1980 My literary era

The writing time of "Hunting" was very short, about ten days before and after. The length of 160,000 to 70,000 words can only be regarded as a short novel, but no one dares to underestimate this novel.

Any editor of the Chinese Literature Society who has read this novel can see that the birth of this novel symbolizes that Lin Weimin has completely entered a mature period in creation.

It should be said that "Hunting" is the best novel written by Lin Weimin in recent years.

Apart from political factors, this kind of novel should be the target of competition for many top domestic literary publications.

However, with the recent popularity, this novel is somewhat suspected of being a hot potato.

As the top leader of the Chinese Literature Society, Cheng Wuchun was actually very troubled.

Lin Weimin is a member of the Chinese Publishing House, and his novels have always been published by the Chinese Publishing House and rarely left outside the publishing house.

This is the treasure of the Chinese Literature Society. If others dared to show their teeth to him, he would have cursed and suspended him long ago.

But in the face of Lin Weimin's nonsense, he could only scold him a few words and then make peace with him.

I definitely have to publish novels, but there is still room for adjustment!

The manuscript was given to Harvest out of desperation. If Harvest actually accepted this manuscript, the Chinese Literature Society would be completely embarrassed.

The company has always wanted to build "Contemporary" into the top pure literary magazine in the country. Now it seems that the development trend of "Contemporary" has indeed surpassed "Harvest".

But if you can't resist the pressure at this time and hand over "Hunting" to "Harvest", that would be a great shame!

Lin Weimin is the editor-in-chief of "Contemporary". He doesn't dare to publish what he writes, and he actually wants to submit it to his competitors.

I can’t afford to lose this person!

Therefore, "Harvest" cannot be voted for, even if it kills you.

It will be published in "Contemporary", but at this time...

"August? Aren't there still four or five months left?" Lin Weimin looked at Cheng Wanchun dissatisfied.

"It's very fast. It only takes a few months. If you schedule it normally, wouldn't it take two or three months to send it out? Just wait an extra month!" Cheng Wanchun said bewilderedly.

Lin Weimin hesitated. After all, Cheng Wanchun was the top leader in the club and had already given in. He couldn't push others too hard.

"That's okay!" Lin Weimin reluctantly agreed.

Cheng Wuchun smiled when he heard this, "That's right! There is no need to commit crimes against the wind."

Lin Weimin instinctively felt that there was no good intention behind Lao Cheng's grinning smile. He guessed right, Cheng Wuchun did have bad intentions.

If you can, put it off until August. If the situation is still serious by then, then think of a solution!

As a leader, if you don't know this little skill, how can you get along in the officialdom?

After sending Lin Weimin away with a smile, Cheng Wanchun shook his head.

This guy really doesn’t make people worry!

After finishing writing "Hunting", Lin Weimin returned to normal working conditions.

When I heard that the novel "Hunting" would be released in August, my colleagues in the editorial department also breathed a sigh of relief, at least not now. Everyone still has a few months to live in peace.

Yesterday, Mo Yan just sent his latest novella "Happiness", which has become the focus of the editorial department's review for the past two days.

The publication of "Red Sorghum Family" successfully put Mo Yan half a step ahead of his fellow writers.

The film "Red Sorghum" adapted from the first chapter of "Red Sorghum Family" successfully won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival, which made Mo Yan even more famous.

This movie is being shown in movie theaters all over the country recently. Although Lin Weimin's name is written first in the screenwriter column, no one can erase Mo Yan's contribution as the original author and screenwriter.

"Happiness" is Mo Yan's first novella after "Red Sorghum Family", so it naturally attracted the attention of the editorial department.

The plot of "Happiness" is not complicated. Yongle, who was born in poverty, is like thousands of rural children, hoping to pass the college entrance examination, jump out of farming, and get rid of poverty and backwardness.

But he failed the college entrance examination five times and failed five times. Hopes come to naught, efforts come to naught.

He is depressed, depressed, painful, and helpless, his mother's quarrelsome heart, his brother's helplessness under the pressure of life, his sister-in-law and everyone's contempt, and the hopelessness of the future...

Everything oppressed him, and he had no choice but to escape from the house and embark on the road of "joy" and no return.

The review by the editorial department went smoothly. The temperament of "Happiness" has some adolescent symptoms. Although it is slightly decadent overall, it does not violate taboos.

Everyone's review opinions were unanimous and they agreed to be published.

Lin Weimin called Mo Yan to the editorial office again that day and told him the news.

"The military skills you have gained over the past few years have not been in vain. You have slowly developed your own unique style. The writing is sharp, the story is innocent and tragic, and you can smell the flavor of the countryside."

Lin Weimin's praise made Mo Yan very happy.

However, after several years of training, he was no longer as excited about having his work published as before. He turned to talk to Lin Weimin about another matter.

"You want to go to the liberal arts college?" Lin Weimin looked a little surprised.

Recently, the National Academy of Liberal Arts has roped in a key university in Yanjing, Yanjing Normal University, and jointly organized a postgraduate class for writers with Yanjing Normal University. The schooling lasts for two years and will start in the second half of this year. At that time, Mo Yan had just graduated from military arts. .

According to Mo Yan, he had just graduated from military skills and entered the National Academy of Literature. His main purpose was to learn some English.

Looking at Mo Yan who was eager for knowledge, Lin Weimin was speechless for a moment.

As a writer of novels, why should I learn English?

Of course, you can't say this directly, you have to be subtle.

"Does learning English have anything to do with writing novels?"

Mo Yan said: "English is the world's universal language after all, so there is no harm in learning it. Besides, entering the National Academy of Liberal Arts is also a learning experience for my literary creation."

Faced with Mo Yan's studiousness, Lin Weimin was embarrassed to pour cold water on him, but he was right.

After enrolling in the writer's graduate class jointly organized by Yan'an Normal University and the National Academy of Liberal Arts, I didn't just learn English.

"That's fine. It's always good to study more, and you'll also have time to create."

There are very few full-time writers these days. Most writers have their own jobs and write part-time.

Mo Yan went to the writer's graduate class to study. In addition to studying time every day, he could free up a lot of time to create, which was able to kill two birds with one stone.

With Lin Weimin's support, Mo Yan was very happy. He joked: "This is just an opportunity to change my image of a 'bumpkin'."

If you learn English, you will no longer be a "country bumpkin"?

Your "earth" has nothing to do with whether you learn English or not. It has something to do with your image. It is the "earth" of a native dog.

In terms of image, Teacher Lin has always had a sense of superiority, especially when facing Mo Yan and Yu Hua.

"You should be considered Yu Hua's junior this time. If this kid finds out, he will definitely be embarrassed." Lin Weimin said with a smile.

Mo Yan also laughed. He knew Yu Hua, and Teacher Lin knew Yu Hua even better. With his character, it was definitely possible that he would have such an attitude.

After talking about his own affairs, Mo Yan became concerned about Lin Weimin again. When he came, he had already heard about Lin Weimin's new novel. He heard that it would not be published until August. Mo Yan was full of regrets.

A few days later, Lin Weimin received a letter from Xiangjiang.

The letter is from Pan Yaoming, the person in charge of Xiangjiang Sanlian Bookstore.

He first said a few polite words in the letter, and then said that he heard that Lin Weimin's new work "Burning" won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Best Novel, and expressed congratulations to Lin Weimin. The pride of the Chinese people.

In the second half of the letter, Pan Yaoming did not forget to mention an interesting thing he heard recently.

"The Ming Dynasty 1566" was published the year before last. It was first circulated among the literary circles in Xiangjiang, and then spread to the business circles. Inexplicably, it became popular. Many businessmen and bosses highly praised this novel.

Some time ago, the manuscript of "The Ming Dynasty 1566" was found in Hong Kong. When Pan Yaoming was gathering with friends, he heard that the manuscript was collected by a boss in Hong Kong for a high price of 200,000 Hong Kong dollars. The boss who collected the manuscript was none other than the jewelry king of Hong Kong. Zheng Yutong.

Everyone understands the excellence of this novel, but spending HK$200,000 to collect the manuscripts of a living writer is already legendary, and the owner of the collection is one of the most famous rich men in Hong Kong.

This incident quickly aroused heated discussion in literary circles.

As the influence of "Ming Dynasty 1566" continues to grow in Hong Kong, many readers who have read the mainland version hope that this novel can be published in Hong Kong.

Sanlian Bookstore attaches great importance to readers' feedback, and since they are deeply involved with the mainland, this time I sent a special letter to hope that "The Ming Dynasty 1566" can be published.

At the end of the letter, Pan Yaoming did not forget to mention the standard of royalties.

Because "Farewell My Concubine" and "Lover" were previously serialized in Hong Kong, Lin Weimin's works have a large audience in Hong Kong.

In recent years, his novels have been published overseas and have sold a lot of sales. He has won the prestigious Naoki Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award in the United States. His reputation has also spread to Hong Kong, and he is already an important writer in the Chinese literary world in the hearts of Hong Kong readers.

Therefore, Pan Yaoming gave a very sincere standard of royalties, 13%.

Lin Weimin was very satisfied with this and took the initiative to call Pan Yaoming back.

Because the publication of "Farewell My Concubine" and "Lover" had been previously blocked, Lin Weimin specifically asked about the censorship.

Pan Yaoming laughed and explained the reason.

There are two reasons why Sanlian Bookstore is confident in publishing "Ming Dynasty 1566".

Firstly, "The Ming Dynasty 1566" is a work with a historical theme and does not involve modern or contemporary elements, so the British Hong Kong government's censorship is relatively loose.

Secondly, there are those businessmen and bosses who contributed to it. I heard that Sanlian Bookstore wanted to publish this novel, and several Chinese bosses who were familiar with the British offered to help. From this, we can also see the popularity of this novel in Hong Kong. popularity among businessmen.

Since censorship was not a problem, Lin Weimin readily agreed to the matter, and then he had to wait for the publishing contract from Xiangjiang.

Lin Weimin used the phone number in the president's office and did not shy away from Cheng Wuchun. After he made the call, the two of them chatted about the manuscript of "The Ming Dynasty 1566".

The loss of a manuscript by the Chinese Literature Society happened only once in the decades since the society was founded. The only lost manuscript was "The Ming Dynasty 1566" by Lin Weimin.

Cheng Wanchun found out after hearing Lin Weimin's call that the manuscript of the novel "Qingqing" had been lost in Xiangjiang and was collected by the boss of Xiangjiang at a high price.

This is a bit unbelievable no matter how you hear it!

"Why are they collecting your manuscripts?" Cheng Wuchun couldn't help but ask.

"Who knows, maybe he is afraid that I will die young, so he collected it in advance!" Lin Weimin joked.

"Bah, bah, bah! That's nonsense!"

Cheng Wanchun was very unhappy with Lin Weimin, but he was the treasure of the Chinese Literature Society. I wish he could live a long life!