Chapter 247 Carrying Tiesheng on his back and riding the train

The PEN Club is probably organized by the publishing house or editorial department. It is best to find a few units with the reception capacity to bring the writers to scenic spots and gather them, and provide them with food, accommodation, and sightseeing tours.

For the organizer, being able to attract powerful authors means being able to book good manuscripts and outperform competitors in the short term.

For the author, being invited to participate in the PEN Conference is a very honorable thing, which means that his writing has received attention and recognition, and the probability of his work being published is high.

But for "Contemporary" and the Chinese Literature Society, including the writers they invited, the situation is slightly different.

"Contemporary" has never lacked manuscripts. When it was founded, the Chinese Literature Society mobilized the entire society to run "Contemporary". "Contemporary" belongs to the "rich second generation" born with a golden spoon in the field of domestic literary publications.

In just a few issues, "Contemporary" has established a firm foothold in the field of domestic literary publications and firmly occupied the forefront.

Then Lin Weimin appeared. This young man was amazing.

Obviously, he was not even the editor of "Contemporary" in the beginning, but he had the ability to stir up troubles.

Because of his appearance, the sales of "Contemporary" and "People's Literature" are increasing day by day, and their influence is also growing.

"What about you?" Lin Weimin asked another girl.

"Isn't there everyone else here?"

Everyone lined up to get on the bus one by one. When it was Lin Weimin's turn, he asked Zhu Changsheng to help tilt the wheelchair forward, and then he squatted down.

"Contemporary" now receives thousands of manuscripts every day.

This time, a team of nine people from the editorial department came out, and the colleagues who stayed behind in Yanjing were almost crying.

Shi Tiesheng smiled and distributed the tea eggs to everyone, and Lin Weimin also got one.

After saying hello, the train was almost leaving. Fortunately, it was not a holiday right now.

Although Ma Yuan's "The Temptation of Gangdise" precedes it, I still think that your "Chasing the Murderer" should be called the pioneering work of avant-garde literature!"

Every time I read the novel, no one is redundant. Only readers who have truly read and understood this novel can understand the shock and despair contained in the novel.

"Eat?"

The train gradually left the city of Yanjing. Looking at the open world outside the train window, everyone couldn't help but feel refreshed and chatted all the way.

It can be seen that the two of them are indeed readers of Lin Weimin. There are four books in total handed over, one is "Youth Literature" just published this month, and the other three are "Farewell My Concubine" and "Farewell My Concubine" previously published by the Chinese Literature Society.

"The Sound of the Wind" and "The Horse Trapper".

"Teacher Lin, these novels you wrote are really good!" When Lin Weimin signed, the round-faced girl complimented.

"Teacher Yan is such a good man, he can even cook so well!" Yao Shuzhi praised after taking a bite of chicken feet.

"I'll just be right over there."

Everyone's eyes turned to Lin Weimin. He stood up helplessly and said, "I am Lin Weimin, what can I do?"

Shi Tiesheng's hands held Lin Weimin's shoulders tightly, and Lin Weimin hugged his thighs with his hands, using his waist and legs to lift Shi Tiesheng on his back.

The girl talked endlessly about her views on "The Pursuit", which shows that she really likes this novel.

Shi Tiesheng smiled and said: "Isn't this just to make it easier for you to carry it!"

"In my heart, Teacher Lin, your talent is not inferior to Maugham."

The only difference lies in which journal it is published in.

This time, the "Contemporary" Novel Writing Seminar" was organized by editor-in-chief Wei Junyi, while "Contemporary" was led by editor-in-chief Qin Chaoyang and deputy editor-in-chief Lin Weimin, and the rest were from the editorial department.

Several key editors include Rong Shihui, Zhu Changsheng, He Qizhi, Zhang Zhonge, Liu Yin and Yao Shuzhi.

"It's more comfortable here, the trip will take almost 20 hours."

There were a large group of people coming this time. Wei Junyi, Qin Chaoyang, and Lin Weimin were all cadres above level 12. The tickets purchased by their work unit were for soft sleeper trains, while the others were for hard sleeper trains.

Just when everyone was chatting in full swing, two girls knocked on the side door of the carriage, and everyone looked over.

Another girl replied: "I think "Chasing the Murderer" is the best!"

"A poor family must be rich on the road, so you must bring some solid food along the way!"

The two girls looked a little shy, "Hello teachers, we are in the next car. I accidentally overheard what you said just now. Is Teacher Lin Weimin here?"

"It's not interesting to stay here. It would be more lively if there are more people." Shi Tiesheng said.

Everyone laughed, and Yao Shuzhi rolled her eyes fiercely at Lin Weimin.

"It's just because it's difficult to understand. Some writers will also make mystique in pursuit of the so-called style in their writing, but that's not the case with Mr. Lin's "Chasing the Murderer". All the narratives in this novel are for the sake of the novel, and they also constitute the novel.

This overwhelming feeling is something I have never experienced while reading other works of yours. Of course, your other works are not bad either.

The writers invited by "Contemporary" this time, whether they are long-established seniors or rising stars who have been cultivated in recent years, are all well-known for their creative abilities, and there is no need to worry about having no place to publish their works.

"Tiesheng, grab my shoulders."

"All your meat is in vain!" Lin Weimin joked.

At this time, Lin Weimin pushed Shi Tiesheng up to everyone and introduced Shi Tiesheng to everyone. Several colleagues looked at Shi Tiesheng with interest.

I saw Lin Weimin waving to everyone with one hand and pushing a wheelchair with the other hand. In the wheelchair was a dark-skinned and tall young man.

"Just now I saw someone on the train watching the movie "Chasing the Murderer" that Wei Min published in "Youth Literature"!"

"I'll give you this soft sleeper, just make do with it."

Lin Weimin said: "You, you, you have really imitated Zheng Guo. Now you are digging and searching all day long, and you know how to scheme."

The manuscript that "Literary News" requested from Lin Weimin at the beginning of this year was made by Yan Gang through Liu Yin.

"What to bring?"

Yao Shuzhi gnawed on the tea eggs and asked: "For the people, you didn't bring anything?"

"Changsheng, your eyesight is too good, right? Can you see clearly when you walk by?"

It's just that I feel that, relatively speaking, the sensory and psychological stimulation brought by "Chasing the Murderer" left a profound impression on me. It is a feeling that can be remembered for a lifetime. I remember the last time I had it

When I felt this way, I still read Somerset Maugham’s The Moon and Sixpence.”

Lin Weimin gave some advice, but Shi Tiesheng didn't insist anymore.

The two went to the hard-sleeper compartment where their colleagues were. It was much more lively than the four-person compartment where Lin Weimin and his friends were. When the two arrived, everyone was still chatting excitedly.

Lin Weimin was a little embarrassed to be praised by girls, mainly because he had so many colleagues and friends behind him.

Shi Tiesheng's earliest association with "Contemporary" was in the second issue after its founding, and his article "Law Professor and His Wife" was published in the second issue.

Lin Weimin joked: "Oh? What if we pick the best one?"

Liu Yin's husband, Yan Gang, is also a colleague and is now an editor at "Literary News".

"It's almost here, it should be almost there."

You must know that he is responsible for the management of this PEN meeting. If he misses the train, it will be difficult to handle it.

"Then I'll carry you there and come back after you finish talking."

The two were joking, and Lin Weimin carried Shi Tiesheng into the car.

"Come on, come on, let's try our braised chicken feet." Liu Yin enthusiastically took out the food and shared it with everyone.

It's normal for an editor to travel all over the world to compile manuscripts, but it's all hard work and far less exciting than participating in a PEN conference.

Lin Weimin, who was used to taking high-speed trains in later generations, did not have the habit of bringing food with him when taking trains. Yao Shuzhi tutted: "Other than saying that I am a rich person, I just need to bring a wallet when I go out."

"Lao Yan is so clever and ingenious that he helped make the sofa in our office!"

The girls immediately handed out the books they were holding in their arms, "Thank you, Teacher Lin!"

Lin Weimin was slightly surprised, "Why is "Chasing the Murderer" the best? In the past few days, I have been hearing from people around me that this book is too difficult to understand."

"This Lin Weimin, all the affairs in the club have been left to him. It's time to set off, but he hasn't arrived yet."

Qin Chaoyang said: "The person in the wheelchair should be Shi Tiesheng. Weimin said yesterday that he would be picked up in the morning."

The two girls suddenly became excited and asked in disbelief: "Are you really Teacher Lin Weimin?"

Shi Tiesheng is tall and has a big frame, but he doesn't have much flesh on his body. This is one of the sequelae of his long-term illness.

Lin Weimin carried Shi Tiesheng onto his berth.

Lin Weimin shook his head, "Why are you bringing that thing? Just buy some when you're hungry."

Lin Weimin was carrying a bag of tea eggs, at least twenty of them. "What do you call this?"

With chicken feet in his mouth, Rong Shihui took out a bottle of Erguotou from somewhere and had a drink with He Qizhi's beer bottle.

On the platform of Yanjing Railway Station, a group of people were waiting. Wei Junyi looked at her watch with a somewhat impatient look on her face.

"And... I think the greater role of your novel is to set an extremely standard and classic example for the new style of avant-garde novels. I have read your speech on avant-garde novels at Yenching Normal University before.

Your works not only cover the characteristics of avant-garde novels you mentioned, but also raise the pattern of avant-garde novels to a new level.

His joke made the two girls laugh, "Teacher Lin, I am so happy to see you. We would like to ask you to sign for us, can you?"

Lin Weimin looked at everyone and said, "That's probably it. That's what everyone calls me anyway!"

A large group of troops arrived at the train station early and waited for a long time, but there was no sign of Lin Weimin.
To be continued...