1987 My Era

Chapter 511, Literary Exchange, Heart Flies

Jin Yong is a book lover with a large collection of books. He was surprised to see that Li Heng had a room full of books at such a young age. He instinctively asked, "Did Mr. Li buy all these?"

Li Heng answered truthfully: "Some I bought myself, and some I asked my senior brothers to buy for me."

Jin Yong asked: "Can I take a look?"

Li Heng smiled and said, "They are just some ordinary books on literature and history. Please feel free to read them."

Jin Yong is also a writer. He used various means to get the opportunity to visit Li Heng and his study. Now that he has finally come, he naturally will not be too polite when encountering such a thing.

He stood in front of the bookshelf, first calmly and leisurely looked through the books in the room carefully, then reached out, took out the book that interested him and started flipping through it.

Jin Yong was flipping through a book while his secretary took a few close-up photos of him with a camera, recording his words and actions during this trip.

Li Heng ignored it and let the old man do what he wanted. After asking Editor-in-Chief Liao and Teacher Yu to sit down, the three of them drank tea leisurely facing each other, looking very comfortable.

About half an hour later, Jin Yong suddenly turned around and asked Li Heng: "I have taken notes and written down my thoughts after reading many books. Have you read all the books in this room, Mr. Li?"

That's nonsense. I read books every day. Some of the books were even brought from my hometown. Over time, I have read quite a few of them, if not all of them.

Li Heng replied: "It's OK. I've read some of them, used some of them to look up writing materials, and some of them I plan to read in the future."

Jin Yong asked: "How many books are there here?"

Li Heng replied: "About 1400 or so."

Mr. Jin Yong paused, and said with admiration: "Amazing! Before I came here, I thought Mr. Li was an old man, or at least quite old.

When we first met at the school gate, Mr. Li’s age shattered my traditional ideas. I thought Mr. Li was a genius with extraordinary writing talent.

It was not until I read these books that I realized that Mr. Li was far more diligent than I was. I felt ashamed of myself.”

Li Heng was proud in his heart, but said calmly: "The greatest heroes serve their country and their people. After the May Fourth Movement, many modern novelists wrote foreign novels in Chinese, but Mr. Zha insisted on writing Chinese stories in traditional forms. His rich cultural heritage far exceeds the form of martial arts works.

I have always felt that the artistic structure of your works is not only oriental, but also inherits the creative methods of the new literature after the May Fourth Movement. The works are not only entertaining, but also ideological and artistic. The hardships and excellence behind this are beyond the understanding of ordinary people. In this regard, it is worth learning from our colleagues. "

Jin Yong praised him for his talent and diligence.

Li Heng, in turn, praised him for creating a new form, taking martial arts novels to a new level, and creating literary art.

It is said that if someone respects me one foot, I will respect you ten feet.

Jin Yong has written so many wonderful martial arts novels, and has hundreds of millions of fans behind him, so he should be very proud. But the reality is that there are always some cultural celebrities who criticize him for his popular novels, saying that his works are just to please the public, with only superficial entertainment value and are not up to standard.

This is a big pain in Mr. Jin Yong's heart.

Now hearing Li Heng praising him like that, Jin Yong's mood immediately improved, and for a moment his entire face was filled with smiles.

You have to know that the young man in front of you is not just any nobody, but a super-talented person who wrote "To Live", "Cultural Journey" and "White Deer Plain". How much value does his words have? Only those who hold pens can understand the greatness of Li Heng.

Just a few words brought Mr. Jin Yong's emotions to the highest point.

Jin Yong happily sat down and talked about his experience of reading White Deer Plain: "In the first half of the year, after I finished my work, I called a friend who lived in Guangzhou for many years and asked him about the situation of the mainland literary world? I asked him if there were any good books published in the mainland? Books worth reading?
At that time, my good friend recommended "White Deer Plain" to me very enthusiastically.

He introduced me and said: Liang Yong, you are lucky, you are asking at the right time. You don’t have to read other books, but it is very necessary to read a recently published book.

This is an epic literary work. The author has made a new breakthrough in the writing of the gentry group in the Republic of China, and wrote Bai Jiaxuan, a gentry, as a positive role model who is upright, upright, speaks for the people, and is supported by the villagers...

I was immediately interested and asked him to collect all the issues of Harvest magazine and mail them to me.

When I finished reading it for the first time, I felt great and learned a lesson from the book: When you are in a low point, don’t bend down and stick to the moral bottom line, which is the power of character; when things are going well, don’t be arrogant or impatient, and keep a low profile, which is a kind of pattern.

I was still not satisfied, so I read it for the second time without stopping.

After reading it for the second time, I suddenly understood the whole story and broke out in a cold sweat. I was worried about the author. This author is really brave!"

The study was eerily quiet for a few seconds, and then everyone smiled knowingly.

Li Heng smiled and said, "Mr. Cha, you understand this book."

Jin Yong nodded: "White Deer Plain is really a good book, a classic that is rarely seen in a century. Mr. Li is a great talent. After I finished reading it for the third time, I had a hunch that it would win all the awards in the mainland."

Grand prize?

"To Live" only has word of mouth, but no awards.

The reputation of "Cultural Journey" is as good as ever, but it has not won any awards yet.

Now, whether it is "Harvest" magazine, editor-in-chief Liao, or Yu Shuheng, they all hope that "White Deer Plain" can break through the shackles and gain both good reputation and win major awards.

To a certain extent, Mr. Yu and Editor-in-Chief Liao even wanted him to win the award more than Li Heng himself.

The reason why Editor-in-Chief Liao did this is because Li Heng is the leading writer of "Harvest" magazine. In the past two years, he has almost been the only one carrying "Harvest" forward. In terms of sales, it has surpassed "People's Literature" and maintained the first place in the country for 11 consecutive issues. This has brought huge benefits to everyone in the publishing house.

It also made everyone in the magazine admire Li Heng.

After all, it is not an easy task to overwhelm the People's Literature, which used to dominate the industry, on one's own. It can even be said to be a very unimaginable thing.

No one had ever thought of it in the past, but Li Heng accomplished it. Not only did it shock the literary world, but it also made the entire literary community take notice and hold him in high respect.

Whether friendly or hostile, at least in terms of market sales, everyone is convinced of the writer December.

There is no need to talk about Yu Shuheng. She accompanied Li Heng almost throughout the entire process of "White Deer Plain". Because of love, she wanted Li Heng to stand at the pinnacle of the literary world more than anyone else.

"White Deer Plain" is a history of men's ambitions and a tragic history of women's fate. Just like Jin Yong has read it four times, each additional reading will give you a different feeling.

On the topic of "White Deer Plain", Li Heng and Jin Yong exchanged many experiences and insights. In particular, the old gentleman seemed to like the book very much and often praised Li Heng.

As the saying goes, "If you come without courtesy, you will not be in touch with anyone." When the discussion about "White Deer Plain" reached a certain point, he appropriately turned the topic to martial arts novels.

Because the two were too excited, they started to rank the martial arts and masters in Jin Yong's martial arts novels like martial arts masters.

Li Heng said: "I have read all of Mr. Cha's martial arts works. I personally think that the Taixuan Sutra and Yijin Jing are mythical martial arts that break through the framework of martial arts and are close to immortal kung fu. Next are the peerless martial arts such as the Sunflower Manual, the Nine Yin Manual, the Nine Yang Manual, the Divine Art of the North Sea, and the Dugu Nine Swords. They have reached the ceiling of the martial arts definition, but have not broken through to another level..."

Editor-in-Chief Liao, Yu Shuheng, and the secretary were all very surprised. At first, they thought Li Heng had just made some preparations in advance, and there was a commercial bragging scene at the beginning. But as Li Heng talked about all the martial arts skills and analyzed the characteristics of a certain martial arts, they realized that Li Heng was not just bragging randomly, but had really read and summarized them.

Jin Yong naturally saw through this, as if he had found a soulmate, and said with great joy: "Mr. Li has a good eye. The words used in this mythical martial arts are novel and unique, and they are better summarized than mine. I am currently reviewing and revising these martial arts novels. When the revisions are completed, I will send them to you for trial reading. I also hope that Mr. Li will be generous and point out any shortcomings..."

Does this mean that I should refer to his opinions when revising the martial arts novel?

Don't blame Jin Yong for thinking too much, seeing how well he talked, he even had this thought in his heart: if the person in front of him wanted to write a martial arts novel, he would probably write better and with higher level than him.

This is also the source of Jin Yong's idea of ​​inviting Li Heng to revise the novel together.

As a veteran who has lived two lives, Li Heng naturally understood the deeper meaning of his words and felt contented.

That's it, don't even think about it!

I have been influenced by the fantasy novels about cultivating immortals in later generations, so it is normal for me to come up with some unique viewpoints. It is so easy for me to come up with them easily.

However, what seemed normal to Li Heng was stunning to Jin Yong. It was as if many things in his mind suddenly opened up, and he had a lot of inspiration in an instant.

There were many topics to talk about and they were very excited. From "White Deer Plain" to martial arts novels, to the Xuanwu Gate Incident and the expansion of the Tang Dynasty's territory, the two of them were almost seamlessly connected and talked incessantly, almost running out of words.

Before they knew it, two and a half hours had passed. If the secretary hadn't reminded them that there would be a press conference at Xianghui Hall at 11 o'clock, they would have continued chatting and talking nonsense.

It won't stop yet.

Li Heng looked at his watch, a little confused. What about the press conference that was agreed to be held at 11 o'clock?
It's already 11:!
Damn it, those reporters must be getting impatient and cursing in their hearts.

Li Heng subconsciously looked at Yu Shuheng.

Teacher Yu nodded imperceptibly, meaning to tell him: Don't worry, I'll take care of everything, and nothing will go wrong.

No problems mean: those reporters won’t dare to do anything wrong, news reports won’t be written randomly, and she will take care of everything.

Seeing this, Li Heng felt relieved. Today was a big day and he couldn't be careless. Fortunately, Teacher Yu was there to protect him, so he dared to be so unscrupulous.

Speaking of providing a safety net, he glanced at Teacher Yu. He didn't know since when, she seemed to have infiltrated every aspect of his life and work. Whenever something big happened, he would instinctively think of her.

call!
Thinking of this, Li Heng shuddered suddenly!
Teacher Yu was boiling a frog in warm water, and I was the frog. By the time I realized what was happening, I was already enjoying her presence. In a way, I was already a little reluctant to leave her.

Receiving Li Heng's resentful eyes, at this moment, Yu Shuheng seemed to understand his heart. She smiled gently and curled the corners of her mouth imperceptibly: Little man, you can't run away.

Mr. Jin Yong and his entourage had already had breakfast and were not hungry yet. They said that they would accompany him to the press conference first and then come back for lunch and a big dinner.

Coming out of the study, Li Heng saw Mr. Ba and Sister Xiaolin sitting on the sofa on the first floor, accompanied by Mai Sui and Zhou Shihe.

Li Heng walked over quickly and shouted enthusiastically, "Teacher, Sister Xiaolin, you are here."

Mr. Ba stood up with a smile, patted him on the shoulder gently, and went to greet Jin Yong who was behind him.

Li Heng asked Sister Xiaolin, "Sister Xiaolin, are you hungry?"

Sister Xiaolin said, "You're not hungry yet, let's go to Xianghuitang with you first."

"Hey, okay."

Li Heng responded, then turned to Zhou Shihe and Mai Sui, "Sui Sui, Shihe, you've worked hard today. I'll be back for lunch later. Do you want to go to Xianghui Hall together?"

Mai Sui and Zhou Shihe looked at each other and stood up at the same time.

Coming out of Building 26 and walking quickly to Xianghui Hall, Mr. Jin Yong quietly sighed to his secretary: "This trip was worthwhile and I gained a lot. Mr. Li is so wise and knowledgeable, I can't compare to him."

The secretary listened to the entire literary exchange between the two and truly felt Li Heng’s wisdom and erudition. She was very shocked and couldn’t imagine how he could achieve this at the age of 19.

Even if you started reading in your mother's womb, you can't achieve such a rare level, right?

Before meeting Li Heng, the secretary believed that there were geniuses in the world, but he felt that those geniuses mainly relied on hard work.

But after meeting Li Heng, for a moment, the secretary felt that there might really be people in the world who are born with knowledge.

The secretary was seen looking at Li Heng's back, as if thinking about something.

Jin Yong asked casually, "What are you thinking about?"

The secretary blurted out: "I am very curious about him and I want to work with him."

The identity of a secretary is not an easy one. He graduated from Hong Kong University and later went to the University of Pennsylvania in the United States for further studies. He has been helping Jin Yong manage Ming Pao and some business matters.

Although she is told to the outside world that she is a secretary, people close to Jin Yong actually understand that she is an agent. She makes decisions on many matters on a daily basis, and only major matters will be decided by Jin Yong himself.

Such an important person suddenly said he wanted to leave.

Anyone would be confused and no one would be happy.

But Jin Yong was only stunned for a moment, and was not angry. He smiled kindly and said, "With Teacher Yu here, Mr. Li may not be short of people around him."

The secretary said, "No, he is short of people."

Jin Yong looked at her, then looked at her again, and thought for a while before saying, "If you have really made up your mind, I can talk to Mr. Li for you."

Now it was the secretary's turn to be surprised. "Are you willing to let me go?"

Jin Yong looked forward and said, "After the reform and opening up, the mainland has changed with each passing day and has developed rapidly. I am old, and it is not appropriate for you to stay with me. It limits your abilities. You should have a better stage."

The secretary was silent for a while, then said, "Let me think about it."

Think again?
Jin Yong knew that he could no longer keep the secretary he had worked with for seven years and that he had to leave.

Ps: Update first and then modify.

Although I only updated one picture yesterday, it still had more than 10,000 words. Later, I had to sort out the details of the next million words, so I didn’t update anymore. I’m sorry.

As of this chapter, I have updated more than 10 words, which is actually quite acceptable. I will continue to work hard and strive to write more words.

(End of this chapter)