In response to the controversy in the newspapers these days, Govin finally stood up and made his point of view.

The latest issue of Wen Wei Po supplement published an article by Ge Wen in the "Literature and Art Hundred Schools" column, this article is not a new essay as many people expect, nor is it for these astronomical debates about whether the title of "Ge-style prose" is suitable or not, this is just a very ordinary essay.

While the attention of all writers and readers in the literary world is focused on the definition of Gowen's prose, Gowen has focused his attention on something more practical. In the article, he writes:

The so-called struggle for fame and fortune is not at all attractive to me for readers, who only like the prose that moves them, and they don't care about Ge-style prose or Lee's prose; What I pay attention to is whether my article is loved and recognized by readers, and can the title of "Ge-style prose" help me get all this? I don't think so!

"Ge-style prose" sounds like a resounding name, but what role does this name play for me? I want to be recognized by readers, I still have to work hard to write excellent prose, and I still have to bury my head in the pile of old papers in the vast history, and I should still have to work hard, and I should still have worries. Readers will not directly recognize and like my articles because they are reading Ge-style prose, I still have to cater to the preferences of readers, and I still have to strictly require my articles to have beautiful writing, profound philosophy, and abundant feelings.

I admit that it is a high compliment to call my prose "Go-style prose", but such an honor speaks to me. It's a big burden, and I really don't have the right to take it at the moment. In fact, what I write is only cultural essays, more precisely, historical and cultural essays. Because of the rationality and sensibility of this kind of prose, this kind of prose is more suitable for scholars or experts with literary talents, and from this point of view, the kind of prose I write can also be called scholarly prose.

Now it's ridiculous to argue about what "Ge-style prose" is, and the reason why I write these essays is just to express my own feelings, just to let readers understand some philosophical ideas. As for the idea of innovation, I never thought about it before I wrote it.

I know. An article no longer belongs to the author after it has been written, and every reader will feel a different understanding from the article. There are 1,000 Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand viewers, which is a common phenomenon in literary and artistic creation, but I still want readers to really understand. What is the theme of my writing of these two essays. I hope you can accept what the truth is.

This is a very lively sitcom, the characters in the play have their own beliefs and thoughts, I can't tell which side is the truth and which side is right, but I found that in this scene, not everyone is working the stage, and some people are silently doing things in the background that no one else has ever thought of - the graduate of Peking University decided to go to work at the Dunhuang Academy, and decided to contribute his youth to Dunhuang culture.

This is an important decision. Because of this decision, this graduate will be like those Dunhuang culture researchers. Spending the rest of his life in the vast desert of Gansu, loneliness and loneliness may accompany him for the rest of his life. It is also because of this decision that the Dunhuang culture will be more splendid, and there will be people to consolidate the Dunhuang grottoes that are on the verge of collapse, some people will repair the broken murals and statues, and some people will study the history and art of Dunhuang cultural relics......

The value of an individual's life began to shine brilliantly at this moment, and the motherland also stood tall in the east of the world because of his existence.

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In the article, Gewen not only wrote down the story of the graduate of Peking University, but also introduced in detail the long history of Dunhuang culture, the research process of Dunhuang culture in China, the establishment, development and contribution of the Dunhuang Academy, as well as the upcoming magazine of the Dunhuang Academy, "Dunhuang Studies", and what kind of reputation these research scholars have brought to China. If China's 5,000-year-old splendid culture is compared to a beautiful pearl, then Dunhuang culture is the largest one in this string of pearls, and these researchers of Dunhuang culture are the people who wipe the dust on this pearl clean!

As soon as Govyn's article was published, all the debates came to an abrupt end, and all the critics, both those who were in favor of the "Go-style prose" and those who were against the "Go-style prose", stopped their arguments in front of this article. Govyn's article is like a bell, when the bell rings, everyone must start listening to the teacher quietly. To paraphrase Gowen's essay - even if my prose will still end up being defined as "Go-style prose", I would say that this is not now. So let's put this issue aside for ten years, and after ten years, if the public thinks that such an essay is Go-style prose, then it is really Go-style prose! If the public thinks that it is just a cultural essay with a special subject matter, then let's give up the term "Ge-style prose"! Just let the time be this notary!

Also because of Govine's article, the Dunhuang Academy began to appear in front of the public, the researchers of the Dunhuang Academy have brought considerable reputation to China, but they have always been hidden in the shadows, most of the public does not know and do not know about them, for the efforts they have made, most of the public is not clear, but when they see this article of Govine, everyone suddenly realized, it turns out that there is such a group of people silently won such a great honor for China! They are Chinese heroes, and heroes should not be buried in the wilderness, they should be revered and loved by everyone, they should be stars, so that they can be worthy of their efforts.

As a result, the Dunhuang Academy and researchers of Dunhuang culture began to become the focus of the public's attention, and various stories and reports began to emerge one after another, and the new magazine that the Dunhuang Academy planned to issue in October also received quite a lot of orders at the moment. Many enthusiastic readers began to contact the Dunhuang Academy. They want to subscribe to this Dunhuang magazine, on the one hand, they want to know more about Dunhuang culture, and on the other hand, they want to support these scholars and experts who are quietly engaged in research through this means.

The public's attention was drawn to Dunhuang because of this article by Govyn. Govine, however, continued to work on his own. This job is not easy to do, although Govin has seen the Chinese version of "The Da Vinci Code" in his previous life, but if he really writes in English, it is still quite difficult. On the one hand, it is impossible for Govin to write exactly according to the story he read in his previous life, because many books published in his previous life on refuting The Da Vinci Code revealed many plot loopholes and theological conflicts in Dan Bron's "The Da Vinci Code". Since you want to write it yourself, then those obvious loopholes will naturally have to be filled; On the other hand. Although he has no problem reading, listening and speaking English, he still needs to consult or study English grammar and religious terms, nouns and metaphors.

In the afternoon, Govin sat quietly in his chair. Motionless, in stark contrast to his previous busyness with The Da Vinci Code. His gaze was fixed on somewhere on the table. There were several pages of stationery spread out there, and an open envelope was next to the letterhead.

If we get closer, we will find that the opened envelope has already been used. The postmark on the stamp clearly shows the city of Lanzhou, Gansu Province. The addressee's address was received by Comrade Ge Wen of the editorial office of Shanghai Harvest, and the place where the sender's address was filled in was written with a surprising address -- the editorial office of "Reader's Digest," No. 520 Nanbinhe East Road, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province.

To be more precise, this letter was sent by the editorial department of Reader's Digest to Gowen, and it was handed to him by Li Yu when Gowen went to the editorial office of Harvest to collect materials for Ba Jin at noon.

When he received the letter from Li Yu's hand, Gowen was still surprised. Except for some friends in Shanghai, he doesn't seem to know anyone from other places. Maybe it's a letter from a reader. But it's not like it, the address is the editorial office of Reader's Digest.

But when Govin returned to Barkin's home and sat down to open the letter, he finally knew what it was.

On the letter in front of Govin read:

Dear Comrade Govin,

I beg your pardon for taking the liberty of interrupting me.

I'm an editor at Reader's Digest magazine, and I saw your essay "Taoist Tower" in the September issue of Harvest magazine. Your essay is not only beautifully written, but also has an extremely strong national spirit and patriotic feelings, and is a very good prose.

This "Taoist Tower" is very much in line with the theme of our "Reader's Digest", and it is almost the same as the positioning of "Reader's Digest", so I would like to reprint your article in "Reader's Digest", I wonder if you would like to?

In addition, on behalf of all of our fellow editors in the editorial department of Reader's Digest, I would like to ask you to publish your new work.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Finally, I would like to give you a brief introduction to the basic facts of our Reader's Digest. Reader's Digest is a new publication founded in 1981, the magazine is positioned to promote and adhere to truth, goodness and beauty, so that readers can feel the warmth and education of the soul from our magazine.

Although the journal has not been published for a long time, in the process of editing, each of us editors has conscientiously cultivated the "Reader's Digest", and we strive to make this magazine have thoughts, pursuits, style, character, charm, joys, sorrows, and sorrows, and have their own happy homeland, their own natural environment, and their own motherland......

Therefore, although it has only been a little more than two years since its inception, the circulation of our magazine has reached as many as 1.8 million copies, which shows that Reader's Digest is deeply loved by readers and is also an ideal medium for authors to publish their works.

A sample copy of Reader's Digest is attached, please read it.

Sincerely

quiet

Zheng Yuanxu, editorial department of Reader's Digest

September 8, 1983 (to be continued, if you want to know what happened next, please log in, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )

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