Chapter 60 Contemporary Issue
While Liu Hongmin was busy, the new issue of "Contemporary" was transported out of the printing factory and sent to all parts of the country.
Since its founding in 1979, Contemporary has become a nationally renowned magazine for its high quality, and many writers want to publish articles and novels in Contemporary. Because it is a quarterly magazine, Contemporary has very strict review, which results in the works that can be published in Contemporary being of very high quality.
On December 12, the fourth issue of "Contemporary" went on sale.
Liu Hongmin did not pay attention to this matter. He did pay attention to it after He Qizhi sent him more than 1566 yuan in royalties. But he was busy thinking about "The Ming Dynasty " and forgot about it.
That day, Zhao Zhizhong walked into the dormitory with a copy of Contemporary Chinese and handed it to Liu Hongmin.
"Teacher He asked me to give this to you."
Liu Hongmin looked at him with amusement. Are you not pretending anymore?
Zhao Zhizhong chuckled, "Since you already know everything, I won't hide it from you anymore."
Being a spy was indeed a little embarrassing for him, but since He Qizhi had come to him for help, he had to help him for the sake of his fellow villager, right?
Moreover, this matter did not harm Liu Hongmin. Although Contemporary Magazine had only been published for a little over a year, it was backed by the People's Literature Publishing House and was much stronger than other magazines.
Liu Hongmin didn't say much. Although Zhao Zhizhong was a bit cunning, he was still a good person. In the class, the two of them had the best relationship, but compared with Zou Shifang and others, they were still a little worse.
These southerners value practical interests more and are not easy to fool.
Opening "Contemporary", Liu Hongmin quickly found "The Last Military Expenditure of the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty" in the catalog.
This issue of "Contemporary" has eight sections: literary reports, short stories, drama scripts, travel notes and essays, poems, creative talks, foreign literature, and fine arts.
After reading the catalog, Liu Hongmin felt cheated. Wasn't it said that there were many great writers in Contemporary? Why didn't he see any of the writers that he later became familiar with?
There are many great writers in prose and poetry. Wei Junyi and Ding Mang are both famous writers, but unfortunately one published prose and the other published short poems. Ai Qing is a famous poet, but he wrote a talk about his creation and a preface to "The Style of Poplar Forest".
He had never heard of the rest of them. They were able to publish their works in Contemporary, so their abilities were not too bad. This shows that, just like the entertainment industry later, it is not easy to become famous in the current cultural world.
Looking back at the present day, the later generations feel that there are literary masters everywhere, but there are even more writers who did not become literary masters. They all fell on the road to fame and became stepping stones for those literary masters.
Just like this issue of "Contemporary", if there are no such works, the level of "Contemporary" will definitely drop a level. Even if "The Last Military Expenditure of the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty" is a masterpiece, if the supporting works are not good, the evaluation will be much worse. It's like if you win the Best Actor award based on your strength, and your opponent is Chen Daoming, others will say you are very strong; but if your opponent is a traffic star, others will say you are the tallest among the short ones.
So, it is your competitors who determine your status.
Liu Hongmin felt that the competitors in this issue were not very strong. He put the magazine on the table with some disappointment and continued to work on the outline.
"Don't you want to take a look?" Zhao Zhizhong asked puzzledly.
"I'll watch it when I have time."
"Since you don't want to see it, let me see it first."
Liu Hongmin pushed the magazine to him, Zhao Zhizhong happily took it, fell on the bed and read it with relish. It was obvious that the content of "Contemporary" was quite to his taste.
As he was reading, he suddenly sat up and said to Liu Hongmin excitedly, "Hongmin, your novel is so well written." Liu Hongmin was startled, "What are you doing? Why are you so jumpy?"
Zhao Zhizhong jumped off the bed, rushed over, pulled over a chair and sat next to Liu Hongmin.
"This novel is the best novel I have read in recent years. Many of our ancestors paid a huge price to defend their country..."
Liu Hongmin was not too happy to hear his praise. Zhao Zhizhong felt good because he agreed with the values described in the novel. If they did not agree with the values, seeing "The Last Military Expenditure of the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty" would be like seeing poisoned wine and white silk, which could kill them at a glance.
However, the media is strictly controlled in this era, and those who hate women can only discuss it in private. If we wait a few years, these bastards will be jumping up and down in the media.
As Zhao Zhizhong was speaking, the dormitory door opened and a roommate walked back.
"Hongmin, your novel has been published in Contemporary Magazine?"
"You saw it too? What do you think? Is it awesome or not?"
Zhao Zhizhong was very interested in discussing "The Last Military Expenditure of the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty" with him, but the classmate sneered and said, "I didn't read it. I just passed by Wang Qingyang's dormitory and saw that guy criticizing Hong Min's novel to the people in his dormitory!"
"What?" Zhao Zhizhong stood up. "Criticism? The Red Citizen novel is so well written, what right does he have to criticize it?"
"That grandson said that the Reds were whitewashing the problem and speaking for the soldiers."
Zhao Zhizhong immediately quit, "He actually said that, I'm going to go find him!"
Liu Hongmin quickly pulled him back and said, "Wang Qingyang was bullied by someone before, and then that person joined the army, so he has a hatred for soldiers."
Zhao Zhizhong yelled, "Personal grudges can make him hate all soldiers. He is not a good guy!"
The classmate said disdainfully: "Hongmin, you don't need to explain for him, he just has a problem with his thinking."
Liu Hongmin smiled. Before he was officially promoted, he could not have conflicts with his classmates. Wang Qingyang did have a problem with his thinking. He planned to study abroad after graduation and never come back. He planned to stay in the United States and be a superior person. Therefore, Liu Hongmin was not surprised by any remarks made by Wang Qingyang.
Professor Xia was standing behind Wang Qingyang, which showed that Professor Xia was not a good person either. Liu Hongmin had learned that Professor Xia was a remnant of the special period, and he just followed the crowd at that time, so he was not punished.
Out of respect for intellectuals, Professor Xia's position was retained. But in Liu Hongmin's opinion, this decision was wrong.
Professor Xia is obviously not as simple as he appears, but Liu Hongmin has not found his purpose yet and only has some vague guesses in his heart.
Zhao Zhizhong wanted to go and settle accounts with Wang Qingyang, but was stopped by that classmate, "Hongmin is at a critical period, don't cause trouble for Hongmin."
"So that's it?" Zhao Zhizhong stopped and asked unwillingly.
"The days are long!"
(End of this chapter)
