Literary Master 1978

Lin Chaoyang had heard about the Institute of Literature when he was listening to other people chatting before. The full name of the Institute of Literature mentioned by Ding Ling is the Chinese Literary Association Literary Institute, which was first established in 1950 and closed in 1957. Ding Ling in front of him is the founder of the Institute of Literature.

In January this year, the Institute of Literature was just restored and is preparing to run a school recently.

Lin Chaoyang just heard from everyone that many winners of this year's National Excellent Short Story Award have received invitations from the Institute of Literature, such as Jiang Zilong, Chen Shixu, Aikebaier and others. These people will become the fifth batch of students of the Institute of Literature in a few days.

Lin Chaoyang also heard that Mu Guozheng also received an invitation from the Institute of Literature, but he refused without hesitation.

Lin Chaoyang's situation is different from Mu Guozheng's. Mu Guozheng was invited but refused, and he was not invited at all.

"I won't go. I still have to work."

In front of Ding Ling, the founder of the Institute of Literature, Lin Chaoyang certainly couldn't say that others didn't invite him at all, so he could only say something euphemistically.

Ding Ling naturally heard the hidden meaning of Lin Chaoyang's words. Zhang Guangnian smiled and teased: "It's a pity for Chaoyang to be a student with his level. It's good to be a teacher."

Lin Chaoyang can be said to be the most watched young writer in the Chinese literary world in the past two years. Whether it is a short story or a novella, almost every work has formed a strong influence. This situation is extremely rare in the Chinese literary world.

Therefore, in the eyes of many readers and literary people, his level is far beyond his peers, so it is not surprising that Zhang Guangnian said such a thing.

Liu Xinwu, who was standing aside, heard his words and said: "Chaoyang has studied contemporary literature. The article he wrote about scar literature before is very insightful."

After Liu Xinwu finished speaking, the expressions of several award-winning writers around him became subtle.

"The Inevitable Rise and Decline of Scar Literature" was published in the middle of last year, when the literary world was in a great debate between the Xichun School and the Pianzuo School. Once this article was published, it was pushed to the forefront of public opinion, and Lin Chaoyang was scolded for it.

Now that time has passed, Liu Xinwu suddenly brought up this matter, and everyone was a little excited, because many of the judges present today were the bigwigs behind the debate between the Xichun faction and the Pianzuo faction.

But after Liu Xinwu finished speaking, everyone waited for a long time, and the bigwigs present were still chatting and laughing, without any intention of minding, which disappointed some people who were waiting to watch the excitement.

"Scar literature is not very popular recently, but reflective literature is quite popular, and Chaoyang's "The Shepherd" seems to be one of them." Zhang Guangnian joked again.

"I remember Ding Ling also wrote a review of "The Shepherd", right? This is called knowing people with wisdom."

The atmosphere of the symposium was still relaxed and happy until the end. In the evening, the Literary Association organized a banquet again. There were fewer people than during the day, mainly because some judges were in poor health and left after the symposium.

It was already past eight o'clock when Lin Chaoyang rode his bicycle back home. The sound of his entry sounded like an alarm clock, which immediately attracted the attention of the Tao family.

It seemed that the whole family was waiting for him, and everyone looked at Lin Chaoyang.

After a day out, his Zhongshan suit was wrinkled and his face was a little tired.

Tao Yumo was the first to jump up, "Brother-in-law, where are the prizes?"

Lin Chaoyang handed the cloth bag in his hand to her, Tao Yumo took it without hesitation, and then found the certificate and commemorative album.

"Oh! I really won two prizes!"

Tao Yumo cheered and showed the certificate to the family, and everyone passed it one by one as if they were inspecting it.

After reading the certificate, Tao Yumo's eyes were fixed on the two commemorative albums that Lin Chaoyang brought back.

The cover of the commemorative album was printed with the head of Mr. Lu Xun, and the content included the list of members of the jury, the winning works, the list of writers, and the content of the winning works.

"Brother-in-law, do you have two commemorative albums?" Tao Yumo asked meaningfully.

Won two awards, isn't it two commemorative albums?

Tao Yumo seemed to have asked a nonsense question, but his little thoughts could be seen through at a glance.

Before Lin Chaoyang expressed his opinion, Tao Yushu said, "Don't think too much, this is a national award."

Hearing this, Tao Yumo looked disappointed and muttered, "The two copies are exactly the same, wouldn't it be enough to have one?"

"Two commemorative albums prove that you have won two awards!"

Tao Yushu said, stroking the certificate in his hand, his face full of joy, looking at Lin Chaoyang with tender eyes.

The National Excellent Short Story Award is the first national literary award held since the founding of New China, and its value is naturally self-evident.

After sharing the joy of winning the award with his family, Lin Chaoyang and his wife returned to their room.

Tao Yushu heard Lin Chaoyang say that some award-winning writers were invited to study at the literary workshop, but no one invited him, and he felt quite regretful.

"This kind of invitation is negotiated between the publication and the institute. I am so young, and they didn't invite me. They recognized my level and said that I don't need to participate in this kind of study." Lin Chaoyang said to Tao Yushu with a slightly boastful tone.

"I know, you are amazing. You are now a nationally renowned writer!"

Tao Yushu's tone was charming, making people feel itchy.

Lin Chaoyang's hands wrapped around her slender waist, and the couple looked at each other and understood each other.

It was another hot night.

The next morning, the People's Daily published a special report by Xinhua News Agency on this year's National Excellent Short Story Award:

"Amidst warm applause, Mao Dun, director of the selection committee and leader of the China Literary and Art Association, distributed commemorative albums with Lu Xun's portrait and bonuses to the authors of the 27 winning short stories. He hoped that future Lu Xuns would emerge from among them. ”

"Mao Dun, the leader of the China Literary and Art Association, also spoke at the meeting. He said that this award was judged by the masses. Practice is the criterion for testing truth, and this time the works were tested by the masses."

“It is worth mentioning that during this year’s awards process, there was a writer who won two awards for his two works. He is Xu Lingjun, the author of “The Wrangler”, and Wang Qinglai, the author of “Qiu Ju’s Lawsuit.”

His real name is Lin Chaoyang, and he is a librarian at the Yenching University Library. At the award ceremony, Lin Chaoyang delivered a speech entitled "Literature should give power to the people" on behalf of the winning author.

He said: 'The 1980s, which is about to begin, will be an era full of changes and ideals, and culture and art will surely usher in vigorous development. Literature has the role and value of mirroring history and exploring the future. The love of the people is the foundation for literature to take root. Literature must give strength to the people. ’”

In the days after the award ceremony, the jury organized three consecutive days of symposiums. Today, Lin Chaoyang still has to participate in the National Outstanding Short Story Award, so he can only ask for leave.

He has not appeared in the library in the past two days, but his popularity among colleagues in the library remains high.

Yesterday was the award day, there was no news, colleagues were relatively calm, they just chatted about Lin Chaoyang occasionally.

But today the situation is different. People in the library have the habit of reading books and newspapers. "People's Daily" reported yesterday's award ceremony in a special article, and the content about Lin Chaoyang occupied a considerable part of the report.

This is the People's Daily!

What shocked colleagues even more was that the report actually said that Lin Chaoyang won the award for two works!

Everyone used to know that his pen name was Xu Lingjun, and they knew that winning the award for "Wrangler" was a high probability event.

But no one expected that Lin Chaoyang actually had a pen name called Wang Qinglai, and his "Qiu Ju Litigation" published under this pen name also won the award.

Two works won awards in one evaluation. What kind of value does this have?

After reading the special report in the People's Daily, colleagues in the library were full of wonder.

Recalling that when Lin Chaoyang first entered the library, he was labeled as "Professor Tao's son-in-law," "rural person," and "a soft-boiled person." In the eyes of many people, he was able to enter the Yanda Library. Undoubtedly a great deal of luck and serendipity.

Now a year and a half has passed, and Lin Chaoyang has proved his talent with facts, as well as Tao Yushu's unique insight and Professor Tao's family's ability to recognize people.

This is not a country bumpkin from the countryside. He is clearly a gold nugget covered in sand!

"I can't believe that Chaoyang actually has a pen name!"

During lunch, Du Rong sighed.

"I had read the letter written to him by Shanghai Literature and Art before. At that time, I thought he had been rejected. I didn't expect..."

Hu Wenqiong's tone was also full of exclamation.

As soon as the "People's Daily" was published this morning, people in the library rushed to read it. The news spread throughout the library in less than half an hour.

Du Rong was chewing vegetables and suddenly shouted, "Oh, why am I so stupid?"

"What's wrong?" Hu Wenqiong asked.

Du Rong clapped her hands in annoyance and said: "I was watching the movie "Parental Love" published in "Harvest" and chatting with Chaoyang. His behavior was wrong at that time. I only realized it now. No wonder he was That kind of tone. Oh, it’s really..."

The more Du Rong talked, the more annoyed she became. She felt a sense of shame that she was trying to do something for everyone, and she also felt regretful that she had not discovered Lin Chaoyang's "true face" earlier.

"This Lin Chaoyang is really well hidden!" She said bitterly.

While the two were eating, a figure rushed out of the library and rushed towards Building 32 on the south side of Yanyuan.

Zhang Yaozhong rushed upstairs in one breath. Without enough time to take a breath, he kicked open the door of dormitory 332, startling several classmates who had just finished eating and were preparing to rest.

"Yew Chung, did you take the wrong medicine?" Li Tong shouted.

Zhang Yaozhong had no time to pay attention to Li Tong's dissatisfaction and shouted: "Chaoyang's novel won an award! National Outstanding Short Story Award!"

No one was surprised when they heard this. Li Tong said: "What should I take? Isn't that normal? It would be strange if it is not possible."

"Wrangler" has been published for a year and a half, and its influence across the country is huge. Last year, it was not selected for the National Outstanding Short Story Award because it was published late. This year is the second award, and it is also the turn of "Wrangler" Wrangler", it is a matter of course to win the award.

Seeing that everyone did not understand what was going on, Zhang Yaozhong shouted loudly: "Chaoyang won the award for not one, but two works!"

At this time, Chen Jiangong, who had just laid down, finally realized. He and Lin Chaoyang were familiar with each other on weekdays, and he also knew a lot about Lin Chaoyang's published works. He stood up and asked: "Two articles? Which other article? He just said one A short story, right? Aren't "Little Shoes" and "Wreaths Under the Mountain" both novels?

Others were also curious after hearing this and published a short story. How could two of them win the prize?

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Zhang Yaozhong was not in a hurry this time. He sat down on the stool and said, "Oh, I've been running for a long time and I'm thirsty!"

"What a loser!" Li Tong cursed, but still stood up and poured some water into his enamel pot, "Drink it!"

Zhang Yaozhong drank the boiled water in the pot in one gulp, "It's refreshing!"

Others urged: "Don't waste time, tell me!"

Seeing that everyone's appetite was whetted, Zhang Yaozhong finally spoke: "Chaoyang did have two novels that won awards, one is "The Shepherd" and the other is "Qiu Ju Goes to Court."

"Qiu Ju Goes to Court?"

Li Tong muttered the name of the novel, and others frowned and thought.

The name of the novel sounded familiar. When did Chaoyang write this novel?

Just as everyone was thinking, Chen Jiangong slapped his thigh, "Shanghai Literature and Art! This novel was published by Shanghai Literature and Art!"

Zhang Yaozhong gave him a thumbs up, "Old Chen is really well-informed and has a good memory!"

Li Tong asked in confusion, "Has Chaoyang published a novel in Shanghai Literature and Art? Why don't I remember it?"

Chen Jiangong didn't say anything, and ran directly to the simple bookshelf at the end of the bed to look for magazines. In less than a minute, he found a copy of Shanghai Literature and Art.

He couldn't wait to open the magazine catalog page, and everyone else came up immediately.

Following the position of Chen Jiangong's finger, everyone saw a line of catalog-

"Qiu Ju Goes to Court"………………Wang Qinglai

Everyone was full of doubts, and before they could react, Li Tong asked blankly, "Isn't this written by Wang Qinglai?"

Zhang Yaozhong looked at him with disdain, "Wang Qinglai is Chaoyang, this is his other pen name."

"Another pen name? How many pen names does he have?" Li Tong finally reacted, a little unbelievable.

"You ask me, who should I ask? Anyway, that's what the People's Daily said."

"People's Daily?" Chen Jiangong asked in surprise.

Zhang Yaozhong explained: "Today's People's Daily published a special report on yesterday's National Excellent Short Story Award Ceremony. It specifically mentioned Chaoyang, saying that he won two awards for his novels written under the pen names of 'Xu Lingjun' and 'Wang Qinglai', and even gave a speech!"

Everyone looked at each other in astonishment, and it was difficult to digest the news for a while.

It is difficult for ordinary people to write a novel and publish it, but Lin Chaoyang can easily publish works under two pen names at the same time, and the most important thing is that they can still win awards.

In the past, Lin Chaoyang always ran to the Chinese Department from time to time to take classes, and he had a good relationship with everyone, so that everyone was used to looking at him at eye level.

Today, everyone realized that the gap between them and Lin Chaoyang was so far away.