There is a medium-sized page in the newspaper, which contains an introduction to the essay competition for the magazine that was launched this year. This literary magazine launched this year is called "Contemporary".
People today may not know it very well, but for Jiang Yulou, who has lived a new life, he is very aware of the status of "Contemporary" literary magazine in the country.
The late 1970s and early 1980s were the third golden period for domestic literary journals since the late Qing Dynasty and the 1920s and 1930s. It is also the period when domestic writers have the highest enthusiasm, the most active exploration, and the most glorious achievements. It is also a glorious time for literary journals.
After the turmoil of the past few years, the public's desire for knowledge is unprecedented, so a large number of literary publications, led by "Contemporary", have emerged.
"Contemporary", "October", "Flower City", "Harvest" and "Zhongshan" basically all shined in the 1980s.
These literary publications greatly satisfied the people's inner spiritual needs and frequently sold more than one million copies at their peak. You know, this is a literary magazine, which is simply unimaginable in later generations.
Jiang Yulou's expression changed. He was a bookseller in his previous life, and he liked reading. He had read countless literary classics and excellent novels at home and abroad.
The 1980s and 1990s were the spring of domestic literary creators.
In this era when workers and peasants are generally not wealthy, literary creators can not only satisfy their needs, but also live a prosperous life and even have a high social status by relying on their pens.
In this case, why couldn't he take advantage of the opportunity of the founding of "Contemporary" to participate in the essay competition and then skyrocket?
Thinking of this, Jiang Yulou felt hot and quickly grabbed the newspaper and read it carefully.
After reading the founding statement, he saw the specific submission matters.
"Contemporary" welcomes writers and literature lovers to submit manuscripts. The manuscripts have been reviewed and approved, and the authors will be given a remuneration of 2 yuan to 7 yuan per thousand words.
The price ranges from 2 yuan to 7 yuan per thousand words.
Based on the standard for a novel of 100,000 words, the minimum remuneration is 200 yuan and the maximum remuneration is 700 yuan.
700 yuan, isn’t this enough to change the status quo?
Nowadays, an ordinary worker in this era is considered to have a middle-to-high income if his salary reaches more than 40 yuan. Whether it is 200 yuan or 700 yuan, for ordinary people in this era, it is enough to be regarded as a huge sum of money.
Not only yourself, but also your family can live a better life.
At this moment, a girl in ragged clothes walked up to his table and said timidly: "Um, classmate Jiang, there is no one next to you. Can I sit at the same table with you?"
Jiang Yulou raised his head and what caught his eye was a girl who was dressed in tatters but had a pretty appearance.
Tang Yuewen, his first love.
He has always liked this girl, but because his family was poor, he never dared to confess her love.
It wasn't until he graduated from high school that he knew Tang Yuewen also liked him.
However, due to the special circumstances of the Tang family, he was afraid of affecting Jiang Yulou's future, so he left without saying goodbye after confessing his love to him.
When she heard the news again, Tang Yuewen had already passed away.
In his memory, Tang Yuewen's father was labeled as a rightist, criticized, and put in a cowshed. Therefore, Tang Yuewen's family had a very hard life. Even though she had outstanding appearance, there were no classmates who were willing to contact her.
Jiang Yulou is the only classmate in the class who is willing to talk to her.
Therefore, although the two communicated occasionally, it was the first time that Tang Yuewen proposed to sit at the same table with him.
In the previous life, nothing like this happened. Could it be...the butterfly effect?
He looked up and looked around, and sure enough, the tables were almost full.
Even if there are vacancies at other tables, Tang Yuewen will be excluded.
Immediately, I couldn't help but feel unbearable, but also a little confused.
In the past, Tang Yuewen was the last one to come to eat. At that time, there was no one in the cafeteria. What happened today?
Jiang Yulou's eyes were warm and he said softly: "There is no one here. Student Tang, please sit down."
Tang Yuewen paused for a moment, shyly placed the lunch box on the table, and then carefully sat down opposite Jiang Yulou.
Tang Yuewen ate the same food as him, which were vegetables without meat and vegetables and multi-grain steamed buns.
Although she was dressed in tatters and looked disheveled, she did not have that unpleasant smell, but had the fragrance of a girl.
Jiang Yulou thinks that Tang Yuewen is the most beautiful girl in the class, and even one of the best in this small county. It was only because of her shabby clothing and her own background that no one noticed this.
Or maybe it's not that they don't know, but even if they know clearly, they don't want to have anything to do with her.
As students with problematic family backgrounds, if they make friends, it will cause them trouble.
How could they be willing?
Therefore, the male classmates in the class are more willing to court some "foreign girls" than making friends with Tang Yuewen, who has a complex background.
"Foreign girls" are girls from the city. Their families are relatively wealthy, and their appearance is very different from the shabby rural students.
And because of their good nutrition, even if they look average, their youthful atmosphere is completely incomparable to those rural girls.
These "foreign girls" can be said to be extremely attractive to boys from rural areas. In their eyes, the daughters of working-class families in the city are like gods.
If any boy can make friends with a "foreign girl", he will immediately become the envy of other boys in the class.
Of course, who among the teenage boys and girls doesn’t know about this kind of thing? Because they understand, they are more passionate. Alas, they are all at Zhimu Shaoai's age, who hasn't experienced it?
After Tang Yuewen sat down, she found the newspaper in Jiang Yulou's hand. The assassin looked at Jiang Yulou shyly, his eyes unable to hide his curiosity about the content of the newspaper he was reading.
"Classmate Jiang, what are you looking at?"
She has a good impression of Jiang Yulou, so naturally she pays a lot of attention to him.
In her memory, Jiang Yulou devoured his meals and never wasted a minute. But what happened today?
"Oh, you mean a newspaper? Actually, it's nothing. It's just a newly established literary magazine that is soliciting submissions from literary creators and enthusiasts across the country."
This is not a secret, Jiang Yulou told her honestly.
What's more, this is really a very good opportunity.
If Tang Yuewen has writing talent, it is really possible to change her own destiny.
After his rebirth, he had two wishes.
One is to rely on one's own efforts to change the conditions at home and let the family live a prosperous life as soon as possible.
In his previous life, it was a little late for him to get rich. He wanted to support his son, but he didn't want to be kissed.
In this life, he naturally doesn't want that kind of thing to happen again.
The second wish is naturally the relationship with Tang Yuewen.
In this life, he will be the first to confess his love to Tang Yuewen and retain her, so that the tragedy of eternal separation between heaven and man will not happen again.
Two lovers who already like each other should be together.
Tang Yuewen's eyes were full of surprise. It was the first time that a literary magazine solicited submissions from all over the country.
Regardless of her reserve and shyness, she quickly asked: "Classmate Jiang, can anyone contribute to that magazine?"
Tang Yuewen also likes to read and has written some things. However, due to her family background, she secretly hid those things after writing them. If this literary magazine was calling for submissions regardless of background, could she also try to submit?
Thinking of this, she looked at Jiang Yulou with worry and expectation.
Jiang Yulou glanced at her in surprise, "Yes, anyone can contribute. Does Mr. Tang also write on weekdays?"
If so, he would change his view of Tang Yuewen again.
In her previous life, Tang Yuewen had never shown any interest in writing.
He could also understand that at that time, Tang Yuewen was too low-key and could be said to be unnoticed.
Tang Yuewen tangled her fingers together, glanced at him, lowered her head, and said timidly: "I'm quite interested."
"Oh, that's it." Jiang Yulou nodded, then said: "If Mr. Tang is really interested, you can try to submit your article to the editorial department of "Contemporary". If your work can be published in "Contemporary", there will be a huge sum of money. Considerable income.”
"Thank you." Tang Yuewen said gratefully.
