From Vladimir to Moscow, there was only one stop in the middle, and the stop time was only five minutes. Therefore, the train that Sokov and Werner took took only two hours and thirty-eight minutes to reach Moscow.
stand.
When getting off the car, Sokov asked Werner curiously: "Comrade screenwriter, how do we get to the publishing house?"
"Before I came back, I had asked the studio to arrange for someone to pick me up." Werner replied: "Comrade General, you can ride with me to the publishing house."
Sokov knew very well that there was no subway near the train station, only buses and trams, and it would take two transfers to get to the publishing house. And if you take the studio's special car, you can reach your destination very quickly. Thoughts
Here, he nodded and said: "Okay, comrade screenwriter, then I will take advantage of you and give you a ride!"
As soon as the two walked out of the station, a middle-aged man who looked like a driver came over and greeted Werner: "Hello, comrade screenwriter! Welcome back to Moscow. I parked the car on the side of the road. Please come with me.
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Soon, the three of them got into a black car parked on the roadside.
After the driver closed the door, he turned around and asked Werner, who was sitting in the back seat: "Comrade screenwriter, shall we go back to the studio now?"
"We won't go back for the time being." Werner shook his head and said, "Please take us to the National Literary Publishing House."
When he heard that he was going to the publishing house, the driver had a surprised expression on his face, but he didn't ask any questions, started the car and drove in the direction of the publishing house.
"Comrade General, let me introduce the situation to you." Werner said to Sokov: "The publishing house was established in 1930. Its original name was the National Literature and Art Publishing House. In 1934, it was renamed the National Literature and Art Publishing House. The editor-in-chief was named
Xie Keluo is an old friend of mine, and I will take you to see him. As long as he nods to this matter, the publishing work will soon be scheduled."
The car soon arrived at the door of the National Literary Publishing House, a tall stone building. There were two sentries standing guard at the door. When they saw Sokov getting out of the car, they immediately stood at attention and turned to him.
After giving a gun salute, Sokov raised his hand to his forehead, returned the salute to the two men, and followed Werner into the building.
After the two entered the building, Sokov curiously asked Werner: "Comrade screenwriter, why are there soldiers standing guard at the door of the publishing house?"
"The publishing house is an important department, so security is naturally very tight." Werner told Sokov: "During the war, not only were sentries standing guard at the door, but there were also sandbag fortifications on both sides of the door, and even the windows on the street side.
There are also several machine guns mounted on the street to block the street in front of the publishing house. Now that the war is over, the security force has been greatly reduced, so that there are only two sentries at the door."
Soon, Werner walked into a room. He quickly came to a female secretary and asked politely: "I am Werner. I am a good friend of your editor-in-chief Xie Keluo. Is he in the office?"
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"Yes, Comrade Werner." The female secretary nodded and said, "Wait a moment, he is on the phone inside."
Unexpectedly, after Werner listened, he turned to Sokov and said: "Comrade General, let's go in."
"But," Sokov heard what the female secretary said and said a little embarrassedly: "Didn't this girl say that Editor-in-Chief Xie Keluo was on the phone?"
"Yes, he is on the phone." Werner said carelessly: "But we can go in and sit down first. After he finishes the phone call, we can talk about things directly." After that, he opened the door and left.
Go in.
Seeing that Werner had already entered an office inside, it was obviously inappropriate for Sokov to stay here any longer. He smiled apologetically at the female secretary and followed him in. As soon as he entered, he closed the door.
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There is a desk facing the door, and a half-bald middle-aged man sitting behind the desk is speaking loudly with a microphone in his hand: "...I have already talked with Comrade Fadeev, and he finally
The novel will be finished by tomorrow. You have to arrange the printing of the novel in advance..."
The middle-aged man mentioned Fadeev, which made Sokov couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Could it be that the Fadeev he mentioned was the one who wrote "Young Guards"? In his own mind,
In my impression, this book seemed to have been published during this time period.
After another round of phone calls, the middle-aged man put down the phone, stood up, walked around the desk, walked up to Werner, shook hands with him, and said with a smile: "Werner, didn't you go to Vladimir?
When did you come back?"
"I came directly to you as soon as I got off the train." After saying that, he pulled the middle-aged man to Sokov and continued: "Xie Keluo, let me introduce to you. This is Sokov.
General Cove, I came here with him. Comrade General, this is Xie Keluo, the editor-in-chief of the publishing house."
"Hello, Comrade Editor-in-Chief." Sokov waited for Werner to finish speaking, then took the initiative to extend his hand to Sekoro and said in a friendly tone: "Nice to meet you."
"Hello, Comrade General." Knowing that Sokov came specifically to see him, Xie Keluo couldn't help but mutter in his heart. He didn't seem to know this general. What was he doing to come to him? With such a person
In doubt, he asked tentatively: "I wonder what you want to see me for?"
Before Sokov could speak, Werner rushed to say: "Sekoro, General Sokov has written a novel and hopes to publish it. For this reason, I specially brought him here to see you."
Unexpectedly, as soon as Werner finished speaking, Xie Keluo's expression became cold. He looked at Sokov and asked in a polite and distant tone: "Comrade General, I wonder which university you graduated from?"
Among the universities in Moscow, the only ones Sokov knew best were Moscow University and Friendship University.
The full name of Moscow State University is Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov Moscow State University, also known as Moscow State Lomonosov University. It was founded in 1755 by the tsarist Russian educator Mikhail Vasily
Initiated and founded by Vych Lomonosov, it is the largest and oldest comprehensive research institution of higher learning in the Russian Federation, Europe's top, world-famous institution of higher learning, International Public University Forum, European Capital University Alliance, Europe
Member of University Association.
The Friendship University, the full name of the Russian People's Friendship University, is one of the famous national comprehensive universities in Russia. The school was founded in 1960. It is an emerging and famous institution focusing on the study of international relations and world culture. It is known as
"The cradle of world statesmen".
However, Sokov only knew about the two schools, but did not attend them. Therefore, when he heard Xie Keluo's question, he could only answer awkwardly: "I'm sorry, Comrade Editor-in-Chief, I haven't attended them."
University!"
Knowing that Sokov had not gone to college, a look of contempt flashed in Xiekoluo's eyes, and he then asked: "I wonder if you have any creative experience before, or have you published works in any journals?"
"No, I have never published any works." Sokov replied simply: "This is the first time I write."
"Comrade General, please forgive me." After understanding Sokov's general situation, Xiekoluo said in a polite tone: "Writing is different from commanding operations. Maybe you are an excellent general, but it does not mean that you
You can become a good writer."
"Comrade Editor-in-Chief, I agree with your statement." Sokov expressed his agreement with Shekoro's statement: "Every line is like a mountain. A good general may not necessarily become a good writer. Likewise, a good writer can't be a good writer."
You may not necessarily become an excellent general. But there are exceptions to everything. Please read my manuscript first and then discuss whether my book is possible for publication, okay?" After saying that, he took something out of the briefcase he was carrying.
After publishing the manuscript, he held it in both hands and handed it to Xie Keluo.
But Xie Keluo did not reach out to pick it up. Instead, he said tactfully: "Comrade General, it is a good thing that you want to learn writing. But some things cannot be achieved in one step and need to accumulate over time. I suggest that you use two to three years of practice to learn writing."
Take time to learn writing, and then start creating after you have a sufficient foundation in writing. That way, you have a greater chance of success."
Facing Shekoro's indifference, Werner couldn't stand it anymore. He grabbed the manuscript from Sokov's hand, forced it into Shekoro's hand, and said in a rude tone: "I said
Xie Keluo, please don’t make the mistake of empiricism. Please tell me about General Sokov’s writing level after reading this manuscript.”
"Yes, Comrade Editor-in-Chief." Sokov said next to him: "If you say that this book is not well written after reading it, I will immediately turn away and leave, and I will never pester you again."
To be fair, Xie Keluo didn't think Sokov could write any good works, but considering the identity of the other party and for Werner's face, he could only reluctantly say: "Werner, for your sake
, I can read one-tenth of the content first, and if it doesn’t suit my liking, I won’t care about our friendship.”
Werner, who had read the manuscript a long time ago, nodded when he heard what Xie Keluo said and agreed to the other party's proposal: "Xie Keluo, if you read one-tenth of the book and still think this book is not good, what are we going to do?"
Don’t say anything, just take your things and leave. Okay?”
After both parties reached a consensus, Xie Keluo returned to his desk and sat down, opened the book and started browsing.
At the beginning, he was a little absent-minded, with a completely perfunctory attitude. But as he read, he was attracted by the plot of the book. After half an hour, one-tenth of the content he planned to read had already been read.
After finishing reading, he still held the manuscript and continued reading.
Seeing this, Werner turned his head and smiled at Sokov, indicating to him that the matter was already settled.
After a few more minutes, Werner coughed heavily, interrupting Xie Keluo's reading. After the other party raised his head, he deliberately said: "I said Xie Keluo, you should have read one-tenth of the content.
You've finished reading it. Now you can return the manuscript to us and we'll leave immediately." After saying that, he stood up and at the same time winked at Sokov, indicating that he would also stand up like him.
Sure enough, when Sokov also stood up, Xie Keluo panicked. Because of the reading just now, he completely understood that although the general in front of him was writing a book for the first time, the quality of the book was not bad at all.
If published, it might become a popular best-seller. At this moment, his attitude towards Sokov has undergone a 180-degree turn. If just now he was still thinking about how to drive Sokov away, now he is thinking about how to drive Sokov away.
I wish the other party would stay and have a good discussion with me about my creative ideas.
"Comrade General, I was so rude just now, please don't mind." Xie Keluo said to Sokov respectfully: "I really didn't expect that it was your first time to write a novel, and you actually wrote it so wonderfully. You must have something.
Writing talent.”
"Sekoro," seeing his friend's attitude towards Sokov change, Werner said proudly: "When I went to Vladimir, the deputy director Comrade Eisenstein asked me to go find General Sokov.
It was reported that I would help him adapt the novel into a movie script. To be honest, I was quite reluctant at the time. Just like you, a general commanding a battle may be a good person, but when it comes to writing novels, then
He is an out-and-out layman. But when I read this book written by the general, I was immediately stunned. I never expected that a general who has experienced many battles can create such wonderful works."
"Yes, yes, Werner, you are right." Xie Keluo nodded vigorously and agreed: "After reading the book written by the general, I realized that I was looking at people through colored glasses and almost missed a person.
Excellent writer. Originally we already had a good writer, and now we have a writer like General. When we review it at the end of the year, the publishing results will be quite good."
"The other excellent writer you mentioned is the Fadeev you just mentioned, right?"
"Yes, that's him."
"Comrade Editor-in-Chief," Sokov couldn't help but interrupt after hearing this: "Is the novel written by Comrade Fadeev "The Young Guards"?"
After hearing this, Xie Keluo's eyes widened in surprise: "Comrade General, how do you know? Yes, the novel written by Comrade Fadeev is "The Young Guards"."
"I've heard it said before," Sokov said: "In February and March of this year, this book was serialized in the "Flag" magazine. In early April, "Komsomolskaya Pravda" also started serializing it from the 83rd issue.
I think you may have just been arranging the issue of a separate volume."
"You are right, Comrade General." Xie Keluo agreed with Sokov's speculation: "After this book was serialized in newspapers and magazines, its results have been very good. In order to facilitate more readers to read this good book,
Book, I specially organized manpower to prepare and publish a single volume."
"I have read this book and know some of its contents." Sokov said to Werner: ""Young Guards" is a patriotic heroic epic. The novel is divided into two parts: the first part describes July 1942.
The scene when the German invaders invaded the city of Krasnorton and the local residents retreated; the lower part describes a series of struggles launched by the 'Young Guards' under the leadership of the state senior official Prokhenko and the district senior official Liu Dikov against the enemy."
"Comrade General." After hearing Sokov's words, Xiekoluo knew that he had really read this book, so he asked tentatively: "Do you like this book?"
"The story is quite well written, but I don't like the ending very much." Sokov remembered that the young resisters finally fell into the hands of the Germans and were all killed. He shook his head and said, "If they can
Surviving until the day of victory is the most ideal happy ending. Unfortunately, they all fell under the German butcher knife in the end."
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