Literary Master 1978

After eating together, Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu sent Wu Yingfang to the bus and then walked home.

Along the way, Lin Chaoyang attracted the attention of many students.

Before today, the news that the librarian Lin Chaoyang was Xu Lingjun who wrote "The Shepherd" had been circulating on the campus of Yanda University.

Some students were curious to go to the library to see what the author of "The Shepherd" looked like, but more students still had the pride of Yanda University students and never took the initiative to contact Lin Chaoyang, so naturally they had no idea what Lin Chaoyang looked like.

Today's speech in the dining hall was Lin Chaoyang's first public appearance at Yanda University.

Not to mention students from other schools, there were thousands of Yanda students alone.

Usually everyone was very reserved and self-respecting, but now it was an event, and it was normal to go and see the popular writers who became popular in the past year.

A speech made Lin Chaoyang's face suddenly more famous in Yanda University.

Many people also noticed the bright, beautiful, intellectual and gentle woman next to Lin Chaoyang. She must be the daughter of Professor Tao who is said to be able to discern people.

When the couple walked on the road, they would be stared at by curious and inquiring eyes from time to time.

"What did I say? Being famous is not necessarily a good thing."

Along the way, Tao Yushu felt the attention of many people and was always tense.

Feeling her emotions, Lin Chaoyang said something when he arrived at the door of the house.

"There are gains and losses!" Tao Yushu said.

It was two o'clock in the afternoon when the two returned home, and there was no one at home.

It was rare to have such a world for two people, so the couple naturally had to enjoy it.

Before four o'clock, Tao's father and mother came back together, carrying a lot of vegetables in their hands. It seemed that they went to buy vegetables.

The blush on Tao Yushu's cheeks had not completely faded, and her expression was evasive.

"Dad, Mom, you are back." Lin Chaoyang greeted the two of them generously.

Tao's father nodded and said, "I went to the speech this morning and it was good. What's more rare is that he had an attitude."

"Thank you, Dad!"

Lin Chaoyang smiled brightly. His father-in-law was calm and seldom praised people so directly. It was obvious that he was very satisfied with his performance this morning.

Lin Chaoyang glanced at his mother-in-law again. Mother Tao did not express her opinion at all and turned to go into the house.

Father Tao nodded to Lin Chaoyang, "It was really good."

Lin Chaoyang smiled knowingly. It seemed that his mother-in-law also went there this morning.

After a while, Lin Chaoyang heard a ping-pong sound outside the house. First, his sister-in-law Tao Yumo came back, and then his brother-in-law's family.

"What was the scene of my brother-in-law's speech like today? Tell me quickly!" Tao Yumo grabbed his eldest brother.

Tao Yucheng didn't bother to tell his sister about the speech, and shouted to Tao's parents:

"Mom! Mom! I seemed to see you in the dining room this morning. Did you go to Chaoyang's speech?"

Tao Yucheng's shout did not get a response from Tao's mother, but Tao Yumo was surprised.

"Mom went to listen to my brother-in-law's speech? Is it true?"

At this time, Tao's father came out of the room and said, "I took your mother there this morning."

"No wonder. I said I didn't see it wrong this morning, but Zhao Li insisted that I saw it wrong." Tao Yucheng muttered.

Zhao Li on the side almost rolled her eyes to the sky.

Tao Yumo also joined in the fun and asked, "Dad, did you and mom go to listen to my brother-in-law's speech? How was it? Tell me about it!"

"Let your eldest brother tell you!"

Tao Yucheng said, "The person involved is here, do you still need to ask me?"

"Keep your voice down!" Tao Yushu came out of the room and saw Tao Yumo looking at her eagerly, so she said, "This morning, Liu Xinwu said that he wanted Chaoyang to sort out the content of the speech this morning and publish it in October."

"Oh! It's still going to be published?" Tao Yumo shouted in surprise.

The speech manuscript has to be published, how good must it be?

Tao Yumo felt like a cat's claw scratching her heart. The whole family went to listen to her brother-in-law's speech, but she didn't go. When she thought of this, she wanted to scratch the wall in anger.

"Don't make a fuss, let your brother-in-law finish writing and show it to you later."

When Tao Yumo heard that there was a speech manuscript to read, she immediately shut up obediently.

Although it was a pity that she didn't go to the scene, at least there was a speech manuscript to read.

As soon as he got to work the next day, Lin Chaoyang was teased by his colleagues. Several colleagues witnessed Lin Chaoyang's style at the speech yesterday.

"Great, Chaoyang. I really didn't see it before. You are really not stage-shy at all. You spoke eloquently and fluently in front of so many people in the dining hall yesterday. I admire you!" Tu Mansheng praised with a bit of teasing in his tone.

"Chaoyang, this is called a real person who doesn't show his face." Hu Wenqiong also said with a smile.

Lin Chaoyang responded to everyone's teasing with a smile. After chatting for a while, the library opened and everyone entered the working state.

Because of yesterday's speech, Lin Chaoyang could clearly feel that the students who came to borrow books today paid more attention to him.

At lunch, Hu Wenqiong joked: "Chaoyang, I think if this continues, the director will have to hide you in the library."

"This is better. I can write novels with peace of mind."

Lin Chaoyang was not joking. In addition to taking classes and slacking off, his daily life recently is basically writing novels.

You have to be careful about the impact at the front desk, but once you go to the library, you can really let yourself go.

However, even though Lin Chaoyang is so diligent in writing novels, the progress of the novel he promised "Harvest" is still not optimistic. His main creative energy now is still on the novel he promised Du Feng.

After this period of writing, the novel has become more and more perfect, and it is estimated that it will be almost completed in ten days and a half.

Two days later, the speech draft of "The Inevitable Rise and Decline of Scar Literature" was completed, and Lin Chaoyang took the time to visit the editorial office of "October".

No. 51, East Xinglong Street, Chongwenmenwai, Yanjing City. This is the office of Yanjing Publishing House and the office of "October" magazine.

Since its inception in September 1978, "October" has not set up a dedicated editorial department, nor does it have an editor-in-chief. They don't even have a magazine issue number, and instead publish in books.

Arriving at the office of "October", Liu Xinwu took Lin Chaoyang and introduced him to his colleagues enthusiastically.

"October" has no editor-in-chief. The person in charge of the publication is Wang Shimin, the head of the literary and art group of Yanjing Publishing House, as well as well-known editors such as Zhang Shouren and Zhang Zhong'e. Lin Chaoyang greeted several people one by one, and they all looked at Lin Chaoyang with smiles on their faces. , giving him the illusion of going deep into a wolf's den.

"It's pretty fast. Can you finish it in just two days?" Liu Xinwu asked.

"It's all prepared in advance. It's just a transcribing of the thoughts in my mind."

Liu Xinwu nodded, made him a cup of tea, and said, "Then let me take a look first. Please wait for me for a while."

Because he had listened to the speech before and had a general understanding of the content, Liu Xinwu read quickly, reading ten lines at a glance.

His eyes would only stay for a while when he discovered some newly added content by Lin Chaoyang. After about twenty minutes, he put down the manuscript.

"Very good. The content is more detailed, clear, and organized than what I heard that day. It seems that you have done a lot of research on scar literature!"

Lin Chaoyang explained with a smile: "It's not me, it's my wife. She is a student at Yan'an Normal University. She has collected a lot of information on scar literature this year. Her contribution to this manuscript is greater."

Liu Xinwu laughed and said: "A husband and wife are of the same mind, and they are as powerful as gold. You and your wife co-authored it, and it will be a good story if it is spread out."

When he said this, he had an idea, "Why don't you two sign it?"

Lin Chaoyang nodded, "I think so too."

Because the publication model of "October" is still based on books, the publication date of "October" this year is not fixed. It is tentatively scheduled to publish four issues a year, which can be classified as a quarterly magazine.

The first issue in April has only been published. According to the plan, Lin Chaoyang's manuscript should be published in the second issue in July and published in the "Learning and Reference" column.

The full text of "The Inevitable Rise and Decline of Scar Literature" is more than 6,400 words, and Lin Chaoyang received a royalties of 45 yuan, which is close to his monthly salary.

While he was chatting with Liu Xinwu, Zhang Zhonge beside him had a strange look on his face after reading the manuscript.

After hesitating, he said: "Chaoyang, your article is clear, well-argued, and of a high level. However, you are famous for scar literature. Now you write such an article to denigrate scar literature. Aren't you afraid of being scolded?"

"Thank you for the reminder. But in this world, how can you be afraid of being scolded if you want to do something?" Lin Chaoyang looked calm and had a relaxed smile.

"There are people who cannot listen to the truth. If you even look at them, they will find reasons to punish you. My article focuses on the facts. Some people have different opinions and it is normal to have arguments. As for those who come to criticize... What do you want him to do?"

Listening to Lin Chaoyang's words, Zhang Zhong'e's eyes showed appreciation. At Lin Chaoyang's age, it is really rare to have such an open-minded mind. It is no wonder that he can write such an article.

"I watched your movie "Little Shoes" a few days ago. The content is unconventional, which is rare nowadays." Zhang Zhong'e praised.

"You're honored."

"How did you come up with such a story?"

Zhang Zhonge mentioned "Little Shoes", and several other people in the office also participated in the conversation.

"Little Shoes" was published in May and has aroused a strong response among readers. It is said that the sales volume of this issue of "Yanjing Literature and Art" has set a historical record, exceeding 900,000 copies, and the one million copy mark is just around the corner.

Not only did readers respond strongly, but various reviews in the literary world have also begun to appear in newspapers recently, and the reviews were almost unanimously positive.

Many literary critics generally believe that in today's era of scar literature, the popularity of "Little Shoes" is like a spring breeze blowing through the devastated Chinese literary world.

It not only swept away the filth in the literary world over the past many years, but also brought a breath of fresh air to the literary world.

It can be called a masterpiece in the literary world in 1979!