Although it is very gratifying to invite himself to join the National Writers' Association, He Yun feels that the letter sent by the Mao Dun Literature Award Committee is even more worthy of joy.

This is the Mao Dun Literature Award, one of the highest awards at the national level in the field of literature.

It can be said that there are only a handful of writers who can win such literary awards.

Originally, He Yun didn't have any hope for this.

After all, although his shortlisted work "Love in Lakes and Mountains" is also a classic masterpiece, among the shortlisted works of the same period, each of them is also a masterpiece among the masterpieces.

Moreover, compared with his "Love in Lakes and Mountains", he is more confident in the "Journey of Life" created last year.

However, what he never expected was that he won the Mao Dun Literature Award this time.

Moreover, the letter said that he would go to the Great Hall of the People in Kyoto to attend the official award ceremony before March 29.

It's already the beginning of March, and after all, there are only more than 20 days left.

For more than 20 days, it is not long to say that it is long, and it is not short to say that it is not short, He Yun felt that he had to breathe with President Zhang and Professor Ma in advance, so as not to make any trouble when he got it.

So, after the class the next day, He Yun went directly to Professor Ma and told him about it.

When Professor Ma heard He Yun's words, he was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and stared at He Yun for a long time, and then said, "Xiao He! First of all, I have to congratulate you! But seriously, you're ...... that too Forget it, tell me, are you going to take a few more days off this time? ”

"Just two days, oh! No! It should be said that I have already counted all the time for only three classes, and in order to save time, I am ready to take a plane! Fly back. He Yun saw that Professor Ma hesitated for a moment and finally relented, so he hurriedly said.

"By plane? You're really good! How much does it cost to take a plane to fly back, it's just you...... Alas! Okay, I'll give you this leave here, and when it's over, you can go to Principal Zhang and tell him about it, and he should agree. ”

Although Professor Ma is the leader of the Chinese Department, it stands to reason that He Yun does not need President Zhang's approval to take leave, but he still feels that He Yun should inform President Zhang about this.

In this regard, He Yun nodded hurriedly, and he took the approved leave slip and went directly to Principal Zhang's office.

Soon after, he came out of the principal's office.

At this time, he had a smile on his face.

Obviously, this is the case!

Now that the matter was done, He Yun didn't bother about it anymore, so in the following days, he taught contemporary literature to undergraduate students with peace of mind.

As for the creation of the next work, he put it aside for the time being, and did his best to write the script of "Detective Di Renjie's Yanshi Case" for Zheng Xiaolong.

Although Zheng Xiaolong and Deputy Director Zhou gave him half a year, he still felt that it would be great to be able to complete the first draft as soon as possible.

After all, now, he has this creative time is not.

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Shaanxi Province, the ancient capital of Chang'an.

"Shaanxi Province Literature and Art" Magazine.

At this moment, in a small office, a slightly dilapidated red lacquered wooden table is piled with all kinds of newspaper clippings and books.

In the middle of the stacks, a man with glasses was hunched on the table, writing something on the manuscript paper with a pen.

After writing for a while, he suddenly felt a cramping pain in his abdomen, so he quickly picked up a medicine bottle on the table, poured out a few pills and stuffed them into his mouth, and then picked up the large porcelain cup placed on the other side, drank a sip of water, and swallowed the pills.

"Lao Wang, are you still writing your essay? It's not that I said you, Lao Wang, you have been in poor health recently, you should pay more attention to rest, after all, even the great man said that the body is the capital of the revolution, you see ......"

"Lao Lu, I know my body, I can't die! Besides, I'm idle now, why don't I write my essay? That's right! What are you looking for from me? ”

Wang Weiguo raised his head, he smiled at the visitor, changed the topic, and then asked.

"It's nothing, didn't you pass by Uncle Li and give you a letter? Alright, I'll give you this letter, and I'll go back to the next door first. ”

After speaking, the person who came took out a letter from his jacket pocket and handed it to Wang Weiguo, then turned around and left directly.

After Wang Weiguo took the letter, when he looked at the envelope, his brows suddenly wrinkled, but he soon tore the letter open.

The first thing that caught his eye was a long-lost title.

"Comrade Lu Yao, hello!"

In just a few words, Wang Weiguo's identity has already been revealed.

That's right, Lu Yao is Wang Weiguo's pen name.

And he is also the author of the long "Ordinary World" Lu Yao.

"Congratulations on winning the 3rd Mao Dun Literature Award, please attend the award ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Kyoto on March 29......"

After Wang Weiguo read the letter little by little, he slowly put the letter on the table, then sighed deeply, and said with a wry smile: "Alas...... It seems that I have to borrow some money from Lao Yang and them, and the ticket money to Kyoto is too expensive. ”

After Wang Weiguo muttered a sentence secretly, he stuffed the letter into a drawer, and immediately got up and went to the next office.

After a while, Wang Weiguo turned back again, and he already had two hundred yuan more in his hand.

The travel fee is enough, but Wang Weiguo has to go to the editor-in-chief to ask for leave, after all, it will take at least four or five days to go.

After a while, in the editor-in-chief's room, when Editor-in-Chief Zheng listened to Wang Weiguo's words, he said with a smile on his face: "Lao Wang, you can do this!" I accidentally won the Mao Dun Literature Award! You'll have to treat us to dinner! ”

"Okay! Editor-in-chief, when I come back, I will definitely invite everyone to dinner. Wang Weiguo replied with a smile.

"Okay, I'll give you a fake note right away! Wait for me! ”

Editor-in-chief Zheng was very happy, he smiled from ear to ear when he heard that Wang Weiguo had won the third Mao Dun Literature Award, and immediately gave Wang Weiguo a week's leave.

After Wang Weiguo took the leave slip handed over by Editor-in-Chief Zheng, he immediately said: "Editor-in-Chief, if there is nothing to do, I will go back to the office first." ”

"Done! You get out! ”

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More than half a month has passed.

At this time, it was already March 28th.

He Yun flew directly to Kyoto by plane, and after he got off the plane, he went straight to the courtyard.

He stayed in the courtyard for one night, and the next morning, he got up at six o'clock.

After washing up, he went straight to the nearest bus stop.

Soon, the bus arrived, and he squeezed in with everyone.

Before that, he had already asked Wang Ruoyun and Wang Su to inquire about the route to the Great Hall of the People, and this time, he had to take a few buses to get there, so he deliberately got up early in the morning.

Along the way, He Yun found that there were more and more cars on the street.

Not only buses and trucks, but also many yellow vans and cars on the streets, with Santana and Lada being the most numerous, and occasionally one or two imported cars can be seen.

Japanese, Eastern European, and even Mercedes-Benz, Audi and other luxury cars.

On the left and right, there are also some high-rise buildings, most of which are hotels and the like, although there are not many of them, but they already have a hint of modern big city atmosphere.

He Yun understands that this is spring coming!

After entering the 90s, especially after 92 years, with the great man's southern tour, the economy has entered the fast lane, business has developed rapidly, and more and more people have started businesses in the sea.

And, of course, the wave of layoffs began.

Whether it is a large state-owned enterprise or a small enterprise, it has ushered in winter.

At first, the workers' wages were paid in half, but then gradually they became one-third, and finally they were not paid even a penny.

However, compared with the difficulties of state-owned enterprises, the coastal areas, especially the special economic zones, which are at the forefront of reform and opening up, are developing by leaps and bounds.

Many private enterprises have taken advantage of this shareholder trend to gradually develop and grow, and there has even been a phenomenon that the tax payment exceeds that of state-owned enterprises.

In addition, some private enterprises have also set up plans for state-owned enterprises and embarked on the road of mergers and acquisitions.

Of course, none of this has much to do with He Yun.

…………

After nearly two hours of driving, at about 8:20 in the morning, He Yun finally arrived at his destination - West Chang'an Street, Xicheng District.

After getting out of the car, he came directly to the outside of the Great Hall of the People with a letter of introduction and other things to prove himself.

Looking at the spectacular building in front of him, He Yun couldn't help but take a deep breath, and then slowly walked towards the door.

After some inspection, He Yun soon came to the auditorium.

It was at this time that he saw two familiar figures.

"Huh......? Isn't that Wang Lao and He editor-in-chief? ”

"Wait...... The person standing next to them seems to be the editor-in-chief of Chen Zaochun, right? ”

When He Yun saw this scene, he naturally immediately greeted him.

"Editor-in-Chief He, Mr. Wang, Editor-in-Chief Chen!"

"Yo yo...... Yo...... Isn't this our great writer Comrade He Yun? Congratulations! Congratulations! ”

It was Editor-in-Chief He who spoke, and he congratulated He Yun with a smile on his face.

"Editor-in-Chief He, you are too polite! What kind of great writer is a great writer, compared to many predecessors, I am always a junior, Wang Lao, you say yes? ”

"You kid! Still so modest! Nothing has changed! Seeing this, Wang Meng smiled, and then said.

Then, he couldn't help but sigh softly and said, "Alas...... It's a pity that Kangxin can't see you, a fellow countryman, win the award! ”

"Yes! It's a pity that he is. On the side, Chen Zaochun also echoed.

Hearing the words of the two, He Yun couldn't help but be silent.

He naturally knows about Kang Xinkang's old age.

That is, in January this year, due to a sudden illness, he unfortunately passed away, at that time, when He Yun knew the news, he was in Kyoto, for this reason, he also went to the funeral home and gave his old man a ride.

"Ahem...... Don't be sentimental, let's go first! The award ceremony is about to begin, and this time, not only major magazines and publishing houses have sent people to participate, but also many seniors in the writers' circle have been invited to ....... ”

"Xiaohe, I'll take you to meet some leaders of the Writers' Association later, although you are now a member of the National Writers' Association, the formalities have not been completed, and this time I will go back after completing the formalities."

"Okay! Then let's go to the Great Hall and sit down, and you go! ”

Editor-in-Chief He nodded and said to He Yun and the others.

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Ten minutes later, He Yun was led by Wang Meng and finally met the leaders of the Writers' Association.

"Xiao He, this is the famous writer Mr. Ba Jin, this is Comrade Ma Feng, this is Comrade Bao Chang, Comrade Malakqin, and this is Comrade Feng Mu, Comrade Liu Baiyu, ......"

Introducing this, Wang Meng whispered to He Yun again: "These two comrades are members of the award committee, especially Comrade Liu Baiyu, who, like you, is also the winner of the Mao Dun Literature Award. ”

"Is that the one who wrote the long story "The Second Sun"? I remember reading this work, and it was so well written. ”

"Not bad! It was he who created it. After Wang Meng whispered back to He Yun, he immediately introduced He Yun to everyone.

For He Yun, in fact, everyone has long known something.

After all, the people present are all members of the National Writers' Association, and they are still the leaders of the Writers' Association, and inviting He Yun to join the National Writers' Association must be approved by the ****** of the National Writers' Association, plus a series of reviews by the Council and the Secretariat, before a writer can be officially allowed to join.

He Yun was able to be invited to join so smoothly, and it was inseparable from them.

Because in their eyes, He Yun is a very potential young writer, coupled with the strong recommendation of Wang Meng, Kang Xin and other predecessors, He Yun was invited to join the National Writers Association at the age of 25.

"Don't be nervous, young man! We old guys don't eat people, take it easy! ”

"Yes! Relax, lad! I've seen all the works you have created, to be honest, it's very good, especially the "Journey of Life" you created, last year, when Lao Kang introduced me to it, I didn't feel anything at first, and then after I finished reading the book, I was stunned for a long time before I came back to my senses. ”

"Compared with Comrade Lu Yao's "Ordinary World", your "Life Journey" has a hint of luck in the tragedy, and a trace of warmth in human nature, I think it should be in the same vein as your award-winning work "Love in Lakes and Mountains", right?"

"Feng Lao is right, before the creation of "The Journey of Life", I have been collecting materials, and after creating "Love of Lakes and Mountains", I created "The Journey of Life" with another part of the materials."

Speaking of this, He Yun deliberately paused, and then said with a smile: "I have also read Comrade Lu Yao's "Ordinary World", if Comrade Lu Yao's "Ordinary World" is a tragedy, then my film is a comedy, and in terms of character creation, I still have a gap with Comrade Lu Yao. ”

"Hahaha...... You are a straight gut, dare to say anything, indeed, you are still lacking in character building, but in terms of the plot and the values conveyed, your work as a whole still slightly surpasses the "Ordinary World" created by Comrade Lu Yao. At this time, Feng Mu Feng Lao immediately said.