1980 My literary era

The editorial department performance appraisal system was Lin Weimin’s first fire after taking office as the editor-in-chief of the Chinese Literature Society. It won the support of the president and secretary, and there was no pressure to implement it.

He plans to promote it to the whole society in March, and in January and February, it will be piloted in the editorial department of "Contemporary" to give colleagues in the society a process of psychological preparation and adaptation.

"Contemporary" is where Lin Weimin started his career in the Chinese Literature Society. It has familiar faces and a harmonious atmosphere. It is an excellent place to serve as a testing ground.

After the document was publicized, the editorial office of "Contemporary" became the most visited place by many colleagues of the Chinese Literature Society. Everyone wanted to come and see what the editorial office of the performance appraisal system was like.

Those who come to see the peep show are destined to be disappointed. Except for a few more rules and regulations and diagrams posted on the office wall, everyone's work is still the same as usual, nothing different.

Everyone returned disappointed, and at least they could not help but murmur about the policies that were about to be implemented.

The young people in the society basically support this policy. The performance appraisal system is implemented in the society. Those who benefit the most should be those editors who are diligent and hardworking. In the past, these young people in the society were Relationships, whether active or passive, require him to work harder, but sometimes after the work is done, the honor has nothing to do with him, let alone the more work he gets, the more he will get.

Middle-aged people have a relatively indifferent attitude towards policies. This group of people is already the backbone of the society. Their wages and benefits are not bad, and their performance appraisals give them some bonuses, but overall they do not give them much benefit incline. Of course, There was nothing touching, and no one could find any reason to object.

Among the veteran comrades, the response to this policy was much more lively.

Old comrades with high consciousness expressed their support for Lin Weimin's enterprising spirit. Some old comrades who kept to themselves felt that Lin Weimin was just messing around. Some old comrades felt that Lin Weimin was targeting them.

There are not many old comrades who feel that Lin Weimin is targeting them, and this group of people feel right. Lin Weimin is indeed targeting them.

These people may have abilities, but they like to rely on their elders and do not complete much of their own work. They drag young people to help them work all day long, and the young people in the society suffer greatly.

Lin Weimin did not have the power to fire them, but he still had the power to cut off their advantageous hands.

Feeling Lin Weimin's naked discrimination against them, this group of few old comrades whispered together in private and often said bad things about Lin Weimin.

They also went to talk to the leaders in tandem. It was definitely not easy for someone at the level of a director. The social leaders Li Li early spring and Lin Weimin wore the same pair of trousers, so they set their sights on Secretary Zhou, one of the troika.

Secretary Zhou had a tacit understanding with Cheng Wuchun and Lin Weimin for a long time. When these old comrades came to chat with them, he entertained them with tea and cigarettes and responded with a smile, which fully made the old comrades feel respected.

But the old comrades soon felt that something was wrong. This old Zhou was not doing anything!

The old comrades did not find a sense of presence among the leaders, and they were a little discouraged. They turned around and spoke ill of Lin Weimin even more aggressively, intending to use this to ruin his reputation in the Chinese Literature Society.

On this day, He Qizhi came to Lin Weimin to discuss some problems encountered after the performance appraisal system was implemented in the editorial department of "Contemporary". After talking about the business, He Qizhi said: "Weimin, have you heard about it?"

"What did you hear?"

"Your reputation in the club is not very good recently!"

Lin Weimin smiled when he heard this, "Have you seen any leader with a good reputation?"

He Qizhi gave him a thumbs up, "Yes, it's really different to be a leader. I became enlightened immediately."

Lin Weimin naturally knows where the recent rumors about him come from. The more these things spread, the more it proves the correctness of his reforms. If the bad apples are not eliminated from the team, how can the team run?

"Don't mention this anymore." Lin Weimin waved his hand and asked: "How is the reputation of this issue of "Contemporary"?"

The first issue of "Contemporary" in 1991 has been on the market for nearly half a month. As Lin Weimin hosted the last issue of "Contemporary", he was naturally concerned.

He Qizhi said: "The reputation is quite good and the sales volume is also very good. It should not be a problem to break 2.2 million copies in this issue. Everyone thinks highly of Hua's "Alive"."

Yu Hua's "To Live" has been waiting in the queue for several months and was finally published in the first issue of this year.

As Lin Weimin's favorite work, "Alive" enjoys the treatment of headlines, large font size, and being published in one issue. These three treatments have gradually become a tradition of "Contemporary".

Receiving such treatment is not only an honor for the writers, but also means that their works are likely to be popular in the domestic literary world under the promotion of "Contemporary" and become classics enthusiastically sought after by millions of readers.

"The Ordinary World", "The Dust Has Settled", "White Deer Plain"...

As long as the works that have enjoyed this kind of treatment in "Contemporary", there have been no accidents.

The response after the publication of "Alive" did not disappoint the editorial department's expectations for this work. Like its predecessors, this novel aroused strong responses within a short period of time after its publication.

Yu Hua, who started as an avant-garde literature, has gradually formed his own unique style through continuous training over the years.

Yu Hua wrote avant-garde novels in his early days, and was good at and willing to analyze the evil and cruelty of human nature. However, in "To Live", Yu Hua's style and characteristics have changed.

In "Alive", there is more misfortune but less evil deeds; there are fewer heroes but more virtues.

Through "Alive", critics and readers can clearly see Yu Hua's growth as a writer.

For critics, this growth is gratifying. The Chinese literary world seems to have another great writer.

But for readers, Yu Hua's growth is extremely painful.

Along with the popularity of "Contemporary", "Alive" has millions of readers in a short period of time.

A flurry of letters from readers quickly filled the corner of the editorial office, and most of them mentioned the novel "Alive".

Readers' evaluations of "Alive" are generally very high. To be honest, this is a very good novel.

But precisely because of this goodness, it makes readers feel doubly painful.

The father is dead, the mother is dead, the wife is dead, the daughter is dead, the son is dead, the son-in-law is dead, and the grandson is dead.

It’s not like Chinese literature lovers have never seen the world. It doesn’t matter how many people die in a literary work, and it doesn’t matter if the protagonist suffers a little bit.

But the problem is, you can’t fucking harm just one person!

Among the many letters, a considerable number of readers wrote with only one purpose, which was to denounce the author of the novel, Yu Hua.

Everyone's opinions can be summed up in one sentence: Who the hell taught you to write novels like this?

But complaints are complaints, just like the audience loves to watch a sad drama. The more sadistic your plot is, the more the audience will love to watch it, and they will scold you while watching it. After watching it, you have to say: Is it true that you wrote it? good.

To a certain extent, readers' complaints can also be regarded as an affirmation of Yu Hua and the novel "Alive".

Compared with the reactions of readers, the reactions of critics are much simpler.

Many critics are pleased with Yu Hua's growth. In the eyes of many critics, avant-garde novels are eccentric. The publication of "Alive" allows them to see that Yu Hua is gradually moving closer to traditional literature.

The identification of farmers and the countryside reflected in "Alive" is different from Yu Hua's previous works. The status of farmers has always been insignificant in Chinese history. Yu Hua uses the image of Fugui to show what he wants to express. Value concept, this value concept belongs to the philosophy of Chinese rural culture.

As the bearers of suffering, farmers have no power to resist in the face of fate, and they do not even have any active fighting spirit and courage.

According to the view of modern culture, this attitude towards life and destiny is undoubtedly a manifestation of ignorance and backwardness, but it also contains the history and culture carried by agricultural civilization, and has profound reasons for its emergence and survival.

It is precisely because of this passive life logic that China’s peasant class can continue to this day.

The forbearing view of life expressed in "Alive" touched the hearts of many critics and readers.

The Chinese are a nation that grows out of the soil. The word "living" in the Chinese context is full of power. Its power does not come from shouting or attacking, but from enduring and enduring the weight that life gives us. , endure the happiness and suffering, boredom and mediocrity that reality gives us.

It is precisely this simple style that is in line with the Chinese people's outlook on history, life and values ​​that has enabled "To Live" to be recognized by many critics and loved by countless readers.

He Qizhi recalled in his mind the recent strong response "Alive" has caused in the literary world and among readers, with a bright smile on his face, "The influence of works is indeed very helpful in stabilizing sales. This time Yu Hua's "Alive" It looks like another work that will have a broad impact.”

Lin Weimin nodded happily, "That's good. The quality of manuscripts is the foundation for the survival of the publication. Mo Yan's new novel should be almost finished, and you also want to ask more about Er Yuehe."

"Okay, I'll contact them later."

"There are some good talents among the students of the National Academy of Liberal Arts in the past few years. You all want to pay more attention and contact them more."

…

Lin Weimin had been working at "Contemporary" for ten years. He would always say a few more words about the work he had just put there. After he finished speaking, he felt something was wrong, and with a bit of apology on his face, "Lao He, you follow the instructions Just do it with your own ideas.”

He Qizhi smiled nonchalantly, "I understand."

After he left, Lin Weimin went to Cheng Wuchun's office. First, he talked with him about the effects of the editorial department's performance appraisal system after it was trialled in the "Contemporary" editorial department for more than half a month, and then prepared to burn the first day of his new official's appointment. Two fires.

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