Back to 80: My Literary Life

It turned out that this was the organizer's request.

Since you, a Hong Kong sister, have been invited with a lot of money to add popularity to the book fair, you can't just wave on the stage and put up a POS. At the very least, you have to walk around like last year's Hong Kong sister Anita Yuen. Even if you don't buy a book, you still have to pretend to talk.

So, Guo Aiming walked around, just like Anita Yuen did last year, he randomly picked up a book and pretended to flip through it, and pretended to like it very much under the reporter's flashlight.

In fact, she really liked reading books since she was a child.

Guo Aiming was born in a middle-class family in Xiangjiang. His parents were both knowledgeable intellectuals, and they had been very attentive to Guo Aiming's education since he was a child.

She has loved reading books since she was a child, and she still does so now, but she is not very interested in martial arts romance novels. Apart from reading professional books, she mostly reads serious literature.

Unfortunately, there is too little serious literature in Hong Kong. After studying in the United States, I read a large number of British and American novels, and of course a small number of works by Chinese writers living in the United States.

For example, Yu Lihua and Zhang Ailing.

She has also read novels from mainland China, and she is also very interested in the novels written by a writer named Minghua.

The novels include "Crossing Guandong", the short and medium-length novels "Selected Pioneer Novels of Minghua", "Selected Selected Novels of Minghua Realistic Novels", and even two best-selling books on love, "The Lost Dream of the Corridor Bridge" and "The Endless Love between Humans and Ghosts".

She was very surprised after reading it, how could a young writer have so many writing styles, and he could pick up different types of novels at his fingertips.

Now, when you come to the serious novel section, you must take a careful look.

Suddenly a poster from Sanlian Bookstore caught her eye.

Minghua?

Could it be?

Thinking of this, Guo Aiming walked towards the Sanlian Bookstore booth, and a large group of people followed him.

Seeing Guo Aiming walking toward him, Fang Minghua raised his head and maintained a polite smile.

Guo Aiming came over, looked at Fang Minghua and asked softly: "Hello, Mr. Minghua, have you ever published your novel in the United States? Hello, Mr. Minghua, have you ever published your novel in the United States?"

It’s not Mandarin or Cantonese, it’s English!

It turned out that Guo Aiming could not speak Mandarin, and he was worried that the Cantonese speaker would not understand him, so he simply spoke English proficiently.

What she was thinking was that if the other person had published several novels in the United States, he should know English, right?

Guessed it.

Fang Minghua was stunned for a moment, then reacted quickly, stood up and replied with a smile: "Yes, like "Breaking through the Kanto" which won the National Book Critics Association Award in the United States, it was published in the United States. Have you seen it? (Yes, "Enter Guandong", which won the National Book Critics Circle Award, was published in the United States. Have you read it?"

The two actually talked to each other in English.

"Yes, I have read it. I have also read your short stories and two romance novels. I think you are a loyal reader." Guo Aiming smiled.

"Thanks"

"Is this your new book?" Guo Aiming curiously held up the hardcover version of "Fragments of Civilization" placed at the book fair.

"Yes, this is a collection of essays, mainly about visiting some historical sites in China, the humanistic atmosphere in this context, and some vicissitudes of life in the context of life."

Fang Minghua briefly introduced this collection of essays.

"It's very interesting. I want to buy a copy." After Guo Aiming said this, he immediately took out a 100 Hong Kong dollar note from his small bag.

Fang Minghua didn't need to do anything. The staff of the bookstore next to him immediately took it and found 10 Hong Kong dollars and handed it to Guo Aiming respectfully.

Books in Xiangjiang are really expensive.

Although book prices in the mainland are also rising, the hardcover simplified version like this costs 16 yuan, but in Xiangjiang it costs as much as 90 yuan!

Of course, Guo Aiming doesn't care about this.

As usual, Fang Minghua signed his name on the title page. After several years of calligraphy practice, his calligraphy has improved by leaps and bounds, not to mention pen calligraphy.

The word "Minghua" looks strong and unrestrained, and it is also a traditional Chinese character.

Guo Aiming watched it and couldn't put it down.

"Minghua, can we take a photo? I am a loyal reader of You." The girl invited.

Of course Fang Minghua would not refuse. The two of them stood together, and without them speaking, they heard several flashes of light and the sound of cameras clicking in front of them.

This damn thing is so exciting!

The newly elected Hong Kong sister actually took the initiative to take a photo with a mainland writer and claimed to be his fan!

The two also showed off their English and talked about serious literature in front of everyone.

The academic style is undoubtedly revealed.

Guo Aiming left soon after buying the book, but there were obviously more readers in front of the Sanlian Bookstore booth, and many people wanted to buy Minghua's "Fragments of Civilization".

Fang Minghua took a look. Most of them were young people.

Are you interested in your own book, or is it because Guo Aiming bought this book?

whatever.

Just sign it! Work matters.

After working all day, except for a lunch at noon, Fang Minghua basically sat at the back of the table to perform his duties. He signed more than 500 books in a day, which is a good result.

After today's book signing event, Liu Jiawei naturally treated everyone, and several staff members went to Wan Chai Road near the Convention and Exhibition Center to eat food stalls.

Hong Kong's food stalls are very famous, and there are many kinds of snacks, such as pork skin radish, fried oyster cakes, lemon chicken, and stir-fried chicken.

They drank Carlsberg, and everyone talked casually after drinking.

"Minghua, you are going to be famous today." Liu Jiawei said with a smile.

"You mean Guo Aiming came to buy books and take photos?"

"That's right, Miss Hong Kong came to buy books and signed them, and took photos with you. Wow. I suddenly think you and Miss Guo are a good match."

Listening to Liu Jiawei's poor Mandarin, Fang Minghua almost spit out the beer he had just drunk.

Are you kidding?

Although Fang Minghua didn't know how old Guo Aiming was, she knew that most contestants for Miss Hong Kong were young girls in their twenties, but she was already over thirty!

"Manager Chen, don't talk nonsense. I heard that the paparazzi in Hong Kong are very powerful. I don't mind if it gets out, but Miss Guo is still unmarried." Fang Minghua said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

Liu Jiawei smiled and said nothing.

That night when Fang Minghua returned to the hotel, she watched TV and saw that the Hong Kong Book Fair was indeed reported on the Hong Kong Wireless Television (TVB) News Channel.

However, the book fair was only mentioned briefly, and the focus was on Guo Aiming's participation in the book fair, especially the photo of Guo Aiming buying books and signing them at the Sanlian Bookstore and taking photos with Fang Minghua, all of which appeared in the screen.

Oh my god.

The news is so long? The report is so detailed?

Later, Fang Minghua learned that Guo Aiming signed a contract with TVB to become an artist after winning the Miss Hong Kong title, and starred in a TV series "Big Times" that TVB was preparing to shoot, playing Long Jiwen, the daughter of Long Chengbang, a retired corrupt detective who fled to Taiwan.

The next morning, Fang Minghua came to the Convention and Exhibition Center as usual. According to the arrangement, Fang Minghua needed to sign and sell books for two days.

Perhaps because of the TVB news report last night, the number of readers who came to the Sanlian Bookstore booth to ask Fang Minghua to sell books suddenly increased today, and they lined up for the first time.

Fang Minghua naturally had to fulfill his duties.

When it was almost time for lunch, there were still a few readers holding the books they had just bought at the book signing counter. Fang Minghua was about to sign these people and eat lunch. At this time, a woman who looked like a reporter came up to him and asked politely.

"Mr. Minghua, I am Zeng Huiyan, a reporter from the Hong Kong Daily. Can I interview you?"

Zeng Huiyan?

Fang Minghua looked up and found that the female reporter looked a little familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere.

After thinking carefully, he suddenly remembered.

The second time he came to Hong Kong in 1986, he interviewed that female reporter!

She was the one who fueled the bet between him and Huang Ying!