Before starting to read it, Su Tong did not have high expectations for this manuscript.
To be fair, it was hard for Su Tong to believe that the quality of this manuscript could be guaranteed when a manuscript of tens of thousands of words was handed in so quickly.
But when Su Tong read the previous paragraph, his views changed somewhat, because from the perspective of this novel alone, it can be judged that this is by no means a shoddy work.
He glanced at Yu Dong, who was staring at the teacup on the coffee table seriously, as if there was something eye-catching on the teacup.
Su Tong couldn't help but glance at the tea cup on the coffee table again.
There doesn't seem to be much to see.
Shaking his head, Su Tong continued to focus on the manuscript in his hand.
The angle of view at the beginning attracted him to continue looking down, and the aperture that appeared behind him refreshed Su Tong's spirits.
This...Su Tong suddenly thought of Marquez. As the most famous foreign writer in China in this era, Marquez definitely had a profound influence on Chinese writers, and Yu Dong's novel has a strong influence at the beginning.
The color of magical realism.
In other words, Yu Dong's magicism is no longer concealed, and is more straightforward than Marquez.
Since Marquez became famous, many works that imitated his style have appeared in China. However, these imitated works are only tangible but not soulful, and they look awkward no matter how you look at them.
Those writers always focus on Marquez's Latin American continent, but ignore the core of the work. The background and style of writing are neither fish nor fowl.
Yu Dong's novel is somewhat different. Although it has some hints of magical realism, it does not copy Marquez's formula.
Looking further down, Su Tong discovered some other things. Yu Dong seemed to be very good at it and liked to use symbolic techniques.
The halo of light in the sky, the continuous rain, the huge boat village... There are many such symbols in the novel. As for what you want to use these symbols to express, it depends on your opinion.
The most remarkable thing is that Yu Dong's main structure is very clear, and the main and branch lines of the story are rich yet clear.
You know, this novel is only 10,000 words long.
Think about it, how many things Yu Dong explained in these 10,000 words.
The main line of the story, the branch line from the main perspective, the development route of Ship Village, the conflicts and struggles between the two groups of dignitaries...
After Su Tong read the entire novel, he sighed deeply.
He always remembered what Yu Dong said just now that this novel could no longer be deleted, so when he was reading the book, he was always looking for anything that could be deleted.
But the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became, because he found that there was really nothing that could be deleted.
In many places, he felt that if it were him, he would not be able to express the meaning of the book in such concise words.
After reading the entire novel, the first four words that popped into Su Tong's mind were: hearty.
That’s right, it’s hearty.
A novel of more than 10,000 words, except for a glance at Yu Dong earlier, Su Tong did not move his eyes at all and read the entire story without stopping.
Su Tong put down the manuscript and touched his pocket but found no cigarettes, so he couldn't help but rub his face impatiently.
"Wait for me for a while."
Su Tong said something to Yu Dong and then hurried out of the office.
A minute later, Su Tong came back again with a lit cigarette in his mouth.
His face became soothed as the smoke filled the air. After sitting down on the sofa again, he pressed the manuscript with his left hand and sighed: "Yu Dong, you exceeded my expectations."
Yu Dong looked at Su Tong, and he could probably guess from his expression that he was very satisfied with his manuscript.
But Su Tong's words were not easy to answer, so Yu Dong just nodded slightly.
Su Tong continued: "To be honest, when I proposed the direction of folk mythology, I didn't actually think too much in this direction. If I had been asked to write it at that time, I would have been confused. But you are different. Not only did you find a different approach,
It is also very consistent with the direction of our selection this time. It organically combines Chinese myths and legends with Jinling folklore. Moreover, through folklore, the purpose of the article is suddenly raised to the construction of human social civilization.
…”
When it comes to the content of the novel, Su Tong talks eloquently. It can be seen that he really likes this novel.
"After "The Ordination", I haven't read such an exciting short story for a long time." Su Tong concluded.
This shocked Yu Dong.
What is "Ordained"? It is Wang Zengqi's masterpiece, and was later selected as the most influential work in the past 40 years.
And Su Tong actually directly compared "Mending the Sky" with "Being Ordained", which is the highest praise for "Mending the Sky".
Yu Dongji liked the novel "Ordained" to the point where it was deeply rooted in his bones. When he heard Su Tong praise him so much, in addition to being somewhat honored, he was even more terrified.
How virtuous and capable is he in the East? Can his works be compared with "The Ordination"?
"No, no, senior brother, you are really exaggerating." Yu Dong said quickly.
Su Tong said: "I just expressed my own feelings, and I don't know why, after reading your novel, I was a little eager to write a story like this."
"That's great. I believe that Senior Brother you will be able to write very good works." Yu Dong said.
He is not flattering Su Tong, but speaking from the bottom of his heart. In fact, his article "Mending the Sky" was inspired by Su Tong's "Binu", but Su Tong has not published this article yet.
Just a novel.
It's just that Su Tong himself didn't know about this. He took a sip and continued to shift the topic to Yu Dong's novel, "This novel "Zhongshan" magazine used it."
Yu Dong didn't expect Su Tong to make such a straightforward decision. He originally thought he would think about it for a while, after all, the length of the article was indeed a lot longer.
"Then this page..."
"Length is not an issue. One issue of "Zhongshan" won't be unable to find two thousand words. Besides, there is room for the space I set before, and the others will definitely not exceed the stipulated length.
We’ve used them all, so when the time comes, I just need to give you what others haven’t used.”
Hearing what Su Tong said, Yu Dong felt relieved. He nodded and said: "In that case, I am lucky enough to live up to my fate. After all, this is your senior brother's first time asking me to compile a manuscript. I can't let you lose face."
When Su Tong heard Yu Dong's words, he laughed: "After all this, in the end you still have the mentality of handing in your homework. But it doesn't matter, just hand in your homework. You're good at handing in your homework. You're the best at it."
Chapter completed!