Chapter 105: The Right to Look First
As a veteran editor who has been in the company for ten years, Cheng Yongxin knows very well that "Alive" will definitely not pass the censorship, unless it is overhauled, but once it is overhauled, this one will lose its original style. Say ?w?ww?.?
Not to mention that it will become a mediocre work, it will also reduce the artistic characteristics in it.
The responsibility of an editor is not only to find excellent works, but also to help writers improve their works with a professional eye.
The so-called perfection means making amendments, some of which are made to make the work better, and some of which are made to cope with censorship.
Even if there is Mr. Li in the back of "Hundred Flowers" magazine, he can't do whatever he wants, he can publish whatever he wants, and he can only say that he can be slightly out of line, but the number of things out of line is limited.
Cheng Yongxin thought about it, and took the draft of "Alive" to the president Li Linlin.
Li Linlin is the daughter of Li Lao, who continued her father's style of hosting magazines, supported young writers, supported writers who were innovative in the field, and became the protector of avant-garde writers.
Many avant-garde writers in China became famous in the magazine "Hundred Flowers", thus becoming the young Zhuang faction in the group of Chinese writers.
When Li Linlin saw this, she couldn't help but think of meeting Mu Zhiyuan when she was in the capital a year ago, and Mu Zhiyuan inadvertently mentioned this when the two were chatting.
"What do you think?" asked Li Linlin.
"The quality of the manuscript is very high and very distinctive, but the content involves a lot of sensitive areas, and I am afraid that the review will not pass. Hu Yongxin said truthfully.
"Okay, I'll take a look first. Li Linlin said indifferently.
After Hu Yongxin left, Li Linlin was thinking about things while flipping through the manuscript.
Although she lives in Shanghai, it does not mean that she does not know anything about the affairs of the capital, especially the officials of the Ministry of Culture, a higher-level authority.
Mu Zhiyuan is currently only a deputy director, and his position is not up or down, nor is he in charge of the leader, but this person is in the prime of life, belongs to the reformers, has the ability and drive, and has an unlimited future.
Li Linlin heard that Mu Zhiyuan's only daughter was married, and Lin Zixuan should be Mu Zhiyuan's son-in-law, so he was in the capital......
She soon stopped thinking about such complex relationships because she was drawn to the content.
After watching "Alive", she found that she had misunderstood Mu Zhiyuan.
Li Linlin originally thought that Mu Zhiyuan said those words in the capital for the sake of her son-in-law, and she was usually most tired of this kind of relationship.
"Hundred Flowers" magazine can enjoy a high reputation in the Chinese literary circle, that is, it strictly controls the manuscripts, and the manuscripts that do not meet the standards cannot be published no matter what the relationship is, which is pure.
Now it seems that Mu Zhiyuan should have known that other magazines would not publish "Alive", so she was introduced to "Hundred Flowers" magazine, and she should be grateful to Mu Zhiyuan.
After a cursory look, "Alive" shocked Li Linlin, like watching a history of national suffering.
In a small way, it's a story of how a person lives, and in a big way, it's a microcosm of a nation.
Even if there is no relationship with Mu Zhiyuan, "Hundred Flowers" will publish this.
She is a very courageous person, other magazines dare not publish, she dares to publish, publish it first, and then say, the big deal is to make a mistake, write a review, and after writing a review, she will do it again next time she encounters this kind of thing.
This is repeated mistakes, anyway, she is the daughter of Li Lao, and no one will remove her.
In this era, there is a "first look" saying, and some people can see the contents of a magazine before it is published.
For example, Zhang Yimou, the director of Huaguo University, signed an agreement with "Hundred Flowers" in 1988 for the "right to see the first view", he paid some fees, and a copy of each issue of "Hundred Flowers" magazine would be mailed to him after the proofs came out.
At this time, the magazine had not yet been listed, and Zhang Yimou had time to decide which work he wanted to sign and adapt into a movie.
This shows that the quality of the work published in "Hundred Flowers" is high, and many companies and directors in the film and television industry will sign similar agreements with influential magazines to seize the opportunity.
Li Linlin decided to publish "Alive", and the sample of "Hundred Flowers" would also be sent to those who had the "right to see it first" in advance.
Lin Zixuan didn't know what was happening in Shanghai, he was packing his bags with Mu Shanshan and preparing to go to the United States.
This time the two of them went together, not for tourism, but to live for half a year, so naturally they had to bring a lot of luggage, otherwise the price in the United States is so expensive, and it would be too wasteful to buy.
In order to pay for Mu Shanshan's tuition for further study, their savings have bottomed out, but fortunately, they will eat and live in the crew in the future, but they don't have to worry, as long as they don't spend money indiscriminately on weekdays.
The only thing Lin Zixuan couldn't rest assured about was his sister.
Lin Xiaoling will take the college entrance examination in a few months, he was in the United States at that time, and he couldn't take care of it, in fact, even if he was in China, it didn't have much effect, mainly for psychological reasons.
He took the college entrance examination too seriously, but Lin Xiaoling didn't care much.
In the first year of this year, there are many people who will continue to take the college entrance examination for the next year, and some people will continue to take the college entrance examination for three or four years, so although the shape of the university entrance examination is severe, the candidates are psychologically not bad.
Parents will not take special leave to send their children to the college entrance examination, or wait outside the examination room, just like the usual exams.
Mu Shanshan looked at the house while packing her luggage, the things in the house were all arranged by them, thinking about leaving here and going to a strange place, she was always a little reluctant.
"We are going to the capitalist United States to enjoy the world of flowers, how many people dream of a good thing, the American people are lining up on the other side of the ocean, warmly welcome us, your feelings are not right, it is too much to discourage the enthusiasm of the American people. Lin Zixuan teased.
"Americans don't care about our lives or deaths, and it's good not to arrest you as a criminal. Mu Shanshan teased.
"Then let's go deep behind enemy lines, reconnoiter the enemy's situation, and prepare for the final decisive battle with the US imperialists. Lin Zixuan said generously.
"Just your gang? Do you still reconnoiter the enemy's situation and know the way to the United States? There are very few people who know English. Mu Shanshan shook her head and said.
"So we won't stay in the United States for long, and we will come back as soon as we finish filming, so that we won't be able to find the north. Lin Zixuan said simply.
"It's spring, and when we get back, it's fall. Mu Shanshan said, "We have only lived here for more than half a year, and we will be vacant for half a year, so it will not feel like home if no one lives." ”
After all, this is the home they set up with their own hands, and they handed over the keys to their parents, so that they could come and see it when they had time.
In fact, if you rent out the house in half a year, you can make some money, but the two of them still forget it, and they always feel uncomfortable at the thought of having strangers living in their house.
It's a place that belongs to the two of them, with memories they share.