1980 My literary era

"Nonsense! The manuscript is lost. How frustrating is this for a writer? Comrade Jianqun is the most potential writer in our Shaanxi literary world. I have to care about and express my condolences to Comrade Jianqun, and I cannot let him do this. Devastated."

Faced with Lin Weimin's eloquent words, Lu Yao said that he didn't believe a single punctuation mark.

He knew this guy's character very well. If Lin Weimin said he was not poaching, he wouldn't believe it even if he was beaten to death.

In 1987, the China Literature Foundation accepted a donation from the patriotic businessman Zhuang Chongwen from Xiangjiang and established the Zhuang Chongwen Literary Award. Last year, Gao Jianqun, Jia Pingwa, and Yang Zhengguang jointly won the Zhuang Chongwen Literary Award.

Part of "The Last Huns" has been published and has a very good reputation among critics and readers. It is self-evident what Lin Weimin's purpose is.

All joking aside, Lu Yao still gave Gao Jianqun's contact information to Lin Weimin.

After the two hung up the phone, Lin Weimin called again.

When he contacted Gao Jianqun, he first greeted him with greetings, which made Gao Jianqun feel flattered.

You must know that Lin Weimin is not only a famous writer at home and abroad, but also the editor-in-chief of the Chinese Literature Society. Gao Jianqun could not withstand his sudden call to greet him.

Then, Lin Weimin asked about his current creative progress.

Gao Jianqun lost the upper part of the manuscript of "The Last Huns", and he only completed the upper part of the manuscript. Now he can only rely on memory to start over bit by bit.

Lin Weimin said a few more words of relief, and then said naturally: "It is very painful to rewrite the manuscript, and it is not conducive to creation to hold it in all the time. If you have time, you should also go out and relax. Creation must be done A good balance between work and rest.”

His words moved Gao Jianqun's heart. It would be difficult for anyone who has never rewritten a manuscript to understand the unspeakable pain. He really should go out for a walk.

At this time, Lin Weimin said again: "I have read part of the novel you published in "Lijiang" and it is very good. If the novel is finished, how about publishing it and handing it over to our Chinese Literature Society?"

Gao Jianqun did not expect that Lin Weimin would make such a request. He was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Can my novel be published by the Chinese Literature Society?"

"If the standard is consistent with the content published in "Lijiang", it can be published."

Gao Jianqun was very excited when he heard this, and his mood that was originally irritable because of rewriting the manuscript suddenly became brighter.

"I try to do it," he said.

Hearing his answer, Lin Weimin laughed, "Comrade Jianqun, then I'll be waiting for your good news!"

"No problem, don't worry."

When Gao Jianqun thought that his work could be published by the Chinese Literature Society, his heart was filled with power and his mind was bursting with inspiration.

Lin Weimin said again seemingly unintentionally, "If you don't have any inspiration for writing manuscripts, come to Yanjing for a walk. Our Chinese Literature Society has a guest house, and you can get subsidies for writing manuscripts here."

"Thank you for your kindness. However, it may not be convenient to go to Yanjing. I am currently posted in Huangling County."

Gao Jianqun is not only a writer, but also an official. His temporary position in Huangling County is deputy secretary of the county party committee.

Lin Weimin felt a little regretful when he heard this and said, "It doesn't matter, then we will meet again when you send the manuscript!"

"Okay, I'll treat you to a drink then!" Gao Jianqun said cheerfully.

When he was about to hang up the phone, Lin Weimin asked again: "Do you know what Jia Pingwa is writing recently?"

"I don't know. I heard that he has been restless at home recently, so he probably has no intention of writing."

He was about to hang up the phone and smelled the gossip again. Lin Weimin couldn't help but chat with Gao Jianqun for a few more words.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Weimin thought for a while and called He Qizhi. He first told him about Gao Jianqun and then explained: "This year I have time to let comrades go to Shaanxi more. In the past two years, the 'Shaanxi Army' Talents are emerging in large numbers, so we need to win over them, especially writers in their prime such as Gao Jianqun, Jia Pingwa, Jing Fu, etc. We need to put more effort into it.”

There was "The Ordinary World" by Lu Yao before, and "White Deer Plain" by Cheng Zhongshi after. In the past few years, Shaanxi writers have become more popular in the Chinese literary world than ever before, so He Qizhi was not surprised by Lin Weimin's instructions and readily agreed. down.

Lin Weimin continued: "This year, we will travel to Shaanxi more. In the second half of the year, I plan to hold a novel seminar, mainly inviting writers from Shaanxi."

"Mainly inviting writers from Shaanxi?" He Qizhi was a little puzzled.

"In the past few years, there have been a lot of talented people in the Shaanxi Army. I think "The Ordinary World" and "White Deer Plain" are not enough. There will probably be several more masterpieces in the next two years. In the past, the agency had relatively few contacts with some powerful writers from Shaanxi. , you can take this opportunity to contact and connect with each other, and get the release and publication of their new works."

Later, on March 25, 1993, Guangming Daily published a commentary article "Shaanxi Army's Eastern Expedition", which mentioned the concept of "Shaanxi Army's Eastern Expedition" for the first time.

The so-called "Shaanxi Army's Eastern Expedition" is not a military operation. The "Shaanxi Army" refers to a group of writers in the prime of life in the Shaanxi literary world.

The background of this review article is that in the early 1990s, classic works such as "White Deer Plain" (Cheng Zhongshi), "Abandoned Capital" (Jia Pingwa), "The Last Huns" (Gao Jianqun), and "Eight Miles of Love" (Jingfu) were in The intensive publication in a short period of time formed an unprecedented "Shaanxi Army" trend in the Chinese literary world.

Cheng Zhongshi, Jia Pingwa, Gao Jianqun and Jingfu, together with Lu Yao, whose works were published earlier than them, are known as the "Five Tigers" among Shaanxi writers because of their popularity and influence. Will".

The current "White Deer Plain" created by Time and Space Cheng Zhong was born three years earlier because of Lin Weimin's promotion.

However, the works of Jia Pingwa, Gao Jianqun and Jingfu still follow the historical rhythm, and were basically produced in the two years of 1992 and 1993.

After the "Shaanxi Army's Eastern Expedition" came out, publishing houses, media circles, and literary circles added fuel to the fire. For a time, newspapers and bookstalls were full of slogans and advertisements for "Shaanxi Army's Eastern Expedition," creating an unprecedented sensational effect.

Of course, these five writers have benefited most from such a sensational effect.

Not to mention "The Ordinary World" and "White Deer Plain" that have already ascended to the altar, "Abandoned Capital", "The Last Huns" and "Eight Miles of Love and Enmity" all became best-sellers that year with sales exceeding 1 million copies.

Among them, Jia Pingwa's "Desolate Capital" has the most exaggerated sales.

The names of Gao Jianqun and Jingfu are relatively unknown to the public, but the name of Jia Pingwa is familiar to the public.

To make Jia Pingwa's name a household name, it is inseparable from Jia Pingwa's masterpiece - "The Wasted City".

In 1993, "Abandoned Capital" was published in the 4th issue of "October". Due to its unique and bold attitude and naked sexual description, it aroused fierce controversy from all walks of life. The novel received mixed reviews. Jia Pingwa was even dubbed a "rogue writer" " title.

Two months after the publication of "The Wasted City", it was published by Yanjing Publishing House. As soon as the novel came out, it was enthusiastically pursued by booksellers.

At that time, Yanjing Publishing House could not keep up with the printing volume. In order to meet the market demand, it had to sell formats and let some booksellers print and publish by themselves. Six or seven of them were sold at once. The minimum print run of these booksellers was 100,000. book.

In just half a year, the original "Dead City" sold more than 2 million copies.

At the same time, pirated booksellers are also frantically harvesting the market. At the end of 1993, a publishing house conducted a special investigation and found that in less than half a year, the number of pirated copies of "Dead City" had exceeded 10 million.

The author Jia Pingwa alone has collected more than 60 versions of "The Wasted City" printed by various publishing houses and pirates.

"The Wasted Capital" in 1993 can be called a cultural phenomenon in the Chinese literary world.

Apart from the quality of the novel itself, the biggest reason for the popularity of "Dead City" is naturally the QS description in it.

Among the readers who buy novels, a large part of them are curious. The more they lack, the more they desire. On the one hand, many readers talk about sexual perversion, and on the other hand, they have a strong voyeuristic mentality. This is similar to when "Lover" was published. Different approaches but similar results.

However, the color level of "Lover" is not as good as that of "The Abandoned City", and the color level of "The Abandoned City" is not as good as that of "The Golden Age".

In later generations, "Abandoned Capital", which has experienced the "ban" storm, has already proven its literary and artistic quality under the test of time.

Wouldn't it be a pity if the Chinese Literature Society didn't take over such a work?

Moreover, if "Abandoned Capital" can be successfully released, Lin Weimin also plans to resume the publication of the complete version of "White Deer Plain", including Wang Xiaobo's "Golden Age".

Publishing these novels is bound to trigger discussion and even criticism, but Lin Weimin thinks it is worth it. "Dead City" has guaranteed sales, and "White Deer Plain" and "Golden Age" are because he agreed to Cheng Zhongshi and Wang Xiaobo.

Facing a group of best-sellers that could easily sell millions of copies in the future, Lin Weimin was like King Zhou meeting Daji. How could he refuse?

What are you afraid of being scolded?

Isn’t it enough that the writer is popular and the book is popular?

In the process of communicating with He Qizhi, Lin Weimin even thought about the promotion strategies for these future novels. Now everything is ready, just waiting for the novel to be released.

No, it should be about recruiting talents.

Except for Lu Yao and Cheng Zhongshi, who have already won, the relationship between Jia Pingwa and the Chinese Literature Society is very average. The Chinese Literature Society has not even published the works of a few of them.

Two days later, Cheng Wuchun communicated with Lin Weimin about the convening of the contemporary popular literature seminar.

The contemporary popular literature symposium was an idea proposed by Lin Weimin last year. Such a national symposium is not capable of being held by the Tongwen Society, so the Chinese Literature Society is responsible for it.

"I think the venue will be the Yanjing Hotel. The social celebration will be held there. The place is large and luxurious enough, which shows that our standards are high."

Cheng Wuchun had a look of pain on his face, "It's not necessary, just find a similar hotel."

"Don't be so stingy. After all, this is a national symposium, and we took the initiative to propose it. Show some magnanimity. This is also the spirit to boost the development of domestic popular literature."

Lin Weimin's unconcerned attitude made Cheng Wuchun couldn't help but mutter. Lin Weimin said, "Okay, please give me a happy word."

"You might as well be the president of this club!" Cheng Wuchun complained.

The two argued for a while, and Cheng Wuchun finally agreed to the venue, and then the two began to study the specific matters of the meeting.

"Bang bang bang!" There was a rapid knock on the door. Before Cheng Wanchun could shout to come in, Li Qingquan from the planning room pushed the door open and entered.