1980 My literary era

Lin Weimin's trip to Shanxi was postponed for a few days because of the classes he gave to Rong Shihui Institute of Literature, but it finally took place at the end of May.

He and Zhang Zhong'e spent more than a day wandering around on the green leather train.

After getting off the train, Lin Weimin was carrying a luggage bag and was dressed neatly. On the other hand, Zhang Zhonge was much more depressed. He was carrying a wrinkled soft cloth bag in his hand, just like an antique dealer who went to the countryside to collect goods.

The two of them walked and chatted together. This was not Zhang Zhong'e's first visit to Shanxi.

He came here once last year, when he was discussing an article about "The Trekker" with the author Jiao Zurao.

In fact, these matters can be solved by writing a letter, but Zhang Zhong'e still worried about making a trip. In addition, he also had to make a trip to several other Shanxi authors, including Zheng Zheng, whom we talked about last time. Yi.

Taiyuan is an ancient city with many scenic spots, but Lin Weimin and Zhang Zhong'e were on a business trip and had no intention of visiting those scenic spots.

The two of them booked a room in the Bingzhou Hotel and went to have a meal with the author Jiao Zurao, who was acquainted with Zhang Zhonge.

Then the troops were divided into two groups, Lin Weimin went to Yuci, and Zhang Zhonge went to Yuanping.

Lin Weimin went to Yuci by long-distance bus. He spent all day on the road. He went to see He Yunlu first.

He Yunlu is an employee of Yuci Nylon Factory. He lives in a dilapidated bungalow in the factory. His wife Luo Xuake is also a writer.

She was washing clothes when Lin Weimin came. He Yunlu greeted Lin Weimin and went to fetch water. He waited for a while before coming back.

"The conditions in your place are a bit poor!" Lin Weimin felt a little uncomfortable looking at this place.

"This place is relatively quiet and no one disturbs me. It's good."

Last year, He Yunlu's "New Star" was published in the first issue of "Contemporary", which aroused great response. He has also become one of the most popular writers in the literary world. He has been flooded with numerous manuscript requests, interviews, and conference invitations. Overwhelmed.

"What's wrong? Isn't it bad to be famous?" Lin Weimin asked with a smile.

He Yunlu shook his head, "I longed for it before being famous, but now that I know it, it's not a pleasant feeling."

This era is different from that of later generations. In later generations, once you become famous, profit will follow.

But nowadays, being famous is really just being famous, and you won't earn a dime more, so becoming famous seems very useless to many people.

Lin Weimin asked He Yunlu again what he was writing recently. He took out the manuscript he was writing. Like "New Star", it was also a work about officialdom.

The novel has just begun with tens of thousands of words. Judging from the content alone, it is much less stunning than "New Star".

Lin Weimin gave He Yunlu some advice and asked Luo Xuake if she had any recent works.

Luo Xueke took out a novella "The Power of Women". Lin Weimin read it carefully and felt that the quality was acceptable.

"This article can be put into a special account, what do you think?"

Luo Xuake said happily: "Of course that is the best!"

After getting the manuscript, Lin Weimin left in a hurry.

He Yunlu and his wife tried to persuade him to stay and wanted to treat him to a meal.

Lin Weimin smiled and said, "Okay. Saying that you want to treat guests to dinner is not only awkward for you, but also for me."

He Yunlu loves philosophy and has a somewhat withdrawn personality. He is now showing signs of living in isolation and will plunge headlong into the Q Gong craze in the next few years.

After coming out of He Yun Road, Lin Weimin found a guest house and stayed in Yuci City.

Early the next morning, he found Zheng Yi.

Zheng Yi is from Yanjing and attended Shuimu High School.

So Lin Weimin and he had a common topic, because Shi Tiesheng also studied in this school.

"Haha, Tiesheng told me. When he was in school, you were already very famous in the attached middle school. "Zheng Kuai'er" was a 100-meter champion and a shot put champion. His calves were like two lanterns, and his chest muscles were also very famous. Very developed. Let those boys like them be greedy!"

Lin Weimin's witty words reminded Zheng Yi of the years when he was studying, with a look of nostalgia on his face.

"It's all in the past, it can't happen now."

The two chatted for a while. When it came to the problem of the manuscript, Lin Weimin said: "This novel still needs to be revised. I wonder if you have time?"

"No problem." Zheng Yi agreed happily.

Revising manuscripts is a common occurrence for authors who want to publish their works.

"How long will it take to complete the changes?" Lin Weimin asked.

"It's hard to say." Zheng Yi looked hesitant. He is also an editor now and writing is just a hobby.

“We at Contemporary Magazine are planning to create a ‘Special Issue for Shanxi Writers.’ You still need to have a similar schedule for the manuscripts, so that we can coordinate the layout.”

Lin Weimin said this and saw Zheng Yi's hesitation, so he asked: "How about going to Yanjing to revise the manuscript? Live in the guest house of our unit and enjoy cadre treatment, with a subsidy of two yuan a day, and take a leave from work. This way Revising the manuscript without distractions can also go faster.”

Teacher Lin saw it clearly and continued to confuse: "This manuscript should be revised very quickly. If you have time, you can also meet your old friends in Yanjing."

Zheng Yi's heart skipped a beat when he was told that, and he said without further hesitation, "Okay."

The two agreed to go to Beijing to revise the manuscript. Zheng Yi asked for leave from his work unit, while Lin Weimin returned to Taiyuan.

After three days of going back and forth, Zhang Zhong'e also came back at this time. This time he went to meet the two authors, Cheng Yi and Li Rui, and brought back two manuscripts.

Hearing that Lin Weimin had tricked Zheng Yi into going to Yanjing to revise his manuscript, Zhang Zhonge smiled happily.

Revising the manuscript = closing the small black room has now become the consensus of the editorial department of "Contemporary" and a large number of authors. They rarely take the initiative to mention this matter to the authors for fear of causing misunderstandings.

Lin Weimin told Zhang Zhong'e about He Yunlu's current conditions. He was already a famous young writer all over the country, and his living situation was indeed a bit shabby. In a few years, this guy would be a bit out of place, but now he is still a good thing after all.

Lin Weimin and Zhang Zhonge found Jiao Zurao and were introduced to the two leaders of the SX Provincial Literary and Art Association, hoping that they could come forward to help solve He Yunlu's life difficulties.

After meeting, the other party said that they needed time to implement it.

Lin Weimin and Zhang Zhonge did not wait for news in Taiyuan, so they had to return to Yanjing first.

This trip to Shanxi was quite fruitful. Not only did I bring back several novels, but I also brought back an author.

Zheng Yi arrived two days after Lin Weimin and others returned to Yanjing, and was arranged to the guest house on the third floor.

Two days later, Lin Weimin received a call from Jiao Zurao. After negotiating with the Yuci Nylon Factory where He Yunlu worked, the Cultural Association provided He Yunlu with two convenient conditions.

First, you can write at home without work, and your salary will be paid by the agency.

Second, the factory improved the housing conditions for He Yunlu and his wife and moved into a tube building.

Lin Weimin was somewhat relieved to receive this news.

Liu Yin joked: "Our editor Lin is so powerful in his words. He helped the author solve a big problem after going out to write a draft!"

Colleagues also laughed and laughed, but Zhang Zhonge looked serious and said: "Wei Min is a good editor who serves writers wholeheartedly!"

"Look! Look! You people are so superficial!" Lin Weimin said proudly.

Another day later, Tong Zhonggui came to the editorial department to help and took the initiative to find Lin Weimin.

Lin Weimin asked: "Have you thought clearly about work?"

Tong Zhonggui is an 80-year-old student of Yenching Normal University. He just graduated this year. There is now more than a month left. Lin Weimin talked to him on behalf of the editorial department and asked him if he was willing to stay in "Contemporary".

In principle, college students these days are assigned to their place of origin after graduation. Tong Zhonggui is from Jiangsu, so he will naturally return to his hometown after graduation.

According to the original trajectory, he will become the youngest editor of "Zhongshan" next year, and then he will be out of control on the literary road and publish a series of masterpieces.

Of course, Tong Zhonggui had thought carefully about approaching Lin Weimin directly. "Contemporary" is the leading magazine in the country. Of course, Tong Zhonggui wanted to work here. He went back to communicate with his family these days. After all, he was going to stay in Yanjing to work.

Tong Zhonggui had already had this idea in his mind since he first tried to become a volunteer with the Chinese Literature Society. Now that he got what he wanted, he was only happy.

"Mr. Lin, I hope to stay and work in "Contemporary"."

"Okay! We have another new student (kou) in our editorial department!"

Lin Weimin pulled Tong Zhonggui and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to the director!"

After Tong Zhonggui happily reported the matter to Meng Weizai, after Tong Zhonggui left, Meng Weizai told Lin Weimin a piece of news.

Rong Shihui is being transferred!

"Being transferred to the Writers' Publishing House is considered a high promotion. I was supposed to leave at the end of last year, but the editorial department where you caused trouble was so panicked that you suspended work. If Lao Rong leaves again, the work of the editorial department will be delayed. That’s why it was postponed for a while.”

Lin Weimin felt a little guilty. He didn't expect that Lao Rong's promotion was delayed because of his own reasons. This was really not the case.

"Then I have to say farewell to Comrade Lao Rong!" Lin Weimin said.

"Go ahead." Meng Weizai waved his hand.

Two days later in the evening, the editorial team of "Contemporary" gathered in Shichahai courtyard after get off work.

Originally, Lin Weimin planned to find a hotel, but Lao Meng was too stingy and said that the standard was too high and violated the regulations.

Lin Weimin had no choice but to arrange the farewell banquet at his home.

"When you become a leader, you have a dark heart! This is letting the donkey work without giving it food."

While Meng Weizai was going to the toilet, Lin Weimin arranged the leadership in front of everyone.

Everyone was laughing and joking. Tong Zhonggui, who had decided to stay in "Contemporary", was filled with envy. When would he be able to speak ill of his leader in front of his colleagues like this?

No, we are as close to our leaders and colleagues as one family!

The food and drinks were all brought by my colleagues. A group of people came together and quickly set up a banquet.

Rong Shihui is the protagonist today. He stood up with a cup filled with tea. His illness was not cured yet.

"Here, let me say a few words."

As soon as he spoke, Liu Yin couldn't help but joked: "Old Rongxing, you have already set an example as soon as you become a leader!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

After everyone had finished laughing, Rong Shihui continued to say seriously: "Today, everyone specially sent me a farewell banquet for Lao Rong. Thank you. But I think today is not only my farewell banquet, but also Comrade Tong's welcome banquet. Send me off." My old friend, we have a new comrade in our editorial department. Young man, do your best, our "Contemporary" is a good place."

The last words were said to Tong Zhonggui. Tong Zhonggui stood up quickly when his name was called, full of youthfulness.

"Everybody sit down, everybody sit down!" Meng Weizai pushed Tong Zhonggui down and said, "Don't be nervous."

The atmosphere of the farewell banquet was very good, with a touch of sadness, but the overall atmosphere was still joyful and upbeat.

After the meal, everyone didn't drink too much wine and looked tipsy.

Liu Yin, Yao Shuzhi and Tong Zhonggui cleaned up the mess, and Lin Weimin sent several old comrades out.

After cleaning up, Liu Yin and Yao Shuzhi also left, and Lin Weimin saw them off.

Tong Zhonggui fell last, and Lin Weimin said: "Your school is quite close, right?"

Yanjing Normal University is located in Taipingzhuang, just a few miles away from Shichahai.

Tong Zhonggui smiled and said, "Well, it's only a few miles away. It'll only take a short walk."

Lin Weimin patted him on the shoulder, "We will be colleagues from now on!"

Tong Zhonggui nodded, feeling suddenly excited.

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