Literary Master 1983

Chapter 31: Neo-Realism (I)

Of course not.

The Department of Literature at Yenching University is a large department, similar to the "College of Arts" in later generations. It has majors such as Chinese language, classical literature, and journalism... It is not easy to mess with. The alumni association is held every year, and the unity is very strong.

Several generations of teachers and students are star-studded and full of masters.

But its course arrangement is mainly for literary research, and literary research is not equal to literature. The difference between it and literature is similar to that between making fried chicken and hatching eggs.

I create literature, not study literature!

Yu Qie gave an example: "The most famous student poet at Yenching University is Cha Haisheng, who is from the law department and has just graduated. Cha Haisheng's personality is completely unrelated to the rigor and calmness required of lawyers... I heard that he always has a long beard, wears large glasses and says exaggerated things... but everyone likes him very much."

"Who is Cha Haisheng?" Ji Xianlin was a little confused.

Yu Qie quickly said, "He printed a collection of poems called "The Little Station" this year. Everyone read it and thought it was very good. He is very famous among students."

"The Station?" Ji Xianlin nodded, tapping his fingers on the coffee table. "I remember this person... He wrote well, but there's nothing noteworthy about him."

Ji Xianlin has high standards.

Indeed, Cha Haisheng's famous work "Asian Bronze" had not yet begun to be written, and his poetry had not yet been recognized by more people.

Yu Qie said: "What I mean is that literary creation and literary research are two different things, and it may affect the person's writing style."

"Oh, you think I want you to change your major, that's not the case!" Ji Xianlin was still not satisfied with Yu Qie's answer, and began to speak very bluntly: "Yu Qie, if you always make a big splash, work alone, and cause trouble, then what kind of relationship should we treat you with?"

What kind of relationship?
This sentence made Yu Qi dazed, as if he had seen it before.

In his previous life, when Yu Qie was in love, he flirted with a girl every day. The girl also allowed them to have close contact. Yu Qie just pushed the progress but did not establish a relationship. One day, the girl couldn't stand it anymore and asked the same question:

"Yu Qie, what kind of relationship do we have?"

Yu Qie repeated these words several times in his mind, and suddenly he understood!
This is an invitation, and behind the invitation is the confirmation of a relationship.

Ji Xianlin encouraged him to get closer to the circle of the Department of Literature and become a member of it. Of course, looking back decades later, it was also due to his father Ji.

Otherwise, I am just another Sun Wukong. No matter how powerful you are, what does it have to do with me, the Western Tathagata?

Ma Shi Tu acted as a guarantor for Yu Qie because Ma Shi Tu was Yu Qie's fellow villager.

Our Yanda Literature Department means nothing to you.

The most famous people in Yan University now are the "Three Musketeers of Poets", namely Cha Haisheng, Xichuan and Luo Yihe. Only Luo Yihe is from the Department of Chinese Literature. As soon as he graduated, he joined the famous literary magazine "October" as an editor.

Cha Haisheng and Xichuan both went through a lot of twists and turns. Xichuan was assigned to study fine arts, while Cha Haisheng was assigned to the School of Political Science and Law as an editor of a campus publication. If it weren't for his great poetry, he wouldn't have made a name for himself later.

Luo Yihe had the best platform, and if he had developed in the normal way, he should have achieved the greatest literary achievement.

Otherwise, Yu Qie would say that he thinks a lot! He thought about it and said affirmatively: "I will definitely come to the Department of Literature more often in the future to see the current trend. If I have any works, I will definitely share them with you more."

Ji Xianlin was finally very satisfied: "Yu Qie, don't be hostile to the Literature Society. The Literature Society can also be your friend. As for your own ideas for writing, you can also come and talk to me."

"I have already offended all the members of the May Fourth Literary Society. I will not dare to join them until this group of people graduate... I will apply to start my own club."

Yu Qi was afraid that these people in the literature club would go crazy because of their poetry writing and commit crimes in a fit of rage to avenge himself.

Ji Xianlin asked: "What kind of club are you going to start? Yu Qie, you must start a literary club."

"Of course it's a literary club... Since the May Fourth Literary Club writes poetry, I'll focus on novels. The theme is the various changes in the times faced after the reform and opening up... Well, let's call it New Realism." "This name hasn't spread yet, so I made it up first."

Ji Xianlin was very happy: "New realism is good, you guys go and try it out first."

Therefore, Yu Qie gathered enough people, mainly his classmates in the Economics Department and the group of international students in the Spanish Department, and then submitted a written application to the Youth League Committee and the Student Union. After approval, he really set up this club.

He got a free classroom - which he could only use on Tuesdays and Thursdays, as well as six desks and benches, a pair of ping-pong balls that no one else wanted - a Swedish brand called Stiga that he salvaged from the desks, and two or three pieces of chalk.

There was also a stack of white paper in very good condition.

White paper is the most useful. Nowadays, many people cannot use good paper. The paper they use is the kind that is too hard to even wipe your butt with. Moreover, once you write on it, it will be like seeing flowers in the fog - the ink will penetrate deeply into the paper.

Yu Qie also received club funds, a total of 80 yuan.

What can you do with eighty dollars?
You can buy four hundred ping-pong balls.

Yu Qie bought two balls, put the tables together and started playing table tennis.

One of the benches would rot as soon as someone sat on it, so Yu Qie simply dismantled the bench, wrote the five big words "New Realism" on the wide and long side, and placed it on the desk.

The great new realism school was established!

Yu Qie said: "If someone comes to pick a fight, this can be used to hit them... We just happen to not have a shield, and with this board, people won't cheat by serving balls that are supposed to hit the net."

The person playing with him was Wang Qiang, Yu Minhong's former idol. "If I serve high, how will you respond?"

"You serve and I serve too... Wang Qiang, why did you block your serve? You cheated!"

Wang Qiang asked: "What is occlusion?"

Oh, there is no rule about blocking yet, and there is not even a rule about the height of the toss.

The first Chinese male table tennis player to complete the Grand Slam record is Liu Guoliang. This brother is still a 9-year-old boy. The special skill that made him famous in his career is blocking. The game he plays is to block against the opponent, and whoever blocks harder wins.

Then I have to cover it up when I play basketball!

My table tennis skills are also at the forefront of the times.

Wang Qiang said, "President Yu, you can't keep serving this kind of ball. We can't play anymore."

"I'm the president, and I have the final say."

Yu Qie played table tennis for three full weeks.

From September to October, more and more people came to the "New Reality" club, but they were only interested in playing table tennis, not writing novels.

No one knows what the "new reality" is. Yu Qie always says that the time has not come yet.

“You have to know that a great organization was founded on a boat on South Lake with only 13 people at the time.”

“For many things, you have to look back to realize that day was so great.”

No one knows whether Yu Qie is serious or just saying it casually.

(End of this chapter)