It was late at night, the bustle had faded away, and the Xiaoliubukou Hutong courtyard had returned to calm, but Tao Yushu's mood was still a little hard to calm down.
In the beginning, Lin Chaoyang invited guests to dinner, it was purely for celebration, and it was lively. Everyone had the same interests, and it was often a thousand cups of wine when meeting a close friend.
After inviting guests for two years, the reputation of this party gradually spread, and it began to become an elegant hobby that some people in the literary world were keen on.
Then Li Tuo and the others started playing tricks and gave the party the name "Cultural Salon". This year, they racked their brains and tried their best to expand the scale and specifications of the salon.
Yanjing is the cultural center of China, and the Yanjing literary army is the strongest literary force in the country.
Today’s event can be said to have brought together all the power of the Yanjing literary world. In addition, many award-winning writers from all over the country attended. It is no exaggeration to say that the house was full of distinguished guests.
To be honest, an event of this scale can only be held once or twice a year even if the National Cultural Association puts all its efforts, but Xunweizhai Cultural Salon is so easy to do.
Of course, this is due to the favor given by friends, but more importantly, it is because everyone has seen how busy the couple have been working for the salon in the past few years.
With sincerity in exchange for true love, many people have developed a sense of belonging to the Cultural Salon and are proud to participate in the Salon through years of continuous hospitality.
Their pride is understandable, because the threshold for the Xunweizhai Cultural Salon is to win the National Award for Outstanding Short and Novels, which in itself is already a screening process.
To put it bluntly, the Xunweizhai Cultural Salon has much higher standards than ordinary symposiums and pen conferences. Such a threshold has invisibly raised everyone's identity, enthusiasm and sense of honor for participating in such activities.
In addition, the Cultural Salon has also brought great prestige to Lin Chaoyang and his wife. Over the past few years, more than 150 writers have participated in the Cultural Salon.
There are many writers in China, but these more than one hundred writers are undoubtedly the most outstanding among the group of Chinese writers.
With such a large number of powerful writers united around him, whether in the eyes of outsiders or in the mouths of these writers, Lin Chaoyang seems to have the popularity that a literary scholar of his generation should have.
Of course, given his age, no matter how high his reputation is, it will always be difficult to convince the public.
Fortunately, Lin Chaoyang has always been low-key and kind to others. Although he is criticized by the media from time to time, his character, temperament and talent have always been well-known in the literary world.
No one would not like to be friends with such a person, and everyone would naturally be willing to join him in the activities he organizes.
Tao Yushu also understood that it was precisely because of this that the Literary and Art Association regarded this salon as a piece of Tang monk flesh, and both Zhang Guangnian and Song Fan wanted to participate.
"Chaoyang, do you think Lao Zhang and Lao Song will have any ideas in the future?"
"There are definitely ideas. Although we don't think so, in the eyes of many people, our cultural salon has actually become a small group.
As for the Literary and Art Association, they definitely don’t want to see this happen, so they either imitate us and create one, or they get involved.
The official nature of the Cultural Association determines that if they want to hold this kind of event, they can only imitate others, and we are not willing to participate here, and this is where they feel uncomfortable."
Tao Yushu asked again: "Then you think they won't let us wear small shoes in the future, right?"
Lin Chaoyang laughed, "It won't be a problem if we wear small shoes, but over time, we will definitely become dissatisfied."
"I see you're not worried at all."
Lin Chaoyang shook his head, "What's there to worry about? There are so many activities organized by publishing houses and magazines all over the country. Why does the Literary and Art Association come to us instead of them? Isn't it because we have great influence? We have to be happy.
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Tao Yushu couldn't help but laugh, "You are really good at comforting yourself."
She added: "That's why you don't want reporters to report on it."
"That's right. Literature has been booming in the past few years, so there's nothing wrong with us keeping a low profile. If literature declines in a few years, it won't be too late for us to come out in the limelight and show off our momentum."
"You still want to raise your arms and become a martial arts leader?"
"The leader of the martial arts league is not interesting, it would be better if everyone were like a dragon."
Tao Yushu could feel Lin Chaoyang's majestic mind from his words, and his eyes couldn't help but shine with something special.
At the same time, a group of students gathered together in the classroom of Yan Normal University.
The students who went to Xiaoliubukou Hutong to participate in the activity today were all the backbone of the school literary club, only ten of them. It was already afternoon when they returned to school after participating in the activity.
A few days ago, the news that the literary club had received an invitation from the Xunweizhai Cultural Salon had already spread in the club.
In recent years, any student who cares about literature will be familiar with this name.
Every year after the National Outstanding Short Story Award Ceremony, news about this cultural salon always becomes one of the hot topics among literature lovers.
Therefore, students were also full of yearning for the Xunweizhai Cultural Salon. Unfortunately, the number of places to participate in the event was limited. In the end, the literary club had to draw lots to determine the candidates to participate in the event.
Those students who won the lottery were ecstatic, while those who didn't were inevitably disappointed.
After the lucky ones went to participate in the activities, those who stayed in the school were waiting for them to come back quickly so that they could share their experiences of participating in the activities.
After waiting for a long time, they finally came back. As soon as they saw them, the students couldn't wait to ask questions. The situation was chaotic for a while. It wasn't until someone came forward to organize everyone into the classroom on the second floor that order was maintained.
"What I gained the most from attending the event today was listening to the sharing by Li Guowen and Shi Tiesheng. Li Guowen talked about Zhang Dai and "The Peony Pavilion", which made me feel the charm of ancient Chinese literature for the first time.
Shi Tiesheng's sharing is different. You will know it when you meet him. He has dark skin and a very sunny smile. Looking at him will make people feel kind and warm in their hearts. No wonder he can write such words..."
"You will realize after you communicate with them that writers are ordinary people, some are really knowledgeable, and some are not much more knowledgeable than us.
But I find that they all have one thing that is better than many people, and that is their observation of life and human nature. That kind of sensitive touch is often something we don't have.
For example, Chen Shixu wrote "The General in a Small Town", and his award-winning work this time was "Jing Tong".
He bluntly said that he saw that we college students were particularly guilty because he felt that his own knowledge reserve and writing skills were not as good as ours.
But when you talk to him, you will know that he is a very insightful and empathetic person..."
Those students who participated in the activity talked endlessly about their feelings with the classmates around them. Everyone who listened was filled with excitement and enthusiasm, and they wanted to take their place.
Today's event did not have any profound themes or exciting arrangements, but every student who went there felt deeply nourished by literature and art.
After close contact with those writers, the mystery surrounding them disappeared, but the students also saw the brilliance in them.
After today's exchange, the students have more admiration and admiration for many writers.
"The only regret is that I didn't meet Lin Chaoyang. But Senior Sister Yushu is indeed beautiful, has an outstanding temperament, and is really talented and beautiful."
Tao Yushu also graduated from Yantai Normal University. As an outstanding student in the 77th grade, Tao Yushu was the teacher's favorite when he was in school, and he was also a popular figure in the school.
Especially when Lin Chaoyang wrote "The First Floor in the World" for Yanjing Normal University, a group of their classmates performed the play all over Yanjing's major universities, regardless of whether it was Shuimu, Yanda or China National Theater, Yanying, and was
Shi Da Mie has no temper at all.
Whenever the younger brothers and sisters later heard about that glorious past from their teachers and classmates, they could hardly suppress the longing in their hearts.
Most of the students who went there today were grade 82 and grade 83 students. They had not even entered the school when Tao Yushu left school.
I used to hear Tao Yushu's name from other people's mouths, but today I finally met him in person, and I felt that being famous was worse than meeting him.
"I also had a few chats with Senior Sister Yushu. She is indeed an editor working at "Yenjing Literature" and "People's Literature". Comments on works often hit the point in just one or two sentences."
"The book "You Have No Choice" published in People's Literature a few days ago was edited and reviewed by Senior Sister Yushu. She said "You Have No Choice" is a pioneering work."
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The lights in the classroom on the second floor were always on, and the excited students had already forgotten the time.
Scenes like this also happened in other schools that were invited to participate in the event.
Today's event may be an unforgettable experience for the students, and it also brought a different kind of experience to the guests who participated in the event.
Jiang Zilong is from Tianjin, and he came to the salon on behalf of "Xingang" magazine.
It was already nine o'clock in the evening when the salon ended. He did not stay at Lin Chaoyang's house or go to the guest house, but followed Wang Meng back home.
He had a good personal relationship with Wang Meng. When Wang Meng took over "People's Literature" in 1983, he wanted to transfer him to be the deputy editor of "People's Literature". Unfortunately, Tianjin refused to let him go at that time, so the matter had to be abandoned.
Hufangqiao Writer's Building, Wang Meng's home.
Jiang Zilong and Wang Meng sat on the sofa and puffed away. This afternoon he had two manuscript appointments with Liang Xiaosheng and Zhang Wei. The trip was not wasted, so he was in a good mood.
“Chaoyang’s event is really becoming more and more influential the more it is held!”
Wang Meng held a cigarette in his hand and said with a deep expression on his face, "Yes."
"Next year, if nothing else, I expect there will be even more publications."
"With so many high-quality writers gathered together, it is normal for everyone to come. This is what Chaoyang and others have planned."
Wang Meng looked indifferent, and Jiang Zilong couldn't help but ask: "The Literary Association, including your People's Literature, must be uncomfortable, right? After all, it was you who set up the stage, and now Chaoyang and the others have become the protagonists."
"No matter how you look at this matter, if you think about it from a utilitarian perspective, of course it is.
But everyone knows that not everyone can develop an ordinary dinner party into an event of this scale. Chaoyang's personal charm and leadership temperament play a big factor in it.
And you have to know that Chaoyang’s failure to show up today actually illustrates the problem.”
Jiang Zilong understood what he meant and nodded: "Chaoyang wants to keep a low profile."
"That's right. It's a very simple matter in the first place, but everyone will naturally look at the problem from different angles from their own standpoints.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with having such activities. If you look at many meetings we attend, everyone obviously has no conflicts, but they often get so loud that they blush.
Why?
It is because in such an environment and atmosphere, everyone must demonstrate the correctness of the line and theory they adhere to and cannot waver.
However, in a different atmosphere, can we sit together calmly and talk freely?
In fact, it is possible. Chaoyang and the others conduct this activity to provide such a platform and environment."
After listening to Wang Meng's words, Jiang Zilong agreed very much. He sighed: "Chaoyang and the others will do something like this in the future!"
Chapter completed!