1980 My Literary Era.

Chapter 568 Who the hell taught you to write novels like this?

The performance appraisal system of the editorial department was Lin Weimin's first fire after he became the editor-in-chief of the Guowen Society. It won the support of the president and the secretary, and it was implemented without pressure.

He plans to promote it in the whole society in March, and in the two months of January and February, he will first do a pilot project in the editorial department of "Contemporary" to give colleagues in the society a process of psychological preparation and adaptation.

"Contemporary" is the place where Lin Weimin started his career in the Guowen Society, with familiar people and a harmonious atmosphere, it is an excellent place for testing.

After the document was publicized, the editorial department of "Contemporary" became the most frequented place by many colleagues from the Guowen Society. Everyone wanted to see what the editorial department with the performance appraisal system was like.

People who come to see the peep show are destined to be disappointed, except that there are a few more rules and charts posted on the office wall, everyone's work is still the same as usual, there is no difference.

Everyone returned disappointed, and they had to mutter about the policies that were about to be implemented.

The young people in the agency are basically supportive of this policy. The implementation of the performance appraisal system in the agency should benefit the editors who work hard and work hard. In the past, these young people in the agency were not satisfied because of their status. Relationships, whether active or passive, must work harder, but sometimes the work is done, and the honor has nothing to do with him, let alone more work.

Middle-aged people have a relatively indifferent attitude towards policies. This group of people is already the backbone of the society. Their salary and benefits are not bad. The performance appraisal has given them some bonuses, but overall they have not given them much benefit. Of course, Nothing was touched, and everyone could find no reason to object.

Among the old comrades, the response to this policy is much more lively.

Some old comrades with high awareness expressed support for Lin Weimin's determination to forge ahead. Some old comrades who kept their own place felt that Lin Weimin was purely messing around, and some old comrades felt that Lin Weimin was targeting them.

There are not many old comrades who feel that Lin Weimin is targeting them, and this group of people feel right that Lin Weimin is indeed targeting them.

These people may have abilities, but they like to rely on the old to sell the old, and they don't finish much of their own work. They pull young people to help them work all day long, and the young people in the agency suffer greatly.

Lin Weimin has no power to fire them, but he still has the power to cut off their hands.

Feeling Lin Weimin's blatant discrimination against them, this small group of old comrades whispered together in private, and they often said bad things about Lin Weimin.

They also went to talk to the leaders in series. The level of the director is definitely not good. The leaders of the agency, Li early spring and Lin Weimin, wear a pair of trousers, so they set their sights on Secretary Zhou, one of the troika.

Secretary Zhou had a tacit understanding with Cheng Zaochun and Lin Weimin. Faced with these old comrades who came to chatter, he served them with good tea and cigarettes, and responded with a smile, which fully made the old comrades feel respected.

But the old comrades soon felt that something was wrong, this old Zhou, he is not doing things!
The old comrades didn't find a sense of presence in the leadership, a little discouraged, turned around and spoke ill of Lin Weimin even more rampantly, intending to tarnish his reputation in the Guowen Society.

On this day, He Qizhi came to Lin Weimin to discuss some problems encountered after the implementation of the performance appraisal system in the "Contemporary" editorial department. After talking about the business, He Qizhi said, "Weimin, have you heard about it?"

"What did you hear?"

"Recently, your reputation in the club is not very good!"

Lin Weimin smiled when he heard the words, "Which leader have you met with a good reputation?"

He Qizhi gave him a thumbs up, "That's right, it's really different to be a leader, and the awareness will come up immediately."

Lin Weimin naturally knew where the recent rumors about him came from. The more these things spread, the more he proved the correctness of his reforms. If the black sheep in the team were not cleared out, how could the team run?
"I won't mention this." Lin Weimin waved his hand and asked again: "How is the word-of-mouth of this issue of "Contemporary"?"

The first issue of "Contemporary" in 1991 has been on the market for nearly half a month. As the last issue of "Contemporary" held by Lin Weimin, he is naturally concerned.

He Qizhi said: "Word of mouth is quite good, and sales are also very good. It shouldn't be a problem for this issue to break through 220 million copies. Everyone has a very high opinion of Hua's "To Live."

Yu Hua's "Alive" has been queued for several months, and finally published in the first issue of this year.

As Lin Weimin's favorite work, "To Live" enjoys the treatment of headlines, large font size, and the completion of the first issue. These three treatments have gradually become a tradition of "Contemporary".

Receiving such treatment is not only an honor for the writers, but also means that their works are likely to be popular in the domestic literary world under the promotion of "Contemporary" and become classics enthusiastically sought after by millions of readers.

"Ordinary World", "Dust Settled", "White Deer Plain"...

However, there have been no accidents in the works that have enjoyed this kind of treatment in "Contemporary".

The response after the publication of "To Live" did not disappoint the editorial department's expectations for this work. Like its predecessors, this novel aroused strong repercussions within a short time after its publication.

Yu Hua, who started with pioneering literature, has gradually formed his own unique style after years of continuous training.

Yu Hua wrote avant-garde novels in his early days, and he was good at and willing to analyze the evil and cruelty of human nature, but in "To Live", Yu Hua's style and characteristics have changed.

In To Live, there is more misfortune, but less vice; fewer heroes, but more virtue.

Through "To Live", critics and readers can clearly see Yu Hua's growth as a writer.

For critics, this kind of growth is gratifying to them. It seems that the Chinese literary world will have another great writer.

But for the readers, Yu Hua's growth is extremely painful.

"To Live" accompanied by the popularity of "Contemporary" has gained millions of readers in a short period of time.

A snowflake of letters from readers quickly filled the corners of the editorial department, most of which mentioned the novel "To Live".

Readers' evaluation of "To Live" is generally very high. In all honesty, this is a very good novel.

But it is precisely because of this kind of goodness that it makes readers feel painful.

The father died, the mother died, the wife died, the daughter died, the son died, the son-in-law died, and the grandson died.

It's not that Chinese literature lovers have never seen the world. It's nothing if a few people die in a literary work, and it's nothing if the protagonist suffers a little.

But the problem is, you can't be a damned person!
Among the many letters, a considerable number of readers wrote letters with only one purpose, that is to denounce the novelist Yu Hua.

Everyone's opinions can be summed up in one sentence: Who the hell taught me to write novels like this?

But complaining is the same as the audience loves to watch bitter dramas. The more abusive your plot is, the more the audience loves to watch it and watch it while scolding. After watching it, you have to say: Is it really written?

To some extent, the complaints of readers can be regarded as an affirmation of Yu Hua and the novel "To Live".

Compared with the reaction of readers, the reaction of critics is much simpler.

Many critics are gratified by Yu Hua's growth. In the eyes of many critics, avant-garde novels are slanted. The publication of "To Live" this time allows them to see that Yu Hua is gradually moving closer to traditional literature.

The recognition of farmers and villages embodied in "Alive" is different from Yu Hua's previous works. The status of farmers in Chinese history has always been insignificant. Yu Hua uses the image of Fugui to show what he wants to express. Value concept, this value concept belongs to the philosophy of Chinese rural culture.

As the bearers of suffering, farmers have no power to resist in the face of fate, and they don't even have any active fighting spirit and courage to resist.

From the perspective of modern culture, this attitude towards life and destiny is undoubtedly a manifestation of ignorance and backwardness, but it also contains the history and culture carried by farming civilization, and has profound reasons for its emergence and survival.

It is precisely because of this passive life logic that China's peasant class can continue to this day.

The forbearing outlook on life expressed in "To Live" has won the hearts of many critics and readers.

The Chinese are a nation that grew out of the land. The word "alive" is full of power in the Chinese context. Its power does not come from shouting or attacking, but endures and endures the weight that life gives us. , Endure the happiness and misery, boredom and mediocrity that reality gives us.

It is also this simple style that fits the Chinese people's views on history, life and values ​​that makes "To Live" affirmed by many critics and loved by countless readers.

In He Qizhi's mind, he recalled the strong response that "To Live" had recently caused in the literary world and readers, with a bright smile on his face, "The influence of the work is really helpful for stabilizing sales. This time, Yu Hua's "To Live" Looks like another work with broad reach."

Lin Weimin nodded with satisfaction, "That's good. The quality of manuscripts is the foundation for the survival of publications. Mo Yan's new novel should be almost written, and Eryuehe, you also want to ask more questions."

"Okay, I'll contact them later."

"There are a few good seedlings among the students of the National Academy of Letters. You all want to pay more attention and contact more."

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Lin Weimin has been working in "Contemporary" for ten years, and he will always say a few more words habitually. After he finishes speaking, he feels that something is wrong, with a bit of apology on his face, "Old He, you can do it according to yourself. Just do what you think.”

He Qizhi smiled indifferently, "I understand."

After he left, Lin Weimin went to Cheng Zaochun's office, first chatted with him about the effect of the editorial department's performance appraisal system after more than half a month's trial in the editorial department of "Contemporary", and then prepared to burn his new official's first office. Two fires.

　Chapter 2 card review, wait a moment

　　
　
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