1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 445: Clear its name!

"It should be because of 'Furong Town'." Someone quickly reminded.

The incident at the premiere of "Furong Town" has been a hot topic these days and is known to everyone.

Perhaps what Jiang Xian revealed behind this article is his helplessness about his current situation.

"I was wondering, why wouldn't he attend a premiere? There must be a reason behind this. Now I see that it is indeed the case."

"Yes, Jiang Xian traveled thousands of miles to the southern front to write The Wreath. How could he not attend a premiere?"

"Old Liu, weren't you the one who cursed the most harshly at the beginning? So what? Do you still have something to say?"

"Yes, at that time they said the crew of Furong Town was arrogant and out of touch with the masses. What do you say now?"

"No need to say anything. If I were you, I would buy all the movie tickets for Furong Town for everyone in the dormitory!"

When Old Liu was called out, his face turned red. "It's just a novel. What can it prove?"

No one paid any attention to his defense.

Just like what Kong Yiji said with a blushing face, "Can what scholars do be considered stealing?"

It is nothing more than to cover up the inner embarrassment, being pedantic and poor, and self-righteous.

"Let's go watch Furong Town together tomorrow." Someone suggested, "Such a good movie should not be suppressed by the authorities. Let's buy some movie tickets to show our support."

"I have no opinion."

"Okay, if for no other reason than to buy a movie ticket for Jiang Xian's novel which touched my heart."

The men in the dormitory were talking to each other in a chattering manner.

At this time, Su Tong said faintly:

"I feel like there's something else Jiang Xian wants to express behind this piece, 'You Have No Choice'."

"other?"

Su Tong picked up the People's Literature in his hand and pointed to an article that occupied a prominent position on the last page of the magazine. The first line read:

"Statement on the suspension and rectification of People's Digest!"

"Stop publishing?"

The whole dormitory was stunned.

Since its founding, People's Digest has quickly established its influence among readers with its unique publishing style.

It is also very famous in Yanshi University. Su Tong’s roommates in the dormitory buy a copy of it almost every month and read it in turns.

My roommate Lao Zhuang leaned over to the magazine and read the statement carefully.

“Dear readers:

Thank you for your continued support and attention to People's Digest.

Since its founding, People's Digest has always been committed to presenting avant-garde and critical cultural issues with the aim of "fresh, lovely, sincere and touching".

However, in the pursuit of artistic innovation, some content has overly focused on marginalized narratives and failed to fully consider the balance between social consensus and mainstream values.

Here, we would like to announce an important news to everyone: People's Digest will be suspended indefinitely for rectification.

We talked briefly before parting, and our original intentions remain unchanged.

"People's Digest" has always resonated with the times and empathized with readers. This suspension of publication is not the end. When spring is in sight, we will surely return to the cultural scene with a more mature attitude.

——Editorial Department of People’s Digest
1985/ 3/ 27

"

"How did that happen?"

Lao Zhuang was confused. "I read People's Digest every month and never thought there was anything wrong with this magazine."

"Yes."

"This is too outrageous. How can such a beautiful magazine be discontinued just like that?"

Everyone in the dormitory felt extremely surprised and couldn't understand this statement.

"Has the People's Digest been hacked?"

"I think so too."

"No wonder Jiang Xian wrote this article "You Have No Choice"."

Lao Zhuang suddenly reacted, with a look of sudden enlightenment on his face.

"It seems that what Su Tong said is right! The incident of "Furong Town" alone is probably not enough for Jiang Xian to express this sentence "You have no choice". Adding the suspension of "People's Digest", this makes sense. He has been forced into a desperate situation!"

"too disgusting!"

“‘Some content overly focuses on marginalized narratives’? Isn’t this just ‘groundless’?”

"Is the Writers Association crazy? They would shut down such a good magazine?"

Just when everyone was feeling indignant about what happened to People's Digest, Lao Liu said quietly:
"You're overthinking it. Could it be that People's Digest really published something inappropriate?"

“Aren’t we, the readers, still unclear about whether it has been published or not?”

Lao Zhuang suddenly thought of something, "Oh, Meng Ye! Isn't this what happened to Meng Ye? Jiang Xian has already written it in the novel!"

Meng Ye is a character in "You Have No Choice".

He excelled in academics and was praised by Professor Jin as having "a good sense of structure and a good sense of proportion", but he often did not follow the rules and liked to look at the world in unconventional ways, so he always did all kinds of "unconventional" things, such as: daring to marry his girlfriend during college.

Meng Ye tried to construct a unique musical style by reflecting on his origins and the past. He caused a sensation among his classmates with his original works.

But his innovative musical style became a thorn in Professor Jia's side.

Under the guidance of Professor Jia, Meng Ye's music, which shocked the whole school, became "murderer music" and "Fax music".

The school believes that the term "Fax Music" is neither unbelievable nor completely believed.

Therefore, when the selection committee considered sending works abroad for competition, Meng Ye's work was removed.

Reflecting this incident on reality, isn't this exactly the same experience as that of People's Digest?

Because of some statements that were neither completely disbelieved nor completely believed, it was ordered to cease publication.

"I see."

After listening to Lao Zhuang's explanation, everyone else suddenly became furious for no reason.

"I want to write a letter to the Writers Association! What they are doing is ruining a good publication!"

"Yes, writing a letter."

Another roommate responded immediately, "I will talk to the guys next door tomorrow, and we will write a letter to the Writers Association together. People's Digest should not be treated like this!"

"Yeah yeah."

The tallest one, Lao Qin, shouted, "Well, Su Tong, you are good at writing. How about this? Write a call for action and we will post it on the school notice board tomorrow."

"good idea."

The people in one dormitory were very excited and clamored to unite with other students to speak out against the People's Digest.

As for Su Tong, while agreeing to write the call, he silently made two plans for tomorrow:
1. Buy a movie ticket for "Furong Town";
2. Buy a copy of People's Digest.

Su Tong's dormitory is just the tip of the iceberg after the publication of the novel "You Have No Choice".

A few days after the novel was released, the popularity of "Furong Town", which had declined slightly, ushered in another fierce outburst.

The cinema's film delivery staff were all stunned.

It’s not like they haven’t come across films that were a big hit.

But generally speaking, no matter how popular a movie is, after the enthusiasm for watching it reaches a peak, it will begin to cool down.

But "Furong Town" is different.

After the heat gradually faded and the audience's enthusiasm for watching movies began to decline, a second wave of movie-watching craze inexplicably came.

Such a result also made the people in charge of ideology dumbfounded. The more favorable the audience's comments were, the more worried they became.

Why is there such a big gap between the audience's thinking and the leader's thinking?

But there is no solution.

What they are concerned about is not the "social effects" and "side effects" but the "directionality".

In 1985, the Chinese film industry had three authoritative awards:

Hundred Flowers Awards, Golden Rooster Awards and Ministry of Radio, Film and Television Outstanding Film Award.

There is no need to say much about the Hundred Flowers Awards and the Golden Rooster Awards.

The "Excellent Film Award of the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television" was just established this year. Its predecessor was the "Excellent Film Award of the Ministry of Culture". It has been awarded since 1957 and is held once a year.

Later, it was renamed "Huabiao Award".

The reason why they did that to disgust "Furong Town" was to prevent "Furong Town" from being selected for the three major awards in the future, especially the "Excellent Film Award of the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television" which was just established this year.

By then, at least the negative effects of this incident can be used to block it.

Now it seems that this trick has no effect.

Even Uncle Qun had to give up in disappointment in the face of such enthusiastic enthusiasm for watching the movie.

the other side.

The China Writers Association also began to receive a large number of letters, most of which were to appeal for the injustice of People's Digest, and some sentimental people wrote in the letters:

"The literati look down on each other, to the fullest extent!"

"What crime has the Digest committed? How is this different from 'ganging up on dissidents and framing loyal officials'?!"

"A bunch of maggots living in a cesspool!"

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These days, even if the Spring Festival Gala is scolded by the audience, it has to go on the "News Broadcast" to apologize. Such huge public resentment is certainly impossible to ignore by the few left-leaning people who are manipulating this matter behind the scenes.

"It's all because of the novel 'You Have No Choice'."

"Write a review, post a review, bash this novel for me!"

Central Conservatory of Music.

Ye Xiaoxiang put down the "People's Digest" in his hand, closed the book and fell into deep thought.

She is a student in the composition department and studies under the music master Du Mingxin.

Du Mingxin has composed music for "The Mermaid", "The Red Detachment of Women" and "Youth Waltz".

The novel "You Have No Choice", which was published simultaneously in the two magazines "People's Digest" and "People's Literature" some time ago, has caused a great sensation among readers.

Their Central Conservatory of Music also set off a reading craze.

As the country's top music college, the cradle for cultivating Chinese musicians, and a holy place in the hearts of countless people with musical dreams.

It can be said that the students of this institution are the ones who can most empathize with this novel.

From the novel "You Have No Choice":

He smashed the keyboard wildly while yelling "Fuck the force".

A large functional circle above the classroom.

Beethoven is unsurpassed.

Musical passion and creativity that cannot be released under the current education system.

It can be said that all the stories in this novel are what Ye Xiaoxiang and other composition students are experiencing personally.

Therefore, this novel was welcomed by almost every student at the Central Conservatory of Music.

Whether it is the 1985th issue of "People's Literature" in 4 or the 1985th issue of "People's Digest" in 4, they are all hard to find in the school library and newspaper stands near the school.

As for Ye Xiaoxiang's book, it was actually given to him by someone.

She had received a letter from Jiang Xian a few days ago, in which Jiang Xian thanked her for her help in his writing and gave her the latest issue of "People's Digest".

The whole story of fate began with the meeting between Ye Xiaoxiang and Jiang Xian at the Yanjing Hotel.

At that time, the writer Jiang Xian, who was regarded as an idol by Ken Takakura and Yoshiko Nakano, approached Ye Xiaoxiang and others and said that he wanted to come to the Central Conservatory of Music to experience life and collect folk songs.

What Ye Xiaoxiang didn't expect was that not long after that, this writer who was popular in the literary world actually came to the Central Conservatory of Music and spent a week with the composition students to experience the university life of composition students.

So after reading the novel "You Have No Choice", Ye Xiaoxiang was deeply moved.

Because Jiang Xian actually wrote about all the distress of these students:

While accepting the discipline of academic classical music, he also tried to break the traditional harmony.

Not interested in cosmic harmony, not interested in seventeen-degree triple counterpoint.

I make rebellious experimental music, trying to show rupture and rebirth, adding a line to the staff, rearranging the piano keyboard, injecting dissonant sounds into the work, pursuing my own strength and style.

Some people stick to tradition, clinging to the TSD "functional circle" that represents concepts and rules in the field of composition, choosing to sleep and escape to face the huge and unfillable void between rules and innovation, classical and modern, power and modernity.

As a student at an institution of higher learning, there are many conflicts between personal talents and the system.

Ye Xiaoxiang also knows very well that in the earthly world, art is nothing without a certain system. If it wants to move forward, it must be cautious and maintain a balance.

However, what she didn't know was whether the cards in her hand were good or bad.

Their generation is at the node of the times, but can only waste their youth in a magnificent way.

Because they don’t know how to bridge the huge gap between the avant-garde and excitement of the art world and the paleness and cowardice of the real world.

Jiang Xian gave Ye Xiaoxiang the answer to this question that she struggled with in this novel:

Rules? Innovation? Classic? Modern? Power? Ancient? New? Old?
No matter what, no matter how, you have to go on, because - you have no choice!

"very nice!"

"It's so well written."

As a witness to Jiang Xian's writing process, Ye Xiaoxiang's admiration for Jiang Xian has reached an unprecedented level.

This is a true writer!
With sharp writing style and profound insight, the article is like the brightest star in the night sky, illuminating the path ahead and awakening the sleeping soul.

His works are by no means weak and powerless, but every word is full of explosive power.

"Xiaoxiang, Xiaoxiang."

Classmate Zhou Li came over and asked, "Guess what?"

"what happened?"

"I don't know who copied the novel "You Have No Choice" page by page and posted it on our school's bulletin board!"

"Is it?"

Ye Xiaoxiang was surprised.

The fact that it can make students do such crazy things shows how popular the novel "You Have No Choice" is.

"Xiaoxiang, I also wrote a literary review. Can you help me take a look at it and see how it goes?" Zhou Li took out an article from her bag.

"You also wrote comments?" Ye Xiaoxiang was surprised.

"Yes!"

Zhou Li showed a hint of anger:
"I saw many newspapers criticizing the article 'You Have No Choice'."

"It's too much!"

"They simply don't understand how good this novel is."

“As a composition student.”

"I want to justify this novel!"

(End of this chapter)