Literary Master 1983

Chapter 211 Hangzhou City Meeting Ends
"Alai! Alai!"

Everyone supported Alai together, but he still got a big bump on his body. Alai let out a "grunt" and lay limply on the ground.

It would be difficult for several people to lift the weight of an adult man.

Everyone looked at each other in amazement: This was truly a magical day, the award nomination, the sugar pills, the hospital, I'm afraid it will be unforgettable for a lifetime.

Alai was indeed taken to the hospital.

Upon hearing the news, Shen Hugen, a leader of the Hangzhou Writers Association who was originally planning to visit Yu Qie, changed his mind and went to the First People's Hospital. His secretary asked Shen Hugen, "Chairman, it's fine for us to visit Yu Qie, he is really capable, but should we also visit his friends?"

Shen Hugen said: "The key is not to express condolences to his friends, but to express condolences to Yu Qie who is also expressing condolences to his friends - what if Yu Qie is in the bridge hole? Should we go to the bridge hole as well? I tell you, yes!"

As a result, Shen Hugen soon regretted what he said, because Shen Hugen himself is a children's literature writer, and many of his novels were popular among children.

Fundamentally, he cares about children equally.

When he learned about what happened before and after Ale's hospitalization, he realized that this was a complicated matter involving a remote area, an innocent child, and a great writer who had just been nominated for a literary award.

His every move will be watched.

Shen Hugen immediately said, "I am willing to donate 500 yuan, which is my half-year salary. I hope it can help the children. Are you writing about polio? To be honest, I just heard about this disease today, but I hope I can also write some commendable novels! This is definitely not a matter for a few people."

After Shen Hugen left, Li Xiaolin said, "With 500 yuan, we can buy 1,500 sugar pills. We have taken the first step!"

Ba Lao's granddaughter Duanduan also woke up in the morning and rushed to the hospital to visit Alai. At this time, Alai was still lying in bed.

Duanduan said to the sleeping Alai: "Alai, you will get better!"

What happened to Alai?

The doctor at the First People's Hospital said: "He just fainted due to exhaustion. We gave him some glucose, but the human body is very complicated, and we cannot rule out some other possibilities..."

At nine o'clock, Alai woke up, and the first thing he did was to hold Yu Qie's hand tightly.

It seemed as if he was still recalling what Yu Qie had said a few hours ago.

At that moment, Yuqie was King Gesar. Perhaps it was too enthusiastic to say so, but in reality, Alai had never felt so clearly that he was talking not to a person but to a god.

He even wanted to die again, he swore he really felt it!

And now, Yu Qie has become his friend again.

Alai said, "Please give Yu Qie and me some space alone."

Duanduan was taken out by her mother Li Xiaolin. Duanduan was very angry and asked, "Why didn't Uncle Alai let us stay there?"

Li Xiaolin said: "Maybe there will be some conversations between adults."

"What is a grown-up conversation?"

"Children only make wishes, but adults are responsible for fulfilling them."

Afterwards, Alai told Yu Qie some of his true feelings.

He looked at Yu Qie and said, "Yu Qie, I am not a traditional Tibetan. I have been weak and sickly since childhood, short in stature, but I love to learn cultural knowledge. But I am not a Han Chinese either, because in my mind, I still believe that some people are born greater than others and have extraordinary destinies - this is idealism, so I did not join the party."

"Why do I worship King Gesar? Because he can do things that ordinary people cannot do. This is something I can never do."

"Look, after just a few days, I'm exhausted. But you're different. You have a lot of energy and good luck always accompanies you."

Alai's gray eyes became particularly bright at this moment. He asked directly: "Can you do it?"

"Of course I can do it!" Yu Qie replied. "Alai, I promise you."

Yu Qie strode out of the hospital and returned to the Hangzhou meeting. The writers were gathered in the lobby on the first floor of the Xinxin Hotel, looking for a place to chat. After Yu Qie arrived, everyone suddenly felt that something was different and they became much more uneasy.

Moreover, as soon as Yu Qie arrived, he began to tell the story of "Sumerian civilization": "Do you know what the earliest origin of literature is?"

He walked forward, and just in time, Yu Hua handed him a blackboard. Yu Qie then drew a long vertical line on the board: I.

He said: "This is cuneiform, meaning 'I', which was created 4,300 years ago, when many people on Earth did not yet have writing."

Yu Qie looked around at everyone, and everyone gradually became quiet.

He said: "Literature was born from this word, from the writing of 'I'."

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This story is not long, but it is very popular with writers.

Li Duo, who loved to keep a diary, later wrote in his diary published more than ten years later: "At that time, Yu Qie was full of vigor and energy, but he also seemed to be hiding a sense of anger. He was looking for an enemy everywhere - we were scared, so when he started talking, everyone fell silent."

Wang Anyi recalled, "I felt that Yu Che was walking very slowly at that time, but he just walked to the center directly. He did not ask us to pay attention to him... However, he was just nominated yesterday, and it was impossible for us not to pay attention to him... because we had been talking about the award all morning. Qu Tianing was tiptoeing to see him and almost fell. I went to help Qu Tianing, and Qu Tianing suddenly told me with tears in his eyes that Yu Che was really a better person than the novel!"

"I think Qu Tianning may have admired her a little bit. Was there any moment of love for her? Over ten years later, Qu Tianning never admitted it."

The noise at the scene became quieter, leaving only Yu Qie's voice.

He said: "Literature is first and foremost the literature of 'people'. This may sound like a general statement, but if you think about it carefully, many people still don't really understand it."

"In 1984, many new phenomena appeared. These novels were not really novels. Jia Pingtu's novels were completely essays, like notes in the style of Shishuo Xinyu. Zhang Chengzhi wrote a novel about educated youth, and he even wrote about Kazakh culture. My fellow villager Acheng's Chess King was even more amazing, and was completely different from what we understand. I also wrote some decent novels myself... Why were they successful? It's because they were written for people."

"It first manifests itself in the recognition of readers, and then we can talk about the art and techniques of creation. If readers continue to like it, then this kind of literature will still have vitality. If readers abandon it, then this kind of literature will die."

"Enheduanna, a female writer of the Sumerian civilization, was stabbed to death for being involved in a political turmoil. When she was about to die, she suddenly wrote the word "I". She realized that the gods could not save her by reading the hymns she wrote. Only ordinary people could really cheer for her."

Yu Qie summarized the literary trends of the whole year in just a few words. Just like the narration of a well-made documentary, his words are simple and direct, yet convincing.

Li Duo said to himself: We are finally on the right track.

Many people call Li Duo "Duo Ye", not because Li Duo's literary attainments are really enough to make him everyone's grandfather, but because Li Duo was keen on participating in social activities when he was young, and he was an old sportsman, and his Jianghu atmosphere was very obvious. He certainly admired Yu Qie.

Yu Qie added, "Today is the second day of the Hangzhou Conference. The first day seems to have been too high. Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, Zhou Gong's interpretation of dreams and other legends have all come. We should have something to say, and it should be relevant to the novel. We are still a very poor country. Although this Hangzhou Conference was initiated by the people, the government participated in the organization. We spent a lot of money. It would be a pity if it was just for idle talk."

Yu Qie's words are very effective.

Shame condensed in the hearts of many people.

A series of literary innovations are taking place, and everyone has long been aware of it, but there is a lack of summary and induction.

Historically, the Hangzhou Conference was so important because later generations summarized the speeches of people at that time, and it was the times that gave it meaning. Now, these summaries are directly born.

The writers divided themselves into groups based on their interests and vowed to get to the bottom of things until they came up with something.

If someone thinks too much and talks too much, others will stop them or simply walk away.

For the next three days, something new came out every day.

A Cheng's novel "The Chess King" is considered a kind of root-seeking literature. In addition, several novels have the same characteristics, which means that everyone is writing about a new thing without any prior agreement, just like biological evolution finding the optimal solution.

The famous "magical realism" was brought up for discussion, and many variants of it were born in China. Guan Moye must be very happy, because his personal magic realism is about to come out.

Guan Moye's novel "Transparent Carrot" describes a "carrot with a transparent golden shell containing lively silver liquid". It is not a fairy tale, but it appears in serious literature, which is something that has not appeared in previous novels.

The New Reality series of novels became the topic of discussion on the last day.

In the past year, Yu Qie became the novel sales king of the year. Nearly nine million copies of his novels were sold nationwide. Among them, "Da Saba" was the best-selling novella, with sales reaching three million, the highest single volume sales in traditional literature in the past decade.

Among short stories, "Letter from the Fiancée" is still the best-selling one. The original version and various revised versions of this novel have probably sold as many as 20 million copies.

The best-selling novel overseas is "A Way Out". Almost every one of these three different novels is worthy of being brought out for a meeting.

Of course, there are some other novels that seem to have some potential: such as Yu Hua's avant-garde literature, such as novels by female writers...

Many people also heard about the "sugar pill" incident, and everyone wanted to contribute to the cure of this disease. They tried hard to think of stories, so after the meeting, there was a short-lived wave of novel submissions.

What novel lost numbness?

Scar literature disappeared quietly, and everyone suddenly realized that this kind of novel was hardly mentioned at the conference of more than a hundred writers and theorists.

Scar literature is dead.

This was what was going to happen, but because of Yu Qie's intervention, everyone believed that Yu Qi was still pursuing revenge for what happened two years ago. He was like those ancestors who wiped out entire sects, uprooting the enemies.

Never mess with Yu Che!
A wide variety of literary theories have appeared one after another, dazzling a number of literary magazines. It can be said that this exchange was more successful than the paper-based theories of the past year.

Finally, Yu Qie suggested that everyone should write novels, travel notes, or commentary articles to expand the results of this conference and attract more people's attention.

Of course he was promoting the "sugar pill"!
In the midst of a surge in novels, the cause of the incident will be noticed by the public.

Wang Anyi found Yu Qie and said, "Qu Tiening asked me to ask you, when will you write your next novel? She will definitely give you a good review."

Yu Qie said: "I am the initiator? Why wouldn't I write it? It will be out soon."

Both Yu Hua and Liu Zhenyun gained something, but Yu Hua gained a lot: he now dared to write a novel. Yu Hua told Yu Qie: "I have an idea for a novel now, and I want to create it as soon as possible."

"What novel?"

"An eighteen-year-old boy bravely went on a long journey. He took the train and met different people and different things..."

Oh, Yu Hua’s famous work.

Yu Hua was finally entering the mainstream. After writing the novel "Going Away at the Age of Eighteen", Yu Hua was truly considered to be a promising talent.

"Where are you sending it to? Capital Literature or October?"

Yu Hua said without hesitation: "Of course I'll send it to October. They've been so good to me, providing me with good food, drink and shelter for more than two months. Moreover, they also have you."

If I remember correctly, Yu Qie's editor Zhang Shouren was also one of the teachers in the advanced training class. Zhang Shouren would definitely like Yu Hua's new novel.

Therefore, Yu Qie told Yu Hua directly: "Hurry up and write the novel. Zhang Shouren and I will recommend you, and then you can go to the advanced training class."

"What about you?" Yu Hua said.

"I want to be a teaching assistant? Or a teacher." Yu Qie said.

Yu Hua didn't find it strange at all. In his opinion, as far as writing novels was concerned, Yu Qi was definitely qualified to be a teacher.

Yu Qie asked him, "So are you going to the refresher course or not? This is a long course of half a year, and you will have to say goodbye to your past life."

Yu Hua said firmly: "Of course I will go."

He then returned to the small county town to say goodbye to his girlfriend, who threatened him: "Either break up or stay here."

Yu Hua left without looking back.

His girlfriend stopped him again and asked him why he was so heartless?
Historically, Yu Hua thought about this matter for seven or eight years, and now he has figured it out ahead of time.

"I used to love literature. I acted calmly because I was really jealous of other people's talents."

"I met a writer named Liu Zhenyun, and I met another writer named Guan Moye. Liu Zhenyun said he became a writer to make extra money, I did it because I didn't want to be a dentist, and Guan Moye said he did it to get a pair of military boots! Neither of us told the truth."

"I actually like literature, just like I like the blue sea, which is unreal but beautiful. There is no such sea in our county. I am leaving."

"This time, I'm going to swim until the water turns blue."

Yu Hua said this and went to the advanced training class.

(End of this chapter)