Time flies, and it's the end of May.

The conference of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles had ended the afternoon before yesterday, but the results of the selection were not immediately announced, and the candidates for the Royal Literary Prize had already been decided.

Although the Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the media subconsciously tried to downplay this Polaris Award for some reason, now Chinese netizens are growing geometrically every month, they have lost some of their control, and the online spirit of information sharing has begun to emerge.

Major news websites and forums, and even chat groups, are talking about who will win this year's blockbuster award.

In the end, I was stunned to find that if the Federation of Literary and Art Circles still wanted to lose face, it seemed that it was Western authors who won the award.

Last year, the Polaris Award was taken away by a war novel author in the United States, and Chinese readers were very dissatisfied, and they inevitably scolded a few foul words in private.

This year is good, a total of eight award ceremonies were held, and people took half of them.

Some smart netizens saw something from the attitude of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the media, as well as the sudden early holding of the Royal Literary Awards.

"We were used by the Federation of Literary and Art Circles!"

Soon the news spread like this, and just as he was about to scold the Federation of Literary and Art Circles for being shameless, a literary critic in the south made a post.

- "What's Wrong with the Chinese Literary Circle?"

From the comparison of the number of best-selling books in the East and the West each year, and the awards of various awards, etc., the literary works of the East and the West have gone through more than ten years. The gap between all aspects is widening, and the Federation of Literary and Art Circles does not seem to have played its due role, and has done nothing to encourage creation.

The post is a bit alarmist, as if the status quo is not changed, and the Chinese literary world will fall.

In Shen Zhe's view, Western literature today is not very good, but their works are more eye-catching and favored by readers.

When there were still five days before the award ceremony, Shen Zhe received an invitation letter, which Zhongli personally delivered.

"On the first of June, dress more formally, the magazine society will send a car to pick you up, don't go in shorts, it will be a joke. ”

Shen Zhe said: "How is it possible, I don't dare to come nonsense." ”

Recently, the news about literature has exploded violently, and the entertainment news that usually occupies the forefront has been pushed to the bottom.

I don't know if it is the result of internal discussions of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, but this year's award ceremony was held at the China Overseas Grand Theater. Zhongli guessed that it was won by Chairman Tan Yi, and holding a literary event in his territory and being reported by the media must have greatly improved his popularity.

This is exactly what he and Shen Zhe want, and they don't have to travel thousands of miles to Yanjing to attend the meeting.

At the same time, on this day, the news of Mr. Ji's attendance was announced, and Celina, a famous professor of the French Academy of Letters, was also invited as the guest of honor.

……

"You said live broadcast, will you be on TV then?" Yang Xin said in surprise.

"Definitely, the award-winning people don't shoot, but they still shoot the audience. Shen Zhe took out a few tickets from his trouser pocket, "Brother Zhong gave five tickets. ”

Shen Mingcheng frowned and said, "The reporter won't come to the door, right?"

"No, they don't know where my family lives, at most they have to block the door of the magazine. ”

"Well, don't let them know about the house, and live a stable life...... I won't go, just let your mother go, I've never asked for leave, it's hard to make an exception. ”

Yang Xin was stunned and said, "Just me?"

Shen Mingcheng said: "Isn't there Xiao Zhe with you, I saw that people used to receive awards, didn't they also sit below." ”

Yang Xin turned his head and suddenly asked, "Xiao Zhe, why did the editor-in-chief surnamed Zhong give you five tickets?"

Shen Zhe scratched his head, Zhongli was still thoughtful, it should be even Lin Yuhan's family, Lin Yuanzhi belonged to the magazine company, so he gave one less.

At about nine o'clock in the evening, Shen Zhe went to the opposite door.

"Aunt Huang, these are tickets for two literary awards, please support me when the time comes...... Uncle Lin, you should have one, right?"

Their family of three was watching TV, Huang Xinlan got up with a smile and said, "Xiao Zhe is here, sit down, it's really amazing." Today, I heard from my colleagues in the unit about you, and I couldn't win the highest award in literature, but my aunt really didn't expect it. ”

Shen Zhe scratched his head: "This time is an accident, not as good as the Polaris Award." ”

"That's sooner or later!" Huang Xinlan kept smiling.

Lin Yuanzhi said: "Xiao Zhe, it's useless for me to get back three tickets, your Aunt Huang can't ask for leave." Tell me, how is the new draft being prepared?"

The three sentences went around to his old profession again.

Lin Yuhan sat on the side, his eyes swirling suspiciously on Shen Zhe and his mother, trying in vain to find something.

After discussing martial arts-related issues with Shen Zhe for a while, Lin Yuanzhi got up and went inside, and after a while, he took out a few manuscripts and handed them over.

"Xiao Zhe, this is the manuscript of several recent authors, you can see how it is. ”

Shen Zhe didn't pick it up immediately, but asked, "Uncle Lin, I'm not the editor of the magazine, it's not good to read other authors' manuscripts, right?"

Lin Yuanzhi was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "It's okay, you won't spread the word, I want you to put forward your opinions." ”

"Oh well. ”

……

After spending ten minutes browsing through it, Shen Zhe frowned and was silent.

Lin Yuanzhi saw that his expression was wrong, and asked, "Is there any problem in the manuscript, have you found it?"

"Uncle Lin, why are they all martial arts with the Boxer Rebellion as the background?"

Lin Yuanzhi said: "I am a martial arts editor, and I am also responsible for this kind of manuscript, and most of the manuscripts I have received recently are set up like this, and these papers are selected." ”

"It's all inspired by your "Dragon and Tiger Jinghua", I feel that there are some problems, so I let you take a look. ”

Shen Zhe took out a copy of it, pointed to the content and said, "Uncle Lin, look, the traces of this imitation are too heavy, just change a few names, and the plot development is almost the same." It's okay to borrow, but it's ...... to copy and replace a few words."

"Well, it's not quite appropriate, and it's easy for the reader to tell. Lin Yuanzhi casually threw the manuscript aside.

"There is also this one, which is mainly an innovation in martial arts, and I feel that I have not written to the point. ”

Lin Yuanzhi asked: "You are the author of "Dragon and Tiger Fighting Jinghua", then you tell me where your innovation is, and I read a few manuscripts wrong." ”

Shen Zhe thought for a while and said: "The innovation of martial arts is only one aspect, don't look at the readers' feedback on this aspect the most, but what really attracts them is not pure martial arts, there are more important things. In the future, with the serialization, they will put martial arts on the back burner. ”

"What is the most important?" Lin Yuanzhi's eyes were blazing.

Even Huang Xinlan listened very seriously, looking at Shen Zhe's gaze, the meaning was incomprehensible.

Only Lin Yuhan pouted, and his father and Ah Zhe chatted seriously together, how awkward it looked.

Shen Zhe touched his nose and still asked, "Uncle Lin, why do you say that the readers of chivalrous novels are getting fewer and fewer and gradually declining?"

"What do you say?" Lin Yuanzhi turned into a primary school student.

Shen Zhe had no choice but to continue: "There is no progress, and resting on your laurels is the biggest reason." ”

"Buying back ten chivalrous novels from the market, you can always find many common elements from them, reading one is refreshing, reading ten is torture!"

Huang Xinlan suddenly said: "That's it, it's all those murders and revenge, and I don't know what you like about it." ”

Shen Zhe smiled: "Aunt Huang, I'm thinking of a new novel, you must like it!"

"Really?" Huang Xinlan smiled, "I'm not as fond of chivalry as your Uncle Lin, it's not easy to impress me." ”

A pun?

Shen Zhe smiled dumbly, he was thinking too much.

"Then Aunt Huang will wait and see, I will definitely make you fall in love with martial arts novels too!"

Lin Yuanzhi urged: "Don't worry about your Aunt Huang, what is the difference between martial arts novels and chivalrous novels." I also finished reading the "Dragon and Tiger Fighting Jinghua" that you are serializing, and then I read the chivalrous novel and there is no taste, but I can't always say what the problem is, it seems that there are problems everywhere. ”

"Uncle Lin, you are in this mountain, and you have been immersed in the world of chivalry for too long. ”

"My personal opinion, martial arts novels are different from chivalry in three points, and you should understand when there are more such novels. ”

Lin Yuanzhi hurriedly said: "Quickly say three points, I am the editor, and now the guide authors are confused!"

"First of all, the concept of literature should be ideological. It can be praised, criticized or even exposed, in short, it cannot be empty. ”

"The second is the view of history, and it is necessary to have a personal view of history. I have always believed that the idea that 'a qiē history is contemporary history' is instructive for martial arts creation. ”

Lin Yuanzhi suddenly said: "Does the historian have this point of view?"

“…… Oh, this is an article I published, if Uncle Lin is interested, you can find the current issue of "Literature and History Weekly" to take a look. ”

Huang Xinlan sighed: "Xiao Zhe, you still study history?"

"Ah, Aunt Huang, I'm also blind. ”

Lin Yuhan watched Shen Zhe talk in front of his parents, and snorted angrily.

Lin Yuanzhi said: "The magazine has this newspaper, look for it tomorrow, Xiaozhe, what else is it?"

"Finally, the most important point in writing martial arts novels is values. Chivalry novels describe personal heroism, seeking revenge, revenge, competition, or saving suffering, which is relatively narrow. In martial arts, collectivism is advocated, and the word 'chivalry' is used to restrain the behavior of the characters, and even to give priority to ensuring the interests of the country and the people. ”

"I remember when I first talked about martial arts manuscripts in the magazine, I said that 'chivalry wins martial arts', which can be used as the general outline of martial arts novels. ”

Of course, in the future, there will be Jin Yong's "chivalrous man for the country and the people", that is in the future, and it is not easy to mention it to him now.

Supplemented by innovative plots, martial arts will inevitably rise and eventually become a literary genre recognized by the Federation of Literary and Art Circles. ”