After eating together, Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu put Wu Yingfang on the bus and walked home.
Along the way, Lin Chaoyang attracted the attention of many students.
Before today, the news that librarian Lin Chaoyang was Xu Lingjun, who wrote "The Wrangler", had been circulating on the Yanda campus.
There are usually some students who are curious to go to the library to see what he, the author of "The Wrangler" looks like, but more students still have the self-confidence of Yan university students and have never taken the initiative to contact Lin Chaoyang, so naturally they have no way of knowing Lin Chaoyang.
's appearance.
Today's speech in the dining hall was Lin Chaoyang's first public appearance at Yanda.
Not to mention students from other schools, there were thousands of students from Yanda alone.
Normally everyone relies on their status and is very reserved, but now they are having an event. Isn't it normal to go see the popular writers who have become popular in the past year?
After a speech, Lin Chaoyang's face suddenly became more famous within Yanda.
Many people also noticed the bright, beautiful, intellectual and gentle woman next to Lin Chaoyang. She must be the daughter of Professor Tao who is rumored to have a keen eye for people.
As the couple walked on the road, they would be stared at from time to time by curious and inquiring eyes.
"What am I talking about? Being famous is not necessarily a good thing."
Along the way, Tao Yushu felt a lot of attention, and his whole body was always tense.
Feeling her emotions, Lin Chaoyang said something when he walked to the door of the house.
"There are gains and losses!" Tao Yushu said.
It was two o'clock in the afternoon when the two returned home, and there was no one at home.
It is rare to have such a world for two people, so the couple naturally wants to enjoy it.
Before four o'clock, Tao's father and Tao's mother came back together, carrying a lot of vegetables. It seemed that they had gone shopping.
The blush on Tao Yushu's cheeks has not completely faded away, and his expression is evasive.
"Dad, Mom, you are back." Lin Chaoyang greeted the two of them openly.
Father Tao nodded and said: "I went to the speech in the morning, and it was good. What I said was meaningful, and what's even more rare is that I had an attitude."
"Thanks dad!"
Lin Chaoyang had a bright smile and his father-in-law had a calm personality. He rarely praised others so directly. He was obviously very satisfied with his performance in the morning.
Lin Chaoyang glanced at his mother-in-law again. Tao's mother turned around and entered the house without making any comment.
Tao's father nodded to Lin Chaoyang, "It's indeed good."
Lin Chaoyang smiled knowingly. It seemed that his mother-in-law had also gone there in the morning.
After a while, Lin Chaoyang heard a ping-pong-pong sound outside the house. First, his sister-in-law Tao Yumo came back, and then his uncle's family.
"What's it like at my brother-in-law's speech today? Tell me quickly!" Tao Yumo grabbed his eldest brother.
Tao Yucheng ignored the speech given to his sister and shouted into Tao's father and Tao's mother's house:
"Mom! Mom! I seemed to be watching you in the dining room this morning. Did you go to listen to Chaoyang's speech?"
Tao Yucheng's shout did not receive an answer from Tao's mother, but Tao Yumo was surprised.
"Mom went to listen to my brother-in-law's speech? Is it true?"
At this time, Tao's father came out of the room and said, "I took your mother there this morning."
"No wonder. I just said I saw it right this morning, and Zhao Lifei said I saw it wrong." Tao Yucheng muttered.
Zhao Li on the side almost turned her eyes to the sky.
Tao Yumo also joined in the fun and asked: "Dad, you and mom both went to listen to your brother-in-law's speech? How was it, how was it? Tell me!"
"Let your elder brother tell you!"
Tao Yucheng said: "If the person involved is here, do you still need to ask me?"
"Please keep your voice down!" Tao Yushu came out of the room and saw Tao Yumo looking at her with a longing look on his face, so he said: "This morning Liu Xinwu said that he wanted Chaoyang to sort out the content of the morning's speech and send it to "October"."
"Ah! Do you want to publish it?" Tao Yumo shouted in surprise.
The speech must be published, so how good does it have to be?
Tao Yumo felt as if a cat's claw was scratching her heart. The whole family went to listen to her brother-in-law's speech, but she did not go. When she thought of this, she wanted to scratch the wall angrily.
"Don't make any noise. Let your brother-in-law finish writing and show it to you later."
As soon as Tao Yumo heard that there was a speech script for him to read, he immediately shut up.
Although I regret not being there, I still have the speech to read.
As soon as he went to work the next day, Lin Chaoyang was teased by his colleagues. During yesterday's speech, several colleagues were present to witness Lin Chaoyang's demeanor.
"Okay, Chaoyang. I really didn't notice it before, but you really don't have stage fright at all. Yesterday, you talked eloquently in the dining room with so many people. I admire you!" Tu Mansheng's complimenting tone contained a bit of ridicule.
"Chaoyang calls it a real person who doesn't show his face." Hu Wenqiong also said with a smile.
Lin Chaoyang responded to everyone's teasing with a smile. After chatting for a while, the library opened and everyone got into working mode.
Because of yesterday's speech, Lin Chaoyang could clearly feel that the students who came to borrow books today paid much more attention to him.
During lunch, Hu Wenqiong joked: "Chaoyang, I think if this continues, the curator will have to hide you in the library."
"This is better. I can write novels with peace of mind."
Lin Chaoyang is not joking. In addition to taking classes and fishing, his recent daily life is basically writing novels.
You have to pay attention to the impact at the front desk, but if you go to the library, you really let yourself go.
However, even though Lin Chaoyang is so diligent in writing novels, the progress of the novel he promised "Harvest" is still not optimistic. His main creative energy now is still on the novel he promised Du Feng.
After this period of writing, the novel has become more and more perfect, and it is estimated that it will be almost completed in ten days and a half.
Two days later, the speech draft of "The Inevitable Rise and Decline of Scar Literature" was completed, and Lin Chaoyang took the time to visit the editorial office of "October".
No. 51, East Xinglong Street, Chongwenmenwai, Yanjing City. This is the office of Yanjing Publishing House and the office of "October" magazine.
Since its inception in September 1978, "October" has not set up a dedicated editorial department, nor does it have an editor-in-chief. They don't even have a magazine issue number, and instead publish in books.
Arriving at the office of "October", Liu Xinwu took Lin Chaoyang and introduced him to his colleagues enthusiastically.
"October" has no editor-in-chief. The person in charge of the publication is Wang Shimin, the head of the literary and art group of Yanjing Publishing House, as well as well-known editors such as Zhang Shouren and Zhang Zhong'e. Lin Chaoyang greeted several people one by one, and they all looked at Lin Chaoyang with smiles on their faces.
, giving him the illusion of going deep into a wolf's den.
"It's pretty fast. It was sorted out in just two days?" Liu Xinwu asked.
"It's all prepared in advance. It's just a transcribing of the thoughts in my mind."
Liu Xinwu nodded, made him a cup of tea, and said, "Then let me take a look first. Please wait for me for a while."
Because he had listened to the speech before and had a general understanding of the content, Liu Xinwu read it very quickly, reading ten lines at a glance.
Only when he discovered some newly added content by Lin Chaoyang would his eyes stay for a while. After about twenty minutes, he put down the manuscript.
"Very good. The content is more detailed, clear, and organized than what I heard that day. It seems that you have done a lot of research on scar literature!"
Lin Chaoyang explained with a smile: "It's not me, it's my wife. She is a student at Yan'an Normal University. She has collected a lot of information on scar literature this year. Her contribution to this manuscript is greater."
Liu Xinwu laughed and said: "A husband and wife are of the same mind, and their strength is as powerful as gold. If you two write it together, it will be a good story if it is spread out."
When he said this, he had an idea, "Why don't you two sign it?"
Lin Chaoyang nodded, "I think so too."
Because the publication model of "October" is still based on books, the publication date of "October" this year is not fixed. It is tentatively scheduled to publish four issues a year, which can be classified as a quarterly magazine.
The first issue in April has only been published. According to the plan, Lin Chaoyang's manuscript should be published in the second issue in July and published in the "Learning and Reference" column.
The full text of "The Inevitable Rise and Decline of Scar Literature" is more than 6,400 words, and Lin Chaoyang received a royalties of 45 yuan, which is close to his monthly salary.
While he was chatting with Liu Xinwu, Zhang Zhonge beside him had a strange look on his face after reading the manuscript.
After hesitating, he said: "Chaoyang, your article is clear, well-argued, and of a high level. But you are famous for scar literature. Now you write such an article to denigrate scar literature. Are you not afraid of being scolded?"
"Thank you for the reminder. But in this world, how can you be afraid of being scolded if you want to do something?" Lin Chaoyang's face was indifferent, with a relaxed smile.
"There are people who cannot listen to the truth. Even if you look at them, they will find reasons to punish you. My article is about the facts. Some people have different opinions and it is normal to have arguments. As for those who come to criticize...
What do you care about him for?"
Listening to Lin Chaoyang's words, Zhang Zhong'e's eyes showed appreciation. At Lin Chaoyang's age, it is really rare to have such an open-minded mind. It is no wonder that he can write such an article.
"I watched your movie "Little Shoes" a few days ago. The content is unconventional, which is rare nowadays." Zhang Zhong'e praised.
"You're honored."
"How did you come up with such a story?"
Zhang Zhonge mentioned "Little Shoes", and several other people in the office also participated in the conversation.
"Little Shoes" was published in May and has aroused strong responses among readers. It is said that the sales volume of this issue of "Yanjing Literature and Art" has set a historical record, exceeding 900,000 copies, and the one million copy mark is just around the corner.
Not only did readers respond strongly, but various reviews in the literary world have also begun to appear in newspapers recently, and the reviews were almost unanimously positive.
Many critics in the literary world generally believe that in today's era of scar literature, the popularity of "Little Shoes" is like a spring breeze blowing through the devastated Chinese literary world.
It not only swept away the filth in the literary world over the past many years, but also brought a breath of fresh air to the literary world.
It can be called a masterpiece in the literary world in 1979!
Chapter completed!