Rebirth of Rural Literary Life

Chapter 583 The origin of the guests
From a secular point of view, the opening of the Writer's Village is a little plain. There are no loud drums, no firecrackers, and only a group of hundreds of guests visited.

But if someone is careful to count them, they will find out how powerful the lineup of guests He Ping invited this time is.

Regardless of the officials of the county government, let alone Wang Meng.

Among the hundreds of people, one-third of them are editors of major domestic magazines and newspapers, such as "People's Literature", "Dushu", "Beijing Literature", "Contemporary", "October", "Fiction" Monthly", "Youth Literature", "Guangming Daily", "New Beijing News", "Liao Province Daily"...

Among them are many powerful figures such as editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief.

For example, Shen Changwen, editor-in-chief of "Dushu" magazine.Wang Mengzai once said such a sentence: You can not read books, but you must read "Reading".You must know that "Dushu" is an ideological review magazine, but in the 80s, it was able to sell 10,000+ copies in a single issue, and its market performance was not inferior to the current popular books.And a series of articles such as "Reading without Forbidden Areas" and "The Sun of Man Will Rise" reflected the changes in the Chinese humanistic spirit throughout the 80s.

There is also Lin Jinlan, editor-in-chief of "Beijing Literature", who is also a famous writer, poet, and critic.

There are also many representatives of writers, Li Tuo, Han Shaogong, Chen Cun, Can Xue, Ma Yuan, Ke Yunlu, Cha Haisheng, Liu Jun, Luo Yihe...

However, some of them are newcomers who have not yet become famous at this time, brought by the editors to meet the world, such as Liu Zhenyun.

Liu Zhenyun joined the work in 82, and has been engaged in literary creation for the past few years, but he has never published any famous works. This time, he was brought by Sister Wang Fu as a potential newcomer to see the world.However, it is also this year that Liu Zhenyun's works will usher in a blowout explosion, and will be published in "People's Literature" many times afterwards.

In addition to these people, many cultural representatives also came, Dong Xiuyu, who was sometimes the deputy general manager of Sanlian Bookstore, Liang Yuejin, general manager of Universal Publishing House, and Zhang Jianyue, general manager of Provincial Xinhua Bookstore Company.

The group of people who came to the Writers’ Village today said that they represent half of the Chinese literary world, which is a bit exaggerated, but it is not a problem to represent tens of millions of readers and the book market.

It is not an easy task for a newly established institution like the Writers' Village to accept hundreds of guests in a short period of time. Thanks to He Ping's prior arrangements, the Writers' Village seemed to be in order on the first day of its opening.

Not long after He Ping had made arrangements for the guests, Wang Meng came over suddenly.

"You want to leave?" He Ping asked in surprise, "Isn't this just here? It's not easy for you to come here from the capital. Why did you leave after staying for two hours?"

Wang Meng sighed and said, "Troubled with mundane affairs! Do you think my time is so easy to allocate?"

He Ping smiled, and thanked Wang Meng solemnly: "Mr. Wang, I really didn't expect you to come here today. I just wanted to try it before, but I didn't expect you to come. I really don't know what to say..."

Wang Meng waved his hand to interrupt He Ping, "Okay, don't be hypocritical, you and I know each other well."

Wang Meng's words warmed He Ping's heart and moved him. Seeing that he insisted on leaving, He Ping couldn't stop him, so he could only give him a gift.

The father-in-law stood beside He Ping, watching Wang Meng's car disappear from sight, and lamented in his heart that his son-in-law's current contacts were really up to the sky. I heard that the last time I went to the capital, I met the old comrades of the advisory group.

After sending Wang Meng away, the father-in-law said to He Ping, "I'll take people back first too."

He Ping was not polite to his father-in-law. He still had more important tasks to complete today.

After the people from the county government left, He Ping went to the writer's dormitory to find a room to rest for a while, and there were entertainment activities in the writer's village at night.

While He Ping was resting, the topics of the guests in the writer's dormitory were all focused on him.

Lin Jinlan and Li Tuo have been friends for many years. They were divided into a house. This is a large three-bedroom set of 160 square meters. Sitting on the sofa in the living room, the two of them looked very empty.

"Master Tuo, in the past two years when you returned to the capital, you often said that you were messing with big things. I always thought you were joking. Today's scene really surprised me."

Li Tuo said proudly: "You guys never talk big, how about it? Is the scene in the writer's village okay?"

Lin Jinlan nodded slightly, "Pretty good."

Being affirmed by the veterans in the literary world and friends for many years, Li Tuo's sense of accomplishment was aroused in Li Tuo's heart, and he talked eloquently.

"Ham, you don't know how much energy I have spent on the writer's village in the past two years. You also know that I have a good relationship in the capital, but as soon as I told people that someone in the northeast county had set up a writer's village. They came to have a look, and they all looked at me like they were looking at a liar, I was so depressed!"

Lin Jinlan smiled and said: "It's okay this time, so many people from the capital have come, no one will disbelieve your words in the future."

"That's right, hard work can't be in vain. It's also thanks to He Ping who can withstand it!" Li Tuo said with a sigh.

"How?" Lin Jinlan asked curiously.

"When I first built the Writers' Village, I had a good idea, and the budget was about 600 million yuan. But later on, I found that the money was getting more and more expensive. Should the standards be lowered? He Ping is quite a face-saving person, especially if the writers’ village is built in front of our group of friends.

He Ping disagreed at the time. He said that the Writer's Village was his ideal, and it was also a utopia for writer friends. How could the standards be lowered so easily.The standard must not be lowered. Even if he sells everything, he will build this writer's village.

I still remember his expression at that time, alas, it was not easy! "

Lin Jinlan was silent for a moment after listening to Li Tuo's words, "It's really not easy. An investment of tens of millions is an astronomical sum. He Ping is an idealist."

Li Tuo nodded, "Indeed, he is a very romantic and idealistic person. Who would have thought that a joke at the beginning would come true in just a few years?"

Lin Jinlan asked with some concern: "He Ping has invested so much money in this writer's village, has he considered the issue of getting back the money? After all, it's all real money."

"We will definitely lose money in the early stage, not only the construction of the Writer Village, but also the subsequent operation. But I have also discussed this issue with He Ping. He has a publishing house in his hand. In the future, if the Writer Village My friends have published works, and he hopes to give priority to his publishing house, so that he can get back his money at least.”

"This is what it should be. In the future, I will also promote He Ping in the circle. He has done a great thing for our literary world this time. I don't know how many children who are not yet in their early years and whose lives are difficult."

(End of this chapter)