Whenever we talk about long things, we have to talk about the body. The topic cannot be avoided every time, but Yu Hua and the others try not to talk about it in depth.
In fact, Shi Tiesheng himself is very calm about death. He does not shy away from talking about illness and even death. When he talks about his body, it is as if he is objectively stating something that has nothing to do with him.
But others couldn't do it. They were unwilling to talk about these things in front of Shi Tiesheng. Even if Shi Tiesheng didn't care, they would feel uncomfortable.
After chatting for a few more words, Shi Tiesheng talked about Su Tong: "I think that now that Su Tong has become the editor-in-chief, his creative enthusiasm has not decreased. In the past few years, he has published more than a dozen novels."
"Yes." Yu Dong nodded, "I think that after becoming the chief editor, he was restricted to Jinling, but he was able to concentrate on creating. In the past two years, he has not left Jinling several times, and he was able to go to Yanjing last year
It’s not easy to come here just because I’m on business.”
"When we went to Xiamen to receive the award last year, I felt that he was also tired. He was especially happy if we stayed for an extra day." Yu Hua said with a smile.
"Last year you..." Mo Yan was halfway through asking, and suddenly remembered, "Oh, it was the Zhuang Chongwen Literature Award. I almost forgot about this award."
Shi Tiesheng knocked the wheelchair with his hand and said: "Zhuang Chongwen passed away."
"died?"
The other three people were a little surprised, especially Yu Dong and Yu Hua. It had only been a little more than half a year since they went to Xiamen to receive the award. In the blink of an eye, the person who gave them the award was no longer there.
"Well, he passed away a while ago. You guys didn't watch much news, so it's normal that you didn't pay attention."
Yu Hua said calmly: "When we met last year, I felt that he was in good spirits. I didn't expect that he would leave so soon."
"At his age, death is really close behind him, and it can walk side by side with him any day. So there is nothing to be surprised about, it's just time."
Shi Tiesheng suddenly talked about death again, and a passage he had written in "Me and the Temple of Earth" immediately came to Yu Dong's mind: But the sun, he is both the setting sun and the rising sun at all times. When he goes out, he goes out.
When he was going down the mountain to collect the desolate remaining light, it was exactly when he was burning up the mountain on the other side to spread the fierce morning light.
This passage can very well explain Shi Tiesheng's view of life and death.
Yu Hua and the others didn't want to talk about death anymore, so they had to try their best to ignore the news of Zhuang Zhongwen's death.
Mo Yan simply spread the circle of cigarettes - he had originally made up his mind not to hand out a single cigarette today, but to smoke back the pack of cigarettes he lost to Yu Hua.
The three of them had just lit their cigarettes when Yu Hua grabbed Yu Dong's arm, looked at the watch on his wrist, and said with a strange look on his face: "It's already three o'clock, why haven't we arrived yet?"
"What hasn't arrived yet?"
"Liu Zhenyun and Chi Zijian said they were coming, didn't I tell you?"
"No." Yu Dong thought about it seriously and realized that Yu Hua had indeed never told him about this.
Mo Yan next to him also looked confused, "I didn't hear what you said, why is Chi Zijian in Yanjing at this time? Isn't she in her hometown Writers Association?"
"I said I came here for something, who knows."
Liu Zhenyun, Chi Zijian, Mo Yan and Yu Hua, the four of them should be considered classmates. They all graduated from Lu Xun Literary College at the end of the year before last year.
Chi Zijian was still young at this time, and although he had quite a few works, he was less famous than everyone here, including Yu Dong.
Liu Zhenyun is older, has won many awards, and is more famous, but he cannot compare to Mo Yan and Yu Hua.
The main reason is that their styles are also very different. Liu Zhenyun is the top scorer in the college entrance examination, a graduate of the Department of Literature of Yanda University, and a solid "academic" background. His writing has a characteristic, he likes to break everything down and write it down.
People who like him will say that he writes delicately, while people who don't like him will criticize him for being long-winded and awkward.
While Yu Dong was thinking about the two of them, a young woman walked over on high heels. Before she arrived, a hearty voice reached Yu Dong and the others: "You cats are here, can you let me
It’s been a long time looking, but the sun is too strong this afternoon, and the soles of my feet feel hot when I step on high heels.”
It was Chi Zijian who came.
She was dressed professionally, with black trousers and a white shirt. Not only did she have a hearty voice, she also had a generous appearance, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. She smiled when she spoke, and two pear dimples appeared at the corners of her mouth when she smiled.
After approaching, she greeted Yu Hua and the others with a smile. When she arrived at Yu Dong's place, she made an exaggerated palm stroking gesture, "You must be Yu Dong. You look too young, and you don't
You are a few years younger than me, why do you feel like you are a generation behind me?"
"Teacher Chi is joking."
Chi Zijian clicked his tongue, glanced over the men, and said with a smile: "I guess it's because those rough guys are standing next to you in the background, which makes you stand out too much."
This statement immediately made Yu Hua unhappy, "If you want to praise others, praise them, but don't praise one person and step on three others."
"Then I'm telling the truth." Chi Zijian spread his hands, "I still suggest that you stay less with Yu Dong. It really makes you feel inferior."
Shi Tiesheng said with a smile, "I don't care, Yu Dong and I are just a generation apart. But why are you the only one here, and Liu Zhenyun didn't come with you?"
"Brother Shi, why do you think I will come with Liu Zhenyun? I didn't even know he was coming if you didn't tell me."
Shi Tiesheng looked at Yu Hua, "He didn't make it clear. He only said that you two were coming, not that you were coming separately."
"I said the two of them were coming, and I didn't say they were coming together." Yu Hua puffed out smoke and pointed to the distance, "This means that Cao Cao is here, so he is here."
The rest of the people looked in the direction of his finger and saw an artistic second-rate guy with crooked hair and a white undershirt walking over.
He is said to be artistic because he has long hair that almost reaches his shoulders and has the demeanor of an artistic young man.
He is said to be a second-rate man because he is very thin, wears baggy clothes, and walks crookedly, showing no formal appearance at all.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Yu Dong did not expect that Liu Zhenyun would be so thin and unkempt now. His impression of Liu Zhenyun came from TV. At that time, Liu Zhenyun became famous.
, he is very well-dressed and looks completely different from the other person in front of him.
Liu Zhenyun walked up to him and immediately held Shi Tiesheng's hand, "Teacher Tiesheng, how are you? I have read your recent works. They are really thought-provoking and have benefited me a lot."
After finishing flattering Shi Tiesheng, he slapped a series of farts on several other people, "Yu Hua, you too, I watched "Alive", and your style changed a lot this time, and it was very successful. I heard that it will be filmed."
The movie is over, congratulations..."
When they arrived at Yu Dong's place, Liu Zhenyun was so flattering that he said, "Teacher Yu Dong, I have always liked your books very much. I have been yearning for them before, and today I finally get to see them in person. I must ask you for advice on this novel."
How can I write as well as you do? Your movie "Death of a Widow" has just been released, and I have been looking for a chance to watch it, but I haven't found it."
Yu Dong felt tight in his chest from this explicit flattery.
Next to him, Yu Hua pulled Dong back and said, "Don't care what he says. This guy is rotten. He flatters people with his mouth and is full of bad water in his stomach."
Yu Dong smiled and said, "Teacher Liu is too polite. If you want to ask for advice, I should ask you for advice. I have read all your novels. They are thought-provoking and enlightening. Just now Yu Hua said you were coming, I
This makes my heart go crazy. If Teacher Liu is Mount Tai, then I am just a handful of mud on the roadside..."
Liu Zhenyun licked his lips and felt embarrassed.
He has a bad habit. When he sees a famous person, he will go up and praise him.
He didn't really praise him, he just wanted to see these people get carried away after being praised.
He had used this trick on Wang Shuo before, but Wang Shuo couldn't withstand it at that time. On the third day, he floated up and was ridiculed by Liu Zhenyun, which made Wang Shuo very embarrassed.
Now that Yu Dong was using his methods to retaliate, Liu Zhenyun himself couldn't resist it.
"Okay, okay, let's all be normal." Liu Zhenyun raised his hands in surrender.
Mo Yan picked up Yu Hua's cigarette and handed one to Liu Zhenyun, and said with a smile, "Come on, Teacher Liu, have a smoke."
Liu Zhenyun took the cigarette and said, "Thank you, Teacher Guan."
They both said something to each other, and then laughed together.
In fact, among those here, Mo Yan and Liu Zhenyun are the most familiar.
In "Haiba Cabaret" aired this year, both of them are screenwriters, so they have collaborated.
Because of this movie, Mo Yan also made a lot of money. I don’t know the exact number, but it should be hundreds of thousands.
It's just that Mo Yan later regretted this "going to sea" experience. He believed that he wrote scripts for money during this period, but failed to stick to his literature and fell behind others.
The first thing Liu Zhenyun said after lighting up his cigarette was to ask Yu Dong: "Teacher Yu, will the Chinese version of your new book "Resident Evil" be released in a few days?"
"Yes, it will be released in a few days."
"I heard that this book has sold two million copies abroad. It's not easy. It's not like us. The book can't even sell a few copies at home, let alone abroad. Wait until your "Resident Evil" comes out
After that, I must read it carefully to see if I can understand some mysteries."
Yu Dong actually dislikes the way Liu Zhenyun talks. It's not that there's anything wrong with Liu Zhenyun's character, it's just that there's always some thorn in his words, which makes people uncomfortable.
This is all related to personality. Maybe Liu Zhenyun doesn't like his speaking style.
Yu Dong felt that if nothing unexpected happened, it would be difficult for him and Liu Zhenyun to become friends.
Regarding "Resident Evil", Yu Dong briefly chatted for a few words without saying much. In fact, Yu Dong had already talked about this matter with Mo Yan and the others during lunch, and there was really no need to talk more about it at this moment.
The few of them chatted until evening. Shi Tiesheng invited Yu Dong and others to his home for dinner, but they declined. They went to his home and really caused trouble for others.
Shi Tiesheng wanted to go home, Liu Zhenyun also left because of something, and in the end only Chi Zijian stayed to have dinner with Yu Dong and the others.
After dinner, Mo Yan went to the hotel to sleep on Yu Dong's bed, while Yu Hua went back first.
Mo Yan fell asleep very quickly. He took a shower first, and Yu Dong pointed to the bed by the window and said, "You sleep here," and he fell down.
By the time Yu Dong came out of the shower, Mo Yan was already lying on the bed, shirtless, making loud noises.
…
Early the next morning, Mo Yan looked at the dark circles under Yu Dong's eyes and asked with concern: "Why, you still recognize the bed? The bed in this hotel is not comfortable?"
Yu Dong shook his head, "The bed is fine, mainly because I listened to the symphony all night last night and couldn't fall asleep."
"Where did the symphony come from? Why didn't I hear it?"
Yu Dong did not answer the question. He sighed and patted Mo Yan on the shoulder, "Brother, I'm going to the "Contemporary" magazine. After that, I will go directly to Chengdu and not come back to the hotel."
"Why don't you tell Yu Hua?"
"As I said yesterday, I won't say hello anymore."
"Okay, then wait until I wash up and I'll give you a ride."
Yu Dong waved his hand, "No, you were quite tired last night, so take a good rest."
"I'm quite tired?"
Mo Yan looked at Yu Dong with a puzzled expression. He was not tired at all last night and slept quite comfortably. The conditions of this hotel are much better than those of their army.
Until Yu Dong walked out of the room, Mo Yan touched the back of his head and still didn't react.
…
When Yu Dong arrived at the door of No. 166 Chaonei Street, it was just past nine o'clock in the morning. There were bicycles lined up under the steps of the small white building. There were a few potted plants with unsatisfactory growth hiding behind the torrent of bicycles, looking downcast.
He searched for a long time in the lobby on the first floor but couldn't find the office layout of the building, so he could only run to ask the doorman. When he found out it was on the second floor, he went up.
It's easy to find when you go upstairs. As soon as you come out of the stairs, you can see the "Contemporary" sign.
Entering the editor's office, Yu Dong saw Li Yong at first sight and slowly walked towards him.
Li Yong was immersed in his work when he felt someone coming next to him. He looked up and saw that it was Yu Dong. He stood up and said, "Teacher Yu, you are here."
His shout attracted the attention of others, and someone asked: "Is this Teacher Yu Dong?"
Li Yong smiled and introduced Yu Dong, "Editor Wu Fu Wu, this is..."
After Li Yong introduced all the editors in the office, he immediately took Yu Dong and said, "Let's go, the editor-in-chief happens to be in the office, I will take you to him."
Yu Dong had no choice but to wave to other people in the office as a greeting, and then followed Li Yong to the editor-in-chief's office.
He Qizhi was cleaning his glasses when he vaguely saw two people approaching the door. He put on his glasses again and saw clearly that it was Li Yong with a young man.
Seeing the backpack on the young man and the excited expression on Li Yong's face, He Qizhi immediately guessed that the person coming was Yu Dong, because Yu Dong should have arrived in the past two days.
Chapter completed!