Lin Chaoyang thought that another athlete had brought glory to the country, so he asked Liang Zuo: "What happened to "New Sports"?"
Liang Zuo said: "Their magazine published an interview article with Nie Weiping, and Nie Weiping specifically mentioned your "Chess Master" in it."
"Mentioned "The Master of Chess"?"
"Yeah, the reporter asked him what his usual hobbies were, and Nie Weiping said he occasionally read books. The reporter asked him what he was reading recently, and Nie Weiping said "The Master of Chess."
Then we chatted a bit about the content of the novel "The Master of Chess", complimented you on your writing, and said that you have superb chess skills."
Listening to Liang Zuo's words, a look of embarrassment flashed across Lin Chaoyang's face. He knew what level he was at. Comrade Weiping's business bragging was a bit too much!
Even if he praised him in front of reporters and published it in a magazine, he was really embarrassed.
Liang Zuo described the interview in "New Sports" with great interest. He had always regarded himself as a disciple of Lin Chaoyang. Now his master's chess skills were praised by national players and even appeared in magazines. For him, a "disciple of Lin family",
It’s also an honor!
"Okay, okay, I just mentioned it casually, there is no need to publicize it in a big way."
Lin Chaoyang interrupted the excited Liang Zuo. He opened his mouth with unfinished thoughts, then changed the topic and said: "With Nie Weiping's article, I wonder what those who criticized "The Master of Chess" will say."
Among the criticisms of "Chess Master" in the past few months, one voice has always been that the plot of the novel is divorced from reality and is purely fantasy. This argument has been recognized by many readers, many of whom
They are also Go enthusiasts.
When a national Go player like Nie Weiping praised "The Master of Chess" for its good writing, he was undoubtedly rubbing this argument against the faces of these people. Liang Zuo felt happy just thinking about it.
After chatting with Liang Zuo for a while, Lin Chaoyang returned to the library. Unexpectedly, his colleague Tu Mansheng also pointed out a copy of "New Sports" to him.
"Chaoyang, there is an interview with Nie Weiping here, and he also mentioned you and "Chess Master". When did you meet him?"
In the 1980s, if any profession was as influential as movie stars and poets, it was undoubtedly athletes.
As a well-known national player who has won 14 consecutive victories in the National Games and swept past Japanese ninth-dan masters, Nie Weiping is very well-known in China.
A few days ago, he won the National Go Championship, which led to this interview with "New Sports".
"We met by chance." Lin Chaoyang replied.
Tu Mansheng chatted with him for a few words and then prepared to go upstairs. Lin Chaoyang said: "Old Tu, lend me the magazine to read."
Tu Mansheng smiled and handed the magazine to Lin Chaoyang. After he left, Lin Chaoyang opened the magazine.
The interview article with Nie Weiping in "New Sports" is on page 10. The title of the interview article is "The Unstoppable New Generation of Go".
The article first describes some of the National Go Championship events that just ended on September 23, and then focuses on Nie Weiping, the men's champion, and the various honors he has achieved in the past six years, and finally
An interview with Nie Weiping himself.
The article mentions "Lin Chaoyang" and "The Chess Saint" in the second half.
"Reporter: Go is a relatively mental sport. What are your hobbies when you are not training?
Nie Weiping: Not really a hobby. When I relax, I like to drink some wine and occasionally read a book.
Reporter: What books have you read recently? What insights have you gained?
Nie Weiping: I read Lin Chaoyang's "The Master of Chess" a few days ago, which writes about Go. The novel is very well written, and I especially like Jiang Nansheng in it. For us Go players, Jiang Nansheng is a very kind figure.
Many people in our Go team have some similarities with Jiang Nansheng, including myself, so I feel particularly close to him when I see him.
Reporter: You are national Go players. Do you feel that reading this kind of novel about Go is inconsistent with the common sense of Go?
Nie Weiping: No. My teammates and I thought it was very good. The author is relatively professional in Go and there are no mistakes or absurdities.
I have visited the author before. His chess skills are good and he has his own unique understanding of Go, especially his layout ability, which impressed me deeply and gave me some inspiration.
…”
This interview article has more than 3,000 words, and the number of words mentioning Lin Chaoyang and "The Master of Chess" is only two to three hundred words. In it, Nie Weiping spoke highly of Lin Chaoyang and "The Master of Chess", which can be regarded as worthy of Lin Chaoyang that day.
I was tortured by him for three games.
After reading it, Lin Chaoyang returned the magazine to the journal room.
After being praised a few times by Nie Weiping in the media, Lin Chaoyang was overjoyed and didn't take it to heart. He just mentioned it during the interview.
But things took an unexpected turn where he didn't expect it.
First of all, in the few days after the new issue of "New Sports" was published, people around him mentioned this matter to him one after another.
The focus of this group of people is to get Nie Weiping, the national Go player and the new generation leader in the domestic Go community, to praise Lin Chaoyang's Go level!
Then there are the changes in public opinion. Some time ago, the literary circles and readership groups criticized "The Chess Master" from time to time. Although more people have a favorable attitude towards this novel, these voices cannot be erased.
As the influence of this issue of "New Sports" continues to grow, it has had an unexpected suppressive effect on those voices criticizing "The Master of Chess".
Since the publication of "The Master of Chess", Tao Yushu has been paying close attention to the outside world's evaluation of this novel. It should be said that this novel is the most controversial work since Lin Chaoyang's creation, so Tao Yushu has been paying special attention to it.
When she discovered this situation, she was naturally happy. That day she ran to the editorial office of "Yenjing Literature" and talked about it with Zhang Dening.
"I think this situation is directly related to the publication of Nie Weiping's interview article.
Think about it, he is a national Go player and is an authoritative person in this field, right?
Those people say this is wrong and that is wrong in "The Master of Chess". From a purely Go perspective, do they understand Nie Weiping?
Now that Nie Weiping is praising the novel for its good writing, of course these people don't dare to fart anymore. Besides, even if they dare to fart, someone has to listen!
If Nie Weiping had praised other novels, they would not have had such a big impact. The key point is that "The Master of Chess" is about Go.
With this kind of national recognition, at least among the readers, this novel will definitely be more recognized.
Without an audience, who will those people criticize for?"
Zhang Dening analyzed it in a thoughtful manner, causing Tao Yushu to nod frequently.
"You're right, it's true. Let writers like Wang Zengqi and Du Pengcheng praise novels like "The Master of Chess". They all start from a literary perspective, and they can always find faults with you.
But Nie Weiping's starting point is different. He is a professional, so it is impossible for those people to find fault with him, and they do not have the ability to find fault with him."
Zhang Dening clapped his hands and said: "Yes, that's the truth. And haven't you noticed? Since Nie Weiping's interview article was published, have more people praised "Chess" and Chaoyang?"
Tao Yushu said happily: "Have you discovered it too? I think this change comes from a sense of identity, just like if you like to read a novel, if others also like to read it, you seem to have gained something from the novel.
I gained a sense of identity, and then liked the novel even more.”
"That's right, that's it."
The two of them talked to each other, sang along to each other, and talked happily. The more they talked, the happier they became.
At this time, Yang Mo, the new editor-in-chief of "Yenjing Literature" walked into the office. She is in her fifties and has a friendly face.
In the 1950s, Yang Mo wrote the popular novel "Song of Youth" and became a well-known writer in that era.
"Editor-in-Chief, let me introduce to you. This is Tao Yushu. He has written several reviews for our magazine before."
Out of courtesy, Zhang Dening did not introduce another identity of Tao Yushu.
Yang Mo had just arrived in the editorial office a few days ago and didn't know much about the personnel and writers in the editorial office. He heard that Tao Yushu was a young writer for the magazine, so he chatted with her for a few words.
"What unit do you work for?"
"I haven't started working yet. I'm studying at Yanjing Normal University and will graduate in a few months."
When Yang Mo heard that Tao Yushu was a student of Yan Normal University, he couldn't help but look at him with admiration.
"It turns out that you are a top student at Yan'an Normal University. No wonder the comments are so good. I have read the comments you posted in our magazine. Are you studying Chinese?"
Tao Yushu smiled and said, "I am majoring in Chinese. What I wrote is not very mature, so it makes you laugh."
After chatting for a while, Tao Yushu said goodbye and left. After she left, Yang Mo asked Zhang Dening: "Dening, I think you have a good relationship with Comrade Yushu."
Zhang Dening said: "I have known her for several years. I couldn't introduce her to you in person just now. She is Lin Chaoyang's lover."
Yang Mo said "Oh" with a surprised look on his face, "So young!"
Zhang Dening chuckled and said: "What you said means that Lin Chaoyang is not very old!"
Yang Mo smiled mockingly to himself, "Lin Chaoyang is so famous now that people will always unconsciously regard him as a writer of the same generation as Liu Xinwu and Jiang Zilong."
Zhang Dening continued: "I met Yushu when I went to Lin Chaoyang's house to compile a manuscript. We have been together for several years and our relationship is pretty good."
"Very good. Your idea is correct. Writing a manuscript should not only start from the writer himself, but also the family and friends around them are channels we can use."
Zhang Dening feels that Editor Yang’s remarks are too naked. What do you mean by “starting” and “channels”? Yushu and I are good sisters!
Yang Mo chatted with Zhang Dening for a while and then prepared to go back to his office, but Zhang Dening followed her back to the office.
"Dening, do you have anything else?" Yang Mo saw Zhang Dening coming over and looked at her in surprise.
"It's something."
"sit."
Yang Mo asked Zhang Dening to sit down and poured her a cup of tea.
I thought Zhang Dening was going to talk about the editorial department, but unexpectedly she brought the topic back to Tao Yushu.
"Yushu is a top student at Yan'an Normal University and will graduate this year. I had an idea before and planned to get her to work in our editorial department. There were several considerations.
First, she studied literature, graduated from a prestigious school, and can write beautiful reviews. She is exactly the talent our editorial department needs.
The second is her relationship with Lin Chaoyang. If we want to compile manuscripts with Lin Chaoyang in the future, it will be much easier to have the relationship with Yushu..."
When Zhang Dening spoke, Yang Mo listened quietly, without any emotion on his face.
"The third and most important thing is that Lin Chaoyang is very popular, you may not know..."
Chapter completed!