PFC Chapter 148
Chapter 148
When the New Concept was first established, the slogan was to break with tradition, break through limitations, and get out of the shackles of examination essays.
Compositions from the late 90s to the early 21st century had a fixed template.
In the form of a proposition or semi-proposition.
The beginning sets the topic, the middle part follows the fixed pattern of introduction, development, transition and conclusion, and the ending echoes the beginning.
Such an essay lacks any literary beauty and is dull and boring.
The emergence of New Concept has indeed broken this situation and cultivated a group of outstanding writers.
But after so many years of development, the new concept has itself become a tradition.
Because of the style of the youth magazine "Mengya", New Concept also prefers works of this style.
Writing about life, about myself, and about my hometown, most of my works in recent years are of this type.
You wouldn't say that the writing is bad, but it is also true that there is serious homogeneity, and it is easy to get aesthetically fatigued after reading it.
It can be seen that in the past two years, fewer and fewer young writers have emerged from the New Concept.
New concepts also hit a bottleneck.
The questions raised by the reporter do exist.
It is just like the ancient imperial examinations, where scholars would try to figure out the examiner's preferences.
Ji Mingxin, editor-in-chief of Mengya magazine, was also present.
Hearing this, he wanted to take the microphone and say a few words, but he held back because the person in charge at the moment was Song Licheng.
Song Licheng thought for a moment and picked up the microphone.
"As judges, we can't stop this journalist from asking this question, but we do not approve of the contestant doing this."
"Once literary creation falls into the trap of writing for the sake of awards, it loses the unique charm of artistic aesthetics, and I believe such articles will not be recognized."
After saying that, he put down the phone.
Ji Mingxin quickly took it and added.
"As Chairman Song said, New Concept Composition will always uphold the convictions of its founding. Just like the essay 'Feed Out,' which won first prize in this preliminary round, this essay is completely different from any previous ones."
"And this kind of refreshing and high-quality work will definitely not be buried in New Concept."
After the meeting, Song Licheng and Ji Mingxin walked side by side.
"I'm afraid this year's works will not be well received."
Song Licheng sighed.
"New Concept has indeed had some problems. In the early years, there was only one first prize, but now there are more and more people, and people are paying less and less attention to the value of this award."
Ji Mingxin also smiled bitterly.
There's nothing we can do about it. In the early days, only a few people participated in the competition, but now the number has increased tenfold compared to the past.
Moreover, there is no first in literature. If the first place is given to one person, people will speak up for other works.
“Unless there comes an article of a quality far superior to other works.”
It suddenly occurred to him.
Entering the judging room, the two saw a group of judges gathered together, seemingly discussing something.
"what happened?"
Song Licheng asked.
"There's a composition we can't decide on and we're discussing it."
The speaker is a writer from Zhejiang Province.
"What's going on? Let me see."
"The article is very well written, but I think it is off topic."
Song Licheng took the manuscript.
What a classical text.
Song Licheng's eyes were brightened by the description at the beginning.
The description of the protagonist Li Zheng at the beginning has the flavor of historical literature. This writing style relies on the writing style and the author's own cultural background.
Judging from this paragraph, the language is full of classical charm.
As you continue reading, the author portrays Li Zheng's psychological changes vividly.
Dissatisfied with the status quo, he intended to leave his name through poetry, but ended up in poverty and distress. Eventually, for the sake of his wife and children, he became a local official again.
All his former colleagues have been promoted, but he has achieved nothing. He was tormented all day long and eventually went mad and disappeared into the mountains.
Later, Li Zheng met an old friend, but this time Li Zheng had lost his human form and turned into a tiger.
The story begins with the conversation between the two, exploring the reason why Li Zheng turned into a tiger.
The whole text is written in plain language, using flexible and powerful words to clearly analyze a self-important person.
“Actually, everyone is a beast tamer, and the beast itself is nothing more than the individual’s temperament.
To me, this presumptuous sense of shame is a beast, a tiger..."
Such words, in their interpretation of human hearts, are amazing.
Especially this passage that uses jade to describe people, I'm afraid most people will agree with it.
Who is the author?
Lu Qingfeng.
Song Licheng immediately thought of the first-winning work in the preliminary round.
Ji Mingxin was also watching beside him, and suddenly looked up and asked.
"This article is great, is there anything controversial about it?"
"It's good, but it has nothing to do with the title, 'Reflections on Reading Classic Works.'"
A writer from Zhejiang Province said.
The Tang Dynasty novel "The Legend of the Man and the Tiger" is quite niche. I'm afraid that not many people have read it.
Therefore, no judges noticed that this article was adapted from here.
Song Licheng was stunned.
After reading those sentences again, I feel that this article is very well written.
"No, it does matter."
A literature professor wearing glasses came over with a cell phone.
"I felt an impression of it when I read it just now. I just checked and found out that it is adapted from this Tang Dynasty novel."
I showed you the original text and expressed my feelings at the same time.
“It’s really good that it’s changed.”
In this way, the dispute is resolved.
Ji Mingxin's eyes lit up, and he had a vague idea in his mind.
But this matter will have to wait until all the manuscripts are reviewed.
……
Lu Qingfeng went to Disneyland.
The money-making mouse in this world still exists, and Grimm's Fairy Tales have not disappeared.
So Disney princesses are still active in animated movies.
However, some things are not mentioned, for example, Pixar animation, which supports half of Disney movies, is gone.
Lu Qingfeng felt quite regretful because he really liked the works of this animation studio.
So while playing in the amusement park, he was also thinking about whether he should replicate those classic works in this world.
Of course, it's just an idea for now, and he is still far from having the capital to do such a thing.
After leaving Disneyland, he went to buy some souvenirs to take back.
It’s worth complaining that Shanghai really doesn’t have any local specialties.
Lu Qingfeng brought a Gu embroidered silk scarf for Yang Xiuxiu and some food for Liu Xin and the others.
Then return to the hotel.
On the third day, we returned to the hotel where the New Concept competition was held. The rankings of the competition will be announced today.
All the contestants gathered in a banquet hall.
Above is the judges' seat, and around the hall are media invited to report.
Lu Qingfeng found a random seat and sat down.
The main judges soon arrived one by one, and the hall became quiet.
As usual, the chairman of the jury, Song Licheng, first gave a speech to thank the participating students and the reporters present.
Let’s summarize the impact of this event and look forward to the future.
Finally, encouragement to everyone.
“The announcement of the award is not just a result, but the beginning of a journey in young people’s literature.”
Then the ranking of each group was announced one by one.