Back when Jiang Yulou left the Contemporary Editorial Department, Meng Weizai looked at the manuscript in front of him, feeling both happy and worried.
The series of sighs made his colleagues in the editorial department think that something had happened to him.
Some old comrades felt very strange when they saw Meng Weizai's appearance: "What's wrong? Which writer made you angry, Lao Meng?"
"Oh, how can I put it in words? It's hard to put it into words."
"Hey, you're still into mystery, right?"
Meng Weizai said with a complicated expression: "To be honest, Xiao Jiang has a new work."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then started laughing.
"This is a good thing."
"Is Writer Jiang going to join our magazine again? Shouldn't you have a drink?"
"That's right, Comrade Jiang is now the most popular young writer in the country. As long as he is willing to write, sales will be guaranteed!"
"I was worried before whether Comrade Jiang would cooperate with other magazines, but now it seems that he is quite satisfied with Our Contemporary."
"Is the new book also about espionage?"
"I feel like I can write suspense."
"..."
Contemporary Zhong editors discussed it with great interest.
Meng Weizai looked at everyone with a strange expression, and then said after a while: "What if Xiao Jiang's new book is about youth love?"
The editorial office fell silent instantly.
It took a long time before someone asked tentatively: "Is this the kind of youthful love I know?"
Meng Weizai forced a smile: "Perhaps it is more appropriate to call it youth literature."
It really is?
Youthful love?
It’s not that youth literature is bad, but it depends on the era.
What's popular right now?
It is scar literature and reform literature. Oh, maybe espionage literature is popular, but it will definitely not be youth literature.
Everyone's brows gradually furrowed, and the originally noisy office became quiet.
Meng Weizai said: "In fact, Xiao Jiang's work still has merits. At least the first chapter is very attractive to readers."
Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, I don’t know what to say.
I always feel that Jiang Yulou’s new work is not very reliable.
He ignored everyone.
Meng Weizai has already sat down at the table.
No matter what, he had to review the manuscript to see if Jiang Yulou's youth literature would fall into a cliché after the amazing first chapter.
to be honest.
Different from what other editors imagined, Meng Weizai opened the "Love Letter" almost with anticipation. After reading the first chapter again, he turned to the second chapter.
"Qiu Ya, I'm fine, thank you. I just have a cold." The signature was Jing Chu.
The second chapter surprised Meng Weizai again.
I thought that the letter in the first chapter would involve a new love, but I didn't expect that a girl Jingchu suddenly appeared. This idea is really clever.
What's even more clever is that Nv Jingchu replied to the letter.
He couldn't wait to see what Qiu Ya would look like if she received a reply.
Is it surprise, fear, or surprise?
It seems that Jiang Yulou did not want to write about youth love on a whim, but he really has the ability.
But why can’t you think about it and insist on writing about youth love?
Meng Weizai shook his head and continued reading.
Editors read books very quickly, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3... Meng Weizai read very quickly.
But when he read Chapter 9, Meng Weizai suddenly stopped.
It's like someone pressed the pause button.
Somehow, he actually opened the first chapter of "Love Letter" and started reading it again.
This time, his reading speed was extremely slow, and he was literally reading word for word.
This is a rare occurrence in Meng Weizai's editing career, as he was afraid of missing some important information.
The contemporary magazine office is a public institution. The off-duty time in the morning is 11:30 noon, and the off-duty time is at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. There is an hour and a half break in between, which is enough for everyone to eat or rest. However, few people go home, and everyone basically knows Eat and rest in the unit canteen.
At half past eleven.
The editors of the Contemporary Editorial Department went to the cafeteria to finish their meal together. Half an hour later, they returned to the office in small groups, only to find Meng Weizai holding a manuscript and sitting motionless at the table, as if he was on fire. Mysterious.
Everyone shook their heads.
While everyone admired Meng Weizai's dedication, they also lamented his luck in discovering a best-selling author, Jiang Yulou, and the popularity of "The Conspiracy" became a legend in the literary world.
Editor Meng was originally worried about whether the works in the second issue of "Contemporary" could continue the popularity of the first issue. Jiang Yulou's new book gave him hope, but Jiang Yulou's new book chose an inexplicable theme.
Don’t talk about Meng Weizai.
Even the editor of "Harvest", Ba Laodang, might not be able to bear this situation. I'm afraid Meng Weizai is thinking about how to persuade Jiang Yulou to change the subject, so everyone took turns to comfort him:
"Lao Meng, go down and eat first."
"Even if Jiang Yulou is not there, there are other writers."
"Yeah, we can't hang ourselves from a tree, can we?"
"Even if you are really optimistic about him, there are other ways."
"You can have a good chat with Comrade Xiao Jiang later, let him understand the real popular trend in the literary world, and persuade him to continue writing spy war themes. With his ability, he can continue to write spy wars. Even if he cannot reach the height of "The Conspiracy", I believe It’s not too far off.”
"Youth love cannot be written. He is a young man and cannot grasp it."
After being slapped on the shoulder several times by his colleagues, Meng Weizai came back to his senses as if he had just woken up from a dream, and his whole person seemed to have come to life. He suddenly stood up from his seat with a red face, and shouted excitedly:
"You know nothing!"
After everyone looked at each other, they all wondered if Meng Weizai had a mental problem because he was tortured by Jiang Yulou's novels, otherwise why would he be so abnormal.
Meng Weizai's eyes turned red and he said with emotion: "I think we are old and too conservative in our thinking. We don't understand what youth love is at all. Xiao Jiang's work truly writes the youth love story of young people!"
Meng Weizai is really excited!
When it comes to youth love, it is inseparable from the love between men and women. Therefore, when many editors heard that Jiang Yulou was going to write about youth love, their first reaction was that this subject is difficult to write about and there is nothing new to write about.
Meng Weizai originally thought so too.
It wasn't until Meng Weizai had finished reading the first volume of "Love Letter" ten minutes ago that he realized that he had taken it too much for granted. Jiang Yulou's understanding of youthful love exceeded the expectations of all contemporary editors——
Pure and flawless, sad but not hurt, unable to speak but still wanting to express his thoughts,
It turns out that youth love can be written like this!
Although the whole work is about life and death, it does not reveal the ups and downs of great sorrow and joy. Instead, in the plain narrative, the word "love" is told to the audience, interpreting "the ultimate secret love".
Meng Weizai was relieved and understood why Jiang Yulou wanted to write youth literature.
"I think Jiang Yulou's new work can be published in the second issue of "Contemporary"."
He didn't explain too much about the subtlety of the show, but simply announced his decision.
After doing these things. Meng Weizai smiled happily and then went downstairs to eat.
