1980 My literary era

The model under the banyan tree destined them to become only small but beautiful websites, but this does not affect the influence it may have in the field of domestic online literature in the future. Especially in the wild development stage of online literature, under the banyan tree, there was almost a single family.

After the second financing, Chinese Literature Society has become a veritable major shareholder of Rongshuxia, but Lin Weimin did not directly interfere with Zhu William's management.

Under the Banyan Tree is still developing at a rapid pace. For Internet companies, profitability is not a problem. As long as growth does not stop, losses are acceptable.

After the slight summer heat, the construction of the headquarters building of Guowen Group began.

Last winter, Guowen Group signed a contract with the Yanjing Municipal Government and spent 360 million to acquire this 128,000-square-meter piece of land south of the East Third Ring Road and outside Jianguomen.

After nearly four months, the demolition work on the plot was completed in May. In June, Yanjing officially handed over land to Guowen Group.

As early as March, the construction project of Guowen Group Headquarters Building has been approved, and a series of preliminary procedures and bidding work are also proceeding in an orderly manner.

The most important thing is the overall planning and architectural design of the entire land. For this reason, under Lin Weimin's insistence, Guowen Group spared no effort to convene many well-known domestic and foreign architectural firms to participate in the bidding.

In the end, the design plan of the British architect Zaha Hadid was selected among fifteen design plans.

Zaha Hadid is an Iraqi-British architect who became famous in the international architectural competition held in Hong Kong as early as the 1980s. Her designs have always been praised by the world for their "deconstructionism", but also because of this pioneering Due to her bold design style, her works were once criticized by the industry for being difficult to construct and lacking in practicality.

It was not until the mid-1990s that Zaha Hadid's works were gradually accepted by the world.

At this time, although she has some reputation in the international architectural community, she is not yet the world-renowned architectural master.

The headquarters building she designed for Guowen Group is very distinctive. It is composed of three towers, with the lowest being 65 meters and the highest reaching 95 meters. The appearance of the three buildings is mainly arc-shaped, using smart lines to outline a dynamic and elegant design. The architectural curves form three intertwined mountains. From a distance, it looks like they are covered by mountains. It is very artistic and full of a sense of the future.

The three buildings cover an area of ​​more than 28,000 square meters, with a total construction area of ​​250,000 square meters. Coupled with the surrounding public park of more than 30,000 square meters, the landscape and architecture are completely integrated into one, making it far more vivid and closer to nature than ordinary office buildings.

Among the three buildings, except for one of the main buildings, which is the future office location of the Chinese Literature Society, the rest will be mainly rented and sold, becoming a cash cow for the Chinese Literature Group.

In addition to the three headquarters buildings, Guowen Group's headquarters land still has 70,000 square meters of unused land. The remaining land will be divided into two phases to develop apartments, small office buildings and supporting facilities, which have been fully reflected in Zaha Hadid's design plan.

In the future, the total construction area of ​​the entire plot will exceed 600,000 square meters. According to the housing prices in Yanjing in 20 years, the value of the headquarters building of Guowen Group will be an astronomical figure, bringing huge benefits to Guowen Group.

The investment in the first phase of the three headquarters buildings is 400 million yuan, and the construction period exceeds 27 months, which is a lot of pressure for Guowen Group.

After attending the groundbreaking ceremony, Lin Weimin received an email from Roger Strauss. The translation and editing work of "Li Jianguo" in the United States has been going on for two months and will be available in major bookstores in the United States later this month.

After spending a few minutes answering an email to the old man, Lin Weimin looked at the time and was about to have lunch, but the phone on the table rang.

Lin Weimin picked up the phone and heard a few words from the other person, his expression slightly surprised.

"When you're free, you're free."

"But I should be visiting you. How can I trouble you?"

"Well, I'll be waiting for you to come."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Weimin looked strange. After thinking for a moment, he stopped thinking about the matter. It was more important to eat.

The next morning, Lin Weimin stood at the door of the Chinese Literature Society building, seemingly waiting for someone.

A black car drove into the courtyard of the Chinese Society, and an old man who was over seventy years old got out of the car with a cane.

"Mr. Qigong, we meet again." Lin Weimin stepped forward and said hello with a smile.

Qi Gong shook hands with Lin Weimin, "Long time no see, Comrade Weimin."

In September last year, the General Office of the National Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Red Cross Society of China, and the China Charity Federation jointly held a charity party titled "Let's Help Together and Rebuild Our Homeland". Lin Weimin and Qigong both attended.

Lin Weimin invited Qi Gong into the office, served tea, and after some pleasantries, Qi Gong explained his intention without Lin Weimin asking.

Yesterday's call was from Qi Gong. The old comrade only said on the phone that he was coming to visit Lin Weimin today, but did not say the specific reason. It was difficult for Lin Weimin to ask questions on the phone.

Today the old comrade is here, and his purpose is clear.

The purpose of Qigong's trip was to invite Lin Weimin to join the National Research Center of Literature and History.

National Research Center of Literature and History. Just by hearing the name, you can tell that it has a big background. It was originally initiated by the first generation of leaders and was formally established in 1951. It was under the management of the then Government Affairs Council and now the State Council. It was established by the government to unite and arrange for senior scholars, celebrities, experts and scholars. Honorary literary and historical research institution.

How awesome is this research center?

Its previous directors were Fu Dingyi, Zhang Shizhao, Yang Dongchun, Ye Shengtao, and Xiao Qian, and the sixth director is Qigong who came to visit Lin Weimin today.

Speaking of deputy directors and librarians, there are even more well-known ones.

Qi Baishi, Zhang Henshui, Chen Yinke, Zhu Jiasu, Wang Shixiang...

Wang Meng, one of Lin Weimin's old acquaintances, had served as a minister-level cadre, and his status in the literary world was not low, but he could only be regarded as a junior within it.

To put it more simply, being selected into the National Research Institute of Literature and History is equivalent to becoming an academician of the two academies of literature and history, and all members of the National Research Institute of Literature and History are personally appointed by successive prime ministers.

In short, the National Research Institute of Literature and History has been established for more than 40 years, and all the staff there are senior scholars with a combination of virtue, talent, and hope.

For seniors to get a master's degree, you must first meet two requirements: first, you must be old enough, and second, you must have deep enough knowledge.

There is no quantitative standard for the depth of knowledge, but there are official statistics for age. The average age of librarians in the library is 79 years old.

Lin Weimin naturally knew the name of the National Research Center of Literature and History, but he didn't expect that Qi Gong came today for this matter.

"Am I a little young for my age?" Lin Weimin asked.

Qi Gong said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay. This year the museum is recruiting new people, and what we want are young people. Not only you, but also Hoda."

Hoda is the writer who wrote "Muslim Funeral", and he and Lin Weimin both won the Yanbing Literature Award.

Lin Weimin was speechless when he heard this. If he remembered correctly, Hoda has already retired. Do you call these young people?

Lin Weimin felt that given his age, he could lower the average age of the Museum of Literature and History by one or two years if he entered the museum.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt that the task on his shoulders was arduous.

"Sir, I'm usually busy with work..." Lin Weimin said again.

"You think we old men have time? Don't worry. The Museum of Literature and History is a place that honors literati. There is no secular work. Occasionally, if there is secular work, the young people in the agency will take care of it. If there is really a big event, at your age... …”

Qi Gong glanced at Lin Weimin and said, "It's not very useful."

Feeling a deep sense of age discrimination, Lin Weimin secretly cursed in his heart, I'm afraid you don't know what I, Lin, did to start my career.

"To put it bluntly, I'm just here to make a name for myself. You definitely don't like the little allowance in the library, but it's just an honor. This time, you were named by Prime Minister Zhu personally to recruit new people to the library."

So it turned out that Lin Weimin was still wondering why the Children's Literature and History Museum thought of him.

It's not that he isn't confident in his own strength, it's mainly because his hardware conditions are a bit poor. He has just turned forty this year, so he is still underage.

"In that case, I won't refuse." Lin Weimin said.

Qi Gong smiled with satisfaction and said: "Okay. With you, a famous writer who is well-known at home and abroad, joining us, the strength of the Museum of Literature and History has grown again."

Lin Weimin joked: "Shouldn't my greatest contribution to the Museum of Literature and History be lowering the average age?"

Qi Gong laughed loudly upon hearing this, "Not bad, not bad!"

Half a month later, Lin Weimin was invited to Hai Ziguang's pavilion in Zhongnan. Today, the appointment letter awarding ceremony of the National Research Institute of Literature and History will be held here.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, a heavyweight leader read out the appointment notice from the State Council. Amid warm applause, Prime Minister Zhu issued the letter of appointment to the newly appointed National Research Institute of Literature and History. Today, along with Lin Weimin, 3 librarians of the Institute of Literature and History and 5 Counselor of the State Council.

This appointment ceremony of the Museum of Literature and History set a record, that is, the age of the new librarian.

The average age of the four new librarians is only 66. Among them is Lin Weimin, a 39-year-old librarian who has become the youngest librarian since the establishment of the National Research Center of Literature and History.

After the appointment letter awarding ceremony, Zhu Xiang presided over a symposium held in the small auditorium.

The two-hour symposium passed by in a flash. On the way to the meal, Zhu Xiang walked with many librarians and counselors.

Among a group of white-headed men who are at least sixty years old, Lin Weimin, who has black hair and a young face, is particularly eye-catching.

Zhu Xiang joked: "There is a young man coming to the Museum of Literature and History!"

Wang Meng is here today, and Zhu Xiang's sentence is adapted from his famous work "A Young Man Came from the Organization Department".

Everyone present laughed when they heard this.

During the meal, Zhu Xiang asked Lin Weimin to sit next to him. This special treatment made everyone envious.

Zhu Xiang asked with a smile: "How are you feeling today?"

"Okay, after entering the Museum of Literature and History, there is smoke coming out of the ancestral graves."

Zhu Xiang tasted his words and asked, "Your words are not nice."

"You can't misunderstand me like this. I speak from the bottom of my heart."

This year's spring evening, Zhao Benshan's "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" had just been performed, and Bai Yun's sentence "Sent from the bottom of my heart? I really want to see Zhao Zhongxiang!" went viral throughout the country, and the four words "sent from the bottom of my heart" have been played out.

"No wonder there is a sketch king in the Northeast. Your dialect does have its own characteristics."

Lin Weimin joked, "Boss, you are really good at joking. I have been in Yanjing for almost 20 years, and I have an accent!"

The people around couldn't help laughing while listening to the conversation between the two, and Zhu Xiang also laughed.

"Okay, stop playing tricks, I'm not trying to challenge you."

Lin Weimin had a sly smile on his face.

At this moment, Zhu Xiang asked: "But have you started writing the second part of your novel?"

Lin Weimin looked confused: "I'm busy with work! I haven't started writing yet, but it will be soon."

"How soon?" Zhu Xiang asked.

"Next year!" Lin Weimin said with difficulty.

After urging him to update in person, Zhu Xiang nodded with satisfaction, "You still have to hurry up and don't let down the readers' love."

"Yes, yes, yes." Lin Weimin nodded vigorously.

The old comrades around looked at this scene with envy in their hearts.

The leader urged the manuscript in person. This kind of treatment is unique in the domestic literary world.