Back to 80: My Literary Life

Fang Minghua briefly described the background of writing his book "On the Mountain and Down the Mountain".

"I really appreciate what German artist Anselm Kiefer said: "I am not nostalgic, I want to remember. And the new realist novel is to record this period of history through novels."

Warm applause broke out in the venue.

Fang Minghua's lecture lasted an hour longer than the scheduled time, but achieved very good results.

Not only did he systematically explain the trend of personalized writing that has been very popular in the past two years, but he also gave a clear answer to another type of novel-new realism:

"I am not nostalgic, I want to remember."

Soon, the content of this lecture appeared in "Tianya" magazine.

It was early June when Fang Minghua returned from Lanzhou. He continued his writing and finally completed "On the Mountain and Down the Mountain" at the end of July.

The whole book has about 200,000 words and is the first novel describing third-tier enterprises.

Naturally, it was handed over to Shengshi Books for publication, and the English version was translated by Li Li and published by Ashley Press.

Finally, I can take a break.

The city of Xijing has entered midsummer, which is not conducive to writing.

Besides, it's less than half a year away from the 21st century, why do you make yourself so nervous every day?

Li Li also told him a good news.

"The Spike won the Jules Bataillon Prize for Foreign Literature in France!"

What is this?

Li Li said that the Jules Bataillon Prize for Foreign Literature is a famous French translation literature award, founded by French literary critic Laure Guille-Bataillon in 1986, and is specifically awarded to foreign literary works with French translations. The prize money is 10,000 euros.

"Minghua, your book can actually win the Goncourt Prize, but the Goncourt Prize is only given to novels originally written in French, which is not enough." Li Li said again.

In fact, Fang Minghua also knew this.

Many important literary awards in many countries are based on the basic condition of writing in the native language, except for the Goncourt Prize, such as the British Booker Prize, the American National Book Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

"Minghua, are you going to receive the award? The time is about October, a romantic trip to France?" Li Li's tone was a little tempting.

Fang Minghua's heart warmed up: "Then you will go with me?"

"I have a lot of courses next semester, I don't think I will have time."

"Forget it." Fang Minghua lost interest immediately.

"Let Demi take it on your behalf. She is the president of the publishing house that published this book."

He really didn't want to run away, and this award was not an important one.

"One more thing, are you sure you don't want to buy stocks? The US stock market is rising well now. Your fund account has 60 million US dollars, and you are just leaving it there?" Li Li reminded her on the phone.

Fuck it, fuck it, fuck it

Fang Minghua said several fucks in his heart.

I almost forgot about this!

"Lili, you can't buy it, and I have to clear all the stocks! You notify Phillips on my behalf to operate my stock account. You must clear all the stocks in the account before the end of this year! I will also send him an email to explain this matter immediately."

Phillips is Fang Minghua's personal financial advisor in the United States. With his authorization, he can operate his own stock account.

After hearing the news, Li Li on the other end of the phone was surprised and asked a question:

"Ah? Are you going to sell out your Amazon shares too?"

This.

Since Amazon went public in 1997, it has split its stock twice, on June 2, 1998 and May 1, 1999.

The first time was one share split into two, and the second time was one share split into three. In this way, Fang Minghua has 34.8 million shares, firmly sitting on the second largest shareholder.

Fang Minghua still has feelings for Amazon and wants to be a shareholder.

"In this way, keep one-tenth, that is, 3 million shares, and sell all the rest! I will also explain it to Phillips in the email."

"Well, OK, Minghua, you don't want to withdraw funds from the United States, do you?" Li Li's tone was a little worried.

Although the book "Railroad Spike" is very popular in the United States and Europe, the debate is also fierce.

It is said that some federal congressmen have proposed to ban the book and require an investigation of Fang Minghua himself, including restricting his entry, which has to cause Li Li's concern.

Of course, there is another layer of worry.

If Fang Minghua withdraws the funds, he will rarely come to the United States. What will happen to himself and his daughter?

Fang Minghua understood Li Li's thoughts and said gently: "I don't have this idea for the time being, but the hot U.S. stock market makes me a little scared and worried that it will collapse. Don't worry, if I really withdraw the funds, how can I leave you and Xinxin in the United States? You can go back to China or go to Hong Kong."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

After comforting Li Li, Fang Minghua hung up the phone and drank tea to think about this.

Although he didn't withdraw all the funds, it's not safe to keep them all in the United States.

Withdraw part of it to China, and put more in the Hong Kong account. Hong Kong is a free port, and the flow of funds is very convenient.

But sell the stocks now!

Fang Minghua didn't hesitate, and immediately went upstairs to open the computer and sent an email to Phillips, detailing his requirements, and Li Li would handle all financial matters as his full representative.

Chicago, USA.

It is now 1:10 p.m. Chicago Daylight Time. The Nasdaq stock market is closed briefly at noon. Phillips is reviewing the market while wolfing down a hamburger.

The stock market is so hot this year that a large number of investors are pouring into the stock market. As a trader, he is so busy that he is exhausted.

Just now, an American came to the stock market with 5 million US dollars to open an account and entrusted him to operate the account.

If he had invested 5 million US dollars in stocks a few years ago, he would have been a big customer and would have entered the VIP room, but now, he is just an ordinary customer.

Just take it over reluctantly.

After a while, he will be able to operate the other party's account after signing the entrusted transaction contract.

At this time, a mailbox icon suddenly flashed in the lower left corner of the screen, prompting him that he had a new email.

Phillips opened Hotmail and saw a new email. He clicked to open the email and found that the mysterious Chinese writer had come.

He asked to clear all the stocks in the account by the end of the year and only keep 3 million shares of Amazon!

Oh my God

He almost cleared all the stocks. Is this Chinese going to withdraw his investment? !

Soon, a woman named Li Li called and claimed to be Fang Minghua's full power of attorney, asking him to rush to San Francisco as soon as possible to sign the entrustment contract.

Phillips knew that when Li Li and Fang Minghua were not in the United States, his stock account had been operated by this woman.

Lover?

Very likely.

But this was the client's privacy, and he had no right to ask.

He decided to rush to San Francisco now, so he picked up the phone on his desk and called the airline to book a ticket to San Francisco.

Coincidentally, there was a United Airlines flight to San Francisco at 2:30 in the afternoon.

2:30.

Phillips looked at his watch and it was still in time.

He immediately picked up his briefcase and hurried out of the office, and almost bumped into a bloated man.

"Mr. Phillips, where are you going? We haven't signed the contract yet." The man asked in confusion.

Oh, it turned out to be the man with 5 million US dollars.

"Sorry, I have to rush to San Francisco in time, and I don't have time now." Phillips spoke bluntly.

"What?! Your attitude makes me very angry! I will complain to your manager!" The man was furious and shouted.

Phillips ignored him and locked the door and would not leave.

Invest if you want

Accepting this order from Fang Minghua, the commission should be at least one or eight hundred thousand, right? Do you still care about your complaint?! I don’t want to work here anymore! "