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Chapter 149 [October] (Please subscribe)

In October, the capital city was already a bit more desolate and chilly than in the past.

In this bleak capital city, the "October" magazine office is full of lively discussions. Because the editors of the magazine were very surprised and surprised that the magazine suddenly received Lin Youcheng's latest manuscript.

It’s really a huge surprise!

Who in the literary circle doesn't know the famous author Lin Youcheng!

Editor Yang Yiping, who had previously written an invitation letter to Lin Youcheng, said with a smile on his face: "I didn't expect that Comrade Lin Youcheng would actually submit an article to our "October" magazine."

"If Zhang Wei from People's Literature knew about this, he would probably die of discomfort."

"Haha, yes, Yiping, you and Zhang Wei seem to have a good relationship. If he knew that you actually asked Lin Youcheng to contribute to "October", I'm afraid he would really feel uncomfortable."

Editor Yang Yiping couldn't help laughing when he heard this. Naturally, he and Zhang Wei, editor of "People's Literature", knew each other.

It should be said that they are all in the same literary circle and they are all in the capital. How could they not know each other? However, it is not allowed to request manuscripts from excellent authors without saying that the editor knows them. After all, at this time, every magazine has a huge demand for excellent literary manuscripts.

Editors grab manuscripts all based on their ability.

"It's thanks to you that you wrote several letters of invitation to Lin Youcheng."

The soul of the soldier, or rather the nation, was completely lost.

I didn't have high hopes at first. After all, editors are like this. They can't hang themselves on one author. They are all Neptunes and keep casting a wide net. If the net is caught, it will be the best.

In the letter, Yang Yiping very sincerely requested Lin Youcheng to write a manuscript.

Now it is obvious that Yang Yiping, the editor of Aquaman, relied on his sincerity to receive Lin Youcheng's latest submission.

Yang Yiping nodded. He had indeed written several letters of invitation to Lin Youcheng. After the controversial "The Devotion of Suspect X" was published, Yang Yiping was extremely shocked and immediately wrote to Lin Youcheng. Cheng sent a letter of invitation to "October" magazine.

Yang Yiping was deeply shocked after reading it. Every character in the novel impressed him deeply. He really couldn't describe his feelings. In 1941, it was the tenth year after the outbreak of the all-out Anti-Japanese War. September th, January th, July th, August th, Northeast, East China, Central China, North China, stretching for thousands of miles and covering most of the territory of flower cultivation.

The following "Love Letters" and "Wonderful Things in the World" also amazed him. The most important thing is that Lin Youcheng did not continue to contribute to "Novel Monthly", but submitted to "People's Literature". Naturally, he would not I think "October" magazine is inferior to "People's Literature".

Looking at this thick manuscript, Yang Yiping was delighted and looking forward to Lin Youcheng's manuscript. As he opened it, he nodded and said, "Yeah, I don't know what story Lin Youcheng's novel is about."

You must know that "October" magazine is a large-scale literary magazine founded in 1978. It mainly publishes novels, short stories, essays, scripts, poems and other literary works. It is published on the 10th of every month. The title is inscribed by calligrapher Li Huajin. Moreover, Mao Dun also wrote the launch speech for the first issue that year.

"Lin Youcheng's creative passion is really strong. This novel is really a full-length novel!"

Different from the thrilling and blood-stained spy battle in "The Wind", Lin Youcheng actually brought another earth-shattering and soul-crying death battle in "My Captain, My Group".

Editor Yang Yiping also stayed up late to read it immediately. After reading it, he was shocked because he did not expect Lin Youcheng to write such a story about a group of cannon fodder from another team.

The direct descendants of the Sichuan Army, the Guangdong Army, the Guangxi Army, the Northeast Army, and the Northwest Army, or miscellaneous ones, lost their homes, relatives, and weapons, and survived in the fictional town of Chanda in western Yunnan.

Yang Yiping nodded. He couldn't wait to read the article "My Captain, My Group" written by Lin Youcheng.

Lost again and again, escaped again and again, leading to a rout unprecedented in thousands of years.

The editors of the entire magazine are looking forward to it.

Yang Yiping opened the letter and looked at the thick manuscript. Before he read the manuscript, he felt inexplicably heavy because the manuscript was really thick. He couldn't wait to read the title of the novel and said: "" "My leader, my team"?"

Originally, Yang Yiping wrote several letters of invitation to Lin Youcheng, but there was no follow-up, but later he saw that Lin Youcheng actually submitted the article "The Wind" to "Harvest" magazine, which naturally made Yang Yiping feel that he could still do it again. Send a letter of invitation to Lin Youcheng.

And the group leader Long Wenwen appeared, and the soul-caller came.

"Does this sound like a military-themed novel?"

It can be said that the "October" magazine attaches great importance to Lin Youcheng's novel "My Captain, My Regiment".

Flee, rebuild, destroy.

When they overcome the stubborn disease of "unbelief", they are bound to shine as individuals.

"My Captain, My Group", which shocked Yang Yiping the most, was not monotonous, but very three-dimensional. It was not the story of one person, but the story of a group of people. It contained the hypocrisy of Yu Xiaoqing and the transparency of Long Wenwen. , has Meng Fanglia's transformation, Ayi's ideals, and Milong's pursuit, which is different from the one-sidedness of other war novels.

These artillery fires are broken troops and heroes, but heroes are also ordinary people. They also have the good and bad sides of ordinary people. They are also afraid of death and they are also afraid of being uncomfortable, but they are not comfortable.

Yang Yiping understood very clearly why the cannon fodder regiment could not fight at the beginning because they were afraid of losing. From 1937 to 1941, it was constantly defeated. The Great Wall War of Resistance, the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Wuhan, and the Battle of Guangzhou were defeated from the north to the south. The soldiers in the cannon fodder regiment were full of confidence the moment they stepped into the battlefield to defend their homeland. The moment they left their lives on the battlefield, they were still thinking about victory and driving away Xiao Dongyang.

But those who survived could not see hope, and everything they saw was invincible.

In such an environment, they can only resign themselves to their fate and muddle along, living in confusion every day and making a living every day.

The appearance of Long Wenwen awakened their faith, allowing them to give up their carelessness and regain their indomitable self-confidence, the kind of self-confidence that could be inspired without seeing the corpses of their comrades being randomly discarded by the Japanese at Jiqi Slope.

Yang Yiping didn't dare to think about Long Wenwen's tragic ending. He was just worried that this story might be a little sensitive. After all, this story told the story of the national army's resistance to war.

The point is, it's more than that.

Editors are now discussing Lin Youcheng's unusual novel, because some of the content in the story is too bold, too direct, and too stark.

"Lin Youcheng really dared to write. He pierced the whitewash to reveal blood, satirized without mercy, turned bad habits into virtues, turned lies into rules, turned obliterating conscience into wisdom, turned selfishness into patriotism, Shamelessness is turned into a performance, impotence is turned into self-preservation, bullying is turned into justice, people are turned into cannon fodder, cannon fodder is turned into honor, and massacre is said to be inevitable.”

"When the Japanese soldier was desperate, he sat on the edge of the Nu River like a rock, looking at the sparkling river and singing a song of homesickness. The cannon fodder lay behind him with guns and listened all night. This plot is really too bold."

"Yeah, I read in the novel that the cannon fodder died one after another. The veterinarian in the back was not killed by the Japanese army, he died of sadness. He never forgot his kindness until his death. Looking at the Japanese soldiers he was unable to save, he shouted Read: Baby, wait for your doctor to come and save you. Seeing this, my scalp really goes numb."

This sentence made other people nod in agreement, because they all remembered this episode very clearly. The veterinarian wanted to help everyone, but too much helplessness made him sad and desperate. It wasn't until the veterinarian died that everyone realized that no one was holding their hands to comfort them. Finally, the group leader also died, along with the hope he brought.

"I think Lin Youcheng's novel is a story about the dead written for the living."

Yang Yiping listened to the words of his colleagues, nodded, and said: "Yes, Lin Cheng's novel allows people to see the ashes everywhere, and also allows people to see the whiteness under the ashes."

"Yes, the novel is full of justice and love, and it also has beautiful details. The soldiers who walked out of the shelter looked very romantic when they died. Before Li Liansheng died, he carefully touched Milong's face with his hand, and he You must remember this face, and when Kang Ya died, he was accompanied by the warm light from each match."

……

"How about asking Lin Youcheng to change some plots in the novel?"

"I don't think it needs to be revised. Lin Youcheng's novel is very real. Except for the mysterious leader, it is hard to see through, but it feels familiar somehow. I especially like Lin Youcheng's Long article. , what he said during the interrogation, Lin Youcheng was quoted one after another in the form of names of dishes from the occupied land, it was really profound."

"Yeah, it always feels a little familiar, but it's also a mystery. The monster is mixed with the incomprehensible. Maybe this is the temperament of Long Wenwen's character."

"Do you think that the Long Wenwen written by Lin Youcheng is not a person? He is one of thousands of Chinese people who have conscience and do not want to be slaves to the country. He is a hope that should not be but must be. He is a history book On those dogmatic things that are difficult to understand and hard to remember by heart, Lin Youcheng wrote this character so well. He wants to go home safely, does not want to just shed tears, and has faith that his soul has not been lost. He is a spiritualist. people."

"Yes, this is also the reason why Lin Youcheng committed suicide by writing Long Wenwen in the end. Because Long Wenwen is a hero and should not harm his own people when speaking to the outside world. Because Long Wenwen is the first group of people to wake up and should establish a national When all ethnic groups join the united front to resist Japan, they will not engage in internal wars."

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The editors of the magazine are all frantically discussing Lin Youcheng's shocking "My Leader, My Group". Of course, the third review and the third review will naturally have to be approved by the editor-in-chief.

"Editor Su, what do you think?"

Yang Yiping looked at Su Yu, the editor-in-chief of October magazine.

Su Yu has been the editor-in-chief of "October" magazine for almost seven years. It can be said that in the summer of 1979, when the Beijing Publishing House standardized the department structure, "October" magazine, which was originally affiliated with the literary and art editorial office, became independent. Su Yu became the editor-in-chief of "October" magazine. Director of the editorial office of "October", the first editor-in-chief of "October" magazine.

All literary expression requires the editor-in-chief of a publication to have broad historical sentiments, noble moral pursuits, and profound literary skills. It is for this reason that "October" chose Su Yu.

Among the editors-in-chief of the "Four Major Magazines" today, Su Yu is probably still at the bottom in terms of age, but she has always been called the eldest sister. She can give people the feeling of "elder sister", mainly because she is kind, quiet and kind. It can be said that "October" is now deeply concerned by the society, highly recognized by the author, and widely accepted by readers. It is absolutely inseparable from the literary foundation and academic accomplishment of Su Yu, the editor-in-chief. It is also inseparable from Su Yu's academic accomplishment and academic accomplishment. Su Yu's personality charm is shared by literary seniors such as Balao, Xie Wanying, Ding Ling, and Cao Lao, to middle-aged writers such as Wang Meng, Zhang Xianliang, Li Cunbao, and Liu Xinwu, as well as young writers such as Tie Ning and Jia Shengwa. The age-old friendship between being both a teacher and a friend forms a strong supporting force in "October".

From 1979 when Su Yu served as editor-in-chief to the present, the excellence of "October" is obvious to all. In the national selection of outstanding works, many novels have won awards, such as "Wreaths Under the Mountains", "Green Tree", "Black Horse", and There are titles like "Red Shirt Without Buttons", "Luofu Mountain Blood and Tears Sacrifice", "General in the Town", "Wooden House Covered with Ivy", "Open Love Letter"...

Su Yu naturally also read Lin Youcheng's article "My Captain, My Group" and felt quite heavy. She knew the concerns of editor Yang Yiping and the concerns of other editors, but seeing Lin Youcheng's heavy She was very clear about the address of the manuscript. From the day "October" magazine was published, she regarded it as her solemn mission to express and tell the rise and fall of the times, the joys and sorrows of all families, recording the tears and blood of contemporary Chinese people, and heartily It expresses the sorrow caused by profound suffering and the joy after the disaster is over.

Su Yu looked at the other editors and said: "Our "October" magazine was rebuilt on the abandoned city in 'that special period'. It was founded in the season of darkness and light. Lin Youcheng wrote this novel from a unique The perspective shows the historical panorama of the military and civilians from all over China uniting to fight against the Japanese invaders and endure the suffering of the war, which has historical authenticity and a profound sense of historical existence."

"This novel should be published in October magazine!"

A rather firm answer, without any hesitation.

(End of this chapter)