1980 My literary era

"Li Jianguo" caused a huge shock to the Chinese literary world upon its publication. Readers, colleagues, critics, and literary researchers were shocked by the novel and also curious about one thing.

How exactly is Lin Weimin going to write the second part of this novel?

"Contemporary" published the first part of this novel. Normally, it should have announced the release date of the second part, but "Contemporary" did not mention it. Readers wrote to ask, and the editorial office's answers were also ambiguous, which is really depressing.

It is hard for readers not to doubt that this is not "Contemporary" deliberately trying to whet readers' appetites. How shameless! How can people be so shameless?

The editors in the editorial department were questioned by readers in letters. They also felt that they were wronged. This matter was all done by Lao He. What does it have to do with us?

Why does Lao He dare to do this? It’s not because the author is the president, no, now he is the chairman and he can do whatever he wants!

Of course, everyone dared to curse in private, and the sales volume of the third issue of "Contemporary" immediately hit 4 million copies. The editorial department's performance this year depends entirely on this novel. No, not only this year's performance, but next year's performance may also depend on others.

But Chairman Lin needs to be coaxed. If the second part of "Li Jianguo" is difficult to produce for a few years, it will be a heavy blow to the vital interests of all the editors in the "Contemporary" editorial department!

In less than 40 days, the third issue of "Contemporary" carrying "Li Jianguo" has exceeded 3.6 million copies. The blessing that a masterpiece brings to a publication is huge.

Except for Lin Weimin's works, "Contemporary" has not tasted the sweetness of such a surge in sales for many years. This feeling is really intoxicating and difficult to extricate oneself from.

On April 12, the People’s Daily published an article on its front page.

"Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement - Reading Li Jianguo".

The front page of "People's Daily" always publishes national events and rarely contains relevant content other than political and economic issues. The sudden appearance of an article about a novel surprised many readers who are familiar with this newspaper.

The article is not long, just over 400 words, occupying about a quarter of the front page. The content is simple and unpretentious. It is nothing more than a brief description of the content of the novel, and then adds some feelings, but the most surprising thing is the signature of the article.

"Huangfu Ping".

In the spring of 1991, "People's Daily" published a series of commentaries, "Being the "Pioneer" in Reform and Opening Up", "Reform and Opening Up Needs New Ideas", "There Must Be a Stronger Awareness of Expanding Opening Up", "Reform and Opening Up Needs a Large Number of Moral People" Cadres with both talent and talent"...

After the publication of this series of commentaries, it aroused strong repercussions in the media at home and abroad at the time. At the same time, it also triggered a fierce confrontation about the direction of reform in the domestic ideological and theoretical circles. It is said that this series of commentaries was published in Shanghai Stock Exchange at that time. Published under the leadership of Chairman Zhu Tiexiang.

Nowadays, Huangfu Ping has returned to the world, not to publish new ideas on reform, but to support a novel. This can't help but make everyone who knows the inside story dumbfounded.

It is not difficult for those who are careful to read this short review article to find that its focus is precisely on the reform content and positive core strength reflected in the novel.

As the title and content of the article explain, the story of "Li Jianguo" embodies the Chinese people's spirit of continuous self-improvement.

People think of the policies that Zhu Tiexiang has been promoting, and it is not surprising that Huangfuping published this article in the "People's Daily" when the two were connected.

This article in the "People's Daily" undoubtedly added a huge wave of attention to "Li Jianguo". The most obvious reaction was that civil servants went out to bookstores to contribute to the sales of "Contemporary".

This is not the first time that Lin Weimin's works have received such treatment, but in the past most of them were after the publication of novels. It is indeed rare to see such a popularity like this at the stage of publication.

The day after the article in the "People's Daily" was published, Lin Weimin was in a meeting. His subordinate came in and said there was a call, and then whispered something in his ear. Lin Weimin quickly got up and returned to the office.

"Good leader!"

"It's true that I haven't written it yet!"

"It's hard to say. Creation is not a matter of rushing ducks to the shelves. It can't be rushed."

"I will definitely write it when I have time. The key is not to be busy with work right now. The unit has just been restructured, and it was you who nodded. You won't forget it, right?"

"Yes, yes, I will be the first to read it to you once it's written."

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After answering the phone, Lin Weimin continued the meeting. After the meeting, Cheng Wuchun asked curiously: "Which leader called?"

More than 90% of the calls we answer during meetings are from leaders. Personal matters are rare unless they are urgent. If it is a matter involving a peer or subordinate, there is no need to interrupt the meeting to answer the call.

"Leader Zhu."

Cheng Wuchun was a little surprised, "What instructions does the leader have?"

"Don't ask around, don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask." Lin Weimin said.

Comrade Lao Cheng hit a snag and felt unhappy. Is it okay to disrespect me before I retire?

"Oh, the tea will get cold before people leave!"

He sighed in a sinister manner, which immediately attracted the attention of others.

Lin Weimin was about to stand up and had to sit down again, "Can you change your habit of chewing your wife's tongue?"

Lao Cheng didn't get angry when he was sarcastic. He knew that the boy had softened and kept his ears open, waiting for Lin Weimin's words.

"They are asking me about the second part of the novel and when it will be published. I haven't started writing it yet, so how can I be sure?"

After Lin Weimin finished speaking, Cheng Wanchun looked suspicious, "Really?"

"You asked me, but you don't believe me after I tell you." Lin Weimin said impatiently.

Only then did Lao Cheng smile and say: "Believe it, I believe it. Oh, if you ask the big boss to urge the manuscript, you will become the number one in the literary world!"

As he spoke, he patted Lin Weimin on the shoulder, looking very pleased.

Lin Weimin warned: "Don't spread this nonsense!"

Lao Cheng looked solemn, "Can I talk about this kind of thing to others? Don't worry."

Lin Weimin felt that he was too talkative and warned Lao Cheng that his problem had not lasted for a day or two. It would be strange to believe his words.

Zhu Tiesiang called and personally urged the manuscript. It is estimated that this matter cannot be hidden. Let alone Lao Cheng, how can he not know the virtues of his people?

Sure enough, not even half a day after the meeting, when he was about to get off work, Lin Weimin heard the doorman Xiao Zhou discussing the matter.

Originally, the influence of the novel "Li Jianguo" was only limited to the scope of literature. Even if there were discussions in the literary circles and critics, and relevant articles often appeared in the media, they were also based on the content of the novel itself.

However, the appearance of this commentary article in "People's Daily" seemed to sound a clarion call for attack. For many days, "Guangming Daily", "Reference News", "Economic Daily" and other heavyweight media appeared in many heavyweight media about " Articles from the novel "Li Jianguo".

Moreover, the perspectives chosen by these media are also out of the scope of literature. They analyze the novel from multiple perspectives such as history, politics, economics, and people's livelihood. They do not start from the literature itself. Lin Weimin once saw the contents of these newspapers. I wonder if I actually wrote this novel.

Damn it, does this sentence still have this meaning? Does this character represent this group? Does this plot express this historical event?

I'm awesome!

These media interpretations of "Li Jianguo" gave Lin Weimin the illusion that the novel had entered the textbook in advance, although he had already taken the textbook.

In any case, the attention of a large number of heavyweight media has truly made Li Jianguo's only half-written novel one of the hottest domestic news in April.

"Contemporary" was successfully sold out, with sales exceeding 5 million copies. The printing factory almost ran out of time to print it.

Readers wrote petitions one after another, requesting the Chinese Literature Society to publish the novel as soon as possible. Amid the strong voice of the masses, the Chinese Literature Society did not dare to neglect, and the editors worked overtime to edit and proofread the novel.

In the second half of the year, the General Office suddenly contacted the Chinese Literature Society and invited the Chinese Literature Society to hold a work seminar in the People's Hall.

When the Chinese Literature Society received the notice, the first reaction was confusion. When did the General Office take charge of organizing novel works seminars?

This is obviously special treatment. It must have been given special care by some big leader.

Lin Weimin hasn't held a serious seminar on his works in several years. This time, he had no intention of doing this kind of format, but the general office has informed him. If you don't cooperate, you will immediately show a kind of "the emperor is not in a hurry" If the eunuch is in a hurry and embarrassed, wouldn't that offend someone?

Let’s do it, not only do we have to do it, but we also have to make it a bigger scene. They have already found a venue. If the scene is not grand, it won’t be worthy of the venue!

After receiving the news, the Literary and Art Association hurriedly came together to help the Chinese Literary Society, and invited a number of literary figures without any effort from them.

As the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face. If someone shows kindness, Lin Weimin and the Chinese Literature Society can't always turn away people thousands of miles away.

Before May Day, a seminar on the first part of "Li Jianguo" was held as scheduled in the Yanjing Hall of the People's Hall.

The host of the seminar was a deputy leader, and many minister-level leaders participated in the meeting. The meeting not only invited many domestic literary figures, but also well-known writers, critics, experts and scholars who are currently active in the literary world. The event was unprecedentedly grand.

Many media outlets conducted interviews and reports on the meeting, and CCTV filmed the entire event, leaving valuable video data.

During the seminar, Prime Minister Zhu came to the meeting and delivered a speech.

That night, "Xinwen Lianbo" showed news footage of Zhu Xiang attending a seminar on "Li Jianguo" works, which immediately aroused the attention of people across the country.

Early the next morning, the front page of "People's Daily" published the full text of Zhu Xiang's speech at the "Li Jianguo" works seminar.

——"Learn Li Jianguo's spirit and strive for a beautiful new journey"

Under such large-scale and powerful propaganda, the influence of "Li Jianguo" is like a strong wind, blowing all over China. From the government to the people, everyone knows about "Li Jianguo", and reading and studying this novel has become a popular thing for countless people. Either active or passive tasks.

At this time, the first part of "Li Jianguo" was finally published and put on the shelves of major bookstores in the country.

On the day the novel was released, readers lined up in front of the bookstore, attracting interviews from many local media.

Since the 1980s, the phenomenon of queuing up to buy books in front of bookstores has become less and less common. It is a rare occurrence, and the media naturally flock to it.

On this day, bookstore stocks were snapped up by readers in many cities. When bookstores were urgently allocating stocks, they did not forget to call the Chinese Literature Society to urge them to print and ship as soon as possible.

The first part of "Li Jianguo" had an initial printing of 1 million copies and was sold out in just one week. It not only broke the fastest sales record for Lin Weimin's published works, but also became the fastest sales record in the history of the Chinese Literature Society and the Chinese publishing industry.

The Chinese Literature Society had thought in advance that "Li Jianguo" would be popular, but did not expect it to be so popular. Faced with the excitement of readers, the printing house was in a hurry to print more copies. At this time, their efficiency must be fast, otherwise they would be giving Leave time for piracy.

The faster the delivery of genuine books, the smaller the chance of readers choosing pirated books. This has gradually become the guideline for printing companies in recent years.

When readers rushed to buy his works, the author Lin Weimin was also surrounded by various public opinions.

It is unprecedented in the history of Chinese literature that a leader of Zhu Tiexiang's level personally gave a platform to a novel. Lin Weimin was also put on a high platform and had to face interviews from various media and a large number of event invitations every day.

After participating in interviews and activities for nearly half a month, he felt exhausted and helpless.

With the official promotion, the novel "Li Jianguo" has completely broken away from the category of literature and is being promoted to the altar step by step.

This is what he doesn't want to see.

Chapter 841 was reviewed. I didn’t check the time when I posted it and got the chapters in the wrong order.