Literary Master 1978

Xiangjiang is adjacent to Shenzhen, and customs clearance is very fast. Lin Chaoyang was still in Xiangjiang in the morning and returned to Shenzhen in the afternoon.

After returning to Shenzhen, he was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he went to find Ermatai to see how Luo Huifang's work was being implemented.

As soon as he heard Lin Chaoyang talk about work, Ermiantai was elated.

After Lin Chaoyang left that day, Chen Zifang began to implement the work for Luo Huifang.

The old woolen mill was not doing well and wished all the employees had left. In addition, with the help of Chen Zifang at the Zhuyuan Hotel, Luo Huifang's job change was extremely smooth.

The procedures have been completed in the past two days, and you can officially go to work at Zhuyuan Hotel tomorrow.

Listening to Er Maitai's words, Lin Chaoyang smiled on his face. He accepted this favor.

"Chaoyang...you think, do we have to give something to Manager Chen?" Er Mianti asked indifferently.

Lin Chaoyang pondered and said: "It's okay to give things as gifts, but they don't need to be too expensive. Just follow the etiquette. Don't mention the favor."

Ermatai was a little confused and wanted to ask again. Lin Chaoyang said, "Just do as I say. Let A Fang not have any psychological burden and work hard at the Zhuyuan Hotel."

At this stage, the waiters at Zhuyuan Hotel have a very good job in Shenzhen, and they will be better than others in at least ten years.

Lin Chaoyang said to Ermatai again: "Afang went to the Zhuyuan Hotel. You should also consider it. Working hard at the construction site is not a long-term solution."

Ermatai scratched his head and said, "I'm different from you. My brain can only work hard!"

Lin Chaoyang angrily said: "Don't make excuses for your laziness in thinking. The development of Shenzhen now is unprecedented..."

He had a few words with Er Maitai, but he found that this guy was not in a good mood and wanted to live a small life with Luo Huifang.

Lin Chaoyang felt helpless. Perhaps coming to Shenzhen had consumed Ermatai's greatest courage in his life.

He finally sighed and said, "Forget it, buy more houses in the future. If you have money, buy a house."

Hearing the solemnity in Lin Chaoyang's words, Ermitai nodded seriously.

Lin Chaoyang looked at his cross-eyed eyes again, and a figure of a stupid big man flashed in his mind, and added: "Don't sell it after you buy it, and don't sell it until it rises to 100,000 per square meter!"

Ermatai looked at Lin Chaoyang as if he was mentally retarded. He suspected that Lin Chaoyang was crazy!

Sensing Xiao Jiujiu in his heart, Lin Chaoyang stepped forward and gave him a kick without any courtesy.

"Remember?"

Lin Chaoyang's kick was almost like tickling. Ermatai rubbed his butt and said, "For the sake of finding a job for A Fang, I won't bother you with this kick!"

"Virtue!"

Ermatai added: "You just happened to be back. I went to Afang's house today. His father heard that Afang's work was owed to you, and he kept saying that he wanted to treat you to dinner."

"Forget about eating, let's wait for your wedding with A Fang."

Lin Chaoyang declined Er Maitai's invitation, and after saying goodbye to him, he came to Shenzhen Railway Station.

The current Shenzhen railway station is only about 100 square meters and is very simple and shabby. The yellow and white walls look very shabby. It looks like a railway station in a poor county.

Lin Chaoyang bought a train ticket from Shenzhen to Guangzhou. While waiting for the train, he strolled around the school bag stall at the train station. Unexpectedly, he discovered some news related to himself during this stroll.

"Money supremacy harms the atmosphere of the literary world", "What is the royalty payment system, starting from the sky-high royalties of "Crossing the Guandong""...

Lin Chaoyang remembered that when he held a seminar on his works in Guangzhou a few days ago, "Yangcheng Evening News" took the lead in reporting the royalty payment agreement he had reached with Huacheng Publishing House.

He went to Xiangjiang for a few days, but he didn't expect that the wind not only did not calm down, but also became stronger and stronger.

When you find one cockroach in your home, it often means there are countless more cockroaches in the corner.

The same can be said for the fact that he found two articles about "royalty payment" just by wandering around the bookstore stall, so one can imagine the impact of this incident on public opinion.

Lin Chaoyang carefully read the two articles he found at the book stall. One was a criticism of the "royalty payment system", believing that this form disrupted the purity of the literary world.

One article was more aimed at educating readers on what the "royalty payment system" is, and there was no praise or criticism of Lin Chaoyang between the lines.

But Lin Chaoyang found two articles, one critical and one neutral. The probability has already explained the problem.

Lin Chaoyang hung out on the train for several hours and got off in Guangzhou. He was not in a hurry to buy a train ticket back to Yanjing, but went to Huacheng Publishing House near Dashatou.

When he saw him, Li Shifei's attitude was very enthusiastic and a little guilty.

"Chaoyang? Why are you here? I watched you win an award on TV two days ago!"

The fact that the people of Guangdong can see Xiangjiang TVB Jade Channel is also due to a certain villager who accidentally hit it in 1978.

At this time, the TVs all used analog signals, and an antenna needed to be set up outdoors, because receiving the analog signals from the TV station required an antenna angle. Sometimes the antenna was blown askew by strong winds and it was easy to lose the signal.

As luck would have it, some villagers suddenly received a TV signal from Xiangjiang when they turned on the antenna, and this caused a sensation.

At this time, the TV programs in Hong Kong are much more interesting than the barren and boring TV programs on mainland TV stations.

In order to receive TV signals from Hong Kong, the common people also imitated the fish skeleton antenna used by the family that first received the signal. In less than half a year, almost the entire Pearl River Delta region was imitating it.

In Guangzhou, Dongguan, Shenzhen, Zhongshan, Zhuhai and other places at that time, the fish skeleton antennas in every household formed a "beautiful landscape".

In the past two years, the government even carried out special rectification to curb this unhealthy trend, but it was of no avail.

Not to mention the common people, the cadres also love to watch Hong Kong TV. How could it be banned under such circumstances?

Li Shifei asked Lin Chaoyang about the Golden Image Award, and he seemed very generous. Lin Chaoyang simply told him about it.

"You are the first screenwriter in our mainland to win the Hong Kong Film Golden Image Award. It can be regarded as a record." Li Shifei said.

"A film award for a region, what's the big deal."

Lin Chaoyang's tone was flat. Li Shifei wanted to refute him, but after thinking about it, he found that what Lin Chaoyang said was not wrong.

It's just a regional film award, not as valuable as the Golden Rooster Award.

After chatting for a while, Lin Chaoyang took out the two newspapers he bought at the train station.

"Old Li, your Guangdong newspapers are not friendly to me!"

Hearing the implication of Lin Chaoyang's tone, Li Shifei was a little short of breath, "This matter... In fact, it is not only Guangdong newspapers that are reporting, but also many newspapers in other places..."

He said here, his confidence was even weaker.

The royalties matter was spread from their publishing house, and it was the first report of "Yangcheng Evening News".

In just a few days, at least a dozen newspapers across the country reported this matter, and the media with a critical attitude were the mainstream.

Of course, the target of these media criticisms could not be the publishing house, after all, the publishing house is the one who spends money, so if they want to criticize, they can only criticize Lin Chaoyang, a "money worshiper" and "money supremacist".

It is 1984 now, and the concept of market economy has not yet been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the people are simple and honest.

In the eyes of some ordinary people, writers getting paid for writing is a very easy job, and asking for more is not fair.

In addition to this concept, some people think that writers did not even get paid for writing ten years ago, but after only a few years, writers not only get paid for writing, but also get royalties.

Such a huge change makes these people feel psychologically unbalanced. Why can writers get royalties?

Regardless of the mentality of the criticism, the effect on Lin Chaoyang is the same. In just a few days, so many people have paid attention to this matter, which fully proves the popularity of the literary industry today and Lin Chaoyang's influence.

After explaining a few words in a pale tone, Li Shifei forcibly changed the subject.

"Those criticisms are nitpicking. Our publishing house is willing to give you royalties, and no one can stop you. Chaoyang, guess how many copies of this issue of "Huacheng" were sold?"

Lin Chaoyang shook his head, "No guess, just tell me if you want to."

Li Shifei failed to keep the suspense, so he had to grin and say, "2.8 million copies! 2.8 million copies in one and a half months! At this rate, the sales of this issue of the magazine in June will exceed 3 million copies. It is a foregone conclusion."

He said here, his eyes solemnly, "Chaoyang, "Chuang Guandong" has created a new record for Chinese literary journals!"

The record-breaking sales of "Huacheng" is inseparable from the popularity of "Chuang Guandong". As an author, he is naturally happy, but he is more concerned about the publication of the novel.

After all, no matter how well the magazine sells, he can't get royalties.

After hearing him talk about this, Li Shifei said: "If nothing unexpected happens, it should be published in September. We plan to take out 20,000 hardcover copies from the first print of 200,000 copies."

Hardcover is good, the price of hardcover is high, and Lin Chaoyang will get more royalties.

"In this way, there will be three months before the publication, and the time will be extended, and the readers' enthusiasm for repurchase will be stronger."

Listening to Li Shifei's arrangement, Lin Chaoyang nodded slightly.

Li Shifei went on to talk about the response to "Crossing Guandong". After the two issues of the magazine were published, the true face of this novel was fully presented to the literary world and the general readers.

There is no need to elaborate on the praise of this novel by the literary world and the reader group. It has almost become the novel with the highest overall evaluation in the literary world since the new era.

In particular, "Crossing Guandong" is vast in length, has a grand perspective, and has a lofty purpose, which just hits the taste of the Chinese literary world that prefers grand narratives.

In the eyes of those critics, this novel is perfect.

During this period of time, the literary world, especially the critics, have reached a peak in their praise for "Crossing the Guandong".

The most direct reaction to this unprecedented high evaluation is that if anyone in the literary world dares to criticize this novel, he will inevitably be besieged by the fans of "Crossing the Guandong" without mercy.

In the words of some enthusiastic readers in a letter to the editorial department of "Huacheng": "If novels like this have to withstand criticism, then what works in contemporary Chinese literature deserve praise?"

This sentence represents not only the voice of readers, but also the feelings of many people in the literary world.

In the eyes of these people, the success of "Crossing the Guandong" is not only a victory for Lin Chaoyang, but also a victory for contemporary Chinese literature.

Chinese contemporary literature has always been unable to escape the shadow of imitating Western modernism. Although "Crossing Guandong" also has the color of Latin American magical realism literature, it expresses more of the deep and strong national culture.

The rich cultural connotations and profound philosophy are melted into the fascinating storyline, coupled with the exquisite and rigorous structure, the density and the appropriate use of literary language, so that this work has a high degree of artistry and also achieves an aesthetic reading effect that is appreciated by both the refined and the popular.

Such a magnificent epic full of artistic charm and aesthetic value deserves any praise!