1980 My Literary Era.

Chapter 241 The Insurmountable Mountain of Pioneer Novels

A thick stack of manuscripts was handed over to Ma Dudu, and Lin Weimin smiled and said, "Let's see if it's enough for your journal to publish."

"Mr. Lin, you really know how to joke!"

Ma Dudu chatted with Lin Weimin and poured his energy into the manuscript.

And Lin Weimin exchanged pleasantries with the editors of the China Youth Club who came to watch the excitement.

The movement of "Youth Literature" alarmed Wang Weiling, deputy editor-in-chief of China Youth Society and editor-in-chief of "Youth Literature". According to the normal historical track, she should have discovered Lu Yao's "Life" and brought him to Yanjing Revision.

"Hello, Editor-in-Chief Wang!" Lin Weimin greeted Wang Weiling and shook hands.

Wang Weiling smiled all over her face, "I really didn't expect Xiao Ma to invite you to write your manuscript."

"Hehe, Dudu is a very good editor, we hit it off right away."

The sedan chairs were carried by everyone. Lin Weimin asked Ma Dudu for a favor a few days ago, and now he came to deliver manuscripts, and he would say a few nice words in front of Wang Weiling, which would be considered worthy of Ma Dudu.

Declining Wang Weiling's invitation to sit in the office for a while, Lin Weimin continued to stay in the editorial department of "Youth Literature", surrounded by a group of editors, everyone talking and laughing.

When Lin Weimin was chatting with everyone, Ma Dudu put all his energy on Lin Weimin's manuscript.

Most of the editors have the habit of passing manuscripts quickly. No matter how long the manuscript is, experienced editors will always know the quality of the work at a glance, so that they can choose whether to continue reading.

As for the manuscript brought by Lin Weimin, Ma Dudu knew its quality after only one page. His eyes were on the manuscript, and he didn't want to miss a single word.

His approach did not slow down the speed of reviewing manuscripts. On the contrary, because of his devoted reading, he would turn over a page from time to time, which was very fast.

Ma Dudu has always felt that reading Lin Weimin's works is a very enjoyable thing, because he can always read a sense of fluency in these works, unlike many works, which may be so smooth at the beginning, but once they enter the middle, they will fall into a stagnant situation.

This sense of fluency in Lin Weimin's works is consistent. It may not be until the end of the novel that it may suddenly dawn on you that you have already finished reading it without knowing it.

This is how Ma Dudu feels now. He raised his eyes and looked at Lin Weimin who was chatting with his colleagues.

"Have you finished reading Dudu?" Noticing Ma Dudu's gaze, Lin Weimin stopped chatting with the editors and asked Ma Dudu.

Ma Dudu nodded slightly, "Have you finished reading?"

"What do you think? Is there anything that needs to be revised?"

A wry smile appeared on Ma Dudu's face, "Mr. Lin, don't tease me, I am not qualified to change your manuscript!"

"Look at what you said, how does it feel like I'm dominating your magazine?"

"Duddu, Dudu, let me read the manuscript." Zhou Xiaohong smiled brightly, and at first glance she was a cheerful person. It was only after we talked about it that Jin Ying's "Oh, Xiangxue" won the national excellent short story honor. is edited by her.

Ma Dudu handed the manuscript to Zhou Xiaohong, and other colleagues asked, "Duddu, how is it? Tell us about it."

Zhou Xiaohong was looking at the manuscripts, and it took only a few days for everyone to read them one by one, so they could only "listen first and quickly" through Ma Dudu.

Ma Dudu and Lin Weimin looked at each other, "Mr. Lin, let me tell you first?"

"It's okay, let me tell you."

Ma Dudu looked at the onlookers and organized his thoughts.

"Let's talk about the evaluation first. Ma Yuan's "The Temptation of Gangdise" was published a few months ago. I think it should have surprised everyone. Some people commented that this is the pioneering work of avant-garde novels.

And Mr. Lin's "Chasing the Murderer", I think it can be called a masterpiece of avant-garde novels, it is a mountain that even Ma Yuan can't read! "

When Ma Dudu said this, Lin Weimin smiled and said, "Yoho, Dudu's evaluation is too high, you are putting me on the table to bake!"

Colleagues laughed.

Ma Dudu shook his head with a serious expression.

"I'm not flattering Mr. Lin by saying that. Everyone will have their own judgment after reading the manuscript. I'm just here to share my thoughts with you."

Everyone saw that he was so serious, the smile on his face was restrained, and his expression was also a bit solemn.

"I remember that when I read "The Temptation of Gangdise" before, what surprised me the most was the narrative and structure inside, which almost subverted my experience of reading novels in the past ten years. This is also "The Temptation of Gangdise" The biggest reason for its popularity.

Teacher Ke Lin's "Chasing the Murderer" is more advanced and mature than "The Temptation of Gangdis" in terms of narrative and structure.

If I hadn’t heard Teacher Lin tell this story before, I would have read it once and couldn’t even fully understand it. Even now, when I stand in front of you, what I’m talking about is only my feelings and opinions, and there’s no way to fully retell the plot of the novel.

I can only say that to read this novel, you have to be patient, and the most important thing is to have a little IQ, otherwise, just to pursue the small and subtle clues laid by Mr. Lin in it is enough to make people collapse.

"Grass gray snake line, volt pulse thousands of miles" is not enough to describe the clues contained in this novel, but this is not what I admire the most. "

After Ma Dudu said this, he looked at Lin Weimin again, "What I admire the most is that Mr. Lin used this novel to show us what a truly pioneering novel is."

"I think everyone should have read the speech written by Mr. Lin at Yan Normal University, where Mr. Lin gave the definition and characteristics of pioneer novels.

I still remember the above conversation between Mr. Lin and a male classmate. The male classmate asked Mr. Lin that the characteristics of pioneer novels were actually shortcomings.

Teacher Lin used this article "Chasing the Murderer" to tell me today, what is meant by 'characteristics or shortcomings depend entirely on the writer's level'.

The structure of the avant-garde novels is scattered and fragmented, emphasizing on narrative, the description of characters is no longer too much ink, there is no clear value orientation, and the pursuit of reality and essence is abandoned.

All of these characteristics, I saw them all in "Chasing the Murderer".

But these characteristics did not weaken the shocking feeling brought to me by the novel "Chasing the Murderer".

On the contrary, it is precisely because of the above characteristics that when I read the end of the novel, when the protagonist Zou Zhengdao faced the mirror and realized that he was the criminal, I deeply felt the shock and despair in his heart and hard to choose. "

Speaking of this, Ma Dudu's face was full of unspeakable admiration.

"Especially the ending that Mr. Lin designed for Zou Zhengdao. I didn't quite understand it when I was listening to it. I think actually designing an ending for Zou Zhengdao to run away desperately after knowing his identity is the perfect ending. Then What a bitter irony.

However, Mr. Lin chose to leave blank here. The story of Zou Zhengdao came to an abrupt end when he learned his identity, and everything after that was left to the readers to think, imagine and understand.

Can you understand?

That feeling, like, like, we suddenly became Zou Zhengdao standing in front of the mirror. "

Ma Dudu half-closed his eyes, recalling the shock he felt when he finished reading the novel.

Ma Dudu thought of Lin Weimin's speech again, "avoiding purely objective description and subjective expression, while maintaining the closest and natural connection with readers."

That's it!

He paused for a long time before continuing to conclude: "The narrative of traditional novels may serve the characters or the ending. Generally speaking, it always highlights one key point. But after reading Teacher Lin's " Chasing the Murderer, I completely understand that the narrative of avant-garde novels only serves the narrative itself, and the work cannot be separated from the narrative. Only when you read the entire work can you understand the content of these narratives.”

After Ma Dudu finished his long speech, the atmosphere in the office was still as quiet as when he was speaking.

He woke up from that narcissism and smiled sheepishly.

"Sorry, a little too intoxicated!"

Colleagues have already been aroused by his description, and praised: "Dudu's speech is really good, we can't wait to read it."

"Just kidding, just kidding." Ma Dudu nodded to everyone, and said, "It's not because I said it well, it's because Teacher Lin wrote it well!"

Everyone smiled and asked about the specific plot in "Chasing the Murderer". Ma Dudu talked for a long time, but the more they listened, the more they felt clouded.

"Forget it, forget it, I'd better not talk about it, everyone just wait and see, you will definitely be shocked."

Huang Bintang said: "You told us the ending, we are still shocked!"

"No, no, you will know after reading it. Teacher Lin told me this story a long time ago, but after reading it, I was still shocked. Believe me!"

Ma Dudu felt that the novel "Chasing the Murderer" not only set a benchmark for all authors and readers, but also an insurmountable mountain.

Some people always said that avant-garde novels emphasize form over content. If this novel is published, it will definitely slap these people in the face and let them know what it means to pay equal attention to form and content.

"Ms. Lin has sublimated the pioneer novel!"

When Ma Dudu was discussing with everyone, he said this sentence from the bottom of his heart.

"Okay, stop flattering me!"

Seeing that it was already noon, Lin Weimin stood up with a smile, "It's getting late, I have to go back to work, so I won't chat with you."

"Don't tell me, Teacher Lin, I have to have lunch before leaving. I'll invite you out to eat." Ma Dudu said enthusiastically.

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, if you don't go back to lead|leader, you should be angry!"

Lin Weimin rejected Ma Dudu's kindness, and was escorted out of the dormitory by the editors of "Youth Literature", and Wang Weiling also came out to see him off.

After he left, Wang Weiling looked at Zhou Xiaohong, "After reading the manuscript, send it to me."

Several young editors shouted loudly: "Editor-in-Chief, we haven't read it yet!"

Wang Weiling frowns, "Why are you in such a hurry? Dudu makes the first review, Xiaohong re-checks, and I make the final review. This is the rule of the editorial department. After the review, you can read the manuscript if you want, no one is stopping you."

What she said was righteous and stern, and those who didn't know the truth would probably believe it.

But who let someone be the editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief, everyone dared not speak out.

Huang Bintang muttered: "It's clear that you are using power for personal gain!"

Looking at the reactions of his colleagues, Ma Dudu felt a surge of pride in his heart.

Not only because I can get an appointment with Mr. Lin's manuscript, but also because Mr. Lin can write such an awesome work.

Yes, after Ma Dudu thought about it, there is only one word that can describe Teacher Lin and "Chasing the Murderer".

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