Chapter 48: Orchid Flowers
Gogarin walked up to the microphone and began his acceptance speech in a trembling voice.
"I'm a literature lover and I've been writing since I was in high school. Good novels, like good wine, are timeless and can provide layers of sweetness and warmth to purify and comfort our bodies and minds. I slowly improved my ability through continuous reading and practice. More than half a year ago, I suffered the first blow in my life, and I began to bury my head and put my emotions and accumulation into the creation of this novel.
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Picturesque rivers and beautiful China are becoming the newest, most beautiful and most extensive picture scroll in the world. Showing the changes in the countryside through reform and opening up is the most fundamental purpose of writing this novel.
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For writers, starting is the most beautiful gesture. Working hard is what keeps me going.
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I got help from a lot of people in my writing and revisions. In particular, Zhu is the editor-in-chief of the magazine "Contemporary". They have warmth, emotion, personality, and discovery. They are not only the bosom friends of literature, but also the bosom friends of works and writers.
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After the novel was published, I received a lot of letters from readers. I am grateful for these voices from afar, and I can say that they have given me great encouragement. It turns out that outside of fiction, we still have connections.
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For me, writing fiction has always been the best way to think about the world, and it is also the way I trust the most, and I want to continue to think about it. ”
Gogarin's speech was met with thunderous applause.
At the end of the award ceremony, Gogarin walked out along the flow of people and suddenly found a familiar figure and greeted him. This person is the editor-in-chief Zhu of the "Contemporary" magazine.
"Kodaka, congratulations!" Gao Jialin and Editor-in-Chief Zhu warmly shook hands, both of them are old acquaintances, and they met very cordially.
"Mr. Zhu, I also said that I would go to the magazine to see you when I got out of the venue, but I didn't expect to meet you here!" Gogarin said overjoyed.
"Huh! How could I miss this kind of grand event in the literary world. Editor-in-Chief Zhu smiled, "By the way, thank you for mentioning my name in your speech." ”
"That's as it should be, although I'm not a Maxima, but you're my Bole! Without your support and guidance, I wouldn't be where I am now! Gogarin said modestly.
The two chatted again, and Editor-in-Chief Zhu asked about Gao Jialin's future plans, when will he write a new novel?
"New novel?" Although Gao Jialin had a few ideas, he was still hesitating, he wanted to put forward the part of Ye Wenjie in "The Three-Body Problem" and write a long story of about 200,000 words, but after starting a little and writing the outline, he found that he still had some insufficient accumulation.
Editor-in-chief Zhu heard Gao Jialin's hesitation and persuaded: "Personally, I think you should continue to work on novels like "Yongquan", after all, you have so many years of life accumulation, and it should be more secure to write about the things around you." The "Three-Body Problem" you mentioned is a bit beyond the scope of your cognition, so it's safer to accumulate some more materials. ”
"Continue to write novels about the reform of the main theme of the countryside?" Gogarin thought about it, and it was actually a very good idea. But how to start, he didn't have an idea for a while.
Editor-in-chief Zhu patted Gao Jialin on the shoulder and encouraged: "Creation is a very self-conscious process, don't worry, go back and think about it." Capture those points that excite and excite you the most, and that's where your inspiration comes from. ”
Gao Jialin said goodbye to Editor-in-Chief Zhu and began to think about the new novel in his mind. He has been thinking about this, and he has been thinking about it during the trip, even when he got home and saw Liu Qiaozhen, he kept thinking about it, and even put aside the award.
"Gallingo, what's wrong? Didn't win the prize? How do you look unhappy? Liu Qiaozhen was a little puzzled.
"Of course I won the prize!" Gao Jialin put aside that year for the time being, opened the suitcase, and drew out a certificate of merit to Liu Qiaozhen.
"Ahh Really won the award! Liu Qiaozhen carefully held the certificate of award, touched Gao Jialin's name with her hand, and was very excited.
Gao Jialin looked at Liu Qiaozhen's flower-like face, thinking in his heart that such a good girl followed him without hesitation, it was really amazing!
Thinking of this, Gogarin suddenly came to inspiration. yes, wouldn't it be nice to write a novel with a rural woman as the main character?!
The current rural main theme works are all dominated by men, and female characters are just foils for male protagonists. Why don't you do the opposite? Show thousands of rural hard-working, kind, brave and intelligent beautiful women?!
This female character should be like Liu Qiaozhen, strong and brave, brave to break the feudal shackles and pursue her own happiness. Directly based on Liu Qiaozhen, she is a good image of a rural woman.
And what about the supporting actors?
Gogarin wondered, an intellectual youth like himself? It's not good, it's too cheesy! It will also overshadow the edge of women. Like Sun Shaoping in "Ordinary World"? It's not good, it's too ordinary, it's not new!
Gogarin thought about it, and suddenly remembered a person.
Wang Manyin in "Ordinary World", a villain who wants to highlight Sun Lanhua's simplicity and kindness. This is a second-rate man in the eyes of everyone, a guy who likes to hang around and doesn't like to do farm work.
But in the evaluation of later generations, many people overturned the case for him. Wang Manyin is actually the same as Chen Jianghe in "Chicken Feathers Fly to the Sky", full of alternative business acumen. He was just born in the wrong place, born in the wrong era, if it was a later coastal area, Wang Manyin must have been an excellent businessman.
As soon as Gao Jialin thought in his heart, the supporting actor used Wang Manyin as the prototype to describe a self-employed trader after the reform and opening up. At the same time, he kneaded the shadow of his father-in-law Liu Liben, so that the majority of rural young people can see that the roads under their feet are diverse, not only shaving in the ground, but also creating a happy life as an individual industrial and commercial household.
With such a design, my novel stands out from many similar themes, which is bound to be refreshing.
Gao Jialin planned to name the novel "Orchid Flower", which comes from the Northwest folk song "Orchid Flower", which is also the heroine Liu Lanhua's favorite song.
Liu Qiaozhen looked at the award certificate happily, muttered that she wanted to make a frame, and then looked around the room to see where it was appropriate.
She didn't expect that Gogarin suddenly pounced on her like a nervous blow, picked her up, and circled her around the room.
"Brother Galingo, what's wrong with you? Scared my mind! ”
"Qiaozhen, I've thought of the theme of the new novel! I'm going to write a novel based on you, and I'll call it "Orchid Flower"! Gao Jialin picked Liu Qiaozhen around in a circle, screamed excitedly, and finally sang.
"The blue line (that) blue line, the blue line (of) the blue line, gave birth to an orchid flower, and really loved the dead.
The seedlings in the five grains, counting the sorghum high, the daughter of the thirteen provinces (yo), counting (that) orchid flowers.
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"Oh, you're singing so badly! Stop singing! Liu Qiaozhen couldn't bear it anymore and stopped the nervous Gao Jialin.
"I sing badly, then you sing it for me! I just like to hear you sing, it's so good! Gao Jialin finally stopped and coaxed Liu Qiaozhen to sing to him.
Liu Qiaozhen had no choice but to open her mouth and light up her voice. Her singing voice was crisp and loud, like a lark, and made Gogarin intoxicated by it. After singing a song, it still has an endless aftertaste.
"Qiaozhen, why do you sing so well!" Gogarin praised in his mouth, and suddenly remembered something, "By the way, I said that I would find you a singing teacher and teach you the correct pronunciation method." Now that we're in the city, we should be able to find the right teacher. I'll ask someone when I go back, your voice is high-pitched and loud, it shouldn't be buried! ”
"Looking for a teacher?" Liu Qiaozhen was a little hesitant and a little scared, she was still a little unconfident.
"Oh, what are you afraid of! Learn as much as you can, at most it's too stupid, and the teacher is angry! What else can I do? ”
Hearing Gao Jialin say this, Liu Qiaozhen was not afraid, "Okay, just learn, but find a patient teacher, I'm too stupid!" ”
There was no hurry to find a teacher, and Gogarin immediately pulled the table open and began to eagerly write his ideas into the outline of the novel "Orchid Flower".
The heroine of the novel is called Liu Lanhua, a kind and simple rural girl who despises the feudal ideas in the village and is bent on pursuing happiness in her heart.
Wang Manyin was an orphan, his father died early, and his mother raised him alone. Wang Manyin's life in childhood was extremely difficult and he did not receive a good education. His mother, who had been dependent on him for his life, died when he was nineteen years old, leaving him alone in this world.
People always have to eat in life, so Wang Manyin began to start a small business. Wang Manyin is a person who has no big ambitions, nor does he have lofty ideals, his goal is only to support himself, there is no shortage of food or drink, in the few years he has been doing small business, he has completely achieved his small goal, and he has abandoned the farming business.
Everyone in the village thinks he is a bastard, but Liu Lanhua doesn't think so, because she has never been far away, and she is very curious about the outside world. Wang Manyin traveled north and south, and often told Liu Lanhua about the things he encountered outside and the customs outside. After coming and going, the two developed feelings.
Liu Lanhua is a passionate and bold rural girl, so her love for Wang Manyin is simple and hot. Wang Manyin was just looking for a wife at first, but he soon fell in love with Liu Lanhua as well.
At that time, in Liujia Village, although the arranged marriage of parents was no longer implemented, if two young men and women wanted to get married, they still needed an adult to come forward and a matchmaker to match in the middle in order to achieve a marriage. However, Wang Manyin and Liu Lanhua directly threw these customs behind and started free love.
The love between the two was discovered by the villagers and was strongly opposed by the Liu family. Liu Lanhua's father and brother came to the door and beat Wang Manyin severely, and Wang Manyin was forced to run out to avoid the limelight.