1980 My literary era

Lin Weimin enjoyed his first taste of the joy of making tiles.

In recent years, his work has become increasingly busy, and it is rare for him to stay at home and enjoy life.

After the first few days of exploration, the division of labor for childcare is now clear.

Lin Weimin and his wife are responsible for the night. During the day, the burden of taking care of the children mainly falls on Tao's mother and Sister Sun. Lin Weimin and his wife make up for their sleep.

However, Tao Huimin was in a miserable condition. She couldn't sleep for a full night and would be woken up by Tao's mother every two hours to breastfeed her child.

After learning about the birth of his granddaughter, Tao's father also came to Yanjing. When he came, he brought a bunch of things, all of which were supplements for Tao Huimin.

When Tao's mother holds the child, Tao's father will always follow her behind and tease the little bean bag.

The little bean bag has already opened its eyes. They are big, energetic, shiny, and as clear as crystal. They are almost carved from the same mold as their mother, Tao Huimin.

Occasionally, when he sees his grandpa's strange movements and expressions, Xiaodoubao will also let out a crisp and childish laugh, which makes people feel happy.

Tao's mother was tired of holding the baby, so she handed it to Tao's father. He excitedly took the small bean bag and regarded it as a treasure.

"I've thought about it, I'd better retreat." Tao's father made up his mind.

Tao's father still has two or three years to retire. Before Xiao Doubao was born, it was originally agreed that Tao's mother would come to Yanjing to take care of the child first.

But this time when I arrived in Yanjing, I really saw my granddaughter. Her job and retirement salary were not as important as her hair.

Tao's mother has no objection to this. With her husband coming to Yanjing, the family is reunited, which is a good thing.

During lunch, Tao Huimin asked Lin Weimin, "Have you thought about it? What to write?"

"Aren't you still thinking about it? Writing a novel is not like going to the toilet. Where can I get so much inspiration?"

In fact, Lin Weimin is not without inspiration, but is thinking about how to "learn from".

The works written for his daughter must be children's books that are innocent and childlike. Lin Weimin has rarely read such books, and the number of reads and movies is relatively small.

When talking about children's books, the first thing that comes to his mind is the "Harry Potter" series.

But the Harry Potter series is a Western fantasy, which is a bit inappropriate. Moreover, J.K. Rowling is a single mother, and she relied on this novel to turn herself into a serf and sing. If she was deprived of herself, wouldn’t she be without a place for the rest of her life?

Teacher Lin would not be cruel to young women.

If you want to collect it, you have to collect something from the "rich people".

Are you right, Hayao Miyazaki?

Speaking of which, Hayao Miyazaki's animations are completely different from Hollywood's animated films. They are extremely imaginative, full of innocence and purity, and tender. Among all the animated films Lin Weimin has watched, his works are his favorite.

Especially the movie "My Neighbor Totoro", Lin Weimin really thinks it is very suitable as a gift for children.

The breeze blows through the fields, the streams flow through the jungle, the cute little girl, the enthusiastic neighbors, and the chinchilla descending from the sky like a guardian angel, all depict the beauty of the world.

It's a pity that this movie was released in 1988, and Lin Weimin had to change his goals.

After much deliberation, he set his sights on the movie "Spirited Away".

"Spirited Away" is Hayao Miyazaki's pinnacle work. It tells the story of a young girl, Chihiro, who moves to a new home with her parents, but accidentally breaks into a temple and enters a different world: a bustling bathing street dedicated to providing services to gods. , the parents were turned into pigs because they ate the delicacies prepared for the gods.

In order to rescue her parents and return to the real world, Qianxun went through many hardships and tests, used her childlike innocence to save danger, and made many new friends.

The story of "Spirited Away" is slightly inferior to "My Neighbor Totoro" in terms of innocence and purity, but the adventure elements and philosophical thinking in it are what "My Neighbor Totoro" lacks. Compared with "My Neighbor Totoro", "Spirited Away" "The story is more adult-oriented but still innocent, which is very suitable for Lin Weimin's "use-ism".

With a general idea in mind, Lin Weimin walked into the study.

In the different world of "Spirited Away", there are various strange creatures and gods. These characters all have unique personalities and characteristics, adding more mystery and fantasy to the film. It is precisely because of these The depiction of elements creates a distinct different world in the film, allowing the audience to feel the mystery and danger in the different world.

Among these elements, many are unique to Nihong, including the scenes in the movie, food and even the behavior of the characters, all of which have to be modified.

Lin Weimin was very familiar with the plot of "Spirited Away", and he was very quick to change the plot, and he felt an inexplicable pleasure in his heart that "the husband is currently guilty".

Having anchored his creative goal, Lin Weimin completely entered the creative state and could no longer take care of the children.

When Tao Huimin was coaxing her children at night, she couldn't help but glance in the direction of the study, feeling a little regretful.

I knew earlier that I should have let him write it after his maternity leave was over, but now, the maternity leave has become a creative leave.

For several days in a row, Lin Weimin focused all his energy on writing. Except for Tao Huimin who was slightly resentful, Tao's father and Tao's mother were fully supportive.

In the eyes of the two elders, their son-in-law is like a literary star from heaven descending to earth. When he is inspired to create, that is the biggest thing in the family.

With so many people at home, isn’t it more than enough to take care of one child?

That afternoon, when it was almost time for dinner, Lin Weimin walked out of the study, and Tao Huimin asked about his creative progress.

"I have written 30,000 to 40,000 words. I plan to write a short novel. It will take some time. I probably won't be able to finish it before I go to work."

Tao Huimin sighed after hearing this, "It's so fast. In a blink of an eye, Xiaodoubao is twelve days old."

Lin Weimin laughed and said: "It's only been twelve days, where do you get the emotion?"

Tao Huimin rolled her eyes at him, "If you don't care about your children, of course you won't feel it. Only after I became a mother did I realize that being a mother is not easy."

Lin Weimin probably understood Tao Huimin's subtext: These days, my life is like a year.

He whispered to Tao Huimin: "When you are out of confinement, can I take you to eat Maxim?"

When Tao Huimin heard this, her little dissatisfaction with her husband for not taking care of the children immediately disappeared.

But at the same time, she became wary again and said, "It's okay to be greedy when you're pregnant, but why do you think I'm still greedy after I've given birth?"

She said, looking down at her figure with a sad expression.

She is an actress by profession and pays special attention to her external conditions.

Lin Weimin took her hand and said, "You are still in the postpartum recovery period. Think about it, you weighed 140 pounds before giving birth, and in just a few days, it has dropped to 110 pounds. Don't worry, you will get better soon. In two to three months, you don’t need to deliberately lose weight, and you will automatically return to the state before pregnancy.”

Tao Huimin felt a little happy after hearing what he said, and Lin Weimin leaned into her ear again, "And now..."

Lin Weimin said a few words in Tao Huimin's ear, and she immediately blushed with shyness and hit him twice angrily.

"I'm going to kill you!"

The tender and graceful young woman's style made Teacher Lin's heart swayed.

This confinement period is really a delay!

The maternity leave lasted only half a month. Just after May Day, Lin Weimin appeared at the Chinese Literature Society in high spirits.

The car entered the courtyard and got off. It was time to go to work. People were coming and going in the yard of the Chinese Literature Club. Lin Weimin had not appeared in the club for half a month. As soon as he got off the car, he immediately became the focus of his colleagues' attention.

"Congratulations to Editor-in-Chief Lin!"

"Teacher Lin, congratulations on your daughter's fortune!"

His ears were filled with the blessing words of his colleagues. The colleagues who could visit him at home were relatively close, such as Cheng Wuchun and several editorial leaders, as well as some colleagues from the editorial department of "Contemporary". Most of his colleagues were not He didn't go to Lin Weimin's house to express his congratulations.

After accepting everyone's congratulations, Lin Weimin came to the building relaxedly.

Uncle Zhai has become more and more old in recent years. When he saw Lin Weimin, he smiled and said congratulations to Lin Weimin.

He watched Lin Weimin join the company. Over the past ten years, he had witnessed Lin Weimin's step-by-step experience, from ordinary editor-in-chief to deputy editor-in-chief, to editor-in-chief, and then to chief editor.

Now that Lin Weimin even has a child, Uncle Zhai couldn't help but sigh.

"Time flies so fast. More than ten years have passed in a flash."

The Chinese Literature Society has an iron-clad boss and a smooth soldier. Uncle Zhai has been president of three times in recent years. Lin Weimin didn't know where his sigh came from.

Probably because he felt sorry for not being able to endure it.

"It's time for you to quit, right?"

"Soon, September this year." Uncle Zhai said.

"Okay, it's time for a change, a new person and a new look!"

Lin Weimin's witty remark almost made Uncle Zhai go berserk, "I'm already the editor-in-chief, but I haven't even officially started yet!"

Lin Weimin ran a long way away before shouting to Uncle Zhai: "I'll treat you to dinner on the day you retire!"

Uncle Zhai looked at his back and smiled a little, "You brat! That's pretty much it."

Went upstairs and waited for a few minutes before Cheng Wuchun arrived at the office and talked about the situation in the club in the past half month.

The Contemporary Popular Literature Seminar was just held a few days ago at the Yanjing Hotel. More than 40 publishing houses and magazines from across the country participated in the seminar, including many famous popular literature figures, accounting for almost half of the domestic popular literature. The seminar The conference lasted for two days and attracted a lot of media attention.

In the past few days, news about the seminar on contemporary popular literature has been published in the newspapers, causing considerable repercussions in the literary world.

This contemporary popular literature symposium is the first time that popular literature in China has been presented to the public in such a solemn way, which has greatly boosted the morale of popular literature practitioners and publishing houses.

Cheng Wuchun couldn't control the smile on his face as he described the seminar and subsequent responses.

For a publishing house, the most valuable tangible asset is book copyright, and the most valuable intangible asset, besides the writer's resources, is the publishing house's influence.

Although this contemporary popular literature symposium was organized by the Chinese Literature Society, it was nominally sponsored by the Tongwen Society. This also allowed Tongwen Society, a new type of publishing house, to create a strong influence in the domestic popular literature circle in a short period of time. Influence.

Of course, this influence will not last long, and what is more important depends on the future development of Tongwenshe.

Cheng Wanchun recalled the grand occasion of the meeting with a sense of nostalgia.

"Oops! It's unlucky to be in time this time. You have something to do at home. I'll make sure to show your face when we have another meeting."

Lin Weimin said: "The meeting went well. You should come next time."

"Should I do it? That's so inappropriate! Haha!"

Cheng Wanchun said this, but his attitude did not refuse.

Old comrade, you are quite vain!