Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 392 The situation escalates

Fang Minghua didn't expect that he would almost be dragged into officialdom.

But to be honest, he didn't want to enter.

In this era, the attractiveness and enthusiasm of young people within the civil service system are far less than that of later generations. Otherwise, many young people would jump out of the system and resolutely go to work?

Jack Ma was a teacher and worked in the Ministry of Foreign Trade, but he resolutely resigned to found Alibaba.

Shi Yuzhu was assigned to the Anhui Provincial Bureau of Statistics after graduation to study for graduate school. After graduation, he went to work to found the Giant Group.

Ren Zhengfei also transferred from the army to a local state-owned enterprise and resolutely resigned to start a business.

In the early 1992s, this trend reached its peak. In 15, after the great man's southern tour, officials and intellectuals within the system went to work one after another. The turning point in history created entrepreneurs.

Not to mention those college students who have just graduated, otherwise there would be no saying that "100,000 talents will go to Hainan".

We can't be entrepreneurs. We can live a happy life and do something meaningful for the country and the people to the best of our ability.

Fang Minghua originally thought that the incident in "People's Literature" would soon be over, but what he never expected was that it would ferment and become more and more troublesome.

The title is very modest, but the content is aggressive and full of gunpowder:
"Pioneering novels, under the banner of "pioneer", have "weird and obscure" writing techniques, and the content is low-key, vulgar and explicit. Therefore, it is urgent to rectify the writing style and purify the literary world!"

Tomorrow is Sunday. Where can I take my baby and wife for a walk?
By the Bahe River?

It's a literary newspaper.

Fang Minghua planned to ignore it.

Some people with ulterior motives launched a fierce attack on avant-garde literature, and "Yanhe" magazine, as the base camp of "avant-garde literature", gradually became the target of bombardment.

Fang Minghua didn't say anything, he just put down his teacup and asked, "Is there something urgent?"

I am very careful, otherwise I will reject Ma Jian's novel directly.

This guy didn't even knock on the door when he came in.

Oh my god
It is undeniable that some avant-garde novels do have the problems mentioned above, but Fang Minghua believes that these novels published in "Yanhe" do not have these problems.

At this time, Fang Minghua was sitting in his office reading a literary review published in the magazine "Literary Theory". The title of the article was "Some My Brief Opinions on Pioneer Novels"

Just as Fang Minghua was thinking about it, the door opened with a bang, and he saw Bai Miao hurried in holding a newspaper.

But it looked like something was urgent.

They didn't name "Yanhe", so why should I choose it?
Drinking tea
Fang Minghua picked up the tea cup.

"Oops. I forgot to knock on the door." Bai Miao apologized, and then said: "Editor Fang, look at this."

Fang Minghua took it, took a look, and his expression became serious.

The newspaper published an article criticizing avant-garde literature, but unlike the previous articles that used "map cannon", this time it directly used two articles as examples for criticism.

"Happiness" by Mo Yan!
"April 3rd Incident" by Yu Hua!
Criticizing the former is blasphemous to the image of mother, while criticizing the latter is weird and incomprehensible. These two people are really inseparable brothers.
Fang Minghua sighed inwardly.

But thinking about the storms in the past, what does this mean?
"Editor Fang, although this article only criticizes these two novels, it has obviously pointed to our "Yanhe"." Bai Miao also saw the seriousness of the matter, otherwise he would not be so anxious.

"Should we remove the novel by Su Tong from the editor-in-chief's recommendation column in the next issue?" Bai Miao made another suggestion.

This time the editor-in-chief column is launching a short story called "Blue and White Dyeing Shop" by Su Tong, which tells the story of "Blue and White Dyeing Shop" caused by three little boys searching for a yellow civet cat that disappeared for no reason.

The connotation of the novel is very similar to "Going Away at the Age of Eighteen" written by Yu Hua. It can be said that they are all trying to express the panic and melancholy faced in life during the "adolescent encounter".

This is also one of the few "weird" texts by Su Tong, which seems to have just hit the "muzzle".

Fang Minghua did not answer himself but asked: "What do you mean?"

Bai Miao hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "I think it's better not to change."

"In that case, there's no need to ask me again. I've already commented." Fang Minghua took a sip of tea calmly.

"You can really keep your composure." Bai Miao said with a smile.

After all, Fang Minghua is the editor-in-chief, and he personally reviews and recommends the editor-in-chief's recommended columns. If something happens, he will be the first to suffer.

Fang Minghua smiled and said leisurely, "Bai Miao, I remember that at the end of 83, the unit held an emergency meeting to convey the spirit of the superiors to eliminate mental pollution. I once read a poem to you, do you remember it?"

"Pedestrians, don't ask about what happened back then. The water from the Wei River comes from the east of my homeland." Bai Miao said.

"Yes, if it was a heavy rain last time, this time it can be considered a moderate rain at most, not even a moderate rain. To use the Cantonese saying, "sprinkle water."

Fang Minghua imitated the Cantonese's emphasis and made Bai Miao laugh.

This guy.
In the past two years, Cantonese songs have begun to enter the mainland, and Bai Miao also understands that "sprinkle" means drizzle.

"Okay, regardless of those comments, we will proceed according to our plan!" Bai Miao said.

"We can't ignore it." Fang Minghua suddenly said: "I'm worried that these authors like Yu Hua and Mo Yan will be under certain pressure."

They are not writers of the generation like Wang Meng or Zhang Xianliang. They have experienced all kinds of storms for decades, and now they have become accustomed to being unfazed by favors and insults.

Even Lu Yao, Chen Zhongshi, and Jia Pingwa have certain qualifications and status in the literary world, and are vice presidents of the Provincial Writers Association, and this is a talisman in a sense.

They are just fledgling authors. Although they are relatively well-known in the literary world, they have not experienced such a blow from non-literary sources. Can they withstand it?
Bai Miao immediately understood what Fang Minghua meant and said immediately: "What do you mean? Write them a letter to comfort and encourage them?"

"That's what I mean! Bai Miao, please send a letter to each of the great contract signers, especially the authors of avant-garde novels, telling them to write boldly, and our "Yanhe" magazine will check it for them! If there is a problem, we Hold on!"

"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to start writing now!" Bai Miao walked away excitedly.

Fang Minghua's guess was correct.

Yu Hua was really scared.

(End of this chapter)