1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 389 Jiang Xianre

""today"?"

Listening to Jiang Xian's words, Zhao Zhenkai, who had been listless just now, gradually brightened up his eyes.

"You mean, you want to publish a magazine called Today in the United States?"

"That's right." Jiang Xian nodded.

"Jiang Xian."

When Zhao Zhen opened his eyes, they were a little blurry for a moment.

The most burning passion of his life was devoted to the dead magazine Today.

Now, Jiang Xian is going to re-launch Today in the United States, which can be said to be an attempt to give the magazine a new lease of life.

"What are you going to do?" Zhao Zhenkai asked impatiently.

Jiang Xian took a sip of water.

"I can't get away from home. The reason I asked you to go abroad is because I want you to host this event."

Jiang Xian will definitely not go to the United States again in the short term, so he needs a reliable person to host this matter for him.

In his opinion, Zhao Zhenkai is undoubtedly the best person to host this magazine.

He was the one who founded Today magazine, so he has experience in running magazines.

In addition, Zhao Zhen spoke English at meetings, so if he really went abroad, he would not have much problem with language communication.

Moreover, these days, not everyone who wants to go abroad can go abroad.

Among the people around Jiang Xian, it is estimated that only Zhao Zhenkai has this condition. According to the original historical trajectory, he went abroad in the past few years and began to wander and travel around.

Well, according to rumors, in his previous life, after Brother Shu knew that Zhao Zhenkai was going abroad, he said: Let him go.

For almost the entire next day, Zhao Zhenkai discussed the matter of "Today" with Jiang Xian.

He looked depressed when he came.

When she said goodbye to Jiang Xian's house, she looked energetic, rosy-cheeked, with a full forehead and a round chin.
"The glass is clear, the orange is brilliant!"

For him, Today magazine is the most important part of his life, perhaps even more important than his life.

So when Jiang Xian proposed to invite him to go abroad to host this magazine, Zhao Zhenkai agreed without much hesitation.

He is willing to go.

I am willing to do this even if it means sacrificing my stable life in the country.

Guangzhou.

"Huacheng" Editorial Department.

Among the "Four Famous Dan Actresses" of literary magazines, Huacheng, known as the "Hua Dan" for her "graceful and charming" style, has had a somewhat heavy atmosphere in its editorial office recently.

This story has to start with a novel they published.

——"A Winter's Fairy Tale".

This is a novel by female writer Yu Luojin.

In the 80s, Yu Luojin's name became known almost all over the country, which was related to her divorce case.

Yu Luojin was an educated young woman. Due to her brother's involvement, she was sent to a small village during the period of labor reform, and then she had no choice but to marry a local farmer.

But there is a huge difference in cultural level between the two.

In the 80s, the new Marriage Law was promulgated.

Yu Luojin immediately chose to divorce her husband on the grounds that there was no love between the couple.

People have something to say. When I went to Xiangshan for a visit, I was thinking about how beautiful and peaceful the scenery was. But he suddenly said, "Yesterday I passed by the vegetable market, and they were selling processed yellow croaker for 25 cents a pound. I really wanted to queue up there."

We went to see "Look at This Family" together. When we walked out of the theater, I said, "Zhang Lan's performance was really funny." He said, "Zhang Lan? Is Zhang Lan the one who played Director Hu?"

In short, Yu Luojin was determined to get a divorce, but her husband didn't want to let go.

Her husband was still confused, thinking that they had gotten along very well for so many years. He also helped her transfer her household registration to BJ, helped her find a job, and helped her brother solve his reputation problems.

Why did he suddenly turn against me?
In short, their divorce case caused a sensation across the country, and even small towns knew about it. A woman named Yu Luojin chose to divorce because they had no real feelings for each other.

Well, the previous marriage laws never stated this provision.

The whole country was discussing this issue and was even divided into two factions. The "conservatives" accused Yu Luojin of making trouble and being ungrateful, while the "liberals" supported Yu Luojin and believed that she dared to break tradition and fight for her own value.

But overall, the condemnation far outweighs the support for her.

And the above also holds an attitude of condemnation and criticism.

The mainstream media also published an article titled "A Fallen Woman", accusing Yu Luojin of being a woman with improper behavior.

It was against this background that Huacheng published a reportage novel by Yu Luojin, A Winter Fairy Tale.

This time, he had completely run into the gun barrel.

All staff will undergo a three-month checkup.

The magazine's main leaders were also dismissed.

"Huacheng" also conducted a self-examination and carried out deep reflection and self-criticism.

In short, the situation is very tense.

Because of this blow, the usually graceful "Huacheng" had to slow down its pace and halt the magazine's originally high momentum.

Of course, the market feedback is also very obvious.

In recent months, the magazine's circulation has been declining month by month.

The conservatism of Huacheng resulted in readers’ disapproval.

Letters of criticism poured into the editorial office like snowflakes.

This worried Su Chen, one of the editors-in-chief of Huacheng.

Today, "Huacheng" is facing a dilemma, a dilemma that is difficult to break.

“The Jin Family Anecdotes has a good idea and interesting content. It is a very good subject. The only shortcoming is that the first half is too slow.”

Su Chen held the pen, wrote down his final review comments on the manuscript after his third review, and then sighed.

"Alas, there are still too few good manuscripts."

"Editor-in-chief, editor-in-chief."

Just as he was feeling melancholy, a female editor, Feng Xiaoshuang, pushed open the door of his office.

"Come and look at this."

"What's the matter? You're so reckless." Su Chen said.

This female editor is in charge of the columns "Hong Kong News", "Overseas News" and "Foreign Literature" in their Huacheng magazine.

In fact, it is just selecting some good articles published in Hong Kong and abroad and publishing them in their "Huacheng".

"Drifter?" Su Chen picked up the manuscript and took a look, and found that it was in English, but his English was not bad.

"This is a manuscript I just found." Feng Xiaoshuang said, "Please check who wrote it."

".Jiang, Jiang Xian?"

Su Chen's brows furrowed even more tightly. "What's going on? Where did Jiang Xian send his new manuscript?"

"foreign!"

Feng Xiaoshuang talked about how he discovered this manuscript.

As a literary editor in charge of overseas articles, Feng Xiaoshuang often pays attention to well-known and best-selling novels overseas.

Recently, I found out that a novel called "The Drifter" is very popular in the United States. After Feng Xiaoshuang learned more about it, he suddenly discovered something incredible:
The author of the novel is Jiang Xian!

“I was quite surprised when I found out about this.”

"Have you read it?" "Yes."

"How do you feel about the manuscript?"

".Shocking."

Feng Xiaoshuang thought for a few seconds before coming up with this word to describe it. "At first I thought it was a story about drifting and survival, but later I found out it wasn't. Every time I read a new part of the novel, a new meaning is born. I don't know how the author wrote such a novel. It's strange but also very easy to read. It combines strange stories, fables and moral stories. Why don't you read it first?"

"Is it that good?"

Su Chen was surprised. After listening to Feng Xiaoshuang's mysterious words, he couldn't help but feel more curious about the novel.

An afternoon passed quickly.

As night fell, Guangzhou was experiencing the return of the south wind in early spring. The humidity was very high in the mornings and evenings. The water droplets on the wall fell squarely on Su Chen's neck, making him feel a bit chilly.

"Okay!"

"What a great article Drifter!"

Simply using the word "good" to describe "Drifter" may not be enough.

This novel may bring him an unforgettable reading experience.

The moment Su Chen closed the book, he felt his heart was full and he seemed to have a lot to say, but he couldn't seem to say anything.

And after reading this novel, he suddenly had an epiphany.

Now that Huacheng is in danger, as the editor-in-chief of the magazine, all Su Chen can do is to improve the quality of the magazine as much as possible within a limited extent to prevent the magazine from falling into an irreversible situation.

His lost life experience is similar to Fu Sanming's experience of drifting on the sea - on the vast ocean, Fu Sanming does not know whether all the survival actions he is taking now can lead "Huacheng" out of the predicament. Fu Sanming also does not know where he will drift to, and what his final outcome will be.

"Did Jiang Xian really write this?"

"It should be him." Feng Xiaoshuang said, "I have a friend in the Writers Association. He heard from him that Jiang Xian recently went to the United States to participate in a writing project. This may be his work published in the United States. This novel has been very popular in the United States recently. I heard that it has always been ranked in the top ten in the New York Daily News rankings."

"Is Jiang Xian so popular abroad?"

Su Chen was surprised and for a moment he didn't know how to evaluate the author Jiang Xian.

"Do you know Lao She's "Camel Xiangzi"? " he suddenly asked Feng Xiaoshuang.

"I know."

Feng Xiaoshuang felt strange.

"Camel Xiangzi" is Lao She's representative work, a stunning masterpiece that can be called a famous book, and one of the best novels in the history of modern literature. Looking around the country, how many people have not read it?
Su Chen paused and said to himself:

"Lao She also traveled to Europe and America and visited Southeast Asia. He wrote "Camel Xiangzi" and published it in the United States. As soon as it was released, it became a bestseller in the United States' "Book of the Month" that year."

"He not only has a solid foundation in Chinese studies, but also has knowledge and literacy in Western literature that looks at the world."

"Among contemporary writers, Lao She is still a peak. His works are widely spread and accepted overseas. Compared with other modern writers, he attracted foreign attention much earlier and is the subject of research for many foreign literary workers."

"."

Feng Xiaoshuang listened quietly.

Although Su Chen did not compare Jiang Xian to Lao She, she couldn't help but have such expectations in her heart.

Can Jiang Xian be the second Lao She?

If there could be another person like this.

The overseas dissemination of Chinese literature has not been interrupted during their generation.

"Editor-in-chief, I plan to contact Jiang Xian and ask him to submit this manuscript. It will be used in our next issue of the magazine."

"no problem."

Su Chen nodded, "Ask him if he has any new manuscripts. We at Huacheng have never gotten Jiang Xian's manuscripts before. This may be an opportunity."

Taking stock of the "Four Famous Men" of literary journals, both "Harvest" and "October" have published works by Guo Jiangxian, a popular writer in the literary world.

Only "Contemporary" and their "Huacheng" have never been published.

"Contemporary" is located in Beijing, and with the convenience of having an appointment with Jiang Xian for an article, there will still be great opportunities in the future.

But their "Huacheng" is located in Guangzhou, so far away from Beijing, and does not have the convenience of "Dangdai".

Su Chen couldn't help but think that it would be quite embarrassing if readers found out in the future that among the "Four Great Dan Actresses", only their "Huacheng" had not published Jiang Xian's works.

"Jiang Xian, Commander Jiang"

Su Chen was muttering Jiang Xian, the new nickname in the literary world, when he suddenly felt his eyes light up.

As we all know, there is a "Jiang Xian phenomenon" in the literary world, which has almost never failed since he started writing articles.

Su Chen pondered.

If they could publish a few articles by Jiang Xian, wouldn't the problem of falling sales of Huacheng and criticism from readers be easily solved?

It is also said that Commander Jiang has a "golden body". This guy has taught leaders in the lake.

His novels are different from Yu Luojin's.

Yu Luojin faced overwhelming doubts.

How many people dare to come out and criticize Jiang Xian?
"How about this."

Thinking of this, Su Chen stopped Feng Xiaoshuang and said, "I'm just about to go to Beijing to hold a symposium on a novel. Let's take a bus to Beijing together. Then I will go to visit him in person with you and discuss the commission with him."

"That's perfect."

Feng Xiaoshuang nodded and prepared to push the door and leave. Su Chen also sat back at the table, picked up the book "The Drifter", and prepared to read it again.

Just then, a male editor He Zhenrui came over. He was also in charge of the overseas area.

"Editor-in-chief, editor-in-chief." He Zhenrui shouted.

"how?"

Su Chen took a sip of water and jokingly asked, "You're also interested in Jiang Xian's novel?"

"Jiang Xian's novel?"

He Zhenrui looked as if he had seen a ghost, "How did you know that? You knew it before I even told you!"

"Haha."

Su Chen and Feng Xiaoshuang smiled at each other.

"Xiao Shuang has already shown me the article 'The Drifter' that you were going to tell us about. It is indeed excellent."

"Did you misunderstand?"

He Zhenrui was confused and didn't understand what Su Chen was talking about. "Isn't Jiang Xian's novel called "The Hunger Games"? "

"what?"

Now Su Chen and Feng Xiaoshuang were confused.

The three of them checked again and found that what He Zhenrui took out was not the "Drifter" they had just finished reading.

It's The Hunger Games!
Still two!

"Now this novel has topped the New York Times best-selling list!" said He Zhenrui.

"How come everything he writes becomes popular?" Su Chen was incredulous, as if he had seen a ghost.

He didn't dare to say too much just now, and he didn't even dare to compare Jiang Xian to Lao She.

But now, Su Chen really has to admire and respect the author Jiang Xian.

He couldn't help but feel it.

In the near future, or even now, following the Lao She research craze abroad, there will be another wave of Jiang Xian craze.

(Happy New Year!)

(End of this chapter)