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Chapter 178 [Literary Circle] (Please subscribe)
Beijing, Xinghua Hutong.

In the eyes of many people, the 1980s was an era of literary carnival. This is actually not accurate. In many cases, there was no so-called carnival in literature at all. To be precise, the 1980s should have been an era of making friends through literature.

It’s not just writers and editors, writers and readers, writers and writers, these are the things that literature collides with and then begins to communicate.

In fact, not long after Lin Youcheng and his family came to the capital, Zhang Wei from "People's Literature" knew the news and even paid a special visit. However, at that time, because Lin Youcheng had just moved here, there were still many things to prepare, and There were also relatives who came with them and needed to be taken care of. After Zhang Wei brought some fruits for a visit, he left on his bicycle, planning to wait until Lin Youcheng was busy for this period before coming to visit again.

However, Zhang Wei was not alone in this visit.

Lin Youcheng was also surprised. Along with Zhang Wei was Yang Yiping, the editor of "October" magazine.

Forget it, what surprised Lin Youcheng the most was Qin Chaoyang, the editor-in-chief of "Contemporary".

Lin Youcheng was really surprised that Qin Chaoyang, the editor-in-chief of "Contemporary", could come over. After all, he had not submitted any articles to "Contemporary" yet. He had received a personal invitation letter from Qin Chaoyang before, and now he came to congratulate him on his move. So, Naturally, Lin Youcheng was a little flattered.

"Comrade Lin Youcheng, now that you come to the capital, it will be much more convenient to exchange literature."

Qin Chaoyang looked at Lin Youcheng with a smile on his face and said, "The editors of our magazine appreciate your works very much and especially want to have literary exchanges with you."

In fact, some people in the circle can't help but ridicule the embarrassment of "Contemporary", and naturally there is also discussion that Lin Youcheng's three novels seem to be directed at the three famous magazines, and Lin Youcheng seems to have done this deliberately.

"Then you also specifically applied to those three major magazines, right?"

"Then why didn't you choose "Contemporary"?"

Qin Chaoyang glanced at Zhang Wei and Yang Yiping who were sitting next to him, looked at Lin Youcheng, and couldn't help but ask: "Comrade Lin Youcheng, in fact, I particularly want to ask, are your three previous war novels deliberately Published in Harvest, October, and Flower City, the three famous magazines?"

Lin Youcheng knew why editor Qin Chaoyang personally wrote him a manuscript invitation letter, and also understood why Qin Chaoyang came to congratulate him on his move. He said truthfully: "Actually, I plan to submit my next novel to "Contemporary"."

This really makes "Contemporary" very embarrassed. The ridicule of the literati in the circle may seem ordinary, but it is meaningful and heart-wrenching.

Lin Youcheng nodded and said: "Actually, those three war novels were published in different magazines to let more people know about some people and things during that war period."

Zhang Wei and Yang Yiping on the side did not gnaw. In fact, they knew very well why Qin Chaoyang, the editor-in-chief of "Contemporary", came specifically to see Lin Youcheng. Firstly, it was because Lin Youcheng still has a certain status in the literary world and his published works can be It is said that they are all quite popular. As for another important reason, naturally, Lin Youcheng's first three novels were published in "Harvest", "October", and "Flower City", but not in "Contemporary".

Lin Youcheng heard Qin Chaoyang's words and said with a smile: "Whether it can be published or not is not my decision. I am just submitting the article."

Qin Chaoyang was inexplicably shocked when he heard Lin Youcheng's words. He did not expect that Lin Youcheng would want to submit articles to different magazines for this reason, so that more people would know about the people and things during the war years. It really touched Qin Chaoyang's heart.

Hearing Qin Chaoyang's words, Lin Youcheng naturally smiled and said, "I'll definitely do it if I have the chance."

As soon as these words came out, Qin Chaoyang was naturally surprised.

Zhang Wei and Yang Yiping on the side were not surprised when they heard Lin Youcheng's words. They looked at each other and seemed to have already guessed the answer, because in their opinion, the editor-in-chief Qin Chaoyang paid a visit in person and was full of sincerity. The two of them definitely couldn't beat Qin Chaoyang. Now that they heard Lin Youcheng's words, they couldn't say they were disappointed.

Qin Chaoyang was overjoyed. He looked at Lin Youcheng with a smile on his face and said, "That's great." Lin Youcheng smiled and said, "I just don't know if the manuscript will be rejected by "Contemporary". "

When Qin Chaoyang heard what Lin Youcheng said, he didn't say anything and just asked Lin Youcheng to write the manuscript. He asked, "Do you want to write this novel?"

Lin Youcheng didn't hide it, he just told the truth: "I mentioned something in "Wonderful Things in the World"."

These words naturally shocked both Zhang Wei and Yang Yiping.

Yang Yiping looked at Lin Youcheng and asked, "This novel of yours is also related to "Wonderful Things in the World"."

Lin Youcheng nodded.

This really shocked Yang Yiping. If this is true, then this is the fourth story related to "The Wonders of the World". Lin Youcheng had already thought about this when he wrote "The Wonders of the World". of four stories.

Qin Chaoyang was naturally shocked. Thinking of Lin Youcheng's previous words to let more people know about some people and events during the war, he couldn't help but ask: "Is your novel also about the story of the Anti-Japanese War?"

Lin Youcheng nodded.

Qin Chaoyang looked at Lin Youcheng and said seriously: "If it really wants to be as touching a story as "The Wind", "My Captain My Group", and "War Meridian", "Contemporary" will not retreat. Drafted.”

Lin Youcheng smiled and said, "It's better to wait until I finish writing the manuscript. Editor Qin, please read it and then discuss it. Don't let the manuscript be rejected. Then I will have no choice but to switch to another two companies."

When he said this, Lin Youcheng looked at Zhang Wei and Yang Yiping.

"We at "October" definitely welcome Lin Youcheng's contribution."

Zhang Wei also smiled and said: "The same goes for People's Literature."

Qin Chaoyang looked at Zhang Wei and Yang Yiping and shook his head with a smile. He suddenly thought of the novel "The Ordinary World" that was rejected by "Contemporary" before. He thought of Lin Youcheng's high regard for Lu Yao's novel and couldn't help but ask: "By the way, I read the review article you wrote about "The Ordinary World". You really think that novel is excellent."

Lin Youcheng looked at Qin Chaoyang and said very seriously: "It's more than just excellence."

Qin Chaoyang listened to Lin Youcheng's words and thought for a moment, wondering whether he should watch Lu Yao's "The Ordinary World" again.

However, Qin Chaoyang also knew that the most important thing now was to urge Lin Youcheng to write the manuscript.

"When will your war novel manuscript be finished?"

Lin Youcheng suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. Before he even started writing, he asked when the manuscript would be finished. It seemed that after moving to the capital, he was afraid that the editor would give birth to more horror.

(End of this chapter)