Writer 1979: Writing for the People

On the afternoon of July 1st, Chang Guangyuan strolled into the classroom leisurely, looking to be in a good mood!

This morning, the Shaanxi Daily published his latest commentary article, which he and Li Xin had just written, at lightning speed.

He was so enamored with this newspaper this morning that he kept flipping through it over and over again!

In his new article, he continued to strongly criticize Xu Lu's previous two articles and the creative concepts and values ​​they presented.

Chen Zhongshi was also severely scolded by him!

Although the other party recently published an article titled "Trust" which has been widely praised!

But in Chang Guangyuan's view, since he dared to openly support Xu Lu, no matter how well his article "Trust" was written, he would definitely be pushed down by everyone when he falls from grace!

Therefore, he wasn't worried at all about offending the other party!

He just wanted to be the first to try something new, seize this opportunity, and boost his fame even further!

The only thing he felt a little regretful about was that he and Li Xin had seen the article at the same time last time. If he had seen the article first, he could have gotten ahead of everyone else and caught the first wave of popularity!

Instead of appearing in the same issue of the Shaanxi Daily at the same time as the other party's article.

But it doesn't matter, at least they were both a step ahead of the others!

Chang Guangyuan, who was in a good mood, found that the students below were looking at him strangely after he entered the classroom!

He was initially puzzled, but he quickly realized what was going on.

They must have seen their article published in the Shaanxi Daily this morning!

This look probably comes from someone who idolizes you to the point of worship!

It seems I made the right move by seizing the initiative! Hahaha!

Chang Guangyuan then began his lecture, which was on "Introduction to Literature". Since it was already the end of the semester, he had basically covered all the material.

Chang Guangyuan was bored, so he started chatting with his classmates!

What are you chatting about?

It was naturally about his criticism of Xu Lu during this period!

This is a perfect opportunity to use a real-world example to let these first-year university students know what literary criticism is!

"The existence of 'scar literature' is important and irreplaceable in today's literary world!"

In the last issue of the Yanhe magazine, a writer named Xu Lu wrote two articles…

Chang Guangyuan began to speak eloquently, but he did not notice the strange expressions on the faces of the students below!

Some even had their brows furrowed and their faces darkened!

In the past, even those who disagreed with his views certainly wouldn't have stood up to say anything.

But today happens to be July 1st!

These Chinese literature majors are themselves the main readership of various magazines.

  

Some people would rather save up for a month to buy the magazines they like as soon as possible.

Not to mention this morning's issue of "Yanhe," which is the most influential pure literature publication in the entire Shaanxi Province!

Therefore, within a morning, the article "Wheat Harvester" had spread throughout most of the Chinese department!

Many of the students who had previously berated Xu Lu now felt guilty towards him, and they looked at Chang Guangyuan, the teacher who had previously fiercely criticized him in the newspaper, with even more suspicion.

Originally, everyone was holding back because of his status as a lecturer!

But the more he talked, the more excited and agitated he became...

Finally, some students couldn't take it anymore!

A bespectacled boy stood up and interrupted Chang Guangyuan's speech. He was a native of Shaanxi Province, and his father was a migrant worker. Therefore, when he saw this article in the morning, he felt particularly moved!

"Teacher Chang, from just now until now you've been pointing out this and that problem with Comrade Xu Lu's article..."

I'd like to ask you: Have you ever written an article that was widely enjoyed by the public?

Ok?

Chang Guangyuan was stunned when faced with the student's sudden question!

Over the years, he has published very few serious articles, let alone any that have been well-received by the public!

But he couldn't admit it; if he did, he would lose face big time!

So Chang Guangyuan bypassed the question itself and started rambling on.

"Articles that are popular with the public are not necessarily valuable. What we should pursue are articles that are valuable and educational. Sometimes such articles..."

This student knew perfectly well what kind of person Chang Guangyuan was.

I've had enough of his endless ramblings by now.

So he continued to ask:

"So, what valuable literary works have you written?"

Chang Guangyuan wanted to explain further, but then suddenly realized that he was a lecturer and a young backbone of the university's commentary circle. Why was he explaining so much to a student like him?

So he asked in return, his face cold.

"What do you mean, young man?"

"I didn't mean anything by it. I just felt that your criticism of Comrade Xu Lu was not truthful or objective enough, and even mixed with very strong personal emotions!"

You may not be able to write articles that are popular with the public, but every article written by Comrade Xu Lu has been well received by everyone.

You say his writing is worthless, that he's a disgrace to the literary world...

But he wrote such an excellent article as "The Wheat Harvester".

Yanhe published it on its front page and stated that with this article, "Wheat Harvesters," rural literature can truly be called rural literature!

I'd like to ask, is this truly the literary disgrace you describe as such?

The student's tone grew increasingly intense; the thought of how he had been wrongly accusing Comrade Xu Lu for some time now made him furious!

How could a writer who is willing to focus on the migrant worker and write such an excellent article be as bad as they say?

When faced with the student's angry rebuke, Chang Guangyuan's first concern was not his tone or attitude, but his words!

What is "Maike"?

What's this "Yanhe" headline?

What kind of rural literature?

What exactly is he saying?

He simply couldn't believe that these words could be arranged and combined together, nor could he believe that Xu Lu actually had this ability.

But looking at the other person's expression and the questioning looks from the other students, he suddenly realized that while he was immersed in the joy of getting his article accepted by the Shaanxi Daily, something that he didn't want to see seemed to have happened in this world!

Chang Guangyuan glared at the student one last time, then stormed out of the classroom!

Just a second ago he was furious, but the next second he quickened his pace and walked out with a look of anxiety.

At this moment, he couldn't wait to know what article Xu Lu had published in "Yanhe".

Didn't he just publish two articles last time? How come he's written a new one so quickly?

And it can also redefine "local literature"?

How is that possible?