On the third weekend of October, when I came back from get out of class on Saturday, Tao Yushu unexpectedly said that he was going out tomorrow. Lin Chaoyang was so happy that he thought his wife was overthinking and wanted to go out and have some fun.
As a result, she was told that a batch of "Foreign Literary Classics Series" would arrive at Wangfujing Bookstore tomorrow, and she had to queue up early to grab the books.
Queuing up to grab books would be a fantasy in future generations.
But from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s, it was completely normal.
The depression of being without books for ten years is unimaginable to future generations. After 1976, the people's spiritual pursuits that had been suppressed for many years were released, and bookstores became a must-visit place for many people of that era during their leisure time.
Especially in the recent years of reform and opening up, domestic printing paper has been very tight, causing various publishing houses to be unable to increase their printing volume, which has further exacerbated the shortage of this enthusiasm for reading.
So whenever a new batch of books arrives at the bookstore, there will be a long queue at the door from early in the morning. Sometimes the queue can even stretch for two miles. It is common to queue for a long time but not be able to buy a book.
Early that morning, Lin Chaoyang was pulled out of bed by Tao Yushu to accompany her to buy books. The two of them arrived at the entrance of Wangfujing Bookstore before seven o'clock, and the queue had already stretched out for almost a mile.
Tao Yushu looked at the crowd in front of him, worried, "Oh, I should have known I wouldn't eat."
The couple got up at 5:30, had a meal, washed briefly and then rode their bicycles. Unexpectedly, there were many people who were more curled up than them.
As long as there is one troublemaker, no one else can survive. This is the disadvantage of excessive involution.
"No matter how important it is to buy books, you can't skip eating!" Lin Chaoyang comforted.
The two of them waited in line until eight o'clock with a slight chance. When the bookstore opened, the crowd rushed forward to grab it.
By the time it was their turn, the new books had already been sold out.
"Can you read so many books with just one pair of eyes?" Tao Yushu looked at the bookstore where someone happily held more than a dozen books, his eyes almost pierced into that person's body, and his tone was indignant.
"Daughter-in-law, it won't happen, it won't happen, we are all the people, we are our own people." Lin Chaoyang was really afraid that Tao Yushu would rush up and cause trouble for others, "Sister Hu from the library, her lover is from Xinhua Bookstore, I will ask her for help later.
How many copies of this book can you buy?"
Tao Yushu let go of his obsession and regained his sanity, "I can't bear to commit a favor for a few books, so at the worst I can just borrow books from the library."
If you borrow books, you should not take it seriously. Popular books in the library are often not in the library these days, and the "Foreign Literary Classics Series" happens to be in this series.
They didn't buy the book, so instead of going home, the two went to the cinema.
This October, the old man visited Japan, and then several major cities in the country held the "First Japanese Film Week", which screened three films: "The Hunt", "Looking Homeward" and "The Story of the Fox", followed by Shanghai
The translation studio introduced "The Hunt".
In the past two days, "The Hunt" has just been released on a large scale in domestic cinemas, and it immediately caused a sensation.
Normally, Lin Chaoyang would go to the movies with Tao Yushu, and she would always be uninterested. It wasn't that she wasn't interested in movies, it was just that the dining room was full of old movies that she had watched countless times.
"Pursuit" is a Japanese film, and it is the first time it has been introduced to China, so Tao Yushu naturally wanted to watch it.
For domestic movie audiences in the 1970s, the appearance of "Manhunt" was tantamount to a visual feast.
The high-rise buildings and modern facilities rising everywhere in the film, the suspenseful nature of escape movies, the ups and downs of the characters' fate between the law and human nature...all the elements of "Pursuit" made domestic audiences of this era addicted.
The movie had just ended, and the lesbians walking outside were either discussing the tall, handsome, tough-tempered Du Qiu, the innocent and lovely rich girl Mayumi, or they were discussing the skyscrapers and car phones in the movie.
Tao Yushu opened his mouth by saying: "How could the four Japanese islands develop to this extent within thirty years after the war!"
Lin Chaoyang couldn't help laughing when he saw the expression on her face that was full of concern for the country and the people.
"Why are you laughing?" Tao Yushu looked serious.
"It's nothing." Lin Chaoyang said seriously, "Japan can develop mainly because he recognized a good father..."
The golden autumn of October passed by in a hurry, and this day Lin Chaoyang finally received the manuscript fee bill he had been longing for.
The full text of "Wrangler" is nearly 17,000 words, and the editorial board of "Yanjing Literature and Art" gave him a standard of five yuan per thousand words, a total of eighty-five yuan, which is almost as much as Lin Chaoyang's two months' salary.
The little treasury has become rich!
The manuscript fee slip was sent by Chen Jiangong, and now he is almost becoming the liaison point between Lin Chaoyang and "Yenjing Literature and Art".
"Let's go, Jian Gong, I'll treat you to a meal!"
After getting the manuscript fee bill, Lin Chaoyang would definitely treat the guests to dinner, and recently he often asked Chen Jiangong to help.
Chen Jiangong didn't care about eating, "I won't eat anymore. Please help me read the manuscript first."
Lin Chaoyang almost forgot about his promise to be a consultant for "Weiming Lake". He took the manuscript from Chen Jiangong and read it carefully.
"Is this written by your classmates?"
"Written by Liu Zhenyun, a grade 78 student."
"There are a lot of problems!"
"Jianying and Xiaoping also said the same. They both felt that there were too many problems and there was no need to change them, so they might as well just send them back. I think junior brother has just embarked on this road, don't be so unreasonable, you
Do you think it can be changed?"
Lin Chaoyang touched his chin with a thoughtful look on his face, "It needs to be changed a lot."
He took out the pen from his breast pocket, unscrewed the pen cap, and asked Chen Jiangong specifically before writing: "Can you write something?"
"Can, can, can!"
Lin Chaoyang is willing to help review the manuscript, which is the best thing.
Because of what happened when he revised the draft before, Chen Jiangong now has full trust in Lin Chaoyang.
He looked down at Lin Chaoyang who kept writing, making marks and comments on the manuscript that was already full of words. Within a few minutes, a page of manuscript paper was already filled with densely packed revision requests.
Repeat this several times, and all the problems in the manuscript will be clearly marked.
He handed the manuscript back to Chen Jiangong and said, "Let him revise it based on it."
Chen Jiangong exclaimed: "Chaoyang, if you are an editor, you must be a famous editor."
"My level is not good enough!"
The two said a few words, and Lin Chaoyang returned to the library. Chen Jiangong looked at the densely packed words on the manuscript again.
I can only sigh in my heart that some people are really born with sensitivity to words.
Room 334, Building 32, Yan University, is not only the activity venue of the May 4th Literary Society, but also the editorial office of "Weiming Lake" magazine.
The May Fourth Literary Club has been established for more than a month. It consists of four groups: criticism, novels and essays, drama and folk arts, and poetry. The first batch of members totals more than 90, including the vast majority of students majoring in Chinese in the Chinese Department of 77 and 78.
, as well as some literary young people from other departments.
As the vice president of the literary club, Chen Jiangong is in charge of the novel prose group and is also the editor of "Weiming Lake". In addition to him, 77-year-old Cha Jianying and Wang Xiaoping are also editors of "Weiming Lake", and Zou Shifang, who is also the vice president, is also the editor of "Weiming Lake".
Editor-in-Chief.
When Chen Jiangong came back, the two were chatting with Lin Chaoyang. In the morning, Zhang Dening came to the class to find Chen Jiangong. They thought Chen Jiangong had published a new work. Everyone gathered around Chen Jiangong to ask, but he refused to tell.
After everyone had dispersed, Chen Jiangong told his classmates who knew Lin Chaoyang wrote novels that Zhang Dening was sending Lin Chaoyang's manuscript fee bill this time.
"I never realized before that Lin Chaoyang was quite capable and could actually publish a novel in Yanjing Literature and Art," said Zha Jianying.
She and Wang Xiaoping are both from Yanjing, and their family background is extraordinary. In addition, she was admitted to the Chinese Department of Yan University and is an active member of the department, so her usual speech will have a sense of superiority, this kind of involuntary superiority.
I can't say I'm mean.
Wang Xiaoping said: "Don't you think he is arrogant?"
"Arrogant? I didn't notice it, but he is quite easy-going."
"I think he is quite arrogant. Do you remember the first time we met at Zhongting?"
“Remember, Yew Chung introduced us!”
Wang Xiaoping recalled: "According to my observation, he should have read all the poems we recited. But when I asked him if he liked poetry, he told me that he liked our poetry recitation. Please appreciate this.
!”
Zha Jianying frowned and thought, "When you say that, it seems to be quite a bit."
At this time, Chen Jiangong laughed and said, "You lesbians are so attentive that you remember even such details."
Zha Jianying said with a smile: "You are observing so carefully! I look at her, she is full of love. No wonder she took the initiative to talk to people the day she met Lin Chaoyang."
Wang Xiaoping stood up hurriedly and covered her mouth, "I told you to talk nonsense!"
Chen Jiangong quickly stopped the two of them from messing around and put the manuscript in his hand on the table, "Don't make trouble, don't make trouble, let's get down to business first."
He pointed at the manuscript and said: "You two said that Liu Zhenyun's "A Night in the Melon Field" could not be saved. I mentioned it to Chaoyang when I submitted the manuscript fee bill, and he reviewed it."
Zha Jianying picked up the manuscript and was startled by the dense handwriting on the manuscript. "There are almost more comments than the main text!"
Wang Xiaoping also came over, "He approved all this? How patient he is!"
Zha Jianying glanced at her, resisted teasing her, and asked Chen Jiangong: "It's almost time to ask Liu Zhenyun to write it again. Is it necessary?"
"Yes, why not?"
Chen Jiangong has been writing novels for several years and knows the ropes very well. “If you don’t point out the problems to him, he may never know where his problems are. It’s better to revise it once than to write it ten times. How many people have great articles?”
?Good writers are remade!”
This time, before Cha Jianying could speak, Wang Xiaoping spoke first. She kept staring at the comments on the manuscript while the two of them were talking.
"Brother Lin is very good at reviewing manuscripts!"
"Have you noticed this?" Zha Jianying still couldn't help teasing.
"Look at this paragraph..." Wang Xiaoping pointed at the manuscript very seriously.
In fact, any professional editor can give Lin Chaoyang’s review comments on Liu Zhenyun’s manuscript, and many senior editors may be able to pick out more problems than him.
But in the eyes of Zha Jianying and Wang Xiaoping, this is already very powerful.
When they were almost done pointing at the manuscript, Chen Jiangong took the manuscript and wanted to send it to Liu Zhenyun.
Just as I was about to go out, I bumped into my classmates.
"Liang Zuo!"
"Jiangong, are you going out?"
"Well, let's send the manuscript. You come..."
Liang Zuo wore glasses and had a slightly chubby face. He smiled and said, "I will also send you manuscripts."
"Okay, I have to take a good look at the work of a great talent like you. Just wait for me." Chen Jiangong turned to Wang Xiaoping and shouted: "Xiaoping, take a look at Liang Zuo's manuscript first. I'll be back later."
"good."
Chen Jiangong returned to the dormitory building, found Liu Zhenyun, and returned the manuscript to him.
Liu Zhenyun felt numb when he looked at the dense handwriting of comments on the manuscript.
Chapter completed!