A widower's entertainment

Chapter 55 [About Awards]

Decheng, Chunfeng Lane.

Originally, because of the article "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree", many readers wrote to Lin Youcheng, telling them their feelings and secrets.

Now with the publication of this novel novel "The Devotion of Suspect Talking about the philosophy of life.

There was no other way, but Lin Youcheng, the arsonist of love, not only set a fire in the hearts of many women this time, but also shocked many men with his bizarre killing methods.

The story "The Devotion of Suspect X" is really about men silently crying and women crying.

Looking at the pile of letters in front of him, Lin Youcheng felt a burst of pressure.

Although he read these letters one after another, there were too many of them. The key was that many people kept writing to Lin Youcheng. How could Lin Youcheng read them, let alone reply to them? .

In this regard, Lin Youcheng can only focus on fairness.

Love every reader equally, and every one of them has no reply.

Lin Youcheng read some of these letters, and the secrets contained in some of them made him feel like he was in a tree hole.

There were also some letters with more direct and bold confessions. Lin Youcheng found it funny. In some letters, readers thought that he should be like the third child in love in "Hawthorn Tree Love", but in fact he really looked like the third child. It should be the child's mother, after all, the third child works for Jingqiu, and here it is the child's mother who works for the original person sweeping the streets.

In addition to these letters, some readers would directly regard Lin Youcheng as an editor and directly send Lin Youcheng articles or poems he had written, hoping that Lin Youcheng would read them. Lin Youcheng had no intention of doing the job of editor at all.

Of course, most of these letters share my feelings after watching "Love at the Hawthorn Tree" and "The Devotion of Suspect X", such as my love for Lao San, my pity and admiration for Shi Hong, and my feelings for Lin You. The storyline is amazingly written.

Not only did they praise him, but some wrote directly to Lin Youcheng to make suggestions, saying that Chen Jing should not surrender, that Shi Hong should not kill innocent homeless people, and that Chen Jing should be advised to surrender and seek leniency.

Lin Youcheng, a heartless scumbag, did not respond to any of these lovely letters from readers.

Lin Youcheng not only didn't reply to readers, he also didn't respond to every editor who asked for articles.

Because of the two novels "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree" and "The Devotion of Suspect X", Lin Youcheng, a new author, has truly become famous in one fell swoop. Although he did not become famous at a young age, the middle-aged late bloomer also attracted much attention.

It can be said that after the novel "The Devotion of Suspect X", many magazine editors came to Lin Youcheng to ask for manuscripts.

Liu Cheng, deputy editor-in-chief of "Furong" magazine, came to visit more than once, hoping to get an appointment with Lin Youcheng for the next article.

"You're successful, there are quite a lot of letters from this reader."

Liu Cheng saw Lin Youcheng sorting letters from readers in the main room. There were many letters that he had already read, and even more, there were many letters that he had not read.

"Can you read so many letters?"

When Lin Youcheng heard this, he shook his head and said, "I can read them all. There are so many letters, and I don't know where to put them."

As he said that, Lin Youcheng couldn't help but think that the fairy tale king had received a lot of replies from readers, and he attached great importance to the replies from readers. He simply bought ten properties in the capital specifically to store the letters sent back by readers. , Lin Youcheng was wondering if he could buy a few houses in the future.

Even if it's not for letters, it can still be left for these carrots to use when they start a family in the future.

We need at least six houses, try to keep a bowl of water as equal as possible, and strive to love every carrot head equally.

Thinking about it this way, Lin Youcheng felt that he would still have to write in the future, and the current royalties were nothing at all.

Lin Youcheng turned around and took a look. Four-year-old Lin Zhaoman and two-year-old Lin Zhaohuan were playing with wooden guns. As for Lin Zhaole, he was playing with a rattle by himself. He didn't know when these carrot heads would grow up.

"I used to want to keep readers' replies, but as time went by, I lost them."

Liu Cheng talked about the experience of people who had been there and said directly: "There is no need to pay too much attention."

Lin Youcheng naturally knew what Liu Cheng meant and nodded.

"Are you coming over today or-?"

Lin Youcheng asked while pouring a cup of tea for Liu Cheng.

When Liu Cheng saw Lin Youcheng asking this question, he couldn't help but smile and said: "What else can I do to you? I just hope you can support our local literary magazine in Hunan Province. Youcheng, you also know that we The domestic magazine sales of "Furong" in Hunan Province are far inferior to those of "Harvest" and "October". Now the magazine's sales have been unable to increase, and we are under great pressure."

Hearing Liu Cheng's words, Lin Youcheng was also a little helpless.

It was really not just Liu Cheng who came to visit, other magazines also contacted him. If Lin Youcheng hadn't installed a phone at home, I'm afraid the phone would be filled with calls from different magazines. "You also know that "Novel Monthly" has been asking for manuscripts, "People's Literature" has been asking for manuscripts, and "Flower City" and "Zhongshan" have also been contacted by editors, but I have not agreed to them."

"I really haven't written a new manuscript yet."

Lin Youcheng may have gotten used to the editor's reminders, so he didn't feel particularly embarrassed and just told the truth.

Liu Cheng also knew that it would be difficult for Lin Youcheng to directly agree to publish his next novel in "Furong". After all, it could be published in literary journals such as "Harvest", "October", "Flower City", and "People's Literature" Who would want to publish a novel in a literary magazine below?

Liu Cheng sighed and said: "Now "Furong" cannot compare with those literary magazines. In the past, there were novels that could be selected for the National Outstanding Short Story Award, but now it is very difficult."

"No, teacher Ye Weilin's "On the River Without Navigation Beacon" won the first prize for the national outstanding novella."

"That was three years ago. I still remember it was the third period of that year."

Liu Cheng thought about it for a moment and said: "By the way, let me tell you, have you seen the movie "River Without Navigation Beacon" released this year? That movie was made after Wu Tianming read Wei Lin's "River Without Navigation Beacon" "On the River", he was attracted by the earthy atmosphere of the work. The day after reading the novel, he flew from Xi'an to Beijing and found Wei Lin who was attending the National Outstanding Novella Award Conference."

"Later, Wei Lin handed over the adapted film literary script "River without Navigation Beacon" to director Wu Tianming. After reviewing the script, Xi Film Studio decided to put it into production. At that time, it was actually only fourteen days before director Wu Tianming read the novel. What follows There were rumors that the script had regulatory issues and that the plot was smearing society’s attention to rural areas, so the script was revised again.”

Hearing Liu Cheng's words, Lin Youcheng smiled and said, "Director Wu Tianming didn't fly over from Xi'an to find me."

When Liu Cheng heard this, he was instantly shocked. He understood what Lin Youcheng meant and asked, "Director Wu Tianming also wants to adapt and film your novel? Which one?"

"I don't know if "Hawthorn Tree Love" is being filmed now."

Because Lin Youcheng was not responsible for adapting the script, he naturally had no idea about the filming of the movie.

When Liu Cheng heard Lin Youcheng's words, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Director Wu Tianming is very suitable for adapting and filming your story "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree". He likes such stories very much."

As Liu Cheng said this, he suddenly remembered that Lin Youcheng's two novels "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree" and "The Devotion of Suspect Those two novels might both win awards."

"Although "Love at the Hawthorn Tree" is a long novel, it might win an award."

As the most authoritative award for novellas in the 1980s, it can be said to be the National Outstanding Short and Novella Award held by the Writers Association.

Hearing Liu Cheng's words, Lin Youcheng smiled and said, "Let nature take its course. You also know that my writing has always been controversial. It is said that it is not literary enough, and it is said to be popular literature."

"I don't agree. Your article "The Devotion of Suspect "Suspect X's Devotion" is still far behind."

"In my opinion, your article "The Devotion of Suspect X" deserves the first prize for the National Outstanding Novella. It is well deserved."

When Lin Youcheng heard Liu Cheng's words, he just smiled and said nothing.

There are not as many awards now as there were later. After all, the literary system was only established not long ago. For example, according to Mr. Mao Dun’s last wish, the Mao Dun Literary Award was established only two years ago to encourage the creation of outstanding novels, and it is reviewed every four years. The Lao She Literary Award was established in 1999, and the Lu Xun Literary Award was established in 1986. The Cao Yu Drama Literature Award is a national outstanding script award founded in 1980. There are other awards such as Zhuang Chongwen Literature Award, Dream of Red Mansions Award, Shi Naian Literature Award, Bing Xin Literature Award, Feng Mu Literature Award, Yao Xueyin Long Historical Novel Award... It will only appear later.

He knows that the current National Outstanding Short and Novella Literary Awards evaluated by the Writers Association focus on realism and mainstream ideology. The purpose, rules, and judges of these awards are determined by the Writers Association. Naturally, there will be ideological functions. Consideration also needs to be taken into account the interests of different literary groups, as well as a certain complexity in the composition of the jury.

Although it will achieve the highest level of classic works of short and medium stories, it will also miss some indispensable ancient gems in the history of literature.

Of course, the current selection of literary awards is still relatively literary, unlike the Lu Xun Literature Award in later generations where there were rumors of missing out, and the limerick "Will Enter the Tea - Selected Poems of Zhou Xiaotian" was questioned. The winners are mixed, or a long list is drawn up which weakens the value of the award. Some winning works lack basic persuasiveness, triggering all kinds of criticism and controversy.

It can be said that the authority and impartiality of some literary awards in later generations are shaky and have become a bargaining chip for profit distribution.

In fact, Lin Youcheng doesn't really care about the National Outstanding Novella Award.

Of course it would also be great if I could win a prize.

If you don’t win the prize——

Now these mountains of letters from the masses in front of him can be regarded as a great affirmation for him, the arsonist who committed murder and arson.

Lin Youcheng didn't know that the second fire set by him, the arsonist, was definitely burning brightly. Another flame that was carelessly thrown down was also found to be ignited and started to burn.

Real fires descended.

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