Chapter 699: Full-Time Writer

After writing the script of "Yellow Earth", Shen Long no longer needs to stay in the capital. The script of "Red Sorghum" is still early, and Zhang Yimou still needs time to hone his skills before he can complete this work.

So Shen Long immediately bought a train ticket to go home, but when he arrived in the provincial capital, he was left behind. People from the Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles approached him and invited him to join the Federation of Literary and Art Circles and become a full-time writer.

A full-time writer is officially called a full-time creator of the Literary and Art Creation Research Office of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles. The Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles is a fully-funded public institution.

Before the founding of the People’s Republic of China, writers lived on manuscript fees. If they fell into a difficult period of creation, life would be difficult. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Federation of Literary and Art Circles was established to set up full-time creator positions, pay these writers, and provide various conveniences for their creation, so that they can Peace of mind for literary creation.

In fact, not only in the field of literature, but also in the field of fine arts, opera, and other art departments, there are also full-time creators who can get paid to create their favorite creations. This relieves creators from their worries to a certain extent, and also A number of excellent works were born.

But from another point of view, it also makes some artists lose the motivation to create. Since they can get paid without hard work and enjoy a higher social status, why should I work hard? Also, once you enter the Federation of Literature and Art Circles and get paid, you will be influenced by the Federation of Literature and Art Circles, and naturally you can't write whatever you want like before.

This system has its advantages and disadvantages, so it was reformed later. Unless it is a special talent, otherwise, the Chinese Federation generally adopts the method of contracting authors to cooperate with authors. For example, we sign a contract and stipulate how long it will be How many works will you produce within a few days, and when this contract is over, we will decide whether to re-sign the next contract based on the quality of your last few works, so that the quality of the works can be guaranteed to a certain extent.

By that time, there were very few full-time writers, and those who could obtain the status of full-time authors were all very powerful writers. For example, Liu Cixin was transferred from Niangziguan Power Station to Yangquan Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and became a full-time creator in the Literary and Art Creation Research Office of Yangquan Federation of Literary and Art Circles; However, what makes readers depressed is that since Liu Cixin became a full-time author, he has seldom produced works.

I don't know if he can't find inspiration, or if he has the identity of a full-time author, he loses his worries and thus loses the motivation to continue creating.

Generally speaking, Shen Long's qualifications are not enough to become a full-time author for the time being. If he wants to become a full-time author, it is not enough to rely on the National Excellent Short Story Award. Jia Pingwa won this award four or five years ago. Next year, when he was 30 years old, he entered the Federation of Literary and Art Circles and became a full-time writer.

But during this period of time, Shen Long's novel "Red Sorghum" caused a huge reaction in the literary world; well, according to the standards of the literary world, a novel with more than 100,000 words is a novel, and "Red Sorghum" is close to 140,000 words. It just meets the length requirements of a novel; in the literary world, the weight of short stories and novels is completely different.

Being able to write excellent short stories shows that you are talented in literary creation; and being able to write a sensational novel shows that you have already possessed a considerable level of literary creation ability, whether it is the ability to control words or the overall In terms of layout ability, the requirements for novels are much stricter than those for short stories.

As I said before, since the opening, domestic writers are also looking for new ways of writing, and the appearance of "Red Sorghum" has opened a new door for them, although García Márquez will not write until next year. It will win awards, but magic realism is not without influence in China.

Guatemalan writer Miguel Angel Asturias, a representative of magical realism, won the Nobel Prize in 1967 for "The Corn Man"; Red Empire writer Bulgakov's "The Master and Margery" "Special" is also circulated in China,

Now some long-sighted literary leaders have seen the vigorous vitality contained in "Red Sorghum".

They realized that magic realism naturally meets the needs of Chinese literature, and it would be a blessing for the domestic literary world if this literary method can be carried forward.

Shaanxi, as the province with the longest history in China, also has a lot of magical realism materials, so some seniors in the literary world in the province naturally don't want to miss this talent. He can concentrate on creating.

Full-time writers don't need to work, as long as they can produce works, they can still get a salary and have a high social status. When the well-known old writers in the province went to Huangyuan, Tian Fujun had to come out to accompany him.

And they will also provide you with various conveniences for your creation. If you want to write official articles, but you don’t understand the official procedures, it doesn’t matter. We will arrange a temporary job for you, and go to XX County as a deputy county magistrate. You will understand after staying there for half a year Well, Zhou Meisen once went to a certain city to work as the deputy secretary-general, otherwise he would not be able to write "In the Name of the People".

You want to write about life in coal mines, but you don’t know much about coal mines. It doesn’t matter. I will arrange for you to take a second job in the coal mines. Lu Yao once worked as the deputy director of the Propaganda Department in Tongchuan Mining Bureau.

In the literary world, there are many examples like this. Jia Pingwa once held a temporary post in Huaxi Village; Chen Zhongshi served as the deputy head of the Baqiao District; there are even writers who temporarily served as the general manager of a football club without being responsible for specific work. Just know what you want to know.

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With salary and social status, he can stay in the provincial capital to see Xiaoxia often, and when Xiaoxia goes there, he can follow her in the name of collecting folk songs or taking a job. This job is a great thing for Shen Long. After a little politeness, he agreed.

Then the Federation of Literary and Art Circles prepared a dormitory for him, saving him the trouble of finding a house by himself. Nowadays, it is not easy to rent a house, even if you have money, it is not easy to rent, let alone find a place with a beautiful and clean environment arranged by the Federation of Literary and Art Circles. Nice house now.

It just so happened that there was still a lot of manuscript fees, so Shen Long bought some furniture and electrical appliances, arranged the house beautifully, and got in touch with the seniors of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and established a good personal relationship.

These things took up a lot of Shen Long's time, and when they were done, Xiaoxia also finished her internship at the provincial newspaper, and the two returned to Huangyuan together.

Going back, Xiaoxia is about to graduate. The graduation season is a busy season. She is busy going through various procedures and saying goodbye to her classmates. I want to go back to Yuanxi County to have a look.