Chapter Ninety-Nine: Interview
As has always been the case, Wensai's best work will be featured in Contemporary. Don't think that this article is necessarily the winner.
There are as many as six rounds of competition, and it takes up to a month. There is a high probability that there will be an accident in between. No one can guarantee that they will make it to the end.
Maybe you're so strong that you've even won first place in the first three rounds. But if there is a mistake in any round, it will be brushed down and miss the final championship.
In view of this situation, Contemporary, after the end of the competition, all the works on the list from the first round to the last round will be selected to ensure that the best works of this year are published.
This creates another problem: the championship loses its meaning. Half of the purpose of participating in the literary competition is to make a name for themselves on this platform, and the other half is to go to "Contemporary".
Wouldn't it be too embarrassing to work hard to win the championship in the last round, but to be stolen from the limelight by a person who was brushed down in the first two rounds.
Those who can go to the last round must be those who have real materials and strong strength. Such a person, as long as there are no accidents halfway, will definitely become a pillar of the literary world. It's not fair to just throw him aside.
But they also did not dare to easily include the winner of a literary competition in a magazine known as a 'history bank'. There are so many domestic literary competitions, and doing so will only attract a lot of opposition.
It wasn't until later that the Wensai became the first event in the domestic literary world. Contemporary: It took the opportunity to change its strategy. In addition to the best articles, there will be an exclusive interview with the overall winner.
Today is the day when "Contemporary" magazine conducted an exclusive interview with Zhu Ziqing.
"OK, OK, that's it. β
Then there was a 'click' and 'click' of the camera.
ββ¦β¦ Put your hand down a little further and turn your head sixty degrees to the left. Okay, that's it, and leaning up slightly...... Okay, that's it. β
There was another 'click' of the camera taking pictures.
"Alright. That's it. The videographer looked at all the photos and made an OK gesture.
"It's finally good. Zhu Ziqing's shoulders, which were still straight just now, collapsed: "Taking pictures is really not an easy job. β
"Just get used to it. Normally, it won't be so troublesome to take pictures, and this time your photo will be used as the cover of this year's Contemporary. That's why it's so hard. A woman in her thirties, who was sitting on the side, gave a shrewd and capable feeling. She is the editor-in-chief sent by "Contemporary" magazine, named Fu Huizhu.
According to her, because Zhu Ziqing created a miracle by winning the championship in six rounds, plus he is the most powerful writer in the literary world this year. Contemporary, in the end, chose him as the cover for this year's year-end edition.
For this kind of good thing. Zhu Ziqing is naturally happy to hear it. was willingly beaten by the cameraman for most of the day.
"Fortunately, the filming is finally over. Zhu Ziqing came to Fu Huizhu and sat down, took a sip of water and said.
"Can you start the interview?" Fu Huizhu pursed his lips and smiled, and then the expression on his face changed to a professional smile in a second, and he quickly entered the role.
"Yes. For this ability to change his face, Zhu Ziqing was amazed. He couldn't do it anyway.
"I don't know how you feel about winning the final championship?" The first question she didn't ask a tricky question, but asked a clichΓ©.
"It's exciting, it's exciting. When I submitted it, I was purely joking. Don't talk about champions. I didn't even think about it after the first round. I didn't know that the result gave me such a big surprise. Zhu Ziqing began to talk nonsense with his eyes open.
"Not only that, you have brought a surprise to the entire literary world. Can you talk about why you submitted to Wensai in the first place, or what prompted you to submit to Wensai? β
"It's a joke, it's a joke. At that time, I was just a newcomer to the literary world who wrote a fairy tale, and I never thought about participating in the literary competition. One day, our teacher said that the essay contest and the new concept essay contest opened a channel for soliciting papers, encouraging us to submit. Many of our classmates submitted papers, and I also tried to write one. β
"Why did you vote for the essay contest? In general, high school students should prefer the New Concept Essay Contest. β
"At that time, I thought that I would not be able to get over it anyway. It's the same for anyone. Wensai is known as the nature of the whole people, and there are more people who pay attention to it. Just vote for it. Then it went to Wensai. β
"I didn't expect it to pass and win the first place. What was it that you thought when you saw the first round?"
"Did the judges read wrong? Is there another me in the world? When the news was finally confirmed, I couldn't believe my eyes. It's true. β
This sentiment is understandable, but I would not believe it. What's even more unbelievable is that you actually won the championship with the first place in six rounds, creating the history of the Wensai. Fu Huizhu exclaimed:
"Of the six works, which one do you like the most? and which one can be listed in "Time". β
"My favourite is, of course, To the Oak Tree. After all, everyone has a fantasy of love in their hearts. This poem is what I look forward to in love. β
This time, Zhu Ziqing is not lying, he really hopes to find such a relationship. I didn't find it for more than 20 years in my previous life, but I didn't know that I came to this world not long after.
"As for which step will be on "Time", I think it should be "Metamorphosis". It's not that it's necessarily better than the other five, but it's closer to reality. It has strong practical significance. But to say which one I would most like to make it to Time. That has to be "Yangguan Snow". β
"Oh, why?" Fu Huizhu asked curiously.
Among these six works, she thinks that "Yangguan Snow" is the most inconspicuous one. Now listening to what the original author said, curiosity was immediately aroused. Is there anything strange in this work that I haven't seen?
"The other five works are all independent individuals, and they are finished when they are written. But "Yangguan Snow" is different, and I am going to write a series in this mode. Zhu Ziqing said with a smile.
"A series?" Fu Huizhu exclaimed.
It's no wonder she was so surprised, although she was the most indifferent to "Yangguan Snow". But that's not to say the article isn't good enough. On the contrary, the domestic literati praised the article the most. It's just a pity that there is only one such work in this genre. It is not possible to distill more useful information.
Someone once asserted that if Zhu Ziqing can continue to implement the idea of "Yangguan Snow", he will become a master sooner or later. But this man also said it. It takes a short time to do this. Who would have thought that Zhu Ziqing would say today that he would write a series.
"Yes, recently I am planning to visit the mountains, rivers, places of interest and historical sites of my motherland. I will try to write down my feelings and write a collection of essays. The name has been chosen, and it is called "Cultural Journey". β
""Cultural Journey", just hearing this name made me feel an inexplicable shock. Can't wait to see what it's about. β
"Not so fast, and I don't know when I'll be able to write it down. Zhu Ziqing was a little hypocritical:
"This trip is not just for the sake of Cultural Trek. Another reason is that I want to travel and increase my experience. As the saying goes, reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, what I lack most now is the insights brought by life practice. So I want to take advantage of this time to make up for this shortcoming. β
"You mean you're going to leave recently?" after getting Zhu Ziqing's confirmation. Fu Huizhu asked, "Now that you are still a senior in high school, aren't you going to continue to study in school?"
"I definitely have to read books, but I think traveling is more suitable for my current situation. After all, I won't have such a good opportunity when I go to college. Zhu Ziqing explained.
"Speaking of universities, there are now more than 20 universities that have publicly announced that they want to recruit you for admission. Among them is Peking University. I don't know if you have a university of your choice?" Fu Huizhu didn't dwell on a question for too long, and saw that Zhu Ziqing had almost answered. He changed the topic along with the conversation.
In the fourth round of Zhu Ziqing, Beijing Normal University was the first to stand up and recruit him for admission, and then several schools publicly stated that they would recruit him. With the fifth and sixth rounds going on, more and more schools recruited him. Especially after he won the championship, Peking University finally extended an olive branch to him.
Wuhan University sent all the admission letters so quickly, which has nothing to do with Peking University's shot. Although Zhu Ziqing promised to go to Wuhan University. But after all, Peking University is the highest liberal arts institution in China and a holy place in the minds of countless students. Wu Da was also afraid that Zhu Ziqing would waver.
"Yes, I will go to Wuhan University. "The notice from Wuhan University has arrived, the Wensai has ended, and Zhu Ziqing finally told the truth.
"Wuhan University, I don't seem to have heard the news that they want to recruit you. Fu Huizhu said in surprise.
"You know that I know Master Jia Qigong, and Wuhan University got in touch with me through him. I also liked the environment and school spirit of Wuhan University very much, so I decided to go to them. β
"I see, it seems that the master is more attractive. Fu Huizhu obviously misunderstood what he meant. However, Zhu Ziqing did not correct her opinion. This explanation would save him a lot of trouble.
"Recently, there have been rumors on the Internet that your mystery novel "Devotion" and the campus novel "Little Doudou" have been bought by islanders at a high price for the distribution rights. I wonder if there's such a thing?"
"It does. The copyright is purchased by a very well-known publishing house in the island country, and they are very sincere. After consulting with the Silian Publishing House, I decided to hand over the distribution rights to the island countries. Speaking of this, Zhu Ziqing smiled from ear to ear.
These two works really have a relationship with the island people, and they were written by the island people in their previous lives. Although this matter was moved to the country by himself, it was still discovered by the islanders. Tao Yingshuang called him that day to tell him about it. He thought it was a little ridiculous.
However, no one could get along with money, and after some bargaining between the two sides, they sold the distribution rights of the island country to them.
Next, Fu Huizhu asked a few more questions, and Zhu Ziqing answered them one by one. The interview did not end until noon. Then Fu Huizhu invited Zhu Ziqing to have a meal on behalf of "Contemporary" magazine, and the two sides left.
This issue of Contemporary, which will not be published until the end of December. There is still more than a month to go. So you won't be able to see it for a while. Of course, none of this has anything to do with Zhu Ziqing. It was still early, and it was not interesting to go home, so he strolled down the street.
After a while, the phone suddenly rang. He thought it was Lin Bao'er calling, but he excitedly took it out and saw that it was actually Li Wenxiu.
I was a little disappointed to answer the phone, and before I could speak, I heard Li Wenxiu on the other side say anxiously: "Old Zhu, Feng Hongjun has been arrested." (To be continued......)
PS: It took another half past one to finish writing, and I had a splitting headache. I have to get up early tomorrow morning to go to work and go to bed quickly. By the way, ask for a referral ticket. It took only two days this week to increase the recommendation by 100 points, and I didn't even enter the top 20 in the small category of classification stars. Crying.