Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 664 Circle
Fang Minghua initially thought it was a waiter, but when he opened the door, he saw a handsome middle-aged man in a white shirt and tie standing at the door, looking at him with a smile.

It turned out to be Lu Haijian!

"Mr. Lu?!" Fang Minghua greeted.

Seeing Fang Minghua's surprised expression, Hai Yan explained: "I was just browsing the guest registration book at the bar and accidentally saw your name. Why didn't you say hello? We are all friends, so don't call me boss. It's too formal."

"Haha, you are a very busy man. I don't want to disturb you. Come in and chat." Fang Minghua explained with a smile and invited the other party in.

When Hai Yan sat on the sofa, Fang Minghua was about to pour tea for him. Just as he was about to open the bag of tea provided by the hotel, he was stopped by Hai Yan.

"Minghua, how can you drink this kind of labor protection tea? Wait a moment." After saying that, Haiyan picked up the phone on the coffee table and dialed a number: "Office? This is Lu Haiyan. Ask Xiao Liu to go to my office to deliver Da Hong Pao and tea sets to room 219, and bring my mobile phone by the way."

After the call, Lu Haiyan smiled and said to Fang Minghua: "Minghua, I know you like to drink Longjing, but I only have Dahongpao in my office. I like to drink that stuff, so I'll let you have it."

"Dahongpao is a good tea. My friend Zhao Hongjun likes to drink it." Fang Minghua said with a smile.

"Zhao Hongjun? Is he Mr. Zhao from Shengshi Group? Does he have this hobby? When he arrives in Yanjing, you must tell him to come find me so that we can have a good cup of tea."

"No problem, meeting friends over tea is a good thing."

The two chatted for a while, and Hai Yan asked Fang Minghua about the purpose of coming to Yanjing. Fang Minghua did not hide anything and just said that she came to attend a work seminar.

"Minghua, I've read your novel In the Name of People. It's really good. Both its literary value and readability are quite high! I admire you!"

"Hai Yan, you're too kind. Is your book "A Romantic Affair" also very popular among readers?"

"A Romantic Affair" is a novel that was just published this year. It tells the story of a young policewoman, Lu Yueyue, who is involved in a complicated emotional entanglement, family disputes and gang fights while trying to carry out the task of tracking down a national treasure-level cultural relic, a violin.

It was later adapted into a very popular TV series and is considered one of Hai Yan's representative works.

Hai Yan shook his head after hearing this: "It's true that this book is popular with readers, but in terms of literary quality, it's far inferior to your book. Minghua, have you been to the United States? Is there a type of book called a bestseller there?"

"Yes, at the end of the 19th century, the American magazine "Reader" published a list of the "best-selling books" in bookstores in 19 cities and published it in the United States. The term "bestseller" came from this. It generally refers to a book that is very popular within a period of time and is very much in line with the readers' tastes." Fang Minghua replied.

"Yes, my book is at most a bestseller, but it is not necessarily a good book and it does not necessarily have much literary value," said Hai Yan.

"You have no idea how many writers are envious of your ability to become a bestseller."

"That's true. I am content with that."

As they were talking, a very beautiful girl brought tea sets and tea leaves. She skillfully arranged the tea sets and squatted down to make tea.

Warming the cup, adding tea, pouring it out, and making the tea soup. The whole process is smooth and pleasing to the eye. It seems that he does this often.

"Taste it."

Fang Minghua picked up a cup and tasted it: "It has a mellow taste, long-lasting sweetness, and a hint of orchid fragrance. It is indeed top-notch." "I got this from a friend with great difficulty. It is simply not available on the market." Hai Yan was a little proud.

When it comes to drinking tea, the tea has to be good and you have to drink it with people who understand tea.

The two drank and chatted, and at this time Hai Yan said: "Minghua, you often come to Yanjing on business trips, right?"

"Yes, the National Writers Association holds meetings and various literary seminars. My wife's grandparents are also in Yanjing, so I come here often."

"But you come here so often, but you seldom come to see us."

"Hey, you are all very busy, so I don't want to disturb you." Fang Minghua laughed.

"No way, isn't it because of the two major circles in the literary and art circles? One is your Northwest circle, and the other is the fierce competition between the Beijing circle."

Ah?
Fang Minghua didn't expect Hai Yan to say this suddenly.

In fact, Hai Yan is right.

There are several circles in the domestic literary and art circles now, such as the Beijing circle, Shanghai circle, Northwest circle, Hunan circle, etc. If Hong Kong is included, there is also the Hong Kong circle. However, Hong Kong has not returned yet, so everyone is playing on their own.

But the two largest circles are the Beijing circle and the Northwest circle.

The capital of Yanjing, the country's political and cultural center, has always been the leader in everything from literature to film and television, but has recently been severely impacted by the northwestern circle represented by Qin Province.

Needless to say, in literature, the Qin army's two expeditions to the east showed great power. In the film and television industry, first the Xiying rose and defeated the Beijing Film Academy to become the leader of the domestic film industry. Then Shengshi Film was established and filmed several excellent film and television dramas. It has a tendency to replace the Xiying Studio and become the number one in the domestic film industry again, and it is also a private enterprise!
This made people in the circle both envious and jealous, especially the newly emerging children from the big courtyards in Yanjing, who felt very unhappy.

They were all born under the red flag and grew up in the spring breeze, and they are the second generation of various kinds, but they are no match for the workers' children and peasants in the Northwest circle!
In fact, Fang Minghua doesn't care much about these things.

Circles exist in all times and in all places, but what's the point of fighting each other? If you have the guts, why not go abroad and fight with foreigners?
Whether it is literature or film and television works, wouldn’t it be great to export more to foreign countries to enhance the country’s cultural soft power?
Moreover, isn't he still closely connected with Wang Meng, Shi Tiesheng, Liu Zhenyun, and Yu Hua, who is now considered half a Yanjing citizen?
There is also Feng Xiaoning in the film and television industry. Although he was born in Xijing, he has lived in Yanjing since he was a child. There is also Ge ​​You, who is considered a serious member of the Beijing circle, but he also has good relationships.

In fact, it’s just that Wang Shuo, Zheng Xiaolong and other kids from the big courtyard don’t get along with each other.

Of course, if these kids from the compound don’t contact him, he won’t take the initiative to lick them, and they can just play with each other.

Suddenly hearing Hai Yan say this, Fang Minghua smiled and said, "Hai Yan, I agree with what you said about the Beijing circle and the Northwest circle. After all, these two places can be said to have shouldered half of the domestic literary and art circles. But when you say fighting, it can only be considered competition at best."

"Besides, the domestic market is so big, and there is an even larger foreign market. Can't these two circles be accommodated?"

"You're right. I think so too. Competition is true, but mutual communication is even more important. I'll treat Ma Weidu, Liu Zhenyun, Zhao Baogang, and Ge You tonight. I heard that they came to your house for dinner after attending the celebration party for To Live."

"Okay, sure." Fang Minghua replied with a smile.

"How about Wang Shuo? Should we invite him along as well?" Hai Yan looked at Fang Minghua.

(End of this chapter)