Lu Yao was excited after receiving the award and wanted to thank Lin Chaoyang for having no problem.

Anyone who is familiar with the causes and consequences of the establishment of the Zhuang Chongwen Literary Award knows that Lin Chaoyang can be regarded as the greatest contributor to the establishment of the award and its huge influence within a few months.

But the problem is that the Chong Chong-man Literary Award was funded and established by Chong Chong-man, a patriotic Hong Kong businessman. In the words of later generations of entertainment circles, this is the father of the funder, not to mention that he is still here today.

Forget it, Lu Yao didn't thank the Literary and Art Association at first, and ignored the heavyweight Zhuang Zhongwen. In the eyes of the leaders present, this was undoubtedly a serious disrespect.

In fact, Lu Yao was not ungrateful, he just put Zhuang Zhongwen in second place.

But after hearing his thanks, the leaders were still not happy. They felt that Lu Yao would be better off not thanking him.

Compared with the slightly gloomy expressions of the leaders, Zhuang Zhongwen had a normal expression and smiled as he looked at Lu Yao who was standing under the plane tree and speaking.

”..-That morning, I got up as usual, thinking that I must be as energetic as possible.

While drinking coffee and smoking, I sat at the desk and quietly looked at the last ten or so pages of the first draft on the table.

At that time, I suddenly thought of my father again and the work of my father and the farmers.

From morning to night, from spring to winter, from birth to death, every time the seeds are sown into the land, until every grain is recovered, they are meticulous, without regrets, and conscientious.

I think my labor on the manuscript paper and my father's labor on the land are essentially the same.

During the final 100-meter charge, I couldn't control my emotions. I had mixed tastes and mixed feelings. In order to prevent tears from getting wet on the manuscript paper, I turned my face to the empty space on the table.

My heart is beating violently, and I feel like I could faint at any moment. The ballpoint pen is as heavy as an iron rod in my hand, but my body seems to be floating...

Nearing dinner time, I finally finished writing the last line of text.

The first thing I did was to stand up from the table and throw the ballpoint pen in my hand out of the window. I got up and went to the bathroom to wash my face with hot water. That was probably the first time in several years that I seriously looked in the mirror.

Look inside yourself.

This unfamiliar head actually has so many white hairs on the temples, and the whole face is as old as an old man, with wrinkles all over the place and a haggard appearance——"

There are no special design or requirements for the acceptance speech of the Zhuang Chongwen Literature Award. The winner has ten minutes to speak freely.

Lu Yao stood under the plane tree and talked about his journey when he finished writing the third part of "The Ordinary World" last month.

Such a magnificent masterpiece with a total of over one million words and more than three years of work required extraordinary effort. Most of the people present were literary practitioners, and they felt a sense of empathy in their hearts when listening to it.

What's more, "The Ordinary World" didn't receive very good reviews when it was first published. It's really commendable that Lu Yao was able to persist in completing a million-word novel despite the turmoil of external public opinion.

This was not the first time for many people present to see Lu Yao. Back then, "Thrilling Scene" and "Life" won awards, and everyone still had an impression of Lu Yao when he came to Beijing to receive the award.

At that time, he was still an extremely strong man from northern Shaanxi. In just four or five years, his temples were a little gray, and his face had many wrinkles. His whole body seemed to be ten or twenty years older, and he was stale.

Shen Shen.

Thinking that Lu Yao had put his body in such a state in order to write a novel, even those colleagues who did not recognize the award for "The Ordinary World" couldn't help but cast admiring glances at him.

"".——-I am not telling you this to gain sympathy, I just want to express my inner feelings. You may think that I am just getting carried away after winning the award.

The jury was able to award the award to me when "The Ordinary World" only produced the first and second films. I am so grateful.

Now that the third part has been written, "The Ordinary World" can finally be presented to the world in its complete form. I only hope that it can live up to the jury's trust in me. I would like to thank the jury again, Mr. Zhuang Chongwen and Comrade Chaoyang.

With this bonus, I plan to buy a better piano for my daughter. I have really spent a lot on writing novels in the past few years, and I rarely care about my family. I’m ashamed!”

Lu Yao's speech ended with a confession of his debt to his family, which won warm applause from everyone present.

There was nothing formal about his speech. He spoke from the bottom of his heart and touched people's hearts with his sincere words.

Lu Yao's speech ended, followed by the awards presentations and speeches of the two winners, Mo Yan and Tashi Dawa. Their experience in writing novels was not as bitter and bitter as Lu Yao's, but their speeches were still very sincere.

It is worth noting that the two of them could carry it more clearly than Lu Yao. The first person to express his thanks was Zhuang Zhongwen, then the jury, and then Lin Chaoyang.

After the awards were over, Zhuang Chongwen was invited to the crowd. He is the sponsor of the awards. In addition to being responsible for awarding awards, he also arranged a speech for him in the final closing session, which fully reflected the respect of the organizing committee for the sponsors.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhuang Chongwen said: "Last night I got off the plane and went to the hotel. Along the way, gentlemen from the Literary and Art Association introduced a lot of the heated discussions that the Zhuang Chongwen Literary Award has caused in the mainland.

When we arrived at the hotel, we also saw reports on the awards from well-known media such as People's Daily, Literary News and China Youth Daily.

I'm very happy and surprised.

I am ashamed to say that I only contributed a little money, which is insignificant. When I asked Lin Sheng for help, I never thought that the Zhuang Chongwen Literary Award would become such an influential award——"

Zhuang Chongwen is a businessman. Lu Yao was the first to thank Lin Chaoyang. He didn't care at all.

He funded the establishment of the award just for the sake of fame. Now, looking at it, the effect of spending 300,000 yuan is simply better than spending 3 million yuan. What else is he not satisfied with?

After Zhuang Chongwen’s speech, it also means the end of this Zhuang Chongwen Literature Award.

Before the end, a group photo is indispensable, and the plane tree at Lin Chaoyang's house became the best background for the group photo.

After the group photo, reporters from more than a dozen authoritative media who came to the scene today began their interviews with award-winning authors, judges and guests. The excitement in Xiaoliubukou Hutong continued until the afternoon before it became deserted.

In the evening, the judges and the winning authors gathered in Xiaoliubukou Hutong to hold a celebration banquet. Li Tuo called this celebration banquet a summer version of the Xunweizhai Cultural Salon.

The decoration of Xiaoliubukou Hutong is not gorgeous, nor is it brightly lit, but today it seems to have a halo of light.

There was laughter, joy, and excitement.

Although the awards ceremony has ended, for the winners, their highlight moments have just begun.

Li Tuo was the best at adjusting the atmosphere. He put aside his role as a judge and returned to his lively nature. He asked Lu Yao, Mo Yan and Tashi Dawa about the use of their bonuses.

When Lu Yao received the award during the day before, he had already mentioned the purpose of the bonus and said that he would buy a better piano for his daughter.

Everyone knows that even if it is a good piano, the bonus will be endless.

This is 100,000 yuan!

Mo Yan and Tashi Dawa thought carefully for a long time, and the answer was nothing more than to use it to improve their lives. This answer was quite satisfactory, but it was not a surprise.

Li Tuo regretted: "You are all writers. How come you have such a lack of imagination after taking such a large amount of money? Just improve your life?"

Lin Chaoyang asked him: "If I give it to you, what will you do?"

"If I had such a large amount of money -" Li Tuo raised his head and thought, "I would open a bookstore and sell all the books I like to read!"

Everyone couldn't help but nod after hearing his thoughts. Most people who work in literature have a bookstore dream.

Reading, drinking tea, and having a group of like-minded friends can make a living from it. What a wonderful life!

"If we sell all the books you like to read, why don't we shut down in half a year?" Lin Chaoyang mocked mercilessly.

Li Tuo was suddenly brought back to reality from his beautiful imagination, and felt disappointed, "You really have no interest in life!"

"When will you open a bookstore? Besides, I have no interest in life."

"Just open it!" Li Tuo acted very tough. He pulled Tashi Dawa, maybe because he felt that the Z people were more simple, "Comrade Dawa, what do you think of my idea of ​​opening a bookstore?"

Zhahidawa shook her head firmly, "Not very good."

The crowd roared with laughter.

Today's dinner lasted until late at night. In the end, eating and drinking was no longer the focus. What everyone loved was the atmosphere.

In Yanjing in early June, the night breeze was slightly cool. Looking from the sky and earth in the courtyard to the deep sky, the universe was vast and the stars were endless.

Lu Yao was smoking a cigarette, listening to the laughter and laughter in the house, looking at the stars in the distance, feeling like he was in a fairyland.

"Gu Zhicheng told me today that the number of subscriptions for the third volume of "The Ordinary World" has exceeded 30,000." Lu Yao exhaled a puff of smoke, but it felt more like elation.

The first and second volumes of "The Ordinary World" were published before, but the number of subscriptions was not good enough, so they barely reached the initial printing requirement of 3,000 copies. It was the editor-in-chief Li Jinyu's persistence that allowed it to be published.

The number of subscriptions does not represent book sales, but to a large extent it represents the degree to which bookstores and booksellers view the book. In other words, the first and second volumes of "The Ordinary World" were not well received when they were published.

After more than a year, the situation seems to have confirmed everyone's opinion, the sales of the novel are indeed not good.

Lu Yao is not an unknown person. Back then, his book "Life" became popular all over the country and has sold more than one million copies.

With his reputation and the performance of his new work, many people have even concluded that Lu Yaojiang has exhausted his talent and has died.

But no one thought that "The Ordinary World" and Lu Yao, who were disliked by so many people, would turn around one day.

The novel won a 100,000-yuan literary award, the program gained hundreds of millions of listeners, and it unexpectedly went on an upward curve that defied the odds.

The "Gu Zhicheng" in Lu Yao's mouth is the deputy editor-in-chief of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Publishing Company. He happened to attend the award ceremony today. When chatting with Lu Yao, he revealed the subscription status of the third part of "The Ordinary World".

Lin Chaoyang chuckled and said, "This is just the beginning."

With the support of Novel Broadcast and the Zhuang Chongwen Literary Award, the sales of "The Ordinary World" will definitely skyrocket from now on, and the 30,000 copies subscribed are indeed just the beginning.

"Chaoyang, thank you." Lu Yao said softly, still looking into the sky.

"This matter has nothing to do with me. The news of your winning the award has only come out a few days ago. It should be because of the broadcast. I watch "The Ordinary World". If I don't make it, I will be your coffin book."

Lin Chaoyang's tone was a bit joking, and Lu Yao turned his head with a serious expression.

"That's not what I meant. In fact, I should say thank you to everyone. I didn't expect that I would win the award before the third volume of the novel was published.

Your decision has given me so much encouragement, so much——

Lu Yao's tone was distant, with many unfinished meanings, full of gratitude and emotion.

Lin Chaoyang remained silent. He understood that what Lu Yao wanted to express at this moment had nothing to do with fame and fortune, but the achievement and dignity of being recognized as a creator.

He patted Lu Yao's shoulder, and the two looked at each other, saying nothing.

The next morning, it was foggy.

Some judges from other places left Xiaoliubukou Hutong one after another, and only a few remained.
To be continued...