1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 449: After the Feast

"Well, that's all done."

In another corner of Peking University, Jiang Xian and Li Qingquan had just completed the admission procedures for the Peking University Writing Class organized by Lu Xun Academy of Literature.

"Comrade Jiang Xian, this is your ID, keep it."

"Ah."

Sun Yushi, the director of the Chinese Department of Peking University, warmly shook Jiang Xian's hand and said, "Comrade Jiang Xian, Peking University welcomes you, and the beautiful Weiming Lake welcomes you!"

"You're welcome."

Jiang Xian looked at his ID and couldn't help feeling happy.

"From now on, I am also a student of Peking University?"

"Once you come to Peking University, you must listen carefully and cannot miss classes. Your diploma will be issued two years later," Li Qingquan reminded.

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Jiang Xian was speechless.

"Can't miss class?"

"Yes."

"Then I'd better return this certificate."

Jiang Xian pushed the certificate that Peking University had just issued to him towards Li Qingquan, "You know, I have a lot of work to do and I am busy with things. I don't think I will have time to attend classes. I hope Peking University will send me a letter of persuasion to withdraw."

"This"

Li Qingquan and Sun Yushi looked at each other.

This master is really hard to serve.

"Comrade Jiang Xian, you can't just withdraw it as you wish. We have already completed all the formalities for you."

"Yeah yeah."

The two of them came together to persuade him.

Jiang Xian now had an expression that Peking University was not worth anything. "Alas, I really don't have time to attend any classes. I don't have this fate with Peking University. I'll still trouble you."

Sun Yushi became anxious.

Regardless of the future, Jiang Xian’s current achievements in the literary world are enough to make him one of the famous alumni.

Although this writer is young, he has numerous representative works that are popular both at home and abroad, and he also serves as the first director of the China Modern Literature Museum.

Without Peking University, he would lose a diploma.

It would be a huge loss for Peking University without Jiang Xian!
"Comrade Qingquan, in my opinion, there are some areas where we should be flexible."

Sun Yushi did Li Qingquan's job. "Most of the comrades in the writers' class lack theoretical knowledge, so they have to attend classes. However, Comrade Jiang Xian's research in literature has even been recognized by many Chinese professors. I think it would be fine for him to be a lecturer at Peking University, so there is no need for him to follow the rules and attend classes."

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Li Qingquan cursed you in his heart.

That's not what you said at the beginning.

Because many of the students in Luyuan's writers' class are cadres from all over the country, when Luyuan discussed this matter with Peking University, they asked whether any flexibility could be achieved.

Sun Yushi slammed the table and said firmly, "How can you be a student of Peking University if you don't attend classes? This is a principle!"

Now it seems that this principle is quite flexible.

There is no need to follow the rules when you are with Jiang Xian.

"What Old Sun said makes sense." Li Qingquan thought so in his heart, but agreed with him.

"Nothing."

Sun Yushi changed the subject and said, "We can make concessions in class, but you have to hand in a graduation project as part of your academic assessment. We can't make concessions on this."

Jiang Xian pondered.

As long as I don't have to attend classes, I won't be short of it if you let me hand in a few graduation projects.

Seeing that he had obtained the greatest benefit he wanted, he no longer refused.

"no problem."

sea ​​salt.

Yu Hua has been back for more than a month.

As "the first person in Haiyan's history to go to Beijing to revise manuscripts", he became a recognized talent in Haiyan overnight.

"I say this kid has been good at writing essays since he was young, but all this buzzing has delayed him."

"Yes, he looks like Wenquxing, very talented."

"Yu Hua, how did you write your novels? If you have any experience, please teach our little brat."

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"Haha." Facing everyone's compliments, Yu Hua remained calm.

If we were to say what his biggest gain from this trip to Beijing was, it was probably that he was able to leave his dental job that made his life bleak and was transferred to the Cultural Center.

For many years, Yu Hua was unable to adapt to working eight hours a day and going to and leaving get off work on time. It was simply too uncomfortable.

When I was working at the health center, I would be scolded if I was late for work at 7 o'clock in the morning.

But he was late almost every day. After several attempts to persuade him to do so failed, his superiors simply added a "work bell" in the hospital corridor to remind everyone to go to work on time.

So every morning, when the bell rang on time, Yu Hua walked out of the dormitory with heavy steps, and then asked himself silently: Who made the rule that I have to work during the day?

But it was different when we arrived at the cultural center.

On his first day at work, he was deliberately late for several hours and staggered into the cultural center almost at noon.

He wanted to test everyone's reaction, but unexpectedly he became the first person to come to work in the entire office.

He knew then that he had come to the right place!
He found a job in heaven!
However, Yu Hua still misses the days when he revised manuscripts in Beijing.

Haiyan is so small that everyone knows each other and you will run into acquaintances wherever you go.

But the capital is different. It is very free and has a unique sense of "alienation".

The biggest advantage of the capital is that no one takes anyone seriously.

When people need you, they will pay attention to you. When they don’t need you, just forget about it. It’s not good to be the focus all the time.

Yu Hua also really enjoyed the time when he was revising manuscripts at People's Digest.

It’s definitely not because of Liu Bei.

The atmosphere inside People's Digest, that relaxed, free atmosphere, made Yu Hua feel that all the inspirations in his mind were colliding to create wonderful sparks every day.

So when the publication was discontinued, Yu Hua was sad for a long time. It was with this sadness that he left Beijing and returned to his hometown Haiyan.

Of course, after he came back, he also paid attention to whether there was any hope for the People's Digest to resume publication.

But when he read a group of critics' fierce criticism of Jiang Xian's new novel "You Have No Choice" in cultural newspapers last month, Yu Hua felt that there was no hope of resuming publication.

Never underestimate the power of these criticisms.

Why was it that when Mo Yan, who was already famous in the 80s, won the Nobel Prize, everyone was unfamiliar with his name and even thought he was an unpopular writer?

This is because in 95, he wrote a book called "Big Breasts and Wide Hips".

This novel adopts the form of family history, and writes in a magnificent way from the end of the Qing Dynasty to the reform and opening up, with extremely explosive language.

Soon after "Big Breasts and Wide Hips" was published in the magazine "Da Jia", it won the first "Da Jia Literature Award".

The prize money reached an unprecedented 100,000 yuan.

But on the day he won the award, Mo Yan suffered an "unprecedented and fierce attack." I won't discuss this work here, just this incident.

Because of the sensitive content of "Big Breasts and Wide Hips", he was immediately charged with a bunch of crimes, and Mo Yan was also slandered by many veteran writers who wrote letters of denunciation.

After this incident, Mo Yan remained silent for four or five years and basically disappeared from the literary world.

"Xiao Yu, you're here so early!"

Colleagues from the cultural center greeted Yu Hua.

Yu Hua glanced at his watch, which pointed to half past eleven. "Haha, it's getting late."

The other party gave a thumbs up and said, "As expected of someone who has revised manuscripts in Beijing, you are more diligent than those of us in small towns. Well, you came at the right time. Here is a copy of this month's "Literary Newspaper". Please help me select a few high-quality articles for everyone to study."

"to make."

"Don't get too tired, just give it to me this month."

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Yu Hua sat down at his seat with the Literary Gazette in his hand. He poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip leisurely.

Although Haiyan is not as good as Beijing, this job is exactly what he has always dreamed of.

Yu Hua opened this month's issue of Literary Gazette and took a quick look, and immediately saw the eye-catching "You Have No Choice".

“Still approving?”

Yu Hua glanced at the article and found it was titled "After the Feast - Reading 'You Have No Choice'"

The article begins by pointing out the fallacies of a large number of previous review articles, and then presents Jiang Xian's analysis of the novel from the author's perspective at the opening ceremony of the Literature Museum, and on this basis affirms the ideological profundity and positivity of the novel "You Have No Choice".

“.Back to the title of the novel.

The characters in the novel do not have 'no choice' as Professor Jia imagined, but are all choosing their own paths.

This was a feast of youth, with successes and failures, and Sen Sen was not recognized until his award-winning work finally gave people an infinite shock:
'The ancient simplicity and mystery, life in nature shows infinite vitality and power. It's like a series of simple and rough melodies running through the mountains, twisting and expanding.'

This passage can be regarded as the most beautiful and carefully crafted passage in the entire article. It is like the tranquility after a feast, a return to humanity.

Music ultimately returns to humanity. Sen Sen's music has a strong resonance and impact, which is exactly what it wants to express, the theme of humanity. This is what this novel wants to express: we can make our own choices and choose what we want. "

It has been more than a month since You Have No Choice was published and it has attracted a lot of attention. Last month, Yu Hua also saw some reviews of the novel in various newspapers and magazines, but this time the reviews revealed something unusual.

First of all, the author of the article is Yan Gang. This writer is also a senior literary and artistic worker. He has previously worked for "Wenyi Bao" and "People's Literature". He is well-known in the domestic literary criticism circle, and there is news that he will soon be transferred to the Ministry of Culture.

Because of his status, any of his writings represent authoritative recognition and affirmation.

The second is the journal where this review was published, Wen Yi Bao. As the most well-known and influential journal in my country's literary and artistic field, the status of Wen Yi Bao is unquestionable.

The fact that the article "After the Banquet - Reading 'You Have No Choice'" was published in the Literary Gazette shows that the mainstream literary circles, especially official organizations, have recognized the views and perspectives of the article.

Last month, when "You Have No Other Choice" was just published, the "Wenyi Bao" was still criticizing the novel on a large scale. This critical opinion from an authoritative source made the literary community silent, and no one was able to stand up and defend the novel "You Have No Other Choice".

But this month, in the same newspaper "Wenyi Bao", we can actually see a re-interpretation and affirmation of "You Have No Choice".

This undoubtedly reveals the official attitude.

In addition, the fact that Literary Gazette allowed such an article to be published in the magazine definitely gave enough face to the novel "You Have No Choice" and Jiang Xian.

The publication of this article by Literary Gazette is no different from denying itself.

Let the official publication admit its mistake.

This is an extremely difficult task for anyone, let alone a publication like the Literary Gazette.

Therefore, while Yu Hua was shocked, he quickly read other commentary articles in the newspaper.

Sure enough, I found several commentary articles on "You Have No Choice" in other forums, and the tone of these articles was unanimous in affirmation.

Moreover, the authors of these reviews include many well-known critics in the academic community, such as Li Tuo, Lei Da, and even the editor-in-chief of People's Literature, Comrade Wang Meng, who wrote an article himself, saying:
The novel "You Have No Choice" provides the possibility for the literature of the new era to engage in dialogue with the world's "advanced" literature!
"Reversed!"

“This is a real reversal!”

Yu Hua was sincerely happy for Jiang Xian and for the novel "You Have No Choice".

He had, of course, read the novel; it was undoubtedly a work of genius.

Of course, Yu Hua was excited for another reason.

That is, works of the "modernist" or "avant-garde" type, which have no soil for survival in the Chinese literary world, have officially received official recognition and affirmation.

This is a signal.

Just like the deeds of Xiao G Village were reported.

The recognition of this novel represents that "modernism", which was once suppressed due to certain things, can finally resurface and become the driving force for the evolution of future literary trends!
This has epoch-making significance in the literary world!

As an avant-garde writer, Yu Hua's eyes gradually became moist.

"Jiang Xian has opened up a new era of free writing for us!"

"Great Comrade Jiang Xian!"

"Great Comrade Jiang Xian! Thank you!"

Beijing.

"Your Majesty, is this monk's Mahayana Buddhism profound enough?"

"Yeah."

After a moment of lovemaking, Zhu Lin straightened her hair and glared at Jiang Xian with a coquettish look.

"I'll audition with you, and it'll end up in bed! You're a Tang monk from the Eastern Tang Dynasty, how dare you!"

"Sin, sin, sin."

Jiang Xian pinched the Buddhist beads in an imitative manner.

The more he immersed himself in the role of Tang Seng, the more he felt that this monk was great.

Can't help it.

I simply couldn't help it.

As soon as he saw Zhu Lin's charming appearance, he transformed from Jin Chanzi into a werewolf.

"I don't want to act anymore." Zhu Lin pushed him away and went to comfort the little emperor who had been crying for a long time.

Jiang Xian went into the study alone to write.

When writing, keep calm.

"Editor-in-chief!"

"Editor-in-chief!"

As he was writing, Zhu Wei rushed in rashly.

Jiang Xian glared at him in dissatisfaction, "What's going on? You can't even keep your temper."

"Look at this!"

Without saying a word, Zhu Wei slapped a newspaper in front of Jiang Xian.

Jiang Xian took a glance.

This is a copy of People's X Newspaper.

And in a very conspicuous section above it, there is an introduction to "You Have No Choice".

It commented:

"The theme of this novel reveals the need to say goodbye to personal gain and integrate the individual into the people's cause, which is a rebellion against the old conventions in literary and artistic education."

Jiang Xian couldn't remain calm anymore.

(End of this chapter)