1980 My literary era

In early September, Zhang Yimou, Han Zhuangzhuang, and Gong Li went to the Venice Film Festival with "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit". Unsurprisingly, they took home the Golden Lion Award, adding another world-wide honor to the Chinese film industry and boosting Zhang Yimou's career as a director. Create greater glory.

Countless domestic and foreign media sang his praises, and some even radically declared that "a master was born."

Taking a detailed look at Zhang Yimou's achievements in the past few years, there is a golden bear, a silver lion, and a golden lion. It is not an exaggeration to say "quasi-master", but it is a pity that he is Chinese.

He was born with the gene of "inferior". No matter how many honors he achieved abroad, even if foreign celebrities in the film industry were convinced by him, even if foreign audiences worshiped him, in the words of some people, he was just " The father of seven gourd babies."

After returning to China, Han Zhuangzhuang seamlessly joined the cast of "Farewell My Concubine".

Currently, "Farewell My Concubine" has just been launched for more than a month, and the filming is in full swing. Han Zhuangzhuang plays the role of Duan Xiaolou. The role is very heavy and there is no time to come to Lin Weimin's house, so only Han Dingbang and Yin Geli came with their little girl.

After dinner, when preparing to go home, the little girl dragged Xiaodou Bao's stroller and refused to leave, crying all over the place.

Tao Huimin said: "How about you sleep with us tonight."

Han Dingbang insisted on going home and left Yin Geli to stay overnight at the Lin house with her little girl. The little girl jumped up and down happily and wandered around the little bean buns all night.

I kept shouting "Little Qianxun", now I can brag about it when I go to kindergarten tomorrow.

My aunt is Lin Qianxun!

After winter, the weather became colder day by day. Ever since the little girl came, Xiaodoubao had a fever. It was probably contagious.

Lin Weimin looked at his daughter's flushed face, without the lively smile of the past. He felt so distressed that he wished he could replace it, and he didn't even think about going to work.

Fortunately, it was not a serious illness, just a common seasonal cold, and the bean bag was cured within a few days.

Facts have proved that the heroine of the novel is also a mortal body.

More than a month has passed since the novel writing seminar. Gao Jianqun completed the first half of "The Last Huns" and sent the manuscript to the Chinese Literature Society.

The title of the book "The Last Huns" sounds very confusing, and those who don't know it think it is telling an ancient historical story.

In fact, this novel tells the story of three generations of the protagonist's family, carrying the burden of history, thriving and struggling to survive on the Loess Plateau.

They witnessed the rough fate of the people on the Loess Plateau, and also witnessed the history of the fire of the Red Revolution being preserved here and forming a prairie fire.

After several editors reviewed the manuscript, everyone agreed that the book was of good quality and quite epic.

Although it cannot be compared with "White Deer Plain" and "Ordinary World", it is still a rare masterpiece in recent years.

Shaanxi literary world has produced another excellent work!

Many editors couldn't help but sigh, thinking of the writers they met at the novel writing seminar more than a month ago.

The success rate of Shaanxi writers in this generation is really high. Who would have thought that so many talented people would be brewed on the barren Loess Plateau.

The first half of "The Last Hun" is confirmed to be published in the twelfth issue of "Contemporary" this year, as the highlight of the year.

Gao Jianqun was elated when he heard the news. He knew that it was right to hand the manuscript to the Chinese Literature Society.

The "Four Famous Publications" of pure literature at that time, "Harvest", "Flower City", "Contemporary" and "October", were all chasing each other in the 1980s, but in the 1990s, the gap between the four major publications It has been seen by all.

The sales volume of "Harvest" has been around one million copies at its peak, but now its sales have dropped to six to seven million copies per issue, and its influence is not as good as before.

"Flower City" and "October" belong to the same echelon, and their sales have already fallen below 500,000 copies per issue.

Only "Contemporary" has a stable sales volume of more than 1.5 million copies per issue. Almost one or two sensational masterpieces appear every year. Its influence has already surpassed that of "Harvest". Among the "Four Famous Actors", no matter in terms of sales volume Still, the influence is unparalleled.

Being able to publish "The Last Huns" in "Contemporary" is an honor in itself for Gao Jianqun.

What's more, Lu Yao's "The Ordinary World" and Cheng Zhongshi's "White Deer Plain" were both published in "Contemporary".

In the Shaanxi literary world, who doesn’t want to copy the impressive achievements achieved by these two people?

With Gao Jianqun's "The Last Huns", Lin Weimin was thinking about Jia Pingwa again.

Just when he was about to contact him, Jia Pingwa unexpectedly called him.

After a detailed chat, Lin Weimin found out that Jia Pingwa had just divorced.

The protracted quarrels and mutual injuries not only exhausted Jia Pingwa physically and mentally, but also delayed her creation.

Now divorced and alone, Jia Pingwa decided to take this opportunity to write the work that took more than a year to conceive.

Originally, he planned to find a place with beautiful scenery and undisturbed places to retreat and create, but he thought of the time when he came to Yanjing to attend the seminar. It was a rare comfortable day for him in the past two years, and Lin Weimin even said kindly at that time. invitation.

Therefore, Jia Pingwa decided to change the retreat location to Yanjing.

After answering Jia Pingwa's call, Lin Weimin felt very comfortable.

After becoming the editor-in-chief in the past two years, Teacher Lin’s little dark room has not been closed for a long time.

This time, a new person finally came, and the little black room could finally be put to use again.

Three days after the phone call, Jia Pingwa came to the Chinese Literature Society in simple clothes and was warmly welcomed by Lin Weimin.

The last novel writing seminar was held by Shaanxi writers as a group, so Lin Weimin's warm reception was appropriate, but this time he came to Beijing alone and was still treated well, which made Jia Pingwa feel flattered.

“The guest house of our Chinese Literature Society has average conditions, but it has a strong creative atmosphere. The people living here are basically our young editors and comrade writers who come from other places to revise manuscripts.

Living here, you can not only write with peace of mind, but also communicate with colleagues anytime and anywhere. The editors in our editorial department also welcome you to communicate at any time.

And the environment here is relatively quiet..."

Lin Weimin personally arranged Jia Pingwa to the guest house on the third floor of the back building and found him a room with good conditions. As he was introducing the convenience of the guest house, several young people shouted in the corridor outside.

The face was slapped!

Teacher Lin looked slightly embarrassed and explained: "A few young people who come from other places to revise the manuscript are full of energy and can't rest all day long."

After saying that, he walked out of the door without waiting for Jia Pingwa's reaction, with a gloomy face. When the few young people still in the corridor saw him, they immediately restrained themselves.

"Hello, editor-in-chief!"

Lin Weimin said in a deep voice: "What's the fuss in the corridor? Don't you know that others are creating? You play all day long. Have you revised the manuscript?"

Several young people were trained to lean against the wall, trembling and afraid to say a word.

What they faced was not only the editor-in-chief of the Chinese Literature Society, but also a well-known writer at home and abroad. Their seniors had several auras around them, making them afraid to breathe when facing Lin Weimin.

"Go back to your room and write your manuscript!"

Lin Weimin waved his hand, and several people ran away with their heads in their hands, for fear of being scolded again.

"I'm telling you a joke!" Lin Weimin said to Jia Pingwa.

"Understood, I also came here at this time."

After settling down in the guest house of Guowenshe, Jia Pingwa organized her thoughts and started writing the novel a few days later without pondering for too long.

The addition of Jia Pingwa, who came to retreat to write in the guest house, did not cause any waves in the Chinese Literature Society.

Only a few old editors of "Contemporary" lamented in their hearts that Lin Weimin was still evil even when he became the editor-in-chief.

A few days later, Lin Weimin received a call from Roger Strauss from the United States.

"No One Left Behind" was just published in October, with an initial printing of 100,000 copies. Roger Strauss's FSG Publishing House promoted the novel with great fanfare, publishing it in major literary magazines and newspapers.

They have successfully created an image of Lin Weimin as a "philanthropic writer". Not only that, under their packaging, Project Hope has become the largest donation and education activity in the world, and many Americans even want to donate.

After listening to Roger Strauss talk about the promotional effect of "No One Less", Lin Weimin couldn't help laughing: "Roger, it seems that I have to thank you for your contribution to the Hope Project. I will ask the foundation later." I’ll give you a pennant.”

Of course Roger Strauss didn't understand the joke about the pennant, but in order to promote the novel, he made Project Hope famous in the United States, which made Roger Strauss very proud.

Roger Strauss specially compiled a list of celebrities in the American publishing, literary and journalistic circles who wanted to donate to Project Hope.

In the 1990s, Lao Mi was at the peak of his powers, full of self-confidence, and did not regard China as an opponent at all, so he was still very generous in charity.

"Not only these people, but also many ordinary people are also very interested in your Hope Project. Lin, this is a good opportunity to raise funds. You should let the foundation set up an office in the United States.

As long as you obtain the procedures from the United States, you can legally raise donations. Rice knives are much more valuable than RMB! "

Roger Strauss joked at the end.

Save people to the end, and send Buddha to the West.

Roger Strauss's suggestion made Lin Weimin sincerely say thank you to him. Roger Strauss was also very happy with Lin Weimin's words. Of course, he was not selfless in helping Lin Weimin and Project Hope. Lin Weimin's friendship is more important to him.

It took one month for "No One Less" to be published. Due to the strong early publicity campaign and Lin Weimin's reputation accumulated in the United States over the years, more than half of the first printing of 100,000 copies has been sold.

Judging from this momentum, it may become another super best-seller with sales exceeding two million.

How could Roger Strauss not do his best for Lin Weimin's affairs?

In addition to the published "No One Less", the manuscript of "Spirited Away" is also being edited and is expected to be published later this month.

Roger Strauss had already read the translation of this novel and thought it was just an ordinary fairy tale. Unexpectedly, he couldn't put it down after reading it.

This novel gave him a better feeling than many of Lin Weimin's other novels. After all, many of Lin Weimin's novels are set in contemporary China, and Americans always seem to lack a sense of empathy.

But what's different about "Spirited Away" is that its fairy tale appearance downplays its humanistic background.

On the contrary, it is precisely because of the fairy tale background that it has become much easier for Americans to accept the many oriental elements in it.

People can unconsciously be immersed in the author's magnificent fantasy world, and deeply feel the innocence and innocence like the breeze blowing on the face.

"Lin, your novel is so great! I even think it would be a shame if you didn't write fairy tales!"

Roger Strauss also shared with Lin Weimin his opinions on the promotion of "Spirited Away". The better the novel sells, the more Roger Strauss will earn.

He was never stingy in this regard.