Lin Chaoyang thoughtfully replied: "The story is still a bit warm, but the style is a bit different, more towards stream-of-consciousness literature."

Li Tuo immediately perked up after hearing this, "Stream of consciousness? I haven't seen many domestic writers write stream of consciousness novels, and even fewer of them are good ones."

Although stream-of-consciousness literature was introduced to China very early, it has not developed at all because the domestic literary world has been advocating classicism, revolutionary romanticism and realism for so many years.

In recent years, the literary world has gradually opened up, and people's minds have begun to emancipate. Many people in the literary world have become interested in stream of consciousness, but there have never been any influential representative works.

Even for most people in the literary world, stream-of-consciousness literature is still a very novel and foreign term.

"I remember Yuan Kejia published an article in the "Literary Research Collection" in 1964, which seemed to be called "Review of American and British "Stream of Consciousness" Novels", saying that modern stream of consciousness novels are works that express various decadent ideas after the decline of the bourgeoisie.

Too reactionary and decadent, anti-social, anti-rational, and anti-realism.”

Li Tuo mentioned a paper written more than ten years ago. Neither Zhu Wei nor Tao Yucheng had heard of it, but Lin Chaoyang took over the topic.

"I've read his article, and it's very good in many parts. Joyce's "Ulysses," Woolf's "To the Lighthouse," Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury"...he is very good at writing about it.

The analysis of these stream-of-consciousness works is very specific and in-depth.

But some places are still too deliberate, imposing ideological things on literary creation. But it is rare. It is probably the only article in China that seriously reviews stream-of-consciousness literature in so many years."

Li Tuo saw that Lin Chaoyang was familiar with the content of the paper, and his evaluation of him couldn't help but rise two points higher.

At a time when most people in the literary world had not paid attention to stream-of-consciousness literature, Lin Chaoyang not only carefully studied books and papers in this area, but also personally created such a novel. Such pioneering and enterprising spirit made him

Very appreciated.

Zhu Wei listened to the conversation between the two and couldn't help but feel as if he was standing tall.

He had never even heard of some of the content discussed by Li Tuo and Lin Chaoyang, let alone read it.

The only thing he knew was Faulkner, thanks to Foreign Literature and Art.

"Chaoyang, last month Foreign Literature and Art published several short stories by Faulkner," Zhu Wei said.

Lin Chaoyang nodded, "Yes, I noticed it too."

"Foreign Literature and Art" is a bimonthly published by Shanghai Translation Publishing House. It mainly translates and introduces contemporary foreign literary and artistic works and theories, introduces representative schools, reflects new foreign literary trends and trends, and also introduces some winners of major international awards.

Literary works are one of the few channels in China in this era that allow literature lovers to get in touch with contemporary foreign literature.

In the sixth issue in December 1979, "Foreign Literature and Art" began to systematically introduce the concept of stream-of-consciousness literature, and published several short stories by Faulkner, the representative writer of stream-of-consciousness literature. It seems that it will be introduced in the future.

Works by other stream-of-consciousness writers.

"I see next year, the term 'stream of consciousness literature' will be nothing new." Lin Chaoyang said with a smile.

Li Tuo said in a humorous tone: "When everyone writes about stream of consciousness, you might even be able to become a 'leader'."

Lin Chaoyang said easily: "I am no longer the 'leader'. Just don't criticize me as NGSS."

What he calls "criticism" is not "PD", but "PP".

Nowadays, the limelight of revolutionary romanticism in domestic literary circles has been suppressed, but the mainstream trend is still realism, and the style of stream-of-consciousness literature is still incompatible with the mainstream.

"Are you planning to delve deeper into stream-of-consciousness literature?" Zhu Wei asked Lin Chaoyang.

He shook his head, "That's not true. This time it's purely because I set the season in the novel in summer. I wanted that kind of psychedelic feeling, just like when you look up at the sun in summer, you'll feel

There was that moment of dazzling dizziness.”

As soon as Lin Chaoyang said it, Li Tuo and Zhu Wei immediately understood the atmosphere and feeling he wanted to express.

Lin Chaoyang can be so clear and precise, explaining exactly what he wants to show readers in one sentence, and his control of the content and emotions of the novel must be extremely precise.

The two of them couldn't help but have strong expectations for Lin Chaoyang's work.

After a long chat, at eight o'clock in the evening, Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yucheng left Li Tuo's house.

On the way home, Tao Yucheng suddenly felt a little emotional.

My brother-in-law usually doesn't show off the mountains or show off the water, but occasionally he shows off his majestic features, which always amazes people.

Tao Yucheng could be considered a literary youth after all, but he only knew a lot about the topics Lin Chaoyang and Li Tuo talked about today, and he didn't even know where to start if he wanted to participate.

However, Lin Chaoyang was able to talk freely and interact with Li Tuo, which even made Li Tuo admire him. This made Tao Yucheng have to refresh his understanding of his brother-in-law again.

It seems that Chaoyang's novels are so well written not by accident, but through hard study and accumulation that I gained this insight.

Two days later, Lin Chaoyang found his colleague Du Rong watching "Harvest" when he was at work.

The January issue of "Harvest" has just been released. As one of the most influential publications in the domestic literary world, "Harvest" has always been a must-read for many literature lovers.

"Chaoyang, have you read this issue of "Harvest"?" Du Rong asked Lin Chaoyang after finishing lunch.

"No, what's wrong?"

Du Rong said: "It's nothing. I just saw a novel that is very similar in style to your "Wrangler" and "Little Shoes"."

Lin Chaoyang was a little surprised. He didn't expect Du Rong's sense to be so sharp.

Before Lin Chaoyang could speak, Du Rong turned over the magazine and showed it to Lin Chaoyang, "Look, it's this one, "Parental Love"."

"Parental Love" is the novel that Lin Chaoyang sent to Li Xiaolin before. This novel is based on the later TV series of the same name.

In fact, the TV series itself is also adapted from a novel, but the adaptation is not a complete novel, but a collection of short stories and short stories written by military writer Liu Jing.

The plot of the TV series is actually a mixture, integrating seven stories from the novel collection, and Lin Chaoyang refined these stories into a novella of 120,000 words.

The TV series "Parents' Love" won many honors such as the Magnolia Award, the Feitian Award, and the National Outstanding TV Drama Award for the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Party in the year it was aired. It even scored a high 4 points on Douban.

As we all know, Douban has always been harsh on domestic literature, film and television works, and the high score of 4 out of 380,000 people is enough to prove the excellence of this story.

Lin Chaoyang's version of "Parental Love" still uses the fifty-year relationship between naval officer Jiang Defu and wealthy girl An Jie as a clue, telling the story of how the two overcame the differences in origins, the disparity in education levels, the harsh living environment, and...

The story of survival difficulties in special times and raising five children through ups and downs together.

However, the time span of the novel has been adjusted. The timeline of "Parental Love" has changed to start on the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China and finally stopped in 1978 when the old man announced the reform and opening up.

"What do you think of this novel?" Lin Chaoyang asked.

Du Rong hesitated for a moment, "I told you not to be angry."

"What do I have to be angry about?" Lin Chaoyang said with a smile.

"I think this novel is better than your "Wrangler" and "Little Shoes"."

After Du Rong said this, she looked at Lin Chaoyang with some embarrassment.

He joked: "You've said it all, why are you still afraid of offending others?"

"It's not because I'm afraid of offending others, it's because I care about your feelings."

"Then you shouldn't have said it."

Seeing his relaxed expression, Du Rong didn't take it to heart and said with a smile: "I knew you wouldn't be angry."

"Then tell me, how is this novel better than my novel?"

Du Rong thought seriously, and after a while he said: "Let me first talk about the similarities between your works. The similarity is that the stories are all plain, simple and warm. As for the advantages of "Parental Love", I

I don’t know if what I think is right or not, just listen and see.”

"I think the first thing is the storyline. Due to length reasons, the time span in "Parental Love" is as long as thirty years.

The story not only shows Jiang Defu and An Jie's decades of marriage and mutual affection, but also closely interweaves individual destiny with social changes, showing the historical scene from the 1940s to the 1970s.

In terms of the depth and breadth of the story, it is more watchable than "The Wrangler" and "Little Shoes".

Another is the design of conflicts in the story. Compared to the peaceful and soothing rhythms of "The Wrangler" and "Little Shoes", the conflicts in "Parents' Love" are more intense.

Because it involves not only the individual and the family, but also the three levels of society.

Differences in origin, conflicts of ideas, trivial family matters, intergenerational communication... every single question can make a big fuss.

But this author actually integrated so many issues into one novella, which is quite a luxury.

But the advantage of this is also obvious, that is, the conflicts in the novel are full of tension and fascinating.

The last point I think "Parental Love" does well is in its structure. Because it is a narrative that spans a long time, you can clearly see the independent chapters of each stage of the novel.

But this structure also ensures the coherence of the main line, the plot is clear, the emotions are progressive, and the ending is full of power."

After saying so much in one breath, Du Rong touched her hair a little unconfidently in the end and said, "I don't know if what I said is right or not, it's all my feelings anyway."

Lin Chaoyang nodded and said: "That's right. Every sentence is on point. I think it's enough for you to write a review."

Hearing his affirmation, Du Rong's face showed some confidence, "Don't fool me."

"I'm serious. Not only did you look at it carefully, you also summed it up very well."

Du Rong couldn't help but grinned with a bright smile.

"Parental Love" has only been published for a few days. Du Rong is one of the earliest readers of this novel. After hearing her evaluation of the novel, Lin Chaoyang felt much more at ease.

Du Rong is a college student and works in a library. She reads far more than ordinary readers. Her ability to rate "Parental Love" so highly proves the quality of this novel.

Two days later, seeing that the New Year was approaching, Tao Yushu had already prepared all the New Year's goods he would bring back to Northeast China.

Returning to the Northeast was decided last year. Considering that Lin Chaoyang had not returned to his hometown for more than a year, Tao Yushu had discussed with Tao's father to spend this year in the Northeast.

Tao's father, Tao's mother, and his wife Lin Chaoyang went to the Northeast, while Tao Yucheng's family and Tao Yumo stayed in Yanjing.

Tao Yumo has never been to the Northeast since he was a child. He originally wanted to go, but unfortunately Tao Yushu vetoed it.
To be continued...