"Journal of Yenching University" is a weekly magazine, published every Tuesday, with four pages in each issue.
Although it is only a school magazine, its distribution scope is not limited to the Yanda campus. Many universities and academic and cultural units in Yanjing city subscribe to it.
On the third Tuesday of May, the new issue of "Yenjing University Journal" is officially published.
After Tao's class, he strolled back to the office. As soon as he sat down and took a sip of tea, Deng Guangming, who was sitting next to him, came over with a newspaper.
"Xiao Tao, take a look!"
"What are you looking at?"
"That son-in-law of yours has been published by the colonel."
Deng Guangming was ten years older than Tao's father. His research direction was Song history, and he was known as the first scholar of Song history at home and abroad in the 20th century.
He called Tao's father "Xiao Tao" not because he was relying on his old age, but because it was an old habit for decades.
Father Tao took the newspaper. He had heard his daughter mention the interview with Lin Chaoyang in the school magazine a few days ago, but he didn't take it too seriously.
For senior professors like them, publishing the school magazine is just a normal thing.
However, he could also understand his daughter's mood. His son-in-law's character, temperament, and talent were all chosen at the moment. The only pity was that he was from a lower background.
But it is precisely because of his low background that it is not easy for his name to appear in the YSU journal.
While feeling pleased, Tao's eyes quickly scanned the words in the newspaper.
"Huh?" His eyes stopped at an interview and examined it carefully.
This brat is quite good at flattering.
After reading this interview, Tao's father showed a knowing smile on his face.
Lin Chaoyang praised his wife Du Ruohui for being so good in an interview with the school magazine. Although it was not consistent with the actual situation, Tao's father could also understand his painstaking efforts.
Over the past six months or so, he has seen his wife's attitude towards her son-in-law.
It is rare that this child can reach this point. He deserves to be gentle and tolerant, taking the overall situation into consideration.
After dinner in the evening, when he returned to the house, Tao's father turned out the school magazine and handed it to his wife, "Let's take a look!"
Tao's mother didn't understand what it meant, so she took it and looked at it for a while before she understood what her husband wanted her to see.
"He's so good at being a good person!"
Mother Tao's mouth was still unforgiving, but her tone became much gentler.
Father Tao said in a deep voice: "The human heart is made of flesh. The only bad thing about you is this mouth."
After being scolded by her husband, Tao's mother turned around unhappily and stopped talking to him.
Father Tao smiled helplessly. His wife's temper has been like this since she was young. She has a bit of a young lady's temper. Most of the time she is verbally aggressive. She can't be called "a sharp mouth but a tofu heart", but she really doesn't have any bad intentions.
It is difficult for adults to be persuaded. His wife sees the child's attitude, and Tao's father has no way to force her. He only hopes that his wife can accept this son-in-law from her heart, and the family will be harmonious and beautiful.
In the past month or two, news has been circulating on the Yanda campus that Lin Chaoyang, the library administrator, is Xu Lingjun, who wrote "The Wrangler".
Some time ago, "Yanjing Literature and Art" once again published Xu Lingjun's work "Little Shoes", which also attracted the attention and heated discussion of students.
In the past two days, the "Journal of Yenching University" published another interview with Lin Chaoyang by the editorial department editor. Suddenly, Lin Chaoyang's name became a hot topic on the Yenching University campus, and students discussed him privately.
Very noisy.
From being born in a rural area, to becoming the son-in-law of a professor at Yanda, to becoming a cutting-edge writer, Lin Chaoyang's experience can be called an inspirational legend.
Taking advantage of the popularity of the interview in the school magazine, Chen Jiangong approached Lin Chaoyang on behalf of the May Fourth Literary Society and made a request to him.
"Let me give a speech?"
Lin Chaoyang looked at Chen Jiangong with surprise on his face.
"Yes, the students are particularly interested in you now. Everyone hopes that you can come and give us a speech." Chen Jiangong said excitedly.
"I'm not good at giving speeches. Besides, I don't have anything to say."
"Just think of it as an exchange! Don't be stressed. Your experience is very motivating for us students. Just tell us about it."
Lin Chaoyang thought deeply about whether to agree to this matter, but Chen Jiangong said: "Comrade Yushu definitely hopes that you will participate."
Hearing this, Lin Chaoyang looked at Chen Jiangong fiercely, knowing that he was using Tao Yushu to put pressure on him.
Lin Chaoyang knew without thinking that Zou Shifang must have told him.
That day, Guan Qingsong and Zou Shifang were going to interview Lin Chaoyang. Tao Yushu was more positive than Lin Chaoyang, the interviewee. Anyone could see the hope in her heart that her husband would become a successful man.
Going home in the evening, Lin Chaoyang told Tao Yushu about the invitation from the May 4th Literary Society. As expected, she encouraged him to participate with excitement and enthusiastically inspired Lin Chaoyang's speech.
It’s really hard for me to have a daughter-in-law who is so driven to make progress!
The May 4th Literary Club is one of the earliest student societies at Yanda. Catching up with the era of vigorous development of literature, its appeal is self-evident within Yanda.
The news that scar literature writer Xu Lingjun would give a lecture at the invitation of the May Fourth Literary Society spread throughout the YSU campus in less than two days thanks to the enthusiasm of the members.
Not only that, this news is also spreading to several surrounding universities.
In the past six months, the whirlwind of scar literature caused by "The Wrangler" has continued. Along with the spread of the novel, Xu Lingjun's name has become more and more famous in the domestic literary world.
This month, "Yanjing Literature and Art" published "Little Shoes" again. This novel presents a completely different style and content from "The Wrangler". It abandons the elements of scar literature and focuses on the countryside in a down-to-earth manner.
Accurate reality.
Although the style has changed, the core remains the same. All readers who have read "Little Shoes" can see at a glance that this is the Xu Lingjun they are familiar with.
Less than a month after "Little Shoes" was published, the response from the literary world has not yet spread, but "Yenjing Literature and Art" has received thousands of letters from readers, which is rare in the history of "Yenjing Literature and Art".
Even in March, Fang Zhi's "The Traitor" was published in the magazine and was widely praised by readers and critics. In the first half of the month, the editorial department only received a few hundred letters from readers.
And most of these letters are readers' praise for the novel and the author himself.
Warmth, sunshine, positivity...
Such positive words appear frequently in letters, which also shows the positive energy that readers draw from the novel.
Judging from the number of letters from readers, readers were far more enthusiastic about "Little Shoes" than "The Traitor," which made the editors think of the grand occasion after the publication of "The Wrangler."
The influence of a literary work is established through such letters from readers one after another.
These days, readers are very enthusiastic about reading literary works and writing letters to magazines, publishing houses, and editorial offices, as well as to authors. The readers who write letters come from all walks of life, including students from many universities in Yanjing.
Unlike most readers who read novels for fun, whether it is due to cultural reasons or status reasons, these college students always have a critical eye when looking at literary works.
Compared with the overwhelmingly positive reviews among ordinary readers, "Little Shoes" has caused considerable controversy among students at Yanjing University. The focus of the debate is whether the tender local society revealed in the novel is distorted.
Now that there is news that Yanda is inviting Xu Lingjun to give a lecture, many college students are interested in hearing the news.
Among these people are not only readers who sincerely like "Wrangler" and "Little Shoes", but there are also many gangsters who want to take this opportunity to interact (tai) with Xu Lingjun (gang).
Originally, the May Fourth Literary Society invited Lin Chaoyang to give a speech, and it was only intended to be a small event. There are more than one hundred members in the society, which is incredible for two to three hundred literary youths in the school.
But since the news spread, Zhang Youhua, Zou Shifang, Chen Jiangong and others have successively received news from student groups in major universities in Yanjing, saying that many students want to participate in this lecture event and hope that they can expand the scale.
"What can I do?"
Several people gathered together for a discussion. Based on what they learned, the scale of this speech event may be far greater than they expected. The previously prepared venue, including their organizational capabilities, was simply not enough to handle it.
"Look for a school!" Zhang Youhua is the president, and his first reaction is to ask the school for help.
After some discussion, Zou Shifang and Chen Jiangong also believed that this method was the safest. They went straight to the office of Vice President Zhang Longxiang. Zhang Longxiang presided over school affairs, including student activities at Yanda.
In future generations, it would be hard to imagine how many students would dare to rush into the vice president's office to express their needs for a student activity.
But it is not a problem at Yan University now. Zhang Longxiang was slightly surprised by the arrival of several uninvited guests, but he still entertained them politely and listened carefully to their appeals.
After understanding the situation, he told a few people directly without making any official remarks.
"On the morning of June 3rd, the dining room will be available to you, and the security department will send ten more security personnel to coordinate with the activities of your literary club. How about that?"
Chen Jiangong and others were overjoyed when they heard this and hurriedly bowed to Zhang Longxiang and said, "Thank you, Principal Zhang!"
Zhang Longxiang's smile was sincere and full of the demeanor of a humble elder.
"Holding such speech activities can increase students' knowledge, which is a good thing. However, students are too enthusiastic to participate, especially students from other schools. The school's participation is indeed needed. What you have done is right.
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After receiving Zhang Longxiang's affirmation, several people felt even happier and worked harder to organize this speech after returning home.
It was originally just a small speech organized by the student club. With the participation of Yanda, it was moved directly to the dining hall. The members of the literary club cheered and encouraged after hearing the news.
The reason why everyone is so excited is related to the special status of the dining room in Yanda.
The Grand Dining Hall was built after the major reorganization of departments in 1952. In addition to serving as the cafeteria for YSU students, it is also the most unforgettable activity place for YSU students.
Yan University often leads society and the times. The large dining hall connects the dormitories and teaching areas and is bustling with people all day long. It is the hub for information exchange inside and outside the school.
In April 1957, Ma Yinchu gave a speech on "New Population Theory" here, proposing that birth control and population control were urgent choices for social development.
From then on, whenever there was a speech at such an important event, the large dining room would be the one to attend.
For large-scale meetings, movie screenings, art performances and dances, the large dining room also doubles as an auditorium.
The May Fourth Literary Society has organized so many activities, but this is the first time that the large dining room has been used. Everyone generally believes that this event is a milestone for the May Fourth Literary Society.
Chapter completed!