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The soul of the entire Shengshi Group is not Zhao Hongjun on the surface, but Fang Minghua in Xijing.
Just listen to him.
The phone on the desk rang suddenly. Shu Bin grabbed the phone and heard a familiar voice coming from the phone.
It belongs to Zhao Hongjun.
"Mr. Shu, I am the Red Army."
"Director Zhao, have you let Minghua read the collection of poems?" Shu Bin ignored the politeness and went straight to the point.
"After reading it, he thought it could be published, but he put forward his own opinions."
As long as it can be published.
Shu Bin finally felt relieved and asked again quickly.
"Mr. Zhao, what do you think?"
"He said that your plan to print 150,000 copies is a bit low. He suggested that you print 500,000 copies directly for the first time to reduce the impact of piracy on our revenue."
500,000 copies!
My dear.
This Fang Minghua is more courageous than me!
Shu Bin looked shocked, but quickly made a decision: "Okay, we will print 500,000 copies!"
A month later, "Young Tide" was officially published.
It's already mid-September. It rained yesterday, and the hot weather in Xijing has finally become cooler.
Fang Minghua is currently in the bookstore in Lei Xuecheng.
Song Tangtang and several subordinates from Shengshi Film and Television have rushed to Liushudian Village in Baiyin, Gansu Province. The company, including Fang Minghua and his wife, donated tables, chairs, textbooks, books, teaching equipment and cash to the village primary school in the name of Project Hope, totaling more than 100,000 yuan. , used to improve school operating conditions and support some poor students.
She said that she had not been to Baiyin and wanted to see the place where Fang Minghua once jumped in line. The two children also go to kindergarten, so Fang Minghua's life is very leisurely. Sometimes he comes to the bookstore in Lei Xuecheng.
Let’s chat and listen to the songs played in Lei Xuecheng’s bookstore.
Fang Minghua discovered that Lei Xuecheng had a special liking for Luo Dayou's songs. When passing by here, he often listened to him playing Luo Dayou's songs, including some unpopular ones like "Impression of My Hometown" and "Will Enter the Wine".
But today, Zheng Zhihua’s latest album "Youth" is in the bookstore:
This is how all the laughter and tears are spent
I will always remember that period of time
Maybe I have changed a lot now
At least I never changed the dreaming me
The song is upbeat and the lyrics are catchy.
This is also one of the few songs by Zheng Zhihua that is so youthful.
Sitting on a chair in the bookstore, drinking tea, watching people coming and going on the street under the autumn sunshine, listening to this song has a unique flavor.
Lei Xuecheng sat opposite him.
Maybe he will be a father soon, and Lei Xuecheng looks much more mature and steady than before.
My daughter-in-law, Wu Meimei, is sitting at the counter with a big belly, working as the boss's wife.
"She won't go to work?" Fang Minghua asked Lei Xuecheng while looking at Wu Meimei.
"I won't go. Now the efficiency of the textile factory is not as good as it used to be, and the work is tiring and hard. I have already given her a leave of absence without pay. This bookstore can support the two of them." Lei Xuecheng said with a smile.
The bookstore in Lei Xuecheng has doubled in size. In addition to the original two front rooms, the two rooms next door have also been rented.
Serious literature, popular books, and reading magazines are divided into categories. We also set up a reading area in the back room, with tables, chairs, benches, and tea for readers to rest and read here. Of course, only those who have purchased books can enjoy it.
For this reason, Lei Xuecheng was too busy for one person, so he hired two girls as shop assistants.
The two of them were sitting at the table chatting, and there were three books on the table - "Skywalker", "Fragments of Civilization" and the recently published "The Wave of Youth".
Another reason why Fang Minghua likes to come here is because he wants to hear Lei Xuecheng's views on newly published books, as a survey of sellers and readers.
"Minghua, both of your books have sold well. They have maintained the original writing level and are worth reading from a literary point of view. Especially this book "Fragments of Civilization" opened my eyes to the fact that prose can be written like this "
Lei Xuecheng spoke clearly and crisply.
"But I never expected that this book "Young Trend" would actually sell well. No, I tried to buy 30 copies in the past two days, but they were sold out! I had to buy again."
At this point, Lei Xuecheng sighed: "Minghua, do you call this poetry?"
"Why not call it poetry?" Fang Minghua asked.
"If this is called poetry, and I fucking wrote it like this back then, how about I become a poet?!" Lei Xuecheng said.
At that time, Lei Xuecheng was an enthusiastic literary young man who especially liked poetry. In order to see his idol Bei Dao, he even skipped the fare and went to Yanjing. It was this time that I met Fang Minghua by chance on the train and got to know each other.
But that was ten years ago.
After hearing what Lei Xuecheng said, Fang Minghua took a sip of tea and smiled slightly: "Back then, this stuff would never have been on the market. If you wrote it and wanted to publish it, people would laugh to death, but now you can! "
"Then do you think it's the readers who have fallen, or the poets who have fallen?" Lei Xuecheng asked again.
"The question you asked is so complicated, it's really hard to answer."
"I know!" Wu Meimei, who was sitting at the bar next to her and listening to the two chatting, suddenly said.
"Meimei, what do you know?" Lei Xuecheng turned around and looked at his wife.
"Neither the readers nor the poets have fallen, but the times have changed! Now we are not talking about "One billion people, 900 million businesses, and 100 million more to open, one billion people, 900 million to fall, and 100 million more to look for."
"Now that everyone is busy making money, how can they have time to read those obscure and obscure poems? The poems written by Wang Guozhen are simple, straightforward, and can give people a little comfort and touch. Of course they are popular."
Lei Xuecheng was dumbfounded by his wife's words, and then he let out a long sigh.
"That makes sense."
He smiled and said to Fang Minghua: "To be honest, I didn't plan to enter this poetry collection at the beginning. It was because of Mei Mei's strong request that I entered some. Unexpectedly, it sold well."
"What Meimei said makes sense. Serious literature is no longer as popular as it was a few years ago, especially poetry." Fang Minghua did not deny it.
"However, there are still people who read excellent poems. For example, there are many people who like Haizi's collection of poems "Facing the Sea and Spring Blossoms"."
Last year, Haizi committed suicide by lying on the train. After being rescued by Fang Minghua, Xichuan and the others obtained the consent of Haizi's parents and sent him to a mental hospital in Yanjing for treatment. At the same time, Luo Yihe and Xichuan compiled the poems written by Haizi and created the first collection of short poems "Facing the Sea with Spring Warmth". "Flowers Bloom" collects more than 70 short poems written by Haizi over the years.
Including "Facing the Sea, Spring Flowers Bloom", "September", "Four Sisters", "Spring, All Ten Haizi Resurrection", etc., are jointly published by Shengshi Books and Hainan Publishing House.
Luo Yihe also provided annotations on some poems and the author's creative background, which was very popular among readers. Fang Minghua even bought a copy to read.
Lei Xuecheng nodded when he heard what Fang Minghua said: "Haizi is indeed a talented poet. Now that I read it, I feel more and more great about him. It's a pity."
Lei Xuecheng stopped, and the two of them did not mention this topic again.