1979: My fiancée is a goddess

Chapter 188 A well-deserved master of children's literature!
The facts were exactly as the two old men thought.

In this era, the total number of papers published nationwide was relatively small. According to national statistics, the number of papers produced nationwide in 1979 was more than 600, and there were only a pitiful few dozen international papers.

Therefore, the output of each paper will receive great attention from researchers in related fields.

Many university professors spend at least three or four hours a day reading papers in various important journals. Many professors and scholars read papers whenever they have free time to absorb the nutrients they contain.

In this early summer, such a paper on the study of children's literature appeared on the front page of a domestic core journal. Even though there are relatively few researchers in this field, it quickly attracted the attention and interest of many scholars studying literature.

After all, in the eyes of these professors and experts, children's literature is undoubtedly a branch of literature without any controversy. Many literary theories are equally applicable to children's literature.

……

"Cheng Kaiyan? Yingdao is the one who wrote 'The Alchemist's Adventures of the Shepherd Boy'?

His works are so well written, I didn't expect that he also studies theory? No wonder he has such a deep attainment in children's literature, quite interesting. "

When a professor of Chinese at a normal university saw this paper, he became curious and started to read it.

After a short while, he was immersed in it and was impressed by the novel and complete theory in the paper.

Things like this happen in many places, especially in colleges and research institutes.

"They don't have the same name, right?"

"First, let's look at the three main themes of children's literature. Do you mean meta-theme? This is an interesting argument!"

"It shouldn't be easy to publish in the Journal of Peking University! The corresponding author is Professor Jiang Ting, the same professor who wrote about cultural exchanges between China and the West before, and the reviewer is Professor Jiang Feng. This paper should be extraordinary."

Professors from major universities all looked at the two names and showed great interest in the paper.

From people to the paper itself.

These scholars, and even theory-focused writers, immersed themselves in the theoretical framework constructed in this paper at a very fast speed.

People follow the guidance of this serious and professional paper, explore the classic works of children's literature, and think and analyze together.

……

A courtyard house somewhere in Beijing.

Since winning the National Excellent Children's Literature Award last time, Zheng Yuanjie has settled in BJ.

As a full-time writer, especially a writer focusing on children, he reads books every day and does not miss any issue of children's literature.

Sometimes he would read some literary theories to enrich his cultural background, so he also subscribed to Peking University's journals.

He unexpectedly saw Cheng Kaiyan's name today, which immediately piqued his interest.

"It turns out that children's literature can be created in this direction? These three major themes are really all-encompassing. To some extent, this is not only a guide book for children's literature creation, but also a textbook on the aesthetics and critical theory of children's literature."

Zheng Yuanjie realized this after reading it.

At present, the status of children's literature in the literary world is neither high nor low, higher than popular literature and lower than pure literature.

This is mainly because there are few specialized critics of children's literature, the creation theory is imperfect, and adult readers lack aesthetic taste and do not understand what kind of work is a good work.

Only works that take both children and adults into consideration can receive fair recognition and criticism, just like "Submarine at Night" and "The Alchemist" written by Cheng Kaiyan.

But now with such a theoretical "textbook", perhaps this situation will improve.

"Some time ago, Mr. Ye and Ms. Xie both asserted in the Literary Newspaper that he is the future master of children's literature. That's amazing."

Zheng Yuanjie was filled with emotion, and at the same time he felt the huge gap between himself and the other party.

Does it really matter if a writer goes to college?

Sitting at the desk, Zheng Yuanjie was holding a pen and lost in thought, as if he had made a decision.

……

As time flies, this paper gradually becomes popular.

Like Zheng Yuanjie, many children's literature writers accidentally saw this paper, mainly because the China Youth Daily commented on this paper and evaluated it as a major step forward in the children's literature world.

In the past few months, a number of writers have flocked into the field of children's literature at a time when they are struggling to figure out how to create.

After seeing this review, many people immediately ran to buy a copy of "Journal of Peking University". After reading Cheng Kaiyan's paper, they suddenly had an epiphany and realized which direction they should take in their creation.

As time goes by, not only the children's literature community is paying attention to it, but many people in the literary community are also paying attention to it.

After reading the paper, some well-known scholars such as Chen Bochui and Fang Weiping searched through a lot of information and were surprised to find an astonishing thing.

That is, Cheng Kaiyan's paper is actually the first innovative theory in the field of children's literature research with a complete theoretical framework.

For a time, the domestic academic community reached a common understanding that Cheng Kaiyan's paper elaborating on the theory of the three major themes inadvertently wrote a simple history of Chinese children's literature.

The first domestic history of children's literature, although crude, still possesses certain characteristics of literary history.

You should know that in recent years, international research on the history of children's literature has been in full swing.

Once this paper is published, it means that China's children's literature is about to catch up with the international advanced level, and it is not a fantasy to surpass Britain and the United States in the future!
With the common understanding of these scholars, the news soon made it to the news media.

China Youth Daily, a well-known domestic newspaper about children, said: "This is the first history of Chinese children's literature in the country!"

The Young Pioneers' journal "Chinese Children" published this year praised: "The latest research on children's literature: the birth of the theory of the three major themes, marks that my country's children's literature research is now at the forefront of the world!"

Finally, the review from the Literary Gazette came out belatedly. It only had a few words, but it shocked people: "A well-deserved master of children's literature! The future? The future is already here!"

……

"Red Rose! Look at the comments in today's Literary and Art Newspaper.

They actually put the title directly on the title of the book "Master of Children's Literature"?! Teacher Cheng from your school really became one! "

"Yes, several newspapers have come out to support this. This time they are not just talking for fun. This is what Chen Bochui and a group of experts in children's literature said."

The next day, July 10th.

On a bus that goes directly to Xinjiekou Street, Cheng Kaiyan sits on a plastic bench, reading a newspaper in his hand. A breeze blows in from the wide-open window, ruffling the hair on his forehead and making a whirring sound in his ears.

The weather has been too hot recently, so Cheng Kaiyan started taking the bus.

Although there were many people, fortunately he got on the bus at the starting station and grabbed a seat.

However, as time went on, the number of stops increased and there were more and more people on the bus.

This route is the route many college students take to go to school. Students from Beijing Normal University, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and other high-tech universities all take this bus.

Sitting in front of him were two pretty girls with simple clothes, pigtails and ponytails. They were holding a newspaper and talking excitedly.

The content of the conversation was exactly the impact of Cheng Kaiyan and his paper.

"Hongmei, I really envy you for studying at Beijing Normal University and being able to meet Teacher Xiao Cheng every day."

The girl sitting right in front of Cheng Kaiyan said to Shufen with a hint of envy.

"But didn't you say before that he was insignificant compared to those long-established writers in the writer's class? But Teacher Xiao Cheng has rarely appeared recently, and I rarely see him."

Hongmei snorted lightly, then said with some regret.

"I just didn't recognize the great man, hehe."

The girl smiled awkwardly and quickly changed the subject: "Didn't you say before that you could see Teacher Cheng every day? Why are you saying now that you can't see her anymore?"

"Don't tell anyone what I'm telling you. Actually, I found that Teacher Cheng used to run on the playground at around 6 o'clock every day to exercise. But maybe it's a bit hot recently, so Teacher Cheng rarely runs."

Hongmei looked around guiltily, then explained in a low voice, with a hint of regret in her tone.

After all, this was a rule that she had spent a long time figuring out.

"Okay! No wonder you left so early a while ago. I had to find you to go to school together. Your mom said you had already left. So this is the reason! You actually stole...!"

The girl next to her suddenly widened her eyes, pointed at Hongmei in shock, and her voice uncontrollably rose a few degrees.

Hongmei was horrified and quickly covered her childhood friend's mouth with her hand, muttering, "How can you call this peeping when it comes to scholars' affairs?"

She blinked at her childhood friend with an innocent look on her face.

……

"Great, there are actually experts out there!"

Cheng Kaiyan, who was sitting behind him, looked at the two girls playing and fighting in front of him with a strange expression.

Unexpectedly, not exercising is actually a good thing. Otherwise, it would be hard for me to find out that there are nymphomaniacs watching me from behind. Cheng Kaiyan raised his eyes and took a quick look at the two girls in front of him. One of them looked familiar because she had asked him for an autograph before.

Well...I'll let you go for now.

……

In a blink of an eye, the bus arrived at Xinjiekou, and the old pneumatic doors of the bus made a hissing sound.

The door opened and half of the people got off at once, and the entire bus was almost empty.

Cheng Kaiyan followed the crowd into the east gate. Obviously, his height made him very conspicuous in the crowd, and many students saw him.

Maybe because they had seen it too many times, everyone was more reserved and did not swarm around him like they did at the beginning.

Just a wave or a hello.

Behind him, when Hongmei, a girl from the Department of Art Education, saw him, her heart broke into pieces and her face turned red. "He must have heard it! What should I do? What should I do? What should I do?..."

……

On the other side, Cheng Kaiyan returned to the office.

With the completion and publication of the paper, he had some free time.

Classes go on as usual every day.

However, he did not forget the important task assigned to him by teacher Shuihua and the director of Beijing Film Studio, which was to write the movie script of "Love Letter".

He planned to go to the Beijing Film Studio this afternoon. After all, this script had indeed taken a lot of time, almost two months.

Fortunately, Teacher Shui didn’t urge me at all. I don’t know what he has been busy with recently.

Still have a look.

I was planning my afternoon schedule in my mind and before I knew it I had walked to the third floor where the Chinese Department was located.

"Kaiyan is here?! Good morning."

"Good morning, Teacher Han."

The spacious corridor was swept clean and bright, and the large windows at the end of the corridor brought in the best light, illuminating the marble floor.

At the doorsteps of several professors' offices, several teachers were carrying breakfast or holding teacups, eating and drinking tea while chatting.

The most people were at the door of the Foreign Literature Teaching and Research Section, including Director Lin Xiaohong and others.

"Xiaohong, how did you do in the college entrance examination? Do you have an estimate of your scores? If you can apply to our Normal University, then apply."

Director Fang asked Lin Xiaohong curiously while smoking a cigarette.

Yes.

Just a few days after Cheng Kaiyan's paper was published, from July 7 to July 9, 1980, the moment that touched the hearts of thousands of young intellectuals arrived.

These are the two days they look forward to the most and are also the most nervous, because these two days are the days of the college entrance examination.

Lin Xiaohong had just finished her exam.

Lin Xiaohong did not feel unhappy when she heard Director Fang's questions. On the contrary, she wished everyone would ask her a few questions.

Because she performed exceptionally well in this exam and encountered many of the questions she had done during her review, Lin Xiaohong's self-confidence soared to an unprecedented level.

Facing Director Fang's greeting, Lin Xiaohong put her hands on her hips, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise, and she said confidently: "Don't worry, Director Fang, this exam is too easy. Let alone Beijing Normal University, you just ask me to take the Peking University exam, maybe I can get in."

"Yeah, that's good. This way, you don't have to come to work tomorrow. You can get some more rest."

Director Fang subconsciously wanted to say a few words of comfort at first, but when he heard Lin Xiaohong's words clearly, he was dumbfounded.

what's the situation?
How can you be so ordinary, yet so confident?
Are you still thinking about going to Peking University? Who gave you the courage?

"Oh my god! Xiaohong is amazing! She's even thinking about going to Peking University!"

"Is your Lin family finally going to produce a good student?!"

"Is this true? Xiaohong? Do you still have this ability?"

A group of teachers were also shocked and immediately surrounded Lin Xiaohong to ask her questions.

"Humph! Of course, I've encountered more than twenty original questions!"

Facing the shock of the crowd, Lin Xiaohong raised her chin, crossed her arms across her chest and said contemptuously.

There was no expression on his face, as if to say, "I am a strong man."

But I was secretly happy in my heart. Is this the feeling of being slapped in the face?

It’s so cool!

No wonder Cheng Kaiyan is so obsessed with showing off and getting slapped in the face, I understand!
Lin Xiaohong screamed in her heart in ecstasy.

When everyone heard this, they took a deep breath.

"Fuck!"

Cheng Kaiyan, who heard this not far away, was shocked.

He was sweating profusely in his heart. He walked over quickly and said in shock, "Shut up! You monster! You are not Lin Xiaohong, who are you? Are you still the Lin Xiaohong who can't even speak a few words of English?"

"Cheng Kaiyan, you're finally here? Let me tell you... Peking University! It's within your reach!"

When Lin Xiaohong saw Cheng Kaiyan, she immediately repeated what she had just said at a very fast speed, with the corners of her mouth rising constantly, curving into a small Nike!

It's so cool! It's so cool!
Even Cheng Kaiyan was shocked beyond words. Is this the world of the strong?

If she hadn't been concerned about her current image, Lin Xiaohong would have wanted to scream to the sky.

"Awesome, awesome! You are worthy of being my Little Sister Hong! You are simply extraordinary!"

Seeing her awesome Long Aotian demeanor, Cheng Kaiyan quickly complimented her.

"Hey! It's just a little bit of hardship. It's worth the hard work of Lin Xiaohong."

Lin Xiaohong shook her head modestly in response to Cheng Kaiyan's compliments.

She is a strong person now, so she should be humble in front of Cheng Kaiyan.

Seeing Cheng Kaiyan coming over, Director Fang put Lin Xiaohong's matter aside and asked with a warm smile: "Kaiyan! You are very good! If I had known that you had this ability, would I have let you be an assistant teacher?"

"No, no, it's all thanks to my aunt's good teaching and your wise leadership!"

Cheng Kaiyan shook his head modestly.

This attitude undoubtedly pleased Director Fang, who smiled and said, "Well, keep up the good work! The school provides subsidies for academic talents like you, but the amount is not much, probably a few dozen yuan per paper, and the publication fee will also be deducted from our Beijing Normal University account."

"That's great, thank you Director Fang."

Cheng Kaiyan's eyes lit up.

"It's okay, just come to me if you have any problem."

Director Fang laughed.

This kid has a promising future ahead of him. The children's literature research and academic circles have gradually recognized him as a future master of children's literature.

Here comes a young man from the Chinese Department!

Lin Xiaohong, who was standing by, was extremely curious and couldn't wait to try it out.

What happened in school during the time she was in seclusion preparing for the college entrance examination?

So Lin Xiaohong asked eagerly: "Director Fang, what kind of paper and what kind of subsidy?"

"Ah? Don't you know? Kaiyan recently wrote a paper. It is said to be the first history of children's literature in China, and the first complete theoretical framework. Many professors and scholars in the academic community are discussing it fiercely."

Director Fang said with a smile.

"what?"

Lin Xiaohong was dumbfounded. Papers, academic circles...

Cheng Kaiyan! What on earth did you do?
Ahhhhh!

(End of this chapter)