1980 My literary era

Early August, working days.

Schools are in session, factories are producing, and government agencies are in meetings.

In the big machine of society, all the screws perform their duties and run smoothly.

However, today, a long queue suddenly formed in front of Wangfujing Bookstore.

Ten years ago, it was common for people to queue up in front of bookstores. Sometimes when some popular books are on sale, readers can even queue up all night, and the queue can stretch for two miles, just to grab a book.

It's a pity that the commercial atmosphere in society has become stronger and stronger in recent years. The vast majority of people have "focused on money and making a lot of money." There is no longer such a strong reading atmosphere in society as before. There is such a thing as queuing up to buy books. It hasn't happened in a long time.

This morning, the long queue at the entrance of Wangfujing Bookstore attracted the attention of many passers-by, who asked what was going on.

"I heard there is a new book on sale." A passerby watching the excitement replied.

The old comrade who asked the question was speechless. There was a long queue at the door of the bookstore. Do I know if there is a new book on sale?

"Which author's new book is it?"

The young man who was queuing aside suddenly interrupted: "Lin Weimin's new book!"

"Lin Weimin writes well. I've even read the book about the Ming Dynasty!" said the old comrade. He took another look at the queue that had been lined up for almost 200 meters and asked: "How long do you have to wait? ? No more school?"

"Uncle, I am a college student and I have no classes today. Don't look at how many people there are. The bookstores now have sufficient supplies. They are open for sale and you can buy them when you go in. You just have to wait for a while to check out." The young man chatted with his old comrade.

"Then what are you waiting for? Just buy it in half a day!" said the old comrade.

"It's a sneak peek! Didn't you hear? This time the novel is really awesome!"

The old comrade's interest was aroused by the young man's words, "What's so awesome about this?"

"It is said that Lin Weimin wrote about the United States again this time. The content was so exciting that the Publishing House refused to let him publish it. He also asked two ministerial-level leaders to review the manuscript. I heard that several leaders did not dare to make a decision. In the end, the manuscript was rejected. Sent directly into the sea..."

When the young man said this, the old comrade sneered, "Bullshit! It's just a novel, and it was sent to the sea for review. It wasn't more than ten years ago."

"Don't believe it! I thought it was ridiculous when I first heard it, but this news is true. Our school senior works at the Chinese Literature Society. That day, people from the general office went to deliver Lin Weimin's manuscript, and people from the National Literature Society Everybody saw it.

Moreover, after the leader read Lin Weimin's novel, he also made an evaluation..."

"What's the evaluation?" the old comrade asked curiously.

"This novel may seem absurd, but in the midst of laughter and scolding, it is like a javelin that accurately hits the vital points of imperialism and exposes its true face of hypocrisy."

The young man told the leader's comments about "God Bless the United States" word for word. If Lin Weimin were here, he would probably be shocked.

This actually has nothing to do with the gossips in the club, or is it because this is the leader’s evaluation. In ancient times, wasn’t this an imperial edict? When everyone listens, they care about it, and when they pass it on, they also want to fulfill their wishes as much as possible, so they naturally pass it on completely.

After hearing what the young man said, the old comrade looked surprised, "Is it true? Are you rated so highly?"

The young man nodded, "That's what my senior brother said anyway, he shouldn't lie to me."

The old comrade was chewing on the young man's comment just now, which "accurately hit the core of imperialism and exposed its true face of hypocrisy." This comment sounds quite unfriendly to the United States.

However, it is normal in the current environment. The United States and Bay Island are now colluding. If the leader can give such an evaluation, it seems that this novel should scold the United States harshly enough.

When the old comrades think of the treacherous operations of the Americans in the past few months, they can no longer suppress their anger.

"I'll buy one too!"

I support anyone who criticizes the United States.

The old comrade expressed his patriotism with practical actions.

The young people were happy to see their old comrades joining the queue.

He is a loyal reader of Lin Weimin and has been reading Lin Weimin's novels since junior high school.

The first thing I read was Lin Weimin's spy suspense novels. Those novels have a low threshold and are popular, so they are very suitable for introductory reading.

When he reached high school, he read more. From the earliest "Farewell My Concubine" to the new "Thirteen Langs of the South China Sea" released last year, he read it several times, and he liked Lin Weimin more than any other writer.

"Clang!"

The sound of the door opening came from the door of the bookstore, and the crowd surged forward, "It's open!"

Someone shouted something, and the movement of the crowd suddenly sped up. Many readers at the front rushed into the bookstore first, followed closely by readers at the back.

Suddenly, hundreds of readers poured into the bookstore, and the scene was very lively.

The young man was at the front when queuing and was among the first people to check out. He said hello to the old comrades just now and walked out of the bookstore briskly.

After leaving the bookstore and stroking the cover of the book, the young man was in a happy mood. He came to the bus stop and opened the book while waiting for the bus.

I was fascinated by this sight, and when I noticed movement around me, I realized that a bus had just started and had already left.

"Eh……"

The young man waved his hands helplessly and could only wait for the next bus. This time he did not dare to read, so he thought he would wait until he got on the bus to read.

Twenty minutes later, the next bus finally came. He got on the bus and sat in the back seat. He could finally read a book with peace of mind.

"Prince Dong? This nickname is interesting. Can such a person really become the commander-in-chief of the United States?"

"Building a wall on the border between the two countries? What kind of weird idea is this?"

…

The bus stopped and the young man got off the bus. What he saw was a train station. He looked at the word "Qinghe" on the roof of the train station and regretted it endlessly.

If I had known better, I shouldn't have read in the car, it would have been such a delay.

Qinghe Railway Station is the terminus of the 320 bus. It is almost 20 stops away from the Renmin University campus, and it takes more than half an hour to get back.

The young man glanced at the time. He caught the earliest bus to Wangfujing to buy books early in the morning. It was only 10 o'clock. Fortunately, there were no classes this morning.

After boarding the 320 bus for the return journey, the young man no longer dared to read a book this time. This morning, he spent all his time on the bus.

After more than half an hour, he finally returned to the Renmin University campus.

Walking to the canteen, it was already past 11 o'clock, just in time for dinner.

"Hong Bin, what have you been doing all morning?" The young man was eating with his head down when someone suddenly sat next to him.

He looked up and saw that they were several classmates in the class.

He chewed rice in his mouth and said, "I'm going to buy books."

"Buying books? We went there too, why didn't we look at you?"

Hong Bin said: "I didn't go to the service department, I went to Wangfujing."

The National People's Congress has its own publishing house, and there is a service department next to Zhongguancun Street, where many of the school's students usually buy books.

“It’s so far away, why don’t you go to Wangfujing to buy some books?”

The classmate said, putting his own book and Hong Bin's book together, "Look, aren't they the same?"

Hong Bin didn't say anything. Of course he knew that Wangfujing Bookstore was far away, but he still liked to go to Wangfujing to buy books.

When the students saw that Hong Bin was silent, they chatted about the novel they just bought.

Since the 1980s, Lin Weimin's novels have gradually become must-read literary works on university campuses and have many fans on campus.

Of course, there are many opponents.

Therefore, the release of his new novel is definitely a big event among college students.

"God Bless the United States", just by looking at this name, you can smell a different atmosphere than usual.

Anyone with some knowledge of literature knows that although Lin Weimin is very famous in the United States, it is absolutely impossible for him to sing praises to the United States.

Since it is not a compliment, it must be irony.

In recent days, the title and content of Lin Weimin's new novel, including his legendary censorship experience, have been widely circulated on campus. Everyone's interest in this novel is greater than any previous work when it was released.

We had just finished buying the book, and everyone had already read some of the content. Now we were taking advantage of the meal to discuss the plot of the novel, talking eloquently.

"Hey, tell me, is the political scene in the United States really like what Lin Weimin wrote? It feels too childish and bad!"

After some discussion, a classmate raised his own question.

"Lin Weimin knows the United States very well. If you look at his previous works, you will know that there are definitely exaggerations in novels, but there are definitely two or three points." A classmate replied.

Others also began to express their opinions, and everyone discussed with each other in a lively atmosphere.

"Nonsense!" Just when everyone was discussing happily, a voice suddenly shouted from the side.

Everyone looked around and saw a fashionably dressed girl looking towards them, her expression serious and full of anger.

Everyone, look at me and I look at you. I don’t know who the girl is talking about.

Before anyone could respond, the girl came over and shouted loudly: "Have you ever been to the United States? Do you know the United States? You just rely on the nonsense content in a novel and ignore the facts. You follow what others say and parrot what they say. Is there anything else? The ability to distinguish right from wrong? How can you be called a college student?"

When several students were reading the book, some felt that the content in the book was too exaggerated, but the girl's reaction was really too intense, catching several of them off guard.

"Classmate, don't get me wrong, we are just discussing the contents of the novel."

"Yes, that's what the novel says, and we didn't say anything."

…

On university campuses these days, many students have no doubts about Western countries and freedom. The girl got the upper hand, and it was difficult for several classmates to tell the difference. After a few words of persuasion, the girl left with high spirits. go.

After the girl's interference, several classmates lost interest and stopped discussing the content of the novel "God Bless the United States" and instead started discussing the gossip around them.

"Hey, you really don't want to teach yourself programming? Let me tell you, computer programming will definitely develop in the future."

"Why should I, a sociology student, learn programming?"

"What's the matter? Liu Qiangdong, the guy in the next class, taught himself. I heard that he programmed a catering management system for a fast food restaurant in Fengtian a few days ago and made 2,000 yuan!"

Hong Bin listened to the gossip of his classmates, his mind was not on it at all, all he could think about was the plot of the novel.

Still a good novel!

Because I was waiting for review, I reversed the order of chapters 754 and 715 just now. It has been corrected now. Please refresh and read again. I am very sorry.