1980 My literary era

"Lin, these writers in your country are too perverse and too self-righteous. I heard others describe the situation at the scene to me. Aren't they just a replica of the past? Others just said a few different opinions. It was simply terrible!

This group of people has completely shattered the perfect image you have established for Chinese writers in France. It is really disappointing. "

The person who was talking to Lin Weimin on the phone was Andre, the editor-in-chief of Gallimard Publishing House. His main purpose of calling Lin Weimin this time was to explain the publication status of the French version of "No matter what, life is beautiful" to Lin Weimin.

Because Lin Weimin wrote in English, Gallimard Publishing House had to translate it after receiving the manuscript.

Gallimard Press attaches great importance to the latest work of Lin Weimin, a writer who has just won the Goncourt Literary Prize. It just completed the translation of the manuscript a few days ago. The novel has been bound and cover designed, and is now being printed. It will be available in major bookstores in France and in the French-speaking areas covered by Gallimard Publishing House.

After telling the story of the novel, Andre couldn't help but chat with Lin Weimin.

Some time ago, a group of Chinese writers visited France. Because of the pleasant and smooth communication with Lin Weimin, many people in the French cultural circle were full of expectations for this visit, including Andre and many of his friends.

But the reality is very different from everyone's imagination. This group of people seems to be here just to vent, and they have no character or responsibility of writers at all.

"Andre, I have heard about the situation. I am also very helpless. In fact, I understand their inner resentment for what they have experienced in previous years.

Because of that tragedy, it has been more than ten years since 1976. Both the country and the people have given unprecedented courtesy to people in the cultural field. Because everyone feels that this group suffered the most harm from that tragedy.

But Andre, you have to know that no one in our country has escaped that tragedy, including me.

What they accuse can only represent their own position, and I cannot comment.

But I want to tell you that this group of people cannot represent Chinese writers, they cannot even represent the Chinese people, they can only represent themselves.

Our country and nation have suffered enough. Now we have finally embarked on the path of peaceful and stable economic development. Everyone hopes that our lives will get better.

As writers, to some extent we are responsible for sculpting the soul of this nation.

Perhaps one day they will realize that all their complaints have no effect. Blind complaints and complaints will only make them more and more isolated from the people, and they will eventually be abandoned by the people. "

After saying this, Lin Weimin sighed helplessly and said: "I was very angry when I heard about what they did before, and protested to our country's literary association. But after all, it is their freedom, and the literary association The Association cannot interfere too much, I respect the decision of the Association, and I personally have decided to withdraw from the Association."

Andre said: "My friend, what this group of people have done is incomparable to your magnanimity and moral character. I hope this will not have any adverse impact on you."

Lin Weimin smiled and said: "What impact will this have on me? I just quit an association."

After finishing the call with Andre, within a day, Li Xiangyang from the Yanjing Youth Daily came to visit.

"Weimin, I heard that you have withdrawn from the China Cultural Association?"

When he asked this question, Li Xiangyang's eyes were full of desire to explore, like a hyena searching for its prey.

Lin Weimin smiled bitterly and said, "Where did you get the news?"

Li Xiangyang suddenly became excited when he saw his expression, "Don't worry about where you got the news from, just tell me whether there is such a thing, right?"

When Lin Weimin was criticized by the cultural circles for "Lover", it was Li Xiangyang who spoke out at the beginning. The relationship between the two has been very good in the past few years.

Lin Weimin hesitated for a moment, "There is such a thing."

Li Xiangyang's eyes brightened, "Why?"

He looked at Lin Weimin expectantly, hoping to hear breaking news from him.

But Lin Weimin shook his head, "There's nothing to say."

Seeing that Lin Weimin didn't want to talk more, Li Xiangyang felt like his heart was crawling with ants, scratching his heart and liver.

He rolled his eyes and said, "Actually, even if you don't tell me, I know what's going on."

Lin Weimin said angrily: "You know what's going on and you still come to ask me?"

"Don't I have first-hand information?" Li Xiangyang thought for a while and then asked Lin Weimin: "If I interview you about your views on the speeches of those writers in France..."

Before Li Xiangyang could finish asking, Lin Weimin stopped him and said, "No comment!"

Li Xiangyang said seductively: "Don't you want to scold me?"

"What are you scolding? Are you like them, chattering like a resentful woman? Do you keep having an endless war of words?

The Literary and Art Association didn’t say anything, what could I say? Just stay away from this group of people. "

Li Xiangyang seized on Lin Weimin's words, "So, you are indeed dissatisfied with the speeches of those writers in France, and at the same time dissatisfied with the inaction attitude of the literary association, so you quit the literary association in anger, right?"

Lin Weimin said angrily: "Xiang Yang, if you do this, our friends will have nothing to do!"

Li Xiangyang finally restrained himself a little, "Okay, I won't ask anymore, I won't ask anymore!"

Lin Weimin warned him, "Don't write blindly!"

"What are you talking about? As reporters, we all seek truth from facts. How can we write about things that don't exist?" Li Xiangyang said this with confidence and justice.

You won’t write blindly, but you will report selectively, Lin Weimin complained in his heart.

"Weimin, don't you have nothing to say?" Li Xiangyang pretended to be a close brother again and continued to seduce Lin Weimin.

Lin Weimin held it in for a long time, but couldn't help but say, "I want to criticize my own motherland, and I will never go to a foreign country to criticize!"

Li Xiangyang immediately became excited after hearing this. He was waiting for Lin Weimin to continue his long speech, but he made no move.

After waiting for a long time, Li Xiangyang couldn't help but ask: "Is that all?"

"How much do you want?"

Li Xiangyang smacked his lips. This sentence was enough to express Lin Weimin's attitude. It also clarified the most shameful thing about those writers who made such nonsense in France this time.

It’s okay to criticize if you want, but why didn’t you say it when you were in China? Why do you want to go abroad to criticize?

Backstabbing is the most shameful reason for this group of people.

Two days later, the "Yanjing Youth Daily" published a front-page report titled "Chinese Writers Group in France" and reported in detail the public case caused by the Chinese Writers Group in France.

“In April 1988, at a gathering in Paris, France, a group of Chinese writers visiting France had a heated quarrel and debate with the people present, focusing on China’s history and current issues.

This fact has been widely reported by the public opinion circles in Paris, and has especially aroused close attention and discussion among the Chinese, Chinese and Chinese institutions in France there..."

Li Xiangyang is indeed the top writer of the Yanjing Youth Daily. He came to Lin Weimin to find out the situation the day before yesterday, and the report has been sent out today.

Obviously, he must have done a lot of understanding and interviewing work in advance. He went to Lin Weimin the day before yesterday just to seek confirmation.

The full text of the report is 6,000 words long and takes up almost an entire page, which shows how much the Yanjing Youth Daily attaches great importance to this report.

Lin Weimin saw the end, which basically matched what he had learned. He was curious about where Li Xiangyang got all this information.

"A reporter once interviewed a writer who has visited abroad many times. He said: If I want to criticize my own country, I will never go abroad to criticize it!"

At the end of the report, Li Xiangyang ended the report with what Lin Weimin said to him, which was quite appropriate.

After reading the entire report, Lin Weimin couldn't help but sigh. This report by the "Yanjing Youth Daily" has caused so many disturbances.

The facts were similar to what he expected. As the report was seen by more and more people, it caused an uproar in Yanjing in just a few days, and it continued to spread outwards as time went by. Many newspapers have reprinted the reports.

In the past, when encountering this kind of news, many politically sensitive newspapers would usually avoid it, but this time it was a little different. The media in Yanjing were the first to report it, and even after several days, no competent authority came out to refute the rumor or suppress the situation. , many local media also let go of their courage.

Originally, this public case occurred abroad. Due to the backwardness of information transmission in this era, most Chinese people may not know about it at all. However, due to the report of "Yanjing Metropolis Daily", this incident became a public case in May 1988. The biggest news in China.

Countless people who read the report scolded these writers who visited France for forgetting their ancestors. The writers who had just returned from France were feeling good about themselves and planned to write some interesting things during their visit to France to polish their writing. Unexpectedly, the newspaper report included their The foundation was stripped clean.

The overwhelming reports quickly aroused the attention of the relevant departments. Seeing that the incident was getting bigger and bigger, although they were very dissatisfied with the actions of this group of writers, the relevant departments had to hold their noses and come out to put out the fire.

In any case, if the situation is allowed to develop, it will harm the image of the entire cultural sector in the hearts of the people and cause social division.

After the numerous reports lasted for half a month, they finally disappeared from the newspapers due to strong intervention.

However, the impact of this incident is difficult to reconcile, and it has also caused an ideological separation between ordinary people and the writer group.

Lin Weimin heard some rumors in Yanjing. A certain writer who was visiting France came to Li Xiangyang and advised him with "good intentions" like an elder: "You are still young, so you should take care of yourself."

Everyone who heard about this incident shook their heads, it was simply unreasonable!

The Literary and Art Association, which had been pretending to be deaf and mute during the whole incident, was in disgrace this time. It was scolded by people above and below, including members of the Literary and Art Association.

The Literary and Art Association is not monolithic. If there are writers visiting France, there will naturally be those who oppose them. There is no news in the media, but it does not mean that the matter is completely over.

What the writers group does in France has already been listed on NC through the internal channels of various news agencies in France.

At this moment, a rumor suddenly spread among the domestic literary circles.

Lin Weimin withdrew from the National Association for Literary and Art Circles.

The news had no beginning or end, but it was like a bombshell that detonated the domestic literary world and public opinion that had just calmed down.