All Heavens Pension started from the fiery era

Chapter 790 791. People's Literature and Quanjude

Ever since there was some progress in her parents' return to the city, Wen Xiaoqing's mood completely relaxed, a smile began to appear on her face, and even her efficiency in reviewing her lessons increased a lot.

Among the educated youth who returned to the city from the Red Star Department Store, six were going to take the college entrance examination, and Yue Wenxuan was one of them. In everyone's impression, Yue Wenxuan often stayed in the room alone and studied hard.

In fact, Yue Wenxuan was just pretending. With the knowledge he had accumulated over several lifetimes, he didn't need to prepare at all for the upcoming college entrance examination.

But he did not waste his time alone. Occasionally, when someone walked into his room, they would always see him writing something intently.

Ever since he had enough time alone, Yue Wenxuan has been thinking about what he should do. His final decision was to become a writer in this life.

To be precise, his goal is to become a contemporary literary giant.

People always have to have a goal in life. Yue Wenxuan considered that the next decade or so would be the most prosperous period of literature after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Although he read a lot in his previous lives, he rarely wrote articles. This life was a good opportunity to experience it.

Yue Wenxuan's life can be repeated countless times. His experience is unmatched, so he can use the pen in his hand to express his thoughts.

Yue Wenxuan has just started writing and plans to begin with poetry and prose.

He has so much experience and a photographic memory that whether he wants to write poetry or prose, his mind is filled with inexhaustible material. As long as he starts writing, his ideas always flow.

He simply regarded writing as a new hobby and interest, and did not set any writing tasks for himself. In this relaxed writing state, he could write one or two essays and a few poems every day.

As September approached, he had unknowingly accumulated a thick stack of poems and essays.

Although these poems and essays were just his practice works, after reading them himself, he was satisfied with at least half of them.

At this time, he was no longer satisfied with just writing some short poems and essays. He planned to make an attempt at novels, and of course he had to start with short stories.

When writing a novel, the most important thing is the source of inspiration, but this is not a problem at all for the experienced Yue Wenxuan. He has too many inspirations to tap into, but at this stage, if he wants to arouse social resonance and recognition, the theme of educated youth is of course the most suitable.

In this life, Yue Wenxuan already had the experience of being an educated youth. With this premise, it was natural for him to want to write a novel on the theme of educated youth.

After he wrote the novel, of course he had to publish it in a magazine. There was a very important issue here, which was how to strike the right balance.

this point is very important!
It may be difficult for other writers to grasp the scale of writing, but it is not a problem for Yue Wenxuan. He has a clear understanding of future development, and he has experience as an official, so he can accurately grasp the pulse of change in the times.

If he plans to publish a novel this year, he can write about the past events, but the criticism should not be too strong.

After several days of thinking, he decided to write a short story called "No Regrets in Youth".

The hero of the novel, Jiang Yifan, is the only son of two martyrs. He is an optimistic person with a heroic spirit.

With his conditions, he could have stayed in the city and had a decent job, but he chose to respond to the country's call and go to the countryside to work in the production team.

The process of queue-jumping was naturally not as good as imagined. Jiang Yifan grew and matured quickly amidst setbacks and difficulties.

During his growth process,
The old party secretary who insisted on working despite being seriously ill, the professor who committed suicide after being criticized, the professor's youngest son who was frightened mad, the misunderstood country widow, and the female educated youth from a capitalist family with whom he developed a vague love, all touched him deeply.

At the end of the story, Jiang Yifan unfortunately died while trying to save the professor's crazy son who fell into an ice cave.

Enthusiasm and positivity are the main themes of this novel, but under this main theme, the madness of the professor's son and the country widow, as well as the deaths of the professor, the branch secretary and Jiang Yifan, have planted the seeds for a heavy and painful ending for the novel.

After all, it was his first time writing a novel, so Yue Wenxuan originally planned to write a short story, but due to the large number of characters he portrayed, he ended up writing a novella of about 60,000 to 70,000 words.

After all, this was his first novel, and Yue Wenxuan attached great importance to it. After repeated reading and revisions, he finally reduced it to about 50,000 words.

In fact, the division of novel length is not very strict, and there are no particularly clear regulations in this regard.

Short stories: The word count should generally be between 5,000 and 15,000 words.

Novella: The word count should generally be between 30,000 and 70,000 words.

Novel: Generally, a novel has more than 8 words, and a novel with more than 13 words can be basically confirmed as a novel.

According to different needs, the distinction of novel genres can also be more flexibly distinguished.

By the time he finished revising "No Regrets in Youth", it was already mid-September. He planned to organize the poems and essays he had written during this period and publish them first.

He also made this decision based on economic considerations.

In the previous ten years, the manuscript fee system was abolished and there was no income from publishing articles.

But during this period, the State Press and Publication Administration issued the "Notice on the Trial Implementation of News and Publishing Remuneration and Subsidy Measures", which stipulated that manuscripts should be paid 2 to 7 yuan per thousand words, and translated manuscripts should be paid 1 to 5 yuan per thousand words.

This newly announced remuneration system will be officially implemented after October 1st.

Yue Wenxuan plans to submit the compiled poems and essays directly to People's Literature. He is very confident in the poems and essays he has compiled, and he feels that the possibility of being rejected by People's Literature is unlikely.

If his article is accepted by People's Literature, the earliest it can be published is next month, which is October.

Because People's Literature is a monthly magazine, published on the 3rd of every month, even if his article was accepted, it would not be published this month.

The new remuneration system will be implemented after October 1st. If his article is accepted, he will be able to receive remuneration.

Because the new remuneration system had just been implemented, he was not sure whether it was calculated from the receipt of the manuscript or from the date of publication. Therefore, he planned to submit the poems and essays he had sorted out first. Even if his understanding was wrong and he did not get paid for these manuscripts, he would not suffer much loss.

As for "No Regrets in Youth", which he had just revised, he planned to submit it to People's Literature next month.

After some sorting, he finally selected five essays and eight poems, all of which he was very satisfied with. He felt that the possibility of rejection was very small. The poems were: The sound of falling snow, night rain, summer night wind, sunset, yellow sand all over the sky, snow and moonlight, starlight and moonlight, this land.

The essays include: Sunshine on the loess, Xintianyou in the wheat fields, I walk through the loess plateau, the sound of reading in the cave, and the threshing ground.

After recopying the selected essays and poems, Yue Wenxuan went to the post office and delivered them all to People's Literature.

This was the first time in several lifetimes that Yue Wenxuan had published an article. It was very memorable and he felt it should be celebrated.

Then he thought about the fact that he and Wen Xiaoqing had never gone out on a date since they confirmed their relationship, so he could take this opportunity to make up for it.

In the morning, Yue Wenxuan called Wen Xiaoqing aside and said, "Xiaoqing, you see other people go out to eat together or watch movies or plays from time to time after they have established a relationship. We are both busy reviewing our lessons and have never had such an experience.

So I thought I'd make it up to you, how about I take you out for lunch today?"

Wen Xiaoqing thought about it and refused, "Forget it. It's a waste to go out for dinner. Our relationship is stable and we don't need these external things to decorate it.

If you are greedy, I think it would be better to cook something delicious in the cafeteria, so that all of us can improve our lives and everyone will be happy, isn't it more meaningful?"

People of this era are very pragmatic. Wen Xiaoqing has lived a hard and frugal life in recent years and is reluctant to waste.

Yue Wenxuan could only persuade her, "Love cannot only be about mutual affection, it should also be a little romantic. Just listen to me this time, let's go to the restaurant for a meal together.

This is our first date, so there should be a sense of ceremony. I believe you will have a different feeling after we go to the restaurant.

We should be frugal when we should be, but we should spend when necessary. You know I am not short of money, so eating out at a restaurant is nothing to me."

Although Yue Wenxuan did not explain his financial situation in detail to Wen Xiaoqing, he did reveal some of it roughly. Wen Xiaoqing knew that Yue Wenxuan was indeed not short of money.

This was the first time Yue Wenxuan dated her, and Wen Xiaoqing felt quite sweet in her heart. Although she was a little reluctant to waste money, she thought about it and said:
"Okay, I'll listen to you, let's go out to eat at noon today.

But it can't be just the two of us, we have to at least invite Ruoyin along. Otherwise, if she knew that we went out to eat without her, she would definitely be angry with me."

This was the first date that Yue Wenxuan invited Wen Xiaoqing to. He didn't want to be disturbed by others, but people of this era really didn't care much about these things, and it was impossible for two people to do anything out of the ordinary. After thinking about it, he didn't refuse.

"Then tell her secretly not to spread the news. Otherwise, I can't call everyone along. After all, it would be bad to leave anyone behind."

"Of course I know this. I will tell her secretly and won't let anyone else know."

Yue Ruoyin was of course very happy when she learned that they were going to have a big meal at a restaurant outside for lunch.

If he didn't eat in the cafeteria at noon, Yue Wenxuan would definitely say hello to Cai Youliang and tell him that he would go home for lunch so that he could cook three less meals.

The three people did not ride bicycles, but walked out.

After they walked out of the door, Yue Ruoyin asked excitedly, "Second brother, which restaurant are you going to treat us to? I'm telling you, this is your first date with Sister Xiaoqing, so a bad place won't do, it won't show your sincerity."

"Since you know this is the first date between your sister Xiaoqing and I, how can you have the nerve to follow me? If you have a little self-awareness, you should take the initiative to refuse." Yue Wenxuan's words revealed obvious disgust.

"Why should I refuse? I'm Sister Xiaoqing's best friend, so I have to stay by your side and supervise you.

If you want to shut me up, you'd better show some sincerity. If you can satisfy me, next time you two go out on a date, maybe I won't follow you." Yue Ruoyin looked fearless.

"Then tell me where we should go for lunch today to satisfy you. Do you want noodles with soybean paste or stewed pork?"

"You want to get rid of me with noodles with soybean paste and stewed pork? No way!

For such a memorable day, you should have at least four plates and six dishes to show your sincerity. I think you should just be generous and treat us to roast duck for lunch today, how about that? "

Yue Ruoyin knew that her second brother was not short of money, so she showed no mercy when she stabbed him.

"I don't think you're my sister, but my enemy. Is it too late for us to break off our relationship now?"

"You have to ask our parents about this. What I say doesn't count, and neither do what you say. I think you should just be more straightforward and stop being so petty. It's just a little money, isn't it? For my generous second brother, this is nothing."

Wen Xiaoqing listened to the brother and sister joking and laughed to the side.

"Well, since you are my sister, I will fulfill your wish today.

Then I will give you two a chance to choose, Fengze Garden, Cuihualou, Lao Mo, Quanjude, tell me, which one do you want to go to?"

Yue Wenxuan originally wanted to go to a high-end restaurant, so he took this opportunity to say it.

"These are all high-end restaurants. Isn't it too wasteful?" Wen Xiaoqing raised the question as expected.

Although Yue Ruoyin said it fiercely, she really hadn't thought about eating at these high-end restaurants, and asked hesitantly: "Second brother, are you planning on going? Why don't we just choose an ordinary restaurant."

"Eating at a high-end restaurant may cost more, but the advantage is that you don't need food coupons. Your second brother is not short of money now, but I don't have many food coupons, so let's go to a high-end restaurant for a big meal today."

Yue Wenxuan patted his pockets and said, "My wallet is full, don't worry about me not having money to pay the bill."

When she thought of the juicy roast duck, Yue Ruoyin almost drooled. She couldn't resist such temptation. "Second brother, this is your suggestion. Don't spend too much money and blame it on me again."

"Look at how stingy you are. Is Second Brother the kind of person who shirks responsibility? When we get to Quanjude, you two can eat as much as you want. I will definitely make sure you two are well fed and satisfied."

Maybe the temptation of roast duck was too great, Yue Ruoyin suddenly heard her stomach growling. Now she felt her stomach was empty, so it would be no problem for her to eat two roast ducks later.