On the morning of the 3rd, Yu Dong went to the "Zhongshan" magazine office.
Since he has been here twice, many people in the office know Yu Dong, so when he passed by this time, the editors at work all took the initiative to say hello to him.
 “Teacher Yu is here.”
Yu Dong also responded with a smile. When he walked past the deputy editor's office, He Yongle sat behind the desk and looked towards the door. Yu Dong met his eyes and simply said hello: "Editor He is busy.
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 He Yongle nodded, ""Mending the Sky" is very good."
 “Thank you, thank you very much.”
“Come to see Editor Su. You can go over there. We’ll be done soon. If you have time, come and sit here.”
 Yu Dong agreed immediately: "Okay."
Then he signaled to He Yongle and turned into the editor-in-chief's office. Su Tong was pouring water. When he heard the footsteps, he said behind Yu Dong's back: "You're in time, I'll pour you a glass too."
Holding two glasses of water, Su Tong asked Yu Dong to sit down, "I thought you would come the day before yesterday."
Yu Dong took the water and said with a smile: "I originally wanted to come here the day before yesterday, but there are a lot of things at school these two days, so I couldn't find the time."
Su Tong snuggled into the sofa and lit another cigarette, "I made the decision to publish "Mending the Sky" in advance, mainly because of the length issue. Teacher Wang and the others are not short in length. If
Putting them all in one issue is a bit crowded. Now it seems that my decision was correct. By publishing in advance, I can also give you a good position, which will be more beneficial to the promotion of the work. The response of the novel is indeed good.
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Yu Dong was a little surprised and said: "It has only been more than two days, and the company has received feedback?"
 In this era, information dissemination is slow and collection is even slower. It is difficult for newspapers to get feedback so quickly on sales volume, let alone readers’ opinions.
 Unlike in later generations, when an article is published, it will receive feedback online within a minute.
Su Tong sat up and lit some ashes in the ashtray, then settled on the sofa again, "I received two calls last night, from Ma Yuan and Yu Hua. They were still interested in "Mending the Sky".
I am very interested in you."
Yu Dong was not surprised at all that Ma Yuan and Yu Hua contacted Su Tong, because the three of them all have a common label - avant-garde writers.
Perhaps when someone mentions avant-garde literature later, the first thing that comes to mind will be Yu Hua or Ye Zhaoyan.
But for those who really experienced the avant-garde literature in the 1980s, Ma Yuan is definitely the most important figure in the avant-garde. It can even be said that he is the founder of the avant-garde.
"The Goddess of the Lhasa River" he published in 1984 is considered by many to be the pioneering work of the avant-garde. It was only after this novel that people realized that the focus of the novel may not necessarily be on "what to write", but also on "what to write about".
How to write" above.
 In fact, from Yu Dong’s point of view, the avant-garde is not a literary genre because it does not have the core that a literary genre should have.
Looking at the novels written by representatives of the avant-garde, you will know that their works do not have a unified style or the same theme, but they are more novel in technique than relatively traditional novels.
 The avant-garde has its progressive nature, but it also has great limitations, so it is just a short-lived carnival in the history of Chinese literature.
Yu Dong’s previous article published in Harvest pointed out the shortcomings of avant-garde literature, which is why Su Tong paid so much attention to him.
However, Yu Dong pointed out the shortcomings of avant-garde literature, but it does not mean that he is denying avant-garde literature. On the contrary, he believes that the Chinese authors of avant-garde literature are a novel and in-depth exploration of literature, which is the improvement of the Chinese literary world.
 What happened later also proved Yu Dong’s idea. When these pioneer writers no longer blindly pioneered, they were able to produce better works, such as Su Tong’s “Wives and Concubines” and Yu Hua’s “To Live”.
In the article "Harvest", Yu Dong quoted a sentence from Saussure, the founder of structuralism: Language is like a thin piece of paper, thoughts are the front, and voices are on the back. We cannot cut the front without cutting the back at the same time.
, also in language, we cannot separate sound from thought, nor can we separate thought from sound.
 Extended to avant-garde literature, "how to write" and "what to write" are the same. We cannot just focus on how to write without caring about what to write.
This time Ma Yuan and Yu Hua called Yu Dong for their own sake. Yu Dong really did not expect that "Mending the Sky" would attract their attention.
“Teacher Ma, don’t they know the article I published in Harvest before?” Yu Dong asked.
Su Tong looked at Yu Dong with a smile, "Why, I'm afraid they are being petty. They didn't know it before, but I told them about it. In fact, their views on narrative structure have also changed somewhat from before. If
If you have seen Yu Hua's new work "Shouting in the Drizzle" this year, you should be able to realize that he put a lot of thought into the characters and no longer only focused on his narrative skills as before."
 Yu Dong has not read Yu Hua’s new book in this life, but he has read it several times in the last life. Indeed, as Su Tong said, Yu Hua has made great changes in this work.
This work is also considered to be Yu Hua's transformational work.
Yu Dong read Yu Hua's interview, and when asked about his transformation, Yu Hua's answer was this: I found that the characters in my novel began to resist the oppression of my narrative. They strongly demanded to make their voices heard, and I gave in.
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“Haha, I’m afraid, but as you said, the situation now is different from the past. Everyone’s understanding of avant-garde literature has changed a lot.” Yu Dong smiled and picked up the water glass and took a sip.
Su Tong finished smoking one cigarette and was about to light another cigarette, but suddenly stopped and put the cigarette back into the cigarette case.
He turned to pick up the water glass and took a sip, "They admired "Mending the Sky" very much. They didn't believe it when I told them that you are my junior and you are only in your early twenties. If you don't say that I lied to them, I have to find time.
I want to see you. I even said I would bet ten yuan with them, but they didn’t agree."
Yu Dong laughed: "Brother, you have made twenty yuan less."
Su Tong shook his head, "No, I just saved twenty yuan."
 “How do you say this?” Yu Dong asked doubtfully.
“Because I also told them that Yu Dong is a woman and a great beauty.”
“Pfft——” Yu Dong just took a sip of water and spit it out, “Brother, you are joking...”
“Haha, maybe Yu Hua and the others are still thinking about meeting a great beauty in the literary world in the future. I will definitely be there when you meet. It will be interesting to see their expressions.”
Chapter completed!