Back to 80: My Literary Life

After seeing off members of the Standing Committee Liu, several chairmen of the Writers' Association discussed the matter in the office.

It is necessary to establish a Board of Directors of the Writers Association, and of course to issue documents so that members of the Qin Provincial Writers Association can actively respond to the call of the provincial government and write literary works on the rule of law.

However, everyone understands that this is not the same as 20 years ago, when writing "proposal composition" was a writer's obligation. Now the freedom of creation is relaxed, and you can only encourage and advocate, not force.

Besides, can something written by a writer be called a literary work?

"We are all leaders of the Writers' Association and writers. Who is interested in this content?" Hu Cai first asked several vice presidents.

Du Pengcheng and Wang Wenshi are old and rarely write in recent years. In fact, they are Chen Zhongshi, Lu Yao, Jia Pingwa and Fang Minghua.

"Chairman Hu, I don't have time." Chen Zhongshi was the first to express his stance.

In fact, everyone in the inner circle of the Qin Provincial Writers Association knows that Chen Zhongshi has been dormant in his hometown of Bailuyuan for the past two years, writing a long novel, and has hardly heard anything outside the window.

In his words, if he doesn't write a book that can be used as a pillow, he will die in peace.

Therefore, Hu Cai was not surprised by Chen Zhongshi's statement. He looked at the other three people.

Seeing Hu Cai looking at her, Jia Pingwa said quickly:

"Chairman Hu, I don't have time either. In addition to work matters, I am currently preparing another feature."

Jia Pingwa is indeed a busy person. In addition to being the vice chairman of the Qin Provincial Writers Association, she also serves as the chairman of the Xijing Writers Association and the editor-in-chief of "Chang'an" magazine.

Despite this, Jia Pingwa has been writing at the rate of one novel a year in the past two years.

I wrote "Impetuous" in 1986 and "Shangzhou" in 1987. I heard that I am preparing another long novel this year, about the trivial things experienced by a group of humble people at the lowest level of society, showing the strong background of the times. Understand the ideal of a peaceful life with unity of mind and matter.

Fang Minghua had to admire Jia Pingwa's energy.

The only ones left are Lu Yao and Fang Minghua.

"Chairman Hu, let me try." Lu Yao spoke.

Hu Cai was certainly happy that Lu Yao was willing to write, but he was a little worried.

"Lu Yao, how is your health?"

"My body is completely healed. Do you and I look like a patient? I feel like I'm as strong as a cow now!" After saying that, he hammered his chest.

Everyone laughed.

But it is true that Lu Yao looks completely different now than before. His body has received regular treatment and long-term cultivation. Another reason is that his family's financial situation has been greatly improved.

The copyright of the book "The Ordinary World" earned him millions of yuan, which made him enter the "rich" class.

But Hu Cai still gave two words of advice: "Write, write, but also pay attention to rest, and don't drink alcohol!"

"Chairman Hu, I have stopped drinking a long time ago. If you don't believe me, ask Minghua and the others."

Lu Yao is very satisfied with his current life. His only regret is that he will be separated from alcohol for the rest of his life.

"Minghua, what about you?" Hu Cai looked at Fang Minghua.

"Of course you have to write down what the leader has arranged."

Fang Minghua answered very simply, which made Hu Cai very satisfied.

"Okay, that's it for today. We will hold a council meeting in two days to discuss this matter, and then issue red-headed documents." Hu Cai made the final decision.

Fang Minghua and the others who did not work at the Writers' Association were all preparing to go home. When they arrived at the front yard of the Writers' Association, they saw a brand new red Santana parked.

Lu Yao bought it before the Chinese New Year.

Red, festive.

"Come on, get in the car, I'll take you back." Lu Yao greeted warmly.

"Okay!" Jia Pingwa got into the car without ceremony.

"I'll walk back a few steps." Fang Minghua declined.

"Zhongshi, how did you get here?" Lu Yao asked Chen Zhongshi again.

"I took the bus here and was going back to my hometown."

"Get in the car, get in the car, I'll take you to Yuxiangmen to take the car."

Chen Zhongshi was not polite and got into the car.

When the car slowly left the Writers Association compound, Fang Minghua also walked towards the magazine office.

Back in the office, Fang Minghua made himself a cup of tea and began to think about this matter.

In fact, he originally planned to write a novel in a new realistic style. Since "Yanhe" magazine was preparing to welcome the next hot topic in the genre, he wanted to promote it.

Now the provincial leaders are assigning them to write novels about the rule of law

Yes.

Didn’t Zhang Yimou make two novels about the rule of law?

"Article 20" and "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit".

In this era, the most suitable novel is "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit", and it is also a new realistic novel.

That’s it!

The film tells the story of a rural woman, Qiu Ju, who appeals to the village chief step by step in order to seek an explanation from the village chief who kicked and injured her husband. It reflects the conflict between humane culture and legal culture that is common in rural China.

This film has won numerous awards and is also one of Zhang Yimou's masterpieces.

It is adapted from Chen Yuanbin's novel "Ten Thousand Family Lawsuits", but the movie does a good job of solving the problem that the core of the original story is relatively fragile and does not stand up to scrutiny.

What struck Fang Minghua deeply was that the village chief whom Qiu Ju wanted to sue in the movie was not a bad person in the purest sense.

At the end of the movie, on New Year's Eve, Qiu Ju had difficulty giving birth. The village chief and villagers braved the wind and snow overnight to send Qiu Ju to the hospital, where she successfully gave birth to a baby boy.

The Qiu Ju family was very grateful to the village chief and no longer mentioned the lawsuit. But just as the Qiu Ju family celebrated their child's full moon, the municipal court issued a verdict and the village chief was detained for injury. Looking at the smoke and dust raised by the police car in the distance, Qiu Ju felt deeply confused and lost.

The story ends abruptly.

Just write it.

Restoring movies into novels is also Fang Minghua's strength.

First determine the outline of the story, and then write the outline. It doesn’t have to be exactly the same as the original, just capture the essence of the story.

After so many years of writing, Fang Minghua believes in his own writing style.

"Swordsman in the Snow" ends before the Chinese New Year. The book has a total of 1.8 million words, which is 200,000 words less than the original plan. It is a bit unfinished.

But he doesn’t want to write anymore, so now he has basically free time in the evenings. Except for visiting his children at his parents and father-in-law’s house, he can use it to write.

Song Tangtang is still very busy.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhao Hongjun rushed back to Hainan with a few people to set up the company, leaving all matters in Xijing to Song Tangtang.

The couple only met in the evening, when they went to visit their children. When they came back, Fang Minghua would code in front of the computer in the study.

My computer is broken. I have been using it for several years and now it is getting laggy.

Great Wall Computer Company has heard that it has launched a domestic 386 computer, which is equipped with UCDOS and Lenovo's Hanka, and its performance is much better than its own.

I'll go check it out when I get the time and buy one.

He went to work during the day and conceived the plot in his free time. After returning home at night, Fang Minghua coded words in front of the computer, while Song Tangtang worked in his room, mainly on financial accounts. The two of them did their own thing.

We can only chat while sleeping and lying on the bed.

It's early March, spring has arrived in Xijing, and Fang Minghua has completed the first draft of his novella titled "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit".