Lu Yao took the manuscript and at first sight saw three large characters in block letters on the first page of the manuscript - Yellow Earth.
After seeing the title of the book, he nodded secretly.
Writers of this era have a special feature in their writing. They write stories about the place where they are from.
The title of the book may not be attractive enough, but it tells readers straightforwardly where the story takes place.
He then read the text.
Unexpectedly, the first paragraph of the story attracted him. In a few simple sentences, he explained the past occupation of the protagonist in the story. He had fought in a war and was most likely a soldier.
And why would a determined soldier be so sensitive or even afraid of the echo in the empty valley?
He becomes more and more interested, and the beginning is enough to entice the reader to continue reading.
Then, it is the protagonist's memories that lead to the whole story.
Once he saw it, he was out of control, and he was deeply immersed in the plot of the novel.
I don't know how long it took, but Lu Yao closed the manuscript with a sigh.
At this time, Jian Xing couldn't help but ask: "Editor Lu, is Yulou's new work up to par?"
Whether what he said is qualified or not will naturally determine whether it is qualified to be published in a literary magazine.
Lu Yao came back to his senses from the world in the novel, and then realized that Jiang Yulou and Jian Xing were looking at him.
After hearing Jian Xing's question, Lu Yao thought for a moment and then replied: "It's completely standard. It can even be said to be a work above the standard!"
Not to mention the current Shaanxi literary world, there are many writers who are better than Jiang Yulou, but there are very few writers who can write works with such profound connotations.
Jian Xing did not expect that Lu Yao would give Jiang Yulou such a high evaluation of his second work. Doesn't this mean that Yulou is about to publish his second work?
Lu Yao glanced at Jiang Yulou who was smiling honestly, and said with emotion: "To be honest, after reading Yulou's "Yellow Earth", I thought I would be in a very happy mood. After all, I unexpectedly read a good book. However, this time At that time, I was in a depressed mood. The boundless loess land and the vast, endless water of the Yellow River should have brought freedom to people, and people should also be free.
But what about reality?
Heavy thoughts are pressing tightly on the hearts of the people who have lived on the Loess Plateau for generations, and they will not relax for a moment. Because of Xintianyou and it ends with Xintianyou, how much bitterness and sorrow is contained in it!
Yulou, this work of yours is very profound and connotative! It is really a rare and good work! "
Even though he knew that what he was reading was a novel, he still felt depressed and felt sorry for Cuiqiao's ending.
But he also knew that in that era when feudal remnants were entrenched, Cuiqiao's ending was the reality.
If it had a happy ending, the artistic and literary qualities of this work would be greatly compromised.
Hearing this, Jian Xingchong gave Lu Yao a thumbs up and agreed: "As expected of the editor of "Yanhe", I just felt that the pictures of Yu Lou's novels were overwhelming, and I couldn't stop reading them, but I didn't think about the deeper meanings. thing."
"Brother Lu, if you continue to praise me, I will blush." Jiang Yulou scratched his head and said sheepishly.
Lu Yao looked at the young Jiang Yulou and felt confused. How did he do it?
The writing style of "Yellow Earth" is still a little immature, but compared with his first work "Li Shisan Pushing the Mill", it has made obvious progress.
Moreover, the storytelling and literary nature are incomparable to the former, and the depth is worthy of a special commentator article to discuss.
The topicality it generates can definitely trigger a national discussion.
If such a work was written by a long-established great writer, he would still be able to accept it calmly. However, Jiang Yulou is only eighteen years old!
For the first time, Lu Yao felt the differences in the world.
After sighing at Jiang Yulou's talent again, he asked a long-buried doubt: "Yulu, where did you get the inspiration for "Yellow Earth"?"
"It's "Orchid Flower"" Jiang Yulou replied.
"Pa." Lu Yao slapped his forehead and said with a look of shame, "Oh, I should have thought of it earlier!"
He is from northern Shaanxi and is said to be more familiar with the northern Shaanxi folk song "Orchid Flower" than Jiang Yulou.
Lu Yao asked again: "So, did Gu Qing's experience in your novel use part of the experience of Director Zhou of the Education Department?"
"That's right." Jiang Yulou nodded, then raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did Brother Lu see it?"
"I am from northern Shaanxi, and I am very familiar with the story of "Orchid Flower"." Lu Yao sighed.
But it’s just because it’s too familiar that it turns dark under the light.
"By the way, Yulou, do you have any plans to publish this work?"
"Publish it?" Jiang Yulou said calmly.
Jian Xing felt anxious and winked at him and said, "Oh, it would be a pity not to publish such a good work."
"Yes, if it is not published, wouldn't readers across the country lose a very good book? This is a loss for the readers!" Lu Yao agreed.
After Jiang Yulou pondered for a moment, he asked: "I have expressed my thoughts before. Does Brother Lu have any recommendations?"
Lu Yao smiled inwardly, knowing what he was thinking.
It’s not that I don’t want to publish it, it’s that I don’t want to publish it in Yanhe.
He understood Jiang Yulou's thoughts.
So, Lu Yao said: "Yulou, as I said before, your work is very good. I once thought about letting you publish it in our magazine. But after thinking about it, I decided not to do it. We The magazine was not the right fit for the work."
"Why is this?" Jian Xing asked quickly.
Jiang Yulou also looked at Lu Yao, wanting to see what he said.
Lu Yao smiled slightly and said: "Our magazine still prefers poetry and prose, and novels are also included, but the proportion is not large, and the influence of novels is limited to the northwest. If Yulou agrees because of face, wouldn't it affect our magazine's publication? Can the work expand its influence? So after much thought, I didn’t mention it.”
Jiang Yulou smiled honestly and said, "Brother Lu is still thinking far."
"This is such a pity." Jian Xing felt a little regretful.
After all, "Yanhe" is the magazine where his teacher is the editor-in-chief, and he definitely hopes that Jiang Yulou's novel will be published in it.
When the time comes to tell him, his face will be bright.
Lu Yao patted his shoulder: "It's a pity, but I am satisfied that our magazine can publish two poems by Yu Lou. With the quality of those two poems, the impact after publication will be no less than that of "Yellow Earth" .”
He continued: "Yulou, my suggestion for "Yellow Earth" is to send it to "Harvest"."
"Harvest" magazine has a simple and elegant style and mainly publishes medium, long and short stories. It is a representative magazine of domestic literature.
The most important thing is that "Harvest" was founded by Ba Jin.
