1980 My literary era

The gathering of the twelve editors of Buhuhu Series in the conference room is quite a spectacle. In terms of staff size, this editorial team has surpassed several editorial rooms in the agency.

The leader of the editorial team is Lin Weimin himself, and the deputy leader is Gao Xianjun. He is the director of the second editorial office of contemporary literature. He joined the agency in the same batch as Li Xin and has outstanding professional abilities.

After everyone arrived, Lin Weimin cleared his throat, and everyone's eyes immediately focused on him.

"I won't talk nonsense. The purpose of today's meeting is mainly to communicate with you about the book selection criteria for the Buhu series.

When the editorial team was established, I once told everyone about the book selection criteria for our book series, which I summarized in twelve words: no taboos, stories first, and readers’ first choice.

These dozen words are easy to understand. The difficult thing is whether we can abandon some of the previous single review standards during the review process. "

Speaking of this, Lin Weimin's tone softened a little.

"I know that those present here are all the elites of our Chinese Literature Society, and the several veteran editors and reviewers are even more highly respected. In the past, when reviewing manuscripts, everyone's attitude and stance has always been fair, objective, and based on literature itself.

This time the Buhu Book Series is different from the past in that the audience we want to attract is not just the original literature lovers, but to include as many readers as possible who are interested in literature.

There may not seem to be much difference between the two, but it is obvious that the latter requires a lower reading threshold.

But the low threshold for reading does not mean that the quality of the work is poor..."

As he spoke, Lin Weimin pushed the manuscript of "Flower Season and Rainy Season" in the direction of Gao Xianjun, and Gao Xianjun took it.

When he saw the title of the book on the homepage, the content of the novel immediately flashed through his mind. He was deeply impressed by this novel, which was about campus life and youth growth.

The author's writing style is a bit immature, but his temperament is fresh, natural, and unconventional. If it weren't for the poor literary quality, it would have passed the review.

The editor-in-chief took out this novel, could it be...

Lin Weimin motioned to Gao Xianjun to pass on the manuscript of this novel. Everyone looked around and had some impressions of this novel.

"Everyone must have read "Flower Season and Rainy Season". First of all, I have put it back on the list of those who have passed the review. Let's first talk about the reasons for eliminating this novel!"

Everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke first.

As the deputy team leader, Gao Xianjun could only say: "What can I say about this novel? The author looks very young at first glance. He is very thoughtful in writing and writes well. It is about youth, hazy campus life and emotions. It's very good. Even I, a person in my forties, felt very involved after reading it. If there are problems, the main reason is that the novel is relatively poor in literary quality and lacks some dramatic conflicts. Therefore, during the review stage , we eliminated the novel."

Lin Weimin nodded after listening, "Xianjun said it well. He mentioned the advantages and disadvantages. Let me talk about my views."

Everyone looked at him, expecting Lin Weimin to explain at length why he kept this novel. Unexpectedly, he only uttered a few words.

"This novel is so beautiful!"

Some people had not yet reacted and were waiting for Lin Weimin's follow-up. However, they waited for a long time before they realized that he had finished speaking.

When everyone was confused, Lin Weimin said again: "There are no taboos, the story comes first, and the readers are the first choice."

Combined with Lin Weimin's words just now, everyone present felt like they were enlightened, and they suddenly understood what this so-called "audit standard" should be.

Qin Chaoyang smiled and said: "It seems that our thinking was not broad enough before."

Lin Weimin nodded slightly and said: "The Buhu Book Series is an innovative initiative of our Chinese Literature Society. We might as well be a little bolder and bolder, and don't constrain ourselves with past experiences."

At this time, Li Xiang, a young editor below, suddenly asked: "Chief Editor, if this is the case, why don't we just publish popular literature?"

Li Xiang’s words echoed the sentiments of many people present. Yes, if “good-looking” is simply used as the evaluation criterion, then why not just publish popular literature?

Facing Li Xiang's question, Lin Weimin looked calm and said calmly: "Have you ever thought about a question: when did we start to simply divide literature into popular literature and pure literature? This criterion is also What is it? During the Republic of China, Mr. Zhang Henshui's Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School should be classified as popular literature. So, was "Dream of Red Mansions" considered popular literature in Cao Xueqin's era? Let's count forward. Many of Tang Xianzu's miscellaneous works were It’s a gifted scholar and a beautiful lady, does it count as popular literature?”

Lin Weimin's series of questions were not answered, but everyone must have their own ideas in their hearts.

"What Li Xiang said just now seems to imply that popular literature must be better than pure literature in terms of reading experience. So let me ask you another question, is there no good-looking works in pure literature?

If pure literary works represent obscureness and unattractiveness, then what is the meaning of its existence?

Is it destined to become official literature like the eight-part essay? "

Lin Weimin spoke one sentence after another, and his face became more serious as he spoke. In the end, his words were sonorous and powerful, and his eyes were fixed on everyone present.

There was a brief silence in the conference room. Everyone was not frightened by Lin Weimin's serious attitude, but immersed in what he just said.

Shocking and enlightening!

"Alas!" When everyone was silent, as the oldest editor and reviewer present, Tan Chaoyang let out a helpless sigh.

Although he didn't want to admit it in his heart, he had to admit that Lin Weimin's words were right.

Nowadays, many writers’ works blindly pursue the so-called literary, ideological, and artistic qualities, pursue innovation in writing forms, and diversify writing techniques, but ignore the most essential content of literature.

Zhu Guangqian believed that literature has four major functions: romance, reasoning, narrative, and object description, but he never mentioned any literary or ideological functions.

In the development of contemporary literature, some people have gone astray, and there are many of them.

"Chief Editor, I think everyone should understand what you mean. It's just that we haven't changed our minds for a while. After all, it's been our working habit for so many years." Gao Xianjun said.

Lin Weimin said: "It is normal that habits cannot be changed for a while, but thoughts must change. Well, that's all for today. I hope everyone can adjust as soon as possible and select more good books for the Buhu Book Series."

After saying these words, Lin Weimin announced the adjournment of the meeting.

Then Gao Xianjun and Qin Chaoyang were left behind, "I have read all four manuscripts sent by the editorial team. "Bitter World" is not bad, so I will put it in the first batch of books. The other is "Flower Season and Rainy Season", this novel You can also put it in. Together with Jia Pingwa's "The Wasted City", these three novels can be considered the first batch of novels in our Buhu series."

Lin Weimin then explained: "Xianjun, you are responsible for contacting several authors and asking them to prepare to come to Beijing to sign contracts. Also, how is the communication with the famous artists you are contacting recently?"

"Wang Meng and Liang Xiaosheng already have ideas for new books, but Jin Ying and Tang Kangmei haven't. By the way, Jin Ying also said that she could participate in the Buhu book series after convincing Huang Anyi."

Lin Weimin was a little surprised, "Oh? I really don't know about this. I'll call and ask later."

He added: "Through this calculation, there are eight writers, both in terms of quantity and quality. They are very good. We need to make the signing ceremony grander. You should contact these writers as soon as possible, finalize the schedule first, and release the works in advance. , anyway, we already have the first batch of works.”

Gao Xianjun nodded, "Understood."

Lin Weimin turned to Tan Chaoyang and said, "Comrade Lao Tan, what do you think of what I just said?"

Qin Chaoyang gave a thumbs up, "High!"

"Your attitude is too perfunctory."

"What's the matter, do you still need me to flatter you?"

"No need to flatter me, you are the Optimus White Jade Pillar of the editorial team. I am just listening to the voices of the masses!"

Tan Chaoyang stopped joking and said: "You are right, it is cruel and realistic. Pure literature has evolved so far and has accumulated many disadvantages. It is not impossible to stick to the rules, but it is equivalent to chronic suicide."

Although Qin Chaoyang was older, his thoughts were more active and open-minded, and he recognized Lin Weimin's ideas.

"real?"

"What do you have to offer me to lie to you?"

"You tricked me into going to a restaurant!"

spit!

I want you to take a bite of the mutton-boiled meat?

The meeting has officially ended, and our thoughts have been unified. Next, it depends on everyone's performance.

Lin Weimin is only one person, so he cannot always focus on the review issues of the editorial team. After two months of development, the reputation of the Buhu Series in the country has reached a peak and is gradually declining.

The next step should be to witness the miracle... Bah, we must create another wave of enthusiasm to bring the Buhu series of books back to the public's attention, and then take advantage of the situation to launch the first batch of works.

"Hey, An Yi, tell me, you want to participate in the Buhu Book Series, why don't you just tell me?"

"Oh, is it Jin Ying who insists on dragging you?"

"I guess I'm embarrassed. After all, she is the deputy leader of the Provincial Cultural Association, and Sister Tang was also brought in by her."

"It's okay. Wang Meng is watching from the front, what are you afraid of? With him here, who will pay attention to you?"

"Okay. Don't be in a hurry. You write slowly. It's just a signing ceremony. Our book series walks on two legs. It's not only new works by famous writers, but also a large number of essays. Signing the contract first is just for publicity."

…

After talking to Huang Anyi on the phone, Lin Weimin looked at the time and saw that it was getting late. He packed up his things and left work early.

Driving all the way to Yan Film Studio, Cheng Kaige called him yesterday and said that the rough cut of "Farewell My Concubine" had been released and asked him to come and take a look.

When we arrived at Yanying's screening room, most of the crew and creators were there, as were the two investors and producers Xu Feng and Michael Phillips.

It's already March now, and the Cannes Film Festival will be in two months. The rough cut version largely represents the quality of the final film. It's hard for the two of them not to pay attention to it. After all, each of them paid 4 million. Rice knife, this is real money.

At this point, Lin Weimin seemed much more calm.

Everyone said hello and the movie officially started.

Familiar logos and sound effects flashed by, and a door opened, and Overlord and Yu Ji walked hand in hand.

The voice-over asked: "What are you doing?"

Overlord replied: "Oh, I'm from the Peking Opera Theater."

Voice-over: "Oh, it's you two. I'm a fan of both of you."

…

The light beams dispersed and then gathered on the stage. On the stage, there were two figures: Overlord and Yu Ji.

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