1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 192 "I'm not as good as him"

"As for your instructor, the institute has discussed it for a long time. At first, we wanted to ask Teacher Wang Meng to be your instructor."

Chen Shanshan revealed: "But Mr. Wang Meng declined the offer. He felt that he was unworthy of being your instructor, and he didn't like being a teacher to others."

"Ahem, 'Instructor? Who is that? We just want to chat someday.'" Chen Shanshan imitated Wang Meng's way of speaking and continued, "Later, the institute asked teachers Wang Yuanjian, Jin Jin, Wu Zuxiang, and Wang Yao, but none of them were willing to accept you."

Jiang Xian was sweating profusely after hearing this. He was rejected by so many tutors in a row, and the reason was that they were afraid they could not be his teachers. This is really... Can you blame me for being so excellent?
"In the end, there was no other choice. It was Comrade Li Qingquan who suggested that Mr. Cao Yu be your tutor." At this point, Chen Shanshan was a little angry. "You said that you are a comrade, and the institute is worried about you. What about you? You don't even come to class."

It is understandable that Chen Shanshan complained. You know, with Mr. Cao Yu's status, it was impossible for him to come to the institute as an instructor. But he was invited by the Institute of Literature to be Jiang Xian's instructor.

What can you call this? It's simply a group of people from the Institute of Literature surrounding Jiang Xian alone.

It's like being treated like a star.

"Teacher Chen, I try to come to class as much as possible. I have too much to do."

Jiang Xian said embarrassedly, he counted on his fingers to explain to her.

"Look, I am now planning to build a literature museum. I am also the deputy editor-in-chief of "Film Creation", an editorial board member of "Beijing Literature and Art", a director of the Beijing Writers Association, and I am also filming two films as a screenwriter and a TV series as a screenwriter."

Chen Shanshan was stunned by the long list of titles, and finally she pursed her lips.

"Try to find time. The long vacation is coming up soon, and there are no more classes required. If nothing else, you have to visit Mr. Cao Yu at least once a week."

The rule that the Institute of Literature sets for instructors is that students can make an appointment with the instructors every week and spend about an hour to ask them some questions and listen to them share some experiences.

As for the long vacation, the Institute of Literature and Art is planning to go to Beidaihe for a field trip in a few days. After the field trip, there will be a one-month vacation. After returning to school in September, we will submit our graduation work.

After saying goodbye, Jiang Xian went to find Wang Anyi again to ask for the manuscript of "Miscellaneous Notes from the Small Courtyard".

Wang Anyi dug it out and said, "Comrade Jiang Xian, I've also read your article "Rice."

"Oh? How about it?"

These days, "Rice" is a very popular book in the literature world.

Tie Ning likes to quote sentences, and he copied a thick book of quotations from Rice, such as:
[He knew that compassion and tenderness were like puddles on the street after rain, shallow and false, and they would disappear when the wind blew and the sun came out.]
"It's hard to imagine that you can write such a good work." Wang Anyi said with some admiration.

Under the influence of her mother Ru Zhijuan and Wang Meng, Wang Anyi considered herself to have a deep understanding of "stream of consciousness" and was among the best in the training institute.

After reading the article "Rice", she really had to admit that Jiang Xian was on a different track from the students at the Institute of Literature. He was on the same track as Ru Zhijuan and Wang Meng.

Even Wang Meng admitted that he felt his writing was not as good as Jiang Xian's.

A few days ago, she also wrote to her family, asking her mother, Ru Zhijuan, whether she had watched "Rice" and what she thought of it.

Ru Zhijuan said four words:
——"I am not as good as him."

Wang Anyi has a strong personality, but when it comes to Jiang Xian, she is really desperate again and again.

Every time he vaguely thought that he had barely caught up with Jiang Xian, a peer of his age, he would turn around and find that he was far behind again.

Find the manuscript of "Miscellaneous Notes from the Small Courtyard" and hand it to Jiang Xian.

He took a quick look.

Wang Anyi's revisions were very detailed, and basically all the mistakes outlined by Jiang Xian were corrected.

He nodded, "Well, that's good. I promise, there will be no problem getting the manuscript approved by Beijing Literature and Art."

After receiving Jiang Xian's recognition, Wang Anyi, who had been hit hard, actually felt a little excited. This emotion was like being recognized by some senior, and she felt a little honored. But she was also very curious about why Jiang Xian said that he could help her publish such a statement in "Beijing Literature and Art".

"Comrade Jiang Xian, are you an editor at Beijing Literature and Art?"

"I am not the editor of Beijing Literature and Art." Jiang Xian denied again, "I am now an editorial board member of Beijing Literature and Art, and I have the responsibility to collect manuscripts for the magazine."

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The little bit of excitement that Wang Anyi had just felt in her heart disappeared again.

It can be said that he felt mixed emotions. He was happy for Jiang Xian, yet anxious that the gap between them was widening.

Editorial board member?

He is also an editorial board member of "Beijing Literature and Art"!

How could she catch up with him in such a big hole?

"I didn't expect Rice to be so popular." Li Jingfeng shared with Jiang Xian excitedly, "The first print run was 10 copies, and they were sold out in ten days. It's even more exaggerated than Furong Town, which had a first print run of 20 copies, which were sold out within a month. Jiang Xian, you are going to print over a million copies within three months!"

At a rate of 100,000 copies in ten days, in three months, we can really challenge the sales of one million.

Major newspapers and magazines also reported on the best-selling of "Rice".

According to the Beijing Daily, “Before the publication of Rice, the bookstore published a notice for the publication of Rice. On the day of its official release, readers lined up in front of the Xinhua Bookstore on Wangfujing Street early in the morning. It can be said to be a grand event in the literary and publishing circles.”

"You, you, there used to be a rumor about the 'Jiang Xian phenomenon', saying that once your novel is published, it will definitely attract a lot of criticism from critics, but it will be extremely popular in society and cause a huge sensation. Now it seems to be true."

"Rice" is selling well, and Li Jingfeng, as the editor-in-chief, is excited and proud of it.

Moreover, after so many days of fermentation, "Rice" is not only a best-seller among readers, but also has caused a huge stir in the literary world.

Yan Gang published a review in the Literary Gazette, "The faint fragrance of rice, the fickleness of human heart - Reading "Rice""

Not only did he highly praise the "stream of consciousness" insertion of "Rice", he also said bluntly:
"It is a blessing for the literary world that Jiang Xian exists in this era!"

“This is a story about desire, pain, survival and destruction. This time, Jiang Xian is bolder than in Fuxi Fuxi, digging deeper and exploring the dark side of human nature.”

Next, Yan Gang praised Jiang Xian's exploration of the localization of "stream of consciousness" exercises in a more detailed manner.

"When Jiang Xian used the stream of consciousness technique, he had a perfect grasp of the cultural context of his own nation, which enabled him to delicately depict the inner world of the characters while maintaining the external plot structure. He enriched the form of literary expression and promoted the innovation of Chinese literary concepts. His contribution should be remembered by the Chinese literary community!"

Professor Zhu read the review with a smug look on his face, "Jiang Xian is really good at writing articles."

Doctor Liu smiled and jokingly said, "Who has ever taught people how to write novels before?"

"What he wrote is wrong. Why would he write like that?" Professor Zhu retorted with an embarrassed look on his face and red ears.

"You, please stop relying on your age to bully others in the future."

"Jiang Xian himself didn't raise any objections." Professor Zhu put his hands behind his back and smiled freely.

Anyway.

He found a pretty good son-in-law.

On the other side, Jiang Xian and Zhu Lin had a quarrel.
(End of this chapter)