After Yu Dongli finished his work, he returned home and was praised by his mother.
"It's improved. In previous years, I watched you get a haircut before the Chinese New Year, but you kept putting it off until the last two days. This year, I took the initiative to get it done. There is progress. This barber is very good, and both sides are equally good. I will go to his home next time for a haircut."
I have to say that Jin Yucheng is indeed quite good. With his skills, if he doesn't engage in literature and opens a hair salon in the future, he will never starve to death.
Getting a haircut before the Chinese New Year seems to have become a custom. Yu Dong himself doesn't take it seriously, but older people do.
The next day, Yu Dong took the manuscript to find Cheng Yongxing and others. As soon as he walked to the lobby of the Writers' Association building, he saw Zhao Lihong standing and chatting with another person.
Yu Dong took the initiative to say hello: "Good morning, Teacher Zhao."
"Yu Dong, you're here." Zhao Lihong was talking. When he saw Yu Dong coming, he responded warmly, and then introduced to the person next to him, "Editor Cao, this is our young generation of writers in Shanghai.
The leading figure is Yu Dong."
When Yu Dong heard Zhao Lihong calling him the editor-in-chief, he took a closer look at him.
Editor Cao looks to be about sixty years old, with gray hair on his temples, but he is in good spirits, well-dressed, and has his hair combed meticulously.
"Yu Dong, this is the editor-in-chief of "Grudge", Teacher Cao Yang."
Just when Yu Dong was wondering if it was Cao Yang from "Grudge", Zhao Lihong answered his doubts.
"Long time admiration, long time admiration."
The two shook hands, and Cao Yang said with a smile: "I should say this. I have always heard your name for more than a year. I didn't expect that I was lucky enough to meet a real person today. You also know that we, "Grudge"
It is a youth magazine that pays special attention to young writers like you. It’s just a pity..."
Cao Yang looked at the document bag in Yu Dong's hand again and asked, "Are you here to deliver papers today?"
"Yes." Yu Dong nodded, there was nothing to hide about this kind of thing.
""Shanghai Literature" or "Harvest"?"
""reward"."
Zhao Lihong was a little surprised at the side, "Then why didn't you bring it yesterday?"
Yu Dong said truthfully, "I didn't plan to publish the magazine before, we just chatted about it on the spur of the moment."
He had thought about it for a long time before and decided not to publish it in magazines. There was a lack of publishing channels for this type of novel in China, and there were no such specialized publications. Big magazines might not be willing to publish it, and it would be pointless for small magazines to publish it.
After all, it is a long novel. With Yu Dong's current reputation, he can just publish it as a single volume. Although publishing a magazine may bring publicity effect, it may also affect the sales of the single volume in the future. There are pros and cons. It all depends on the choice.
But yesterday, Cheng Yongxing and others wanted to take a look, so Yu Dong agreed. Anyway, it would not harm him.
When Cao Yang heard Yu Dong's words, his eyes gradually narrowed, "Because it's a long novel, you don't want to publish it in a magazine, but want to publish it directly as a single book?"
"This is partly due to the genre, mystery, and thriller, which few magazines are suitable for."
"That's true, at least it's unlikely that "Harvest" will accept this kind of manuscript." Cao Yang thought for a while and then said, "Well, I'm going to "Harvest" as well, so let's go together. Li Hong,
I went to Harvest with Yu Dong."
"It's okay, you go ahead."
Cao Yang suddenly said that he was going to "Harvest". Of course Yu Dong could sense something was wrong, and subconsciously felt that he was interested in his manuscript.
"Grudge" did publish many mystery novels later on, but it has not developed in this area now. And to be honest, "Grudge" is not a top choice for Yu Dong now.
Not just for Dong, but for any famous writer, "Grudge" is a late choice.
It's not that everyone looks down on "Grudge", it's just that the style is inappropriate. Although "Grudge" is said to be a youth literature publication, to be honest, there are more youth literature, and the audience is basically middle school students.
Yu Dong even believed that some of the articles in "Grudge" were responsible for people's subsequent misunderstanding of literary youth.
There is nothing wrong with middle school students reading "Grudge", but many students stop reading after middle school, and their understanding of literature is still at the "Grudge" stage. This makes these people, after they grow up, still think that is literature and art.
What about Mo Yan, what about Yu Hua, what about Bi Feiyu, what about Chen Zhongshi, their writing is not good, their stories sell suffering, they are all literary thieves.
Maybe Yu Dong will become a literary thief among these people in the future.
But in fact, it is not "Grudge" that is wrong. "Grudge" at least exports a concept of "literature" to students. Even if this concept is vague, it is still sprouting enough.
Yu Dong went to "Harvest" with Cao Yang, and Li Xiaolin happened to be in the office lobby. When he saw the two of them, he was a little surprised and said, "Why are you two here together?"
Cao Yang explained with a smile: "I met you downstairs. I happened to have something to ask you, so we came together."
"That's quite a coincidence. Let's go to my office to chat."
Li Xiaolin heard about Yu Dong's arrival today from Cheng Yongxing, and also knew that he had brought a manuscript, but because Cao Yang was there, Li Xiaolin didn't rush to mention it.
"Why did Editor Cao come to see me?" Li Xiaolin made a cup of tea for each of them.
Cao Yang smiled and waved his hand: "My matter is not urgent. Didn't Yu Dong come to deliver the manuscript to you? You should take care of his matter first."
Li Xiaolin is a very fine person, and she can taste it when Cao Yang opens his mouth like this. If Cao Yang has anything to do with her, he must be here for Yu Dong.
However, she is not too worried. If Yu Dong's manuscript is suitable for publication in Harvest, there is no way "Sprout" can compete with it. If it is not suitable, it would be good to transfer it to "Sprout".
We are all brothers, so it is normal for manuscripts to be circulated around.
"Okay, let me read the manuscript first." Li Xiaolin nodded, and then took the manuscript from Yu Dong's hand.
Cao Yang was not idle at the side either. Li Xiaolin had seen one piece, so he took one over and looked at it together.
After all, Li Xiaolin was young and could read manuscripts faster. When she finished reading, Cao Yang still had a small pile of manuscripts in his hand that he had not read.
After reading "Fatal Identity", Li Xiaolin was a little confused. To be honest, this type of novel is really not suitable for "Harvest", but it is indeed an excellent novel. Let's not mention the elements of mystery and thriller. From a literary perspective,
It is said that this is an absurd drama. The main content of the novel is to analyze the influence of family and school on children's education.
But in order to increase suspense and horror, Yu Dong's writing style should be more popular. In other words, in this novel, Li Xiaolin can no longer see Yu Dong, only the stories and characters in the book.
Chapter completed!