1978 Synthetic Writers - Chapter 499 "What should I do after Nora leaves?"

But in general, Jiang Xian still has advantages over Liu Xinwu.

After all, he first went to the Writers Association, participated in the editing work, and got to know comrades from various branches.

Moreover, Jiang Xian was highly recommended by Wang Meng.

Therefore, he was actually confident of winning this matter.

In Jiang Xian's eyes.

How can Liu Xinwu compete with me?

This is just like Xiaobai and Xiaochuan. They seem to be able to fight, but in fact they are not opponents of the same level at all.

But generally speaking, this matter has many twists and turns.

Jiang Xian’s latest impression of this matter was a short note Comrade Feng Mu wrote to him before he went abroad, advising him to pay attention to his writing style.

Of course he knew.

Feng Mu was referring to the novel "Variations without a Theme".

Feng Mu's literary thought is more inclined towards realism. In his opinion, novels with strong modernist colors such as "Variations without a Theme" are extremely rebellious.

In response to this, Jiang Xian did not stand up hastily at the meeting to refute this statement.

I just said calmly: Whether "Variations without a Theme" is the literature of the "Lost Generation" remains to be discussed, but if these comrades impatiently spread the statement that "realism is suffering" everywhere, it will definitely cause adverse effects.

This attitude is neither humble nor arrogant, yet quite tough.

The subtext is that when you say "Variations without a Theme" is not good, do you really think the novel is bad, or do you want to use this as an excuse to re-establish the great status of your "realism".

After all, the existence of "modernist literature" in literature has been confirmed before.

If we refute Jiang Xian's words at this moment and follow Jiang Xian's words to turn this matter into another crackdown on "modernist literature", then we would be going against "the top".

In short, Jiang Xian's words definitely offended these old writers.

But he didn't care at all.

Did Mr. Lu Xun offend few people?

Does it affect his great status in literary history?And looking at it from another perspective, is this conflict really just about offending people?Not necessarily.

Jiang Xian could also demonstrate his solid fighting ability through this conflict and this "academic debate".

Doesn't this performance count as extra points in the eyes of some people?

"Deputy Editor-in-Chief Liu Xinwu."

Jiang Xian couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

Since he first entered the literary world, he and teacher Liu Xinwu have been a pair of bickering lovers.

At that time, Liu Xinwu denounced his novels as "rogue literature."

This is not the end. He actually wrote a piece of "rogue literature" "Animals Are Dangerous" in response.

There were many more interactions afterwards.

The love-hate relationship between the two people over the years is also an interesting story in the literary world and is no secret in the literary world.

Everyone knows that Jiang Xian, known as "Mr. Sanduo", has many friends.

Who could have imagined that now that he had been asked to take up the post of editor-in-chief of People's Literature, he would be brought together with his arch-enemy Liu Xinwu.

"Now that we are here, let us make peace with ourselves"

Jiang Xian smiled and said, "Teacher Liu and I have known each other for many years. It would be very interesting if we could work together."

".Is it."

There was no conflict between her and Liu Xinwu, and she had received help from Liu Xinwu when she submitted an article to "October" before.

At this moment, we can only wish Teacher Liu Xinwu all the best in his work under Jiang Xian.

"Another reprint?"

“This circulation is too fierce!”

As mentioned earlier, compared to "October", "Harvest" and "Contemporary", three literary journals located in Beijing and Shanghai, "Huacheng", a literary journal located in Guangzhou, has neither the right time nor the right place, so it has to work hard to seek harmony among people and go to great lengths to ask writers for good manuscripts.

Unfortunately, no matter how much they pay for the writers, the manuscripts the writers give them are mostly second-rate manuscripts of the writers themselves.

It is precisely because of this that the editors of Huacheng have a stronger sense of crisis than other literary journals.

They could clearly feel that as the 80s were coming to an end, literature was also heading towards decline.

Some time ago, they finally got a manuscript by Lu Yao, the author of "Life": "Ordinary World".

So he put all his efforts into promoting this novel and planned to launch it with all his strength.

As a result, the novel was not only criticized by critics at the discussion meeting, but also encountered a lot of criticism.

It also suffered a disastrous defeat in terms of circulation.

The only bit of attention it received was due to the interesting story of Jiang Xian's "battle of words" with critics at a discussion meeting on the novel, which caused readers to be somewhat curious about this novel that caused polarized views between Jiang Xian and the critics.

Although this incident stimulated the circulation a little, it was still too much for Huacheng Magazine to invest in. In general, Huacheng Magazine did not make much profit from this investment, which made the editors of Huacheng Magazine frustrated.

Until that day, the editor-in-chief Su Chen took out a manuscript."Variations without a Theme", Jiang Xian.

Similar to the strange scene caused by "Ordinary World" at the seminar at that time, this is also a novel that caused polarized reviews among the editors of "Huacheng".

How could this be a novel?

This novel doesn't even have a coherent plot!What he said was not right. As a young person, how can you not strive for anything? Not make progress at all?What else:Everyone has his or her own social position in life, and it is difficult to measure each other. What is important is not what others say about you, but how you feel.

This is too weird!

Another group of editors regard this novel as the Chinese version of "The Catcher in the Rye".

Jiang Xian's vision is too big. As a famous writer, his works are sold all over the country, but he said:“Writing books is not the privilege of pretentious literati, and thinking has never been the right of those in power.”

It's so arrogant!

This alone made these editors love this novel!I fucking love it!

In the words of one editor:

"After watching it, I always want to say to the people under the balcony: It's none of your fucking business!"

After all, Huacheng is a publication that pursues innovation and experimentalism.

And this novel is Jiang Xian’s novel.

No matter how strong the opposition within the editorial department was, they would never reject Jiang Xian's manuscript.

It became a hit as soon as it was published.

It received great response from the literary community, critics and readers.

The editorial office of Huacheng receives an average of two to three hundred letters every day, from people all over the country. There are also soldiers, police, farmers, migrant workers and mentally ill readers of all kinds who come to the editorial office of Huacheng to discuss life with the editors.

There is no doubt that the novel "Variations without a Theme" became a hit.

Huacheng can’t remember the last time the editorial department was so busy.

Um.It seems that the last time a novel was published was also Jiang Xian’s.

Almost every day when Su Chen went to the editorial office, he would hear about the reprint of the sixth issue of Huacheng in 1986.

To date, the circulation has exceeded one million, more than 1.6 million copies, and is heading towards the circulation of two million copies.

And this record is constantly being refreshed by myself.

Of course, behind the terrifying circulation is the huge controversy in the literary and critical circles regarding the novel "Variations without a Theme".

The Literary Gazette, which has always symbolized the official will of the literary world, has published dozens of review articles on "Variations without a Theme" in recent months.

Sometimes, on one page, several articles are all about "Variations without a Theme", and some of them praise it while others criticize it, and it is impossible to reach a consensus for a while.

But the person who created this literary phenomenon that only occurs once in a few years is Jiang Xian, the most dazzling and influential writer in the literary world in recent years.

Then it all makes sense.

And most importantly, the author of these review articles discussing "Variations without a Theme" is a well-known critic in the field of hydrology and criticism.

Among them is "A World of Mediocrity: Reading Jiang Xian's "Variations Without a Theme"" by the national critic Lei Da:“Jiang Xian abandoned the traditional storytelling style of novels, which shows that he abandoned the values ​​of traditional life and chose to criticize the world instead of criticizing it.

He writes about the bitterness and joy of a small person.

These are the young people we often see in our daily lives who are smart and witty, full of energy and humor.

Someone commented: "The author uses a method of using a rough outline to depict the characters' faces and a fine outline to depict their inner thoughts. It is like Mr. Feng Zikai's cartoons. The freehand paintings of the daily lives and mental states of young people are vividly presented on the paper, giving people the taste of eating chocolate: the more you chew, the stronger it becomes."

Sincerely speaking.

In addition to Lei Da, Yan Gang, who holds an influential position in the literary and art circles, also wrote an article entitled "Superfluous in Literature - Thoughts on Reading 'Variations without a Theme'".

“Modern society lives a prose life, not an epic life; it is a world of mediocrity.

However, mediocrity does not mean vulgarity, although all kinds of vulgar behaviors will appear in this mediocre world.

There is nothing to fear when a person lives a mediocre and dull life without being disturbed by passion. As long as the legitimate rights and interests of others are not violated, people's mediocrity is actually achieved after careful consideration, restraining themselves, giving up unrealistic passions, and living a beautiful life quietly. The only thing we need to fear is that we blindly follow other people's lives without rationally thinking about whether our lives are good or not. This is vulgarity."

He felt that the "I" in "Variations without a Theme" who laughed and scolded the world-weary and pretentious behavior was very similar to Fang Hongjian, the protagonist of Qian Zhongshu's novel "Fortress Besieged".

But Fang Hongjian eventually trapped himself in the siege, and "I" seemed to see no signs of it.

"The Fortress Besieged" was first serialized in the 40s. Some people in Shanghai and Hong Kong commented on it at the time. However, after liberation, social culture and literature underwent tremendous changes, and almost no one was interested in works of the style of "The Fortress Besieged".

So don’t underestimate Qian Zhongshu and the novel Fortress Besieged, which have become famous in later generations.

But in recent years, this novel has suddenly had an impact on the world. It has been translated into many languages ​​and has been pirated frequently in Hong Kong.

Foreign researchers of Chinese literary history regard Fortress Besieged as the most outstanding work of modern China. They believe that Fortress Besieged is the most interesting and most carefully crafted novel in modern Chinese literature, and possibly the greatest one.

When Yan Gang mentioned "Fortress Besieged", these two words were still unfamiliar to many people.

The novel did not become popular again until the TV series "Fortress Besieged" was broadcast.

"What should we do after Nora runs away?"

(End of this chapter)