Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 312 The Xiangjiang Writers Association was established
The Taoranting Writers' Association building in Xicheng was brightly lit, and several leaders of the Writers' Association were holding a meeting overnight. Even Chairman Palladium, who usually didn't pay much attention to the internal affairs of the Writers' Association in Shanghai, took the train to Yanjing to attend the meeting.

The cause was a letter from Xiangjiang.

It turns out that not long ago, dozens of writers in Xiangjiang were preparing to organize the Xiangjiang Writers Association. Ni Kuang was the president, Hu Juren, Liang Xiaozhong, and Huang Weiliang were the chairmen, and Zhang Wenda was the secretary-general. Zhang Junmo, Shen Xicheng, Jiang Yun, Li Mo, Feng Xiangzhi and other 21 Human directors.

It is to protect the rights of Hong Kong writers to freedom of creation and independent expression, and to safeguard the copyright, publishing and distribution rights of Hong Kong writers. The journal is "Writers' Monthly".

The soon-to-be-established Xiangjiang Writers' Association submitted a letter to the Chinese Writers' Association and the Taiwan Literary Writers' Association in the Mainland to send a delegation to attend the establishment ceremony on July 7.

This letter arrived in Yanjing through relevant channels. After being reviewed and approved by relevant departments, it fell into the hands of the leaders of the Writers' Association for implementation. In principle, the relevant leaders agreed that the Writers' Association would send a delegation to participate in the founding meeting of the Xiangjiang Writers' Association. The specific candidates would be determined internally by the Writers' Association and reported to the relevant national authorities. Department approval.

It is a good thing that a writers association is established in Hong Kong. It is also very meaningful to take this opportunity to meet fellow writers in Hong Kong and Taiwan Province and talk about literature. However, it is difficult to decide who to send.

First of all, the Xiangjiang Writers Association is just a non-governmental organization with less than 30 people and no official background. To put it bluntly, it is just a wild stall. Moreover, these writers actually write popular literature, which makes these big guys feel a little bit in their hearts. look down.

Let me go?
If the invitations to professors from universities such as Xiangjiang University or the Chinese University of Hong Kong are similar, who are these people?
The standards of the delegation sent are either too high or too low.

For this reason, more than a dozen vice-chairmen of the Writers Association had a huge quarrel over this.

In fact, Ai Qing was just talking, he still had a general understanding.

"Oh, it's him" Palladium laughed after hearing this.

At this time, Feng Mu, the vice chairman of the Writers Association, said with a smile: "Mr. Palladium, how about I recommend to you that I personally can lead the team there."

The "Sino-British Joint Declaration" was signed in 1984, and the return of Hong Kong was a certainty. The Writers Association sent a delegation there. This was originally to strengthen the connection between the mainland and Hong Kong, and was a symbol of unity.

This is a solution.

"Comrades, if you feel that it is not appropriate for the vice-chairman of our Writers' Association to lead the team, how about we find a leader from among the chairmen of the provincial writers' associations?" Palladium expressed his opinion.

"Fang Minghua, vice chairman of the Qin Provincial Writers Association."

Everyone here understood what he said.

"Who?"

"In my opinion, our Writers' Association shouldn't send people to congratulate him! Who is that Ni Kuang? A deserter, a traitor!" The speaker was Ai Qing, a senior poet who is the vice chairman of the Writers' Association. Although he is older, he still has a hot temper.

"Fang Minghua is a young Chinese. He stayed in the United States for a few months last year. He is well-informed. He writes serious literature as well as science fiction novels. He is a combination of vulgarity and elegance. In addition, Ni Kuang named Fang Minghua by name in the invitation letter. past."

Now hearing that Ai Qing's old story was brought up again, Palladium, as the chairman, said: "Those are all in the past. This time, the relevant departments asked our Writers Association to send representatives to Xiangjiang to show that this relationship has been considered, so we should not dwell on it. thing."

"The smell is the same!" Ai Qing muttered.

His original name was Ni Cong. He started writing novels in Xiangjiang in the late 1950s. His writing range is very broad and he has all kinds of genres. His novels include detectives, science fiction, gods and monsters, martial arts, and romance. He has a very good personal relationship with Gu Long and Jin Yong.

Referring, of course, to his disdain for science fiction.

As it happened, both Fang Minghua and Ni Kuang liked this, which was probably one of the reasons why they invited him to Xiangjiang.

Also, he doesn't like Fang Minghua very much. It originated from the second national literature (poetry) selection in October 1984. Both of them were members of the jury. At that time, there was a dispute over whether Shu Ting and Gu Cheng's poetry collection could win the award. In the end, everyone adopted Fang Minghua's opinion, which made Ai Qing, as the director of the jury, is very shameless.

Now someone suggested that Fang Minghua go to Hong Kong as the head of the delegation of the Chinese Writers' Association to participate in the establishment of the Hong Kong Writers' Association. Although he looked down upon these Hong Kong people at all, he felt very unhappy about having Fang Minghua as the head of the delegation.

Soon, he raised his objections.

"After all, Fang Minghua is only the vice chairman of the Provincial Writers' Association. He is too young and lacks qualifications. I suggest that we send a respected chairman of the Provincial Writers' Association to show our respect for the Hong Kong Writers' Association!"

"Lao Ai, who do you want to send?"

"Ruan Zhangjing, Chairman of the Yanjing Writers' Association."

Of course everyone here knows Ruan Zhangjing.

He is an old revolutionary, old writer, and more importantly, a poet. His representative work is the long poem "The Water of Zhanghe River".

Ruan Zhangjing recommended by Ai Qing does meet the requirements. Of course, everyone knows that Ruan Zhangjing and Ai Qing have a good personal relationship.

"That's it." Palladium quickly came up with a compromise: "Comrade Ruan Zhangjing will be the leader of the delegation, and Fang Minghua will be the deputy leader. Do you have any opinions?
No comments, unanimously approved.

The head of the delegation was selected, and everyone discussed the members of the delegation. In addition to the two heads, three more members were selected, and then the list was submitted to the relevant departments for review.

It was a week after Fang Minghua received the news. First, Feng Mu, vice chairman of the Writers' Association, called him personally, and then received a formal notice from the Writers' Association.

"Hong Kong is going to establish a writers' association?" Fang Minghua was a little confused.

And the chairman is Ni Kuang?

Seeing this name, Fang Minghua always felt a little unreliable.

In terms of serious literature, it is only right for people like Liu Yichang, Li Bihua, and Xixi to form a writers' association.

Liu Yichang, in particular, is a master of serious literature in Hong Kong. He pioneered Hong Kong modern literature and translated and introduced Western stream-of-consciousness theory.

His representative works include the novels "The Drunkard" and "The Pair", etc. His works inspired director Wong Kar-wai to make the movies "In the Mood for Love" and "2046", and he can be called "Wong Kar-wai's literary mentor".

It would be more like if Liu Yichang was the president of the Xiangjiang Writers Association.

Fang Minghua looked at the list provided by the other party. He looked like a grassroots team, messing around.

But since the leader of the Writers Association asked him to go, he couldn't refuse and decided to go to Hong Kong for a trip.

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After arranging the work at hand and bidding farewell to his family, Fang Minghua packed up his travel bag and went to Yanjing first to meet up with members of the delegation. There were not many people in the group, five of them in total. Then he took a plane south, but instead of flying directly to Xiangjiang, he stopped in Pengcheng. Then enter Xiangjiang.

(End of this chapter)