Chapter 1205
Chapter 1205: The Qilu Literature Prize Judging Panel
Translator: Legge Editor: Legge
On this day.
The nominee list for one of the most coveted literary awards, the Qilu Literature Prize, was released!
The list was packed with several dozen names and novels!
Spring Returns, Han Dong
Love by the Lake, Liu Tianqi
River Maple, Li Duan
Fortress Besieged, Zhang Ye
And so on.
This was the grandest affair in the literary field. After the warm-up that was the Yanhong Literary Prize, the Qilu Literature Prize selection attracted even more attention.
The Yanhong Literary Prize, Qilu Literature Prize, and another literary award made up three of the most coveted awards in the literary field. Although they were supposed to be equal in standing, some basic differences in value and influence still existed between the three awards. It was headed by the Qilu Literature Prize since full-length novels were the most influential to the mainstream. So the Qilu Literature Prize was considered the most prestigious of the three highest awards in literature and also the most difficult title to achieve in the literary field.
Just like the Mao Dun Literature Prize, Lu Xun Literary Prize, Lao She Literary Award, and other literary awards 1 of Zhang Ye's previous world, it was clear that the Mao Dun Literature Prize was the most prestigious of all.
The Qilu Literature Prize was basically the equivalent to the Mao Dun Literature Prize back in Zhang Ye's previous world!
Online.
"It's finally here!"
"The Qilu Literature Prize, what a heavyweight!"
"I wonder who the winners will be this time!"
"Master Liu Tianqi should be able to win, right? The committee owes him one from the previous time!"
"That's difficult to say. Just look at the Yanhong Literary Prize awards. Everyone felt that Zhang Ye had a very good chance of winning, but how did that turn out? He didn't get anything at all, so it's really too difficult to make any predictions."
"Don't bring up the Yanhong Literary Prize anymore, ptui!"
"Haha, the officials on the Yanhong Literary Prize committee have been badly scolded the past few days."
"Yeah, even for someone like me who's not a fan of Zhang Ye feels that he has been wronged this time. When Zhang Ye got into fights, I criticized him. When he created trouble, I couldn't bear to look. But when he deserves the honor, I have to give it to him. We have to be reasonable here. His poetry and essays are truly deserving of the Yanhong Literary Prize!"
"Previous poster's view is very fair. I am not Zhang Ye's fan either. I feel that the seven Heavenly Kings and Queens all know how to behave better than Zhang Ye, but his results and contribution to the literary world cannot be denied."
"Eh, have a look at this, quickly!"
"A look at what?"
"Huh, why is Zhang Ye's name on the nominee list?"
"Ah? Damn, it's really there!"
"Zhang Ye? Fortress Besieged?"
"What is this? What book is this Fortress Besieged?"
"Zhang Ye hasn't written that book."
"You silly people, there are so many authors out there who are named Zhang Ye. I personally know of two literary figures named Zhang Ye."
"Hai, so that's how it is. I was surprised for a moment there."
"He really does have a common name."
"Haha, that's what I thought too! Would Zhang Ye know how to write literary fiction 2 !"
"I love Ghost Blows Out the Light the most!"
Everyone joked around some and did not take the appearance of this name too seriously after that.
Even the media reporters and industry insiders did not think too much about it. Zhang Ye's previous books were all famous, and everyone had really not heard of him writing a book titled Fortress Besieged.
The reporters were all busy working on their drafts, with some of chasing after interviews with several key authors, while others were writing reports to help the general public understand more about the literary awards.
Such as the following: The literary field's awards are unlike those given out in the film and television industry. In the film and television industry, there are all sorts of different top award ceremonies held in China, in Hong Kong, and also globally. It's possible for one person to win a lot of them, like Zhang Yuanqi, or even Ning Lan, who had won the highest honors in the film and television industry more than once. It's even possible to win the same awards repeatedly. Perhaps they would take the crown of Best Actress this year, and then win it again during the next year. Even though it rarely happens, it's still a possibility. However, it's different for the highest honors of the literary field. Here, although there are no hard and fast rules outlining it, there are some practices and traditions that have gained the consensus of the Chinese literary field. For one, an author could only win one of the highest domestic honors in their entire lifetime!
Take for example.
Once a certain person won the Yanhong Literary Prize, the future Yanhong Literary Prize committees would never let them be nominated again. No matter how good that person's future works are or how well they do, it wouldn't matter. This is due to the fact that they've won it before. Furthermore, once either one of the three highest honors were won, they would lose their qualification to receive any of the other two highest honors.
If they'd won the Yanhong Literary Prize before, they wouldn't have a chance of winning the Qilu Literature Prize.
If they won the Qilu Literature Prize, there wouldn't be a need to win the other awards anyway.
This was generally how it was.
The public was getting rowdy.
Especially in the literary field. It was as though they were in the opening of the Olympics. Many of the literary figures were currently very active, appearing on all the different major television stations and enjoying the attention that this grand literary affair was shining on them.
…
Meanwhile.
The members of the Qilu Literature Prize judging panel were almost coming to blows with each other!
Someone banged on the table and shouted, "I don't agree with this!"
Someone said with a darkened expression, "Why was Zhang Ye placed in the shortlist?"
Elder Qian explained, "I was the one who nominated him."
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