Chapter 44: Letters from Readers
The work of the writers' association is really very leisurely. In addition to studying documents, Gao Jialin is to give Sister Zhang some hands. And Sister Zhang said that she won't use it after Tuesday. I'll come back again next week, and I'll let him know if there's something going on.
Only then did Gogarin remember that he had moved, and he hadn't told the other party yet. hurriedly told Sister Zhang that she had moved to the city to live, and told her her her new address.
Sister Zhang looked at it, "Hey, isn't this Xiao Zhou's house?" Does he rent it to you or sell it to you? ”
Gogarin thought to himself, "This small town is really not big, and everyone knows something." ”
"I paid for it, I probably cleaned it up, and just moved over." Gogarin answered truthfully.
"Hehe, you writers are rich! Xiao Zhou's house has been sold for a year, no one buys it, everyone is too expensive! Actually, that house is really good. ”
Sister Zhang said a few words casually, and Gao Jialin didn't know how to pick it up, so she couldn't say that she was rich.
"It's okay, I also think that the house is very good, and it can save the trouble of repairing, so I just bought it." Gogarin said vaguely.
"Write well! When it comes to the fundamentals, writers still rely on their works to speak! Some people who are much more senior than you didn't come in, and it's not because your "Yongquan" is too weighty, and it has alarmed the central government! If you weren't really young, you would have been able to enter the Provincial Writers' Association! Come on, Sister Zhang, I'm optimistic about you! ”
Sister Zhang said with emotion, and finally added oil to Gao Jialin.
Gogarin could only thank and said that he would definitely not live up to the high expectations.
Just idle, Gogarin's first day at work was over, and he didn't have to go for the week.
Gogarin rode home happily on his bicycle, and now he was a veritable writer, as he could have been!
Gao Jialin lit up the little green book in front of Liu Qiaozhen, which immediately made her happy.
Liu Qiaozhen carefully took the small notebook and stroked Gao Jialin's photo with her hand, feeling very proud. She wanted to say to everyone she met: "Look, this is a writer's card, a certificate issued by the Writers' Association, and my Galingo is a nationally recognized writer!" ”
In the following days, Gao Jialin and Liu Qiaozhen started a quiet and orderly life in this brand new home.
Gao Garin first completed the appendix of the magic trivia of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" as soon as possible and sent it to the editor-in-chief of "Juvenile Literature and Art" Qian. Then I continued to write the second part of the "Harry Potter" series, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", and when I was tired of writing, I changed to the second volume of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty".
If inspiration comes, I will also write some prose and poetry. As a member of the Municipal Writers' Association, it is also the obligation to publish articles in the newspapers and periodicals of the Writers' Association.
What about Liu Qiaozhen? In addition to daily household chores, he studied the textbooks of the fifth grade under the guidance of Gogarin. In this era, there are only five years of primary school, and Liu Qiaozhen will graduate from primary school after learning this set of textbooks. Graduating from elementary school is not considered illiterate in this day and age!
The quiet life of the two was interrupted by a huge package.
As soon as Gao Garin looked at the shipping address on the package, he knew that this was the one sent by the editor-in-chief Zhu of "Contemporary" magazine. What the hell is it? He was also a little curious.
Liu Qiaozhen took scissors and carefully unwrapped the package. Inside was a letter and a bulging sack.
Gao Jialin first picked up the letter, which was given to him by Editor-in-Chief Zhu, and the content of the phone call that was not detailed was in the letter.
"Xiao Gao, don't you know that since the publication of your novel "Yongquan", our magazine has been inundated with letters from readers. I didn't tell you any of these things. Now two or three months have passed, and there are far fewer letters from readers. We have screened the letters from readers, and screened out those that ask for money, contributions, swearing, intimidating, and meaningless information and communication for you, and there is still such a large bag, all of which will be sent to you for your disposal. ”
When Gogarin read this, he realized that the sack was actually all letters from readers! And this is the result of the magazine's help to screen, no wonder Editor-in-Chief Zhu will use the word submerged to describe it.
Gogarin continued to read.
"I think many of the remaining letters are meaningless, such as those asking for encouragement and friendship, but I think you can reply to a few of these letters appropriately to soothe the reader's emotions. You don't have to reply to every letter, otherwise you'll be bankrupt just by buying stamps and stationery. If you want to reply to some, you can send me some typical letters and your reply, and we will select a part of the reader's feedback column that will be published in the magazine. Finally, remember to reply in a gentle tone, and try not to give promises or affirmations to the other person, which is easy to get into trouble. In addition, in my experience, about 100 letters are about the same, and I don't need to be too honest! ”
Gao Jialin put away the letter and revealed the mystery to Liu Qiaozhen, who was curious.
"Qiaozhen, that sack is all letters from readers, we finally have a job!"
The two of them opened the sack and felt sad when they looked at such a number of letters, so many letters, they couldn't finish reading them, let alone replying to them.
Forget it, it's all a piece of the reader's heart, and you can read some of it every day at your leisure, just to kill time.
In the following days, when the two of them had nothing to do every day, they asked Liu Qiaozhen to close her eyes and find twenty letters in the sack. Gogarin tore it open and decided what needed to be returned and what didn't.
If a reply is needed, Gao Jialin will dictate the general content, and Liu Qiaozhen will write a reply.
Liu Qiaozhen resolutely refused to write a reply at first. She has just started to learn, her handwriting is ugly, and she doesn't know how to write, so she naturally doesn't want to be embarrassed in front of readers.
However, Gao Jialin's rhetoric moved her, "Qiaozhen, it's because you don't write well that you have to practice more." Now that there's such a great opportunity, why not give it a try? In the same way, you don't know how to write, just practice by writing a reply. Whether it's practicing handwriting or writing, the only trick is to write more and practice more! ”
Liu Qiaozhen finally fell for it, she picked up the pen and wrote the first reply with trembling stiffness.
"Hello, I'm Liu Qiaozhen, Gao Jialin's lover. Since Gogarin was busy with his work, I will write back to you. I have just started to learn cultural knowledge, and the handwriting is rather ugly, please understand. ”
"You wrote to say that you admired Gogarin and wanted to get to know him better, and attached a picture of you. Gogarin said thank you for your kindness, you can see from the photos that you are a smart and beautiful girl. He will write better work to repay loyal readers like you. Gogarin and I are very affectionate, and I would love to be friends with you. ”
"Best regards! Liu Qiaozhen"
For this kind of courtship letter from a very beautiful or talented female reader, Gao Jialin will ask Liu Qiaozhen to reply to them with such content. If the other party is ugly or has no way of writing, Gogarin naturally throws the letter aside.
For those intellectual young people who have confusion in life and complain to Gao Jialin, Liu Qiaozhen generally responds like this.
"The future will be good, even if there are many misfortunes now. Believe that the bad days are over, and the rest is good luck. ”
"All the good things live up to the return date, choose a posture to make yourself irreplaceable, there is no so-called luck, only absolute effort."
"Hard work will only pass, hard work can be excellent, I hope you work hard to get close to the light, follow the light, become the light, and radiate the light."
"You don't have to emphasize dignity in words to win, just try to achieve a height that is difficult for others to achieve and then show results, which is the most beautiful response to those who sarcastically mock you."
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Filling this chicken soup is Gogarin's specialty.
To those who asked for knowledge about drip irrigation, or mountain apple cultivation and other science and technology, Gogarin replied that he was just a lover of literature and knew nothing about these science and technology. It is recommended that they contact the agricultural science station to obtain the support of professional and technical personnel. To ask oneself is to ask oneself to be blind.
For those who exposed reality and were indignant at some local officials, Gogarin was especially cautious in dealing with them. In addition to pouring some chicken soup, it is also suggested that if the other party really has conclusive evidence, he can complain to the local discipline inspection department. There's really nothing I can do about it.
Of course, there are many literature lovers who send their own articles to Gogarin, and Gogarin usually reads letters like this. Anyone who writes something similar will be recommended to some suitable publications for them to submit. If the writing was so bad, and the words were pretentious, Gogarin naturally threw his letter aside and did not see it.
In this way, the two of them wrote back letters without a match, and in the end, it took three months to process all these letters. Liu Qiaozhen wrote about 150 letters, not only the handwriting is much better, but the writing is also much smoother. She is the one who has benefited the most.
In fact, those courtship letters, especially those with some photos, did make Gogarin a little nervous. Men, it's all the same. No matter how Yanagishita Megumi is, she is adored by a beautiful and intellectual woman, and she will secretly rejoice in her heart. However, Liu Qiaozhen was by his side, and Gao Jialin's emotional and moral weight was firmly suppressed by his own careful thoughts, and he didn't dare to take a step beyond Lei Chi.
In fact, when both good people and bad people are ready to move in their hearts, the key is whether they can be suppressed, if they can suppress it, they are good people, and if they can't be suppressed, they are bad people. As the saying goes, one thought of heaven and one thought of hell is this truth.
Since ancient times, teaching has been mutually beneficial, and Gogarin himself has learned a lot in the process of reading letters from readers and replying to them.
Later generations of readers were enthusiastic about Lu Yao's novels, and they not only regarded Lu Yao as a "great writer", but even regarded "Life" and "Ordinary World" as "Life Bibles", including celebrities such as Ma Yun and Jia Zhangke.
How to explain this "Lu Yao phenomenon"? The answer is not profound. The reason why ordinary readers love and worship Lu Yao is often outside of literature, and they regard Lu Yao's novels as "books of life", or life guides. In Lu Yao's works, the word that appears most frequently is "struggle".