wait for Xiangjiang's publishing contract.

Lin Weimin used the phone number of the president's office, and he didn't shy away from Cheng Zaochun. After he made the call, the two chatted about the manuscript of "Da Ming Dynasty 1566".

The Guowen Society lost manuscripts once in decades, and only one manuscript was lost, which was Lin Weimin's "Daming Dynasty 1566".

Cheng Zaochun only found out after hearing Lin Weimin's phone call that the manuscript of Ganqing's novel had been lost in Xiangjiang, and was collected by Xiangjiang's boss at a high price.

No matter how you hear this, it is a bit unbelievable!
"What are they collecting your manuscript for?" Cheng Zaochun couldn't help asking.

"Who knows, it's probably because I'm afraid that I will die young, so I'll keep it in advance!" Lin Weimin joked.

"Bah bah bah! Nonsense!"

Cheng Zaochun was very upset to see Lin Weimin, but who made him the treasure of the Guowen Society? He wished for a long life!

(End of this chapter)