Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 92 The Struggle for the Daoist Tradition (Today's third update, please give me a monthly ticket)
At the end of the form, there was a column asking "Please state where you go to school and are eligible for day study." If Tao Yumo had filled in her information truthfully, she would have been arranged as a day student after enrolling at Yanjing University, but she left it blank.

"Yumo, why don't you fill it in?" Tao Yucheng asked.

"I want to live in the dormitory."

Tao Yumo had obviously made plans in advance. Ever since Lin Chaoyang came to their house, she had been sharing a room with her sister-in-law Zhao Li and nephew Tao Xiwu, and always felt that she had no personal space of her own.

Now that she is going to college, she can't wait to move into the dormitory.

"What's the good of living in a dormitory? Six or eight people live in a room, and they still use a public bathroom," Tao Yucheng advised.

"I'd love to!" Tao Yumo refused to listen to his elder brother's advice and insisted on his own opinion.

Tao Yushu also wanted to persuade his sister, but his father said, "Yumo is old enough. She has never lived in a group life since she was a child. It would be good for her to live with her classmates. Not only can she exercise her self-care ability, but she can also promote the relationship with her classmates."

Tao Yumo's choice won the support of her father, which was equivalent to winning the approval of the whole family.

August is as hot as fire, and the lotus flowers in Langrun Lake are in full bloom.

Tao Yumo had just submitted his application form to the Admissions Office, but his acceptance letter had not come out yet. These past few days, he was still immersed in wandering the streets and alleys of Yanjing City, leaving early and returning late.

Lin Chaoyang sat in the library every day. There were not many students in Yanyuan during the summer vacation, so he had more free time. He wrote novels while slacking off every day. The novel he promised to publish for "Harvest" was slowly taking shape at this pace.

During this period, Li Xiaolin sent two letters, both of which were concerned about Lin Chaoyang's creative progress, but Lin Chaoyang did not speed up the progress due to her urging, and still maintained his own pace. It's not that he doesn't want to write faster, but quality is also important, right?
However, harmony in life and work does not mean that everything is fine.

Recently, many local newspapers and literary magazines have published articles targeting Lin Chaoyang's article "The Inevitable Rise and Fall of Scar Literature", most of which were critical in nature.

This article published in October was originally written from Lin Chaoyang's personal perspective, but because of the special nature of his identity, it has attracted the attention of many people in the literary world in the more than one month since its publication.

Whether Lin Chaoyang admits it or not, his work "The Shepherd" has been deeply branded as "scar literature" in the past six months. He became famous for scar literature, but after becoming famous, he did things that ruined his career. How could this not make the many fans of scar literature in the literary world feel angry?

Hebei Daily, Yanjing Youth Daily, Wenhui Daily, Literary Review...

In more than half a month, such articles have appeared in many newspapers and magazines, and the debate triggered by "The Inevitable Rise and Fall of Scar Literature" is gradually taking shape.

Faced with the sudden surge of public opinion, Lin Chaoyang was not mentally prepared, nor did he care much.

In the later era of entertainment to death, the wave of public opinion will come once every month or so, and after the tide recedes, won’t it remain the same?
Two days later, Cui Daoyi appeared in the Yanda Library.

"Lao Cui, why are you here?"

Cui Daoyi took out a copy of "People's Literature" from his pocket.

"Are you here specifically to deliver magazines to me?" Lin Chaoyang was a little surprised.

Cui Daoyi said: "It's not just about sending you magazines, I also have something to ask you."

"what's up?"

"Why did you publish such an article in October?"

Lin Chaoyang realized that he should be talking about "The Inevitable Rise and Fall of Scar Literature". He asked in confusion: "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

"Do you really not know or are you pretending not to know?" Cui Daoyi asked.

"Know what?" Lin Chaoyang looked confused, and was even more confused by his question.

When Cui Daoyi saw his expression, he understood that it seemed that Lin Chaoyang really didn't know much about the debates and trends in the literary world.

As expected, young people are not afraid of tigers. Cui Daoyi shook his head and told Lin Chaoyang what he knew.

In the two years that followed, the situation was indeed as everyone had expected. The atmosphere became more and more open, and many heavyweights in the literary and art circles returned one after another during this period.

But any change in trend does not happen all at once. Amidst the debate among different opinions, two factions gradually emerged in the literary and art circles: the Xichun faction and the Pianzuo faction.

The Xichun School is mainly represented by writers such as Zhou, Mao, Ba, Zhang, Feng, and Chen, while the Pianzuo School is represented by writers such as Wang, Lin, Liu, Ding, and He.

The two sides engaged in a protracted debate over whether literary creation after the end of Buzz Buzz Buzz should truly expose and reflect the scars and realities of contemporary Chinese society and whether the mainstream literature of the "Seventeen Years" should be restored.

In January 1978, Liu Xinwu's "Class Teacher" was published in "People's Literature", which quickly caused a huge response across the country and also allowed the Xichun School to gain an advantage in the debate with the Pianzuo School.

After the publication of Scars, the name of "Scar Literature" spread quickly, and The Horse Herders followed closely, winning the tears and hearts of countless readers at home. The Xichun School quickly gained the right to debate in the public opinion field, and continued to expand this advantage to the literary world and the reader group.

Compared with the Xichun School, which is known for its "literature", the Pianzuo School has a stronger "official" air. They do not advocate blindly exposing scars, and constantly exert political pressure on the emergence of scar literature works.

But public opinion is surging, and many ordinary people are deeply harmed by the buzzing. The emergence of scar literature is their outlet for venting. Public opinion is like a flood that has broken through a dam. How can it be stopped by human power?
It can be said that in the past year or so, the Xichun faction has occupied a great advantage in the debate between the two sides.

But this year, the left-leaning faction took advantage of the spirit of the meeting above and launched a general attack on the Xichun faction.

With the emergence of literary and artistic works such as the drama "If I Were Real", the film scripts "The Female Thief" and "Goethe and Immorality", this debate has reached an unprecedented level of intensity.

Just at this time, Lin Chaoyang published "The Inevitable Rise and Fall of Scar Literature" in "October", which was destined to add fuel to the fire of this unprecedentedly fierce debate.

Lin Chaoyang himself did not have this awareness, and even Liu Xinwu, who was generally regarded as a capable figure of the Xichun School in the literary world, did not have this awareness. Their ideas were just based on the facts, but they ignored the changes in the external environment and climate.

As a result, in the period after the publication of "The Inevitable Rise and Fall of Scar Literature", the discussion aroused more and more heated discussions, and it quickly became a "positional war" between the two factions for the dominance of public opinion.

Lin Chaoyang, the instigator, became famous for his scar literature and was originally regarded as one of the Xichun faction. However, he stabs them in the back at this moment and is regarded as a traitor who is in two minds by many people who support the Xichun faction.

From the perspective of the left, they were happy that Lin Chaoyang had turned against the Xichun faction, but it was impossible for them to accept Lin Chaoyang into their own camp.

Who can guarantee that this kid won’t do it again next time?
If you have someone like this around you, you have to be careful!
Lin Chaoyang was a layman when it came to the twists and turns of the literary world. He didn't understand or care, and there was no one around to remind him. However, the editors of October did understand.

But they didn't know what Lin Chaoyang was thinking, and they thought that Lin Chaoyang just wanted to get involved in this big debate and show his face, so no one said too much.

Zhang Guangnian, the editor-in-chief of "People's Literature", is also one of the bigwigs of the Xichun faction. Recently, Lin Chaoyang has been at the center of public opinion in a big debate between the two factions. Lin Chaoyang's novel is about to be published in "People's Literature", so he instructed Cui Daoyi to come and ask Lin Chaoyang what he thinks.

Cui Daoyi explained the situation to Lin Chaoyang for a long time, and he finally understood. No wonder he was caught and scolded recently.

It turns out that he was criticized not only because he "ate the food of scar literature and smashed the pot of scar literature" as many people said, but more because of a "late spring cold" in the literary and art circles in 1979 and the big debate between the Xichun and Pianzuo factions.

He explained to Cui Daoyi, feeling both amused and helpless, the reasons for publishing "The Inevitable Rise and Fall of Scar Literature".

Upon hearing that this was actually a speech given to students, which Liu Xinwu overheard and urged to be published in "October", Cui Daoyi was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"What is going on?" Cui Daoyi sighed helplessly.

After understanding the real reason behind the incident, Lin Chaoyang didn't take it too seriously. He was not involved in the literary world and he wrote novels just to earn some royalties.

It's not ten years ago now. It's no big deal to still be convicted for quoting.

However, he was very curious about a question, and asked, "You said Ding Ling was also a member of the Zuo faction, so why did she write a review to support The Shepherd?"

“Why can’t she support The Wrangler?”

People think that the ideological disputes among the bigwigs are a tit-for-tat battle between two sides, it is either black or white, and it is either you die or I live.

In fact, the ideological dispute is that everyone has their own ideas and concepts, which are not exactly the same. More often than not, some outside public opinions simply divide them into two groups in order to better understand and spread this debate.

It is very likely that two people who are fighting each other to the death in the mouth of the spreader are still good friends in private.

After Cui Daoyi explained, he asked Lin Chaoyang about his opinion on being criticized by the public. Seeing that he was not bothered at all, he shook his head and laughed, "You really have a big heart!"

Cui Daoyi's arrival today cleared up Lin Chaoyang's confusion, at least letting him know why he was scolded.

In the evening, Lin Chaoyang enthusiastically talked about this matter with Tao Yushu.

Although Lin Chaoyang didn't want to admit it, his ability to stir up the situation proved his influence to some extent.

"Hey, what do you think about me submitting this article to Literary Review?"

Recently, because Lin Chaoyang was attacked by public opinion, Tao Yushu was full of inspiration and wrote furiously every day. His article output hit new highs and he submitted a manuscript almost every two days, but none of them have been published yet.

"Okay, Literary Review is an important journal in the field of literary criticism. I support you!"

Tao Yushu looked at Lin Chaoyang's performance and wondered if her man was a little too heartless.

(End of this chapter)