She had just moved, and Tao Yushu was still a little melancholy at first, but in the morning she moved, and in the afternoon Tao Yumo followed her, and her melancholy immediately disappeared without a trace.
The first thing Tao Yumo did when she arrived was to take a hot bath. The hot water in the Overseas Chinese Apartment was supplied from morning to night. Taking a bath was not very convenient. She no longer had to squeeze into the bathhouse. She didn't even have to worry about how much hot water she used.
Tao Yumo was humming a song while taking a bath and was in a good mood.
Listening to his sister's movements, Tao Yushu smiled helplessly.
This girl has been pampered since she was a child and doesn't make people worry wherever she goes.
Early the next morning, Lin Chaoyang rode his bicycle to work, with Tao Yumo yelling behind him.
"Brother-in-law, wait for me, wait for me!"
When I arrived at school, I was supposed to be busy with library work on Monday, but ended up being relatively leisurely for most of the day.
It is said that foreign guests from Italy came to visit YSU today. The school organized activities and all the students participated, so the library naturally became deserted.
After work, Lin Chaoyang habitually came out of the library and headed north. He didn't realize it until he walked more than 20 meters.
Shaking his head, he returned to the library to get his bicycle. Before he could ride out of the Triangle, he heard a greeting.
He turned around and saw that it was Hong Zicheng, accompanied by two other teachers from the Chinese Department, Sun Yushi and Xie Mian.
"Brother Zicheng, Teacher Sun, Teacher Xie!" Lin Chaoyang greeted the three of them.
Hong Zicheng looked at his car and said, "You just bought it? It seems like you have moved to a new home."
"Yes, we moved yesterday. Do you have time on the weekend? Please go warm the pot."
"That's great, we're going to visit the Overseas Chinese Apartment." Several people said with a smile.
After chatting casually for a few words, Lin Chaoyang said hello to a few people and left.
Hong Zicheng looked at Lin Chaoyang's back and said with envy: "You have become famous at a young age, you have a lovely wife and a beautiful family, and you can live in a mansion with gorgeous clothes!"
Xie Mian smiled and said, "Why are you suddenly sour?"
"I don't call it bitterness, it's envy. At Chaoyang's age and talent, who wouldn't be envious?" Hong Zicheng said with a smile.
Sun Yushi nodded, "Indeed. I didn't know what everyone said. Not only does he have the pen name Xu Lingjun, but he also published two works under the pen name Wang Qinglai. He can still be published in authoritative publications under different pen names. He is indeed very capable.
of."
"I was watching the movie "Parental Love" yesterday, and the writing was quite interesting. He seems to always find a different angle when writing novels than others, and he can make people unforgettable with just one glance." Xie Mian said.
Sun Yushi said: "I think the response to "Parental Love" has been very good. This month, review articles were published in "October" and "People's Liberation Army Literature and Art"."
It takes a certain amount of time for public media feedback on published novels. It has been more than two months since "Parental Love" was published in "Harvest" in January this year.
There have been many reviews about this novel in many newspapers and magazines, and the overall evaluation in the literary community is relatively high.
For example, the article "Parental Love: Affectionate Watching and Life Poems in the Long River of Time" published in "October" was written by Qin Baocai, an associate professor at Liaoning University of Literature.
The author himself does not have much reputation in the literary world and the field of literary criticism, but his article has attracted the attention of many people because of its excellent quality.
The article says:
"The uniqueness of "Parental Love" lies in its in-depth exploration and unique interpretation of the theme of love. The novel does not overly exaggerate romantic encounters and passionate collisions, but uses plain language and trivial life details to delicately depict parents
The generation's view of love - a deep emotional bond formed based on understanding, respect and the tempering of living together.
Their love does not have gorgeous vows, but it shows incomparable tenacity and persistence in daily life, children's education, and family conflicts.
This view of love transcends short-lived passion and presents a simple beauty that can withstand the test of time. It is a powerful interpretation of the realist view of love.
Through ingenious narrative structure and time jumps, the novel not only shows the long journey of the parents' lives, but also highlights the emotional waves at key nodes, forming narrative tension.
This extraordinary narrative technique allows the novel to maintain its fascinating artistic appeal while telling ordinary stories."
The article "Parental Love: Affectionate Watching and Life Poems in the Long River of Time" is not a low opinion of "Parental Love", but it has won the unanimous approval of many people in the literary world.
The literary world has continued to praise "Parental Love", and the novel has also aroused great repercussions among readers.
The characters depicted in "Parental Love" are likeable, the plot is smooth and natural, relaxed and humorous, without losing depth. At the same time, the values ​​​​are deeply consistent with the concepts of contemporary readers.
Its popularity is natural. There are many works of this type in later generations that are very popular, such as "The Passion Burning Years", such as "The Military Song is Loud", such as "Golden Wedding".
The popularity of these works is inseparable from several reasons: the tone of realism, appropriate lightness, humor and sensationalism, and their conformity with public values.
At this time, other literary and artistic works of this style have not yet been born. The appearance of "Parental Love" immediately attracted the attention of readers and made them feel refreshed.
As a novella published in the first issue of Harvest in 1980, the importance of "Parental Love" is self-evident. Feedback from readers and the literary community over the past two months has also proved the quality of this novel.
Just a few days ago, "People's Daily" reported on this year's National Outstanding Short Story Award in a special article, mentioning Lin Chaoyang's other pen name "Wang Qinglai".
This naturally attracted the attention of the domestic literary circle and many interested readers, and added fuel to the popularity of "Parental Love". Many readers who had never heard of or read this novel also had a strong interest in it.
interest.
On the evening of Saturday, Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu went back to Tao's house for a meal.
Compared with the previous Saturday night meal, it was obviously much richer, and even Tao Mu's attitude softened.
After the meal, the two went home. Tao Yushu talked about his mother's attitude. Lin Chaoyang said with a smile: "This is probably because distance creates beauty."
"Distance creates beauty?" Tao Yushu muttered a few sentences and laughed, "That's a really good summary!"
The next day was the first weekend for Lin Chaoyang and his wife to move, and it was also the day to invite friends to warm up the pot.
Early in the morning, the house was bustling with people.
Tao Yushu invited a few classmates with whom he was usually close, and Lin Chaoyang invited more, teachers and students from the Chinese Department, library colleagues, and his uncle also brought Li Tuo and Zhu Wei.
There were more than twenty people in the house all of a sudden. It was a blessing that the house was big, otherwise it wouldn't be able to accommodate so many people.
When everyone entered Lin Chaoyang's house, they were immediately attracted by the big house.
A 120-square-meter house may have been the level of an average middle-class family in later generations, but in the eyes of today's people, it is extremely luxurious.
Especially the large balcony facing south, where you can have a panoramic view of the spring scenery at a glance. Everyone rushed to the balcony to enjoy the sunshine and spring breeze.
"This house in Chaoyang is too big!" Chen Jiangong sighed.
His family is from Yanjing and lives in Liujiayao, Nancheng. It is a house allocated by his parents' work unit. It is spacious compared to most people, but compared with Lin Chaoyang's house, it is as different as clouds and mud.
He was accompanied by Zhang Yaozhong and Liu Zhenyun. The three of them toured the house with envy on their faces.
"Jiangong, Zhenyun, when can you two write novels to the level of Chaoyang?" Zhang Yaozhong said.
His so-called "level" is naturally calculated in terms of houses. Both Chen Jiangong and Liu Zhenyun write novels.
"I can't get such a big house even if I work for ten years." Liu Zhenyun said with a bitter smile.
He is still at the level of an amateur author. Apart from student publications, he has not published any works publicly in magazines.
Compared with Liu Zhenyun, Chen Jiangong entered the literary world very early. He started writing in 1973 and published some works one after another. He has never been famous and can only be regarded as slightly famous.
Because he can publish several novels every year, he can also earn two to three hundred yuan in royalties. But when it comes to being able to buy such a big house, Chen Jiangong can only shake his head.
I don’t dare to think about it, I don’t dare to think about it at all!
"It's better to make money by writing novels, especially medium-length novels!" Zhang Yaozhong said with emotion.
Li Tuo listened to his words and laughed loudly: "Young man, the novel is the cause and the royalties are the effect. Don't reverse the cause and effect!"
People rarely talk about money directly these days. Zhang Yaozhong blushed when he teased him, but Chen Jiangong said: "Every cause has an effect, and cause and effect are equally important."
Lin Chaoyang introduced them when they entered the house just now, but they were not familiar with each other and never spoke. Now that they had a common topic, Li Tuo and Chen Jiangong started chatting.
The two of them have cosmopolitan personalities, and soon they became familiar with each other as if they had been good brothers for many years.
Liu Zhenyun looked at Chen Jiangong with some envy. He was born in a rural area and had a low self-esteem. Coupled with his introverted personality, it was difficult for him to let go of his hands when communicating with others.
Next to them, several students from Yanjing Normal University were talking about the play "The First Floor in the World" they were rehearsing. This drama caused a huge response in universities in Yanjing last winter. Liu Zhenyun also watched it when he came to Yanjing University to perform.
The plot and characters of this drama are still fresh in my memory.
Hearing that they were chatting animatedly, he couldn't help but lean in and listen for a while.
There were many guests at home today, and Lin Chaoyang was busy greeting everyone. He chatted with colleagues in the library for a while, and then chatted with teachers and students of the Chinese Department.
Over there, sisters Tao Yushu and Tao Yumo are busy in the kitchen. Today, everyone is here to warm up their family's pot. They all brought things with them when they came, some of which are daily necessities, and some of which are vegetables and meat, which saves them the trouble of buying groceries.
Tao Yumo saw everyone chatting in full swing, and her heart was about to move, but she was stared at by Tao Yushu.
There were so many people at home today, and it would be too busy for just one person. How could Tao Yushu let her go?
Fortunately, several lesbians among the guests chatted with everyone for a while and then took the initiative to come to the kitchen to help. Tao Yumo then had an excuse to run out.
I came to Lin Chaoyang and listened to his conversation with several teachers in the Chinese Department.
Hong Zicheng asked Lin Chaoyang: "Hey, Chaoyang, I observed "The Wrangler", "Little Shoes" and "Parents' Love". Their styles and cores actually have something in common. You seem to value human touch in particular? In the creation and treatment of characters
, especially the pen and ink."
"The three elements of a novel are characters, plot, and environment.
The environment shapes the characters, the characters drive the plot, and the characters serve as a link between the previous and the following. In fact, when I wrote these novels, I still focused on the characters.
This can be considered a personal experience, I am used to writing about characters."
Lin Chaoyang's answer aroused Hong Zicheng's interest, and he pondered and said:
"I remembered what you said. I remember Yang Hui once said when I was in college. He said that Shen Congwen had a theory: novels should be written according to the characters.
Shen Congwen believes that the characters in the novel are the main ones and occupy a dominant position, while the rest of the characters are derived from them and are secondary.
The description of the environment, the author's subjective lyricism, and the discussion can only be attached to the characters and cannot be separated from them.
The author's psychology and thinking must always be close to the characters. If they are not able to stick to it, the things written will be floating, floating, slippery, and appear to be gaudy and mysterious."
Xie Mian joked: "So, Chaoyang's current level is on par with Shen Congwen's."
Several people laughed, and Lin Chaoyang waved his hand.
"Don't make fun of me, this is just my creative experience.
In fact, if you look at the rise of stream-of-consciousness literature in the Western literary world, you will find that many writers actually have this feeling.
A fundamental reason for the emergence of stream-of-consciousness literature is that many writers are no longer satisfied with traditional narrative techniques and structures.
They believe that the author's overly subjective narration in the work and the practice of inserting comments into the novel anytime and anywhere have interfered with the creation of the novel.
The characters in the book have become tools used by writers to explain and discuss, and the bizarre and tortuous plots have begun to occupy an increasingly important position in the novel. Because the author constantly interrupts the reader's immersion, he has to use this method to attract readers.
Readers' attention.
When I write novels, I have not reached the point where they say "writers quit novels", but I still try my best to use characters as narrators and reflect various forms of reality from different perspectives. I think the works produced in this way are
It might work better."
After Lin Chaoyang finished speaking his thoughts, Hong Zicheng and others looked thoughtful.
At this moment, there was sudden applause from the side. It turned out to be Li Tuo, who had been chatting with Chen Jiangong before.
"What Chaoyang said is really good. I think your creative ideas are already ahead of the vast majority of writers in our country."
Lin Chaoyang said modestly: "I'm joking, I'm not good enough at this point, I'm just picking up people's wits."
Li Tuo joked: "Don't be so humble, you have become famous again recently!"
"Haha! The literary world has paid a lot of attention to Chaoyang recently. He has already been in the limelight in the past two years. However, after being awarded the National Outstanding Short Story Award, everyone discovered that he actually has a pen name, and the quality of his works is equally good.
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The speaker was Hong Zicheng. He studied contemporary literature and had many opportunities to communicate with Lin Chaoyang. But like everyone else, he only learned about Lin Chaoyang through the People's Daily article reporting on the National Outstanding Short Story Award.
Another pen name thing.
"What I think is most interesting is that this kind of public opinion coverage directly drove the attention of "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" and "Parents' Love".
Many people have been discussing these two works recently, and the People's Daily is promoting Chaoyang in disguise this time."
Xie Mian said this with a bit of ridicule in his tone, which made several people around him couldn't help but laugh.
The National Outstanding Short Story Award has always attracted a lot of attention in the domestic literary circles and readers. After the last award, many young writers became famous because of this award and attracted much attention in the literary world.
This year is the second edition of the awards, and the public's attention to the awards has only increased. As a result, the People's Daily exposed the news that Lin Chaoyang won two awards, which immediately attracted most of the public's attention and made Lin Chaoyang receive unprecedented attention.
focus on.
Not only himself, but also his works, many readers are very interested in the works behind Lin Chaoyang's double award, which has resulted in many readers rushing to read Lin Chaoyang's works recently.
The conversation lasted for a long time, always surrounding Lin Chaoyang and his works.
These teachers are the backbone of the Chinese Department of Yanda, leaders in the field of literary research in this country.
Listening to their praise and praise for Lin Chaoyang, Tao Yumo felt inexplicably proud.
Chapter completed!