1980 My literary era

On Thursday morning, Lin Weimin received a letter from Zhijiang.

It was sent by Yu Hua.

In the letter, Yu Hua told Lin Weimin the good news that he had been transferred from Wuyuan Town Health Center to the County Cultural Center, and this work transfer was entirely due to the publication of "Stars" in "Contemporary".

Lin Weimin calculated the time and found that "Stars" was published in the third issue of "Contemporary" this year and was released in May.

It is not yet July, which means that it has only been just over a month since the work was published. Yu Hua has completed a leap in his life with the short story "Stars", from a non-professional dentist to a semi-professional dentist. Literary worker.

Yu Hua's experience is also the only way for most writers or literature lovers in this era.

They used to be farmers, workers, doctors, and soldiers. Their works were published. When the local government saw their talents and achievements in literary creation, they would be given temporary positions in the cultural department. They were basically amateur writers.

When more works are published, or their influence reaches a higher level, and they join the Chinese Writers Association, they will naturally become full-time writers. Not only will they have public offices, but their royalties will also be high.

Yu Hua was very excited in the letter. His biggest wish was not to go to work. He used to see people wandering on the street and asked them why they didn't go to work.

People said that shopping was work. Yu Hua was so excited that he asked what unit he worked in. He was told that it was a cultural center.

From then on, the cultural center became a place that Yu Hua always dreamed of.

Now, the dream has come true!

In addition to talking about the job transfer, Yu Hua also talked about one thing in his letter, which was his feelings after watching "Farewell My Concubine".

Lin Weimin looked at the letter and frowned.

What does it mean? Is this kid planning to turn on the "depression" mode now?

The most important thing is that he was actually inspired by Farewell My Concubine, which he wrote.

Lin Weimin didn't know what to say for a moment.

Leave the sadness to the readers and the happiness to yourself.

It has to be you!

I really don’t know if Yu Hua’s readers will send him blades in the future if they know the truth.

After Lin Weimin thought about it, he wrote a letter to Yu Hua to encourage him. Now that he has better creative conditions than before, he needs to produce more works.

As for the creative issues that Yu Hua asked for advice in the letter, Lin Weimin said nothing. This kind of thing cannot be left on paper. If it is dug out by others, it will be evidence of crime. It is better to wait and teach him face to face when we have the opportunity to meet in the future.

Compared with when he first joined the editorial department, Lin Weimin is much less humane now.

Writers are the donkeys who work for publications. They cannot be allowed to live too comfortably, otherwise problems will arise.

Except himself, of course.

After get off work in the evening, Lin Weimin was too lazy to finish cooking and ate outside before returning to the courtyard.

As soon as he entered the house, before he could take a rest, he heard voices at the door of the courtyard.

"For the people, open the door!"

Lin Weimin opened the courtyard door, and Wang Shuo's round face looked even richer, with a proud look on his face.

"Hey! Rare visitor!" Lin Weimin greeted with a smile.

Behind Wang Shuo was this square-faced man. He introduced: "This is my son Xie Jing. This is the great writer, Comrade Lin Weimin."

Wang Shuo's tone was very informal when he introduced it, which made people's teeth itch.

Lin Weimin said hello to Xie Jing and let them into the courtyard.

"It has to be your small courtyard, which is sober and elegant. Once you come here, you won't want to leave." Wang Shuo lay carelessly on the lounge chair under the tree.

His familiarity was not annoying. Lin Weimin smiled and asked, "I haven't seen you for a while. How is your business going?"

Lin Weimin's words struck a chord in Wang Shuo's heart, and he stood up excitedly, "Hey! Tell me, my buddy is making money this time!"

Lin Weimin looked at Xie Jing, "Did he tell others the same thing?"

Xie Jing smiled and said: "How can we not, that is, with you. We are usually very strict with each other, and we don't let any air leak out."

Wang Shuo said before that he was going to the south to do business with a friend, and that friend was Xie Jing.

Xie Jing is about the same age as Wang Shuo. He retired from the army the year before last and was admitted to Capital Normal University last year. However, he dropped out after less than a year. Now he is a cadre of a district government in Yanjing.

Lin Weimin nodded and said: "What you two did is serious, it's good to be stricter."

He knew that Xie Jing was from the third generation of reds and had a rich background, but these days, forget about them.

Wang Shuo said: "Don't worry, we just keep silent and make a lot of money."

"Have you eaten yet?" Lin Weimin asked.

"No. I'm planning to come over and treat you to a meal!"

"I've just finished eating."

Wang Shuo grabbed Lin Weimin and said, "I didn't ask you to eat. Come on, have a drink!"

It can be seen that Wang Shuo, who has made money, has got rid of the depressed state of the past few days. He is proud and a little swollen at the same time.

Wang Shuo wanted to drag Lin Weimin to Lao Mo to eat Russian food, but Lin Weimin refused, "Why should we drink and eat Russian food?"

A few people found a restaurant on the street, ordered a few dishes and started drinking.

Xie Jing said: "Wei Min is a real person."

Lin Weimin smiled and asked, "Why do you say that?"

"There are people who can refuse to eat with Lao Mo, but you are the first one who says that Lao Mo is not suitable for drinking."

He glanced at Wang Shuo with disdain in his eyes, "Only a hard-working guy like this who has just earned three melons and two dates can think of going to Lao Mo Se for a drink."

Wang Shuo was not angry even if he was looked down upon. He and Xie Jing grew up in the General Training Campus and had a deep relationship.

"Yes, yes, I am short-sighted and can't compare to you two." Wang Shuo said with an ironic tone.

After a few jokes, the conversation among them unconsciously turned to the topic of "speculation", and they spoke in very low voices.

Wang Shuo and Xie Jing went to Yangcheng. They bought the electronic watch for five yuan and sold it for eighty-five yuan when they came back.

For the sake of sales, the two of them did not bulk up the goods themselves after delivering the goods to Yanjing. Instead, they found some friends and gave them a commission of 30 yuan as long as they could sell a watch.

Driven by profit, the business of Wang Shuo and the two went extremely smoothly, and they had made tens of thousands of dollars in two months.

Wang Shuo was very happy when he talked about this, and Lin Weimin was moved when he heard it.

However, he also knew that the nature of Wang Shuo's and others' affairs was pure speculation, and they would be like squatting on the fence if caught.

Wang Shuo is the elder brother in the courtyard, and he has a young man like Xie Jing to protect him. Just seeing that Xie Jing is now pretending to be a cadre and not going to work to do business, you can tell how strong his relationship is.

This kind of business cannot be done by ordinary people.

After a heavy drink, when he came out of the tavern drunk, Lin Weimin did not forget to tell Wang Shuo, "You have to be careful when doing business, don't be too ostentatious!"

"I understand! Don't worry."

Wang Shuo said carelessly with a red face.