Rebirth of the Great Era 1993

9:30 pm.

Tao Ge called.

As soon as the connection was connected, Zhang Xuan asked urgently: "How much more printing will be done this time?"

Tao Ge told him: "This time there are more copies than before, a full 800,000 copies have been printed."

Zhang Xuan was very satisfied: "You have learned a lot from the experience, and you have finally learned a lesson. Otherwise, all my money would have been shared by the pirates."

Tao Ge smiled and ignored the problem, but asked, "When will you and Shuang Ling go back?"

Zhang Xuan replied: "The day after tomorrow, the afternoon train the day after tomorrow, if you want to contact me then just call my home phone number."

Tao Ge said, "Okay, sister, I understand. Have you returned from Shanghai?"

"I'm back and I'm here."

"You turn on the voiceover and I'll talk to her."

After calling Du Shuangling, the three of them chatted about home affairs for more than ten minutes, and Tao Ge finally got down to business.

Tao Ge said mysteriously: "Sister, I have some good news for you."

Zhang Xuan couldn't wait to ask: "What's the good news?"

Tao Ge said, "Use your own brain and think about it."

Zhang Xuan thought for a few seconds, then suddenly his heart moved, and he asked expectantly: "Has my new book passed the preliminary review of the Mao Dun Literature Award?"

"good."

Tao Ge said: "After your new book "Latent" was sent to be selected for the Mao Dun Literary Award on the afternoon of August 1, it successfully passed the review of 23 experts in the reading class and was pushed into the selection process.

Zhang Xuan asked nervously: "Selection process? Then do you know who the judges are this time?"

Tao Ge said elegantly: "Of course I know, this is one of the required courses for selection to the unit, how could you not know?

But I can tell you that this year’s judging panel is very strong. "

Zhang Xuan asked: "Who are they?"

Tao Ge looked down at the information and muttered: "This selection committee consists of 23 people. Ba Yin is the chairman, and Liu Heiyu, Chen Ben and others are deputy chairman.

Lei Bin, Wei Wu, Chen Xiong, Li Xiyi, Guo Jiangong and others are committee members, and they are all highly respected big names in the industry. "

Hearing that the chairman was Ba Yin, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but open his mouth.

Somewhat surprised.

I can't help but be surprised, this name is so familiar.

When I was a child, I often saw this old gentleman's name in Chinese textbooks.

For example, "The Story of the Rope Bridge", "Bird's Paradise", "Letter to a Family Like a Child", etc. These are all texts in Chinese textbooks for grades 1 to 6 of primary school.

In middle school textbooks, you can even see some famous works such as "Sunrise on the Sea" and "Home" by Mr. Ba Yin.

Let's put it this way, as long as people in this era have read books, they can't get around Ba Yin.

So Zhang Xuanna was quite surprised when he heard that the name he had known for decades would be the chairman of this year's Mao Dun Literature Award. It felt so close all of a sudden.

Unexpected but not surprising, after all, his name is there.

Tao Ge told: “After many rounds of reviews, 20 works have entered the final stage of competition.

Among them is your new book, "Insidious." "

Zhang Xuan's eyelids twitched: "There are so many finalists?"

"Well, actually, this is the norm, so it's not too much."

Tao Ge responded, glanced outside and whispered: "Sister, I'm telling you, the other 19 works have been shortlisted for a long time.

Only your new book is the last one to get in on the last train.

Originally, the last spot was not reserved for you, but for Mr. Chen's "White Deer Plain".

However, due to the influence of the "Abandoned Capital" some time ago, "Bailuyuan" was seriously affected. Some people disliked "Bailuyuan" very much and privately criticized it: it is so decadent and meaningless, what is the point of writing.

So, you will understand what is going on later. "

Zhang Xuanming realized: "Is this a hint that the character Tian Xiao'e in "White Deer Plain" is too decadent?"

Tao Ge said: “Not only is it decadent, but also the place that has been criticized most sharply in terms of two “sexualities.”

Because of this, People's Literature, which was under great pressure, asked Mr. Chen to delete necessary plots from "White Deer Plain".

It's just that before the revision of "White Deer Plain" was completed, your new book suddenly broke in and disrupted the situation. This caught President Zou and Mr. Chen by surprise. "

Hearing this, Zhang Xuan was also very happy.

I understand that if "Abandoned Capital" hadn't ignited public opinion and caused dissatisfaction from above and below, the selection of this Mao Dun Literary Award would really have been nothing to do with me.

Zhang Xuan said sincerely: "Sister, thank you. If it weren't for you and Editor-in-Chief Hong, I would probably still be hiding and eating rubbish."

Tao Ge teased: "Come on, you are already a multi-millionaire. A famous multi-millionaire in the country, you still eat dirt?"

At this point, Tao Ge thought of something, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared: "But don't be too happy too early, I just got the news.

A few days ago, the director of the jury, Mr. Ba Yin, reiterated his consistent position on the Mao Award: it is better to be deficient than excessive, not to take care of, and not to make do with things.

But now the crux of the difficulty for the jury is your "lurking."

Zhang Xuan was stunned by the sudden bad news: "My "lurking"?"

"Yes, your "lurking"."

Tao Ge helped him answer his doubts: "You should have seen the criticism of your new book by many celebrities in the newspaper.

They pointed out that "lurking" goes against traditional culture and is disrespectful to classics. "

Zhang Xuan immediately understood: "You mean there are people on the jury who hold this view, right?"

Tao Ge nodded: "Yes, and there are not just one or two, but several.

They strongly opposed "Latent" being shortlisted for the final selection of the "Mao Dun Literary Award".

The jury is now roughly divided into two groups.

The reviewers who like your book regard "lurking" as their criterion and are overjoyed, as if they have found a treasure, and rate it extremely highly.

Those who don't like your book are quite disgusted with "lurking", and can even be described as scornful.

Nowadays, the two factions are at loggerheads. They often discuss and compete with each other at the selection meeting. "

Zhang Xuan was depressed, "Who are the people who oppose me?"

Tao Ge thought for a while and said calmly: "For your own good, this sister can't tell you. Let's wait until the selection is over and see what happens."

Zhang Xuan was dizzy: "Are you worried that I will criticize these people in public?"

Tao Ge said seriously: "Don't be afraid of 10,000, just be afraid of the unexpected. You have achieved such great results at such a young age, so it is inevitable that you will be proud and full of pride. I'd better be careful about you."

Besides, if you really lose this year, if you complain afterwards, it will easily affect your future selections for the Mao Dun Literature Award. "

Zhang Xuan rolled his eyes: "In your eyes, I'm just a fool, so unreliable?"

Tao Ge said with a smile: "It's not that you are stupid, but literati have a bad temper.

Once the temper comes, it will be ignored and it will be difficult to effectively control one's mouth and pen. I've seen too many. "

Zhang Xuan: "."

Girls, you are absolutely right.

But you don’t even know that I am a reborn person, and I have lived for more than a hundred years in my two lifetimes. How can you still not distinguish the importance?

Otherwise, could I still tolerate the old king from the capital being domineering in the newspapers?

I was originally very enthusiastic and full of expectations, but now I was poured a basin of cold water on me, a big basin of cold water.

The contrast between his mother's before and after was too great, and Zhang Xuan was suddenly worried about whether he would win the prize in the end.

When Du Shuangling next to him saw this, he hugged him lovingly from behind. Without saying anything, he stretched his little head over his shoulder and rubbed his face against his, and their ears and temples rubbed together.

Du Shuangling cared about him.

Tao Ge was also concerned, and she comforted her on the phone: "But don't worry.

This kind of thing has happened to every shortlisted work more or less, and so far no literary work has won the award unanimously.

What's more, with the support of People's Literature, we will not sit idly by and are working hard on public relations. "

Now that things have come to this, what else is there to say?

Why…

Zhang Xuan sighed, unable to do anything, and finally said: "That's it, I'll wait for your good news at home."

"Okay, I will notify you as soon as there is the latest news."

"Well, that's it."

Hearing that he was about to hang up, Tao Ge immediately stopped him, "Don't hang up, I have one more thing to tell you."

Zhang Xuan was stunned and said, "Say."

Tao Ge said: "In order to support the Mao Dun Literary Award and increase the "latent" influence, we have sent your new book to the "Eighth Five-Year Plan" Novel Award and the National Excellent Book Award. It has been shortlisted and has also entered the finals. stage selection.”

Zhang Xuan was stunned: "The Eighth Five-Year Plan Novel Award and the National Excellent Book Award?"

Tao Ge said: “These are two very valuable professional literary awards.

If it can be favored by these two awards, it is equivalent to being recognized by professional readers. This is the path that "lurking" must take if it wants to become a classic literature.

If you finally win one of these two awards, even if you don't win the Contradictory Literature Award, it will still become a socially recognized classic. "

Zhang Xuan was silent for a long time, then suddenly asked: "Has "Bailuyuan" submitted for these two awards?"

Tao Ge said: "I sent "Bailuyuan", but they were all rejected.

And your new book "Latent" has been shortlisted for the final selection. You must have confidence in your work. I am still waiting for the day when you win the Mao Dun Literature Award.

That was a day worth looking forward to. "

Zhang Xuan was moved, then he cheered up, waved his hand with great enthusiasm and said:

"Don't worry, one day it will happen. If "lurking" doesn't work, at worst I will write another book."

Tao Ge laughed heartily: "Don't fool me, sister. You just have to write a good book. How can it be that easy? Didn't you see that Mr. Chen spent several years in seclusion before he wrote "White Deer Plain"?"

Zhang Xuande said: "Hi! I'm different, the newspapers say I'm a genius.

Have you ever seen a writer who wrote "rumor" and "lurk" at such a young age? You can't look at the world through old eyes.

What's more, Lao Jia wrote "Abandoned Capital" in just one month.

What does this show? It shows that the difference between people is greater than that between people and dogs. "

"..." Tao Ge, who was drinking water, choked on the water that reached his mouth.

In her 30 years of life, she has never seen such a shameless person.

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Xuan was thinking, which book should he learn from for his next book? Or which books to draw from?

Damn it, you keep saying that I go against tradition, so I will write a book of traditional literature.

Du Shuangling came around from behind, sat down next to him, and asked softly, "Are you okay?"

Zhang Xuan looked at her, reached out to touch her face, adjusted his attitude and said, "It's okay, don't worry about me.

Nothing can be smooth sailing, everything depends on man-made efforts and fate. Sometimes we have to choose one by ourselves.

It depends on people's efforts. Then just do your own thing now, and whether you win or not depends on God's will. "

"Okay, I'll always be with you."

Du Shuangling obeyed someone and lay down in someone's arms, glanced at the dirty hand, closed her eyes and asked, "Are we going back the day after tomorrow?"

Zhang Xuan replied: "When I go back the day after tomorrow, Mrs. Hou Tianhui will come to Shencheng. Then we will meet up in Shencheng and go back to Shao City together."

"Hmm~~" Du Shuangling knew that he must have something to do when he went to Shencheng.

But since he didn't tell her clearly, she just pretended not to know and didn't ask in detail. Anyway, everyone was his, so she just believed in him.

After the hustle and bustle of the phone, the living room was a little quiet at the moment, and the atmosphere was a little subtle and a little eager.

"Dong dong dong..."

Just when the two were entangled and wanted to go back to the room, there was a knock on the door outside.

Du Shuangling opened her eyes suddenly and pressed someone's big hand with both hands: "Someone is knocking on the door."

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